Starry Night.

A cavalry ran on the north bank of the Zabuhan River.

The leader is covered with golden cloth armor, which is obviously a general of the Manchurian Yellow Banner, and it is the chief minister of Chahar Baotai!

Baotai is also a clan of the royal family, but not Nurhaci's lineage, but his younger brother Bayala. He became the counselor of Tarbahatai at the age of fifty, and five years later he was in the position of Chahar's governor.

You should know that the Chahar ruler nominally only governs the Xilingol League and the Chahar. In fact, because it ranks between Khalkha, Ordos, Eastern Mongolia, and the capital, it is extremely important, and actually plays the role of remotely controlling all Mongolian tribes and guarding the capital from the north.

Most of the other garrison generals are deputy commanders, and only General Chahar is the title of chief minister!

Although Heshen was nominally the commander of the army, Emperor Qianlong, who was familiar with military affairs, obviously knew that it was impossible to hand over all the troops to him, and Rawang had never commanded the war. Therefore, when Heshen negotiated with the Truchens in Kobdo, the real commander of Ulya Sutai was not Rawang, but him!

Unlike other royal children, Baotai has been in the military since he was a child and has been practicing in Qinghai, Tibet and the Western Regions for a long time. It can be called a lifelong military service. Although his achievements are not outstanding, he is definitely the only one among the royal children.

After receiving Erdeni's report, when the people in Lawang were still hesitating, Baotai took away all his three thousand Chahar spirit cavalry and two thousand Ulya Sutai Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners without saying a word, and ordered Lawang to keep up with the remaining troops as soon as possible.

At this time, another change occurred, that is, the Eight Banners soldiers of the Tushetu Khan tribe next to the Sanyin Nuoyan tribe finally arrived at Ulya Sutai, with a total of 5,000 people. In this way, Rawang also has the 1,500 Eight Banners soldiers of the Wendur Khan tribe, the 1,500 Essential Cavalry of the Sanyin Nuoyan tribe, and the 10,000 Essential Cavalry of the Tushetu Khan tribe.

Compared with the local Mongolian Eight Banners, the Eight Banners soldiers under the command of the Chahar Commander and the Eight Banners soldiers under the command of the Minister Wendurkhan were all guards in the capital, and the soldiers were also drawn from the three camps, and their training, equipment and combat power were obviously incomparable.

When he went to Ulyasutai from Chahar, Baotai, who was nearly 60 years old, had no special feeling, but Heshen complained. If Baotai was not on one side, it would probably take him ten days to arrive.

But this kind of marching is common for Baotai. In the past, when he saw signs of rebellion in Qinghai area, as the counselor of Lhasa, he led the 1,000 Eight Banners soldiers to travel on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau for ten days and arrived at Qinghai Lake. At this time, the Eight Banners soldiers in Lanzhou were still in the Huangshui Valley!

He obviously had the style of Gushi Khan crossing Kunlun Mountains, traveling through the uninhabited area of ​​Kekexili to Lhasa. Of course, in addition to him, Fukang'an's soldiers and horses naturally had this ability. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to defeat the Gurkha people who were famous for their toughness when crossing the Himalayas.

You should know that if Fu Kang'an had not been involved in the intervention, the Gurkhas were not only able to defeat Bhutan and Sikkim, but also had the strength to defeat the last Mughal dynasty, and their combat power was above the Sikhs who once dominated the Indus River Basin!

The Eight Banners soldiers of the Qing Dynasty were the most elite under the command of General Kashgar, General Tarbhatai, General Ulya Sutai, and the minister stationed in Tibet. None of them were still above the three camps of the capital.

Baotai knew in his heart that the five princes of Qitad appeared in the Zasaktu Khan tribe, obviously they were going to go for the Khan cavalry that had not been moved for a long time. Bunirat's hesitation gave them this opportunity. Once the entire Zasaktu Khan tribe turned to the Truqin Empire, then Ulya Sutai would be in great trouble.

Therefore, when Rawang was preparing to hold a meeting in the name of Prince, Gulun's prince, and general, he ignored it. Not only did he ignore it, he also transferred the two thousand Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners under Rawang.

He also had a secret edict from Emperor Qianlong. Once this edict appeared, he was the real imperial envoy and the general who led the army, not to mention that he was also the chief of the Manchu Zhenghuang Banner!

Baotai was anxious and wanted to arrive at Bayan before the arrival of Truchen's army. However, he was able to run overnight at an old age, and his elite Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners could do it, but the war horses under their seats could not be done - he, the Chahar general, could not bring the war horses from Qinghai and Tibet to Chahar.

Therefore, he could only rest for every 50 miles of rushing. Ulya Sutai was less than 300 miles away from Bayan. In this case, it would take him a day and a night to reach Bayan.

Even so, it is much faster than Hardan and others expected.

When Hadan led his army to Bayan early the next morning, Baotai's forward appeared!

When approaching Bayan, Baotai gradually slowed down because he saw the Truqins' scout!

As soon as he saw the detective cavalry, Baotai's heart almost sank to the bottom!

"What a thief, he's faster than me!"

However, unlike Truchen, he had no idea how many Truchen troops Bayan had, and Truchen's previous reputation also affected him. He did not continue to accelerate to Bayan, but instead set up a camp on the north bank of the Zabuhan River and waited for the arrival of the Lawang army.

Then a large number of scouts were scattered around.

Although Baotai's record is not obvious, he has experienced a long battle. He has carefully analyzed the past wars between Truqin and the Qing Dynasty, and finally he came to a conclusion.

"If both sides set up a formation, no matter whether they are proactive in attacking or defending, they will not win. Only when the enemy suddenly appears during the march can their cavalry win. Nowadays, although Sanyin Nuoyan tribes and Tushetu Khan tribes the Mongolian Eight Banners are far inferior to the Eight Banners in the garrison"

"But compared with the past, it has definitely been enhanced, at least in terms of discipline compliance. This is enough. Ten thousand cavalry suddenly appeared, and even if the Truchens' firearms are powerful, they will not have time to display them."
Chapter completed!