About Usman, Shoko has heard about it for a long time.

In the early years, Usman took control of the local government by organizing a rebellion among the herdsmen of Ahsan. In order to contain and counter Sheng Shicai, both the Soviet Union and Mongolia secretly financed Usman, so that in just a few years, it has developed rapidly. It has become a relatively powerful and politically independent ethnic minority armed force in Xinjiang.

Due to Usman's lax management of the army, the bandit behavior of his subordinates who burned and looted everywhere, as well as his erroneous idea of advocating monopolizing Xinjiang and dividing the country. It was pursued and suppressed by the Revolutionary Army of the Three Districts, secretly led by the Communist Party. Unable to gain a foothold in Ashan, he shrank all the way to the Qitai line.

Xiangzi hurried back to the county office, and saw the county magistrate Kong holding an official document in his hand, crossing on the ground, looking restless.

Seeing Xiangzi come in, he sighed painfully and helplessly, and said, "Fuyuan, I'm afraid there will be no peace from now on." ”

Xiangzi shouted angrily: "Isn't it just that Usman is coming, it's a big deal to defend Fuyuan again." ”

County Magistrate Kong waved his hand in frustration and said, "It's not that simple. Back then, Ma Zhongying was a dragon crossing the river, and he couldn't beat the county, so he had to go. And Usman, on the other hand, is a sitting tiger. He was born and raised in Xinjiang, and he is a hero in the eyes of Kazakh herders. Doing it with him is like a fierce horse rushing into a pack of wolves, and if you don't get bitten to death, you have to die of exhaustion.

What's worse is that they now have the support of the Nationalist Government. If we are confrontational, are we not blatantly against the government? Can I, the county magistrate, still do it? ”

Shoko clenched her fist with hatred. After a moment of silence, Shoko muttered hatefully, "I heard that the people of Usman are similar to bandits. It's not like a regular army, and if it harms the people, what can be done? ”

County Magistrate Kong sighed lightly and said: "This is exactly what I am worried about, according to the official document sent by County Magistrate Zhang: "Let Usman be stationed on the front line of Qitaifuyuan, which is the meaning of the province." Let's actively cooperate and provide convenience. I have already made two requests to County Magistrate Zhang: first, the city is small, and the troops can only be stationed outside the city; Second, it is okay to provide grain and grass, but it is necessary to deduct the tax. ”

Shoko asked contemplatively, "How many people are coming?" I'm going to settle there. ”

County Magistrate Kong looked at Xiangzi with a flickering gaze, and muttered: "You know the situation in the county better than me, and the only suitable place for the garrison is the back ditch of the Thousand Buddha Cave." There are abundant water and plants, which also saves them from running around. ”

Xiangzi shouted in some pain: "If they disturb the temple, what can they do?" As soon as the temple returned to normal, the incense was booming. If they live in the back ditch, they won't scare the pilgrims away. ”

County Magistrate Kong sighed secretly, and said with a somewhat depressed expression: "When they come over, I plan to make two more requests." First, their people are not allowed to carry guns when they go into the city to shop; Second, it is not allowed to walk around the temple at will and disturb the monks and pilgrims. ”

Xiangzi muttered unwillingly: "Do you want to pull up the militia group just in case?" ”

County Magistrate Kong shook his head with a wry smile, and said dejectedly: "Wu Siman is a bandit, since the matter has come to this point, try to provoke him as little as possible, so as not to cause unnecessary casualties." The police station is responsible for maintaining law and order, let it be left to fate, I hope the people can escape this catastrophe. ”

Xiangzi hung his head in frustration and pondered for a while, looked at County Magistrate Kong with suspicious eyes, and muttered: "I heard that since the national army entered Xinjiang, it has been fighting Usman." This time, why did you pee in a pot again? ”

County Magistrate Kong smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "The situation is turbulent, and Usman is a mother with milk. Initially, he was helping the Soviets against Sheng Shicai. Later, when the national army wanted to enter Xinjiang, Sheng Shicai secretly funded Usman to resist the national army. Sheng Shicai collapsed and left, and the army led by the Communist Party liberated most of China. It is advancing to the northwest again. The outbreak of the revolution in the three districts set the backyard of the Nationalist Government in Xinjiang on fire.

Therefore, the Nationalist Government had to win over Usman, who had always wanted to be the king of the Xinjiang grassland, to help the government contain the revolutionary army in the mountainous areas. Speaking of which, Usman, a hooligan bandit, is really a big scourge in Xinjiang. ”

County Magistrate Kong said, as if he suddenly cheered up, and continued: "Since we can't hide, we will simply come to him to give him a warm welcome." ”

Seeing Xiangzi's stunned eyes, he looked at himself. He smiled indifferently and continued: "You arrange for people to go to a few villages where the Ha ethnic group is concentrated. Kazakhs who can sing and dance were invited to participate in the Akon concert three days later. All participants will be rewarded with a sheep, and the winners will be rewarded with a horse. ”

Xiangzi, suspicious and a little dissatisfied, looked at County Magistrate Kong, and muttered: "Do you really treat him as an imperial prince?" ”

County Magistrate Kong smiled slyly, sighed, and said meaningfully: "I hope it can be exchanged for a moment of peace for the people." ”

As soon as the sun climbed the treetops, Usman's front team had reached the fork in the road south of the city.

The magistrate of Kong County sent Xiangzi to take the front team of chariots, horses and camels to the back ditch of the Thousand Buddha Cave to set up camp. Leave Shuzhen by her side just in case.

After the Thousand Buddha Cave, there have been a lot of men, women and children who have come to participate in the Akon Concert Concert.

When the Kazakh herdsmen saw that they were all Kazakhs in different clothes, the herdsmen who were hiding under the trees to enjoy the shade surrounded them as if bees had seen sugar slag.

The Kazakh yurt has its own advantages. Not only is it warm in winter and cool in summer, but it is also very convenient to carry and build.

With the help of enthusiastic herdsmen, with little effort, dozens of yurt houses, large and small, were orderly and meandered in the back ditch of the slow slope.

At the edge of the small lake at the end of the ditch, more than a dozen Kazakh herdsmen are busy slaughtering sheep and cattle and preparing lunch.

Following the expectant gaze of the herdsmen, Usman's brigade of men and horses has turned from the intersection of Dayou Road to the back ditch of the Thousand Buddha Cave. As the team approached, County Magistrate Kong and a slightly obese and burly soldier walked at the front of the line. As it approached, Shoko barely managed to see the soldier's face.

A thick and curly beard, a large mouth that is fat and black, and a rough and dark face is deeply inlaid with a pair of eagle-like deep and fierce blue eyes.

- He is the notorious but once embraced bandit Usman.

Seeing Usman gradually approaching, the herdsmen who stood on tiptoe first stirred slightly, and then, I don't know which bold and passionate herdsman, first shouted, "Batur (steppe hero)!" ”

Immediately after, the crowded herdsmen invariably let out one shout after another: "Batur! Batur! ．．．．．．”