Thousands of Mongolian cavalry did not enter the city to plunder, because almost everything they could rob was taken away by Turpan, and the people in the city only had a few rations left.
As for the military rations left behind in Turpan, Yamulan was very generous and sent troops to transport them from the city and handed them all over to Wang Yuan for unified deployment.
In this regard, Wang Yuan particularly admired Ya Mulan and asked: "How strong is Turpan?"
Yamulan took out the map and said: "Mansu'er claimed to be the Great Khan of the (Eastern) Chagatai Khanate, but the land of Mongolia had long been occupied by the Kazakhs. Mansu'er's father and uncle were also captured by Yue.
After being defeated by Bei Khan (a descendant of the Golden Horde, not the real Yuejibie Khan), Mansu'er could only voluntarily abandon the capital Aksu after he succeeded to the throne of Great Khan. Yuejibie Khan then attacked Baicheng and Kuxian, and defeated them.
All the population of these two places were taken captive to Aksu. Now, Mansu'er only has Turpan, Huozhou and Liucheng, and his other territories can be ignored."
Wang Yuan looked at the simple map and was so moved that he almost wanted to cry. He finally knew the true situation of the enemy and his eyes were no longer dark!
Yamulan pointed to the map again and said: "Mansu'er had several brothers, but they were all driven away by him. One of the brothers was named Said. He rose rapidly in these years. He even defeated Yuejibie Khan, reoccupied the capital Aksu, and called himself
'Ye'erqiang Khan'."
Wang Yuan asked: "If we contact Said, will he help attack Turpan?"
Yamulan nodded and said: "Yes. But after defeating Turpan, Mansuer is likely to defect to Said, and Turpan and Yeerqiang will merge into one and become the real (Eastern) Chagatai Khanate. Then
, Said will become the Great Khan and turn around to attack us! Of course, this is only one of the possibilities. Mansuer may also flee westward and let Said fight with us to death."
Wang Yuan thought: "That means that as long as we occupy Turpan, Said will definitely attack us?"
Yamulan said: "It may not necessarily be an immediate attack, but it may be ten years later. After all, Said has just established the Yeerqiang Khanate and he needs to deal with many internal affairs."
Wang Yuan asked again: "What is the national situation in Turpan?"
Ya Mulan said: "Because Mansuer continued to attack Hami, the Ming Dynasty cut off trade with Turpan. From the princes and nobles to the merchants and common people, everyone hated his brutal rule. However, no one dared to oppose him because Mansuer's military
Strong, and soldiers are also very brave in battle. I am just a slave, but I can become a fire user because of my military exploits, and I am a young fire user who has just turned twenty. If I hadn’t seen Qu Xianbu’s flag, I would have continued to be loyal to Mansu
Son."
Wang Yuan was silent.
According to Ya Mulan, Turpan's internal affairs are in a mess, and there is widespread opposition to Mansuer's rule in the country. But this is a war machine. Slaves can rise to high positions by fighting. How can ordinary soldiers not fight to the death?
"How many troops does Turpan have?" Wang Yuan asked.
Ya Mulan said: "The total number of infantry guarding each city should be tens of thousands, and the cavalry must be at least 20,000. If we take the initiative to attack the city, Mansu'er can summon tens of thousands of infantry at any time, and even women and children
Can be captured and used to fight."
Wang Yuan asked: "How about leading troops to attack the pastures and villages in Turpan?"
Ya Mulan said: "Yes. To deal with those pastures and villages, we must kill all the young adults, take away their women and children, take away their livestock and food, and leave them only with a bunch of hungry old people!
Su'er will be furious and personally lead the cavalry to fight, so that we don't have to attack the city and only have to deal with the Turpan cavalry."
Although this guy Ya Mulan is really kind-hearted, he is also cruel and cold-blooded. He kills all the young men at every turn and takes away women and children. He has learned the tricks of Turpan thoroughly.
If Hami had not stayed to negotiate and trade with the Ming Dynasty, it is estimated that there would be very few people left in the eight cities of Hami at this moment.
Thousands of cavalrymen stayed up all night, so Wang Yuan stationed himself in Lamu City.
