The population of Hami is mainly composed of three races, namely Huihui, Wu'er and Ha Thorn Gray.

The Hui of the Ming Dynasty are not exactly the same as the Hui hundreds of years later, they are mainly from the white people in Central Asia. Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated that the Semu people in China were not allowed to intermarry with the same race, with the exception of the Hui and Kipchak, so the Hui were a white race that was treated favorably in the Ming Dynasty.

It is easy to understand that it is the predecessor of the Uyghur people, and its ethnic origin is extremely complex.

Ha Thorn Ash belongs to the Mongolian descendants, the descendants of the Chubo family and their soldiers, and has lived in Hami since the time of Kublai Khan.

Han Chinese are very rare in Hami!

Therefore, after the Ming Dynasty occupied Hami, in order to facilitate the fetter rule, the descendants of the Mongolian golden family were canonized as the King of Zhongshun (commonly known as the King of Hami), whose rank was equivalent to that of the prince, and the Ming Dynasty guarded the city of Hami for generations.

During this period, the king of Zhongshun was extinct, and Hami was occupied by Turpan.

Hami Wei right governor Han Shen, unified the old department of the king of Zhongshun, with the cooperation of the two guards of Chijin and Handong, attacked Hami and recovered the lost territory. The Ming court discussed meritorious deeds and rewarded, and thought that Hanshen was prestigious, so he was established as the new king of Hami (Zhongshun King).

But here's the problem, Han Shen belongs to the Vultures, not a pure descendant of the Golden Family (whose mother is), and since then it has become a constant strife.

The Thorn who escaped from Hami and came to report to Wang Yuan was the younger brother of the previous generation of loyal Wang Hanshen.

Among the three governors of Hami, the Thorn was the most loyal to the Ming Dynasty.

When Mansuer's father ruled Turpan, he once knocked Hami down, and the Dikepo stabbed him on the surface to surrender, but secretly contacted Xiao Liebald (Warat tribe), secretly attacked and killed the Turpan guard Satar, and helped the Ming Dynasty to recapture Hami City.

This time, even the king of Chungshun rebelled, but the only one was unwilling to surrender to the enemy. This Buddhist, a Vultures general, was already a lot of age, and he actually risked his life to come back to report the news.

"In other words, except for you, the king of Zhongshun and the other two governors have all taken refuge in Turpan?" Wang Yuan asked.

He shook his head and said, "My nephew (Zhongshun Wang Baiyalang) is not very clear-headed, and when he was coaxed and frightened, he surrendered to Turpan in a daze. As for the other two governors, Manchu Hasan actually hated Turpan, but he was afraid of Turpan's strength, so he chose to turn his back on the Ming Dynasty. The writing of Yihu Immortal is different, this person is Huihui, believes in Islam, and sincerely takes refuge in Turpan, wanting to turn all the Hami people into Huihui! ”

This makes sense.

Hami is loyal to the king and worships Yalang, but he is just a wreck who can't be the master. Among the three governors of Hami, the assassin was loyal to the Ming Dynasty, the full assassin was vacillating, and the writer Yihu Immortal was bent on defecting to the enemy.

In the future, if Wang Yuan leads his troops to recover Hami, he must kill Shuyi Huxian, or focus on attacking Shuyi Huxian. As long as the battle situation is favorable to the Ming Dynasty, Ha San is likely to defect and run back again to become the general of the Ming Dynasty.

After listening to this story, Wang Yuan arched his hand towards the old general: "The old general has worked hard, I will definitely report to Your Majesty, so that the Ming monarchs and ministers will know the loyalty and merits of the old general!" ”

He waved his hand and said: "I have a blood feud with Turpan, and my most respected brother (Zhongshun Wang Hanshen) was murdered to death by Turpan with despicable schemes, and his eldest son also died in that conspiracy!" Master Wang, I may not be loyal to Daming, but I will never surrender to Turpan in my life! ”

Han Shen was really brave back then, as a fearful of the vultures, but he was supported by the three clans, and he also tried his courage to recover Hami. It's a pity that he died aggrieved enough, and Turpan pretended to marry and booby-trapped him under the city of Hami.

Wang Yuan asked, "Does the old general have any plans?" ”

"Give me 5,000 cavalry, and you can surprise and recapture Hami, and if you command it properly, you only need 3,000 cavalry." After occupying Hami, the full thorn Ha San and the Huxian who guarded the Chijin and other cities will inevitably return to the Ming Dynasty again. At this time, it is necessary to kill the Writing Tiger Immortal, first, to annex its subordinates, and secondly, to deter the Manchu Hasan. ”

"And then?" Wang Yuan asked again.

"Then there are two difficult problems. First, how to appease the people who wrote Yihu Xian, they all returned; Second, how to deal with the counteroffensive of Turpan, this time Turpan claims to have sent 50,000 troops, and the real force is at least 15,000. ”

One of the problems was left by Zhu Houzhao to Wang Yuan.

