Usurpation of Mongolia: My father-in-law is Genghis Khan

Chapter 128 Twin beauties, post-war celebration, sharing money and women!

Once the northwest gate was broken, the defenders on the northwest city wall immediately lost their fighting spirit.

Some people were hoping for a lucky break and knelt down to surrender.

Most of the people ran towards the city. Bukhara had an inner city, let alone Samarkand? They planned to use the inner city as a last stand.

Some of the Mongolian troops entered the city to capture various key points, some attacked the city walls from inside, and some used the northwest wall as a base to attack other walls. It was not until the evening of the same day that the Mongolians completely controlled the outer city.

The next day, residents between the inner and outer cities were driven out of the city.

All officials, religious leaders, wealthy businessmen, scholars, and lawyers were executed.

The rest of the people were driven away by the Mongols, and it took them three days to tear down the outer walls of Samarkand.

Then, the Mongols organized all the young and strong men in the city into a signed army to attack the inner city.

There are a total of sixty thousand soldiers, civilians and people in Samarkand, and about half a million of them live between the outer and inner cities.

One hundred and ninety thousand people were organized to attack day and night.

The resistance of the defenders in the inner city was very stubborn. Sultan Muhammad climbed the city wall for several days to boost morale.

Stones flew everywhere, huge trees fell, crossbow arrows rained down, and the Khwarezmian army's only defensive weapon, kerosene barrels, also emitted deadly flames, causing huge casualties to the Qian army.

The signing soldiers were not polite either.

Of course, the thunder bomb cannot be used.

It had already been used once before, outside Husihan'er City, to defeat the 50,000 elite Khwarezmian troops. Later, to eliminate the enemy troops in the trenches outside Samarkand, the city was bombarded with explosives. It was also used generously once more to cover the Eight Banners Zhenghong Banner's siege of the city.

Now the Mongolian army has only 20% of its thunder bombs left, and they must be used at critical moments in future battles.

Zhao Shuo's twenty counterweight catapults were not only bulky, but also difficult to disassemble and assemble, and could not be used in a short period of time.

However, a thousand medium-sized catapults that have already been built can be used.

They were greatly supported by the crossbows from the East that could fire "one spear and three sword arrows" at a distance of a thousand steps, the kerosene barrels removed from the walls of Samarkand, the soldiers who operated the divine arm bows transferred from the Mongolian army, and the Mongolian archers who could shoot arrows at a distance of two hundred steps.

Seven days later, one hundred heavy-duty traction catapults capable of launching 80-jin boulders, which were originally installed on the walls of Samarkand, were erected outside the inner city wall.

Three days later, the inner city was breached and the entire city of Samarkand finally fell into the hands of the Mongols.

At the last moment, a fierce Khwarezmian general named Albu Khan led a thousand elite cavalrymen, escorted Tuhay Khan, broke out from the inner city, and broke through several lines of defense of the Mongolian army.

In the original history, although Tuhay Khan was killed by the Mongols, Albu Khan actually escaped with 300 defeated soldiers.

However, this time, Li Quan, a captain of the Bordered Black Banner, led his troops in pursuit, killed Albu Khan in battle, captured Tuhai Khan alive, and completely wiped out the 300 remaining troops.

Of course, this is a small matter for the Mongols. The key lies in the Khwarezmian Sultan Muhammad.

"Tuhai Khan, you are the commander-in-chief of Samarkand and Muhammad's uncle. You must know where Sultan Muhammad went."

Temujin's majestic voice rang out in the golden tent, saying, "As long as you tell me his whereabouts, I can spare your life."

"I have no idea!"

Tuhai Khan said, "Originally, Albu Khan's thousand elite cavalrymen were meant to escort Muhammad to escape. They were the most elite troops of our Khwarezmian army, the Sultan's personal guard. However, Muhammad has not been seen since three days ago. He betrayed us all and secretly escaped!"

"Escaped?" Temujin frowned, unconvinced. "Take him away and torture Tuhai Khan until he tells the truth!"

"I really don't know!"

"Mahamut betrayed everyone, why should I cover up for him?"

"Kill me! Please, just kill me with one blow!"

……

Tuhaihan was speechless.

Then, Temujin ordered a thorough search of every corner of Samarkand and rounded up all the people in Samarkand for careful identification.

The guards and eunuchs in the palace had to be tortured one by one. If they were dead, their bodies had to be found.

It turned out that these people suffered in vain.

Five days later, the Mongols discovered a secret passage in the royal palace of Samarkand that led directly to a dry well forty miles away from the city.

I think that everyone who knew about this secret passage before was killed by Muhammad.

Moreover, in order to avoid chaos caused by his escape, the Mongols immediately broke into the city. Muhammad fled with only dozens of his most trusted guards. Not only did Tuhay Khan not know where Muhammad had gone, Muhammad did not even take any of his family members with him.

