stubborn thief

Chapter 475
Liu Chengzong never dreamed that Zhou Riqiang actually regained Hami passively.

The fuse of this war happened after Liu Chengzong entered Jiayuguan. Batur Huntaiji volunteered to let the cavalry of the Zhunbu as the pioneers, and took the lead in crossing the Heishan Pass, crossing the Xingxing Gorge, and reaching the city of Hami. The feudal lord prepared food and grass and dug wells for the army.

Oirat and Yarkand are neighbors separated by a mountain.

Compared with Oirat, Yarkand has a vast land, the people who settled in the oasis made a fortune, the army soldiers who were good at civil war were experienced, and the armor and firearms made by excellent craftsmen were excellent.

But Yarkand is not an independent country, but a group of independent countries.

They are more loose than Oirat, and the Chagatai nobles are not very united.

So don't talk about little Hami, the entire eastern part of Yarkand, Batur Huntaiji didn't pay attention to it, it was like this when he followed Guoshi Khan to the south, and the [-] Oirat coalition army meandered from Balikun. The city of Hami, with a population of just over [-] people, was trembling with fear. The nobles huddled in the city and did not dare to say a word, and gave them whatever they wanted.

Although [-] came and [-] came back, Batuer Huntaiji didn't think he was weaker. On the contrary, Huntaiji with his brother-in-law thought he was invincible.

Batur Huntaiji felt that when his Junggar tribe came, it sent more than 1 troops. Now when he returns to Tianshan, although there are only more than 4000 people left in the headquarters and the camel city is gone, his brother-in-law has two full-staffed battalions. It is also [-] troops.

All in all, there are more Junggar troops going back than when they came, and their combat effectiveness is even stronger.

The problem was that the nobles in Hami didn't know Liu Chengzu. When they went south, a mighty [-] Oirat coalition army suddenly appeared in Barkol across the mountain. They didn't even have time to react. Who wouldn't tremble when they saw it?

But the situation is different now. From Chali Lost to Turpan, who didn't know that Oirat was defeated in Qinghai, and the remnant soldiers dared to be so rampant when they returned from defeat?
Besides, it's not a good time.

Just at the beginning of this year, the old man Abdullah, Khan of the eastern part of Yarkand, died in the court of Chali Khan, and the position of Khan in the eastern part was vacant.

Inheritance of the Yarkand Khan is still the Mongols’ method of selecting elders within the clan on the grasslands. Specifically, brothers end up with younger brothers. succession.

It is common sense for everyone to hope that their country can be ruled by their sons.

This inheritance law is a helpless move on the grasslands. Tribal leaders are high-risk occupations. Tribal vendettas, sword wounds, arrow wounds, obesity, gout, hypertension and diabetes, there is always one who can take people away.

Expect young people or even young people to succeed to the throne. In another season, they don't even know where the grassland is, and they don't know other tribal leaders. The whole tribe will disappear if they say nothing.

But the Chagatai Khanate settled down, and the expected age of the nobles gradually increased. This old tradition of selecting elders within the clan lost its necessity. The reality before us was that brothers who were princes believed in tradition necessity.

The previous Khan of Yarkand was named Ma Heima, who broke the long-standing tradition. In order to pave the way for his son to succeed to the throne, he appointed his twelfth younger brother, Abdullahin, to be the governor of Turpan. foreign aid.

As a result, after Ma Heima died in the 37th year of Wanli, when his son succeeded to the throne, the twelfth younger brother Abdullah rebelled in collusion with Oirat, which caused the division of the eastern and western parts of Yaerqiang. .

For more than 20 years, due to the legacy of passing the throne to his son, there have been many supporters, coups, and rebellions in the western part of Yarkand. The Khan has changed several times, and the Khan family is almost dead.

On the contrary, Khan Abdullah in the east was very calm because he tried his best to ease the relations in all aspects.

Now that the Khan Abdul Rain of the East is dead, there is no restriction on the choice of elders in the clan. The old man is 77, and his brothers of the same generation have already been buried in the earth. Even the next generation, there is no one older than his son. .

There is only a small problem. As the heir, the eldest son Abdullah is an old hostage. When he was seven years old, he followed his father to the west and fought a defeat. return.

The remaining sons of the old man are very active here. The brothers themselves are feudal lords who hold military power. The brotherhood between people and the eldest brother is also very special. Generally speaking, brothers are naturally close, but in their family, Don't say that the brothers are not close anymore, they are not familiar at all.

never seen it.

