The Revolt of the Three Feudatories: All-in at the start in Beijing

"Warriors of Mongolia!"

Seeing that the emotional turmoil had subsided, Galdan picked up a large bronze megaphone and tried to make the sound as loud as possible so that more people could hear it.

"Today, I, Galdan, want to tell you that we will restore the Great Han Empire, march into the Central Plains, wipe out the Manchu Tartars, and reclaim the land of our ancestors!"

"Long live the Great Mongol Empire! Long live the Great Han Dynasty!"

All the commanders had already held a meeting beforehand, and they were the first to learn a little Chinese. They excitedly raised their hands and shouted in broken Chinese.

"Long live His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Han Dynasty!"

"Long live Tengri Khan!"

If the name Tengri Khan still troubled the Mongol soldiers, then after a month of intensive training in Han culture, they were all too familiar with it and immediately joined in the chanting.

"Long live His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Han Dynasty!"

"Long live Tengri Khan!"

"Roar roar roar!"

Rights, smacks of power.

It is so captivating and mesmerizing.

Amidst the cheers, Galdan, with his arms outstretched, was completely absorbed in the moment, but he knew that it was also a heavy responsibility.

We must never allow the Manchus to consolidate their power.

The older generation of Ming dynasty figures are not all dead yet.

There is hope for everything.

"Liu Weiqing, I hereby order you to take 10,000 light cavalry and head south immediately. You must surround the Xinghe garrison at the first opportunity, and not let a single bird fly past it."

"Subutai, you lead 30,000 cavalry in the center, while I will bring 30,000 infantry and baggage train to the rear!"

Once the wave of sound subsided, Galdan waved his hand and naturally began to refer to himself as "朕" (Zhen, meaning "I" or "the Emperor"), issuing commands.

"This subordinate obeys!"

Liu Weiqing also followed the example of Han generals, kneeling on one knee with his fists clasped, then mounted the horse and tightened the reins, causing the exotic Ili horse to stand on its hind legs.

"Go south, go south!"

As Liu Weiqing continued his southward journey in Mandarin, the 10,000 light cavalry he had trained for a month quickly followed behind, galloping at an extremely fast pace.

The Dzungar Khanate had a natural advantage in cavalry because they controlled the import and export of Ili and Kazakh horses.

The Ili horse originated from the Kazakh horse brought back from the Western Regions by Zhang Qian during the Han Dynasty, and was bred with some large horses.

The Ili horse, which grows up on the plateau of western China, may not have the same endurance as the Mongolian horse, but it is excellent in terms of load-bearing capacity and impact resistance.

This is also the main reason why Liu Weiqing, with a group of light cavalry that had not been trained for long, was able to achieve a 3-1 victory over the elite troops of the Bordered White Banner.

Of the 200,000 Mongolian horses brought by the Dzungar tribe, 80,000 were Ili and Kazakh warhorses, so the Han Dynasty is not short of horses.

Even in the Ili River Valley, warhorses are still being bred.

Liu Weiqing's 10,000 light cavalry consisted of one Ili horse and one Mongolian horse, suitable for rapid raids. As Liu Weiqing disappeared from sight, Subutai also led 30,000 iron cavalry, slowly accelerating and bringing up the rear.

Both involve one person and two horses, but their main horses are carefully selected Ili horses with a shoulder height of over 1.5 meters, and their heads and chests are covered with cloth and iron armor.

After the entire army had set off, Galdan changed into his previous black fur coat and led 30,000 infantrymen on a march.

Behind them were 20,000 laborers, all middle-aged Han slaves and herdsmen. Their only role was to help the army transport gunpowder and provisions, and to fill in the moat if necessary.

However, they were also very fast. Each of them had a low-grade Mongolian horse, which was a draft horse. They were well-fed and strong. Except for being timid and lacking explosive power, they were perfect in every other way.

However, with 90,000 men being mobilized at once, the city of Guihua and the foot of Yinshan Mountain are now extremely depleted of men. If this were to become known, two thousand cavalry could easily sweep them away.

