Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 373: Both soft and hard (Part )

Because he was worried that his brother would suffer a loss, and because he was also worried that his brother would mess up his century-old plan, Sultan rushed to Altay in a hurry. He gnawed on solid food when he was hungry, drank a few sips of water when he was thirsty, and only slept for a short while every day, as if everything in the world could be attributed to one word: march. The emperor is anxious, who among the people below dares not to be anxious? Thirty thousand cavalrymen only focus on marching every day. If the emperor doesn't call to stop, they will keep marching.

But as the situation became increasingly clear, Sultan gradually felt relieved. When he was in Jimunai, he received a military report from Sumur, saying that he had defeated Zasaktu Khan Subadi and defended Altay; when he arrived in Burqin, he received another military report and defeated Zasaktu Khan Subadi again. The allied forces with Hetuhuit took away the part of the Altai Mountains controlled by Hetuhuit's troops. When they arrived in Altay, my brother's third military report arrived again in high spirits, saying that troops were stationed at the Altai Mountain Pass, opposite the Karr Although the Ka people numbered in the tens of thousands, they were so frightened by the thousands of guards that they dug deep ditches and barriers and did not dare to fight.

At first, he thought it was his younger brother who was talking big words due to his youth and arrogance. After carefully questioning the defenders of Altay, he found out that the bullshit was really not just a boast. Hundreds of people were lost in the battle, and two thousand soldiers were left to guard Aletai. The younger brother only had more than 7,000 troops by his side, but he showed off his power in front of the tens of thousands of Khalkha military camps every day, which was ridiculous to Subadi, Gonbu, and Shuo. None of Lei, Ombu Erdeni, Danzin and others dared to fight!

good! Our army has displayed its majesty and completely suppressed the Khalkha people in terms of momentum. Unexpectedly, Khalkha, who claimed to have more than 100,000 tigers and wolves, could not help but fight, and was killed by 10,000 warriors.

"The King of Liao is like me, calm and strategic, and as brave as the wind in battle! He is worthy of being a descendant of Yabugan Mergan! None of my Yikeming'an family is a coward!"

He loudly praised his younger brother's bravery in front of the generals, giving the impression that Sumur was able to achieve such a great victory under his command. They completely forgot that not long ago, he had scolded his younger brother for being a reckless and reckless boy. An arrogant and unruly wild horse should be given a rein to tie up.

What now faced the emperor was how to deal with the relationship between Oirat and Khalkha. Judging from the performance on the battlefield, the Khalkha army was weak, with tens of thousands of people unable to defeat the 10,000 guardsmen. Now that I am leading tens of thousands of tiger tigers across the Altai Mountains and into Mobei, should I simply wipe out the three Khans of Mobei and make Khalkha become part of David?

The idea was so tempting that it made his heart flutter.

"Plop!"

Sultan suddenly laughed out loud, what's wrong with me? Not long ago, I said that my little brother was a brat and didn't know the importance of things. Why is he becoming irritable now? The Khalkha Mongols were surrounded by the Qing Dynasty, Tsarist Russia, Monan Mongolia, and Oirat Mongolia. They had stood firm for so many years. How could they be as weak as they looked? Apart from anything else, with all the people in arms, dispatching more than 100,000 troops is nothing more than a common occurrence. The reason why they suffered such a big loss this time was firstly because of the internal disunity. The Tuxietu, Chechen, and Sainoyan tribes did not really want to fight the Guards and did not work hard; secondly, because Zasak Tuhan Subadi underestimated the enemy and launched an offensive rashly without waiting for the arrival of all friendly forces, which resulted in a heavy loss. The old guy from Subati will definitely defend carefully next time. It will be difficult to defeat him quickly and unify Khalkha! The army went out to fight, and there were bloody battles, but people's hearts returned. If you cannot win quickly, it will be extremely dangerous!

One bite won’t make you fat!
Sultan vaguely remembered another time and space. In order to annex Khalkha, Junggar constantly used alienation tactics and let the Khalkha people fight against themselves. The strength of various Khalkha tribes declined greatly in the internal strife, and they were eventually defeated by Junggar. Well, this is a good idea, I can do it too.

After making up his mind, he decided not to fight with the Khalkhas, but to find a way to form an alliance with them. Even if he could not get the Khalkhas to join his camp, he would at least let them fight against Dorgon. Yi remained neutral in this big chess game, and did not hold back when he used his troops to attack Qing Dynasty.

Ordinarily, if you want to form an alliance, you should soften your body and win over others with nice words. However, Sultan was extremely cunning and wanted to adopt an extremely tough stance. He stationed his troops at the foot of the Altai Mountains aggressively, as if he wanted to swallow the entire Khalkha in one go. "I see your Majesty," Sumur respectfully saluted Emperor Qi Yuan. When he heard that his brother was coming, he waited outside the camp gate early. His Royal Highness the King of Liao was brave and courageous, but he did not dare to be presumptuous in front of Emperor Qianyuan and abided by his ministerial integrity.

"Good boy, the battle was well fought!" Suletan happily punched him.

"This is all due to His Majesty's strategic planning and command, and I dare not take credit." However, Sumur remained respectful, modest and prudent.

Suletan was full of emotions. When he was a child, his younger brother often joked and joked with him. However, as his power grew, the frequency of the two brothers' laughter and slapstick became less and less. After he became emperor, he never laughed and joked with him again. No. Others say that my younger brother has a temper like a wild horse, and I always clamor to put a rein on him. In fact, there is no need to put a rein on him. When he sees me, he is more well-behaved than a sheep. At first, I was not used to the unfamiliarity between the two brothers. I tried to go back to the past, but every time I failed. This is the hegemony of imperial power. You must not accept it! Now that I'm used to it, I finally feel the feeling of being cold at a high place. The emperor is just a man of his own!

In order to relieve his loneliness, he asked with a smile: "Is there any movement among the Khalkha people?"

"The Khalkha people have been frightened by our army and cannot hold out. The spies reported that the Otoks belonging to the Zasaktu tribe and the Tohuit tribe are recruiting soldiers."

Suletan nodded. The Zasak Tu tribe, and the Tohuit tribe bordered David and were afraid of being annexed, so they desperately recruited soldiers to resist. However, the Tushetu, Chechnya, Seinnoyan and other tribes were far away and had no choice. It was an urgent matter, so there was no call-up. This is human nature, and it fully shows that the people of Khalkha are not monolithic. There is a lot of room for manipulation. There is no need to be anxious. You can calmly brake and watch the changes.

"Brother, how many tents have you set up?" he suddenly asked with a smile.

"I have few soldiers. In order to confuse the enemy, I have set up 1,500 tents," Sumur answered honestly.

In this era, ordinary herdsmen's cells were based on small family units, with no more than three or five people in one tent, and as many as six or seven. However, the cells used by the army were different. There were often ten or more people in one tent, and of course thousands of households. Officers above the rank have the privilege of living alone in one tent. One thousand five hundred tents means that the military strength is about fifteen thousand.

"Haha, too few, too few," Sultan laughed loudly, "I want to build fifteen thousand grids under the Altai Mountains."

(End of this chapter)