Although the Dashun Army provided the main force for the destruction of the Khoshut Khanate and the Yarkand Khanate, the result was that the small Junggar tribe, one of the four Oirat tribes, took advantage of the fishermen and gained a big victory.
partial benefit.
After Gushi Khan was defeated and the Heshuote Khanate entrenched in Tibet was completely destroyed by the Shun Dynasty expeditionary force, the Junggar tribe took the opportunity to defeat the remnants of the Heshuote tribe who were also nomadic in the Tianshan area, and was able to completely unify the Oirat tribes.
The original Sengge Huntaiji of the Junggar tribe used the victory in this foreign war to eliminate internal conflicts. After he defeated the Keshote tribe and became the leader of the four Oirat tribes, he changed his name to Huntaiji. He originally had many differences with Senggehuntaiji.
The two younger brothers, who were in conflict with each other, were released, each with one of their own, to go nomadic in the Ili area.
After the Yarkand Khanate was defeated by the Shun Army in Hami, the Junggar tribe, which had been nomadic to the Ili River Valley, immediately summoned a coalition of Oirat ministries to attack the Yarkand Khanate on a large scale, giving this country that was already dying under the attack of the Shun Army
The Islamic regime dealt its final fatal blow.
After the fall of the Yarkand Khanate, Hami and some oasis cities in the eastern part of the Tarim Basin were controlled by the Shun army. However, the more prosperous Ili Valley and Kashgar and other cities in the western Tarim Basin fell into the hands of the Oirat coalition forces.
Senggehun Taiji allowed the army to plunder these urban residents who were mainly engaged in oasis agriculture and Silk Road commerce, satisfying the needs of various tribes in Oirat, thereby strengthening the status of the leader of the Junggar tribe.
Senggehun Taiji held the power to allocate cloth, iron, gunpowder, food and other resources in these cities, so he was able to win over one faction among the tribes in Oirat, and soon supported a large number of people in each tribe who supported his status as leader.
Hardcore allies.
The power of the Junggar tribe to dominate the entire Mongolian tribes in Guirat has been greatly enhanced.
Under such a situation, Senggehun Taiji led his troops westward, crossed Lake Issyk-Kul, climbed over the Congling Mountains, entered the Fergana Basin and plundered, and returned with a full load.
On the way back home, the Dzungars were attacked by the Kazakh tribe again. They counterattacked with the help of the camel city and won a complete victory. By the time they returned to the Tianshan grassland, the total force controlled by Senggehun Taiji had reached more than 50,000 cavalry.
The strength of the army exceeded that of the Heshuote Khanate in its heyday.
Under such circumstances, Senggehun Taiji instructed his younger brother Galdan, who was studying Buddhism in Lhasa, to create a rebellion in Tibet. At the same time, he was preparing to lead troops east to attack Hami. He was extremely arrogant and rampant, even though Li Laiheng did not take the initiative to target the Dzungar tribe.
To carry out the attack, war between the Shun Dynasty and the Mongolian coalition forces is inevitable.
However, Senggehun Taiji's military ability was not as strong as that of his younger brother Galdan. Several major victories were achieved simply by picking up holes behind the Shun army. Junggar was still just a tribe, and had only established a strong foundation for the Mongolian tribes.
An ally and semi-vassal relationship similar to that of the Heshuote Khanate.
Sengge Huntaiji was only called Hundaiji, but was not yet called Khan. He did not have enough strength and prestige to unite the Mongolian coalition forces headed by the Junggar tribe into a regime of the Junggar Khanate.
Of course, such an enemy cannot be Shunjun's opponent.
The first conflict between Shun and Zhun occurred near Hami.
Senggehun Taiji sent his brother Chechen, who had a bad relationship with him, to lead an army to invade Hami, and promised that after he captured Hami, he would be allowed to lead his own troops to nomadically live near Hami and Qinghai.
With this promise, Chechnya summoned more than 2,000 trusted subordinates, and collected a large number of Mongolians from other tribes who were willing to follow them to nomadic areas in Hami and Qinghai.
The women, children, old and weak who entered formed an army of tens of thousands of men.
In order to cope with the army's eastern invasion, Liu Fangliang left Chang'an Prefecture in Xingjing and went to Lanzhou, Gansu Province to take command.
At that time, the Shun Army led more than 1,000 troops by Zhang Guowu to garrison in Shazhou, and Kang Dayan led more than 2,000 troops to garrison in Hami. Since outside Jiayuguan, the desert is widespread and roads are difficult to find, so the cities rely on oases to survive, with only one other.
There are trade routes that can be used by small-scale business travelers, but it is difficult for large armies to communicate with each other.
After the Junbu invaded Hami, the oasis towns in the northwest of the Qaidam Basin quickly fell. The Chechens led the migratory army of the Wanzhang tribe and advanced directly along the northern foot of Jinshan Mountain towards Jiayuguan.
The garrison general responsible for garrisoning Guazhou City, the largest stronghold of the Shun Army outside Jiayuguan, was at odds with the local Mongolian natives due to the forced implementation of the policy of household registration and all residents. When he learned that the Junjun was approaching Guazhou, the Shun Army garrison general
The people outside the city were forced to abandon their fields and homes and evacuate into the city. For those who were unwilling to evacuate, their houses were forcibly set on fire.
This approach led to the Chechens detouring around the northern foot of Jinshan Mountain and suddenly arriving at the foot of Guazhou City. When they returned to the city, the Mongolian natives took the opportunity to launch a rebellion and killed the Shun army guard and all the Han soldiers in the city.
The Junggar army entered the city.
Guazhou is Dashun's largest garrison city in Kansai. There are 4,000 defenders, but it was captured so easily by the Quanbu.
Moreover, Guazhou is located behind Shazhou and Hami City, and is the necessary point for the frontline troops to contact Jiayuguan. After the fall of Guazhou, Zhang Guowu and Kang Dayan, who were still stationed at the front line of Hami, became isolated.
The overseas armies hanging outside were trapped in a predicament of being isolated and helpless, and running out of ammunition and food.
After Liu Fangliang heard the news, he first wrote to the court to plead guilty, but Li Laiheng refused, and instead continued to grant Liu Fangliang full-time power to act expediently.
Liu Fangliang immediately ordered the dismissal of Gansu Provincial Observer Envoy, Camp Envoy and Capital Police Envoy who had failed to deal with the problem, and asked the imperial court to appoint capable officials. At the same time, he stopped the troops and ordered the Jiayu Pass guard general who failed to reinforce Guazhou to be arrested and imprisoned.
, a large number of young officers from the martial arts hall were employed to serve.
While completing the internal reorganization, Liu Fangliang also dispatched the military governor Li Maoheng out of the border to take on the important tasks of recovering Guazhou and rescuing the cities of Shazhou and Hami.
At that time, the Quasi Army mobilized large troops to besiege Shazhou City, which was running out of ammunition and food.
There were only over a thousand Shazhou defenders, and the residents in the city were all non-Han, so it was difficult to mobilize effectively. Once the residents rebelled, the entire army would be annihilated under internal and external attacks.
Guarding General Zhang Guowu was a general from the frontier army of the Ming Dynasty and Xuan Dynasty. He participated in several large-scale battles during the Anti-Qing War in the early days of the Republic of China. He also served in the northeast and northwest border areas for a long time and was extremely courageous.
Based on the customs and traditions of the local indigenous people, he first explained to the people the governance policies of the Shun Dynasty, and then exaggerated to them the habit of plundering the property of the settled people after the army broke the city. Finally, the big indigenous families in the same city worshiped and sworn sworn brothers in front of the gods.
Stabilized the internal situation in Shazhou City.