The fifty-seventh chapter: Chen Jun's mighty bombardment of Camel City, a fraudulent surrender and a night walk
Wu Dan did not have time to report Mingzhu's urgent military advice to Kangxi. In the early morning of the next day, Suo'etu hurried back from the Feiyang Ancient Army, convened a meeting of guards as a minister, conveyed Kangxi's decision at night, and ordered Wu Dan to go immediately.
In Nanjing, Cheng Long supervised the canal transport to the north. Before leaving, Wu Dan only conveyed the Pearl's message to Suo'etu and then flew away. Kangxi's military affairs were complicated and he was ten times busier than when he was in the capital. He ordered all armies to tighten the siege
, approaching Jingfeng Huanggang Mountain, they failed to think about blocking the escape route. Suo'etu was not willing to take credit for Mingzhu, so he naturally ignored it. He was also in charge of raising and raising the salaries of various parties, and only supervised Nanjing's people day and night.
Yu Chenglong, Tang Renhui from Henan, and Ge Li from Shaanxi mobilized boats and land vehicles to transport grain, meat, and vegetables to supply the 140,000 troops assembled on the front line of Ulan Butong.
In half a month, the Qing soldiers, under the command of Fei Yanggu, successively conquered the cities of Linxi, Rehuitang, Shuichengzi, and Shanggongdi. Lang Ling led the Karaqin Zuo Banner to occupy the Huanggang Mountain Fortress. Galdan's 20,000
The men and horses were all compressed in the valleys of Jingfeng and Wulanbutong Peak. The natural barriers were lost one after another. Galdan was extremely panicked, but he knew in his heart that as long as he gave the order to retreat, he would be surrounded by an iron wall of Qing troops five times his own.
When neutral, the army would be defeated. Fortunately, at this time, the Rakshasa Kingdom sent someone to deliver a message, saying that within half a month Lieutenant General Zakharov would be sent with three thousand Cossacks for reinforcements. * Tibetan troops also rushed to Kobdo and were heading towards
Ulan Butong marched day and night. These were two stimulants. Galdan felt brave and bold, so he ordered a temporary "camel city" to be built in Jingfeng, vowing to fight the Qing soldiers here to the death.
The so-called "Camel City" was used by the Mongols when they destroyed the Song Dynasty. It was to line up large groups of camels in a city circle to defend the siege. The camels are known as the "Ship of the Desert". Whenever there is a strong wind, they will lie still and fight.
It would be a great idea to use its characteristics to form a temporary camel city in the formation. Galdan gave an order, and all the 13,000 camels used to transport baggage gathered under the scenic peak and laid down around the camp.
, stacks of boxes were added to the back, and the felt was soaked in water to cover it tightly. Three hundred musketeers lay down behind the camel formation, and ten thousand archers stood on the high slope behind to prepare, looking from a distance.
Go, the sky is dark, the crows are black, just like an iron wall.
Feiyanggu and Suo'etu rode on horseback to inspect the camel array, and it was already midnight when they returned to the Bahrain camp. Suo'etu seemed very excited, drinking hot milk, chatting and laughing with Tong Guogang, and talking to Feiyang
The ancient saying: "There is nothing to fear from such a camel formation. Today I have ordered forty-three red cannons to be set up in front. It will take less than two hours to tear apart his camel formation, and his entire army will be defeated."
If you don't fight, you will be in chaos!" Fei Yanggu said nothing after hearing this. He closed his eyes and half-reclined on the chair as if he was asleep. Suo'etu smiled and said to Tong Guogang, "Look at our commander, he fell asleep again.
Bug bug!"
Tong Guogang smiled, stepped forward and said, "Commander, we are sure to win this battle today. We have exhausted our strategies. What are you still thinking about?"
"What the Holy One wants is that no one slips through the net, not a sure win!" Feiyanggu suddenly opened his eyes, his expression became extremely serious, "Geldan is not an ordinary person. I think he used the camel formation to block our army and cover him.
The Chinese army fled northwest! Otherwise, why was his most elite Mussar camp not on the front, but to the west of Jingfeng? You know, Mussar was specially responsible for protecting him! Cannons cannot be used all on the front, at least they must be used on the front.
