Seeing everyone's disappointed looks, Songyun quickly squeezed out a smile from her thin face.

"The ministers of the bodyguard, the ministers of the king of councils, the ministers of the royal family, the minister of household affairs He Shen, and some of the army are only three days away from here, the details will be known when Mr. He arrives."

Baile Chedenzabu of the Sanyin Noyan Department sneered: "Master He came here with the Eight Banners soldiers under Chahar Dutong. As far as I know, Chahar Dutong's command originally had a full quota of fifteen thousand.

There are thousands of troops, but after experiencing the White Lotus Sect and the Western Sichuan War, the number of troops was reduced to 7788."

Chahar Dutong, the Qing government's institution in Zhangjiakou that governs Chahar and the Xilin Gol League.

"Nowadays, the maximum number of people that can be gathered together at once is 5,000, but the total number of people we are waiting for is still not as good as the Truqin people!"

Everyone’s faces were even more ugly.

Seeing this, Songyun sighed inwardly, and after hesitating for a while, he finally said: "Forget it, the relevant situation and your Excellency have already flew over to inform me. I might as well talk about some situations."

"As you know, due to the existence of Dagu Port, since the Truqin people launched their attack in Khalkha, they can use their troops from Nanyang, Japan and other places to take advantage of the sea to attack there, and then directly threaten the capital."<

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"It is said that the Truchen people have become some kind of Far East Viceroyalty in Nanyang. They have five reorganized divisions there. With three reorganized divisions, the number is nearly 50,000 people! There are still 200,000 troops near the capital, but they cannot be mobilized.

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"Also, since they last harmed Longxing in Shengjing, although our country has moved a large number of immigrants there, they still dare not act rashly if they attack Port Arthur directly."

"As for the two general mansions in Jilin and Heilongjiang, because the big island Sakhalin near the Heilongjiang outlet has been occupied by them, although the two general mansions have added some additional troops, their total number is only 10,000 people."

"They can definitely Japan, and the garrison on Sakhalin Island can attack the two generals' mansions from there, so that the military there dare not move."

"So we can only mobilize the troops of the Eight Banners of Inner Mongolia, that is, the troops of the Alxa, Yikzhao, Ulanqab, Zhelim, Zhuosotu and other alliance banners. Since they have to raise food and grass in advance, they have to cross the uninhabited desert.

, it can’t be done within three months”

"It has been a month and a half now, and it will take a month to arrive at the fastest. Moreover, the troops of these alliances have also been mobilized greatly in the recent war. Each alliance is estimated to be able to dispatch only 3,000 troops, with a maximum of 15,000 troops.

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"The Truqin people dared to take the initiative to invade Khalkha, so they must have made preparations on other routes. Although our country has set up General Kashgar and Counselor Minister in Urumqi, the total number of troops and horses is less than 10,000, and the enemy

There are two reorganizers in Tashkent and Samarkand, the important towns of the former Junggar Khanate."

Huibu refers to Xinjiang.

"The governors of Shaanxi and Gansu and the governors of Sichuan naturally have many troops, but they will probably only be deployed back to their bases, and it is impossible to transfer them to Khalkha."

"Furthermore, they still have a large army in India. Once they get anxious, they can invade the snowy area and even Sichuan from Niboluo! By then, it is estimated that even the soldiers and horses of the Sichuan Governor will not dare to move without permission."

Nibala refers to Nepal.

Wendur Khan's counselor Heng Rui asked anxiously: "The land of Khalkha will be abandoned?"

Songyun shook his head, "Since Mr. He came here in person, he must have brought the emperor's imperial edict, and there must be a complete plan in it."

"Absolutely?", Lawang sneered in his heart, "Now our country's military strength is stretched thin, and our opponents are still the Torguts who are also able to endure hunger and cold, and their weapons are much more powerful than ours. If we cannot gather the army to fight for a decisive battle,

How can we be sure of winning the battle?"

He suddenly thought of something.

"Nowadays, in the land of Inner and Outer Mongolia, there are no less than 100,000 young and strong men still wasting their time in lamasery. As long as half of them can be released, it will be a powerful force. Although these people have grown up in lamasery,

But I haven’t forgotten horseback riding and archery.”

"Even if it is far inferior to Banner, it can still be done if it is used to consume the Truchen people. The enemy relies most on firearms. The amount of ammunition required is huge, and they come from the Baktarma River Pass, where the road is rugged.

It’s so steep, you definitely can’t carry too much ammunition.”

"If we can make its ammunition consumption reach a certain level, and then let the flag soldiers come up, they will still be able to fight."

Seeing that everyone fell into silence, Songyun thought to himself: "If you are timid before fighting, even if the army arrives, the morale will be worrying. That's all, in order to stabilize the morale of the army, I have to say it again."

Then he coughed lightly and said: "Everyone, my Lord, in addition to commanding all the armies, I have another big thing to do this time."

Lawang thought to himself: "Now the entire Khalkha is in danger, what else is more important than this..."

Another thing suddenly occurred to me, and I suddenly realized something.

"North of Kyakhta is the territory of the Buryat Mongols. Although they surrendered to the Russians, they had no more taxes except for turning over some furs, but they needed to perform military service."

“Not long ago, the leader of the Buryat people, Baladan, coveted Kyakhta’s wealth and led his troops to invade there, plundering a large amount of property and more than a hundred Han merchants. Our country negotiated with the Russians, but they ignored it.

When I come here this time, in addition to dealing with the affairs of Khalkha, I am afraid that I also have to negotiate with the Russians."

When he thought of the Russians, he seemed to suddenly become enlightened.

"Although the Russians don't have many people north of Khalkha, there are still many Saurons and Buryats who obey their jurisdiction. They are also mortal enemies of Truchin. If they form an alliance with the Russians, plus them

The regular army in Siberia and Truchin’s army in Kazakhstan dare not move without permission."

"What is the value of a mere Han merchant compared with the entire Khalkha?"

"On the surface, the Russians naturally dare not take the initiative to provoke Truchin, but the appearance and attire of the Mongols and Saurons under their jurisdiction are almost the same as ours. If they are allowed to get involved, others will not be able to tell."

Songyun looked at everyone and swallowed back the words that were on his lips, "Oh, this is such a serious matter, we should wait until we get there with you to talk about the rest."

"At that time, the armies of the Zasak Tuhan Tribe, the Tushe Tuhan Tribe, and the Chechen Khan Tribe will also arrive. There will be a total of 20,000 elite cavalry. They are all Eight Banners soldiers. I dare not say that they will defeat Truqin, but at least maintain the current situation.

Bar"

Just as he was talking, a series of reports came from outside.

"Report..."

"Report..."

"Report..."

This specification is only available when a person of the level of prince or imperial envoy from the capital arrives.

Songyun was also mentally shocked.

"Did you arrive early with your Excellency?"

Everyone stood up and walked out together.

"Report! Your Excellency and I have arrived outside the city!"

Lawang and others looked at each other, and it could be seen that everyone breathed a long sigh of relief.
Chapter completed!