In the territory of the Yarkand Khanate, large armies gathered. The main force of the Western Allied Forces was actually hidden here. Military reports from all over the country were all rushing here to send military reports from various places.
"Report, our army has entered Songpanwei, Sichuan, Ming Dynasty, has captured the Zoige area, and the vanguard is heading towards Fengdong Pass!"
"Report, our army entered the Ming Dynasty's Sichuan Xingdu Division, captured Beishanguan, and headed north to attack Shimianzhong!"
"Report, our army has entered the Appeasement Division of Lizhou, Ming Dynasty, and is heading south to attack Hanyuan. Once it goes south, it will attack Shimian and join forces with the South Route Army!"
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The victory documents reported one after another, although the horses were exhausted, they made all the people in the Western Allied Forces happy, excited and excited.
"Okay, as long as you work harder, you can enter the prosperous Land of Abundance in the Ming Dynasty. The land is paved with gold, and you will make a fortune!"
"It would be great if you can easily reach the hinterland of the Ming Kingdom from the Kingdom of Tianfu!"
"It's all good, all is well, kill Ming's people, grab Ming's wealth, occupy Ming's land, let's live a good life together!"
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Amidst the cheers, Gushi Khan, the leader of the Western Allied Forces, received great praise.
"The Great Khan is the most powerful, he is like a tiger father and no dog son!"
"No, the troops led by the ten sons of the Great Khan were the first to defeat the Ming army and invade the Ming Dynasty. It's really amazing!"
"No wonder Gushi Khan was able to invade Qinghai-Tibet, conquer such a large territory, and establish the Khoshote Khanate!"
"Before, I thought that our King Yerqiang Khan should be the leader of the alliance, but now I am convinced. It is indeed most correct that Gushi Khan should be the leader of the alliance!"
"I am the same. I originally thought that our Zhungeer tribe is not bad, and we are the initiator of this alliance. It is not too much to be the leader. However, Gushi Khan is really powerful. He was originally the leader of our Waqi, and now he is here again.
Alliance Leader, this is also reasonable!"
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However, Gushi Khan, one of the parties involved, was not very happy about these good news. Instead, he was a little confused.
Because, in his estimation, the victory that should be reported was not reported, and the victory that should not be reported was reported, which was beyond his expectation!
Although they are all good things, for Gushi Khan, they are not what he wants. For him, it is best when things are under his control.
After he received the letter from his nephew Eqirtu, although some of the contents in it felt a bit exaggerated, he also saw the power of the Ming Dynasty from it.
If the Ming Dynasty was not too overbearing and would have rehabilitated him, he would actually be happy to just pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty.
Gushi Khan's energy was more about ruling the Qinghai-Tibet region and managing the one-third acre of land he had just conquered. To this end, he personally took charge of the Tibetan capital, and then sent his ten sons to various places to take charge of the affairs.
The land controlled the Qinghai-Tibet map.
However, he could not accept the domineering power of the Ming Dynasty, so he agreed to the alliance request put forward by the Jungar tribe and others. As for him, because he was the most powerful and a landlord, he became the leader of this alliance.
In his reply to Oqiltu, he actually had a little trick up his sleeve.
Since Oqiltu had surrendered to the Ming Dynasty and even wrote a letter asking him to surrender, Gushi Khan was on guard against Oqiltu.
Although he said that in his letter, the intention was actually to have Eqiltu serve as his internal correspondent, which would be somewhat helpful.
If Oqiltu is stubborn and refuses to help him, it actually doesn't matter.
One of Gushi Khan's plans was to show his strength to the Ming Dynasty through Eqirtu: Look, our western countries are not so easy to mess with, we are powerful!
In this way, under the threat of the Liaodong Jianlu and the Japanese allies, the Ming Dynasty might consider giving up the conversion of the western part of the country, and then negotiate again, and maybe they can negotiate a good price.
In addition, in his letter to Oqiltu, although he mentioned the date of his attack on the Ming Dynasty, in fact, he took action in advance. This was also to prevent Oqiltu from informing the Ming Emperor.
Of course, if he doesn't tell the truth, it won't actually hinder the progress of his plan. Anyway, if the beating hurts the Ming Dynasty, it will let the Ming Dynasty know how powerful the western countries are and then sign another contract.
In the specific combat strategy, Gushi Khan's original plan was to bluff in various places, and then the main force quietly assembled and did not show up, waiting for the actual situation to mature before giving the Ming army a severe blow.
In the past, countries on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau actually had geographical advantages against the Central Plains dynasties.
However, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, after more than a hundred years of construction and the completion of the entire defense system of Jiayuguan, it would be difficult to threaten the area east of Jiayuguan.
This Jiayuguan Pass has become the most majestic pass in the world, which is definitely not bragging.
The Ming Kingdom was originally located to the west of Jiayuguan, and there was also the Hami Guard, but it was not directly under the jurisdiction, but was hereditary by the tribal chieftains, but it was also nominally Ming Kingdom.
