At the beginning, Geldan Khan of the Junggar Khanate sent his confidant General Bagan and led 50,000 cavalry into the grassland. In just half a year, he conquered more than ten Mongolian tribes. Even the most powerful Ordos tribe
Can't compete.
The combat power of the Junggar army was so powerful that all the Mongolian right-wing troops were frightened.
However, due to successive years of natural disasters, both the Dzungarian Khanate and the Mongolian right wing were soon unable to succeed and had to stop the war.
At this time, the Junggar Khanate still generally had the upper hand, so the tribes on the right wing of Mongolia ostensibly surrendered to the Junggar Khanate.
After the truce between the two sides, they quickly set their sights on the Han territory in the south, and agreed to jointly send troops south to plunder the Han territory, hoping to use the wealth of the Han people to make up for their loss of vitality due to successive years of natural disasters.
In the end, the Junggar Khanate and the Mongolian right wing formed two coalition forces.
The first Mongolian coalition army was mainly composed of the troops of the Junggar Khanate, supplemented by the troops of the Mongolian right wing. This army assembled the most elite cavalry from both sides and was responsible for the main attack and looting tasks. The target was the Han people on the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu.
The soldiers and civilians were the Mongolian coalition forces that fought against Zhao Junchen.
The second Mongolian coalition army is mainly composed of the Mongolian right wing, supplemented by the troops of the Junggar Khanate. This army has more troops, but poor combat effectiveness. It is stationed east of the Hetao Plain and is responsible for containing Taiyuan.
, the main force of the Han army in Datong, Xuanfu and other military towns.
It is precisely for this reason that the 50,000 cavalry of the Junggar Khanate were divided into two parts. Among them, more than 30,000 cavalry were personally commanded by General Bagen himself and became the main body of the first Mongolian coalition; the remaining more than 10,000 cavalry were
It was commanded by Bagan's deputy general Cele and joined the second Mongolian coalition.
Strategically speaking, there is no problem with this arrangement.
Compared with the military towns such as Guyuan, Ningxia, and Gansu on the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu, the overall strength of the military towns such as Shanxi, Datong, and Xuanfu in the east is undoubtedly stronger, and they are also responsible for the task of guarding the capital. As long as the Mongols
If a separate force is sent to contain them, they will not dare to move at all;
As a result, the weaker Shaanxi-Gansu border was in an isolated and helpless situation. Naturally, it was unable to compete with the main force of the Mongolian coalition, which was quite like Tian Ji's horse racing.
However, no one expected that the first Mongolian coalition, which was personally commanded by Bagan and assembled elite troops from both sides, was even more powerful, but was actually completely wiped out by the Han army in Shaanxi and Gansu!
Under such circumstances, the second Mongolian coalition army fell into an isolated and helpless situation. After receiving the news, the tribal leaders on the Mongolian right wing also recalled their own warriors, so the second Mongolian coalition army quickly fell apart.
The smoke dissipated, leaving only more than 10,000 Junggar cavalry in the eastern part of the Hetao Plain, somewhat at a loss.
Now, Qiegemu took the initiative to betray Bagan, leaving all the more than 30,000 Junggar cavalry in the Han territory. Once this news gets out, the remaining more than 10,000 Junggar cavalry will definitely look for Qiegemu and fight hard!
Even if there is no such thing, as the saying goes, "No one can sleep soundly on the side of the couch", leaving more than 10,000 Junggar cavalry within the sphere of influence of the Ordos tribe is something Qiyan and Qigemu would never want to see.
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Therefore, this part of the Junggar cavalry naturally became a thorn in the side of Qiyan and Qigemu and his son, and they wanted to get rid of it quickly.
As the main force of the Junggar cavalry has been completely wiped out, now is a great opportunity for the Mongolian right wing to counterattack and beat the drowned dog!
However, Qiyan and Qigemu did not know that while they were plotting how to destroy this Junggar cavalry, a Han envoy was welcomed into the camp of this Junggar cavalry!
This Han envoy is named Ge Cheng!
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Ge Cheng, a native of Chang'an Prefecture, has the reputation of being a scholar. He is now twenty-eight years old. He once worked as a clerk in the Trilateral Governor's Mansion in Huamachi Camp.
