Chen Xi returned to the Central Army's tent.

Tang Yin and Jing Yue rushed to report, and Jing Yue said, "The places on both sides rely on water are different. More than 5,000 people built fortifications. After an hour, they surrounded the camp with sandbags, trenches and deer villages. But sir, we seem to be trapping ourselves in the same cage, without even a way to escape!"

Seeing Jing complaining more and more, Chen Xi knew that Tang Yin had blown his ears in front of him.

Although Tang Yin did not have an official position in the army, he had drunk a lot of ink and had a lot of money and could come up with solutions to problems. The soldiers in the army admired him very much. After all, he had no shortage of talent to do things with Shen Xi.

Chen Xidao: "As long as we send someone to stare at the river surface, we can be completely relieved... With the weapons we are equipped now, will the Tatars come and they will have good fruits to eat?"

Jing Yue smiled, not wanting to contradict him.

Tang Yin on the side asked: "Shangshu Chen is not afraid that the Tatars will build fortifications on the periphery at night, and completely trap us in this triangular tunnel in the river beside?"

Chen Xi laughed: "How did the Tatars know that we are not able to cross the river? In fact, the sheepskin airbags we bring can be assembled into sheepskin rafts to cross the river, but in this case, many livestock and supplies cannot be transported away, which is not conducive to the next battle!"

"I wonder if you have noticed that the pursuers are getting farther and farther away from us now, and the harassment is far less frequent than at the beginning, because we have arrived at the core area of ​​the Yongshebu tribe, and the landlords have not appeared yet. The Tatars behind us should consider whether there is any fraud! The internal situation of the Tatars is now complicated and cannot be explained clearly in just a few words."

Chen Xi always likes to complicate simple problems, and Jing Yue looked confused when he heard this.

Tang Yin understood that Chen Xi wanted to confuse the public. When encountering complex problems, the army was not full of brains, so naturally he would not consider whether Chen Xi did this reason.

There are very few people in the army who are good at thinking. This time, Chen Xi led his troops to the hinterland of the Tatars. There was no need for a smart person like Tang Yin to guide the gains and losses. Some things will be confused when they think too much, and then they will become worried, which will turn into fear, and in the end, people's hearts will dissipate.

Tang Yin saw this clearly and couldn't help but sigh, thinking: "Those who can go out to fight with Shen Zhihou probably want to earn military merits, and they don't have the time to consider whether they are being used! Isn't Shen Zhihou afraid of death? Why in the end, I would rather pretend to be confused and listen to his nonsense?"

After nightfall, the soldiers began to be unrestrained.

Except for a few soldiers who were alert, the other officers and soldiers were given temporary rest opportunities. The continuous march of many days before made the army exhausted, and at this time they could finally relax.

The bonfires were piled up, and the soldiers put down all their mental burdens, lie or sit, or sing and dance around the fire, and the dialects of various places were quarreled. The army was already sufficient, and today the supply was open. Chen Xi ordered the chefs to slaughter dozens of injured or sick thomas, marinate horse meat with spices and cumin, and then put them on the fire to roast them. Some Fujian and Guangdong officers and soldiers took a newly assembled sheepskin raft, scattered fish nets in the river to catch the plump river fish, and stewed the meat with horse bones. The soldiers' dinner was extremely rich.

In a foreign land, the soldiers hugged each other and chatted together. Just as everyone was having fun, the crowd suddenly became panicked. With the sound of sharp whistles, hundreds of musketeers quickly formed a formation behind the camp because a boat was rowing over the river at this time.

Because only two small boats arrived, and the soldiers were prepared, Chen Xi ordered the ships to dock.

After the people got off the boat, the soldiers realized that they were envoys sent by the Tatars, but they were not sent by the Dayan Khan tribe who followed behind. To be precise, these people were envoys of the Yongshebu tribe.

As the head coach, Chen Xi naturally would not welcome him. Zhang Yong led people to communicate first, and then he went to the Central Army's tent to report to Chen Xi.

"...Mr. Shen, you really guessed that there are many internal conflicts among the Tartars. The people from the Yongxibu tribe finally couldn't sit still. They came to contact us and said that they could work with us to deal with the Tartars behind our team. At the same time, they also said that they would provide enough boats to build pontoon bridges so that we could cross the river smoothly!"

Zhang Yong seemed very excited.

