Chapter 38: Really Made a Mess (Seeking Recommendations and Three Rivers Votes)

  At the same time, on the grassland from Xianyang County Town to Canglong Ridge.

  Mu Hailin rode at the forefront, galloping his horse. Behind him, sixteen fine horses followed in a row, including Ban Jin, who should have been on Mount Canglong, but without the heavy walkie-talkie on his back.

  These seventeen men each brought two fine horses, halting the horses but not the men.

  It turned out that after Tang Dynasty finished talking with Baldev, Baldev immediately handed over the task of sending messages to Ban Jin.

  Ban Jin knew it was a serious matter, and he rushed to the Xiongnu with two horses. Along the way, one of his Ili horses died from excessive bloodletting.

  When he arrived at the city of Mu, Mu Huilin had already killed all 137 members of Niu Fumin's family, young and old, as well as sixty-three loyal servants and guards.

  This bloodbath frightened all the residents of various nationalities in Zhongxiang City, and no one dared to stroll on the main streets. Afraid that the gods would fight, the little ghosts would suffer, the city gate would catch fire, and the fish in the pond would be affected.

  Mu Haolin was so frightened after receiving the message from Ban Jin that he broke out in a cold sweat all over his body. Thinking of Tang's reminder to "act within one's power", Mu Haolin regretted it so much that he almost slapped himself in front of his subordinates.

  Mu Haolin was very clear in his mind that the victory at Canglong Ridge was entirely due to the power of the Tang Dynasty, thoroughly crushing the morale of the invading enemy, which is why they won so easily.

  In this battle, more than 1,400 enemies were killed and more than 1,800 were captured. There was not a single death on our side. Two people were seriously injured and five were lightly wounded, which happened when they were caught off guard by the stubborn enemy while capturing prisoners. Such casualties are negligible compared to the scale of this battle.

  No master, Iron Cavalry Alliance, and even the entire Mu family will certainly not escape this calamity of extinction.

  How could I be blinded by hatred and only think of exterminating the entire Niu family, without considering Boss's thoughts at all? Mu Hailin kept asking himself along the way.

  Mu Haolin followed the arrangement of the Tang family and immediately set up various frame-ups and good deeds. After personally checking that there was no omission, he left Mu Haitao in the city to preside over the overall situation, while he himself brought only a part of the police team's guards and rushed to the Tang family mansion without stopping his horse.

  Mu Haolin could have waited until dawn the next day to return and report to the Tang Dynasty, but he was afraid that if he delayed any longer, his boss might come up with some other ideas, which would be even worse!

  He brought people to rush overnight, just to let himself appear in front of his boss as soon as possible to apologize.

  Tonight, too many people won't be able to sleep peacefully.

  The Battle of Canglong Ridge has been deliberately leaked by Mu Helin, and now it's likely that all parties in the entire Huijiang region have received the news.

  The population of Xinjiang was originally sparse, and a battle with nearly 8,000 troops on both sides was rare, even during the Xinhai Revolution and the Dihua Uprising.

  A battle of this scale will inevitably affect the sensitive and tense heartstrings of many dignitaries.

  To know, now Xinjiang, the Governor's office directly under the jurisdiction of the troops claimed 30,000 people, but in fact there are less than 12,000 people. Moreover, these less than 12,000 people have to be allocated to various large counties and border towns within the province, so that a place can have about 1,000 regular troops is already a considerable military force.

  Yang Zengxin's rule in Xinjiang has been marked by constant turmoil, with peasant uprisings, Hui minority unrest, and the Kobdo war, among other internal conflicts, leaving Yang exhausted. Although he was able to quell these disturbances through his own efforts, hidden dangers still exist.

  Now, a big war with more than 8,000 people and horses has suddenly broken out in the Xunyang border area. The entire two battalions of new army garrison were wiped out. It is said that there are also armed seaplanes from foreigners to assist in the battle. If General Yang's nerves are not tense, it would be strange.

