Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 763

There are also quite a few Han Chinese in Guihua City. Although they are all engaged in business and industry, there are also young people who are young and vigorous, and they are also resisting the brutality of the Tartar cavalry.

In Guihua City, weapons such as knives, swords, bows and crossbows are not strictly prohibited like in Daming. The Chamber of Commerce travels between Daming and the grasslands, and also has its own guards. Gradually there is resistance.

But the people are the people, and the guards are nothing more than some brave civilians. No matter how they can fight against the elite soldiers of the Tartars, they will not be opponents at all.

Occasionally, the resistance was effective, and the surrounding Han people gathered together, and gradually formed a scale, but the cavalry in the city would immediately rush over and completely wipe out the newly formed resistance.

At first, the soldiers just beat and smashed to vent their anger, then turned into looting, and then turned into burning and killing and misbehaving. The place where the Han people lived in Guihua City was like hell, extremely miserable.

However, King Alta Khan's palace and places where nobles live are all very clean, and there are personal guards and soldiers waiting there. Occasionally, a dazed Tartar cavalry rushes over and is immediately driven away. I don't know whether it's good or bad, it will also be beheaded on the spot.

On weekdays, the Han people who have dignity in front of the nobles of the Tartars and even Sanggedul Guleng Khan gather at the palace and kneel outside to beg. However, they are quite approachable on weekdays and treat Mongolians and Han people equally Gotuguleng Khan's attitude was extremely indifferent.

About a year ago, a middle-aged businessman came to Guihua City. He was Han. On weekdays, the Han people are served by attendants like Mongolian officials. At this time, the property and family members of each household are being damaged, so it is necessary to ask this person to help shut it down.

This man called Mr. Lin is really effective. He promised a benefit of 1 taels of silver. This Mr. Lin really persuaded Prince Lalik. The battle outside the city was not going well. After Lalik returned to the city, he arranged city defense in the city. There was no time to receive guests because of the matter. As soon as Mr. Lin said it, Ralik hurried to the palace.

When Prince Lalik entered the palace, he saw the maids in the palace carrying several corpses out, and he was afraid to speak. They were the slaves of the Great Khan, and it was normal for the Khan to kill them when he was in a bad mood. .

Lalik was even more depressed when he saw it. When he walked into the palace, he saw that the expensive Western Region carpet was in a mess, with blood and all kinds of spilled stains. The maids and eunuchs were kneeling beside him, and Sengge Dugulen Then he sat crookedly on the throne, where he stared at the sky blankly.

"Father Khan, the chaos in the city is already bad, let's send troops to suppress it!!"

Ralek endured it, and still bowed and clasped his fists and said, the situation has not collapsed yet, but Sengge Dugulen, who is the backbone of everyone, seems to have collapsed. Such indulgence of soldiers in the city is a great devastation to the morale of the people. If you have to defend the city and fight from time to time, wouldn't you give up completely by doing so.

"Why suppress it?"

"Father Khan, didn't my grandfather say that looting and revelry can only be carried out after a big victory, otherwise it will lead to failure, the warriors are unscrupulous in the city, what strength will they have to fight tomorrow, the Ming army is outside the city, We still have to defend the city!!"

Hearing Senggedu Gulen Khan's somewhat indifferent answer, Lalik's temper was a little uncontrollable, and his voice could not help but rise. Senggedu Gulen threw the flagon in his hand on the ground, and said with a smile:

"If your grandfather was here, he would definitely not let the Ming people come over, and it wouldn't be such a miserable situation, would it?"

Although Seng Ge Du Gu Leng was laughing, La Li Ke didn't dare to answer, instead he knelt on the ground and said:

"Father Khan, the failure outside the city this time is due to the ineffective command of the minister. The minister is willing to accept the punishment, but there is still a battle to defend the city, and the soldiers cannot relax."

"It's none of your business. The Ming army is indeed different this time, but don't worry. The Ming army's food supply won't last for a few days. This city can be regarded as a strong city on the side of Daming. If you want to take it down, there are not many Impossible in a month, when they run out of food and grass, they will withdraw by themselves, and then they can even pursue them, and that will be the time for decisive victory."

Senggedu Gulen Khan who said these words slowly sat up straight, and Ralik was taken aback for a moment, and found that his father did not collapse as he thought, and he still had a clear understanding. He quickly said again:
"Father Khan, the prosperity of this city is inseparable from those Han people. Aren't we still planning to organize them into infantry and let them fight on horseback? If this happens tonight, they will definitely lose their minds."

"Confused!!"

