"Civil officials are not greedy for money, and military men are not afraid of death. The civil and military personnel of our Shaotian Dynasty are all good, but when we were studying in the martial arts hall, His Majesty also often told us that in war, we must know how to advance and retreat, and we must work hard every time when a lion fights a rabbit.
Every attack must be planned and carried out quickly, accurately and ruthlessly, without any sloppiness."
Zhu Cunwu, the Duke of Yongshou County, faced the Han naval officers who asked for battle again and again. While chewing yogurt residue, he calmly comforted the generals.
"I will not accept your orders. Your Majesty is in Qinghai, thousands of miles away. We have to take advantage of our own opportunities for war in the Western Regions. We don't have many troops in the Western Regions now. We must win every time we attack. We must not
Being careless and underestimating the enemy."
"We have been on the grassland for so long, and we should all have seen wolves hunting on the grassland. They will follow the prey patiently when they find it, and then look for opportunities. When the time is right, they will drive them away, separate them, and finally kill the prey.
Round it up individually and hunt it down."
Zhu Cunwu, a clan member, now has more and more experience in commanding troops.
But he still did not underestimate the enemy in the slightest. The Ming army was victorious because of its good equipment and strong fighting spirit. However, the disadvantage was that it was thousands of miles away from the mainland. The power that the Ming Dynasty could send over was limited, and reinforcements were more difficult to timely. Especially the firearms in their hands.
Gunpowder is actually not rich either.
Especially the situation in the Western Region is complicated. None of these Khan kings can save money. They are just like a pack of wolves. They are following the alpha wolf now, but once the alpha wolf is injured, they may jump out at any time to challenge the alpha wolf and snatch it.
leader position.
Young generals are always superstitious about force and want to directly defeat their opponents on the battlefield, but experienced generals know how to take advantage of the situation.
"Calm down and let Eqirtu, the leader of the Oirat alliance, join forces with Turpan Khan Amulun, Huit Khan, and Altan Khan first."
"But Eqirtu's performance is not good. He seems to be unable to defeat even his uncle, Deputy Khan Kundulun Utesh!"
"Not urgent."
Zhu Cunwu believed that it was still too early to counterattack. They had to conserve their strength as much as possible. They had to let the Oirat fight among themselves first. The fight became more and more fierce, bringing down Khalkha, Kazakhstan, Turpan, Dawan, Heshuote, Durbot,
It would be better if Whitt and others were involved.
When they are in a mess and both sides suffer losses, then Ming will take action again, only then can the benefits be maximized.
"We, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, are all saintly guards. There is no one who is greedy for life and afraid of death. However, fighting opportunities are precious and we must seize the opportunity at the right time and not end prematurely."
"Then just wait? But Mr. Zhuge personally came to Yanqi to supervise the battle, and has already sent flag officers to carry flags to convey military orders."
"I have received the military order from Mr. Zhu Ge, and I have also dispatched troops according to the order."
A general said helplessly, "General, you only sent some night scouts to contact Eqirtu and other tribes."
"They are also the cavalry of our Burqin Fort Han Navy, aren't they?"
"Send more and send less, that's another thing."
"Don't worry, everyone, I will be responsible for everything. This is also the military authority granted to me by Your Majesty as the frontline commanding general. Unless Mr. Zhu Ge directly dismisses me from my post on the spot, everyone here must obey my military orders. Anyone who dares to disobey will be punished.
Immediately dismiss him and imprison him on the spot!" These words were already somewhat murderous.
"We all listen to the general."
All the generals stood up and answered loudly.
"Disband and go back to train. Although we are not going to attack, there is an enemy outside the city. We still can't relax. While defending the city, we have to rotate training and rest. We should divide more of the batch of lead ingots sent by Anxi last time.
Go down and give it to the soldiers. Everyone has molds on hand. In your free time, melt some more bullets and store more lead bullets so that you are prepared."
"Also, when you have time, give more lessons to those Mongolian soldiers, teach them Chinese, and also learn more Mongolian and Uighur language."
After Zhao Laosan came down from the Burqin Bastion, he rejected the proposal of his fellow officers to meet for a drink. It was wartime, and it would be fine even if he had two drinks when not on duty, but he still preferred to stay sober, not to mention
He also knew that those guys said they were drinking, but they were actually doing it for fun and relaxation. In addition to wine, there were also women in the tavern.
He came all the way to the fort gate, and the officers on duty were all familiar to him.
"Going to Tucheng again?"
"Well, let's go home and have a look. I haven't been back for several days."
"be safe."
