In this war against the Gurkhas, Wu Yijun represented the interests of the Tang Dynasty to a certain extent. For the Tang Republic www.biquge.info this war was conducive to stabilizing the Tang Dynasty's position in South Asia and gaining a better position to confront the British colonies. And now that Datang has ensured its own interests, areas such as the Siliguri Corridor have been controlled by the Wu Yi Army, and then the Yamato Corps has been stationed in to control it.

So what are the interests of the Qing State in this war? The first is to ensure that Tibet is not lost, since the Yuan Dynasty, Tibet is a region subject to the central power, and it is completely different from the suzerain, especially in the Qing Dynasty, for Mongolia, Tibet and other areas, the control is also very strong, so there is no room for loss. On the other hand, after the Jingshi Incident nine years ago, the Great Qing Kingdom has been in a state of military inconfidence, and the Gurkha test knife will help restore self-confidence, and at the same time, it can also play the prestige of the Great Qing Dynasty.

But the relative substantive benefits, Jiaqing and his court actually did not have a very clear understanding. In fact, Jiaqing himself wanted to realize his martial arts through this battle, and what real benefits to the country were not within his consideration. And this issue has been considered by Fukangan. If it is said that the Gurkha Nagong should be made a vassal, now the Gurkha sue for peace should be agreed. This way you have face, and it doesn't cost too much. At least it doesn't cost too much.

However, Jiaqing already had the intention of destroying the Gurkhas, and if they continued to send troops, entered the territory of the Gurkhas, and eliminated the Gurkha Shah Dynasty, the Qing army would obviously have greater attrition and losses. To add insult to injury, a war of annihilation could provoke a strong local revolt. In addition, in order to occupy the Gurkhas, it is necessary to establish effective rule in the region. It is to adopt the previous model of Xinjiang. Or follow the example of the mainland. It's all a problem, after all, the Qing people had almost no influence in the Gurkhas. As soon as the troops are withdrawn, there may be changes here immediately, and if the troops are not withdrawn, it is obvious that a large amount of money and food will be invested in retaining the army here.

All these problems, Fukangan thought about it was a headache, so he wrote to Jiaqing and suspended the offensive. It is hoped that Emperor Jiaqing will accept a peace negotiation and end this war. However, Jiaqing's morale was very high, and he reprimanded Fukangan, saying that Wu Yijun was already ready to attack on the other side, and tens of thousands of Qing soldiers were waiting for him, and Fukangan was suspected of violating the taboo of soldiers. Jiaqing said that he already knew Fukangan's considerations, and the goal of this battle was to really defeat the Gurkhas, and he also insisted that the Gurkha sued for peace after a small setback, which was a delaying tactic and was not subdued. Only by really hitting Yangbu (Kathmandu) and inflicting heavy damage on them. The Gurkha will be convinced in the bottom of his heart and be loyal to the Qing Dynasty in the future.

There is some truth in this point of view, of course, Jiaqing is the emperor, and the system of the Qing Dynasty is still a monarchy in the final analysis, and the traditional thinking of Fukangan also makes him unable to act alone from Jiaqing. However, Jiaqing's tone has been lowered a bit, in order to inflict a heavy blow on the Gurkhas, so that it will be easier to do. At least the Qing Dynasty didn't have to clean up such a mess after the war, and now Fukangan does have better conditions, with strong soldiers and strong horses, and there are Wu Yi troops at the southern foot of the Himalayas to cooperate.

Next, Fukangan sent Yan Tingliang to recover Dingjie and Dingri successively, the Gurkha army was not much, only a few hundred, in the face of the Qing army's multi-sided siege, only symbolic resistance and retreated, and did not fight to the end as the legend said. On October 6, Fukangan led his troops to Shibuki, south of Tsongka, and attacked the Chamu Mountain Pass (south of present-day Dzongkha Town, Jilong County). It was day and night, the Qing army took advantage of the rain to divide the troops into five routes, Fukang was in the center, Zhesenbao and others attacked the Kuojun camp from the east and west mountains, and Morgenbao went around to the back of the camp to attack. At dawn on the seventh day of the first month, the Qing soldiers conquered the two stone watchtowers on the beam of the Momu Mountain and killed more than 200 people. On the 8th, the Qing army advanced to Magar Shierjia and defeated the Kuo army that came to meet from Jizhi. More than 640 people were killed and more than 200 were captured. On the 12th, Chengde, Daisenbao and other troops recovered the Musa Bridge south of Nyalam. At this point, the Qing army cleared the border from Momu to Jizhi.

On the 13th, Fukangan led his army to set off from Jizhi and went south along the east bank of the Jilong River. On the 14th, the Qing army crossed the border of Tibet and entered Resova in the territory of Gurkha, and confronted the Gorkha army on the Gereso River. The Reso River is a tributary of the Jilong River, and there is a wooden pontoon bridge on it, that is, the Resuo Bridge, which is also the only way to enter Nepal from Tibet. The soldiers built a watchtower on the north bank of the Reso River on the Solara Mountain, and there were two watchtowers on the south bank near the river, and the wooden planks of the Resuo Bridge were removed, and they were guarded by the river. On the 15th, the Qing soldiers feinted to attack the Kuojun watchtower on the north bank of the river; In addition, the Jinchuan Tibetan soldiers were sent to climb over two high mountains, detour to six or seven miles upstream of the Resuo River, cut down wood to make rafts, and after crossing the river, they rushed along the south bank and raided the pillboxes near the river. When the troops on the south bank were out of the card to resist, the main force of the Qing troops on the north bank crossed the river by bridge, captured three stone pillboxes in one fell swoop, and won a complete victory.

After Fukangan invaded Nepal, he successively won victories in Xiebulu and Dongjue Mountain, and even after receiving the war report, the Datang newspaper in Shanghai also sang a triumphant song for Fukangan, thinking that Fukangan was decisive with his troops, and he was able to do what others could not do, so he could achieve victory. It's just that Bai Nan in the governor's palace just smiled when he saw such a thing, the Qing army had an absolute advantage in all aspects, and Fukangan and the Qing generals were digging tunnels, fire attacks, and mountain raids in the war, which were basically the routines of ancient wars. Although Fukangan has learned a lot of new military theories over the years, it seems that the absorption is still a little bad.

However, Bai Nan can't deny that there is still no problem in fighting Fukangan, and if the Tang Army fights, in that environment, I am afraid that some of the same decisions will be made. Fukangan's chance of victory lies in his decisiveness and sensitivity to the battlefield, which allows him to take the lead in the face of the relatively slow response of the Kuo army. Of course, Fukangan's superiority of too many troops and firepower is also a very important reason, Fukangan with musketeers in the center, and the army of Kuo, first a group of shots, the Kuo army often can not hold on, and then was surrounded by the left and right flanks of Fukangan, forced to withdraw from the battlefield. With such a big advantage, it is only a problem if it doesn't go well.

On the other hand, Wu Yijun chose to break west along the southern plains, and then defeated the defenders of the Gurkha at ****da, crossed the high mountains, and arrived around Yangbu earlier than Fukangan. Two days later, Fukangan's troops suffered a defeat at the Jiaergula Mountain, and the Kuo army led the Qing army into the mountains and forests, and then set fire to the mountain, causing hundreds of casualties and eight officers above the battalion level. Fukangan was unwilling to lose to Wu Yijun and the Tang people, gritted his teeth and raised the army again, but the Kuo army could not resist this time, and finally the Qing army completed the package of one south and one north against Yangbu.

The catastrophe of the Gurkha is imminent. (To be continued.) )