Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 257: Attacking Dayan in the East and Ping Dayan in the West (Part )
At the end of June, summer grain from the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, Yarkand, Turpan, Hami, Uszang and other places began to be put into storage. Because special attention was paid to agricultural and animal husbandry production, the pasture lands of various Otok were clearly divided, new animal husbandry and veterinary knowledge was promoted, a large number of wasteland was reclaimed, and water conservancy projects were built in various places. Agriculture and animal husbandry showed a double harvest. Tu Mianluobu Zang of Huitewanhu Prefecture reported that the six livestocks were prosperous this year, and the number of livestock increased by 10%; Uzbeg envoy Pilenley Zamusu reported that the grain production in Shigatse increased by 20%; Yarkand Governor Ahmuze said that grain production in the Yarkand region increased by 30%.

When Xue Zongzhou, the Secretary of the Ministry of Hubu, reported to Suletan that all the granaries in the Ministry of Hubu were full and the silver inventory in the government reached 800,000 taels, the young emperor excitedly shouted: "It is the right time to raise troops to fight against thieves! "

This thief is not one person, but three people: Batur Hutaiji of the Junggar tribe, Dayan Eqishou Khan and Eqiltu Khan of the Heshuote tribe. These three thieves, as noble Mongols, actually begged for mercy from the Manchus and helped the Manchus suppress the Huite tribe, the compatriots of the Oirat Mongols. In Sultan's view, these are three traitors who have forgotten their ancestors and must be eliminated quickly.

But which one to fight first? The court's opinions were divided.

Most officials believed that the Junggar department should be attacked first. Batur Hutaiji of the Junggar tribe is arrogant and rebellious. He is the strongest among the three thieves and often harasses the border. Moreover, among the Oirat tribes, the Junggar tribe poses the greatest threat to the Huite tribe. If this nail is not removed, , it would be difficult for the Kingdom of David to become strong.

There are also some officials who advocate attacking the Oziltu Khan of the Heshuote Department first. Among the three thieves, Oqiltu Khan is the weakest, and he also sits on the geomantic treasure land of Ili. If you beat him, you will suffer small losses and big profits! These officials are realists.

The smallest number of people advocated attacking Dayan Oqirhan first. The main reason is that the territory of Dayan Ozir Khan is located between the Chuang Army and the David Kingdom. It is not bordered by other Oirat tribes and is isolated and helpless. Therefore, it is relatively restrained and does not dare to invade the border as often as Batur and Ozirtu. , there are occasional conflicts, and the scale is not large, so the courtiers feel less threatened.

"The bow should be used to draw strength, and the arrow should be used as a long weapon. Among the three thieves, Batur is the most powerful. As long as he is defeated, Dayan Eqir and Eqirtu will definitely surrender without a fight. I have made up my mind, first of all Beat Batur," Suletan shouted in front of all the courtiers during the court meeting.

"Your Majesty, I think we should attack Yan Eqil first. His Ulus is located in Qinghai and directly threatens the security of the Silk Road. If he and the Manchus echo each other and attack Li Chuang together, the consequences will be disastrous." Xue Zongzhou was different. Opinion.

"You scholars are used to talking about war on paper. Dayan Eqi'er will never have the courage to join forces with the Manchus to defeat Li Chuang. I have made up my mind and mobilized the whole country. Batu Hetan and Tie Mo'er will lead the civil and military officials. That day Song and Saihan led 15,000 troops to garrison Lhasa, and I myself led 80,000 troops to attack the Dzungars."

"My Emperor, Holy Ming!" cheers resounded in the court.

Xue Zongzhou wanted to persuade him again, but Liu Haogu grabbed him by the corner of his clothes.

After resigning from the court, Xue Zongzhou blamed Liu Haogu, "Brother Liu, can't you see that Qinghai is much more important than Junggar? Why do you want to stop me from admonishing him?"

"Brother Xian, what do you think your Majesty is capable of?" Liu Haogu asked with a smile.

"Heaven's genius is an unparalleled hero."

"Here! Since he is an unparalleled hero, if you can see it, how can your majesty not see it? The reason why he said in the main hall that he was going to attack the Dzungars is probably because people are talking too much and they are afraid that the news will leak out. If you want to know the truth "I have to go to the Qianqing Palace for my holy will." Liu Haogu took a leisurely sip of tea.

