On June 15 of the second year of Chengde, Prince Ren Hongqing led the army to sacrifice the martyred Zhao Qinshan and other three people in the Guandi Temple in Xining City, and killed more than 1,000 people from the Wai Xie Su tribe such as Bagongga on the spot, and ordered that more than 20,000 people of the ministry and the small tribes such as the Kazakhs and Hui who attached to it were reduced to slavery, and escorted into the interior, thinking that they were used to build roads and water conservancy, and they could be spared from hard labor for ten years. [Ran^Text^Library] []. [774] [buy]. [com]

As soon as the news of the live sacrifice spread, Qinghai and ** were all panicked, and the five Tibetans of the Pingguo Luoke tribe, Bagari Gexia and Elyan and other five tribes who had risen together asked for surrender, and Yue Zhongqi's troops took advantage of the situation to recover the lost territory of Zhuang Langwei and other places; On June 17, the presiding monk of Ta'er Monastery, Lama Chahannomen Khan, committed suicide, and his troops were scattered, and the monks of the monastery carried his body to the Tashan army to ask for surrender; On June 19, Lu Yousheng of the 2nd Cavalry Division and Li Mingliang of the 1st Division of the 2nd Army leveled the Qaidam Basin, capturing Luobzang Danjin's mother, wife and concubine and sons, but he himself led more than 1,000 horsemen to flee to the Dzungar Khanate, so far, it only lasted 13 days, and the Qinghai Campaign ended, with a total of more than 87,000 beheadings and 40,000 prisoners.

On June 26 of the second year of Chengde, the good news arrived in Beijing, the government and the opposition were shaken, and Emperor Chengde urgently summoned the ministers of military aircraft to discuss the things played by Hongqing - first, Hongqing asked Zhao Qinshan and other three people to be martyred as the three martyrs, and to shadow their descendants; Second, Qinghai was reclaimed and no longer allowed to be self-governing by nomadic tribes, and moved to Sichuan, Shanxi and other populous provinces to give land and livestock free of charge to consolidate Qinghai. Third, all the prisoners of war captured in the First World War in Qinghai were sent to the interior to build roads and water conservancy to atone for their sins; Fourth, it is requested that all ministries and departments immediately increase the transportation of grain and straw for military needs; Fifth, the matter of petitioning for the destruction of the Dzungar Khanate shows that the morale of the whole army is now high, and it is the time to rebel; Sixth, the headquarters of Li Minxing, the governor of Sichuan, was reorganized into a new army and supplemented for the front-line army; Seventh, the legislation on the extermination of the Wai Sersu tribe was clearly set in the future, and those who dared to coerce the court with the lives of the people would be exterminated.

Hongqing's things are many and complicated, involving military, political, legislative and other aspects, the impact is huge, a group of military ministers do not dare to take it lightly, one by one, there are many differences, especially on the immigration of the real side and the law of the two people have different opinions, Li Minquan and the newly promoted Minister of Military Aircraft Lang Erheng is even more clearly opposed, that the former is suspected of labor and money, the latter is too harsh legislation, inconsistent with the way of forgiveness, for these two things, the thirteenth master and Zhang Tingyu, Fang Bao are silent, neither support nor oppose, However, Ma Qi thought that the immigration was feasible, but it was only compulsory, for fear of provoking civil unrest, and suggested that it should be based on the principle of voluntariness, as for the matter of legislation, Ma Qi also said that there was something inappropriate, but did not strongly oppose it, Chengde Emperor thought about it again and again, and finally decided to adopt Ma Qi's suggestion, and approved the matters requested by Hongqing, but the legislative matter was put on hold and reconsidered, and the proposal to change the land and return to the stream was approved.

On the third day of the seventh month of the second year of Chengde, the edict arrived in the Western Front Army, Hongqing did not act on the things mentioned in the edict, just a matter of asking for peace, and then held a military meeting in Xining, agreed on the matter of going to the Dzungar Khanate, and decided to wait for the heavy supplies to be in place, that is, to divide the troops into the Dzungar Khanate, all the way to Yue Zhongqi as the main general, leading the first division of the first army, the second division of the second army and the first cavalry division to go to Yumen Pass, Hongqing led the main army of more than 90,000 and Sichuan Governor Li Minxing more than 10,000 people to go to the Kunlun Pass, To pacify southern Xinjiang first, the two armies agreed to meet in the ancient city of Gaochang.

"What do you think of the king's arrangement?"

After the military meeting, Hongqing made a special trip to call Yue Zhongqi to the big tent of the Chinese army, and after the ceremony, there was not much greeting, and he asked a meaningful word straightforwardly.

"The last general should act in accordance with the orders of the prince, and never dare to slack off."

Yue Zhongqi is a cautious person, although he has been repeatedly supported by Hongqing, and has made a lot of contributions, but he categorically did not dare to have much Meng Lang's performance in front of Hongqing, in addition to respecting Hongqing's ability, in fact, there is no lack of reasons that have not yet been completely returned to his heart, there is no other, the problem of standing in line is always a matter of life and death for officials, Yue Zhongqi is not yet ready to completely serve Hongqing, and it is precisely because of this that when dealing with the prisoners of war of the Outer Sersu Division, Yue Zhongqi will clearly carry Hongqing's secret order, But he was stunned to play a contradictory trick, as for this, he obviously understood Hongqing's division of troops in his heart, but he had a lot of scruples, and he hid his words in his heart, and only replied to the nonsense of loyalty that was not very nutritious and would not go wrong.

