"Great Khan, since the Great Khan became the Mongolian of the Churkan Council, the Heshute Department has always wanted to take back the position of the leader of the alliance and want to regain control of the overall situation in Moxi, so we have fought with them a lot over the years."

Under the concerned gaze of Baturhun and the others, Balan pondered for a moment and explained in an orderly manner, "In addition to our Junggar Tribe, the Heshute Department is the tribe with the greatest interests in Moxi, and they still want to dominate Moxi, and they don't want to be conquered by the Khan's Court. ”

Although the Mongol tribes are now divided, the Mongol Khanate is recognized by the outside world and is also recognized by the Mongol central power by the Mongol tribes in the south and the Mongol tribes in the north.

The Great Khan of the Mongol Khanate was Lin Dan Khan, in other words, Lin Dan Khan was the legitimate Great Khan of the Mongol Khanate, with a commanding height in law.

Although the Mongol tribes are now in their own way, if there is a Mongol Great Khan, it can only be Lin Dan Khan.

After all, the Mongol Western Expeditionary Army was established by Lin Dan Khan, and the conquest of Moxi Mongolia was a crusade against the subordinate princes by the Mongol Central Khan.

However, what Balan and the Moxi Mongol tribes did not know was that the Mongol Western Expeditionary Army had completely escaped the control of Lin Dan Khan, and now the Khalkha Ministry, to be precise, was the ruler of this army.

After listening to Balan's explanation, Batur couldn't help but bow slightly, feeling that Balan was reasonable, and like him, the powerful Heshute Department definitely didn't want Bahat's Mongol Western Expeditionary Army to control the power of Moxi, so the two sides had a natural basis for cooperation.

"Uncle Balan, we have defeated the Heshuo Special Department several times before, robbing them of a lot of population, cattle and sheep, will they cooperate with us?"

At this time, a high-ranking general said to Balan with concern that before Bahat's Mongol expeditionary army arrived in Moxi, the Dzungar and Heshute tribes had fought several times in Moxi, and the Heshute troops had won few victories and lost many losses, and lost a lot of land, population, cattle and sheep.

Obviously, it is in their interest that the Heshute tribe would like to see the Dzungar tribe fight to the death with the Mongol expeditionary forces of Bahat, so that they can take advantage of the opportunity to reap the benefits.

Therefore, it is not easy to persuade the Heshuot Ministry to cooperate with the Dzungar Ministry, after all, the Heshute Ministry is not stupid, how can it not be seen that the primary enemy of Bahat in Moxi this time is the Dzungar Ministry?

Batur frowned slightly when he heard this, this is also what he is worried about, it is not so easy to get the people of the Shuote Department to cooperate, after all, the two sides had a very unpleasant quarrel before.

"Great Khan, this White Eagle Mountain used to be the territory of the Heshute Ministry, but now it is occupied by the Khalkha Department of Bahat, if Bahat goes further west, it will be the location of their Khan's Court, if they sit idly by, once Bahat defeats us, then they will definitely annex the territory of the Heshute Ministry."

Balan smiled disappreciatively, and then said slowly, "The Heshut Department did have a good idea, wanting us to fight with Bahat to fight and profit from it, but he forgot one thing, this time Bahat is not alone!" ”

"By the way, it's unimaginable that they actually came together with Da Ming this time!" Hearing this, a senior general came back to his senses and couldn't help but look at Baturhun and said.

The news of the arrival of the 40,000 Ming army in Baiying Mountain has already spread all over Moxi, and the union of Mongolia and the Ming Dynasty has exceeded the expectations of the Mongolian tribes in Moxi, and they are taken aback by this, knowing that Mongolia and the Ming Dynasty are enemies for generations.

Although the Western Expeditionary Army of the Ming Dynasty and the Western Expeditionary Army of Mongolia had long cooperated, it was when they attacked the right-wing departments of Southern Mongolia, and the two sides did not join forces, but only attacked the right-wing departments of Southern Mongolia in the south and the north.

After conquering the right wing of the Mongol tribes in southern Mongolia, Bahat led the Mongol Western Expeditionary Army to attack Moxi Mongolia, while Man Gui led the Ming Western Expeditionary Army to attack Guanxi, and in the eyes of the outside world, there was no intersection between the two sides.

Even last year, Bahat led 20,000 Mongolian cavalry to Guanxi to aid the Ming Dynasty's western expeditionary army, and the Moxi Mongolian tribes did not feel anything wrong, because this kind of thing often happened in the southern Mongols, and they were no longer surprised, and the Ming often recruited some of the Mongol tribes in the southern Mongols to help them fight.

