Ming Zuo

Chapter 1708 Datang is back

"If you want to go to Ulungu, you have to stick to Beigen Mountain and then follow the Ulungu River. Otherwise, the desert is in the middle and you can't pass through."

The benefit of getting help from the Kazakhs is manifested.

The old Tengda is well-informed. He once followed his tribe to visit the princes and nobles of Oirat Mongolia in the Altay area, and he knows the way.

But upon hearing his advice, Yu Lichun and the others broke out in a cold sweat.

If it wasn't for the guidance of the local people, they might have suffered a lot.

The Fifth Front Army originally thought that after passing through Balikun Lake, the road would be smooth and the army would be able to roll all over.

Unexpectedly, the terrain of the Western Regions is like a sandwich biscuit. Not only is there a vast desert in the south of the Tianshan Mountains, but also in the north of the Tianshan Mountains.

He looked at the military and political Zhang Tao.

"Old Zhang, the task of raiding Altay is entrusted to you, how about it?"

Zhang Tao didn't care.

"Now Batur Huntaiji and Erqitu Khan are fighting fiercely in Bole, and they don't care about their old nest at all. I passed this way, which is probably an armed parade. On the contrary, it is your south road, so you have to be careful. "

Yu Lichun kept his partner's reminder in his heart.

"Don't worry, we will never advance rashly, just push slowly."

The South Road of the Fifth Front Army should also pay attention to cooperating with the Fourth Front Army's operations in southern Xinjiang to avoid uncontrollable changes in the battle situation.

Their route is a straight line, and to the south is the towering, steep and upright Tianshan Mountains, and to the north is the vast desert. Only the narrow strip close to the foot of the Tianshan Mountains is suitable for marching, so there is no need to worry about being detoured or outflanked by the enemy.

Tens of thousands of troops are advancing steadily. In this place, no enemy can be an opponent.

The Fifth Front Army divided its forces at Balikun Lake.

Yu Lichun and Chief of Staff Xin Junle commanded the Seventh Division and the Fourth Cavalry Division to go to Miquan next to Tianshan Mountain.

From Miquan all the way to the west, there is a road that can go directly to Yilibali, and there are seasonal rivers that melt snow in Tianshan Mountains along the way to provide drinking water, which is extremely convenient for marching.

Zhang Tao and Deputy Commander Xu Tiancheng led the Ninth Division and the two security divisions to conduct operations that would be much more difficult.

From Balikun Lake to the north, there is a desolate Gobi all the way.It takes more than 800 miles to reach the Ulungu River.

Only when you reach the Ulungu River can you have oases and water sources.

The advantage is that because this road is deserted and uninhabited, the North Route Army is not afraid of being discovered by the Oirat Mongols, which can have a sudden effect.

For this reason, the North Route Army prepared a large number of carriages to load supplies.

Fortunately, in order to help the army move, the command dispatched a large number of tires urgently.

After the carriage is replaced with tires, it can hold one-third more supplies, and it is easier to tow, which saves manpower.

Even so, Zhang Tao decided to go all the way to build supply and transfer stations.

The Western Regions are really too big, too big.

So big that the National Defense Forces have already attacked in an all-round way, and the forces here are still ignorant, and they are concentrated on the enemy in front of them.

The first to open the situation was Liang Yue.

Although this person was born as a farmer, he has already tempered his keen military ability through years of fighting, and he has a very bold personality, fearless of hardships and dangers.

With the Liang army under his leadership and the abundant supplies provided by the empire, Liang Yue chose the most difficult and unexpected path.

When the Liang army suddenly appeared under the city of Kashgar, the defenders here were still ignorant.

This is the rear of the Yarkand Khanate, and it is an absolutely safe place in the minds of many people.

In particular, the good news continued to come from the front, and the king led the army to continue to win.

Who would have thought that a strange army would actually kill here.

But anyway, the defenders also understand that this is the enemy.

The city gate was closed urgently, and the officials quickly sent people to Akexi to deliver a letter, and at the same time organized the whole city to defend.

Looking at the city wall made of yellow sand, Liang Yue smiled all over his face.

"This kind of defense is incomparable to the cities in the Central Plains. Tell the soldiers to use all their strength and spend the night in the city today."

Jiang Chaoyun also felt that breaking the city would not be difficult.

"Brother, the people here are quite evil, what if you don't surrender?"

Liang Yue's face turned cold.

"If you don't surrender, kill them until they surrender. Do you want our brothers to die in vain?"

The Liang army is mostly composed of the sons of Gan and Qin, and they have followed Liang Yue thousands of miles away to fight in various places, and Liang Yue has long regarded them as flesh and blood brothers.

After they entered the Western Regions, they also recruited troops from the local area while fighting.

However, most people in this place believe in Islam, are extremely paranoid and fanatical, and less than one out of ten people can win.

The Liang army is not the national defense force or the empire, so it has no way to carry out more detailed and thorough ideological reform.In desperation, he had to speak with a knife.

Although this method is cruel, it is very effective in this already cruel place.

At least the cool army fought all the way, saving a lot of trouble.

As for how to govern and restore the places they fought, let the empire have a headache.

It's hard to say whether Liang Yue's small thoughts are involved.

Although he was in the face of the general situation, he had to give up the hatred in the past.But it is obviously impossible to say that you don't hold any grudges against Zuo Menggeng.

Make trouble for Zuo Menggeng, and he will feel better.

But he didn't know that Zuo Menggeng could wake up with a smile in his dreams about what he did.

Regarding the Islamic religion, Zuo Menggeng also had a real headache.

Especially in the Western Regions, it has been separated from the rule of the Han family for too long.

Looking around, the language, skin color, customs, and beliefs of the people here are completely different from those in the Central Plains.

Even he doesn't have much confidence that he can use the power of the empire to change this land.

Although Liang Yue's knife was full of blood, it also wiped out the most stubborn part of the people.

In the area after the empire took over, the resistance forces were greatly weakened, and the difficulty of governance had been reduced to the lowest point.

Liang Yue didn't know this yet, maybe he would never know it in his whole life.

At this moment, he only had Kashgar City in his eyes.

In the panic of the defenders, the Liang army set up their formations, deployed their cannons, and then bombarded them non-stop.

After receiving funding from the empire, the Liang army also experienced the joy of the steel storm.

With firepower, who is willing to work hard?
The scorching iron balls hit the city like raindrops, and the loose sand can even be moved by hand, let alone the indestructible shells.

In just the first round of shelling, two-thirds of Kashgar's east city wall collapsed, and half of the troops were buried under the sandy ruins.

The officials who defended the city were so desperate that they understood what it means to be a cart with a mantis' arms.

Escaping became the only option for the Yarkand people.

But it is a pity that the Liang army has a large number of cavalry.

Liang Yue gave an order, and the mighty cavalry circled around the city, chasing and killing the rout of Yarkand endlessly.

In the end, there were not even 100 people who escaped.

However, it was these less than one hundred survivors that brought the most shocking news to the entire Western Region.

The once invincible Tang people...

I'm home!
(End of this chapter)