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Chapter 142 Capture of Chijinwei City at Yumen and Relocation of the People

Upon arriving at the foot of Yumen Pass, Wang Dahu immediately shouted loudly.

"Your Turpan attacked our militia's border cities without cause; you should be prepared to face our militia's retaliation."

"Tsk~!"

The garrison commander scoffed.

revenge?

Ha, how do you plan to take revenge? Do you really think you're back to the Ming Dynasty?

Now that the Ming Dynasty has been forced to retreat and hide, what right do you, a rebel of the Ming Dynasty, have to retaliate?

However, despite his disdain, the garrison commander did not rush to refute, but instead shouted a question to those below.

"Where is my army from Turpan? Where is the King of Turpan?"

"Huh? This one can speak Chinese?"

Wang Dahu was somewhat surprised; he had assumed that none of these foreigners knew Chinese.

In response to Wang Dahu's question, He Jiping, who was standing next to him, explained with a smile:
"Hehe, let the general know that although this place is occupied by Turpan, there have been many Han people here since the Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties, and many of them can speak Chinese."
When the Ming Dynasty's founding emperor established the country, Hami Guard was set up here, and the Han Chinese language became widely spoken.
Even though it was lost to the Ming Dynasty more than a hundred years ago, the Chinese language is still widely spoken here.

"Oh, I see."

Wang Dahu nodded thoughtfully.

However, regardless of the circumstances, since they are enemies, they should be treated as enemies.

"Hahaha, your army has been wiped out by my militia."
As for the King of Turpan
Hahaha, who knows which one it is? They're all dead anyway.

Wang Dahu looked at the guard on the city wall and laughed heartily.

Of course, that's what they say.

He probably knows now that the leader who was shot down by concentrated fire was probably the King of Turpan.

This made him secretly complain to himself.

If you don't have the ability, don't even think about leading the charge.

Well, now he's been shot to death by a hail of arrows and trampled into mincemeat by his own men, isn't he?
However, there was no need to tell the garrison commander about this.

You deserve to die!
I."

After hearing Wang Dahu's answer, the Yumen Pass garrison commander was furious and cursed loudly.

Yumen Pass was arguably the closest city in Turpan to Jiayuguan, serving as Turpan's gateway to the Ming Dynasty.

Now, however, King Adulayin of Turpan has died at Jiayuguan Pass, outside of Yumenguan Pass. Regardless of whether this is related to him or not, his fate is unlikely to be good.

There always has to be someone to take the blame for the death of the King of Turpan.

Needless to say, the militia will also be unable to escape, as he is a general of a border city.

Enraged, the garrison commander immediately ordered his men to fire arrows.

"Shoot me!"

The garrison commander glanced at the militia more than 300 meters outside the city, then at his own commander, but ultimately did not speak up to stop them.

"bang bang bang"

With the sound of bowstrings twanging, a hail of arrows instantly rained down on the militia below.

Taking advantage of the high ground, the arrows fired by the Yumen Pass defenders could reach 300 meters, but their power was rather disappointing.

Some arrows didn't even reach 300 meters.

Seeing the barrage of arrows flying down from the city walls, Wang Dahu didn't even bother to dodge.

"Swish"

"Puff puff"

In the end, all those arrows landed in the open space in front of Wang Dahu and his men.

Even if some arrows drifted into the ranks of the militia, they had already lost all their force, and the militia could easily catch them with just a slight reach.

"laugh!"

Looking at the arrow in his hand, Wang Dahu chuckled and threw it to the ground.

"Bows and arrows ready!"

With a command issued, the numerous militiamen simultaneously drew their bows and nocked them.

Now it's their turn.

"put!"

"bang bang bang"

"Om~!"

With a loud shout, the bowstring twanged, and the arrow pierced the air, causing a humming vibration.

On the other side, the Yumen Pass garrison commander, who had just vented his anger and whose emotions had calmed down considerably, couldn't help but sneer when he saw that the militia had also fired arrows in response.

Even with the advantage of the city walls, they couldn't shoot within three or four hundred meters. What use were the arrows fired by the militia towards the city walls?

However, reality told him that it was indeed useful.

"whoosh whoosh"

Arrows rained down, instantly covering the entire city wall.

"Puff puff"

"Ah~!"

In an instant, the entire city wall was filled with screams of pain from being hit by arrows. If the defending general had not been quick enough to crouch down and hide behind the battlements, his fate would probably not have been much better.

For example, his deputy was already riddled with arrows and was clearly beyond saving.

Just as the first wave of arrows passed and the commander was about to get up, another volley of arrows covered the city wall.

"boom!"

Then, he heard a loud bang from below, and the city wall beneath his feet trembled slightly. He was momentarily stunned, having no idea what had happened.

He couldn't see it, but the soldiers in front of the city gate could see it clearly.

Suddenly, a large hole appeared in the city gate, and even the bolt was broken.

For a moment, everyone was stunned into silence.

That was naturally Wang Dahu, who, with the help of five thousand soldiers, pierced through the gate of Yumen Pass with a single arrow.

His archery skills were inferior to Li Yu's, and even more so to Wang Chao's.

But even with such a large city gate, he could still easily hit it. "Brothers, charge with me!"

Seeing the city gate breached, Wang Dahu's eyes lit up. He shouted loudly, spurred his horse, and galloped away in an instant.

"Da da da"

In an instant, a deafening sound of horses' hooves rang out outside Yumen Pass.

Upon hearing the commotion outside, the commander guarding Yumen Pass became extremely anxious.

"Counterattack! Everyone, counterattack!"

"Om~!"

