On the shores of Lake Aibi near Bole, the Junggar tribe and the Yarkand Khanate have been facing each other for a long time.
Behind the Junggar tribe, the army of the Heshuote tribe was stationed at Alashankou, watching eagerly.
The Yili River Valley is a rare place with abundant water and grass in the Western Region, so both sides attach great importance to it and cannot afford to lose it.
"The Yarkand people have sent word that they plan to launch an attack in three days. If we send troops together, we have a great chance of winning."
Erdenihun, the son of Erqiltu Khan, was responsible for liaising with the Yarkand Khanate and brought exciting news.
The war has been going on for too long, and the winner has not yet been decided, which makes Oqiltu Khan very worried.
This place in the Western Region is full of tribes and people's hearts are treacherous. He has been away from his nest for too long, and he is afraid that something will happen.
Don't worry, your family's foundation will be severely damaged before the Junggar tribe is wiped out.
"The Yarkands are not trustworthy, and those infidels are probably taking advantage of us."
Another son of Oziltu Khan, Ilaguk Sanban, raised objections.
There is certainly some truth to what he said.
In any case, both Heshuote and Junggar are Mongolians and both believe in Buddhism.
The pagans in Yarkant naturally seemed out of place.
In recent years, the penetration of the Islamic religion into the Western Regions has been seen by everyone, and there are many people who are worried about it.
However, Class 3 of Ilaguk also has its own little plans.
After Oqiltu Khan, there was a fierce fight among his three sons over who could inherit the throne.
At present, it seems that Erdenihun has the best hope.
He is the eldest son, and he has won the trust of Eqirtu Khan and has very good abilities.
But the third class of Galdama and Ilaguk are also outstanding.
In particular, Galdama is known as the God of War and is the Optimus Prime stone that maintains the safety of the Heshuote tribe.
However, Galdama does not have a strong desire for power and prefers to lead troops in battles. Now he is on the front line confronting the Junggar tribe.
However, the third class of Iraguk could not restrain his ambition and wanted to compete with Erdenichun in everything.
But it was clear that his ambitions were thwarted from the beginning.
Eqirtu Khan valued Erdenihun more than him.
"Currently our biggest enemy is the Junggar tribe. After we have eliminated Batur Hutaiji, we can then compete with the Yarkand people."
Obviously, Oziltu Khan was also an ambitious man.
In particular, Gushi Khan's death at the hands of Batur Hutaiji gave him a greater sense of revenge.
Oqiltu Khan personally ordered Erdenihun to lead an army of 30,000 to march westward immediately and join the battlefield.
Regarding this situation, the third squad of Ilaguk was furious.
"We must not let Erdenihun succeed, otherwise, we will die without a burial place."
The third class of Ilaguk wants to seize power from the class, and Erdenihun is not a kind person.
Now with Oqiltu Khan suppressing them, the brothers can still maintain a superficial calm. Once he dies, Erdenihun, who succeeds the throne of Khan, will definitely kill him.
In a land of tigers and wolves like the Western Region, there is no room for kind people to survive.
In order to survive and to gain power, one must do anything.
The third squad of Ilaguk secretly sent people to Lake Aibi to inform Batur Hutaiji of the march plan of the Heshuote Department.
As for whether the Heshuote Department would be completely destroyed if they lost because of this, he simply couldn't care less.
By Lake Aibi, Batur Hutaiji was also angry.
It was originally agreed with Liang Yue that they would attack the Yarkand Khanate from both sides and establish the situation in the Western Region in one fell swoop.
As a result, Liang Yue's attack was a double attack, but the circle he made was a bit wide. Although the profits will be huge once successful, Batur Hutaiji is very doubtful whether the Junggar tribe can wait until that time.
He did not expect that Abdullah would be so difficult to deal with. He made full use of the terrain of the Ili Valley to block his attacks several times.
The artillery and muskets provided by the Russians were not advantageous at all in the face of superior terrain, and the fanatical Islamists were not afraid of death when fighting.
He had already known that the Heshuote troops were attacking from behind. Although he had sent troops to resist, he knew very well that once the troops were divided into two parts, they would probably be completely defeated.
In the Western Region, although the Junggar tribe is the strongest, it is not to the extent that it can overwhelm the others.
At the very least, if the Yarkand Khanate and the Heshuote tribe unite, the Junggar tribe will be unable to resist.
Where is the breaking point?
"It is impossible for Yerkang to win quickly, but our territory cannot be lost. Father Khan, in view of my sons and ministers, we should return to the army as soon as possible."
Drote Babatur was mature and prudent, he did not worry about victory, but thought about defeat first.
It is not difficult to guess what he is thinking.
After Chechen's death, he became the eldest son of Batur Hutaiji and the legitimate future heir to the Junggar tribe.
Of course, he didn't want to see his hometown being attacked by the Heshuo Special Forces, and wanted to stabilize the basics first.
And compared with the Ili Valley, which is difficult to attack, when looking back to fight fiercely with the Heshuote tribe on the great plains, the Junggar tribe still has a great advantage.
His words made sense, and Batur Hutaiji was quite moved.
Seng Ge saw it and jumped out quickly.
"The Yarkand people have already formed troops in front and can rush over at any time. If we retreat rashly and the Yarkant people take advantage of the situation to pursue us, it will be a complete and utter defeat if we cannot stabilize our position."
Among the sons of Batur Hutaiji, they are also at odds with each other.
Everyone is eyeing Khan's position and thinks they have a chance.
Then the other brothers are, of course, enemies to life and death.
If possible, Sengge would have liked to swing his knife and chop off Drote Babatour's head on the spot.
As for Galdan, who was only six years old and was held in Yumu Aga's arms at this time, Seng Ge completely ignored it.
He is not a time traveler, so how could he know that this little kid brother is the real hero of the future.
His statement was also very reasonable, which put Batur Hutaiji in trouble.
"When fighting a large army, hesitation is the most important thing. Delay will lead to change. Father Khan, whether you are advancing or retreating, you need to make up your mind quickly."
Zhuote Babatur is quite public-minded. After all, in his understanding, everything in the Junggar tribe will belong to him in the future.
Now there are only two choices before the Junggar tribe.
Forward or backward, the result is inferred to be no different.
The decision can only be made by Batur Hutaiji.
In the end, Batur Hutaiji chose to listen to Zhuote Babatur's opinion.
"Let thousands of households on the left wing be cut off, and the rest of the troops pack their bags and turn back to defeat the Heshuote Department first."
Batur Hutaiji single-handedly led the Junggar tribe to become the overlord of the Western Region, with unparalleled authority. He gave the order and no one can change it.
So the Junggar tribe immediately turned around and prepared to face the hurried Heshuote tribe.
As for the Yarkand Khanate behind them, they left a force of ten thousand households to stop them.
Sengge was very dissatisfied with this situation.
If the Heshuote tribe is defeated, the Junggar tribe will really have no rivals in the Western Regions.
The most terrible thing is that the plan to return to the army was proposed by Drote Babatur. Once he wins, this guy's reputation will rise to the next level.
Sengge also chose to rebel.
He sent someone to secretly meet Abdullah and informed the Junggar tribe of their actions.
