"And Orlek Khan, in fact, even if you move to the Volga River, you will not have a peaceful life, because there will be a war between the Ming Dynasty and the Tsarist Russian Empire, and your situation will be even more dangerous at that time."

Bahat knew from his reaction to Orlek that what Li Hongyu said was the truth, and this incident touched Orlek very much, so he groaned for a while and methodically told Orlek a secret.

He is not alarmist, with the continuous expansion of Tsarist Russia, there will eventually be an entanglement of interests with the Ming Dynasty, so the two sides will definitely break out into war.

Historically, the Kangxi Emperor fought a great war with Tsarist Russia in Yaksa, and as a result, the northern territory of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was peaceful for a hundred years.

And the war with the Tsarist Russian Empire that Bahat is talking about here is not only the reason for the expansion of Tsarist Russia's strength, but also Li Hongyu's defensiveness against the Tsarist Empire.

At present, the tentacles of the Tsarist Russian Empire cannot extend to the northern territory controlled by the Ming Dynasty, but Li Hongyu is ready for this, and must find a way to deal with this huge potential threat in the north of the Ming Dynasty.

Compared to the Mongols, the Tsarist Empire was the real enemy Li Hongyu faced, not only with a unified regime but also very greedy, often encroaching on the territory of other countries, so this war with the Tsarist Empire would be inevitable.

Moreover, if Li Hongyu wants to go to war, he will definitely concentrate his forces to fight a big war, not only to defeat the Tsarist Empire, but also to weaken the Tsarist Empire, and to push the territory of the Tsarist Empire to the north.

"Da Ming wants to go to war with those red-haired rakshasas?" And Orlek was taken aback by the secret revealed by Bahat.

If the Ming Dynasty and the Tsarist Empire start a war, then the Volga Valley may become a battlefield, even if the battlefield is not in the Volga River Valley, then the Tsarist Russian Empire will definitely force the Turghut Department to send troops to participate in the war, and a large number of young and middle-aged men will be drawn away.

Not only did the Russian Empire do this, but it was already customary for the Turks to draw a large number of men from the tribes that depended on them when they were at war with the enemy.

"Compared with Orlek Khan, compared to the Volga River, it is more suitable to live here in Yar, as long as you defeat the Dzungar people who want to annex you and take control of Moxi alone, then all the troubles will be solved."

Bahat nodded to Orlek to confirm his suspicions, and then said in a deep voice, "Why not restore the former glory of the Mongol Empire instead of sending people to the fence?" ”

"The glory of yesteryear?" Hearing this, Orlek couldn't help muttering to himself, Bahat's words reminded him of the heroic deeds of his ancestors.

Thinking about the invincible hand of the Mongol iron cavalry sweeping the Eurasian continent back then, what a majesty and glory it was, but now the huge Mongol Empire has long ceased to exist, and the Mongol tribes have their own affairs, attacking each other, and have to hide in Moxi, Monan and Mobei to live, losing their former prestige, which is really suffocating.

"And Orlek Khan, don't you think that a unified Mongol empire would be better able to ensure the security of the Mongol tribes?"

Noticing that Erlek looked stunned, Bahat muttered for a while and then said earnestly, "Actually, our fate is in our own hands, and once we miss some things, we will never have a chance!" ”

"Can you ensure the safety of our Turghut Ministry?" Hearing this, Orlek looked at Bahat, frowned, and asked.

I have to say that Bahat's words are indeed very reasonable, and now there is no too good choice for Orlek, his enemies are three, one is the Dzungar Ministry, one is Bahat, and the other is the Tsarist Empire.

The reason why the Tsarist Empire is also an enemy of Orlek is that if he leads his troops to migrate to the lower reaches of the Volga River, he will accept the rule of the Tsarist Empire, and its exploitation and oppression are indispensable.

Therefore, after weighing it in his heart with Orlek, he still felt that Bahat was more reliable, and Bahat had a sentence in his heart, a unified Mongol empire would certainly ensure the safety of the Mongol tribes.

Unlike Baturhun, the Great Khan of the Dzungar Tribe, and Orlek did not have the ambition to unify Moxi, he preferred to live a stable life under the protection of the Mongol Empire, so as not to let the people live a miserable life without food.

"Of course, don't say that you Turks, that is, the entire Moxi Marshal is not interested, what the Marshal wants is the unification of Mongolia, not the elimination of you and the exclusive occupation of those places by the Khalkha Ministry."

