The morning light was dewy, and the grass was covered with white frost, just like snowflakes, which made people shiver.
The Junggar Basin in October has temperatures that can kill people.
The mist is gradually rising, as if it wants to cover up yesterday's bloody storm.
Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves was heard from a distance, and a black shadow slowly approached.
"Who is it?" The patrolling sentry was startled and shouted quickly.
Although the Mongols have been defeated, they can't help but make a comeback!
"Brother, we are one of our own."
Ye Bushou led the horse and came slowly.
Under the reflection of the torch, a tired body was revealed.
He wore a felt hat on his head, which was tightly wrapped around his head. His upper body was covered with a light sheep coat, and his armor was placed on the horse's back.
The high-cut wooden boots were thick, allowing them to easily step on the stirrups.
If you look carefully, your eyebrows are covered with hoarfrost, probably caused by the heat of your breath. The open mouth speaks in dialect:
"Uh, I'm from Shaanxi, from Yan'an Prefecture."
"Which army?"
"Seventh Regiment, Camp A will not be closed at night, Zhao Dezhu."
"Who is your camp?"
"Jiadaihua."
"What is the name of the guerrilla general Zhang?"
"His surname is Shi and his name is Shi Nai."
Seeing that he was answering fluently, the sentry breathed a sigh of relief and let it gradually approach.
"Why are you coming back now?"
"I caught a big fish and have been busy till now."
Ye Buzai said hurriedly: "The troops are still behind."
"Go and lead the way."
Soon Jia Daihua and his party appeared outside the military stronghold and lined up to enter.
Their first step back to the military camp was to wolf down the hot meat porridge to warm their bodies.
As soon as Jia Daihua entered the gate, he saw dozens of generals, including Guerrilla and Tianshan General, coming in a hurry.
"Jiadaihua, where is Oqiltu Khan?"
Li Dingguo's eyes were red and wide-eyed, and there was even a little sweat on his forehead.
"Cavalry General, this is Oqiltu Khan."
Jia Daihua did not panic at all, and bowed respectfully, then took a few steps back and brought out the heavily protected Oqirtu Khan.
The old Oqiltu Khan was a little nervous at this time. He couldn't understand what the group of people were saying, but he felt that he was just a piece of fish on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered.
Simply, he did not hesitate, just stood like this, raised his head, and looked at the person levelly.
Li Dingguo asked the captured E-Mongolian nobles: "Is he the Eqiltu Khan?"
After receiving the affirmative answer, he was overjoyed and looked at Erqiltu Khan and laughed: "Old Khan, you can run fast enough."
"General Li is more capable than me. I am old and have no choice but to admit defeat." Eqirtu Khan sighed: "I just want to let my family go."
"As for remuneration, it depends on your performance."
After staying in the Western Regions for several years, Li Dingguo's Mongolian was much better than Jia Daihua's, and he could talk fluently with Eqil Tuhan:
"There are many people in the Heshuo Special Department who are waiting for your persuasion."
Oqiltu Khan sighed more and more deeply. He understood that he was selling his business to seek glory, but in this situation, what else could he do?
"I hope the general will keep his promise." He raised his head, Oqiltu Khan's eyes were filled with excitement.
"Don't worry, the Holy Emperor of the Ming Dynasty rules the country with benevolence and will definitely treat you well. I believe that the construction of a mansion has begun in the capital, waiting for your arrival."
Li Dingguo asked someone to send him down, and then looked at Jia Daihua: "Yes, we caught Eqiltu Khan this time, which saved us a lot of effort. Let me tell you how you did it.
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Jia Daihua suppressed the excitement in his heart and spoke in detail.
"Yes, you can assess the situation and be cautious, but you are also bold and careful, and you are not afraid of life and death. You are a natural leader for leading troops in war."
Patting his shoulder, Li Dingguo looked at this young and shameless Yingzheng with admiration and praised:
"In this northwest war, territorial expansion is secondary. The most important thing is to cultivate state leaders like you. It is really a blessing to the court."
After a few words, Li Dingguo turned around and left regardless of his thoughts.
The Heshuote tribe has a vast territory and occupies the central and southern parts of Northern Xinjiang, especially Urumqi, where its Khan tent is located. It has gathered many Han people and herdsmen and is already the center of Northern Xinjiang.
Not to mention, the Heshuo Special Tribe has dozens of branches, large and small, and Taiji is everywhere, making it very complicated.
This is a test for Li Dingguo.
