Upon hearing the Ordos envoy's rejection, Bu Shitu's face darkened.
It was a fact that the Ordos Ministry was guarding the Eight White Houses, but he didn't believe it at all when it came to the Ming army guarding Yulin. This was just an excuse for the Ordos Ministry to not send troops.
But he knew that there was nothing he could do. Now the Ordos tribe and the Yongxiebu tribe, two tribes with thousands of households, no longer obeyed the will of his co-lord, the Great Khan.
Fortunately, the Karaqin tribe of the Yongxiebu tribe agreed to send a large army to deal with the troops of the Tiger Banner together with the armies of the Tumut tribes, thus preserving the last bit of the great khan's majesty.
The people sent to various ministries to convey the Khan's decree were Bushitu's guards. At the same time, many Taijis in the Khan's tent left the Khan's tent and returned to their respective tribes to gather the warriors in the tribe.
War does not mean that troops can be dispatched immediately after the Khan's decree is issued. In addition to recruiting soldiers, each ministry also needs to prepare cattle and sheep herds to go to war with the warriors in the tribe.
Buhe of the Ordos tribe also knew that Bu Shitu would be unhappy if he did not send troops. When other Taijis in the Khan tent left the Khan tent and returned to their respective tribes, he also left the Khan tent.
Azig, who came to Qingcheng with Buhe, stayed and only asked his personal guards to return to the Karaqin tribe to spread the news that Tumut was about to use troops against the Tiger Flag.
Azig was also a member of the Golden Family, and he promised that Haraqin would send troops with Tumut. Bu Shitu warmly entertained him and asked Jamuhe to roast a whole sheep.
Tiger Flag's shop in Qingcheng is still there, and shopkeeper Wu Jingyan has never left.
Bu Shitu agreed to send troops to the Tiger Flag and issued a decree. As soon as he left the Khan tent, Wu Jingyan learned the news through some channels.
After receiving the news that the Tumut ministries were about to send troops to the Tiger Flag, Wu Jingyan immediately closed the door of his shop and returned to the backyard alone.
Originally there were a few clerks in the shop, but because of the increasingly unstable relationship between the Tiger Character Banner and the Mongols, these clerks evacuated from Qingcheng early and went to the Dunbao in Daheihe.
There are three main rooms and two side rooms on the left and right in the backyard.
Wu Jingyan walked into the main room alone, passed through the outhouse, and came to the east room.
Sitting cross-legged on the earthen kang in the east room was this person.
As soon as Wu Jingyan came in, the man on the kang raised his head and said, "Why did it close so early today? Someone came to make trouble in the shop?"
After the relationship between the Tiger Character Banner and the Mongolians here in Tumut deteriorated, although no Mongolians openly came to snatch things from the shop, there would always be one or two drunk Mongolians who would make trouble every once in a while.
"No one is making trouble, but this time things are much more serious than making trouble." Wu Jingyan said, "I just received the news that Bu Shitu issued an edict to summon soldiers from all ministries to prepare to send troops to our Tiger Flag."
The man on the kang smiled and said: "What do I think is a big deal, just this? We have guessed it a long time ago, and now we have just determined the specific time when the Mongols will take action."
"I told you the news. You are the deputy director of the Foreign Intelligence Bureau. It is your business to send the news back when." With that, Wu Jingyan walked to the edge of the kang and sat down.
There was a plate of shelled peanuts on the table. He grabbed a few, crushed the shells on them, threw the peanut kernels into his mouth and chewed them.
Huang Hong picked up the teapot on the table, poured a glass of water for Wu Jingyan, and then said: "I will arrange for someone to pass the news back. You can give up here. You can evacuate with me later."
"I'm not leaving." Wu Jingyan picked up the tea cup and took a sip of water, then added immediately, "There are still some goods in the shop. When I load these goods into the car, I will evacuate with the convoy." First Literature
"No, you must evacuate immediately." Huang Hong said seriously, "I didn't ask you to evacuate before because Bu Shitu has not yet made up his mind to deal with the Tiger Flag. Qingcheng is still safe, and you also need to obtain Tumo. The specific time for the special ministries to send troops to the Tiger Flag. Now that your mission has been completed, it is too dangerous to stay."
Wu Jingyan frowned slightly and said, "But what to do with the goods in the shop? Once I leave, these things can only be given to the Mongolians for free."
"No one can leave with the goods." Huang Hong said sternly, "The Mongols will not let us take the goods in the shop out of Qingcheng. What's more, even if we make these Mongolians cheaper now, we will still have the opportunity to double in the future Take it back."
After hearing this, Wu Jingyan pondered for a while, and finally said: "Okay, I will listen to you. I will evacuate. The goods in the shop are cheaper than those Mongolians."
After saying that, he picked up the tea cup and drank all the water in the cup.
Seeing Wu Jingyan agreeing to evacuate, Huang Hong's expression brightened slightly, and he immediately said: "Pack it up, let's leave immediately, we can't stay in this place, the Mongols may come at any time."
"Everything that needs to be dealt with has been dealt with. There is nothing left to deal with. I can leave here at any time." Wu Jingyan said, crushing the peanut shell in his hand and eating another peanut kernel.
Huang Hong jumped up from the kang and said, "Let's go now, I'm ready for the horse."
"Okay." Wu Jingyan threw away the remaining peanuts in his hand and stood up.
The two people walked out of the main house, walked around to the side door of the yard, and left the yard through the side door.
Wu Jingyan followed Huang Hong, and the two of them came to another courtyard in Qingcheng.
This is Huang Hong’s foothold in Qingcheng.
There were other people in the yard. As soon as the two of them came, several young men came out of the house.
"Deputy Director." One of them shouted to Huang Hong.
Huang Hong looked at the young men in front of him and said, "Are all of us who stayed in Qingcheng here?"
"They're all here, a lot of them." The man who called Deputy Director Huang Hong before spoke.
Huang Hong glanced at the men in front of him one by one, and then said: "You guys are divided into two teams. One team will go back to Xinpingbao immediately to deliver a message to the boss, and the other team will follow me to the pier in Daheihe. Fort.”
"This is an urgent confidential letter. You must hand it over to our Lord." Wu Jingyan took out a folded white paper from his arms and handed it over.
Huang Hong took it and handed it to a young man in front of him. At the same time, he said: "Put it in an envelope. Remember to seal it with fire paint and send it back as quickly as possible. Be careful of Mongolian sentries on the way."
"Yes." The young man who took the blank paper nodded and returned to the house.
Among the few men staying outside, someone said to Huang Hong: "Deputy Director, is there something going on with the Mongols?"
Huang Hong nodded and said: "The news I just received today is that Bu Shitu has summoned warriors from all tribes to prepare for war with our Tiger Banner. Next, we all have to withdraw from Qingcheng."
The news that Bushitu is preparing to go to war is not a secret, and there is no need to hide it. What their foreign intelligence bureau has to do is to spread the news back as quickly as possible so that their own troops can prepare for the war in advance.
