When Jabbar led the leaders of the nervous Hami region forces to the north gate of Dunhuang City, the two thick gates of the north gate of Dunhuang City slowly opened, and a group of soldiers walked out surrounded by Man Gui.

"General Man Gui, we will wait for the resolution to be attached to the Ming Dynasty, and I don't hope that the general will forgive my sins before."

The appearance of Man Gui made Jabbar breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, he was really worried that when they approached the city gate, they would be shot by the Ming soldiers waiting on the city gate, and then took off the saber from his waist and knelt on one knee with both hands in his hands to show his intention to surrender.

The leaders who followed behind Man Gui also knelt down one after another, and at this point, they had no choice but to surrender to the Ming army, and 15,000 of the 35,000 troops outside the city were Jabbar's men.

Moreover, compared with Abdullah, they believed that the Ming could protect their interests, so the best choice at this time was to follow Man Gui to surrender to the Ming Dynasty.

It's just that everyone's hearts are now bottomless, and they don't know if Daming can fulfill the agreement signed with Jabbar, in case Daming breaks the contract, they will be miserable.

"Jabal Khan, please, there is an old saying in the Ming Dynasty, called 'Lost and Knowing the Way to Return to the Good Thing', Jabal Khan now understands that the righteousness belongs to the Ming Dynasty, so that the people can avoid the poison of war, it is really a great achievement, and it will be praised by the world in the future."

Man Gui took the saber in Jabbar's hand and helped him up with a smile, and then leaned sideways and made a gesture of please, "The scholar has been waiting for a long time, so follow the official to meet him." ”

"General Mangui, please!" Hearing this, Abdul-Jabbar was even more relaxed, and made a gesture of invitation to Man Gui, and the two entered the city chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere seemed quite relaxed and harmonious.

Li Hongyu was waiting for Jabbar and the others in the reception hall of the General's Mansion, and when he found out that the famous scholar Li was actually a young man in his twenties, the leaders of the local forces in the Hami area were taken aback, but they didn't expect that the scholar Li was so young, and many people felt deceived.

"Li Dashi is really a young talent, I heard early in the next morning that Li Dashi was a young man, and he was the champion of high school before he was weak, and now he really deserves his name."

Jabbar saw the doubts and worries in everyone's hearts, so he smiled and bowed to Li Hongyu, who was sitting in the first place, and said quietly.

This made the leaders who followed him look thoughtful, and after Abdul-Jabbar's reminder, they remembered that it was rumored that Scholar Li was very young, and now it seems that the rumors are true.

"Jabal Khan has won the award, and there are many people like this official in Daming, like a carp crossing the river." Li Hongyu smiled when he heard this, and stretched out his hand to make a gesture to Abdul-Jabbar and the others to sit down.

"Scholar Li, since the Yarkand people came to Hami, we have been oppressed and enslaved by them, and the annual taxes have made the people breathless, and the people are full of complaints about this, and they have long been looking forward to the arrival of the Celestial Empire."

After taking his seat on both sides of the hall, Jabal Khan bowed to Li Hongyu and said in a deep voice, "Now that the king has arrived, it is really a blessing for the people of Hami, and we are willing to follow the lord, saddle up the horse and drive away the Yarkand people!" ”

"Jabal Khan, have the Khans known about our agreement?"

Li Hongyu smiled when he heard this, looked at Abdul-Jabbar quietly and asked, does he think that Abdul-Jabbar will tell those leaders about the military power in the agreement, after all, this matter is more sensitive, and I am afraid that it will be resisted by some leaders.

However, the current situation is different, those leaders have already entered Dunhuang City, so there is no need to cover this matter, it is better to make it clear first, so as not to let those leaders think that he has no faith in his words.

"Scholar, due to the urgency of the situation, I haven't explained the contents of it to the Khan King in detail."

Jabbar bowed to Li Hongyu, then took out the signature signed with Li Hongyu from his arms, and said to the leaders in the hall, "Ladies and gentlemen, Ben Khan is here to inform you of the agreement with the scholars. ”

As he spoke, Abdul-Jabbar read out the contents of the agreement aloud, and at the beginning, the leaders present nodded their heads one after another, very satisfied with the preferential treatment given to them by Li Hongyu.

However, when Jabbar said that he would remove the military power and hand over the military power to the Ming military yamen, the leaders couldn't help but show a stunned look on their faces, looking very surprised.

