Hearing that Yuzhu had been appointed General Anyuan, Tong Guowei sent someone to deliver the message that afternoon that he wanted to see Yuzhu and Longkodo.
After the ancestor had spoken, Longkoduo and Yuzhu did not dare to neglect, and simply went to accompany the old man and have dinner together.
Seeing that his son and grandson had arrived so quickly, Tong Guowei was very satisfied and immediately ordered them to go down and prepare the meal.
The wine and food have been prepared long ago, and they are all Yuzhu's favorite delicacies. Among them, the most rare thing is that the old man actually invited foreign missionaries to specially distill two bottles of liquor for Yuzhu.
Tong Guowei didn't know the specific alcohol content of the liquor. It was just that it made his throat burn when he drank it.
During the dinner, Tong Guowei glanced at Longkodo and said: "Lao San, you must warn Zhu'er not to rush in with light soldiers who want to steal the credit."
Tong Guowei recognized Yuzhu as his legitimate grandson. Longko was very satisfied and naturally he would not contradict the old man again.
"Amma, you are right. My son has already taught Zhu'er a lesson, telling him to be careful when entering the army and never to try to steal the credit."
Tong Guowei nodded and sighed: "Zhu'er, your eldest uncle, my brother Tong Guogang, was ambushed by the Junggar people because he advanced with light troops. After many days without food, he died for his country when he broke through.
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"The Junggars are as cunning as the Xixia people back then. They will never fight you when you have plenty of food." Tong Guowei was really worried, fearing that Yuzhu would rush in and be ambushed.
"Zhu'er, if something happens to you, who can our old Tong family rely on to support the family in the future?" Tong Guowei warned extremely seriously, "If anything happens, well, I said
Just in case, just leave first. There is an old saying among the Han people, if you keep the green hills, you will not be afraid of running out of firewood, do you understand?"
When Yuzhu heard this, it was clear that Tong Guowei really cared about his safety, and even said that he would escape in advance after the defeat.
"Mafa, don't worry. I will march if there is food, and I will return if there is no food. I will never be greedy for success." Yuzhu stood up and said extremely sincerely.
Tong Guowei stroked his beard and nodded, sighing heavily, and said: "The country is ours, and you are the backbone of my old Tong family. Remember, remember!"
This involves issues between the country and the small family.
Tong Guowei saw clearly that the old emperor wanted to expand his territory, and the position of the old Tong family was that if you can help, you can help, and if you can't help, you can't force him.
If Yuzhu lost his life in Hami, no matter how large the territory of the Qing Dynasty was, the old Tong family had already declined, what would be the use?
The three people here are all very sensible people.
The old emperor gave Yuzhu a glorious title, but it was a matter of being the head coach of the partial division, so the three of them said nothing.
Three days later, it will be an auspicious day.
Yuzhu knelt in front of the Meridian Gate to receive General Anyuan's seal, military talisman and the White Rainbow Sword given by the emperor.
Since they were sending troops abroad, many Manchu bannermen knew Cao Yi. Therefore, the old emperor agreed to Yuzhu and allowed him to take Qian Yinglan and Liu Taiqing to wait on him on the road.
When he left Beijing again, beside Yuzhu, in addition to the 3,000 new troops who had returned to the army, there were also 3,000 elite Eight Banners firearms battalions.
After Yuzhu returned to Xi'an with his troops, Nian Gengyao had already set off for Xining with 50,000 elite Green Camp soldiers.
However, Yuzhu did not take the ordinary route. He had already told the old emperor that he would not go to Hami via Gansu, but would go north to the Uliasutai area, transfer to the Hutus Pass, and then go south to the hinterland of the Junggar people.
The biggest problem in the northwest region is not the lack of soldiers, but the lack of food due to the sparse population.
Yuzhu took 30,000 people and headed west through the Uliasutai area. He could exchange tea bricks, salt, cotton cloth, silk and other items for the cattle and sheep raised by the Mongolians along the way.
As we all know, as long as there is a lot of meat and plenty of oil and water in the dishes, it is impossible to consume so much food.
A cart of salt or a cart of tea bricks can be exchanged for many cows and sheep, and what is saved is extremely precious food!
What's more important is that the Junggar people have long been prepared for the Qing army's western expedition, and there are many informants along the way from Xi'an to Gansu.
Yuzhu led his army to bypass Gansu, and the Junggar people could not figure out his movements.
After the army set off to the north, Yuzhu still followed the old method and used tea, salt and other materials from various tribes he passed along the way to recruit Mongolian warriors.
Last time, when Yuzhu captured the Hutus Pass, the Mongolians in various tribes along the way had already tasted great benefits.
This time, I heard that Yuzhu was going to attack the Junggar people again. Good guy, there were so many Mongolians who signed up to participate in the robbery that they were overwhelmed.
Yuzhu was responsible for the task of containment, so along the way, he was not in a hurry at all, just stopping and going, stopping and going.
By the time he met with Celeng, the general manager of Uliasutai, Yuzhu was already followed by more than 8,000 Mongolian cavalry.
After the army entered the Hutus Fortress, the quartermasters conducted a thorough inventory of the grain inventory, and Yuzhu was very satisfied with the results.
Only one-twentieth of the food brought from Xi'an was consumed along the way.
On the contrary, there were hundreds of thousands more cattle and sheep.
The main reason is that during the march, you can always exchange cattle and sheep.
