[Qing] If you don't work hard, you will be forced to inherit the throne

Jebtsundan Bahutuktu is known as the "living Buddha" in Khalkha Mongolia and is worshiped by local herdsmen.

His name "Wendur Gegen" means "High Light One" (1), and he was the spiritual leader of the Mongolian tribes.

According to legend, he has a pair of mysterious deep blue eyes, has a "god-like flawless face" praised by the children of the grasslands, and has superb Mongolian medical skills. He is also the most trusted person of Tuxietu Khan.

Whenever the tribes of Khalkha Mongolia were uncertain about major government affairs, they chose to obey the "sacred oracles" of Wendurgegen.

Compared with Rakshasa, who does not believe in Buddhism, Wendur Gegen is closer to the Qing Dynasty.

Luocha sent people from Irkutsk to occupy Udinsk, causing unprecedented tension among the Khalkha Mongolian tribes.

Wendur Gegen told Tushetuhan: "If Luocha cannot be driven away, they will most likely join Erut to attack Khalkha."

According to Wendur Gegen's suggestion, Tushetuhan issued an order to the king's brother to drive away the Udinsk Luocha people.

Sidi Shili is the younger brother of Tushe Tuhan. He is tall, brave and good at fighting.Since receiving the order from Tushetuhan, Sidishri approached Udinsk with his three thousand elites.He sent envoys in an attempt to get in touch with the general Sabsu in Selengesk, but failed to break through the blockade of the Cossack cavalry in Udinsk, so he could only stare at the Cossacks who were constantly active in Udinsk. people.

Because the number of people brought was not large, the three thousand warriors were all equipped with the best armor and horses of their tribe. Each had a well-made scimitar in his hand, and a bow and arrow behind him.

"Taiji, the scouts detected that there are only more than 1000 Cossack cavalry in Udinsk, but most of them are equipped with muskets!"

Sidishli hesitated. Only [-] Mongolian warriors were not enough for him to break through the Cossacks' defense line, and he might even use the lives of the warriors to fill the ammunition of the Udinsk Musketeers.

They are not afraid of sacrifice, what they are afraid of is that Luo Sha will continue to send reinforcements from Irkutsk. If this is the case, then the sacrifice of him and his subordinates will be "in vain".

"We need more support," Sidishri gritted his teeth.

"Don't worry, we are not fighting as a team. The generals of the Qing Dynasty have already taken Selengesk. Those restless Buryats finally gave up wagging their tails and begging for Rakshasa. Why don't we try? Break through the Cossack siege leading to Selengosk," another burly man patted Sidishri on the shoulder, his big beard almost covering most of his face.

"Mergendai Qingtaiji," Sidishri got up, grabbed the scimitar he had polished to a sharp point, and said firmly, "We can't delay any longer. Once the enemy's reinforcements arrive, we will have no chance to break through the defense line. Dashbatur and Erhanhong, attack Suoliang Valley tonight!"

"Send an order to Katan Batur, let him lead his 2000 troops to block Udinsk's support!"

Suoliang Valley is located more than [-] miles away from Selengesk. As long as they break through the defense line here, their people can contact Sabusu.

It is also to attack Rakshasa. Sidishri does not think that Sabusu will reject the Mongolian alliance, but he has left behind. If Sabsu really rejects them, then he can only go to Lake Baikal. Retreat in the direction, tangled manpower to attack Buryatia, in order to obtain more food and land for the next step of the layout.

The night was intertwined with the cold, and even the moonlight could not pass through the dense wind and snow to descend on the earth, and the snowflakes floating in the air hurt people's faces.

There are about 100 Cossack cavalry guarding the Soliang Valley, much less than Udinsk. Sidishri estimated the strength in his hands and was fully confident in his heart, so he waved his hand. Thousands of Mongolian warriors wore In the moonlight, stepping on snowflakes, they rushed down from the high ground, catching the Cossacks by surprise.

The sound of shouting and killing shook the snowflakes on the treetops to the ground, and the sound of Suolianggu's horseshoes lasted all night. When the sky was just dawning, gunfire after another resounded through the sky and went straight into the sky!

Suoliang Valley, which was pierced by the cold wind, had whimpering and whimpering wind noises every moment. Even if Sidishri's rough voice roared, it could only be heard by the cavalry charging nearby.

"Hidden! Find cover to hide!"