Half of them will be transferred to the northwest!"
Suo'etu also darkened his face and said: "You are too worried! I have also thought about this. The road from the northwest to Khovd is either a grassy beach, a swamp or a vast sea of desert. He really escaped.
Go out, what do our light cavalry do? Do our horses run slower than them? There are already few artillery. If we can't attack from the front, Galdan doesn't have to escape at all, and this battle will become a confrontation.
, how do you report to the emperor?" Fei Yanggu pondered for a moment and said: "I just blame my poor management for not noticing it earlier. In the past few days, I can dedicate some troops from the Langqing Department to guard the northwest. At this time,
I think the most important thing is not to let the tiger go back to the mountain. It doesn't matter if we fight here for a few more days." Suo'etu sneered and said: "What are you talking about? It's simply stupid! The nights are long and the dreams are many. The Rakshasa Kingdom only needs to know about Galdan and us.
If there is a draw, reinforcements will be sent immediately. If the war spreads, the new treaty with Nerchinsk may be ruined. If the overall situation of the imperial court is ruined, will you bear the responsibility?"
He pretended to be the assistant to the government in the study, and he was full of bones and thorns, and he was very heavy. Feiyanggu deeply regretted that when Kangxi sent Suo'etu, he did not ask for an order to hand over the command of the entire army to him. It's better now.
After winning the battle, it is not appropriate to claim credit for Etu's work. After thinking for a long time, Feiyanggu bit his lip and said: "Zhongtang, I am not refuting your face. All forty-three cannons are used on the front, which is inappropriate."
.Geldan also suffered defeats in the Western Regions. This man is supported by the * and Rakshasa. He recovers very quickly. If he escapes, it will be a disaster!"
"Then send ten cannons over." Suo'etu also thought carefully. After all, this dispute could not be hidden from Kangxi. If there was really any negligence, Kangxi would not tolerate it, because he said, "Ten cannons are enough.
"
Feiyanggu was holding back his anger and ordered ten red-coated cannons to be mobilized. After noon, he and Suo'etu dressed up, crossed the Xilamulun River, and came to the front of the formation. At this moment, Nian Gengyao, the general on the left, and Nian Gengyao on the right
Tong Guogang each led 10,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry. With their swords out of their scabbards and arrows on strings, they were just waiting for an order to go out. Feiyanggu called the two of them and commanded with a sinister smile: "The camel formation will bombard with artillery first, and then open."
If you find a gap, rush in immediately and separate Galdan's camps. Guo Gang, with you as the leader, capturing Galdan is the first success! If there is an escape, I won't care about your brother being a minister in the study!"
After saying that, he waved the blood-red flag in his hand.
Thirty-three red cannons roared immediately, and the missiles carried thick smoke and flashed fire towards the enemy formation. More than a thousand bird gunners stood in front of the formation and fired fiercely at the Jingfeng enemy formation. Almost at the same time, the Galdan formation
Three hundred Chinese musketeers also fired at the Qing army. Although they did not have cannons, the Russian muskets were indeed much more sophisticated than the Qing army. They had a longer range and better accuracy, and concentrated their firepower specifically on the gunners. The Qing army had four gunners.
More than ten people died after drinking bullets. Fortunately, each gun in Feiyanggu was equipped with many gunners. If it were equipped according to the regular deployment, at least ten guns would be lost. At this moment, the gun battle was fierce. Under Jingfeng, Xilamulun
The roar of artillery by the river shook the ground violently, fires broke out in several places under the scenic peak, crackling in the north wind, thick smoke and yellow dust shot straight into the sky on the battlefield, and the sounds of killing and drums were endless, making it very tense and terrifying.
But Galdan's camel formation was not attacked. The problem was that the camels were alive. Several gaps were opened in the front, and the camels were blown to pieces. The driver immediately made adjustments to make up for it. Until the end,
Feiyanggu Ming concentrated his firepower on the west wing and asked the gunners to focus on shooting at the driver. This worked. Finally, a gap of thirty feet was opened on the opposite side of the left wing of the Qing army, and then the front was also opened. Feiyanggu's eyes were red, and he shouted loudly
"The seven-foot husband has made great achievements now. Brothers, kill him!" Nian Gengyao and Tong Guogang, one with a white helmet and a silver robe, the other with a silver-red cloak, lightly touched their spurs and galloped out like projectiles. Tens of thousands of Qing soldiers.