Waiting until the next morning, Wang Yuan divided the cavalry into six groups and attacked the remaining six cities of Hami respectively. Some cities did not even have walls and few Turpan soldiers to guard them, so they were captured almost without a single blow.
So far, all eight cities of Hami have been recovered.
Zhu Ying, Zhang Wei and Zhu Dangqi arrived with their troops. They were very happy about this and were already busy sending people back to Beijing to report their merits.
Wang Yuan had no sense of accomplishment in this. He quickly recovered eight cities, which seemed very impressive. In fact, he only faced one or two thousand scattered Turpan soldiers, several hundred of whom even surrendered. The military difficulty was not as good as with Fight against the thieves.
Of course, it was very simple for Wang Yuan, but it was hard to say for other Ming officials. Just like Peng Ze in history, he didn't even dare to leave Jiayuguan, let alone summon the Guan Mongolian cavalry to fight.
Well, those Mongolian cavalry are a headache!
After recapturing the eight cities of Hami, everyone clamored to go home to graze and farm, fearing that the critical season of spring would be delayed. At the same time, because they did not get much loot, the leaders of the various ministries were also resentful, and Wang Yuan could no longer command.
"Brother Zhu, have you sent out your victory report?" Wang Yuan asked Zhu Ying.
Zhu Ying said: "It has been written."
Wang Yuan took out a memorial: "Send it back together for me."
Wang Yuan's memorials mainly contain the following contents:
First, the eight cities of Hami have been recovered, but King Hami is dead and King Hami’s golden seal is still in the hands of Turpan. Please re-consecrate a loyal and obedient king.
Second, the Hami monks and gangs have been slaughtered by Turpan. Please ask the court to send some monks over quickly to re-establish the Hami monks and gangs.
Third, request the imperial court to allow the newly attached Mongolian tribes to nomadically roam in the Xihai area, set up Xihai Guards, and ennoble Yi Buci, a descendant of the Golden Family, as King Zhongyi.
Fourth, send monks to the West Sea and set up the Xihai Monk Gang Division.
Fifth, among the monks sent to Hami and Xihai, the imperial court can canonize two eminent monks as Living Buddhas. It is best to send several Living Buddhas to other Guanxi tribes. Living Buddhas are priceless and can be packaged and wholesaled.
In addition, Wang Yuan wrote a letter to Shaanxi and Gansu respectively, asking them to bring all the refugees who were difficult to resettle to Hami. The population of Hami dropped sharply, which could replenish the population and increase the proportion of Han residents.
The only thing left is to urge the food to be transported quickly. There is not much food left in Wang Yuan's hand, because he has allocated a lot to relieve the Seven Guards of Guanxi. Otherwise, how could those Mongolian cavalry be willing to sacrifice their lives?
As soon as these letters were sent out, the leaders of various ministries came to collectively petition: "President Wang, everyone hopes to withdraw the troops. After all, it is spring. Only by withdrawing the troops can the livestock thrive, the land be cultivated, and the war horses can be fattened again."
Wang Yuan kicked over the table and sneered: "What's the point of producing by yourself? Come and rob Turpan with me! You won't attack the city, but only rob their pastures and villages. The things you rob will be enough for your production for several years."
The leaders of each department looked at each other in confusion. In the past, only Turpan had robbed them, but now they were running to rob Turpan. They were really a little scared and nervous, but also... inexplicably excited!
Wang Yuan added: "If we don't capture Turpan in the spring, Turpan will come back to capture you in the autumn. By then, everyone will be scattered in various places. Who can resist Turpan's tens of thousands of cavalry?"
Suo Nanshu, the governor of Chijin, asked: "What if Turpan mobilizes a large army to pursue him?"
"Run, let's run back to Hami," Wang Yuan said with a smile, "My army has already set off from Gansu and will be able to garrison the cities of Hami within a month."
Including the armies of Hami and Yamulan, Wang Yuan took a total of 8,500 cavalry and went straight to Turpan to burn, kill and loot. They only brought a small amount of rations. If the robbery failed, they would have to come back hungry.