"Abandon the horse!—"

The sound of the wind overshadowed his order, and the cavalry scattered around the canyon were still charging.The bullets rained down from the canyon, and the bullets couldn't be fired in a straight line, which made them inaccurate, but even so, the condescending shooting company still dealt a huge blow to Sidishariru.

Dense crowds of people stood on high places with muskets in their hands. On the cliff, they pointed their muskets at them, and the Mongolian cavalry rushing in the valley were completely exposed to their eyes!

Sidishri avoided the sneak attack of the bullets, retreated to the range where the muskets were difficult to shoot, signaled with the flag, and summoned the remaining troops.

The bright banner not only recalled his subordinates, but also called the attention of the Cossack cavalry in the valley.

"Mergentaiji is injured!"

"Taiji, we lost three hundred brothers!"

However, the scouts detected only 100 Cossack cavalry, but there was still no decrease in the sight range.

Counted!

Sidishri realized this and made a decisive decision: "Withdraw to the Shilok River."

Just as he gave the order to forcefully break out, the sound of horns and drums came from the other end of Suoliang Valley.

A large number of Qing troops surged in from the other side, and there were Musketeers served by the Qing Army on the high ground. They held different muskets and shot face to face with the Raksha's Musketeers.

One side of the gun fires in a straight line, directly hitting the enemy's lifeline, but the other side's bullets are as difficult to control as a parabola, and the accuracy is not good.

Seeing the Rakshasa Musketeers fall in batches, Sidi Shili was overjoyed. His subordinates regained their momentum, and immediately withdrew the retreat order, and cooperated with the Qing army to carry out a two-sided siege to completely wipe out Suoliang Valley!

After the war, the general of the Qing army shouted from a distance: "The opposite is Sidi Shili Baturhuntaiji, the younger brother of Tushetuhan? We are the subordinates of General Sabsu, the defenders of Selengesk, and we are here to welcome you into the city. .”

"We entrusted Chechen Khan to discuss cooperation with Tushetu Khan. This is a document from Chechen Khan to prove that our army is not a villain."

In Khalkha Mongolia, Chechen Khan and Tushetu Khan had the closest relationship, while Zasak Khan was outsider.Chechen Khan is not enough to order Sidi Shili to do things, but he can use this document to appease the heart of Mongolia Taiji.

"I also ask Batur Hongtaiji to lay down his weapons and follow me into the city. There are doctors in the city who can bandage your wounds and treat your injuries. General Sabusu will personally receive you."

After confirming that they were self-reliant and could not be recruited as their own herdsmen, the Qing emperor sent people to cooperate with them and win them over, and at the same time ordered the army to be vigilant against them.Even the nominal affiliation relationship is a situation formed by one party's loose governance and the other party's pretentiousness.

The generals of the Qing army treated them courteously, and Sidi Shili asked for others, so he couldn't continue to treat them coldly.

After entering the city, Mo Ergendaiqingtaiji was hit in the abdomen. Seeing that the abdomen was bleeding profusely, his face under the beard was already pale.

After talking with Sabsu, Sidi Shili learned that the crown prince of the Qing Dynasty had arrived at the border, and the crown prince issued an order to ask the army to join forces with the Mongolian Khans to capture Udinsk.

Sidishri's expression suddenly relaxed, it's good to capture Udinsk!Once captured, it will be difficult for Rakshasa to invade again.

"Our Highness the Crown Prince intends to entertain you Taijis to discuss the mutual market covenant. You Taijis have contributed a lot in the battle against Rakshasa. His Highness the Crown Prince has remembered your achievements and will return you to Beijing to ask for credit for the emperor. I am willing to give you rewards .”

"Any reward is imaginary for the Mongolian tribes living on the grassland. Whether it is gold, silver or silk, it is not what you want. Therefore, this time the reward includes food and a hundred shotguns. For the reward Tuxietu Khan's loyalty to the Qing Dynasty in the border war."

Sabsu sent people to deliver the reward to Sidishri, but the surprise came so suddenly that Sidishli didn't recover for a long time.

Of course, these shotguns were not given away for nothing.

Sabusu saw Sidishri's expression was a bit complicated, and he had some sympathy: "I hope that the Mongolian Taijis will perform better in the subsequent battles."

Sidishri accepted the crown prince's reward ecstatically. As long as they have these one hundred shotguns, they can disassemble and imitate them, and they will never be beaten behind.The shotguns of the Qing army are obviously better than the Rakshasa.With more advanced shotguns, they no longer have to fear Rakshasa's musketeers!

