I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 698: Harinhan's Vast Country
Abduhalin Khan glanced at all the generals, and his majestic gaze made everyone lower their noble heads obediently.

Five years ago, Mansur Khan's son Shah Khan foolishly led his troops to the north to Jinshan, wanting to conquer the Oirat tribe, but was defeated and killed.

The Kingdom of Turpan was caught in civil strife over the throne. Abdukhalin Khan, along with his two younger brothers, Sufisutan and Mahamashitan, led the main force on an expedition to the east. They quickly conquered the Kingdom of Turpan, leaving Mahamashitan behind and making him the Khan of Turpan.

At this point, the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, which had been divided for decades, was actually unified under Abdul Khalin Khan, a great achievement for his ancestors!
How could Abdu Halin Khan not be proud!

What Bukhara mercenaries are? They are just a bunch of useless people!

"Lock it, don't be slow!"

"Brother Chen is here!"

"Tomorrow morning, you will lead the vanguard and rush to Aksi City to block the western exit of the Fergana Valley. Don't let these evil wolves escape!"

"As ordered!"

A noble general said tactfully: "Great Khan, you conquered Turpan and your fame spread throughout the West. We had no time to congratulate you and hurried here.

We are almost at our destination, victory is in sight, please allow us to offer a small congratulations! "

Abduhalin Khan thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "The whole army has been traveling for more than ten days and it is really hard. Let's have a good meal today and get enough rest. Let's do our best to kill all the lackeys of the Bukhara people!"
After the great victory, I, the Khan, gave generous rewards and got drunk with all the soldiers in the army!"

"Great and wise Abdul Halim Khan, your light is like the sun."

The generals in the big tent knelt on one leg and praised loudly.

Abduhalin Khan smiled modestly, his face full of pride.

At dusk, the aroma of roasted lamb wafted along the banks of the Narun River, mixed with the smell of alcohol.

From time to time, loud shouts could be heard, drifting in the wind.

“Turpan’s wine is delicious!”

"It's delicious! I want another drink."

"The wine in Turpan is delicious, and the women are even more gentle."

"Haha, you bastard, you can't bear to give it up after tasting it. You can stay in Turpan with Lord Mahemasudan like Balibusi and the others."

"What's so good about Turpan! I heard that to the east of Hami, that is, to the east of Turpan, is the Ming Kingdom, where there are mountains of gold and seas of silver, hundreds of kinds of delicious wine, countless women, and more importantly, they are pagans!"

"The infidels, we must conquer them."

"I heard that the next time the Khan goes on an expedition, he will continue to march eastward. I am so happy to think that I will drink more wine, rob more treasures, and sleep with more women!"

"Now that you mention it, I also look forward to the Khan leading us to the east as soon as possible to conquer those damn pagans!"

On the Bahatuhai Mountain north of the Naron River, Huo Jing, Huo Bian and Tian Le stood on a hill, looking through binoculars at the brightly lit Yarkand military camp six or seven miles away.

It winds for more than 20 miles, running from one end of the valley to the other, and you can't see the beginning or the end.

Huo Jing said coldly: "Less than 30,000 cavalry, about 60,000 war horses."

Tian Le said, "It's quite a lot. The Toyun Bashi has 15,000 soldiers and less than 10,000 war horses. It seems that the main force under the command of this Harin Khan is the Yarkand Khanate."

Huo Bian said with a grin: "Thirty thousand cavalrymen are enough for us to kill for a while."

Tian Le said: "If we destroy these 30,000 cavalry, Yilibali and Yarkand will suffer heavy losses. When the northern army comes down from Jinshan, there will be less resistance, which will also help us to recover the Western Region as soon as possible."

Huo Jing nodded, "Mr. Dongzhou is right. If we keep the land but lose the people, we will lose both the land and the people. If we completely destroy the main forces of the Yarkand State, the cities on the north and south roads of the Tianshan Mountains and the remnants of Turpan will have no choice but to surrender upon hearing the news."

"Brother Qiejin, Mr. Dongzhou, let's not talk about the distant future. Let's first talk about how to fight these 30,000 enemy cavalry."

"According to the reconnaissance during the day," Huo Jing pointed at Zhumuhan from a distance, "the place with the brightest lights is the royal tent of Harin Khan. Ba Han, you lead the vanguard of the Yunchuan Division to charge there.

The Left Guard Regiment of the Yunchuan Division attacked there." Huo Jing pointed to a place four or five miles to the left of Zhumuhan. The lights there were dim, and it was the darkest place in the camp of more than 20 miles.

"There are young men from Yilibali that Harin Khan recruited on his way back. They are dissatisfied. If we launch an attack, what do you think their first reaction will be?"

Huo Bian immediately replied, "Run! This place is not far from Yilibali, they must be taking advantage of the chaos to run back."

Huo Jing laughed loudly, "Yes, running back. This is the reaction of an army with no morale and a demoralized army. As soon as they run away, coupled with your tactics of destroying the tent of King Harin Khan, the Yarkand army will surely panic."

