The news of Sadik's return was reported to Turgo (the township head) who was in charge of their area early the next morning. Turgo then reported it to Uqibok, who was in charge of this large area. . The name of Mr. Burke is Shake Zapar, and he is also the enemy that Sodik has always remembered.
Knowing that there were several Northern Marines accompanying Sadik back, Shakzhapal was a little scared, so he hurried back to the palace to get some advice.
Although the Beihai Navy set up sentries outside the palace, they quickly lifted the ban on entry and exit. You must know that the territory managed by Prince Hui covers more than 100,000 square kilometers of land in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, with four regions, 27 townships, and hundreds of villages. Apart from anything else, religious and legal matters alone are beyond the capabilities of the Military Control Commission. For a long time, even if Uyghurs violated Qing law, they would be transferred back to the palace for trial by the chief imam.
Since the city of Hami was captured by the Northern Navy, King Erdsil has been claiming to be ill and has not seen any guests. Now all external affairs are handled by his uncle, Dadai Jiemout.
Ermott was over fifty this year. When he learned about Shakzhapal's worries, he just smiled and said: "Just a blind slave, as humble as a speck of dust under his feet, how can he rebel against heaven? They are just a blind slave. Didn’t the Military Control Commission say it’s called regional ethnic autonomy? In other words, even if we return to the headquarters, we should still take care of it ourselves.”
"Dataiji, there are a few soldiers from the Northern Navy who came back with the blind man. Do you think they will?"
Ermott was a little surprised. He couldn't understand how a homeless singer could hook up with Bei Haijun. After pondering for a moment, he said, "It doesn't matter. I'll ask someone to go to the Military Control Commission to ask questions when I have time."
At the beginning, both Erdsil and Ermert were startled by the sudden appearance of the Northern Navy. The Northern Navy's move to send troops to surround and return to the palace also made them panic all day long. What they fear most is that the Northern Navy, like those rebels in history, will return to the palace to plunder.
In recent years, in order to control the stability of the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties strictly prohibited any news about the Northern Navy from entering Huijiang. That is to say, when Kobdo was lost, everyone in Zhendi Road was told to take strict precautions. Regarding the Hami Palace specifically, only a few senior officials learned something about it from the Governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, and the Governor of Shaanxi and Gansu certainly would not reveal the true strength of the Northern Navy.
However, since the Hami City Military Control Commission convened a meeting of the village mullahs and announced the policy of respecting the Hui people, Dadai Guimat's heart that had been hanging around was finally relieved. Afterwards, he personally carried heavy gifts to Hami City and paid a visit to the deputy brigade commander Bayan. Although the other party confiscated the gift, he spoke very kindly and reiterated the Beihai Navy's attitude of "equality between Han and Hui" and "national autonomy."
Regarding the issue of setting up sentries outside the Hui Palace, Bayan explained that it was to protect the Atiqal Grand Mosque. All my soldiers came from Khalkha, and I saw a lot of Lamaist temples, but no one had seen a mosque. It would be bad if curiosity ruined the purity of the temple.
Of course, the cunning Ermott would not completely believe this statement. In his view, it was certainly one thing to prevent soldiers from causing trouble, but it was probably also appropriate to worry about King Hui escaping and returning to the Manchu rule.
However, no matter what, the other party has just arrived. If they want to gain a foothold on the east road of Xinjiang, they must rely on the Hami King family with the blood of "saints".
Well, even if this identity is fabricated, the lie has been told for a hundred years, and no one even questions it, including the emperor of the Celestial Dynasty and other saint families. They have to recognize whoever comes, otherwise they will never be able to gain a foothold in Hami.
However, after Ermott met Bayan, he went back and called all the Wuqi Burkes from the four major districts, and specifically reminded them that they must pay attention to their words and deeds in recent months to avoid being caught by the Northern Navy.
He finally reminded Shakzhapar: "You should also pay attention to yourself and take care of your waistband. Now is no better than in the past. The Han people say that new officials have three things to do when they take office. Don't cause trouble for Lord Baylor because of the things in your crotch." !”
It is said that Shakzhapal's biggest problem was that he was lustful; almost all the pretty Uyghur women under his rule could not escape his clutches. The reason why he wanted to instigate Kazi to announce the execution of Sadik and the maid was because he didn't get any food and became angry.
Yun Yan and others stayed in the village for one night and left all the canned beef behind them before leaving. Before leaving, he also asked Sodik not to forget to take medicine. If he ran out, he could go back to the medical station to get it again.
Two days later, Shakzhapal couldn't sit still after learning about this situation. He planned to take his men to the village of Altonlek to humiliate the rapper who didn't know the heights and heights of the world. Don't think that just knowing a few Beihaimen is enough. It can turn the world upside down.
