Xinshun 1730

Chapter 205 Entering the Camp
On the shore of Sailimu Lake, Galdan Celing was silent for a long time after hearing the news of the fall of Chinook City.

This matter cannot be concealed, and the army's morale has been disturbed.

The surprise attack with less than 2000 people was not the same as the surprise attack over the mountain, and the city fell in less than three days.

After entering the city, Qiu did not commit any crimes, but put the noble women who were left in the city by the Zhunbu under house arrest, seized the granary of the Zhunbu, and took over the gunpowder warehouse.

There was no large-scale robbery in the city, but before the city was broken, Ulan Bayar, the daughter of Galdan Celing, beheaded all the leaders of the "holy descendants" of the Black Mountain and White Mountain factions, leaving no one behind.

The heads of the two people were made into Gabala bowls, and the rest of the people were killed after they were identified. All the slaves who were looted from the Black Mountain Sect and the White Mountain Sect in the city were also killed.

Ulan Bayar wrote a letter to Galdan Celing and sent it together with the news of the fall of the city.

In the letter, Ulan Bayar clearly expressed his intention to support surrender, which is no wonder, after all, he is a daughter without inheritance rights.

The big and small Celing Dunduobu belonged to the Chuoros family, and Ulan Bayar was, but her heirs were not.

In addition to this letter, Galdan Celing also received a letter from Liu Yu.

The letter didn't have too many rhetoric, but directly told Galdan Celing that if he surrendered now, he would not lose his position as Marquis. If it was later, there would be only a dead end.

There is nowhere to go in the southeast, northwest, and when Dashun's army arrives, who would dare to take it in from the surrounding small countries?
Going to the south of the Tianshan Mountains is death, but going to the north, the Raksha people dare not take them in.

The letter analyzed Rakshasa's current situation, knowing that the Junggar tribe must know about Ottoman Turkey, and said that there would be a big war between Rakshasa and Turkey soon, and the Raksha country was unable to target here.Run to Rakshasa country, die faster.

Even if Dashun regained the Western Regions, there should not be too many troops stationed here.

However, since Dashun allowed Khalkha to surrender and the Mongolian tribes in Monan to accept direct rule, then considering the control of the snow-capped mountains and the stability of the north, the Western Regions will definitely take it with great determination.

This determination will not change.

As long as this determination remains unchanged, then everything else is just stubborn resistance.

Even if you are undefeated today, you will be defeated in the future.

If Galdan Ce zero has the heart of surrender, the two sides can meet.

If not, then let's go to war, the West Road army has already passed Luntai, if you don't fight now, it will be too late, don't hesitate like a woman.

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In the Qingzhou Army camp by the Sailimu Lake, Liu Yu and a group of officers were sitting by the lake.

In the lake, a group of soldiers were bathing there. White clouds floated halfway up the mountains in the distance. The lake was quiet, and there were no birds nearby. There was not a single fish in this big lake.

"It is said that the predecessors planted trees and the descendants enjoy the shade. Today we have pacified the Western Regions. After a while, we will bring some fish fry and send them to this lake. After a hundred years, this place will definitely be a good place for fish production."

"There is also the arable land in Ili. If I were here, I would definitely turn this into Jiangnan beyond the Great Wall. Cotton, fruit, wheat...a place like this shouldn't be fighting all day long."

Thinking about the future with the officers, he asked, "Are any of you willing to stay? After the peace is settled, I estimate that the imperial court will definitely leave two or three thousand Qingzhou troops to stabilize the situation here."

As soon as this was mentioned, the people who had fantasized with Liu Yu just now fell silent.

It's too bitter here, and no one wants to stay here.

The officers are all from good families, and they all look forward to living in the capital, not this ghostly place where there are thousands of miles of people.

Now this lake looks beautiful, but after three or five days, I get tired of it.

Brothels, wine shops, teahouses in the capital, and markets near temples are indispensable to life.

Seeing that no one was talking, Liu Yu stood up and pointed at the officers, "You guys have no brains. Do you think the Western Regions will be safe after this battle?"

"Don't dream, the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains will not be stable for decades. If you rebel today, I will rebel tomorrow. Whoever stays will be able to make meritorious service."

These officers are all Liu Yu's students. They have been with Liu Yu for a long time, and they know that Liu Yu likes to joke as long as they are not fighting.Someone shouted: "Your Excellency has such thoughts, why don't you recommend yourself to be the Jiedu Envoy of the Western Regions?"

"That's right, my lord has made great achievements now, and the first contribution of the Ministry of Ping Zhun must belong to my lord. Even if you are a knight, you must be at least a hereditary marquis. With seniority and background, there must be no one to be the governor of the Western Regions." be opposed to."

"Adults don't come, but trick us?"

Liu Yu laughed loudly and said, "I'm not lying. If you can become marquises, you won't have much military merit if you stay here. But aren't you unable to confer titles? Why don't you stay? Let me ask you. After going back, where else can I go to earn military merits?"

A few cleverly asked: "Sir, you can't just train the navy for garrisoning, right? We found out that following your lord, military merits are easy to mix. Following others, you may not necessarily have military merits. Now the army of the West Road Many people have no place to cry, have no credit for anything, and have traveled from Xijing to the Western Regions."

Liu Yu shook his head and said, "I have the heart to explore the South Seas. It's just that the navy is not successful, so you can't swim there, right? It's still too early to explore the South Seas with just those broken ships."

