They failed to wait for reinforcements, and they also failed to see the sunrise the next day. When the sun rose, there were not many Qing people in the city, and instead there were dead bodies everywhere.
Looking at the corpses on the ground, Geerdan had an expressionless face. Ever since Yunli took Ling Ruo away and injured him, his heart had no trace of mercy. Letting these people live would only cause trouble. It would be better to kill them all.
It came cleanly, and he didn't want anyone to go to the capital to tip off the news, so as to catch the Qing army by surprise.
Patton escorted a young Qing soldier over, "King Khan, this man wanted to escape and report, but was caught by his subordinates. How should we deal with it?"
Galdan glanced at him and said coldly: "Do you still want me to teach you?"
Barton quickly lowered his head and agreed, and then stabbed the man in the heart with a knife, killing him immediately. Galdan didn't even look at it, and said in a dark voice: "Have you caught Yue Zhongqi?"
Before Barton could say anything, another man dragged Yue Zhongqi, who was tied up, and said with cupped hands: "King Khan, my subordinates have captured Yue Zhongqi. This man is really good at beating. He has killed many of our brothers."
Galdan ignored him and walked straight to Yue Zhongqi who was covered in blood and said: "I respect you as a good man and your ability to lead troops. If you are willing to surrender and submit to me, I will not only let you live."
, and it can also give you endless glory and wealth.”
"Bah!" Yue Zhongqi spat out a mouthful of bloody foam and said sternly: "You are a barbarian, you will kill me if you want, and asking me to surrender to you is simply a fool's dream!"
Galdan didn't say much, just uttered four words, "Stubborn!"
Yue Zhongqi died, not in the war in the northwest, but in the hands of Galdan. What would happen if he knew that the reason why Galdan went crazy to attack the city and killed so many people last night was because of Hongshi's tip-off?
mood.
In short, everything in this small town has come, and the news has been tightly sealed in the city. No one can get out alive, so naturally no one goes to report the news. Neither Yinzhen nor the 300,000 troops who are already on the road are covered.
In the dark, by the time they knew it, it was already too late.
Jiang Ying's map was correct. The circled place was exactly where the 300,000-strong army was going to pass. Galdan had ambushed here in advance. Although there were not as many people as them, his offensive was fierce and his actions were ruthless.
Wan Dajun doesn’t have a decent commander. After all, according to the arrangements of the Ministry of War, they are
Who would have thought that those who were to be assigned to Yue Zhongqi's men would have already encountered Jungar's cavalry before they reached the border. They were caught off guard and suffered many casualties. Although in the end, they relied on their numerical advantage to force them back.
They left, but most of the food and grass they brought were burned, resulting in heavy losses.
When the news reached the capital, the whole court was shocked. No one thought that Galdan could sneak into the Qing Dynasty and set up an ambush without anyone noticing, and how did he know where the army would pass by and this route?
Only Yinzhen and a few people from the Ministry of War knew. If it wasn't a coincidence, there was only one possibility: someone leaked the secret.
After the initial shock, the officials focused their attention on the city where Yue Zhongqi was. The Jungar army crossed the city but no news came back. Either Yue Zhongqi had rebelled and surrendered, or they had died in the battle.
It didn't take long for such a guess to have the correct answer. After being ambushed, the army regrouped and came all the way to the city. However, they were attacked before they entered the city. They had no choice but to set up camp outside. After some investigation,
It was already certain that there were no Qing troops in the city. In other words, it was very likely that they had all been wiped out. This was later confirmed because they saw Yue Zhongqi’s body on the city wall, where he was hung in the sun and rain.
, cannot be laid to rest.
And their own situation is also extremely difficult, with tens of thousands of casualties and casualties, and only a few hundred thousand left, without a decent leader, and most of their food and grass have been burned. Without supplies, they will not be able to survive for long, let alone how long they will survive.
Junger stared eagerly.
Looking at the memorial in his hand, Yinzhen's face was so gloomy that he could shed tears. Several ministers from the Ministry of War were already kneeling in the hall tremblingly, not daring to raise their heads. Yinzhen slapped the memorial in front of them fiercely, "See for yourselves.
Three hundred thousand troops
, before a formal battle was fought, tens of thousands of people were killed and injured, and even the food and grass were burned. I would like to know why Galdan is so powerful that he even knows the marching route and still keeps silent.
Massacred the entire garrison."
"I deserve to die." The Minister of War said in fear: "But I can guarantee that except for me, the two ministers, Prince Bao and Wu Beile, no one has seen the march route map, and it is absolutely impossible to leak it.
"
Yinzhen stared at him coldly and said: "According to what you say, it's just a coincidence? Are there so many coincidences in the world? And he has fought against Galdan before. This man is cautious and will never do anything without a certain degree of certainty.
, I know Yue Zhongqi's talent, even if Galdan has a cannon, he will not be helpless, unless the artillery attack is too fierce."
Hongli, who had been silent for a long time, stood up and said: "Huang Ama, Galdan's cannons and muskets were given by Tsarist Russia. Not to mention that the two countries are far apart and transportation is inconvenient, let's just say that Tsarist Russia and Junggarben are just for profit.
As for the temporary alliance formed, it was impossible for Tsarist Russia to give them a large number of firearms. What if in the end, Zungar
Using these to deal with them would not be like shooting oneself in the foot. Therefore, Erchen guessed that the number of firearms should not be large. This should be the reason why Galdan has not captured the city, and many firearms should be used in this siege.
If there is no certainty about artillery and ammunition, there is no reason for him to do this suddenly."
After listening carefully, Yinzhen said: "Do you also think that Galdan did this after knowing the marching route of the army?"
Hongli nodded and said, "Yes, I do have this suspicion."
"Then who do you think will leak the secret?" As he spoke, Yinzhen glanced at the Minister of the Ministry of War and others, which made the latter feel cold all over. They really felt baffled. Everything was obviously very cautious, and even many officials of the Ministry of War didn't know.
, how did Galdan know?
Hongli hesitated for a moment and said: "This son-in-law is unknown at the moment, and I dare not speculate in vain."
"I'll leave this matter to you to investigate. If there is anyone who leaks the secret, I must find it out." Yinzhen said this with gritted teeth. If he was really found out, it would not be an exaggeration to kill him with a thousand cuts.
After Hongli took the order, Yinzhen looked around at everyone and said, "Okay, now let's talk about the top priority. Yue Zhongqi is dead. Who should be sent to lead the army, and how should the food and grass issue be solved."