Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 17: Devastated after the war

"Our Majesty the Tsar appreciates you Harahuratesh and your tribe of Uluth, and is willing to grant imperial favor and protection. We will give you salaries and pensions. At the same time, we order the generals in Siberia to protect you from the enemy." Seeing this so-called tsarist decree accepting him as a Russian national, Hala burst into laughter. The great emperor of the Oros people was so arrogant that he wrote this letter to himself without asking whether he agreed or not.

Since he received unanimous support from other Oirat tribes at the Chulgan Conference, Halahula became much bolder. Of course, he has always been famous for being bold and not afraid of death. With a contemptuous smile, he tore the so-called Tsarist decree to pieces. He turned around and told the Junggar generals such as Mergennuoyan, Sakhaletu, Jevonigai, and Sergeir: "Gather all the people of Aimak and Otok and tell them that from today on we The Dzungars no longer accept the servitude of the Khalkhas and no longer pay taxes to the Khalkha tax collectors."

In 1606, due to military pressure, Oirat signed a peace agreement with Khalkha, recognizing the false name of "Oirat Khan" who had defeated Ubash Hutaiji in the Tohhit tribe, and agreed to him sending tax collectors to various ministries. Two hundred camels and one thousand horses are levied from each Taiji yearly as taxes.

The tax was not high, but it was symbolic, and it allowed the two sides to maintain peace for more than ten years. However, in recent years, the talented and ambitious Shuolei Ubash Hutaiji conquered the Kyrgyz people living in the upper reaches of the Yenisei River, and the area he controlled became more and more vast, and his power became more and more powerful. He was not satisfied with having the false name of "Oirat Khan" only in name, but wanted to be the real master of Oirat. So, he came and led an army of 80,000 people to fight.

The Junggar Tribe was the closest to the Hetuohite Tribe and bore the brunt of the attack. Not only were many pastures occupied, but a large number of herdsmen were also massacred. Since you don't give us a way to survive, we will fight with you!

Harahu Lahutaiji has never been a good-tempered man. When he was young, he dared to single-handedly attack the Khalkha army. Jiang Gui's nature is old and spicy. In short, he is a master who can only take advantage and cannot suffer losses. After receiving the support of various ministries in Oirat, he determined to counterattack Shuolei Ubas and drive the Khalkhas to the east of the Altai Mountains.

He gathered more than 20,000 Dzungarian soldiers and vowed to fight against the Khalkhas. This "lone hero" has always been bold and launched an attack on the Hetuohite tribe without waiting for the armies of other tribes to arrive.

The war between Oirat Mongolia and Khalkha Mongolia officially broke out.

"Trash, just a Junggar tribe killed you and defeated you. It's really humiliating to me." Hutai Jishuolu Ubashi of the Tuohite tribe was yelling at his third son Gunbu Yileden. Not long ago, three thousand of Gunbuyilden's men were defeated by the Junggar army and fled back in embarrassment.

The more he scolded, the more angry he became. Shuolei Ubashi was so angry that his beard was raised, and his dark face was rarely rosy. Every nation has its own hero. If Halahura is the hero of the Oirat people, Shuolei Ubash is the god of war of the Khalkha people. In these years, he not only led large armies to conquer Oirat many times, but also conquered the Kyrgyz people in the upper reaches of the Yenisey River, and made Oros in the north dare not invade. Such a majestic man naturally cannot allow others to offend his military power.

"Eqi Ge, it's better to listen to the third brother's story about the battle. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you survive a hundred battles," the eldest son Ombu Erdeni advised.

Shuolei Ubas calmed down and felt that what his eldest son said was very reasonable, so he shouted: "I will tell you the story in detail."

"Yes, Eqi Ge. There are actually many gunmen in the Junggar army. They form a team of more than ten people. Each team has two gunmen, four to five archers, and several spearmen and sword and shield men. Fight. At that time, they first used muskets to shoot, then bows and arrows, and finally stabbed with spears. The boy did not expect that they had so many firearms, and they suffered a loss as soon as they fought, and the formation was a bit chaotic. As a result, the madman Halahula ignored Huitai. Ji Zhizun personally led hundreds of fine cavalry into the formation. The child was not noticed for a moment and was scattered from the formation and suffered a big loss," Gunbu Yildun explained with a face full of shame.

In the era of transition from cold weapons to hot weapons, firearms developed rapidly. For the Mongols, not only can they obtain firearms from the Oros people in the north, but the firearms craftsmen in Samarkand and Bukhara in Central Asia can also make matchlocks and light artillery, and cities such as Andijan and Tashkent are also famous for firearms smuggling. trading center. Therefore, both Oirat Mongolia and Khalkha Mongolia had access to large quantities of firearms.

Shuolei Ubashi nodded. It seemed that he had underestimated Halahula. He had always thought that he was just a brave and foolhardy man. He did not expect that this man attached so much importance to the use of firearms. He had good military training and good fighting skills. new. However, this person does not seem to have concentrated the use of firearms, and it seems that there are no artillery in the army.

Naturally, there are firearms in the Khalkha army. Shuolei Ubashi drew on the musket tactics of the Oros people and formed a musket unit of more than 600 people. During the war, they lined up in four rows and fired alternately; in addition, there were six guns The light artillery was transported by camels during wartime and used a revolving gun mount that could rotate and fire.