That’s right, family members.

In the original history, Muhammad did not defend Samarkand to the death. His concubines and children were sent to Yulongjiechi early on.

Later, the Queen Mother took these people to flee, and it was not until Yilabao was captured that these people became the spoils of the Mongols.

Now, Muhammad's three adult sons were stationed in various places, and his five underage sons were left in Samarkand. Temujin gave an order and killed them all.

Muhammad's queen was also among the captives.

However, even though Temujin liked to play with women of status, he couldn't bring himself to touch a woman who was nearly fifty years old, so he killed her directly.

Fortunately, some of Mahmud's new concubines were quite good, including Persians, Kangli people, Karluks, and even a few Indians. Temujin chose two good ones and distributed the rest to his generals.

Muhammad had four daughters who were adults and three who were minors.

The second princess was given to Jochi by Temujin.

The third princess was given to Chagatai.

The fourth princess and the eldest princess were given to Zhao Shuo.

The fifth princess was given to Ogedei.

The sixth princess was given to Tolui.

The seventh princess was given to Zhebie.

The reason why Zhao Shuo was given two princesses at once was, on the one hand, because Zhao Shuo had made the greatest contribution in conquering Samarkand. On the other hand, and most importantly, this youngest princess of Khwarezm was not only nearly thirty years old this year, but was also a widow.

Khan-sultan is the only daughter of Muhammad whose name is recorded in history.

Originally, she was arranged by Muhammad to marry Osman, Khan of the Western Karakhanid Khanate.

Through this marriage, Muhammad hoped to win over the Western Karakhanid Khan, who was constantly wavering between Western Liao and Khwarezm.

As soon as the two were engaged, Muhammad used the old customs of Khwarezm as an excuse to have Osman go to Khwarezm in person to marry the bride, and detained him in Yulongjiechi City as a son-in-law for a year.

Afterwards, Muhammad sent a governor to Samarkand with Khan Susan to supervise Osman.

Six years ago, Muhammad destroyed the Western Karakhanid Khanate and captured Samarkand.

Muhammad originally wanted to spare the life of his son-in-law, but at this time Princess Hansu stood up and loudly accused Osman of domestic violence and demanded that her husband be executed.

No matter whether it is true or not, it is certain that the couple has a rift in their relationship.

Muhammad was unable to persuade Khan Susan, so he beheaded Osman and killed the entire Western Karakhanid royal family, as well as more than 10,000 Samarkand civilians. Thus, the Western Karakhanid dynasty was completely destroyed, and Khan Susan became a widow.

Historically, after Temujin captured the princesses of Khwarezm, he gave the others to his sons. However, Khan Susan, a mere beauty, and a widow at such an advanced age, was unsuitable for a Mongol noble. Instead, she was given to a dyer from the Western Regions who had made military achievements in the conquest of Samarkand.

Now, it is obvious that what Temujin really gave to Zhao Shuo was the youngest of the four adult princesses.

That eldest princess, Han Susan, is just a bonus.

If Zhao Shuo wants to use it himself, he can use it. If he doesn’t want to use it, he can use it to reward meritorious soldiers under his command.

After dividing the princesses and concubines, it was time to divide the other spoils.

Four hundred and seventy thousand taels of gold!

One million eight hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver!

Two million eight hundred and sixty thousand pieces of various cloths!
One hundred and thirty-six thousand social animals of all kinds!

Three million six hundred and seventy thousand shi of grain!
Two hundred and fifty-seven boxes of various jewels!

The Mongols had already killed all the officials and wealthy people in the city. In order to save their lives, their servants tried their best to point out where these people had buried their property, and the Mongols had a great harvest.

Furthermore, it must be noted that the quality of the jewels obtained from the conquest of Samarkand was much higher than the jewels obtained by Zhao Shuo when he conquered Bukhara. This was because, in the original history, Muhammad sent away ten boxes of the most precious jewels and hid them in a fortified city called Bisitamu.

It was not until the Mongols arrived at the city of Bistamu that the defenders handed over all the jewels.

Now, Muhammad couldn't even take his family with him, so how could he care about the jewels?

After the spoils were divided, it was time to deal with the soldiers and civilians in Samarkand.

Are you kidding? The Mongolian black tents are not white.

First, the surrendered Khwarezmian regular army had their weapons confiscated and was incorporated into the Baru Camp, thinking that the Mongols had spared them. However, on the very night after the secret passage was discovered, more than 30,000 Khwarezmian regular troops were massacred by the Mongols.

The next day, ordinary people were dealt with.

There were more than 30,000 craftsmen in Samarkand. The Mongols selected the 1,000 most skilled craftsmen and pardoned them, and killed the rest.

