Cutting 1719

Chapter 524 The Clenched Fist

In the big camp of the Qing army, thousands of tents were lined up one by one, and a tall flag with the word "year" was hung in the camp, but there was no wind at night, and the flag fell directly, looking a little lonely.

In the handsome tent in the center of the camp, it was brightly lit at this time. Nian Gengyao sat in the middle of the handsome tent, with a bowl of wine and a roasted leg of lamb in front of him. It was more than a dozen generals of the Qing army in armor, and they looked at Nian Gengyao solemnly.

With a knife in his hand, Nian Gengyao was cutting and eating meat piece by piece, while the other generals did nothing, didn't even say a word, everyone just looked at Nian Gengyao quietly. Eating meat, the entire handsome tent fell silent.

"A few days ago, you wanted to snatch a piece of Suzhou. It is said that the girls there are pretty good-looking, and they can warm the bed anyway, and they can serve as military prostitutes when they get tired of playing, but in the end, why didn't you snatch it? ?”

Smiling, Nian Gengyao cut off a piece of meat from the fat leg of lamb, stuck it with a knife, dipped it in the salt on the table, and then put it directly into his mouth, feeling the dripping juice.

"You guys don't dare to say it." A general stood up with a bit of trouble on his face.

"Don't you dare to say? Is there something you dare not say in front of this handsome?" Nian Gengyao chewed the meat in his mouth, swallowed it quickly, and said with a sneer, "Since you dare not say it, then delay it." Go down and chop."

"Yes, sir."

Soon, some soldiers rushed into the tent, aggressively trying to drag the general down, but the general immediately knelt on the ground with fear in his eyes.

"Marshal, it's General Yue. General Yue said that now we have to consider the way out in the future, and we can no longer kill people casually."

A sneer appeared on the corner of Nian Gengyao's mouth, he waved his hand, but let the general let go, and said with a smile: "General Yue's words are also reasonable, come here, invite General Yue, I want to invite you He eats meat!"

Immediately, someone went down to invite Yue Zhongqi to come, and now almost everyone understood that today's posture might not be good, so which side should they stand by then?
After Yue Zhongqi arrived at the tent, Nian Gengyao personally walked down and took Yue Zhongqi to the seat of honor. Then someone put down an empty bowl in front of Yue Zhongqi, and then also put a roasted leg of lamb, The aroma is tangy, but it whets the appetite.

Since Yue Zhongqi entered the big tent, he has remained silent, and his expression has hardly changed, as if he was just staring at Nian Gengyao.

Nian Gengyao chuckled, "Dongmei, it's been a long time since the two of us have been able to eat meat and drink together." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and started pouring wine for Yue Zhongqi with the flagon, while everyone else in the big tent also started to eat. meat to drink.

Yue Zhongqi shook her head, "Marshal, when we were in the northwest, we got to know each other much better than now."

Nian Gengyao's expression changed, but the movement of reaching out to pour the wine was suddenly stagnant, and soon returned to normal, he smiled, "Time has passed, the emperor sent his brother to go to the northwest with you, no one thought of this battle Let you, Yue Zhongqi, become famous in one battle."

Looking at the clear wine bowl in front of her, Yue Zhongqi said with a wry smile: "Life has its own destiny. I, Yue Zhongqi, have been able to get to this day without the support of noble people along the way, but right now I really have nowhere to go."

Nian Gengyao had a smile on his face, "Dongmei, Brother Wei also wants to tell you something heartfelt. It's not that there is no way out right now, it just depends on whether you want to go or not."

"Zunger? The commander really believes them?"

Yue Zhongqi picked up the wine bowl and drank it down, and said with a wry smile: "So what if you don't believe it? A pile of dead bones in a grave, what great things can they do? Even the emperor was defeated by Ning Chu, and they can do it again." What's up?"

Nian Gengyao put down the wine bowl in his hand, and said coldly: "Brother, I don't really believe them, but now brothers have to eat and live, we have already gone to Anxi Mansion, if there is no more food, sooner or later we will die." They're all gone. Count yourself, how many people are left from Qinghai-Tibet?"

Hearing this, all the generals in the tent were silent. Obviously, this problem is indeed the core problem of Nian and Yue's army. If Nian Gengyao hadn't slaughtered all the way here, I'm afraid most of the soldiers would have dispersed. No, they don't have enough food and pay, and they won't work for Nian Gengyao at all.

But the slaughter was still possible at that time, it was because there were still some common people in the heart of Gansu, and now they are all in Anxi Mansion, who can be slaughtered to stabilize the morale of the army?This is a very real problem.