The sentry commander smiled at him and asked someone to open the door.
There were still Dulberts outside the city besieging the city, but after several previous attacks failed, the Dulberts retreated to the other side of the river to camp and confront each other across the river.
Burqin Bastion and Tucheng Town are like twin stars. Both cities have troops stationed, but the military defense of the Bastion is stronger.
After Dulbert's army withdrew to the other side, communication between the two cities became smoother. However, entry and exit had to go through heavy inspections and pass signs, and ordinary people were no longer allowed to leave the city.
The once bustling Burqin Earth City always had queues of people entering and leaving the city at the city gate. It was the busiest cargo distribution center of the Dulbert Khanate, but now it is very deserted, with only heavy weapons and heavily armed and vigilant soldiers.
.
There is a post at ten steps and a sentry at five steps.
There were cannons mounted on top of the city, and there were light cavalry patrolling outside the city.
From time to time, we can see Han military officers leading the team.
They were very familiar with Zhao Laosan. The Han navy had several thousand people, but there were not many Han military officers and instructors. The fellows from the Central Plains were all familiar with each other.
"If you don't envy mandarin ducks, don't envy immortals. I envy Lao San for another day!"
A platoon leader came forward with a smile, "What the hell, at this time, I can go home every now and then to meet my wives. Not only can I eat the milk skin made by my Mongolian concubine, but I can also have someone to warm my bed at night."
"No, this damn place, it's only been a few months now, and it's already snowing. We can only hug each other to keep warm at night, while the third and beautiful girl cuddle up and sleep until dawn."
Several officers laughed and laughed, regretting that they had not seized the time to take a Mongolian concubine earlier, otherwise they would not have been alone. The rebellion of Junggar Chuhu'er made Dulbert Khan finally rebel, and they
Even if some people have wives and concubines in the mainland, they have not yet come to take them over.
Some have already reached the halfway point, and now they can only be temporarily resettled in Jiayu Pass or in places such as Hami, Dunhuang, Yanqi, etc. There is nothing but worry.
It's not like Zhao Laosan, who found such a beautiful little widow Dulbert, this little life is so nourishing.
"Third brother, be careful. We don't know which Mongolian is our friend and which is our enemy. So you can turn a blind eye when you sleep at night, but don't let someone wipe your neck in the middle of the night." One person joked.
The third child didn't take it seriously either. Tana was a female warrior who had fought alongside him. The two of them had shared life and death and had saved each other's lives. Before Dulbert Khan could object, Tana had long expressed her position that she would not care about Khan.
No matter what happens to Wang, she and her family will not change anyway.
He believed in Tana.
After entering Tucheng, he returned to his home in the east of the city, a small courtyard surrounded by earthen walls. He shouted outside the door, and Tana happily came over to open the door.
"I was worried that you wouldn't be able to come back today."
"After I got off duty, I went to the warehouse and brought back some good stuff."
"What good stuff?"
"Here, cumin and pepper."
Due to Dulbert Khan's lack of strength, the blockade of Burqin was not too strict. In fact, as long as Zhu Cunwu wanted to lead Han Haijun to stand out, there was no problem at all. Even if Zhu Cunwu wanted to fight Heshuo Qi Khan outside the city,
There is a good chance that he can win, but Zhu Cunwu doesn't want to go out and fight.
After several attacks, Heshuo Qihan retreated to camp on the other side, and there was no movement. It seemed that he began to regret being seduced by Chu Hu'er into turning against the Ming Dynasty. Now his intestines were green with regret, and he was wavering on the tiger, unable to get off.
The two sides were surrounded by such a strange wall. The Durberts who besieged the city did not really encircle it, but were stationed across a river.
The defenders didn't take it too seriously and stayed in the city with peace of mind. The cavalry could even go out of the city from time to time to train in formation, and the artillerymen fired a burst of artillery outside the city from time to time to practice their skills.
As long as the Ming army does not go to the other side of the Burqin River, no one will stop them from going in other directions.
Even Tana's family lives in the Laosan Manor in the upper reaches of the Burqin River. Recently, they drove a group of sheep to them, and also sent a lot of vegetables, butter, etc.
"The eldest brother went back yesterday. He was thinking about the cattle and sheep at home, and he was going to dig potatoes. There have been a lot of tribal soldiers and horses here recently. He was afraid that someone would steal livestock and potatoes." Tana told the third child that her eldest brother had driven a group of sheep a few days ago.
I came, didn’t stay for a few days, and then went back.
