Chapter Ninety Two Galdan
To say that the Qing court received the news that the empire crossed the Great Xing'an Mountains and attacked the Hulunbuir Grassland Tribe, he immediately sent a large group of cavalry to support it. However, the Qing court is no longer the Qing Empire that occupied the inner city. After arriving in Mobei, he followed the local customs and all systems began to imitate Mongolia, and of course it was also to adapt to the living environment of Mobei.
There is no decent agriculture in the north of the Mo River, so it is naturally impossible to produce large-scale cities. Without enough surplus means of production, people cannot live in the crowd. Therefore, whether in Manchuria or Mongolia, the Qing government's divisions were stationed in the pastoral areas. Even the central location of the Qing government would migrate with the times and water plants, so the speed of gathering troops was relatively slow. Fortunately, it was autumn, with sufficient horsepower, and the Qing army was less restricted. So half a month after getting the news, Sony personally led 3,000 cavalry to set off from Kulun, cross Bayan Wulan Mountain, and enter the territory of the Krulun River.
This was originally the homeland of the Chechen Khan tribe, but after the Qing Dynasty reorganized Khalkha, it was re-registered into the pastures. The Chechen tribe, which was completely controlled by the Qing nobles, entered the Hulunbuir grassland eastward. The vacant Krulun River was distributed to some Mongolian tribes that fled from the south of the desert by the Qing court. The control of these tribes was still in the hands of the Mongolian nobles.
Sony advanced east along the Krulun River, and Mongolian noble chiefs led cavalry teams of all sizes to join them along the way. When they arrived at Hulunbuir City, there were nearly 10,000 cavalry. They came all the way east and encountered fleeing Mongolian and Jurchen tribes. After gathering these scattered tribes, Sony and Galdan received more accurate news. The imperial army was very fierce. After stepping through the Xing'an Mountains, they first broke the two flags of the Chechen tribes, and then scattered to attack various tribes. They even spoke, only punished the noble chiefs, did not guilty of the slaves, treated preferentially, and treated monks well.
All kinds of information indicate that the Qing court's rule in Hulunbuir was seriously threatened and on the verge of collapse. Fei Yanggu, who was responsible for this direction, was helpless. Although he was in charge of many banner assistants, the elite Chechen troops in charge all served in Kulunbuir. In Hulunbuir City, the new Eight Banners compiled by the Jurchens outside the pass such as Huerha and Oroqen who moved from the east of the Ridge.
In Hulunbuir's Tutorial Office, Sony looked at the Manchu and Mongolian chiefs kneeling all over the ground. They were all pale and thin and frightened. They were really embarrassed, and Fei Yanggu was not among them. He led the elite cavalry to fight outside, and there had not been any news yet.
"Assault, great damage, destruction! Is there only these bad news in your mouth? No one can explain the detailed situation clearly, which enemy army is in the Eastern Federation, how many soldiers and horses are there, whether there is any infantry and cannon coordination........ Is no one in your mouth a useful word except for apologizing for guilt and mercy?" Sony was furious and roared in the hall.
The crowd was silent and knelt on the ground, with their shoulders trembling, and they dared not speak anymore. It was not that they didn't want to say it, but they really didn't know that the attack was the time when everyone was preparing to migrate to the winter ranch for the winter. They were all prepared to go south. No one expected that the enemy would come from behind. What's more, everyone was raided and collapsed at once. They couldn't figure out the situation of the imperial army. It would be fine if they didn't say it at this moment, but they would definitely be punished. Just a few days ago, Fei Yanggu also asked loudly here, and everyone knew it, but the words said were very different. Some said that there were only hundreds of cavalry, some said that there were 20,000 people and 30,000 people and horses, some said that they were mainly Mongolian cavalry, some said that the enemy cavalry first fired a cavalry and then rushed to the formation, which was from the soldiers and horses of the Eastern Federation, and even claimed that they saw cannons.
"Useless things, what's the use of you pigs!" A general next to Sony couldn't stand it and pulled out the sword and was about to kill him. Sony didn't expect this to happen. Seeing that the steel knife was about to cut off a Mongolian chief's head, Galdan saw that his eyes were quick and his hands were quick, and he pinched the general's wrist and said with a smile: "General, don't be angry. If you get angry, you will easily hurt your body. You will commit murder in vain. It's a sin, a sin!"