The horsemen and horses rushed over with shouts and shouts. When the Galdan camp was neutralized, the horn sounded urgently, and more than 10,000 cavalry rushed out of the formation like a tide. A bloody battle of hand-to-hand combat immediately appeared on the bank of the Xilamulun River!
Although Galdan's cavalry is small, they are all Mongolian warriors selected from the nomadic tribes in the Western Regions. They are all good at riding and are good at slashing and stabbing. The Qing soldiers have been trained for many years. They charge in formations, advance and retreat in a controlled manner, and the killing is indistinguishable. Cannons and shotguns
It was no longer useful at this time. The men on the battlefield were all bloody gourds, with only braids or no braids as signs. The war horses neighed and rushed back and forth, sabers and sabers struck each other, and sparks flew everywhere. The severed heads were chopped off by people.
The horse's feet and hooves kicked back and forth, and the gurgling blood formed into pools of blood, which gradually solidified and turned purple. This hand-to-hand battle never let up until the end. Feiyanggu looked back at Suo's forehead.
Tu, Suo'etu is a person who has been through the bloody sea of Bingshan. At this moment, he clenched his fists and his face was pale. Feiyanggu thought for a while and suddenly shouted:
"The Emperor's Holy Majesty has arrived, long live the warriors who came to visit me! Long live!"
When the Qing soldiers heard this shouting, they went crazy and swung their swords at the enemy. They shouted "Long live" and chopped violently at the same time. Galdan's soldiers were already outnumbered, and they were defeated after three stops.
After two stops, he became more and more discouraged. Seeing that he could no longer hold on, Galdan shouted "Return to the army" and let his horse escape to Mussar's camp. On the battlefield, the superiors and superiors immediately saw each other, and the Qing soldiers rushed to the front and killed the three remaining soldiers in front of the formation.
Thousands of enemy legions surrounded him, cutting melons and cutting them down, killing every one of them in less than half a meal. Then they rushed into Galdan's base camp, and the enemy camp was suddenly ignited with blazing fire.
"Send an order for Nian Gengyao to go west and block his way to escape. Order Tong Guogang to attack Mussar's camp immediately!" Fei Yanggu said sharply, "Anyone who delays will be killed immediately!" After that, he loosened the reins and spurred his horse.
As soon as it touched, Zao Liu's horse galloped westward without waiting for the whip to be raised. Suo'etu and the Chinese army guards knew that he was going to personally command the capture of the Musar stronghold, so they shook the reins and followed.
After Galdan's camp was defeated, the remaining battles continued. The Mongols would rather die than surrender. Although they lost their organization, they still fought on their own in the dark. In the darkness, horses slashed with swords, and countless people died. Galdan's
Six hundred soldiers of the Chinese army risked their lives and finally saved him and escaped into the camp of his son-in-law Mussar. Galdan originally hated Mussar and watched the fire from the other side, but now he was grateful to have this temporary shelter. Seeing his father
Xiaozhen was wounded in the leg and came back covered in blood. Xiaozhen didn't feel miserable. She hurriedly helped Galdan with her husband and rested on a chair. Galdan woke up from the panic and thought of the entire army being wiped out in one day.
Living up to his destiny but achieving nothing, his past bleak business was in vain. Unconsciously, he felt sad. He stood up and looked up to the sky and laughed wildly: "Hahahaha... I never thought that I, Galdan, would be where I am today!" Suddenly he started to howl loudly and beat the table.
Hitting his chest. Seeing him so sad, everyone in the room burst into tears.
"If I had listened to my daughter's words, why would we be here today?" Xiaozhen covered her face and said with tears, "Which of those Rakshasa people is loyal? The Great Khan just listened to them! If you were like the kings of Mobei and Eastern Mongolia, you would be safe.
Guard the Western Fan for Bogda Khan..."
