Chapter 680: Choice
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After finally sending off Cheng Kai, the minister of affairs in Kulen, and Maxim, the Russian consul general in Kulen, King Chelindolzi Khan's face suddenly darkened. In particular, the threat of the Russians to him made him very dissatisfied! This old man dared to threaten him, he just didn't take him seriously! In addition, the thought that the tribesmen of Monan Mongol were going to migrate to Mobei Mongolia made him very anxious. With so many people coming, where is there so much grassland in Mobei grassland! When the time comes, there will definitely be a lot of conflicts because of the competition for pasture. I don't know if this will bring ruin to the Mobei Mongolian tribes!
"Come, go and find King Artashda Khan and King Chelin Duandob Khan at once, I have something important to discuss with them!" King Chelindorzi Khan said. When encountering this kind of thing, they had to discuss it together with the four departments of Mobei Mongolia.
"Yes, Lord Wang!" The butler answered and ran out as fast as he could.
Soon, the Khan of Chechnya, Artashda, and the Khan of Zasaktu, Chelin Duandob, arrived in the Khan. The two did not know what had happened, but the men of King Chelindorji Khan informed them that they had something important to discuss with them, so the two hurriedly put aside other matters and rushed to Chelindolzi. The thing that worries them the most now seems to be nothing other than the things in Kannai!
"King Chelindolzi Khan, what happened? Has something changed in Kannai? King Artashda Khan, the Khan of Chechnya, asked. King Chelin Duandob Khan also looked at King Chelin Dorji Khan worriedly.
"Just now, Cheng Kai, the minister of affairs in Kulen, and Maxim, the Russian consul general in Kulen, are here!" King Chelindorzi Khan said.
"What are they doing here?" King Chelinduan Dobu Khan asked. The relationship between the Mongols and the Russians was not very good. Russian robbers often came from the border. Harass them and make them miserable. Treat those Russians, and it will be even more shameless.
"Cheng Kai brought the order of the regent! The Qing Dynasty estimated that it would not be able to hold it in the pass. So I want to retreat to the grassland. When the time comes, the regent and the emperor will come to Kulen! King Cherindolzi Khan said.
"What? Will they all come to Cullen? Don't you want it in the pass? And when they came to Kulun, did we not listen to them in everything? King Artashda Khan immediately asked. The previous Minister of Cullen was nothing more than a puppet, and they could take care of it. But if both the regent and the emperor come, what autonomy do they have? I'm afraid there will be no power from now on.
"They're coming. Is there anything else we can do to stop it? Damn, why did they go back to the Northeast, that's their hometown! King Chelin Duandob Khan said with some anger. They have always regarded Mobei Mongolia as their territory. Now that the Manchu government wants to move to Kulen, isn't it going to compete with them for territory? Although they were all Manchu courtiers and slaves, they were only nominal courtiers and minions. As a matter of fact. The affairs of the Mobei grassland are all decided by themselves. They don't want to lose their power!
"Shengjing has been occupied by the Chinese Empire, do they dare to go back to the Northeast?" King Artashda Khan said disdainfully.
"They put their hopes in the Russians. It is said that the Russians sent a large number of reinforcements to the Far East in preparation for a decisive battle with the Chinese Empire. And the place of the decisive battle is likely to be the grassland of Mobei! King Chelin Dolzi Khan said worriedly. Once the war ignites on the Mobei grassland, the entire Mobei grassland is estimated to be destroyed!
"Humph! Those old hairy people are liars at all. Now it's so cold, Siberia is colder than Cullen. Even if they resist the frost, they don't dare to march in this weather! I guess. Their reinforcements will not begin to set off until at least after spring. By the time they arrived, it was estimated that it would already be May or June, and by that time, the Qing Dynasty would have perished long ago! King Chelin Duandob Khan said.
King Chelindorzi Khan and King Artashda Khan were deeply convinced.
"Humph! They are really wolf ambitions! Before the Russian reinforcements came, it was probably because they wanted to use us Mongols to reach the Chinese Empire, right? The Chinese Empire is so powerful, how can we be their opponents, even if all our people are dead, it is estimated that we will not be able to resist the progress of the Chinese Empire! King Chelin Duandob Khan continued.
"In addition, Cheng Kai and Maxim also made a request, the regent is ready to move all the Mongolian tribes in Monan Mongolia to the Mobei grassland, and asks us to divide some grasslands out in order to settle them!" King Chelin Dolzi Khan continued.
