Chapter 81 The Eve of the Onan River Conference (Part 2)
“I’m done”
Qitad nodded and looked at the others.
Daen thought to himself: "I am the Secretary of Government. Now His Majesty only takes a reorganized division thousands of miles to Urhet. The important thing is obviously military affairs. Although I worked as a secretary of military affairs for a while in the past few years, since I have not studied in the Military and Political School, I am obviously not as good as Suo Chao, and even worse than all the brigade commanders. It is better to talk first."
Then he said: "Your Majesty, the ministry will throw bricks and attract jade"
"Before coming and along the way, His Majesty kept calling us to discuss this matter. When they were in Ili, all the ministers were there. They all said that this matter would not be that simple, but they thought that the Russians had limited troops in the Far East, and after the battle of General Hadan's Khalkha, the situation in the entire Khalkha changed a lot"
"As for other alliances, like the Khalkha, due to the Qing government's policy of reducing the number of taxes, the population was greatly reduced, and even the Korqin tribes who were most loyal to the Qing Dynasty could not gather too many people"
"In addition, the Fourth Highness is now leading a large army to siege the capital, and there are only a handful of people who can threaten us. All the ministers agreed to lead the team in person"
"But according to Aihesan's information, they obviously had ulterior motives. They were nothing more than Russians, the governors of the three eastern provinces of the Qing Dynasty, and the tribes of Korqin and Xilingol League. Their soldiers and horses together had a maximum of 30,000 to 40,000, which may have no effect on our army."
Suo Chao continued: "Although the Fourth Highness surrounded Beijing City, the situation is still not obvious when to take it and how to take it, that is, your Majesty is kind. Otherwise, if you rely on our country's firepower, if you ignore the safety of the people in the city, you will be able to take it for up to three days."
"In addition to the stability of the internal situation, it can be achieved in ten days at most. Since the Hadan tribe and Alin A tribe arrived in the south of the desert, they have also restrained the troops of Shanxi, Xuanzhen and the southern tribes"
"So, if the Qing people want to escape from the difficulties, they must find another way. The Qing people ruled the Mongolian tribes for a hundred years, and ordinary herders probably did not change. The conditions they gave the nobles were still relatively favorable. At this time, they used the Onon River Conference to attract His Majesty and then waited for an opportunity to launch an attack"
"It will be their only chance to win, so this conference will definitely not be stable"
“Urhet is located in the upper reaches of the Onon River, where several rivers meet, and is surrounded by valleys. If an ambush is set up in advance, there is no chance”
Ye Sizhe said: "But Your Majesty has brought the Yili reorganization division now. With the power of this division, they should not be unaware of it. Unless there is a hundred thousand ambush, there will be no chance of victory."
"Also, the four Khalkha tribes and all the tribes in the south of the desert will come. Are they all focused on the Qing Dynasty? Especially after seeing that we have a reorganizer, will they still take risks?"
Qitad nodded, "What do you mean?"
Ye Sizhe said: "The Ministry of Justice estimates that most Russians in Heilongjiang do have movement, but the Mongols are not all in one mind, especially the Khalkha tribes. Once the action fails, it will cause a huge anger from our country, which will be an unbearable burden for them."
"As for the tribes in the south of the desert, I believe that the tribes in the Korqin tribes that have been deeply bound to the Qing Dynasty must have ulterior motives, but the tribes in Chahar, Ulanqab, Xilingol, and Ordos may not be like this, otherwise why did the people of Aihesan not see their men?"
"Therefore, the Ministry of Justice recommends that Your Majesty can take advantage of the rest of these days to meet the Mongolian princes and princes separately, and then make a judgment"
Wu Keqin said: "Your Majesty, I agree with what the few people said just now, but from a military perspective, we are ambushing the mountains near Ulcht in advance. From their perspective, we may also guess that we will see through this. Therefore, it is more likely that we will be on the way from Wendurhan to Ulcht."
"It is said that after leaving Wendurkhan, we will first walk east along the north bank of the Kruren River for a while, then turn north and then walk east along the north bank of the Urza River. Both sides of the Urza River are endless mountains. If the enemy is ambushed, they will definitely be in the Urza River basin"
"They obviously know that if our army is arranged in a good position, they will have no choice but to attack or defend. Moreover, the snow is very thick, and their light cavalry can't get faster, but we can't get faster either."
"But because of this, our horse exploration cannot find out all suspicious places one by one. In fact, along the way, we can only investigate the places we knew before, and they were all discovered through skiing, which is extremely inefficient"
"After starting from Wendurkhan, our exploration was more restricted, because the Khalkha tribes must have traveled with us"
"So, if there is an ambush, it will definitely be in the Urza River Basin. At this time, the arrangement of the march is crucial. The last general suggested that when marching, the Khalkha troops can explore the way forward. The distance between us is about ten miles. Our vanguard will accompany us, and a regiment is enough"
"I estimate that the four Khalkha troops will not exceed 5,000. If they exceed this number significantly, then their appearance is worth noting. If they do have any fraud, then our vanguard regiment will be enough to counter them and wait for the arrival of our large group of troops."
Tie Ren said: "Since the Khalkha tribes are in front, they will definitely use pack horses to walk on the road, mostly with four horses to walk on the snow side by side, and then open up a road. At this time, the road under the snow layer is probably frozen hard, which is just conducive to the exercise of our army's war horse nail covers, and the potential enemy obviously cannot equip the war horses in large quantities."