Having experienced hundreds of battles, he keenly grasped the weaknesses of the Junggar army and ordered all the troops that could be assembled to immediately fight the Junggar people. After crossing the Altai Mountains, he obtained a large number of pastures and slaves. Eighty thousand troops were scattered everywhere to rob, but he did not expect that the Junggar people would dare to fight back, so he only hurriedly gathered more than 30,000 people. However, this could not shake his determination to fight the Junggar people.

The two sides started a fierce battle east of Zhaisang Lake. Shuolei Ubash hid the cannons and muskets in the middle army, allowing the Junggar army's muskets and bows to unleash their power. Just as Halahula personally led the warriors and tried to break through in the center, artillery and muskets suddenly appeared. The dense rain of bullets caused a lot of damage to the Junggar army. In less than an hour, hundreds of warriors were killed.

The morale of the Junggar army collapsed, and Halahula had to retreat. They were pursued by the Hetuohite cavalry and suffered a huge rout.

The coalition forces of Durbot and Turgut appeared on the west bank of Zhaisang Lake. They were ordered to rush to the aid of the Junggar people.

"Dear Dalai Teish, I guess that Harahulana boy will burst into tears of gratitude when he sees your and my army," he said with a smile to Orlek. He had a bad relationship with Hara Hula and wanted to make fun of him whenever he got the chance.

Daletesh smiled slightly and said, "We are facing a formidable enemy with Orlek Taiji. Let's forget about our past grudges and let's defeat the Khalkhas later."

These two people, one with extremely white skin and the other with extremely dark skin, were chatting together. From a distance, they looked like a pair of black and white. "Report, an army has appeared in front", the sentry rider came to report.

The two were shocked and quickly organized their subordinates to form a formation to meet the enemy. Unexpectedly, what came was Harahula's defeated army.

Dalai Taishi was shocked and said, "Halahula Hutaiji, why are you in such a mess?"

"Alas! Forget it, I was fooled by the traitor Shuolei Ubashi." Halahula told the story of the defeat dejectedly.

"Hey, our 'lone heroes' in Oirat will also suffer defeat?" This is the disadvantage of poor popularity. People from the Torgut tribe, Orlek, Mergent Muna and other Taijis all attacked him. Sarcasm.

Halahula was ashamed and angry, and suddenly shouted: "The enemy has just achieved a great victory, so he must not be prepared. If you give me four thousand fine cavalry to make a surprise attack, we will definitely win!"

As soon as these words came out, the birds in the big tent were silent.

After a while, Dalai Taishi's second son Chu stood up and said, "I am willing to lead two thousand cavalry to attack with Harahula."

"I am also willing to go there with two thousand riders," and Shukur Daiqing, Orlek's eldest son, are also willing to go.

Daletesh and Orlek looked at each other and agreed to the two young generals' request to fight.

Harahula selected hundreds of Dzungar warriors and 4,000 Durbot and Turgut elite soldiers to raid the camp of Tuohite tribe under the cover of night.

There was joy in the camp, and the Khalkha people were celebrating their victory. They did not expect that the enemy would come back, and they fled in all directions under the sudden attack.

The next day, Shuolei Ubas gathered the defeated troops and suffered heavy casualties. While he was upset, his second son, Hang Tudai, led ten thousand troops to the meeting.

Shuolei Ubas was overjoyed and immediately ordered Hang Tudai to go around to the rear of the Oirat army to attack, while he led his army to attack frontally.

A dramatic scene happened. The Oirat army, which had just returned to the main camp after victory, was attacked from both sides by the Khalkhas and suffered a disastrous defeat.

In this battle, Dzunghar Tai Jijiefunigai and Xiejier were killed, and Harahula's wives, concubines, and young son were captured.

The Oirats had to retreat to the upper reaches of the Irtysh River, and the Khalkhas pursued them to the upper reaches of the Irtysh River. They had no choice but to retreat again to the mouth of the Kumesh River, a tributary of the Ob River, and build fortresses to resist the Khalkhas; the other part retreated to nomadic pastures between the Ishim and Tobol rivers.

Two years later, Shuolei Ubash captured the pastures near the Amesh Salt Lake, Daletesh's base camp. In desperation, Dalai Taishi, Orlek, Hala Hula, and Chuhu'er Ubas joined forces to fight against Shuolei Ubas, and suffered another disastrous defeat.

Regarding the tragic situation of the Oirat people, officials in Tyumen, Russia, made the following records: "A small group of Oirat people once nomadic to the outskirts of Tyumen", "All Kalmyks are now nomadic along the Kamishlov River, because Altan Khan The tribesmen forced them to retreat"; an official in Tobolsk, Russia also wrote: "At present, many Taish led Kalmyks have moved to the vicinity of various cities in Siberia, and are now nomadic in the upper reaches of the Ishim River and the Tobol River. areas between”.

After one defeat, another defeat, and three defeats, the dark cloud of failure hung over Oirat Mongolia. Everyone's eyes are fixed on Urumqi in the southeast, which is the nomadic land of the Heshuote tribe. Now only the Heshuote tribe still retains some strength, and the leader of the alliance, Baibagas Khan, still has a large army in his hands. Everyone is looking forward to the arrival of the leader of the alliance, Bagas Khan, with the mood of looking forward to the savior.

(End of this chapter)