Xinshun 1730

Chapter 188 Countermeasures
The Mongolian plateau in October is already very cold.

The Buyantu River had frozen over, and in the newly built Qianchu Castle, Liu Yu was inviting his old acquaintance, Jiao Laobutu, to dinner.

"Try it, rice worth more than 20 taels a stone, even in a disaster year, there is no such price."

Liu Yu grinned, and Jiaolaobutu brought more than 800 frontier troops trained by various tribes in Heilongjiang, crossed the Greater Khingan Mountains and came here to meet up, and was in charge of the [-] Qingzhou soldiers who followed the Qingzhou Army.

The two have not seen each other for many years since they parted at the Ergun River last time.Although the fur business has been doing well in recent years, and there are many correspondence exchanges, they have never met in person.

Jiaolao Butu cut a piece of mutton with a knife, handed it to Liu Yu, and said with a smile: "Master Liu came early, the city is built, I just wait for the winter. The 20 taels of rice, although it tastes delicious Nothing special, but delicious. I can't eat rice in Jingqilijiang, only sorghum and potatoes."

The servants filled the wine, and Liu Yu introduced the people on the table one by one.

"This is the deputy general of the Qingzhou Army, the grandson of the Duke of England, Zhang Jin."

"This is the Chief of Staff of the Qingzhou Army, or Sima Yecheng, Wu Fangrui."

"This is the head of the first regiment..."

A personal introduction, except for Zhang Jin, is lower than Jiaolaobutu in terms of level.While introducing, everyone also got up and toasted Jiaolaobutu.

"I often hear Mr. Liu mention the fierce battle in Heilongjiang, and Mr. Shu's name is often mentioned."

Jiaolao Butu laughed loudly, drank the wine in the glass and said: "Follow Lord Liu, and win battles every day. I heard that he served under Lord Liu's account. Crossing the Xing'an Mountains is like running. Follow along I came here, and many of them followed Master Liu to kill Raksha people. This Junggar man is not worth mentioning."

During a burst of flattery, Liu Yu also laughed out loud. This kind of confident atmosphere is a must.

After returning to Weihai last winter, the Qingzhou Army recruited more than 2000 new recruits. After several months of training, they were assigned to each company and expanded the strength of a regiment.

I took the Qingzhou Army one step ahead, and before the army arrived, I took the people out to build the city.

The speed of the Qingzhou Army's march was beyond the reach of the rest of the troops. After the city was built, they waited for the cooperating Fubing Qingqi.

Jiaolao Butu, as the chief officer of this group of government soldiers and light cavalry, was under the command of Liu Yu.

The emperor was really planning to let Liu Yu make a fuss, and the dispatch of troops and generals showed his intentions.

There is no battle in winter, and the Junggar nomads have to change their field.

He first asked people from the staff department to send Qingzhou army light cavalry to scout around and draw maps.

The army led by the Duke of E was behind him, building a city for defense at a distance, and they were horns of each other.

In the follow-up, there will be far-flung reinforcements arriving, stationed on the long post station line, and some big cities that store food are also reinforced by special talents who know how to build forts.

Lord Yasukuni still had a team of soldiers near Rehe, on the one hand to defend the capital, and on the other hand to prevent Liu Yu from failing, so as to provide support.

Those who don't know how to look at the group of soldiers brought by Liu Yu must think they are a group of auxiliary soldiers for building the city.

The whole army has no armor.

The [-] government soldiers who followed up supported Qingqi, and there were not many armored ones. A batch was dispatched from each Zhechong Prefecture, and they were gathered together and headed here.

This group of people, Liu Yu, is not very trustworthy. The government soldiers and light cavalry are absolutely good in fighting against the wind, but they still have to rely on the Qingzhou Army in their hands to fight against the wind.

They are less disciplined, but they grew up in a ravine, and everyone's level of bravery is sufficient, and their skills in detection and sneak attacks are excellent. These people can be used in suitable places.

Arriving at such places, it is considered that I really saw Hu Tian and Feixue in August.

Fortunately, I raised enough money to prepare enough dog fur hats, cotton jackets, and cotton gloves, and completed the fortification before October. There was a valley nearby, and there were many trees. The entire army did not suffer from frostbite.

When the wine was half drunk, Liu Yu casually asked about Jiaolaobutu's trade and border patrol over there.

Jiaolao Butu counted the money he had spent over the years, and was extremely satisfied with the original decision, and he never forgot Liu Yu's kindness.

But in front of so many outsiders, it is not easy to speak too bluntly, so he said: "Suffering is suffering, but for the sake of the peace of the border, it's okay. Raksha people often come to my place to trade and exchange fur. They use all It's silver, so I'll exchange some small items brought by Mr. Liu for leather, anyway, it's useless for the tribes there to ask for silver."

The two have cooperated over the years and shared a lot of money. Liu Yu also shipped more than 1000 people to him and confiscated his money.

