Hu Zhigong, the governor of Qinghai-Tibet in the Ming Dynasty, led a coalition of more than 50,000 Ming troops and Jiarong people to go south to meet the 70,000-strong army of Heshuote Khan Dayan Eqil.
In the face of a powerful enemy, he did not bother to pursue the crime of Hami king Muhammetixia for refusing to offer Dorji's head. Instead, he sent envoys to Hami to praise Muhemmetixia's "feat" of understanding the righteousness and resolutely returning to the Ming Dynasty.
After stabilizing Muhanmatixia, Hu Zhigong led his army south to the town of Chengduo on the bank of Bilishu River (Tongtian River). As soon as they arrived at Chengduo, they found Heshuote cavalry crossing the Bilishu River, densely packed like ants.
It’s so crowded that you can’t see the end at a glance.
This Datin Ezier came so quickly!
Hu Zhigong was shocked when he heard the report. He had long heard that Dayan Eqil was a fierce general of the Heshuote tribe. He had followed his father Gushi Khan in the north and south since he was a child, and had fought against the Rakshasa, Khalkha Mongolia, and Yer.
The Qiang people truly deserve their reputation.
Just by looking at its marching speed, you can tell that it is unusual. It actually happened a month earlier than expected.
It turns out that the Mongolian Heshuote tribe has a lot of war horses. When I heard that the Ming army had invaded Qinghai, Dayan Eqil ordered one person and three horses to gallop on the front line day and night, so they could move quickly.
"Governor Xian, the enemy is crossing the river, why not attack them while they are halfway across?" Commander-in-Chief Hu Guozhu suggested to Hu Zhigong.
Hu Zhigong held up his telescope and saw that there were many enemies but not chaos. They were familiar with the geography and found several shallow places and swam across the water. One after another, teams of a thousand people kept a distance, and there were artillery teams set up on the shore.
Fire your artillery to cover your own swimming cavalry.
"Retreat, retreat to Bayan Harshan", Hu Zhigong issued a military order.
"Governor Xian, if you withdraw without fighting, you may damage morale, so the last general will ask for a fight." Generals Li Chengjue, Peng Mingyang, Chen Bao, and Hu Guozhu were unwilling to retreat. The Ming army had just captured Qinghai, and their morale was high, so they did not want to withdraw. p>
"This is a military order, anyone who disobeys it will be killed!" Hu Zhigong roared.
Although this person is a civil servant with an elegant appearance, he is vicious by nature, hiding a knife in his smile, and rarely gets angry. When he gets angry, everyone is afraid.
Seeing that Hu Duxian was angry, the generals did not dare to say anything and led their troops to retreat to Bayan Har Mountain.
Kunlun Mountain, known as the "ancestor of all mountains", is the mountain of immortals. Bayan Hara Mountain, which means "rich green mountain" in Mongolian, is the southern branch of this immortal mountain, located in the south-central part of Qinghai, west
Connected to the Hoh Xil Mountain and connected to the Min Mountain and Qionglai Mountain to the east, it is the watershed between the source areas of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River.
It is extremely high, with an average height of 1,500 feet (five thousand meters), and the highest peak, Guoluo Mountain, is more than 1,600 feet high. The north slope is gentle, and the south slope is deep and full of canyons.
The generals led their troops to withdraw to the Bayan Har Mountains, thinking that Hu Zhigong would stop the Mongols near the highest peak, Guoluo Peak. Unexpectedly, he secretly ambush his troops and horses in the Xingxiu Sea northwest of the Bayan Har Mountains, and only ordered Yang Guanglie to reach the
Yuan Zhen, led more than 10,000 troops to Nanha, and set up simple defenses in Bayan Har Mountain.
Li Chengjue and other generals didn't understand it at first, but they didn't understand it until they entered the Xingxiu Sea.
This Xingxiu Sea is located at the source of the Yellow River and northwest of Bayan Har Mountain. It is adjacent to Zhaling Lake to the east and the source of the Yellow River to the west. It has an altitude of more than a thousand feet. The terrain is as narrow as a basin, more than 60 miles long from east to west and more than 20 miles wide from north to south.
