The relationship between the Kazakh Khanate and the Junggar tribe was not only bad, but also hostile.
Previously, after discovering the alliance between the Kazakh Khanate and the Yarkand Khanate, Batur Khuteji (Galdan's father) launched a Western Expedition, targeting the Kazakh Khanate.
Yangir Khan led his troops to resist, and was captured after the defeat. After paying a large ransom, and because Batur Khuteji had no intention of killing Yangir Khan, he was released.
This is not over yet. The real reason that contributed to the death of Yangir Khan was that Batur Khuteji later sent troops to escort Yangir Khan's son Touke back to the Kazakh Khanate.
As a result, Yangir Khan killed all these Junggar soldiers...
Faced with Batur Khuteji's army to investigate and accuse, Yangir Khan thought he could do what he did before, but he died without realizing it.
After the death of Yangir Khan, his descendants began to attack each other, and the Kazakh Khanate became fragmented.
At present, it is divided into three great khanates - Dayuzi, Zhongyuzi, and Xiaoyuzi!
Each great khanate was divided into several small khanates, which were actually tribes.
Big Jade is located south of Lake Balkhash, Middle Jade is northwest of Lake Balkhash, and Small Jade is far south of the Ural Mountains and east of the Ural River.
Previously, Dayuzi had no choice but to attach himself to the Junggar tribe. When the sect leader was about to be destroyed by the enemy, Dayuzi immediately raised an army...
The problem is that Da Yuzi's army cannot defeat the enemies that the clan leader's army cannot defeat, and it also gives the Qing army an excuse to continue their western expedition!
Because it is closer to Russia, the proportion of Dayuzi troops equipped with muskets is higher than that of Junggar.
But in the final analysis, it was just cavalry and muskets. The Kazakh Khanate had always retained its infantry.
However, the weapons and training are not as good as the cavalry, and they are only equipped with bows, spears, axes, and shields, and no muskets.
The combat effectiveness of the Kazakh cavalry is not inferior to that of their Dzungarian counterparts. They have sabers, spears, battle axes, bones, and muskets.
Armor depends on your own conditions and is not standard.
The nobles naturally wore plate armor for protection, the rich wore chain mail, and the poor peasants could only afford leather armor.
This kind of army has no big problem against the Junggar people, but it is completely impossible to defeat the heavily armored Qing cavalry, especially the Tiechaodu troops.
After learning the general situation of the enemy from Chukul Ubas and looking at the map of the Western Region.
Shunji held a supreme meeting and finally agreed to Prince Rui Dorgon's proposal.
Abandoning the southward attack on Dayuzi, they directly passed through the north bank of Lake Balkhash and captured Zhongyuzi.
To the south of Dayuzi is the Yarkand Khanate. If the other party really forms an alliance with the latter, the Qing army will attack Yarkand.
First of all, the most important point must be made clear. The purpose of the Western Expedition is not to occupy the Western Regions.
Secondly, there is a desert to the west of Dayuzi, while there are plains, hills and mountains in Zhongyuzi.
The terrain conditions in the latter area are obviously much better than those in the desert, and at least five million soldiers will not die of thirst.
The only problem is that Zhong Yuzi has a good relationship with Xiao Yuzi, and there is support from the Rakshasa people behind them.
But there is no turning back when the bow is drawn. The matter has reached this point and we must move forward.
Otherwise, when the dog barbarian catches up, all the previous efforts will be wasted...
I heard from Chukul Ubas and Elinqin Luobuzang that the Torgut Khanate who moved to the west was doing well.
Shunji and Dorgon both thought about it and set a small goal!
The worst is to reach the east coast of the Caspian Sea, the best is to go to the east coast of the Black Sea and build the Qing Dynasty's royal palace between the two seas!
Although there are still thousands of miles to go, it is slightly better than when passing through Menggu.
At that time, the Qing Dynasty was worried every day that the Barbarian Dog Emperor would send a large number of cavalry to cover up the killing, especially if Monan Menggu joined them, then they would die without a burial place.
Dorgon believed that the three Yuzi combined were not as powerful as the Goumanzi. Even with the support of the Rakshasa people, the Qing army could still defeat them.
In fact, when the Qing Dynasty was annihilating the Junggar Khanate, the Qing army had already clashed with the Dayuzi cavalry who came to take advantage of the situation, and the result was obvious.
The opponent's combat effectiveness was like that of the Song army when the Jin army destroyed the Liao Dynasty. It looked like that, but when the actual confrontation came, they were defeated by the king's army.
Although the Qing army fought against the Ming army and almost never won in the later period, they also learned a lot of tactics and accumulated a lot of experience.
This is like using a lot of human lives to steal the skills from a teacher. Even though the skills are not good, it is not difficult to deal with the Kazakhs who can only play crescent formation and cross formation.
