Take the initiative and make some trouble for Mo Rigen

When the Mongols of Chijin looked at the White-Clothed Army cavalry, the White-Clothed Army cavalry were also looking at these herdsmen. They came from the mainland and had no idea about the west side of Jiayuguan. In their impression, if they were not Han people, they would be Tartars. If they were not Han people or Tartars, they would not know who they were.

The vanguard walking in front of the team, named Ma Douzi, was a young man who was only seventeen or eighteen years old. He looked around, the strange land and the strange herders, and looked at the gray sky, feeling that he had no clue at all. He looked at the faces of others, and he looked confused. He asked behind him in confusion: "Brother Liangmian, where is this place?"

The eldest brother nicknamed Liang Noodle is the commander and squadron leader of this white-clothed army. He likes to eat cold noodles the most, and can eat five big bowls in one breath. This ability is unmatched in the entire Lion Cavalry Army. The nickname of the Big Eater King is famous. When Xu Xingxia came to inspect the Lion Cavalry Army last time, he discovered his ability and affectionately called him Liang Noodle Brother.

As a result, Xu Xingxia's words were amazing. From then on, the soldiers intimately called him Liang Noodle Brother, but even the title of squadron leader was spared. Liang Noodle was happy to accept it. No matter what, the four words Liang Noodle Brother popped out of Xu Xingxia's mouth. This is also a supreme glory. Even if others are jealous, they can't do anything about it.

This time, he led a long journey from Gulang City to Jiayuguan. Other follow-up troops of the Lion Cavalry Army had not even reached Gaotai and other places. When they passed by Suzhou City, they found that Suzhou City was also messy and deserted everywhere. It seemed that there were scattered military households, but it seemed that there were not. The scene was quite strange.

However, Suzhou City is not under his jurisdiction, so he is too lazy to deal with it. Controlling Jiayuguan is his record. As for Suzhou City, there will naturally be subsequent troops to deal with it. In fact, the White-Clothed Army had to control Jiayuguan, and Suzhou City was very safe. The only threat to Suzhou City is that it comes from the west. Blocking Jiayuguan is equivalent to eliminating the threat to the west. This is also an important reason why the White-Clothed Army wants to quickly occupy Jiayuguan.

The guy who can eat five bowls of cold noodles is naturally a poor person. Since joining the army, the greatest ability of cold noodles is perseverance. No matter what emergencies are, no matter how dangerous the situation is, no matter how difficult the battle is, he never retreats, and always grits his teeth and perseveres to the end. His position as a squadron leader is accumulated through military achievements.

However, in terms of cultural knowledge, Liang Noodles are also in dark eyes. After all, he is an older person, and he is not as good as those young men in terms of learning and comprehension. Until now, he still can't write the word Liang Noodles. He really doesn't know where it is outside Jiayuguan. He shook his head honestly and said regretfully: "I don't know either. Ma Douzi, I'll ask someone to ask after I go back."

The young man named Ma Douzi had no choice but to sigh helplessly.

The soldiers in white-clothed soldiers around him shook their heads with regret. Even Brother Liang Noodle was not clear about the things that they didn't know. For these lower-level military households, they really didn't know what was outside Jiayuguan. Their current level was not enough to know the wider world. They only knew that it would be very far away to come from Ningxia Town, and even if they rode their horses day and night, they would have to walk for half a month.

"Go back and ask someone for a question." Brother Liangmian said in a deep voice.

Obviously, it is unrealistic to communicate with those herdsmen without knowing anything. If the conflict occurs due to the wrong communication between the two sides, it is completely unnecessary. After they go back to Jiayuguan, they can find people familiar with the local situation before they can take targeted action. So Liang took dozens of lion cavalry brothers, holding the flag of the White-Clothed Army, and walked around outside casually, nodded to the Mongolian herdsmen, and declared the existence of the White-Clothed Army, and returned to Jiayuguan.

