30,000 cavalry of the Zhou army poured into Jiayu Pass, and the defenders in the pass had already prepared wine and meat to reward the soldiers returning from the expedition.The cavalry of the Zhou army was in Moxi, as well as the Western Regions, and they fought for half a year, and as soon as the soldiers entered the customs, there were ready-made hot soup and white bread, as well as green vegetables waiting for them, which made the soldiers of the Zhou army in the dust and dust couldn't help but feel warm in their hearts.Sergeant Zhou, who had eaten dried mutton for half a year, saw these foods and immediately ate and drank.Wu Sangui was also sitting on a big cart, also holding a bowl of broth in his left hand and a meat bun in his right hand and nibbling on it!
The Hexi Corridor was desolate, with no supplies in between, water and food were scarce, and the soldiers had not eaten enough for many days.The soldiers in the pass, looking at the robes who came back from the expedition, squatted on the ground one by one, eating and drinking, and couldn't help but feel a little distressed, while adding soup to their bowls, they said: "Brothers, eat slowly, there are still miles~" At the end of last year, Wu Sangui led 50,000 Zhou troops to go through the Hexi Corridor and attack Moxi.The army did not engage the Dzungar tribe, but fought a big battle with Yarkand in Hami, annihilated the Yarkand army of 3,000, occupied Hami and Turpan, controlled the eastern foothills of Tianshan, and opened the passage to Moxi.After that, Wu Sangui entered the Jungar Basin along the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, and the Taiji monk of the Junggar Ministry, who got the news, also gathered 100,000 troops to meet the battle.The two armies met at the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, at the former site of Tang Tingzhou, and immediately faced Maimang with the tip of the needle, and set up a battle in formation.Wu Sangui led 50,000 Zhou troops, backed the mountain, and led the infantry army to attract the Jungar cavalry to attack, relying on the sharpness of firearms, and severely defeated the Zhungeer cavalry, and then the iron cavalry outflanked the two wings and flanked the main formation of the monks.The two armies fought for several times, and finally Seng Ge was the first to withdraw from the battlefield because the equipment was inferior to the Zhou army.However, the Mongol light cavalry, coming and going like the wind, finally threw off the cavalry of the Zhou army and successfully disappeared into the steppe.In this battle, Wu Sangui killed nearly 10,000 Mongolian cavalry, but the Zhou army did not severely damage the main force of the Mongolian cavalry.After this battle, the monk felt that the Zhou army was sharp, the times had changed, and he did not dare to confront the Zhou army, but instead adopted the strategy of guerrilla attacks to harass the Zhou army and vainly try to return to the Zhou army, and played hide and seek with Wu Sangui on the grassland.Zhou Jun was not familiar with the terrain of Moxi, and he didn't know where the water and grass were abundant, and looking for monks was tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack.The Mongol cavalry avoided the battle, and Wu Sangui swept the steppe for a month, but there was no result, and it was difficult to capture the traces of the Mongol cavalry, and the army gradually fell into trouble.This put the Zhou army in a dilemma, and continued to stay in Moxi, the army could not find the Mongol cavalry, and the grain and grass were consumed in vain, and Guanzhong was no longer able to supply.If you retreat at this time, and fail to completely defeat the Jungar cavalry, and fail to achieve the previous purpose of sending troops, the western expedition can only be regarded as halfway.Just when Wu Sangui was in distress, Hong Chengchou admonished Wu Sangui, "Since the collapse of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, Mongolia has been divided into three parts: Monan, Mobei, and Moxi.Moxi is divided into four major departments: Dzungar, Heshute, Dulbert, and Turghut, and Huite and other small departments.In recent years, Jungar has become increasingly powerful, and there are often bullying behaviors for the Moxi tribes.The grassland is barbaric, emphasizing profit over righteousness, and respecting the strong.It is in their nature that Yidi is afraid to obey the powerful.Today, the king is in the hometown of Tingzhou, defeated Jungger, and Zhuhu was shaken.The land of the Western Regions, chaotic since ancient times, the Han set up a capital to protect, united with the Han Zhuyi, the Huns outside, and the internal deterrence of the subordinates.Today, I am in the Great Zhou, when I contact the weak and small departments of Moxi, promise to make huge profits, and fight Jungger together!