Speaking of Xingqi, Jiaolao Butu smiled and said, "By the way, I know a lot of Raksha language. I see there are Raksha people in the adult camp. If you want to translate, I can do it."

Several staff officers or regimental leaders in the Qingzhou Army said: "I will not bother you, Mr. Shu, we have quite a few people who understand Raksha language here. There are dozens of Raksha people on Liugong Island. It's a pity that the navy group People didn't come, or else they would know more..."

Amidst the laughter, Liu Yu didn't mention anything about next year's battle, and continued to talk about various jokes and trivial matters.

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In the city of Hainuk in the Yili River Valley, the two great temples of the Yellow Sect lecture hall decorated with arbor horns and yak horns are shining in the sun, demonstrating the dominance of the Yellow Sect here.

Dace Lingdun Duobu, who was suffering from severe eye disease, glanced at the big temple, thinking about what the eminent monk said: These two temple towers are very unlucky. It was because of these two unlucky temples that Galdan Khan The temple cursed and died.

Thinking of such troublesome things, Da Ce Ling Dunduobu wiped his eyes that were crying in the wind, muttered a few prayers, and walked into the sweaty tent where the matter was discussed.

Junggar Khan Galdan Celing also had the same frown.

"The soldiers from the Shun Kingdom have already arrived. The northern side has reached the Altai Mountains. The little Cering Dunduobu was asked to harass the soldiers on the west road, but it was useless, and 2000 people were lost."

"The businessman said that the Shun people in the north of the Altai Mountains are building a city. It seems that they are going to climb over the mountain. After crossing the mountain, they will build a city in the south of the mountain. We can't attack the city. If we do, they will flee into the city and guard; Hit them, and they're going to attack our ranch."

"The peace talks are not allowed, and we need to garrison Ili. Knowing that the soldiers from the Shun Kingdom are coming, the Kazakhs are also restless. The Raksha people also said that they don't care about our business, and they have a treaty with the people of the Shun Kingdom. What should we do?"

The little Celing Dunduobu on the side also had a bitter face, and said: "More than 2000 soldiers and horses died in vain in the east. I originally thought of attacking their horse farms. Without camels and horses, they would not be able to get through. But the guards It is very strict, if we just move forward slowly, we will have no place to retreat."

Little Ce Ling Dunduobu is brave, and Galdan Ce's zero-relying wise general is Dace Ling Dunduobu. I want to hear his thoughts.

The merchants and spies pretending to be merchants brought back a lot of news, none of which was good news.

Dace Ling Dunduobu rubbed his eyes and said: "The Shun Guo soldiers in the north are weaker. But they are very good at defending the city. I heard that it was the young man who fought the castle of the Raksha people. His name is Liu Yu. Leading more than 1 soldiers and horses to build the city. The secret agents went to see it, and the city was built very well, similar to that of the Raksha people."

"The people of Shunguo have money and soldiers. If we climb over the mountain and build a city, we won't be able to stop it."

After all, he looked at Xiao Ce Ling Dunduo and preached: "You can't attack the city. I can't attack the city either. There are thousands of Raksha people, and we will have to besiege for a long time. If we build a castle like the Raksha people, Another one who can defend the city and attack the city, we can't attack it."

"Our 'Baoqin' gunners are all Huizi, or Bukharas. It's okay to fight against the wind, but it's credible to fight against the wind. The Swede made some cannons, but they couldn't beat the city of the Shun people. That man named Liu Yu, I heard that many Rakshasa cities were taken down, and their emperor asked him to build the city, just to besiege us to death."

Galdan Celing sighed, knowing that there was a huge difference in size compared to Dashun.

What the Junggar people are most afraid of is siege. In the battle of Yamesh Lake, the Raksha people were besieged for a long time, but they could only rely on the siege, and they couldn't break it at all.

No matter what happens in Dashun, it has more money and more people than Junggar, and the food is sent to the north as if it does not need money.

There is also the support of the "Mongol traitors" from the Lower Khalkha and other ministries, and there is no shortage of horses.

"Is there no way? Are you going to wait here to die?"

Da Celing Dun Duobu took a deep breath and said: "There is a way, and there is only one way. Their army on the west road, where the emperor of the Han people is, we can't beat them. And there are many soldiers on the west road. .”

"If we want to fight, we have to fight the north road. If we fight the west road, we want to attack the city, but we can't get horses, let alone warriors who are willing to go with us."

"To the north, as long as we push them back, we can plunder the pastures of the Khalkhas and get horses. We can also have Khalkha warriors follow us. From the north to their capital, the only way is their west road The soldiers can retreat. We can try to negotiate peace with them, and we can pay tribute to the emperor of the Han people, instead of having to accept their official positions and garrisons as we do now."

Little CE Lingdun Duobu yelled: "You just said that their cities are not easy to attack. That Han man named Liu Yu is also good at building and defending cities. He can even capture the cities of the Raksha people. Don’t you know how to defend the city? Can’t someone who knows how to ride a horse not even be able to ride a sheep?”

