I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 397 The battle is imminent

As night fell, the defense in Jizhou City was more than several times tighter than before!
There are patrolling soldiers everywhere on the street. Once they find anyone acting suspiciously, the soldiers can kill them on the spot without reporting.

At this moment, the hall of the Governor's Mansion is still brightly lit.

At this moment, Governor Yang Xuan of Jiliao is counting the materials delivered by the imperial court together with many subordinate officials according to the list.

Perhaps feeling a little tired, Yang Xuan put the list in his hand aside, picked up the tea cup at the side, took a sip, and turned to give instructions to the subordinates.

"It's getting late, you go down and rest for a while!"

Hearing Yang Xuan's words, those subordinate officials responded repeatedly as if they had been pardoned.

"Yes, Lord Governor!"

Seeing this situation, Yang Xuan nodded slightly, and immediately relaxed.

Originally, Yang Xuan only planned to close his eyes and rest for a while, but as soon as he closed his eyes, an irresistible sense of sleepiness swept his whole body.

I saw Yang Xuan closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

Ever since Yang Xuan received the report from the scouts and learned that there was a Tatar army of 5 people less than a hundred miles away from Jizhou, his nerves were highly tense, and he kept making corresponding deployments. No rest.

Yang Xuan knew in his heart that as the governor of Jiliao, he absolutely couldn't make any mistakes!
If you let this matter go unnoticed and allow the [-] Tatar army to plunder wantonly, I am afraid it will be another Gengxu change. At that time, if you lose the black hat on your head, those innocent people will also suffer.

Even if he could keep his black hat, Yang Xuan would not be able to get over the hurdle in his heart. Ever since he served as governor of Jiliao, he has often been invaded by Tatars.

Therefore, Yang Xuan made up his mind to take advantage of the shift of the court's strategic focus to deal a painful blow to those Tatars who dared to invade the border of Ming Dynasty!
He also wants to be like Hu Zongxian on the southeast coast, make an indelible contribution, and in the future, he will leave his name in history and be admired by future generations!

At this moment, Yang Bo, who had just inspected the defense of the city, walked into the Governor's Mansion.

He originally planned to discuss with Yang Xuan how to deal with the enemy, but when he saw the sleeping figure in the hall, he shook his head imperceptibly, turned and left the governor's mansion without making any sound.

As soon as Yang Bo stepped out of the governor's mansion, he bumped into a guard who was in a hurry and his face was full of anxiety.

Seeing this situation, Yang Bo frowned imperceptibly, and asked immediately.

"In a panic, what's the matter, what happened?"

Seeing Yang Bo, the guard seemed to have grasped at a life-saving straw, and quickly told Yang Bo everything he knew, like beans pouring out of a bamboo tube.

After listening to the guard's report, Yang Bo was quite surprised, and immediately confirmed.

"You mean, the Tatar side sent envoys to contact us?"

"Yes, Lord Shangshu!"

Seeing this, the guard nodded, and immediately responded.

Just when Yang Bo was about to go back and wake up Yang Xuan who was sleeping, a voice came from behind him.

"What did you just say, the Tatars sent an envoy?"

Hearing this, Yang Bo followed his reputation and suddenly found that Yang Xuan had woken up from his sleep at some point.

Seeing that Yang Xuan, the governor of Jiliao, personally asked about this matter, the guard had no choice but to repeat the reason of the matter again.

After patiently listening to the guard's report, Yang Xuan frowned. Everything that happened in front of him was too weird, which made Yang Xuan a little puzzled for the time being. Then, Yang Xuan turned his gaze to Yang Bo, who was aside, and said something. asked.

"Brother Weiyue, tell me, what kind of medicine is sold in these Tatar gourds?"

"The two sides are about to start a war, but they send envoys at this time..."

Afterwards, I saw Yang Bo restrain his mind, with a firm look on his face, and he opened his mouth immediately.

"Let me go and meet these Tartar envoys, and I'll see what tricks they can play!"

When Yang Xuan heard this, he immediately stopped Yang Bo who was about to leave, and said.

"I will go with you."

Hearing this, Yang Bo immediately stopped in his tracks, turned his gaze to Yang Xuan, and categorically refused.

