Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 64: Two heroes force the troops to attack Junggar
In the middle reaches of the Irtysh River, in the large tent of the Dulbert tribe, Daleitaish met with the envoys of the Heshuote tribe, "Are you saying that the Great Khan asked me to send troops together to force the Dzungars to return the herdsmen and pastures they had usurped? "

"Exactly, the Great Khan said that Hutai Jiharahula of the Junggar tribe has been arrogant and domineering in recent years, invading neighboring tribes everywhere. This fact is intolerable, so I asked you to send troops to seek justice."

In the past five years, the main battlefields of the Oirat Civil War were in the pasturelands of the three major tribes: Keshote, Durbot, and Turgut. The Junggar tribe was less affected. Hala Hula and Batur and his son took the opportunity to rise up, accommodate refugees, expand their power, and gradually gained the power to compete with the original leader Heshuote tribe. This pair of father and son were both wise and arrogant, and they became overbearing after their strength increased. Most of the pastures left by the Turgut tribe after they moved westward were seized by them. Still not satisfied, they also embezzled a large amount of Heshuote and Durbo. Special pasture.

The newly succeeded Imperial Guard Khan felt the threat posed by the Junggar people to him, and decided to beat them in the name of returning herdsmen and pastureland. It is a lie to ask for the return of the pasture land, and it is true to let the Oirat ministries understand who is the boss. However, the wise Tulubaihu knew in his heart that after five years of civil war, the strength of the Heshuote Department was not as good as before. If he relied on himself alone, he might not be sure of victory.

Politics is like chess, there is no absolute certainty, and good people will not make moves easily. Therefore, he approached Taiji Dalaishe, the leader of the Dulbert tribe who was also dissatisfied with the wanton expansion of the Junggar tribe. If you are strong, I will find allies to deal with you.

Although he had always been wary of the Dzungars and had long wanted to show off to that guy from Hara Hula, Dalai Taishi did not immediately express his stance. He is older than Turubaihu and is more able to remain calm in times of trouble. Since the Heshuote people came to him first, he might as well whet their appetite and not rush to agree.

"Your Majesty, please go back to the big tent to rest first. This matter is serious, please allow me to discuss it with you Taiji," he said politely.

The so-called "discuss" is an excuse. He has been in charge of the tribe's whip for many years and has already kept his word. The reason why I say this is to take the initiative in negotiations and get the maximum benefit.

After several rounds of negotiations, the two sides reached an agreement: they would jointly send troops to subdue the Junggar tribe, the Heshuote tribe would obtain the Gurbantonggut Desert, and the Duerbot tribe would obtain the grassland west of the Emin River.

On the surface, the Dulbert tribe got a lush pasture, while the Heshuote tribe only got a piece of desert, which seemed to be a disadvantage. But Tulubaihu was very excited and rewarded the returning envoy heavily.

First of all, the Gurbantunggut Desert is located north of Urumqi and in the south-central part of the Junggar Basin. Once here, there is a strategic buffer zone between Heshuote and Junggar. If Junggar wants to go south to harass Heshuote, they need to cross the desert. It’s not easy; secondly, the Junggar tribe and the Dulbert tribe are both surnamed Choros, and they have the same ancestor. What the national advisor Khan is most worried about is that these two powerful tribes will merge into one. That Heshuote talent is really gone! This is indeed true in the original history. After the strongman Daletesh of the Durbot tribe died of illness, most of the Durbot people defected to Junggar, which greatly increased the power of the Junggar Khanate. Now that they have a conflict and start a fight, it couldn't be better!
Great politicians have great wisdom and will never stick to petty gains. After Tulubaihu reached an agreement with Daleitaish, they quickly gathered more than 40,000 troops and gathered in the south of the Gurbantunggut Desert.

Although the Gurbantunggut Desert is considered the heartland of Junggar, it is difficult to station heavy troops in the vast desert. On the few oases in the desert, the quasi-quarters only stationed a thousand soldiers, and they were quickly defeated.