Originally, this army was surrounded by enemies, but now, according to the Yongxibu tribe, the Ming Dynasty found allies in the hinterland of the grassland and joined forces to deal with the powerful Dayan tribe, causing a fundamental reversal of the war situation.

Chenxidao: "Eunuch Zhang believes in those Mongolians?"

"Well……"

Zhang Yong hesitated a little, but he quickly said with confidence, "Our family really can't think of any reason they have to deceive us! I think the internal strife of the Tartars is still in civil strife. If the people of the Yongsebu tribe do not cooperate with us, they will be destroyed by Dayan Khan. If we obey our words, then the Yongsebu tribe in this grassland will be the master. They can pay tribute to me. After all, our Ming Dynasty has no intention of repairing cities and resetting garrisons on the grassland!"

Chen Xi smiled: "It sounds like something is reasonable, so let the envoy of Yongxiebu tribe come to see you."

"Okay!"

Zhang Yong was more enthusiastic than ever and hurriedly sent a message from Yongxie Bushi to see him.

The envoys of Yongxi Bu's troops soon appeared in Shen Xi's central army tent. The two envoys accompanied them were Zhang Yong and Ma Yongcheng. In addition, Jing Yue, Liu Xu and others also came with them, but Wang Lingzhi and other generals were still paying their duty to guard against the Tatars' attacks.

"Mr. Shen? Are you the Minister of War of the Ming Dynasty Chen Xi?"

Some of the envoys of Yongxie Bushi would speak Zhongyuan. This man was about thirty years old, tall and strong, dressed in a gorgeous manner, and had a big black beard. The few people following him were relatively young, and their clothes were a bit worn, and they were obviously servants.

Chen Xi did not seem too intimate. She stood behind the scenes and nodded, bowed and said, "It's Chen Xi below. Please tell me if you have any questions!"

"So you are really the famous Lord Shen." The bearded man was very excited. "I have long admired Daming. Over the years, even our tribe has many warriors lost to you..."

Liu Xu shouted sternly: "Why, are you here to take revenge?"

The man was stunned and shook his head and said, "There is absolutely no such thing. My Chinese name is Bolai. My purpose here is to tell Lord Shen that our tribe is willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty in exchange for the Ming Dynasty military aid."

When the visitor said the intention, Zhang Yong, Ma Yongcheng and others breathed a sigh of relief. In their opinion, it was very important to win over one side against the other. They didn't care whether it was really beneficial to the Ming Dynasty. At least they formed an alliance with Yongxiebu's troops to ensure that they could safely withdraw to the south of the Great Wall.

The final decision on this matter was Shen Xi. Zhang Yong and Ma Yongcheng looked full of expectations, and Liu Xu and Jing Yue and other generals couldn't help looking at Chen Xi, obviously agreeing with the alliance.

Chen Xi asked with a smile: "You said your name is Bolai, and you are from the Yongsebu tribe. Is your patriarch Yisimayin or Yibula?"

The Yongxibu tribe began with the "Five Armies of the Lower Tender" led by Mu Huali and his descendants during the Yuan Dynasty. After the demise of the Yuan Dynasty, Alutai started with the Asuwei remnants led by him, the Asutu tribe composed of the Khanate Eagle Raising and the archery factory workers, and gathered the Tanggut tribes of the Mongolian Xixia people and the Buryat, Barhu and Huanghutan tribes that went south, forming the Yongxibu Mongols with the Asutu tribe as the leader and jointly used the Chinese "Yunxu Palace" as the tribe as the tribe.

After Alutai was destroyed by Zhu Di, the Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, the Yongxibu tribe surrendered to Tuohuan and Yesen was waiting for the Mongolian rulers. At that time, there was a saying that "the Yongxibu tribe and the grasslands were found". Unfortunately, during the continuous wars, the Yongxibu part was split into small tribes, and its strength was seriously weakened.

Later, Gaslan unified Yongsebu again and divided it into ten camps such as Asu, Halachen, Shenulang, Bolai, Danglaerhan, Shibaochen, Baeryan, Huanghuadan, Numuchen, Tabunama, etc. After Gaslan's death, Yongsebu's ten camps was mastered by Gaslan's younger brother Yisima, and was then appointed as the national teacher by Dayan Khan.

Everyone knows what happened later. The Tatars failed to attack the Ming Dynasty. Yisima broke with Dayan Khan. The two sides began several years of war. Yongshebu's troops experienced continuous wars and their strength was severely weakened again.

