"Lord Taibao, I just received the news that the Junggar Department and the Heshute Department have reconciled, and Baturhun also sent his favorite son to Urumqi!"

The news that the Dzungar Ministry had sent Balan as an envoy to the Shuote Department soon reached Baiying Mountain, and that morning, when Li Hongyu was leisurely fishing on the banks of the Yifen River, Bahat hurried over.

"I even thought of forming an alliance with the Heshute Ministry, it seems that Baturhun is not an idle person." Li Hongyu immediately laughed when he heard this, and he was not surprised at all.

In fact, in the face of the current situation, it would surprise Li Hongyu if the Junggar Ministry did not look for external help, and Baturhun was not arrogant enough to use his own strength to fight against the combined forces of Bahat and Daming.

I have to say that the Heshute Department is the best alliance object of the Junggar Department, and the two sides must have common interests in Moxi, and neither wants outsiders to intervene in Moxi.

"The strength of the Heshute Department is second only to the Junggar Department, and if the two of them are united, they can send at least 120,000 troops, so we will already be at a disadvantage in terms of troops."

Seeing Li Hongyu's disapproving look, Bahat suddenly became anxious, and said to Li Hongyu with a worried expression, "I'm worried that they will win over the Turghut Department and the Dulbert Department, so that our battle in Moxi will be difficult to fight." ”

"If Baturhun chooses to marry other tribes, then there is a possibility of alliance between the Moxi tribes, but Baturhun chooses the Heshute Ministry, another overlord of Moxi, then the Turghut Ministry, and the Dulbert Ministry, will take refuge in us."

Li Hongyu saw that the fish floating on the surface of the water floated to the surface of the water and sank, so he immediately pulled the rod and caught a palm-sized, fat fish, which is a specialty of the Yifen River, and the taste was delicious, and he took the fish off the hook while saying to Bahat with a smile.

"Take refuge in us?" Bahat was a little confused when he heard this, and he didn't understand what Li Hongyu meant for a while, according to the current situation, even if he secretly allied with him, the Turkut tribe was likely to tear up the alliance and join the alliance of the Moxi tribes.

"Have you ever heard of a combination of vertical and horizontal?" Li Hongyu threw the fish into the bucket beside him, re-attached the bait to the hook, and asked Bahat with a smile after throwing the hook into the water.

"Vertical and horizontal?" Bahat looked surprised when he heard this, it was the first time he had heard such a word, so he naturally didn't know what it meant.

It is a foreign and military policy advocated and implemented by the Zongheng family during the Warring States Period.

To put it simply, the joint vertical is that the countries in the north and south columns unite to deal with the powerful countries and prevent the two countries of Qi and Qin from annexing the weak countries, while the continuous horizontal means that Qin or Qi attract some countries to attack other countries.

The purpose of the alliance is to unite many weak countries to resist a strong country in order to prevent the annexation of the powerful country, while the purpose of the alliance is to serve a strong country as a backer and attack other weak countries in order to achieve the purpose of annexation and expansion of land.

It is worth mentioning that the combination of vertical and horizontal changes at the beginning, the vertical and vertical can be aligned, and the Qin can be aligned, and the horizontal can be connected to Qin, but also to Chu, which is the so-called "Chao Qin and Twilight Chu".

Later, because the Qin State gradually rose to become the common threat of the six countries, the United Vertical became the Six Kingdoms to join forces to resist Qin, and the Lian Heng was the alliance between the Six States and the Qin State in order to seek peace.

"The meaning is very simple, some weak countries unite against strong countries, which is called joint vertical, and strong countries unite with weak countries to attack other weak countries, which is called Lianheng."

Li Hongyu knew from Bahat's reaction that he didn't know about the events of the Warring States period, so he smiled and explained it in a popular language.

"The Junggar Department and the Heshuo Special Department are the strong men of Moxi, and when they join forces, will they join forces vertically or horizontally?" Bahat couldn't help but scratch his head when he heard this, and couldn't understand the relationship for a while, as if the alliance between the Junggar Ministry and the Heshute Department was different from what Li Hongyu said.

"Compared to the Dzungar tribe, the Heshute tribe is in the position of the weaker, so their alliance can be regarded as a crossing."

Li Hongyu thrust the fishing rod into the stand in front of him, stood up and stretched, and said to Bahat while strolling along the river, "Since the two of them are the two most powerful tribes in Moxi, this kind of horizontal is beyond the general significance, and it is a huge damage and blow to the balance of power in Moxi!" ”

"Lord Taibao, it is precisely because of this that the Turghut and Dulbert Ministries will obey them in fear of their threats." Bahat naturally knew what Li Hongyu meant, so he said suspiciously, still not understanding why the Turghut Ministry and the Dulbert Department would take refuge in him and Daming.

"Although the Moxi tribes have often been friendly in the past, but this time things are different from the past, in order to avoid defeat, Baturhun sent his favorite daughter and son to the Heshuo Special Department, then this time the harmony and proton have a deeper meaning, and the two sides are likely to be an unprecedented alliance."

