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Chapter 1604 The Difficult Way Back East

The raging fire was burning, and the flames swept the royal court. The Khan Shu Kuldaiqing who ordered everyone to set fire led hundreds of Mongolian cavalry to watch the tumbling flames and black smoke.They burned all their villages on the Volga River, and there were beacon fires everywhere.

"Besides returning to the east, we have no way out!"

Shukurdaiqing's forehead was covered with sweat. He ordered the tribe's villages on the Volga River to be burned down.
He knew that if he didn't cut off the tribe's back, then ordinary tribesmen would still have scruples, and they might think about returning after less than a hundred miles to the east.And setting fire to the place where they lived would not only completely make the herdsmen give up continuing to live on the Volga River, but also leave nothing to the Tsarist Russian and Cossack cavalry.

"You can't escape, we have informed the tsar in advance, the tsar will soon send cavalry to chase you, and the Kazakh Khanate, the Chinese have taken from them the land in the lower reaches of the Ili River, the pastures that the Chinese gave you It should have belonged to the Khan of the Kazakh Khanate. The Khan of the Kazakh Khanate was forced to cede the lower reaches of the Ili River in the Western Regions War a few years ago. He is still thinking about taking back that piece of land, and he will not let you go back easily! cried a messenger sent by the Tsar.

Shukurdaiqing led hundreds of soldiers to raid the officials and soldiers sent by the tsar to monitor them, and tied up dozens of them.However, these officials had already passed the news of their return to Moscow in advance, and the tsar and the Cossack cavalry who had defected to the tsar had already learned the news and started to act.

In order to win over the Cossacks, the Tsar planned to enslave the Turghut Ministry to the Cossacks, as well as the grasslands in the lower reaches of the Volga River.

"Kill them, and sacrifice the flag and return to the east." Shuku Erdaiqing had no way of turning back, and ordered the soldiers in the clan to behead the officials sent by the tsar.

The herdsmen of the Torghut tribe saw that their leader beheaded the tsarist envoy, and knowing that there was no room for mediation between the two, they hurriedly drove their cattle and sheep to the east.

"Tsarist Russia and I have different clothes, and I belong to China."

Shukurdaiqing once again looked at the Volga River behind him. Soon, the power of Tsarist Russia will sweep the Volga River. Instead of staying in the area ruled by a strange country, it is better to return to the homeland where he lived before.

At present, more than half of the herdsmen in the Turhu Special Department still retain the memory of the Tianshan Mountains. Compared with the trouble here, they miss their homeland very much.

In fact, the Ili River pasture allocated by Chu Yun to them has exceeded the original scope. It was originally a pasture of the Kazakh Khanate. After they return, they will consolidate the empire's control in the area and weaken the influence of the Kazakh Khanate on the local area.

The tsar in Moscow heard that the Turghut tribe, which was about to be controlled, was going to flee, and immediately sent a large number of Cossack cavalry to reward the wealth of the Turghut tribe to the Cossack nobles.

When the Cossack nobles heard that they could plunder the wealth of the Turghut tribe, they immediately mobilized the cavalry in the tribe and began to chase and kill the Turghut tribe returning from the east.

There are 10,000+ people in the Turghut tribe. Knowing that there is a strong enemy chasing behind them, they quickly crossed the grassland between the Volga River and the Ural River.

However, Shuku Erdaiqing, who led 10,000 soldiers in charge of the rear, frowned. He felt the danger approaching, but the migration of [-]+ people was too slow!
The Turghuts drove a large number of livestock forward, which seriously delayed the migration speed.

But it is impossible for the herdsmen to give up their livestock. These livestock are the most precious wealth of their tribe. If the herdsmen are forced to give up their livestock, they might rebel.

"I am worried that if this continues, the Cossacks may be hunted down. The Cossacks have obtained a large number of firearms from the West and the Tsar. Their equipment is better than ours. Our current situation is very critical." Shukuldaiqing worried. Said to the nobles around him.

Sure enough, a Turghut troop walking on the outermost side was overtaken by Cossack cavalry.

The Cossack cavalry, armed with spears and sabers, swept forward in darkness!

This group of Turghuts drove forward with livestock, and it was too late to gather the troops scattered in the vast field to resist. More than 9000 soldiers, women, children, old and young fell under the iron hooves of the Cossack cavalry.

Knowing the news, Shuku Erdaiqing immediately led 10000 soldiers to move outward, escorting the rest of the tribe to leave quickly.

He was not mediocre and incompetent to be elected as the new khan by the remaining nobles after the khan was killed by the artillery of the Tsarist Russians.

On the contrary, he knew that after the Cossacks attacked the outer team, the rescue at this time was meaningless, and the Cossacks were busy robbing cattle and sheep, and the burden that originally belonged to the Turghut tribe would become a burden for the Cossacks. Inability to continue the chase until the loot has been digested.Before that, he had to try his best to cover the tribe's retreat to the east.

The troops returning to the east continued to move forward, and the Cossack nobles divided the captured spoils into several parts, and sent some cavalry to pursue the Turghut tribe in order to obtain more wealth.

In a canyon, a huge Cossack cavalry occupied the necessary mountain pass first, blocking the way of returning east of the Torghut troops.

The angry Shu Kurdaiqing ordered the camel troops to charge forward, and then quietly gathered the matchlock guns in the tribe to outflank them from behind.

"Destroy these hateful Cossack cavalry and avenge our people!"

The arquebus team circled behind the Cossack cavalry and fired fiercely at the Cossack cavalry, almost annihilating all of the Cossack cavalry.

This was their first defeat of the notorious Cossack cavalry.

They had to continue to pursue with the Cossack cavalry along the way, and tens of thousands of cattle, sheep and horses were snatched by the Cossacks.

The fierce pursuit of the Cossacks did not slow down until they entered the Kazakh Khanate, but as the Tsarist Russian officials said, they were attacked by many lords in the territory of the Kazakh Khanate.

The Great Khan of the Kazakh Khanate did not dare to take the initiative to lead the whole country to encircle the people of Turghut, because officials from the Western Regions of the Kyushu Army took the initiative to greet him. Teams, the Kyushu Army will tear up the armistice treaty and attack the Kazakh Khanate.

However, the Great Khan of the Kazakh Khanate did not personally attack the Turghut Ministry, which does not mean that he was powerless.The Great Khan personally instructed some lords to attack the Turghut Ministry.

They also coveted the cattle and sheep of the Turghut Department, and continued to attack the Turghut Department.Along the way, in addition to brutal fighting, they were also constantly harassed by severe cold and plague.

In March 1643 AD, when the ice and snow melted, the Torghut tribe embarked on a difficult journey back east. In September, autumn had already begun, and they arrived at the Ili River, suffering heavy losses.

(End of this chapter)