If there is absolute fairness in this world, it is death. It comes to everyone's heads fairly and will not be selective because of different status and status. Although Guo Shougan, Xu Wenbi and Tang Xianji are nobles, they have no privileges in the face of death. At this moment, the bodies of Xu Tang and Tang were filled with arrows and floated quietly on the river surface, while Guo Shougan was even more miserable, and was trampled by the horse hooves of the Tartars.

Xu Jin's heart was not moved at all about the deaths of these three noble playboys. At this moment, he was standing on the bow of the boat, looking at Tongzhou City with a serious expression.

On the shore, five thousand Tartar cavalry were launching a fierce attack on Tongzhou City. The shouts of killing were shocking, sharp arrows poured out onto the city like locusts, and muskets sounded one after another, and yellow smoke rose up on the city top, and the battle was extremely fierce.

Tongzhou City is a transportation hub, the east gate and granary of the capital. There are Tongzhou Guards stationed here. If the yamen runners are strong, it is conservatively estimated that there should be seven or eight thousand troops. Now that the city gate is closed, it is not easy for the Tartars to break through in one fell swoop.

Xu Jin was in a very heavy mood. He didn't know where this Tartar cavalry broke through the Great Wall and came to Tongzhou. I wonder what the situation in the capital is now?

The canal was not wide at first, and it was crowded with fleeing boats, almost blocking the entire river. Fortunately, the Tatars were busy attacking Tongzhou City and had no time to pay attention to this side, otherwise Xu Jin and others would be in danger. The Tatars could massacre all the people on the boat by shooting arrows on both sides of the river.

Xie Sanqin is worthy of being a fisherman. Not only is he very good at water, but his ability to row is also perfect. He saw that he held a long pole in his hand and supported it on the right. The black-sailed boat, which was about half a foot long, was like a swimming fish, flexibly shuttled through the gaps between the groups of ships. He soon broke through the blocked river section, sailing downstream like an arrow, quickly away from Tongzhou City.

The black-sailed boat rushed for five or six miles until Tongzhou City in sight turned into a black dot and the shouts of killing could not be heard. Xie Sanqiang then slowed down the boat, raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and said with lingering fear: "Brother-in-law, this Tartar cavalry didn't know where to fight, but he actually killed Tongzhou without knowing it. I'm afraid the situation in the capital is not good."

Xu Jin said in a deep voice: "It should be that he has come to Datong, and the capital is in danger."

Xie Sanqian blurted out and said, "Zhang Yin?"

Xu Jin nodded solemnly. Zhang Yin was the general of Datong. If he opened the Killing Hukou and let the Tatars cavalry advance to the capital within one day. Moreover, if Zhang Yin was indeed Li Fuda, the leader of the Maitreya Sect, it would be possible to turn on and let the switch go. After all, he and Zhao Quan were all the same people.

Xie Sanqian gloated and said, "If Zhang Yin switched and let the Tartars army go south, it was all the ones that little Nuer asked him to do so. Who told him not to believe his brother-in-law's words? He just listened to Lu Bing's slander. He deserved it. The Zhu family's country would be ruined in his hands."

Xu Jin frowned and said, "Three guns are not allowed to be nonsense. As the saying goes, there will be a complete egg under the collapse of the nest. People in troubled times are as cheap as dogs, and the Ming Dynasty is like a broken mountain and river. The suffering of the people is still the people in the world, let alone Xiaowan and the others are still in the capital at this moment. If the capital is captured by the Tartars, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Xie Sanqiang just vented his dissatisfaction with Emperor Jiajing in his verbal words. He still didn't want the Ming Dynasty to fall into the hands of the Yi tribe, so he spread his hands and said, "What should we do now? My brother-in-law has been robbed of titles and has no soldiers or soldiers in his hands."

Xu Jin pondered for a moment and said decisively: "Tongzhou is the granary of the capital. Now the summer grain is being released from the capital. The grain in the city is piled up like a mountain and it must not fall into the hands of the Tartars. Three guns, why not do this? You go ashore and find out the situation in the capital. Xu Shou and I took a boat to continue to go south to Tianjin for help."

Tianjin is more than 200 miles downstream of Tongzhou, and there are three Tianjin guards stationed there. If it is full, the total force should be 16,800. Xu Jin plans to mobilize the three guards of Tianjin to help Tongzhou, but with his current status, it is probably a bit unlucky. The generals of the three guards of Tianjin may not be willing to listen to him.

