After the establishment of the Kazakh Khanate, a large number of nomadic tribes from the surrounding areas came to join. With the growth of the khanate, by the end of the 15th century, a stable Kazakh nation with a common name, a common language, a common territory, a common economic life and a common psychological quality expressed in a common culture was finally formed. By 1589, the Kazakhs and their distribution areas had been divided into three "yuz" (tribal alliances of kinship): the Great Yuz, the Middle Yuz, and the Little Yuz, that is, the right, left, and west parts of the Qing Dynasty literature. Among them, the Middle Yuz (central Kazakhstan region) and the Great Yuz (the Seven Rivers Valley) were subject to the Dzungar Ministry. In the mid-18th century, when the Qing Dynasty put down the Dzungar rebellion and relieved the Kazakh threat from Dzungar, the West Kazakhstan was annexed by Tsarist Russia in 1731. Kazakh Sanyuz successively expressed their submission to the Qing Dynasty, especially the Middle Yuz and the Great Yuz, and had a closer relationship with the Qing Dynasty.

From the middle of the 18th century, Tsarist Russia began to invade China continuously, invading the Kazakh steppe and the area east and south of Lake Balkhash, which was originally under the jurisdiction of General Ili of the Qing Dynasty. From 1864 to 1883, Tsarist Russia used blackmail and military threats to force the Qing government to sign a series of unequal treaties, and in accordance with the provisions of the treaties, "people can return to their places", they invaded the Kazakhs and the areas where they lived, which belonged to China. In the face of the Russian invasion, the Kazakh people, together with the people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang Province, made important contributions to safeguarding the unity of the motherland and resisting the invasion of Tsarist Russia. In the second half of the 19th century, Tsarist Russia conquered Central Asia by force, forced the Qing Dynasty to sign a series of unequal treaties, and seized a large part of China's northwest territory, causing a large number of Kazakh herders to suffer cruel rule. The Kazakh people were not afraid of violence and revolted many times, which dealt a heavy blow to the rule of Tsarist Russia in Central Asia.

The First World War brought about the final collapse of Tsarist Russia, and although the newly inaugurated Soviet Russian regime announced on the surface that it would abandon Tsarist Russia's occupation of China's territory, it actually did not give up an inch of Kazakh land at all, and after Soviet Russia was blocked from advancing westward into Poland and southward to Turkey, it turned the spearhead of aggression to the east, and was met with a powerful counterattack by China.

Because Kazakhstan is too far away from Yanjing, transportation and information transmission are very inconvenient, Yang Shuoming, who has always been very concerned about the recovery of the Kazakh homeland, wants to know the situation here firsthand, so he took an airship to this boundless steppe.

Kazakhs live on an area equal to the size of the entire Western European countries combined. Its range spans Asia and Europe, from the lower reaches of the Volga River in the west to the Altai Mountains in the east, from the West Siberian Plain in the north to the Tien Shan Mountains in the south. It is connected to the southeast of China's Xinjiang Province and to the north by Russia. In the past, the Kazakh Khanate could reach Azerbaijan and Iran through the Caspian Sea, and the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea (not completely landlocked) through the Volga River and the Don River Canal.

The topography of Kazakhstan is complex, characterized by high in the southeast and low in the northwest, and most of the territory is plains and lowlands. The west and southwest are the lowest. The Caspian coastal lowlands gradually descend to the south towards the Caspian Sea, and there is a large area of lowlands in the northeast of Kazakhstan, which gradually transitions from the northeast of Kazakhstan through the central part to the hilly area, and then extends to the Tien Shan Mountains in the southeast. In the north, the Kazakh hills are connected to the southern edge of the West Siberian Plain. Kazakhstan has vast steppes, which account for about a third of the total land area; Deserts and semi-deserts are also widespread in Kazakhstan, stretching from the Caspian Sea to the Altai Mountains, but they occupy only 15% of its land area, while in the north there are widespread coniferous forests. The eastern and southeastern parts of Kazakhstan are mountainous areas with high mountains and intermountain basins. Located at the southeastern tip of Kazakhstan, the Tien Shan Mountains are covered with snow and glaciers for many years.