The most obvious example is that Lin Dan Khan helped the Ming Dynasty fight against the Houjin, and then reaped the benefits from it, so the Moxi Mongol tribes did not think about this matter more complicated.

It wasn't until Li Hongyu led the 40,000 Ming Western Expeditionary Army to Baiying Mountain that the rulers of the Moxi Mongolian tribes realized that the relationship between the Mongolian Western Expeditionary Army and the Great Ming Western Expeditionary Army was beyond their imagination, and they were afraid that they had formed an alliance.

In this way, although the Mongol soldiers were limited, the Ming had a large population, and it was very easy to replenish the troops, even if they suffered heavy losses in the battle with the Dzungar tribe, they could quickly replenish their troops.

However, Moxi Mongolia is different, because of the limited population, they implement the policy of all the people are soldiers, and if one soldier dies, there will be one less, and it is difficult to replenish the follow-up troops.

Therefore, this will make the wishful thinking of the Heshute tribe come to naught, even if they defeat the Ming army and the Mongol coalition army that suffered heavy casualties after the battle with the Dzungar tribe, then the combined forces of the Ming and Mongols will soon make a comeback, and the Heshute division will have to fight alone.

"Hopefully, they can see the potential dangers."

Baturhun immediately understood what Balan meant, and at the same time realized the severity of the situation in Moxi, this time it was not only in the face of the attack of the Mongol Khanate, but also the Ming army was still watching from the sidelines.

In Baturhun's view, at this time, only when the Mongol tribes in Moxi unite and work together to defeat the Ming and Mongolian coalition forces at the minimum cost, can the other party be afraid and dare not touch Moxi.

It's a pity that this is just his wishful thinking, in view of the internal contradictions and dissociation of the Moxi Mongol tribes, it is too difficult to get the Moxi Mongol tribes to join forces to resist the enemy.

"Great Khan, now that the situation is urgent, Bahat and the Ming army will definitely regard us as their primary enemy, we can't take it lightly now, and we must seek help from the outside world."

Balan knew Baturhun's worries, and after a deep sigh, he said worriedly, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Bahat and the Ming army will definitely bypass the nearest Heshuot Department and attack the Dzungar Department first, as long as the Dzungar Department is destroyed, then the remaining Moxi Mongolian tribes will be much easier to deal with.

"But how can we get the Heshuo Special Department to form an alliance with us?" Baturhun naturally knew the severity of the situation, but the reality of the situation made him feel very helpless, and he asked Balan without a headache, I am afraid that the Heshute Department will not easily form an alliance with them.

"Great Khan, the ministers have a way, but I don't know if the Great Khan is willing to do it." Since Balan saw the current crisis of the Junggar Ministry, he naturally thought of a solution, and after hearing this, he looked at Baturhun with a serious expression and said.

"As long as we can get through this hurdle, Ben Khan is willing to pay any price." Without the slightest hesitation, Baturhun said to Balan in a deep voice, now he only thinks about how to survive the catastrophe in front of him, and everything else is no longer important.

"Great Khan, in the opinion of the minister, if you want to make an alliance with us, there are undoubtedly two ways, one is to make peace, and the other is proton!" Balan groaned for a moment when he heard this, and then said solemnly.

"And pro? Proton! Hearing this, Batur was stunned at first, and then his eyes suddenly lit up, these are indeed two good ways to make the Heshute Department and the Dzungar Department form an alliance.

In ancient times, in order to gain the trust of the other party, one was to marry the other party as a family, and the other was to send the heir as a proton, so that the two parties could achieve the same interests.

"Great Khan, this is an extraordinary time, and the minister thinks that we should take a two-pronged approach, not only to make peace with the Heshute Ministry, but also to send protons, only in this way will the Heshuo Special Ministries discuss the alliance with us."

Balan bowed to Batur and said with a serious expression, after all, now the Dzungar Department has encountered an unprecedented crisis, so the harmony and proton must be implemented at the same time, so that the Heshuo Department has no reason to refuse.

"Hmm!"

Batur bowed slightly when he heard this, there was not much time left for him now, so he had to get the Heshuot Department to agree to the alliance as soon as possible, and the further the matter dragged on, the more unfavorable it would be for the Geer Department.

"Uncle Balan, which princess and prince do you think you should send?" Baturhun then looked up at Balan and asked for Balaam's opinion.

"Jizhgrad and Sarentana!" Balan hesitated for a moment when he heard this, and then resolutely spoke.

"This ......" Batur frowned when he heard this, and his face showed a reluctant look, this was not the name he wanted to hear.

