If only Timur came back alone, Gong Gur wouldn't worry at all. If he dared to stab him because of Siqin, Gong Gour would have his slaves break his legs!
However, the arrival of more than 20 Northern Marines led by Company Commander Wang aroused great fear in Gong Gour. There had been news that the Northern Navy had captured and killed a princess at the left-wing banner of Zasak Tuhan.
He immediately went home to discuss countermeasures with his father, a lama doctor, but his father advised him not to panic and to ask his servants to go out and inquire first.
"Why are you so anxious? A four-and-a-half-foot black boy can turn the world upside down!"
"Abu, as the saying goes, in years when it rains heavily, toads can turn into sperm! Now is the time when it rains from unknown clouds. Even the soldiers of Bogda Khan can't defeat the Northern Navy."
"You, you can no longer just think about it as you did before, and you have to think of more ways to do things. When one day we know that it is the cloud covering the grassland, as long as we have the capital, we will still be afraid of being blown away like dust. Roadside?"
After listening to his father's words, Gong Gour felt that it made sense. The years go by like this, the more a gentleman like him has to straighten his back and walk, so that the herdsmen know who is the sky and who is the earth, and who holds their destiny in their hands. Only in this way will they obey and roll off their horses and kneel down to say goodbye when they see him from afar.
The father and son talked for most of an hour, and finally brought up the matter of Siqin.
Gong Gur said: "In my opinion, Timur's return will not be hidden from her sooner or later. It's better to tell her directly and see what she can do."
The old doctor Lama frowned, remembering Siqin's expression when he saw her outside the bag just now, and said worriedly: "She seems to already know, who told her?"
Gong Gour gritted his teeth and said: "If you know it, just go ahead! This shabby thing is so damn annoying! Oh, if it had been before... Humph!"
It is absolutely a shame for Goncourt to swallow half of his words! You must know that his uncle is Shandroteba of Hutuktu. Really, half a year ago, Gong Gour would never be afraid of other things.
The old doctor Lama was silent for a while and said to his son: "Didn't you invite them to be your guests in the evening? We might as well do this..."
At this time, outside Timur's yurt, several neighbors came to know that he had returned. These people were very scared when they first saw Company Commander Wang and the others. They stood dozens of steps away and looked curiously, not daring to get close.
Company Commander Wang asked Timur to call these herdsmen over to drink tea together to dispel their fears. After the herdsmen sat down fearfully, he and other soldiers took out tea bricks and compressed dry rations from their horses, and asked the soldiers to help Timur's parents make tea, distribute the dry rations to the herdsmen, and give them cigarettes to smoke.
Seeing that these short-haired people wearing strange clothes were very kind and enthusiastic, and they also brought out delicious food and tobacco to share, the herdsmen relaxed a lot and started to talk more.
The "Southbound Detachment" dispatched a working team this time, but they actually received orders from the Eastern Front Command. Tracing back to the origin, it was mainly because Fan Tong witnessed the miserable life of many herdsmen along the way, so he asked the headquarters to issue an order, requiring the garrison troops at each station line to send troops to the surrounding areas on the premise of ensuring their own safety. Sark Banner dispatched a work team. Its job content is to "propaganda the North Korean navy's policies and mobilize the grassroots herdsmen", and also authorizes the task force to take repressive measures against lords and lamas who are extremely angry with the people.
Liu Sheng agreed without much thought. He didn't think it was anything serious. Don't forget, Ushiha also has four orphans with him. Every time he sees the youngest, he gets very angry.
Of course, just a few words from the work team cannot make the herdsmen believe it or change their position immediately, but as long as the vast majority of herdsmen can be united and stabilized, then there is no need to worry about a few people with ulterior motives doing evil. At present, the North Korean navy has only captured more than half of Khalkha and Mongolia, and its propaganda work must be stable and in-depth.
The herdsmen who came to sit all knew Timur. They were surprised to see the "dead" man appearing in front of them in broad daylight, and then they talked about various things that had happened during the year. At this point, even if Timur's parents wanted to hide Siqin's story, they couldn't because everyone would mention her, but they just said everything.
"Timur, don't be too sad. Alas! We poor people are suffering, and we can't help even if we want to. How can a family like ours compete with Gong Guer? He is a high-ranking master and a relative of Shandroteba. , rich and powerful, we are just Shapinar under the rule of the Lama.”
"Alas! Siqin...she's a little crazy! I haven't seen her for two months. I heard people say that since she passed away, Siqin has let her hair down every night and stayed alone all night long. She was walking up and down the bank of the Uliasutai River; some people said they heard her making strange and strange noises. I didn’t see it with my own eyes... Maybe I shouldn’t tell you these things.”
"Listen to me, you and Siqin are good friends. Everyone knows it, and Lord Buddha also knows it! If you swore to Siqin, then she must also have sworn to you. Unless she dies, she will never marry another man. Such a thing How is she doing now? She didn't keep her vows and got married! Married someone! You said you should keep your vows, which is right. Since ancient times, we Mongolians have been most particular about keeping our vows. Genghis Khan was The best example! But Genghis Khan also told us: 'When you find that your friend is a fox hiding his tail, shoot him with a poisonous arrow immediately!' Your Siqin is such a fox... "
After hearing this, Timur's heart felt like a knife, and his anger could no longer be suppressed. He picked up the gun and wanted to settle the score with Gong Gur! When Company Commander Wang, who had been paying attention to him, saw this, he hurriedly had someone stop him.
