Chapter 1339: Conflict Between the Han Banner and the World (Twenty-Nine)

Wang Jian was not wrong. The small matter mentioned by Zhao Xilie was indeed not small for the Third War Zone. From another perspective, it was very likely that Helan Xiong had to deal with this emergency personally.

The cause of the incident started with the Huyan tribe of the Xiongnu brought back by Helan Jie.

At the end of last year, Helan Jie led thousands of people from the Huyan tribe across the desert and returned to the territory of the Third Military Region. This time, because of the clear route and sufficient material preparations provided by Wang Jian, the team of thousands of people was basically brought back. Only a few dozen old and weak people died on the road. This was already a great miracle for the Huyan tribe. You know, the patriarch of the Huyan tribe, Hu Yanzhuo, had already prepared for the cost of half of the casualties.

Hu Yanzhuo was very happy, but the miserable situation when they arrived at the Third Military Region still shocked Helan Xiong. What kind of team was this? It was not an exaggeration to describe them as beggars. Their appearance reminded Helan Xiong of the time when he was wandering on the grassland, but he didn't seem to be so miserable at that time.

Wang Jian prepared supplies for them, but these supplies could only support them from starving to death. In any case, Wang Jian was still very annoyed with the bandits under his rule. This made Huyan tribe have nothing when they walked out of the desert.

The Xiongnu tribes of that year, the remaining tribes have now successfully integrated into the Han ethnic group and become a member of the Han. They live a very comfortable life. Compared with those exiled, it is really like living in heaven. Seeing these ragged comrades who are almost like beggars, Helan Xiong was so sad that he almost shed tears.

Helan Xiong allocated a piece of land for the Huyan tribe under the Yinshan Mountains in the northwest. There were mountains, water and lush vegetation there, which was a good place for the Huyan tribe to rest and recuperate. Hu Yanzhuo was also very satisfied with this piece of land. With the brand new tents allocated by Helan Xiong, thousands of cattle and sheep happily went to the place called Changji.

After only three months of peace, a big thing happened. Hu Yanzhuo's son Hu Yanping robbed a woman, and this woman was the wife of a soldier from a farm less than ten miles away from them.

After the Huns were defeated by the Qin people's sneak attack, the Huyan tribe crossed the desert. They fled, and their way of thinking and life basically remained in that era. When they arrived on the other side of the desert, they basically lived by robbing. In their minds, robbing was as natural as eating and drinking. They not only robbed things, but also robbed people.

In the first few months, everything was normal. The Huyan tribe had just arrived, so of course they were short of everything. Soldiers from a farm near them took out some of the things they didn't need and went to Changji to trade. According to the policy given by the court to the Third Military Region, starting from the third year, the salary of the irregular soldiers in the Third Military Region will be reduced by one-third, and then in the next two years, they will be completely disconnected from the army. This year is the first year, and these former guards who have lost one-third of their military pay naturally have to open up more sources of income.

And the Huyan tribe was their first trading partner. The incident happened in a transaction three months later.

The wife of the guard, as usual, took some chickens and ducks raised by her family to the outside of the Huyan tribe's camp, and was seen by Huyan Ping. Although this woman was already a wife and a mother, she still looked beautiful. Compared with the women of the Huyan tribe who had experienced years of suffering, she was naturally much more attractive.

Huyan Ping, who was used to robbing, was very lustful. In his opinion, he was a nobleman and the young patriarch of the Huyan tribe, so robbing a woman was nothing. He took the woman into the camp without hesitation, and everyone in Huyan's army thought it was no big deal.

The conflict naturally occurred. The farm that received the news, led by the company commander, went to Changji with more than 100 fully armed people to ask for the person. The person was taken, but it was a corpse. The woman committed suicide after being insulted by Huyan Ping.

The soldiers in the farm were furious. Fortunately, the company commander of the farm was rational at the time and strongly stopped his soldiers from wanting to rush in. Huyan's army still had thousands of cavalrymen. If there was a conflict, they would definitely suffer. After taking people back to the farm, they immediately reported to the camp, and then to the regiment. Changji, from a regional perspective, is also under the jurisdiction of the 59th Regiment of the Third Military Region.

The 59th Regiment immediately sent the regiment's military court to Changji. Several days had passed by then. When the military court officials arrived, Hu Yanzhuo did not deny it and readily admitted the incident. However, when the military court officials asked to take Hu Yanping away, Hu Yanzhuo said that Hu Yanping knew that he was guilty and had escaped. Now he did not know where this rebellious son had gone, and said that the entire camp could be searched by the military court officials.

The military court did search, but they did not find anyone, which was a bit helpless. Not only was Hu Yanping not found, but the other two people from the Huyan tribe who had accompanied him to rob people were also missing.

