Southern Ming Rebel Army

Chapter 492: Order to Assemble Troops

After hearing the messenger's words, Sengge fell into deep thought. Although he was very ambitious and the Dzungar was considered strong among the four tribes west of the desert, it was temporarily confined to the west of the desert. He had never thought of attacking the Qian Dynasty.

Before unifying the tribes in western Moxi, he had no intention of provoking another powerful enemy. At that time, some scattered Eight Banners soldiers fled to western Moxi, and it had only been two years. Suddenly, he heard that Meng Jun had unified them, which surprised Sengge.

Sengge originally planned to take advantage of the division of the Central Plains to unify the four tribes first, then conquer Yarkand, and then attack the Central Plains. But now Meng Jun has unified them, and Sengge has obviously missed the best opportunity.

Thinking of this, Sengge frowned and said, "The Qian Dynasty has been unified and has a strong military force. My Junggar is in the west of the desert and has no grudges against Meng Jun. Why should I waste the grassland warriors for the sake of the Qing Dynasty?"

At this point, Sengge said with a half-smile: "Does Eyel Zasak Khan really regard me, Junggar, as his slave?"

After hearing this, the envoy shook his head and said, "Our dynasty does not have such an idea. It's just that the Qian Dynasty has just been established and has not yet entered its heyday. Once the Qian Dynasty recovers its strength, it will definitely use military force in all directions."

This old talk could not convince Sengge to send troops. Seeing that he could not convince Sengge, the envoy gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "If Taiji is willing to send troops, I am willing to present the Great Yuan Dynasty Seal to Taiji!"

"Imperial Seal?" Sengge's eyes lit up and he perked up.

After withdrawing from the Central Plains, Mongolia has always regarded itself as the Yuan Dynasty and accumulated strength in an attempt to restore the Yuan Dynasty. After losing the Central Plains, the jade seal left by the Yuan Dynasty was still of great significance to the Mongolian tribes. Obtaining this jade seal could further prove their legitimacy.

Although this jade seal is not the imperial seal passed down by Qin Shihuang, it will still make all the tribes on the grassland salivate.

The envoy cupped his hands and said, "Yes, as long as Taiji is willing to send troops, the Qing Dynasty will certainly present the national seal with both hands."

Sengge stood up, thought for a moment, and then said, "The messenger should go down and rest first, and let me think for a moment."

After the envoy left, Sengge paced back and forth in the tent. The Mongolian nobles on both sides guessed that their own Taiji had been tempted.

Sengge is now only a Taiji, not a Khan. He wants to establish the Dzungar Khanate, but cannot get the recognition of other tribes. Sengge is not a direct descendant of the Golden Family, and the jade seal is still very useful to Sengge. It can allow him to claim to have received the will of the Yuan Dynasty, and it will definitely be of great help to conquer the four tribes of Dzungar.

The Mongolian nobles on both sides were all excited. At this time, a Mongolian man stood up and said, "Taiji, now the Qian Dynasty is going to use troops against Eyel Zasak Khan, the northwest must be empty. Maybe we can take the opportunity to rush into Guanzhong and take Xi'an."

Another person also said: "Yes, Taiji, if you get the jade seal, you will definitely be recognized by all tribes and become the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire. Those tribes south of the desert, such as Khorchin, will surely bow down at Taiji's feet and shout 'Great Khan'."

These people are all straightforward and don't know how to tact. Sengge's mind is obviously more roundabout than these people.

Sengge knew that with his current strength, if he went head-on with the Qian Dynasty, he would be working for the Qing court. If something went wrong, the dream of the Dzungar Khanate would be shattered immediately.

However, Sengge did not want to miss the opportunity to obtain the jade seal. He used the excuse that he had obtained the Yuan Dynasty seal to force the other three tribes to send out men. Once the war broke out, there would definitely be casualties. Isn't this a good opportunity to weaken the other three tribes?

Thinking of this, Sengge clapped his hands fiercely and said, "Call the messenger over."

As soon as the envoy came, Sengge said straight to the point: "You can send troops, but I want to see the Great Yuan Dynasty Seal first!"

The envoy also knew that Sengge would not release his eagle until he saw the rabbit, but the Qing court was not stupid. What if the jade seal was given to Sengge and he did not send troops? That would be a loss of both the wife and the army. With the current strength of the Qing Dynasty, there was nothing they could do to Sengge.

The messenger said respectfully: "If Taiji sends troops, I will send the news back immediately. When Taiji's army arrives in Hetao, the jade seal should have arrived as well."

Sengge also guessed that the Qing court was worried that he would not send troops after getting the imperial seal, so he wanted to send troops first and then give him the imperial seal.

But this is not a big deal. Sengge just needs an opportunity to annex the tribes in western Moxi. This time he can issue the alliance order.

Thinking of this, Sengge laughed and said, "Okay, I, the Junggar general, will immediately call on all the tribes in western Moxi to send troops to attack the Qian Dynasty!"

The envoy was overjoyed and said quickly: "Taiji is wise. I will send someone to send the news back to Liaodong!"

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Sengge's order to gather troops caused excitement in the entire Western Mongolia.

The cavalry of the Junggar tribe, carrying the Taiji's assembly order, galloped out to notify the various tribes to send troops.

In a green grassland, herdsmen from a tribe are herding horses and sheep, and several children are riding horses and chasing each other and playing. It is a peaceful and harmonious atmosphere.

However, the tranquility was soon interrupted by the sound of galloping horses. The children stopped chasing, and the herdsmen turned their eyes to the cavalry of more than a hundred people in the distance.

The herdsman was startled for a moment, then jumped on his horse and hurried over to greet them.

"Sengge Taiji's assembly order! Please tell Gulat Taiji to gather troops immediately and rush to Pulahai within twelve days to follow the Dzungar army and march eastward to the Qian Dynasty!" The leading cavalryman said, and then handed the order to a cavalryman behind him.

Then the leader pulled the reins and led a large group of people to gallop towards the east. They still had several tribes to convey messages to.

The few cavalrymen who stayed behind said to the herdsman, "Take us to see Gulat Taiji immediately!"

This time when Sengge attacked Mengjun, all the tribes in the western part of the desert had to send out troops. Anyone who dared not to would be the enemy of the Junggar tribe, and the army would first deal with the tribes that dared to oppose.

The Dzungar tribe had more than 40,000 cavalry, while among the three tribes west of the desert, the Khoshut tribe was slightly stronger, with about 16,000 cavalry, the Dzungar tribe and the Torghut tribe were relatively weaker, with more than 8,000 cavalry each, and the other tribes, large and small, could barely get together 20,000 cavalry.

Sengge wanted to establish a Khanate, but many tribes did not support him. He also wanted to take this opportunity to gather the various tribes together, establish his prestige in the course of the war, and then take out the jade seal of the Yuan Dynasty to confirm his position as Khan.

Most of the tribes in the western part of the desert knew Sengge's ambition, but they had to send troops. The Junggar tribe was too powerful. If they sent troops, they might still survive. If they didn't, they would most likely be annexed by the Junggar tribe.

After the assembly order was issued, various tribes sent out cavalry one after another, driving cattle and sheep, and gathered towards Pulahai. On the grassland here, a large white Mongolian military tent was formed.