  Dihua, the provincial capital of Xinjiang (now Urumqi), is the political, military and commercial center of the entire Huijiang region with an area of over 1.6 million square kilometers.

  The name Dihua was given after the Qing dynasty's Qianlong Emperor conquered the Dzungar Khanate and put down the rebellion in the region, in 1763. At the same time, the western region of Xinjiang was named "Xinjiang", meaning "new frontier".

  The name means "to enlighten and teach". The Qianlong Emperor hoped to use this name to maintain the imperial rule. Its implication is to give enlightenment and guidance to the Uyghur people, to educate the various ethnic groups in this region to have a respectful heart towards the emperor, and not to have any more rebellious thoughts.

  Perhaps it was the mighty power of Emperor Qianlong, even after his death and the fall of the Qing dynasty, Xinjiang remained relatively peaceful except for a brief period of chaos during the Xinhai Revolution in 1911.

  Today's Dehua is known as "Little Suzhou" and "Little Nanjing" by merchants and travelers from all directions.

  Even though it was late at night, Dongdajie and Fanhou Street were still bustling with activity, a scene of music and dance filling the air.

  After leaving the Donghuayuan Police Station, Cao Mingli had been wandering around on the street for a while, but he still felt that he hadn't recovered from the huge shock.

  Cao Mingli knew that Yang Dudu had the idea of recruiting Iron Cavalry Alliance, but he also understood in his heart that such a troublesome thing as recruitment could not be done by Yang Dudu himself, who was busy with many things.

  It just so happened that Cao Mingli had come to Dihua two days ago, and after making some arrangements, he finally established a relationship with a deputy chief of staff in charge of training under the military government office of the governor.

  Deputy Director Dong, with a full official tone, was stuffed with two large yellow fish by Cao Mingli. Deputy Director Dong's square face piled up with smiles, letting Cao Mingli go back and wait for news, saying that Commander-in-Chief Yang still attaches great importance to the Iron Rider Alliance, and reorganization is definitely not a problem, but the matter of garrison must be decided by Commander-in-Chief Yang himself.

  There was no way, Cao Mingli had promised Mu Hailin when he came down from Canglong Ridge, vowing to take full responsibility for the matter of receiving and arranging the best possible treatment. Therefore, Cao Mingli could only stay in Di Hua, waiting for further instructions from the Governor's Office.

  Unexpectedly, just after finishing dinner on the street and returning to the inn tonight, he was pulled into the governor's mansion by Deputy Director Dong, who had been waiting anxiously at the door.

  Deputy Director Dong, who had previously been greedy, changed his expression to one of fawning and flattery as he entered the Governor's Mansion. He tried hard to ingratiate himself with Cao Mingli, not only returning the two large yellow croakers that Cao had given him, but also adding two small yellow croakers on top.

  Although Cao Mingli was still confused about what was going on, Cao Shifu, who had always been calm and composed, appeared to be unperturbed.

  Not until he entered the Governor's Mansion and met Yang Da Duzheng Yang Zengxin did Cao Mingli finally understand a bit.

  But even if Cao Mingli was clever and had a lively mind, he still couldn't figure out why Yang Dudu would treat a humble teacher from a bandit's lair with such respect.

  In Cao Mingli's opinion, the Iron Cavalry Alliance of Canglong Ridge was still somewhat powerful, but if it were said that they could really enter Yang Daidu's eyes and be trusted, that would be absolutely flattering themselves.

  Cao Mingli is also considered to have seen the world and be familiar with the officialdom, responding to Yang Daidu's side attacks with ease and composure.

  Yang Zengxin had talked for half a day, but still hadn't gotten the answer he wanted. Having no other choice, he took out the telegram that General Zhang Mingyuan had personally delivered to the Military Affairs Office, which was enough to trigger an earthquake affecting all of Xinjiang, and handed it over to Cao Mingli for review.

  Although Cao Mingli was a seasoned official, he couldn't help but break out in cold sweat when he saw the contents of this telegram, his mind was greatly disturbed and he felt at a loss for what to do.