Han Khan

Chapter 168, Reward

In the tent of the Jinhan tribe, Koza was still talking about the Eastern Expedition. He looked excited, as if he had returned to that magnificent battlefield.

"Your Highness, we have been sweeping the nomadic tribes in Yanran Mountain for nearly half a month. In the second half of the month, we marched south from the west of Yanran Mountain and reached the north of the great desert, which is the south of Yanran Mountain."

He paused and continued:

"The area is inhabited by some Tatar tribes called the Kerait people. They are attached to a powerful tribe called the Gurhan tribe. I led three regiments of Jinhan people, plus slave soldiers, a total of about 5,000 cavalry, and defeated the Gurhan tribe."

At this point, Koza's face showed a hint of pride. He continued:
"We killed more than 3,000 of their tribesmen, chiefs, and their relatives, and completely defeated the Gulhan tribe. We captured more than 3,000 tents, more than 20,000 prisoners, and more than 300,000 livestock, including cattle, sheep, horses, and camels."

His voice became louder and louder, and his eyes sparkled with excitement. Finally, he said excitedly:
"The three tribes under his command, plus the more than 10,000 Tang slaves in the Gulhan tribe, all submitted to Jinhan."

These words moved everyone present.

Then he added:
"I have fulfilled my mission and have dispersed and mixed the conquered people of the Wanggut, Waila, and Gulhan tribes into 22 camps of prisoners. I have also combined these prisoners with the slave soldiers of the Waila and Wanggut tribes and successfully organized 6000 slave soldiers.

I have solemnly promised them that as long as they follow us to fight, they will not only have enough food, but their lives will not be harmed at will. As long as they can kill the enemy and make meritorious service, they will have the opportunity to become Jin Han people.

Since their leaders had all been killed by me, they had no choice but to submit to the Dajin Han people.

So I gave them horses, bows and arrows, and spears, and made them the slave cavalry of my left wing.

Then, we did not stop, but continued to lead these 6000 slave cavalry, tens of thousands of Tang people, and the old, weak, women and children of the Tatars, totaling about to people, and more than livestock, all the way eastward along the northern end of the desert.

As we marched along, we encountered some smaller tribes on the way. After seeing our large army, these tribes chose to surrender and submit to us.

After that, we arrived near the Turkic and Uighur tents east of Yanran Mountain. There was a Tatar tribe called Ahunbu, which was composed of Uighurs and Shiwei people. There were more than 3,000 tents, and their leader was called Uzruk. This tribe occupied this area.

To the east of the Ahun tribe was another Tatar tribe called the Shubugu tribe. The leader of the tribe was Atlachnayan, who had more than 5,000 tents of his clansmen and followers.

For a long time, the two tribes have been suffering from frequent attacks from the Khitans in the south of the desert, so the Ahun tribe and Shubugu decided to submit to our Jin Han.

Their leaders, Uzrukshiqin and Atlaknayan, came with us to Jinhan with tribute and their tribesmen to pay homage to Your Highness, and at the same time handed over more than 10,000 Tang people under their command to us.

On the way back west to Jinhan, when we reached the middle reaches of the Suling River, we successfully defeated and captured more than 2,300 members of the Albat tribe and the Tubie cadres.

In this battle, 41 people from the Guards Regiment were killed, and a total of 325 soldiers under the command of the two regiment leaders Yang Binghan and Erke were killed. The entire left wing lost nearly 366 people.

The priests of each regiment performed a ritual to pray for the souls of their regiment's dead soldiers. We wrote down their names and took back their ashes.

My Lord, this is the situation of my left wing's eastern expedition.

Today, except for some Menggu Shiwei people and old Shiwei people in the forest area north of Zhiju River, such as the Merkit tribe, and a large number of Shiwei tribes that are migrating westward from the Great Xianbei Mountains to the central part of the prairie, who have not yet been conquered by our Jin Han, all other areas have fallen into the hands of our Jin Han.

In this vast grassland, from Yanran Mountain to Langjuxu Mountain, many tribes in the Zhiju River Basin, including the Kerey, Wanggut, Waila, Shubugu, Ahun, and Gulhan tribes who call themselves Tatars, have become subjects of our Jin Han. "After saying this, he bowed and saluted Zhang Sheng.

As if he was calculating an account, Zhang Sheng listed the current population of the Jinhan tribe one by one:
"Thank God for your blessing. This time, my three armies of Jinhan have won great victories. Now, the Dubo tribe in the north of Jinhan has been destroyed by me.

The remaining Khitans have all submitted to me, and the forest tribes of the Tannu Mountains and the Yenisei River have also submitted to me.
The Ubili people in the west of Jinshan were defeated by the right wing army led by Zhang Xibao, the chief of the guards.

Now, the left wing led by you, Koza, has opened up the way for Jinhan to expand eastward.

I, Jin Han, now have four guards regiments, seven ordinary regiments, 2100 households of Kyrgyz, thirteen forest tribe camps, one thousand priest camps, and five hundred blacksmith camps.

At present, our Jinhan has a total of more than 18,000 regular households, with a total of about 90,000 people.

In addition to the slaves captured from the Dubo and Ubili tribes, there were a total of more than 14,000 households and more than 70,000 slaves.

The campgrounds and surrounding areas in the Great Lakes Basin now have a population of more than 32,000 households.

And this does not include the slave population allocated to the warriors. If the slaves in seven or eight thousand households are also included, then Jinhan will become a powerful tribe with more than 5 households. Based on the average of people per household, that would be a population of more than .

My chief of the guards, Lord Koza of Jinhan, my great contributor, you are even more amazing. Now you have brought more than 90,000 people to my Jinhan.

With these people, my Jinhan tribe now has a population of more than 30. Awesome! " Zhang Sheng slapped his thigh heavily and said loudly, praising Koza's military exploits.

Everyone in the tent was impressed by Koza's military exploits, and they all followed suit and shouted:
"Mighty, mighty... Lord Koza is mighty!"

"Kozha!" Zhang Sheng suddenly stood up, holding a sword, and walked step by step towards Koza who was kneeling in the front row.

"I'm here!" Koza responded with his hands clasped and bowed.

"You have made such a great military achievement for Jinhan. Under the watchful eyes of the Supreme Lord Haotian, I, the leader of Jinhan and the emperor of the Holy Religion, now appoint you as the Grand Master of Jinhan, a hereditary title, and grant you a finely forged horizontal sword, a set of armor, a set of books, a set of holy books, a camp of slaves, and the corresponding livestock, as your private slaves.

At the same time, to reward you for your loyalty and your contributions to me and Jinhan, I now grant you the surname Ke, which will be passed down from generation to generation as a noble surname for your descendants in Jinhan.

I hope you will continue to work for the well-being of me and Jinhan in the future, be loyal to me, and work with me to ensure the peace of Jinhan."

Koza kowtowed to express his gratitude, took the reward, and returned to his original seat.

Later, Zhang Sheng granted Erke and Yang Binghan the title of lower-ranking official and granted each of them 100 households of private slaves.

Zhang Sheng looked around at everyone and said loudly:
"In this left wing eastern expedition, the brave warriors under his command have all made indispensable contributions. Each guard will receive five slave households and two hundred sheep. The soldiers under the two regiment leaders who have made meritorious contributions will each receive two slave households and one hundred sheep." Cheers suddenly rang out in the tent.

(End of this chapter)