As he spoke, Huo Jing's gaze became extremely sharp. He pointed his right hand at the bank of the Naren River in front of him and rowed north and south.

"I will lead the Juyan Division to attack the troops directly under the Khan of Halin there and there, and we will surely defeat them in one fell swoop. The Right Guard Regiment of the Yunchuan Division and the Guard Regiment directly under the Xingsi will be deployed in the north and south respectively to chase and kill the defeated soldiers.

Mr. Dongzhou, you take the various departments of the Xingsi and the baggage regiment and stay in the rear camp, ready to be on call at any time."

"As ordered!"

Tian Le and Huo Bian responded without hesitation.

"Okay, let's wait here for the Yebushou reconnaissance team to come back and wait until they confirm the final enemy situation before leaving."

After a while, Huo Bian put down the telescope and couldn't help muttering, "Mr. Dongzhou, how did the Intelligence Department get the intelligence on Harin Khan's troops so clear?"

"Zhumuhan, does the deputy envoy know?"

"Yes, it's the market in front. The tent of King Harin Khan is near it."

"The merchants there are all our people in disguise."

"Ah!" Huo Bian couldn't hold it in any longer. "They are all our people. They won't be exposed?"

"What's the secret? Those pretending to be merchants are all from Khotan and other places. Their accents, clothes and documents are all genuine. And Zhumuhan was originally a market, and it was common for merchants to come and go there.

This caravan purchased goods from Transoxiana and was preparing to return to Khotan via the Fergana Valley. However, they did not want to see the Bukhara mercenaries wreaking havoc in the valley, so they had to take a detour via the Naryn River, go back to Hasihar City from Atebashi and Aksai, and then return to Khotan. As a result, they met Harin Khan as soon as they arrived here.

Reasonable.

They also took the initiative to pay a visit to Halin Khan, presented him with a large amount of jewelry, fine wine and other items they had purchased, and obtained his protection. Then they traveled among the various Yarkand troops, selling goods. Before dark, they had a general understanding of the situation. "

Huo Bianzhi shook his head, "You are so brave that you dare to meet Harin Khan directly."

Tian Le laughed, "Even the deputy envoy couldn't think of it, let alone them."

"By the way, Brother Qiejin and Mr. Dongzhou, how did you two come up with the idea of ​​attacking Harinhan first? He's a tough nut to crack!

Most people do the easy things first and then the difficult things, but you do the opposite, doing the difficult things first and then the easy things."

Huo Jing and Tian Le looked at each other and said, "Please, Mr. Dongzhou, tell Jingbian about this."

"Okay." Tian Le responded, "First the easy ones, then the difficult ones. Usually our side has the advantage, so we fight the easy ones first to boost morale, and then fight the difficult ones to the death.

We are isolated and have no external support. Any battle must be fought quickly and decisively, without any hesitation or entanglement. If we attack the Gilsa tribe of Toyunbashi first, even if the 15,000 troops are weak, we will suffer losses.

Compared with Harin Khan, our forces are already at a disadvantage, and if we suffer losses, we will be even weaker. If we fight against Toyunbashi and suffer heavy losses, our morale will be dampened, and it will be even more difficult to fight Harin Khan's forces.

We should make up our minds and wait for an opportunity to defeat Harin Khan's army. Once he is defeated, Toyunbashi's Jirsa army will no longer be a threat."

Huo Jing said decisively: "Halin Khan led the main force of the Yarkand Kingdom and rushed here from Turpan. We are just waiting for them to tire themselves out."

Huo Bian crossed his arms across his chest and touched his chin with his right hand. "Brother Qiejin, why do I feel that it is getting easier to win battles? Is it possible that the enemy is getting weaker the further west we go?"

Huo Jing looked at him and laughed, "It's not that our opponents have become weaker, but that we have become stronger." "We have become stronger?"

"In the General Staff Office, we make plans before we act.

The Intelligence Department can quickly find out the enemy's details and make the enemy know nothing about us.

Political Work Department, wherever we go, we quickly gain a loyal following.

We were both studying at Xishan Military Academy, and so many famous generals took turns to teach us, which opened a new door for us. "

Huo Bian also laughed, and laughed very happily.

"Now that you put it to me, brother, I understand. It turns out that we have become stronger, so we feel that the enemy has become weaker."

"That's good to know." Huo Jing's face suddenly turned serious, "Damn it!"

"Cut off brother, you say."

"We'll charge into the main tent of Harin Khan later. Use more grenades. Even if we can't kill many people, we can create enough chaos. The more chaotic the enemy is, the easier it will be for us to win."

"I understand, brother Qiejin."

An hour later, the captain of the Yebushou reconnaissance team came back. Huo Jing, Huo Bian, Tian Le, the heads of each regiment and other commanders of the headquarters checked the situation of the Yebushou reconnaissance team together.

everything is normal.

