Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo became the capital of Dashun due to accidental reasons. There have always been opinions about establishing a new capital or moving it to Chang'an Prefecture in Xingjing and Shuntian Prefecture in Beijing.
Especially after the Battle of Liaodong, Liaodong was restored and the opinion of returning to the old capital became very strong.
After all, since the Ming Dynasty, Beijing has been the best place in the world for more than 200 years. Various systems have been centered on it, which can also ensure the stability of the imperial court.
But this is mainly the opinion of civil servants.
Many of the generals were from Qin, so the founding fathers from Shaanxi thought it would be better to move the capital to Chang'an.
The first point is that Chang'an is the old capital of the Han and Tang Dynasties. Since Dashun has restored the traditions of the Han and Tang Dynasties, it is natural that the capital should be moved to Chang'an and the Western Regions reopened;
The second point is that there are many honorable ministers from northern Shaanxi, but northern Shaanxi is barren and remote, so it is impossible to designate it as the capital. So it is very appropriate to choose Chang'an, the capital of Shaanxi Province, as the capital.
Moreover, after many years of restoration and management by Zhou Zuoding, the Northwest Economic Strategy envoy, Shaanxi's economy has achieved leapfrog development, and the restoration of water and soil has also been done very well.
Although it is still impossible to restore the scenic scenery of Chang'an with eight rivers surrounding it during the Han and Tang Dynasties, at least the capital's water supply will not be a problem for the time being.
In addition, in recent years, Junggar has repeatedly invaded the border and threatened Shuofang Province. It has surpassed the remnant Manchu army that was driven to Japan to work as pirates, and has become Dashun's number one concern.
Gao Yigong, Guo Junzhen, Liu Fangliang and other Qin people all wrote to the imperial court, requesting the restoration of the old system of the Han and Tang Dynasties, moving the capital to Chang'an, and surrounding the pass with a heavy guard army, so as to resist the invasion of the Junggar tribes.
However, Fang Yiren believed that the Junggar tribes in desert Mongolia were much stronger than the Chahar tribes in Eastern Mongolia, which were barely surviving under the attacks of the Manchu and Shun armies for twenty years.
However, the Junggar tribes are not descendants of Temujin, lack the blood of the Golden Family, and have no appeal to the Mongolian tribes. There is endless internal turmoil, rebellions, and attacks by various tribes have never stopped.
Dadaiji Sengge of Junggar had limited abilities and was not as talented and strategic as his father Batur Hutaiji, so he could not convince the public at all.
The brothers of Sengge Taiji were dissatisfied with his succession and rebelled repeatedly, starting a civil war. Although Sengge won many battles and put down most of the rebellions, he also united the majority with the slogan of leading the Junggar tribes to march into the Monan grassland.
tribesmen.
But among his brothers, the Chechen and Zot Babatour still have strength. Outside, there is the Chechen Khan of Oqirtu of the Khoshote tribe who is eyeing him.
Ertu Khan of Oqil was the eldest son of Baibagas, the eldest brother of Gushi Khan of the Heshuote tribe. Gushi Khan went on an expedition to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and was killed by Milaiyin, the general of the Dashun Army in Xining. He was left to guard the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains.
The hometown of Shuote.
In the past, Oqiltu Chechen Khan and Batur Hongtaiji had a deep friendship and were known as "Contracting Ertaiji".
However, the Chechen Khan of Oqiltu has always been wary of the powerful Choros family. In the first year of Tianfa, in the Battle of Uharlik, Batur Hongtaiji led 7,000 soldiers with a majestic and neat lineup.
, and entered the battle. The Oqiltu Chechen Khan who was watching the battle was amazed and blurted out: "He is so powerful, he will be the one to weaken me in the future."
Oqirtu Khan knew that the Heshuote tribe was not as powerful as the Junggar tribe, so he began to marry with the Junggar tribe. His granddaughter Anu married Sengge, the son of Batur Hutaiji.
Taking the opportunity to interfere in the internal affairs of the Junggar tribe, Sengge had to accept repeated interference from the Heshuote tribe due to the fierce resistance of his brothers to his rule.
Therefore, the Junggar tribes, and even the entire Oirat Alliance (known as the Oara tribes in the Ming Dynasty), were not strong.
