Chapter 1128: Bargaining

After returning to the tent, Ruba paced back and forth in the tent a few times, and with a blank face ordered his guards to bring Tengge, and Ade's departure made his mood extremely complicated.

"General Luba, it seems that this official guessed correctly, they really want to use you to delay the progress of my Ming Northwest Officers and Army." Tengge slept comfortably, so he seemed to be in good spirits, and when he saw Ruba, who looked serious, he smiled and sat down in the seat next to him, and he didn't see anything outside.

From Ruba's face, he had already guessed that Ade was going to escape, and it was obvious that Ade would definitely not stay in Jiuquan City and wait for death, so he would definitely find an excuse to escape before the Ming army arrived.

"Lord Tengge, did King Zhongwu really defeat Wendu in the ancient city of Dunhuang?" After letting all the guards in the room retreat, Ruba asked Tengge quietly, he felt that this matter was too sudden, after all, the previous battle report had always been that Wen Du had an advantage in Kansai.

"Last month, the Northern Expeditionary Army entered Guanxi after pacifying Mobei, just in time for the battle of the ancient city of Dunhuang between King Zhongwu and Wendu, and then annihilated the army led by Wendu in one fell swoop, and only more than 1,000 people fled back to Jiayuguan with Wendu!"

Tengge bowed slightly to Lu Ba and said in a deep voice, "Now, Kansai has become the world of our Ming army, and King Zhongwu has more than 300,000 elite troops, and Xichagatai and Beiyuan no longer have any chance of winning!" ”

"Da Yuan has lost Mobei?" Compared with the defeat of Wendu, what shocked Ruba even more was the capture of the Northern Yuan's lair by the Northern Expeditionary Army, so that Tuhuan and Adai Khan and others could become ownerless duckweed.

"This official can tell you that after this war, there will be no more Northern Yuan in the world." Tengge nodded solemnly, "Xichagatai will also be greatly injured, and he will no longer be able to compete with my Daming." ”

"General Tengge, what can you get from taking refuge in Daming?" Ruba's face changed a few times, and he tried to suppress the shock in his heart, and pretended to look at Tengge calmly.

Ruba knew very well that if Li Yuntian really led more than 300,000 troops to dominate Guanxi, then the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan Dynasty were finished this time, and he had to think about himself and the future of Turpan.

"King Zhongwu and Duke Zhongguo have already sent a message, if you can make a contribution in Jiuquan City, then you and your family can be pardoned for the crime of violating the Ming Dynasty, and you can choose to settle in Turpan, Guanxi and Guannei."

Tengge groaned for a moment when he heard this, and looked at Ruba with a serious expression, "In view of the fact that Turpan sent troops to assist the Western Chagatai and the Northern Yuan in attacking the Ming Dynasty this time, the Ming Dynasty decided to punish it, and has already negotiated with the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, preparing to take Turpan under its rule and become the territory of the Ming Dynasty." ”

"General Luba, you will be made the Marquis of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court will build a mansion for you in the capital, and if your family chooses to stay in Turpan, they will keep their current property."

As he spoke, a smile appeared on the corner of Tengge's mouth, "If General Ruba still has any doubts, you can refer to the Mongolian political envoy of the Ming Dynasty, presumably the military has already understood this." ”

"General Tengge, I want to know if I can be an official in Turpan?" After listening to Tengge's explanation, Ruba groaned for a while and asked Tengge.

For the Ming army wanted to incorporate Turpan into the territory, although Ruba was surprised, but not very surprised, no matter how to say that the Ming Dynasty is also a victorious country, the Western Regions is the world of the jungle, and the Ming Dynasty, as the winner, can naturally have the Turpan region.

What's more, the Ming Dynasty had already reached an agreement with the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, the nominal owner of Turpan, so it seemed logical that Turpan would be included in the Ming Dynasty.

For the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, it was already very fortunate to be able to keep the headquarters of Yili Jiangli, and as for the Turpan region and the Yarkand region, it was better to give it to the Ming Dynasty if they were already unable to take command.

In the final analysis, there were so few Mongols in the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, and almost all of them were concentrated in the ruling class, that there was no way to suppress the rising warlords in the region, just like the large and small khanates of the Mongol Empire, which were overthrown by the growing local tribes.

It's just that Ruba doesn't want to give up the power in his hands, after all, there are still 30,000 Turpan soldiers under Mohu Timur, and he is really unwilling to be captured like this, so he wants to continue to be in power in Turpan.

"The Ming Dynasty can guarantee your family's interests in Turpan, but the local officials must be appointed by the Ming Dynasty, so as to ensure the long-term peace and stability of Turpan!"

Tengge knew what Ruba meant, and the nobles of the Mongolian political envoy also wanted to retain their power, but they were strongly denied by Li Yuntian, which made the Mongolian political envoy develop rapidly later, so Tengge explained in a deep voice, "However, according to the order of the Ming Dynasty, your heirs can enter the martial arts hall without examination in the future, and the children of the family can also become officials in Turpan if they pass the imperial court assessment." ”

Ruba suddenly showed a look of disappointment on his face when he heard this, so that Turpan would completely become the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and the family of Mohu Timur would be transformed from a ruler into a local nobleman.

Although Ruba was very disappointed in his heart, this was already a relatively good result, ensuring the interests of his family in Turpan, otherwise they would have nothing if the Ming army killed them in a big way.

"If the people of Xichagatai know that they have taken refuge in the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that Turpan City will be washed in blood!" Under Tengge's gaze, Ruba weighed it in his heart, looked at him with a gloomy face and said.