"Now is not the time to complain!" Musar cut off his wife's words, stepped on the chair with his Mongolian boots, pressed his waist knife and frowned, "Father, you know, I don't agree with your eastward expedition, Bogda
Khan did not harm us. When we conquered Eastern Mongolia, we were brothers fighting each other, so I only promised to protect your life - now I fulfill my promise, I will lead my people to defend this place, and you... and Xiaozhen can escape.
But even if I die, I still have one word of advice. Go back home to recuperate, slowly make peace with the court, and don’t come back... to fight!"
Galdan suddenly raised his head, stared at Mussar for a long time, and sighed: "It's not that I don't try my best, it's just that God doesn't allow me to restore the eight-letter-and-one-yu world of Mongolia! I..." He took a breath in frustration,
"I am too tired to save my life and am old. I will never do such a thing again..."
Then everyone discussed the plan to break out of the encirclement. But breaking out of the encirclement was not easy. Tens of thousands of Qing soldiers surrounded Jingfeng like an iron barrel, and it could be predicted that Lang Ding's army was marching to the northwest to outflank it. As soon as they left the camp, there were ten gates
Cannon attack!
"His military morale must be slowed down!" Galdan has spent his whole life fighting, and he is very cunning in the end. "We opened a stronghold from the front and pretended to surrender. We broke through from the back stronghold. When the Qing soldiers woke up, they were beyond our reach!"
Musar blushed and said nothing. Defeat was already a humiliation. To raise a white flag and feign surrender again was not like the heroes of Mongolia. After thinking for a long time, there was no better way, so he breathed heavily and said: "Okay.
, you go first, I will stop you!"
The white flag was slowly raised in the Galdan camp, and the Qing army camp immediately burst into thunderous cheers. It was already midnight, and the two opposing camps lit up thousands of torches, illuminating the earth like daylight. Feiyanggu was a little troubled,
Kangxi had an order not to refuse to surrender, so he could not attack. However, the encirclement had not been completely closed at this moment. If it was a false surrender, how could he be punished for the crime of indulging the enemy? While he was pondering, Suo'etu pointed at the gate of the village and said: "Someone comes out to speak.
Come on, it must be Musal!" Nian Gengyao and Tong Guogang didn't say anything, they just looked at Fei Yanggu, waiting for his order.
"Is the general over there Feiyanggu?" Musar shouted, "We are not going to fight, we want to surrender! Invite someone to discuss terms!"
Suo'etu thought for a while, and if he didn't answer at this moment, he wouldn't get any credit for it. So he urged the horse to take a few steps forward and replied: "I am Suo'etu, the minister in the study! Mussar, since you have surrendered, of course you should
If you send someone here, I will guarantee that no harm will be done to you!"
"There are many Han people over there, and they are all insidious and treacherous people!" Musar tried his best to delay, recounting the experiences of the Mongolians being deceived since the late Ming Dynasty. "...You are still here, and we can't trust you!"
Suo'etu looked back at Fei Yanggu and asked, "What should I do?" Fei Yanggu knew what he was thinking, and felt that it was appropriate for him to take the lead in this kind of matter, so as to avoid any mistakes that he could not afford, so he said: "This matter
Please preside over it in the middle hall." "Okay," Suo'etu bowed his head and thought for a moment, then said, "Guo Gang, your status is suitable, you can just go there."
"Cha!" Tong Guogang agreed, took two followers and galloped towards the enemy camp. Just as he arrived at the gate of the camp, suddenly the cannon roared from the west, and a cavalry rushed over in panic. The messenger had no time to salute and stopped.
The horse, neighing and jumping wildly, reported: "Commander! Hundreds of people rushed out of the back village!"
"Fake surrender!" Fei Yanggu's heart sank and he exclaimed, "Guo Gang, come back quickly, quickly!"
But it was too late. Tong Guogang, who had just woken up, had not had time to turn his horse's head, and crossbows and muskets were fired in the village. Poor Tong Guogang had just come out of the mountain and had been a general for less than a year. He was shot like a hedgehog and fell to the ground.
Death.
"Trample his camp to pieces!" Suo'etu was furious, drew his sword in his hand, and roared, "Capture Musal alive and avenge General Tong!" In fact, before he could give the order, the angry Qing army had already swarmed him like a tide.
