At the Datong Prefecture Guard Station, the lights in the camp were brightly lit at this time, and three thousand Ming troops lined up in order on the martial arts field holding torches.
Xu Yingxu glanced at the hourglass and shouted: "Time is up, start taking action."
The camp gate was wide open, half of the three thousand Ming troops were riding horses, and the other half were riding bicycles.
They came all the way towards the main entrance of Datong Mansion.
After the torches above the city gate flickered and went out three times, the city gate opened and the horse-drawn carriages filed out.
The two teams merged into one team without any communication, and then headed northwest of Datong Prefecture.
Xu Yingxu asked two Qianhu to lead the team in front, while he came to the fifth carriage in the center of the team.
"elder brother."
A female voice in the carriage almost frightened Xu Yingxu into jumping out of the carriage.
He took out the Huozhezi and took a look, only to realize that it was Xu Miaoqing, and next to her was a somewhat embarrassed Zhu Gui.
"Prince, Princess, why are you here?"
Zhu Gui twitched his lips and said, "Ask her, she brought me here."
Xu Miaoqing said nonchalantly: "I can't sleep, so let's go out for a walk."
Xu Yingxu scolded: "Nonsense, do you know how confidential this matter is? Once discovered by the court, your head will be lost."
"Brother, aren't you here yet? If you can come, why can't I come?" Xu Miaoqing retorted.
Xu Yingxu was speechless for a moment and looked at Zhu Gui beside him, wanting him to say a few words, but the latter spread his hands and said: "If I could convince her, I wouldn't appear here."
"Brother, don't be angry. Look what I brought. Late night snack. It's from the recently opened Yanchun Restaurant in Datong Mansion. I heard that the chef there is very famous and you have to queue up every day to get in."
Xu Miaoqing took out a food box and started taking out dishes one after another.
Soon, the carriage was filled with the aroma of vegetables.
At this point, Xu Yingxu also knew that talking more was useless, so he could only sit down, pull a face, and say nothing.
Zhu Gui had already adapted to it. He said while eating: "Not bad, the taste is familiar."
"Familiar taste? Why didn't I taste it? Where did you eat it before?" Xu Miaoqing asked.
Seeing the couple singing along and not caring about Xu Yingxu, he didn't want to be angry anymore, so he picked up his chopsticks and took a bite.
"Well, this tastes good. Yan Chunlou really has some tricks up its sleeve."
Xu Yingxu's expression changed and he was full of praise.
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An hour later, the carriage and horse finally arrived at the scheduled trading location.
Thousands of Mongolian cavalry are already waiting here.
It seems that they take this transaction more seriously than Datong Mansion.
After receiving the notification from the soldiers, Zhu Gui and Xu Yingxu came to the front of the team together, while Xu Miaoqing stayed on the carriage.
"I've met the prince." Hei Muhan was still among the three Mongolian leaders in charge of the transaction.
"Just take these convoys back."
Zhu Gui ordered his soldiers, and the convoy immediately went to the Mongolian team.
The expressions of the three Mongolian leaders became excited.
"There are a thousand war horses here. It's a pleasure to cooperate." Hei Muhan asked dozens of Mongolian herdsmen to drive the horses over.
When they wanted to leave, Zhu Gui suddenly said: "These herdsmen, please stay and send their families over later. I will pay ten stone salt in exchange."
The leader of the Mongolian tribe who was still hesitant at first agreed immediately after hearing the words "ten stone salt".
Naturally, the dozens of herdsmen had nothing to say.
Just when the transaction between the two parties was coming to an end, a rush of horse hooves suddenly came from the distance.
A Mongolian cavalry ran up and shouted: "There are cavalry approaching this way."
"Who is he?" Hei Muhan asked with a vigilant look.
The other two Mongolian leaders also looked at Zhu Gui in panic, seemingly mistaking the cavalry for Ming people's army.
Zhu Gui said helplessly: "They are not my king's people. Why don't you first ask how many people there are?"
The cavalryman finally took a breath and said, "More than a thousand people."
"Could it be King Yan's cavalry?" Hei Muhan looked at Zhu Gui.
"Probably not, but you'd better be prepared." Zhu Gui frowned slightly.
The teams on both sides arranged defensive formations.
It's just that compared to the neat formation of the Ming army, the Mongols didn't change much at all, they just changed the direction.
Soon, a group of Mongolian cavalry appeared not far away.
"Mongols? What's going on?" Zhu Gui looked at the three Mongolian leaders including Hei Muhan and asked.
"We don't know either, but please don't get me wrong, King Dai. Before coming, our grassland ministries have already made it clear that we will be responsible for this transaction."
Hei Muhan quickly explained.
The Mongolians on the opposite side obviously didn't expect that there were so many troops here, but they didn't seem to notice the Ming army. The leader ran up to them and said, "But the Blackwood tribe?"
Hei Muhan rode out and said, "I am Hei Muhan, which tribe are you from?"
"I am from the Chaha tribe. Now I order you to send troops to assist us immediately." The Mongolian said in a commanding tone.
"Chaha tribe? Aren't you from the tribe in Ningxia? Why did you come here? What happened?" Hei Muhan asked doubtfully.
"Because a war broke out, we have already conquered the border town of Ningxia, but the war is in a state of anxiety, so we are here to order you to come and provide support."
The Mongolian explained impatiently.
Zhu Gui and Xu Yingxu had already heard it, and they looked at each other.
"My lord, what should we do? The current situation is very unfavorable to us. Once they discover us, there will probably be a conflict. Should we take action first?"
Zhu Gui nodded and said: "You lead two thousand people to outflank us from the rear, and I will stay here."
"But what should we do if these Mongols also join the fight?"
Xu Yingxu asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, they should know what to do."
Zhu Gui said calmly.
Xu Yingxu did not doubt that he was there, so he immediately entered the rear troops and began to lead his people to retreat backwards, hoping to make a detour from another direction.
The movement of two thousand people was not small, and the Mongolians from the Chaha tribe noticed it immediately.
"Who are they? Ming people? What is going on? Have you surrendered to Ming people?" the Mongolian cavalry shouted loudly.
Hei Muhan wanted to explain, but Zhu Gui shouted: "Do it."
Behind him were a hundred soldiers who originally came with the convoy.
The flintlock gun roared forward, and immediately there was the sound of people turning on their backs and screaming.
Hei Muhan and the three Mongolian leaders beside him looked extremely ugly.
For a moment they didn't know which side to stand on.