The next morning, it was another sunny summer day. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Boyakov and Mikhail, took an interpreter and two retinues, a total of five people, rode all the way to Wu Zhuang's designated negotiation place, on the south bank of the Heilongjiang River, a mile away from the Temple Street Fort.

When Boyakov and others arrived, Wu Zhuang, the mayor of Anton Town, and Zhao Wencai, a civil official of the Anton Town Supervision and Governor's Department, had already arrived at the negotiation site, and under the escort of a group of brightly armored Tang troops, they were sitting on the ground waiting for the arrival of Boyakov and others.

After the guests and hosts sat down, Wu Zhuang quickly glanced at the two of them, and then said in a deep voice: "Two, after careful consideration, my lord Li, has agreed to your request to allow your country to start trade with our army. ”

Listening to Wu Zhuang's words, the faces of Boyakov and Mikhail showed a happy and proud look, and the two even looked at each other quickly.

"Very well, thank you very much, General. We are very happy to be able to start trading with the Tang Army, which is an extremely beneficial act for both of us, and may God bless us for a long and happy cooperation. ”

Mikhail happily offered a word of flattery.

With Wu Zhuang's words laying the foundation, the atmosphere of the next conversation was suddenly much more harmonious.

In the end, the two parties agreed that on the last five days of the second half of each month, they would trade goods outside this temple street fort.

Russia exchanged honey, beeswax, dried fruits, furs, ginseng, and pearls for silk, tea, woollen wool, cigarettes, and other materials produced by the Tang Army.

Seeing that the trade agreement was reached, Wu Zhuang ordered a banquet to be set up, so that all Russian businessmen would come over to drink and feast together to celebrate the conclusion of the Tang-Russian trade agreement.

Seeing Tang Jun's hospitality, and the hospitality of his own wine and vegetable plots, the Russian businessmen shouted with joy, and when everyone arrived, they drank wildly and shouted loudly, and some of them even sang Russian folk songs happily.

However, in this way, the Russian businessmen are all very good at drinking, as if they can't get drunk no matter how much they drink.

No one noticed that Wu Zhuang, the chief general of the Tang Army, who had been smiling and toasting on the side, had an indelible deep color in his handsome starry eyes, as if he was thinking about an extremely important issue.

At this time, the drunken Boyakov, grinning with a foul mouth, approached Wu Zhuang and proposed to him that he wanted to visit the temple street fort.

"General Wu, I heard that your temple street fort is quite elaborate and beautifully built, and the contemptible people admire it very much, I think if we can get your permission to visit it, all of us will be very happy."

Poyakov looked like he was drinking his tongue wide, but his expression was not mistakable.

Wu Zhuang smiled and shook his head: "No, Boyakov, you must know that the Temple Street Fort is an important military place of our army, and outsiders are not allowed to enter the inner city, and it will be impossible for you to enter and visit." ”

