"Paralyzed, we're fooled!"

Zhang Nai waved the whip in his hand fiercely, crackling the void. 【Reading.com】

He took his own raid team and chased all the way from the Flaming Mountain, chased through Liucheng, chased through Huozhou City, and finally chased all the way to Turpan City, day and night, day and night, and even the war horse was about to run to death. As a result, there was still no news of Rosalind and Marthadine. There is also no news about the fanatics. It was as if they were all gone.

However, he did not believe in evil, and led people to search the entire Turpan and the surrounding areas, but the result was still a big disappointment. In the end, he had to believe that Rosalind and Mathatini were indeed not near Turpan City.

Zhang Nai's only achievement was to capture Abdul Layin, the governor of Turpan. Well, not a captive, to be exact. When Zhang Nai arrived, Abdul Ra opened the gate of Turpan City with interest to welcome the arrival of the white-clothed army, avoiding the occurrence of a battle.

However, what Zhang Nai needs is not such an achievement. What he needed was Rosalind and Martha Tinee. So, he replenished some food and water in Turpan City, and hurried in the direction of the loss of fork force. Since Rosalind and Mathatini were not in Turpan City, it must have been lost in the west-facing fork force.

"Quick, quick, quick!" Zhang Nai kept shouting at his subordinates.

He was reluctant to let Sawanna get ahead of him and take the lead in catching Rosalind and Marthatini. That would be a shame for him.

…… Five days later, Xu Xingxia arrived in Turpan City with a large army.

Along the way, the white-clothed army captured a considerable number of Yarkand cavalry. None of them resisted, and they put down their weapons very wisely, raised their hands, and waited for the white-clothed army to come and collect them. In total, the white-clothed army captured more than 30,000 war horses. However, along the way, the White Coats never found a living fanatic. They either killed themselves or fled westward.

Due to the surrender of Abdul Rayin, the ancient city of Turpan was recovered by the white-clothed army without experiencing the slightest fire. Liu Chuang, with some of the chaser soldiers, took the lead in entering Turpan City and controlled all the commanding heights in the city. The military flag of the white-clothed army was planted on the tower of Turpan City. All the insecurity in the city was cleaned up by the chasseur warriors one by one.

Abdul Rayin is very good at being a man, and when he heard the news that Xu Xingxia was coming to Turpan City, he immediately took his remaining subordinates to a place ten miles away from Turpan City and greeted Xu Xingxia's arrival diligently. He waited for Xu Xingxia for three hours. Such a diligent etiquette made the white-clothed army have nothing to say.

"Honorable Governor, I will be your faithful servant from now on......" Abdul Rayin humbly and humbly paid the highest courtesy to Xu Xingxia.

The people of the Western Regions really couldn't understand the three words of the chairman, so they took the initiative to replace these three words with the governor with the same meaning. Anyway, in their eyes, Xu Xingxia is a prince, a veritable governor. Anyway, Xu Xingxia is not an emperor. Strictly speaking, the White Clothes Army also belongs to the armed forces of the Ming Dynasty, because the White Clothes Army has always used the name of the Ming Dynasty in the Western Regions.

After the white-clothed army took control of the Turpan region, the management body set up was called the Turpan Governor's Office, which was under the jurisdiction of the Ming State. There is one governor and three deputy governors. Xu Xingxia personally served as the governor. The two deputy governors of the Han were Huang Kezhang and Zhu Xieyuan. The vice-governor of the minority was Abdul Rain. The fact that the usual style of management of the Committee was not used was also in view of the exceptional circumstances here.

The wisdom of the Chinese is endless. In terms of the management of ethnic minority areas, different dynasties have different management models. The Western Regions of the Han Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty's Guardian Prefecture, the Governor's Mansion, and the Ming Dynasty's Xuanwei Division are all unique ways of managing ethnic areas. In fact, the essence of these methods is the same, that is, to give less than a certain amount of power to the nation. However, they must always abide by the laws and regulations of the central government.

The Turpan Governor's Mansion is one such institution. In this institution, the Han Chinese are in a leading position, and the ethnic minorities are the main component. The two sides practice joint management, and the interests are equal. Well, for the time being, ethnic minorities are indeed the main body. In the future, a large number of Han Chinese will migrate over one after another.