Although Dayuzi's army had both cavalry and infantry, it lacked artillery and even fewer heavy artillery. This determined that the opponent could not defeat the Qing army in positional warfare.
As for the cavalry duel, it depends on which cavalry has better protective capabilities.
The Qing Dynasty King's Division's Tie Chao Du was modeled after the Ming Army's heavy cavalry and the Jin Army's Tie Chao Du, and was not afraid of the false charge from the Western Regions.
Facing the heavy cavalry of the Qing army and the cover of artillery fire, Dayuzi's army was basically defeated in one blow even though it had many muskets.
When fighting against each other, the power of the Xiaofolang machine was definitely greater than that of the musket, and the Dayuzi cavalry suffered a big loss in this regard.
It seems that the Qing army is all cavalry, but in fact many gunners are also on horseback.
The war horses carry people, and the pack horses carry artillery.
Whether it is a small Folang machine or an iron barrel cannon, it can be deployed quickly and transferred quickly.
In particular, it can take the enemy by surprise and provide considerable artillery support for one's own cavalry.
Shunji cherishes the gunners and craftsmen in the team very much. They are one of the most precious assets.
Without these two groups, there would actually be little difference between the Qing royal division and the natives of various tribes in the Western Regions.
The actual situation was as Shunji expected. The artillery team did live up to the divine grace and made great contributions to the Qing Dynasty's great victory in the Western Regions.
Although many heavy artillery pieces were abandoned on the road, Master Wang still retains hundreds of red cannons to this day, including as many as 500 small Folang machines.
Since there had been no war before, the consumption of gunpowder was not large. What's more, the Kazakh Khanate used firearms and could capture a lot of gunpowder by defeating this opponent.
After the discussion, Shunji ordered 100,000 Qing troops to march straight into the territory of Zhongyuzi, destroy them as soon as possible, and then take Xiaoyuzi directly.
Chukul Ubas said that before the Kazakh Khanate was divided into three Yuzi kingdoms, although there were millions of submin, the number of troops dispatched never exceeded 100,000 when fighting the Junggars.
Shunji had an epiphany, which showed that his mobilization ability was not strong, and it was not even as efficient as the Qing Dynasty's "ten people raising one soldier".
Nowadays, although the Qing Dynasty is in the Western Expedition, with Zimin as high as about 5 million, it can still dispatch more than 500,000 troops.
It only took less than 150,000 to clean up Junggar, because there was no need to invest more troops and horses.
Any excess would be a waste of precious food and grass. After finally obtaining the food and grass from the Junggar tribe, we still have to keep it for the Western Expedition.
Now that we are attacking Zhongyuzi, all the previous prisoners and surrenders can be used.
Dorgon sent Junggar, Durbot, Heshuote, Huite, and Elinqin Luobuzang's men to the front line.
The total sum of all these things is no less than 70,000 to 80,000 yuan. If you dare to stagnate, then there is no need to keep these losers...
Since one of the national policies of the Qing Dynasty is "Man Meng Family", now we must fight together to defend against the enemy, and we must fight together!
Shunji will not only exploit these tribes, but will also give them some benefits. For example, the tribes participating in the war can get half of the property, people and animals they robbed.
What the King of the Qing Dynasty stole would be his own, and the other ministries would get half of what he stole. It didn’t require too many soldiers and horses of the King of the Qing Dynasty, so why not do it?
The suzerain of the Kazakh Khanate was the Golden Horde, which later broke away, but its relationship with the Oirat and other tribes was still relatively close.
It’s just that due to the actual division of interests, such as the pasture, everyone basically only uses weapons to communicate...
In essence, the Qing army was an outsider, but no matter then or now, Meng Yuan and his descendants only worship the strong!
This has always been the case on the grassland!
Whoever is powerful and in power is the Khan, and everyone else must recognize this!
The civil servants had suggested that if circumstances permitted, the Qing emperor could concurrently serve as the Khan of the Grassland.
Shunji is not too concerned about this. The top priority right now is to immediately open a channel to the Caspian Sea and even the Black Sea.
There are hundreds of thousands of barbarians hanging behind him who may pounce on him and bite him at any time. This is no joke.
The extremely vicious dog barbarians have become Shunji's heartache, and it is best to stay as far away from them as possible.
Being able to bring millions of troops to join the Turgut tribe smoothly, Shunji thought that he could explain something to his ancestors.
No matter how powerful Gou Manzi is, he can't chase him to the Black Sea, even though he is still using the world map drawn by Gou Manzi...
Before Shunji saw this map, he didn't expect that the world was so big, which really shocked him.
But it is precisely because of this that the precarious Qing Dynasty will not be destroyed by the barbarian Ming!
When autumn came, Dorgon ordered Wang's troops to attack Zhongyuzi in multiple directions.
On each road, there is an Eight Banners soldier, responsible for monitoring an army of servants from the Western Regions that had previously surrendered.
