Tumochuan, Guihua City, in front of Yin Buddha Temple.

Four Mongolian warriors with naked upper bodies stepped forward, two people in groups, holding more than one meter of Mani poles in their hands. The two poles were connected by thin ropes, and five-color flags of red, yellow, stern, white and green were hung on them. There were many yellow prayer flags hanging on the head of the pole, and Sanskrit embroidered with six-character mantras.

A male shaman was wearing a black feathered woven with crow wings, jumped and jumped in front of the altar, shouting loudly about his prayers to Changshengtian. Dozens of lamas were sitting in the local area, with their hands together and singing in a low voice. With the last loud shout, the shaman threw the branches of cypresses and green pine trees into the brazier. Smoke filled the air, and a faint fragrance was floating.

Wearing a white single robe, Toulhai slowly walked up to the altar, stepped over the brazier according to the rules, and then knelt down on one knee under the sacrificial table. The shaman was beside him, dipped pine branches with clear water, sprinkled on Toulhai's body, and sprinkled horse milk and grains into the sky. He muttered words, praying for what he asked for.

The whole process is complicated and lengthy, not entirely belonging to traditional Mongolian sacrifices, but is mixed with lamas, shamans and other teaching customs. This is also Turhai's helpless move.

The Mongols basically believed in Lamaism. When Lin Dan Khan had just inherited the Khan, the Chahar tribe believed in the Yellow Sect. However, in order to establish his own authority, Lin Dan Khan forced all Mongolian tribes under his rule to convert to the Red Sect, which angered most of the Mongolians who believed in the Yellow Sect. During the battle with the Qing Dynasty, many Mongolian tribes either did not help each other or directly surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. Lin Dan Khan publicized to the outside world that he had 400,000 string control men, but less than 100,000 could be controlled by him. Moreover, Lin Dan Khan was not a hero. He was defeated repeatedly in the battle with the Qing Dynasty and eventually died in Qinghai.

In order to avoid the Qing Dynasty, Turhai led the remnants of Mongolian Chahar to Qinghai. He learned from the lessons of Lin Dan Khan and no longer restricted the Mongolian personal beliefs. There, he obtained the support of the leader of the Yellow Cult, the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama, and formed an alliance with the local powerful faction of the White Cult through marriage, which made him have the strength to naturalize the expedition.

The word "Nuihua" was given by Emperor Wanli. The local Mongolians generally called it Hohhot, which means "a green city" in Han. Because the city of Guihua is made of blue bricks, it looks blue from a distance. Some people also call it "Sanniangzi City". Although Guihua City was constructed by Altan Khan and his princess and three ladies, Altan Khan was old and weak, and most of the government affairs were handled by Sanniangzi. During her administration, she expanded Guihua City, and eased her relationship with the Ming Dynasty through mutual markets, making the Mongolian tribes become the co-lords of Mongolia at that time. In order to commemorate her, some people called Guihua City "Sanniangzi City".

This city was built in the form of Yuan Dadu, and is the only decent city outside the Great Wall. It is surrounded by Yinshan Mountain in the north, the Yellow River in the south, the Manhan Mountain in the east, and the Hetao in the west. It is located on the impact plain of the Yellow River and Dahei River. The surrounding terrain is dangerous and the land in the area is fertile. It is the gateway to Gansu and Ningxia.

Because of its importance, Turhai slightly restored a certain amount of strength in Qinghai and led his troops to fight and recapture the Guihua City. Also because of its importance, Wu Keshan of the Korqin tribe immediately raised troops to capture it. Later, Boluo and Haoge led the Qing Dynasty reinforcements to arrive one after another. Because the Qing Dynasty was busy fighting with the Ming army at that time, he had no time to take care of this side, and he did not invest much force. Turhai divided through various means and united most of the Mongols and Han people in the city, so that he could defend the city.

But things changed after Haoge arrived. His troops were sufficient, and the combat power of the Qing infantry was far superior to that of the Mongols. Although he did not invade Guihua City for a while, he completely cut off all the connection between the defenders in Guihua City and the outside world.

Turhai sent people out of the city several times, but they were intercepted and killed by the Qing army outside the city. The reinforcements from Qinghai were defeated by Haoge. The people in the city were filled with food and grass, so they could only kill horses to satisfy their hunger if they went on. Ten years ago, Lin Dan Khan was defeated by naturalization, and the Mongolian tribes of Chahar were declining since then. The Qing Dynasty conquered the Mongolian tribes and established the Eight Mongolian Banners, so that they could easily bypass Shanhaiguan to expedition to the Ming Dynasty.

This battle was related to the authority and regime established by Turhai, and he had to fight. Fortunately, in the past few months, the spirit of the Qing army has been almost exhausted. With more than 30,000 elite cavalry under his command, he might not be able to win if he goes out of the city to fight. Turhai is desperate, and the victory or defeat is here.

On that day, Turhai left only 2,000 weak soldiers to stay in Guihua City and led all the remaining elites out of the city to fight against Haoge. Tuurhai was mainly cavalry, and Haoge was commanded by the army of Mongolian cavalry and Qing infantry. The two armies fought decisively between the wastelands, from noon to the sun setting, exhausted. At this moment, Jirgalang suddenly led more than 20,000 cavalry out of the two wings of the Tuurhai army and surrounded the Mongolian cavalry in the core.

More than 30,000 Mongolian cavalry commanded by Turhai either died or surrendered. Turhai led only hundreds of cavalry to break out of the encirclement and fled westward. The guard in Guihua City opened the city gate and knelt down to welcome Haoge into the city.

Haoge rode on the horse, lowered his body and knocked three times on the head of the guard general with a horse whip. "Kill half of the defenders in the city, leave half of them, and the heads hang on the walls." As soon as he finished speaking, the tiger soldiers behind him stepped forward and circled the defenders in one place. He drove them away at will, picking out about half of them. He waved his long sword, and the heads fell to the ground, and blood flowed all over the ground. The rest of the people burst into tears, shivering on the side, and there was no energy at all.

Jirgalang went with him, "After counting, there was no Tourhai among the dead and captured people, and he seemed to have escaped."

Haoge sneered: "What if the general who lost his troops escapes?"

Jirhalang frowned and said, "Turhai is Taiji, after all, the Chahar tribe. It is not comparable to ordinary people to revive Mongolia by relying on one's own strength. Besides, the great concubine and Abnai Khan are still in Qinghai. As long as they are still there, it is only a matter of time to regain their strength. We should send troops immediately to pursue Turhai, take Abnai back to Shenyang, and do something that Dorgon did not do. Only in this way can you suppress him."

Haoge pondered for a moment, "What you said is, then take a day off here and set off for pursuit tomorrow. The Sanniangzi City is full of gold and silver, so it should be for these slaves to have fun."

Jirgalang did not agree with what Haoge said in his heart, but he was unwilling to say anything else. He also had his own considerations. Nikan died and everything he had obtained in the Ming Dynasty was snatched back by the Ming army. Dorgon had always wanted to weaken his troops, which was a good reason.
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