Returning to the original book, Bo Lai is proficient in Chinese, but the titles of some people in Chinese cannot be determined immediately because of different transliterations. Only after verification can we confirm: "The national teacher Yi Sima died of illness at the beginning of the year, and now the right horse is owned by Yibula, a descendant of the former Taishi Yesen Taishi."

The news that Yi Sima died of illness did not reach the Ming Dynasty, so Chen Xi was a little surprised when he heard it.

The Mekli tribe where Yibula is located belongs to the Oirat branch. In the sixth year of Chenghua, it moved into the Hetao area and became part of the Yongsebu tribe. Now the envoy sent by Yibula said that Yisima died of illness. Whether it is true or not, it at least means that Yibula has received the support of the tenth battalion of the Yongsebu tribe and actually controlled 30,000 households on the right wing of Mongolia.

Chen Xi asked, "Yibula? When did you become a national teacher? Did you get permission from Dayan Khan?"

Bolai seemed very arrogant: "The clan leader Yisimayin was originally a national teacher, but now he abdicated the clan leader Yibula, and of course the clan leader Yibula is the national teacher. If it weren't for Batumuk's disregard for the agreement of the tribes in the grassland, we would have proposed it to him, but now it is no longer necessary. If the Ming court recognizes us, then we would rather be the national teacher recognized by the Ming Dynasty than the Batumuk's imperial seal!"

Zhang Yong was very happy when he saw this attitude, but he did not show it. He leaned into Chen Xi's ear and said, "Mr. Shen, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Take the opportunity to gather them together. We can use their power to deal with the Dayan tribe. They have at least tens of thousands of people in their hands."

Chen Xi did not answer Zhang Yong and waved his hand: "No matter who admits you, we need to see the souvenir of the Yibula tribe leader, otherwise I will not believe what you said."

Bolai didn't expect that Chen Xi, who was in a dangerous situation, would not believe him and said, "Our people are nearby, with a total of 50,000 elite cavalry, and the Dayan tribe who was chasing you was less than 20,000. As long as we join hands, we will definitely win. I don't know why Lord Shen will doubt us."

Zhang Yong was extremely excited when he heard this: "Are your 50,000 troops on the other side of the river?"

Chen Xi glared at Zhang Yong, and Zhang Yong realized that he shouldn't interrupt. After all, the person who was in charge of contacting was Chen Xi.

Sure enough, after seeing Zhang Yong's excitement, Bo Lai felt that this mission was sure to win, and he seemed very excited: "Yes, our troops are on the other side of the river, and we have enough ships. Whether Lord Shen decides to fight on the side of the river or to go to the other side of the river, we can cooperate!"

"Sir Shen, look..."

Zhang Yong looked at Chen Xi, his face full of expectations, completely ignoring the occasion in front of him.

Chen Xidao: "When I go back, tell your Yibula tribe leader that this time, this officer sent troops to the grassland, and your Yongxibu tribe is also in the target of attack. But I think that you are willing to serve the court, I will give you a chance to fight with our army. But your sincerity is a little insufficient. How can I be sure that you did not have a private connection with the Dayan tribe, deliberately attracting me to lead the army across the river, and trying to attack our army in both sides?"

Bolai said with a loud voice: "No, Batumonk has violated our right wing's interests. How can we cooperate with them?"

Zhang Yong also helped and said, "Mr. Shen, what this envoy of Bo Lai said is very sincere. You can still trust them."

Chen Xidao: "Eunuch Zhang, is it you who have the final say here or I have the final say here?"

Zhang Yong looked at the people present and found that no one was talking for him. He immediately retreated to the side in shame. Bolai, opposite him, said: "This father-in-law is a discerning person at first glance. He knows that we will not harm the interests of the Ming Dynasty. We are as deep as the sea of ​​revenge with Batumuk, and it is impossible to form an alliance. We can only surrender to the Ming Dynasty."

Chen Xi waved his hand first, then shook his head: "It's no point to say that you said nothing. You Yongxie Bu's troops were defeated by me. In your mind, I am your enemy. Will you easily form an alliance with us? Haha, I don't believe it."

"Mr. Shen..."

Zhang Yong wanted to interrupt again, but was stopped by Ma Yongcheng.

Obviously, Zhang Yong was too eager to return home at this moment. With his age, he could return home to enjoy his life. It was just because he had fought several battles with Chen Xi before, and Zhu Houzhao arrested him as a military eunuch. What he couldn't accept was that Chen Xi actually led his troops deep into the grassland. Now, this is a ghost place called "Daitian" that should not be called "Daitian" and "Daitian" are not effective.

