Chapter Seventy-Five: The War
Qi Shi rushed all the way to Kangxi's wartime palace day and night. When I arrived, I learned that Kangxi ordered Prince Yu Fuquan to lead the Left Route Army as General Fuyuan, and Prince Yinhe as the deputy general to go out of Gubeikou; Prince Gong Changning was the general of Anbei and led the right army out of Xifengkou to conquer, and the prince of Heshuo Jian, Yabu, and the king of Doroxin County, Ozha...... (Some princes and princes are omitted here), Kangxi's brother-in-law Tong Guogang, Tong Guowei, his father's brother-in-law Fei Yanggu, the ministers of the interior Suo Etu, Nalan Mingzhu, Amida, Rakda, Ashitan, Nomai, the commander of the army Miao Zina, Yang Dai, and the forward commander Bandarsha and Maitu joined the military counsellors. Qi Shi was sent to lead troops and stationed in Jilin Ningguta General Sabu Su, Liaodong General Xuan Ke Xuan west out of the West Liao River, Zhao'er River to assist the main force to fight, the clan brother Peng Chun was in the Fuquan Left Road Army, and there was also the auxiliary state Gong Sunu on the left road. Kangxi led the commander-in-chief, while Li Bingjun and others, who were in charge of grain and grass logistics, were under the jurisdiction of Prince Jian Yabu.
The generals of all walks of life were full of vigor and prepared to follow their big bosses on the left and right flanks to destroy Galdan and Uzhumuqin. At the beginning of the war, the Right Route Army first contacted the Galdan Army.
Qi Shizheng, together with his colleagues Liaodong General Fu Guo Gong and Ningguta General Sabusu, analyzed where to support the Right Route Army of foreign power and middle cadres - of course, this is just the voice of the generals, and suddenly someone came to report: "Ladies and gentlemen, the Right Route Army has taken the lead in entering Uzhumuqin without waiting for reinforcements." ”
Although he didn't say anything, his face showed a little contempt. Chang Ning, you really don't have a number, and you don't have to worry about yourself.
Qi Shi, who wanted to finish his work and go home early, opened his mouth and asked a scout: "Where is the Left Route Army?" ”
"It's not Ulan Butong yet."
Qi Shi looked at the map, cleared his throat and said, "I think we should think of a way to deal with it." "Everyone understands people, General Anbei is playing a lonely hero here, and if nothing happens, then it is the blessing of the Buddha, Amen. After a little discussion, the three finally decided to speed up the march and turn with the Dzungar tribe, and then march directly in the direction of the Gaoliang River to wait for reinforcements.
Sure enough, the right-wing soldiers recklessly broke through to Ulan Butong, and walked into the enemy's ambush circle without even studying the terrain. Galdan, who was hidden in the dense forest, saw that he was really stupid, so he hurriedly took advantage of the condescending swooping momentum to ruthlessly beat the Qing army, who was stepping on the mud and had difficulty moving, and beat the falling flowers and flowing water to add to the sorrow.
Kangxi wartime palace
“…… Galdan took advantage of the disadvantage of the large army on our right flank to attack fiercely, and the right flank fought with great difficulty, so it had to retreat south. ”
Before Kangxi could speak, the messenger who ran in from outside then ran in to report the latest information: "Report to the emperor, Galdan has crossed the Shalamulun River and arrived at Ulan Butong. ”
At this time, it was seen that Kangxi's outstanding professionalism was coming, and Kangxi even frowned at this time and said in an orderly manner: "Urgently order the right wing to stop retreating south and join the left wing, attack Galdan in Ulan Butong, and send another ambush to naturalize and block Galdan's retreat." ”
Under Kangxi's fierce call, the two armies converged, plus Qi Shi and several of them plus Horqin's auxiliary corps, and the decisive battle kicked off on the first day of August.
Kangxi's wish is good, but it's a pity that his body is not strong. When he was on his journey to the Gurufur Gyaunga Mountains, he suddenly became ill, and when he was stationed in Bolo and Tun, after he issued a series of orders, his condition worsened, and he began to be warm and troubled during the night, and he could not sleep until dawn, and his condition did not improve for several days, not to mention, and became more and more serious. This can scare the ministers and guards who went with him, if Kangxi really has something bad, they can't afford it, so they gathered in front of the palace and knelt down, and repeatedly begged Kangxi to return to Luan, Kangxi also felt that it was difficult to support it anymore at this time, so he agreed to their request and agreed to return to Luan temporarily.
This battle was fought vigorously but definitely not smooth sailing, the most famous is that when the left wing was charging along the Salic River, Kangxi's uncle Tong Guogang died unexpectedly, this heroic tragedy news is quite shocking, this is the national uncle, the emperor's maternal uncle - Tong Banchao's family, how can it be equated with the death of ordinary soldiers or generals? Besides, the current central government has not killed a player in this heavyweight class since the moment it seized power.
Let's talk about Peng Chun, the brother of Qi Shita, this fierce general was a little unlucky in the battle, and the right wing of the soldiers and horses commanded by the river bank was blocked by the mud on the river bank in the attack, so he had to retreat.
