Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 393: Du Ruofei in Wanli Pass (Part )
"Khan, you must not do it. Our army went through hard battles to conquer Junggar. The soldiers are all looking forward to returning home early, and the army has no fighting spirit. Besides, the road to Kazakhstan is extremely long. If something goes wrong, it will be too late to regret it!" Su Tu advised.

"Yes, Great Khan, a few days ago in Hoboksaili, in order to celebrate the success, you rewarded the three armies heavily, and the pockets of the men are bulging. You know the thoughts of the warriors best. After receiving the reward, you want to hand it over to your family as soon as possible. , who is still willing to fight hard? I request that the warriors be allowed to go home first, and then next spring we can deal with the desperate Kazakhs," Balsi also urged.

"Your Majesty, a little impatience will mess up a big plan. Now that our army has completed its original goal: to pacify Junggar, it is not appropriate to cause more trouble. Please withdraw your troops first and fight again next year," Liu Haogu also said.

"Please take back your order." Wu Yangyang, the ministers, knelt on the ground.

Seeing this posture, Suletan understood that he was only caring about his own face and ignored the feelings of the soldiers. Fighting in Junggar was a tough battle, and countless people were bloody on the battlefield. After finally winning and receiving rewards, they just wanted to go home as soon as possible and did not want to fight anymore. This is human nature. If you don't agree, you might lose military morale; if you agree, you might lose face and make the Kazakhs laugh. What can I do? What can I do?

After all, he was Emperor Qianyuan and Great Khan of Lotus who had seen big scenes. He quickly came up with an idea and laughed immediately, "How could I not know what the warriors are thinking? Let me tell you the truth, I haven't seen you for more than a year. When I return to Lhasa, I also miss my beautiful concubines."

As soon as this was said, all the ministers laughed. Seeing that the atmosphere had calmed down, Sultan waved his hand and continued: "It's just that Kazakh Yangir Khan is really hateful. He thinks that his surname is 'Bo'er Ji Jin' and he is superior to others. How can you say that the only great Khans in Mongolia are from the Golden Family?" Talents are worthy of the job, and they also say that we Oirat people are all descendants of forest savages, barbaric, stupid, and ignorant of etiquette, and are only worthy of being the companions (followers) of their Kazakhs. Do you think it is irritating or not, and should we be punished severely? them?"

"It's unreasonable. The Kazakh bastards dare to despise our Oirat. I am willing to be the vanguard and defeat them." "I am also willing to lead the army." Hearing that the emperor had been humiliated by the Kazakhs, the ministers expressed their loyalty and loudly called for war, completely forgetting that they were the ones who had just resisted the war.

Suletan knew in his heart that although he provoked the fighting spirit of his subordinates on the surface, most of them did not want to fight this war deep down. Moreover, an army of more than 100,000 traveled thousands of miles, which was time-consuming, energy-consuming, money- and food-consuming, and also suffered financially. No. He smiled and said: "I understand your loyalty, but after a long time of expedition, people's hearts are home, and the warriors have not been home for a long time, and I can't bear it. Let's do this, this time I will conquer Kazakhstan, I will only bring 20,000 imperial guards. , Balsi, Nasutu, and Erke led the army back to Lhasa."

"Great Khan, the Kazakhs have 300,000 armored men. It is really dangerous for you to go with only 20,000 people." "Yes, let us go with you." "If the Great Khan doesn't come back, neither will my slaves." Lianhua Khan wanted to expedition to Kazakhstan with only 20,000 people, but none of his civil and military minions were willing to return to Lhasa alone.

Seeing that the ministers refused to leave him and return alone, Sultan was very pleased. After so many years of sharing weal and woe, the monarch and his ministers had formed a deep friendship, so they were unwilling to let him take risks. However, due to the continuous battles and the huge consumption of ordnance and food and baggage, it was difficult to dispatch a large army. Twenty thousand people was the number he had calculated.

He smiled and said, "Although Kazakhstan has a large population, it has nearly a hundred tribes. The so-called big country is just a bunch of lambs. How can it be defeated by the 20,000 tigers and wolves of our Oirat? Why send out a large army? Since you guys don't If you are willing to abandon me and go back to Lhasa alone, you will stay in Yili to rest. This time I am prepared to have one person and three horses, and advance as fast as flying. It is estimated that in three months, I can defeat the Kazakhs and cut off the head of Yangjier Khan. At that time, I will join the other princes. Return to Beijing."

Seeing that he had made up his mind, everyone had no choice but to wait in Yili. Sultan then summoned Tegus, the general of the imperial guards, to Chao Ketu, Enhe Batu and others, and asked: "You have sworn to the Immortal Heaven that you will always be my sharp arrows to shoot at the enemy and behead the enemy." With my battle ax, guard me and destroy all powerful enemies. Even though you are tired from the long battle and even though your body is covered with dust, I still have to order you to fight again. Warriors, can I trust you at this moment? "

"A slave is always the eagle dog of the Great Khan, and is willing to go through fire and water for the Great Khan," Tegus expressed his loyalty to Ketu.

"My slave is willing to die for the Great Khan. Wherever the Great Khan's riding whip points, my servant will hit him," Enhe Batu shouted excitedly.

"I am willing to die for the Great Khan", the generals Bazibabu, Jambi, Bayar, Zhuoqiba and Sebuteng were all impassioned.

The local armies of the provinces of the Davidic Kingdom were called "guards", and the regular troops directly under the central government were called "forbidden troops." Among them, the forbidden troops stationed in the capital and responsible for the guards of the capital and the palace guards added the word "guard" and were called "guards." ". The "Jingan Guards" were adapted from the former "Qixue Army" and were mostly composed of meritorious sons who were loyal and highly skilled in martial arts. For example, Baji Babu and Jambi were the two sons of the emperor's confidant Luo Bu Zang. Yaer is the grandson of Erke Taiji, a veteran of the Huite tribe. Zhuoqiba and Sebuteng are the two grandsons of Ororik and Shuoqi, another veteran of the Huite tribe. Today is a time of great strife, with frequent wars. From the generals to the soldiers, almost all the Imperial Guards have experienced the test of war, and all of them are murderous, brave and good at fighting.

Looking at these loyal tigers, leopards and jackals, Sultan couldn't help but feel proud and praised his subordinates loudly, "Your loyalty moves the heavens. I have such warriors, why should I be afraid of injustice from Kazakhstan?"

When the cannon is fired, thousands of taels of gold are destroyed, lives are lost, and the people suffer. Sultan had been fighting for so many years, so he naturally knew the harm war would do to people's livelihood. It would harm the face of the Great Khan of Mongolia, so he had to fight this war. So while marching, he continued to write letters to Yangir Khan to persuade him to surrender. He wrote three letters and sent envoys to the city of Turkestan on the fastest horses. If you can defeat others without fighting, that would be even better.

The army marched to the middle reaches of the Ili River and received the first reply from Yang Gilhan. The other party's attitude was both polite and firm. It can be summed up in two words: rejection; when they marched to the lower reaches of the Ili River, they received the second reply from the other party. He wrote a reply with a tougher attitude than the first one, which could be summed up in two words: rejection; after traveling to Chuyili Mountain, the third reply from the other party arrived. Yang Gil Khan was worthy of being a descendant of Genghis Khan, so he wrote directly in the letter. : "If you want to fight, I will accompany you. Isn't it what a warrior does to babble?"

This letter made the Great Khan of Lotus burst into anger, and he howled like a wolf from his throat, "Yang Gil, when I conquer the city of Turkestan, I will make you kneel at my feet and beg for mercy."

(End of this chapter)