When Princess Xiangxiang returned to the lower place, the tribesmen immediately gathered around her and asked her about the outcome of the negotiation. Princess Xiangxiang just smiled lightly: "We have reached an agreement."
"It's great that General Zhengxi has agreed to our request for the founding of the country!" The tribesmen clapped their hands to each other excitedly to celebrate, but seeing a hint of melancholy in Huo Lingyao's eyes, they asked: "Princess, are the Han people bullying you?
Did he make an unreasonable request to you?"
Huo Lingyao smiled miserably: "It's okay, I've put myself in custody. As long as the Han people help us drive away the Xixia people and establish a independent Hui tribe country, I will marry the general who conquers the west."
"What!" The tribesmen immediately became furious, "I have long said that the Han people have no good people, they are more greedy and shameless than the Xixia people! They actually made such a request while others were in danger, no, absolutely not, we
Although the Hui people lack food and clothing, they do not lack blood! Such conditions must not be agreed to!"
There was a young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes who was so excited that he pulled out his scimitar on the spot. "I'm going to kill the Han general who conquered the west." He said and rushed out.
"Meng Dan, stop!" Huo Lingyao whispered to the young man and said: "This condition was proposed by me, not forced by the Han people. Now we have no other choice but to rely on the Han people, and we have
There is nothing I can offer in exchange for the support of the Han people, only I..."
After hearing this, the tribesmen lowered their heads angrily and clenched their fists. They seemed to be full of hatred, but they didn't know where to vent it. The young man named Meng Dan fiercely inserted the scimitar into
On the ground, he punched the pillar next to him and let out a long sigh of grief and anger.
"Princess, you sacrificed your life to feed tigers, and the tribe is grateful to you, but the promises of the Han people cannot be trusted. What if they take advantage and then regret it?" asked a white-haired old man in the tribe who looked quite wise.
"I trust my intuition. This General Zhengxi is a trustworthy person, and I will also act according to circumstances. Don't worry." Huo Lingyao reassured everyone. The clansmen had no good solution after thinking about it, so they had to swallow their anger and accept the result for the time being.
, but a fierce man like Meng Dan has other thoughts in his mind.
The next day, at the school field outside Chang'an City, in front of one hundred Hui tribesmen and 3,000 red-shirted soldiers, Princess Xiangxiang, the leader of the Hui tribe, formally exchanged contracts with General Zhengxi of the Ming Dynasty. Liu Ziguang helped the Hui tribe to expel Xixia
The invaders, and helped them submit the matter of founding the country to the court, the price was that Xiangxiang Princess Huo Lingyao promised to marry the general of Qin and Jin Dynasty. In fact, this agreement did not have legal significance, it was just a gentleman's agreement. Logically speaking
Such a major event must be approved by the cabinet before it can take effect. However, the Huibu people do not understand the red tape of these Han people. They only know that whoever has the soldiers is the boss. Liu Ziguang only needs to fingerprint and sign the agreement.
His fate has taken a turn for the better.
On the school grounds, a hundred warriors dressed in national costumes, with scimitars and bows hanging on their waists, and war horses with high heads on their hips, lined up for review. Although they deliberately wanted to maintain a brave and sturdy state, everyone looked like
They all wore decent armor. The maroon leather armor and brass helmets were rubbed with butter and were shiny. However, the weapons and armor of different specifications, clothing and horses of different colors all revealed their true colors.
, this is just a remnant army.
On the other hand, the three thousand red-shirted troops on the opposite side are a uniform and majestic heavenly army. The two thousand infantry formations form a line when viewed horizontally and vertically, wearing red poplin summer jerseys and black iron helmets.
They are decorated with red tassels. The officers have wide belts with copper buckles on their waists. The long and narrow sabers produced by the Lianfeng and the short four-shot muskets are hung on the left and right of the waist. The soldiers are made of khaki Songjiang thick canvas.
The large belt is crisscrossed on the body, with a magazine on the front waist and a grenade on the back waist. In the hand is a long, shiny black gun. Under the blue muzzle, there is a half-foot-long bright bayonet.
From a distance, it looked like a shimmering scene. In front of the infantrymen was a row of cannons. The black steel cannons were powerful, menacing and majestic.
Look at the thousand cavalrymen, each with their bay-red horses. The cavalrymen are wearing shining silver breastplates, sitting on their horses with their heads held high and their chests held high. They have swords on their waists. Behind their backs are wheeled short-barreled horse muskets, hung on victory hooks.
It is a spear that is two feet and five feet long. The spears are like a forest, and the flags are fluttering, majestic and majestic.
After two comparisons, the judgment was made. The cavalrymen who returned to their headquarters looked at the muskets on the backs of the red shirt cavalry with envy. They had seen such sharp firearms in previous joint operations.
It can be fired with one hand from a horse, and its range and power are far greater than that of a bow and arrow. They have seen with their own eyes that Xixia soldiers who were shot by bows and arrows could continue to fight, but those who were hit by fire blunderbuss immediately lost their combat effectiveness, and no matter how thick the armor was, they could not stop it.
