I am rich in martial arts, but choose culture to win

One and a half years ago, Zhu Fugui's personal assets, the funds in the system platform account alone rose from 260 billion yuan to 330 billion yuan.

Compared with 1/10 of Penguin King Ma's net worth, it is only 50 small goals short.

At the same time, the materials Zhu Fugui used to support Zuo Zongtang were only worth 2 million yuan.

It is equivalent to 160 million taels of silver today, 1/5 of the "Beijing Treaty".

In fact, Zhu Fugui already had too much funds in the platform account.

The cultural value cannot keep up, and it is completely impossible to purchase high-tech equipment.

You can only buy some instant noodles, compressed biscuits, gas bottles, Laiyang steel pipes and other things with a low cultural value penalty coefficient to send to Lao Zuo.

It is not so much support as it is waste utilization and saturated poverty alleviation.

In the past year and a half, the imperial trainers of the Ming Dynasty actively promoted the "Songs of the Military Morals of the Ming Dynasty", which was written and composed by His Majesty Zhu Fugui himself, and played open-air movies, gaining a total of more than 9200 million cultural values.

After deducting the cultural value of the product, there was a balance of about 100 million in the end.

This business can be said to be quite cost-effective.

Of course, because the population of the Western Regions is still a bit small, the cultural value provided by Western Chu to Daming is still not as good as that of Lahua.

In short, supporting Zuo Zongtang and assisting the Chu army, Zhu Fugui really didn't pay much.

But in Zuo Zongtang's view, it was a blessing from heaven.

Therefore, before the ice and snow in Saibei had completely melted in April, the Chu army took the initiative to attack.

Last autumn, the Ming and Chu armies had recovered all the homeland east of Kuqa.

Kuqa is the famous ancient city of Qiuci, the last city in the Western Regions that lowered the banner of the Tang and Han Dynasties.

This time, Zuo Zongtang, two righteous brothers Liu and Bai, and the [-] Western Expeditionary Army drank horses outside the ancient city of Qiuci and swore to repay God's favor.

From Kucha to the west, the road behind is no longer good off-road with the quality of Daming cars.

These Hunan farmers used their indomitable will and quality to flatten the long yellow sand and the Pamir mountains with only a pair of feet.

At this time, there were only six cities left in the hands of Agubo, but they were all fortresses that were easy to defend and difficult to attack.

They are Aksu, Wushi, Yarkand, Yingjisar, Khotan, and Kayegar.

Bai Zhixin led 7000 people from the headquarters to conquer Baicheng with 300 compassion pots, killed 3000 enemy troops, and captured 120 Kokand bosses alive.

At the same time, Liu Songshan's 12000-member headquarters divided into 6 battalions to assist Aksu, and led the 14th cavalry battalion to attack Wushi in the north. Wushi's enemy chief Haigula (the second son of Agubai) fled after hearing the news. Surrendered.

Zuo Zongtang personally commanded the Chinese army, and after joining forces with Zhao Xizhu and Liu Mingchuan's troops in Aksu, they suddenly broke off and went north.

It turned out that the left army made the illusion of going south with all its strength, but the actual target was the Ili River Valley.

Yili, the real capital of the entire Western Regions in the early Qing Dynasty.

General Yili of the Manchu Qing Dynasty lived in the center of the Western Regions and exercised power on behalf of the emperor.

Yili is not only the center of the Western Regions, but also the center of the entire Eurasian continent.

The sea breeze blowing from the Pacific Ocean meets the sea breeze blowing from the Atlantic Ocean here.

It has unique natural conditions and is one of the most livable lands in Central Asia.

Later, Sun Wen proposed j "(choose the capital) Wuchang if you seek the headquarters, Xi'an if you seek the vassal service, and Yili if you seek the continent", referring to the extreme importance of Yili.

However, with the weakening of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, the Western Regions were constantly being eroded, and Yili, which used to be in the center, was already in the frontier, and had even been occupied by the Russians by force for several years.

Originally, in the battle plan proposed by Zhu Fugui, the tough bone of Yili was intended to be reserved for Ming's regular army.

But Zuo Zongtang said, "The Son of Heaven treats me with brothers and feet, and I will repay him as a scholar of the country; the Son of Heaven ordered me to be the king of Central Asia. How can I not do my best to repay the grace of God? If not, what face will I have?" When you meet the Son of Heaven, how do you see your ancestors?"

On April 4, the Zuo army blocked the eastern section of the Yili River Valley with lightning speed and stepped across the Jinghe River.

