Galdan was in big trouble. Although he had many soldiers and generals, the cunning Li Rubi hid on the peaks of the Altai Mountains to avoid fighting.
I tried to attack several times, but the mountains were high and the roads were steep, and I lost a lot of soldiers and horses but gained nothing.
Even more terrifying news came: Li Chengjue of the Ming Army on the southern front, and the Imperial Guards marched north from Turpan City, even to defeat Verumu, Qandula, Kutaba and other places. The southern defender Darkhan only had 10,000 old and weak soldiers.
, I couldn't resist it anymore, so I had to escape to the Karamay Oasis in the west of the Junggar Desert, hoping to use the desert to delay the Ming army's attack.
Although there is a desert to rely on, Galdan knows that he cannot delay it for too long and must defeat the enemies in the north as soon as possible!
As a young and mature man, he was extremely anxious inside, but it didn't show on his face at all.
"Huntaiji, the advantage of our army is to fight quickly. We can't waste too much time in Altay." Dural came to see Galdan.
"Don't I know? But Li Rubi is a veteran who has been on the battlefield for a long time. He has to control the dangers of mountains and rivers and only defend but not attack. There is nothing I can do for the moment!"
"Then Li Rubi only defends but does not attack. She is waiting for the Ming Dynasty's Southern Route Army to join us. Why don't you use a trick to lure the enemy to attack?"
"Luring the enemy?"
Galdan studied these two words carefully and pondered.
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On May 3, the ninth year of the reign of Emperor Guangwu of the Ming Dynasty, Li Rubi, the commander-in-chief of the North Route Army of the Ming Dynasty, was leading a group of cadres to observe the scenery on Kuitun Peak, no, to observe the enemy's situation.
Suddenly I saw chaos at the foot of the mountain.
The Junggar military camp at the foot of the mountain was in chaos. A "Ming army" invaded the Mongolian camp, and the sun and moon flags were burning like fire.
The Mongols resisted desperately, holding on to the camp without retreating even a step. Both sides shouted, fought, and became entangled, making it difficult to tell the winner.
"Commander, Shuai Li and Shuai Wang must be here!"
"Ask the commander-in-chief to send troops and attack from both sides. The Junggar people will be defeated."
All the generals thought it was Li Chengjue, and Wang Guoxun's friendly troops arrived and requested an attack.
Li Rubi's heart was pounding and she was about to order an attack. Suddenly she thought, what if it was a trick by the enemy? Before returning to the Ming Dynasty, he had been a rebel for many years. Thieves are suspicious, especially a big thief like him, who is even more suspicious. I want to eat something hot, but I’m afraid of burning my mouth.
After thinking about it, I decided to divide the troops into three groups to attack: Erdantesh from the Huite tribe, Chuhuer Ubash tribe from the Junggar tribe with 4,000 troops as the first group;
Tub Norbu, Chechen Bobabu, Sanyin Noyan Bodanjin's 4,000 soldiers and horses were the second group; 10,000 self-led troops were the third group; and another 2,000 soldiers and horses were left to guard the mountain.
"Haorui~Haorui~Haorui~"
The four thousand soldiers and horses of Erdantesh and Chuhuur Ubas tribe roared and roared down.
The Junggar army resisted while luring him into the formation.
"Huntaiji, the Ming army has fallen into a trap. Let's attack." Generals Mahan, Omubu and Danzila all asked Galdan to attack.
"Don't worry, Li Rubi is very cunning, and the one who comes may not be the main force. Just wait a moment." Galdan was very calm.
Another group of Ming troops rushed down from Kuitun Peak, and their front was sharper than the previous one. They included soldiers and horses from various tribes in Mobei. They had been in the Ming Dynasty for a long time and were better equipped. They often fought against the Rakshasa people and other tribes.
, very powerful.
The ferocious attack confused Galdan. Well, the main force of the Ming army should be coming back this time.
"Attack!"
The young Huitai Ji finally issued the military order to attack.
"Haorui~Haorui~Haorui~"
Hasik and Dural will rush out from both wings. The "friendly troops" who were fighting with the Junggar army at the foot of the mountain just now also put on the Junggar military flag and returned to fight.