After listening to this for a long time, Company Commander Wang and other Han soldiers from the pass had learned the general story of the matter from another Mongolian soldier's translator - before Timur was called to leave home, Siqin's father was already ill, and so on. After Timur left, his condition became more serious and he had no money for treatment. Then Gonggur took advantage of the situation and forced him to marry a Han doctor by paying money to go to Ulyasutai to hire a Han doctor. He succeeded in getting the other party to marry him as his concubine. , and also pregnant.
While Temur struggled to break free from his companion's arms, he shouted angrily: "Let me go! I'm going to kill him!"
"Temur! You are now a member of the Northern Navy and must obey orders!" Captain Wang persuaded loudly and seriously: "I heard from you, Eji, that Siqin is pregnant. The child is always innocent, right? Do you think Let the child be born without a father?!"
"I...can I quit?"
"Fart!" Captain Wang was furious. "Even if you can save Siqin, can you single-handedly save all the women who have the same fate as Siqin! Everything the deputy detachment leader told you before we set off is useless!"
"..."
"You are my soldier. If anyone dares to bully you and your family, one hundred and twenty brothers in the whole company will not agree! Even the 80,000-strong Northern Navy will not agree! But now that the matter has reached this point, don't be anxious yet. We need to understand the situation clearly and then think of a solution, what if...I'm just using an analogy, what if Siqin doesn't want to leave Gong Guer's house?"
After hearing this, Timur's clenched fists slowly unclenched, and his whole body was like a deflated rubber ball.
The surrounding herdsmen looked at Timur and the group of people he brought with half fear and half surprise. Although they could not understand Chinese and had no idea what Company Commander Wang was talking about, many people saw the commander of the army. With just a few words, the chief calmed down the five-foot-tall Timur and started talking in low voices.
An old herdsman named Dorji said to a Mongolian soldier in the work team: "Master, are you here to pick up Timur's parents to enjoy their happiness?"
"You can just call me Bayan. I am not a gentleman." The Mongolian soldier continued with a smile: "We are here this time to promote the policy of the Northern Navy."
"Policy?" Dorji said in a stiff tone. The pronunciation of the two words came out of his mouth, and he didn't understand it at all.
"To put it simply, we must be equal from now on!"
"Ah?" The herdsmen's eyes widened in surprise, but they still didn't quite understand.
Bayan explained: "Equality means that everyone is the same. For example, you are the same as those lords and lamas. Everyone is equal."
"What! This can't be done!" Dorji jumped up in fright, shaking his head and said: "How can we be on an equal footing with Taiji and Buddha? It's our fault!"
"What are you talking about?" At this time, Company Commander Wang came over and helped Dorji sit down first. After listening to Bayan's explanation, he smiled and said to everyone: "The Beihai Navy is here. From now on, we will be able to sit on equal footing. No one is allowed to bully anyone." .Earlier, the Manchu and Qing court sent you additional officers, but those lords and lamas also sent more officers layer upon layer, which made everyone suffocate. From now on, it will not be allowed! Not only in Khalkha, but also in the world. There is no such thing as a group of superior people eating our flesh and drinking our bone marrow!"
Before dusk, Captain Wang took Bayan and five others to the five snow-white yurts of Gong Guer's house. When he saw that Timur didn't come, and that Captain Wang and others were smiling at him, Gong Gur's heart dropped by half.
After some pleasantries, several people were welcomed into the bag. All this was clearly seen by Gong Gur's father, the Lama doctor, who was in another yurt. The old lama has already told his son how to receive the Northern Navy. On the one hand, we must give them full and warm hospitality, and on the other hand, we must give them a little color to let them know who is the master of this grassland.
The first "defensive measure" he took was to lock up Siqin so that the work team would not see her. He called Siqin to the yurt at the back and asked a herdsman to carry more than 30 kilograms of cow hair to her. He said he was waiting for a cow hair rope and asked her to rub it all out quickly. At the same time, careful adjustments were made to the servants who came to entertain guests.
Then, he urgently sent people around, calling over their cronies and the shepherds grazing nearby, and gathered almost forty people.
At this time, Captain Wang was having a serious conversation with Gong Gur. They sat around on the thick colorful tapestry carpet that was specially laid out for them. On the red lacquered round table in front of them, there were various dairy products and butter tea. One of the servants was so creative that he lit two sticks of incense at the door. The smell of incense dissipated the old musty smell in the bag.
Captain Wang did not lecture in a grand manner like the Manchu officials did at first. Instead, he spoke in a very simple manner about the importance of unity, and made it clear that the Beihai Navy would not engage in any squibs in the future. If you want to recruit people to guard the border, you will also be paid a salary.
