Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 332: The West Route Army is Unstoppable (Part )
"I sent an order to recruit all the men between the ages of 14 and 50 in Huite Wanhu Prefecture, Yarkand Province, and Western Region Province to join the army. I will never withdraw my troops until Junggar is wiped out," Sultan said fiercely. As soon as the war with Zhun Zhi'er started, he lost thousands of soldiers and horses, forcing him to replenish his troops. Among these three provinces, Huite Wanhu Prefecture has the best quality soldiers. Almost all Mongolians are soldiers. Most of the adult men in Huite Wanhu Prefecture have combat experience. Unlike Yarkand and Western Region recruits, they have to go through a period of training. Only after training can you fight.

Taking advantage of the Manchu Qing's full strength to deal with Nanming, it was a good opportunity to pacify Junggar. Therefore, even if the war against the Ministry of Commerce is like uncooked rice in a pot, you have to bite the bullet and swallow it.

War is often full of chance. In this three-pronged crusade against Junggar, the middle and east routes concentrated a large number of combat-effective soldiers. Only the west route only had 5,000 soldiers. The others were mostly troops recruited from Yili, Qihe and other places. The Heshu special forces in these areas , Dulbert's tribe had recently joined, and their combat power was not as good as the middle and east routes, so Suletan did not have high hopes for this route, and was just a bluffing suspect. However, soldiers have no fixed pattern, and water has no constant shape. Life is full of surprises. It was this road that played a huge role in the Wei Quan War.

Yili is a beautiful city. It was first seen in the "Book of Han" and was known as Yilie, Yili and Yili in history. It was called Yilibali on the map of the Ming Dynasty. It was not until the Qianlong period that it was named Yili in later generations, with the name "Litingsao". "Lv" means "Lu" to commemorate the great success of the Qing Dynasty in pacifying Junggar and ensuring peace in the Western Frontier forever.

At this time, an army was preparing to set off from Ili, sweep the villages from the northeast to Liting, and sweep across Junggar. But it was not the Qing army, but the Wei army. Emperor David and Qianyuan changed Yili City to Yili City very early. The meaning of this was Sima Zhao's intention, and everyone on the road knew it.

Riding on a sturdy black horse was a tall, ferocious man in his mid-thirties, with a ferocious face, eyes as big as copper bells, and a giant ax in his hand that smelled faintly of blood. This is the second-rank Bailihou Suhe, the commander-in-chief of David's Western Route Army and Sultan's favorite general.

"Commander, the men have been assembled and are just waiting for your military orders," the deputy commander of the Guards and Sultan's brother-in-law, Third Class Hobok Seliber Obodui Ulanghai, respectfully asked for instructions.

As the emperor's brother-in-law, who wouldn't be respectful? Originally, Obo Dui Wulanghai was extremely arrogant, but Su He didn't buy it. When he was a boy, he was the emperor's personal guard and a confidant. His military exploits, qualifications and title were even higher than those of his uncle-in-law. Too many, a few beatings with a killing stick, and the Ebo Dui Wulanghai was docile and did not dare to show off at all.

In this expedition, Su He only had 5,000 regular troops under his command. The four Otoks directly under the imperial court in the Ili region (formerly the tribes of Oqirtu Khan of the Heshuote tribe) sent 4,000 troops, and the three attached Otoks ( The former Heshuote tribe's tribe of Kundulun Ubas) sent 4,000 troops, and the five Otoks (the tribe of Dulbert Wutaiji) affiliated with the imperial court in the Seven Rivers Basin sent 7,000 troops, for a total of 20,000 troops. .

Although the emperor felt that there were not many soldiers in the West Route Army, and many of them were new attached soldiers who had just surrendered, he did not have high expectations. But almost all the people of these Mongolian tribes are soldiers. The men have been able to ride horses and shoot arrows since they were young. Their fighting ability is not bad. What they lack is equipment and battle formation. Su He was actually extremely satisfied with his men, and was confidently preparing to make military exploits.

