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Chapter 648 Recovering Qinghai Lake

Pieces of snowflakes fell from the gray sky, were swirled in the air by the fierce north wind, and landed on the felt hats of the Mongolian cavalrymen.Driven by the herdsmen, there are groups of fluffy Tibetan sheep walking slowly towards the pasture. Occasionally, Tibetan antelopes can be seen jumping on the hillside, and there are eagles circling in the sky.

The dense horseshoes splashed the snow and ice on the ground, and this Mongolian cavalry galloped towards the camp of the Heshuote tribe in the snowstorm.

The king's tent of the Heshuote tribe is set up near Qinghai Lake, but this year is another year of freezing weather, and their life is not easy.There is a cavalry of more than a hundred Heshuote tribes patrolling around the king's tent, looking a little lonely in the white ice field.After they saw the foreign Mongolian cavalry appearing in the ice and snow, they moved closer to the cavalry who came.

"Who is here?" Heshuo special cavalry asked.

"We are here to receive the Liaonan Cavalry Regiment of the Heshuote and Junggar tribes, take us to meet your Khan!" said the Mongolian cavalry who appeared outside the king's tent of the Heshuote tribe.

"It turned out to be a friend of Monan, please wait a moment, we will go to inform our Khan immediately." The Heshuote cavalry team was in awe, and hurriedly sent a few people back to report to Gushi Khan.Because as early as some time ago, Gushi Khan had announced to all the ethnic groups of the Heshuote tribe that he would join the Kyushu Army with the Jungar tribe.

If it hadn't caught up with the heavy snow and blocked the border, many arrangements would have been extremely difficult. The Kyushu Army had already dispatched officials to take over, so it would not be possible to start formal consultations now.

"Master Special Envoy, it seems that this year's cold winter has made Heshuote and his tribe feel uncomfortable." Sun Chuanting of the Seventh Corps, wearing a traditional Mongolian overcoat, patted his felt hat and the remaining snowflakes on his shoulders.

"It's extremely cold every year. After the extreme cold, there is a severe drought. The whole of the north is not happy. In such a year, wars should be avoided as little as possible. Even if there is a war, it must be resolved quickly. It cannot be delayed for too long, otherwise it will destroy Order on the grassland." The person called the special envoy showed a handsome face, and it was Da Yuer who was still in the Western Regions to assist in the establishment of the Chief Secretary of the Western Regions.

After the Kyushu Army signed a 50-year armistice treaty with the Tsarist-Russian Allied Forces, they established the Chief Secretary of the Western Regions with the Ob River and Ili areas as frontiers.There are many plateaus and mountains in the Western Regions, and the land is sparsely populated. It is not an easy task to prepare for the Chief Secretary of the Western Regions.The Heshuote tribe, who huddled near Qinghai Lake, was instigated by Batur of the Jungar tribe, and joined the newly established Chief Secretary of the Western Regions together with the Jungar tribe.The reason is also very simple. Last time Batur witnessed the powerful firepower of the Kyushu Army, especially the impact brought to him by the Gatling hand-cranked machine gun, which made him unforgettable.In addition, after the establishment of the Chief Secretary of the Western Regions, the location of the Qinghai Lake Ranch is very embarrassing. The Kyushu Army can encircle Qinghai Lake from three directions: Yarkand, Dunhuang, and western Sichuan.It will be a matter of time before they are annexed, so it is better to take the initiative to fight for more rights for the tribe.Sun Chuanting and Dayu'er waited in the snow for less than a quarter of an hour. Gushi Khan, who knew they had arrived, and Batur, who was a guest of the Heshuote tribe, hurried out of the king's tent, got on their horses, and Come and meet us outside the camp.

"Your envoy is here, and I'm far away from welcoming you. Please forgive me." Gushi Khan and Batur said together when they saw Sun Chuanting, Dayu'er, and more than a hundred Monan cavalry behind them.

"We will be a family in the future, so you don't need to be so polite." Da Yuer said boldly. She is a Mongolian herself, and she has the heartiness of a child from the grassland. She has only studied in the Academy of Sciences for a long time, so she is more restrained.

"We used to be a family too." Gushi Khan said.

"Yes, I didn't expect that one day our three tribes of Mobei, Monan, and Moxi would unite again in this form. Gushi Khan, you and the Shuote tribe also have branches in Monan." Dayuer It is natural to know that what Gushi Khan said was the period of the great golden family.

"Why are you chatting in the heavy snow? It's better to have a bowl of hot wine in the tent and talk about it in detail." Batur said.

"Okay, please." Gushi Khan politely greeted Sun Chuanting and Da Yuer to his camp.

As the leader of the Heshuote tribe, Gushi Khan's camp can be said to be the most spacious and warmest in the Heshuote tribe.The thick fur curtains were lowered, blocking off the howling wind and snow outside.Flames danced in the tent, and it was as warm as spring inside.

"Gushi Khan is so enjoyable. It's freezing outside, but it's so warm inside." Da Yuer felt the warmth in the tent, so she took off her fur coat and only wore ordinary Han clothing, which added a touch of color to the tent.

Batur couldn't help sighing: "I heard that the special envoy sent by the capital is the jewel in the palm of the Horqin tribe. As expected, this ice and snow will melt for your beauty."

"No matter what happens, the girls from the Zhungeer tribe and the Heshuote tribe may not give in too much." Da Yuer, who was serving as an envoy, was not shy because of this, but said generously.

"We are not humble about this. We also have many beautiful women in the Heshuot tribe, but I am afraid that none of them have the temperament of Bumbutai." Gushi Khan also said the same. The pride of archery and horseback riding is naturally somewhat different from that of Da Yuer, who has studied at the Liaoning Academy of Sciences and has been exposed to the most advanced knowledge, because there are many women who are good at riding and archery in the Mongolian tribes, so there is no feeling that rare things are precious.

"If you flatter me like this again, you won't let me make concessions on the treaty." Da Yuer smiled, "You should be mentally prepared this time, and joining us will mean that your family will lose control over the tribe , our officials from the Chief Secretary of the Western Regions will take over your tribe in an all-round way."

Gushi Khan and Batur looked at each other: "As long as the Kyushu Army can honor the consideration given to us, we are willing to surrender control of the tribe, and even let the whole family go to Dunhuang as hostages."

"You have three main requirements. One is to allocate a piece of pasture for your family to take care of. This is no problem. The second is for us to build the Moxi Cavalry Regiment. We will mainly appoint people from your two tribes, and our Mobei and Mobei There is no problem at all with the same equipment as the Southern Cavalry Corps. Thirdly, it is the simplest thing to treat your people like other peoples, because in our eyes, everyone is treated equally. For example, we in Monan Mongolia and Mobei Mongolia now enjoy the same rights, and we also have to fulfill obligations such as taxation." Da Yuer said.

"If this is the case, that's great. Let's discuss some details and wait until the beginning of spring to complete the handover." Gushi Khan and Batur knew that they didn't have much room for negotiation, and the conditions given by the Kyushu Army were enough. Then Qiqi agreed.

(End of this chapter)