In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 28 Exchange for Han slaves
The battle only lasted a quarter of an hour and ended.

Lin Rui and the others did not encounter any decent resistance at all, and there was no longer a Tatar standing in the camp.

Of the nearly a thousand Kashgar tribe, except for Kashgar who escaped with a dozen warriors, everyone else was lying on the ground.

Looking at the wounded, corpses and collapsed tents all over the ground, everyone's eyes changed when they looked at Lin Rui.

Because most of all this was caused by the four hundred cows. At this moment, some of the four hundred culprits had fallen into the river, while others had rushed to the other side and were lying on the ground groaning.

Fortunately, most of the cows were able to extinguish the flames on their tails when crossing the river and saved their lives.

"Sister-in-law Niu, you lead the people to be on guard. Gouwa, you lead the people to collect the scattered cattle, sheep and horses.

The rest of the people cleaned the battlefield, and all the Tatars who were seriously injured were treated with wounds. Those who were slightly injured were not left alone, including adult men and the elderly. The women and children were tied up first. "

"Yes!"

Everyone responded loudly and then began to clean the battlefield. No one dared to refute Lin Rui's words.

Morale is at an all-time high.

At this time, it was daylight, and everyone did not finish cleaning up completely until noon.

Looking at the piles of leather, weapons, food, various materials, and the thousands of livestock that were collected, everyone's eyes were shining.

As for the tied up women and children, no one cared.

"Sir, these are Han brothers and sisters who were robbed by the Kashgar tribe. There were originally nearly 50 of them. Unfortunately, nearly half of them were trampled to death by cattle last night. There are still more than [-] left. Do you want to put them away?" Take them all back?"

Liu Si pointed at a group of people squatting on the ground and said.

Most of the group were women, there were fifteen of them, and there were only seven men, all of whom were also tied up.

"Of course I have to take them back, untie all their ropes, and then treat the injured ones to comfort them!"

Lin Rui immediately ordered that he felt heartbroken when he heard that half of the Han people were dead, but there was nothing he could do about it.

"Sir, what should we do with these Tatar prisoners? Why don't we just kill them all to save us the trouble!"

Liu Si pointed at the Tatar prisoner who was kneeling on the ground.

Originally, he wanted to say that he would kill all those little Tartars and take the women back, but looking at their pairs of hateful eyes, he simply gritted his teeth.

Everyone else also looked at Lin Rui and raised the knife in their hands, obviously having the same meaning.

"It would be a waste to kill them. These women and children are still useful."

Lin Rui waved his hand. There were nearly 200 of these women and children in total, and they all suffered only minor injuries.

Now that I have lost my ability to resist, I naturally have to keep it for trading.

Although everyone couldn't figure out the use of keeping these Tatars, the young master actually said that they would definitely be useful.

After just a quick meal, everyone began to return to their base with the loot.

Fortunately, it's not far away, only a dozen miles, otherwise it would be really troublesome to transport so much loot.

.........

In just a few days, the news that the Kashgar tribe had been wiped out spread to more than a dozen nearby tribes, large and small.

While other tribes were just shocked, the three Khalkha tribes that had attacked Lin Rui and the others were shocked and frightened at the same time.

There was no way, no matter what methods the Han people used, they were able to destroy the Kashgar tribe, so they could also be destroyed. In addition, they had actively attacked each other, so how could they not be worried?
Fortunately, Kashgar quickly found the three tribes and asked the three tribes to borrow some men and horses to go back for revenge.

However, the three patriarchs refused without hesitation. Kashgar was blinded by hatred, but they were not.

Not to mention that the Han people's earthen walls were difficult to fight. Even if they were easy to fight, the Jurchens would not spare them if they arbitrarily loaned their warriors to other tribes to fight.Kashgar tried to persuade the three of them, but they refused to let go. In the end, they had no choice but to take the remaining ten warriors to Liaodong, preparing to find the Jurchens to make the decision.

After Kashgar left, the three chiefs also learned that the Han people used fire oxen to destroy the Kashgar tribe. Although they were relieved, they decided to send people to negotiate to see if they could stabilize the Han people first.

That group of Han people destroyed the Kashgar tribe, and the Jurchens would never let them go. But after all, it would take time for Hou Jin's army to come and kill them.

Obviously the three clan leaders are still very wary of Lin Rui and the others, fearing that the other party will sneak up on them at night and use some means to deal with their tribe.

At the same time, within the Chatu tribe, brother and sister Lao Chatu and Haqi were scratching their heads.

Although the three of them all guessed that the destruction of the Chatu tribe must be related to the cattle, they could not figure out what the Han people did with the cattle.
While the three of them were thinking hard, Huang Ben and Zhou Meng came to visit again. This time, Old Chatu was much more enthusiastic. He went out to welcome the two of them into his tent, and also served them two cups of steaming fragrant tea. .

"I wonder what's wrong with Mr. Lin sending these two here?"

The three of them were a little nervous, suspecting that the Han people wanted to go back on their word and take advantage of the victory to ask for the horses.

"Chief of the Chatu clan, first of all, I am here to express my gratitude to your tribe on behalf of my son. The last transaction gave us a lot of help. Secondly, my son wants to make another deal with your tribe."

Huang Ben put down his tea cup and said slowly. Compared with last time, his tone this time was a little more confident.

In this grassland where strength is respected, after they wiped out the largest Kashgar tribe nearby, no matter what method they used, no matter how many people they had, other tribes no longer dared to underestimate them.

"Oh! What deal?"

Chatu said slightly curiously, feeling relieved.

"This time we captured many women and children from the Kashgar tribe. My young master wants to use these women and children to exchange for the Han people in your tribe." Huang Ben explained.

"That's easy to say. I wonder how your young master plans to change it?" Chatu nodded and asked again.

"An adult woman who can give birth, plus a child below the wheel height, are replaced by a Han, regardless of gender."

"Okay, I wonder how much your young master would like to exchange for?"

Chatu's eyes lit up. He would exchange a Mongolian woman for a Han woman, let alone add a child.

Those Han women look beautiful, but they are too weak and can easily die during childbirth, far inferior to their Mongolian women. And those boys can become warriors in two years, and girls can give birth in two years, and even have children. No need to exchange with other tribes.

"Exchange as much as you can. I wonder how many Han people there are in your tribe?" Huang Ben asked.

"There are only 35 Han people in our tribe. Of course, if your young master is willing to wait a few more days, I can borrow some from other tribes. It shouldn't be difficult to gather a hundred people. I just don't know if you have that many women and children to exchange?" "

Chatu thought for a while and said that he naturally did not want to miss this good opportunity to expand the tribe's population, nor did he want to give this opportunity to other tribes, but he would not replace those Han blacksmiths and carpenters.

"Two hundred women and children are no problem. I wonder how long it will take the leader of the Chatu clan to gather 100 people?"

"Five days!" Chatu Xiangxiang stretched out a palm.

There are six other Chahar tribes nearby. With his prestige, it should not be difficult to borrow more than sixty Han slaves.

"Okay, in five days, each side will send 30 people. How about trading in the old place?" Huang Ben stood up.

"can."

Chatu also stood up and personally sent the two of them out of the camp, with a smile on his face the whole time.

"Abba, why did you agree so readily this time? I thought you were going to increase the price again!"

Hubbell looked at her father in confusion, and Hutch nodded beside him, thinking that his father agreed too happily this time.

"This time is no better than last time. I always take advantage of others. They won't trade with us next time."

Chatu waved his hand. In fact, he was embarrassed to say that the real reason was that the other party was able to destroy the Kashgar tribe, so he would definitely be able to destroy their Chatu tribe as well.

(End of this chapter)