"Great Taiji, third brother, please uphold justice for me!" Erkeyiledeng's old tears streamed down.
"E Qi Ge, the Torghut are too overbearing, they invaded first uncle and my pastures without cause, and looted Talachi clean.
This clearly shows they don't respect you, so I request to send troops to punish them!" Tarhun Taishi also trembled with anger.
One was his most respected older brother, the other was his son, so Dalai Taishi couldn't help but be annoyed.
He had actually already heard the news of the Torghut migrating west.
He Erleke was not a good friend; not only did he not notify his old friend, but he also swept up over two thousand tents of Dörbet herdsmen to leave with him.
If it were anyone else, he would have long since been enraged and sent troops to demand his people back, but his patience was astonishing.
He knew that if he sent troops to demand them back, the other party would absolutely not return them, which could only lead to war between the two tribes.
Years of continuous warfare had caused heavy losses to the Dörbet, and it was not suitable to start another war, especially since it was his old friend and Anda, He Erleke.
He really didn't want to fight!
Therefore, he pretended not to know, allowing the Torghut to pass through his territory.
But he didn't expect that while he had no intention of harming the tiger, the tiger intended to harm him; his old friend actually seized his pastures, killing and robbing on his territory.
If he ignored this, how could he stand firm among the Four Oirat?
"He Erleke Anda, do you really not remember our past friendship?" Dalai Taishi closed his eyes in pain, memories of the two of them fighting the Oros people and the Khalkha Mongol together played out like yesterday.
Seeing his hesitation, Erkeyiledeng, Galdan, Boyile Deng, Ileden Ubashen, Minzhu, Chu, Omobudai Qing, Tarhun Taishi, and other Noyans of the Dörbet all knelt down and pleaded, "Please, Great Taiji, send troops!"
Dalai Taishi sighed, knowing that the Torghut had angered everyone this time, and if he didn't uphold justice for his people, his position as Great Taiji would be unstable.
As a statesman, he had to be decisive and ruthless, without any hesitation.
"Pass down my military order, all Aymaks, Heytons, Aimaks, and Otoks are to be mobilized, and follow me to fight the Torghut!"
A lean tiger still possesses his might; Dalai Taishi was still Dalai Taishi.
Although his strength had weakened during the years of continuous warfare, he still assembled an army of forty thousand.
When the Dörbet army arrived at Talachi, the main force of the Torghut had already moved west, leaving only Taiji Buli Han to guard the area.
Following a fierce assault, Buli Han fled in disarray.
Dalai Taishi refused to give up, rested for a few days, pursued again, and defeated the Torghut Shechen tribe north of Lake Balkhash.
These two attacks, although they exacted revenge and settled the score, did not fundamentally harm the Torghut.
He Erleke had already led the main force into the Kazakh Steppe.
At its peak, the Kazakh Khanate had a population of over a million, making it a powerful nation.
However, at this time, it was divided into three parts: Great Juz (Great Tent), Middle Juz (Middle Tent), and Small Juz (Small Tent).
Due to the invasion of the Dörbet, many tribal leaders of the Great Juz in the Seven Rivers Region had submitted to the Dörbet; while the Middle Juz in the central highlands and the Small Juz between the Ural River basin and the lower Volga River region were reunified under the leadership of the outstanding Kazakh leader, Eshimu Khan.
This Great Khan was a formidable ruler.
After ascending the throne, he forced the Bukhara Khanate to sign the Treaty of Samarkand, which stipulated that the entire region of Transoxiana and the Tashkent area were incorporated into the Kazakh Khanate, the Bukhara Khanate paid war reparations, and became a vassal state of the Kazakhs.
He also established trade relations with various countries in Central Asia, winning a favorable external environment for the Kazakhs.
Then he used military force to conquer the disobedient, suppressing separatist forces such as Tursun Muhammad, the ruler of Tashkent, and reunifying the Khanate.
He also supplemented the Law Code of Kasym Khan, compiling the Customary Law of Eshimu Khan.
To avenge the Dörbet's invasion of the Kazakhs, he took advantage of the war between the Oirat and the Khalkha to launch an eastern expedition against the Oirat, recovering large areas of lost territory in the Seven Rivers Region.
"Order all tribes to quickly pass through the Kazakh Steppe, no looting is allowed, those who violate the order will be executed!" He Erleke issued the military order.
He was very wary of Eshimu Khan, so much so that he didn't dare to loot on Kazakh land.
