The Tajibe are a Turkic Yaku tribe that has been living for centuries as nomadic herders between the two tributaries of the Lena River and the Yeni River, and there are many such nomadic tribes on the Siberian plateau, almost all of which are distributed in the valley steppes washed out by the major river systems.

There are not many Taji tribesmen, men, women and children add up to about 500 people, they used to belong to the Mengyuan branch of the Xibe Khanate, this subordination is actually similar to the title of minister Nagong, that is, the Taji tribe pays a hundred precious mink skins to the Xiber Khanate every year, and the Xiber Khanate is allowed to nomadize between the two tributaries of the Lena River and the Yeni River.

At that time, the territory of the Xibe Khanate was too vast, and the combined population of the various tribes of the Khanate was less than one million, so they only occupied the Siberian plain, which was the most fertile pasture, and they didn't bother to care about these small nomadic tribes in the eastern plateau valleys, so the life of the Taji tribe was relatively rich.

However, ten years ago, the murderous Rakshasas came, they robbed the Taji tribe of the leather goods and all the valuable things, slaughtered cattle and sheep's beards every day, ate and drank the sea, wantonly bullied women, killed people and set fire to the slightest resistance, and even more excessively, they even demanded that everyone pay seven mink skins a year, otherwise they would be captured and made slaves!

Since then, the Tajibe have lived in the dark, with their cattle, sheep and livestock often taken away, their wives and daughters at any time at any time, and they have to go through a lot of hardships every year to hunt sables, otherwise they will be captured as slaves.

It wasn't until one day, when several refugees from the Hawa tribe came here, that the Tajibe ushered in the dawn.

The Hawa tribe is a Yaku tribe only a few hundred miles away from the Taji, and the two sides have occasionally traded and intermarried, so the two sides are still relatively familiar.

That night, in the tent of the Taji chieftain Tucker, Tucker entertained Hazah and the others who had come from the desert with his treasured mare's milk.

In the dim light, the old Tucker looked at the darkness in despair and blankness, and said decadently: "Hasa, I deeply sympathize with your plight, what are you going to do in the future, if you can't do it, stay with me, although it is hard, but you can barely survive." “

The middle-aged strong man sitting across from him with messy hair and beard like a bird's nest smiled mysteriously, "Uncle Tucker, do you really think I'm here to escape?" “

Old Man Tucker couldn't help but say in surprise: "Ah, didn't you say that your Hawa Department has been scattered by the Ming army?" “

Hasa shook his head and said in a low voice: "No, our Hawa Department is fine now, as good as ten years ago, the Ming army just captured all the Rakshasa ghosts, and did not touch anyone in our tribe, nor did they rob us of anything." “

Old Man Tucker said incredulously, "Oh, really, then why are you saying that out there?" “

Hasa explained, "Isn't it to paralyze those rakshasas, every tribe has their own moles, so be careful when you speak. “

Old Man Tucker sighed: "Yes, there are always people who can't resist all kinds of temptations and betray their people, so why are you here this time?" “

Hasa said excitedly: "I came to be a guide for the Ming army, they said that every time you find a small tribe's gathering place, you will be rewarded with a hundred bags of grain, and every time you find a large tribe's gathering place, you will be rewarded with a thousand bags of grain, which is half a person high, and one bag is enough for a family to eat for a month!" “

Old Man Tucker was shocked: "You also believe this!" “

Hasa nodded affirmatively and said: "Believe, why don't I believe it, the Ming army said that if you don't collect our taxes, they will confiscate our taxes, and they won't collect any poll tax or hunting tax, and besides, we can also use sable skins to exchange for food, a bag of sable skin, and we will exchange all the sable skins that are going to be handed over to the Rakshasa ghost as a poll tax to exchange for food, and exchange them for thousands of bags!" “

When Old Man Tucker heard this, his eyes were about to pop out, and he couldn't believe his ears: "There is still such a thing? “

Hasa said proudly: "There are many good things, after the Ming army came, many Ming merchants followed, what oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, pots and pans, as well as glasses, mirrors, a lot of good things, you can exchange animal skins, very cheap." And when the Ming army wants to open meat, they all use gold, silver and dragon coins to buy cattle and sheep with us, and gold, silver and dragon coins can also be used to buy things, which is very easy to use! “

Old Man Tucker asked suspiciously, "Gold coins, silver coins, dragon coins, what are these things?" “

When Hasa heard this, he took out a fine cotton bag from his bosom as if offering a treasure, handed it to the old man Tucker, and said proudly: "This is the silver coin, I exchanged it for a sable skin, and I saw that this bag was not there, it was given free by the merchants of the Ming Dynasty, saying that they were afraid that I would get rid of the silver coin." “

The old man Tucker took the cotton bag, stroked the exquisite embroidery on it with his old hand, touched it for a long time before carefully opening the bag, took out a white shiny silver coin from it, put it in front of his eyes and looked at it again, and after looking at it for half a salary, he sighed: "It's so beautiful, is this really made of silver?" “

Hasa said proudly: "Of course, this silver coin can buy a large bag of salt, and it will be enough for a family to eat for several months." “

Old Man Tucker finally believed Hasa's words, he returned the silver coin and cotton bag to Hasa, and then said solemnly: "Say, how do you want us to cooperate with the Ming army?" “

Now, it was Hasa's turn to be surprised, he opened his mouth and thought for a long time, then shook his head and said: "Don't do anything, I also saw the camp of the Rakshasa ghosts, just bring the Ming army over tomorrow to clean them up." “

Old Man Tucker asked again in disbelief, "It's that simple?" “

Haza spread his hands and said: "It's as simple as that, by the way, you try to stay in the tent tomorrow and don't come out, don't be accidentally injured by the Ming army's muskets, their muskets are terrifying, one shot is a bloody hole, and you can beat people through dozens of steps away!" “

When Old Man Tucker heard this, he nodded excitedly and said, "Mmmm, I know." “

At this time, Hasa seemed to think of something, he suddenly gritted his teeth and said: "And those Rakshasa ghosts, who often come to your tribe to do bad things, you have all remembered, tomorrow if they are not killed by the Ming army, you can all go up to take revenge, the Rakshasa ghost who ruined my little sister was knocked to death by me with a wooden stick!" “

When Old Man Tucker heard this, his eyes immediately showed a glint of hatred, he nodded fiercely, shed tears, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, that's great." “

Early the next morning, Hasa and the others left the Taji tribe as if they had fled, but they returned before noon.

However, this time they did not come alone, they were followed by thousands of well-equipped Ming cavalry.

The cavalry of the Ming army is called a fierce ah, after they came to the Taji Department, without saying a word, beat the horse and rushed straight to the Rakshasa camp, after a "sudden burst" on the periphery, loaded with a bayonet and rushed in to stab, the Rakshasa ghost who stabbed directly cried wolf, and after a while, all the Rakshasa ghosts who were not killed were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and surrendered!

After the Ming army tied up all the living Rakshasa ghosts, Old Man Tucker immediately led his people up and beat nearly half of the captives to death.

The Ming army did not step forward to stop them, and when their revenge was almost over, a Ming army who could speak Turkic came forward and carefully inquired about the situation in their vicinity.

After the Ming army who knew Turkic finished asking, he reported to the Ming army general who led the team again, and the Ming army general who led the team immediately said loudly: "Send a report to General Qin immediately: This is the Taji Department of the Turks, and it is only a few dozen miles away from the Gus River, a tributary of the Yeni River, please ask for instructions on the next step." “

Soon, some Ming soldiers took out the delicate hand-cranked generator and telegraph from their backpacks, ran to the grass where they came, and connected the copper wire that they had pulled over. “