After the Chahar soldiers retreated, Gelezhuergen City became a deserted, dead city. It wasn't until nightfall that a few Khorchin herdsmen who had been lingering outside the city bravely came to investigate.
On the chaotic street, several herdsmen accidentally ran into Dalhan.
"Dalhan, you weren't kidnapped?" A herdsman was quite surprised. He thought there would be no living people in the city.
Dalhan smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "I hid in a cave and escaped." As he spoke, he inquired about the recent situation.
When he learned that the coalition forces rushed south to Nong'anta, Oba was taken to the Chahar tribe, and another part of the nobles were taken to the southwest, apparently in the direction of Guangning, Dalhan could not help but frowned.
Nong'an Pagoda is the only way to the area ruled by the Later Jin Dynasty. The coalition forces should be planning a surprise attack on the Later Jin Dynasty, right?
Oba was taken to the west and was definitely sent to Ligdan Khan to be punished. Rebellion against the Mongols and surrendering to the Jin were charges that he could not escape.
As for other nobles, they may have been escorted to the Zalantu tribe, but more likely they were sent to the Ming army.
Because the Zalantu tribe should not be too interested in these nobles, the Ming Dynasty, which was at war with the Later Jin, would be angry with Khorchin. The Ming army joining the coalition is a good example of this.
"Darhan, come with us to the pastures in the north!" a herdsman kindly suggested. "If things go wrong, the Chahar, Zarut, and Ming troops will come back."
Darhan pondered for a moment and said, "I still have some things to do. I'll go to the northern pasture after I finish them."
After a pause, he continued, "Sell me two of your horses—" He took out a few gold coins and said, "These are all the money I have. If you have any food, please sell it to me!"
Several herdsmen looked at each other and felt that there was nothing wrong with selling the extra horses to Dalhan.
Although no one knew what he was going to do, this old man, although he was the steward of Master Zaisai, was usually nice to ordinary herdsmen who came to the city to do business and buy things.
Darhan successfully bought two horses and some food, then left on the pretext of something and returned to Zaisai Buhe's house.
All the valuables in the house had been looted, leaving only a mess of heavy objects and a chaotic scene.
Dalhan tied up the horse and waited patiently for a while. After confirming that there was no one around, he went to the backyard, moved away the messy objects, opened the cellar, and released Hailanzhu and Bumbutai.
The old man and two children were lucky enough not to be discovered. Fortunately, the coalition army quickly set out to fight against the Later Jin reinforcements, and the Chahar soldiers who stayed behind also took Oba to report.
"Can't we go find our aunt?" Bumbutai seemed very disappointed. It seemed that her aunt Zhezhe, who married into the Later Jin Dynasty, was their only support.
Darhan sighed and said, "It's too risky. We might run into the coalition forces. Otherwise, we should wait a little longer and see how the situation develops."
Hailanzhu had been silent, her head bowed, thinking about something. After a while, she raised her head and asked, "Dalhan, are you saying that our parents and brothers will be taken to the Ming army?"
Daerhan hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm just guessing, I'm not sure."
"You said before that after the Ming Dynasty won a battle, it would send the captives to the capital and present them to the emperor, right?" Hai Lanzhu continued to ask with a blink of her eyes.
Darhan nodded and said helplessly, "The Ming Dynasty does have this rule, but it doesn't mean that prisoners will be surrendered every time a victory is won."
"Will they all be killed?" Bumbutai widened her eyes nervously.
Darhan smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know about that."
Hailanzhu glanced at her sister, then turned to Dalhan and said, "I'm going to look for my parents and brother. You take Bumbutai to the north!"
Bumbutai immediately objected, saying, "I am with my sister, my parents, and my brother. We will die together."
"This..." Daerhan grinned. He knew that the eldest daughter was very smart and clever, very kind to others, and neither too strong nor too weak. Although she rarely made decisions, when she did get stubborn, it was difficult to change her.
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His Majesty Li Er once said: "I can defeat ten with one man, simply because my armor is strong and my weapons are sharp."
The Ming Guang armor and Mo Dao formation of the Tang army's heavy infantry, the armor and horse lances of the heavy cavalry, and other weapons and equipment were indeed reasons for His Majesty Li II to be confident.
Now, Zhu Youxiao was also trying his best to arm the Ming army, working towards the goal of having strong armor and powerful weapons, and had made considerable progress.
War is the driving force behind the development of science and technology, which may be the only contribution of war to mankind.
In fact, even without the vision and knowledge of Zhu Youxiao, a time traveler, the Ming Dynasty's technology was an overwhelming advantage over the Jiannu.
In terms of steel smelting and casting, the production of weapons and armor, the manufacture of firearms, and the number of skilled craftsmen, the Ming Dynasty had no shortage of any of them and was not considered backward.
But in history, these advantages have not only not been reflected, but in combat they are actually inferior to more primitive cold weapons. Isn't this strange?
What was the problem? Zhu Youxiao knew something in his previous life, and now he understood it even more clearly. The Ming Dynasty fell because of the corruption of its system and the selfishness of officials, gentry, and students.
Therefore, he would rather spend more money to improve the treatment of craftsmen than abolish the craftsman household system so that craftsmen can develop a sense of responsibility and enthusiasm for work.
That is why he had to take ruthless measures and severely crack down on officials, gentry, and students who hindered his reform of the system.
Zhu Youxiao did not deny that he had overcorrected. Li Er had also said, "If you imitate the best, you will only achieve average results; if you imitate the average, you will achieve below average results."
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