Yue Zhongqi shook her head resolutely, and sighed: "What the commander-in-chief has done along the way, the general can hardly agree with today's banquet, so there is no need for the commander-in-chief to say more."

As far as Yue Zhongqi is concerned, he is not really opposed to the massacre of the common people. As long as the problem can be solved, he will not be soft-but in his opinion, Nian Gengyao's approach cannot solve the problem, but only by indulging in military discipline. Just to boost morale.

The biggest problem with this method is that it cannot establish its own rule, and there is no way to encourage more people to join it, and it will only kill more and more people.

A thousand cups of wine is less when you meet a bosom friend, but a few words are more than a few words if you don't speculate.After Yue Zhongqi said these words, the two of them were completely torn apart.

Nian Gengyao's face became colder and colder. He held the wine bowl high in his hand, but before he fell, there was a commotion outside the tent. It seemed that many soldiers were beating each other. But it swept away the tense atmosphere in the commander's tent.

"What's going on? Who dares to make a mistake?" Nian Gengyao snorted coldly.

Immediately, someone went out of the tent to check, and after a while, he turned around and said with an ugly face: "It's General Yue's soldiers, and there was a commotion for some reason."

Yue Zhongqi heard this, but hurriedly cupped her hands and said: "Commander, it's just a coincidence that the last general will retire first, and after the rebellion is calmed down, he will come to drink and eat meat with the commander."

Nian Gengyao took a deep look at Yue Zhongqi. He didn't agree directly, but he didn't object either. He just looked at Yue Zhongqi quietly and said slowly, "Okay, please go and return early."

Yue Zhongqi's expression froze, but she saluted again, and then left the big tent without looking back.

Nian Gengyao smiled strangely, "I didn't bomb the camp early and I didn't bomb the camp later, but at this time the camp was bombed. Someone came to monitor Yue Zhongqi's things. If any of them act recklessly, they will be killed."

"Yes, sir."

Immediately the expressions of the generals changed, and soon two of them resigned, and then a group of Qing cavalry disappeared into the night. perturbed.

After an unknown amount of time, a person broke into the camp. His body was dripping with blood. It was obvious that he had been seriously injured, but then he knelt down on the ground.

"Commander, Yue Zhongqi led his bodyguard Ye Dun, the cavalry were unable to intercept him, but he killed several people, took the horse and ran away."

"Ran?"

Nian Gengyao's voice became colder and harsher, "It's really embarrassing for me to let such a big living person run away. Come here and cut off their right arms!"

"Yes!"

With the sound of screams, the expression of the general in the tent changed slightly, but his eyes looking at Nian Gengyao became more respectful.

At the end of September, Yue Zhongqi escaped from the Qing army camp at night, but Nian Gengyao swallowed all his troops, and then led a so-called [-] army to seek refuge in Zhungeer, and went to Hami to meet Cewang Allah Butan in person. He became a vassal and changed his banner, officially becoming a part of the Jungar Khanate.

With the help of Nian Gengyao's [-]-strong army, Tse Wang Alabatan held a sacrifice in early October, and announced various crimes against Khalkha Mongolia, claiming that the other party had offended the Ger Khanate, so he decided to Send troops to crusade and completely wipe out the evil and hateful three tribes of Khalkha Mongolia.

For a time, more than 4 troops launched an attack on Khalkha Mongolia, of which 2 were the main force of the Jungar Khanate, led by Cerang Arabtan himself, and the big Ce Lingdunduobu and the small Ceringdunduo Bu served as the vanguard, and another [-] people led by the eldest prince Galdan Celing rushed straight from the other side.

As for Nian Gengyao's [-] troops, they were still under his leadership, and they were ordered by Cewang Allah Butan to contain the troops of the Fuhan Army from the northwest. They could neither attack rashly nor retreat at will. attack.

Although the Zhungeer army has only 6 people, its military strength is quite elite. It is constantly equipped with a large number of matchlock guns, and it also has a very powerful ability to manufacture firearms. Even gunpowder is almost made by itself to survive.

The firearms of the Jungar tribe originated from the expansion of the Ottoman Turkish Empire in Central Asia. As early as the past 100 years, firearms have continuously flowed from Central Asia to Oirat Mongolia, and the Junggar tribe among the four tribes of Oirat Mongolia paid special attention to it. Firearms, and so started building the foundations of firearmization early on.