The Horqin Mongol cavalry fought bravely and fearlessly with the purpose of the whole Qing people's one heart; Then the general stationed in the customs is still quite powerful, after all, they have grown up in a difficult environment, the fire battalion of the well-known general of the sea chart is still a new equipment in the past two years, and the reborn Qi Shi is also a workaholic with ideals and beliefs in his previous life, and he is quite distracting on the battlefield, and these soldiers have just fought with Russia, and there is a small military friction every once in a while. Originally, it was a reserve backup support army, but it turned out to kill one by one like a big dinosaur - his eyes were blood-red and he spewed fire.
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At the end of July and the beginning of August, Galdan concentrated tens of thousands of cavalry at the foot of the Great Red Mountain, covered by woods behind and blocked by a river in front. He tied tens of thousands of camels and lay them on the ground on all fours, put boxes on their backs, wrapped them in wet felt blankets, and laid them out in a long camel city. The Galdan army shot arrows and guns in the middle of the stack to stop the Qing army from attacking.
The Qing army used artillery and muskets to bombard a section of the camel city, and the sound of artillery rumbled and shook the earth. The camel city was breached. The infantry and cavalry of the Qing army rushed over together, and Fuquan sent troops to go around the mountain and flank them, killing the Galdan army in pieces, and they all lost their camps and fled.
On the second day of the eighth month, Prince Yu Fuquan, the eldest prince Yinyu, Prince Jian Yabu and other generals were having a heavy and fierce discussion. Lama Jilong, who was sent by Galdan early in the morning, seemed to be quite sincere in discussing the peace incident just now.
"Let's see if there's anything wrong with this?" Fuquan is a little at a loss.
"Humph! Obviously, there is something to say. The eldest brother Yinyu was already a little unconvinced, so he got up impatiently and rode away directly.
Prince Yu's left hand, which was clutching crutches, couldn't help but turn white, but he didn't say a word after all.
"I think if Galdan is sincere in making peace, this is not a bad idea." Prince Jane Yabu broke the deadlock, "After a long march and fierce battles, the soldiers have long been tired. ”
Hearing this, Fuquan was obviously a little relieved and asked for the opinions of the others.
"What if it's a swindle?" Feiyangu couldn't help but say: "Galdan is scheming, and it is so easy to ask for peace, so people have to guard against it. ”
"What else could he do? They have all retreated to this state. Liaodong General Xuan Ke Xuan interjected.
Chang Ning pondered for a while, and then said: "I also think so, it is the cunning of Galdan that should try to avoid continuing to entangle, if it wasn't for his wanton provocation last time, I wouldn't be in danger, and the art of war is cloudy and poor, if he really intends to seek peace, blindly forcing each other can only force Galdan to jump off the wall, not to mention what state the soldiers under your command are now." ”
General Sabu Su couldn't sit still, got up and went to the center to bow to Fuquan on one knee and said, "General, you still have to be careful in this matter, if Galdan is let go, won't we live up to the expectations of the saints." ”
"Old general, we all know that you are plain and cautious, but you don't need to be so careful in everything, the way of a good soldier is to surrender without a fight."
Chang Ning smiled and said, "Besides, your subordinates are also short of soldiers and horses, right?" ”
Sabusu was said to be bleeding suddenly, and he was even more angry when he saw that most of the people around him were like this, so he had to retreat and look at Qi Shi, who was still good, and the latter did not move at all.
Qi Shi also had a bitterness in his heart, and said in his heart: "You are really my brother!" This is obviously that the prince doesn't want to fight, let's talk about what is the use, if you are in a hurry, you have to offend these stingy royal families, and let's work the battlefield, and in the end it is just an auxiliary army, which is not a merit. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but think of his unlucky brother again, "Alas, I don't know what happened to Peng Chun?" ”
And the old general Sabu Su glared at him several times, and he didn't see that Qi Shi, who was in deep thought, had the intention of expressing his opinion, so he opened his mouth directly and asked: "Qi Shidutong, what is your opinion?"
As soon as he was named like this, Qi Shi, who was trying to keep a low profile, had to get up in front of everyone, Qi Shi's mind quickly turned, and he secretly took a deep breath and said: "I don't know if he is surrendering or deceitful, it is better to send troops to reconnoiter the movements of the enemy camp and then the general will decide." ”
Although he didn't show any attitude at this, it opened the deadlock just now, and everyone's faces eased a lot, and Fei Yanggu got up and said, "I agree with this mention." ”
Fuquan saw that everyone echoed it one after another, so he ordered it to go down.
Of course, in the end, Fuquan stopped the pursuit while sending people to ask Emperor Kangxi for instructions.
On the fourth day of the first month of August, Kangxi Express Courier asked Fu Quansheng to find a reason to chase after me! The order said: "Hurry up and pursue!" Don't fall for the thieves' tricks. ”
Sure enough, Galdan's quest for peace was just a delaying tactic, and by the time the Qing army was ordered to pursue, Galdan had already fled with the remnants of his army.
On the 15th, Fu Quan wrote that 'the ministers want to wait but the horsepower cannot advance'.
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Finally, Galdan crossed the Shalamulun River with a few thousand remnants of his army, and fled back to Mobei in victory.
In September, when the army came back from rectification, first of all, Horqin was warmly praised and highly rewarded by Kangxi, and the daughter of Tong Guogang, the uncle of the fallen country, was named Princess Duanshu.
As for his own people who are still alive, they are waiting for Kangxi's will.