Jia Daihua left excitedly and returned to his military tent.
Along the way, the news that he captured Oqiltu Khan had spread, and many people praised him and heard envy and jealousy.
Jia Daihua knew in his heart that this time a baron was stable, and if he performed better next time, it was very possible that he would be promoted to a viscount.
Capturing the leader of the Oirat Alliance, Oqirtu Khan, with a mere 300 people, this is something worth writing about. If it were not limited by age and seniority, it would be possible for even a count to do so.
Oqiltu Khan's remaining profits were enough to last him for several years.
"Daihua, you did a good job." Brother-in-law Shi Nai ran over and was very excited: "I knew you were capable, but I didn't expect you to be so capable."
"Okay, good, keep it up."
Shi Nai hammered his shoulder, and suddenly hugged his shoulders tightly, scolding him in a low voice: "You kid is going to die? I don't want my sister to be a widow——"
Jia Daihua was speechless and could only smile: "Don't worry, this is the last time."
Holding Oqiltu Khan's order, the Ming army followed the wind and began to spread the word, asking the tribes to surrender.
In fact, the role of Oqiltu Khan is not that big. After all, the Heshuote tribe is an alliance tribe. Although it is very compact, the prestige of Oqiltu Khan is not enough to make it surrender.
But that battle directly broke the courage of the Mongolian nobles. Under the ladder built by the Khan, they all chose to surrender and surrender.
It can even be said to be falling in the face of the wind.
This, however, greatly disappointed the Russians.
I originally thought it would be an evenly matched and mutually consuming battle, but unexpectedly it turned out to be a huge defeat.
The situation on the grassland was instantly overturned.
Tomsk.
After the fall of the city, it was almost reduced to the ground. It was later taken back by the Russians and re-operated.
In this way, the number of cavalry and infantry in Tomsk exceeded 2,000. They were so powerful that they greatly shocked the Junggar tribe and Heshuote, and they had no choice but to start doing business.
At this time, Governor Zoyushka was sitting on a chair, his face full of disbelief: "The Mongols are too weak, and they are usually very brave. If they can retain the perseverance to fight Tomsk, what will happen to the Ming army?"
They are their opponents."
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but put his hand on his forehead and sighed.
It's just that Mingren has defeated the Junggar tribe and the Heshuote tribe. Now that the situation has changed drastically, it's time to think about how to communicate with Mingren.
"Share Dulbert?"
Zoyushka squinted her eyes and suddenly had an idea in her mind.
The Dulbert Division is the only one left, located on the lower reaches of the Yenisei River, and is the key to hindering Russia's eastward and southward movement.
As for Dulbert's subordinate, Heshuo Qi Taiji, couldn't help but curse:
"This old boy, my thousands of cavalry have been delayed like this——"
The reinforcements supporting the Heshuote Ministry, for the Dulbert Ministry, did not know the losses. Now that they were wasted, how could Heshuoqi not be very angry.
But the matter has come to this, and for Dulbert's department, what they need to face now will be a life and death decision.
Surrender, or flee.
As for taking refuge with the Rakshasa people, this was something He Shuoqi had never thought about.
After all, compared with the Ming Dynasty, the strength of the Rakshasa people is not worth mentioning, and even the Dulbert tribe can fight with them.
As for escaping, this is to follow the example of the Torgut tribe, move westward to the lower reaches of the Volga River, and live a nomadic life near the Black Sea. This can be considered an option!
However, traveling long distances is extremely risky.
"How to do it?"
At the same time, a fierce offensive and defensive battle was also going on in the city of Ava, Myanmar, in the southwest region of the Ming Dynasty.
Sun Kewang, the king of Dian, first established the foundation of his rule in Mubang and established large-scale farming, and then directly captured the city of Xibo in the fifth year of Shaowu.
This city is only four hundred miles away from the capital of the Toungoo Dynasty in Myanmar. You can reach Awa City by going directly south along the Aba River.
This was unacceptable to the Taungoo dynasty.
Immediately, Sun Kewang was farming in Mubang and sending troops to Xibo City to constantly harass Ava City.
At this time, the Toungoo Dynasty was in decline, and King Mangda was in power. Facing the experienced Yunnan Army, it initially had a good location and could barely cope with it.
But Sun Kewang came to harass him every two days, which was a huge financial burden for the Toungoo dynasty.
After all, they were just a conglomeration of feudal lords. They could not farm fields and directly tax the people like Sun Kewang. Frequent wars made the feudal lords of Myanmar's various kings miserable.