"What? This is absolutely not a no-go! Monan Mongolia has twice as many people as we do! If they come, then the Mobei grassland will not belong to us. This is the land left to us by our ancestors, and we must not lose it! King Chelin Duandob Khan jumped to his feet.
"Yes, that's right, we can't promise them!" King Artashda Khan echoed the words. They have been grazing in the Mobei grassland for generations, and the grassland is the guarantee of their survival. In addition, the population of the various tribes of southern Mongolia is more than twice that of northern Mongolia. If the Mongols migrated here, they would lose the initiative, which was something they absolutely did not want to see.
"Two Khan kings, I wanted to fight with reason. However, Maxim threatened that if our troops cooperated with them, they would kill our tribe when the Russians arrived! King Cherindolzi Khan said.
"These damn old hairies, we fought with them!" The hot-tempered King Chelin Duandob Khan said angrily.
For a while, the atmosphere froze a little. There is no doubt that now for the four tribes of Mobei Mongolia, it seems that they have fallen into a desperate situation.
"King Cherindolzi Khan, what do you think we should do? We all listen to you! King Artashda Khan said. Although there are many contradictions between the various tribes of Mobei Mongolia in order to compete for pastures and the like. However, when dealing with external threats, they are able to unite as one, which is also the law of survival on the grassland, and they can only survive on the grassland if they are in a group.
King Chelin Duandobu Khan also looked at King Chelin Dorji Khan, and the meaning was also obvious.
"The two Khan kings, since this is the case, then the king will also resign. I see, now the Qing Dynasty can't be saved. Even if they get close to the Russians, it is estimated that they will not be able to hold on for long. Instead of continuing to follow the Manchus, it is better to take the opportunity to think of other ways! King Cherindolzi Khan said.
King Artald Khan and King Chelin Duandob Khan were both smart men, and they immediately understood what King Chelin Dorji Khan meant.
"But will the Chinese Empire accept us?" King Artashda Khan asked with some concern. After all, now that the Chinese Empire has completely established its advantage, whether they join the Chinese Empire or not will not have much impact on the war situation.
"Although the Chinese Empire is strong, their cavalry is weak! If we have our support, they will have a shortcoming at this point. I don't think they're going to turn us down! King Cherindolzi Khan said.
"However, we are far from the south, and now that the snow is closing the road, we can't get out at all. If we send another messenger after next spring, it will be over. By then, the army of the Chinese Empire would have definitely defeated all the divisions in Beijing. King Chelin Duandob Khan said.
"Hehe, if you want to contact the Chinese Empire, you don't have to go to the south. Right now, in this Kulen City, there are people from the Chinese Empire! King Cherindolzi Khan said.
"What? That's great! "King Artashda Khan and King Chelin Duandob Khan are both overjoyed.
In the city of Kulun, there are many merchants engaged in Sino-Russian trade, and Kulen is not far from the trading city, and many merchants regard Kulen as an important stop. In addition, there are many people who specialize in the trade routes from the Mongolian steppe to the interior. In the city of Kulun, there are many shops and warehouses opened by Han Chinese. However, since the beginning of the war, many Han Chinese have evacuated the city, and only a few remain here. However, because of the man, there is basically no business. After the start of the war, the trade routes were completely cut off.
To the west of Cullen City, there is a warehouse called Hui Tongtong, which is the stronghold of the Empire* Military Intelligence in Cullen City. From the shopkeeper to the guys inside, they are all people from the Military Intelligence Bureau. As the head snake of Kulen City, King Chelindorzi Khan knew this. However, he did not go against the people of the Empire* Military Intelligence. In order to be unwilling to completely offend the Chinese Empire, it can be regarded as leaving a way back.
Now, this finally comes in handy. In fact, a few months ago, people from the Imperial * Military Intelligence Directorate also had secret contact with King Chelindolzi Khan. However, at that time, the choice of the Chelin Dolji Khan was the same as that of the Khans of Monan, and he was unwilling to make a choice when the battle situation was not clear. Of course, this is actually a wise move, after all, their choice is at stake for the fate of hundreds of thousands of people in their tribe. It's just that in this case, the opportunity will be lost. It's better to send charcoal in the snow than icing on the cake! Now that the war situation has become clear, even if they defect to the Chinese Empire, they will not gain much benefit.
However, for the current Mobei Mongolia, what they have to do is to keep their tribe, as for the rest, it is no longer so important! (To be continued......)