"That's unreasonable! I don't offend them, but they dare to offend me!"

The army pressed on the territory, but Huitai Jiharahula of the Junggar tribe was not afraid, but was extremely angry. This lone hero who once dared to attack the Khalkha military formation alone never knew fear when fighting, and roared again and again, like a roaring wolf. The king was brave enough for his ministers, and the generals Batur, Sahaletu, Alehui, Bingtu, Hulgan, and Choktu Ubashi all asked for battle.

If you want to fight, I will fight!
Procrastination is not Harahula's style, so he gathered more than 20,000 troops and rushed to the Gurbantunggut Desert. Although there are fewer soldiers and horses than the enemy, desert combat mainly focuses on logistics. The more people there are, the greater the pressure on logistics. The Junggar people are also familiar with the terrain, and they only deal with the enemy in the desert and do not engage in decisive battles with the enemy.

The two sides were in a stalemate, and over time, the Heshuote-Dulbert coalition forces ran out of food and drinking water. Tulubaihu had the intention of retreating and said to Dalai Taishi: "I don't know that the desert is sad and the army has been fighting for a long time without success, so why not retreat?"

Dalai Taishi was calm and pointed toward the northeast: "There is a strong enemy on the side, and the one who should be anxious is Harahu La."

Turubaihu suddenly realized that the Altai Mountains in the northeast were still occupied by soldiers and horses from the Khalkha and Tohuite tribes. That and the Tohuite tribe's Huitai Jiombu Erdeni had always wanted to inherit. His father Shuolei Ubashi's legacy was to conquer Oirat. Now that the elite troops of Junggar have emerged, how could he give up this good opportunity? They will definitely send troops to seize the retreat of Harahula.

Sure enough, Ombu Erdeni came and invaded the pastureland of the Junggar tribe with an army of 30,000. In fact, he was secretly attracted by Daletaish. Daletaish and Ombul Erdeni had a secret peace treaty and had some friendship. Mergen Daiqing, the second son of Halahulla, was shocked and quickly sent his younger brother Chuhuer Ubas to report the news to his father.

As soon as he saw his third son, Halahula was shocked. It seemed that what he was most worried about had happened. He calmed down and asked slowly: "Why are you here? Are the Khalkhas invading?"

"Eqige and Huitai Jiombu Erdeni of the Tohuite tribe came with an army of thirty thousand. My second brother fought bloody battles, but was outnumbered and retreated steadily. I came here to ask for your help."

"Ask for help?"

Halah smiled bitterly, he was already struggling to deal with the combined forces of the Heshuote and Dulbert people, so how could he get reinforcements for his second son.

"Eqi Ge, the only solution now is to negotiate with the Heshuote and Durbot people immediately, and then concentrate our forces to deal with the Khalkha people. No matter what, we all belong to Oirat, and there is nothing that cannot be discussed." The eldest son Batu You offer advice.

"Alas! This is the only way!"

Although Harahula was aggressive, he was not stupid and immediately sent a negotiation envoy. Because they were at a military disadvantage, they had to make concessions during the negotiations: they agreed to use the central axis of the Gurbantunggut Desert as the boundary with the Heshuote tribe; and the Emin River as the boundary with the Duerbot tribe, and symbolically returned it There were three hundred households and two tribes of subjects.

The civil war between the three powerful tribes in Oirat came to an end. The Heshuote and Durbot people regained their occupied territories. Turubaihu effectively restrained the expansion of the Dzungars and kept the Heshuote tribe in control. Oirat's leader status and personal reputation reached new heights.

However, the ambitious Halahula refused to give up after suffering a loss, thinking about having another fight with Tulu Baihu all the time. You and the Shuote people deserve to be the Great Khan of Oirat, why can’t we, the Dzungars, be the Great Khan?

(End of this chapter)