"All of you think about it. Those who voluntarily sign up to stay, let's make a development plan together. I guarantee that you will be 'quite capable. It will be useful' in five or six years. Think about it."

After finishing speaking, he stood up and walked towards the messengers who rushed over from a distance, leaving behind a group of officers who were seriously thinking about whether to stay on their own initiative.

The messenger from a distance ran to Liu Yu's ear, and whispered after getting closer, "My lord, the people from the Zhunbu didn't dare to come, but they asked me to meet you. It's just that my lord can only bring two hundred soldiers."

I took the messenger's letter and went to Zhang Jin and others.

Zhang Jin read the letter and asked, "Doesn't Brother Shouchang want to go? If there is a fraud, wouldn't it be a bad thing?"

"What if there is no fraud?" Liu Yu asked back.

"Uh... If it is sincere, this is a good thing. But this matter needs to be discussed again. After all, you killed Xiao Celing Dunduobu, and most of his descendants are dignitaries. They are all from the Chuoros family. unfavorable."

Liu Yu shook his head and said: "Things on the battlefield, it's meaningless to calculate like this. If you dare to go to the battlefield, don't talk about revenge and other nonsense. Galdan Celing will not understand this matter. Let's put it this way, fight Do you want to play mahjong? Don’t be confused, you have to be right. The Western Regions can’t just have spiers of mosques, but also yellow Lama temples. The Zhuangbu can decline, but it can’t be completely defeated. Some people may want to rebel, but others will Choose to stand with us. If one more person stands with us, we can save more money."

"The more money you save, the more useful you can spend it."

Knowing that Liu Yu didn't care much about the army, Zhang Jin naturally understood where what he said was more useful.

"Although the matter is such a matter, Shouchang brother is now the pillar of the Qingzhou Army. I'm afraid they will suddenly turn their faces and the general will fall into the formation."

Liu Yu has already weighed it.

"Brother, don't worry. The pillar of the Qingzhou Army is not me, but the entire officer corps."

"If the Quasi-Minister had the heart, he would have started the war. Now he is avoiding the battle because he knows that he can't beat me. In the battle north of the Altai Mountains, they lost their courage. Maybe he has to wait for the army from the West Road to come. Let's fight together after meeting up here?"

"He doesn't want to fight, but he just wants to retain some strength, so that he can ask for more things during the negotiation. Or he wants me to be a witness, lest His Majesty go back on his word, or trap him."

"I still have to go to this matter. The Qingzhou Army guards here, there is no danger. Since he asked me to bring 200 people, if he doesn't go, it seems that we have no heroes in the Central Plains."

Zhang Jin admired her in her heart, and said nothing more.

After explaining the matter in the barracks, just in case, he selected some old acquaintances from the Zhechong Mansion of Han Duoli from the soldiers to follow.

Jiaolaobutu repeatedly urged, and these soldiers smiled and said: "What are you afraid of? We dared to besiege Luocha's castle back then. If nothing else is enough, this courage is still so bold. Don't worry, Mr. Shu, we will protect you." Master Liu is safe. Even if you risk your life, it will not make Master Liu lose half a hair."

After choosing some of the best flintlock guns, a few strong men hung some grenades on their bodies, stepped on their horses, and followed Liu Yu out of the camp.

The envoy of the Zhunbu led the way ahead, secretly admiring him, and praised: "So there are warriors in the Central Plains."

Liu Yu said disdainfully: "People in the Central Plains, if they are full, everyone is a hero. But you are sweating profusely, but you are not a hero, and you dare not come to our army's camp. He has no courage, so I will go .It’s nothing more than God has the virtue of loving life and doesn’t want more people to die. You are smart, and I might as well tell you that if something happens to me, the entire clan will be exterminated.”

After he uttered a harsh word, the emissary dared not answer, as he believed it at least [-]% in his heart.He has experienced the battle at the northern foot of the Altai Mountains, and that battle left a deep impression on him. He followed the little Cering Dunduobu to charge the battle, and the Han army only relied on infantry to kill the most elite soldiers of the quasi-division. The cavalry was routed.From that moment on, this former warrior feared the army of the Central Plains.

Now it seems that the people in the Central Plains don't even lack courage, and he really doesn't know what else the Zhunbu has to rely on to contend with it.

Slowly arriving at the Zhunbu camp, the cavalry of the Zhunbu followed on both sides, staring fiercely at Liu Yu one by one.

The guarding cavalry seemed to be approaching a formidable enemy, but Liu Yu turned a blind eye and walked all the way into the camp, where a group of quasi-ministerial nobles were waiting there, posing in a threatening posture.

Liu Yu was on the horse, and asked the interpreter beside him to yell, "If you have the guts, go to the battlefield and fight. It's useless to put on this kind of posture here."

He didn't evade, and walked all the way to a tent in the middle of the camp, jumping off his horse as if going home.

The guards around him quickly took the reins, and Liu Yu asked, "Where is your Khan? He invited me, shouldn't he come to welcome me? You really have no guts, and I invited you too, but But you dare not go to my camp. Now that I am here, don’t your khans have the courage to come to see me?”

While speaking so presumptuously, the guards beside him held the lighted matchlocks and quietly stretched their hands to the grenade in the saddle, for fear that the people in the quasi-department would suddenly turn their faces.

Liu Yu taunted a few more words, the big tent finally opened, and a voice came.

"Mongols always entertain distinguished guests with fine wine and mutton. General Liu, please."

(End of this chapter)