This move greatly surprised Goncourt and made him increasingly confused. He even felt that it would be difficult for him to make a correct judgment without consulting his father.
His father, the old lama, was so busy talking today that he barely even bothered to take a few snuffs. Several servants responsible for entertaining the work team would report to him the content of the overheard conversations when they went in and out of the ger, so that he could accurately understand the content and progress of the conversations in that ger in a timely manner.
When the old lama felt that the time was almost up, he pretended to be calm and at ease, played his rosary, took snuff, and walked into the yurt where the work team was received with a smile on his face.
Goncourt immediately stood up. He introduced Captain Wang: "This is my Abu."
"My name is Wang Rong, and I am the captain of the southbound detachment work team."
Wang Rong and others stood up with an attitude of respect for the elders, greeted the old lama, and invited him to take a seat at the head of the room. But the old lama gave Wang Rong a surprise as soon as he came up. He pulled out a snow-white hada from his waist like a knife, raised it above his head with trembling hands, and presented it to Wang Rong in a low voice.
"Please accept the respect of a loyal old shepherd, the sage Dariga!" Okay, he brought out all the language from the Genghis Khan era!
Wang Rong smiled and took Hada over. Not being polite in return, he immediately accepted a pack of ten matches and a small mirror from Bayan as a return gift. The old lama and Gong Gour almost dropped their jaws when they saw the mirror. When Wang Rong demonstrated the use of matches, the two couldn't help but praise each other. It seems that people like myself will still be used in important ways in the new dynasty. It is obvious that the Beihai Navy must be asking for help if they can return such a heavy gift.
"Where is Mr. Dariga from Company Wang?"
"I'm from Shandong, from Wendeng County, Dengzhou Prefecture." This was the man who went to Beihai Town after Deng Fei led his troops to attack Rongcheng and Wendeng.
"Oh! That one in Shandong should be in the pass. Dariga must have never seen our Khalkha herdsmen roping horses."
"Darga, don't you want to give it a try?" Gong Guer, who had always been unable to figure out his father's intention, heard this and thought that today's drama is here!
At this time, Bayan on the side interrupted: "I didn't see any horses nearby!"
"It just so happens that our horses have just returned and the herdsmen are roping the horses. Please go and watch them!"
Wang Rong thought for a while and said, "I heard that Khalkha's horses are very famous, so why not take a look."
Before he finished speaking, the old lama stood up and opened the door curtain, bowed and said: "Please, please! It is windy in the evening. Wipe your sweat first to avoid catching a cold."
When Wang Rong and the others came out of the yurt, they couldn't help but be stunned. Not too far away, more than a hundred horses seemed to fall from the sky. Surrounding the horses, there were twenty or thirty riders, all dressed neatly. Each of them had a knife hanging on the horse's back and a quiver stuck in it. As soon as they saw someone coming out, they immediately started moving as if someone had given an order. Some chased the horses, some shouted from the side, and some ran back and forth aimlessly...
Wang Rong watched with interest for a while, thinking that these people should be "Arrow Ding". But he didn't know whether these people had escaped from previous battles with the Beihai Navy, or whether they were staying in the local area.
He approached a young boy with a tender face and asked abruptly: "Kid! How is your shooting with arrows?"
The young man's face turned red and white. He looked at the old lama and then at Gon Gur, speechless.
"He is young and has never met outsiders." Gong Gur came up to smooth things over, cast an encouraging look at the young man, and continued: When you meet Dariga, you don't even dare to speak? Tsk tsk tsk…”
Wang Rongdao: "Can you shoot the sparrow on the tree?"
The young man looked at each other nervously. He was summoned suddenly. He gave each of them a relatively clean robe, a bow, and a knife. He didn't know what they were doing. At this moment, excited by Wang Rong's words, he took out his bow and arrow, aimed at the big tree a dozen steps away, and shot out with a "whoosh".
Missed! The sparrow was startled, spun around in the air a few times, and then fell back.
Wang Rong smiled and said: "My child, your bow and arrow skills are still far behind. I'll shoot down a sparrow for you and roast it!"
After that, before everyone present could react, he took out his pistol and fired. There was a "bang" sound, and a sparrow fell from the branch to the ground.
This move shocked the old lama, his son and other herdsmen present!
At this moment, a hundred steps away, Liu Changshun, who had just arrived on a horse, was startled by the sudden gunfire. The frightened horse kicked and knocked him off the horse.
When the boy fell off his horse, his butt hit a ridge of earth, which caused a terrible pain in his butt. He yelled "ouch" and successfully attracted the attention of Wang Rong, Gong Guer and others.
Goncourt walked over and asked, "Who are you?"
Liu Changshun didn't care to rub his butt. He gritted his teeth and half-knelt on the ground. He slapped the other person and said, "Master Gong, I am Liu Changshun, the nephew of Shopkeeper Liu of the Merchant City's Meigong Jade Records."
"Oh, Shopkeeper Liu, Liu Maocai, I remember him. Why didn't he come?"
Liu Changshun then briefly and concisely told the story of how the Qing troops retreated and looted the trading city last night. As soon as this statement came out, everyone including Wang Rong was stunned.