Can't help but, if the cavalry returning to the tribe can obtain a batch of such weapons, then there is no need to worry about Xixia being undefeated. Many scheming Hui tribe members began to think that after forming a coalition, Princess Xiangxiang must ask for a batch of fire guns.
come over.
In front of the soldiers of the three armies, Princess Xiangxiang and Liu Ziguang made a blood alliance and signed a treaty for joint operations. After Liu Ziguang signed two copies of the parchment and used it as a barrier, he said with a smile: "Now we are already
We are in the same boat. If the two armies jointly attack, the Xixia people will surely fall apart in less than three months. I hope Princess Xiangxiang will not break the contract by then."
Huo Lingyao's face turned red and she said: "As long as you fulfill your promise, I will never break it. But I want to know who you plan to send to lead the army and how many troops you will send?"
Liu Ziguang said: "These three thousand people are the vanguard, and there are still follow-up troops. As for the leader, of course I will go into battle in person. It is better to get married directly after the battle, so as not to waste time running back and forth."
Huo Lingyao was speechless. Seeing this powerful army made her feel that there was hope for the restoration of the country, but she always felt very uncomfortable when she thought that when she succeeded, she would have to marry this stranger in front of her.
After the ceremony, the soldiers who returned to the headquarters received their first batch of military aid, one hundred sets of chainmail and standard sabers and bows. They touched the armor and weapons produced on the machine assembly line. The soldiers who returned to the headquarters were extremely happy, but after
Several young people led by Meng Dan were indignant, saying that these second-rate weapons were so great. If Liu Ziguang really regarded them as allies, he should bring out a batch of the most advanced firecrackers as gifts, so as to show his
Sincerity came. Several people coaxed it together, and everyone seriously entrusted Princess Xiangxiang to ask Liu Ziguang for it.
But what they didn't expect was that Liu Ziguang really agreed. Not long after, a hundred of the most advanced four-shot revolving muskets, along with leather gear and palindrome writing instructions, were distributed to their camp. Walnut guns
The handle is as smooth as a girl's skin, the blue barrel shines with a faint light, the metal parts are exquisitely made, without burrs or flaws, the wheel rotates smoothly, the hammer's damping force is moderate, and it is mounted on the leather
Everyone was amazed by the bullets, brushes, and rods in the box. The industrial products of the Han people were so exquisite that it was unbelievable that even the weapons used to kill people were so beautiful. Seeing my companions holding firecrackers, they couldn't put it down, and they were amazed.
Dan suddenly threw down the fire gun in his hand and said angrily: "What's so rare about fire guns? Their Han factories can probably produce hundreds of them a day. It's ridiculous to try to win people's hearts with something like this!"
He would complain if he was not given a gun, and he would still complain if he was given a gun. Everyone felt that Meng Dan seemed to be overreacting, but people familiar with the situation understood what this young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes was thinking. Meng Dan was Hoxha.
The orphan adopted by the leader had been his childhood sweetheart with Huo Lingyao since childhood. If there had been no war, they would have been in pairs at this time. But when the war came, everything changed. The tribe of 100,000 people was beaten to pieces.
Princess Xiangxiang was also forced to become a victim of politics, and it was understandable that Meng Dan would complain at this time.
But Princess Xiangxiang couldn't accept Meng Dan's words that undermined unity. She said to Meng Dan with a livid face: "Come out with me for a moment." The two of them walked out of the tent and stood in silence. The wind blew from the east and blew up.
The hair on his face, and the bells of the Great Baoen Temple were heard at the same time. After a long time, Huo Lingyao said: "Meng Dan, don't say that again in the future. Now we can only stand in the same boat as the Han people."
Meng Dan said: "Yao Yao, the Han people are insidious and cunning. You can't trust them. My foster father once said, no one can be trusted in this world except yourself. The future of our tribe cannot be entrusted to a Han. Yaoyao, do you believe it?"
I, as long as we work hard, we will be able to fight back home with our own hands."
Huo Lingyao smiled miserably: "Sometimes you have to drink it even though you know it's poison, and you have to rely on yourself? Can three hundred people defeat the 100,000 Xixia army armed to the teeth? Face it, the only people who can help us now are the Han people
Yes, you have also seen that the Han people have sharp weapons and strong soldiers and horses. The Xixia people are no match for them. And no matter how despicable the Han people are, they are still better than the Xixia people. I can only choose the lesser of two evils."
Meng Dan said: "But what should we do? My adoptive father promised me that when the poplar tree in front of the door grows to the height of the gate tower, it will be the day we get married."
Huo Lingyao sighed softly: "You still remember the joke my father said ten years ago. In fact, I understand your thoughts, but now I am not just the daughter of Father Hoxha, but the entire Hui Department."
Leader, I must be responsible for the tribe and the people, so you must never mention this matter again." After saying this, Huo Lingyao turned and left.
"Hey" Meng Dan punched the big tree next to him hard, causing the leaves to fly. He leaned his head on the tree trunk in pain, and the man burst into tears.