Huo Jing repeated the tasks of each department, and the heads of each regiment repeated them and confirmed that they were correct.

"Okay, now let's start balancing the watches."

All the adjutants of the generals took out the marine clocks they carried with them.

"It is now 2:25 in the morning of May 11th. An hour and a half later, at 3:55, Huo Bian led the Yunchuan Division's vanguard regiment and sneaked to Zhumuhan with the help of an insider. That was the biggest loophole in their entire camp.

Two hours later, Huo Bian led his troops to attack the main camp of Harin Khan’s tent, and after breaking through, he fired three green flares, and then.”

Huo Jing recounted the order of attack.

"Do you remember it?"

"remember!"

"Okay, everyone return to your respective units and be on standby at all times."

"Yes."

After everyone left, Huo Bian was about to leave as well.

This is just an observation post. The main force is still hiding in the mountains and forests five or six miles behind.

"Ba Han, um, Jingbian."

"Brother Zhongming."

"Fight for Ming!"

Huo Bian was stunned for a moment, then he smiled, "Fight for the Ming Dynasty!"

He saluted and turned to leave. Huo Jing watched the backs of Huo Bian and his group disappear into the night, then turned to Tian Le and said, "General Tian, ​​see you when we win."

"Envoy Huo, we'll see you when we win! Take care."

Watching Huo Jing's back disappear into the darkness, Tian Le looked up at the sky and saw a crescent moon hanging in the west.

All the places where the sun and the moon shine are the land of the Great Ming!

Tian Le followed him down the hill, wandered around in the valley, walked more than two miles, and turned to the back of the hill, where the guards were waiting for him with their war horses.

"go!"

Tian Le climbed onto the horse, rode slowly, and soon he and his followers disappeared into the night.

Harin Khan suddenly woke up.

Tonight, the generals toasted him and he drank quite a lot. But he had a good alcohol tolerance and was only half drunk. He fell asleep and was suddenly awakened by the urge to urinate.

He got up and walked outside the tent, found a place and urinated three feet into the wind.

After he finished peeing, Harinhan was sobered up by the cool night breeze. He simply stood outside the big tent and looked out.

Unfortunately, the moon has already set, and the mountains and rivers are pitch black, making it impossible to see clearly.

But Halin Khan has a vast territory in his heart.

This vast territory was given to me by Hu Da. I must accomplish great achievements and go down in history!

The ambitious Khalin Khan did not care about the six or seven thousand Bukhara bandits at all. He began to imagine the future.

I have unified the Chagatai Khanate, and my achievements surpass those of my ancestors. I must continue to work hard!
At least better than my great-uncle Mansur Khan.

People called him "the pious man". He would pray ten times a day and chant sutras when he was not fighting. He was determined to turn the Ming Dynasty in the east into Hu Da's territory.

I want to inherit his will, launch a war of advancement to the east, and conquer the legendary Ming Dynasty with a vast territory. After conquering it and turning it into a huge territory, I will be able to go down in history and lead tens of millions of believers to fight for the position of Caliph to the west.

Thinking of this, Harinhan trembled with excitement.

At this time, outside Zhumuhan, Huo Bian led the Yunchuan Division's vanguard regiment and, under the guidance of an insider, sneaked along a ravine to the northeast of Zhumuhan.

"Sir, there is a small hill over there. Less than two hundred feet away is the royal camp of Harin Khan. But there are sentinels on both sides of the hill."

Huo Bian stared at the hilltop with a large bonfire that illuminated the surrounding area for a while, "We must get rid of them, otherwise they will alert us if we make the slightest movement. Let's go!"

A dozen dark shadows quietly crept towards the hill.

They hid in the shadows and darkness of the night, and first slashed the throats of all the sentries at the foot of the hill with daggers, and then used strong bows to shoot three sentries on the hill at the same time.

Huo Bian quietly walked up the hill and saw three sentries lying on the ground, two of them were shot in the neck and one was shot in the left eye socket.

"You are just a bunch of useless people, you are not worthy of being Mongolians." Huo Bian spitted, "I don't have any relatives like you!"

He made a gesture to the back, and nearly 3,000 cavalrymen of the vanguard regiment, leading their mounts, took advantage of the night and slowly approached the royal camp from the wilderness next to Zhumohan.

A team of patrol soldiers came from the outskirts of the camp. The captain walking in front suddenly saw a dark shadow flickering in the distant night. At first he thought it was his comrades who were patrolling outside and had returned.

But as the number of flashing shadows increased, he realized something was wrong.

The patrol leader tried to open his eyes wide to see more clearly in the darkness.

The camp was filled with bonfires and torches, making it brightly lit, making the outside seem even darker.

what exactly is it?
Is it a wolf pack?
Or are they stray herds of cattle and horses?
The patrol leader stopped and signaled the whole team to be on alert. He took two steps outside, pointed at the shadow, and shouted, "Stop, who is it?"

(End of this chapter)