The morning walk is covered with white frost, and the night is dotted with cold stars.
An army of 500 men set out from Chang'an and embarked on the westward route.
Tian Congdian was the second assistant in the cabinet, and Lin Zhao was the commander of the Jinyi Guards.
Both of them hold high positions of authority, and are very comparable to others in walking, sitting and lying down.
Therefore, we all arranged for personal guards.
Tian Congdian arranged 300 people around him, all of them were smart and capable subordinates, and nearly 100 of them were recruited from the army.
The two hundred people around Lin Zhao were elite soldiers in Jinyi Guards, including Li Long, Pei Lun, Wang Ping, Lin Dafei and other close confidants.
The army was marching together, and naturally everyone was led by Mr. Tian Ge. Lin Zhao was naturally too lazy to compete with others for the right to speak.
However, the weather conditions in the northwest are harsh, so Tiange Lao naturally sat in the carriage, but Lin Zhao rode on horseback with everyone else.
Although the two often talked in the car, Lin Zhao spent most of the time riding on the horse.
All the way west, passing through the Hexi Corridor, passing through Wuwei, Jiayu, Dunhuang, and heading north from Guazhou, after two months, we finally arrived at the Hamiwei Camp.
Hamiwei is the rear base of the northwest battlefield of the Great Zhou Dynasty. As long as they pass through this border city, they will go straight into the desert and rush to Ili to experience the national war.
After repairing in Hami for a few days, the army set off again. After more than ten days of journey, it finally arrived in Ili.
They were not in a hurry to enter the city. It was not until they communicated with the main camp in Yili that General Fuyuan and Governor of Yili Yue Qilin arranged for his No. 1 general, General Zhang Qiubai of Yili, to greet them.
Of course, the one who greeted him was Mr. Tian Ge.
Lin Zhao is not qualified.
Even if he is loyal and diligent, even if he is the emperor's favorite.
First-class Wu Kangbo, Fuyuan General Yue Qilin, is the younger brother of the current queen, and his ancestors came from a marquis family.
Emperor Xiaode's ability to finally ascend to the throne and secure his throne was inseparable from the strong support of his wife's family.
But Yue Qilin has the style of Wei Qing. Not only is he an excellent military man, but he is also low-key and humble, never acts arrogantly, and he also has a strict family tradition. Moreover, whether he is in Beijing or fighting abroad, he never raises scholars and rarely gets along with others.
When the emperor discussed political affairs, he always spoke only about matters that were within his scope.
So even though he was truly the uncle of the current dynasty, he was not impeached by anyone.
Sure enough, there are talented people emerging at any time.
When Lin Zhao saw him, he felt a little strange.
It stands to reason that the queen is the mother of a country, and she must be as graceful, luxurious, beautiful and dignified as Baochai.
At least she's a beauty.
But this Yue Qilin, with his dignified appearance, seems to have nothing to do with handsome men.
Although the general who has been guarding the northwest border for a long time, the wind and frost outside the Great Wall are enough to destroy his face.
But after all, he is only forty years old, and the foundation from his youth is still there.
I can only talk about the nine sons of Longsheng, who gathered all the essence of Yue Qilin in his mind.
But even though he has an ordinary appearance, his eyelids often emit a fascinating light, which is enough to tell others that he is a powerful border commander.
High position and power, these four words can describe Yue Qilin's status in the military at this moment.
However, Tian Congdian is the Second Assistant to the Cabinet, and Lin Zhao is also the Imperial Guard. Although their ranks are higher and lower, their status is the same. When the three of them greeted each other, Yue Qilin said: "I received a message from the Emperor on horseback.
I didn’t expect that the two adults came very quickly. It shows that they are not scornful of the messenger. There is no need to beat the drum hard. Mr. Tian Ge and Lin Dutang, please wait a moment. Mi Jiangyue, commander of the capital, and Guo Wenxin, commander of the army.
, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Chen Dai, General Zhao Shu and others have arrived, and all the generals have come together as military counselors."
In a moment, everyone of the second grade and above arrived.
Speaking of which, Lin Zhao, a military attaché of the third rank, was of a lower grade.
If he didn't have enough power and extraordinary status, he wouldn't even be qualified to come in.
The meeting was mainly open to two people, Tian Congdian and Lin Zhao, because most of them were introducing the military situation of the enemy and ourselves.
Although the two of them read enough memorials in Beijing and read a lot of materials along the way, they were not at the scene after all, so listening to this meeting was really like nectar.