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Xinghe Garrison Command, which later became Zhangbei County, was located in the core area of ​​the mountains. To the north lay the boundless grasslands, and behind it was Yehuling, the site of the Mongol conquest of the Jin Dynasty.

The Manchu Qing dynasty maintained a garrison here year-round, consisting of a Niru, or more than 300 people, which served as the only warning fortress in Zhangjiakou, further behind Yefuling.

Liu Weiqing, riding two horses, moved with incredible speed. Just as the smoke from the beacon fire was lit, all the cavalry split into four groups and surrounded the entire garrison.

"Listen up, you in the fortress! His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Han Dynasty is leading an army of 100,000 south to expel the Manchu barbarians and restore our Han homeland!"

Liu Weiqing, who was not very familiar with the Manchu Qing dynasty, did not see the bright blue dragon-patterned flag hanging on the city wall and did not know that it was an Eight Banners Niru. He then sent his personal guards to persuade the Manchus to surrender in broken Chinese.

Wanyan Wu, the Niru Ejen on the city wall, was at a loss for words upon hearing such absurd remarks.

The Mongol Tartars came to their Manchu territory, saying they wanted to expel them and restore the Han Dynasty. This nonsensical dialogue should never have happened!

Emperor Kangxi lacked sufficient troops and supplies, and had no intention of defending Zhangjiakou and Xuanhua. Moreover, the troops stationed there were from the Plain Blue Banner, so Kangxi simply gave up on issuing orders.

Therefore, Wanyan Wu did not know that the army below was the Dzungar Mongols. He thought it was some Mongol tribe that had suffered a disaster and came to Zhangjiakou to raid for supplies.

After a long silence, Wanyan Wu finally stuck his head out and, out of goodwill, began to offer a reminder.

"If winter is tough, then submit a memorial to the Emperor. If things get out of hand, you won't be able to handle the situation!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Weiqing knew that the army in the fortress was unaware of the current situation, so he immediately ordered them to rest and await the arrival of the main force.

The next day, Subutai arrived with 30,000 cavalry.

Harang inside the fortress sensed something was amiss. The uniformly yellowish-brown cloth armor didn't seem to belong to their Qing Dynasty. Nevertheless, Harang remained steadfast and refused to come out, only continuously setting up beacon fires.

On the fourth day, after Galdan arrived with 50,000 rear troops, Halang finally understood what was going on: his men had been abandoned by Beijing!

Galdan looked at the blue banner on the city wall, and seeing Liu Weiqing's statement that the people inside the fort were unaware of the situation, he instantly understood what was going on.

It's unfortunate that the Zhenglan Banner is like this.

Mangultai, the first banner chief and Nurhaci's fifth son, was a long-time rival of Huang Taiji. As a result, he was suppressed and purged, and his main force was dismantled.

The second banner chief was Hauge, but after entering the pass, he was suppressed by Dorgon. Hauge's followers were once again dismembered, and the banners were reduced from the Upper Three Banners to the Lower Five Banners.

When Emperor Yongli of the Ming Dynasty was sent back to Burma, the people of the Plain Blue Banner who were there to welcome him were dissatisfied and planned to take Emperor Yongli with them to surrender to Li Laiheng.

That's right, they wanted to unite with the Ming Dynasty to resist the Qing Dynasty.

Unfortunately, Wu Sangui discovered this and, under the pretext of inspecting military affairs, carried out a bloody purge of the Zhenglan Banner.

According to Galdan's knowledge, the current Zhenglan Banner was formed by Mongolians, Han Chinese bondservants, and slaves who were elevated to the banner, or by wild Jurchens captured from beyond the Great Wall.

If we use the core members of the Plain Blue Banner to form the Plain Blue Banner soldiers, and then put the captured soldiers from other banners into it, then given their ruthlessness towards other banners, wouldn't they be able to crush them to death?

This is a hound with iron teeth and bronze fangs, and an extremely loyal subject, because without Galdan, they are nothing and can only fight to the death!