Zhaisang Lake near Yili City has blue sky, clear water and many wild animals.
The 60-year-old Oqirtu Chechen Khan of the Heshu special tribe is hunting. He has a thick, snow-white beard and looks very much like Santa Claus in Western mythology.
A yellow sheep jumped out of the grass. "Santa Claus" had a cold look in his eyes. He quickly bent his bow and set an arrow. The arrow was like lightning and shot through the sheep's neck. The little creature whimpered.
, and fell to the ground.
"Father is good at archery!"
The eldest son Erdeni Huntaiji came galloping on horseback.
"Ha~ha~ha~"
Eqirtu laughed loudly. No one wants to surrender to old age. The arrow just made him feel that he was still young and full of strength.
He is the nephew of Gushi Khan. After Gushi Khan moved south to Qinghai-Tibet, he was named Khan and stayed in the old Tianshan Mountains to handle the affairs of the Oirat (Moxi) Alliance. Therefore, he served as the leader of the Oirat Alliance for a long time and was highly respected in the Western Regions.
The most proud thing in his life was that in September 1640, as the leader of the Oirat Mongolian (Mossy Mongolian) alliance, he entered into an alliance with the ancient Zasak Tuhan Subadi of Khalkha and Baturhun of the Junggar tribe.
Taiwan and Kyrgyzstan formed an alliance and formulated the "Mongolia-Oirat Code". The place for the alliance was chosen in his inherent territory, Ulanbolqil (Tarbachatai). It was a sunny day, Heshuote, Junggar
, Turgut, Durbot, Huite, and the leaders of the Khalkha tribes all arrived, and the scene of huge crowds of people, cheering and cheering, is still before our eyes.
Later, he gradually got old and was unwilling to compete with the newly rising forces, so he quietly lived his peaceful life in Ili. Batur Hutaiji of the Junggar tribe was a famous warrior in Mongolia, and his prestige was increasing day by day.
All the tribes in the west were willing to obey his orders. He was not jealous and allowed Batur Hutaiji to establish the Junggar Khanate with Boxali as the center, and jointly became the leader of the Oirat alliance with him. Later, Batur Hutaiji died.
, his son Sengge was in charge of the Junggar tribe. Sengge was brave and resourceful, and the Junggar tribe became increasingly powerful. He was still not jealous, and married his granddaughter Anu to Sengge, continuing to maintain the friendly relationship between the two families.
On the surface, he took great care of Sengge, his grandson-in-law, and helped him gather his tribe and subdue other brothers. He was a loyal friend and a loyal elder. However, when Sengge's strength increased, his intention to unify the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains was very obvious.
Finally, the old Khan could not sit still.
Power is the most confusing thing. A mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. He was unwilling to lose his position as the leader of Oirat Mongolia, and he was even less willing to obey the junior monks. The old man took action with a three-pronged approach: on the one hand, he used his granddaughter
Anu, to win over Sengge; on the one hand, he was flirting with the nobles in Junggar who were dissatisfied with Sengge's succession. Sengge's uncle Chuhuur Ubas, his two brothers Chechen, and Zhuote Babatur were all the old Khans.
The king's guest; on the other hand, he intimidated the Durbot tribe Aladar Taiji, the Heshuote tribe Danjin Taiji, and the Torgut tribe Gonbu Taiji, who had surrendered to the Sengge, to move their tribes to
It is far away from its own territory, Ulaanbolqil, and is easy to control.
The young, wise, brave, and decisive Hutaiji Sengge of the Junggar tribe could see clearly, clearly, and truly the little tricks of this grandfather-in-law.
Sengge endured it, not because he was his wife's biological grandfather; nor because he was afraid of the old Khan's strength. On the contrary, he didn't take the old Khan seriously at all. What he worried about was the old Khan.
Behind the king was Gushi Khan, and Gushi Khan's son Dayan Eqir Khan. The Khoshote Khan's court in Qinghai-Tibet was Eqirtu Khan's biggest backer. As long as this backer did not fall, Sengge would have
I'm afraid, I don't dare to break up with the old Khan.