Xie Sanqiang glanced at Xu Shou, a pale-faced servant, and hesitated: "Brother-in-law, now the soldiers are in a mess. Why don't I send you to Tianjin first and then go back to find out the news!"

Xu Jin patted something bulging around his waist and said calmly: "No need, I can handle it after a few kids. Let's meet in Tianjin."

The thing that bulged around Xu Jin's waist was a double-tube flintlock hand and gun, which had been taken away by Lu Bing, but yesterday Emperor Jiajing sent a small eunuch to send the gun back to Xu's mansion.

Seeing this, Xie Sanliang stopped talking. Not to mention ordinary thieves, even with his skills, even if he was pointed at by a double-tube flintlocked hand, he could only wait for death.

So Xie Sanqian rowed the black-paned boat to the shore and said to Xu Shou: "Xu Shou, take good care of my brother-in-law. If there is a mistake, be careful about your kid's skin!"

Xu Shou immediately patted his chest and shouted: "Don't worry, uncle, as long as I, Xu Shou, have a breath, I will surely not lose a hair."

Xie Sanqin then pulled himself over the shore and was about to get into the jungle on the shore. Xu Jin hurriedly called him and said, "Be careful of Sanqin, don't act irritating. After you find out the situation, you will immediately arrive in Tianjin to meet me!"

Xie Sanqiang said relaxedly: "Brother-in-law, don't worry, maybe I'll arrive earlier than you and leave!" After that, he turned around and crawled into the jungle on the shore and disappeared.

"Master, please stay in the cabin, the youngest one is responsible for rowing." Xu Shou picked up the bamboo pole and said.

Xu Jin was originally worried that Xu Shou would not row, but the latter supported the boat well. Obviously, he had learned it before, so Xu Jin entered the cabin with confidence and sat down and closed his eyes to rest.

Because it was going downstream and the ship could reach about fifty miles, the black-sailed boat arrived at the wharf outside Tianjin before dark. However, at this moment, the city of Tianjin was closed, with swords and guns on the top of the city, and was on high alert. It was obvious that the defenders in the city had received the news.

Xu Jin and Xu Shou were docking at the dock and were about to get off the boat, but a group of people rushed back to the dock angrily. An old man said to Xu Jin: "This young man also wants to enter the city, right? I advise you not to waste your time. When the Tartar army arrived, those officials and soldiers were scared into turtles and were not allowed to enter the city at all. While it was not dark yet, hurry up and hurry up and maybe you could enter the city in Cangzhou."

Xu Jin frowned imperceptibly, bowed to the old man and said, "Thank you, my father-in-law, but I have something important to do, so I still want to try it!"

Seeing that Xu Jin did not listen to advice, the old man still got off the boat and landed on the shore. He couldn't help but shake his head, no longer cared about Xu Jin, and boarded the boat with the others and hurriedly left.

Xu Jin and Xu Shou came outside the north gate of Tianjin City. As soon as they approached the city gate, they were warned by the defenders at the top of the city: "Stop, in order to prevent spies from sneaking into the city, the four cities will be closed from now on. The idle people will leave quickly. Those who approach the city gate without authorization will be served by bows and arrows!"

Xu Jin bowed to the top of the city and said, "I'm here Xu Jin, how can I ask which general in charge of the city at this moment?"

"I don't care whether you are Xu Jin or Zhang Jin, go quickly, don't quarrel here, otherwise you won't blame the arrows for being blind!" The defender on the top of the city shouted impatiently, seeing that he should be a general in his eyes.

Xu Shou couldn't help but furious and said, "Rareless, my master is Xu Jin, the Marquis of Jinghai. I will immediately ask your superiors to open the city gate to greet him."

The man on the top of the city was shocked when he heard this. He looked at Xu Jin carefully and said skeptically: "You are really Xu Jin and Xu, the Marquis of Jinghai?"

Xu Jin bowed and said politely: "It's Xu Jin, but now it's not Marquis of Jinghai. Please give me a message, it's urgent!"

The year before yesterday, Xu Jin wiped out the Japanese pirates on the southeast coast, destroyed the Westerners, and established the South and East Asian Protectorates. He was famous in the army and everyone knew it. The general on the top of the city had naturally heard of Xu Jin's name. He heard that the handsome scholar under the city was actually famous for Xu Jin, and he hurriedly said: "It turns out to be Lord Xu. Please wait, I will tell you immediately!"
Chapter completed!