Quetu Khan's slender eyes flickered and he confirmed again: "Mo Ligen, you really saw clearly. You are really the master himself."
"Khan, you can't be wrong. I sent someone to sneak into the Dharma Assembly to do the work. That person has been in close contact with the master in the past three days. He has repeatedly confirmed that the person sitting on the Dharma frame and setting off is him." Mo Mo.
Higen patted his chest and assured.
"Okay, if you capture the master alive this time, I will mark your merits and reward you with ten horses, two women, and fifty sheep. Hahaha, go down and rest, my warrior." Quatu Khan said happily.
said.
He and his tribe are all from the Khalkha region of Outer Mongolia. They are people living on the Mongolian plateau, and their ability to adapt to high altitudes is much better than that of the Han people. He also has a very deep understanding of this kind of altitude sickness.
Although he has been affected by Yang Fan's reputation, his ears are almost ringing with noise.
However, he still believed that Yang Fan was just a mortal. As long as he was a mortal, he could not know everything. After all, he had never been to the plateau, and he certainly did not know that people from the flatlands would lose their fighting ability when they reached the plateau. And people from the plateau would also lose their fighting ability when they reached the plateau.
Staggering around like he's drunk.
Chotu Khan was not given in vain, he was also a famous figure in Khalkha.
Quetu Khan was the "Choktu Taiji" of thousands of families from Khalkha who moved south. He was the fourth Northern Yuan Dynasty to settle in Qinghai after Tumut, Dorothumte and Yongxiebu.
In the Ming Dynasty, Qinghai was specialized in collecting garbage from the defeated Mongols.
According to the textual research of Taishi Huaiwang, "Mingxi Zong Shilu" Bingzi in May of the sixth year of Tianqi (1626), a memorial written by Wang Zhicai, the governor of the three sides:
"The domineering evil flames of the sea chiefs are blazing... They are bound to stir up in late autumn. Jia Jinghaerhan rushed into the sea, and the fire chiefs Huang Taiji and others were connected with them. Their wings became more numerous, and their voices and spirits depended on each other..."
The so-called "Fire Chief" refers to Huoluochi, the leader of Dorothumet, and "Huangtaiji" is his eldest son Guru Hongtaiji, and "Haerhan" is another translation of Khalkha.
It can be seen that the power of the Khalkha Ten Thousand Households had already appeared in the Qinghai area in the middle of the sixth year of Tianqi at the latest.
But it is not certain who led this Khalkha.
In June of the first year of Chongzhen (1628), "First, Hahan Chakuer outside Suzhou City knocked at Jiayuguan with 300 people to ask for reward..." The "Chakuer" here is "Quetu Khan", which means thousands of households in Khalkha.
"Choktu Taiji".
Of course, this is only the earliest time when Choktu Taiji appeared in Chinese records, not the beginning of Choktu Taiji's entry into Qinghai.
But before June of the first year of Chongzhen, Chuoktu Taiji was already active outside Suzhou. This is certain.
He was once one of the three most powerful Huntaijis in the left wing of Khalkha and the Tushetu Khan tribe.
He is the only son of Nuonuo, the third son of Zhala Yier, Bakalai, the fifth son of Weizheng Nuoyan, and Qinuoyan, the fifth son of Wei Zheng. Because of his belief in the Red Religion and the issue of robbing refugees from the Chahar defeat, he had the same relationship with Tu Xietu
Khan splits.
This resulted in him being unable to gain a foothold in the Tushetu Khan tribe, and he was forced to leave Qinghai, where he occupied the land and ruled as king for many years.
Now, his hometown has been occupied by Yang Fan. Although he separated his family and went to Qinghai long ago, he still hates Yang Fan deeply. After all, his family members are digging bird droppings on the island.
Being smelly all day long is not the kind of pampered life Taiji people deserve.
"Blow the trumpet immediately and summon all the troops to go out. We must gather at Kunlun Mountain Pass within three days." Quetu Khan shouted loudly.
On this snowy plateau, which faction can gain the upper hand mainly depends on who their benefactor is.
Apparently the Fifth Great Monk Dahai, a master with a high status, his current benefactor is the richest and most powerful Dingyuan Bo in the Ming Dynasty, Yang Fan, the general who conquered the west.
Yang Fan donated 200,000 yaks and massive supplies, and also trained an army of 5,000 lamas to protect the master.
For the masters of various factions, this is a world of fighting for benefactors.
This is not comparable to Gushi Khan from the Heshuote Department. Yang Fan's thighs are thicker than his waist.
Donor Yang spent so much money, but he didn't ask for much. He just asked to dig up cordyceps in Qinghai, matsutake in Kham and Nyingchi, and search and prepare Tibetan medicine (mainly saffron) in Zang.
Just provide some worthless things to return his investment.
When Quetu Khan's army set out in force, Yang Fan was discussing philosophical issues with the master.
Yang Fan has submitted a petition to the emperor, requesting that the master be canonized as the Great Monk of the Ocean. The previous four generations were consecrated. He is considered the fifth generation master.
"Donor Yang, are you sure Quetu Khan will take the bait?" the master asked, putting down his tea bowl.
"Yes, he has nowhere to go now. Qinghai is the only area where he can plot based on his strength. He can't even think about other places. He can't afford to offend anyone, whether it's the Ming Dynasty or the Heshuo Special Department. This is
The only thing he can achieve is to work hard. He will not give up. Intercepting at the Kunlun Pass is the best option. If Wang Hao and the Lama Army are defeated, they can take advantage of the opportunity to sweep northern Qinghai again and even occupy the Hehuang Valley.
The anointed land is also unknown.”
Less than three hundred miles away, the weather suddenly changed. Strong winds and blizzards hit. Everyone quickly wrapped their cotton coats tightly. This was the 10,000 sets of cotton coats approved by Yang Fan. Even on the plateau, this thing
, and it is also warmer than the robes they wear. After all, cotton is warm and light, much better than Pulu (pronounced pulu, it is a kind of woolen fabric handmade in Tibet, which can be used to make clothes, bed blankets and other items.).
These military coats are also covered with a layer of oilcloth. There is no way, the climate here is too extreme.
The strong wind blew everyone around, and they were so thin that they were almost blown away. There were also small pieces of ice in the heavy snow, and the blows were painful like hailstones. At night, we managed to set up camp.
Wang Hao's men were well-equipped. They took sledgehammers from the cart, hammered wedges into the ground, and used them to secure the tent. They spread felt on the ground and got into sleeping bags.
Wang Hao also lamented that it is even more difficult here than in Mongolia. At least in Mongolia every night when camping, the cooking soldiers provide hot water for making tea, washing, soaking feet, and filling hot water bottles. Even hot water cannot be provided here because the air pressure is insufficient.
It won't boil, it's only 60 degrees. It also consumes a lot of fuel.
The next day, when he woke up, Wang Hao opened his eyes and found that the outside of the tent covered by snow was completely bright. Unexpectedly, after a heavy snowstorm overnight, the weather suddenly cleared up this morning.
He walked out of the tent in a good mood, but he encountered another bad thing. His horse was frozen to death. It still stood stiffly. This made him stunned for a while.
Last night, he specially tied the war horse to the leeward side of the tent. Unexpectedly, the wind direction changed in the middle of the night, and the war horse froze to death in the snow on the other side of the tent.
If he had known better, he would have brought the war horse into the tent. But it was too late to regret it. He could only walk like a soldier. This is a newly acquired Us Tibetan horse. It is a newly cultivated breed by Yang Fan. Yang Fan specially approved it before departure.
He didn't expect that he wouldn't be afraid of heights, but he would still freeze to death in a snowstorm.