New Shun 1730

The Mongolian Plateau in October is already very cold.

The Buyantu River has frozen over. In the newly built front castle, Liu Yu is inviting his old acquaintance Jiaolaobutu to dinner.

"Try it. The rice is worth more than 20 taels of silver per stone. Even in a disaster year, there is no such price."

Liu Yu smiled. Jiaolaobutu brought more than 800 border troops trained by various tribes in Heilongjiang, crossed the Greater Khingan Mountains and came here to join the three thousand palace soldiers and light cavalry who followed the Qingzhou army.

The two had not seen each other for many years since they parted at the Ergun River last time. Although the fur business has been doing well in recent years and there have been many correspondences, they have never met in person.

Jiao Laobutu took a knife and cut a piece of mutton, handed it to Liu Yu, and said with a smile: "Lord Liu came early, the city has been built, I just wait for the winter. This twenty taels of rice, one stone, doesn't taste special, but it's delicious. I can't eat rice in Jingqilijiang, I can only eat sorghum and potatoes."

The attendant filled the wine, and Liu Yu introduced the people at the table one by one.

"This is the deputy general of Qingzhou Army, grandson of Duke Ying, Zhang Jin."

"This is the chief of staff of Qingzhou Army, or acting military commander, Wu Fangrui."

"This is the commander of the first regiment..."

One by one, except for Zhang Jin, they were lower than Jiao Laobutu in terms of rank. While introducing, one by one, they also stood up to toast Jiao Laobutu.

"I often hear Lord Liu mention the fierce battle in Heilongjiang, and Lord Shu's name is often mentioned."

Jiao Laobutu laughed loudly, drank the wine in the cup and said: "Follow Lord Liu, we win battles every day. I heard that when I served under Lord Liu, crossing the Xing'an Mountains was like running. Many of those who followed me also followed Lord Liu to kill the Russians. These Junggars are not worth mentioning."

Amidst the flattery, Liu Yu also laughed loudly. This kind of confident atmosphere is necessary.

After returning to Weihai last winter, the Qingzhou Army recruited more than 2,000 new soldiers. After training for a few months, they were arranged in various companies and expanded the strength of a regiment.

He led the Qingzhou Army to go ahead and build the city before the army arrived.

The marching speed of the Qingzhou Army was unmatched by the other troops. After building the city, they waited for the cooperation of the Fubing Qingqi.

Jiao Laobutu, as the chief officer of this batch of Fubing Qingqi, was commanded by Liu Yu.

The emperor was really ready to let Liu Yu make a move, and he was very attentive in deploying troops.

There was no war in winter, and the Junggars had to move to other places.

He first asked the staff to send the Qingzhou army's light cavalry to investigate and draw maps.

The army led by Duke E built a city for defense at a distance behind him, and they supported each other.

There were also reinforcements from afar, stationed on the long post station line, and some large cities with grain storage also had special talents who knew how to build forts to reinforce them.

Duke Jingguo also had a team of soldiers in his hands near Rehe, on the one hand to defend the capital, and on the other hand to prevent Liu Yu from failing, so as to provide support.

Those who didn't know much would think that the soldiers Liu Yu brought were a group of auxiliary soldiers for building cities.

The whole army had no armor.

There were not many armored soldiers among the 3,000 light cavalry soldiers who came to support them. Each Zhechongfu drew a group of soldiers and gathered them together before heading here.

Liu Yu didn't trust this group of people very much. The imperial soldiers and light cavalry were definitely good at fighting in favorable situations, but he still had to rely on the Qingzhou army in his hands to fight against unfavorable situations.

Their discipline was a little poor, but they grew up in the mountains since childhood, and everyone had enough bravery and good reconnaissance and sneak attack skills. These people could be used in the right place.

When they arrived at such a place, they could really see the snow in August in Hutian.

Fortunately, they had prepared enough dog fur hats, cotton jackets and cotton gloves, and completed the construction of the city before October. There were valleys nearby with many trees, and the whole army did not suffer from frostbite.

When they were half drunk, Liu Yu casually asked about Jiao Laobutu's trade and border patrol there.

Jiao Laobutu calculated the money he had made over the years and was very satisfied with his original decision. He naturally did not forget Liu Yu's kindness.

But in front of so many outsiders, it is not good to say it too bluntly, so he said: "It is hard, but for the peace of the border, it is nothing. The Luosha people often come to me to trade and exchange furs. They use silver, so I use some small items shipped by Lord Liu to exchange furs. Anyway, the tribes there have no use for silver."

The two have cooperated for many years and have shared a lot of money. Liu Yu also transported more than a thousand people to him without collecting his money.

Speaking of excitement, Jiao Laobutu smiled and said: "By the way, I also know a lot of Luosha language. I see that there are Luosha people in the Lord's camp. If you need translation, I can do it."