"No, you are Governor Ji Liao, you must not make any mistakes!"

After Yang Bo finished speaking, he turned and left the Governor's Mansion without stopping.

And Yang Xuan looked at Yang Bo's leaving back, and was silent for a long time. Then, as if he had made up his mind, he returned to the Governor's Mansion and dealt with the unfinished business.

……

Next, under the leadership of the guards, Yang Bo met Amugu and his party who came to serve as envoys.

Before that, the weapons on their bodies had been confiscated, and in order not to reveal the city defense situation in the city, they were blindfolded and brought to a room, where they were strictly guarded to prevent any accidents.

Amugu was very happy with Yang Bo's arrival, and immediately murmured to the subordinate in charge of translation for a while, before that subordinate turned his gaze to Yang Bo and said.

"I have met the respected officials of the Ming Dynasty. My name is Amugu. I am here this time, entrusted by the leader of my family, Zhuoertu, to ask for the help of the Ming army!"

After listening to these words, Yang Bo immediately turned his gaze to the subordinate behind him who could understand Mongolian, and he continued after receiving a positive answer from the other party.

"Tell him that my official is Yang Bo, Zuo Shangshu of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty. Why do you ask me for help from the army of the Ming Dynasty?"

After listening to Yang Bo's words, the subordinate in charge of translation immediately translated it to Amu Gu.

After hearing this, Amugu's face was full of excitement, and he murmured for a while.

After a while, the subordinate in charge of translation continued.

"The leader of my family, Zhuertu, received an order from Tumahan Khan to clear the way for the army."

"But this is not the original intention of the leader of my family. He was coerced by Tumahan, so he had to act like this. Not long ago, Tumahan sent an envoy and issued an ultimatum, asking us to meet tomorrow night at the latest. , attack you!"

"In the tribe, there are many people who oppose Tumahan's rule, and the leader of my family is one of them. Because of this, he was selected as the target of Tumahan to kill others!"

Yang Bo reacted quickly after listening to the translation, and immediately sneered and asked back.

"So, this is entirely an internal matter of your tribe. Why did I, Ming, take a huge risk to help you?"

When Yang Bo said this, he paused for a moment, and then continued.

"Besides, even if what you said is true, you must know that your Tumahan Khan has an entire army of [-]!"

"As for you, there are only 3000 people. I, Ming, don't need to take this risk."

Immediately, Yang Bo looked directly into Amugu's eyes and said word by word.

"Besides, people who are not of my race must have a different heart!"

"I don't trust you guys. Before I change my mind, you can go back."

After the translator relayed Yang Bo's words to Amugu, his face suddenly became anxious, and then he chattered to the translator for a while.

The translator nodded upon hearing this, and immediately relayed what Amu Gu said to Yang Bo verbatim.

"He said that he can swear in the name of Allah that what he said just now is all true, and there is not a single lie!"

Even so, Yang Bo still looked reticent. He only spoke after confirming to his subordinates behind him that there were no errors or omissions in the translation.

"I don't understand these things, and I'm not interested in them at all."

"Before my patience is completely exhausted, you can go!"

After Yang Bo's words fell, the expression on his face suddenly became stern. Immediately, he flicked his sleeves and got up from the seat, as if he was about to leave.

Seeing this situation, Amugu panicked suddenly, as if he had made up his mind, he gritted his teeth and spoke to the subordinate in charge of translation for a while.

And the subordinate who was in charge of the translation, after listening to Amu Gu's words, his expression changed immediately.

In the end, he still chose to accept Amugu's order and relayed the words to Yang Bo who was about to leave.

"He said, in order to show you the sincerity of cooperation, they can take the lead in attacking Tumahan's [-] troops!"

Hearing this, Yang Bo couldn't help but stop the steps he was about to leave, his face was full of surprise, and after looking up and down at Amugu, he continued.

"Hmph, that's a good idea. What if you collude with Tumahan early in the morning to lure my army out of the city, and then join forces and attack our army together?"

"I still say the same thing, if you are not of my race, your heart must be different!"

"You know, what I bear on my shoulders is the lives and wealth of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Jizhou Town!"