Senggedu Gulen yelled angrily, grabbed a silver cup at hand and smashed it over, yelled angrily, and then panted and said:

"With today's big defeat outside, many people in the city have lost their minds. They never feel that they are from the Khanate, and the soldiers under them are soldiers from the Khanate. With so many casualties, I don't know how many people want to escape. , Maybe someone will collude with the Ming army. If they escape from the city, how can they defend the city? Without this Tumochuan, without this Guihua City, what is the Ministry of Defense? The Han people are like sheep, they can be robbed What's wrong with using their wealth, gold and silver to appease our warriors? This time, as long as Guihua City is here, the Han people will come here to do business, and the warriors can go to the Ming Dynasty to snatch more serfs !!"

Ralik was shocked all over, and bowed there, but stopped talking. Senggedu Gulen Khan finished speaking in a hurry, heaved a sigh of relief, and said:
"Outside is the Han army. These merchants in the city thought they were rich but had no status. Today's victory or defeat may cause some changes in their hearts. It would be good to teach them a lesson tonight so that these smart dogs don't want to move around."

"Father Khan is wise, and my son knows it!"

These words convinced La Like, and Senggedu Gulen Khan waved his hands wearily, and said:
"Let's set up city defenses. Be more lenient to the people of our tribe. Let's enlist the guards to catch more Han people. After this time, there is still time to remedy. Don't worry, that is, in these two days of crisis, food is stored up. In the city, the livestock are also gradually dispersing, and the Ming army will disperse when they run out of food and grass, and then it will be a turning point!"

Prince Lalik bowed again, and said:
"I'm going to go down and get busy now. Father Khan is the backbone of the city, so we should drink less alcohol."

Senggedu Gulen Khan collapsed on the seat again, and said weakly:

"It's a shame, it's a shame, if you drink alcohol, you can forget about it and wait for you to send troops to suppress it at night. After half the night, they are enough."

This is the result of the dialogue between Senggedu Gulen Khan and Prince Lalik. This is the confession for the Han businessmen who have benefited from it. The suffering will continue for several hours, but there is always a deadline. Several important big businessmen Over there, Lalik also arranged for his personal guards to take care of him, which was considered as the utmost benevolence.

The King Khan’s Palace is quiet and safe, but the noise and cries from the city come in from time to time. The Han businessmen who came to beg for mercy all looked ashamed and wanted to cry without tears. They could not straighten their backs in front of the officials, they were not even as good as dogs, but they were treated by the Khan in Guihua City, as if they were nobles, but until today, they realized that those are all illusions on weekdays, The one who is really inferior to a dog is himself.

In the middle of the night, the cavalry team directly under Lalik began to take to the streets to repress them. In fact, it didn't take much effort. The generals at all levels indulged their subordinates to plunder the Han people in the city. If there was a fight, they would send their men back to the camp. The cavalry sent by Lalik did not meet much resistance, and some of them who lost their heads were withdrawn after a few whips.

The second half of the night in Guihua City was finally quiet, and the guards at the head of Guihua City endured the cold wind and stared at the camp of the Ming army.

The same was true for the camp of the Ming army. The ranger cavalry on duty outside the camp had the most relaxed night, and the activities of the Tartars on horseback riding were greatly reduced, and no one wanted to get close to spying.

You can see everything you need to see. What is happening in the camp can be seen clearly from the top of Guihua City. The strength of the Ming army has also been judged through the battle, so there is no need to do unnecessary spying.

All the soldiers of the Ming army lay down in their clothes, their weapons were at hand, and they were ready to gather for battle at any time, but it was still a quiet night.

The ground where the bonfire is lit can keep warm for a long time. The soldiers put two blankets and a bearskin on it. Wang Tong slept very comfortably that night. In the morning, he woke up for a while before the wind began to blow outside the tent. The trumpet was originally played on drums, but Wang Tong changed it to suona according to his own preference.

"Commander, the gates of the Tartar city are closed!!"

This was Wang Tong's order last night. This was the first military report he reported to himself at dawn. Hearing the report from the soldiers outside the camp, Wang Tong rubbed his face with his hands and smiled happily.

Simply wash up, get dressed and walk out of the tent, and prepare meals in another tent, which are nothing more than pancakes and mutton soup. Overseer Cai Nan, deputy general Yang Jin and other generals are all here, which is actually the agenda of the day .

When everyone was seated, Wang Tong first said:
"Everyone, the situation is developing for the best. The Tartars rioted in the city in the middle of the night last night, and today the city gates are closed again. It seems that they are going to stay inside and defend the city!"

Attacking a strong city is a big test for the attacking side. It is said in the military books that there is an advantage ten times that of the defending troops and the siege is sure. For the Ming army, it is only when the Tartar army comes out to fight in the field. It's the best, but the opponent's actions are also quite satisfactory, and they didn't come out to fight foolishly.

"The whole army is heading towards Guihua City after breakfast!!"

Wang Tong said proudly!

(End of this chapter)