Da Ce Ling Dunduobu smiled slightly, and asked: "When Genghis Khan fought, if the enemy's formation was solid, did he have to hit it? We can lure them away from the strong city. On flat ground, don't we still fear them? ?"

"The spies said that those who built the city didn't even have leather armor. They can only defend the city. Could it be that the Han people without armor can fight in the field?"

Xiaoce Lingdunduobu nodded, thinking about this tactic of luring the enemy, then shook his head again.

"The Han people have no shortage of horses, camels, and food. How can they leave the city? If we go around the city and pretend to attack those Khalkhas, if they cut off our retreat, we will lose."

Galdan Celing also nodded and said: "This kind of tactics was used by Genghis Khan. But how can we lure them out of the city?"

Dace Lingdun Duobu asked back: "If it is our warriors, how can we lure them out?"

"War horses, camels, women, of course." Galdan Celing said, then shook his head and said, "But the soldiers in Shun Kingdom are more disciplined than us. Even if we lure them by grazing nearby, they won't leave the city."

Dace Lingdun Duobu said with a smile: "Our warriors, if we grab more horses, camels, and women, the tribe will be stronger and there will be more tents. Han generals who want to have more things have to rely on The emperor's rewards and promotions. For us, it is horses, camels and women. For Han generals, it is military merit."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Xiao Celing Dunduo who seemed to have come back and preached: "The military exploits of the Han people are the two of us. We can't fight the soldiers on the west road, but we can pretend to fight them. The things in the north , let Xiao Ce Lingdun Duobu go, lure them out to chase you, and want to take your head in exchange for a reward from the emperor."

"We took some people to pretend to fight against the army on the west road of Shun State, and they would think to cross the Altai Mountains in the north, but in fact we wanted to fight against their soldiers in the north. Little Celing Dunduobu went to lure them out , to lure them out of the city, but we beat them outside."

"No matter how strong a city is, it is useless without people to defend it. Once the Shunguo army in the north is defeated, we will bypass those cities, rob the Khalkhas, increase the population and horses, and pretend to attack them The capital of the city. Could it be that the emperor of the Han people will not move in Dunhuang?"

"The Han people spend a lot of money to fight a war. They retreated this time, and the next time they come will be three or five years later. As long as we refund them once or twice, and then send people to pay tribute, they may be able to agree. "

Galdan Tseling never thought of defeating Dashun completely and restoring the glory of Mongolia.If it's just paying tribute, then it's paying tribute, and it happens that the Raksha people in the north are also very bad, and they keep going south.

However, Dashun was different from the past. It was not as simple as accepting tribute, but to garrison troops, canonize viscount barons, send generals, and immigrate. This was absolutely unacceptable.

In the past, it was definitely not acceptable.

But now, this is the only way to survive from death.

Once the army in the north crosses the Altai Mountains and builds a city at the southern foot where the water and grass are fertile, it will be over.

The siege of the city is impossible, and when nomads can't have tens of thousands of people together, once they separate, Shunguo will attack and plunder from the place where the city was built, so what should we do?

At the southern foot of the Altai Mountains, food can be grown.

The Han people are also the best at growing food. If they overturn mountains and build cities, many tents will be cast there.The Kazakhs and the Weur people will definitely hook up with the people from Shunguo at that time.

After thinking about it carefully, it seems that only Da Ce Ling Dunduobu's method can be used.You can only win once, let the Han people retreat, and then talk about paying tribute.

If you want to lure the enemy, you must take out suitable bait.

The bait mentioned by the big policy Ling Dunduobu is the small policy Ling Dunduobu.

There are only two famous generals that Junggar can use.The big policy Ling Dunduobu can command tens of thousands of horses, and the small policy Ling Dunduobu is more than brave, so he can be used as a candidate to lure the enemy.

Da Ce Ling Dunduobu said again: "Call seven or eight thousand soldiers and horses, and go to their West Road Army before spring, and I will command them. Their emperor knew that I was in command, so he thought we To fight in the west. The north will not restrict so much."

"Even if Xiaoce Lingdunduobu didn't trick that Liu Yu out, they would still think that our army will attack their soldiers on the west road, and the north is about to seize the opportunity to cross the Altai Mountains and build a city in the south."

"As long as they leave the city, it will be easy to fight."

"Let's draw [-] people from various ministries. We quietly went to the Altai Mountains and waited. I tricked them in their West Road Army and went north."

Thirty thousand soldiers are already the largest elite field group that Junggar can assemble at this time.Especially if you want to cross the Altai Mountains, after winning the north, you have to rush to fight Khalkha and threaten the capital, so that you can scare the Han emperor back.

Galdan Celing thought for a while, and it seemed that there was no better way, so he could only say: "That's the only way to do it. That Liu Yu is young, and he definitely wants to grab military merit. A grown stallion will always grab the best grass."

(End of this chapter)