Unfortunately, there was no one around Jiayuguan. The military households stationed in Jiayuguan should have two thousand houses, which is about two thousand people. Jiayuguan and Suzhou City were originally one, and the two formed the Suzhou Guard. The troops of one guard must have at least more than 5,000. However, as the national strength of the Ming Dynasty continued to decline, the military households on these frontier guards were very serious. Before Morigen went south, the military households in Jiayuguan and Suzhou City had almost escaped. After Morigen came, all of them ran away.

It was not until the next day that Ma Douzi and others finally found a blind old man in the Qilian Mountains hundreds of miles away. It is said that he was an old man stationed in Jiayuguan. However, in the past ten years, he has been brewing wine in Suzhou City. There are many wine-making shops in Suzhou City, no wonder they will be called Jiuquan in later generations. Unfortunately, due to the tight grain supply, the output of brewing hotel shops in Suzhou City is too small.

Since I couldn't find anyone else, this old man who only knew how to make wine was also invited to teach the White Army to help me. Brother Liang Noodle also took out a bottle of rice wine for entertainment. This bottle of rice wine was produced in Ningxia Town. Brother Liang Noodle likes to drink two glasses when he is fine, so he takes it with him to Jiayuguan. The brewing process of Ningxia Town is naturally good. When the blind old man smells the wine, he knows it is a good wine, and he can't help but the wine insects are sensation.

Brother Liang Noodle smiled and said, "Old man, this bottle of rice wine is yours. Talk to us and talk to us about what you know."

The blind old man was quite satisfied with the wine he had such good wine. He sipped his wine, and his wrinkled face became more angry, and his mind seemed to be much clearer. He sorted out his thoughts and said slowly: "It was someone else's territory when he left Jiayuguan. Back then, our ancestors had gone out of Jiayuguan several times, but after Zhengde, no military team had gone out of Jiayuguan, and all the travelers were coming and going..."

He said that the Ming Dynasty at that time had nominally ruled the Hami Guards, but in fact, the place where the real garrison was in Jiayuguan. Outside Jiayuguan, there were no military teams stationed. The old man's ancestors, who were the military households of Suzhou Guards for many generations, were naturally the most clear about this. In their minds, leaving Jiayuguan, it was no longer the territory of the Ming Dynasty. It seemed that the white-clothed cavalry went out like this yesterday, which could easily cause misunderstandings among the Mongols. If there was a conflict between the two sides, it would be bad.

Liang Mian said disapprovingly: "Conflict is conflict, no big deal. Our white-clothed army has never been afraid of conflict. By the way, what is the situation outside? Who is the most powerful person? How many of their military teams are there?"

The old man explained it one by one. After all, he was a decades old man, and he had eaten more salt than Ma Douzi. He walked over more bridges than Ma Douzi had walked. He lived in Suzhou Wei for a long time and had never left. His ancestors were military households of Suzhou Wei. Most of the information he usually came into contact with was related to the outside of Jiayuguan. Over time, he knew very well about the outside of Jiayuguan.

To the west of Jiayuguan, the name of the Ming Dynasty was Hamiwei. However, others themselves called Chijin or Chahan. Because the main local herders were all Mongols from Chijin tribes, or Mongols from Chahan tribes. To the west of Hamiwei, there are two Mongolian tribes, Aduan and Quxian. The areas they ruled were called Aduan or Quxian.

Of course, it is also possible to call them Tatars. In this ghost place, the difference between the Tatars and the Mongols almost does not exist. The Tatars and the Mongols originally had the same bloodline, but later they continued to merge with others, so the bloodline was not pure. In Hamiwei, the situation is even more complicated. I am afraid that even they themselves cannot figure out who they are. However, in this area, it is true that they are subject to the rule of the Tatars.

Brother Liang Noodle asked, "Have Mo Rigen been here before?"

The old man thought about it and said with certainty: "I have been here! I clearly remember that the business trips that were coming and going were blocked in Suzhou for half a year. They mentioned Morigen's name almost every day. From that time on, I knew that Morigen was a very powerful guy. By the way, both the Chijin tribe and the Chahan tribe were under the rule of Morigen."

