New Shun 1730

This was not the first time that Wu Fangrui led an army. He had led an army to build a city before. But that time was just a small achievement. This time, he wanted to "enter the capital directly".

He assigned two infantry battalions and left all the battalion artillery. The grenadier battalion and half of the engineer battalion followed, as well as more than 200 palace soldiers who were good at personal combat.

They carried ten days of dry food, and each person also carried three pounds of gunpowder for the engineers to blast.

After leaving the camp, they rushed towards the pass of Koguchin Mountain under the guidance of the guide.

Along the way, the grenadiers who were good at hand-to-hand combat led the way. If they encountered the herdsmen's tents of the Junggar tribe, they would bypass them if they could, and if they couldn't, they would rush up and solve them directly.

They didn't seek to kill or wound, and they didn't care about the horses and camels. They walked forward. If the horses couldn't keep up, they would just throw them on the grassland.

After crossing the mountains, they arrived at the empty Chinook City four days later.

This is not only a nomadic area, but also a large number of farmers who grow crops or engage in handicrafts.

Those who did these things were naturally not the main force of the Junggar, but the White Mountain Sect and the Black Mountain Sect that the Junggar captured from the Yarkand Khanate south of the Tianshan Mountains.

The Junggar destroyed Yarkand, and Zhuoma Hanmut of the White Mountain Sect and his sons, the Big and Small Khojas; Zhuo Danil of the Black Mountain Sect were all detained in Chinook City.

A large number of people from the Black Mountain Sect and the White Mountain Sect were also migrated here, as slaves or serfs, to plant, reclaim wasteland, weave, and make weapons here.

This is not a secret, Wu Fangrui knew it before he came.

Thinking of what Liu Yu had told him, he naturally thought of the method of "borrowing a knife to kill someone", and was more concerned about Zhang Jin's words "This is your personal credit".

Personal, or the staff department, he can still distinguish.

Thinking about the ways in this, he also has an idea.

The sudden appearance of the Qingzhou Army's surprise troops made the whole Chinook City panic.

There were not many soldiers capable of fighting in the city, and the main force followed Galdan Tseren to the shore of Sayram Lake.

Galdan Tseren's eldest son was only nine years old this year, and he was not a legitimate son, but a concubine's son. Concubines had no status and were sent to be lamas early.

The youngest son was born not long ago, and he was a legitimate son.

There was also a legitimate daughter, Ulan Bayar, and now the one in charge of the city was the legitimate daughter Ulan Bayar.

This woman was capable. In the original history, because she advised her younger brother, her younger brother thought that she was "going to imitate the story of Russian Princess Sofia" and exiled her sister to Aksu.

The Choros family was the ruling family of the Junggar, and it was still very stable. Ulan Bayar's mother was legitimate and could speak in the city, but she had no ideas.

Most of the capable fighters followed Galdan Tseren's army to the expedition, and no one expected that a Han army would suddenly appear under the city.

The walls of the nomadic peoples were not high, and the city defenses were not stable. The key was that there were no soldiers capable of fighting in the city, and only more than a thousand combat soldiers were left.

While considering whether to arrange the captured people from the Black Mountain Sect and the White Mountain Sect to guard the city, a shouting voice came from the city, still in the language south of the Tianshan Mountains.

"Brothers who believe in the Lord, the end of the Junggars has come! Do you want to perish with our enemy, the Junggars?"

"They have occupied our homes, forced us to pay taxes and food, and captured us here to farm and weave for them, and imprisoned Sayyid, the descendant of the Holy Family."

"Now, the army of the Celestial Empire has arrived at the city. Little Tsering Dundub has been killed and Big Tsering Dundub has been captured. How long can the Junggars rule?"

"I know you are forced to defend the city now, but don't be afraid. When the Celestial Empire's army attacks the city, you will stab your weapons at the pagans who have oppressed you."

"Jihad ! ”

The shouts from the bottom of the city continued to sound. Wu Fangrui led the engineers to observe the city defense situation. The officer was puzzled and said, "Sir, such shouting can cause discord. But now it is time to defend the city, and it is in danger. Will they really kill each other?"

The other officers did not know Liu Yu's plan, but Wu Fangrui talked with Liu Yu in detail before leaving. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Don't worry. We broke the city, and they can surrender. If the White Mountain Sect and the Black Mountain Sect gain power, they will be exterminated. You wait, and there will be a result within two days."

The officer did not ask any more questions, and did not know how terrible the religious conflict was. He could only obey Wu Fangrui's orders and check the city defense situation.

A little observation will tell you that this city is actually very easy to break. The city wall is not high, there is no geometric application of bastions, and there is not even a horse-faced wall, just a low earth wall.