The Kazakh region has a continental climate. The natural conditions in the northern part of Kazakhstan are similar to those in central Russia and southern England, and in the southern part of the country are similar to those in the Transcaucasia and the Mediterranean countries of southern Europe. There are lowlands tens of meters below sea level, as well as majestic mountain ranges with snow and glaciers on the summits. Its southwestern part is lowland. The central and eastern parts are hilly areas, and the eastern edge is mountainous, and it belongs to the temperate continental climate.

There are many rivers and lakes in the Kazakh region, as well as a large number of glaciers, the main lakes are Lake Balkhash and Lake Zaisan. Most of the lakes are saltwater. Most of the rivers in the territory are inland rivers, mainly the Irtysh River, the Syr Darya River, the Ural River, etc. Most of the semi-deserts and deserts in the Kazakh region are in the southwest, the northern part of the country has a relatively humid natural environment similar to that of Russia, and the northern and Caspian Sea regions can accept water vapor from the sea. Winters are cold and summers are hot, and the mountain peaks are covered with snow all year round, and the climate varies greatly from region to region. It is rich in uranium, copper, lead, zinc and chromium reserves, as well as coal, iron, oil, natural gas, bauxite, apatite and other mineral deposits.

After experiencing the richness and beauty of this land and understanding the lives of the people living on this land, Yang Shuoming realized that his previous understanding of this place was so shallow.

If it weren't for the letters Tang Jing had written to himself about the situation in the southern provinces, and the advice asking him to come out and have a look, he would not have known about the situation in this distant land.

At this time, the milky white mist drifted away little by little, and the moonlight was faint and misty, making the vast grassland appear more distant and deep, and the dignified and solemn snow peak in the distance was like a beautiful girl in a white dress, looking so white, holy and handsome.

The wedding has reached the **, and people are still carnivaling, but Yang Shuoming faintly heard the sound of horses' hooves from far and near in the distance!

Yang Shuoming's face turned pale, and at this time, as his mind moved slightly, the supercomputer in his eyes also began to flash, and the data displayed in his eyes also proved Yang Shuoming's judgment.

Yang Shuoming got up and walked out of the yurt, and several Kazakh leaders were very surprised when they saw his strange face and movements, and they also walked out.

Yang Shuoming listened intently, and the sound of the horse's hooves became clearer and clearer, but it was drowned in the cheerful music and whirling dance steps. At this time, the young men and women who were immersed in the joy did not pay attention to it. It was not until a rider wearing a smock and a white beard and long eyebrows in a smock rushed into the crowd and rolled up a wave of air, and the bonfire was trampled by iron hooves that the young men interrupted their melodious music, stopped their light dance steps, and hurriedly dodged in all directions.

"Someone robbed the marriage!" An old man said loudly.

Before the panicked people could understand what was happening, a few more horses rushed over. And the rider who rushed into the crowd first had already begun to search for the bride with a sharp gaze, and in a moment of surprise, he saw a quick spin, his left boot clasped the belly of the horse, and his body leaned down sharply, and with his hook-like fingers he carried the detached bride into the saddle.

Yang Shuoming saw the stunned and panicked look on Eric's face, and knew that this scene was probably not arranged by anyone in advance, nor was it what the clan leader wanted to see. Probably afraid of hurting the bride, he did not give the order for the guards to shoot. Yang Shuoming watched the successful marriage snatcher turn around and rush out, wanting to meet his companions, and immediately drew the pistol on his waist without hesitation.

Several of Yang Shuoming's guards also raised their guns when they saw this, and some Kazakh guards also took their guns and came over to help, but their eyes were invariably a little hesitant, and some of them raised their guns and aimed for a while, and then put down their guns unwillingly.

Although they are quite confident in their marksmanship, at this moment, the most afraid is to hurt others.