Several staff officers or regiment commanders in the Qingzhou army said: "Don't bother Lord Shu for this. There are many people here who know Luosha language. There are dozens of Luosha people on Liugong Island. It's a pity that the navy group didn't come, otherwise they would know more..."

Amidst the laughter, Liu Yu did not mention the battle next year, and continued to tell various jokes and trivia.

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In Hainuk City in the Ili River Valley, two large temples of the Yellow Sect decorated with argali horns and yak horns sparkled in the sun, demonstrating the Yellow Sect's dominance here.

Da Tsering Dundub, who was suffering from a serious eye disease, looked at the temple and thought about what the monk said: these two temple towers are very unlucky. Galdan Khan died because of the curse of these two unlucky temples.

Thinking of such troublesome things, Dace Lingdun Duobu wiped Yingfeng's tearful eyes, muttered a few prayers, and walked into the sweat tent where the discussion was held.

Junggar Khan Galdan Celing also had the same frown on his face.

"The soldiers of Shun Kingdom are approaching. They have reached the Altai Mountains in the north. I asked Ce Lingdunduobu to harass the soldiers and horses on the west route before, but it was useless and two thousand people were lost."

"The businessman said that the Shun people in the north of the Altai Mountains are building a city. It seems that they are going to cross the mountain. After crossing the mountain, they will build a city in the south of the mountain. We can't attack the city. If we go to fight, they will flee into the city to guard it; no. If we fight, they will attack our ranch.”

"The peace talks are not allowed, so we have to garrison troops in Ili. Knowing that the soldiers from Shunguo are coming, the Kazakhs are restless. The Rakshasa people also say that they don't care about our affairs. We have a treaty with the people of Shunguo. What should we do?"

Xiao Ce Lingdunduobu on the side also had a sad face and said: "More than two thousand soldiers and horses died in vain in the east. I originally wanted to sneak attack their horse farm, but without the camels and horses, they would not be able to get through. But they can't get through. The guards are very tight, so if we move forward slowly, there will be no place for us to retreat. "

The small Ce Lingdun Dobu is brave, and the wise general Galdan Ce Ling relies on is the great Ce Lingdun Dobu. I would like to hear his thoughts.

Businessmen and craftsmen pretending to be businessmen brought back a lot of news, none of which was good news.

Dace Lingdunduobu rubbed his eyes and said: "The Shunguo soldiers in the north are weaker. But they are very good at defending the city. I heard that the young man who defeated the Rakshasa castle was called Liu Yu. He led more than 10,000 soldiers and horses to build the city. The craftsmen went to see it, and the city was very well built, similar to that of the Rakshasa people."

"The Shun people have money and soldiers. If they climb over the mountains, build forts and push forward, we won't be able to stop them."

After that, he looked at Xiao Ce Ling Dunduo and said: "You can't capture the city. I can't capture the city either. There are thousands of Rakshasa people, so we have to besiege them for a long time. If we build a castle like the Rakshasa people, It’s someone who knows how to defend and attack the city, but we can’t take it down.”

"Our 'Baoqin' gunners are all Huizi, or they are Bukhara people. They are good in fighting with the wind, but they cannot be trusted in fighting against the wind. The Swede made some cannons, but he couldn't attack the city of the people of the country. That man named Liu Yu, I heard that he captured a lot of Rakshasa cities, and their emperor asked him to build the city in order to surround us. "

Galdan Celing sighed, knowing that there was a huge difference in size compared to Dashun.

What the Dzungars fear most is siege. In the battle at Lake Amesh, the Rakshasa people were besieged for a long time, but they could only rely on siege and could not break it at all.

No matter how great Dashun is, it still has more money and more people than Junggar. Food is sent north as if it is free of charge.

There is also the support of the "Mongolian traitors" from the Lower Khalkha and other tribes, and there is no shortage of horses.

"Is there no other way out? Are we going to wait here to die?"

Dace Lingdunduobu took a deep breath and said: "There is a way, and there is only one way. Their army on the West Road, where the emperor of the Han people is, we cannot attack. And there are many soldiers on the West Road. ”

"If we want to fight, we have to fight on the north route. If we fight on the west route, we have to attack the city, but we can't capture the horses, let alone the warriors willing to follow us."

"Going to the north, as long as we force them back, we can plunder the pastures of the Khalkha people and get their horses. We can also have Khalkha warriors follow us. To get to their capital from the north, this is their only way to the west. Only then can the soldiers retreat. We can try to negotiate with them and pay tribute to the Han emperor, instead of having to accept their official positions and garrison as we do now."

Xiaoce Lingdunduobu shouted: "You just said that their city is difficult to defeat. That Han man named Liu Yu is also good at building and defending cities. He can even capture the Rakshasa city. Don’t you know how to defend a city? A person who can ride a horse can’t even ride a sheep?”

