Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 348 Asking the Han for Help

The Qing army continued to attack the Otoks of the Mongolian tribes on the Mongolian plateau. More than a dozen Otoks were destroyed, tens of thousands of Mongolians were killed, and more people became New Manchurians. slave.The Mongols, who were not keen on resisting the Qing Dynasty, also became united with the enemy, and the Mongolian General Assembly had a new idea.

The young Junggar prince Galdan stood in front of all the great khans and talked eloquently: "From the recent situation of the Qing army attacking our tribe, it can be seen that the strength of the Qing army is still very strong. They have powerful muskets, and There are a lot of troops. Without proper organization and unity, the Mongols cannot defeat the Jurchens."

The Chechen Khan tribe was the most severely damaged tribal group by the attack by the New Manchuria tribe. The Chechen Khan Babu was a little anxious, and said to the young Galdan: "It is you Junggars who said to unite to fight against the Qing Dynasty. It is you Junggar people who say that you can’t beat the Jurchens, don’t you think that Junggar is far away from the Manchuria, and you can stay out of it? No! Once Khalkha is destroyed, you Oirats will inevitably be spared!”

Galdan was not afraid of the wrath of a Khan, and said confidently: "No, although we may not be able to defeat the Jurchens with the strength of our Mongolian coalition forces, we can still rely on the strength of other people."

Chahun Doerji asked in a deep voice: "Galdan, do you want to move in Han people?"

Galdan laughed and said, "That's right, the Jurchens may rob us of our pastures, but the Han people won't. Their homeland is south of the Great Wall, not pastures but farmland. The Han people only need the grassland people to submit to them. And for the Han people, the Mongols are not their confidants, but the Jurchens are. The Han people have successfully wiped out the Manchus and expelled them here. I believe that if we unite with the Han people and rely on the strength of the Han people, we will be able to win. .”

Babu said: "Galdan, maybe you don't know that after Feiyangu wiped out Monan, the power of the Han people went there and established a province there. The Han people are no longer the Han people they used to be. With powerful guns and cannons, and more importantly, they have a large number of people, if it can be solved simply by surrendering, it is easy, but I am afraid it is not that simple."

"For hundreds of years, the Mongols have occupied Monan, and the Han people have stationed troops in Monan. It has always been the case. But the Han people are not used to the grasslands, and they will leave here soon. Maybe our next generation will not be used. Then they can press back and drive the Han people into the Great Wall."

Although not all the leaders are as confident as Galdan, the general strategy is correct.Mongolia and the Qing Dynasty became enemies, while the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty were sworn enemies, and the enemy of the enemy was a natural ally.So the three tribes of Khalkha and the Junggar Huimeng sent envoys to Shuntian, preparing to ask the Ming emperor to confer titles as ministers. At the same time, they also hoped that the Ming emperor would grant Jebtsundamba the religious leader of Mongolia.

The Khans of the Mongolian League cannot be said to be insincere. Not only did they bring extremely valuable gifts, but they also presented the nine-white gift, that is, eight white horses and a white camel.In addition, the three Khan kings of Khalkha Mongolia all sent their nephews to Shuntian Mansion as hostages, and even Galdan volunteered to go to Shuntian Mansion as hostages.

Galdan's elder brother, Sengge, didn't understand, and said before Galdan left: "Galdan, now is the most important time for Junggar, and I need your support. Why do you insist on going to the Central Plains as a hostage?" Woolen cloth?"

Galdan said: "Brother, the Han Chinese defeated the Manchurians because of their weapons. The Tsarist Russians we met in the north of the Tianshan Mountains also had powerful firearms. If Junggar wants to be strong, it must unify all the tribes of Mongolia and become like Great achievements like Genghis Khan. But we also need to master powerful weapons, and one day let the Han people grow food for us and work as craftsmen. This time I go to the Central Plains to see what kind of character the Ming emperor who defeated the Manchu Qing was. If possible, bring the Han people’s ability to make muskets and artillery back to Junggar.”

In fact, Sengge was still a little jealous of his younger brother, but he was very moved that Galdan could be implicated for the benefit of Junggar.

"Galdan, you are the eagle of our Junggar, and you are my pride. From now on, I will not be able to carry the banner of Junggar, and I still need you to carry it. Be careful!"

On the surface Galdan acted very moved, and knelt down to salute his elder brother, but his heart was as calm as water.

Galdan is a very courageous person, full of ambition.If it hadn't been for the turmoil in Mongolia, he would not have rushed back from the door of the Uzang Living Buddha.He went to Uzang to study Buddhism with the intention of avoiding his elder brother Sengge and preventing him from being hostile and wary of him.

He wants to go to the Central Plains, which is similar to what he said. It is not so much a proton as a spy.The ambitious people on the prairie have never given up conquering the huge Central Plains.

Galdan and other envoys from the Mongolian League headed south, crossed the Gobi Desert, and arrived at Guihua City.Here, I didn't see many people in Mongolian costumes, but most of the people I saw were Han Chinese.

Guihua City was destroyed nearly 30 years ago, and now some of it has been rebuilt. After the Ming people settled in Guihua, they started a lot of construction work.In particular, the Garrison Corps built some new buildings in a short period of time, making this city outside the Great Wall more modern.

On the streets of Guihua City, Galdan looked at the Han buildings with curiosity and envied the Han people's way of life.The Han people have fixed houses and abundant output. Unlike other people, their lives are more limited by natural conditions.This Guihua city was already very majestic, and Galdan couldn't help wondering how magnificent the capital of the Han people, which was also the capital of the Mongols who established their dynasty, would be.

However, the Mongolian envoys were not allowed to go to Shuntian Mansion immediately after meeting with the high-ranking officials in Monan in Naturalization.This made Galdan a little worried. He didn't know what tricks the Han people wanted to play, but the Mongolian tribes couldn't afford to wait.

Finally Galdan paid another visit to the senior official of Monan, but before he opened his mouth to speak, the senior official of Monan spoke.

"Galdan, my condolences. Your elder brother, together with the Khans of the three tribes of Khalkha, have been killed by Feiyangu. The Mongolian coalition forces were completely annihilated by the Qing army on the bank of the Kerulun River a few days ago."

(End of this chapter)