Hearing this, Bahat nodded solemnly, then sighed and said, "Alas, I don't know anything about Orlek Khan, even if this commander doesn't do this, the Ming Dynasty will send troops to attack Moxi in the future to stabilize the situation on the frontier." ”

"Da Ming wants to deal with our Moxi tribes?" And Orleke's eyes flashed with a look of astonishment, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming army has never conquered Moxi in the west, at most it has captured Guanxi and Hami.

"Don't look at the Great Khan, the Ming Dynasty has subdued Guanxi and Hami, and the next step is the Turpan region where Huozhou is located, and then it will be your turn to Moxi."

Bahat knew that it was a little hard to believe what he said to Orlek for a while, so he smiled bitterly and said, "The Ming army is no longer what it used to be, and the firearms equipped with it are extremely sharp, which is a fatal blow to our cavalry. ”

The reason why the Mongols were so powerful on the battlefield was naturally because of the impact of their cavalry, but with the development of firearms, the advantage of the Mongol cavalry was gradually being lost.

Bahat saw the power of the Hongyi cannon in Dunhuang this time, as long as the Ming army mobilized many firearms, including the Hongyi cannon, it would give the Mongol cavalry a fatal blow.

"Are their firearms really that powerful?" After learning about the power of the Hongyi cannon from Bahat, a look of shock appeared on Orlek's face, and the power of the Mongol cavalry on the battlefield would be greatly reduced.

"This is what Ben Shuai has seen with his own eyes, a single shot can make a big hole in the ground, and people and horses within a radius of more than ten zhang will be affected."

Bahat nodded, he was apprehensive about the power of the Hongyi cannon, and he couldn't help but be glad that he was allied with the Ming army, otherwise the Mongol army would be a huge threat.

"Will you make a bloody alliance with me?" He Erlek was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then looked up and said solemnly to Bahat.

After much deliberation, he Orlek decided to form an alliance with Bahat, which would ensure the interests of the Turks to the greatest extent.

After all, Bahat was the commander of the Mongol Western Expeditionary Army, and in the future, even if he was not the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, he was also a high-ranking minister, so he naturally wanted to have a good relationship with him at this time.

"It's nature." Bahat immediately laughed when he heard this, and agreed very readily, he didn't want to destroy the Turks, so he was naturally not afraid to make an alliance with Orlek.

At the same time, Ili, the Khan court of the Dzungar tribe.

Ili gets its name from the Ili River, which means that the light is obvious, describing the sparkling blue waves of the river under the sun, and is historically called Yili, Yili, Yili, etc.

It was not until the Qianlong period that Ili was officially named by the Qianlong Emperor, which was taken from the meaning of "Plough Court Sweeping", which implied that the Manchu Qing Dynasty had pacified the Dzungar Dynasty and covered the thousands of years, and the west was forever safe and peaceful.

Because Li Hongyu was accustomed to the saying of Yili, he and the Ming army were both called "Yili".

Due to its remoteness, Ili was a place of exile in ancient times, but with the rise of the Silk Road, Ili became an important area on the northern route of the Silk Road.

With the rise of the Dzungar tribe, Ili has a new identity, and it is the location of the Churkan Council held in Moxi Mongolia.

In the sweat tent, a burly middle-aged man was discussing with several richly dressed men, and this burly middle-aged man was the Great Khan Baturkhun of the Dzungar Department.

"Great Khan, according to the report from the spies, although the soldiers of the Heshute Division, the Dulbert Division, and the Turghut Department are assembling, the assembly point is at the location of their respective Khan Courts, and they have no intention of joining us."

Suddenly, the soldier walked in quickly, bowed to Batur Khan and said.

"These bastards want to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, so that we can fight with Bahat!" Hearing this, Batur suddenly strode forward, slapped the table in front of him and shouted angrily.

How could he not have known the intention of the three Great Khans of the Hoshute Division, the Dulbert Division, and the Turghat Division, wanting to take advantage of this great battle to weaken the strength of the Dzungar Division, and then join forces to defeat the Bahat when both sides were exhausted, so as to weaken the Dzungar Department and drive out the Bahat, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

But didn't these stupid guys find that this time the Mongol army in Bahat was different from the past, and it was actually close to the Ming army, which meant that they were bound to win Moxi, and if the Moxi tribes did not unite, they would be defeated one by one and annexed.

