When Batur Hutaiji destroyed Oqiltu Khan, he sent the first batch of messengers to Liang Yue.
At that time, the Qing army had just completed its plunder in the Ming Dynasty, and Hauge led his army on the way to Hetao.
On the one hand, under strong military pressure from the Qing army, and on the other hand, receiving the guarantee from Batur Hutaiji, Liang Yue immediately set off to march into Qinghai.
When Batur Hutaiji was preparing to cross the Tarim Basin, he sent a second batch of messengers to Liang Yue.
Because according to the distance calculation, when this batch of messengers passed through the Hexi Corridor and reached the Liangyue Army, he should have led his troops to the west of Qinghai Lake.
Of course, this is all ideal.
Thousands of miles away and complex terrain, no one knows what accidents may occur.
However, when Liang Yue received the secret message about Batur Hutaiji's operation, he still decisively counterattacked.
Liang Yue did not believe too much in Batur Hutaiji's promise, but had his own considerations.
After five days of fighting, he already had a clear understanding of the strength of the Qinghai Allied Forces.
He was very sure that the Qinghai Allied Forces were definitely no match for him.
Even though the Han-Mongolian coalition only numbered more than 30,000 people.
The powerful firearm in his hand is a strong guarantee for defeating Gushi Khan.
Of course, Gushi Khan can be defeated, but if Batur Hutaiji and Garmadan are not in place, Gushi Khan can still run away calmly.
But from Liang Yue's perspective, there is actually not much difference between eliminating Gushi Khan and defeating Gushi Khan.
As long as Gushi Khan is defeated, the territory near Qinghai Lake will fall into his hands.
And this area is the most essential place in Qinghai.
Gushi Khan lost this place and could only survive among the continuous mountains and deserts.
It was precisely because of these considerations that Liang Yue launched the attack even though he was not sure whether Batur Hutaiji had moved in place.
Thirty thousand troops came out in full force.
Duoyun Shanhai led the Mongolian cavalry to patrol the periphery to protect safety.
The White Lotus infantry led by Zhao Si held long spears and walked in a strict square formation on both sides. The two can be combined into one at any time to protect the friendly forces behind.
Jiang Chaoyun personally commanded the musketry infantry to walk in the middle of all the queues, pressing firmly towards the Qinghai Allied Forces camp.
Behind the infantry, the artillerymen of the Han-Mongolian coalition pushed the artillery desperately and followed closely.
In this battle, artillery will play a decisive role in determining the outcome.
In the camp of the Qinghai Allied Forces, Gushi Khan and others had not yet concluded the discussion. When they heard that the enemy on the opposite side actually attacked, they were all dumbfounded for a moment.
Liang Yue would not give them a chance to think properly.
Seeing that the artillery was within range, he immediately ordered to fire.
The lightweight bronze artillery could easily follow the infantry.
The gunner opened the two frames and fixed them with just a few hits with a hammer. Then load the gunpowder, load the artillery shells, and aim at the Qinghai Allied Forces camp to light the fire.
The roar of artillery and the rain of artillery shells accurately hit the camp of the Qinghai Allied Forces.
The powerful cannonballs will destroy everything they hit.
In a wall made of wood, it only takes one cannonball to create a breach of about five or six meters in width.
The Mongolian tents could not reduce the kinetic energy of the artillery shells.
The cannonballs smashed into the tent. When they hit people, they became gourds of flesh and blood. When they hit things, they collapsed and shattered.
Suddenly, the Qinghai coalition forces were completely in chaos.
Because the leaders were in a meeting, all the ministries lost their command. Under the bombardment of artillery, they could only run around blindly, hoping to find a place to hide.
However, how could a simple camp in a flat open space be able to block artillery shells?
In the smoke and dust that shot up into the sky, many places were beaten to pieces, completely losing their protective effect.
It is not that there are no smart people among the Qinghai Allied Forces.
Immediately, someone organized a group of soldiers and horses, rushed out of the camp in a hurry, and rushed towards the Han-Mongolian coalition.
Even if they are blocked for a moment and the army is reorganized, it will still be able to fight.
Seeing these desperate cavalrymen, Liang Yue stopped the idea of going to battle in Duoyunshanhai, and instead left it to Jiang Chaoyun to deal with it.
Facing the cavalry for the first time, the musketeers of the Han-Mongolian coalition were somewhat nervous.
Fortunately, we had artillery support.
Not bronze cannons, but cannons from Tsarist Russia.
Although this kind of artillery is small and lightweight, its erection and firing are far inferior to bronze cannons.
Therefore, when the bronze cannons bombarded the Qinghai coalition camp, these newly positioned artillery were ordered to shoot at the rushing cavalry.
The artillery was replaced with grapeshot and tilted its fire forward.
Countless small pebbles as big as duck eggs formed a large black shadow in mid-air, completely covering the charging cavalry.
Regardless of whether these cavalry were wearing armor or not, they could not withstand the baptism of grape bullets.
A large part of the thousands of cavalrymen disappeared in the blink of an eye, and the remaining ones immediately lost the power of the charge.
The musketeers finally felt at ease. Under the command of Jiang Chaoyun, they eliminated all the cavalry after several rounds of volleys.
During this period, the Qinghai coalition forces in the camp finally reached a consensus.
In view of the fact that the artillery bombardment of the Han-Mongolian coalition was too fierce, it was impossible to reorganize the formation.
Then there is only one option...
run!
Gushi Khan didn't care about anything else and hastily arranged his troops and horses, running faster than anyone else.
Various other tribes followed, just trying to survive. As for whether the things left behind are valuable or not, I no longer care.
Since there was no resistance from the Qinghai coalition forces, Liang Yue's advance was of course extremely smooth.
The Han-Mongolian coalition forces rushed into the camp, and all they could see were the wounded soldiers who were left behind, and the treasures scattered all over the place.
"Cloudy Mountains and Seas, leave some soldiers and horses to clean the battlefield. The rest are not allowed to stay and pursue immediately."
Seeing that all the soldiers and horses had a vague intention to snatch the spoils, Liang Yue toughened up and gave the order to pursue.
Thirty thousand people defeated an opponent of 150,000, bringing Liang Yue's prestige to a whole new level.
Although many people are reluctant to part with the wealth scattered on the ground, they dare not disobey orders to pick it up.
The Han-Mongolian coalition forces crossed the camp and followed the Qinghai coalition forces' escape route.
But what surprised Liang Yue was that Gushi Khan's escape route was not back to the west of Qinghai Lake, but all the way south, towards the direction of Dasima Wanhu Mansion.
This made him confused.
"Brother, the ancient road of Tang and Tibet."
It was Jiang Chaoyun who woke up the dreamer with his words and made him understand what was going on.
There has been a road connecting the plateau and the central plains for thousands of years. This road has a very high status in the minds of both plateau people and Central Plains people.
That is the Tang-Tibet Ancient Road that was built when Princess Wencheng got married.
Since Gushi Khan knew that Batur Hutaiji had come from the west of Qinghai Lake, of course he would not go there and throw himself into a trap.
He set his target on the weakest Karma Danjun.
As long as he defeated Karma Tenjun, he could escape to his own territory to reorganize and have a chance to turn defeat into victory.