The general was angry and could not control these things. He broke free with force, but he felt that his wrist was pinched by a red-hot iron pliers and could not move. When he looked up, he saw that the solemn appearance of Galdan was muttering, but he didn't know how to say it for a moment.
"Damn it, don't let go!" Sony said angrily.
The general spread his hand and the steel knife fell to the ground, splashing a lot of soil, but he was particularly angry and said angrily: "Sir, these dog slaves are cowardly and courageous. They abandoned the tribe and cattle and sheep just to escape. If it weren't for them, how could the situation here be so corrupt!"
"Stop talking!" Sony scolded, but after looking around for a week, seeing the Manchu generals' eyes full of murderous anger, he quickly ordered: "You all go out, wait until I clear my thoughts and ask questions one by one."
"Yes, yes, thank you sir." The group of people kowtowed a few times and turned around and left the door.
"Master, let you see a joke." Sony squeezed out a little smile and nodded to Galdan.
Galdan clasped his hands together, shook his head slightly, and asked, "What are you referring to?"
Joke? This is a joke in itself. When Kulun was in the past, the news of a great victory was released. When the incident happened, it was a mess and defeated. Compared with this joke, the young general's furiousness just now was nothing.
"We can't let this group of people go, a group of silverworms and mice, and the donkeys in the mill are more courageous than them!"
"Yes, we must not let them have a good time!"
A group of generals were indignant and shouted, and Sony also understood their anger. You should know that these noble chiefs, both Manchu and Mongolia, and many of them were Jueluo. It can be said that since they retreated to the northern part of the desert, the Qing Dynasty treated them with the most abundant Chechen part, and gave them the cows and sheep and plump grasslands. But now, not only did they not guard the frontiers for the Qing Dynasty, but they were about to collapse and were thrown home.
In essence, this is a group of worms who were pampered in Sijiu City and could not get into the desert when they arrived in Mobei. The things they did with them were definitely not tolerated by the young people under Sony who were responsible for reviving the Qing Dynasty.
"Master, I'm really embarrassed. It's very noisy here." Sony didn't want his people to be too stupid in front of Galdan, so he had to send him away.
Galdan smiled and said, "Well, I will take my leave first."
Let’s talk about a group of noble chiefs running out of the Dutong yamen, all of whom were still scared. The older ones were already stroking their chests and shouted God’s blessing. A noble chief said, “What should we do if this happens? Let’s discuss it.”
"Yes, we can't separate. Sony's old fox is so cunning. If he separates, he will be defeated by him. Then all will be unlucky!"
"Yes, let's find a place to discuss it together." said a Chechen noble chief.
"What are you discussing?"
The Chechen said, "What else can we discuss? The first thing is to discuss how to protect the head around our neck."
The group of people were all supposed to find a tent and sat down. After drinking a few sips of milk tea, they still couldn't soothe the excitement in their hearts. The Chechen touched his neck and said, "Oh, it's really a blessing from the immortal god, God and Buddha. If it weren't for the help of that master, my head would probably be kicked as a ball."
"You think you're safe if you didn't cut off your head just now. No! Now that Sony's men have taken over, they just want to kill us!"
One person shook his head and said, "No, no, among our group, the youngest one is Taiji, and there are even a few royal relatives. Even if Sony has the courage, he dare not kill him at will. At most, he will send us to the Empress Dowager. When we arrive in front of the Empress Dowager, we can save our lives."
"What this means is that the Empress Dowager is the most concerned about us old ministers. Let's do this. Tomorrow we will go west together, go to Kulun, and apologize for the Empress Dowager. Let's get out of this devil's cave first."
As soon as this was said, everyone agreed, and the Chechen said, "If we leave, our lives can be saved, but what about the tribes and cattle and sheep? Although no one could tell what the attack in Dongban was like in front of Fei Yanggu that day, it should be almost the same after these days. Dongban people must have raided with cavalry, and the number would not be tens of thousands. Otherwise, Fei Yanggu would not dare to bring more than 2,000 cavalry to go out of the city to fight. Now Sony is leading the main force, and it is almost winter again. I am afraid that the Dongban people will withdraw their troops. You think, at this time, how many cattle and sheep can they take away? As long as Sony's soldiers spread on the Hulunbuir grassland, they can gather the broken tribes again. If we were not here at that time, wouldn't we all become fat in other people's mouths? You and I have become bare bars, and life will not be easy."