"Let's go," he yelled.

"Commander, the last general~the last general~" Obo Dui Wulanghai Qi Ai Ai, he hesitated to speak. Strangely enough, this uncle-in-law was not afraid of heaven or earth, but he was so prejudiced against Su He that he did not dare to raise his head.

"How does it look like a dignified five-foot-tall man who speaks out when he has something to say?" Su He said angrily.

"The last general requested to be the vanguard." He was so excited that Obo Dui Wulanghai spoke eloquently. "you?"

Su He glanced at him and said, "You are the deputy commander of our army. It is not appropriate to charge into the battle yourself. It is better to let Kashilu Kebo be the vanguard. You can fight in the second formation." It sounds nice, but in fact he is worried that his martial arts skills are mediocre and that he will lose the prestige of his own army.

Kashilu Kebo refers to the first-class Kashilu Kebo Aldar, the Minister of Dulbert Department. This man could shoot a strong bow and subdue a tiger. He was a famous warrior in the Mongolian desert. After Qihe led Dulbert's tribe to surrender, he was highly used.

Hearing him mention the name of his younger brother Aldar, Obodu Wulanghai left without saying any more words.

A commander who has experienced hundreds of battles can see farther than ordinary people. Naturally, Batur Hutaiji will not take the guards in the direction of Ili lightly.

He appointed his second brother Mergen Daiqing as the commander-in-chief, and his fifth brother Seleng and his third son Bandali as deputy commanders to guard the southwest border of Junggar.

Mergen Daiqing is an elegant middle-aged man who is known in the tribe for his steady behavior. He led 7,000 elite troops and stationed them in Toli City on the south bank of the Emin River. This city is located in the southwest of Hoboksali, the south of Talbahatai, and the northwest of Karamay. It can defend these three important forts at the same time. City; from common sense, the Western Route Guards are most likely to attack Jinghe City in the southeast of Lake Aibi, and then go around to the back of Wusu and other cities to support the Guards in the middle route. Therefore, he ordered Seleng to lead 8,000 troops to guard Jinghe City; although he judged that the west side of Lake Aibi was not the focus of the guard's attack, he still did not take it lightly and ordered Bandali to lead 3,000 troops to guard Boluo (Bole). City, and stationed two thousand troops at Alashankou behind Boluo.

After hearing about Mergen Daiqing's arrangement, Batur Hutaiji was full of praise, thinking that he had chosen the right person and that the west line of defense was impregnable.

At this moment, Mergen Daiqing changed from his usual elegant and calm attitude, his face was livid, and he listened to the report of his spies. A few days ago, Batur Hutaiji sent his son Danjin as an envoy to the four Durbot tribes nomadic in the middle and upper reaches of the Irtysh River and the nine Torgut tribes nomadic in the upper reaches of the Ob River, asking them to send troops. Xie Shou. The son sent someone to convey the news that Durbot's four tribes were willing to send 2,000 troops to assist in the defense. Then he went to Turgut's nine tribes, and there was no news again.

The old father was worried about his son and sent sentries to investigate everywhere. Today, he finally got the news.

"Taiji, my slave found one hundred and two headless corpses in the canyon on the north bank of the Buchtarma River. The number of them matches our mission. Although one of them has no head, judging from his appearance and clothing, Very similar to Shaotaiji," the spy reported carefully.

"What! Are you saying that my son was murdered?" Mergen Daiqing tried his best to suppress his sadness and thought: Who is the person who has the ability to massacre my Zungar envoy? Bandits? No, even though his son only led a hundred people, they were all warriors. Ordinary bandits did not have this ability. Durberts? They have agreed to send troops to help defend, and there is no need to kill. Are they from Turgut? He couldn't help but feel horrified. Besides, it was a critical period of the war. What would happen if the nine tribes of Torgut rebelled?
(End of this chapter)