The composition of ethnic minorities in the Western Regions is very complex. In the Turpan region, there are at least a dozen ethnic minorities. The largest number are, of course, the descendants of the Mongols and Tatars who have been mutated, and a small number of descendants of the Uighurs, Turks, and Tuyuhuns. As for the other ethnic minorities, which are only a few thousand or thirty or twenty thousand, it is even more.

It is indeed not easy to bring together so many ethnic minorities. In addition to relatively strong armament, a suitable policy is needed. Unlike the previous management methods, Xu Xingxia is not just as simple as incorporating this place into the territory. He also needed to receive income from the Turpan region, from which he could requisition food and soldiers.

In particular, soldiers are what Xu Xingxia values the most. The climate in the Western Regions is relatively special, and the troops from the Central Plains are generally not very adaptable. The best way to control the Western Regions as soon as possible is to recruit troops from the Western Regions. Anyway, the number of local soldiers that the white army needs to recruit is not particularly large, 50,000 people is enough.

Ever since the defeat in the Battle of the Flaming Mountain, Abdul Rain has placed himself in the right place. He seemed very humble, very deferential, and very low, almost digging out his heart for others to see. Even Xu Xingxia couldn't catch the slightest handle. He handed over all his army, all his weapons and equipment, and most of his personal property to the White Coats. Such exemplary behavior is not only not punished, but simply praised. Of course, it was impossible for Xu Xingxia to praise him.

In fact, Abdul Rain's hand did make the white-clothed army unable to find an excuse to deal with him. Because, in public and private, it is indeed impossible for Xu Xingxia to take any action against Abdul Rain. He is a weather vane, a weather vane that countless people pay attention to. Any action taken by the White Coats against Abdul Rain will affect many others.

If Xu Xingxia killed Abdul Rain, or treated Abdul Rain excessively, the other nobles of the Yarkand Khanate would have no choice but to unite and deal with Xu Xingxia. And the other nobles in the Western Regions will also be afraid of silver because of this, so they will cut off the idea of joining the white-clothed army. It is estimated that now, there are countless pairs of eyes, staring at Xu Xingxia's movements.

On the contrary, if Xu Xingxia treats Abdul Rain well, it is possible to get some benefits from Abdul Rain. After all, he is the head snake of the Turpan region, and if he doesn't have a little ability, it is absolutely impossible. At the same time, other Yarkand nobles, as well as nobles from all over the Western Regions, can also rest assured that they can take refuge in Xu Xingxia when the conditions are right.

What the White Army needs now is that most of the nobles in the Western Regions can take refuge in the camp of the White Army. Otherwise, the Western Regions is so vast and desolate, and if every place needs to send troops to fight, there will be too many troops to be dispatched. And the amount of money and food that needs to be spent will also be a staggering figure. Any military operation of the White Clothes Army in the Western Regions, the total cost of various kinds of troops is more than several times that of the Central Plains.

What's more, the Western Regions are so vast, so desolate, and so mysterious, that it is impossible to control all the regions. If those hostile forces run away when they see the white-clothed army, play hide-and-seek with the white-clothed army, and wait for the white-clothed army to run away before they come back, the white-clothed army has no way to take them. Honestly, it's a thankless task.

All things considered, the best way is actually to let the locals deal with the locals. The more locals the Governor's Mansion absorbs, the fewer locals will oppose the Governor's Mansion, and in the end, all the locals will be attracted by the Governor's Mansion. If there is a little bit of stubbornness left, just send a team to kill it.

Abdul Rayin came to Xu Xingxia's horse and personally pulled the horse for Xu Xingxia. He kept pulling Xu Xingxia's war horse and returned to Turpan City from ten miles away. When he approached the city gate, he said respectfully, "Your Excellency, please dismount!" ”

Xu Xingxia turned over and dismounted, and said with a smile: "Thank you!" ”

Under the guidance of Abdul Rain, Xu Xingxia and others entered Turpan City.