Although Yang Shuoming knew that "marriage robbery" was an ancient Kazakh custom, the marriage robber dared to defy his authority and snatch the bride in front of him, which not only hurt his face, but also caused great harm to the host Eric, putting him in an embarrassing and embarrassing situation, and he would never allow such a thing to happen in front of him.

Yang Shuoming raised his pistol to aim, and the moment the crosshair in his eyes moved to the shoulder of the marriage robber, he pulled the trigger sharply, and a shot was shot, only to hear "Bang!" The bullet hit the other man's shoulder accurately, and the other party let out an "ah" and rolled off the horse with the bride.

Seeing that Yang Shuoming was so accurate at such a distance, Eric's eyes almost popped out.

Seeing that the bride robber was shot and fell off the horse, several of his companions rushed to the horse, at this time the groom had already run to the bride's side, he roared and raised the double-barreled shotgun in his hand, and opened fire on the marriage robber's companions, because of the distance, and the power of the iron sand was limited, the marriage robber's companions were not hit, but the horses that rushed to the front were frightened, stood high, raised their front hooves, and almost threw the man on horseback down.

In order to establish his authority, Yang Shuoming stepped forward to help the groom at the moment when two more shots were fired, and two more people in the other party's array fell off the horse.

"Chase! Get them back! When Eric saw this, his confidence was boosted, and he immediately roared.

Yang Shuoming's guards mounted their horses one after another, and together with Eric's guards, they went to chase the marriage robbers, while Yang Shuoming hurried to the newlyweds.

The frightened bride fell on the groom's shoulder and wept, while the groom put down the shotgun in his hand, put his arms around her waist, and comforted her softly, he saw Yang Shuoming coming, and a trace of gratitude and admiration flashed in his eyes. While comforting the bride, he followed the example of the Han people and gave Yang Shuoming a thumbs up.

Yang Shuoming smiled slightly, and after making sure that the newlyweds were unharmed, he waved his hand carelessly, and came to the injured marriage snatcher with Eric.

The three marriage robbers were all shot in the shoulder, because Yang Shuoming didn't want to kill people on the day of people's joy, so the timing of the shooting was extremely accurate, comparable to when he and Tang Jiumei were in a gun race. Due to the distance, Yang Shuoming used a new 9mm caliber Browning pistol, and after the bullets hit the other party, they were embedded in the flesh and did not hurt the bones, so the three marriage robbers who were hit by him were killed.

Two Kazakh youths pulled the bride snatcher up, Yang Shuoming saw the face of a white-haired old man, and couldn't help but be a little stunned, but he quickly judged from the other party's strong body that this was a young man in his twenties.

"Who are you?" Eric asked aloud.

There was no answer, and there was a terrible silence all around. The stranger glanced at him coldly, and his gaze fell on Yang Shuoming.

Yang Shuoming met his gaze, the other party's gaze was very sharp, and the two sharp eyes like birds of prey flashed with a cold light in the darkness. The two of them confronted each other silently. A young Kazakh man reached out with some annoyance and tore off his white eyebrows and beard, revealing a young and heroic face.

"Ahh Huda! ”

Behind Yang Shuoming, the bride let out a sad exclamation, she rushed forward, wanting to pounce on the other party, but seeing the blood stains on his outfit and shoulders, like a spiky steel needle stabbing her awake, she remembered her identity, reason overcame emotion at once, and she hurriedly stood again.

"You used to know each other? Parida? Eric asked, somewhat surprised.

The bride looked at him, bit her lip, and nodded.

"He is Yardi, and he saved me when I was taken by the Russians."

Hearing the bride's words, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.

"Parida! You belong to me! The other party let out a cry that condensed all life and longing, and the sound was as heavy as iron, like a torrent that had been suffocated and frozen for many years, and everyone present couldn't help but be moved.

"Why are you only coming back now? You've made me miserable......" The bride hid her face and began to weep loudly.

