Baturhun Khan saw the people in front of him looking at him, and said with a serious expression: "Wait!"
"Wait?" When Ning Wan and I heard this, I couldn't help but be a little surprised and confused. I immediately asked, "What are you waiting for? How long do you have to wait?"
Batur Huihan did not whet his appetite, but immediately explained seriously: "According to what I learned, the Ming army has indeed become stronger and has sophisticated ordnance. If we look at our current strength...
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Having said this, he glanced at Khabarov, and then continued: "... Even if there are 10,000 troops from Tsarist Russia, they will not be the opponent of the Ming army. Either we don't fight, or if we want to fight, we must
We have to be sure of winning. We have to wait for the opportunity, and we have to wait for our strength to be strong enough..."
Whether it was the Heshuote tribe or the Dulbert tribe, they wanted to submit to the Ming Dynasty, but Baturhun Khan was not willing to do so.
If it is said that the Ming Kingdom is just recognized as the suzerain state, it is just the same as before, in name only, and tribal affairs are still independent. At most, it is just paying tribute to the Ming Kingdom, then Baturhui Khan probably recognizes it.
However, he received the news that if he surrendered to the Ming Kingdom, he would lose the power of the tribe and become just an ordinary member of the civil and military officials of the Ming Kingdom. He would have to completely obey the Ming Emperor and even other officials with greater authority than him.
Mingren, from now on, the Zhungeer tribe will no longer exist, which he cannot accept at all.
In fact, even Oqiltu Khan had concerns about this, not to mention that during this period, the strength of the Jungar tribe was growing.
Baturhun Khan already understood the Ming Dynasty's despicable strategy, which was to seduce ordinary herders and fundamentally disintegrate the tribe.
In this regard, he believed that the herdsmen of his own tribe would not be tempted by this. At the same time, he also believed that the three tribes of Mobei, as well as the Heshuote tribe and the Duerbot tribe, so many herdsmen in the Ming Dynasty,
It is absolutely impossible to fulfill the promise and give those ordinary herders a better life.
Based on this, Baturhun Khan would say to wait, that is, when the ordinary herdsmen finally find out that the Ming Dynasty has not fulfilled its promise, they will be dissatisfied, prone to trouble, and easily defeated.
At this time, listening to Baturhun Khan's talk, Ning Wan's ugly face obviously improved a little, because he agreed that if the situation is really as Baturhun Khan said, wait and see, it will indeed be better.
For benefit.
However, Khabarov was surprised when he heard this. He immediately interrupted Baturhun Khan's long speech and questioned: "Didn't you say that the Ming Dynasty is extremely rich? They will not be able to settle hundreds of thousands of people.
population?"
If this was really the case, the people of the Qing Dynasty were deceiving him before. After all, they had been talking about how prosperous and wealthy the Ming Dynasty was before.
This is also the case. He also described it according to this after returning to China. Otherwise, the Tsar would not have given him the command of 10,000 troops and sent him to the Far East.
Hearing his question, before Baturhun Khan said anything, Ning Wan and I said on his behalf: "The prosperity of the Ming Dynasty and the wealth of the Ming Dynasty do not mean that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is rich, nor does the court of the Ming Dynasty have money!
If nothing else, let’s just say that five or six years ago, the Ming Dynasty court could not even pay the border troops, but there were so many rich people in the Ming Dynasty. This is all true!”
Upon hearing this, Khabarov suddenly realized that this situation also existed in Tsarist Russia.
Just because rich people are rich does not mean that the tsar is rich. Otherwise, there would have been no salt merchant riots in the past two years.
After Ning finished, I saw that Khabarov understood what he meant, so I turned to look at Baturhunhan and asked him: "You said you can wait, are you just waiting for this?"
If this is the case, he feels that he still needs to persuade him, because he is impatient, and he feels that the Qing Dynasty will also be impatient.
As a result, unexpectedly, after Baturhun Khan heard what he said, he shook his head and said: "Of course, there is more than that. There is another thing, which is to have more allies. And I believe that we have them."
Hearing this, Ning Wan got curious and immediately continued to ask: "Who else?"
"Gushi Khan!" Baturhun Khan said confidently after hearing this, "I will personally go to Tibet to lobby Gushi Khan and explain to him our powerful relationship. As long as Gushi Khan joins, then we will have a great influence on the Ming Dynasty.
The front line is more than just the naturalization of barren Gansu. Moreover, by taking advantage of the terrain, the possibility of defeating the Ming army will also be greatly increased!"
Upon hearing this, Ning Wan and I suddenly realized that there was indeed such a powerful force around the Ming Dynasty. In the original history, the Tibetans on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau were able to defeat the Tang Empire until they made peace.
It's the advantage of having terrain.
But he came back to his senses immediately and said doubtfully: "But didn't you just say that Eqirtu led the Heshuote troops here to surrender to the Ming Dynasty? Then Gushi Khan..."