Dace Lingdunduobu smiled slightly and asked: "When Genghis Khan fought, if the enemy's formation was solid, did he have to hit it upwards? We could lure them away from the solid city. Are we still afraid of them on flat ground? ”

"The spies said that the people they built the city didn't even have leather armor. They could only defend the city. Could it be that the Han people without armor could fight in the field?"

Xiaoce Lingdunduobu nodded, thinking about this tactic of luring the enemy, and then shook his head.

"The Han people are not short of horses, camels, and food, so how can they leave the city? If we bypass the city and pretend to attack those Khalkhas, we will lose if they cut off our retreat."

Galdan Celing also nodded and said: "This kind of tactics was used by Genghis Khan. But how can we lure them out of the city?"

Dace Lingdun Dobu asked: "If they are our warriors, how can we lure them out?"

"Of course it's war horses, camels, and women." After Galdan Celing said, he shook his head and said: "But the soldiers of Shun State are more disciplined than us. Even if we are grazing nearby to lure them, they will not leave the city."

Dace Lingdun Dobu smiled and said: "The more horses, camels, and women our warriors grab, the stronger the tribe will be and the more tents will be. If the Han generals want to have more things, they must rely on The emperor’s rewards and promotions are war horses, camels and women to the Han generals.”

After saying that, he looked at Xiao Ce Ling Dunduo who seemed to have come back to his senses and preached: "The military merit of the Han people is the two of us. We can't attack their soldiers on the west route, but we can pretend to attack them. Things in the north , let Xiaoce go to Lingdunduobu to lure them out to chase you, hoping to take your head in exchange for the emperor's reward. "

"Let's take some people and pretend to fight the Western Army of Shun State. They will want to cross the Altai Mountains in the north, but in fact we have to fight their soldiers in the north. Xiao Ce Lingdunduobu went to lure them out , lure them out of the city, but we defeat them outside."

"No matter how strong a city is, it is useless without people to defend it. Once the Shunguo army in the north is defeated, we will bypass those cities, rob the Khalkha people, increase the population and horses, and pretend to attack them The capital. Will the emperor of the Han Dynasty still stay in Dunhuang? "

"The Han people spend a lot of money to fight a war. If they retreat this time, the next time they come will be three to five years later. As long as we retreat them once or twice more and send people to pay tribute, they may be able to agree. "

Galdan Celing never thought of completely defeating Dashun and restoring Mongolia's glory. If it was just a tribute, it would be a tribute. It just so happened that the Rakshasa people in the north were also very bad and kept going south.

However, Dashun is different from the past. It is not as simple as accepting tribute, but requires garrisoning troops, conferring viscounts and barons, stationing generals, and immigrating. This is absolutely unacceptable.

In the past, it was definitely unacceptable.

But now, this is the only way to survive in death.

Once the army from the north crosses the Altai Mountains and builds a city in the southern foothills with fertile water and grass, it will be over.

Attacking a city and being unable to capture it. When nomadic, hundreds of thousands of people cannot be together. Once they are separated, Shunguo will attack and plunder from the place where the city is built. So what should we do?

Food can be grown at the southern foot of the Altai Mountains.

The Han people are also the best at growing food. If they climb mountains and build cities, many tribes will join them. The Kazakhs and the Vul people will definitely hook up with the people from Shunguo when the time comes.

After thinking about it carefully, it seemed that only Dace Lingdun Duobu's method could be used. You can only win once, let the Han people retreat, and then talk about paying tribute.

If you want to lure the enemy, you must come up with suitable bait.

The bait mentioned by Da Ce Ling Dun Duo Bu is Xiao Ce Ling Dun Duo Bu.

There are only two famous generals that Junggar can use. The great Ce Lingdun Duobu can command tens of thousands of troops, while the small Ce Lingdun Dobu is more than brave and can be used as a candidate to lure the enemy.

Lingdun Duobu, the great strategist, said again: "Call seven or eight thousand soldiers and horses to go to their west route army before spring, and I will take command. Their emperor knew that I was the commander, so he thought we If you fight in the west, there won’t be as many restrictions in the north.”

"Even if Xiao Ce Lingdun Dobu hadn't tricked Liu Yu into coming out, they would have thought that our army would attack their troops in the west. The north was about to take advantage of the opportunity to cross the Altai Mountains and build a city in the south."

"As long as they leave the city, it will be easier to fight."

"Let's collect some 30,000 yuan from various ministries. We'll quietly go to the Altai Mountains and wait. I'll fool them with their army on the west route, and then we'll go north."

Thirty thousand soldiers are already the largest elite field group that Junggar can assemble at this time. In particular, they had to cross the Altai Mountains, and after winning the battle in the north, they had to rush to attack Khalkha and threaten the capital, so as to scare the Han emperor back.

Galdan Celing thought for a while and seemed to have no better way. He could only say: "Then we can only do it this way. The man named Liu Yu is young and must want to steal military glory. Just like what he did just now When a stallion grows up, he will always grab the best grass.”