Zhu Hengjia, the Mingguang Emperor, was a great politician and a great conspirator. As a time traveler, he most believed in the famous saying of Mr. Chiang Kai-shek of later generations: "Three parts military, seven parts politics", so he firmly believed that: solve the Ili problem
, we cannot rely solely on force, we must also play politics.
In fact, after the war reached this point and after capturing Turpan and Junggar, he was already satisfied and did not want to fight anymore. After all, Ili was too far away, and the expense of the expedition was too great, and the national treasury could not afford it.
But Galdan fled to Yili. This man was a tycoon. If he didn't eradicate his roots, he would definitely come back. Thinking of this, the old emperor had to grit his teeth, tighten his belt, and continue to fight.
In order to save money, he decided to use both war and peace tactics, mainly to induce surrender and supplemented by military force. In addition to sending Guan Siqiu to ask Yumhagas to write a letter to Galdan to persuade Galdan to surrender, he also sent envoys to persuade Hubei to surrender.
Qiltu Khan said that as long as Oqiltu surrendered to the Ming Dynasty and paid taxes, he would be granted the title of Duke of Ili.
In order to put pressure on the two Khans, Zhu Hengjia ordered Li Rubi and Zu Zerun to march westward from Boxeri and attack Ulanbol Qil City, Balkhash City and other places. The battle went smoothly, or there was not much fighting.
, the herdsmen in these places had already been moved to the Tokmok area by Oqiltu Khan, and the Ming army captured only some empty cities. Although the actual significance is limited, from the perspective of the military map, it is still a great "victory".
At least the Ming army took into their hands the Tarbahatai Mountains, the Yemili Grassland, and a large area of land on the north shore of Lake Balkhash.
The Ming army in the north was just a feint, and Li Chengjue and the Kingdom Commander in the south were the killer move. Zhu Hengjia ordered two generals with 28,000 troops to continue westward and stationed troops near Alimatu (Almaty), while talking
Hit, talk while hitting, use hitting to promote conversation.
The plan to induce surrender failed: Galdan did not respond at all; Oqiltu Khan agreed to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, but did not agree to the Ming Dynasty sending tax collectors into Ili to collect taxes.
If we can't agree, we have to fight.
On July 8, the ninth year of the reign of Emperor Guangwu of the Ming Dynasty, the Battle of Ili began.
The 23,000 Ming army launched a violent offensive against the 27,000 Heshuote and Junggar coalition troops stationed at Alimatu.
The sound of artillery outside the city gradually subsided, Li Chengjue put down his telescope, and another wave of Ming army's offensive was blocked. On the opposite side were 20,000 Heshuote soldiers of Oqirtu Khan and 7,000 Dzungarian soldiers of Galdan.
Their equipment and combat power are not as good as those of the Ming army, but their numbers are greater than that of the Ming army. Relying on the city, they cannot defeat them for a while.
"Li Shuai, I don't know where Peng Mingyang and Hu Guozhu are marching? It's best if nothing happens during a thousand-mile expedition," Wang Guoxun asked Li Chengjue with some concern.
Li Chengjue was confident, "Don't worry, Wang Shuai, Peng Mingyang, and Hu Guozhu, one is careful and the other is bold, they will definitely fulfill their mission."
It turned out that Li Chengjue saw that the enemy on the opposite side was very tenacious, so he built a plank road openly and secretly attacked Chencang. He sent Peng Mingyang and Hu Guozhu to lead 5,000 partial troops to go north along the Yili River (Yili River), then climbed over the Chuyili Mountain and penetrated directly to the foot of Tuokemoke City. ??
The name "Ili" was first seen in the "Book of Han". It was called Yilie, Yili, Yili and other names in history. It generally refers to the Ili River Basin and the vast area east and south of Balkhash Lake. In the Han Dynasty, it was a territory of the Wusun Kingdom.
; In the Tang Dynasty, it was affiliated to the Anxi Protectorate and the Beiting Protectorate; in the Yuan Dynasty, the Eastern Chagatai Khanate (Bielos Bali Khanate) was established here.
As soon as the Western Expedition started, Zhu Hengjia ordered Yilie to be renamed "Ili", which means "Li Ting Sweeping Lu", which means that he has successfully pacified the desert west, and has made great achievements since then, and the west frontier will always be safe.