Although there are 30,000 Turpan soldiers in Turpan City, there are also thousands of soldiers of the Timurid Empire, and the most important thing is that once Khordu Khan leads the army to break through the Ming army's blockade in Guanxi and lead the army to Turpan City, then after knowing that Ruba will defect to the Ming army, he will definitely retaliate against Mohu Timur and others in Turpan City, which is what Ruba is most worried about, but he knows how terrible the Timurid Empire's revenge is, and Turpan City will definitely be slaughtered.

"You don't have to worry about this, the people of West Chagatai will not embarrass Turpan." Tengge waved his hand to Lu Ba and said in a deep voice, "King Zhongwu has already arranged it in Guanxi, Turpan is about to become the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and King Zhongwu will definitely not let the people of Xichagatai do anything wrong!" ”

"What do you need me to do?" Hearing this, Ruba felt that it made sense, and asked with a serious expression.

If the Ming Dynasty wants the Turpan region, then it will definitely not let the people of the Timurid Empire plague the city of Turpan, although Ruba does not know what Li Yuntian has to restrain the people of the Timurid Empire, but Li Yuntian is famous and will not lie to him.

"Tonight, take Jiuquan City!" Tengge's eyes flashed when he heard this, and he said to Lu Ba in a deep voice, "Only by dedicating Jiuquan City to the imperial court, then the King of Zhongwu and the Duke of Zhongguo can exonerate the general!" ”

"There are still more than 50,000 troops in the city, including Western Chagatai, Dayuan and Guanxi, and it may be difficult for our warriors in Turpan to succeed." Luba's brows immediately furrowed, and he said to Tengge worriedly, 30,000 troops to 50,000, plus 5,000 Ming troops to surrender, he really has no confidence in winning.

"General Ruba, you are not alone, the barbarian general of the Kansai Army will join you." A smile appeared on the corner of Tengge's mouth when he heard this, "There are also 20,000 Ming prisoners of war, if we can rescue them, we will have an advantage in terms of troops." ”

"The black general also took refuge in Daming?" Lu Ba also thought that he was the only one in Jiuquan City who was rebelled, and after listening to Tengge's words, he was taken aback, and there were at least 15,000 Kansai troops under the brutal black, so that he would surpass the armies of Ade and Agu in terms of strength, and if he added the prisoners of war of the Ming army, he would have an absolute advantage in strength.

"General Tengge, when will you do something?" Then, Ruba suppressed the shock in his heart and asked pretending to be calm.

"It's three o'clock, and this is the time when people are sleepy." Tengge had already planned and answered Ruba in an orderly manner, I am afraid that Ade would never have imagined that the Ming army would plot against the Kwantan army and the Turpan soldiers in Jiuquan City.

"That's great!" Ruba also felt that Tengge's time was very well chosen, and couldn't help but nodded, if the troops were sent out at three o'clock, Aru and Agu's men would be sleepy, which would give him and the black soldiers an opportunity.

"Your Highness, something happened in the prison, and General Manhei and General Agu faced each other in front of the prison door." While Ruba and Tengge were discussing the details of the evening's move, one of the guards hurried in and whispered.

"What's going on?" Ruba couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and felt very surprised in his heart, although there were entanglements of interests between the Kwanti Army, they had always been quite united, and they didn't know why the confrontation would occur, so they asked quietly after glancing at Tengge.

"It seems that General Agu's people wanted to enter the prison and kill the Ming prisoners of war in the prison, but they were stopped by the people of the barbarian general, and the two sides are now tense and the atmosphere is tense." The guard shouted loudly, which made Ruba and Tengge's hearts sink suddenly, and the two of them had already guessed what was going on.

If you don't know that Manhei is a member of the Ming army, Ruba can't guess why the conflict broke out between Manhei and Agu's people, and the scene in front of the prison is obviously Manhei protecting the Ming prisoners of war in the prison.

No wonder Ade left Agu alone before, it turned out that he wanted him to kill those Ming prisoners of war in the prison, so that the Kwanti army would have no way to retreat, and the only way to fight with the Ming army would be to the end.

"Oh yes, Ade is going to do something to the people in the prisoner of war camp!" Then, Tengge immediately realized a serious problem, and the expression on his face suddenly changed greatly.

Judging from the grievances between the Ming Dynasty and the Northern Yuan, the Northern Yuan will definitely try to weaken the power of the Ming Dynasty, so that the prisoners of war in the prisoner of war camp will undoubtedly become the target of Ade, since Ade wants to kill those Ming army officials and generals in the prison, then he will definitely not let go of the prisoners in the prisoner of war camp.

Obviously, the Ming army in the northwest was about to arrive in Jiuquan City, and the Guanxi army in Jiuquan City and the Turpan soldiers were unable to hold Jiuquan City, and sooner or later they would be broken by the Ming army in the northwest, and the prisoners of the prisoner of war camp would become the new force of the Ming army.

Therefore, Ade will definitely attack the Ming army in the prisoner of war camp before leaving, and judging from the current situation, Agu is Ade and is likely to be Ade's accomplice.

In contemplation, Tengge couldn't help but look at Ruba, his brows furrowed tightly:

Agu had limited troops in his hands, and the Ming army had 20,000 people in the prisoner of war camp, so there was a good chance that Ade would also let Ruba go to the prisoner of war camp to kill the prisoners, which would also cut off Ruba's back route.