Chapter 555: Pre-Battle Preparations
Speaking of the battle of Zhaomoduo, today's Tushetu Khan also really pinched a cold sweat, for the Tushetu Khan at that time, it was a considerable crisis, although today's Tushetu Khan did not feel the severity, but just thinking about it made me feel a chill in my heart.
Just after the battle of Ulanmutong, although Galdan confessed his guilt and swore to the Qing court and wrote a letter asking for surrender, but in fact it was just a false wisdom, and he soon gathered the old troops in Kobdo, and also hooked up with the Russians in the north, preparing to make a comeback and recapture the Mongol tribes.
When Kangxi was in the thirty-third year, Kangxi held a Khalkha alliance and asked Galdan to come to participate, but Galdan naturally would not agree, but he asked Kangxi to hand over Tushetu Khan and Jebzundamba Grand Lama to him for disposal, and also planned to instigate a rebellion in Horqin and other departments, so the two sides were completely torn faces.
In this battle, Galdan led 30,000 cavalry to attack the Khalkha Mongol Chechen Khan, while Kangxi sent 100,000 troops, divided into three ways to meet Galdan, lured Galdan to Zhaomodo through decoy tactics, and used superior forces to completely defeat the Galdan army, and beheaded more than 2,000 people, captured more than 100 people, and Galdan was also completely devastated and finally died in Kobdo.
Now that Galdan Tsering has made a comeback, Tushetu Khan has no way to resist his front, he finally chose to give in to Ning Chu, and asked people to call Sun Jiagan, expressing his willingness to surrender to Ning Chu on behalf of the Khalkha three moments, and wrote a letter to Sun Jiagan, asking him to present it to Emperor Ning Chu and ask for rescue.
Sun Jiagan was naturally overjoyed after receiving the letter, and he patted his chest and promised to persuade the emperor to send troops to defeat the Dzungar Khanate and ensure the safety of the three Khalkha tribes.
Although Tushetu Khan did not believe in Sun Jiagan's character very much, he had no choice but to watch the other party with the letter, followed by several guards, and left Zhaomoduo in a carriage and headed for Jingshidi.
After several days of expedited travel, Sun Jiagan finally arrived at the outskirts of Beijing, and at this time, the military aircraft department seemed to have been waiting here for a long time, stopping the frame of Sun Jiagan and his party.
Unlike the shadows, the officers of the MID usually wear military uniforms when they are not on duty, and after they reveal their identities, a major officer stands up and whispers: "Lord Sun, the Privy Envoy has asked me to come to greet you, let's go to the Privy Council quickly!" ”
Sun Jiagan had a lot of doubts in his heart, his own group of people was quite low-key and secretive, why was he blocked before he entered the city? There is also a privy envoy who sent someone to wait here, I believe that he should have known about the changes that happened in Mobei, that is to say, in addition to him, there are other secret agents in Mobei in the military aircraft.
"It's okay, the official is asking to see the privy envoy for something, so let's lead the way in front."
The group then continued to set off, heading in the direction of the Privy Council in the capital, and although the Privy Council in the capital is not as large as the Nanjing Privy Council, it is now also a military aircraft center, and a large number of troops have set up checkpoints along the way.
After entering the Privy Council, the group turned around and arrived in front of a small courtyard, and the major officer of the military aircraft department did not say much, but made a gesture of please, signaling that Sun Jiagan would enter the courtyard alone.
Sun Jiagan stepped into the courtyard with a calm face, and after passing through a corridor, he entered a fairly spacious room, which was full of neatly dressed officers of the Fu Han Army, most of them with the rank of major or above hanging on their shoulders, everyone was busy, and there was a huge map in the center of the room.
Just when Sun Jiagan was a little at a loss, a colonel officer walked over, with a smile on his face, and said softly: "Lord Sun, this time I invited you in this way in a hurry, and the privy envoy is waiting for you." ”
After speaking, without waiting for Sun Jiagan to say anything, he took Sun Jiagan to the door of an office, knocked lightly on the door a few times, and then heard a voice from inside, 'Please come in', which was the deep and powerful voice of Ning Zhongyi, the privy envoy today.
Sun Jiagan took a deep breath before walking into the office, only to see Ning Zhongyi looking at him with a smile on his face, and then said in a low voice: "Qi Qi Privy Envoy, Xia Guan has just returned from Northern Xinjiang now, and he has urgent military affairs to report." ”
Ning Zhongyi nodded slightly, "Did that old fox of Tushetu Khan ask you to come?" After finishing speaking, he found a file bag from the desk and handed it to Sun Jiagan.
Sun Jiagan was sure in his heart that the Military Intelligence Department did have its own secret spy in Mongolia, he hurriedly took the file bag, opened it and looked at it carefully, and was immediately surprised in his heart, it can be said that almost all the forms in the northern Xinjiang are in it, including the latest trends in the current Zungar Khanate, one of the key is that Xiao Celing of the Zungar Khanate led an army of 10,000 companies and 30,000 troops of the same year, which is stationed in Hami.
"Is this crazy, Galden Tsering? Could it be that he wants to fight on two fronts? Sun Jiagan felt a little incredible.
Ning Zhongyi sneered, "Galdan Tsering is not just thinking about fighting on two fronts, he has already sent people to contact the Russians, and is ready to borrow 50,000 troops from the Russians, and when the time comes, it will be whimsical to fight a decisive battle with our Fuhan army in the northern frontier." ”
It is whimsical to say, and the reason is very simple, it is impossible for the Russians to conjure up an army of 50,000, even if all the Russians in the Far East are added together, they can produce 30,000 soldiers if they die, and these 30,000 soldiers are still counting the 10,000 people who came from Europe before.
Although Sun Jiagan was very familiar with the situation in Mongolia, he didn't know much about the inside affairs of the Russians, but although he didn't know about this, he believed in Ning Zhongyi's judgment, and then said softly: "This time, Tushetu Khan is afraid that he really won't be able to hold on, and he asked me to return to Jingshi for the purpose of asking for help." ”
Ning Zhongyi was silent for a while, and said, "Your Majesty has not yet sent a will, but now you can't act rashly. ”
In fact, at present, Ning Chu has been very well prepared for the war in the north, ten mounted infantry divisions have officially entered service, plus the existing mounted infantry divisions, there are a total of thirteen, and by the end of the year, there will be ten mounted infantry divisions to join the active service, so by the end of the year the available strength can reach 230,000 people.
The 230,000 cavalry can completely wipe out the Jungar Khanate and the Russians, but there is no news from Nanjing for a long time at the moment, which makes Ning Zhongyi a little entangled.
Sun Jiagan was a little anxious in his heart, and sighed: "If you miss this opportunity now, I'm afraid that when the time comes, you will give Galdan Tsering some other ideas......
Just as the two were discussing, there was a sudden sound of urgent footsteps outside the door, and the two couldn't help but look up, only to find that it was the previous colonel officer, and his face was slightly excited, and there was a special note in his hand.
"Privy Envoy, Your Majesty has sent news that he has led the Praetorian Guard Division to the north, please be sure to prepare for the battle!"
After the officer finished repeating the secret order, Ning Zhongyi finally breathed a long sigh of relief, and a smile reappeared on his face.
"It seems that this battle is about to start!"