The brothers are all in their 40s and [-]s. Except for the second child, no one has ever seen the eldest brother in their life. Even the second child, Aji, only heard people say that he met the eldest brother. After all, he didn’t remember anything at that time. Son.

In this situation, the brothers thought about it, the one Khan on the east side and the one Khan on the west side are all members of the same family, no one knows who, our family can't do anything else, except laying mines for our own family, that is No. [-] in the world.

In the current situation, Khan in the west will definitely put his eldest brother back to inherit Khan's position. This is a conspiracy without even thinking about it.

First of all, it can make trouble for them. The khans in the eastern part of Yarkand can exist for so many years not only because of their ability to stabilize the situation, but also because they abide by ancient traditions and win the hearts of the people. It is bound to fall into civil strife.

Secondly, even if the eldest brother successfully succeeded to the throne, it would not be a bad thing for the west. At least this Khan grew up in the west and was not familiar with the east. It would be difficult for him to control the Khanate like a khan.

As for the third one, their brothers are not familiar with the eldest brother, and the eldest brother has become the king of Khan. In the future, will the throne be passed on to his son, or to some unfamiliar brothers?
Several brothers in the east got together and thought about this matter over and over again, and finally came up with a solution after seeing all the tricks.

The eldest brother must succeed, and the brothers support him with all his strength, but the territory and benefits are fine. The brothers must first divide the eastern khanate, and divide the pastures and fiefdoms. hit.

Take down the entire Yarkand, the eldest brother's son will be the Great Khan, and the second brother will be the Eastern Great Khan... I can't think so far in the future, and I will talk about it later.

It was the fifth brother among the brothers who won Hami, named Babai, who had always had his own territory in Hami.

Although Hami is a small place with no more than [-] people, it is located on the most critical station of the Golden Road. All envoys and merchants from the west must pass through here, and the army smugglers in Gansu Town also need to transport their goods here.

Although after the Anshi Rebellion, the Central Plains lost protection to the Western Regions, hundreds of years of war and climate change have caused the population of the Western Regions to drop sharply, the Silk Road is gradually withering, and the once brilliant cultural exchanges and commercial development have been lost.

But for the countries in the Western Regions, the Silk Road, which had been reduced to a common trade route, was still a golden road.

Subjectively, those in power in Yarkand did not care about the Emperor Ming who was thousands of miles away; objectively, every noble in Yarkand must take maintaining the golden road as his own responsibility.

Because if you are lucky, you can do the big business of paying tribute; even if you are unlucky, you can enter Ganzhou or even Lanzhou to do some ordinary business.

Except that it is too close to Suzhou and the population loss is extremely serious, Hami is almost the first-class wealthy place in the outer northwest.

The extremely frequent trade exchanges between the two sides gave Babai a broader perspective. However, due to the long distance and multiple translations, Babai knew a lot about Gansu Town and Qinghai. Can't hide it from him.

But you can't ask about the details of these major events. If you ask about the details, Babai's information is all word of mouth, hearsay, and even after many far-fetched interpretations.

There are often seven or eight Shen Weijings between this kind of news and the truth.

For example, a rebel army from Ming Dynasty entered Qinghai, Babai knew, but Babai did not know the name of the leader of this rebel army or the composition of its armed forces.

But Babai knew that the slogan of this rebel army was to fight back to the Central Plains. Of course, after translation, the slogan Babai grasped was: lead the army to rob the Han people!Be sure to put the flag on the gate of Ganzhou!
Babai knew about the Marshal's Mansion in Hehuang, but Babai didn't know about the relationship between the Marshal's Mansion and Daming.

On the Heka Grassland there is a character called Han Khan, Babai knows, but Babai doesn't know what Hanhan's real name is, and it's fine if he doesn't know, but Babai also knows that after a scuffle, the final victory The name of the person is Daiqing Khitan Khan.

Integrating the fragmented intelligence and making it seem reasonable requires a strong reasoning ability and creativity.

Babai's reasoning ability and creativity are very strong, especially his decisiveness that others cannot match. After careful consideration, he believes that the plot line that happened in Qinghai and Gansu is as follows:
A rebellion broke out in the hinterland of Ming Dynasty, and a rebel army poured into Qinghai. The Han people didn't like to run out, so they were mostly rebellious Dajun.

During the battle between the Tartar rebels and the Huoluochi tribes, a leader called Hanhan emerged, probably a Mongolian noble from the Tumed tribe. His slogan was: "Lead the army and go to the Han people!"