However, the next moment, another volley of arrows came, and countless soldiers who had risen to their feet were hit by arrows.

Wang Dahu and his men launched their charge, but that doesn't mean they couldn't draw their bows and shoot arrows.

Moreover, there was He Jiping leading two thousand infantrymen to reinforce the enemy.

While Wang Dahu and his men charged, He Jiping and his men did not stop, continuing to fire arrows in waves to suppress the defenders on the city walls.

Therefore, even though the general guarding Yumen Pass was so anxious that his eyes were blazing with anger, he was completely helpless.

The entire city wall's defenders were so overwhelmed by the relentless barrage of arrows that they couldn't even lift their heads.

Suddenly, he realized what was happening, crouched down, and went to the steps next to the city gate tower, shouting down.

"Block the city gates and drive those so-called 'Rescue the People's Army' out!"

"kill!"

"Kill!"

Upon receiving the order, the garrison soldiers, recovering from the shock of the breached city gate, surged toward it.

The next moment, Wang Dahu had already ridden up.

He suddenly raised his long sword, mobilizing the immense power of five thousand soldiers, and slashed it down on the city gate.

The blade suddenly flared up and crashed into the city gate.

Well, this strike can only be described as a collision.

Because it is not a narrow, sharp blade of energy in the ordinary sense, but rather a blade that is nearly a meter wide and thick. What else could it be but a collision?
However, this was exactly the effect Wang Dahu wanted.

"boom!"

The blade struck the city gate, which already had a large hole in it, and instantly turned into fragments that flew everywhere. Even the remaining intact gates were split in two.

"kill!"

Seeing the city gates wide open, Wang Dahu roared and spurred his horse into the city. His blade flashed like water, instantly killing several of the fastest-rushing Turpan defenders.

Meanwhile, the militia that had been following closely behind Wang Dahu had also arrived.

Few infantrymen could withstand a cavalry charge.

Not to mention the People's Salvation Army, whose strength and speed far surpassed those of ordinary militias.

In almost an instant, the countless defending soldiers who rushed up were wiped out.

Then, like a meat grinder, they quickly slaughtered the guards at the city gate and stormed into the city.

The ensuing battle was a one-sided massacre; anyone standing with a weapon was slaughtered without hesitation by Wang Dahu and his men.

After half a day, the battle at Yumen Pass was over.

The general guarding Yumen Pass, along with countless other soldiers, will forever rest in peace here, no longer needing to worry about being blamed or having the succeeding King of Turpan hold him accountable.

Afterwards, Wang Dahu arranged for a thousand men to garrison Yumen Pass, and then led his army to Chijin Mongol Garrison City again.

He also dispatched two thousand cavalrymen to attack Shanma City at full speed.

It took another day to completely capture both cities.

Seeing the three cities in the west illuminated, with their gray-black aura intertwined with the bright yellow national fortune and the dark red iron-blooded murderous aura, the dynasty immediately ordered preparations to begin for immigration.

After all, that was outside the border, and it was inevitable that the people's hearts would turn against them, and that there would be suspicion of collusion with the enemy. That would be a great threat to the defending troops.

Didn't something similar happen in Liaodong during the Ming Dynasty?
Therefore, after receiving Wang Dahu's message, he had already started considering this issue.

Now that they have occupied the city, they certainly cannot give it up.

Moreover, the dynasty was confident that Turpan would never be able to retake Yumen Pass and other cities from his militia.

Since that's the case, let's just implement an immigration policy.

Those who were loyal to Turpan were all sent to the interior. The territory of the People's Salvation Army needed a lot of manpower for construction, so let them go and contribute to the construction of the territory of the People's Salvation Army.

As for those three cities, they were built by relocating people from the interior, so that they could be completely occupied.

As for the fact that people who are now living comfortably are unwilling to leave...

Haha, the local people are unwilling to leave, but those who fled into the territory of the People's Salvation Army are absolutely willing to change their environment as long as they are given a meal and a stable home.

Because the People's Salvation Army had been continuously building roads, the journey from Gongchang and Lintao to Jiayuguan had become much easier.

The only relatively difficult section of the journey is the stretch from Jiayuguan to Yumenguan.

Therefore, the relocation was completed in just one month.

Looking westward, the three cities had completely turned into a bright yellow, while the Shaanxi Provincial Military Command had become much grayer and darker.

However, it is believed that before long, those newly joined civilians who had developed a gray and black aura will realize that life in the territory of the People's Salvation Army is a happiness they never dared to imagine in the past, and gradually change their mindset and become loyal to the People's Salvation Army.

After all, in this day and age, the lives of ordinary people in any country are not much different from those in the Ming Dynasty; they live in poverty and are bullied by others.

Once they entered the territory of the People's Salvation Army, they discovered that even though they were working as prisoners, they still had enough to eat three times a day; the only problem was that they didn't get paid.

They would have to wait until they finished their three-year term before they could receive ten coins a day.

By that time, ordinary people would probably have already submitted to the government.

After all, although the work was tiring and arduous, they were guaranteed to have three meals a day, something they had never dared to dream of before.

The People's Salvation Army provided them with three meals a day and enough to eat, so they naturally sided with the People's Salvation Army.

Therefore, after being vetted, they could become ordinary citizens of the People's Salvation Army.

As for the claim that some powerful and wealthy families will not be loyal...
That's why an approval process was added.

Those who don't meet the requirements, you'll have to continue your labor.

Of course, the review process is quite lenient.

As long as there is no black aura generated by hatred and hostility, the gray aura generated by a little complaint and resentment can basically pass the review.

(End of this chapter)