The scale of the construction of Turpan City is not as large as that of Jiayuguan. From the perspective of the mainlanders, Turpan City is at most a small fortress. Or maybe it's not even a fortress. Because, its walls, in fact, are not particularly strong. Not to mention large-caliber artillery, even trebuchets can smash it open. The number of buildings in Turpan City is also very small. Except for a few temples that were built later, the other buildings are not visible at all.

In addition to a few temples, the most magnificent building in Turpan City is probably the Governor's Palace. However, his governor's mansion was not at all a grade compared to the vassal palaces in the mainland. Although the various paintings in the Governor's Mansion are very beautiful, it is still difficult to enter Xu Xingxia's eyes. On the contrary, the makeshift tent was very nice. Abdul Rayin's own tent, in particular, was extravagant and extravagant, much more beautiful than his governor's palace.

Xu Xingxia stayed in Abdul Rain's tent. As for himself, he had to stay in the Doge's Palace for the time being. The white-clothed army has controlled the inside and outside of Turpan City, and Xu Xingxia's safety is absolutely guaranteed. The original task of the chasers was to ensure Xu Xingxia's safety, and fighting was secondary. Moreover, if there is any accident, the first person to be dealt with must be Abdul Rain himself. He wouldn't do anything stupid.

That evening, Abdul Rain held a banquet at the Governor's Palace to welcome the arrival of the white-clothed army. The main food of the banquet is, of course, wine and roast lamb. Turpan is most famous for its grapes and wine. A large number of fine wines, taken out of the cellar, are placed on the ground, and there are special people who are responsible for pouring the wine.

At that time, the wine was still filled in large wooden barrels, and glass bottles did not appear for the time being. It is of course unrealistic to put the whole large wooden barrel on the table, which will crush the whole tabletop. As for the cups for drinking, there are many types. There are porcelain cups, there are wooden cups, and there are crystal cups. But the most is still the big bowl. Many of the soldiers of the White Army used large bowls to drink wine. As for whether you can taste the taste of wine, it's hard to say.

The biggest feature of wine is that the concentration of alcohol is not high, and the average white-clothed soldier will not get drunk even if he drinks several large bowls in a row. This gives a lot of people the opportunity to be extravagant. Some people even think that the sea bowl is not big enough, so they simply put the wine in a wooden basin and drink it in one go. As for drinking it directly from the wooden barrel, it is not surprising at all.

The most popular roast lamb is probably the roast leg of lamb. Abdul Rayin arranged a lot of barbecue masters to make a large number of roast lamb shanks for the white-clothed army in advance. There are so many that almost everyone in the white army can get one. All the soldiers of the white-clothed army, as long as they want to, as long as they can eat it, can simply hold a whole roast leg of lamb to gnaw.

There are also a large number of kebabs, piled up like a mountain, exuding a fragrant smell. One of the most popular kebabs is the one called "Flesh and Bone". This kebab has meat, bones, and is very chewy. Some soldiers in white don't eat anything, just eat this. Eating a skewer of flesh and bones, taking a sip of wine, the aroma of roast lamb is mixed with the deliciousness of wine, which is wonderful. Such a thing is simply better than the gods.

Many soldiers from the interior did not feel happy about marching into the Western Regions. They just carried out the orders mechanically. In their original impression, the Western Regions was a dilapidated place, poor and rotten, with a sky full of wind and sand. In such a broken place, there can be nothing at all, which can be called "enjoyment".

However, the wonderful wine, accompanied by the fragrant roast lamb, made many soldiers in white "enjoy" until they were drunk. They finally felt that this march into the Western Regions was indeed worth the trip. It turns out that there is such a wonderful thing in the Western Regions. After a night of pleasure, everyone except the warrior in charge of the guard fell asleep happily. Xu Xingxia is no exception.

It's a pity that Zhang Nai has already chased after Rosalind and Marthatini. Otherwise, tonight, his wish will surely come true countless times. With so many roast lamb legs, he can eat a hundred of them even if he wants to eat them. However, as long as he has the opportunity to return to Turpan City, there are more delicious foods waiting for him. In a few months, the grapes of Turpan will be ripe. That is the most beautiful and wonderful season in the Turpan area.

(To be continued)