Brother Liang Noodle asked curiously: "They accept Morigen's rule? Are you sure?"

The old man said confidently: "Of course it's certain. Almost everyone in Suzhou Guards knows that there are many people from the Chijin tribe and the Chahan tribe in Morigen's army. It seems that Morigen has a little wife, the daughter of Chief Chijin Lang. To the west of Jiayuguan, there are only two Aduan and Quxian tribes, which are close to the Yarkand Kingdom. Anyway, if you don't believe it, find someone else to ask, the answer will definitely be the same as mine."

Brother Liang Nodded and believed it. He also knew that the territory controlled by the Tatars was very vast, and these places west of Jiayuguan were under the rule of Morigen. However, in this way, the White-Clothed Army had work. Since it was Morigen's territory outside, he had to make trouble for anything. Morigen, a naughty man, came to trouble the Han people all day long. Now, the White-Clothed Army also had to take the initiative to attack and cause him some trouble.

After thinking about it, Brother Liang Noodle asked, "Old man, are there any Han people outside?"

When talking about this topic, the old man was sad. He didn't even feel like drinking. Obviously, Brother Liang Noodle's words accidentally touched the most painful place in his heart. After a while of silence, he said in pain: "Of course there are, and there are still many. They were all captured as slaves. My son, daughter-in-law, grandson, granddaughter-in-law, etc. were all captured by them. I don't know if they are still alive."

Liang Noodle suddenly became angry, suddenly stood up and said coldly: "Slave?"

The old man sighed in pain, his face full of vicissitudes, and said helplessly: "Yes! Every time the Tatars come to Caogu, people from the Chijin tribe and the Chahan tribe participated. Every time, the Tatars would capture a large number of Han people from the Hexi Corridor. Most of these Han people were taken to slaves. A small number of them were sold to far away West. I once heard from the merchants and travelers who came to exchange said that after being captured, the Han people were sent to very far away places, they could be sold at a high price. Especially for young and beautiful women, many people competed for them."

Liangmian frowned and said, "You guess, how many people were caught?"

The old man said with little certainty: "I don't know the specific details, there must be more than 100,000 people. I heard from the merchants and travelers who come and go that there are 30,000 to 40,000 Han slaves in Chijin tribe, and they can be seen everywhere on the streets. In the Chahan tribe, the number of Han slaves is greater, with about 50,000. In the Hami Guard station, there are also 30,000 to 40,000 Han slaves."

(Author’s note: The location of Chijin’s tribe is today’s Yu, near the store. The location of Chahan’s tribe is today’s Dunhuang City. The location of Hami Guard is today’s Hami City.)

"So many Han slaves?" Liangmin's heart suddenly couldn't help it. Under a brief anger, he calmed down quickly. Anger was not conducive to thinking. The more angry he was, the less he could find a solution to the problem. Only by calming down can he find a solution to the problem. In Hami Guard, there were so many Han people, how could he do this? We must think of a way to rescue them as soon as possible.

One of the purposes of the White Army was to rescue these suffering brothers? Among the five small team leaders under his command, two were slaves who were once captured by the Tatars. If they heard the news, they would definitely share the same hatred for the enemy. Although the current military strength of the Lions' Cavalry Army is a bit small, as long as the measures are appropriate, they can still do something.

If these Han slaves could be rescued, they would not only increase the labor force in Gansu Town, but also greatly weaken the combat capabilities of the Tatars. Moreover, they were also familiar with the local situation. If they were guided or directly joined the White Army, it would be very useful for the White Army to control the Hami area in the future. Liangmian believes that the White Army's footsteps would not be able to stop at Jiayuguan.

Liang Noodle thought about it and asked someone to take the old man down for a rest. He called all five team leaders to tell them about the situation outside, especially about the situation of Han slaves.
Chapter completed!