The subordinate in charge of translation, after hearing Yang Bo's words, his face froze immediately, and then he braced himself and relayed the words to Amu Gu.

After hearing the words relayed by the translator, Amugu couldn't think of any countermeasures for the time being.

No matter what conditions he puts forward, the Ming official in front of him always has a skeptical attitude. In the end, in desperation, Amugu showed determination, knelt on the ground with a 'plop', and looked directly at Yang Bo. Eyes, made their own proposals.

"We will send false news to Tumahan, saying that we have broken through your defense line, and induce him to lead the army deep, and then we will attack them. You only need to send troops and horses and watch the battle from a distance."

"As for whether to participate in the war or not, it is up to you to decide. If you can annihilate the main force of Tumahan, he will not be able to harass you again within ten years!"

After these words were relayed to Yang Bo by his subordinates through translation, Yang Bo narrowed his eyes slightly and began to think in his heart.

I have to say that what Amugu said just now moved Yang Bo's heart. If the main force of Tumahan can be wiped out, the border of Ming Dynasty will be stable for a long time.

If things come to pass, Ming can greatly weaken the power of Tatar, and no longer have to worry about the intrusion from Tumahan, but can free up his hands to concentrate on dealing with Altan Khan.

In the face of this huge temptation, no one could resist. Immediately, Yang Bo looked away, made an excuse, and immediately opened his mouth.

"Wait a moment, I'm going to ask my officer for instructions!"

After the words fell, Yang Bo didn't stop at all, and after telling his subordinates to watch out for these Tatar envoys, he turned and left the room.

After Yang Bo left the room, he called his cronies and said in a low voice.

"Go and invite Governor Yang Xuan of Jiliao to come here, and say that you have something important to discuss, go!"

"Yes, my lord!"

After the confidant responded, he left the place immediately.

……

In the governor's mansion, Yang Xuan finally counted all the supplies, food, grass, etc. transported by the imperial court.

Even so, there was still no relaxed expression on Yang Xuan's face. He propped his chin with one hand, thinking about the purpose of sending envoys from the Tatar side.

Just as he was deep in thought, he saw a guard rush into the room and report respectfully.

"Master Governor, Master Shangshu sent someone to send a message, saying that there is something important to discuss, and let you go over there!"

"Well, the officer knows, you go down!"

Yang Xuan nodded upon hearing this, and immediately ordered.

After the guards took the order to leave, Yang Xuan immediately fell into hesitation: "What happened, do you need me to discuss it?"

After thinking for a while, Yang Xuan rushed to the scene with his bodyguards, led by the cronies sent by Yang Bo earlier.

Yang Bo, who had been waiting here for a long time, rushed up to greet him. The two sides didn't exchange too many greetings. Yang Xuan glanced at the room and asked immediately.

"What the hell happened?"

Hearing this, Yang Bo shook his head imperceptibly. After organizing his words, he immediately told everything that happened before.

"It's like this..."

After listening to Yang Bo's narration, Yang Xuan couldn't help frowning. The complexity of the matter exceeded his expectations, and it could even be said that he had one foot in heaven and one foot in hell.

If the bet is right, then you will make an indelible contribution, and you will be promoted to an official position just around the corner, and you will be mentioned in the future history books if you are not sure. Not to mention the repetition of Xu's change, I will also be infamous forever!

Just like that, Yang Xuan fell into hesitation for a long time, only to see that he came back to his senses, turned his gaze to Yang Bo who was aside, remained silent for a long time, and then opened his mouth.

"Let's go in!"

"Ah."

……

In the room, the anxious Amugu was very excited about Yang Xuan's arrival. In his opinion, it was just that the official agreed to his proposal, and the next thing to do was to discuss the details of the action.

Just when he was full of hope and wanted to discuss the specific details of the action with Yang Xuan, he was interrupted coldly by Yang Xuan.

"This officer hopes to follow the method we agreed on earlier!"

"That is to say, you spread fake news to Tumahan, and we cooperated with you in setting up ambushes around the area."

"As for whether to participate in the war, when to participate in the war, the specific arrangement, etc., it is up to us to decide. Why, can you accept it?"

"If you can't accept it, then leave quickly, see you on the battlefield!"

(End of this chapter)