The Golden Family, rising from the Western Regions

Chapter 45: The Shock of the Karluks
The whole morning, Houzhai was in chaos and very busy.

Under Li Xiao's order, all the herdsmen began to pack up their belongings and prepare to move.

"Although the Hou family was destroyed, Hou Wen is still alive. Once he learns what happened in the village, he will definitely borrow troops from the Karluk people to seek revenge."

"So, we can no longer stay in Houzhai!"

"Everyone, follow me back to Hexi Fort~"

This is what Li Xiao said to all the herdsmen in Houzhai.

They used the Houwen and Karluk people to intimidate these herdsmen and forced them to leave Houzhai and head to Hexibao.

I have to say, this reason is very effective.

The herdsmen still feared the Hou family. Even if Hou Wen was the only one left, they were still worried that Hou Wen would come back with the Karluk people to take revenge.

After all, each of them has the blood of the Hou family on their hands, and Hou Wen will definitely not let them go.

At that time, Li Xiao had already left with the people of Hexi Fort, and they were the only ones left. They were definitely no match for the Qarluk people.

So these people had to pack up and prepare to move!
"Brother, there are a total of 512 people heading to Hexi Fort!"

When everything was almost ready, Dahu ran to report the results of his inventory to Li Xiao.

Then he said with a worried look: "Not only them, but also the people from Sanhe Fort who came before, there are hundreds of them."

"If all these people come to Hexibao, can we support so many people?"

There were nearly a thousand people, all crowded into Hexi Fort. Dahu was very worried that something might go wrong.

After all, over the years, the population of Hexi Fort has been growing in an orderly and slow manner, and has never doubled in a short period of time.

Li Xiao had already considered this and nodded gently, saying, "I can definitely afford it."

"In two months it will be the autumn harvest, and the new crops will be enough to feed a lot of people."

Moreover, that woman Xiao Yanyan also promised Li Xiao that Hexi Fort would be exempted from taxes in the next three years.

This extra tax and grain is quite a lot!

Besides, these people, whether from Sanhe Fort or Houzhai, are not refugees with nothing.

They already had plenty of cattle and sheep and surplus food, enough to support themselves for a while.

"Even though they have become our people in Hexi Fort, it doesn't mean that we have to give up Houzhai and Sanhe Fort."

Li Xiao said in a faint voice.

Looking at the farmlands outside the village, they are now full of green wheat and will be ready for harvest in two months.

These arable lands originally belonged to the Hou family, but were now directly confiscated by Li Xiao.

"In the autumn harvest, we will bring them back to harvest the crops."

"It's definitely enough to feed these people for at least a year!"

Although Houzhai and Sanhebao have to be abandoned temporarily, Li Xiao will not leave them alone forever.

After all, these two places have fertile grasslands and cultivated land that can be used directly.

After the Karluk rebellion is over, Li Xiao will select some herdsmen from Hexi Fort, mix them with some indigenous people from the two forts, and return here.

Houzhai and Sanhebao were directly incorporated into the territory of Hexibao.

In this way, the power of Hexi Fort will be directly raised to a higher level, becoming the most powerful Han fort in Jinzhou.

"Besides, even if there really is a shortage of food, no one will starve to death." Li Xiao said in a light voice.

Da Hu is still too kind.

Why do wars always break out in this Western Region where the strong prey on the weak?

The main purpose is to compete for survival resources!

If there is no food, just grab it from other people’s bowls!

If it really came to that, Li Xiao would rather let them die in battle than let them starve to death.

Moreover, launching wars against foreign countries will be more conducive to the integration and unity of the Sanbao herdsmen.

"Well, there will always be a way when the car reaches the mountain." Dahu shook his head slightly and said, knowing that Li Xiao had considered these things, he felt relieved.

So he turned around and ran to a carriage to take care of Li Erjiang. At the same time, the carriage was also pulling the body of Li Xiao's father Li Dahai.

Then, Li Xiao looked at the herdsmen in Hou Village and said loudly: "Everyone, take good care of your cattle, sheep and belongings~"

"Let's go now~"

Upon hearing this, the herdsmen began to shout loudly and drove their cattle and sheep out of the village.

Although they were reluctant to leave Houzhai, everyone's face showed a yearning for future life.

Because the Hou family had exploited them too harshly.

Not only did the land not belong to him, even most of the cattle and sheep raised at home belonged to the Hou family.

They were just working for the Hou family and were no different from slaves.

Now, Li Xiao promised them that as long as they arrived in Hexi Fort, half of the Hou family’s cattle and sheep would belong to these herdsmen.

The remaining half will be distributed among the one hundred young men who will be going on this expedition. This generous act will certainly satisfy everyone.

In addition to the pressure brought by Hou Wen and the Karluk people, the herdsmen also agreed from the bottom of their hearts to leave Houzhai.

In this way, the group left Houzhai in a mighty manner and headed towards Hexi Fort.