Shakzhapar mounted his bay-red horse and rushed to the village of Alton Lek with a few of his men. Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the entrance of the village, he saw a woman carrying a gourd coming out of her home, apparently going to draw water. He originally wanted to stop the other party and ask questions, but when he took a closer look, he turned out to be the carpet weaver's wife, who was quite pretty. This guy hasn't done anything bad in a month. He just keeps looking at each other lewdly.
The woman was so frightened that her heart beat and her legs weakened. She remembered that this pervert had stared at her like this several times before without success, so she turned around and walked home in fear. Shakzhapal was already full of sperm at this time, so he rode forward.
"Hey!" He glanced sideways at the woman while sitting on the horse, and sneered: "Why are you running? Where can you run? Master, I don't know how to eat people!"
As he spoke, he jumped off his horse and followed the woman into the yard. There was no one else at home at this time. Shakzhapal grabbed the woman at the door of the main room, casually pulled off the woman's headscarf, stuffed it into her mouth, and pushed her down on the earthen bed in the house, while one was still in swaddling clothes. The baby in the bed was lying in the corner of the Tukang, crying loudly.
When Shakzhapal walked out of the yard dripping with sweat and panting, he happened to bump into the trembling carpet weaver standing at the door. He didn't take it seriously at all, casually took out a few silver coins from his arms, threw them in front of the other party, and then strolled to the door of Apizi's house amidst the laughter and flattery of his men. Before he entered the house, he heard the sound of rustling. Dick was singing, and the content of the words made him cringe with anger.
"Shakzapal Bek is so cruel and makes us poor people suffer a lot. He swings a bloody whip and beats us to pieces. Exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes are as heavy as a mountain, draining the blood of the poor. Little Aleton Leke Village is like a hell on earth. The songs are from the heart, and the songs are the swords in the hands of the poor."
"Bang!"
The dilapidated door of the house was violently knocked open from the outside. The first two men who rushed in were Shakzhapal's men, both holding wooden sticks with thick wrists. Before the people in the house could say anything, someone heard outside the door. One person shouted angrily: "Hit me!"
In an instant, the house was in chaos with screams and screams. Four people, including Sadiq and Apizi's family, were beaten to death and their heads were bleeding. Pottery pots and pans were shattered on the floor.
It was only then that Shakzhapar walked in from the door. He immediately saw Sadik sitting crookedly on the earthen kang, closely protecting the Rewap Qin. He went up and kicked the opponent, hitting him in the chest, and then used the riding crop in his hand to slap him down without stopping, while he kept cursing in his mouth.
"Damn slave! I really gave you an advantage when I didn't kill you! You actually learned how to arrange it! I'll let you sing! Sing again!"
After seven or eight blows, he felt a little tired, so he reached out and snatched the Rewapu from the opponent's arms, grabbed the head of the piano, walked to the door, shined it on the door frame, and smashed it hard, only to hear a sad "click" sound. The exquisite piano rod was immediately broken into two pieces.
"You!" Sodik spurted out a mouthful of blood.
"Don't think that knowing a few Beihai soldiers will make you rebel! This Hami is still Mr. Beile's Hami, and this village is still Mr. Ben Burke's village! This time I'm going to teach you, a dead slave, a lesson. If you dare to sing like this again in the future If you sing nonsense, I will let Kazi hang you at the entrance of the village!"
The anger was vented and Shakzhapal also calmed down. He turned to leave, hesitated for a moment, then stopped, took out a few coins from his arms, threw them behind him without looking back, and sneered: "This is a reward for you dog slaves! Use it to buy medicine and medical treatment." !" After saying that, he took his slave and left.
After a while, the villagers who heard the noise rushed over. They sighed while busy rescuing the injured. The three members of Apizi's family suffered flesh injuries, a broken head, and several sticks on their bodies. Fortunately, there were no fractures.
The most seriously injured was Sadik. He kept vomiting blood and could not even speak. When he woke up a little during this period, he looked around blankly for something, and finally his eyes fell on the broken Gerwapuqin. He looked at his old friend Apiz and said with all his strength in a trembling voice: "Here, take the piano and go find Squad Leader Yun."
Yunyan was woken up by the officer on duty in the middle of the night. When he put on his clothes with a confused look on his face and followed him to the duty room inside the gate of the military camp, the ragged Apiz and his son Mortal saw him and immediately fell to the ground and cried.
Yunyan was startled and was about to help the two of them up when he accidentally saw Rewapu on the table beside him. His head buzzed, and he immediately realized that something had happened to Sodik. Without thinking too much, he leaned over and grabbed Apiz's shoulders and asked in Mongolian: "What's wrong with Sadik?"
Apiz used to run the camel caravan in Khovd and knew some Mongolian, otherwise Shadik would not have let him come. By the time he stuttered halfway through his speech, Yun Yan was so angry that his lungs were about to explode. When he learned that Sadik was seriously injured and unable to leave, he immediately asked Apiz and his son to wait for a while, then pushed the door open and ran to the medical station.