Seeing that Bahat hadn't understood yet, Li Hongyu explained as he walked, "The Junggar Department and the Heshute Department will definitely have a lot of losses in this battle with us, and in order to make up for this loss, they will definitely find a way to get other benefits, and the annexation of the Turghut Department and the Dulbert Department will be the fastest way for them to recover." ”

"Lord Taibao, do you mean that they will fight the idea of the Turghut Department and the Dulbert Department?"

At this moment, Bahat finally reacted, and asked in surprise, he really didn't expect that there would be such a dirty deal between the Dzungar Ministry and the Heshute Department.

"The population of Moxi is so large, once they start a war with us, they will definitely suffer a lot of casualties, if they don't take the Turgot Department and the Dulbert Department, when will they be able to recover?"

Li Hongyu nodded when he heard this, and then said to Bahat in a deep voice, "As long as the Turkut Department and the Dulbert Department see the powerful relationship in this, you say they will still follow Baturhun and them?" ”

"I understood, so I sent someone to the Turghut and Dulbert departments to explain to them the relationship." Hearing this, Bahat's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said to Li Hongyu in a loud voice.

"This matter is handled quickly without further ado." Li Hongyu smiled and nodded, in this way, he could pull the Dulbert Department over, and in this way, he would have a better chance of winning against Baturhun and others.

At the same time, Urumqi.

Urumqi is a Mongolian language, meaning "beautiful pasture", from the Yuan Dynasty began to become one of the nomadic areas of the Mongol tribes in Moxi, and later became the nomadic area of the Heshuote department.

It has a very special geographical location, located at the northern foot of the North Tianshan Mountains and the southern edge of the Junggar Basin, belonging to the hinterland of the Eurasian continent and adjacent to the countries of the Western Regions, so it has the reputation of "the capital of Asia".

Urumqi has always been a place that the Mongol tribes in the western part of the Moxi have long wanted to capture Urumqi and move the Khan's court from Ili to this place.

It is a pity that the Heshute tribe is a powerful tribe in the Moxi region, and the Junggar tribe is not enough to annex it, so the only way to do this is to give up temporarily and secretly look for opportunities.

Among the four major tribes of Moxi Mongolia, the Heshute region is located in the east, and Urumqi is its military, economic, and administrative center.

The Dzungar division is in the southwest of the Hoschot Division, the Turghut division is in the northwest of the Heshut Division, and the Dulbert Division is in the northern part of the Heshut Division. ，

Therefore, after Bahat's Mongol Western Expeditionary Army entered the territory of the Mongol tribes in Moxi, the first to be attacked was the Heshute tribe.

In that year, the sudden appearance of the Mongolian Western Expeditionary Army caught the Heshute Department by surprise, and when the Heshuo Special Department reacted, the Mongolian Western Expeditionary Army had already occupied the Yifen River area, with Baiying Mountain as the location of the commander's tent.

If it had been left behind in the previous time when he was in charge of the Churkan Council, the Heshute tribe would definitely have summoned the Moxi Mongol tribes to attack Bahat, and the Moxi Mongol tribes would be willing to listen to his orders.

It's a pity that with the rise of the Dzungar tribe, Baturhun became the leader of the Churkan Council, so the appeal of the Heshute tribe was much less than before, and it was impossible to convene the Moxi Mongol tribes to fight the enemy together.

Originally, Baturhun didn't want to fight with the Mongolian Western Expeditionary Army, and he looked forward to the Heshute Department and the Mongolian Western Expeditionary Army fighting for both defeats.

But Baturhun's next move surprised Batur and completely surprised him, and instead of concentrating his forces to recapture the Yifen River, he deliberately collected troops and gave the Mongol Western Expeditionary Army a route to attack the Dzungar Department.

In this way, Bahat naturally would not let go of such a good opportunity, so he took the opportunity to lead his army through the territory of the Heshute Department to sneak attack the Dzungar Department, and after a series of battles, he almost hit Ili.

As a result, Baturkhun had to mobilize his forces to engage Bahat's Mongol expeditionary forces, and although he was reluctant to do so, Bahat was able to strike at the door.

After the two sides were entangled for a while, Bahat, who had taken advantage of a lot, ordered a retreat, withdrew to White Eagle Mountain, and secretly waited for an opportunity in White Eagle Mountain.

The Dzungar tribe was not stupid enough to go alone to attack Bahat, which would not be worth the loss, so they only sent people to keep an eye on it, and did not mobilize the army to march to attack.

Since the Dzungar tribe had no intention of launching an offensive against Bahat, the rest of the Moxi Mongol tribes did not have the intention of being strong, and everyone watched each other and waited to see who would strike first.

It was the contradictions between the Mongol tribes in Moxi that created Bahat's great military exploits in the Moxi region, and if they could share the same hatred, Bahat would have died several times.

"Uncle Balan, we have searched all over Urumqi, but we still haven't found Princess Sarentana." In a yurt, a general of the Dzungar tribe reported to Balanyu with a serious expression.

"Look, keep looking, the princess must be out of the city, you have to be careful, don't alarm others." Hearing this, Balan's eyes suddenly showed a look of disappointment, and he groaned for a while, and then commanded expressionlessly.

