Chapter 7 If you can't go east, you can't go west
Yun Zhao stayed in a tree for three days to pay attention to Yun Yang's injury.
On the fourth day, Yun Zhao led a large group of troops back to Duoyan Department.
According to Qian Shaoshao's instructions, Suritai found the dead Lakshen and the also dead Lahoqi.
Until death, the two of them hugged each other tightly, like two close lovers.
Lakshen’s body was smeared with butter, and a lama who specialized in sending people away from the world was invited to break down Lakshen’s body into the smallest pieces, wrap it in tsampa, and put it in one place. It was fed to the vultures from a high place.
Judging from the results of the sky burial, Lakshen was a good man. His body was eaten clean by the vultures, not even a bit of bone or residue was left.
Lakshan is a devout believer in the Yellow Lamaism, and this funeral arrangement is the best arrangement for him.
Laheqi did not believe in Lamaism. He believed more in the Mongolian immortality. Therefore, according to Mongolian custom, his body should be put into the river to feed the fish.
Unexpectedly, Lakshan’s only eleven-year-old daughter was unwilling. She insisted on putting Lahochi’s body into a sheepskin bag and being trampled by a hundred war horses.
She also claimed that only in this way could she safely marry Solitai, the disguised Bartel Merlin.
Since Yun Zhao took power, the Yun clan has basically ignored the opinions of others.
Lakshen’s daughter’s request was agreed to by Yun Zhao.
Laheqi’s body was put into a sheepskin bag as she wished, and was trampled into a puddle of flesh by a hundred war horses.
Lakshan's daughter completed the marriage ceremony with Suritai wearing a mask in front of everyone's eyes, and also handed over the authority of the Duoyan Department to Suritai in full view of the public. After the wedding, people never saw this thin and small woman again...
Ever since Battle Merlin got married to the daughter of the chief of the Duoyan tribe, the troops that had been besieging Battle Merin suddenly disbanded. .
Messengers from surrounding tribes even appeared at the Duoyan tribe’s wedding ceremony and sent them numerous gifts.
This is their greeting to the brave Bartel Merlin, congratulating him on becoming a new Mongolian nobleman who can continue to rule the herders on this land with them.
Just when all the poor herdsmen thought that their hero would become a prince from now on, their hero would also become a high-ranking prince, just like the Mongolian prince he had conquered in the first place.
On the third day after Bartle Merlin’s wedding, the Duoyan tribe began to move westward.
They are leaving the barren pasture of Duoyan and preparing to move to the summer pasture of the Kru tribe with rich water and grass.
And through the word of mouth among the herdsmen who came to participate in the "Kuli Leitai", it called on all herdsmen without pastures to join the Duoyan clan and enjoy this rich land together.of trophies.
Bartle Merlin even cut his face in public and swore that he would never want a sheep from a herdsman, a piece of skin from a herdsman, a mouthful of tsampa, and he would never take over a herdsman’s wife or daughter. He only hoped that, All the herdsmen who are struggling can hold together tightly, use the existing pastures, and live a good life together without taxes and oppression. The Duoyan tribe welcomes everyone, whether they are prisoners or slaves, as long as they They are kind and hard-working Mongolians, and Duoyan is the hometown of all poor Mongolians.
Duoyan tribe does not collect taxes - this news is like the wind on the grassland, blowing all the way from Duoyan tribe to the distance. The poor herdsmen who heard the news were overjoyed and had no ethnic ties. The wanderers drove their few cattle and sheep closer to Duoyan.
Those herdsmen who were deeply oppressed by the tribe and lived a miserable life have also begun to think about leaving the tribe and seeking refuge with the Duoyan tribe.
There are even some ambitious young people who want to follow Bartmelin to do something that can change the fate of all Mongolians.
And those princes who had recognized the Duoyan tribe and hoped to settle the matter were beating their chests one by one, hating themselves for being blind and mistaking this Bartel Merlin, thinking that this person was just a despicable wolf cub who didn't know how to deal with it. They want to enjoy their own power, but they want to hang out with those poor people and become enemies of the great Immortal Heaven.