All other men who were taller than the wheels were beheaded.

All old and ugly women were also killed.

Young and beautiful women were distributed among the soldiers.

After three days, if the soldiers they served were willing to spare their lives, they would be qualified to live as slaves. Otherwise, they would still be beheaded.

The next day, the morning sun shone into the beautiful garden-like city of Samarkand, and Zhao Shuo opened his eyes.

Two identical beautiful girls were sleeping soundly beside him.

Her face was like a crescent moon from a Persian miniature painting, with a plump oval outline covered with a soft glow of delicate light golden hair. The curve from the cheekbones to the jaw was as soft as a snow hill, and the tip of the nose was shiny and bright.

This pair of twin beauties are certainly not the fourth princess of Khwarezm.

The night before, Zhao Shuo had already enjoyed the pleasure of the fourth princess of Khwarezm; she was indeed quite good. He was intrigued by the princess's patient service. However, as this was her first time receiving such favor, she was somewhat overwhelmed, so Zhao Shuo let her rest for a day.

The twin beauties who served him last night were actually the daughters of Alisa, the mayor of Bukhara City whom he appointed.

Alisa was appointed by Zhao Shuo as the lord of Bukhara. He plundered all the wealth in the city, searched out all the hiding people in the city and handed them over to the Mongols. He also spread the name of Zhao Shuo as "God's disaster" loudly. There was no turning back.

He didn't think of looking back, and tried his best to curry favor with Zhao Shuo, offering his two twin daughters to him.

Zhao Shuo liked this pair of twin beauties more than the fourth princess of Khwarezm.

Hearing Zhao Shuo's movement, the two Persian girls quickly opened their beautiful light green eyes, helped Zhao Shuo dress and wash, and also served him breakfast.

The whole antelope ribs are coated with a sauce made with Bukhara black honey, stacked with seven layers of smoked horse meat slices as thin as Kucha music scores, and the chickpea meatballs are full of Kangli people's characteristics, all of which have a unique exotic flavor.

This was made by the royal chef of Samarkand Palace who was left alone by Zhao Shuo. It can be said to be 100% authentic ancient Central Asian cuisine, and it tastes really good.

After breakfast, Zhao Shuo rode out of the city.

A high platform has already been built.

Below the high platform, 15,000 soldiers of Zhao Shuo's headquarters, 58,000 Eight Banners officers and men, more than 5,000 craftsmen from the engineering battalion, and 20,000 soldiers from the Baru battalion had been waiting for a long time.

There is only one topic today: sharing money and women!
Zhao Shuo could get 27% of the spoils of the entire Samarkand city, and the same went for the women.

There are now 140,000 women still alive in Samarkand, and Zhao Shuo has 37,800 of them.

The Eight Banners soldiers were now treated the same as the soldiers from Zhao Shuo's grassland headquarters. The soldiers from the Baru Battalion could only receive 30% of the regular soldiers' wages, while the craftsmen from the Engineer Battalion could also receive 10%.

For ordinary soldiers, they could share property worth thirty taels of silver and one-fifth of a woman.

As for whether these women took turns using them or whether individuals paid for their private use, Zhao Shuo didn't care. They could distribute them among themselves.

Anyway, if you are not satisfied after three days, just kill it.

Of course, those who stayed included both the truly young and beautiful and the more ordinary ones.

The first group chosen was the Han army's Zhenghong Banner, after all, they had made great contributions in conquering Samarkand.

Next came the Bordered Black Banner. Li Quan, holding a fifty-jin iron wall, fought hard and captured Tu Haihan alive, which made the Bordered Black Banner proud.

"I am willing to die for your majesty!"

Who doesn’t love to share money and women?
Everyone had already made a fortune in Bukhara, and this time they made another fortune in Samarkand. The soldiers cheered loudly, their cheers shaking the sky.

Of course, some soldiers were still recovering from injuries and did not attend this conference.

The rewards they receive will be brought back by their colleagues.

Among them is Zhang Mancang, who saved Guo Dehai's life.

That’s right, it’s Zhang Mancang.

Nine years ago, Zhang Mancang, a member of the Jin army, and his brother Zhang Youliang were captured by the Mongols. Later, they helped the Mongols fill the moat of the Ruihe Fort, took the wooden plaque given by Zhao Shuo, and returned to their hometown.

After Zhang Mancang returned, he married his wife who had not yet entered the family.

When Zhao Shuo attacked Hebei for the first time, he mobilized his neighbors to help the Mongols attack the city.

Later, officials under Zhao Shuo mobilized young and strong people who were willing to follow Zhao Shuo. Zhang Mancang and his brother Zhang Youliang volunteered to join the Eight Banners of the Han Army and were assigned to the Zhenghong Banner.