Just three days ago, the maid who was in charge of serving Sarentana suddenly reported to Balan with a panicked look that Sarentana had disappeared overnight and did not know where she had gone.

When Balan heard this, he immediately realized that Sarentana had run away from marriage, and he watched Sarentana grow up, and knew that Sarentana's personality was relatively stubborn, and he definitely didn't want to marry Heshutebu.

Therefore, Balan hurriedly asked people to secretly find out, if the Heshute Department knew about this matter, it would be a big deal.

Because of Sarentana's escape, Balan has been looking for an excuse not to let the people of the Heshute tribe see Sarentana, and now the best ending is to find Sarentana before she marries the prince of the Great Khan of the Heshute tribe.

In order to gain trust, Sarentana's marriage must have taken place before the battle with the Bahat and the Ming army, so that the Dzungar and Heshute tribes could become a family.

Judging from the current situation, the situation is very bad, and there is a good chance that Sarena has escaped from the Urumqi area, so it will be more difficult to find her than to ascend to the sky.

Most importantly, it was the wedding day of Sarentana in a few days, and if she didn't come back at that time, it would probably lead to unpredictable consequences, and the Hoshute tribe didn't want to be teased by the Dzungar tribe.

The marriage between the Dzungar tribe and the Heshute tribe was a major event in the Moxi region, so when the Sarentana got married, all the tribes in the Moxi Mongolian region, including the Turghut tribe and the Dulbert tribe, would send people to congratulate and send their own congratulatory gifts.

At that time, the Dzungar and Heshute tribes will take the opportunity to urgently ignore the Western Mongolian tribes and deal with the common enemy of Bahat and the Ming army.

Therefore, Balan is now anxious, if the bride is lost by then, then this marriage between the Dzungar and Heshute tribes will definitely come to naught.

Khan Court of Heshute Ministry.

A richly dressed middle-aged man shoots arrows at the shooting range, each arrow hitting the red heart of the distant target, drawing cheers from the surrounding Heshute soldiers.

This richly dressed middle-aged man was the Gushi Khan of the Heshuo Special Division, who was brave and good at fighting, and went to the battlefield at the age of thirteen to participate in the war, and made great achievements.

In the thirty-fourth year of Wanli, the young Gushi Khan mediated the war between Moxi Mongolia and Mobei Mongolia, so he was awarded the title of "Great Power Teacher" by Moxi Mongolia and Mobei Mongolia, so he had the title of "Gushi Khan".

Originally, Gushi Khan wanted to show his strength in Moxi Mongolia, but unfortunately he was born at an untimely time, and met the rising Dzungar tribe, and with Baturhun as a strong opponent, he finally lost the title of the leader of the Churkan Council.

Of course, Gushi Khan would not have willingly resided in the name of Baturhun, so he had been gathering strength all these years, secretly waiting for the opportunity to regain the leader of the Churkan Council.

"Great Khan, I just received the news that Princess Saren Tana seems to have left Urumqi, and now Balan is sending people to look around."

When Gu Shi Khan shot an arrow and hit the target red heart in the distance again, a general walked quickly to his side and whispered.

Although Balan ordered his subordinates to be extremely careful when looking for Princess Sarentana and not to leak it out, but Urumqi is the world of Gushi Khan, and Balan's people are so anxious to find someone that naturally they can't hide it from Gushi Khan's people.

"Leaving Urumqi?" Gu Shi Khan's brows suddenly furrowed, he didn't expect this kind of thing to happen, it was really beyond his expectations.

"Great Khan, if Princess Saren Tana really leaves Urumqi, then it will be more difficult to find her before the big wedding."

The general nodded when he heard this, and then said with concern that once there was no peace between the Gol tribe and the Heshute tribe without the sake of Sarentana, it would not be possible to carry out the alliance.

"Balan is a smart man and won't let that happen."

Gu Shi Khan groaned for a moment, and whispered to the general, "Don't tell anyone about this matter, as if it didn't happen." ”

"Your Ministers obey."

The general was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Gushi Khan to be prepared to take care of this matter, and then bowed to Gushi Khan and left, although he didn't understand why Gushi Khan would ignore this matter, but he definitely wouldn't talk too much if he shouldn't ask, that would attract jealousy.

"Sarentana!"

After the general left, Gu Shi Khan drew his bow with an arrow, and as soon as he let go of his hand after muttering four words, the sharp arrow shot out with a whistling sound and lightning, and shot at the center of the red heart of the target in the distance, which immediately caused a burst of cheers from the surrounding soldiers.

For Gushi Khan, it didn't matter if Saren Tana was there at the time of the wedding, and if Balan was smart, he would definitely use someone else to pretend to make the wedding go smoothly, and no one else had seen Saren Tana anyway.

What Gushi Khan needs is Sarentana's wedding in order to form an alliance with the Dzungar tribe, as for the truth or falsehood of Sarentana, it is nothing, after all, the top priority is to deal with the Bahat and the Ming army, which is related to the future of the Heshut tribe, and he can't care about other things.

(End of chapter)