Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 319 It’s time to attack Junggar

"Haha, you are marrying a widow out of kindness? This is strange, come on," Sultan sneered.

Youqiku felt that there was an indescribable coldness in this person's smile, and goosebumps suddenly appeared on his back. He calmed down and said with a smile: "Princess Gulun Wenzhuang is the eldest daughter of Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty. Her status is far beyond that of an ordinary princess. Isn’t this the kind intention of the Emperor and the Emperor’s uncle and the Regent?”

"Hmph," Suletan snorted softly from his nostrils. It was not easy to refute. In terms of status, the eldest princess of Gulunwenzhuang was indeed taller than ordinary princesses.

Seeing that his attitude seemed to be relaxed, Qi Ku was busy striking while the iron was hot and said, "The Great Khan doesn't know something. Her Royal Highness, the eldest princess, is dignified, gentle, virtuous, and well-read in poetry. She is indeed a good match. On the day of your Royal Highness's wedding in the past, I, Emperor Taizong, ordered Nine "geers" were built in the square of the Dazheng Palace in Shengjing; red lanterns were hung on the pavilions of each palace in the imperial garden; musicians were playing in the music pavilion; ministers and civil and military officials came to congratulate one after another, and there was a lot of traffic outside the palace. , the palace was crowded and bustling. The scene was unprecedentedly luxurious. Unfortunately, Prince Chahar died young in just five years. I, the Emperor Shunzhi, took pity on my eldest sister and specially granted her a marriage. If you agree, from now on the Qing Dynasty and the Wei Kingdom will We belong to the same family, so what can’t we discuss as a family?”

Sultan understood the meaning of these words. There is nothing that a family cannot discuss, so what if it is not a family? I'm afraid nothing can be discussed. Now that he is planning to use troops against Junggar in the north, he cannot offend the Manchus at this juncture. Come on, come on, come on, a little impatience will mess up the big plan! For the sake of David’s great cause, I will make some sacrifices!
"Alas!" Emperor Qianyuan sighed, as if he had suffered a huge loss.

Qiku smiled slightly, ordered someone to bring a portrait, and held it up respectfully, "This is the portrait of the eldest princess Gulun Wenzhuang painted by the painter in the palace. The emperor's uncle and the regent ordered me to present it to the Great Khan."

And portraits? Suletan was wary. It seemed that Dorgon had done enough homework this time and vowed to take me down!

Taking a closer look, the beauty in the painting is wearing a red cheongsam, with exquisite facial features and high bun. She is graceful and charming, like a classical flower, full of oriental charm. Her expression was arrogant, her eyes were cold, and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, like a wild rose stubbornly blooming from the corner of the wall, or like a dancing red butterfly.

What a woman that makes men’s hearts flutter! The desire to conquer suddenly arose in Suletan's heart, and he wanted to sing loudly: You are the butterfly among the flowers, you are the bud among the lilies, that red cheongsam is both beautiful and flattering.
"Please send your envoy back to report to your country's Emperor Shunzhi and the emperor's uncle and the regent. For the sake of the everlasting friendship between the two countries, I hope to send Her Royal Highness the Princess to Lhasa in June," Sultan said urgently. The reason why he was so anxious was not because he was tempted by the portrait and wanted to get the beauty as soon as possible, but because he wanted to complete this political marriage before attacking Junggar. One can confuse the Junggar people, and the other can take the princess as a hostage and hold it in their hands.

"Great Khan, there is a long distance between Beijing and Tibet. The wedding of Her Royal Highness the Princess is no small matter. All preparations will take time. It is estimated that the arrival will not arrive until the end of the year at the earliest," Youqiku said respectfully. But I was secretly happy in my heart, this barbarian was really lustful. The boss was reluctant just now, but now he is busy demanding it as soon as possible.

