Gushi Khan gave an order, and all the Mongolian tribes in the desert and chieftains from Qinghai and Tibet led their armies to gather together. Even the Baishan faction of the Yarkand Khanate sent a thousand soldiers and horses to accompany the expedition. It was very easy to gather an army of 80,000.
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But one person didn't come: Huitaiji Batur of the Junggar tribe.
"Batur is so brave, he dares to disobey Ben Khan's order! The young eagle has grown wings and wants to fly alone? Then Ben Khan will break his wings first!"
In a rage, Gushi Khan wanted to conquer the Junggar tribe first, and then the Jiarong people.
No wonder he is angry. The rapid growth of the Junggar tribe has a lot to do with his eastward movement to Qinghai-Tibet. Once the Heshuote tribe moved east and south, large tracts of pasture were vacated in the Western Region. Most of these pastures fell to the powerful Junggar tribe.
On the grasslands, whoever owns more pastures will naturally have more people, cattle, sheep, wealth, and greater strength.
Because the Junggar tribe has always been submissive to Gushi Khan over the years, Gushi Khan also acquiesced in the ownership of these pastures. Unexpectedly, after the Junggar tribe increased in strength, they dared to disobey orders and had to fight!
In fact, Gushi Khan's fear of Batur began eleven years ago. In order to jointly resist the invasion of the Rakshasa (Russian) people, in the thirteenth year of Chongzhen (1640), in Batur and the Khalkha Mongols
Under the joint initiative of the leader Zasaktu Khan, the leaders of the Oirat Mongolia and Khalkha Mongolia met in Tacheng and formulated a new code - the "Mongolian Oirat Code".
This code has a total of 121 chapters and is all-inclusive. It clearly stipulates the provisions for ending the civil war between Oirat and Khalkha, supporting each other, and jointly resisting the enemy. It is very important for consolidating the social order in the pastoral areas and strengthening the relationship between the various tribes of Oirat and Khalkha.
Unity has played an important role, and at the same time, it has also been a heavy blow to the Rakshasa people's conspiracy to instigate fights between various tribes in order to profit from it.
Because this code was unanimously praised by all the Mongolian tribes, Gushi Khan had no choice but to acquiesce, but he was very fearful in his heart. Such an important code was not formulated by himself as the leader of the Oirat Mongolian Alliance, but by Batur.
This indicates that Batur has the strength to call on all the Mongolian tribes in Oirat.
This is inevitable. Since most of the Heshuote tribe has moved out of the Western Regions, the other Mongolian tribes remaining in the Western Regions naturally want to find a new big brother to rely on.
In fact, Gushi Khan misunderstood Batur. This warrior from Mongolia in the desert really could not send troops. With the support of the Rakshasa Kingdom (Russia), the Kazakh Khanate in the northwest was ready to move. He was preparing for his third expedition to Kazakhstan.
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Suonan Raodan presented Batur's memorial, "The Great Khan, Batur Hutaiji said that the Rakshasa people instigated the Kazakh Khanate to harass his territory repeatedly. He was preparing to expedition to Kazakhstan and cut off the claws of the Rakshasa people.
, requesting the Great Khan to send troops for assistance.
Hearing that Batur did not send troops to join forces because of the Kazakh invasion, Gushi Khan calmed down his anger a little. Then he sneered and said: "The tiger has not grown up yet, and he wants to challenge the black bear, overestimating his own ability. He didn't get it last time
With the help of Ben Khan, he attacked the Kazakhs privately, but was severely defeated by Yang Jier Khan. This time, he wanted to make the same mistake again. Let him go, and he would not suffer a few losses. He did not know who was the leader of the Oirat Mongolia.
.He beats his, we beat ours. Immediately the army will be rich and prosperous!"
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The autumn wind is very cold, and Batur, who is in his thirties, stands at the foot of Tianshan Mountain with a serious expression, like a stone sculpture.
"Aha (brother), the Great Khan said that he wanted to conquer the Jiarong people, and there are no reinforcements for us," his younger brother Chuhu'er Ubas reported to him.
After hearing this, Batur finally felt relieved. He asked Gushi Khan for reinforcements for two purposes: first, to explain to Gushi Khan the reason why he did not send troops to accompany the expedition, so as to prevent him from attacking him while he was on an expedition to Kazakhstan; second,
It was to show weakness to Gushi Khan and show that he still respected him as the leader of the Oirat Mongolia. As for reinforcements, he did not expect them.