Historically, in May 1880, at the age of 5 and with a sick body, Zuo Zongtangtang braved the heat of midsummer to go out of the customs, vowing to fight Tsarist Russia to the death.

The Russians did not dare to fight the left army head-on, and sent warships into Tanggu for strategic blackmail.

The extremely stupid Qing court was intimidated by the bluff of the Russians, and Zuo Zongtang was transferred back to the capital with an imperial order.

"The owner of the Russian ship sailed across the sea, married Japanese slaves, and sealed the Liaohai Sea. It's just a way to make peace!"

"Serving the country in old age, exhausted physically and mentally, there is no time to take care of it."

Zuo Zongtang's crying blood letter was shelved by the prime minister's office.

On February 1881, 2 (the seventh year of Guangxu), three days before Zuo Zongtang arrived in Beijing, representatives of the Qing government signed the "Sino-Russian Ili Treaty" in St. Petersburg.

Intimidated by the strength of the Chu army, Tsarist Russia agreed to return the Tekes River Valley and the Muzar Mountain Pass leading to southern Xinjiang, but still occupied the area west of the Khorgos River.

So far, China has lost half of the Ili River Valley forever.

Under the influence of the Qing court, Zuo Zongtang never really crossed the Jing River and entered the Ili River Valley in his whole life.

But under Daming's tent, the 59-year-old Zuo Zongtang was finally able to fulfill his long-cherished wish, and had a bloody fight with Lao Maozi in Yili.

Chapter 564 Central Asia Gateway

The Russians did not expect the actions of the Chu army.

Zuo Zongtang's title of master strategist is well-deserved.

When Mikhail Dmitrievich's [-] elite Cossacks detoured to the former Kokand Khanate to aid Yingjisar and other places, Zuo Zongtang struck south and north, cutting off the passage to the east of the Ili River Valley.

Although the Russians established a strong European bastion here, they did not build the advance corridor in time.

Advance corridors are paths that raise the level of the besiegers.

Simply put, it is a long upward attack ramp, forcing the attacking party to climb the slope.

In this way, the best shooting angle of the defending side is always parallel to the advancing direction of the besieger.

To the besieger, the enemy appears almost motionless, always a living target.

At the same time, because of the advent of the gunpowder age, in order to cope with the increasingly powerful cannons, the city walls became thicker and lower.

Although this kind of city wall is difficult to collapse with cannons, it is easy to climb.

The forward corridor can just match the moat and increase the height of the city wall in disguise.

However, the Russian army, deceived by the strategy, did not complete the last step of the bastion defense.

Daming's airship troops bombed the Russians in the valley, making it impossible for the Russians to get out of the fortress and build a corridor.

In this way, the Chu army's gas tank mortars with a short range can advance to the city at a relatively small cost.

In the end, when the gas tanks fired by mortars collapsed part of the city wall, the Chu army sang Qin songs, boarded the castle with flesh and blood, and fought hand-to-hand with the Russians.

To be honest, in the face of the Russians, the battle damage of the Chu army was better than that, but Zuo Zongtang sent a telegram to His Majesty the Emperor with a smile.

"Hunan not only has Zeng Guofan who is afraid of foreigners like a tiger, Hunan also has our group of Chu troops who can defeat foreign devils!"

The complacency in Zuo Zongtang's writing is beyond words.

Zhu Fugui replied: "All are national scholars, loyal to the Qingshan Mountains, and set up temples to worship, and they will last forever!"

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After holding the Ili River Valley in my hands, the door to Central Asia has been opened to China again.

If it is just to take Yingjishaer, then the power of Ming Dynasty wants to go to Central Asia, cross the mountains and walk on the Pamirs.

Starting from the Ili River Valley, you can go all the way west along Lake Balkhash, whether it is Almaty or Tashkent, the largest city in Central Asia, all within easy reach.

Behind Tashkent is the tenth largest plain in the world - the Turan Lowlands.

Going forward, it is the old land of Persia.

It is currently the territory of the British, supporting a puppet government. (See the easter egg page at the end of this chapter for the territorial maps of Ming Dynasty, Britain, France, etc., if not, it is still under review)

In contrast, it is not a wise move to cross the Pamirs from Yingjisar and cross the Wakhan Corridor to eat hard bones like Kabul and Kandahar.

There are only wrong names in the world but no wrong nicknames.

Known as the cemetery of empires, Afghanistan has buried three generations of super-hegemons from Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States. It has its own unique features.

That is the difficulty of apes, the terrifying terrain where ghosts worry about.