The faces of the people in the tent became ugly as these words, and they couldn't help but have a headache for their future. Most of them were pampered people. Although they had a tribe in their hands, they were not as comfortable as they were in the capital. But they were powerful and powerful. They could put more sheepskin under their butts, and they could also buy some cloth and tea to enjoy on weekdays, but if they lost the tribe, they would be gone.
"Then what ideas do you have to ask Sony to help us snatch the tribe back?" asked Jueluo.
The man shook his head. He just realized the problem, but there was no solution. He touched his neck, which was still cold, and suddenly clapped his hands and said, "I remember, today, seeing that the young monk seemed to be very good at helping us, we might as well find him to see if we can get help from the temple."
Everyone nodded, and just as they were planning to gather some gifts to impress the mysterious monk, a shepherd slave came in and reported, "Master, Master Galdan is looking for you to see all the nobles."
"Master Galdan? Is he a very young monk?" asked one person.
"It's my monk!" Galdan had already lifted the curtain and walked in. Seeing that everyone was there, he clasped his hands together and recited the Buddha's name. It was considered as a tribute to him. The noble chiefs also stood up to return the tribute to him.
Everyone had never seen Galdan, nor did they know his origin, but when he saw that he was young and had extraordinary temperament, he saw his strong guards as strong as a hawk when he was just in the yamen. Naturally, he knew that this master was not an ordinary monk. Everyone looked at each other and didn't know what the purpose of this monk who sat calmly and closed his eyes to recite the sutras was. However, he saw that he was solemn and focused on chanting sutras, which was not easy to disturb. The noble chiefs all believed in the Yellow Sect and were not unfamiliar with the scriptures mentioned by monks. Some people were sitting still and reciting them, but they didn't know whether they were jealous or really pious.
After a long time, Galdan woke up from the meditation, looked at the noble chiefs around him with a smile, and said, "You are the nobles who have a deep relationship with Buddha and have a pious belief. I have never seen it before."
Everyone smiled and would not take it seriously. Monks would say this, usually the next topic is to ask for money and cattle and sheep. Everyone looks at me and I don’t want to take this conversation. In the end, a senior noble chief asked, “Master Galdan, I wonder what you are coming here?”
"Preach." Galdan said softly.
Everyone was a little disappointed. Most of the time I recited the scriptures was to calm down. Now that I was in a war, no one was willing to listen to a monk preaching. Galdan said again: "Of course it's not here."
"Where is that?"
"Khalkha River, the battlefield of enemy attacks!" Galdan said, and he explained: "I heard that the enemy in the East Band is cruel and ruthless, and he killed too many people. I want to build a Futu on the banks of the Khalkha River to restrain the dead and bury the dead. I can also feel sorry for the fallen soldiers of the Qing Dynasty. I plan to be a wizard under the Futu to be a wizard and save all the dead. I wonder if all the nobles are willing to go with me?"
For a moment, the tent became quiet, and suddenly someone smiled on his face and asked excitedly: "Master Galdan, you are inviting us to attend the Dharma Assembly, right?"
Galdan smiled at the man. This smile was sincere, at least someone understood his intention.
The man immediately knelt down and thanked him, but the rest looked at each other, not knowing what happened. The man stood up, walked around the tent, and shouted excitedly: "The master invites us to attend the Dharma Assembly, to attend the Dharma Assembly!"
After he shouted, the noble chief finally realized that the monk's Dharma Assembly was an extremely influential event on the grassland. It was sacred and not desecrated, and there was no killing at the Dharma Assembly. Therefore, the various ministries of the grassland would also use the Dharma Assembly to mediate conflicts and pardon crimes. Since the big guy was invited to attend the Dharma Assembly, Sony could not kill everyone during this period. This would save his life and not have to leave Hulunbuir. It would be a killing of two birds with one stone.
Galdan smiled and said, "I hope to get help from all nobles in the Dharma Assembly. If I can calm the people and calm the local people, it will be a great contribution to the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. Do you understand?"
Chapter completed!