They never expected that Jabbar would hand over the military power in their hands, knowing that they could gain a foothold in the local area and rely on the armed forces in their hands, once they handed it over, they would not be slaughtered by others, and they would not have the slightest power to fight back.

"Fellow Khan kings, this official knows what everyone is worried about, but have you ever thought about it, why there are constant wars in Kansai and even the Western Regions, it is because the Khans in various places have a large number of troops in order to protect themselves, which makes the war imminent, and in the end, it is the Khan Kings who will lose their interests."

Seeing this, Li Hongyu groaned for a while, and said in an orderly voice, "Therefore, for the sake of the long-term peace and stability of Kansai, the emperor has decided to accept the military power of the Khan kings, and the Ming Dynasty will provide you with shelter, so that you don't have to worry about another war breaking out between each other." ”

Hearing this, the leaders fell silent for a moment, and one by one they were thinking about the benefits and losses brought to them by the agreement reached by Jabbar.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Ben Khan has already thought clearly, instead of fighting and killing like this, it is better to live in peace and stability."

Jabbar glanced at those leaders and knew that they were still unwilling to give up their military power, so he opened his mouth to persuade, "Don't forget, over the years, many Khan kings who have held military power have been ruined and replaced by new Khan kings. ”

"There is a saying in the Ming Dynasty, called 'the twisted melon is not sweet', the official does not want to persecute the khan kings, so the khan kings can now return to the camp outside the city to consider it carefully, and reply to the official within today!"

Li Hongyu knew that those leaders were not so easy to convince, and I was afraid that many people were scolding Jabbar who deceived them in their hearts now, so he got up and said after smiling slightly, "This official still has military affairs in his body, so I will not accompany him!" ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, please!" Hearing this, Man Gui, who was sitting in Li Hongyu's lower left head seat, got up and stretched out his hand to point to the door of the room to the leaders present.

"Jabal Khan, you come with this officer, and we will discuss the matter of sending troops to the next level." Li Hongyu nodded to Abdul-Jabbar, and led Abdul-Jabbar and Man Gui to stride away, leaving only the leaders looking at each other with wide eyes.

After Li Hongyu and his party left, the hall suddenly boiled, and the leaders present got up one after another to discuss countermeasures.

"Guys, what are we going to do? Do you want to take refuge in Daming or go back to support Tumer? In the midst of the confusion, a tall leader asked in a loud voice.

"Go back?" Hearing this, another sturdy leader couldn't help but sneer, "We are now lambs to the slaughter, and I'm afraid we'll be killed before we leave the city." ”

"You're saying the army will kill us?" The tall leader who had spoken earlier suddenly changed his face.

"Although I don't know what benefits Daming gave Jabbar, they want to take our military power, which is absolutely impossible, and we will let them slaughter without the protection of our troops." The sturdy leader said with a sneer, obviously he suspected that Jabbar had reached some secret deal with Li Hongyu.

"In that case, we really can't live without here."

An elder leader couldn't help but sigh when he heard this, and said with a gloomy expression, if he were to be replaced, he would definitely take the opportunity to get rid of the leaders on the scene, so that those local forces in Hami would be leaderless, and they would definitely be easily eliminated in the chaos.

At this time, the rest of the leaders also realized the seriousness of the situation, and their lives were now in the hands of the Ming army, and their lives were in danger at any time.

"Abdul-Jabbar is gone, he ...... They're not going to attack us here. The tall leader realized something important at this time, and after his face changed, he looked nervously at the Ming soldiers outside the door, once the fight started, they would definitely die.

This made the atmosphere at the scene suddenly tense, and the leaders looked out of the outer door, wanting to see any clues from the words and deeds of the Ming soldiers in the courtyard.

"Everyone, instead of thinking about it here, let's try to leave and see if they stop us!" In the oppressive atmosphere, the sturdy leader's brow furrowed, and then made a suggestion.

If they can safely return to the barracks outside the city, it means that Li Hongyu is true to his word, and if they are stopped, then they have fallen for the trick.

"That's it!" When the tall leader heard this, he immediately spoke, and the rest of the leaders also nodded, and they didn't seem to have any other way to test the Ming army.

So, under the leadership of the sturdy leader, the leaders walked out of the door of the lobby with anxiety, and left the general's mansion nervously under the gaze of the Ming soldiers in the courtyard.

"My lord, they are gone, and the lowly has ordered them to be let go."

