Yangji Bali, the Han people of the Yuan Dynasty called it "Chang Ba Ra City", and the Ming Dynasty transliterated it as "Zhang Bali City", which means "the city of nomadism and plantation" in Mongolian.

The city covers an area of 1,000 acres, which is equivalent to the mansions of five Wang Yuan in the capital.

In the Western Regions, it is already considered a big city, and there are many smaller ones than this.

Take the Chiting Pavilion that was looted by Wang Yuan around the city, for example, it covers an area of thirty acres, which is the size of several standard football fields, and is only one-seventh of the royal family mansion in the capital. That thing is a military fortress at best, and it is already crowded with thousands of soldiers to fit in, and the walls can be densely built.

The cities of the Western Regions were mainly inhabited by nobles, guards, servants, craftsmen, merchants, and a small number of common people. And a small city like Chiting City, there are not even a few people, and it is almost equivalent to the lord's private castle.

The lords of Turpan have ruled this place for nearly a hundred years.

The common people and the soldiers may be very poor, but the noble lords are very rich. The goods plundered in the past hundred years, as well as the gold and silver moved from Aksu, were all piled up in the city at this time, just waiting for Wang Yuan to bring people to rob them!

In broad daylight, Wang Yuan is racing his acting skills.

Ya Mulan fled in front with 800 cavalry, dressed in the clothes of a Turpan soldier. They don't need extra makeup, they are the surrendered Turpan cavalry, sleeping in the open for days and running long distances, and their clothes have long been dirty. If you get some livestock blood, it will be a group of lost dogs who have been killed and fled in panic.

Wang Yuan led the other cavalry units and pursued frantically behind. Upon encountering pastures and plantations, they immediately stopped the pursuit and turned to emancipating the slaves and looting Turpan's livestock and grain.

A small number of young people in Turpan who did not go out with the army, as well as old and weak women and children who could ride horses, subconsciously fled with Ya Mulan.

When Yamulan came to the outside of Yangji Bali City, she was not only embarrassed, but also followed by hundreds of local refugees.

"Open the city gate quickly, the Han army and the Mongols are coming!" Mulan shouted under the city.

Almost all of the city's cavalry were redeployed, leaving only a small number of defenders to maintain law and order and protect the lord's property. The general asked, "Who are you?" ”

Ya Mulan's face was covered with blood, and she casually made up a name and said: "I am Yachamo from Liucheng, and I followed Sutan to conquer Hami, and the Hami people actually colluded with Xiao Liebald to attack our soldiers back and forth. Sutan crushed their coalition forces and led us to chase us down to the grasslands, only to be ambushed by the Celestial Alliance! ”

"Could it be that Sutan has been defeated?" The guard asked.

Yamulan said: "Although Sutan has been defeated, the main force is still there, and the troops have been withdrawn from the direction of Hami. But my troops were pursued by the Mongols, all the way from the steppes here, and they plundered everywhere not far behind. Open the gates or the enemy is coming! ”

The guard was suspicious, and it was difficult to make a choice for a while.

At this time, a local refugee shouted: "I am Humamu who manages the plantation for the Hittites of the Fire, and the Mongolian steppe cavalry has really killed, and the plantation of the Fireman has also been plundered." They had a lot of cavalry, at least a few thousand, and they quickly opened the gates. ”

The Hittites of Fire, one of the sons of the city lord, suddenly stopped any suspicion and immediately ordered the door to be opened and let them in.

"How many enemies are there?" The Keeper asked.

Yamulan replied, "At least four or five thousand!" ”

The guard was worried: "I'm afraid it will be difficult to defeat it." ”

Ya Mulan said: "It's okay, the city of Yangji Bali is tall, and those Mongolian cavalry can't kill it." ”

The guard said with a sad face: "Of course it is easy to defend the city, but the pastures and plantations outside the city of the fire masters are probably going to be robbed by these damn barbarians." ”

Wang Yuan was indeed robbing like crazy, he split the remaining troops in two and robbed them all around the city. In total, more than 800 slaves were rescued, more than 2,000 women, girls and children were captured, and more than 4,000 livestock of various kinds were harvested, but unfortunately there were not many horses among them.

It was not until evening that Wang Yuan led his troops to besiege the city.

The guard was surprised: "These barbarians actually robbed the goods and did not leave, do they want to attack the city?" ”

Ya Mulan comforted: "Definitely not, maybe it scares us." ”

"They're really here!" The guards hurriedly organized a defense.

