Chapter 629: Bury all invading enemies (please subscribe!)

Author: Linjiangjun

Chapter 629: Bury all invading enemies (please subscribe!)

Since there were no outstanding conflicts with the Tibetans, it was more merciful to attack the Ming army this time.

There are no cannon fodder troops from vassal states and annexed areas. Military discipline is extremely strict and basically does not disturb the people.

In addition, taking into account the beliefs of Tibetan Buddhism, the Ming army also refrained from hunting animals and birds, and did not fish.

Different from the usual ruthless cooking, the Ming army treated Tibetans like the people of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, those who stubbornly resist will still be destroyed humanely.

The first battle target of the Tibetan Army was Qamdo.

Qamdo faces Sichuan Province to the east, Yunnan to the south, and Qinghai to the north. It can be said to be the intersection of the four provinces. It has been the east gate of the snow-covered plateau since ancient times, and its geographical location is extremely important.

Occupying Qamdo opened the main route to the snow-covered plateau. This was an important part of the Ming army's battle plan and could not be missed.

From the topographic point of view, Qamdo is like a pearl embedded in the Hengduan Mountains, with tall mountains such as Mangkang Mountain running from north to south, Thanyantawong Mountain and Bethula Ridge running parallel to each other.

There are also three major rivers, the Jinsha River, the Lancang River, and the Nu River, flowing through it.

Therefore, the terrain of Qamdo is rugged, the roads are difficult and dangerous, and the mountains are high and the valleys are deep.

The mountains surrounding Qamdo have an average altitude of about 5,000 meters and are covered with snow all year round, so they are also collectively known as the "Chamdo Snow Ridge".

Absolutely easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Strictly speaking, this place once belonged to the Ming Dynasty.

Because in the previous Ming Dynasty, the Duo Gandu Command Department was set up here, and the tribal chiefs and big heads of various places and the big lamas of the temples were appointed to manage it.

It's different now, this is the territory of the Keshote Khanate.

In 1637, the Heshuote tribe, one of the four Oirat tribes, moved from the northwest region to Qinghai under the leadership of Gushi Khan. After several years, it unified the entire snowy plateau and finally established the Heshuote Khanate.

The establishment of the Heshuote Khanate originated from the late Ming Dynasty, when the Kagyu Sect of Tibetan Buddhism violently persecuted the Gelug Sect. In this critical situation, Gushi Khan went to Tibet to protect the religion.

The real purpose of Gushi Khan's "protection" was just to occupy the long-coveted land of Qinghai.

The Gushi Khan tribe originally developed as a nomad in the northern foothills of the Tianshan Mountains. However, due to frequent suppression by the Jungar tribe, they had to move to the southern foothills.

In the mid-17th century, "Gushi Khan" succeeded as the leader of the Mongolian Heshuote tribe, and the title came from this.

After Gushi Khan unified Qinghai, he naturally made it the political center and development base at that time.

However, at this time, the main religious center and ethnic population of the Hoshuote tribe were still far away on the plateau in Lhasa.

Therefore, starting in 1638, many herdsmen and cattle, horses and livestock of Gushi Khan moved to the snowy plateau.

As a result, the conditions for Gushi Khan to establish the Khanate became increasingly mature due to the favorable weather, location, and people.

In 1640, Gushi Khan sent troops to Xikang and seized power.

In order to preserve his rule over Qinghai and the Snowy Plateau, Gushi Khan enfeoffed Qinghai to his eight sons, who were known as "Qinghai Badai Ji" in history.

"Collect taxes from the Kang area to support the people of Qinghai." The rulers of various places in Xikang were the grandsons of Gushi Khan who controlled the government, and Gushi Khan sat on the plateau.

As a result, the entire political power of the Kashote Khanate was firmly in the hands of Gushi Khan.

The Heshuote Khanate was so prosperous but suddenly attached to the Qing court. There was a reason for this.

At that time, there were constant wars and conflicts between the Rakshasa and Oirat regions in the northwest, and the Khalkha Mongols and Oirat in the east were also at war with each other for a long time. Therefore, Gushi Khan had to use distant contacts and close attacks to protect Oirat.

Surrendering to the protection of the Qing court was undoubtedly the wisest choice.

Although the Heshuote Khanate is becoming increasingly powerful, if it wants to compete with the Qing Dynasty, it is tantamount to hitting an egg against a stone.

Gushi Khan took the initiative to surrender to the Qing court, which was not only conducive to requesting the Qing court to send troops to resist Junggar, but also conducive to internal governance.

By the first half of the seventeenth century, Gushi Khan single-handedly used powerful force to end the years of constant disputes in the snowy plateau area, and united with the Yellow Sect to submit to the Qing court.

The constant wars on the snowy plateau were quelled, and the people finally lived a stable and peaceful life for several years.

Therefore, the Koshote Khanate is still nominally the land of the Holy Qing Mongol Empire!

And it is also one of Shenmeng's elective khanates, with the right to vote.

At this time, the Great Khan of the Khoshot Khanate was Dalai Khan, whose hidden name was Tenzin Dalai, also known as Redantaiji, Gonchuk, Punchuk, and Borjijit clan.

He is a die-hard pro-Qing faction, otherwise he would not have surrendered to the Ming Dynasty yet.

He even felt that Ming Dynasty would not take a fancy to a barren land like the Snowy Plateau.

However, he still guarded against Daming.

Before, the Ming army had an unimpeded journey and encountered no resistance. However, when they approached Qamdo, they found that the Qamdu area was heavily guarded!

Heshuote Khan's idea is that once the Ming army attacks, if they want to keep this three-acre area, they can only seek peace through war, set up heavy defenses, and rely on their familiarity with the plateau to prevent the Ming army from attacking for a long time.

Let it go.

The one who guarded Qamdo was Razang Lubei, the son of Khoshote Khan.

This person has the legacy of Li Shimin.

How should I put it? After his father died, Lhazang Lube killed his brother and turned himself into Khan.

This man also had good military abilities. He assembled nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses in Qamdo, trying to rely on natural dangers to resist the soldiers of tomorrow!

He made his general Fude Gongbo the commander-in-chief of Qamdo.

The name of Fude Gompot translates to Dharma Protector.

Therefore, Lhazang Lube was very confident and said without shame: "I have General Fude Gongpo, who can kill Ming people!"

His subordinate Fude Gongpo was also full of confidence, "It all shows that people are cowardly. How dare they attack our Buddha's holy army? They will never come back!"

Everyone laughed immediately.

Just when they were feeling triumphant, a scout suddenly looked nervous and knelt down on the ground to report loudly: "Master Taiji, the Ming people are here and have captured Saigu Pass, a key pass near Qamdocheng!"

Taiji is the honorific title of the Great Khan's son.

As soon as these words came out, the laughter that was everywhere in the camp suddenly stopped.

Especially Taiji Lazang Lubei, his plateau red face is a bit pale.

Because Saigu Pass controls the road into Qamdo, although there are only a thousand people to guard it, the terrain is extremely favorable to the defenders.

It will be impossible to capture it in a while.

The road under Saigu Mountain Pass is called "Lianyun Road", which seems to reach into the sky. Not only is the road steep, but there is a large slope below it.

Taiji Lazang Lubei personally visited it a few days ago. The defenders at Saigu Pass had stocked up a large number of rolling stones. Once they found a place, they just had to roll the stones down.

At that time, the general guarding Saigu Pass vowed: "If the Ming army comes, let us wait and see. I am confident that I will bury all invading enemies!"
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