Galdan charged forward, followed closely by the generals Mahan, Omubu, and Danzila. The Ming army who rushed down the mountain was killed and was in chaos.
"No! I've fallen into a trap! Go down the mountain and rescue me."
Li Rubi hurriedly led troops to rescue, but it was too late. The first two batches of 8,000 troops had been trapped by the Junggar army.
With a sudden change of heart, the true nature of the great thief who rebelled against the enemy came out. With his machete raised, he rushed straight into the enemy formation and killed dozens of people with his hands.
Seeing that Marshal Li was fighting for his life, generals Lin Junqi, Dunbai, Hoda, and Tuba Seleng all followed suit and actually broke into the Junggar formation and rescued Tumut Boluo, Zasak Tubnorbu, and Chechen Bolu.
Babu.
Li Rubi still wanted to save others, but the Junggar army roared in from all directions. If she delayed any longer, she might even be trapped, and she would have to retreat to the mountain to defend her.
Sanyin Nuoyan Bodanjin was dressed as a master, and with the sound of horse hooves, Junggar general Omubu arrived.
"Amitabha!"
Danjin put his hands together, hoping to survive as a Buddhist disciple.
Emubu's sword was as fast as lightning, showing no mercy. White light flashed across, sending the great monk to meet the Buddha.
"I pray to Ge, I will escort you out." Bagabandi wanted to protect Chuhu'er Ubas and break out of the encirclement.
Chuhu'er Ubas was covered in blood and sighed: "Eqi Ge is old and injured, so he can't break out. You break out quickly. If you can survive, just be an ordinary Ayinle (herdsman)."
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"Eh, pray for Ge!"
Bagabandi cried out sadly, reluctant to leave his old father behind and run for his life alone.
"Since father and son are deeply in love, neither of them should leave," Junggar general Danzila said jokingly as he led his army to surround the two of them.
"Ouch~"
Bagabandi risked his life to kill him, but the knife was knocked away by Danzila. He did not kill Bagabandi, but just teased him with one knife after another. After a while, he was covered with knife wounds, but the knife was not fatal.
"Danzila, give my uncle and brother a noble death," a majestic voice came, and Galdan suddenly appeared.
"Yes, Huitaiji".
Danzila did not dare to play the cat-and-mouse game anymore, so he took out the sword very happily, one at a time, and the great hero Chuhu'er Ubas and his eldest son were turned into loess.
With enemies on all sides, Huitbo Erdanteshi no longer had the same spirit as before the expedition. I thought I would be able to sit back and relax after hugging the thick legs of the Ming Dynasty, but unexpectedly the soldiers and horses of the Junggar tribe turned out to be so fierce!
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Seeing that he was about to die, in desperation, he lay down on the ground and pretended to be dead.
Groups of Dzungarian soldiers swept the battlefield, captured captives as slaves, and hacked wounded soldiers to death on the spot.
A spear pierced Erdantesh's thigh. It hurt! At the critical moment of life and death, he did not dare to move. Seeing that the "corpse" was completely dead, the Junggar soldiers ignored it and continued to search forward.
A few years later, Erdantesh mentioned this battle in his memoirs. However, he did not say that he escaped by pretending to be a dead body. He only said that with the blessing of the Buddha, he could turn danger into good fortune.
The battle on May 3rd ended with the victory of the Junggar army and the defeat of the Ming army. Galdan annihilated more than 6,000 Ming troops with only a thousand casualties.
Taking advantage of the high morale, the young Huitaiji launched a fierce offensive against the Ming army on Kuitun Peak.
Li Rubi resisted desperately, but in the face of a new defeat, the army suffered heavy casualties and its morale was low. The Junggar army completely ignored the casualties, and like a tide, one wave did not stop, and another wave came again.
Gradually it can no longer hold up, and the defense line is crumbling.
"Your Majesty, I am incompetent. I failed to guard Kuitun Peak, and I have failed the Holy Grace. This is the place where I will die!" Marshal Li, with tears in his eyes, began to make the final plan and raised his head to Emperor Guangwu in Nanjing City.