Since Erospeter the Great, all emperors have been willing to expand their territories eastward. Their ambitions for territory are endless. The governors of the East have also placed great emphasis on Cossacks, criminals, gangsters and priests, taking advantage of Shah's relatively advanced system and conspiracy.
and firearms, constantly encroaching on local tribes and bringing more land under the tsar's command.
The current Governor-General of the East, Count Osterman, was originally a confidant of Tsar Anna I. After assisting the Tsar to disband the secret committee and allowing the Tsar to take full power, he invited himself to the East and led a group of restless people to expand eastward.
territory.
In the northwest border of the Great Zhou Dynasty, in order to expand his territory, he naturally did everything possible.
At that time, the Great Zhou Dynasty was in a confrontation with Junggar. He first united with the Great Zhou Dynasty to provoke Galdan Celing and killed his father Cewang Alabutan. Then he provoked Galdan Celing's second son Cewangdorjina.
Muzar is at odds with his father.
Just when the two armies were facing each other, and the Zhou army was sitting on the mountain watching the fight between tigers and tigers, preparing to destroy the Junggar Khanate in one fell swoop, Count Ostermann staged a thrilling and beautiful surprise battle.
He personally led 5,000 musketeers and 10,000 Cossacks, who suddenly appeared behind the Galdan Celing army and defeated the armies of both sides that were undergoing a civil war. He killed more than 300 large and small Taijis of the Junggar Khanate.
, all the tribal leaders were killed, and after capturing Galdan Celing and his son alive, Lin Cossack trampled them to death with horses.
In just a few days, Count Osterman destroyed the entire Junggar Khanate and gained millions of land. With the help of countless Junggar traitors, the number of soldiers increased greatly. Now he has assembled at least 100,000 elite cavalry and 50,000
Musket. Count Ostermann is now relying on northern Xinjiang and confronting Yue Qilin's army along the Tianshan Mountains.
Although the Zhou army numbered 300,000, due to the lack of firearms, they could only rely on the mountains and cities to fight against Eros, with both sides winning or losing.
However, because Eros occupies a vast grassland, it will be difficult to defeat the Eros and Junggar people if they cannot penetrate deep into the grassland and carry out annihilating strikes.
After Zhao Dai introduced the general military situation, Yue Qilin stood up and said to Tian Congdian and the others: "Although the armies of the two countries are facing each other and fighting is frequent, envoys from both sides are also in constant contact. From time to time, businessmen cross the line of fire to sell some luxury goods.
If Mr. Tian Ge and Lin Dutang want to negotiate with the Russians, I can arrange it, so it won’t be difficult."
What he said must have a following.
Therefore, neither Tian Congdian nor Lin Zhao spoke.
Yue Qilin paused, then continued: "It's just that the Eros people are arrogant and arrogant, fearing power rather than virtue, and rashly start negotiations, fearing that they will push further and demand more."
Tian Congdian nodded, as if he had everything in mind, but turned to look at Lin Zhao.
Lin Zhao took a step forward, held up his hands and said: "Commander Yue, now the two armies are facing each other. Although the Eros people cannot take advantage, they have not suffered any losses. Negotiating at this time naturally makes us feel guilty, but the Eros people have come from afar, even if
There are a large number of servants of Junggar spies, and it is impossible for everyone to obey. There must be some problem behind it. I am a member of the Imperial Guard, and I want to ask for orders alone. I sneak into the area to investigate. If there is no problem, I will give it to them.
Create problems. They don’t want to negotiate, so they will be overwhelmed and take the initiative to negotiate with us.”
Tian Congdian also smiled and said: "Yes, I mean the same thing, and our negotiation this time was originally designed to confuse the enemy. The ultimate goal is to hope that Commander Yue will command my great Zhou Erlang, expel Rakshasa, and show his power in the world."
The Western Regions have given me the glory of the Great Zhou Dynasty and surpassed that of the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty."
The two of them sang in harmony, causing all the generals in the hall to nod.
After all, negotiation has always been just a continuation of military affairs.
Only if you win the war can you win the negotiation.
It seems that the elder Pavilion and the leader of the Jinyiwei see this issue very clearly, and they are very respectful to everyone in their words.
Everyone carries the sedan chair. Since everyone has said so, everyone naturally has no objection to it.
Yue Qilin nodded and said: "In that case, I will arrange for the guides of the Zhasak tribe to introduce the enemy's situation to Lin Dutang."