There is no oil, no arable land, only rocks, wind and sand, and endless mountains, and shepherds who have different pronunciations in the valley, but can say hello.

According to the World Island theory, this place is connected to the Middle East, East Asia, and South Asia, and its geopolitics is very important, but Zhu Fugui decided to keep it at a respectful distance.

Zhu Fugui is not the third brother, he is full of ideas that Meisu can't do it, but he can do it himself.

But it's good not to touch Afghanistan. At least for a short time, the British and Indian authorities can sleep peacefully.

Just when the news that the Chu army gave up going south and went north to beat up the Russians reached Delhi, the British government sent electricity to the apartment in Wuguocheng to send to the old sister-in-law Eugenie.

The telegram stated that the previous rumors about Ming's violation of the "Geneva Convention" during the Western Expedition seemed to be rumors.

The British government supports Ming Dynasty to play a more constructive role in Central Asia, especially the Central Asian region north of the Wakhan Corridor, and make due contributions to regional peace and stability.

In this regard, Zhu Fugui also said that Daming's previous allegations of sexual harassment of goats by British gentlemen were also biased.

According to Jin Yi Wei Tiqi's investigation, both parties involved were voluntary and there was no infringement. The British gentleman and the Wagjill goat are true love and should be blessed by people.

There was no reply from the British after that.

It is said that Victoria's old wife smashed several pieces of exquisite Chinese porcelain that night, all of which were stolen goods from Beijing. It was a heinous crime.

The old sister-in-law Eugenie is already a mature milker and has made friends with the cows.

Zhu Fugui plans that if he is lucky enough to invite Victoria's wife to visit Daming in the future, he will let her take care of the Waggir goats.

Let her go to milk the billy goats, and she is not allowed to go home from get off work until the bucket is full.

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With the fall of the fortress in the Ili Valley, the Russian power in Central Asia has all shrunk to the territory of the original Kokand Khanate.

But Yagubo and his son are at the end of the road.

The powerful offensives of Bai Zhixin and Liu Songshan of the Chu army made the rebels retreating in Yarkand, Yingjisar, Khotan, and Kayegar terrified.

The Khotan rebel Ni Yasi asked the Great Ming soldiers to surrender, and took the initiative to lead his troops to besiege Yarkand.

Aguba's eldest son, Burke Huli, led troops from Kashgar to reinforce Yarkand and defeated it.

He Buyun, the former Kashgar garrison, took the opportunity anyway and led hundreds of Manchu and Han soldiers to occupy Kashgar Seoul.

Burke Holi hurried back to rescue Kashgar.

He Buyun sent envoys to break out of the siege to beg for help from Liu Songshan and Bai Zhixin, the two discussed it and made a decisive decision. They decided not to wait for Zuo Shuai's main force to come back for help, and rushed to help in the starry night.

On May 5, Zuo Zongtang's pro-army troops, Qu Yu Huen, Huang Wanpeng, etc., led a 27-horse team to Kashgar, and the army recovered the city in one fell swoop that night.

Burke Houri, the eldest son of Agub, wanted to flee to Russia on a fast horse, but he was made into char siew by a white phosphorous bomb from Sergeant Sasuke of the Daming airship army, ending his sinful life.

The white phosphorous ghost fire burns the bones and marrow, turning people into char siew bit by bit. I don't know if it is a blessing or a curse compared to Ling Chi.

After the most valiant Burke Huli died, the Yagubai army had no fighting spirit anymore. Agubai and the remnant of Bai Yanhu abandoned Yarkand and Yingjishar, fled into the territory of Tsarist Russia in a hurry, and regarded themselves as Dungan people.

In history, they will become a group of bandits who have harassed the borders of our country all the year round.

But this time, things have changed.

Only two weeks later, more than 3000 people from Yagubo and his henchmen were all bundled into rice dumplings by Tsarist Russian soldiers and sent back to Ili.

Tsarist Russia asked Daming for peace for the second time.

It is indeed time to negotiate.

Tsarist Russia currently has 13 troops in Central Asia.

But this is not the most critical.

The most important thing is that the long supply line starting from Shiyan has been unable to supply the Ili River Valley.

Although the Ming Liang sect doesn't care about loss, there is a limit to transporting food by manpower and animal power.

Beyond a certain distance, the food that can be transported by manpower and animal power is not enough for human and animal consumption on the way.

And Yili is exactly this limit.

Chapter 565 Ming-Russian Nonaggression Treaty

There are of course solutions.