The cities in Turpan are like this. With Mansuer's private castle as the center, a large number of civilians gather outside the castle to form a city.
In addition, there are some castles that are also affiliated with the Turpan cities.
For example, Tuokxun County in later generations was called "Three Tuoke Cities" at this time. It was a satellite castle of the Turpan Royal City. Outside the castle, civilians also gathered to form a city (town level).
After Wang Yuan captured the royal city of Turpan, he ignored the remote satellite cities and only rested for half a day before heading east towards Huozhou.
The old city of Gaochang is located near Huozhou. The remaining walls are as high as eleven meters. If the Turpan garrison was stationed in the city and the walls were intact, Wang Yuan would not dare to attack the city. He could just choose to return the way he came.
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More than two hundred years ago, Huozhou City was the ancient city of Gaochang.
At that time, there was internal strife among various Mongolian ministries, and Haidu sent Tugu Mie to attack Huozhou (the old city of Gaochang). The army besieged the city for half a year but failed to capture it. This shows how indestructible Huozhou City was at that time.
After decades of war, Huozhou (the ancient city of Gaochang) was completely destroyed, and the Mongols built a new Huozhou City nearby.
What Wang Yuan wants to attack now is New Huozhou City!
If the Imperial City of Turpan is the political center, then Huozhou City is the religious center and education center.
To use the original words of "The History of Ming Dynasty·Huozhou Biography", that is: "Huozhou...the city is more than ten miles away, and there are more monks and temples than residential buildings."
This is the territory of the Fire Man Jiding. Who knows why he Jiding was captured in Turpan? He should live in Huozhou all year round.
"The city is more than ten miles across" and is very, very large. Unfortunately, there is no city wall on the outside. There is only a private castle about the same size as Wang Yuan's house.
Wang Yuan encountered fierce resistance here. The civilians and "monks" were not afraid of death and launched suicide attacks on thousands of cavalry.
If you don’t want to slaughter them, you have to slaughter them!
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Before Mansu'er even rushed back to Chiting City, he had already received the news that someone had raided his home!
People kept coming on horseback to report news, but the content of the news was extremely confusing.
Some said that the enemy army numbered tens of thousands; some said that the enemy army only had thousands of cavalry.
No matter whether it is thousands or tens of thousands, the hinterland of Turpan, which is empty of troops, cannot stop them.
Mansu'er left five hundred cavalry to escort the spoils, and he led the army to return west quickly. Just after passing Liucheng, he received another battle report: "Sutan, it's bad, Huozhou City has fallen!"
Mansu'er was furious and asked: "How many enemy troops are there?"
The man said: "According to the sentinel report, the enemy only has a few thousand riders, but..."
"But what?" Mansu'er asked.
The man said: "However, there is a rumor in the cities of Liucheng that there are as many as 20,000 enemy troops. Many Wala tribes north of the Tianshan Mountains are following the governor of the Ming Dynasty to fight, and the Ordos tribe has also joined. Rumors say that the Ming Dynasty
The governor of the country will reward Yangji Bali and Weilumu to the tribes of Heshuote, the cities of Turpan to the tribes of Ordos, the cities of Huozhou to the tribes of Xiaolietu, and also set up Liucheng guards in Liucheng."
Mansu'er was furious: "You are talking nonsense and disrupting the morale of the army. Drag this man down and chop him down!"
The man exclaimed: "Sutan, I'm not talking nonsense, this news is really spreading like wildfire in Liucheng!"
"Shut his mouth!" Mansu'er shouted.
It is easy to silence one person, but very difficult to silence an entire city.
Mansu'er sent his troops to station in Liucheng and found that the news had spread throughout the country and countless people had fallen into a state of panic because Wang Yuan threatened to kill all the Mughals.
The morale of the people has already fluctuated, and soon the morale of the military has also fluctuated.
First of all, the leaders and soldiers in the area occupied by Wang Yuan were worried about their property and family, and couldn't wait to fight back. But their rationality prevented them from fighting back, because Wang Yuan had already occupied Huozhou, and the goods in the cities behind him
, the population has probably been emptied out a long time ago. This is what they did in the past during wars.
Next is the local lord of Liucheng, his brother Zheer, who is Jiding. More than ten thousand troops gathered in Liucheng, and the food and trophies that accompany the army will not last long. If the consumption continues, Liucheng's food reserves will definitely be used.
"Su Tan, either rush to Huozhou or figure out a way out." Sa Zhe'er said. He was afraid that the commander of the army would be poor if he stayed here, and he was even more afraid that Man Su'er would occupy the magpie's nest and swallow up Liucheng.
Another small lord, Mamulu, said: "Sutan, the enemy has 20,000 cavalry, and has already occupied Turpan and Huozhou. We only have more than 11,000, so I'm afraid this battle will not be easy to fight."
"Twenty thousand enemies are just rumors, not necessarily true." Another lord said. He was a newly rewarded little lord after Mansu'er annexed his brothers, and he was eager to fight out and regain his territory.
The lords of various places spoke to each other, and half were seeking war and half were avoiding war.
It doesn't matter how we fight, we just want to make a decision as soon as possible and don't let the army always rely on our own territory to consume food.
Mansu'er was so dizzy from the noise that she slapped the table and said, "Stop arguing, you all go to rest first and let me think carefully for a while!"
Know yourself and the enemy and you can fight a hundred battles without danger.
Man Su'er's biggest problem now is that he can't figure out the reality of his enemy, because all kinds of rumors are spreading too wildly.
