Han Khan

Chapter 128: Tribe in the Forest

Now that Jin Han has defeated the Dubo tribe of the Tannu Mountains, the news will surely spread quickly to the areas around the Tannu Mountains and near the Yenisei River basin.

When the surrounding tribes heard this news, they must have felt great panic and fear.

After all, near the Tannu Mountains and the upper reaches of the Yenisei River, the Dubo tribe was a very powerful tribe. The Dubo people had a large number of followers and warriors. They had defeated the Kyrgyz people near the Tannu Mountains and made other surrounding tribes surrender.

However, such a powerful tribe was conquered by the unknown Jinhan tribe.

This caused the surrounding tribes to start speculating:
How powerful is the Jinhan tribe?
How many tribes and warriors do they have?

After receiving the news, the tribal leaders around the Dubo tribe were filled with anxiety and worry.

They were worried that their tribe might also become the next target of the Jinhan tribe, so they had to be fully prepared to deal with possible threats.

Some tribes chose to prepare for the attack of the Jin Han people, while other tribes immediately prepared to send their tribesmen to communicate with the Jin Han people who occupied the Dubo camp, hunting grounds and grasslands.

But what is certain is that the Jinhan tribe now has complete control over the Sayan Mountains extending from the Tannu Mountains to the east, and has taken control of all the land in the surrounding Small Yenisei River basin.

But how to control and manage these lands is indeed a problem.

If Jin Han took the prisoners of war from the Dubo tribe and left this place and returned to the temple camp.

Then the surrounding forest tribes will definitely not miss out on the vast grasslands and mountain hunting grounds with lush grass and water here.

They will definitely come and occupy this place immediately after the Jin Han people leave.

Therefore, at noon the next day, when a large group of tribesmen driving horse-drawn carriages, leading livestock, and carrying furs, amber and Saker Falcons appeared outside the camp, Zhang Sheng's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a smile.

These people wore fur felt hats, long fur robes with stand-up collars, wide belts around their waists, and pointed felt boots on their feet.

They have small eyes, high cheekbones and sparse beards on their faces. You can tell at a glance that they are the chiefs and their tribesmen from the surrounding tribes.

Obviously, some people are still very far-sighted and can recognize the current situation and make wise choices.

These people were the leaders of the forest tribes, such as the Oirat, Guligan, Bayegu, and Buryatid, who lived between the Little Yenisei River and the main branch of the Yenisei River, in the southern part of the Eastern Sayan Mountains, and around the North Sea, where they hunted and roamed.

At this time, Zhang Sheng, who was sitting on a tiger skin outside the camp, looked at them with a smile on his face, then raised his hand and waved, motioning them to come over.

When the tribal leaders saw Zhang Sheng waving, they immediately walked up to him and bowed respectfully: "Greetings, sir!"

They speak a language inherited from the ancient Donghu, mixed with some Turkic and Tungusic languages.

It wasn't difficult to understand, except for some words that Zhang Sheng didn't understand what they meant.

Zhang Sheng looked at them and said loudly:
"I am the nephew of the Khitan Khan Gutulu Yar, the leader of the Jinhan people, and now the legal leader of the Khitan people. My people call me Teqin!
Back then, the Dubo tribe here, the Ubili tribe near the Irtysh River, the Western Sayan Mountains, the Guchuwuti tribe and the Jiluo tribe in the Great Lakes Basin, these hateful guys actually betrayed my uncle and brutally killed him.

And killed my uncle's half brother, the leader of the Khitan people.

How could I sit idly by in the face of such a deep blood feud?
So, I resolutely led my army north, determined to avenge my uncle. Along the way, I, Jin Han, defeated the Guchuwuti, Jiluo and Dubo tribes, and even the Yudujin Tatar tribe could not resist our offensive.

The Hela tribe on Jinshan also voluntarily surrendered to Jin Han.

Now, almost all the tribes near Jinshan have been conquered by me, but only the Ubili tribe in the western Sayan Mountains is still resisting stubbornly.

As for you, the forest people of Sayan Mountains, Tannu Mountains and the Northern Sea, are you now at peace with Jin Han or at war?"

These chiefs and warriors from the forest tribes looked at the camp that originally belonged to the Dubo tribe, but was now completely occupied by a tribe called the Jinhan tribe.

They saw the soldiers of the Jinhan tribe wearing iron armor, iron helmets, sharp iron swords on their waists, carrying exquisite bows and quivers full of arrows on their backs, and holding sharp spears in their hands, patrolling back and forth in the camp.

These elite warriors are well-equipped and shocking.

In their own tribe, only the chieftains and leaders had such fine armor and weapons. The weapons and even the arrows shot by others were made of bones.

Therefore, when they saw the strength of the Jinhan tribe, they couldn't help but feel fortunate.

They realized that if they had chosen to go to war with this tribe, it would have been a nightmare battle.

Now, they finally understood why a large tribe like the Dubo tribe, located near the Tannu Mountains and the Yenisei River, was completely defeated and annexed.

All this was because of the powerful strength of the Jinhan tribe, which made them unable to resist.

At this moment, everyone was grateful that they did not impulsively choose to go to war with this terrible tribe.

A chieftain, about five feet tall and relatively muscular, took off his fur felt hat, revealing his hair in two braids.

He bent down and said to Zhang Sheng:
"Your Excellency, we are all from the tribes of the forest, and we hope for peace!"

The others also nodded!
Zhang Sheng was too lazy to talk nonsense with them, and he couldn't understand their language, so Boniek translated in Tatar:
"Now that the Khitan Empire has perished, order has ceased to exist in the north and south of the desert, as well as in the tribes in the forest. All tribes have lost their masters! I would like to ask you here whether you are willing to submit to the Jin Han!"

At this time, some Jinhan people in the camp were dragging the corpses that had not been dealt with yet, and were walking out, passing by the crowd.

The heads of the tribes around him immediately turned pale.

The person who just spoke quickly replied to Zhang Sheng:
"Your Excellency, we are willing to surrender and serve Jin Han!"

Zhang Sheng looked at them with admiration and said:
"The people of our Jinhan tribe are under the protection of Tengri Haotian God. It is right for you to surrender to Jinhan and submit to Jinhan.

However, it is not so easy to submit to the Jinhan tribe. You must convert to the holy religion and the supreme heaven - Haotian God, and give up the name of your past tribe, and call yourself Jinhan people from now on! "

Boniek repeated these words to them and explained to them what the Holy Religion and the God of Heaven were.

These tribesmen living in the forest have a very chaotic faith. They believe that in this world, nature is full of various gods.

(End of this chapter)