Although Gushi Khan did not send him reinforcements, he did give him a reply. This showed that when he went on an expedition to Kazakhstan, the Great Khan would never send troops to block his way out. Now, he could finally go on an expedition to Kazakhstan with confidence.
Just as they were rejoicing, the eleven-year-old fifth son Sengge and the seven-year-old sixth son Geerdan ran over happily.
"Eqi Ge (ancient Mongolian: father), we also want to go on an expedition with you!"
Batur laughed loudly and lifted up Galdan, "Seng Ge can go, Galdan is too young, he is still a wolf cub, hahaha!"
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Batur means warrior in Mongolian.
Hutaiji Batur of the Junggar tribe has proved that he is worthy of this name with his actual actions.
He defeated the Rakshasa people many times and safeguarded the security of the northwest frontier.
In the seventh year of Chongzhen (1634), a fierce conflict broke out between Gushi Khan and the Rakshasa people. In winter, Gushi Khan led the Oirat Mongolian tribes to launch an expedition against the Kazakh Khanate supported by the Rakshasa people. In this battle, Batur
He led 7,000 Junggar troops to charge at the forefront and defeated the Kazakh army. So much so that Gushi Khan's nephew Eqirtu exclaimed: "He is so powerful!"
After this battle, the Rakshasa people attached great importance to the powerful Batur, and sent envoys to the Junggar tribe many times to win him over. He constantly expressed his attitude towards safeguarding national independence to the Russian envoys, and
Accused the Cossacks of military aggression, and also tried their best to avoid unnecessary conflicts with Russia.
However, the polar bear's appetite is never-ending.
The Kyrgyz people in the upper reaches of the Yenisey River are subjects of the Junggar tribe, and they pay tribute to the Junggar tribe. The middle reaches of the Ob River are also the pastureland of the Junggar tribe. The Rakshasa people continue to encroach on these places and want to levy in-kind taxes from the Kyrgyz people.
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Batur couldn't bear it anymore. In the 13th year of Chongzhen reign (1640), he pointed out to the Rakshasa envoy Minsoy Lemizov that "the Kyrgyz people are his subjects", and said: "If you
If you want to collect taxes in kind from the Kyrgyz people, then go ahead and collect them, but the Kyrgyz people still have to collect their own taxes from them." He accused: "You, Minsoy, come to me with gifts; on the other hand, you
But they are attacking my people."
In the fourteenth year of Chongzhen (1641), he accused the Tomsk authorities of attacking his subjects and arrested three people, demanding that similar incidents would not happen again in the future.
In the 16th year of Chongzhen (1643), he pointed out to the Russian envoy that Kuznik's Cossacks attacked his Ksargal Tatar tribe in the upper reaches of the Tomu River. In order to combat the arrogance of the Russians, this year,
He led the Junggar army on another expedition to Kazakhstan. Unfortunately, he was defeated by Yangjier Khan of Kazakhstan.
After the defeat, the Rakshasa people became more and more arrogant.
In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen (1644), the Rakshasa people captured the Kesagale people. Basar sternly pointed out to the Rakshasa envoy that if the captives were not repatriated free of charge, the relationship between the two sides would be interrupted, and demanded that the Rakshasa Kingdom return the
The state of Kelsa pays in-kind tax to Junggar.
In a letter to the tsar in 1645, he accused the Rakshasa army of attacking the Kyrgyz people; in 1647, he stopped sending envoys to the Rakshasa country; in 1650, he again accused the Rakshasa army of attacking his own subjects.
However, when it comes to Rakshasa people, it is useless to just accuse them, they have to be beaten.
Batur, Oziltu, Kundulun and other leaders of Oirat tribes met to prepare for launching the third expedition to Kazakhstan.
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"Huntaiji, the envoys we sent to negotiate with the Rakshasa Kingdom are back. They want us to cede territory," Habandaiji reported to Batur.
"Certain land?"
Batur was furious: "My land in Junggar has been passed down from generation to generation, and there is no extra inch! Tell the Rakshasa people that the two sides must use the Omu River and the Black Corner on the Ob River as the boundary. The north belongs to them, and the south belongs to them.
It belongs to us. In addition, we will station troops permanently at Lake Yamysh to protect the salt mines in the lake."
"Huntaiji, the Rakshasa people are very tough and I guess they won't agree."
"No, they will agree. After my army of Junggar defeats the Kazakh Yangjier Khan they support, they will agree. Peace is achieved by fighting!"
This chapter has been completed!