In this way, the food for the army will be full of oil and water, and the food will naturally be consumed very little.
To put it bluntly, what Yuzhu did was no different from Dashengkui.
It's just that Yuzhu falls into the category of armed escort.
The bulk commodities that Dashengkui sold on the prairie were mainly tea bricks, salt, cotton cloth and silk.
After resting for three days at the Hutus Pass, under Ce Leng's envious eyes, Yuzhu led tens of thousands of troops out of the Tianshan Mountains and entered the Junggar Basin.
However, after the Qing army entered the hinterland south of the Tianshan Mountains, they did not see a single Junggar person along the way.
In Yuzhu's mind, a series of words appeared involuntarily: strengthen the wall and clear the field, lure the enemy deep, and cut off the food road!
The Junggar people belong to a branch of the Oirat Mongolia. Their living habits are still to live by water and grass, and they do not build cities at all.
Without building a city, the Qing army would have no key direction to attack, which was very suitable for luring the enemy deep into the city and then cutting off the food routes.
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Yuzhu is not an ordinary person. He knows better than anyone in the Qing Dynasty that the essence of the Junggar Khanate is two major areas. One is the oasis in the Junggar Basin, and the other is the oasis area in the Tarim Basin.
Therefore, after Yuzhu led his troops to the ruins of the ancient city in Luntai County, he stopped moving.
Luntai County existed during the Tang Dynasty, which later became Dihua City and is now Urumqi.
Unlike what the Junggar people imagined, Yuzhu's team brought a large number of cattle and sheep.
After occupying the oasis, the Mongols who came with Yuzhu simply herded their cattle and sheep on the fertile prairie.
What does it mean to learn from the barbarians and develop skills to defeat the barbarians?
This is how Yuzhu did it.
On the prairie, if we don’t eat much meat and only eat grain, how can we sustain the logistics?
After setting up the big tent, Yuzhu wandered around leisurely all day long, seemingly doing nothing.
Anyway, after occupying the largest oasis, he will not leave.
The people on the Junggar side were very angry.
The entire Junggar Khanate area is just two oases. The jade pillar occupies the section with the richest water and grass, and it is still there.
However, from April until June, Cewang Alabutan was really calm and never brought the main force to Yuzhu for a decisive battle.
As for Yuzhu, he has already reached the old site of Luntai County. In any case, it can be regarded as the hinterland of the Junggar people.
As a partial commander, even if Yuzhu ordered to retreat now, there would be no problem at all.
However, Yuzhu was very patient and kept herding sheep and raising cattle near Luntai County, without any intention of retreating.
Yuzhu had never underestimated Cewang Alabutan, but he did not trust Cewang Alabutan and could not see his sinister intentions.
To put it bluntly, if Cewang Alabutan does not come to fight this year, Yuzhu will withdraw as winter approaches.
When the grass becomes fertile next spring, the jade pillar will come again.
This method is very shameless and sinister, but it is very effective.
Because after the Junggar people lost their most important oasis, the hundreds of thousands of people who originally lived in northern Xinjiang became a life-threatening problem for them to fill their stomachs and survive the winter.
As time went by, the Junggar people, who carried out the task of strengthening the walls and clearing the country, became overwhelmed.
"Commander Yu, a large number of quasi-military troops were discovered at the foot of Mount Hakata."
"I know, just keep an eye on them."
"嗻."
Yuzhu waved his hand and let the sentry go down.
Zhou Quan gently shook the folding fan and said with a smile: "Dong Weng, the student thinks that the enemy has begun to attack and wants to attract our troops to come over for a decisive battle."
Yuzhu took a sip of tea and chuckled softly: "Huo Piao Yao used his troops to take extraordinary risks and repeatedly gained a lot. That's because there were many Huns in the team. As a commander, after entering the Junggar Basin, his eyes were almost black.
Hey, since I can't compare to Huo Piao Yao, I might as well just play dirty tricks."
"Hey, it's better to be still than to move. Our army is staying on this precious land with fertile water and grass. It won't move anywhere. How many years can the Zungar people last?" Zhou Quan and Yuzhu looked at each other and smiled.
The enemy is anxious, but they are not anxious.
The Qing Dynasty’s national power was extremely strong!
Now, after the Qing Dynasty took control of the Hutus Pass, it could overlook the entire Junggar Khanate.
Objectively speaking, after more than 70 years of Qing-Zhun wars, the Qing Dynasty finally won the victory because of the great plague (smallpox) in the Junggar area and the civil strife that broke out. Only then did Gan Xiaosi take advantage of it. Enter, and solve the problem that is close to your heart.
There is no city to occupy in the oasis of Junggar Basin.
Yuzhu has also always kept in mind the great man's famous saying, save people and lose land, and everyone and land will survive. Save land and lose people, and everyone and land will be lost.
To put it bluntly, as long as 30,000 troops are in hand and the Junggar people's winter supplies reserves are destroyed, Yuzhu will be in an invincible position.
As for food, hehe, there are cattle and sheep grazing everywhere on the green grassland, which confirms Yuzhu's foresight.
As long as he is not greedy for merit, does not make rash advances, and Yuzhu does not lose his life in the Junggar Basin, he will have plenty of time to waste with the Junggar people.
If the Junggar people really dare to come, Yuzhu will dare to show them the tremendous power of the three arms of infantry, cavalry and artillery in coordinated combat.