"Oh, really? That's a shame. Poyakov blinked, and then said: "General, I don't understand why you plan to make friends with the Russian Empire, but you are still so defensive of us?" Wu Zhuang saw that this guy had the appearance of a scoundrel who did not achieve his goal, and couldn't help but sneer: "It's very simple, trade is trade, military is military, of course the two can't be confused." "But general, you must know that our Russian Empire has stationed more than 10,000 elite soldiers and horses in Yakutsk. I'm thinking, if we have trouble in the future, will you be able to resist the blow of my Great Russian Empire? Boyakov deliberately muttered loudly with the strength of the wine. The translator on the side changed his face, but he could only translate his words honestly. Wu Zhuang's face suddenly froze, and his brows suddenly twisted. At this time, Mikhail on the side hurriedly came over and pushed away the drunken boyakov. "Hey, you stupid pig, why don't you get out of here, are you talking to the general like that?" Mikhail deliberately shouted at Boyakov, then pushed him aside, then turned to Wu Zhuang and smiled: "General, this guy has drunk too much, and he is talking about some bastards, general, you don't want to be like him." Wu Zhuang smiled lightly: "Of course, Ben will not be as familiar as a drunkard. It's just that in such a cold and wild Eastern Siberia, your Yakutsk city can still raise 10,000 soldiers and horses, which is really not simple. Wu Zhuang's Oriental subtle ridicule made Mikhail stunned, but he immediately smiled and said: "General, my Russian Empire has a vast land and abundant financial resources, and it is operated by Yakutsk City as the largest and most important base in the Far East, so this city is very strong and grand, and the soldiers and horses are also very elite. Of course, don't get me wrong, general, our Russian Empire is now in close cooperation with your ministry, and of course nothing unpleasant will happen. Mikhail's words of persuasion and pressure made Wu Zhuang's face more and more cold. No one saw it, and he even quietly clenched his fists. At this time, he had already made up his mind what to do next. The welcome dinner lasted for nearly an hour, and these Russians, who were good at drinking and drinking, finally got drunk, and just as they were about to go back, Wu Zhuang sent a warm invitation to Mikhail and others. He stood up from his position and said to them in a loud voice: "Ladies and gentlemen, now that the two countries have become friendly friends, the general will no longer deliberately take more precautions against you. Please all the merchants from Russia, bring all your goods, and temporarily settle in the urn city of my temple street fort, so that there is no need to camp in the wilderness again. In addition, the goods of our army will be delivered from Sakhalin in two days, and they will be exchanged with you in the city of Urn. Wu Zhuang's words caused a happy uproar among the Russians, and they exchanged heads and ears, and their faces were very cheerful. In the past few days, the Russians have long been tired of living in camping tents in the wilderness. In Eastern Siberia, the temperature difference is very large, and the height of the day is similar to that of early summer in the interior, but the night is very cold, which makes them sleep very uncomfortable, and there is also the risk of wild beasts. "Thank you, generous general, for your kind gesture is truly chivalrous, and God will bless you." Mikhail wasted no time in slapping a sycophant. Hearing this cheap flattery without any penny, Wu Zhuang smiled slightly, but in his bright eyes, a cold light flashed. When all the Russian merchants happily took the goods and headed towards the Temple Street Fort, they didn't notice that Wu Zhuang and Zhao Wencai, the superintendent on the side, looked at each other deeply with complicated expressions. After coming to the urn city, when the caravan settled down, Wu Zhuang naturally gave them a warm reception, good wine and good food and hospitality, which made the Russians even more proud, almost everyone was drunk, they all thought that the Tang general Wu Zhuang was really afraid of the deterrence of the Russian Empire, so he would value himself so much. Especially the boyakov who pretended to be a businessman, he was even more proud at this time. He looked at the Tang soldiers who were tightly guarded on the inner city wall, and thought to himself, anyway, he had arrived in the urn city of Temple Street Fort now, and after a day or two, he would definitely be able to find an opportunity to enter the inner city of Temple Street Fort and conduct a detailed investigation. That night, the bright moon hung high, and in a secret room in the depths of the temple street fort, under a dim candlelight, Wu Zhuang, the mayor of Andong Town, and Zhao Wencai, the civil official of the prison, sat opposite each other. "Mayor Wu, isn't it against Lord Li's arrangement that you did this?" After listening to Wu Zhuang's low talk about his overall plan, Zhao Wencai said with a worried face. Wu Zhuang smiled coldly, the cold light in his eyes jumped, and he shouted in a low voice: "Supervisor Zhao, haven't you seen this interaction today?" These Russian barbarians do not intend to trade with our army for a long time at all, their ambition must be to occupy our army's temple street fort, and to completely drive our army's forces out of this Heilongjiang region! "Mayor Wu, in fact, this prisoner also feels this way, but as soon as we start trading with the Russians, we will immediately tear our faces, and even risk attacking, will it be too impulsive?" Zhao Wencai frowned, but his eyes were full of worry. "Hmph, if you don't enter the tiger's den, you can get the tiger! If they sincerely want to associate with our army, our army will have its own courtesy. It's a pity that these rampant and presumptuous guys have exposed their ambitions prematurely, and they will naturally not be polite to them! "Wu Zhuang's voice is very sharp." So, Mayor Wu, are you going to just turn your face and then just make it big? Zhao Wencai said in a low voice. Well, the general has already thought that the only way to do it for our army is to strike first and firmly take the initiative against them. Rather than let these Russian barbarians gradually infiltrate and eventually cause big trouble to our army, it is better for us to start in advance, and give them a chance to enter