After everyone left, the vultures that had been circling in the sky swooped down and began to frantically snatch the corpses of the Hou family!
Wuya Village!
Located in the eastern part of Jinzhou, at the foot of the Altai Mountains, it is a Han village with a relatively weak presence.

Facing the siege of the Qarluk people, although Wuya Village put up a tenacious resistance, it was eventually conquered by the Moman tribe because it did not receive any reinforcements.

At this time, outside Wuya Village, in a huge tent, the leader of the Moman tribe, Ciputeqin, was sitting on a Hu bed.

He drank kumis, held two Han women in his arms, and kept ravaging them, laughing wantonly!

"We, the Karluks, are the eagles of the grasslands. We should spread our wings and fly high, instead of serving as dogs for the Khitans!"

"The gods are calling us, granting us eternal power and leading us to restore the supreme glory of the Karluk Khanate."

Trump seemed to be drunk, shouting loudly and in great spirits!
The other Karluk nobles in the tent also echoed Ciputeqin, saying, "That's right, we Karluks are born strong, the eagles of the grassland!"

"Chief Ciputeqin led us to defeat the Khitans and will capture more Han strongholds."

"We will definitely be able to rebuild the Qalluk Khanate!"

"Ciputqin should become the new generation of Yehu for us Karluks!"

Hearing the calls from the Karluk leaders, Ciputeqin was very happy. His efforts were not in vain. He was going to become the new generation of Karluk Yehu!

He will lead the Qarlug people to restore their former glory and dominate the Western Regions!
"Mr. Hou, when our Karluk Khanate is rebuilt, you will be a meritorious minister. I, Yehu, will definitely reward you handsomely and make you the leader of the Han people in the entire northern border."

Stampede looked at the man sitting next to him and said with a laugh.

The man looked to be in his forties, not tall, with a thin face, a high nose bridge, and narrow eyes, giving people an uncomfortable feeling of shifty eyes.

This man is Hou Tiancai's biological father, Hou Wen, the current leader of Hou Village.

He didn't know what had happened in Houzhai and was happy about the promise made by Ciputqin!

"Thank you, Lord Yehu!"

"My Houzhai will definitely not let Lord Yehu down. We will definitely help the Moman tribe capture those forts and strongholds as soon as possible."

Hou Wen stood up and spoke respectfully to Ciputqin.

In fact, Hou Wen didn't believe the promise that Trump had made for him at all.

They didn't even believe that the Moman tribe could rebuild the Karluk Khanate.

But it doesn’t matter, both parties are just taking advantage of the relationship.

Hou Wen only needed to rely on the power of the Qarluk people to bring more Han forts under his command and make the Hou family the leader of the Han people in the entire northern border.

By then, the Hou family will no longer have to rely on the Qarluk people, and can completely kick them away and work on their own.

"Report!"

Just when everyone was in high spirits, the door of the tent was opened and one of Ciputqin's close confidants ran in.

"My Lord, something terrible has happened. The Aslan tribe has been wiped out by the Han people."

Upon hearing this, Trump was stunned for a moment, holding the wine glass in shock, at a loss!
The atmosphere in the entire tent suddenly became cold and silent. All the leaders of the Moman tribe still had smiles on their faces, but at this moment they were completely stunned!
"You, what did you say? Han Chinese?"

Stampedeqin said in astonishment, looking incredulous.

After the Battle of Beishan, the troops of the Jinzhou Military Governor's Office were defeated by the three-part coalition force, and many Han people were killed or captured.

Now, the Han people in the entire Jinzhou are only able to protect themselves under the powerful force of the three Qarluk tribes. How could they possibly destroy the Aslan tribe?

"It's true, Chief. Some of Aslan's defeated soldiers just came to join us~"

"Call them here!" Trump didn't believe this fact and wanted to ask in person.

Soon, several Qarlugs from the Aslan tribe were called in. Each of them was in a miserable state, some even covered in blood.

“It’s the Han Chinese!”

"They attacked us the night before yesterday!" said a Qarluk soldier with a pale face. He had escaped from Sanhe Fort!

He witnessed with his own eyes the violent offensive of the Four Forts coalition forces, which suddenly descended like a ghost in the rainy night. The overwhelming momentum of destruction still makes him terrified when he thinks about it!

The Karluk soldiers were terrified!
The other leaders of the Moman tribe were in an uproar, with anger and tension showing on everyone's face.

The strength of the Aslan tribe and the Moman tribe is not much different. Doesn't that mean that the Moman tribe is also in danger now?

"Which Han village is it?"

"Do you see clearly?"

Hou Wen also looked incredulous and asked in shock.

Unfortunately, the Karluk soldiers could not explain anything clearly, they only knew that they were Han people.

Hou Wen just felt a little absurd and murmured, "This shouldn't be the case~"

"how is this possible?"

(End of this chapter)