Hearing his doubts, Baturhun Khan said categorically: "How can Eqirtu be compared with Gushi Khan! If I was not sure, I would not personally go to persuade Gushi Khan!"
"Seriously?" After hearing this, Ning Wan and I got a little excited and immediately confirmed.
In the previous alliance formed during the naturalization of the Qing regent, Gushi Khan was not included in the army. If Gushi Khan could deal with the Ming Dynasty, that would be great!
When Baturhun Khan heard what he said, he firmly affirmed again: "Absolutely true!"
His confidence came from his understanding of the Ming Dynasty's strategy. The Ming Dynasty attacked the chieftains in the southwestern part of the country and carried out the reform of Tuguiliu. There were no chieftains in the Ming Dynasty anymore, even those who had been loyal to the Ming Dynasty.
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In addition, judging from the Ming Dynasty's policy on the grasslands, it is also similar to the effect of reforming the land and returning it to the locals. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty did not allow other chieftains or khans to exist, and had to bring them all under the governance of court officials.
If this happens, Gushi Khan and the religious leaders there will all face the same situation as the chieftains and khans in Qinghai-Tibet, which is absolutely intolerable there.
Likewise, Baturhun Khan asserted that Gushi Khan would listen to his advice!
At this time, after he finished answering Ning's words, he turned to look at Khabarov and said to him: "The firearms of the Ming army are sharp, but our weapons are almost useless. I hope you Tsarist Russia can sell some."
How about giving us firearms to strengthen our allies so that we can defeat the Ming army more easily?"
For a long time, the Zhungar tribe and Tsarist Russia have actually been in a state of love and murder, with conflicts and trade. If the original historical development is followed, after Galdan came to power, the relationship between the two parties took a further step, allowing Galdan to withdraw from Tsarist Russia.
I bought a lot of firearms.
Compared with bows and arrows, firearms have a slower rate of fire, but if the difference in lethality is too great;
If the enemy is hit by a bow and arrow, the enemy may still be able to dance around with the arrow attached to his body; however, if he is hit by a firearm, he will definitely not be able to fight again unless he dies.
Bows and arrows and firearms have absolutely different effects on military morale. Especially as firearms increase in scale, they can make up for the lack of rate of fire and become more powerful.
It was based on this knowledge that Baturhun Khan avoided fighting and even moved westward after knowing that the Ming army was equipped with many firearms.
However, Khabarov was a little embarrassed after hearing this.
Originally, he excitedly led 10,000 troops on an expedition, thinking of rushing into the Ming Dynasty with his allies to make a fortune. This was also the expectation of the tsar and other domestic bigwigs; but after running so far, he found that
The enemy is strong and they still need to wait.
This result disappointed him a little, and also disappointed his 10,000 troops. If the Tsar knew about it, he would certainly be disappointed as well.
However, Baturhun Khan has just analyzed it, and it makes sense to him. He also wants to provide firearms, but the problem is that he did not bring an arsenal, and his own army is not guaranteed to be full of firearms, so there is no surplus.
The firearms were sold to the Zhungeer Ministry!
Baturhun Khan obviously knew that he was in trouble, so he said to him again: "I want to buy it with a lot of money, and the price will definitely satisfy you. As for the delivery time, as long as it is given before the war with the Ming Dynasty. I estimate that it should be
It won’t be until next summer or autumn.”
He is going to Tibet to persuade Gushi Khan and then adjust his troops. It is estimated that the weather will not allow it and he will have to wait until next year. In this way, there should be time for Tsarist Russia to transfer a batch of firearms from their country.
This time, he went all out, didn't care about money, and stopped worrying about everything.
Because he knew that if he did not take this opportunity to defeat the Ming Dynasty, or at least destroy the Ming Dynasty emperor’s unreasonable thoughts about the Western Regions, then sooner or later the Zhungeer tribe would cease to exist. This was because he wanted to make great achievements.
He will never allow it.
Khabarov's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard the words "buying with a lot of money" mentioned by Baturhun Khan.
He was able to lead 10,000 troops to such a far place, but in the final analysis, it was not for money!
If Baturhun Khan was truly sincere and could offer a price that would impress the Tsar, then he believed that the Tsar would not mind selling them firearms to use to attack the Ming Dynasty and rob the Ming Dynasty again.
Thinking like this, he didn't care that Ning Wan, the envoy of the Qing Dynasty, was by his side, and couldn't wait to bargain with Batur Huihan about the price, how many firearms to buy, what kind, etc.
After this discussion is completed, there is still another problem, that is, if the 10,000 troops of Tsarist Russia are waiting here, what will happen to their military pay and food?
That’s a lot of money!
The final result of the discussion between several groups was that the tribes that surrendered to the Jungar tribe and the Turgut tribe would jointly support the Tsarist Russian army. Whoever disobeyed should be dealt with first!
During this whole process, neither Baturhun Khan nor Khabarov nor Ning Wanme consulted the Turgut Ministry for their opinions.
The reason is very simple. Who made the Torgut tribe not strong enough?