Han Khan

Chapter 184, Fame

Since the establishment of the Uighur Khanate and the Kyrgyz Khanate, there has been no order in the northern steppes for more than a hundred years.

After the demise of the Khitan Khanate, the order of the entire northern desert became extremely chaotic. The tribes fought each other, the big tribes annexed the small tribes, and the small tribes united to annex the big tribes.

The tribes slaughtered each other, and men taller than the wheels were killed. The remaining women and children were abducted as slaves. The local tribes and population on the grassland disappeared on a large scale.

The hunting tribes in the Great Xianbei Mountain are transforming into many nomadic tribes as the mode of production changes. The Donghu language family is assimilating and absorbing many tribes that are descendants of the Tiele Alliance.

The warlords from the Central Plains went north to plunder, and the Khitans showed no mercy to their fellow Shiwei people. The level of civilization on the grassland at this time was not even as high as that of the ancient Xiongnu era. They were almost just savages who followed their instincts and legends.

The Khitans were not a rising force in the northern desert. They were located in the Huangshui and Liaohe River areas between the wild grasslands and the rich Tang Dynasty.

For hundreds of years, they have been fighting and making peace with the Central Plains forces. Through long-term coexistence, they can draw experience and strength from the Central Plains at close range and continuously, which has enabled them to achieve grassland hegemony in the western part of Mobei, relying on the conquest and control of the eastern grasslands from now until the next two or three hundred years.

After Yelu Abaoji resolved the internal conflicts, it was the era of the rise of the Khitans, and the order of the grassland would fall into their hands.

But unfortunately, the Jinhan tribe, which broke away from Dunhuang and headed north to the northern desert, under the leadership of its emperor Zhang Sheng, had already established an order in the western part of the prairie, under the sacred Jinshan Mountain, covering the entire Jinshan Mountain grassland, the Yenisei River wetlands, and the grasslands north and south of the Yanran Mountain in the center of the desert!

Here, all the Naiman tribes, the Khitan tribes, a large number of Tatar tribes, the Shiwei tribes, and various tribal names have now been destroyed.

Instead, the Jin Han people had many hundred households, battalions, regiments and thousand households. The nomads in these places were reorganized into Jin Han and became Jin Han people. They faced the Khitans in the east across the Onon River and a vast desert area.

Also because of the Khitan people’s internal strife and the long distance from Mobei, the Khitan people today do not care about, do not understand, and are even unable to concentrate their forces to sweep Mobei.

The Jin Han people led by Zhang Sheng have established their own order in Mobei, with many herdsmen under the Jin Han.

Under the command and control of Jinhan military officers, they converted to the holy religion through the preaching of priests and worshipped the God of Heaven.

The Jin Han herdsmen, who were crying for food, now opened their eyes wide, looking at the other tribes around them with bloodthirsty and fanatical eyes, waiting for the order from Emperor Zhang Sheng.

It can even be said that the livestock of the Jinhan tribe at this time are almost all for feeding the huge number of herdsmen. How they will survive next year depends on whether they can plunder enough supplies and livestock. If the population increases further, more livestock and supplies will be needed.

At this time, inside the wall, in the big tent on the right side of the temple, this is the center of Jinhan, and all government orders are issued from here.

Inside the big tent, Zhang Sheng sat high under a blue flag embroidered with holy symbols and a golden eagle.

"Tell me, what is your suggestion?" Zhang Sheng asked Yin Shanxiong with a gentle expression and bright eyes.

“Your Majesty led the people of Jin Han to annihilate the Ubili and Dubo tribes, and conquered many Tatar tribes in Yanran Mountain, proving the strength of Jin Han.

I was wondering if I could take advantage of this opportunity to spread the reputation of Your Majesty and Jin Han throughout the grassland!

Let tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of nomads and all the tribes on the grassland know that you are the Khan appointed by the only true Supreme God, the honorable Son of Heaven.

You know that we, the Jin Han people, are a force protected and supported by the true God Haotian.

Let them know that Your Majesty and Jin Han are victorious in every battle and are invincible. If they surrender to Jin Han, they will be given safety and protection, and no other tribe will dare to plunder them.

As long as the reputation of Your Majesty and Jin Han spreads, there will be countless small and medium-sized tribes, clans, scattered herdsmen, and those weak people who will come to Jin Han to seek protection from Your Majesty and Jin Han!

Jinhan can take this opportunity to gather the tribes and unify the tribes in northern Mobei, so that the entire grassland will be united under the Lord Haotian and the eagle flag of Jinhan. By then, Jinhan will have enough manpower to resist the Khitans in the southeast, and to march west to save the Tang people west of the Pamir Mountains. With more soldiers available, it is not impossible to annex the entire Karakhanid Khanate with this manpower!"