Jizhigrad was Baturhun's most favored prince and was groomed as his successor, while Sarentana was his favorite youngest daughter, intelligent, beautiful and pure.

Moreover, Sarentana is only thirteen years old, although the steppe people married early, but thirteen years old is too young, Baturhun is reluctant to let Sarentana marry so early to take on the responsibilities and obligations of a woman.

In fact, Baturhun did not know that he should send Jizhigrad and Sarentana to the Hoshote Ministry, but he was really reluctant to do so, so he wanted Balan to say something else.

"Great Khan, now is not the time to hesitate, it is a matter of the safety of our Junggar Ministry!"

Balan naturally knew the seriousness of the situation, and Dan had to let Jizhigrad and Sarentana go to make peace and act as protons in order to win the trust of the Heshute Ministry, so he bowed to Baturhun and said after he said.

The rest of the generals looked at Baturhun with concern, waiting for him to make an idea, although everyone was not willing to make peace with the Heshuo special department, let alone send the proton over, this was a humiliating act to show weakness, but they had no other good way to do it.

"That's it!"

Under the gaze of everyone, Batur sighed and nodded helplessly, he was still clear about the importance of being the Great Khan of the Dzungar Ministry, and then asked Balan in a deep voice, "Uncle Balan, if the Heshute Ministry agrees to form an alliance with us, then what conditions do we have to give them?" ”

"Zun and Shuote are the alliance leaders of Churkand, after defeating the Khan Court and the Ming army, they destroyed the Turghut Department and the Dulbert Department, and divided their territory into four or six parts, four of us, six of Heshuot, and the two will become a brotherly state forever, and they will be in charge of Moxi."

Hearing this, Balan's eyes flashed with a bright light, and he looked at Batur and said in an orderly manner, "This condition is very generous, and the Heshute Department will not be able to refuse. ”

"Four or six points!" Baturhun's brow furrowed, so that the Heshute Department would take advantage of it.

Obviously, when the Junggar Department and the Heshute Department unite to eliminate the Turghut Department and the Dulbert Department, both sides will hurt their vitality, and they will not be able to turn their faces with the Heshute Department at that time, and they can only divide the territory according to the ratio of four or six.

"Isn't this too cheap, Heshuo?" At this time, a senior general couldn't help but speak and said angrily.

"That is, the strength of the Heshuo Special Department is not as good as ours, at most five points with them." Another general also said loudly that they didn't want to back down when it came to the interests of the Dzungar Ministry.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is just an expedient measure, the Heshuo Special Department is not our opponent, we will slowly annex it in the future, and the top priority now is to deal with the attack of the Khan Court and the Ming army!"

Balan knew that everyone was reluctant to let the Heshuo Special Department take such a big advantage in vain, so he explained to everyone in a loud voice, "As the old saying goes, we can't bear the child to trap the wolf, and we only give a big enough benefit temptation, then the Heshuo Special Department will form an alliance with us." ”

"That's it!"

Hearing this, Batur couldn't help but nodded, knowing that now was not the time to care about those petty profits, so he decided on this matter in one bite, and then told Balan, "Uncle Balan, this matter will be left to you, and bring more gold and silver to dredge those high-ranking officials in the Heshute Ministry." ”

"The ministers obey the Khan's orders." Balan bowed to Batur and agreed in a deep voice, he naturally knew the seriousness of the matter.

"Time is pressing, you can set off after preparing for the next two days." Baturhun hesitated for a moment, then made up his mind and commanded with a blank face.

Although he would have liked to have Jizhigrad and Sarentana stay in Ili for a while, the situation was so urgent that he had to let them leave sooner rather than later, so that it would be in the interest of the Golbe.

Naturally, Balan did not dare to slack off, and immediately after leaving the sweat tent, he began to prepare for the Heshute Ministry.

In order to be able to raise enough gold and silver to bribe the high-ranking officials of the Heshuote Ministry and let those high-ranking officials speak for the Zhungar Ministry, Baturhun ordered the wives and concubines of the harem to donate all the gold, silver and jewelry, which can be earned again in the future, but if the Junggar Ministry is gone, then they will have nothing.

Not only Baturhun, Balan and other Ili Junggar nobles also generously donated money and goods, and the Dzungar tribe is now in a period of vigorous development, so it has a very strong cohesion, otherwise it would not have established a huge Dzungar Khanate in the future.

It was these Junggar nobles in Ili who worked together to collect a large amount of gold and silver in just two days, and were taken to the Heshute Ministry by Balan.

Baran was joined by Jizhigrad and Sarentana, who were on an important mission to keep the Dzungar tribe at stake.

(End of chapter)