Xue Zongzhou pondered for a moment and nodded slowly, "In that case, please bring Brother Liu to the palace with me."

In the Palace of the Qianqing Dynasty, Suletan was having sex with his concubine Gulixia, when he suddenly reported to Liu Haogu and Xue Zongzhou to ask for an audience. "Pfft~" Suletan was happy, "I knew I couldn't hide this from Master Liu, so let's announce them to the palace."

"Your Majesty, why are you so happy when you hear the two pavilion elders entering the palace?" Gulishati asked strangely.

"Have you ever heard of the story of high mountains and flowing water? My dear friend is here, why are you not happy?" Suletan chuckled, squeezed her little hand, "My beloved, go to the palace first and wait for me."

Gu Lixiati blushed and left without mentioning it. Liu Haogu and Xue Zongzhou came hand in hand.

"Your Majesty, do you really want to attack Junggar first? Or should you build a plank road openly and cross Chencang secretly?" Xue Zongzhou asked eagerly when they met. Liu Haogu stroked his beard and kept silent.

"Two ministers, please read this military report." Sultan ordered someone to hand them a military report.

The military newspaper read: He Jin, the chief general of the invading army and the "King of Zuo Jin", was ambushed in Fuqiang Fort (today's Xujiazhai, the main village of Huangzhong County) and died in battle.

It is said that He Jin ordered his lieutenants Lu Wenbin and Qi Zhizhen to lead thousands of troops from Hexi across the Qilian Mountains to attack Xining. They were defeated and Lu Wenbin was killed. In anger, the big thief got angry and led the rebel army southward from Ganzhou to Xining, vowing to kill the Ming Dynasty Xining Guard Commander Qi Tingjian, Xifu Chieftain Li Hongyuan, Sheng Yuan Hu Lianqi, and others who refused to surrender. Zhuanglang chieftain Lu Yinchang, Xining Huangyuan Shenzhong Tibetan family Qian Wanjin and others were all killed.

He launched a fierce battle with Zhuanglang chieftain Lu Yinchang in Menyuan County, captured Liancheng in one fell swoop, and killed Lu Yinchang's general Lu Wan and others. Qi Tingjian was horrified when he heard the news, and Hu Lianqi, a member of the army, offered advice: "Congratulations on the bravery of the thieves. We are outnumbered by the others. We can outwit them but not outnumber them. We can send natives to pretend to surrender and pretend to be guides to lead them into an ambush." Kill them on the ground.” Qi Ting admonished him to follow his plan and set up an ambush at Fuqiang Fort. He Jin was eager to annihilate the enemy, so he led his troops forward, caught up with Lu Yinchang and killed them in formation, annihilating all his troops. However, due to lack of vigilance, he fell into an ambush and died heroically.

Seeing this military report, Liu Haogu, who had always been calm and composed, suddenly changed his expression, "Does your Majesty want to continue to attack Gansu after destroying Dayan Eqil?"

Sultan chuckled, "I want not only Gansu, but also Xining. The Silk Golden Road must be in David's hands. He Jin is brave and good at fighting. With him guarding Gansu, Gansu will be unstoppable. Now this man is actually killed by several chieftains After killing him, my subordinates are leaderless. This is a good opportunity to force them to surrender and occupy Gansu and Xining. This is Gansu given to me by God. If God does not take it, I will suffer the consequences. Qinghai is too close to Lhasa. On the side of the couch, How can we allow others to sleep soundly? I have long wanted to attack and destroy Dayan Eqil. Just now, the court meeting said that attacking Junggar is just a plan to attack the east and the west. Hahaha."

"That's it." Liu Haogu nodded slightly, and then said hesitantly: "Although He Jin is dead, Li Chuang is still alive. I'm afraid that He Jin's men may not be forced to surrender so easily."

"Li Zicheng?"

Sultan was stunned. In that time and space in the past, Li Zicheng had been beaten to death by local villagers in Jiugong Mountain, Tongcheng, Hubei Province. Why hasn't the news come yet?

(End of this chapter)