Four days later, news came from the Kirgiz village.

"Hamuyang and Techina successfully escaped Artuk's pursuit and returned to the village near Kirgiz Village

"In the desert"

"On the way, they lost several hundred more horses, and now they still have about 3,000 horses in total."

It's good news. The good thing is that Shen Muhua is no longer alone. I believe that Hamu Yang will learn a lesson after this incident and will focus on the enemies besieging Kirgiz Village.

With Hamuyang and Techina in check, I believe he will not easily cross the Amu Darya River to Chinboy.

The reason why I think so is because according to Kitard's own news, a large number of enemies are gathering in Nukus, a city south of Chimboy, and will arrive in Chimboy in the near future!

As the largest tribe in the Khanate, the Manjit control most of the cities north of Nukus. It is difficult for others to say, but these cities will definitely send reinforcements.

As for the cities south of Nukus, including Yulong Jiechi, Shiva, Dashoguz, etc., they completely fulfilled Rashim's judgment. At least in front of them, they were just sitting on the sidelines.

The bad thing is that Techna's cavalry lost nearly two hundred more in the escape battle, which can be regarded as his biggest loss since coming to the Khiva Khanate.

The ninth day of the time appointed by Rahim.

Still no trace of him.

"Is he really planning to arrive on the tenth day? Or has there been another change?"

There is also bad news, his food and grass are running out again!

Although there is a village nearby that provided them with food and grass last time, it is conceivable that such a village will not store too much food and grass.

For the first time, Kitard was a little panicked.

For a moment, he thought of going home again.

That evening, when he saw that the afterglow of the setting sun was about to cover the earth, his mood became even worse.

At this moment, his scout came back.

He also brought him two pieces of news, one good and one bad.

"Huntaiji, Rahim arrived, but he only brought about five thousand riders"

"What about the bad news?"

"Artuk's younger brother, Khorazbek, the lord of Nukus City, arrived almost at the same time with an army of 10,000"

"They are all about ten miles away from the city. I met Rasim and he said that he would be stationed in the east of the city after arriving."

"He was busy for nine days and only brought five thousand people to ride here?"

"This..."

"Forget it, go down"

In the evening, Rasim led Baiqi through the north of the city.

Seeing that Kitard looked unhappy, Rasim smiled and said: "Hundaiji, do you know why I happened to arrive with Nakhlazbek?"

Kitard's eyes lit up, "Do you have a way to break the city?"

Rasim did not answer him directly, but said: "Things within Turkmenistan are more complicated than expected. I have been busy for several days without sleep, and in the end I only recruited 8,000 people, mainly from the north.

There are only three thousand people in the south"

"It can be seen how profound the influence of the Islamic religion is on this land. I will leave some people to guard Zarafshan. The maximum number of people I can bring is 5,000 people."

Kitard nodded, thinking that he was still too concerned, but he was not ready to let him go: "What exactly did you mean by what you just said?"

However, Rahim went to the carpet and picked up the water bottle on the floor and took a sip from Kitard's cup, and then said: "Don't Hundai Ji remember what I said before?"<

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"What I said before", Kitard turned around in his mind and couldn't think of what it was, so he could only spread his hands.

Rasim rolled his eyes at him, "I said that the largest number of Turkmens are in the oasis area. Most of them are either serfs or herders, but there are exceptions. They were raised by the nobles of the four major tribes since they were young and have long been converted.

The young men of the Islamic religion are like the Janissaries of the Ottomans."

Kitard was overjoyed, "Are there any of your people there?"

Rasim rolled his eyes at him again, "You are living a good life, why should you accept my win over? What's more, the entire river area, except for my tribe and the Salikamish people, is almost dominated by Islamic believers."

"With such a general trend, how easy is it to get them to return?"

"Then..."

Rasim chuckled, "I have been keeping an eye on Khorazbek. As soon as he left the city, I quickly left Zaravshan..."

"Wait a minute," Kitard seemed to realize something, "Tell me, how many Turkmen soldiers are there in Nukus City?"

"It's about the same as the one in Chimboi City, about three thousand"

"In other words, the opportunity lies with the remaining 7,000 people. Since Yilak's brother is in control, the people he brought must be the Manjit people."