Go up. In an instant, the entire row of wooden fences was pushed down, and the earth-shattering shouts of killing were deafening. He could not even hear the voices on the other side. Feiyanggu saw Nian Gengyao escorting Musar, who was tied up like rice dumplings.
, looked at his face, spat, and cursed angrily: "Asshole! Why don't you go after Galdan!"
Nian Gengyao was a man who wanted to fight for his face. He was humiliated in public and had nowhere to express his anger. He looked back at Musal, lifted him over, and said fiercely: "I'll cut you off!"
"slow!"
Suddenly someone shouted loudly behind him, and when everyone turned around to look, it was Kangxi who had arrived in front of the formation.
Kangxi ignored Nian Gengyao, patted Mussar's strong shoulder, and ordered: "Untie him." Seeing that everyone had dismounted and kowtowed to the ground, he asked Feiyang: "You have placed cannons on the west wing. It shows that you are expecting
If Galdan escapes, why don't you take more precautions? If you feign an attack in the west, you won't escape Galdan!" Suo'etu's face immediately turned pale, for fear that Feiyanggu would tell the truth to his face. This responsibility
It was serious. But Feiyanggu didn't dare. He only glanced at Suo'etu with aggrievedness, kowtowed and replied in a trembling voice: "It's always the slave who failed to do his job well and let the culprit go. I beg the master... to punish me..."
Kangxi thought for a while, walked to Mussar, and said in Mongolian: "Everyone is his own master. There is an ancient saying: victory is not enough to be arrogant, defeat is not enough to be humiliating. I pity you as a Mongolian hero. Let you go.
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"What!" Musar was startled, moving his lips, and after a while he said: "...let me go?"
"Yes, let you go." Kangxi said calmly, "Go back and persuade your subordinates not to be enemies of the imperial court, not to listen to Galdan anymore, so that they can live in the Western Regions and guard the vassal for me. You have all seen it.
Twenty-five thousand people died, and more than ten thousand of us died. They all had wives, children, parents, and families. How tragic is this?"
Musar suddenly burst into tears, muttered in Mongolian for a while, mounted his horse and rode away, disappearing into the dark night in the blink of an eye.
"We can't blame Fei Yanggu entirely, I also made some miscalculations." Kangxi said. His eyes looked at the dark grassland in the distance, and he breathed a sigh of relief, "Now we must find out Galdan's whereabouts as soon as possible, and we can't relax even a step and pursue him.
In the end, until I can capture it, I can't sleep in Beijing!"
Feiyanggu kowtowed and said: "This battle has not achieved full success, and the responsibility lies with me. I am willing to lead 30,000 light cavalry to pursue Geerdan. If I cannot catch Galdan within a year, I will pay my servants and send him back to Beijing.
You must never be a labor saint again!" Kangxi glanced at the forehead picture in silence. Feiyanggu took the initiative to ask the former enemy to perform meritorious service. He was happy. But now that his achievements fell short, doesn't he have no responsibility at all? After a long time, Kangxi said: "I said it
I personally led the expedition, but actually no battle was fought. I personally led 14,000 Chinese troops to pursue Galdan, and pursued fiercely from behind. Feiyanggu led 35,000 troops and marched forcefully from the north road to Kobdo to cut off his retreat!"
"I beg your order," Suo'etu felt that he had been silent for too long and hurriedly asked, "What errand do you have to do?"
"You..." Kangxi hesitated, "You and Shiqi will guard the base camp and arrange military pay. You cannot leave without my orders. Mingzhu will fight with me in the middle camp!"
Suo'etu understood the meaning of "cannot leave without authorization", which meant that he was not allowed to return to Beijing. He couldn't help but shuddered, and kowtowed and said: "I obey the decree and should mobilize the troops and horses of Gansu and Shaanxi to restrain the Tibetan troops in Qinghai from assisting Galdan. It's just that.
This place is too far from the front line. May I ask for permission to move the imperial camp to Jining for control?"
