I can't die

Those who understand the history of Mongolia will know that it was the rise of the Qing Dynasty that truly domesticated this great enemy of the north in all dynasties.

With the Qing Dynasty, the control and rule of the northern frontier can be said to be the best, and it has a clear development track. Whether it is the traditional Monan Mongolia, the Khalkha Mongolia in the North Mobei, or even the Junggar in Xinjiang, it is the Qing Dynasty. Gradually controlled or even eliminated.

The Manchus themselves, as a minority ethnic group, have dealt with the Mongols for a long time, and they are deeply aware of the fighting power and unrulyness of the Mongols. Therefore, before entering the customs, Huang Taiji tried his best to defeat Lin Dan Khan, who is known as the last great Khan of Mongolia. The two-handed policy of the Mongols is a national policy, and it has effectively ruled the nomadic areas in the north. In the Qing Dynasty, except for the early battles with the Mongols in Xinjiang and Qinghai, the current Inner Mongolia and Outer Mongolia can be said to have the least wars in the past dynasties.The two-hand policy is to show respect on the outside, but to be fearful and deadly on the inside.

Through hundreds of years of Manchu-Mongolian marriages, the division and disintegration of Mongolian tribes, and the vigorous support of Lamaism, the Mongolian people can be said to be a minority that will not rebel against the Qing Dynasty.Most of the leaders of these Mongolian tribes have strong Manchu blood, and because of the Qing government's soft policy, it can be said that they never want the Qing government to fall.At present, Zuo Zongtang wrote to the leaders of various Mongolian tribes, and soon received responses from various Mongolian tribes.

At the same time, Zuo Zongtang got another piece of good news that can be said to be excellent, that is, Arut's Zhenglan Banner did not "sacrifice heroically"!At that moment, Zuo Zongtang laughed out loud, thinking that God was helping me, so he hurriedly wrote back and made a military strategy to encircle Gansu with the Mongolian kings.Arut Chongqi played a huge role during this period. The banner owner of the Zhenglan Banner is of Mongolian origin, and has a close relationship with the Mongolian princes. He was soon elected as the nominal leader of the Mongolian coalition army. (The Qing government vigorously supported the Mongolian princes and nobles to believe in Lamaism, encouraged their male heirs to become monks, and established a fixed training system for the successors of princes and princes, so that most Mongolian male nobles grew up in Beijing. Therefore, many high-ranking Mongolian rulers knew each other , and the friendship is not shallow.)

In October of the second year of Tongzhi (six years earlier than in history), Zuo Zongtang moved his army to Ganzhou, and the army quickly invaded Gansu. Within one month, he captured the Gannan area with a blitzkrieg, forcing the Hui rebels to retreat to Suzhou.At the same time, under the leadership of Arut Chongqi, the Mongolian coalition forces began to continuously attack the northern defense lines of the Hui people in Mongolia and Gansu, causing huge military containment.

Hui rebel leaders Du Wenxiu and Ma Hualong knew that they were not Zuo Zongtang's opponents, so they wanted to find another way to survive. However, Kunlun Qilian blocked them in the south, Mongolian coalition forces harassed them in the north, and Zuo Zongtang encircled and suppressed them in the east. The only way out of Yumen Pass.

Chen Decai was very anxious in the city of Suzhou at the moment, and suggested that if he abandoned Suzhou city and fled to Xinjiang, there might be a chance of survival.Faced with Chen Decai's repeated pleas, Du Wenxiu and Ma Hualong felt a little bit moved in their hearts.But in the end they also have their own considerations.Although Xinjiang has a vast territory, the environment is harsh after all. Once they exit Yumen Pass, it will completely mean that they will live the most difficult life. After all, they still feel that they still have the strength to fight, and they are not willing to retreat easily.

Zuo Zongtang's army marched to the city of Suzhou, and he was overjoyed to see that the main force of the Hui rebels did not give up the defense of the city.He was most afraid of these returnees fleeing, but he didn't expect to want to resist, wouldn't he be caught in a urn?In this way, Zuo Zongtang's army blocked the east gate of Suzhou City with several cannons, and the Mongolian coalition army also arrived in time, raiding from the northwest, and suddenly became a siege.

Du Wenxiu and Ma Hualong were in a state of disarray.In order to save his life, Chen Decai even more eagerly said to the two that they might as well leave the city and go to Xinjiang.

At this moment, Zuo Zongtang had a plan, and suddenly wrote a letter, calling for someone to send it to Suzhou City.It was still our old acquaintance Liu Xiang who went to deliver the letter.Liu Xiang went to the city of Suzhou single-handedly, calm and relaxed, as if he had entered a land without people, as if the rebels guarding the city wall were just decorations.

"Go, I'm the commander-in-chief of Battalion Qian under Mr. Zuo, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu. I was ordered by Mr. Zuo to see the leaders of the Hui nationality Du Wenxiu and Ma Hualong. Hurry up and report!"

The guard standing on the city wall of Suzhou listened to Liu Xiang's yelling, and wondered how the people of the Qing court would come to our army's brains at this juncture, and they were also bold.

Liu Xiang sat on the horse far away, raised his eyes to see the soldiers on the city wall looking at each other, then smiled disdainfully, lifted a two-stone longbow from the horse's back, took out an arrow, and shot it directly at the wooden post on the city wall.But there was a letter tied to the arrow.And Liu Xiang laughed loudly and said: "Go and hand over the letter to Du Wenxiu and Ma Hualong. Just say that our army's Lord Zuo is kind, and he is here to appease you."

At this moment, the soldiers hurried to the wooden post, pulled out the arrow with great effort, took down the letter, and hurriedly searched for the two leaders of the Hui nationality.

The two leaders immediately took the letter and flipped it over, only to see Zuo Zongtang writing in it: "The chaos in Shaanxi and Gansu was really instigated by the Taiping rebels. If you can appease, you will be forgiven lightly." Below the letter is One seal is the governor's seal of the highest military-political official in Shaanxi and Gansu.

Du Wenxiu and Ma Hualong see letters, you look at me, I look at you, in fact, they are both a little moved.Originally, they planned to accept recruitment from the very beginning, but because the imperial envoy was assassinated, they finally embarked on the road of no return against the imperial court without doing anything.

"Brother Ma, what do you think?"

Both Ma Hualong and Du Wenxiu knew that they could not defeat the Qing Dynasty, and they didn't want to escape to Xinjiang to eat sand. Seeing this letter of recruitment, they were somewhat happy.

"Unbelievable." Ma Hualong said.But after all, they also had some doubts about the sincerity of the Qing court, and they didn't dare to make a decision indiscriminately. After all, all the Muslims who followed them were related to the property and life.

"If not, why don't you meet that upright official surnamed Liu first? I heard that he came here alone, and I'm not afraid of his tricks. No matter how bad it is, he can be taken as a hostage."

Du Wenxiu and Ma Hualong have been working hand in hand for many years, and he knew that Ma Hualong also wanted to be recruited, so he suggested so at the moment.

"That's fine, we'll know how sincere they are after a while."

So they decided to see Liu Xiang no matter what, so they called their men to open the city gate and welcome Liu Xiang into the city.