Mid-May, Jarre.

Yar is the seat of the Khanate of the Turgat tribe, bordering the Dzungar tribe to the south, and with the expansion of the Dzungar tribe in recent years, especially after taking control of the Churkan Council, the Turghut tribe has gradually been encroached upon by the Dzungar tribe to the southern pastures.

In fact, not only the Turghut Ministry, but also the Dulbert Ministry, and the Heshute Ministry, were all harassed by the Junggar Ministry.

The Turghut Ministry snatched the throne of the leader of the Churkan Council from the hands of the Heshute Ministry, so it was natural that the Heshute Ministry would vigorously suppress it to prevent its resurgence.

In the face of the increasingly powerful Junggar Ministry, the balance of power within Moxi Mongolia has gradually been broken, and the original pattern of four ministries in charge of Moxi Mongolia is developing in the direction of the Junggar Ministry.

Historically, the rise of the Dzungar tribe was an inevitable trend, and the historical balance between regions would eventually be broken, and a new power would replace the old ones, and the Dzungar Khanate, which would cause headaches for the three generations of Manchu emperors in the future, was this new force.

In this way, in fact, it helped Li Hongyu invisibly, and the resistance encountered by Bahat's Mongol Western Expeditionary Army when attacking Moxi was greatly reduced.

The reason is very simple, because they were threatened by the Dzungar Ministry, so in the Moxi Mongol coalition led by the Dzungar Ministry, each ministry had its own thoughts, and no one would fight with Bahat's Western Expeditionary Army, and they all wanted to preserve their strength.

After all, the Mongol tribes of Moxi still have to face internal contradictions after defeating Bahat, so whoever has enough to eat and support will fight with Bahat.

Otherwise, Bahat would not have been able to gain a foothold in the Yifen River after entering the territory of Moxi Mongolia.

In fact, with the exception of the Dzungar tribe, the rest of the tribes of Moxi Mongolia have acquiesced to the existence of the Khalkha tribe of Bahat in the Yifen River.

It was precisely because of the arrival of Bahat that the local balance of power that had been broken in Moxi Mongolia once again reached a state of equilibrium, which inhibited the expansion of the Dzungar tribe.

Moreover, after Bahat led the army to the Yifenhe region, he always regarded the Dzungar tribe as his main opponent, which made the other three major tribes of Moxi Mongolia secretly relieved, and gradually had the heart of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, wanting to let the Dzungar tribe and Bahat fight to lose both.

If the Mongol tribes of Moxi were united, then Bahat would not be able to gain a foothold in the Yifen River at all, and it was the contradictions between the Mongol tribes of Moxi that contributed to the current pattern.

Sweat tents.

The Khan of the Turghut tribe and Orlek were frowning at the map hanging on a wooden shelf beside him, and with the aggressiveness of the Dzungar tribe, he intended to move westward to the lower Volga valley to avoid the advance of the Dzungar army.

Speaking of which, there is no way to do this, the Dzungar Department is too strong, and if this situation continues, the Turkut Department will eventually be annexed by it one day.

Therefore, he Orlek felt that it was better to move away from this place of right and wrong as soon as possible and go to the lower reaches of the Volga River in the west to live a peaceful life.

This idea had been in Orlek for several years, for which he sent people to investigate the route to the lower Volga basin, and prepared to implement it in recent years.

It is worth mentioning that this westward migration of the Turks in the history of the Turks was not successful.

They thought they would be able to avoid the attack of the Dzungar tribes, but when they arrived in the lower Volgav, they found that the situation was even worse than before, and the exploitation and oppression of them by Tsarist Russia was extremely cruel, which made them constantly resist.

Because Tsarist Russia was too powerful for the Turks, the Turks moved eastward during the Qianlong period, and returned to the Xinjiang region during the Manchu Dynasty, where they were properly cared for by the Manchu court at that time, and have since been able to live in peace.

In addition to the Turghut Ministry, some of the leaders of the Heshute and Duerbert Ministries also deliberately moved away, wanting to avoid the Dzungar Ministry, and live a stable life in the Volga River Valley.

The arrival of the Bahat Mongol expeditionary army had a certain impact on the westward migration plan of Heerlek, and he originally thought that Bakht's westward expedition was the intention of Lin Dan Khan, and gathered the troops of the Mongol tribes in southern Mo.

But later he found out that the Western Expeditionary Army was led by the Khalkha Ministry, and the Chahar Ministry only symbolically sent a few men, while a large Mongol tribe like Horqin did not even send troops.