Later, Sidi Shili discovered that the imitation of the shotguns given to them by the crown prince was too difficult. With their brains, they could not understand the principle and structure of shotguns in a short period of time. They are armed.

The Qing emperor prince of the chicken thief only gave them ammunition for attacking Udinsk. If they want more, they have to ask them to buy it.

Khalkha Mongolia wanted independence and self-government, and the Qing Dynasty readily agreed, but with a seamless network, it pinched the economic lifeline of Khalkha Mongolia in the palm of its hand.

The Qing Dynasty began to ask them to buy cattle and sheep, and became the largest buyer of their grazing exports. If there were no Qing caravans to buy their cattle, sheep and horses, the herdsmen whose living conditions gradually improved would be the first to refuse.

Sidishri, who was shrouded in a big net, is good at strategy, but a warrior who knows how to attack and fight, not as resourceful as his elder brother.He took the one hundred shotguns and stayed in Selengesk to treat his injuries. His elder brother Tushetu Khan saw that his younger brother and tribe had already entered Selengesk, so he did not go too far under the persuasion of Chechen Khan. Struggling, he agreed to cooperate with the Qing Dynasty to drive away Rakshasa's plan.

"Mergen, Morgan, hold on!"

Dashbaturtaiji and Erhan Hongtaiji escorted the seriously injured Mergen Daiqing into the military medical clinic in Selengosk.

The two were extremely anxious, and they looked at each other when they saw the Qing army doctor take out scissors, needles, thread, and spirits.

Dashbatur glared at the old man holding the scissors: "You want to disembowel Morgan?!"

"Of course, if you don't take out the musket ammunition, won't it stay in the stomach and rot?"

"Now the conditions are limited, there is no good anesthetic, and he has passed out, but he is suitable for surgery."

Two old doctors, one with a gray beard and glasses, the other with a gray beard and wrinkled face.

They directed the people around Mergendai Qingtaiji to move him to a high wooden plank, discussing where to start.

Erhanhong was so nervous that he was sweating: "Rip open the stomach and sew it up again. There is still such a cure. Will it not kill people?"

"If you don't treat it, you will die!" The shriveled old man blew his beard and stared at the strong man, and the scissors in his hand clicked: "Do you want to treat it or not? Are you looking down on my anatomy ability from a medical institution?"

When Dashbatur heard about the hospital, he quickly stopped Erhanhong: "Please, please."

"That's the doctor from the Tai Hospital!" It must be much better than their Mongolian doctors.

Among their Mongolian doctors, it is not uncommon for them to be more ruthless.

The old man cut Morgan Daiqing's stomach open, and taught them while doing it: "The old man has now separated his skin surface and pulled away his abdominal fat. The next step is to cut his abdominal muscles and remove the stuck The ammunition in it will scrape away the burnt and dead flesh around him..."

Two Mongolian Taiji: "..."

On the other side, Tushetu Khan and Wendur Gegen, who were invited to discuss the covenant, arrived at Nerchinsk, which had been occupied by the Qing army, under the guidance of Chechen Khan, and met the Qing crown prince who was waiting here.

The Crown Prince of the Qing Dynasty was fourteen years old, and compared to Wendur Gegen's maturity and perfection, he was a little immature.

The crown prince stood behind the Qing emperor, representing the entire Qing empire.

Even at an immature age, when he met the Mongolian envoys in charge of his own affairs, he already had his own way of handling things, his words were impeccable, and he relaxed and tactfully, unlike the first time he faced such a diplomatic occasion. .

Here, Wendur Gegen, the "high-ranking bright man" of Khalkha Mongolia, is over forty years old, with a god-like handsome face that is not old, and a peaceful air that is not like ordinary people.

On the opposite side, the prince was in the middle, followed by two young men, the dazzling light of three plus one made Tushetuhan close his eyes.

[This is the living Buddha of Khalkha Mongolia, so he is not bald. 】Xiao Mei wagged her tail and approached Wendur Gegen, staring at his blue eyes with round tiger eyes, and breathing on the tip of his nose.

[Big friend, the living Buddha can't see Xiaomei, the appraisal is complete! 】

The author has something to say: the opposite side wins by quality, we win by quantity, and when Baocheng reaches the age of 40, he can also get the title of "beautiful as a god".

Notes (1) From the center of the modern history of Outer Mongolia - the Jebtsundamba you should know｜A Feast of Literature and History