"Treading on the Stars"
When Dulbert and Shuoqi Khan first raised their flag to rebel against the Ming Dynasty, they also ordered the conscription and mobilization of Dulbert herdsmen. Tana's family also received the conscription order, but they refused the conscription and hid for a while.
Now that the situation has changed, I returned to Lao San's manor life, and even came to deliver sheep.
"I heard that Sonom Celing went to the fortress to pay homage to Duke Zhu?" Tana asked.
Sunuomu Celing is the son of Heshuo Qihan. He was also the admiral of the Han Navy and the governor of the Fuhai Dudu Mansion. Previously, Heshuoqi Khan wanted to respond to Chu Huer's rebellion against the Ming Dynasty. He was also firmly opposed to it, but Heshuo Qihan
In the end, Shuoqi Khan deceived his son and put him under house arrest. He even secretly ordered some Dulbert officers and soldiers of the Han Navy to rebel and wanted to capture the two castles of Burqin. As a result, the Ming army was prepared and killed them all.
Ce Ling was able to come to the bastion to meet the teacher Zhu Cunwu at this time, and it was obvious that things had changed.
"Heshuo Qihan is a man who forgets his life when he sees small profits, cherishes his own life when doing big things, is fierce and timid, and has courage but no plan. He never thought that he could be the king of Khan, or even be able to order Du
Who do the various tribes of Erbot rely on? Without the Ming Dynasty, Erbot was still in disarray. It could only live under the control of Junggar and others and become a vassal of others.
He had only been the Khan for a few days, but he actually felt resentful because the imperial court asked the Huite tribe to establish a separate Khanate. As soon as Chu Huer instigated it, he immediately lost his sense of the sky and the earth. Such a person can't stand up to the wall.
Ah, I am in this situation by myself." Although the third child's position is not high, he was promoted from eight to seven because of his meritorious service in the female warrior camp in the battle against Junggar.
Now he is from the seventh-grade Yihui School, the last level of the eighth school, but after all, he is also a seventh-grade military attache, and the patches on his official robe are also rhinoceros.
"Is Ce Ling here to ask for surrender on behalf of Heshuo Qihan?"
The third child smiled and said, "Then I don't know. It's confidential, but in my estimation, he definitely didn't come to ask for surrender. Heshuo Qihan has such poor eyesight that he can't always see the situation clearly. Now I still think that
He has the upper hand. He must still want to bargain or something. How can we tolerate him? Why don't we stay cool? Anyway, the troops waiting for Khalkha are coming soon. There is no need for us to take action by then. He will have to sit on the wax by himself.
."
"I'm going to kill a sheep for you. It's cold. It's a waste of fodder and fat." Tana didn't care much about He Shuoqi's current predicament. When the man came back, it would be better to kill a sheep and give him a good supplement.
"Okay, let's make some mutton soup. I like to eat the mutton soup you stewed. The soup is fresh and the meat is delicious. The first snow has fallen, so it's time to eat mutton to warm up."
Tana went to slaughter the sheep, and the third child watched and chatted on the side. The two of them chatted with each other, just like an old couple who had been together for many years.
But Tana's method of killing sheep is still neat and clean.
This sheep no longer has to worry about the cold in this winter, and there will never be winter where it goes.
"As soon as it snows, winter will come. Heshuoqihan on the other side won't be able to stay for long. I guess they will withdraw soon."
"If he were smarter, he would have retreated as soon as possible. It would be better to send some cattle and sheep to apologize, and then give the saint a letter of apology. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad. If he doesn't understand current affairs, he will go further down the wrong path.
The further away it is, the more likely it will be like this sheep, unable to survive the winter."
In the evening, Tana stewed a pot of delicious mutton soup for the third child.
The next morning, the third child yawned and said goodbye to the rosy-faced Tana with dark circles under his eyes, and returned to the bastion to join the team.
In the afternoon, a small group of Han navy returned to the city without collecting any reconnaissance cavalry, and brought back some news.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The leader of the Oirat alliance, Oqirtu, and his son-in-law Galdan, combined 7,000 troops to fight against Chu Huer and his son near Tielekti, southwest of Tacheng.
As the leader of the alliance, Eqirtu performed outstandingly in this battle, taking the lead and fighting very well. The more than 10,000 troops of Chu Hu'er and his son were defeated one after another, and more than 3,000 people were captured.
Chu Huer and his son abandoned their helmets and armor and fled.
Oqiltu sent troops to pursue him, but Galdan proposed not to pursue the enemy when they were weak, but to consolidate the victory first, and then lift the siege of Tacheng, Wusu, Ohorisek, Bohosi and other castles, but Oqiltu
He didn't listen to the nine-year-old saint's words.