As a result, the recently disbanded Crusade Army was formed again, but this time they had no intention of actively seeking war.
After all, the main force that makes up this army is also poor herdsmen. They also really want to live a good life without oppression and be able to keep all the income from their labor in their yurts.
Yunzhao temporarily stopped outward expansion, and the Mongols generally did not fight in the early autumn when their livestock began to gain weight.
No matter how ambitious the leader is, he will never miss the opportunity to add autumn fat to his livestock. Once this opportunity is missed, it will be impossible for the tribe’s cattle and sheep to survive the long winter on the Mongolian grasslands.
There are so many mosquitoes on the grassland that it can drive people crazy!
Especially if there is a guy next to you who is burned, covered in badger oil and gives off the luster of barbecue, it will attract mosquitoes even more.
Yun Zhao was very afraid that Yun Yang would die from infection, so he arranged for him to sleep in a tent with him.
Only the sanitary conditions in his tent were barely acceptable.
Fifteen days passed in a hurry.
God bless.
The maddening-looking burns on Yun Yang’s body were gradually covered by black scabs, as if covered with a layer of hard armor. He looked more like a monster than a human. .
Even with this ghostly appearance, he still likes to wander around, wearing a mask and drinking wine to see which wounded soldiers are there, and chatting with them.
At this time, Yun Yang had already formed his own style of controlling his subordinates.
He was in Yangma MountainHis heroic behavior in battle has naturally won the hearts of these Mongolians.
As long as he goes to any yurt, loud drinking songs will sound from that yurt.
Bartle Merlin became even more mysterious when someone accidentally saw his appearance under the mask and cloak.
The Mongols are the most legendary people in the world after the Uzbeans.
Soon, a legend that made Yun Zhao stunned when he heard it got into Yun Zhao's ears-Bartle Merlin is a black devil, an immortal man!
Yun Zhao thought about it for a moment and understood the origin of this legend. For one thing, Yun Yang's terrifying appearance with unhealed burns was seen.
Secondly, there is a big difference between the appearance of Yun Yang and Suritai. Therefore, people say that the reason why Barthel Merin marched forward bravely on the battlefield was entirely because he could not be killed at all, even if Even if he is injured, his soul will come out of one body and enter another healthy body.
Yun Yang liked this legend very much after hearing it, especially the word Black Devil. He even hoped that Yun Zhao could call the army he commanded the Black Devil Army.
Yun Zhao naturally cannot agree to this pure Guanzhong transformation request. The armies under his command are now regular and cannot be more regular. How can they be named after such a bandit transformation?
Yun Yang was unhappy about this.
When people come to the grassland, their connection with Guanzhong and even the Central Plains is not so close. Here, the news Yun Zhao gets is usually delayed.
Geographic factors slow down the message. There is nothing that can be done about it. He still does not have the strength to build a message transmission method like Temujin's flying arrow on the Mongolian grassland.
So, Yun Zhao once again set his sights on Zhangjiakou.
Today's Zhangjiakou, geographically speaking, still belongs to the Ming Dynasty. However, Wanjin Dusi, which is closest to Zhangjiakou, has ceased to exist in name only.
Even the Zhangjiakou Great Wall, which is densely covered with beacons, has become dilapidated due to years of disrepair. Many places have even completely collapsed, losing its defensive effectiveness.
If the Ming people take one step back, the Mongols and Jiannu will take one step forward.
As a transit point between Datong Prefecture and the capital, it is estranged from the Ming Dynasty under the promotion of thoughtful people.
In Yunzhao's view, the Ming Dynasty's nine-sided defense line was already in danger due to loopholes, and there was no longer the nine-sided aggressive situation of the past.
Hong Chengchou in the Di newspaper is still glorious and still serves as the governor of the three provinces, but with the title of Prince Taibao and Minister of the Ministry of War, he is the governor of the military affairs of Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Huguang and Sichuan provinces.
Last year, the troops left Tongguan and gathered all the famous generals in Xinyang, Henan, preparing to annihilate the rogue bandits in Henan in one fell swoop.