In order to deal with Han Khan's growth, Emperor Chongzhen, the long live master of the Ming Dynasty, carried out reforms in the northwest and established the Marshal's Mansion. The Grand Marshal is Liu Chengzong, the loyal general of the Han Emperor.

After Lin Danhan and Guoshi Khan entered Qinghai, a war broke out between Liu Chengzong and Guoshi Khan against Hanhan and Lindan Khan. In the end, all four were injured. Lin Danhan died, Guoshi Khan disappeared, and Liu Chengzong disappeared. But Han Khan is still there, and a supported Daiqing Khitan Khan appeared in Qinghai.

Gathering these "reliable" information together, Babai looked at the Karez caves and the endless melon fields outside the city from his building in the small town of Hami, thinking that there is only one truth: the rebels are the ultimate victors.

Han Khan defeated all the enemies, entered Daiqing Khitan Khan, established Dunta Wulusi, and controlled 20 strings under his command, which is reasonable.

Under such circumstances, Batuer Huntaiji led his remnants of defeated troops across the Xingxing Gorge, and came in a hurry, with more than 7000 Han troops "chasing him" behind him.

Babai thought it was Junggar's support of Daiqing Khitan Khan in exchange for the freedom to return to Tianshan, and Ming's border general Liu Chengzong was chasing him.

This is an opportunity for Hami.

Yu Gong can eliminate Yarkand's opponent in the north, Batur Huntaiji; privately, he can gather quasi-troop cavalry to strengthen his armed forces, and he can also express his grievances; More strength; externally, it can sell Liu Chengzong's favor to Daming Bian and open the market in exchange for greater benefits.

This is a big gamble. He has his eyes on the more than 4000 cavalry of Batur Huntaiji.

To be honest, the soldiers of Batur Huntaiji looked like defeated soldiers at first glance, and they were relatively elite defeated soldiers in the nomadic army. Although the armor was rotten, they were still wearing armor after all; There are thousands of war horses.

What's more, they are still driving yak carts. Even if they lose the battle, they still look richer.

If you don't beat him up, Babai will be sorry for his surname, Bo'er Jijin!
Without any hesitation, he first ordered his subordinates to go to all parts of Hami to draw out all those who could fight, and then sent someone to send a message to his second brother Aji in Turpan, exchanging the information he had and the next solution.

As this letter reached Aji, the entire Turpan also began to mobilize.

This matter has nothing to do with other people's analysis, because the information comes from Babai. Turpan and Hehuang are separated by four thousand miles, and the distance from Xining to Beijing is almost the same. What, others think it makes sense when they hear it.

But Aji's mobilization of Turpan troops was not to support Babai's attack on Batuer Huntaiji. He was too far away to support him.

Aji's mobilization of troops was mainly to guard against Gansu. He sent someone to send a message to Babai, saying: "In recent years, the Han people have become terribly poor, and they have become more and more shameless. We must prepare with both hands."

Naturally, the preparation was that if the efforts were not satisfactory, Babai had to give up Hami and run westward, and at the same time send people to complain to Gansu officials and the central court to seek justice.

In the process of filing a complaint, if the Gansu government and army pursue him, the troops mobilized by the second brother Aji can be used to support him.

Everything was ready, Babai had 3000 standing troops under his command, and he also recruited all the people who could fight in Hami, gathered more than [-] people, prepared drinks and meat outside the city, and asked the general Bu Yantimur to lead the army to leave in a mighty manner. To the northeast of Hami, set up an ambush in the mountains, just waiting for Batur Huitaiji to come and enjoy it.

Unexpectedly, Babai underestimated Batur Huntaiji's respect for his brother-in-law.

When people asked for something from Hami City, they wanted to let Wala's son-in-law Liu Chengzu have a good meal on the road, with grapes and wine and slaughtered cattle and sheep in front of him, and the quasi-department sent [-] riders to remain motionless.

Babai watched more and more quasi-military troops from the city. More than 4000 people gathered together, but they remained motionless. Then...he saw the Han army coming with a flag. Go down and eat meat and drink first.

After calling three times in a row, the Han soldiers under the city didn't say much, and directly started to prepare for the siege.

The Hami army waiting for the attack signal in the mountains was a little embarrassed, and Babai had no other choice. There were only old men, children and women under the age of six and over 66 years old in the city, so they could only bite the bullet and go down to the city to meet the leading generals , causing the interpreter to call out tentatively: "General Liu?"

Liu Chengzu nodded in response, Ba Baixin said that it was bad, so he came up decisively and surrendered on the spot.

　good afternoon!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)