Indeed, how many people are not afraid of a fierce tiger?
chang sheng tian truly protected the Torghut; at the critical moment of their western migration, the Kazakh tiger, the "tall and burly Batur," fell ill.
More than two years ago, due to a power struggle, a major civil war broke out in the Kazakh Khanate, which not only destroyed the once prosperous economy but also caused low morale in the army due to the ruthless killings.
The great Eshimu Khan deeply regretted it.
Illness and remorse damaged his health, and he had to hand over real power to his eldest son Yangir, while he recuperated in the capital, Tuerkesitan, spending his days with scriptures and recitations.
In fact, he originally wanted his son to inherit the Khanate directly, but according to tradition, the Great Khan of the Kazakhs was not appointed by the previous Khan, but was elected by the chiefs of various tribes, Sultans, army leaders, Biy (Chief Justices), and other high officials and nobles.
The young eldest son lacked sufficient prestige and found it difficult to gain the support of most nobles.
Therefore, he could only continue to bear the title of Great Khan, helping his son slowly establish prestige.
"Dong ~ dong ~ dong ~"
Eshimu Khan, wearing a monk's robe and with a thin physique, struck the wooden fish, chanting scriptures.
Illness and guilt had reduced his once burly body to skin and bones.
The palace door was pushed open, and his energetic eldest son, Yangir, strode in.
From his mountain-like physique, one could vaguely see the shadow of his father in his prime.
"Akai (Father), the Torghut have entered our territory, should we send troops to intercept them?" The young prince had just taken command of the Khanate's elite "Eastern Army" and was eager to achieve military merit.
No one knows a son better than his father.
Eshimu Khan, a generational hero, naturally saw through his son's thoughts.
This young man was after all young, only thinking of the glory after victory, but what if they were defeated?
He had gone to great lengths to help him establish prestige, but he couldn't bear the shame of defeat.
"amitabha," Eshimu Khan chanted a Buddhist name, and asked unhurriedly, "Have the Torghut occupied our pastures, massacred our people, or plundered our cattle and sheep?"
This was his bottom line.
As the Great Khan, he had a responsibility to defend his territory!
Although he didn't want war to affect his son's smooth succession to the Khanate, if anyone dared to covet the Khanate, this fierce tiger was never afraid of war.
"No, they haven't.
The Torghut are just hurrying on their way, and they are carrying women, children, and livestock, as if they are migrating," Yangir answered loudly.
"Oh, in which direction are they going?"
"West, they have been heading west."
"West?"
Eshimu Khan paused, and slowly spoke, "It seems they want to go to the Eijile River (Volga River), only there is a vast grassland that can support them."
After saying this, he weighed the pros and cons in his heart.
The Oros people had been causing a lot of trouble recently, and having the Torghut as a barrier on the northwest side of the Khanate might not be a bad thing.
Once they fought with the Oros people and both sides were severely wounded, the Khanate could annex them.
"amitabha," the silent golden mouth opened again, "Since they have not been rude, why create more killing karma?
Let them go!"
The Volga River, the mother river of the Russian people, is very beautiful!
The river flows rapidly, with numerous tributaries, and the green grass is boundless, stretching as far as the eye can see.
After two years of arduous trekking, the Torghut arrived here.
When they saw the vast, boundless grassland and abundant water, the herdsmen were excited.
Where there is grass and water is home!
What fertile pastures!
Their Khuntaiji did not lie to them, this truly was the promised land given to the Torghut by chang sheng tian!
"Ooh ~ ooh ~ ooh ~"
Sengge, He Erleke's youngest son, howled as he galloped on his horse by the river.
In his excitement, he suddenly dismounted, stripped off his clothes, and jumped into the river to swim.
Seeing his younger brother's mischievous appearance, his older brothers, Shukuer Daiqing, Gunbu Yiledeng, and Ursang, couldn't help but cover their mouths and laugh.
"This kid, he's gone crazy playing," He Erleke said with a laughing curse, then tears suddenly welled up in his eyes.
Mongol men bleed but do not cry.
He suppressed the heartache, and roared, "Follow me, I know a place where we can set up camp!"
In 1630 AD, under the leadership of Khuntaiji He Erleke, the Torghut tribe overcame numerous difficulties and arrived at the lower Volga River, establishing their main camp by the Agangheba River.
They "established Otoks, appointed Zaisangs," and "grazed livestock, pursuing the benefits of water, grass, and hunting."
A new Khanate arose in the Volga River basin.