He immediately sent a thousand cavalry to Huozhou, seventy miles away, to inquire about the military situation.
As a result, the thousand sentinels returned in a panic, saying that they encountered an enemy sentry that was three times their size and could not approach within five miles of Huozhou City.
Man Su'er was hesitant because of this. He was afraid that if he sent out troops rashly, he would be surrounded by enemy troops in Huozhou.
But subconsciously, Man Su'er didn't believe that the enemy really had 20,000 riders.
After thinking about it for another day, Man Su'er called Sa Zhe'er and said: "Sa Zhe'er, Huo Zhe, you immediately lead five thousand cavalry to Huozhou to see what is going on there. If you encounter heavy resistance, immediately go to Huozhou."
Pull back, and if you encounter scattered enemies, don't pursue them too deeply. When you reach Huozhou, send someone back to report the news immediately."
Sa Zhe'er was very dissatisfied with this order, because Man Su'er had strong signs of doves occupying the magpie's nest. Liucheng was his territory, but Man Su'er sent him to lead his troops to leave, while Man Su'er himself led his elite troops to stay in Liucheng.
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However, the spreader had to obey.
Sa Zhe'er led 5,000 troops to the west and met 3,000 cavalry five miles outside Huozhou City.
Without waiting for a fight, the three thousand cavalry simply chose to flee, and all the cavalry in Huozhou City also ran away.
Sa Zhe'er led his troops and cautiously arrived at Huozhou, only to find that the city had been burned to ashes. Countless domed temples had been baptized by fire, and not a single monk was left.
As for his brother's private castle, when Sa Zhe'er entered, he saw the same mess, with all the valuables inside being emptied out.
Another day later, Man Su'er led an army to Huozhou and looked at the ruins stupidly.
This battle is impossible to fight!
Turpan, Weelumu, Yangji Bali... these cities must have been looted by the damned enemies just like Huozhou.
Even if we get the territory back, we will not be able to survive the rest of our lives.
Now in the entire Khanate, only Liucheng has not been damaged at all, and Sazheer's family is the only one in strength.
Even though Sa Zhe'er is the teacher's biological brother and his most loyal ally and subordinate, who can guarantee that Sa Zhe'er, a dominant family, will not rebel and become independent in the future?
Mansu'er didn't even dare to regain the lost territory. Once he regained the royal city of Turpan, he had to move to Turpan and return the territory of Liucheng to Sazhe'er.
Turpan has become a piece of white land. How can Mansu'er survive the winter? Should he ask the spreader to provide food relief? If he asks for too much food, will the spreader agree?
In history, Mansu'er was cut off from trade for several years. After losing just one battle, they all rebelled against their relatives. Many lords went to seek refuge with the Yeerqiang Khanate, and some went to seek refuge with the Ming Dynasty. But now, it is not just as simple as trade being cut off.
, half of the hinterland of Turpan has been occupied!
Now it is no longer a military problem, but a political problem. Turpan's governance structure is too loose.
This situation happened once decades ago, when Mansuer's grandfather was not the Great Khan of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate.
The name of the Great Khan was Mahemah, which was also Muhammad.
This person is very absurd. After inheriting the throne of Khan, he wants to marry his father's concubine. Mongolians often do this kind of thing, but they can no longer do it after becoming green because it goes against their teachings.
Ma Heima insisted on marrying his baby mother, so he killed seven priests who opposed it.
This trivial matter, as big as a sesame seed or a mung bean, instantly caused a large-scale defection. Countless lords ran to seek refuge with the Kazakhs, or ran to seek refuge with Mansuer's grandfather.
Mansuer's grandfather took the opportunity to send troops and became the Great Khan of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate.
What Wang Yuan did was much more serious than the Khan marrying his baby mother!
Now, Man Su'er can only immediately send troops to regain all the cities, and rely on military victory to regain his authority. But after the victory, Sa Zhe'er must be removed, because Sa Zhe'er's strength has surpassed him. Once Sa Zhe'er is removed,
If he can't revive the economy, all the lords under his command will probably run away.
This is a dead end that cannot be solved at all.
How can we bundle everyone into our own chariot and pursue our own private livelihood?
Mansuer thought hard for a long time and finally made up his mind.
That night, Man Su'er raised the butcher's knife against the tribesmen again. Without any warning, he killed Sa Zhe'er and his followers, and swallowed up Sa Zhe'er's tribe. Then he returned to Liucheng, bringing troops, food, and financial reports.
The livestock and people went straight to Hami.
Naturally, it is not to attack Hami, nor to seek refuge with the Ming Dynasty.
Instead, they led all the tribesmen through the mountain passes in the north of Hami and ran to the grassland to snatch Xiaolietu's pasture.
Once they arrive on the grassland, those lords will be rootless and must unite around Man Su'er.
There may be some people who are reluctant to leave their territory, but most of their territory was destroyed by Wang Yuan. After Mansu'er killed Sa Zhe'er, he gave 70% of Sa Zhe'er's property to each lord, and immediately restored the morale of the army.
Win over.
Only Sa Zhe'er didn't believe until his death that Mansu'er would actually kill him.
The two of them have known each other since they were teenagers, and they followed him to learn the scriptures together. Sa Zhe'er once helped Man Su'er fight for the throne, and made countless military exploits for Man Su'er. Although they are not brothers, they are better than brothers.
More intimate.
However, Man Su'er still killed Sa Zhe'er and used Sa Zhe'er's property to win over the morale of the army.