As a result, the Jielute troops who were pursuing them all the way broke into the ambush of Kundulun Utaishi. Thousands of troops were surrounded, and Chu Huer also gathered the defeated troops and turned around to attack.
After the two armies annihilated the forward troops of Khorut, a detachment led by the Kazakh Khan's son Touke also arrived. They joined forces, crossed the Gobi overnight, and suddenly appeared outside the camp in Oqirtu.
Oqirtu, who was still sleeping, was awakened by the enemy cavalry attacking the camp. He wanted to gather people and horses to resist, but the camp was already in chaos. He was unable to save himself and was escorted by his men to escape overnight.
In order to cover his and Galdan's escape, his subordinates fought tooth and nail to cover them, resulting in countless deaths.
In this battle, Oqiltu's 5,000 men and Galdan's 2,000 men were almost wiped out. Galdan fled back to Bohosi Fort, while Oqiltu even fled back to Yinli.
.
Chu Hu'er, Kundulun Wutesh and the Kazakh coalition forces of more than 10,000 troops pursued all the way and directly captured Yinli, Junggar, and Kazakhstan. Julu Te's troops looted herdsmen and monks everywhere, and imposed taxes.
Strong men.
They even forced monk soldiers to join the army.
Eqirtu fled all the way across the Tianshan Mountains and reached Aksu. He sent people to recruit more than 10,000 horses in various places, and then asked Zhu Dadian of Yanqi for help, hoping that the Ming army would send troops to help defend Aksu and even help him recapture Yinli.
Chu Hu'er and Kundulun Wutesh did not cross the Tianshan Mountains to attack Aksu. Instead, after looting and plundering the Yinli Valley, they handed over the entire Yinli Valley to Kundulun Wutesh.
Kundulun Wutaishi also called himself Heshuote Khan, and was known as Yinli, Aksu, Kashgar, and the Heshuote tribes in Qingkang and Tibet were all under his command.
Then he left several of his sons to guard Yinli, and he led his troops to fight back to Junggar with Chu Huer, and besieged Bohuoxi Fort.
He divided his troops and surrounded Tacheng.
This news is quite shocking.
But Zhu Cunwu still seemed very unsettled and did not even issue a mobilization order.
"hold on."
"Bohusi Castle's Yanchang Gong is not in a hurry, so why should we be in a hurry? Besides, we are really in a hurry. Tacheng is closer to them."
There are tens of thousands of Ming troops and vassals on this fort chain of Burqin, Bohuosi, Tacheng, Tielekti, Alashankou, and Wusu, but no one has moved yet. As the northernmost Burqin
Jinbao is naturally not in a hurry.
After the defeat between Eqirtu and Galdan, he even wanted to open a bottle of Turpan wine and have a drink, but he was afraid of the negative impact and endured it.
The third child didn't expect that the situation would change so drastically after just one night at home.
"This leader of the Oqiltu Alliance is not good enough."
"Ga Erdan was so amazing after being praised by them, why didn't he just go back to Bohosi Castle in the same state of piss?" said another.
"Will Heshuo Qihan on the other side think that the wind direction has changed and come to beat him again?"
"Come just come, I'm just bored. We're guarding two castles. We have a lot of cannons, cannons, and soldiers. Why don't you come as a gift? It'll give us some military merit."
The officers smiled and said that they were all very relaxed. Anyway, the few times He Shuoqi Khan besieged them before, he just gave them heads.
Just talking.
Then a bell was heard ringing, followed by a trumpet.
"Damn it, talking about Cao Cao, Cao Cao said, Heshuo Qihan is so reckless, do you really dare to come again?"
"This old boy is really impressive."
Even Zhao Laosan couldn't help but put his forehead in his hands and exclaimed, "Yesterday Heshuo Qihan regretted following Chu Hu'er to rebel against the Ming Dynasty, and sent his son Ce Ling who was under house arrest to tell the Ming army that it was a misunderstanding. But today he heard that
Chu Hu'er won the battle, but was defeated again.
"Let me tell you, since this guy is so looking for a beating, why don't we grant him a favor? There's no point in standing on the bastion firing cannons and shooting guns. Why don't we open the city gate and go out to practice with them?"
The third child looked at the eager group of captains, then looked at the general's mansion where there was no movement at all, and yawned, "Come on, I'd better go back and catch up on some sleep first. You guys can continue chatting. Remember to call me when it's time for dinner.
