Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 11 The tragedy of Khwarezm
Although walking on the Gobi was dangerous, there were dozens of Mongolian cavalry ahead of them, clearing the way for Zhang Yong's off-road vehicle. They did not encounter quicksand or anything like that, and the road was relatively flat.

Zhang Yong himself was sitting in the cab, ready to start the vehicle to deal with emergencies at any time.

Finally, we made it through the Gobi desert without any danger, and there were no unexpected situations.

In the past few months, some of the seedlings planted by Zhang Yong have also sprouted. Half of them died due to unknown reasons, probably due to improper care, but fortunately half of them survived.

Among them are four pepper seedlings, two cucumber seedlings, three tomato seedlings, and four watermelon seedlings.

Zhang Yong took care of these surviving seedlings very carefully. During the day, he placed them in front of the car to get enough sunlight, and then watered them. At night, he put them in the car to keep warm.

The temperature difference between day and night in the desert is huge. People can be hot to death during the day and cold to death at night.

Some of the remaining seeds were saved by Zhang Yong.

After entering the territory of Khwarezm, Zhang Yong understood what hell is on earth, with thousands of miles of bare ground, mountains of corpses, and seas of human bones.

The entire territory of Khwarezm was filled with mountains of corpses and seas of blood. The killings caused by the Mongolian soldiers reached a heinous level.

The old and the weak, young children, and adult men were basically all killed, leaving only a few craftsmen.All adult women were abducted by the Mongolian army.

On the road to Khwarezm, Zhang Yong could see Mongolian troops escorting prisoners of war or massacring civilians from time to time.

In the wilderness, bones of dead people were everywhere. Even a city that passed by was abandoned. There was a stench from inside. The dead residents in the city had no one to collect their bodies. They were being eaten by hungry wolves and vultures, giving off a corpse stench.

Qiu Chuji, a real person from Changchun, tried to stop the Mongolian soldiers from entering many times, but nothing could be changed. Occasionally, Qiu Chuji was a distinguished guest of Genghis Khan, which prevented some massacres.

But this was only temporary. As long as Qiu Chuji left, the fate of these people could be imagined. Even if they were let go, the Mongolian soldiers would capture and kill them.

"General Liu, for committing such a crime, this Mongolian man may have harmed Tianhe!" That night, when everyone was resting in a wilderness in Khwarezm, Qiu Chuji found Liu Zhonglu and said with a sigh.

"Master Changchun, this is the military order of the Great Khan. If you surrender to Mongolia, there will be no massacre. If you don't surrender, then there will be a massacre on the day the city is broken." Liu Zhonglu said.

This is a rule set by Genghis Khan. Every time the Mongolian army attacks a city, it will first send envoys to persuade them to surrender. If they agree to surrender, they will not be massacred. If they do not agree to surrender, they will be massacred.

Except for young women and some craftsmen, everyone else will be slaughtered without leaving a single person behind.

But even if they surrender, they will still have to accept the looting of the Mongolian soldiers, and even the men in the city will be dragged to the Mongolian army to serve as cannon fodder.

But this is the Western Expedition, an expedition. If we don't kill, the rear will not be stable at all.

"General Liu, can't you see that so many people have died? Along the way, we have found ten houses and nine empty houses. Countless cities have now become dead cities." Qiu Chuji, a real man from Changchun, said.

"Real person, wherever the Mongolian army has passed, this is the case. Our Central Plains area is slightly better." Liu Zhonglu said.

There are many Han families in the Jin Kingdom, and the princes have surrendered to Mongolia. Among the Mongols, the treatment is pretty good, but they can't control Khwarezm so far away.

The situation of the Han people is good, haha, it is only temporary. After a few years, it will be called hell on earth!The whip of God, the Mongol army, the destroyer of civilization, is not just talk!
Zhang Yong knew clearly that if he did not make any changes, when the Mongolian army moved south a few decades later, the Han people would not be any better than Khwarezm.

It must change. You must make some changes. Otherwise, today's Khwarezm will be tomorrow's Han Dynasty.

"I have to meet the Mongolian Khan and advise him to stop killing people." Captain Qiu Chuji, a real man from Changchun, sighed and said.

At the same time, Qiu Chuji, a real man from Changchun, also secretly made up his mind to prevent the Mongol Khan from committing another heinous murder even if he risked his life.

Liu Zhonglu shook his head and asked Genghis Khan to kill less people. How is this possible?
The rise of Mongolia was based on killing.

Moreover, the Mongolian army is currently on an expedition to the west. If they do not kill so many people, they will not be able to control Khwarezm. The number of Mongolian troops who came for the expedition is less than 20.

Any large city in Khwarazm has more people than the Mongolian army. If there is trouble in the rear, the Western Expedition will fail.

Moreover, Genghis Khan had already planned to divide Khwarezm, Xiliao, and other conquered Western territories into three parts, and divide them among his several sons.

Among them, the third son, Wo Kuotai, became the next Great Khan, and the youngest son Tuo Lei guarded the Mongolian mainland. The fiefdoms of Jochi and Chagatai were in Khwarezm.

How could one control such a large country without killing all the locals?The population of Khwarezm is close to more than [-] million, which is only slightly worse than the Song Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom.

Of course, this was the Jin Kingdom before it was attacked by Mongolia. Now the Jin Kingdom is in twilight, and even most of its capital has been lost.

Therefore, Genghis Khan had already planned to reduce the number of people in Khwarezm to a certain level and then migrate the local Mongols over.

"Master Changchun, please think twice." Liu Zhonglu said.

Now Liu Zhonglu was really worried that Qiu Chuji would be beheaded by Genghis Khan if he angered him.

"The poor Taoist man has made up his mind to make the Mongolian Khan less likely to kill people." Changchun Master said.

"Alas!" Liu Zhonglu sighed helplessly, turned and left.

It was precisely because of what he saw and heard along the way that Qiu Chuji, a real man from Changchun, decided to stop the killing.

Without Qiu Chuji's westward journey, Genghis Khan would have killed many more people!
That night, everyone said nothing and went back to their tents to rest.

Then everyone moved forward for another month and a half, entering a vast snowy mountain, and the temperature suddenly dropped.

At this time, we have reached the border area of ​​​​Khorezm.

"Mr. Zhang, ahead is the Great Khan's Western Expedition Army Camp. We have been walking for more than five months and we have finally arrived." Liu Zhonglu said while looking at the connected camps in front of him.

Zhang Yong looked up and saw an endless field. The dark military tent appeared in front of him. A group of Mongolian cavalry had rushed out of the military camp and came to greet the westbound team.

(End of this chapter)