In this way, if Bahat wants to defeat the Mongol tribes of Moxi, he must first face the resistance of the Dzungar tribes.

After a contest, Bahat set up camp in the Yifen River, so that the Khalkha tribe gained a firm foothold in the Yifen River, and the two sides were in a state of confrontation.

Naturally, the Dzungar tribe is strongly opposed to this, as a powerful tribe that wants to unify Moxi, how can they set up a strong enemy for themselves in Moxi.

For this reason, the Dzungar Ministry is actively preparing for war, and it is necessary to drive the Khalkha Department away from Moxi, the contradictions between the two sides are irreconcilable, and a major war in Moxi is about to break out.

He Orlek didn't want the Turks to be involved in the war in Moxi, so this strengthened his decision to move west.

"Great Khan, there is the Khan King Balu of the Iman tribe who has something to ask to see." Just as Orlek was frowning and looking at the map hanging on the wall, a guard entered the door and reported.

"Please!" The Yierman tribe is a small tribe in the west of the desert attached to the Turghut tribe, and when they saw that their Khan king Balu was coming, they and Orlek said in a deep voice.

"I've seen the Great Khan." Soon, a stout middle-aged man led a servant in, and bowed to Orlek with his right hand on his chest.

"Baruhan, what are you here for?" He Orlek motioned for Balu to sit down, and then asked, if there was no important matter, Balu would not leave the Yierman Department and come to see him in person.

"Back to the Great Khan, Little Khan came this time to introduce someone to the Great Khan." Balu smiled slightly when he heard this, and looked at Erlek meaningfully.

"Who?" He Erlek felt that Balu's smile seemed a little weird, so he asked suspiciously, interested in the identity of the person Balu wanted to introduce.

"Back to the Great Khan, the person that the Little Khan wants to introduce to the Great Khan is the commander of the Western Expeditionary Army ordered by the Great Khan of Lin Dan and the future Khan King of the Khalkha Ministry Bahat." Hearing this, Balu bowed to Orlek and replied in a deep voice.

"Bahat?"

He Orlek was taken aback for a moment, and looked at Balu in amazement, Bahat was now the enemy of the Mongol tribes in Moxi, but he even wanted to introduce him to him, which was really beyond his expectations.

"Great Khan, Marshal Bahat said that their western expedition is to unify the divided Mongol Empire and prevent the Mongols from killing each other for power."

Balu nodded, and said solemnly, "Marshal Bahat promised that he would treat the Mongol tribes equally, and make every effort to maintain the peace of the Mongol Empire, so that the tribes could live and work in peace and contentment away from war. ”

"Can you believe his words?" He Erleke frowned when he heard this, he was not a three-year-old child, so he could naturally see that this was Bahat's expedient measure, once he took charge of the power of Moxi, then he might not know how to oppress and exploit the Moxi tribes.

"Of course I do." Without waiting for Balu to speak, the attendant standing behind him suddenly looked at Orlek and said, "With Orlek Khan, the Volga Valley is not a paradise, and there are more ferocious enemies there than the Dzungar Tribe. ”

"How do you know about the Volga?"

He Orlek was taken aback when he heard this, and looked at the entourage in surprise, he didn't tell anyone about the westward migration to the Volga River Valley, after all, once this matter was leaked, it would inevitably be stopped by the Junggar tribe and other Moxi tribes, so it could only be carried out in secret.

On weekdays, at most, he Orlek only tested the attitude of some important people towards migration, and did not mention where to move to anyone.

Therefore, he did not believe that it was the retinue that Balu had told him, because Balu did not know his plans.

"Of course I don't know, but someone does." The attendant shook his head and replied quietly.

"Who?" Hearing this, Orlek couldn't help but ask, he wanted to know who had seen through his carefully arranged plan.

"Daming Taibao, Zuo Chunfang's Li Scholar!" The attendant's eyes flashed, and he replied in a deep voice.

"Da Ming! Scholar Lee? He Erleke was slightly stunned when he heard this, this answer was completely beyond his imagination, how did that scholar Li of Daming know that he was going to move west to the Volga River?

As the Khan King of the Turghut Department, he and Orlek naturally heard about Li Hongyu, and knew that Li Hongyu was the most powerful minister of the Ming Dynasty, which can be described as both civil and military, and he also defeated the Yarkand people in the Western Regions last year, and recaptured the Guanxi region and Hami.