"The war horses with only a few generals may be equipped, and they cannot get fast at all. Without the obstacles of the snow, our army has the advantage in speed, and they are not opponents either"
Zhou Zhicheng said: "But after the pack horses come out, the sledge is not so comfortable. The road will definitely not be as soft as the snow layer, and it will definitely bump up and down. Special attention should be paid to the loaded ammunition, food, etc. Before we come, the snow layer in the south of the desert was only a thin layer."
"You don't need to walk with a pack horse to walk, but the snow layer here is too thick, so we haven't put nails on the camels, and we still have to make up for them in the past few days."
Qitade didn't agree, he smiled and looked at Yang Ni, "Ni'er, do you have any suggestions?"
Yang Ni said: "Uncle, I will receive the call and send it. Before coming, my mother repeatedly advised you to ask your fifth brother to take your men to go there instead of you. You have to come in person. As everyone said just now, I was even more worried."
Nowadays, the one who can directly call Qitade "uncle" and Deng Yaolong "Fifth Brother" is probably the niece Yang Ni, who is very favored by Qitade.
However, Qitade did not underestimate him, his niece. She is still in the position of deputy director of the CIA Telecommunications Department. Obviously, it is not as simple as receiving and sending telegrams. She is also twenty-eight years old this year. She married Tie Ren five years ago. Now the couple came here with Qitade at the same time.
The two of them already have a pair of children under their knees, and they are now being raised in Yamankara's Mansion.
In fact, this is how Qitad's real sister Duran told her.
"Ni'er, although you are Your Majesty's niece and the only female official in the eastbound team, do you know why Your Majesty has put some men without using them, and he has to use you?"
"Mother, I am the closest person to my uncle except for my fifth brother. His Majesty has formed two telecommunications networks, one is transmitted through the CIA, and the other is controlled by my uncle himself, so naturally he must be in his own hands"
"No, when you go to Khalkha, you are very powerful on the surface. A Kyoto reorganizer can withstand the attack of a hundred thousand troops when prepared, but what if you are not prepared?"
"Although you are a student of the CIA, you have also learned the CIA's set, and your uncle taught it himself. His real ability is no less than that of a man. Most people think that my brother brought you with you just to relieve boredom, and he is a woman, so he will definitely ignore you."
"You are the last line of defense around my brother. If you really encounter danger, you must protect your uncle's safety even if you sacrifice yourself. On weekdays, the more innocent you are, the less people will be able to guard against you. Do you understand?"
Duran secretly told Qitade that Qitade was just laughing when he heard this, but he still brought Yang Ni with him. In addition to Yang Ni, he also brought a small team of female soldiers, which was actually to protect the safety of the telecommunications team.
Therefore, when he heard Yang Ni's words, he didn't say anything, just smiled faintly.
This time, he brought Deng Yaolong. In addition to him, there was Qi Xiong present. Bayan did not speak. Qi Xiong was Qilibu's only son and was often famous for his bravery. However, being able to serve as the leader of Qitade's imperial guard regiment is obviously not good. In recent years, under Qitade's personal guidance, he has actually been a general with both wisdom and courage.
However, in this situation, he still wants to play the role of a "strong general", so he can only continue to remain silent.
Seeing that the time was almost right, Bayan said, "First of all, we went to hold alliances, not to fight, at least on the surface, so I judged that the Khalkha tribes would not send too many troops. According to Aihesan's information, each of the four Khans under the command of each of the four Khalks under the command of the Khalkha soldiers has customized the soldiers."
"Of course, it was decided by the Lifan Academy of the Qing Dynasty for them. Each person had only 500 personal soldiers, and four were 2,000. If this number exceeded, there would be a problem. Chechen Khan must have colluded with King Khan of Khurchin"
"There is another difference here. Zasaktu Khan only brought five hundred people, but we don't know the people that Sanyin Nuoyan Khan, Tushetu Khan, and Chechen Khan were preparing to carry."
"Although Wendurhan is a wooden city, it is quite large, and it is possible to station tens of thousands of cavalrymen"
"But when we set out three days later, everything is clear. Whoever brings more people will have problems, and on the contrary, they are sincerely looking at us."
"The same is true for Khorqin and the tribes in the south of the desert. The Khalkha Khans are all princes, so there is a regulation of 500 personal soldiers. In addition to Khorqin, there are 500 people in the south of the desert, the rest are all regulated by less than 300 people, and they carry very few people"
"If you encounter it in Urhet, your movements can also be determined by the number of people. Now our country has gained a foothold in the Hulunbuir area and has expanded the scope of investigation to Xilingol League, but it has not obtained the traces of the Korqin tribes. This can only explain one thing"
"The Korqin tribes and Xilingol League must have ulterior motives"
"As for the three northeastern provinces, there is no doubt that they are all going all out to use this opportunity to deal with us. If the last guess is right, Helancha has already brought a large number of troops to the vicinity of Ulcht, and our country has not arranged spies in the east and west Siberia of the Russians."
"They can come through Russian territory"
"The Russians themselves are the same. It is estimated that when the Hadan tribe entered Khalkha, they were preparing. It is entirely possible to enter Chita in batches with small groups of people and then suddenly appear near Ulht"
Qitad asked, "Are they not afraid of angering us and causing the loss of the entire Siberia?"
Ye Sizhe said: "I have talked about this in private. We are trying to figure out the Russians. They are obviously trying to figure out us. Siberia has a very high latitude and long winter, so it is difficult for ordinary people to live, but the Russians can, and our country has occupied a vast livable area."
"From their perspective, we look down on these places"
Finally, Deng Yaolong said: "In any case, this is the only opportunity for the Qing Dynasty to reverse the situation, and the Onon River Conference that followed Genghis Khan was also the one that the father would definitely come. Urhet would definitely not be peaceful"
Chapter completed!