Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 591: Going into the cool autumn breeze of Mobei

At the southern foot of the Altai Mountains, Fuyun and Qinghe counties in the Wanhu Prefecture of Junggar in the Kingdom of David have now become two large military camps, with mountains of food, grass and weapons, and soldiers wearing armor and swords can be seen everywhere. As soon as he received the news that Gonbuzak Bingtu Ahai had proclaimed himself Hotala Khan without the alliance, Sultan secretly ordered Liang Guogong, Oirat Governor Balsi, and Western Region Governor Ananda Gushi to station troops in the Junggar and Hami areas. Good preparations for marching into Mobei.

After fighting Kazakhstan, he decided to rest for two years before fighting a big war. From the time he returned to Lhasa in August of the ninth year of Qianyuan (1652) to October of the tenth year of Qianyuan, he had been recuperating for more than a year. Over the past year or so, the weather has been good, and the summer and autumn crops have been abundant. After conquering Bukhara and Kazakhstan, the Silk Road has become more convenient, and commercial and other tax revenue has increased gratifyingly. The Great Khan of Lotus believes that if the war starts in a few months, the national treasury will be fuller and he will be more confident to fight a big war. But now that there is a civil war in Khalkha, the Zasak tribe is changing the Khan like a revolving door. This is really a good opportunity to control Khalkha. This opportunity cannot be missed, and it will never come back. After thinking again and again, he decided to take action against Mobei.

In order not to affect the general strategy of resting with the people, and because the current focus is still on Shaanxi, Ningxia, Sichuan, Monan and other places controlled by the Qing court, he does not plan to use the core army this time against Mobei. Mainly surrendered soldiers and local soldiers.

He ordered Tu Mian Emogen and Chief Orros of Ten Thousand Households in Torgut to recruit 3,000 soldiers from the local Buryat and Kyrgyz tribes, under the guard and command of General Talbahatai, and rush to Junggar. ; He also ordered Mian Dalma, the head of Wanhu Prefecture in Junggar, and Urigendalai, the head of Wanhu House, to recruit 20,000 brave and capable Junggar soldiers on the spot, and all of them were under the control of Liang Guogong and Oirat Governor Balsi. The old and healthy Barsi was overjoyed when he heard the order, and immediately stationed troops and stored grain in Fuyun and Qinghe counties at the southern foot of the Altai Mountains, turning the two counties into large military camps.

He also transferred 15,000 Han troops including first-class Dangxiongbo, General Soldier Ji Jike, First-class Mizhibo, General Soldier Wang Yongzhen, General Soldiers Ji Jiao, Liu Denglu, Xie Rude, deputy generals He Keliang and Liu Hongcai to surrender. Deputy General Muping and the local commander Jian joined Nanha, Deputy General Dege and the local commander Danba Tsering, Deputy General Zhuang Lang and the local commander Wanjin, and Hezhou local commander He Xiong sent 5,000 native troops to Hami. Ananda, the governor of the Western Region, returned to control the situation.

Sultan secretly appointed Balsi as the general for the northern expedition, and Ananda Gushi as the deputy general for the northern expedition, and unified command of the surrender and Turkish troops in Junggar and Hami. For the sake of confidentiality, the banners of General Zhengbei and Deputy General Zhengbei will not be displayed for the time being.

Balsi means "tiger" in Mongolian. As a veteran of Sultan's father Nomdale's time, Barsi lived up to his name, fought as fiercely as a tiger, and made numerous military exploits. This was a general who was delighted when he heard about the war. After receiving the military order, he went to Fuyun and Qinghe counties every three days to inspect. On this day, he took Urigendalai, the head of ten thousand households in Junggar, and Wei Zheng, the general of Talbahatai, to Qinghe County, which is closest to the Zasak Tu tribe of Khalkha Mongolia, to inspect military affairs.

The autumn breeze is cool in October, and the vast grassland is gradually turning from green to yellow. Balsi, who was extremely experienced in combat, suddenly looked up to the sky and sighed, "Since the Great Khan has decided to march to Khalkha, he should give the order immediately. Autumn is already strong, and if it is delayed any longer, it will be inconvenient to fight in winter."