while they are still so arrogant and defenseless! I have already decided, just like Lord Li in Taiwan when he attacked the Dutch city of Gelanjia, and use this Russian caravan to attack the city of Nayakutsk! In the dimly lit room, Wu Zhuang's face was solemn, and his eyes were like two shining wildfires jumping and jumping: "There is a way, a soldier, and a treacherous way." Anyway, sooner or later, we will become enemies of Russia, so why covet this little business, it is better to take this opportunity to take these arrogant and presumptuous guys by surprise and capture the city of Yakutsk, the important Russian town in the Far East, which is the most important thing! Of course, Ben will not be able to pack a ticket and say that this sneak attack will definitely win, but such a rare opportunity to attack, if it is missed in vain, Ben will die! Zhao Wencai lowered his head and did not say a word. Although he felt full of doubts about Wu Zhuang's plan, he also had to admit that if Wu Zhuang's bold and risky plan could really succeed, in addition to the Tang army being able to take advantage of the situation to capture a fortified city, it would definitely be a blow to the Russian Empire, and after taking this important town of Yakutsk, because winter was coming soon, the enemy army would have to wait until next year. Wu Zhuang took a light breath and continued: "You must know that although it is the height of summer, in more than two months, it will be extremely cold weather. In the whole region of Eastern Siberia, there are snow-covered mountains and valleys, and there are no roads to follow. If by then, not to mention that our army will no longer have such a good opportunity, even if there is such an opportunity, in such bad weather, it will be impossible to send troops to attack Yakutsk, which is farther north and colder. "It's just that now the situation in Yakutsk is unknown, and I don't know how many soldiers and horses there are? If our army acts rashly, even if the enemy is unprepared, it can sneak attack, but if it has a large number of soldiers and is waiting for work, then this Yakutsk city is afraid that it will be difficult for a while. Zhao Wencai was still worried. Wu Zhuang sneered: "Supervisor Zhao, didn't you also read the reply to Lord Li's flying pigeon last time?" Master Li said that this Russian was originally just a small European country, and his army had come here from a long expedition tens of thousands of miles away from Europe. With such a long journey, how could his logistical supply be so easy? Therefore, I do not think that their forces in the Far East will be able to reach more than 10,000 men, as Naboyakov or Mikhail say, and I estimate that they will end up in a few thousand at most. When Zhao Wencai heard this, he nodded again and again, he suddenly seemed to remember something, and hurriedly said to Wu Zhuang: "Mayor Wu, why don't we bring the Russian interpreter over for interrogation, he must have stayed in Yakutsk City, as long as he coerced and lured him, he was not afraid that he would not dare to say it in detail." "Wu Zhuang stroked his palms;" Very good, then ask Eunuch Zhao to bring this person, I think this person has a Middle Earth face, and it is very likely that he is also Chinese. Now that the night is dark, and the Russians must be drunk and asleep, let this interpreter come quietly, and do not alarm the others. "This is nature, why not command." After Supervisor Zhao finished speaking, he strode away. Soon, the Russian translator followed Zhao Wencai's probe and came in. "You may be seated." Wu Zhuang pointed to an empty chair across his finger and said with a smile at the person. The man looked hesitant and signed diagonally. Wu Zhuang smiled and asked, "Mr. looks like a Chinese, but I don't know who Mr. is and where is his hometown?" Seeing Wu Zhuang looking at himself sincerely, this person hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Lord Yu, the villain was originally a native of Guangning, Liaodong, surnamed Bao, and his name was noble. Later, one day, the villain in the Naiman tribe, met the Russian caravan that came to trade, in this caravan happened to be an old Chinese translator who wanted to retire, because he saw the villain clever, so he accepted me as a disciple, taught Russian and Russian etiquette and customs, later, the old Chinese translator retired from the caravan, the villain became a full-time Mongolian and Chinese translator for the entire Russian caravan, until today, but there are five or six years. "Oh, it turned out to be Mr. Bao." Wu Zhuang said with a smile: "The general also told Mr. Bao directly, Mr. Bao, it is not a matter for you to follow the Russian caravan like this, running around year and month, it is better to turn to let our army serve, we will definitely not treat you badly." "My lord, this ......" Bao made your face look hesitant. Needless to say, what treatment Russia gives you, you just say it. Wu Zhuang asked directly. Adults, it is a package of food and lodging, three silver coins per month. Bao Zhigui said in a low voice. There was obviously a look of weakness in his eyes, as if he was afraid that Wu Zhuang would see that he was actually only giving him two silver coins every month. "That town gave you five silver coins a month, and you stayed with me from now on." Wu Zhuang said without hesitation. Hearing Wu Zhuang's generous reply, a hint of joy immediately flashed on Bao Yuangui's face. Okay, this martial artist, it's really generous, this is more than twice the price of the Russians, where to find such an employer. It's just that although he was happy in his heart, he deliberately made a look of embarrassment on his face, and said loudly: "This, this, Master Wu, you value the villain so much, but it makes the villain feel uneasy......" Wu Zhuang waved his hand, interrupting his boring nonsense, and then shouted in a deep voice: "Wu Zhuang, now that you are my entourage, you naturally have to live a good life to serve the general." Ben will ask you, do you know what the specific situation of this Yakutsk city is, you can explain it to Ben in detail, the more specific the better. Bao Yuangui sighed, he seemed to suddenly understand, why this Wu Zhuangwu mayor would pay a high price to dig himself from the Russians, it turned out that he had other plans for himself. He blinked, and when he met Wu Zhuang's sharp eyes full of inquiry, Bao Yuangui didn't come for a reason, and his whole body trembled.