"Look, that one in front is Qingcheng." Tan Zaiwang shouted while riding on horseback, pointing to a city in front of him with one hand.
The Tiger Flag convoy left Xinpingbao and after seven days of walking in the grasslands and hills, it finally arrived in Qingcheng.
Except for Tan Zaiwang, the rest of the entourage who came to the grassland with the convoy this time came to Qingcheng for the first time. Even Chen Wu, who could speak Mongolian, did not follow.
After several months of study, the soldiers of the Tiger Character Banner already have a group of soldiers who can speak Mongolian well. The remaining soldiers can understand Mongolian even if they still cannot speak Mongolian well.
Qingcheng was built by Anda Khan and Sanniangzi together. It is a rare large city among Mongolian tribes. It is built with blue bricks for several miles.
The Qingcheng in front of them is incomparable to any city in the Ming Dynasty, but for the Mongolians who live in water and grass, the grandeur of Qingcheng is their greatest pride.
Even though Lindan Khan, the recognized communist leader of Mongolia, his Baicheng was just a small town compared to Qingcheng, and there was a huge difference between them.
As the tiger-character flag convoy approached Qingcheng, a cavalry team galloped in from a distance.
Tan Zaiwang, who had been to Qingcheng once, said, "It may be the garrison that the Mongols came to investigate. Let's go back first and gather with the convoy."
Some sentry riders like Tan Zaiwang began to gather in the convoy behind them.
The Mongolian cavalry galloped in the direction of the horses, and bursts of thunderous roars came from the ground.
As the leader of the motorcade, Li Shuheng had ordered the vehicle formation to form, and all the soldiers began to line up behind the vehicle formation.
Although several large vehicles carrying Crouching Tiger Cannons did not lift the vehicle panels, the gunners behind them had already stuck their hands on the vehicle panels and could push the vehicle panels away at any time to expose the muzzles.
Although the Tumote Bushi Tuhan and several Tumote Taiji have agreed to allow the tiger-character flag to enter the grassland for trade, they still need to be more vigilant in terms of safety and cannot rely on the guarantee of others for their own safety. superior.
The Mongolian cavalry quickly rushed to the surroundings of the Tiger Flag convoy.
Hundreds of Mongolian cavalry formed a semicircle and half-surrounded the Tiger Flag convoy.
The Mongolians on horseback all wear iron helmets or leather caps, revealing a fierce round face.
These Mongolians have very obvious bow legs, short stature, and strong bodies. They hold short riding bows in their hands and carry a pouch on their back with several feather arrows exposed on it.
The Mongolian cavalry all wear leather armor. There are some diamond-shaped armor leaves on the vital parts of the body, which can reduce the damage of bows and arrows and provide some protection against cuts, but they are far inferior to the breastplates of the Tiger Flag.
"My Excellency Tan Zaiwang, on the order of my proprietor, I came to Qingcheng to pay a visit to the Great Khan and all Taiji." Tan Zaiwang raised his hand in the direction of the Mongolian cavalry.
"Are you Han?" The speaker was a round-faced Mongolian.
Tan Zaiwang rode on horseback and said, "We are Han merchants who came to the grassland with the permission of the Great Khan. If you don't believe it, you can send someone to Qingcheng to ask."
Qingcheng is the core position of the entire right-wing Mongolia. Starting from Anda Khan, generations of Tumote Khans have been the co-lords of Western Mongolia.
Even the tens of thousands of households left by Dayan Khan such as Ordos and Yongxiebu often rush to Qingcheng to worship Bu Shitu Khan, and there are even more other small tribes.
In Qingcheng, there is an endless stream of caravans coming to trade with Tumut every day. Among them are not only Han merchants from the Ming Dynasty, but also Han merchants from the grasslands, and even merchants from the north and west.
A lot of people, including Mongolians and Han Chinese, quickly gathered around the Tiger Flag convoy. They were all looking at the situation here curiously. Many people were whispering to each other.
"I didn't expect that there are many fields here in Qingcheng, and they all look like they are growing vegetables."
Li Shuheng ignored Tan Zaiwang's affairs and looked around curiously.
His foundation in Mongolian was average. Although he had strengthened his study before coming here, if the other party spoke too hastily, he still had trouble understanding and simply refused to listen and looked in other directions.
Zhang Hong said, "This is one of the Bansheng lands. Although it is not as good as Bansheng City, there are still many Han people living there. They have slowly reclaimed the wasteland and grown grain and vegetables."
Li Shuheng nodded.
Before coming here, he had always thought that Mongolians lived a herding life. He did not expect to see so many traces of Han people here and the reclaimed wasteland.
From the direction of Qingcheng, a fast horse galloped towards Tan Zaiwang and the Mongolian.
"Tulunku, what are you doing? Why did you stop Qingcheng's caravan?"
The person who came was Jamuhe, the personal guard general of Bu Shitu Khan. As soon as he came up, he opened his mouth to question the Mongolian who had spoken to Tan Zaiwang.
"I've met General Jamuka." Tan Zaiwang cupped his fists at Jamuka.
Jamuka nodded, and then his eyes were fixed on the Mongolian named Turunku in front of him again.
Toulunku was the bodyguard general of Qolakashentaiji, and his status was inferior to that of Jamuka, the bodyguard general next to the Great Khan.
Seeing that Jamukha wanted an explanation, he said, "I followed the orders of my family, Taiji, and went out to hunt some yellow sheep. When I was passing by here, I saw a Ming caravan that I had never seen before, so I stopped and questioned them." For a moment, I am also thinking about the safety of the Great Khan."
Jamuka naturally didn't believe his explanation.
Even if they were to hunt yellow sheep, there would be no need to dispatch hundreds of cavalry.
As a personal guard general of Bu Shitu Khan, he knew that Qula Kashen Taiji did not welcome people from the Tiger Flag to come to the grassland to do business. The other party preferred to go to the Fan family caravan in Bansheng City.
He knew that the reason why Toulunku stopped the tiger-character flag convoy was most likely instigated by Qula Kashentaiji, or even the person from Bansheng City. Toulunku was just obeying Qiao. It's just an order from Lakashentaiji.
Of course, he could not say this in front of Ming businessmen, and behind Toulunku was the distinguished Taiji. He was just a personal guard general and had no qualifications to accuse Taiji.
"General, can we leave?" Tan Zaiwang asked Toulunku.
Turunku said indifferently, "No, we still need to check. Who knows what you have in your car."
"Toulunku, you have gone too far." Jamukha said with a gloomy face, "They did business on the grassland with the permission of the Great Khan. Do you want to go with me to confront the Great Khan?"
There was a trace of hesitation on Toulunku's face.
He originally wanted to make things difficult for these Ming businessmen, and it would be best to drive them out of the grassland, but he did not expect Jamuka to arrive so quickly, which caught him off guard.
"What? Do you really want to go with me to confront the Great Khan?" Jamukha asked forcefully.
Turunku knew that this matter could no longer be done, and it would be useless to stay any longer, so he said, "Since Jamukha, you have said that the Khan allowed it, I naturally can't say anything. I have to hunt yellow sheep. These Ming Dynasty businessmen I’ll leave it to you.”
After speaking, he shouted loudly and roared away from the side of the Tiger Flag convoy with hundreds of Mongolian cavalry.