"The Great Khan is wise and wise, so he naturally understands the inconvenience of fighting in winter. General, please wait a moment, an oracle will arrive soon," said Sultan's confidant Urigendalai, the chief of ten thousand households in Junggar, laughing. .

As if to verify his words, more than ten cavalry galloped over. The leader, who was thick and capable with bulging temples on both sides, was Hobokseri General Zamubi.

"General, the edict has been urgently sent to you from eight hundred miles away from Lhasa. Please accept it."

Although it is not an official edict, it is just a handwritten letter from the Lotus Khan to his old ministers. However, as Oirat transformed from a tribal alliance into an empire, etiquette became more and more standardized. Even an old minister like Balsi did not dare to neglect and knelt down respectfully to receive the order.

When I opened the handwriting and looked at it, it read: "Barsi, since I have awarded you the post of General of the Northern Army, you will be able to control the armies of Junggar and Hami. You can act accordingly when responding to military affairs, and there is no need to report everything to me. It's just that. The mantis stalks the cicada, but the oriole follows behind. I hope it will be better to wait for the Tu Xie Tu tribe to move first before entering Khalkha."

"O Holy Mighty Khan! Hahaha~" Seeing this handwriting, Balsi was so happy that his white beard flew up and he started dancing.

"What did the edict say? Why are you so happy?" Everyone asked curiously.

Balsi handed over the Xianhan (letter written by the emperor) and said, "The Great Khan allowed me to do things easily, but he believed that the time to enter Mobei should be after Tushetu Khan launched his attack." "Great Khan, Holy Ming", everyone shouted in unison.

In the Tumian Mansion in Hoboksaili City, the capital of Junggar Wanhu Prefecture, Tumian Dalma of Junggar was enjoying a pot of Mingqian Longjing. “All the teas in Hang County are not as good as those produced in Longjing, but the fine buds before the rain are the best.” One flag and one gun are particularly valuable."

This tea was brought by his filial daughter Tao Ges from the Palace of David. It was very delicious. What was more beautiful than the fragrance of the tea was the deep filial piety. Since his daughter was favored by the Great Khan and was named the Zhuang Concubine, his career has also reached the peak of his life. He was named the second-class Eminhou and the Tu Mian of Ten Thousand Households in Junggar.

"Tumian, Chuhu'er Ubas, Sengge, and Taiji, the third member of the Bagga class, are asking for an audience."

Upon hearing these names, Dalma couldn't help but blush. These three people, one is his brother and the other two are his nephews, a family whose blood is thicker than water, broken bones and connected tendons. But at that time, because of his daughter, he saw that the Junggar tribe had no way to save the day, so he surrendered the city of Hobokseli as a guard. Although he saved the lives of the people in Hecheng, he was also regarded as a traitor by some nobles. These three Taiji I broke off all contact with him long ago. What happened today? You actually came to look for me?
"Invite them in quickly," Dalma's voice trembled.

The third person, Chuhu'er Ubas, Sengge and Bagaban, entered the living room.

Dalma was so excited when she saw the gray-haired Chuhuer Ubas, "Third Brother" that she couldn't help but burst into tears.

Hearing the words "Third Brother", Chu Huer Ubas also burst into tears, "Fourth Brother, long time no see, you are old!"

"Third brother, you are getting old too, and your hair and beard are all gray."

The two brothers chatted for a while, feeling very sad. Dalma asked: "Third brother, are you and your two nephews okay with coming to my place?"

"Hmm~uh~" Chuhu'er Ubashi's face turned red, "Fourth brother, our Choros family is the descendant of the goddess of heaven and the son of dragon, and we are all good at fighting. This time the Great Khan wants to send troops to Khalkha, We all want to serve the imperial court so that we can earn some future and honor our ancestors."

Dalma was stunned, "Third brother, you want to go out? But you are already old."

Chuhu'er Ubas puffed up his chest and said, "Don't think that I am old, but I can still draw a strong bow and use swords and guns."

(End of this chapter)