"Okay." Kangxi had no expression on his face, "Just be quick, always inquire about the whereabouts of our central army, and ensure that the army on the north route has food and supplies. This is a military plane. If you miss your mission, I will not tolerate you!"
The matter was settled like this. Kangxi led his army in a frontal pursuit, and Feiyanggu led the Northern Route Army to outflank and pursue northwestward. Within a few months, the Qing army defeated Abahanar and the important town of Erlianhot, annihilating Galdan and his troops.
There were more than 10,000 troops left behind. In mid-August, the Qing army met up at Zhaomodo and fought fiercely for a day before capturing the stronghold. When interrogating the prisoners, they found out that Galdan had first sent someone to contact Golovin, who
Seeing that he was no longer of use, not only did they refuse to take him in, they also refused to deliver the thousand muskets they had promised; they contacted the troops back in Qinghai, and the messenger disappeared like a yellow crane. The general who surrendered in the city only said that Galdan was here
His daughter escorted him, but he abandoned the city ten days ago. No one knows where he fled to.
After learning of this situation, Kangxi immediately convened a military meeting in the Lama Temple in Zhaomodo. At this time, Zhang Tingyu and Tong Guowei, who were staying in Beijing, were ordered by the crown prince to send Feizhi, saying that the Qinghai, Kazakh and other tribes had already repaired it.
In order to represent the imperial court, he rebelled against Galdan, declared himself a minister, and paid tribute, ensuring that upon entering the country, Galdan would be immediately captured and transported to Beijing. Kangxi and Feiyanggu calculated that at this moment, Galdan had no choice but to seek refuge with Lama Sangjielencuo.
"If this is really the case, then it will be troublesome." Fei Yanggu thought about how he had been ruined by Suo'etu's words after more than ten years of preparation. "Please ask the Holy Master to return to Beijing. At this time, I can only reorganize
The troops are attacking south of Qinghai!"
Kangxi casually flipped through a stack of memorials handed over from Beijing. There were dozens of them, which were requested by ministers from various ministries and departments to return to Luan. Some said: "The barbarians are in ruins and cannot be cured. In ancient times, we could only expel them and defend them."
That's all." Some said: "The expedition may not be effective." Kangxi looked at it and sneered contemptuously, pushed the document, and said to Feiyang Gudao: "Brace yourself! Now that the Qinghai headquarters is in my hands, Geer
It's not easy for Dan to go to northern Tibet! I think the best he can do now is to escape to the Tamir River area. As long as the Tibetan soldiers can't join him, they will definitely be able to catch him. It can't be said that the success has been lost now. If he really lets the tiger return to the mountain, he will be there again in a few years.
It will become a big cancer in the Western Regions!" Fei Yanggu looked at Kangxi. Kangxi's face was tense, as calm as a stone man. Feiyanggu felt ashamed and admired in his heart, so he kowtowed and said: "It makes the Holy Heart work hard.
In this way, I will not be able to escape the blame for my death! Since the emperor has made up his mind, how can I dare to be afraid of difficulties?" Axiu had been waiting by Kangxi's side. Seeing Kangxi reaching out to touch the cup, he hurriedly poured tea and brought it over, saying: "Long live the Lord, I have concluded that he escaped.
Going to Tamir, it will take at least a year before he can meet Sang Jierencuo! Winter is coming, and Ma Wucao cannot march. If we pounce at this time, we will definitely catch him!"
"You're right!" Kangxi stood up as soon as he struck the case, with an aggressive light in his eyes. He thought about it for a moment, and wrote in a quick note before the case was filed:
The general conquers the hakama with courage and bravery, and wears an ice spear, a green sword, and a frost-edged sword.
On the day when the heavenly soldiers triumph, I will personally take off my shirt with the general!
After looking at it, there were two characters "general" in the middle, which seemed wrong, so he didn't think carefully and handed the ink-soaked paper to Feiyang Gudao: "I'll give this to you! You'd better lead the army to outflank it from the north road. I will lead the middle
The army supervises the battle! Today, I will summon the thousands of commanders of the three armies to the rank and file, and I will personally lecture you. I will not give up until the goal is achieved!"
Feiyang Gu took the poem with trembling hands, and tears flowed out like spring water. (To be continued)