inspire-indiana Chapter 277 Asking for advice
Chapter 277 Asking for advice
Being laughed at, the Tenth Prince was not annoyed. He just bowed and looked at the Fourteenth Prince: "I am not very knowledgeable and can't think of any good ideas. I wonder what the Fourteenth Prince has to say?"
Fourteen blinked, with a rather vulgar smile: "I can't say that I have a good opinion, but I think that Big Brother is a great speaker. I hope Big Brother can keep up the good work."
Oh?
The Eighth Prince tilted his head, looking eager to hear more.
Hey Hey.
Fourteenth Prince chuckled a few times in a particularly embarrassed manner, looking at Eighth Prince with a look of admiration in his eyes: "It's your manifesto in three languages, Manchu, Mongolian and Chinese! It really destabilized the morale of the rebel army and forced that old fox Tsewang Arabtan to come out of his shell."
"He attempted to suppress the Qing Dynasty with firepower and boost the morale of the army with victory. The result was..."
It must be bad weather!
This allowed him to catch up with the Fourteenth Prince, who was already an excellent marksman, and also catch up with the repeating musket, which had a scope and granular gunpowder, and had made great progress in both accuracy and range.
It hit the target directly and almost killed their eldest prince.
"Anyway, it's just that things don't go as planned. The whole thing went against my will. I believe that not only is Tsewang Arabtan furious, but the rebel army's already shaky morale has been further hit, right?"
It is a question sentence, but the tone is affirmative.
Then he began to praise the Eighth Prince lavishly.
It was obvious that he was trying to encourage the other side to make further efforts and give the Junggar tribe another severe beating with his sharp tongue.
When two sides go to war, who wouldn't hope to achieve the greatest victory at the lowest cost?
Of course, the Eighth Prince is no exception.
As soon as Fourteenth Prince flattered him, he knew what the other party meant.
But who doesn’t have some vanity?
Especially since he was eagerly looking forward to changing his title, he would of course use every possible means to show his importance.
Therefore, he sat upright and listened carefully to Fourteen's solid praise.
He also took the initiative to express his willingness to write a memorial to commend him and help him change his title, and then he reservedly took out a new manifesto.
As usual, it uses three languages, Manchu, Mongolian and Chinese. This time the wording is more casual and down-to-earth.
It is guaranteed that even those who cannot read can easily understand and think carefully. Do you want to risk your life just to vent your anger at others under such a huge disparity?
The Fourteenth Prince was overjoyed as if he had found a treasure. After getting it, he hurriedly thought of ways to distribute it.
Then, Tsewang Arabtan fell into misfortune.
The battle to establish his authority almost made him suffer the pain of losing his son. He stayed by his eldest son's bedside for several days before finally hoping that the man would escape from danger.
Even so, the Mongolian doctor repeatedly warned the patient to be careful in the future.
Forget about going into battle and killing the enemy, and if you take good care of yourself, I don’t know if you can live to old age.
This was absolutely bad news, and it made him feel dizzy.
Then he became furious.
This is his eldest son!
The one who looks most like him and has the most ambitions. At a young age, he can already tell that he is extraordinary, and he is the successor he has the highest hopes for.
She hadn't even gotten married or had children yet, but she was harmed like this by the Qing government.
If he doesn't avenge his child, how can he have the face to be called Father Khan?
But before he could take any action, that damn Eighth Prince wrote another manifesto?
There are criticisms of him between the lines.
He was directly charged with ten crimes.
First, as the Khan of Dzungar, he did not put the interests of his subjects first, did not develop the people's livelihood, and was aggressive and used all means to bring powerful enemies to his subjects.
Besides, he is stubborn and self-righteous, and a mere toad wants to swallow the sky.
Challenging the Qing Dynasty, which had more than one million soldiers, with a force of tens of thousands, or at most hundreds of thousands, was no different from seeking death. It didn't matter whether the charges were exaggerated or not. The point was that the Eighth Prince was really good at grasping people's hearts and seeing through human weaknesses. He then poked at these weaknesses and even arranged spies to spread rumors in addition to the proclamation.
Without saying anything else, let’s just compare Tsewang Arabtan with Galdan.
Besides, even someone as capable as Galdan was forced to commit suicide by the Qing army. Wouldn’t Tsewang Arabtan, who could only take advantage of the chaos to sneak home and cooperate with the bandits, be even more capable?
You blew it so hard at the beginning, what happened in the end?
Even the heir who had been carefully cultivated for more than ten years was almost killed by a single blow from the Qing court!
Or will he give examples?
Galdan, who was regarded as a serious threat by Kangxi, was the founder of the Dzungar Khanate in the eyes of Junggar soldiers!
Although the current Khan has done a good job, to be honest, if he had not stabbed the previous Khan in the back when he was fighting against the Qing Dynasty, the outcome would be unknown.
I didn’t think about it that way before, but now I can’t help but ponder it: If the current Khan could put aside personal grudges and work together with the former Khan and his nephew, not only would Khalkha Mongolia not be lost, but it would also be able to take over more territory from the Qing Dynasty?
Even if the past cannot be brought back, the Qing army now has a large number of troops, sufficient weapons, and no difficulty in supplying food and fodder.
Our army is being crushed in all aspects. Should we withdraw our troops?
Gather sand into a tower.
The combined wavering of countless low-level soldiers would lead to instability in the morale of the entire army.
But at this time, Tsewang Arabtan not only refused to retreat, but also wanted to kill all the Qing princes on the battlefield to avenge his son.
This target is so big that even Daze Lingdun Duobu advised him to calm down: "The eldest prince is injured, and the ministers are also anxious. I wish I could exchange my life for his and let the Qing dogs pay the price. But..."
"Since the comparison of the manifesto, the morale of the army has been somewhat low. Now even Bao Qin, who we are most proud of, is at a disadvantage, and the soldiers are even more panicked. I am afraid it is not a good time to send troops now. In my opinion..."
"What do you think? Should we endure or wait?" Tsewang Arabtan interrupted him rudely, his eyes bloodshot, staring at him.
Da Ce Ling Dun Duo Bu was so frightened that he choked, and he tried for a long time but couldn't come up with any answer.
Instead, Tsewang Arabtan said in a hateful voice: "I know your concerns, but I have my own reasons. Speed is of the essence in war. If we don't act now while the Qing troops have not yet sent more troops, won't it be even more difficult when their reinforcements arrive?"
"As for the hatred?"
"Since the moment Ce Ling was seriously injured, the conflict between the two sides has become irreconcilable. Either our Dzungar Khanate gives up its name and submits to the Khalkha Mongols. Or the Dzungars unite as one and defeat the Qing dogs so hard that they dare not easily violate the border again!"
Although Daze Lingdun Dob agreed with his view, he could not be optimistic about the current situation.
But there was nothing we could do because Tsewang Arabtan insisted on doing what he wanted!
He had even ordered reinforcements on the day Ce Ling was seriously injured.
Gather all the manpower that can be mobilized and vow to deal a severe blow to that old dog Xuanye.
At the same time, in Tsarist Russia, Peter the Great also received the latest news: "Oh, the Qing court and the Dzungar Khanate are fighting again? They have invested a lot of troops, not bad. Let's keep a close eye on it and see if there is any chance to gain some benefits from it."