Dorgon's order to the banner owners was to let the servant army take the lead, and then he would lead his troops into battle after meeting the stubborn enemies.
In this way, the loss scale of the King's Division can be controlled to the minimum amount, and as many direct soldiers and horses as possible can be preserved.
Facing the autumn offensive of a brand new enemy, Zhongyuzi, who was originally a ball of loose sand, had almost no power to fight back.
Moreover, the Qing army's troop input and direction were relatively concentrated, and they always used more troops to defeat fewer troops, which was more than ten times more than Zhongyuzi's defenders in the war zone.
The war lasted for a month. Just after the first snowfall, after the Qing army's continuous heavy attacks, the Zhongyuzi army suffered an avalanche defeat.
At first, they dared to fight, but after a series of meals, they would run away when they saw the Qing army, and even lost the courage to fight with the old enemy Junggar tribe.
The servant army of the King of the Qing Dynasty even pretended to be powerful, changed their identity, and took on the banner of the Qing army, so as to add insult to injury to the Kazakhs!
Shun Ji hopes to end the battle before New Year's Eve, but since Zhong Yuzi's area is no less than half of the Western Region, and he can also get support from Rakshasa and Xiao Yuzi, this seems unlikely to happen.
The next step is to destroy the country, mainly through Zhongyuzi and into Xiaoyuzi.
In this way, the small goal of reaching the east coast of the Caspian Sea is not far away.
Although winter migration in the wind and snow is extremely difficult, it is still better than being overtaken by a barbarian.
The people of the Qing Dynasty have long been accustomed to outdoor activities in the cold winter. As long as they can light a fire to keep warm every night and have the captives' tents available, survival is not a problem.
Shunji even hoped that the dog barbarian would not pursue him like he did when he passed by Menggu.
The King of the Qing Dynasty could completely abandon Zhongyuzi and other places and leave the entire Western Region to the barbarians for occupation.
Shunji also knew that this was his wishful thinking, but if the demon boy really wanted to send troops to the Western Regions in an attempt to annex this land, he might make his troops give up the pursuit of the Qing Dynasty King's Division.
Maybe it's not none, but it's just relatively small. If the dream comes true, millions of military personnel under his command can successfully reach the east coast of the Caspian Sea.
Shunji ordered the people of all ministries to walk westward for at least fifteen to twenty miles every day, unless there was a snowstorm. No matter how difficult it was, it would be best to walk thirty or forty miles to the west. A little would add up to hundreds of miles in a month. Inside.
In addition to the military rations to ensure the fighting strength of the king's division, some of the captured cattle and sheep can be distributed to the people, at least to ensure that everyone has enough physical strength to march westward on foot.
What the Turgut Ministry was able to do back then, the Qing Dynasty Junmin can still do today.
Dorgon believed that as long as the Qing army went deep into the territory of Zhongyuzi, the dog barbarians behind him would not be able to catch up so easily.
We are moving westward and will not return to the place behind us, but Goumanzi is different.
Since all the ministries in the northern part of the Western Region had been wiped out by the King's division, they had no chance of supporting the war with war.
When half of the military rations you carry are eaten, you must return, otherwise you will starve to death locally...
Dorgon believed that as long as Master Wang entered the territory of Xiaoyuzi, he would be completely safe.
The key is to survive the journey to Zhongyuzi. This is the stage that determines the life and death of millions of people in the Qing Dynasty.
After entering the harsh winter, the weather became increasingly severe. Not only did the low temperature persist, but blizzards also prevailed in Zhongyuzi.
Sometimes the team couldn't move for half a month, and when the weather improved, everyone had to be busy clearing away the snow.
If it weren't for the large amount of loot captured in the northern part of the Western Region, I would be trapped here now.
The number of casualties every day was no less than a thousand, and sometimes more than two thousand. Most of them died of cold or illness.
Shunji had nothing to do about this, and Dorgon could only order to continue westward and never stay where he was.
Because even if you don't take a step, staying will consume a lot of food rations, but food is the most scarce thing in the Qing Dynasty right now.
According to calculations, after surviving the winter, the food carried by the team will be basically used up.
It’s useless if the spring army doesn’t rob it, otherwise it would be like coming all the way from thousands of miles away to starve to death!
After traveling nearly a thousand miles into the hinterland of Zhongyuzi, New Year's Eve finally arrived.
Due to the snowstorm, Shunji discussed with the officials and decided to rest for seven days.
After that, if we go westward, if the barbarians come after us, we will have to fight to the death.
After leaving the control area of the Junggar tribe, the Qing Dynasty lost more Zimin than through the entire grassland.
Shun Ji felt extremely heartbroken, but he knew in his heart that he still had to persevere for the great cause of the Qing Dynasty.
For this reason, small goals have been adjusted. As long as they reach Xiaoyuzi, it will be considered a complete victory!