Yin Shanxiong finished speaking in one breath without pause. He was breathing heavily and staring at his master with firm eyes.

"Conquering the tribes is not my own achievement. I could not have done it without the numerous warriors and the great help of the two captains of the guards, Koza and Zhang Xibao." Zhang Sheng no longer looked at Yin Shanxiong, but turned his head to look at Koza and Zhang Xibao in the tent and said lightly.

Yin Shanxiong and Boniek were extremely envious of these two captains of the guards. Yin Shanxiong was the youngest of the four captains of the guards. He was very jealous of them for leading the troops into the expedition and was extremely envious of their military exploits.

“My two captains of the imperial guards, as well as all the holy warriors and chief priests, I would like to ask, was it our lord who established the Jinhan tribe and led us Jinhan people north to Jinshan?
Is it our lord who led us to avenge Kutlug Yar Khan, defeat the Kuchwud tribe, and seize the Great Lakes Basin?
Did we achieve the current situation under the leadership of the emperor appointed by Haotian?"

Yin Shanxiong asked after bowing to everyone in the tent.

After hearing Yin Shanxiong's words, everyone hurriedly bowed to Zhang Sheng and replied to Yin Shanxiong:
"Of course, all this was truly established by the Heaven and favored by the sun and the moon. It was his wisdom, bravery, and foresight that led us, the people of Jinhan, to build the powerful Jinhan we are today."

Everyone in the tent truly admired Zhang Sheng. Perhaps they would brag and show off in front of others, but in front of Zhang Sheng, this young monarch, they would praise and support him willingly and without hesitation. It could even be said that no one dared to resist him.

“Yes, Your Majesty is wise and brave. Without Your Majesty, how could we, like a stray dog, rise to become a powerful tribe in Mobei?

"Hey, Captain Yin Jinwei! Just say whatever you want to say, don't waste time, as long as it is beneficial to your majesty and Jin Han, we will support it!" Boniek, who was a little irritable, spoke directly.

The other people listened to his words and nodded in agreement:
"Yes, Captain Yin Jinwei, please tell me if you have any good ideas!"

Zhang Sheng also looked at him with curiosity.

“Your Highness, all the lords, the people of the grasslands have always respected the strong. Our Majesty is not only a strong man, leading us Jinhan people to conquer such a large land. On this grassland, His Majesty is also the heir of the noble bloodline, the shadow and messenger of the true God in the world, the noblest among the strong, and the benevolent among the noble.

If we send our troops, as well as those Shijin and Nayan who have voluntarily come to submit to Your Majesty, back to Langjuxu Mountain, Beihai, Zhiju River Basin, and even the distant Onon River area.

Let them spread the news of Jin Han's might, your majesty's bravery and dignity, and the miracles of building tall buildings out of the ground and sending warriors to guard your majesty to the Nayan, herdsmen and slaves in those places.

The experience of the Jin Han people conquering the tribes of Jinshan and Yanran Mountain under the leadership of Your Majesty, the brave warriors among Jin Han, and the wise priests who served the true God should be vigorously publicized, the more exaggerated the better.

The more magical the better. In short, we must let the Yan people and the herdsmen know that under the wise leadership of your majesty, the western part of the desert has been conquered by us, the Jin Han people!" Yin Shanxiong coughed, and then spoke a long paragraph to Zhang Sheng and everyone in the tent in one breath, panting after finishing.

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Zhang Sheng looked at Yin Shanxiong's breathing and thought, fuck, this is a propaganda offensive. That's right, throughout history, if you want to accomplish something, you must do a good job of propaganda first. This is the key to winning people's hearts and minds and letting the public understand one's side. The great regime in the previous life also did a first-class job in propaganda. We should learn from that great regime.

"Everyone, what do you think of Captain Yin Jinwei's plan? Don't be too exaggerated. If you feel embarrassed, forget it.

Now, even if I, Jin Han, rely on the bows and swords in our hands, who dares not obey me!" Zhang Sheng smiled and shook his head.

"Your Majesty! What the guard chief Yin Shanxiong said is right. The people of the grasslands respect the strong and the supernatural. What's more, this is not difficult. Under my command, there are many Jijin and Nayan from various tribes. It would be perfect for them to go back and spread the reputation of Jinhan and Your Majesty.

It doesn't matter if they run away, hahaha, we will fight them again then, and they will be our slaves!"

After looking at Yin Shanxiong, Boniek turned to Zhang Sheng and said with a grin.

(End of this chapter)