After breakfast and getting on his horse, Li Xiao heard a loud noise.

That was the sound of explosives exploding the cliffs. The broken rocks and falling soil could cover everything in Xingxing Gorge, including the five thousand Junggar Mongolian soldiers who refused to rest in peace!

Li Xiao kept telling himself that kindness to the enemy is cruelty to oneself. Under this classic saying, five thousand lives seemed destined to become unjust souls.

It has to be said that ethnic minority brothers are sincere. When they sent scouts into the Xingxing Gorge, there was not even a Mongolian soldier inside. The man named Nayae actually pulled out all his men.

After Xingxing Gorge is Xingxing Town, Li Xiao originally thought it would be a fierce battle, but he didn't expect that Tuo Buhua only had a slight contact, and then gave up the idea of ​​rescuing Xingxing Gorge.

"Well done!" Li Xiao patted Nie Dahu on the shoulder with approval. Unknowingly, Li Xiao found that he had developed the habit of a superior. Nie Dahu was more than ten years older than him, so Li Xiao patted him.

The shoulders come unambiguously.

"The Mongolian soldiers were very cowardly. They killed hundreds of them and then retreated. It seems that they have returned to Hami, Marshal! This battle was not satisfying. If we attack Hami, our regiment will be the main attack." Nie Dahu smiled honestly,

There was a bit of embarrassment in the smile. It seemed that he couldn't bear Li Xiao's evaluation!

"You want to make the main attack? What a pity! We can't do it. Hami City is already in our hands. Man Ye is there. You want to attack again, but you don't know if you can beat Man Ye."

"If that doesn't work, if I fight with Mr. Man, our teacher will skin me."

Zu Dashou left a regiment to garrison Xingxing Gorge and Xingxing Town, and the rest of the large army crossed the Xingxing Gorge and advanced to the Western Region. It took only two days to reach Hami City.

As soon as he arrived in Hami, Li Xiao had to start resolving the conflict between the Japanese and Geritu. Now Li Xiao finally understood that the multinational force was not so easy to control. Both the prosecution and the defense were doing things that Li Xiao could not understand.

Regarding language, they say that every sentence must be translated. Sometimes the translated words do not sound smooth, which makes Li Xiao feel dizzy.

"If this matter is not handled well, it will be the beginning of internal strife. The Japanese people hold grudges, and Geritu is not a good person. If they really fight, your calculations will be in vain. At that time, you will not only have to mediate. The rest

The battle has to be fought by our young soldiers, and casualties will be unavoidable." Zhang Huangyan said solemnly.

"Yes! It's annoying enough, but it won't be annoying soon." Li Xiao glanced at Zhang Huangyan.

"What? Do you have a solution?"

"There is no way, but I believe you will find a way to solve this matter."

"Me?" Zhang Huangyan had an ominous premonition.

"You are my chief of staff, so of course you have to share the worries of the commander. How can I, the commander-in-chief, take charge of such a small matter as adjusting the relationship between the Allies?" Li Xiao spread his hands and went to find Mr. Man.

"I...! You...!" Zhang Huangyan was so angry that he didn't know what to say. He had a new understanding of Li Xiao's shamelessness. But there was nothing he could do. The official level was overwhelming, so he had to bite the bullet and take it.

This hot potato.

"Commander!" As soon as Li Xiao walked up to Man Ye, he saw Geritu walking over with a sneer on his face. Now Geritu is simply possessed by Erha. He stoops down and shrinks his neck. What else is there?

The momentum of the Golden Family!

"I said Lao Ge, after all we are also allies. You arrested Japanese soldiers without authorization. This is your fault. Mr. Zhang is very angry and wants to deal with you. See how you can bribe me and say a few good words to you."

They were old acquaintances, Li Xiao laughed and joked about Geritu.

"Commander, it's all his subordinates who are temporarily angry...!" Geritu defended with a mocking smile.

"Oh! It's the fault of your subordinates, that's great! Hand over your subordinates and chop them into pieces to correct the military regulations." Li Xiao had a face drawn, as if he wanted to do business in a business-like manner.

Geritu was frightened, but he must not dare to do this. If Li Xiao did this, it would mean that everyone knew that there was a rift in the relationship between him and Li Xiao. On the grassland, this kind of rift is fatal. Others

The tribe will take advantage of your backers not supporting you and have other ideas.

Ambition may be a bud at the beginning. But as time goes by, it will grow like a weed.

Many tribes on the grassland relied on him entirely because the Liao army was behind Geritu. Moreover, following Geritu could do business with the Han people, which gradually made the tribe rich. Once Li Xiao did not support him, the Qiyan tribe would not support him for two months.

I can't even hold on. In an era when strength is king, the Golden Family's appeal is not even remotely impressive.

"Commander...!" Geritu was so frightened that his face turned pale.

"Forget it! Brother Xiao, don't scare Laoge. This time, his tribe also suffered heavy losses. He detained the Japanese people and asked Laoge to provide some money. The Japanese people came so far to fight, wasn't it just for money?

Well. Besides, we just arrested people and didn’t hurt them. They are all old acquaintances!" It was obvious that Man Ye took advantage of Geritu and stood up to speak for Geritu.

"Commander...!" Geritu bowed his hands, his face full of pleading.

"Take money? How about giving all the profits you made in Hami City to the Japanese people?" Li Xiao offered preferential terms.

"all?"

"no?"

"Okay! Okay! But Commander, look at the people in Hami City...! Did you send it to me? They are all Mongolians..." Geritu revealed his true purpose with a wretched smile.