In this way, the two sides were wary of each other while maintaining a superficial intimacy and harmony, living day by day.
"Tell me, what news do you want to tell Father Khan?" As soon as Eqirtu saw the look on his eldest son Erdeni Hutaiji's face, he knew that something was wrong, and he didn't even bother to look at the yellow sheep he shot down.
, asked.
"Father Khan, Peng Suke's cousin fled back from the Snowy Region. According to him, the Ming army entered the Snowy Region, the Great Khan died in battle, and Dorji Taiji disappeared."
"What!"
Oqiltu Khan staggered and almost fell down. He quickly regained his composure and said, "Quickly, call all Tai Ji Laiyu to discuss matters in the Khan's tent."
Mongolians like to live in tents, so the sweat tent of the Great Khan is naturally very spacious.
Oqirtu Khan sat in the middle, and many Taijis, also his sons: Erdeni, Galdama, Ilaguk Sanban, and Galdan Muba, sat on both sides.
Everyone's eyes were focused on a young man with a disheveled face and a miserable appearance. Although this young man looked down and out, he had a kingly bearing in every move he made. He was the son of Heshuote Khan Dayan Eqil.
, Huitai Ji Pensuke. After Pensuke escaped from Xingxiu Sea, he ran non-stop to Ili. The road was bumpy and he looked naturally miserable.
Eqirtu spoke calmly: "Pengsuke Hutaiji, how did the Great Khan lose? How is the Khan's court doing now? Please tell me quickly and listen to this Khan!"
"Uncle," Peng Suke burst into tears, "Father Khan and I led an army of 70,000 to attack the Bayan Hara Mountains where the Ming Army was stationed. Unexpectedly, the Ming Army Governor Hu Zhigong was very cunning and abandoned the Bayan Hara Mountains.
Our army entered the Xingxiu Sea, but set up an ambush in the Xingxiu Sea. The entire 70,000-strong army was wiped out, and my father Khan also died in the battle. It is estimated that the Ming army has now captured the Khan's court and Lhasa."
The air was eerily silent, and no one spoke in the sweat tent.
Such a powerful Khoshot Khanate ended like this? No one dares to believe this fact.
"Ahem," Oqiltu Khan coughed, "The Ming army has captured Qinghai-Tibet, and it is very likely that they will come to the Tianshan Mountains next. Let's all discuss it. Where should we go next?"
"Father Khan, the Ming army is strong, so it is better to send envoys to serve as ministers to win a breathing space for me and the Shuote tribe," Taiji Galdama said.
"Promise yourself to the enemy, Galdama, are you going to betray the Heshuote people?" Peng Suke shouted angrily.
"Father Khan, most of our tribesmen are now concentrated near Ili. If the Ming army wants to attack us, they must first pass through the Yarkand Khanate. I think there is no need to be too weak. We can form a good alliance with the Yarkand Khanate and fight together.
"Ming Army", Huetaiji Erdeni said firmly.
"Well", Eqirtu's eyes widened, "The Ming army killed the Great Khan and formed a deep hatred with me and the Shuote tribe. How can we surrender to our enemies? Erdeni is right, pick up Ye'er
Qiang is a clever move. However, Yarkand Abdullah Khan is old and useless, and his son Yule Bals is a good ally. Be prepared. Ben Khan will leave for Boxali immediately to meet with Sengge.
, it’s time to force away Abdullah and give the Yarkand Khanate a new master."
"Uncle, the Sengge of the Junggar tribe is very ambitious. If we join hands with him to support Ulibars, I'm afraid he will take the opportunity to annex the Yarkand Khanate." Peng Suk was a little worried about the Sengge.
"It doesn't matter, the Han people have a saying: 'The rafters that stand out will die first.' If the Sengge really annexed Yarkand, it would definitely attract the attention of the Ming army. The Junggar tribe has strong soldiers and horses, and they are blocking the front, while our Heshuote tribe is on the contrary.