When the military doctor on duty was called up and the situation was briefly explained, the military doctor said that you must report to the company commander quickly, otherwise we will not be able to get out of the camp. When company commander Wang Rong learned about the situation, his forehead was pounding with blue veins. He also knew Sodik. He was such a good person. Why did something happen after he had only been away for a few days?
Because it was pitch dark outside, for the sake of safety, Wang Rong directly transferred a platoon, took the military doctor with him, mounted his horse, and rushed to Aletonglek Village. When they carefully crossed the frozen Hami River and arrived at their destination, The sky is already turning white.
The movement of more than thirty Northern Navy cavalrymen was still considerable, and almost everyone in the village was alarmed. However, seeing these murderous Northern Navy cavalry, many people felt warm in their hearts.
As soon as Yunyan and the others arrived at the gate of Apizi's house, they heard sobbing coming from inside. Everyone's hearts suddenly sank, knowing that something was wrong.
Apiz hurriedly walked into the courtyard with the support of his son, and saw his wife Sharhan and several women with tears on their faces. When he saw Yunyan and the others coming, he couldn't bear it anymore. Cry loudly.
Yunyan hurriedly opened the door and saw Sadik lying upright on the earthen bed under the oil lamp of Rudou, his eyes wide open, and there was no trace of blood on his face. The iron wood covering his body was the same as before. The dark green military blanket you gave him.
"Shaddick!"
While the villagers asked the village elders to help Shadik restrain himself, the accompanying military doctor, with Apiz's permission, roughly inspected the body, and with Apiz's translation, asked Shadik in Mongolian. Erhan asked a few questions, and then said to Yun Yan and the platoon leader who came with him: "It is estimated that the ribs were broken and the lungs were punctured, causing internal bleeding. If he had come a few hours earlier, he could have been rescued. Alas! How could this happen?"
Sharhan, who was being supported by Apizi and his son, opened his angry and tear-dried eyes, and said sadly: "Oh God! He is pitiful enough! Why do you treat him like this?!"
Yunyan, Timur and others all had their eyes turned red at this moment, and their breathing became more and more rapid. Suddenly, Timur couldn't bear it any longer. He walked up to the crying Apiz and said in a deep voice: "Where is the Burke family? Take me there!"
"Timur, calm down!"
Timur threw away the platoon leader's hand and roared: "Platoon leader! Everyone has been beaten to death! How can you still be calm?! Shadik will never rest in peace! I must dig out that bastard's heart!"
"Fart! You are the North Navy! We have discipline!"
Timur's blood was boiling at the moment, and all that came to his mind was the scene of meeting Sadik for the first time. He took off his hat and threw it to the ground, shouting: "I quit! I'm going to kill that uncle now." Gram and his bitches!"
The platoon commander was angry and was about to raise his hand to give Timur a big mouth when he heard someone at the door of the courtyard say in a deep voice: "Who wants to quit? Timur, are you brave enough to say what you just said again?!"
Everyone turned around and saw that it was company commander Wang Rong who walked in. He stared at Timur with an angry look on his face.
Timur said with grief and anger: "Company Commander, they beat Sadik to death! I'm going to avenge him!"
"Is this your fault alone?! Sadik is not only a friend of your second squad, but also a friend of all the brothers in our company! This hatred belongs to all of us in the Bei Navy!"
"I" Timur couldn't say any more.
Wang Rong glared at him, took off his hat and walked into the room, bowed three times to Sodik, waited for him to come out and put on his hat, then walked out and said to Yun Yan and the others: "Come out with me. "
When Yun Yan and others came out and looked in the direction of Wang Rong's finger, they saw that the entire company had arrived. Except for their platoon, the other two platoons were on standby at the entrance of the village!
Wang Rong said in a deep voice: "Did you see it? This matter is no longer a matter of our squad or company. After you left, I asked the regiment commander, and he asked the deputy brigade commander."
Yun Yan, who had been silent until now, heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he excitedly said to Wang Rong: "Company commander, what do you mean?"
"Wait for the order. Capturing Burke is no small matter. If you are not careful, let alone Hami, the entire East Xinjiang Road will be in chaos."
After everyone heard this, they realized that the matter was far more serious than they thought. Timur on the side did not understand what the company commander meant, and was about to ask again when he heard a scream suddenly coming from a courtyard a hundred steps away, and then a middle-aged Uyghur man ran out of it and used Uyghur yelled loudly.
Wang Rong and others heard the panic in the other party's voice, and they immediately ran to the door of the courtyard, glanced around along the open door, and took a breath of cold air.
I saw a man and a woman hanging from the beams in the thatched hut that was as tall as one person in the yard. They looked like they had been dead for a long time.
The deceased were none other than the carpet weavers!
(End of chapter)
