In the desert one hundred and thirty miles away from Jiuyuan City, there is a large cowhide tent decorated with gold, which is magnificent. Surrounding the golden tent are numerous large and small yurts.
Lele cars surrounded the outer walls of the city. There were rangers on horseback patrolling around.
This is a large camp with tens of thousands of people.
There is a small river here, flowing clear and shallow, providing a water source. So this became the temporary golden tent of the Mongolian army.
A huge Persian carpet was spread in the golden tent. Gushi Khan sat in the middle of the main throne, and the leaders of the Junggar, Turhut, Durbot, Tumut tribe, Qinghai Tumut, Yongxiebu tribe, Guanxi seven tribes, Alxa tribe and other tribes were all present. Sitting on both sides, there was a small kang table in front of them, with wine and meat on it.
In addition to the Oirat and the Seven Kansai tribes, the Tumut, Qinghai Tumut, Yongxiebu, and Alxa tribes were all annihilated by Yang Fan's army. Or the remaining soldiers are defeated. Or they may be new reinforcements arriving from the tribe.
Although Dasa Huang Taiji was previously elected as the Jinong of the Tumote Tribe, he could no longer stand up to his successive failures.
At this time, the young man was sitting on the left hand side of Gushi Khan with a flattering look on his face.
Although he is the master of this land, Tumut's troops now have less than ten thousand soldiers, so he can't say anything. We can only rely on people from the desert Mongolia.
He is still counting on the powerful Heshuo Special Department to help him get the front condom back. It would be best if we could snatch a piece of Ordos and give it to him.
In order to please Gushi Khan, he had sent over a dozen beauties during this period.
However, the Oirat people have always looked gloomy since they arrived. Not at all as high-spirited as he imagined.
Oirat is notoriously evil in Central Asia. Bullying various city-states and other nomadic peoples is as common as drinking water and eating. And they have always despised Ming Dynasty. In addition to being a little awe-inspiring for the emperor of the Rakshasa Kingdom, he was extremely unruly and rebellious.
The army has been working hard these days to make siege weapons. The big and small Khans are feasting and watching singing and dancing in the golden tent. Despite everyone's flattery, the Oirat people always put on a bad face, as if they owed the Oirats money.
Regarding the burning of Linhe City, the Oirat people have kept it secret. They can't afford to lose face.
If someone found out about their activities on the grassland, they would be beaten like this by a boat from the Beijing camp. It will greatly shake the deterrence they have finally accumulated.
At this time, a shaky knight was riding on a mottled flower horse.
Staggeringly walked into the camp gate. Then he fell to the ground with a thud.
He immediately attracted the attention of the Mongols, and several people ran over.
The man who fell to the ground was wearing an exquisite uniform embroidered with gold thread. But the clothes were much damaged and stained with blood.
He had several injuries on his body, but they were simply bandaged. His lips were chapped, the result of thirst after coming here from the wilderness.
"Give me some water, I want water." The man muttered with blurred eyes.
Centurion Ulegi came over. He leaned down and looked carefully.
This man looks like a noble person. His temperament cannot be compared to that of ordinary officers.
He felt that he could not be neglected, so he immediately took off the wine bottle and poured him some kumiss.
After the man's chapped lips came into contact with the kumiss, he grabbed the bag of wine and drank heavily. It seemed that he was thirsty in the desert.
"Who are you from Oirat?" the man asked weakly.
"I am a member of Gushi Khan of the Heshuote tribe. My name is Ulji. Dear noble man, where are you from and why are you in such a mess?" Ulji asked with his hand on his chest.
The man smiled bitterly and said: "Didn't you surround Jiuyuan City? I thought I would find you outside Jiuyuan City. Why did you retreat so far?"
Ulji said: "The Ming people have cut off several creeks. The water on the Yellow River cannot pass through, and transporting water is too laborious. The Great Khan asked us to retreat a little first, and prepare the siege machinery before going to attack the city. .”
The man forced himself to stand up and said: "Hold me and go to Gushi Khan. Tell Aqimsu Litang of Turpan of the Yarkand Khanate to ask for an audience."
Ulji was shocked. Su Litang is the commander of the Yarkand army, and should be in Henan at this moment. Why did he come here alone, riding a broken horse, and walking through the desert with injuries?
So, he asked people to go to the Golden Tent to report it, and he took the people with him and walked toward the Golden Tent with Su Litang on his back.
When Suli Tang walked into the golden tent, he saw that there was no sound inside, and everyone looked at him in surprise.
Without saying a word, he found an empty table and sat down at the back.
Then he ate hungrily. Drinking gulps of kumiss.
No one said anything, and after a while, Gushi Khan saw that he had almost eaten. Asked: "Suli Tang Aqimu, how did you end up like this? Where is your army?"
"The army, the army is gone." Su Litang smiled uglier than crying.
He threw the gnawed leg of mutton on the table and said: "Three days ago, the Beijing camp took advantage of the first night we arrived to raid our camp in the early morning. Thirty thousand Yarkand troops ,completely annihilated."
With a bang, the entire tent exploded.
This is 30,000 people. If you say they will be annihilated, they will be annihilated.
Yang Fan was so courageous. As the army was about to attack, he actually took a break from his busy schedule and crossed the Yellow River to defeat the Yarkand army.
"He gave me a horse and a bag of water, and asked me to run in this direction to find you and bring you a message."
Gushi Khan frowned and asked, "What does he want to say to me?"
"He asked you to withdraw from Houtao and Alxa. Go back to the Western Region. Don't meddle in other people's business. From now on, don't show up east of Hamiwei again. Otherwise, it's not like he was predicting what he said."
All of a sudden, all the Taijis exploded.
Now that their army is pressing down on the border, they are at an absolute advantage. Uncle Dingyuan of the Ming Dynasty had less than a quarter of their troops. Still mainly infantry.
If he hadn't had a fortified city, they would have torn it to pieces. How dare you speak so brazenly here.
Only by winning the battle can one be qualified to propose conditions.
Now that their destruction is imminent, they actually dare to propose such outrageous conditions. They must have gone crazy.
Dasha Jinong rolled his gray-yellow eyes and carefully observed the Taijis who were yelling curses.
He was surprised to find that no one scolded the four great Khans of Oirat. They all had sullen faces and said nothing.
Hami Guard, this was a guard station established in the early Ming Dynasty. It was the westernmost land controlled by the Ming Dynasty. However, it was abolished within a few decades. It sounds like a long time ago.
Gushi Khan was silent. He had dealt with the legendary Uncle Dingyuan.
That is not a master who likes to make false threats.
If he doesn't have any confidence, he won't make people laugh at him.
Gushi Khan looked around, and Dalai Tush happened to look over as well. There was a deep look of wariness in their eyes.
But will they be frightened into retreating by a word?
Absolutely no such possibility.
The Mongols know very well that there is no turning back when the bow is fired.
They will not take this strong city. It will shake the deterrence they have established in the Western Regions over hundreds of years.
Those city-states will have the idea of subverting the yin and yang. There are also powerful Kazakhs and Seljuk Turks, who are all watching covetously.