Bolai seemed very anxious: "How can we gain Lord Shen's trust?"

Chen Xidao: "Let's get a letter of fame!"

"I don't understand what Lord Shen means."

Bolai said, "I believe that I will talk to the Yibula tribe leader when I go back, and he will not understand what you mean. If you don't believe it, we can make an appointment with a place to talk."

Chen Xi waved his hand: "I don't need to talk to your patriarch. I think you should know who the Dayan tribe general who is leading my troops to follow me now?"

Bo Lai hesitated for a moment and didn't say it out.

Chen Xidao: "I don't make any other requests. I want you to design to lead this person to negotiate with you. If you set up an ambush and kill him, I can trust you. I have indeed not been connected with the Dayan tribe. If you can't do it, please forgive me for not believing in your one-sided words! I want to see that person's head!"

For the Ming army soldiers, they didn't know who was commanding the Tatar soldiers who followed him, but obviously Bolai knew.

Bolai's eyes flashed with light and said, "I can't make the decision on this matter!"

Chen Xi smiled and said, "So you can go back and ask for instructions from the Yibula Tribe. If he agrees, I believe it will not be difficult for him to complete this matter, because as far as I know, the generals of the Dayan tribe who led the troops are young and energetic and have no brains. Your tribe leader has long wanted to kill him, right?"

Bolai did not answer, but judging from his face, Chen Xi was not wrong.

This situation made Zhang Yong, Ma Yongcheng and others feel incredible. Chen Xi actually grasped the psychology of a foreign leader so clearly.

"Okay, when I go back, I will bring Lord Shen's words to the clan leader. I hope the clan leader can make a suitable choice. If we bring the head, Lord Shen will believe us and cooperate with us, right?" Bolai said.

Chen Xi nodded: "The purpose of the Ming Dynasty is to eliminate the ambitious Dayan Khan. This man not only wants to unify the grassland, but also wants to oppose our Ming Dynasty. Before, he led the grassland tribes to the foot of our Ming Dynasty capital, which was untolerable for us. When we eliminate Dayan Khan, the Ming Dynasty will not send officials to manage the grassland. If your Yongxibu tribe can be loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and will pay tribute every year in the future, and keep the border safe, then the Ming Dynasty is willing to enthrone the Yongxibu tribe as the lord of the grassland!"

"No!" Bolai's attitude was very firm, "We, the leader of the Yibula clan, are not from the blood of the Golden Family, and are not qualified to be the lord of the grassland."

Chen Xi smiled and said, "Your Majesty the Ming Dynasty said that he is qualified, so he is qualified. If it really doesn't work, you can build a puppet. Batumonk has many wives and concubines. If I remember correctly, he has a son just born... In any case, you, the leader of the Yibula tribe, think more about my suggestions. Just take the words back. This is his best opportunity. If you miss it, you will face the double blows of my Daming and Dayan tribes at the same time!"

Bolai bowed with his chest and said, "Then I will go back and say to the patriarch! Lord Shen, say goodbye! We may see you again in a few days!"

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Bolai took his people away.

After the person left, Zhang Yong had a complete attack and shouted at Chen Xi.

Zhang Yongdao: "...Sir Shen's confidence comes from? Even His Majesty has not made a decision. Why do you promise? Since they are here to seek cooperation, why do we have to set thresholds? Regardless of whether they are sincere or not, cooperation will be done first, and there is no harm..."

At this time, the generals led out of the tent, Tang Yin stayed, and there were also Ma Yongcheng and Yunliu, who had just come back from inquiring about information, prepared to report to Chen Xi.

Zhang Yong lost his temper, but no one dared to speak, and even Ma Yongcheng remained silent.

In the past, Ma Yongcheng's status was higher than Zhang Yong's, but now it is different. With his reputation in the army and Zhu Houzhao's trust, Zhang Yong is above him. Usually, Ma Yongcheng could rely on his seniority to let Zhang Yong listen to him, but now he would rather let Zhang Yong come out and play the role of a slander.

Chen Xi stood up and said, "Do you think the Yongsebu tribe, who is now commander of Yibula, will compare with each other a few years ago?"

Zhang Yong didn't know how to respond for a moment, and he didn't know these grassland tribes at all.
Chapter completed!