Since Oqiltu Khan moved his tent to Tokmok, the population of this small town has surged, business has prospered, and there is an endless stream of business travelers coming and going.
In order to increase fiscal revenue, Oqirtu Khan set up a tax collection gate at the North City Gate, which also opened early and closed late.
On the Chuyili Mountain to the north of the city, an army was hiding in the forest. They were covered in disarray and dusty, but silent and motionless. With their sharp eyes, they looked like veterans of hundreds of battles.
Peng Mingyang and Hu Guozhu led 5,000 soldiers and horses up the Yili River (Yilie River) and crossed the Chuyili Mountains to reach Tokmok City, the capital of the Shuote people. They thought it would be an easy task, but unexpectedly the river was wide, the mountains were high and the roads were high.
After suffering a lot, I hurriedly and slowly arrived near Tokmok City.
"Brother Peng, it seems that the Hu people haven't noticed our arrival yet, should they attack the city immediately?" Hu Guozhu asked Peng Mingyang somewhat flatteringly. He knew that Peng Mingyang was a direct general of Emperor Guangwu, and he could never afford to offend someone who was in the heart of the emperor.
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"Don't be anxious, Mr. Hu. Our army is tired from the journey. Let's rest for half an hour and let the soldiers eat some dry food and drink water before attacking the city."
An hour later, the Ming army came out from Chuyili Mountain and formed a formation to attack the city.
"Da~da~da~"
Hu Guozhu led two thousand cavalry, leading the way.
"Enemy attack ~ enemy"
On the city wall, an old soldier was shot down by a powerful arrow just after shouting a few times about enemy attack.
The defenders didn't even have time to close the city gate before they were broken in by this group of vicious men.
The guard general Heshuote Huitai Jibonsuke eagerly gathered 500 defenders to recapture the north gate, but was killed and dispersed by Hu Guozhu.
Seeing that he was not the leader, Peng Suke turned his horse and tried to escape.
Hu Guozhu sneered, took out his hard bow, bent the bow and shot an arrow in one go, with a whistling sound, and penetrated directly into the back of Peng Suke's neck.
Heshuote Taiji Galdanmuba was surrounded by Peng Mingyang on the east city wall, with fewer and fewer soldiers and horses. He was a discerning man, and seeing that resistance was futile, he simply abandoned his weapons and surrendered.
At a meager cost of more than 200 people, the Ming army annihilated the 4,000 defenders of Tokmok City, and also put Eqirtu and Galdan, who were fighting fiercely with the Ming army in Alimatu, into a desperate situation.
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"Great Khan, the only solution now is to take advantage of the fact that the news of the fall of Tokmok City has not spread yet and immediately engage in a decisive battle with the Ming army." After receiving the news, Galdan immediately came to see Eqirtu Khan.
Want to fight to the death.
He is young and full of blood, but Oqiltu Khan is already old. As he gets older, his courage becomes weak and he does not dare to risk his life.
"Huntaiji, the Ming army sneak attacked Tokmok, cutting off our army's retreat, and the morale of the army has been lost. As for Li Chengjue and Wang Guoxun, they are veteran generals. The decisive battle may be more disastrous. It is better to go north, cross the Chuyili Mountains, and defect to Kazakhstan.
Khanate. When I was young, I had an old relationship with Yangir Khan, the father of Tou Ke Khan, and he would definitely take us in!"
"Escape north?"
Galdan was so angry that his eyes widened, "Why is the Great Khan so cowardly? Our army is close to 30,000, which is enough to fight. If defeated, it is not too late to retreat. Besides, my son's family members are all in Yili, and they do not want to leave their hometown.
Fleeing north to Kazakhstan, I’m afraid all my people have already escaped before they arrive.”
The two were in a stalemate, and Galdan had no choice but to return to the camp angrily. The next morning, he was about to go to the camp of Eqiltu Khan again to persuade him to fight.
Unexpectedly, I learned a bolt from the blue.
"Huntaiji, it's bad, Oqiltu Khan escaped with the Heshuote people," his subordinates came to report.
"What!"
Galdan was dizzy for a while. Among the 27,000 defenders of Alimatu, the Heshuotes accounted for 20,000, and he was only 7,000. As soon as Oqiltu Khan escaped, he became an army.
Alone!
"Alas! I am old and useless!"
Galdan lamented angrily and hurriedly ordered a retreat, but it was too late. The Ming army surrounded him from all directions.