In a wing room of the General's Mansion, Li Hongyu was drinking tea and laughing with Jabbar, discussing the matter of waiting for the joint army to copy the back road of Tumor, Man Gui walked in and reported to Li Hongyu in a deep voice.

"My lord, why did you let them go?" Hearing this, Jabbar couldn't help but be taken aback, in his opinion, these leaders should not be released, as long as they do not surrender, they should all be killed, so as to eliminate the trouble.

"Don't worry, they'll be back." Li Hongyu smiled slightly when he heard this, and replied disapprovingly, sipping tea there leisurely and didn't seem to take this matter to heart at all.

Jabbar's eyes suddenly showed a look of doubt, and he vaguely felt that there was something else hidden in this matter, but he didn't know what it was yet.

Outside the North Gate.

The leaders of the local forces in the Hami region had already walked out of the city gate safely under the leadership of the strong leader, and came to the camp of the garrison outside the city.

This made everyone secretly relieved in their hearts, and there was no embarrassment of being put on their necks with a knife.

Just when the leaders wanted to enter the camp gate, the sturdy leader who was walking in front suddenly stopped, turned around and looked at Dunhuang City with a serious expression.

"Why don't you go in?" Seeing this, one of the leaders who followed behind couldn't help but ask with some suspicion.

"I'm wondering what way out we have now."

Hearing this, the sturdy leader looked at the leaders who were following him, and said with a solemn expression, "Jabbar will definitely attack Tumor with the Ming army, are we going to help the Ming army or help Tumor?" Or do you sit back and watch them kill you? ”

"Of course, let them fight to lose both, so we can take advantage of the opportunity to profit from it." One of the leaders said without thinking about it, everyone must be thinking about preserving their strength.

"But have you ever thought about it, in this way, we will be tantamount to offending Da Ming and Abdullah, and both sides will definitely deal with us at that time."

Hearing this, the sturdy leader couldn't help but smile bitterly, looked at everyone worriedly and said, "Therefore, we have to make a decision now on who to follow, otherwise we will invite a catastrophe." ”

"Who do you think will win this battle?" Hearing this, all the leaders showed thoughtful looks, and one of the leaders couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Needless to say, Jabbar's military strength is the strongest in our Hami, and with the reinforcements of the Khalkhas, Tumol will definitely lose this time." The other leader said without thinking.

Bahat's 20,000 cavalry, Dunhuang City's 20,000 Ming troops, Jabbar's 15,000 people, and Dunhuang City's Ming army and Jabbar can unite to send 20,000 troops.

In this way, the total strength of the Ming camp reached 40,000, while Tumor only had 35,000, and Tumor was inferior in terms of strength alone.

Moreover, 15,000 of Tumer's 35,000 men were forcibly recruited from the local government, so that the combat effectiveness would be greatly reduced, and the Ming camp would definitely send elites to meet the battle.

The leaders on the scene immediately realized that they actually had no other choice, and with the defeat of Tumol, the Hami region would become the territory of the Ming army, unless they participated in the battle to help Tumol in order to make Tumol have the possibility of turning defeat into victory.

But they are not fools, and they are full of food to save an enemy who is usually full of hostility towards them and always wants to swallow them?

"Ladies and gentlemen, it seems that the Ming Dynasty scholar Li can still be trusted, otherwise we can't leave Dunhuang City at all."

When everyone fell silent, the sturdy leader broke the silence of the scene after a deep groan, and said in a deep voice, "If we are ready to take refuge in Daming, we must not miss this battle in front of us now, and only after making meritorious contributions can we show Daming our intention to surrender." ”

"You mean, we're at war too?" The strong leader's words caused all the leaders to look at each other, and one of the leaders asked tentatively, to be honest, he still wanted to preserve his strength, and was reluctant to send troops to fight.

"The more you pay, the more you will gain, now is not the time for us to hesitate, otherwise it will definitely make Da Ming doubt whether we are truly obedient!" The strong leader did not answer directly, but said meaningfully.

"In that case, then what are we waiting for, we can't let Abdul-Jabbar take the credit alone."

Hearing this, a leader hurriedly said that he had long planned to defect to the Ming army, but it was difficult to open this mouth when everyone did not express their position, and now that the situation was so grim, he couldn't care about anything else.

"Yes, we are also going to war, this is a great opportunity to make meritorious contributions." When the rest of the leaders heard this, they all spoke up, and at this time everyone had no worries.

Seeing this, a subtle smile flashed at the corner of the strong leader's mouth, which looked a little weird, and more proud.

(End of chapter)