Ge Cheng was originally a contented man. Although he failed many times, his income was not generous, and he was a son-in-law who stepped in, he had a gentle, considerate, and beautiful wife, and a well-behaved, cute, and smart son.
He was only born into a farming family, but his father-in-law's family was distantly related to Shi Song, the former commander-in-chief of Huamachi Camp. His family was quite wealthy, but Ge Cheng's father-in-law and mother-in-law never meant to look down on Ge Cheng.
, his attitude towards Ge Cheng has always been kind, and even Ge Cheng's copywriting work in the Governor's Mansion was arranged by his father-in-law through connections, so Ge Cheng felt that he had nothing to be dissatisfied with, and even thought that he was a lucky person.
However, by chance, he came home early and saw with his own eyes his wife He and a man lying naked on the bed, entangled and affectionate.
Ge Cheng was also very familiar with that man. He was Shi Min, his wife He's cousin, and the nephew of Shi Song, the former commander-in-chief of Huamachi Camp.
After seeing that scene, Ge Cheng was furious. He rushed into the room and wanted to beat the two adulterers. However, it backfired. Ge Cheng was just a weak scholar, but Shi Min had practiced martial arts. In the end, it was Ge Cheng who
He was beaten severely.
Such news also alarmed Ge Cheng's father-in-law and mother-in-law, but Ge Cheng found that his father-in-law and mother-in-law were not surprised at all about his wife's affair with Shi Min. They had obviously known about it for a long time, but their attitude towards Ge Cheng had changed drastically.
Change, changed his face in an instant, accused Ge Cheng of being ungrateful, and mocked Ge Cheng for having accomplished nothing in these years.
From then on, Ge Cheng was imprisoned in his father-in-law's home, and his status plummeted. His once kind and kind father-in-law and mother-in-law became bitter and mean, and his once gentle and considerate wife He also became cold and heartless. Ge Cheng was imprisoned in the room and even died.
Can't even get a full meal.
Gradually, Ge Chengcai discovered the truth of the matter!
It turned out that He and his cousin Shi Min had had an affair long before he met him. After He's parents found out about the situation, they just wanted to use Shi Min's relationship to curry favor with the former Trilateral Governor Shi Song.
Her daughter became Shi Min's mistress. By the time Ge Cheng married his wife He, He was already three months pregnant, which meant that Ge Cheng's son was not his biological child.
After learning the truth, Ge Chengcai realized that his beautiful life was all just an illusion. After crying all night, his temperament completely changed.
So, one night, Ge Cheng summoned He and He's parents and expressed that he was willing to give in and not pursue He's affair at all. From now on, he would turn a blind eye to his wife He's affair with Shi Min, and everything would be fine.
Just pretend it didn't happen.
Ge Cheng's performance was extremely sincere, which made the He family gradually lose their guard. After about seven or eight days, they finally gave Ge Cheng his freedom again.
After Ge Cheng regained his freedom, just as he had promised before, he would no longer pursue He's cheating. Even if He and Shi Min were making out in front of him, he pretended not to see it, and he was still in front of He's parents.
Remaining submissive made everyone lose their vigilance.
Finally, another month later, Ge Cheng personally poisoned the whole family of the He family and Shi Min, the adulterer of the He family!
It's a pity that Ge Cheng was just a weak scholar after all. Even if he used poisoning to avenge his hatred, he still couldn't escape the troops sent by Shi Song, the commander-in-chief of the Huamachi Camp. He soon fell into prison and was sentenced to death.
It's about to be executed by Queen Qiu.
But at this time, Zhao Junchen suddenly arrived at Huamachi Camp and killed Shi Song who disobeyed the order. Therefore, Ge Cheng's Qiuhou Questioning was also delayed.
Half a month ago, Ge Cheng was suddenly dragged out of death row and sent to the south bank of the Wei River, where he saw with his own eyes the imperial envoy Zhao Junchen who accidentally saved his life.
At that time, Zhao Junchen was busy preparing for the decisive battle on the Weishui River, and he only took the time to meet Ge Cheng.
After meeting Ge Cheng, Zhao Junchen looked Ge Cheng up and down, and then asked Ge Cheng if he was afraid of death.
Ge Cheng said that he had already died once, so he was not afraid of death.
"Okay! I can see that you are also a determined person. This temperament is just suitable for the task at hand! In a few days, I will give you a very dangerous task. If you are not careful, you will be killed.