It can only be said that it is much stronger than Eastern Mongolia, but obviously far less powerful than Manchuria in its heyday.
At that time, Gushi Khan, the heroic leader of the Heshuote tribe, occupied the entire territory of Qinghai and Kham. He entered Tibet and overthrew the regime of Zangba Khan, established the leadership of the new sect Gelug sect in Tibet, and established a powerful political sect.
Khoshut Khanate.
However, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Dashun Army used the Qinghai area as an important base to resist the Qing Dynasty. Later, when they competed with Sun Kewang for Guanzhong, they also used Qinghai and Gansu as their main bases for dispatching troops.
Milayin, the general of the Shun army, repeatedly sent troops to fight the Heshuote tribe in Qinghai using Xining as his base, which triggered a long-term border struggle between the Shun Dynasty and the Heshuote Khanate.
In the early stage, because the main force of the Dashun Army had to deal with the large-scale battles between the Qing Army and the Western Ming Army, it had no time to worry about anything else and only maintained a small corner of Xining.
However, as the Qing army completely withdrew from the pass, Sun Kewang lost consecutive battles and lost the southwest region, the Shun army's defense of the northwest border was greatly increased.
In order to compete for Qinghai and Kang District, Gushi Khan led tens of thousands of elite troops out of Tibet to defeat the Shun Dynasty. He marched northward in a large scale, and with his old age swept away the Zhutai Ji who had surrendered to the Shun Dynasty. He successfully marched to Hezhou and Xining, threatening the country.
and the stability of the border.
Under the fierce attack of Gushi Khan's army, Qinghai Shun's army was defeated one after another, with thousands of casualties. After hearing the alarm, General Mi Layin reported the news to the court and personally led more than 3,000 elite soldiers including pro-jun Biao to rush there.
Qinghai reinforcements.
However, he was outnumbered, and Gushi Khan had the support of the local Lamaist monks, so his army was vigorous. When the army arrived, it spread far and wide, and more than 200,000 nomadic fans, lamas, etc. were in commotion at the same time.
The Mongols instigated more than 200,000 lamas and civilians from near and far, looted cattle and horses, burned grass and valleys, resisted the officers and soldiers, invaded Xining, and caused chaos in Qinghai.
Within hundreds of miles of Xining, the lamas of all famous monasteries were wearing armor and armed with weapons. They led their tenants, monks and laymen, to attack the city, fight, loot and burn, and they went everywhere.
After Li Laiheng learned that Gushi Khan had invaded Qinghai and even invaded Gansu, he made two arrangements: on the one hand, he ordered Zhou Zuoding, the northwest economic strategist, to handle the counter-rebellion military affairs; on the other hand, he sent Cao Benrong, the minister of the military government, to Sala, Gushi Khan's residence.
He was trying to convey the imperial court's will to stop the war and hope to solve the problem through peaceful means.
However, Gushi Khan not only refused the court's advice, but instead detained the envoys, and further strengthened his offensive in the areas around Xining, launching large-scale attacks on Nanchuan Shenzhong Fort, Xichuan Zhenhai Fort and Beichuan New City around Xining Prefecture.
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The emperor was furious and appointed Guo Junzhen as the general to conquer the captives - this was the first appointment of a general with the highest military rank in the Shun Dynasty - and mobilized elite troops from all over the three sides to go to Qinghai to attack Gushi Khan.
As a large number of elite Shun troops arrived in Qinghai to relieve the siege, the Mongolian tribes in Qinghai who originally fought with Gushi Khan rebelled and surrendered to the Shun Dynasty.
The following year, Guo Junzhen, the general who conquered the captives, ordered Milayin Dujing to ride to Qinghai Lake and defeated the Heshuote troops garrisoned by the Hara River, which greatly boosted the morale of the Shun army.
According to the situation at that time, Guo Junzhen personally stationed in Xining to command and deploy. He transferred a large number of old troops from Shaanxi, Sichuan, Gansu, Shuofang and other places. He first divided his troops to defend the Longji River in Yongchang to prevent the Heshuote army from invading;
Troops were stationed at Batang, Litang, Huangshengguan and other places to cut off Gushi Khan's route to Tibet.