Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 101 Tu Shihan raids Qinghai

In the Ili Valley, the Heshuote tribe was stationed in the pastureland. The national advisor Khan Tulubaihu summoned all the tribes to gather troops for the southern expedition. The Heshuote Tribe and the Junggar Tribe each sent 5,000 troops; the Durbot Tribe, the Torghut Tribe, and the Huite Tribe each sent 2,000 troops; the Kundulun Ubashi, which split from the Heshuote Tribe, sent 1,000 troops. A total of sixteen thousand troops.

Because in the name of protecting the religion, almost all the leaders of the Oirat tribes participated, including the national teacher Khan of the Kashote tribe, Batur Hutaiji and Mergen Daiqing of the Junggar tribe; and Mergenji of the Torgut tribe. Nong and Gunbuyilden; Dalaidaishi and Baoyilden of Durbot's tribe; and Dorji, the son of Kundulun Ubas, all led their troops to join in Ili.

However, Suletan did not go because he was feeling unwell, nor did he ask his brother Sumur to go. Instead, he ordered Taiji Namuzhan, another member of Huite's tribe, to lead two thousand troops.

This Namuzhan has always been ambitious. He once conspired with Sultan's two uncles, Noyan Ubas and Buyan Burhan. Later, Noyan Ubas and Buyan Burhan were defeated and died. But he escaped. Over the years, as Sultan's position became more stable, he became more submissive and very respectful to Huitaiji. However, the sharp-eyed Sultan was well aware of what happened back then and always regarded it as an internal hidden danger. Hiding it but not revealing it is just not finding the right opportunity. Now that the opportunity has come, it is natural to pull out this thorn. He ordered Nammu to capture a thousand troops from his headquarters and a thousand troops from Turpan to surrender, and a total of two thousand troops participated in the alliance.

To the east of the Yuledus Grassland is the Otok pastoral land controlled by Namuzhan. The gray-haired Namuzhan called his sons Zhuoliketu and Shuoqi, "Son, my father is about to go on an expedition. You will temporarily take over the post of Zaisang. In the future, the affairs of Otok will be handed over to you."

"Don't worry, Eqige. I will take care of Otok's affairs and hand them back to you when you come back." Zhuoliketu and Shuoqi didn't understand what their old father meant, so they asked him to please relax.

Namuzhan smiled bitterly, "I'm afraid this time, my father may not be able to come back."

Zhuoliketu and Shuoqi were shocked, "Eqige, why did you say this? Our Oirat army is brave and invincible, and we will definitely return in triumph."

"Alas! If this battle is so easy to fight, why doesn't Hutaiji go by himself and only lets his father go to fight?" Namuzhan shook his head, "If my father really can't come back, you must be loyal to Hutaiji. , Don’t have any different intentions. Huitai Ji is young, but he is very skillful. Only by obeying can you avoid disaster. Do you remember?"

"I remember," Zhuoliketu and Shuo cried together.

The sound of horse hooves went south, taking away an old father's instructions.

In the study of Huitaiji Mansion in Yingsochuan City, a young man and a monk were plotting.

The young man, in his prime, with a heroic spirit in his chest, is Huiteji Suletan of the Huite tribe; the monk is old and has gone through countless trials and hardships, and he is the teacher and Sasha who taught Suletan the joyful meditation method. Sharpa Hutuktu of Jiapai.

"Amitabha." Monk Salba looked at the fragrant tea and cakes in front of him and smiled, "Huntai Ji summoned the old monk from Hami, isn't it just for tasting the fragrant tea?"

"Master, Arslan was defeated. Chotu Khan killed his son Mingzhi and surrounded Lhasa with Zangba Khan and Baili Chieftain on three sides," Suletan said calmly.

The great monk looked happy after hearing this. As a senior monk of the Sakya sect, he was very hostile to the Gelug sect. It was he who persuaded Lin Dan Khan to convert to the Gelug sect.

"Haha", Sultan observed his words, laughed dryly, and changed the subject, "However, the national advisor Khan has summoned 16,000 Oirat elites to go south to support the Gelug sect."