"Yes"

"Are there any of your people there?"

Rahim shook his head again.

This time Kitard was confused. He grabbed him and shouted: "Well, you, Rasim, are actually playing riddles with Benhun Taiji. Tell me quickly, where is the opportunity?"

Rasim pushed him away gently and said: "Khurazbek brought 10,000 people to Chinboy City. Ten thousand people need to consume as much food and grass every day, but he did not bring much food and grass this time."

Kitard finally understood, "You mean that some of his ten thousand must enter Chimboi City to increase its defense strength. Then this will be our opportunity?"

Rasim nodded, "If my guess is correct, it must be the three thousand Turkmen infantry who entered the city to defend it. Three thousand people, if they want to enter the city at once, they must find a suitable opportunity, most likely after midnight.

Before Dawn"

"During this period, even if we have people on duty, we will definitely be drowsy by that time. At this time, they have a great chance of winning if they enter the city under the protection of seven thousand cavalry."

"With the consumption of three thousand people reduced, the burden of the remaining seven thousand people will be much lighter. In addition, I also got a piece of news"

"Let me guess." Ever since Rasim suddenly changed from a dark cultivator to a clear cultivator, compared with him, Kitard, who was originally a time traveler, seems to have been at a disadvantage. Now that he has finally caught an opportunity, how can he

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Now that I think about it, he, who served in the army and the police force in later generations, is still a bit young compared to this old fox who has been practicing for decades.

However, he was not discouraged, but instead aroused his competitive spirit.

"Since there are still seven thousand cavalry, there must be a grain transport team behind them, right?"

Rashim nodded, with appreciation in his eyes.

"Huntaiji is indeed very discerning, because there are already enemies under Qinboyi City. They must set up camp first before they can accept the grain transport team. Otherwise, once the camp is not set up and we are attacked, they will be defeated by seven thousand cavalry.

Do it”

"It's naturally better if you can beat them. If you can't beat them, they are all cavalry and they will run away."

"But the grain transport team cannot do it. It must be protected by a considerable amount of troops."

Kitard also nodded, "Since he brings the food transport team, he is not here to fight us, but to consume us!"

Rasim said: "It should be so. His brother must have told him about the war in Kirgiz and Sayat. Out of caution for your artillery, it is normal for him to make this choice."

Kitard took over, "When the Turkmen infantry enter the city, they must be careful. They will definitely attract our attention and attract our attention. It is definitely impossible to enter quietly."

"Because there are so many of them, they can dedicate some of them to monitor you and me, and some of them can escort the food transport team into the camp. However, why don't we attack them before their food transport team arrives?"

Suddenly realizing a problem, he grabbed Rasim and asked: "To be honest, although your business house and residence in Kungel and Khiva were raided by Artuk, you still have a lot of money in the dark.

But the food is not nearby, right or wrong?"

Rahim did not push him away this time, and said sadly: "What you are saying is that I have a manor in Chimboi to the north of the oasis, and it must be near Khiva to the south. After all, I have to stay close to the Artuk family.

To tell you the truth, there is no more food and grass around here."

"I only brought ten days' worth of food and grass this time, which can only meet the needs of my department."

"You...", for a moment, Kitard couldn't help but feel angry, "If I had known this, I would not have listened to his deception, but would have attacked Kungel City early in the morning!"

But he finally held back. Although he didn't know much about Zoroastrianism, looking at the man in front of him who could easily move between Islam, Zoroastrianism, wealthy businessmen, and tribal Khans, he understood a little bit.

.

"If you want to achieve something, you have to endure the consequences"

He took a deep breath and finally said those words.

"Which food transport team will our ministry's food supplies for the next few days fall on?"

"Of course, as I said before, among the farmers in the oasis area, the civilians are Khorezm people, and the serfs are Turkmens. For such backbreaking work as transporting grain, who else but serfs are used?"

"Only the grain transport team who came from serfs could arrive in Chimboi at the specified time according to Khurazbek's request, because he has complete power of life and death over them"

......

In the early morning, Kitard was woken up.

I looked at my pocket watch and saw that it happened to be around four in the morning.
To be continued...