"Great Khan, they wish we were defeated, and then reap the benefits of it." Seeing that Batur was furious, a senior general on the scene sneered and said, "Instead of this, let's destroy the Turks first and give them a powerful look." ”

"Great Khan, this matter must not be allowed, although we can swallow the Turghut Ministry, but in this way, the Heshute Ministry, and the Second Duerbert Ministry, will definitely throw themselves into the arms of Bahat, which will be extremely unfavorable to us."

Hearing this, another high-ranking general hurriedly objected, now is an extraordinary time, what the Dzungar Ministry needs to do is to win over the hearts and minds, not to push them to the side of Bahat.

"It seems that we are the only ones who will fight this battle!"

Baturhun frowned and said after hearing this, thinking that the senior general behind him was reasonable, even if he hated the three departments of Turhut now, he couldn't show it, and he would settle accounts with them in the future.

In this way, the Dzungar tribe would be able to fight alone against the Mongol Western Expeditionary Army of Bahat and the reinforcements of the Ming Dynasty without the assistance of the three Turk tribes.

According to the information obtained by Baturhun, the total strength of the Mongol Western Expeditionary Army and the Ming Army was nearly 100,000, and he survived to call up to 80,000 people to participate in the battle, and the two sides had a difference of 20,000 troops.

The 80,000 men here can refer to all the men who can fight in the conscription of the Turkut tribe and the small tribes attached to the Turkut tribe, which can be described as the strength of the whole country.

Of course, the risk of doing so is very high, and even if Baturhun wins this battle, then the Dzungar Ministry will be greatly damaged.

But there is no way to do this, who makes the Junggar Department the leader of the Western Regions, and regards the Moxi region as their own territory, so they naturally have to fight against the invading Bahat.

Obviously, Bahat, who is bound to win the Moxi region, can form an alliance with the Turghut tribe, but it will definitely not negotiate peace with the Dzungar tribe.

Who made the Dzungar tribe the most powerful in Moxi Mongolia, Bahat can only truly control Moxi by defeating the Dzungar tribe, and if the Dzungar tribe takes the initiative to negotiate peace, it will undoubtedly be a delaying tactic, and its intentions are too eye-catching, and people can see it at a glance.

Although Baturhun was the leader of the alliance of the Moxi Mongols, because the Moxi Mongol tribes were not subordinate to each other, he could not mobilize the forces of the three Turkut tribes.

"Great Khan, in the opinion of the ministers, we should find someone to form an alliance now, if we fight against the Bahat and the Ming army alone, we will suffer heavy damage."

Just as Batur was thinking about countermeasures with a grim face, an older senior general pondered for a moment before speaking.

Judging from the current situation, the top priority of the Dzungar Ministry is to find help and minimize casualties in the battle with the Bahat and Ming forces, which is the best policy.

"Alliance?"

Hearing this, Batur Khan immediately sneered, "They all wish that we would fight with Bahat, who will form an alliance with us at this time?" ”

"Great Khan, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this time Bahat is menacing, showing an imperative posture towards our Kansai, as long as we can give enough big interest temptation, then we will definitely be able to find allies."

Hearing this, the elderly senior general bowed to Batur Khan and said in an orderly manner, looking confident.

"Uncle Balan, who do you think will form an alliance with us?" Hearing this, a general sitting next to the older senior general couldn't help but ask, with a look on his face that looked a little suspicious.

"Heshuo Special Department!" Balan smiled when he heard this, looked at Batur Khan and said four words.

"Heshute Ministry?"

Several high-ranking generals at the scene immediately looked at each other when they heard this, knowing that the throne of the alliance leader of the Heshuo Special Department was snatched away by the Zhun Geer Ministry, how could they pull the Zhun Geer Department a step at this time, maybe they were gloating at this time, and they wished that the Zhun Geer Department would suffer a big loss this time.

"Uncle Balan, do you think the Heshute Department will form an alliance with us?"

A look of surprise also appeared on Batur Khan's face, knowing that the relationship between them and the Heshute tribe was not very good, so he asked after a deep sigh, wanting to know what the reason for Balan said this.

Given that Balan was acting steadily, Batur Khan did not think that he was talking about it, and since Balan said so, then he must have his thoughts, and the most urgent thing for Batur Khan now was to find allies and share the pressure.

(End of chapter)