The great monk's eyebrows jumped after hearing this, and he couldn't help but become worried again. Seeing that the heat was almost over, Suletan asked directly: "Master, who do you think this disciple is?"

"Huntai Jisheng is an unparalleled hero who has the will of tomorrow and the world in mind!" Sherpa Hutuktu said respectfully.

Sultan stared into his eyes and said slowly: "I want to inherit Genghis Khan's great cause and unify Mongolia, is that okay?"

This statement is not only arrogant, but also rebellious! For a long time, the traditional concept of the Mongolian people has always been that those who are not of the blood of the golden family are not allowed to command the whole Mongolia. Your surname is Yi Keming'an, but you are not just a child. How can you be so virtuous? He actually wants to be the master of all Mongolia, which is a treasonous act!
Ordinary people naturally think so, but Monk Sharba is not an ordinary person. He is best at clinging to powerful people. As an eminent monk of the Sakya Sect, he only cares about the interests of his own sect. It does not matter to him whether the Golden Family or the Golden Family is not at all. After hearing this, he immediately expressed his loyalty categorically, "The world is home to virtuous people. The old monk once observed the sky, and the purple star appeared in the west of the desert. It was the sign of Ziwei breaking the army, which corresponds to Huitaiji's body. Yike Ming'an's Be happy!"

"Hahaha", Suletan laughed loudly, and suddenly his eyes flashed, staring directly at Salba, "Master, can I trust you?"

Monk Salba had rich experience and knew that he must not back down at this time. He must firmly show his loyalty and replied loudly: "At any time, Huitai Ji can trust the old monk."

Sultan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then please write a letter and send it to Chotu Khan in Qinghai, telling him that it is a lie that the National Preceptor Khan went south to Lhasa, but that he raided Qinghai is true!"

"What!" The great monk's jaw almost dropped in shock, and he stuttered, "Are you telling the truth?"

In fact, the National Preceptor Khan's confidentiality measures were very good. Only a few people knew about the surprise attack on Qinghai and it was not leaked. However, as a traveler, Sultan knew about the famous "Battle of Bloody Mountain" in history. The Oirat coalition forces raided the Chokhtu tribe stationed between the two mountains in the north of Qinghai Lake, but Chotu Khan hurriedly assembled an army of 40,000 to resist. , but was completely wiped out by more than 10,000 coalition troops. It is said that the two hills on the battlefield were dyed red with blood, so the place was named "Big and Small Ulan Heshuo", which means: "Red Mountain Mouth".

After traveling through time, he had always regarded the National Advisor Khan of the Heshuote Department as a powerful enemy and did not want him to succeed, so he asked the great monk Shaerba to report to Chotu Khan and let the Choktu Department be careful.

"Master, this news is absolutely true. Last year when the Imperial Guard Khan offered incense in Lhasa, he had already drawn a map of Qinghai." Sultan said solemnly: "When you wrote to Chotu Khan, you only said that you were the one who inquired about it yourself. When news arrives, please do not mention my name. Do you understand?"

"Amitabha! Don't worry, Huitaiji. The old monk understands." The great monk's voice was soft but his words were clear.

The national advisor Khan Tulubaihu was a resolute man. After deciding to send troops, he immediately summoned the most elite Heshuote soldiers from Talbahatai, Zhaisangbo, and Ili, supplemented by elite soldiers from other ministries to go south.

He was not at ease with Sultan and refused to cross the territory of the Huite tribe. Instead, he went east, then south, and then east again.

The 16,000-strong army set off from Ili, marched eastward along the Ili River, passed through the southern basin of the Konggus River to the Heideke River and the Everglades, then went south to the Tarim River and eastward via Gaskou to the Bulungir River basin in northwest Qinghai. .

After a long expedition, the soldiers were exhausted, so the imperial army ordered the troops to rest and get many antelope animals for food, so they called the mountain they lived in Minggan Yamatu (meaning Thousand Sheep Mountain in Mongolian, today's Bei Yemadu, Ulan County).

(End of this chapter)