Zhu Houzhao had believed in Islam a few years ago, so he also reused Hui in the northwest frontier. Among the three governors of Hami, in addition to the Wu'er Governor Dike, the Writing Yihu Immortal and the Manchu Ha San are all back. Manchu Ha San actually served as the governor of Ha Thorn Gray (Mongolian descent) as a Hui Hui, which is an appointment that violates the unspoken rules - under normal circumstances, any ethnic group will serve as the governor, and there can be no confusion of cross-racial leadership.

Wang Yuan asked again: "If I take the initiative to attack Turpan, what forces can be won over by me?" ”

The sting immediately said: "Xiao Liebald and Turpan have a deep blood feud, and this time they also made a move to force Turpan back!" ”

Xiao Liebald, that is, "Little Wara", belongs to the tribe of Warat.

At this time, the Warat, which caused the Tumubao Change, was in rapid decline, and was driven west by the little Mongol prince, and many different tribes were divided.

Before the headquarters of Warat moved westward, those Warat tribes that were assigned to the northwest were collectively called "Xiaolie Bald" by Ming Dynasty officials.

Today, the little bald king next to Hami is called Achabuliu, and his tribe is the predecessor of the "Dulbert Department".

A little farther away, the little bald king was called Polo Khan, and his tribe was the predecessor of the "Jungar Division".

These two have a great enmity with Turpan, among which the father of Ah Bu Liu, when he helped the Ming Dynasty fight against Turpan, was shot to death by the previous generation of Turpan kings outside Hami City.

Wang Yuan asked, "How many troops can Xiao Liebald probably send?" ”

He said, "It's only four or five thousand, it's the same number every time you send troops, and they won't be able to get any more." ”

"Four or five thousand is just right, too much to restrict." Wang Yuan nodded.

"The difficulty now is that Xiao Liebald had sent troops not long ago and was defeated head-on by Turpan. I am afraid that it will be difficult for them to continue to send troops to help, and it will be necessary to send people who can speak well. ”

It's not easy to choose a borrowed envoy, Xiao Liebald only has a few thousand troops, his family background is very weak, and he has just been defeated by Turpan, so he has to lick his wounds for at least three or five years to recover.

In such a situation, it is difficult to convince Xiao Liebald to send troops!

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There was also a commotion in the barracks, and Li Sanlang couldn't hold it down at all.

The main reason is that it is freezing cold, and Wang Yuan ordered a ban on alcohol, which in the eyes of the soldiers, is simply an anti-human order. Moreover, there are more than 4,000 soldiers from the capital, who are far away from their homeland, and their mood is becoming more and more depressed, and they have gradually disobeyed the training.

After Wang Yuan discussed with Zhu Ying and Zhang Wei, he quickly killed a thorn head sacrifice flag.

Then the drinking restrictions were relaxed, and you could drink alcohol at the end of the training, but there was a strict daily limit, which was equivalent to letting the soldiers drink a little to keep out the cold and relieve boredom. At the same time, the prostitutes in Ganzhou City were regularly recruited and sent to the barracks to let the soldiers exert their strength.

There was really no way, Wang Yuan had to make concessions.

Because Wang Yuan took over the troops temporarily, he did not establish enough prestige. Moreover, it is an expedition of laborers, thousands of miles away from the homeland, blindly killing people will not help, and a little carelessness will even lead to mutiny.

Only when Wang Yuan leads the soldiers and fights a few victories with real swords and guns can he really reorganize the army at that time.

In comparison, the military factory is more worry-free, and the first batch of arquebuses has already been hammered out. But its performance is not satisfactory, and it has to continue to improve, which does not need to be watched by Wang Yuan himself.

In late October, after settling the rear, Wang Yuan decided to go west out of Jiayuguan.

On the one hand, there are several guards outside the gate, which are still under the control of the Ming Dynasty. Wang Yuan needs to personally inspect the situation in order to make corresponding military deployments, and these guards are his future help.

On the other hand, Wang Yuan planned to go to see the king of Xiaolie in person, and rely on his sincerity to persuade Xiaolie to send troops.

Daming, Xiaoliebald, and Turpan, the diplomatic relations between the three parties are very nonsense, which can be roughly summarized as follows-

Turpan defeated Xiao Liebald, so he sent an envoy to report to the Ming Dynasty: "Your Majesty, the minister has defeated the Wara thieves who invaded the Ming Dynasty, please reward Your Majesty!" ”

Zhu Houzhao said: "Reward! ”

Xiao Liebald defeated Turpan and also sent an envoy to report to the Ming Dynasty: "Your Majesty, the minister has defeated the Turpan thieves who invaded the Ming Dynasty, please reward Your Majesty!" ”

Zhu Houzhao said: "Reward! ”

Reward your sister, Zhu Houzhao can't wait for these two parties to die together.