"Dongmei doesn't have to say such nonsense in front of this king, if you have any ideas, just say it directly."

Regarding Yue Zhongqi's psychology, Hongqing actually knew a lot in his heart, but he didn't say anything, but smiled gently, and encouraged him very kindly.

"The last general thinks that the prince divides his troops like this, he should intend to induce the Dzungar department to fight our northern route army with all his might, if the war is stalemate, the prince can wave a large army to attack the enemy's main force, and annihilate the main force of Dzungaria in the south of the Tianshan Mountains in a war, once this happens, it is not difficult to calm down the north of the Tianshan Mountains."

Hearing this, Hongqing had already said such a thing, Yue Zhongqi didn't dare to be perfunctory anymore, but he didn't dare to say it deeply, he just dealt with it on a case-by-case basis.

"Dongmei can think of this, it is already difficult, however, I'm afraid it's not a heartfelt word, hey, the big and small strategy king Dun Duobu is not easy to deal with, known as the elder and the wise and the little brave, want to do a false trick to deceive the two, how easy it is to talk about it, this king this division of troops and there is no arrangement for thousands of miles to run, the main force of our army will sweep all the way west along the old silk road, and clear the south road in advance, if the East American war is unfavorable, this king can not be rescued, to defeat the two tigers of the size, you can only rely on your Dongmei yourself."

Hongqing was obviously a little dissatisfied with Yue Zhongqi's perfunctory response, but he still didn't miss it, but patiently mentioned a few words, not for anything else, just because Hongqing attaches great importance to Yue Zhongqi's military talent, and he really doesn't want such talents to wander outside the system - Hongqing's generals are a handful, whether it is Zhang Miao or Cheng Guiwu, they are the choice of the moment, but the generals are the generals after all, and they may be able to do it alone, but they are not the kind of people who can command the overall situation, and among the generals of the new army, only Yue Zhongqi can have this ability, Since Hongqing has the intention to cultivate it, he will not allow it to go away outside his own system, otherwise, it may be inevitable that there will be a suspicion of raising tigers, if Yue Zhongqi is unwilling to return to his heart, he can't say it, Hongqing can only hide it.

"This ......"

As soon as he heard Hongqing's words, Yue Zhongqi couldn't help but be stunned, no side, although his subordinates had increased the second division of the Second Army, the total strength was only more than 34,000 people, and the Dzungar side had 160,000 people, although the Qing army's weapons and equipment had a certain advantage, but from the results of the previous investigation, it can be seen that the Dzungar army was also equipped with a lot of guns and even cannons provided by Lao Maozi, which was not comparable to the cold weapon army in the past, although the training level was far from comparable to the Qing army. But the absolute superiority in the strength of the army should not be underestimated, plus the Dzungar side is fighting on the inside line, there are many cavalry, and the mobility is much stronger than that of the Qing army.

"Tomi is scared?"

With more than 30,000 people to defeat 160,000 enemies in one fell swoop, it is naturally not an easy task, even if Hongqing goes in person, he can't think about the number of five or five, because of this, he is not surprised by Yue Zhongqi's shocked reaction, but he is not in a hurry to explain the reason, but laughs and provokes Yue Zhongqi to say.

"The prince has an order, and the last general should do his best, but there is an unknown place among his subordinates, and he also asks the prince to guide him."

As soon as Hongqing said this, Yue Zhongqi didn't dare to be ambiguous, and after taking a deep breath, he first expressed his attitude impassionedly, but at the end, he asked with a little hesitation.

"Dongmei has something to say, just say it directly, but what the king can know, there will be nothing to hide."

Hongqing was not very moved by Yue Zhongqi's statement, she just smiled gently, and her expression indifferently agreed to her request.

"Wang Ye Mingjian, with the strength of our army, only to push forward flatly, it is not difficult to break the enemy, although the division of troops has the possibility of quick victory, however, it also gives the Dzungar armies a chance to break through, not the last general is cowardly, the truth is so, and although our infantry army is also prepared with horses, in the end it is not a cavalry army, and the ability to maneuver is not as good as the Dzungar armies, even if it can win, it may be difficult to pursue and annihilate."

When it came to the major events of the battle situation, Yue Zhongqi didn't dare to hesitate any longer, so he explained his worries in detail with a solemn expression.

"Dongmei analysis is good, although our army is slightly outnumbered, however, the combat power is strong, if the method of war is safe, since the best policy is to push and slow down, but the elimination can force the enemy to fight a decisive battle, then it is not difficult to win, but to achieve this, it takes a lot of time, as Dongmei said, the thief army has strong power, if it is with our army guerrilla, then I am afraid that the delay will have to be longer, not three or four years of success can not be achieved, if it is an ordinary time, this safe way is indeed the best policy, can ensure that my army is not in danger, but this king can not do so, The reason for this, with the great talent of the East and the United States, should be able to know a little bit or two? ”

Yue Zhongqi pointed out the risks of the division of troops, Hongqing would not deny it, but he still insisted on the predetermined plan, and at the end, he asked a point-in-depth rhetorical question.

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