There are three tributaries in the upper source: Zhaqu, Yueguzong Liequ, and Kariqu. As the water of the Yellow River travels here, the river surface suddenly widens and the flow speed slows down. The river water flowing everywhere forms large swamps and numerous lakes here.<
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In this small basin, there are hundreds of lakes of different sizes and shapes dotted all over the place. When you climb up and look into the distance, these lakes sparkle under the sunlight, like twinkling stars in the night sky.
This is where the name comes from.
What a great place! There are lakes and swamps everywhere here. When the Mongolian cavalry arrives here, it is difficult to move forward and take advantage of their speed.
Du Xian is really a god, he found such a good battlefield without making any noise!
All the generals were in admiration.
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"Drive, drive, drive!"
Heshuote Taiji Emubu rode his horse to the front of Dayan Eqi'er Khan, tightened the rope, "Great Khan, the Ming army has withdrawn in large numbers and headed for the Bayan Hara Mountains. These are all yours."
The power of God is here!"
Omubu is the second son of Gushi Khan, and he has always been dissatisfied with his eldest brother, Dayan Eqil Khan. When Gushi Khan passed away, he once wanted to fight for power and had a bad relationship with Dayan Eqil Khan. But now the enemy is at hand. He can't care.
Fighting internally, he led his troops and horses to resist the enemy with his brother.
"Don't be careless. Hu Zhigong is a man of military knowledge. The terrain of Bayan Har Mountain is steep, and the Ming army defended it in danger. It was not easy for our army to win!"
Dayan Eqil thought for a while and asked around: "Is there any news about Lhasa? Where are Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso's troops? Urge him to meet with this Khan as soon as possible!"
"Great Khan, that coward Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso is probably still staying in Lhasa and does not dare to set off. His Tibetan soldiers are probably hopeless." Dalantai, Ayush, and Ilduqi all said.
Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso’s cowardice was sneered at. Mongolians respect the strong the most and despise the cowards the most.
"Father, if Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso is just timid, there is nothing to be afraid of; I am afraid that he wants to use this to seize power and plot against my court," a clear voice came.
When Dayan Eqil took a look, he saw that it was his son Peng Suk. This Peng Suk had always been smart, and he regarded him as the next generation khan of the Heshuote Khanate.
After hearing his son's words, Dayan Eqil's expression condensed. Over the years, Ngawang Losang Gyatso had been very polite to him, and he gradually forgot his threats. He regarded him as a good teacher and friend, and did not take precautions. If he took advantage of him,
If you stay away from Lhasa and seize power, you will be in trouble!
Today's Snowland is a political and religious power, jointly ruled by Mongolia and Tibet. The Khan, the Kushote nobles and Tibetan bureaucrats formed a secular political system and controlled military and political power; the two masters and the three major monasteries controlled religion.
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The Great Khan has the power to establish diplomatic relations, make peace, grant rewards, collect and exempt permanent and temporary taxes, hear major cases, etc., and has the highest control over land and serfs??
With too much power, would the master be jealous and want to seize the power of this Khan? The more he thought about it, the more suspicious he became. As soon as Suonan Raodan died, Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso immediately used lightning speed to let his confidants display Gyatso.
For the Khan's Diba, Norbu was dismissed from the position of Diba. His desire to seize power is obvious! Now, he is leading an army to go on an expedition, far away from Lhasa. Will he take the opportunity to create monsters?
It is useless to worry. Now he is beyond his reach. Even if he wants to seize power, he has no time to take care of it for the time being. The only solution now is to quickly defeat the Ming army, return to Lhasa, and then make sense.
Dayan Eqil is worthy of being a great khan. He is decisive in killing. After being stunned for a moment, he calmed down.
In order to stabilize the morale of the army, he scolded his son Pensuke, "Shut up! Master Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso is a worldly master. How can he care about worldly power? No more words!"
He also ordered the entire army to speed up and advance to Bayan Harshan.
