Liu Henghui turned around and said, "Even if Su Nang didn't kill the fortune teller, we can at most make it a little more troublesome and put more effort into gathering the herdsmen."
"I hope this Su Nang can kill the Stone Blessing Rabbit when it goes back, so that it will be easier for us to manage the grassland." Li Shuheng said.
The two were standing in front of the Khan Palace talking. At this moment, Ma Yunjiu came over on horseback.
"Sir, my subordinates captured Temulun and Omubuhong, but it's a pity that the old guy Kankantada ran away." When they got close, Ma Yunjiu jumped off the horse.
Li Shuheng said bitterly: "This old guy Kankantada has always been against us. Unexpectedly, he escaped."
"It's my subordinate's fault that I couldn't catch him." Ma Yunjiu took the initiative to take the responsibility of letting Kankantada go.
Liu Heng waved his hand gently and said: "A Kankantada can't make any trouble. Remember to keep Temulun and Ombuhong under custody, especially Ombuhong. He has a special status and should be watched closely." he."
"When my subordinates found Ombuhong, he was already seriously injured and sent him for treatment. After seeing his injuries, my subordinates were afraid that he would not be able to survive easily," Ma Yunjiu said.
Ombuhong suffered such a severe stabbing in the chest. Even if a military doctor came to treat him, he was not optimistic that he could be saved.
When he heard that Ombuhong was seriously injured, Liu Heng frowned slightly and said, "Try to treat him as much as possible! It's best if he survives. If he doesn't, it's his fate."
"Yes." Ma Yunjiu breathed a sigh of relief.
Ombuhong was injured at the hands of the cavalry of the armored cavalry battalion. He was worried that Liu Heng would blame him for this. After all, Ombuhong's status was unusual and he had been told to arrest him alive.
"Sir, would you like to meet Te Mulun? Before our Tiger Flag broke with the Tumote tribe, this person had been speaking for our Tiger Flag in front of Bu Shitu." Li Shuheng asked.
Liu Heng thought for a while and said: "They are gone. Even if we don't kill these Mongolian nobles living on the grassland, we can no longer let them continue to be in charge of the tribe. In the future, they will all be settled in Qingcheng, and they can live as rich men with peace of mind."
"My subordinates are worried that not everyone is willing to be this rich man, and there are always some who are unwilling to let go of the power they hold." Li Shuheng said.
Liu Heng smiled and said: "For those Mongolian Taijis who are unwilling to accept it, we don't even have to give them a chance to be rich, and send them back to the eternal life."
tread! tread! tread!
The sound of horse hooves came from far away, and soon several horses appeared in front of the Khan Palace.
The rider on horseback jumped off his horse, walked up to Liu Heng in a few steps, saluted and said, "Sir, I just received news that soldiers and horses from various Mongolian tribes are gathering in the direction of Qingcheng. They will arrive at the gate of Qingcheng in two days at most."
Liu Heng turned to look at Ma Yunjiu who was standing aside, and said: "The patrolling around Qingcheng will be left to your armored cavalry battalion. If you find the Mongolian army, you will report it as soon as possible."
"Yes, my subordinates will arrange for people to patrol." Ma Yunjiu said.
Qingcheng is surrounded by grasslands, which is not suitable for infantry patrols. Only cavalry can patrol farther away to provide early warning.
Liu Heng nodded and said, "Go!"
Ma Yunjiu got on his horse and rode away.
"Zhao Wu," Liu Heng looked at Zhao Wu beside him and said, "Go to Commander Chen to deliver the order. Tell him that the Mongolian army is coming and ask him to speed up the cleanup of Qingcheng."
"Yes." Zhao Wu agreed, turned and left.
Li Shuheng on the side said with a smile: "When this battle is over, Tumut will be almost pacified, and the only ones left are the surrounding tribes."
"When Tumote is conquered, I plan to build some forts on the Zhangjiakou side, connect them with the forts built on the Xinpingbao side, encircle a piece of land, and then start to immigrate to open up wasteland and bring the people who suffered the disaster in the Ming Dynasty. Bring them all to the grassland." Liu Heng said what he was thinking.
Li Shuheng said: "Zhangjiakou is relatively close to Ordos, so I'm afraid we won't be able to easily build a fort there."
"After destroying Tumut, do you think the Ordos and Yongxie Bu tribes have the courage to continue fighting with us? They should be worried about whether we will also deal with them after we deal with Tumut." Liu Heng smiled. explain.
The strongest of the 30,000 Mongolian households on the right wing is the Tumut tribe. The Tiger Banner army can solve the Tumut tribe, as well as the Ordos tribe and the Yongxiebu tribe.
Li Shuheng said: "As long as they can be allocated land, the people in the Ming Dynasty will definitely be willing to come to the grasslands to cultivate wasteland. It only takes a few years to cultivate a large area of fertile land, and many of the lands here are much fertile than those in Datong. It oozes oil every time I pinch it.”
Having lived on the grassland for such a long time, he is very familiar with the situation here in Tumut, especially since there is no shortage of water here and is very suitable for farming.
"It is indeed a waste to keep such good land in the hands of the Mongols." Liu Heng agreed very much with Li Shuheng's words.
Since ancient times, the Hetao area has been rich in water and grass. There is a proverb that says that the Yellow River has a hundred evils but only one rich one.
Li Shuheng said: "I have always heard that the Chahar tribe is preparing to move westward. Once they move westward, the first one to bear the brunt will be the Tumut grassland we occupy. We must be on guard against this."
"The Chahar tribe will not move westward in a short time." Liu Heng recalled the time when Chahar moved westward in his memory, and immediately said, "Chahar has been fighting back and forth with Horqin in order to compete for the Horqin grassland. Due to the constraints of Hou Jin, Lin Danhan could not bother to move westward to cause trouble for us. What's more, even if the Chahar tribe moves westward, do you think our tens of thousands of Tiger-Character Banner troops will be afraid of them?" Liu Heng looked at Li Shuheng and smiled. .
The Chahar tribe may be stronger than Tumut, but Liu Heng believes that with the Tiger Banner's existing troops and firearms equipment, even if the left-wing Mongolia moves westward in the future, it will not threaten the existence of the Tiger Banner.
Li Shuheng shook his head in embarrassment and said: "I almost forgot that our Tiger Banner's army is not as powerful as the Ming army. No matter how strong the Chahar tribe is, they are all Mongols and cannot be much stronger. At most, they have stronger fighting will and more troops than the armored cavalry of the Tumote tribe, so the threat to our Tiger Flag is really limited."
The Tiger Banner army is equipped with a large number of firearms. Whether it is against the Ming army or the Mongolian armored cavalry, it has never been defeated. Every victory is a crushing victory over the opponent.
Such strength does not mean that the Chahar cavalry who use cavalry bows will have the confidence to fight even if they encounter the most elite Jiala warriors of Houjin.
"Let's go and see the Jokhang Temple." Liu Heng proposed to go to the Jokhang Temple in Qingcheng.
The Jokhang Temple in Qingcheng was built during the reign of Altan Khan. Mongolians from all Tumed tribes believe in Buddhism, which also gives the Jokhang Temple an extraordinary status among the Tumed tribes.
