Just like last time, the city guard was destroyed, and no one survived, from the general to the soldiers; they were approaching the capital all the way, with only ninety miles left from the Sarik River. But this time, there were no 300,000 troops, no
Yunli, the Qing Dynasty only had 100,000 soldiers of mixed quality and one Li Shumi, which was worrying. Fortunately, Yunli praised Li Shumi's ability in leading the troops, which made people feel at ease.
Just when the army set off, the Jungar army was only fifty miles away from the Sarik River. It only needed two more days of marching to officially reach the Sarik River.
When Jungar's army was camping and resting, Galdan was watching the military intelligence reports sent in the temporary military camp. All reports showed that the Qing Dynasty had received the news and was sending troops to stop the attack.
Galdan tapped the table while watching. Suddenly, his voice paused, and then he ordered the soldiers: "Go and invite Hongshi."
The soldiers took the order and left. After a while, Hongshi appeared in the camp, cupped his hands and said: "King Khan sent me here, what do you want to say?"
Galdan pushed the report aside, spread out the map and said: "In two days, we will arrive at the Salik River, but the Qing Dynasty has already sent troops, and I believe they will meet us soon. I want you to see it.
Look, where is the best place to meet them?"
Hongshi smiled slightly and said: "Why does King Khan need to bother with this? Wouldn't it be better to directly meet him at the Sarik River?"
Galdan immediately frowned, "The Sarik River is easy to defend but difficult to attack. This is where I was defeated last time. I don't want to make the same mistake twice."
"I understand what King Khan means, but King Khan can rest assured that we will definitely win this battle." Seeing Galdan staring at him, Hongshi continued: "I have carefully studied Sarik along the way.
The terrain of the river is indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it does not necessarily have any advantages for us. Moreover, the Qing Dynasty has mobilized all its troops to Tsarist Russia. Now it will be good to send 100,000 troops. They will not be our opponents at all.
"
Galdan stroked the wound on his ear and said coldly: "What you said makes some sense, but I believe that there should be more favorable terrain than the Sarik River along the way. It seems that we should choose there to fight first.
It’s not very wise, there’s no reason you wouldn’t think of that.”
Hongshi smiled and said: "King Khan, think about it. For the Qing Dynasty, the Sarik River is the last line of defense against you. If this place is breached, the people in the capital will definitely be panicked. Even if they gather their troops again, they will not attack us."
It is nothing to worry about, because if people are panicked, even a million troops will be nothing more than embroidered pillows, which are of no use."
Galdan squinted his eyes and said, "Are you so confident that you can defeat the Qing army at the Sarik River?"
Hongshi said without hesitation: "Yes, and I will keep the casualties to a minimum. It just depends... if King Khan is willing to give me this opportunity."
Galdan heard the meaning of his words and said coldly: "Do you want to ask this king for military power?"
Hongshi looked calmly and said: "If King Khan cannot trust me, then I will become a military advisor and help King Khan make plans."
"Don't worry, since I said I would appoint you as the striker, I will naturally keep it true." Galdan patted Hongshi on the shoulder hard and said: "It's just right for me to see the results of the past four years."
Hongshi bowed slightly and said, "King Khan will definitely be satisfied."
Galdan smiled and said: "By the way, the people sent by this king have returned. Although they did not take off Hongli's head, they watched him fall off the cliff with his own eyes. He will definitely die. What about you, your people?"
So what?”
"The nine gates of the capital were blocked, and it was impossible to enter the city, let alone inquire about the news. But judging from Yinzhen's actions of blocking the city gates, they must have succeeded." After that, he said: "Since Hongli fell off the cliff,
Did the Khan's men ever find his body?"
"No, Hongli's body should have been washed away." Galdan looked at Hongshi and said, "Don't you want to tell me that Hongli is still alive? With the height of that cliff, once
If you fall, there is no chance of survival."
Hongshi shook his head and said: "I don't know. Back then, I stabbed Hongli in the chest and set fire to the house in Fuzhou. Even the gods died, but he didn't. He was still alive and avoided being chased several times.
, Return to Beijing safely. Unless I see the body of such a person, I will not think that he is dead."
Galdan glanced at him and said: "We will discuss this matter later. The most important thing now is to defeat the Qing army."
"Yes, I understand." Hongshi temporarily put away his speculations about Hongli's life and death, and concentrated on thinking about the battle in two or three days. In this battle, he not only wanted to win, but also won cleanly. Only in this way can he get
Only with Galdan's trust and reliance can he carry out his subsequent plans.
Two days later, the Junggar army broke through the city and came all the way to the Sarik River, where they finally met the Qing army led by Li Shumi.
The man standing at the front on horseback was naturally Hiroshi, who was appointed by Galdan as the forward. However, at this moment, he was wearing a mask with a green face and fangs, making it impossible to recognize him.
Hongshi didn't expect that a mask could hide Yinzhen, he wanted to hide it from other people. If his true face was exposed like this, wouldn't he tell the world that he had become Junger's lackey.
Li Shumi was recommended by Yun Li because of his ability, so although he was weaker in number than his opponent, he did not panic. During the two-day march, he and the soldiers briefly explained several encirclement and coordinated attack formations.
, although it is not very complicated, it is more than enough for Jungar who is accustomed to relying only on brute force to kill.
As soon as they got in touch with each other, Li Shubi felt something was wrong. The other party did not confront them head-on, but focused on their weak points. Once or twice was a coincidence, but three or four times was definitely not the case. It was obvious that the other party had seen through his trap.
The method of formation.
But this... how is this possible? Li Shubi suppressed the surprise in his heart and tried his best to change the formation. However, firstly, he had not been with the soldiers for a long time and did not have time to teach them much. Secondly, every time he changed the formation, the opponent only needed a moment of effort.
They immediately made corresponding adjustments, almost like a ghost, and the terrain advantage was hardly reflected in this battle.
After a confrontation, they only killed a dozen people on the other side, but they lost more than a thousand people on their side. This ratio made Li Shubi frightened. He couldn't figure out why there was such an almost one-sided situation. Also
Who is the masked man? He knows very well that the masked man is the soul of the Jungar army. It is under his command that the Jungar army can find his weaknesses time and time again, causing them such losses.