Seeing his wife's heartbreaking appearance, the groom stepped forward and hugged her, she fell into his arms, and kept hitting the groom's chest with her fist, she hit him very hard, but the groom's body did not move, he just looked at the injured robber with a vigilant and hostile gaze.

The bride snatcher looked at the groom, a mocking smile on his lips.

"Isn't it just the right time for the horses to return to the trough when the wild donkeys break in?"

Listening to the words of the marriage robber, Yang Shuoming couldn't help but laugh out loud, he didn't expect that the Kazakh, who seemed to be a wooden tendon, would speak so humorously. He looked at the other party's unscrupulous appearance, and couldn't help but secretly admire the other party's courage.

"Did you hit me and my friend?" Yardi saw the delicate Browning pistol in Yang Shuoming's hand and asked loudly.

Yang Shuoming nodded, and by the moonlight, he carefully looked at the Kazakh youth in front of him.

It may be that the young man in front of him has undue wind and frost and vicissitudes of life on his face, but he still looks very strong and strong, he has an angular square face, brown-red protruding cheekbones, a high nose bridge, thick eyebrows as thick as horsehair, gray-brown sharp eyes, beautiful golden curly hair, a few sparse short mustaches on the chin, he wears a gold-rimmed jacket, and a pair of black riding boots on his feet, like a prince from the palace who went to propose to a beautiful princess.

"Your marksmanship is very good, this time I lost to you." Yaerdi looked at Yang Shuoming and said, "However, you didn't kill me, you will regret it." ”

"It's as easy for me to hit you in the heart or in the head as I do to hit you in the shoulder." Yang Shuoming smiled and said, "It's just that I don't want to kill you, so I didn't hit you." He turned his head to look at Yardi's two wounded companions, "So, their injuries are only on the shoulders." ”

Listening to Yang Shuoming's words, a hint of surprise flashed in Yardi's eyes.

"If we have a chance, let's give it a try." Yardi said unconvinced, but he quickly remembered his current situation, and couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head, "However, I'm afraid I won't have such a chance." ”

Hearing his mournful voice, the bride Parida jerked out of the bridegroom's arms and came to Eric, fell to her knees, looked at him with tears on her face, and then looked back at Yardi, bowed her head and sobbed.

Although she didn't say anything, Eric understood what his daughter-in-law meant, and he sighed, helped the bride up, and nodded.

"If they weren't evil bandits, I could let them go, and if they had dealings with the Russians, I'm afraid they wouldn't work......" Eric said, turned his head, and looked at Yang Shuoming with an inquiring gaze, Yang Shuoming nodded quietly, and said, "Let's treat their injuries first, and then make a decision after asking clearly." ”

Hearing Yang Shuoming's words, a trace of gratitude flashed in Yardi's eyes.

"Without hometown and love, what is the meaning of living?" Yardi said loudly, "We are here to defect to the motherland!" Even if it is death, it must die on the land of the motherland! ”

"You're from the Russians, aren't you?" Yang Shuoming looked into his eyes and asked.

"Yes, we killed a lot of Russians." Yardi's face lit up with pride.

"How do you prove that you are telling the truth?" The groom asked loudly.

Yardi smiled, stretched out his riding boots, and turned around to reveal a gun handle, a young Kazakh guard stepped forward and drew the gun, Yang Shuoming immediately recognized it as a "Mosin Nagant" type revolver commonly used by well-crafted Russian "Cheka" officers.

"I also have the Russians' gold coins right away, which I was originally going to give to you as compensation." Yardi looked at the groom, and once again showed that unscrupulous mocking smile, "It's just that I'm afraid I won't need it now." ”

The groom glared at him with some annoyance, and did not say anything, but stepped forward and hugged the bride Parida tightly.

Yang Shuoming just wanted to ask him about some details, but suddenly felt that there seemed to be a pair of eyes behind him watching him, and he couldn't help but turn his head to look, but he didn't see anything.

(To be continued)