After three years of full-time training during the Eight Banners land grabbing movement, Zhang Mancang was completely transformed.

Not only did he grow into a qualified Eight Banners soldier, but he also became the head of ten households in the Zhenghong Banner.

Later, Zhao Shuo conquered Hebei and Zhang Mancang returned home in glory. His neighbors were extremely envious.

Who doesn’t know about the generous treatment of the Eight Banners soldiers?

Who doesn’t want to join the Eight Banner Army?
The problem is, back then, anyone who was young and strong could join the Eight Banners. Now, one has to be a master of martial arts, comparable to an Eight Banners soldier who had undergone three years of full-time training. How difficult would that be? It's simply not something an ordinary person could achieve.

Hey!
I really took a wrong step and lost the biggest chance to turn things around in my life!
Of course Zhang Mancang was intoxicated and enjoyed this feeling very much.

Of course he knew how all this came about.

First of all, of course, we have to thank Zhao Shuo. Without the son-in-law who established the Eight Banners, how could Zhang Mancang be where he is today?
The second one is his captain Guo Dehai.

Guo Dehai liked the honest and simple Zhang Mancang very much. He not only taught him some martial arts, but also promoted him to the head of ten households.

This time, Guo Dehai led the 1,000th household of the Zhenghong Banner to attack Samarkand, and Zhang Mancang followed Guo Dehai. Seeing Guo Dehai in danger, he desperately helped Guo Dehai to deflect the Khwarezmian general's heavy hammer, but was himself stabbed in the lower abdomen by a spear from the enemy in front of him.

Fortunately, the shot was not fatal.

After two weeks of recuperation, Zhang Mancang was able to get out of bed and walk a few steps. However, he still couldn't stand steadily, so it was difficult for him to participate in today's meeting to divide money and women.

"Captain Guo, why are you here?"

After hearing the sound, Zhang Mancang quickly got out of bed and stood up.

At this time, Guo Dehai had already walked in and said, "I'm here to bring you the spoils. Bring them in!"

"Yes."

Following a yes, two soldiers came in carrying two boxes.

Following them in was a beautiful young Khwarezmian woman.

Guo Dehai said, "According to your official position and military achievements, you can get a share of one hundred taels of silver. Well, it's all here: two taels of gold, twenty taels of silver, two pieces of cotton cloth, a large pearl, and a jeweled necklace. Oh, and there's this woman! Mancang, do you know who she is?"

"I don't know." Zhang Mancang shook his head and scratched the back of his head.

"She is the great princess of Khwarezm, Khan Susan, the eldest daughter of Muhammad! If it weren't for the great merit of our Zhenghong Banner in conquering Samarkand, we would have been given priority in choosing beauties. Such a beauty would not have been yours!"

Indeed, Zhao Shuo had no interest in this thirty-year-old widow and simply gave her the title. The princess held little weight in his heart, and there would be plenty of princesses in the future; he didn't care.

But then again, she was a princess of Khwarezm after all. She was pretty and not too old, so she was still very attractive to the generals of the Eight Banners of the Han army.

"What? For me?"

Zhang Mancang waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Who am I? How can I be worthy of a princess from Khwarezm? Captain Guo, please stop joking with me."

"I'm not kidding you."

Guo Dehai said sternly, "To be honest, with your merits and official position, it's not your turn. However, she was indeed assigned to our Zhenghong Banner. During the siege, you saved my life. I won't say much to thank you for this favor. I will use the credit for breaking the city to compensate you and give you this beauty."

If you don't accept it, you'll be betraying me, Guo Dehai, by not treating me as a brother."

"Captain Guo is willing to acknowledge me as his brother, so of course I won't be ungrateful. But she is, after all, a princess of Khwarezm!"

"What's wrong with the princess?" Guo Dehai glanced at Han Susan and said, "Mancang, don't you see it now? In this world, everything is fake, only the swords and guns in our hands are real! As long as we follow the prince consort and work hard, we can even be the princess of a great country in the world and have a taste of it."

After a pause, he gently patted Zhang Mancang's shoulder and said, "I'm going to go out. Enjoy it! If it's inconvenient for you to move, let her do it herself."

"Hey, Captain Guo, Captain Guo..."

Zhang Mancang wanted to refuse again, but Guo Dehai had already left with two soldiers.

"Master Jun, I'll help you."

Khan Susan spoke Kangli language, which Guo Dehai certainly did not understand.

However, he could still understand when Khan Susan helped her sit back on the bed.

Then, Han Susan gently took off Zhang Mancang's clothes.

She was certainly unwilling in her heart, but she didn't dare show it at all because she wanted to survive. Han Susan took the initiative to lower herself, trying her best to please the junior officer of the Mongolian army...

(End of this chapter)