Yamulan said, "I'll help you defend the city." ”

The guard was grateful, "Thank you, my friend, you ......"

Halfway through her words, Mulan pulled out her scimitar and slashed her throat with incredible precision.

"Kill!" The 800 soldiers under the command of Yamulan launched a surprise attack on the defenders in the city.

In the blink of an eye, Ya Mulan had already taken control of the city gate and put Wang Yuan's thousands of troops into the city.

"Except for the craftsmen, all the men in the city are killed!" Wang Yuan led a group of exhausted soldiers and began to wreak havoc.

A hundred years ago, the ancestors of Man Suer also occupied Yangji Bali in this way. They didn't even attack the city, they only looted the outside of the city at a time, and after a few more robs, they were desperately short of manpower for farming and grazing. At this time, they chose to attack the city, carry out a bloody massacre in the city, and kill Yangji Bali into green.

From the evening to the middle of the night, almost every corner of the city was covered with blood, and many of them had soldiers insulting the women of Turpan. But Wang Yuan couldn't manage so much, he was leading people to plunder the goods of nobles and merchants, and the savings of Yangji Bali City for nearly a hundred years were opening up to him.

The next morning, the treasures and grain were piled up.

There was no shortage of food in Turpan, at least not among the nobles, who were just reluctant to distribute it to ordinary soldiers and ordinary people. So after missing the spring production this year, Man Suer must lead his troops out to loot, otherwise ordinary people will definitely starve to death.

"What's your name?" Wang Yuan asked a slave.

The slave prostrate and said, "Venerable Celestial General, my name is Daoguru, a Vultures born in Hami, who was taken captive as a slave by the damned Mansuer seven years ago. ”

The origin of the vultures is very complex, such as the one in front of you, which looks more like a Han or Mongolian. Most of them believed in Buddhism, and many of them refused to convert in history, so they moved to the territory of the Ming Dynasty and integrated into the local area to become the yellow-headed Uighurs (Sari Uyghurs), and gradually evolved into the Yugur people in later generations.

Wang Yuan nodded and said, "I heard that you behaved very bravely yesterday, and the other slaves were very convinced of you. Will you be loyal to me? ”

Daoguru crawled over and kissed Wang Yuan's boots: "I am willing to serve the general of the Celestial Empire for the rest of my life!" ”

"Stand up and speak." Wang Yuan said.

Dao Guru hurriedly got up and stood in front of Wang Yuan with a slumped body.

Wang Yuan shouted: "Stand up straight!" ”

Daguru was taken aback, and looked at the translator apprehensively.

Wang Yuan said: "The people under my command are all straight-waisted, and they are upright men!" You too! ”

After listening to the translation, Daugruu was excited, and he felt that he was respected, which was an unprecedented kind of personal satisfaction. He stood there with his head held high, waiting for Wang Yuan's instructions.

Wang Yuan said: "I will lead my troops to attack the Turpan Oasis, and Yangji Bali will be handed over to you." And thou shalt lead the eight hundred and so slaves, and keep the treasure for me with a scimitar. When I come back next time, I will give you land and pastures, and make you masters here. Can you do it? ”

Daugru knelt down and swore: "I will defend my master's treasure with my life!" ”

"Okay, take your men and get your weapons." Wang Yuan said with a smile.

Wang Yuan did not have any extra manpower, let alone time to transfer goods, so he could only use more than 800 slaves to guard the booty. If these slaves had brain pumping and ran away with Wang Yuan's goods, they would have no good end and would definitely be snatched away by the grassland tribes.

As long as the newly appointed slave leader had a normal IQ, he would not choose to abandon the city and run to the steppe to become the prey of the Mongols.

What's more, Wang Yuan promised to give them land and pastures!

In this shabby place in the Western Regions, only those who are dependent on the strong can survive, and Wang Yuan is obviously that strong man.

After resting for a day in Yangji Bali City and replenishing food and water, Wang Yuan immediately led more than 5,000 cavalry southward, with Weilumu (Urumqi) in front.

Halfway through, Wang Yuan passed through the ancient city of Jiaohe, and the inside and outside of the city were full of his mother's bones.

It was more than a hundred years ago, the ancestors of Man Suer did a good deed and killed the old city of Jiaohe. Inside and outside the city, in the streets, roads, houses, and wells, all of them were full of bones, and even the corpses were not cleaned.

So much so that after occupying this place, they themselves refused to live in the city, but chose to redevelop the city in the nearby city of Urumqi.

Weilumu, for Wang Yuan, it is equivalent to no defense, because the city does not even have a city wall!