However, the Ming Dynasty did not seem to care about the Hami Guards, even if they were taken away by the Yarkand Khanate, the Ming Dynasty felt like it was shrinking in a tortoise shell, unable to make a move.
As before, the troops on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau could not directly attack Gansu and Shaanxi in the Central Plains Dynasty. Gushi Khan formulated a strategy and launched an attack on the Ming Dynasty's border at the same time, allowing the Ming army to send reinforcements to the front line.
According to the plan, Sichuan should be the most important place for the Ming Dynasty, and the defense should be the strongest. Unexpectedly, the empty soldiers there attacked all at once. Even if it was just a remote place on the border of the Ming Dynasty, if they attacked further,
That can reach the prosperous place of Sichuan!
Jiayuguan was also a false strategy, but it failed to penetrate, so it was indeed difficult to attack.
This battle situation always made Gushi Khan feel a little uneasy.
His reaction was naturally noticed by the leaders of other tribes, and many of them were a little disapproving of Gushi Khan's feelings.
No, just listen to Batur Huihan of the Jungar tribe say: "The main force of the Ming army is probably fighting the Qing Dynasty and the Japanese allied forces. In addition to hoarding heavy troops in Jiayuguan, the troops in other places are empty. In fact,
It’s easy to understand!”
Yerqiang Khan listened and nodded in agreement: "Are you afraid that you were frightened by your nephew? He is a weakling, can you believe what he says?"
Khabarov of Tsarist Russia led an army of ten thousand and came all the way. He was impatient for a long time. If he continued to wait without gaining anything, not only would the Tsar be unable to explain it, but even his army would not be able to appease him.
The resident said impatiently: "Now that we have united so many troops, what are we afraid of? So what if the Ming Dynasty has three heads and six arms? If we kill them, we will be done!"
In fact, he has never commanded a large-scale war at all. At most, he only has a few hundred colonists under his command, and he bullies the natives of Siberia.
Now that I have tens of thousands of troops under my command, I feel a bit invincible!
The leaders of the smaller forces, such as the Torgut Tribe, are not here. They were used as cannon fodder and sent as virtual soldiers to attack the border of the Ming Kingdom first.
At this time, Gushihan listened to what they were talking about, and after thinking about it, he felt that he seemed to be a little too worried.
Even if the Ming Dynasty was a big country, even if it was not the same as before according to Eqirtu, even if it had defeated the Qing army, after all, there was a decisive battle between the Qing Empire and the Japanese army to the east, with hundreds of thousands of troops.
, starting from last year, it would have been impossible to determine the winner without playing for a year and a half.
Even if the winner is determined, the war will not be over in a short time.
And such a big war will definitely contain the main army of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, why even the virtual attack can be successful? This should be the reason, right?
Gushi Khan himself assumed the position of Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and imagined the war situation in the east. He felt that he really had to worry too much!
Under such circumstances, even if the Ming Dynasty had something else that he hadn't thought of, it probably wouldn't have much impact on the overall situation.
No matter what, the most important thing is strength.
In the Western Alliance, there are as many as 150,000 troops, of which 50,000 troops are scattered in various places to attack the borders of the Ming Dynasty to attract the attention of the Ming Dynasty. On their own side, they have concentrated the most elite 100,000 troops to make the final decision.
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With such a powerful army, why are they afraid of the Ming army?
After thinking about it, it seems that this is the truth!
In the end, Gushi Khan decided to implement the established strategy. If he hesitated any longer, these allies might go it alone!
Thinking like this, Gushi Khan looked at the people in front of him and said seriously: "From the military reports from various places, the Ming army will definitely be attracted. At least the Ming Dynasty will definitely not be able to lose Sichuan!"
As soon as he said this, Khabarov interjected with a greedy look: "Since Sichuan has been invaded, how about we focus on Sichuan? I heard that it is the richest place. I'll start with
Explain, I don’t want land or population, I just want wealth!”
During this period of time, he had already found out clearly that Sichuan, known as the Land of Abundance, was the richest and most prosperous. As he came here for the purpose of robbery, he was naturally attracted and wanted to rush into Sichuan to grab a piece of it!
But after hearing what he said, Gushi Khan shook his head and said: "Don't look at it, they did win some battles and invaded the Ming Dynasty. But in the northern and southwestern Sichuan, those places we invaded, to the Ming Dynasty
There are many checkpoints in the Chengdu area, all of which are easy to defend but difficult to attack."
After a pause, he continued: "I estimate that the Ming army did not expect that they would lose some places when they were caught off guard. But when they come to their senses, the subsequent battle will definitely be difficult to fight, even if our main force passes by.
It’s useless, there are mountains and valleys over there, and the problem cannot be solved by having more troops!”
Hearing this, Baharov felt very regretful and curled his lips, feeling annoyed that he could not eat fat meat.
Gushi Khan ignored him and continued: "Then according to the established plan, we will raid Guihua City, open up the connection with the Eastern Qing Dynasty, threaten the entire north of the Ming Dynasty, and open up a great situation!"