The morale of the defenders in the city is low, the elite soldiers are outside, and the house has been stolen, so they can completely make a concerted effort.

Even without cannons, engineers can still break the city.

Soon, the engineer officers had already chosen the basic place to bury the explosives. When the time came, they would dig trenches close to it, and more than a thousand pounds of gunpowder would be enough to blow it up.

The carpenters among the engineers also collected some wood and began to make large wooden boxes for gunpowder. The defense skills of the quasi-military were too low. Chinook City was not big at all, and there was no distinction between the inner city and the outer city. There were many houses outside the city, which blocked the shooting range of the defenders.

Wu Fangrui was full of confidence with less than two thousand people attacking here. What we have to wait for now is chaos in the city.

In the city.

Ulan Bayar and her husband Saiyinbolek listened to the shouting about "Jihad" outside the city with worry, and looked at the Black Mountain and White Mountain Mongol people who were assembled in the city to defend the city, and considered what to do.

Just like Wu Fangrui said, if Dashun's army breaks the city, they can still surrender. Because in addition to these slogans, there are also slogans directed at the quasi-division, saying that Dace Lingdun Dobu has decided to surrender, so it is better to give up resistance and leave a way for the quasi-division to survive.

Generally speaking, the words of China are still credible.

But Ulan Bayar couldn't believe the believers of the Black Mountain Sect and the White Mountain Sect at all. If they really gain power, the quasi-community will really be exterminated.

The army of the Celestial Dynasty is very capable of fighting, and people in various tribes know it, especially after the small Ce Lingdun Duobu died in the battle and the great Ce Lingdun Duobu was captured.

But how many people can the Chinese army station in the Western Region?

In the future, won’t we have to rely on supporting local forces to stabilize our rule?

The local forces include both the Quanbu and the Black Mountain and Baishan faction south of the Tianshan Mountains.

If the Quasi-Ministry continues to resist, Dashun will definitely support the White Mountain Sect or the Black Mountain Sect south of the Tianshan Mountains, relying on their prestige south of the Tianshan Mountains, and their "Sayyids"... Although they are self-proclaimed, they still have great power. of prestige.

If we really get to that point, will the quasi-unit still have a way to survive?

The Quanbu controlled the Yarkands and allowed them to believe in their original religion without forcing them to believe in the Yellow religion.

But if people from the White Mountain or Black Mountain sect gain power, just like those three words... Jihad, do they, the Kafirs, still have a way to survive?

Originally, in history, when the leaders of the Baishan sect rebelled, one of the reasons was that "the emperor is a Kafir."

Galdan Celing's wife had no idea, and Ulan Bayar also knew about the capture of Ce Lingdun Dobu. But from the words of the soldiers who escaped, it was Ling Dunduobu who was captured on his own initiative, saying that he wanted to find a way to survive for the quasi-division.

Ulan Bayar knew that the quasi-force had been defeated, and the biggest gamble in the battle north of the Altai Mountains had been lost.

Now the news has spread to all directions, and the Yarkands and Kazakhs are all ready to take action.

Dashun's Western Army has arrived at Luntai and is building a city there. The Northern Route Army arrived at Sailimu Lake, but they didn't expect that a strange force would suddenly appear under Chinook City.

As soon as the news of Ling Dunduobu's failure came, the quasi-divisional department had great differences on whether to surrender and accept the conditions, or to risk everything and fight to the death.

Galdan Celing's sons are all still young, and the only one who has grown up to discuss matters is this daughter. The great Ce Lingdun Dobu is the cousin of Galdan Celing, and the small Ce Lingdun Dobu is the cousin of Galdan Celing in the fifth server. They are all internal affairs of the Choros family, and the future of the quasi-division also depends on these. People come to discuss.

Some people think that we should surrender. The Chinese government usually keeps its word and will not induce surrender.

Some people think that even if they want to continue to fight, they should surrender temporarily. Anyway, the Chinese army can't always be here. Just wait until they leave and then counterattack.

Some people also think that we can give it another try. The Han army went deep alone, with a small number of people and unfamiliar terrain. If they could defeat it in one fell swoop, they might not be able to give it a try by gathering all their forces to cross the Altai Mountains.

However, those nobles who had fought with the Qingzhou Army in the north were opposed. The battle had frightened them out of their courage, and they believed that they could not win at all.

Someone asked, "You can't win against Lingdunduobu, both big and small. Do you think you are more capable than the two of them?"

Galdan Celing was also wavering.

Even if you want to surrender, you still have to see what happens when Dace Lingdun Duobu tests the waters.

Besides, Lingdunduobu, the great strategist, surrendered first. What's going on with him, the great Khan of the quasi-department?

How will the treatment be in the future?