”The north and south of the Tianshan Mountains are too far away from the Central Plains to be difficult to control for generations.The power of the Zhou State was not able to station a large number of troops here, so it could only station a small number of troops like the Han Dynasty and rely on local tribes to maintain its rule.Wu Sangui then adopted Hong Chengchou's suggestion, contacted the Hui Te, Heshuo, and Duerbert Ministries, which were quite weak, and promised to divide the pastures and herdsmen of the Junggar Ministry, so that the Hui Teh and other Ministries would fall to the Zhou State.With Hui Te and other departments, secretly reported the news to Wu Sangui, the Zhou army immediately figured out the location of the Jungar Department, the cavalry attacked continuously, and won several battles, and Jungar lost millions of cattle and sheep, as well as nearly 10,000 herdsmen.This greatly damaged the vitality of the Dzungar tribe, and the monks' strategy to avoid the war also failed, so they could only lead their troops to move west to Yibohai, that is, the Balkhash Lake and the Irtysh River valley.At this time, the Junggar tribe had not yet grown into the overlord of Moxi, they had not yet surrendered to the Moxi tribes, let alone destroyed the Yarkand Han State, obtained the craftsmen of Yarkand, and completed the evolution of the regime.Jungar was only a backward tribe entrenched in the northern foothills of the Tianshan Mountains, so it was defeated by the 50,000 Zhou army.Wu Sangui was going to continue the pursuit, but considering that the soldiers were tired from fighting for a long time, and he was worried about the war in the Ming and Qing dynasties, he could only return to Shiguanzhong.Wu Sangui left 20,000 Zhou troops, 10,000 Zhou troops stationed at the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, in the hometown of Tingzhou, set up the Beiting Protectorate, 10,000 Zhou troops stationed at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, the old land of Shanshanguo, set up the Anxi Protectorate, and then led the 30,000 troops to return to Guanzhong in a hurry.The 30,000 army ran thousands of miles and entered Jiayu Pass, and the soldiers were squatting or sitting, and there was no sound, only the sound of eating and drinking.At this time, one person led several followers to hurry over, and it was Sun Kewang, the left minister of the Great Zhou State."
Xianggong, the king is ahead!"
A subordinate general, leading the way in front.Sun Kewang walked over and saw Wu Sangui, who was sitting in the cart eating and drinking, and knew that it was indeed not easy for Zhou Jun to come all the way."
Congratulations to the king and return victorious!"
Sun Kewang bowed.Wu Sangui raised his head, saw that it was Sun Kewang, and said with a smile: "Zuo Xiangying is here?"
”Hong Chengchou, who was on the side, thought more and asked: "Prime Minister Zuo is in a hurry to come here, is it because of the war in the Ming and Qing Dynasties?"
”Sun Kewang nodded, and said in a deep voice: "The Ming army captured Beijing, Azig cut himself, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty only had the crown prince Bolehe flee to Hedong. ”When Wu Sangui heard the words, the meat bun in his hand suddenly became unfragrant."
What about the Manchu Dynasty?"
Wu Sangui couldn't eat it anymore, put down the bun, and his expression was very complicated.Wu Sangui was born in Liaodong, and had been fighting against the Qing army for decades, and finally surrendered to the Qing army and helped the Qing army enter the customs.It can be said that Wu Sangui watched the Manchu Qing become stronger step by step, and became an invincible existence step by step.Now, the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which has been dominating the world for decades, has been wiped out by Zhao Ming, and Wu Sangui's heart has been mixed for a while, and there is a sense of sadness about the death of a rabbit and a fox.After all, Azig has fallen, so don't ask, Zhao Ming's next target must be Zhou Guo.How can Wu Sangui still eat meat buns?"
Beijing was captured, Azig died, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty had no new lord on the throne, so to speak, it was destroyed.However, there are still many remnants of the Qing army, Bolehe fled into Shanxi and was taken in by the King of Jin, and most of Henan is still in the hands of Geng Zhongming, Shang Kexi, Man Dahai, Le Kedehun and others!
”Sun Kewang said in a deep voice.Wu Sangui was still flustered, "Zhao Ming captured Beijing, and his prestige must be even greater."
Previously, Lone and Azig joined forces to become a full trend.Now that the Qing Dynasty is extinct, there are only tens of thousands of remnants left, and it may be difficult for the Great Zhou to fight against Zhao Ming!
”Sun Kewang was silent for a while, and Hong Chengchou frowned and was silent.Although the Zhou State defeated Jungar in the western expedition and expanded its territory, it did not immediately increase its strength.At present, the Western Regions not only did not increase the national strength of the Zhou State, but also divided 20,000 elite soldiers.Seeing this, Sun Kewang was relieved: "The king doesn't need to worry too much.Although the Qing Dynasty was destroyed by the Ming, but the Ming was not peaceful, Zhu Yihai had already launched a coup d'état to control Nanjing, and he would definitely be able to contain Zhao Ming for a period of time, and I still have time to prepare for the Great Zhou. ”When Wu Sangui heard this, he ignited a glimmer of hope and stood up: "Let's go, go back to Chang'an!"
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