After several years of testing and weakening, Sun Kewang made one go and led 30,000 Chinese and Burmese troops, riding hundreds of warships, to directly surround the city of Ava.
The more than 100,000 nobles and civilians in the city, including the Burmese king Mangda (who extradited Yongli in history), all became the turtles among the nobles.
However, Ava City is the capital of the Toungoo Dynasty after all. After hundreds of years of management by the Ava Dynasty and the Toungoo Dynasty, it has long become a strong city.
This is also the reason why Sun Kewang failed to capture Ava City as soon as possible.
"Your Majesty, a group of red barbarians are asking for a meeting, saying they can solve our problem of attacking the city."
Sun Kewang looked at the city wall.
"Oh? Bring him here."
As early as the 16th century, the Portuguese occupied Feilian, just like Macau, and then in 1627, the Dutch and British East India Companies also set up branches in Myanmar.
Although the Taungoo dynasty regained Feilian, these Westerners came back and established footholds and branches.
Now facing a decisive battle related to the future of the entire Myanmar, they also want to get involved and gain future benefits.
Sun Kewang has dark skin, like an old farmer, but his eyes are bright, exuding unprecedented ambition.
Soon, the Portuguese came: "Dear King of Dian, our company can provide you with cannons, which are second only to the red cannons and are powerful enough to allow you to attack the city of Ava."
"What do you need-"
"Trade!" The Portuguese breathed a sigh of relief and could communicate: "As long as you unify Myanmar, you can do business with us and set up a port. This is our simplest request."
"At that time, you will be like the Ming Dynasty, charging huge tariffs, flooding your treasury, and no longer worrying about money."
"If you don't have enough money to spend, we can even lend you a loan..."
Sun Kewang closed his eyes.
Time passed little by little, and I don’t know how long it took. The Portuguese felt impatient. At this time, they finally waited for a reply:
"Can--"
"Boom——"
Suddenly, the cannons on the artillery array roared deafeningly. Some cannon muzzles were already aimed at the city of Ava down the hillside, and huge iron balls flew in one after another.
The Burmese people were shocked. They had never seen such a formation.
The lightning-fast iron lump flew over the heads of a group of people, getting lower and lower. "Bang!" A head suddenly exploded! The head, which was covered in bones and flesh, suddenly tilted back, and its neck snapped.
The iron ball deflected and continued to fly into the crowd. "Bang!" There was another terrifying impact sound. Another soldier's chest was hit so hard that his ribs made a faint cracking sound, and his body fell backwards.
The gunfire rumbled on the battlefield. For the Burmese army, this was a huge tragedy!
The once impenetrable city of Ava began to appear cracks, and as the sound of cannons intensified, more and more cracks appeared.
Mangda couldn't believe his eyes: "Is this witchcraft?!"
"Impossible, Buddha protects me, and it is absolutely impossible to ask those wise people -"
On top of the city, a large number of Burmese soldiers had lost their willpower and could only kneel helplessly on the ground, put down their weapons and surrender, chanting Amitabha and kowtowing incessantly.
In the blink of an eye, the Yunnan army captured the once impenetrable city of Ava.
The army filed in.
Sun Kewang followed the army into the city. This city built of rammed earth and bluestone was full of temptations for him before, but now it is boring.
This is not a feeling after victory, but a fear of artillery.
The once fortified city was no longer vulnerable to artillery.
So how can he feel at ease living in this city?
The moment he entered the city, he had already made up his mind to rebuild a strong city.
After appeasing the people, Sun Kewang didn't have time to rest when he saw the busy figure of the Portuguese. His eyes were rolling around, full of desire.
"Your Highness, this city has been damaged. If you need to rebuild it, as long as you use the treasury as a guarantee, I will definitely convince the company to lend you a loan..."
"No need." Sun Kewang was annoyed. How could the majestic kingdom be like borrowing money from a private person? What kind of behavior is this?
After driving away this Western barbarian, Sun Kewang sat on the throne, filled with emotions in his heart.
Subsequently, he held a grand enthronement ceremony and changed the name of Toungoo's country to Dian, so it was called Dian Kingdom to show that he would not forget the old country.
Following the example of the Ming Dynasty, a cabinet, six ministries, provinces, prefectures, and counties were established, and the Ancestral Temple was built to worship ancestors.
As for the year name, it is called "Hongwu", that is, this year (1656) is the first year of Hongwu.
After running away from Yunnan for several years, he finally established his own business.