The winter in Burqin is long, but the summer is fleeting.
The surging Burqin River merges into the Irtysh River here. The river is separated by two banks, and it has two heavens. On the south bank is the lush valley plain, and on the north bank are the beautiful colorful hills.
Under the sunset, the river surface sparkles, reflecting on the rocks of various colors on the colorful beach, so beautiful.
Another group of Dulbert warriors arrived on horseback. In addition to the strong and brave young men, many young women and girls also came on horseback.
Several coaches of Han Haijun were smoking cigarettes while looking at these female warriors.
When I came to the Western Region, I mingled with people from various tribes in Moxi for a long time, and gradually became accustomed to the customs and customs here. For example, in the tribes of Oirat in Mosi, not only the young and strong men of the herdsmen in each tribe are warriors, but also the young women and girls.
They are all female warriors.
They can ride strong horses, fire bows, and even fight with spears and knives. It is said that during tribal wars, they can even carry children on their backs while riding horses and fighting. They are warriors who are not weaker than men.
"No wonder Wala was driven to Mobei by the Tatars and was driven to Moxi by the Khalkhas. He was still able to suppress the local snakes and beat Chagatai and Yarkant."
"These nomadic women are so tough."
"What's the matter, Third Brother, which one do you like?"
Flying Cavalry Lieutenant Zhao Laosan blew out his breath and skillfully blew out a smoke ring. He looked at the group of women and said with a smile, "Don't mention it, this kind of girl is quite exciting and suits my taste. I really want to marry one if I have the chance.
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"Third brother, don't you have one at home?"
"This means that the red flag at home is not falling, and the colorful flags are flying outside. Besides, I am now an officer with the rank of flying cavalry at the ninth rank, and I am stationed in the Western Region. Isn't it true that Governor Sonomu Celing also lets our Han navy race?
We have enclosed a piece of land and it would be nice to build a farm and pasture on the banks of the Burqin River, but my wife will not be able to live in her hometown in the Central Plains for a while. We are military officers and can take concubines."
Zhao Laosan came from Henan, and is now only a flying cavalry officer of the ninth rank. In fact, it can be seen that he does not belong to the group of people from Cong Long Shouyi, but to the group who joined the Ming army later.
In fact, he was originally an officer during the Chongzhen period. Later, he was defeated and became a bandit. Then he joined the Tuzhai force in the local area. Later, it was adapted into a regiment training. Anyway, he has a lot of experience. It's not a big deal that he has made it all the way to this day. Or it was the same before.
A soldier.
He was previously incorporated into the vanguard army to quell the chaos in Shaanxi and Gansu, and finally went all the way to the Western Regions and became the military attache instructor of the Han Navy. He was an upper-level ninth grader. Although his rank was not official, in the Han Navy, he was considered an instructor transferred by the Ming Dynasty, so he was treated well.
better.
Sonomu Celing, the governor, specially encircled the land for them and allocated land to them on both sides of the Burqin River.
The third child is a smart man, a little slippery, but he also knows that times have changed.
Most of the members of the Pioneer Army have now been transferred to the local villages and towns in Shaanxi and Gansu for regiment training. A few have entered the provincial patrol camps, and some with outstanding abilities like him have been transferred to the newly established armies in the Western Region as instructors and military attachés.
The third child likes Burqin very much. The silver Altay Mountains, green pastures, clear Burqin River and Irtysh River, Fuhai in the upper reaches, and Xuanchi in the lower reaches. This place is really beautiful and intoxicating. Compared with
From his hometown in Henan, there is an endless plain, where even mountains are rare. There are too many people and little land. He likes it here. The piece of land Sonomu Celing gave him is really quite a lot.
There are mountains, water, forests, and pastures. You can also grow some food, raise some livestock, and build a yard. It will be very comfortable.
He made a small calculation in his mind. He would not take him home for now, but would hire someone here first, preferably a local Mongolian. Such as the female warriors Dulbert in front of him would be good. This would also be beneficial to his success in the local area.
Establish a foothold, establish good relations with the local Dulbert Mongols, etc.
"What Lao San said makes sense." Several other military attachés were also a little moved.
Most of them were former regiments in Henan, Shaanxi and other places. Going further back, some were Ming government troops, some were bandits from the invading army, some were bandits, and some were from the Green Camp who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. Anyway, they are all people in troubled times. Now the Central Plains has finally
Stability, this group of people was temporarily stable, and many of them also got wives from the military as matchmakers thanks to the blessing of the court.
Everyone is looking forward to being able to be stable and have a wife and children.
Before the chaos in Shaanxi and Gansu was suppressed, the vanguard army looted a lot and made a little fortune. Most of them settled in various places in Shaanxi and Gansu, either as garrison towns, regiment training, or post soldiers. Most of them who came to the Western Regions
Most of them were bachelors without a family. They had the ability and no worries. They were selected to be transferred to the armies in the Western Regions. Naturally, they wanted to find a home.
"Marry a Mongolian woman, buy a few slaves, buy some cattle and sheep, build a yard, and you can have a family."
"But we don't speak Mongolian, how can we marry her?"
Zhao Laosan could speak Mongolian and said somewhat proudly: "How about we go over and strike up a conversation?"
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"This sheep is a bit mean to you, why don't we kill it and eat its meat."
Zhao Laosan took advantage of the convenience of his Han Haijun instructor and took the initiative to help arrange for the new Dulbert soldiers. With his ability to speak Mongolian, he quickly became familiar with the new soldiers.