Or is Dashun going to be run by the heirs of Dace Lingdunduobu?

While hesitating, the Qingzhou Army's marching speed completely shocked them. After crossing the Altai Mountains, we ran all the way and crossed the Alashan Pass.

Galdan Celing could no longer sit still. Whether it was surrender or fighting, he had to strive for some dignity before he could negotiate more conditions.

If the negotiation matter has not been resolved yet, but the Qingzhou Army captures Ili first, then what is there to talk about? Then why should we talk?

With the idea of ​​​​abandoning the west route army and blocking the north route army first, he gathered the remaining troops and headed to Sailimu Lake to meet the enemy.

The one who stayed behind in Chinook City was nominally Ketun, but in fact the real ones in charge were his daughter Ulan Bayar and son-in-law Saiyin Bolek.

The mother was so panicked that she just cried while holding her three-year-old brother. After Ulaanbayar persuaded him a few times, he summoned the nobles in the city.

"You all heard what was shouted outside the city. The Han soldiers are coming, and we can't defend them no matter what."

"The Khalkha people and the people in Monan are all traitors to Mongolia. But they are still alive after all. Their general said outside the city that as long as they surrender, there will be no crime..."

Some nobles shouted: "Are we going to surrender like this? They only have one or two thousand people. As long as we can hold on and the Great Khan defeats Liu Yu, we can come back to relieve the siege."

Seyinbolek said angrily: "What if we can't win? Besides, the Han people are the best at attacking cities. Can we just rely on these people in the city to defend it?"

The noble said dissatisfied: "Then surrender?"

Ulaanbayar rebuked loudly

"I didn't say surrender. But I wanted to think about the future. If we can hold it now, we won't be able to hold it in the future. The two armies of the Han are about to converge. What we have to consider now is what to do in the future. Win them now It’s almost impossible. You should consider what to do after defeat.”

"Isn't that still surrender?" someone angrily said. Ulan Bayar said angrily: "Besides surrender, there is another thing called genocide! Surrender can also allow tribes to exist, but genocide means that no one is left. Do you think Is there nothing more terrible than surrender? Genghis Khan died in Blackwater City. Are there still party members? What we need to fight for now is how to ask for more conditions when we surrender. "

"I don't want to surrender in Kaicheng, I want to make some preparations for the future. The Han army cannot live here for a long time, the logistics are not enough, and they cannot make a nomadic living. The stability here still needs the people here. We have to think How can we make the emperor of the Han people accept our conditions?"

"Without the Quasi-Ministry, the Black Mountain Faction and the White Mountain Faction will definitely fight endlessly. The negotiation conditions we can offer are to be a guard dog for the Great Emperor, guarding the White Mountain Faction, Black Mountain Faction, Rakshasa people, and Kazakhs."

Speaking of this, Ulan Bayar's eyes became sharp and fierce, he raised his hand and made a beheading gesture and said: "Take Dolmahamut of the White Mountain Sect, his son Xiaohe Zhuo, and Zhuo of the Black Mountain Sect. Daniel’s family was exterminated!”

"As long as they can, the Emperor of China will have another option. Let them appease the Mughals south of the Tianshan Mountains, let them garrison here together, and even reward them with our pastures."

"The Celestial Emperor's army cannot stay here for long. They will definitely leave. Once they leave, what will Dromahammul or Drodanil do to us?"

"Think about the Khalkha tribe, and those traitors in Monan. The great emperor of the Celestial Dynasty did not destroy their clan, but still allowed them to have pastures."

"But think about it, if the Celestial Army here wants to ask the soldiers in the south to work together to guard against us, what will happen to us?"

These words silenced the nobles participating in the discussion.

One can imagine.

Ulan Bayar was also a ruthless character, and he was decisive in his killing. He said: "Killing their whole family will inevitably lead to rebellion in the south of the Tianshan Mountains. Our quasi-unit can be regarded as a declaration of surrender for the great emperor of the Celestial Dynasty."

"In the future, we will be mortal enemies with the Hui tribe. For the sake of balance, the great emperor of the Celestial Dynasty will keep our tribe and will not exterminate the clan."

Many nobles, big and small, didn't understand the twists and turns, but they didn't object to the extermination of Dromahanmul and Drodaniel's entire family.

Originally they thought each other were heretics, but it was because heretics were more hateful than heretics, that's why there was a dispute between black and white that led the Junggars to go south.

Thinking about the consequences if the city could not be defended and Zhuomahanmuir or Zhuo Danil were obtained by Han soldiers, the nobles knew what this meant.

Someone reminded: "After digging out the brains and flesh from the heads of Dolma Hammul and Doldanir, they made two Gabala bowls to suppress their souls."