Therefore, Erlek is not a stranger to Li Hongyu, so he was surprised when he heard Li Hongyu's name from the mouth of the attendant, he didn't know why the other party mentioned Li Hongyu, Li Hongyu had no connection with Moxi.

"Who the hell are you?" Then, he remembered something with Erleke, and couldn't help but look at the entourage vigilantly, it was obvious that the person who could mention Li Hongyu was definitely not an idle person.

Moreover, the fact that this attendant dared to speak without Balu's permission despite standing behind him already showed that his identity was not simple.

"Great Khan, this is the Grand Marshal of Bahat, and he has personally come to meet the Grand Marshal this time." Hearing this, Balu immediately got up, stretched out his hand and pointed to the entourage and introduced it to Orlek.

"You're Bahat?"

He Erleke was taken aback when he heard this, and looked at the entourage with a stunned expression and asked, looking a little incredulous, you must know that Bahat is the commander of the Mongol Western Expeditionary Army, how could he venture to come here to see him, aren't you afraid that he will be unfavorable to him?

"And Orlek Khan, this commander is Bahat." Bahat was satisfied with Orlek's reaction now, nodded solemnly to him, and admitted his identity.

"Why are you here?" After confirming Bahat's identity, He Erlek looked at him with a stunned look and asked, this is something he can't understand, Bahat's behavior seems very unreasonable.

"And Orlek Khan, Ben Shuai came this time to form an alliance with you and fight the Dzungar together."

Bahat smiled slightly, stepped forward and said to Orlek in a deep voice, "This commander can promise that after the matter is completed, you can live here in peace and don't have to worry about being harassed." ”

"How can I trust you?" After the initial stunned, he and Orlek came back to his senses, looked at Bahat warily and asked, to be honest, he didn't believe Bahat, this kind of treachery is not uncommon now.

"Ben Shuai has come in person, which is enough to show Ben Shuai's sincerity."

Bahat saw that Orlek was full of wariness of him, so he smiled and said, "And Orlek Khan, you also know that this marshal is not alone in this expedition to the west, and is an ally with the Ming army in the Western Regions, our purpose is to hope that the Western Regions and Moxi will be unified and stable, not to annex you." ”

"And Orlek Khan, to tell you the truth, compared with your Moxi, Ben Shuai prefers the Hetao area with abundant water and grass, and no matter how bad it is, the Horqin grassland and other places in Monan are also an excellent choice, isn't it much stronger than your Moxi?"

As he spoke, Bahat's face turned pale, and he said to Orlek with a serious expression, "Therefore, this expedition to the west only wants to unify the divided Mongol Empire, not to annex you!" ”

"What is your relationship with the Ming Army?"

Hearing that Bahat mentioned the Ming army, Orlek couldn't help but think of something, looked at him suspiciously, and said, "How did the Ming scholar Li know that Ben Khan was going to move west to the Volga. ”

"And Orlek Khan, there is one thing I am afraid you don't know yet, Ben Shuai's own sister is the wife of Scholar Li, and the reason why Commander Ben Shuai went west was also the suggestion of Scholar Li."

Hearing this, a subtle smile appeared on the corner of Bahat's mouth, and he said solemnly to Orlek, "It's no secret, our Western Expeditionary Army has received a lot of material assistance from Scholar Li over the years, and has been fighting side by side with the Ming army when pacifying the left wing of Monan. ”

"As for how Scholar Li knew that the Great Khan was going to move west, this handsome man doesn't know."

After a deep groan, Bahat looked at Erlek:

"However, Scholar Li asked Ben Shuai to tell you that the people who now control the Volga River are the descendants of Muscovy, which was defeated by the Mongol Empire during its westward expedition, and the Tsarist Russian Empire established is vast and powerful, and its methods against you aliens have always been barbaric, and if you migrate to the past, it will definitely be even worse than now."

"He even knows about those red-haired rakshasas?" He Erleke looked at Bahat in amazement when he heard this, never expected that Li Hongyu would even know the details of distant Tsarist Russia, which really impressed him.

Li Hongyu is right, the Volga River is now controlled by Tsarist Russia, and according to the information of the pathfinders, Tsarist Russia is indeed acting more ferociously, but as long as he submits to Tsarist Russia, although life may be hard, it will not be annexed by the Junggar Department, and the poison of war can be avoided.

Moreover, the lower reaches of the Volga were already on the verge of Tsarist rule, and perhaps Tsarist Russia would treat them well for the sake of frontier stability.

(End of chapter)