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"No! They resisted the Ming Dynasty. When Tuo Buhua returned, they even attacked your men and Japanese people, causing heavy casualties to our army. These people must be dealt with. Don't interfere." Li Xiao flatly rejected Ge Ri.

Picture, those who surrendered in Xingxing Gorge were killed, not to mention those who did not surrender and dared to resist.

"Commander...!"

"Hmm...!" Li Xiao's eyes were sharp, and Geritu was immediately frightened and did not dare to speak anymore.

Standing at the top of Hami City, Li Xiao watched the people in Hami City being driven outside like sheep. Japanese soldiers were on guard with rifles, and a group of Koreans holding sticks were driving away these Hami people.

When encountering an old man who walks slowly, or a woman or child who is crying and refuses to leave, he rushes forward and hits him with a stick. The crying and howling in the team becomes louder and louder. Some men try to save the old man and child at home, but the result is

He was shot to the ground.

Bodies were lying scattered on the side of the road, telling those who dared to resist what would happen to them.

Men and women are separated, and the men need to line up and walk across a horizontal bar. Those who are not as high as the horizontal bar are all classified to one side. Women are classified according to their age. The younger ones are grouped together, and those who are older or too young are grouped together.

Put it on the other side.

Then the men who were taller than the horizontal bar were each given a shovel and began to dig the hole.

It took two whole days to dig the hole. The hole was so big and deep that you could almost see the lava.

Everything was going on leisurely outside Hami City. Hami citizens, numbering more than 80,000, were sorted one by one and separated into several large blocks with barbed wire fences.

Every night there are always the sounds of dogs barking and gunshots, accompanied by the screams of the Mongolians. Those who tried to escape were bitten by dogs and then beaten to death by the Koreans who pinned them to the ground and used sticks.

Only those whose legs and feet are too fast will be shot.

The Japanese soldiers' marksmanship was quite good, and their hit rate within a hundred meters was astonishing.

Only more than 7,000 girls and young women were collected. It must be said that after the mixed blood between Mongolians and the indigenous people of the Western Regions, the girls born were truly beautiful. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty definitely did not conquer the Western Regions for the purpose of mutton skewers.

There are several of them, and even Li Xiao is a little tempted by the beautiful ones.

"Commander! We have left hundreds of good ones. You need someone to wait for you in this desert." Facts have proved that the descendants of Genghis Khan are shameless and invincible. Geri was still wailing yesterday.

Picture, today I transformed into a prostitute.

Damn it! One hundred and ten good ones, I don’t want this kidney anymore. I don’t want to be young and ****!

Seeing Li Xiao's uncertain expression, Geritu quickly said: "These are all virgins, no one has touched them."

"Yeah!" Li Xiao snorted and stopped talking.

Seeing Li Xiao's acquiescence, Geritu immediately asked his men to send the people to Li Xiao's camp.

When Li Xiao returned to the camp, there were hundreds of girls in Mongolian robes standing in the square with frightened faces. Some of them were better than those who had breastfed children, and it made people salivate.

"Pick a few who are timid and come over to serve, and load the rest back to the capital and give them to Ai Husheng. This is top-quality goods and can be sold for a lot of money." The seizure was part of the military expenditure for the Western Expedition, and of course the prisoners were also part of the seizure.

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Ai Husheng is responsible for monetizing these things. The men who have crossed the bar will be sold to the mines to work as coolies. Women! They will be put up for auction. Ai Husheng is also planning to hold an auction. The one with the highest bid will get it.

The Ming Dynasty has strict regulations that prohibit the sale of human beings. Therefore, these sold human beings are subject to a unified livestock tax. The tax rate! The reference object is a donkey!

When he woke up, Li Xiao felt sore in his waist and back, and the two Mongolian girls next to him were naked.

We will continue to head west today, and Galdan must have received the news by this time. The battle below is expected to be fierce.

The big pit outside Hami City disappeared and was replaced by a huge mountain.

Carloads of prisoners were escorted on the road. After walking back to Yumen Pass, they were put on trains and taken to Xi'an for auction.

While Li Xiao was killing people everywhere in the Western Regions, Li Yongfang was sitting face to face with a beautiful woman in a villa in the capital, talking.

"Liu Rushi! I want you to know your current situation. I want to know about Wu Sangui and what you know about the Mongols. You have to tell me all these things. Of course, everything has a price. You tell me

The price for these secrets is that you can live a good life in the capital.

Look, this is the most prosperous Tongzhou New District in Beijing. That river is the Chaobai River. The summer wind blows against the water surface, which is called cool. That thing is called an electric fan, and that thing over there is called an electric light. As long as

You press the switch, and the house is brightly lit the whole night. These things are only available in Beijing, Jinan, Jinzhou, and Xi'an in the world.

Tell the secrets you know, and you can enjoy it all easily." Li Yongfang showed a fox-like smile, and that smile was as hypocritical as it could be.

"During the third year of Chongzhen's reign, I once came to the capital with my father. The capital at that time was not like this. There were not so many high-rise buildings, nor the electric lights and fans you mentioned.

I remember it was also spring, and when there was a strong wind, all the people on the street looked gray and dusty, not like everyone is so glamorous now.

I have been traveling around for more than ten years, but I didn't expect to come back here again. But things have changed and people have changed, and this capital has become almost unrecognizable to me." Liu Rushi's eyes looked out the window, full of longing.

"Then go ahead, I'm all ears." Li Yongfang took a sip of tea.

"Where to begin?"

"Let's start with Wu Sangui's shipyard in Mumbai. How did he obtain steam engine technology?" As the person with the best knowledge, Li Yongfang planned to consolidate the information he had obtained before.
To be continued...