"Oh, in that case, I ordered all places to repair the plank roads and be prepared to welcome the eldest princess Gulunwenzhuang to Lhasa." Suletan smiled honestly. On the surface, he looked like a lustful prodigal, but in fact he was After releasing smoke bombs to confuse the Junggar people, since the emperor of Wei was busy marrying the princess of the Qing Dynasty, why would he launch a war at this time?

Because his opponent was the wise, wise, brave and tenacious Batur Hutaiji, Sultan was not sure that the enemy would fall into the trap. He has never pinned his hopes of victory on the enemy taking it lightly, and various war preparations are being carried out in an orderly manner. In order to raise military expenses, he ordered the seizure of rebel temples and the properties of big nobles in Lhasa, Shigatse, Shannan and other places. He also ordered the Baoyuan Bureau of the Ministry of Industry to mint an additional 200,000 copper coins.

This time, he decided to send troops in three directions to remove the thorn in his side.

On the left, Su He, the head of Heshuote's Ten Thousand Households, is the commander-in-chief, and Dulbert's head of Ten Thousand Households, Obodui Wulanghai, is the deputy commander. They command the troops of the newly conquered Dulbert and Ili Heshuote tribes and station their troops at Ili, the sword points at Bole, Jinghe, Toli, Talbachatai and other places controlled by the Junggar people; the Yarkand Commander-in-Chief Wu Rigao Dalai is secretly appointed as the commander-in-chief of the right route army, and the Western Region Commander-in-Chief Guard Zheng is the deputy. Commander, command the troops of Yarkand and Western Region provinces, station troops in Turpan City, and prepare to capture the Junggar people's Urumqi, Besbali, Changji, Werumu and other places; as for the middle route, he plans to conquer it himself. In order to confuse the Dzungars, he did not gather the army in the middle, but concentrated it in Lhasa. He secretly ordered Huite Wanhu Mansion Tu Mian Luo Bu Zang and Wan Hu Chang Mandu Latu to stockpile all kinds of ordnance and food in the two cities of Yingsachuan and Xiaoyuledus. The mission along this route is the heaviest. After capturing Wusu, Shawan, and Manas, we will cross the desert in the Junggar Basin, capture Karamay, and then go straight to Hoboksali, the capital of Junggar.

Everything is done in secret, and ordinary people still live a life of vast skies, vast fields, wind-blown grass and low visibility of cattle and sheep, without feeling at all that the shadow of war is approaching.

Brihan Taiji, the envoy of Turgut Khan Shukul Daiqing, came to Lhasa. On the surface, he not only brought a seal to pay tribute to Emperor Qianyuan, but also gave a large gift to the emperor's favorite concubine Yaruo. Yaruo is the eldest daughter of Shukuer Daiqing and the granddaughter of Orlek. The family has broken bones and connected tendons.

On the surface, the Turghut people came to visit relatives, but Sultan, who was sophisticated in the world, knew that Shukur Daiqing was uneasy and sent someone to smoothen the relationship.

snort! He should indeed feel uneasy. Not long ago, he came to Lhasa to offer incense and asked the two holy monks of Gelug to confer him the title of Torgut Khan. However, the two great monks soon launched a rebellion, which was quickly put down. Since he is my father-in-law, why do you hook up with those two great monks?
Although he was very dissatisfied with the flirtatious behavior between the father-in-law and the great monk, on the one hand, he still needed the Torgut tribe to resist Tsarist Russia, and on the other hand, he wanted to disintegrate the alliance between the Junggar people and the Torhut people. Extremely polite, noisy and caring, and caring.

The two sides quickly signed an agreement: the Torhut people were loyal subjects of Emperor David and would never support the Dzungars in their fight against the imperial court; David supported the Torhut people in their fight against Oros, ensuring the smooth flow of the Silk Road and the Golden Road, and providing support to the Turks. The Erhuts sold military supplies.

The signing of this agreement means that the Junggar people have lost a major support. After hearing the news, Suletan looked up to the sky and sighed, "It's the right time to attack Junggar!"

(End of this chapter)