Of course, the Zhungeer tribe in that era basically obtained firearms through the smuggling channel of Bukhara businessmen, so the number was relatively rare. After the rise of Galdan, the Zhungeer tribe conquered Tarim, areas such as Fergana, thus obtaining a large number of firearms.

The Zhungeer Department not only has very elite firearms, but also very advanced tactics. "Islamic firearms are also used to teach warfare. First, the bird cannon, the second shot, and the second stab. The soldiers are ordered to hold bird cannons, short guns, waist bows, and sabers." , camels carrying cannons. When you leave the army, you will be divided into three parts of the country." Among them, the so-called camel city tactics also caused the Qing army at that time to suffer enough.

Therefore, after such an elite Zhungeer tribe dispatched troops, the three Khalkha Mongolian tribes panicked and behaved in a panic. They couldn't even unite, but they were defeated by the Jungar tribe one after another. The Karen soldiers and Taiwan soldiers sent by Khan and Tuxietu Khan posed a great threat to Zasak Tuhan.

On the one hand, Zasaktu Khan mobilized the Khan’s reinforcements in a panic, but on the other hand, he wrote letters to Tushetu Khan and Chechen Khan, asking them to provide immediate support, and claimed that if Zasaktu could not be saved, then the Tushektu Khan Shetu Khan and Chechen Khan are also unable to keep
Just when there was a faint trend of chaotic war in northern Mongolia, His Majesty Ning Yu, Emperor Ningchu, also arrived in the capital. At the same time, the long-planned Mongolian General Assembly was basically ready. They gradually gathered in the capital, waiting for the emperor's inquiry.

Ning Yu did not directly summon the Mongolian princes in the Forbidden City. Instead, he ordered to hold a royal shooting in the Mulan Paddock, and there will also be a military parade. At that time, the Mongolian princes will be invited to watch the ceremony. As for negotiating these matters, it is natural Waited until the royal shootout was done.

The Mongolian princes are not unfamiliar with the emperor's methods. In fact, the previous prairie lords will take the opportunity of the Mongolian Congress to show their force, thereby intimidating other tribes to give up enough benefits—— This is the logic on the prairie, whoever has the biggest fist will listen to him.

And the person with the biggest fist right now is Emperor Ning, so no one dared to refuse. Everyone just quietly waited for this day to come, and expressed a little concern about the situation in the north by the way.

"The Zhungeer tribe is marching east, and the three Khalkha tribes are at stake. If Cewang Arabtan really annexes the three Mobei tribes, I am afraid that the power will be too large to be controlled in the future. Your Majesty should send troops earlier."

The Mongolian princes were not really in a hurry, but Li Fu, the new assistant, was a little anxious. After receiving the report from the Military Intelligence Department, he immediately presented the notes to Ning Yu.

Ning Yu just chuckled, and handed the folder back to Li Fu, without any change in expression on his face.

"The three tribes of Khalkha haven't asked me for help, which means the situation is not critical enough. Let's wait."

"But Your Majesty, the three Khalkha tribes may have sent for help, but they haven't arrived in the capital yet."

"Then we'll talk about it later."

"But."

Li Fu sighed, but did not continue to say anything, but directly took the notebook back.

Ning Yu shook his head, "No, but, I don't care what their reasons are, but since they don't want to bow their heads to me, it means that they are not from Da Chu, so their life and death have nothing to do with Da Chu."

"As for the Zhungeer Department, sooner or later they will fight. Even if he swallows the three Khalkha Departments, it is impossible to transform them into strength so quickly. We still have a lot of time."

This is indeed the case. Ning Yu is not worried that Zhungeer will swallow the three parts of Khalkha into his stomach, because the size of the two sides directly determines a point. Even if Zhungeer unifies Mongolia, it is impossible to recover its strength so quickly. It is even less likely to pose a threat to Ning Chu. If Ce Wangarabutan is smart enough, he should have sent envoys to the capital.

To use a very vivid metaphor, the Zhungeer tribe used to clenched their fists, and they could form a lot of pressure no matter where they hit, but now he has already punched, and this punch will hit the Khalkha tribunes no matter what. No matter what it looks like, it is doomed to lose its deterrent power - a fist that is punched out, the rest is only to be beaten.

On the contrary, the current Ning Chu, after resolving the Korean War, gradually shrank the army to the north, just like a fist began to shrink gradually, accumulating energy for the next punch, so Ning Chu at this time, on the contrary, is more equipped to let The strength of the enemy's fear.

"The most important thing right now is to hold the Mongolian Conference as soon as possible!"

(End of this chapter)