You will die a violent death, but there is also a chance of survival. As long as you can complete the task, I will pardon your death penalty!"
"This mission is to go to Mongolia on my behalf to find the Junggar army on the grassland and persuade them to do something for me... Of course, before that, I must first wipe out the entire Junggar army in front of me.
That’s it!”
At that time, Imperial Envoy Zhao Junchen said with a gentle smile.
Subsequently, the imperial envoy Zhao Junchen indeed wiped out the Mongolian coalition forces.
Then, Zhao Junchen selected four able-bodied prisoners among the prisoners of war of the Mongolian coalition, and asked these four prisoners to lead Ge Cheng to the Mongolian grasslands to find the branch of the Junggar Khanate!
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On this day, under the leadership of four Junggar prisoners, Ge Cheng finally found the camp of the Junggar army on the grassland.
But Ge Cheng did not see the general of the Junggar army immediately. Instead, the four prisoners were summoned quickly.
Ge Cheng was just tied up, punched and kicked, and then had a knife put to his neck, and he knelt in the camp of the Junggar army, surrounded by the hostile looks of the Junggar cavalry.
But whether he was being tied up, being punched or kicked, or having a knife held to his neck, or being surrounded by Junggar cavalry looking at him with eager eyes, Ge Chengjian's expression did not change much.
He has already given up on life and death, and he has also experienced more desperate things. This change will not make him panic.
In this way, about an hour later, Ge Cheng was pushed into the commander's tent of the Junggar military camp.
Then, Ge Cheng only felt someone kicked him hard on his knees, so he knelt down again.
Ge Cheng's face remained unchanged. He had experienced more humiliating things. He just raised his head and looked at the head of the handsome tent.
Ge Cheng saw a Mongolian man with a lean body and a sinister expression.
According to the information Zhao Junchen gave to Ge Cheng, this Mongolian man should be Bagan's deputy Cele.
At the same time, because the Junggar army was divided into two places, Cele was also the commander-in-chief of the Junggar army on the grassland.
At this time, Cele's eyes were gloomy and he was looking closely at Ge Cheng. Ge Cheng's eyes did not give in and he quietly observed the changes in Cele's expression.
Ge Cheng saw with satisfaction that Cele was just trying to keep calm at this time. Under his seemingly gloomy expression, there was a trace of panic that could not be completely concealed no matter what.
This is also very obvious. The main force of the Junggar army has been completely wiped out, and the remaining more than 10,000 cavalry are isolated and helpless, surrounded by the very hostile Mongolian right-wing tribes.
Under such circumstances, this Dzunggar cavalry is in a desperate situation and will soon be wiped out by the Mongolian right-wing forces. I am afraid that it will be difficult to return to the Western Regions.
In this way, Cele and Ge Cheng looked at each other, neither willing to take the initiative to avoid looking at each other.
As they looked at each other, Cele's eyes became colder and colder, while Ge Cheng's eyes became calmer and calmer.
In the end, it was Cele who took the initiative to avoid looking and asked coldly: "Are you the envoy of the Han people? The Han army killed more than 30,000 warriors of our Junggar Khanate. The hatred is irreconcilable! What exactly is your mission?
What is the purpose? Aren't you afraid that I will kill you immediately?"
What Cele said was all in Mongolian. After his words fell, someone quickly translated them into Chinese.
After hearing the translation, Ge Cheng smiled and said: "If you want to kill me, feel free to do so! But before killing me, I want to ask you a question on behalf of Zhao Junchen, the imperial envoy of our Han court!"
"What words?"
"I believe you have also received news from those prisoners. The disastrous defeat of the Mongolian coalition forces and the destruction of more than 30,000 Junggar warriors were all due to the betrayal of the Mongolian right wing on the battlefield. Now there is a chance for revenge.
Do you want it?
After the Han border troops defeated the Mongolian coalition, they captured more than 3,000 Junggar prisoners, including Bagan. Do you want these prisoners?
Also, due to natural disasters in recent years, your Junggar Khanate is also seriously short of food and grass. Now there are 200,000 stones of food and grass that will be handed over to you. Do you want it?
What’s more, Zhao Junchen, the imperial envoy of our Han court, is now showing great mercy and wants to help you return to the Western Regions safely. Do you want this opportunity... do you want it?"