The Military Justice Department official could only tell Hu Yanzhuo that he would go to sea to capture the documents. Hu Yanzhuo also tried to bribe the member of the Military Justice Department, but the Military Justice Department official was unable to do anything. In desperation, Hu Yanzhuo expressed his willingness to compensate. This matter can be settled if the victim does not pursue the matter. This is contrary to the rules, but considering that the Huyan tribe is from the Xiongnu clan, and the commander has taken good care of it, the Military Justice Department official is willing to be a peacemaker, but he did not expect that the sufferer would not accept this trick at all. , even if Hu Yanzhuo increased the compensation amount to one thousand taels, he remained unmoved, as long as Hu Yanping paid for his life. At this time, the officials of the Military Justice Department were helpless.

Originally, the matter ended here. If Hu Yanping really fled, the Military Justice Department might not make great efforts to hunt him down for He Lanxiong's sake. The matter would have been over, but the price would be that Hu Yanping would never see the light of day again. . But Hu Yanping didn't think so. In his mind, it didn't matter that he, a Hun noble, had robbed a commoner's woman. He had to pay such a high price and couldn't come back in an open and honest manner. What he had lost was too much. Not to mention anything else, he would definitely not be able to be the patriarch of the Huyan tribe. In shame, this man unexpectedly came up with a desperate plan. He took the two helpers and sneaked into the farm, killing the victim with one knife. He even killed the victim's child who was less than five years old.

After all, the farm in the Third Military Region is still an army establishment. Even though the people in the village are not regular troops, they are still from the Guards. Hu Yanping is a newbie here and doesn’t know the details. Although he successfully killed someone, he still wants to be unnoticed. Difficult.

After alerting the people in Zhuangzi, Hu Yanping rushed out with his sword before the soldiers in Zhuangzi could surround him. He rushed out, but his two helpers were left behind.

This suddenly stirred up a hornet's nest. A whole company of Zhuangzi's guards immediately picked up their weapons and rushed towards Changji, contacting several nearby companies along the way.

After the headquarters of the 59th Regiment received the report, they were shocked. The Zhuangzis together only had three to five hundred men. If there was a conflict with the Huyan tribe, wouldn't it be self-destruction with the thousands of cavalry of the Huyan tribe? While reporting the emergency to the division headquarters, he notified all troops belonging to the 59th Regiment to rush to Changji together. After the Seventh Division of the Third Army received the urgent report, it reported to the military area and gathered the troops of the Seventh Division to rush to Changji. Meng Zhuang was from the regular army, and he knew very well that with the men of the 59th Regiment, There is absolutely no way they can defeat the Huyan cavalry. If a conflict breaks out, it will be a big deal. Only by going there yourself can you restrain them, and only by concentrating an absolutely superior force can the Huyan tribe not dare to commit crimes.

As a result, in just over ten days, the Huyan tribe's camp in Changji was completely surrounded. This time, the escaped murderer Hu Yanping was also trapped in the Huyan tribe's Changji camp.

The commander of the Seventh Division, Ma Zhuang, asked Hu Yanzhuo to hand over the murderer Hu Yanping, but Hu Yanzhuo naturally refused, and the two sides reached a stalemate. At this time, Meng Zhuang was also riding a tiger and was unable to get out. It was his own men who died, and the murderer's methods were vicious and lawless. If he withdraws his troops right now, he is afraid that his soldiers might mutiny on the spot. I can only bite the bullet and surround here, waiting for the top brass of the military region to deal with the matter.

When the news reached Mengchi, He Lanxiong was shocked and immediately rushed to Changji. Naturally, he had to leave it to Zhao Xilie to greet Wang Jian and his party. Compared with welcoming Wang Jian, Changji is naturally more important.

When Wang Jian stepped into Mengchi, He Lanxiong also arrived in Changji.

"Commander." Meng Zhuang looked frightened. He was originally a regiment commander of Xu Yuan's Northern Field Army. He was seriously injured in the battle with Donghu and was no longer suitable to set foot on the battlefield, so he transferred to the local guard. Later, he was transferred to the local guard. He was promoted to a higher level because he voluntarily came to the Third Military Region. He was not familiar with He Lanxiong's temper. He was afraid that the commander would not be able to spare him if his subordinates made such a big fuss in front of him.

"You don't need to say anything. I already know the specific situation. You did a good job. If there are less people, I'm afraid the Huyan tribe will come out. You restrained your subordinates and didn't rush in. It's already very rare." He Lanxiong said.

"Thank you, Commander, for your understanding!" Meng Zhuang's eyes were sore and he almost shed tears. During this period of time, he was always on tenterhooks, fearing that someone who didn't know what to do would stir up trouble. That would be like a spark falling into the brazier. I couldn't hold it down no matter what. "But what should we do now? This Hu Yanping is Hu Yanzhuo's only son."

He Lanxiong looked at the old camp of the Huyan tribe in the distance and sighed, "You restrain your subordinates here, and I will go see Huyanzhuo."

"Commander!"

"Since the Huyan tribe has submitted to the Han Dynasty, it should naturally abide by the laws of the Han Dynasty." (To be continued...)