"How...how do I know the deployment of Jiannu's troops?" Huang Degong stared at Wang Yongji with his eyes wide open. "For the whole winter, our various units sent out a large number of scouts to gather information, but they all returned empty-handed."
"If the Governor asks me now, I certainly can't know."
"Haha," Wang Yongji smiled without saying anything.
Huang Degong asked back unconvincedly: "Maybe the Governor doesn't know either?"
"We really don't know yet, but we'll know in a few days."
"Waiting for what?"
"Waiting for news from someone."
"Whose message?"
"Jinyiwei Commander Zhang Gongji!"
"Where did he get the information? Is it credible?" Huang Degong asked.
"Hey," Wang Yongji said with admiration, "Zhang Gongji went deep into the enemy's rear to gather information. Do you think it is credible?"
Huang Degong was filled with awe when he learned about it.
Going deep behind enemy lines requires not only courage, but also extraordinary wisdom and the ability to respond flexibly.
Now that the two armies are confronting each other, the Jinyiwei dares to go deep into the enemy's rear at this time, which shows their great ability and confidence.
"Then why did the Governor summon us here today?" asked Tang Tong who was sitting next to Huang Degong.
"As the troops are about to be dispatched, of course we should discuss the battle plan. In addition, the court has just sent some new cigarettes, which are just right for you all." As Wang Yongji spoke, he had several large boxes brought up.
All the generals stood up excitedly.
"Where is it? I'm so hungry!"
"Yeah, I can't sleep without smoking!"
"This is for energy, not for sleep!"
"Don't take it seriously, I'm just talking."
"Get out of the way, and give the Governor a place to smoke!"
After distributing the cigarettes, the generals didn't care about anything else and started smoking directly in the tent.
Smoke quickly filled the entire tent.
Cough cough cough——
The coughing sound continued.
"Cough cough cough," In a dense forest a few miles outside Yizhou City, Jinyiwei commander Zhang Gongji put down the cigarette in his hand and looked into the distance through the gaps between the trees.
This was his sixth day in Yizhou.
When he first arrived here six days ago, he sent away three of the five Jinyiwei he brought with him.
These three people not only look like Mongolians, but are also proficient in Mongolian and Manchu.
They have two tasks.
One was to take the opportunity to sneak into the city to find out the number of defenders and prepare for the subsequent battle of Guangning.
The second is to contact Teng Jite, the leader of the Eastern Sunite tribe in the city, to discuss subsequent cooperation matters.
The reason for choosing Teng Jite to cooperate was mainly because he had been captured alive by Wang Yongji.
With this kind of relationship, both sides will be much less suspicious of each other.
Unfortunately, when the Jiannu army was defeated in Jinzhou, all the tribes fled away.
I have no idea where Tengji was defeated.
In order to find out the truth, Zhang Gongji arrived in Liaodong and questioned a large number of prisoners before he learned of Teng Jite's whereabouts.
After waiting for a long time without seeing anyone, Zhang Gongji could only look away and continue smoking.
Waited for a long time again.
Just as it was getting dark, a figure approached from a distance.
The man walked very carefully, looking back from time to time.
"Be alert!" Zhang Gongji shouted in a low voice.
The two Jinyiwei guards next to him, one drew his bow and arrow, and the other ran deep into the jungle to prepare his war horse.
In order to avoid being exposed by the war horses, they hid all the horses deep in the dense forest.
As the figure in the distance got closer, Zhang Gongji could see the other person's face clearly.
"One of us!" He let out a long sigh and put down his weapon.
When the man entered the dense forest, Zhang Gongji couldn't wait to ask, "How is it? Any progress?"
"Yes!" The Jinyiwei panted and said, "I met Teng Jite in the city and agreed to meet him here tomorrow. The specific terms of cooperation need to be discussed in person by you, sir."
"That's fine. At least the trip wasn't in vain."
After a simple meal, the few of them went deep into the jungle to rest.
The next morning, the sound of horse hooves could be heard outside the dense forest.
Teng Jite led two thousand troops out of the city for "training".
To be on the safe side.
He did not go directly to the edge of the dense forest, but first sent a few personal soldiers to investigate the situation.
After confirming that there were only six people in Zhang Gongji's group, he brought more than a hundred personal soldiers to the dense forest to meet Zhang Gongji.
As a qualified tribal leader, he will not be loyal to anyone but himself.
Whether it is the Ming army or the Eight Banners Army.
He will hang out with whoever can maximize his interests.
Now that the Ming army has taken the initiative to find him to discuss cooperation, he couldn't ask for more.
"Are you Zhang Gongji, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard?" Teng Jite expressed doubt about Zhang Gongji's identity.
"You may not believe it, but you must listen to the cooperation." Zhang Gongji said with a smile.
"How do you want to cooperate?" Teng Jite asked.
"No hurry," Zhang Gongji looked behind Teng Jite, "Your people won't leak the news, right?"
"Don't worry, I won't!" Teng Jite assured: "I am leaving the city this time in the name of training the troops. The others are resting far away. Those at the edge of the dense forest are all my trusted followers."
"Well then," Zhang Gongji asked again, "After being captured, do the Jiannu still trust you as much as before?"
"It's definitely different from before," Teng Jite sighed, "Now they're guarding against me like a thief. It's really abominable."
"I have another question..."
"Wait a minute," Teng Jite interrupted Zhang Gongji before he could finish his question: "Let's talk about the conditions of cooperation first, and the rest will be discussed later."
"Okay," Zhang Gongji nodded and said, "Cooperation is the exchange of resources. It is a matter of mutual consent. Neither party can force it."
"What can I get?" Teng Jite asked.
"What do you want?" Zhang Gongji asked back.
"I want..." Teng Jite was suddenly speechless.
What would be more appropriate?
Food? Armor? Weapons?
He did not doubt whether the Ming army had these supplies, but was wondering how the Ming army could deliver the supplies to him without arousing the suspicion of the Jiannu!
After expressing his doubts, Zhang Gongji laughed and said, "Don't worry, there are ways. We will deliberately lose to you on the battlefield, and it is reasonable for you to take the spoils back to the camp, right?"
"That's a good idea indeed," Teng Jite nodded and asked, "What do you want? Or what do you want me to do?"
"Don't worry. We won't let you stab the Jiannu in the back, nor will we let you send troops to help us. We just need some information." Zhang Gongji replied.
"News? What news?"
"Three pieces of information," Zhang Gongji held up three fingers. "First, how many troops did the Jiannu deploy in Yizhouwei and Guangningwei respectively? The status of food and fodder preparations and where they were stored!"
"Second, during the Battle of Jinzhou, Korean soldiers surrendered to the Ming Dynasty on the battlefield. Most of these soldiers have been released back to Korea. I want to know how the Jiannu will treat Korea next and whether they will continue to recruit soldiers from Korea!"
"As for the third piece of news..." Zhang Gongji paused deliberately, "After Jirgalang was defeated in Jinzhou, he was not deprived of power. I want to know the reason."
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