He was helping a female warrior from Dulbert move things, and she was very attentive. He had just found out clearly that this woman, who was quite strong and in her twenties, was said to be a widow. Her husband died fighting with the Junggar people a few years ago.
During the battle, three children were left to be raised by her.
This time Dulbert and Shuoqi Khan issued a mobilization order to conquer the tribal herdsmen who came to Burqin to fight against Junggar. Tana immediately put on armor and mounted a horse with a bow and arrows on his back.
Tana is tall, a little thin, and looks a little weak, but there is no female warrior who can wear armor and hold a bow and is really weak.
She is not a little girl either. Girls from nomadic tribes are already tough and sensible. Living as a widow in the past few years has actually made her stronger.
There are very few young widows on the grassland. According to tradition, if the husband dies when he is young, the husband's brothers will usually take over. However, Tana's situation is special. Her husband's family is relatively small. During those years of war,
All the husband's brothers are dead, and the men in the clan are either too old or too young. A group of old and young widows herd sheep and cattle, raise children, and even ride horses to fight like men.
This was not Tana's first time wearing armor and going into battle. She had participated in the battle against Tsarist Russia, the battle against Kazakhstan, the battle against the Qinghai tribes, and the battle against the Yarkands. She was considered a veteran warrior.
She was not disgusted by the Han officer's approach. In fact, the living habits of the tribes on the grassland were completely different from those of the Han people in the Central Plains. They were two different cultures.
The grassland people are warm and generous, and they have clear grievances. They will also warmly entertain strangers passing by, and they will fight back against invading enemies, men, women and children.
"The owner of this sheep will not agree." Tana smiled.
Zhao Laosan immediately said, "A sheep is not worth much. I will buy it and kill it. I will treat you to roast mutton."
"Okay, I'll kill it." Tana didn't refuse.
Zhao Laosan smiled and went to pay the sheep owner. He also had a small fortune. Although he still had a wife, children and elderly people in his hometown of Henan, he was treated well in Hanjun and the sheep here were not valuable.
The sheep owner also happily agreed, and the third child took out his silver coins to pay. The silver and copper coins of the Shaotian Dynasty are very useful in Burqin. You can buy various goods from the shops opened by Ming merchants in Tucheng, including tea and iron pots.
There are knives and axes, silver dollars and even exchange coupons and Ming Yuan banknotes are very useful.
When he came back happily, he found that the fierce big ram just now had been taken care of by Tana.
The dirty fur and skin were completely peeled off and placed on the ground aside. Then the skinned sheep were disemboweled and cut into pieces. The head, legs, chops, and hooves were all put aside. The internal organs were also placed aside.
Na was cleaning the lamb intestines neatly.
Zhao Laosan stood there dumbfounded.
How long has it been?
He took out his pocket watch, which was a trophy he had captured during the quelling the rebellion in Gansu. He had collected it from a rebel general.
After looking at it, it was only eight minutes from the time he left to buy sheep to the time he came back.
A sheep was completely skinned, disemboweled, and cut into pieces?
How could this seemingly weak girl be so good at killing sheep?
While Tana was cleaning the sheep skillfully, she raised her head and said to him with a smile: "The sheep intestines are cleaned, fill them with sheep blood, and make a blood sausage to eat. You cut some of the mutton, chop it up, and pour it into the intestines together."
The third man said in confusion, "Is this the same sheep just now, or did someone send a slaughtered one?"
"That's the one. Look at its head and horns. Is it the one that just hit you?"
The third child lowered his head and looked at the sheep's head for a while, and found that it was indeed the very fierce and fierce ram just now. Unexpectedly, only one head was left in these eight minutes, but it was still full of fierceness.
He looked at Tana again. Her movements were so skillful, and she still had a faint smile on her face. She slaughtered a sheep in eight minutes, but there was not even a trace of blood on her body.
She held a small knife in her hand, and her movements were smooth and smooth, without any sloppiness.
"You are so good at killing sheep."
"I'm used to it," Tana replied.
The third child, who was always smooth-tongued, was stuck in his shell now and didn't know what to say.
After a long time, Lao San finally plucked up the courage. He took off one of his pair of flintlock handguns and handed it to Tana along with the ammunition bag.
After thinking for a while, he took out a very rare pocket watch.
"I heard that you don't have a man and it's very difficult for you to raise three children by yourself. I want to marry you."
Tana didn't seem surprised by the third child's direct proposal. She looked at him a few times and looked at the musket and pocket watch he handed over, knowing that these two items were not cheap.
She didn't refuse, but she didn't accept either.
"When this battle is over, if I don't die and you don't die, then I'll think about it."
The third child was very excited after hearing this. He just couldn't help but say the proposal of marriage. He also regretted that he was too impulsive and abrupt. Unexpectedly, the female warrior did not refuse.
"Okay, let's talk after the war. If you accept these, it is a piece of my heart. It can also help you on the battlefield."
Tana smiled slightly, accepted it, and then handed the knife she used to kill the sheep to Lao San, "Zhao, this knife is for you. This is the knife that my father once gave me. He has followed me for many years, so I give it to you."
The third child happily accepted it.
"I have a piece of land twenty miles upstream from Burqin Fort. It is about a few hundred acres. It is quite good. After this battle is over, I will show it to you. Then I will build a yard there and raise a herd of cattle and sheep.
Grow some vegetables and some grain, and you and the children will come over, and we will live there. It is also convenient to come to Burzinbao market for shopping in our free time..." The third child was a little incoherent.
Tana just smiled and said: "Let's talk about it after we finish this battle!"
