New Shun 1730

After crossing the Altai Mountains with difficulty and going down along the Qilan River, it was the season when mosquitoes were breeding. The marching soldiers couldn't help but miss the days of crossing the mountains.

Rather than being sucked dry by the mosquitoes here, it is better to walk the mountain road again.

I thought the Western Regions were thousands of miles of yellow sand, but I never thought that the Western Regions were humid valleys and the mountains were covered with poplars, larch and birch.

Life in the mountains is indeed bitter. The mountains are cold and hailstorms come from time to time. The clothes are soaked and shivering while roasting fire in the mountains. After enduring the hailstorm, there may be a strong wind. The most difficult place can only accommodate a few people. The heavy artillery and carts require the infantry to push forward. It is not pulled by horses, but clearly carried by people.

But after going down the mountain, I realized that life in the valley is more difficult than in the mountains. There are countless white flies and mosquitoes, and they can't be killed. Every evening, we have to set up camp.

The first thing was to light a big fire, cover it with wet grass, and use the thick smoke to drive away the mosquitoes.

It was not until we attacked a Ulianghai tribe that we found another way.

We marched around the valley all the way to the mouth of the Qilan River where it merges into the Irtysh River. There were finally fewer mosquitoes here.

We persuaded several Ulianghai tribes along the way. They provided some guides, and the army also abided by military discipline. They left them a batch of marching supplies, exchanged with these tribes, hired some people, and exchanged some sheep for food.

Fortunately, the tribes of the Zhunbu did not have to abide by military discipline. The young and strong could run, but their sheep, horses and cattle were difficult to run.

It was the summer migration season. The light cavalry attacked everywhere and chased a tribe to the end. There was no shortage of meat.

When we finally saw the Irtysh River, the Qingzhou army stopped here for two days.

This place is called Burqin, which means camel pasture in Mongolian. There was a large Junggar tribe nearby, and after the attack, they captured a lot of camels and horses, as well as yaks and goats.

A small team of soldiers was left here to build a city, waiting for the follow-up reinforcements to send heavy artillery and supplies. Logistics can be transported along the Qilan River, where there are lush trees and it is not difficult to build ships.

After resting, they had a full meal of meat, left a large number of captured cattle and sheep in Burqin, and the whole army went south quickly with light equipment.

This time, the Qingzhou Army completely let go of itself. Considering that the strength of two battalions could withstand the impact of chaotic herdsmen, two battalions plus guides opened the way in front and arrived at the Emin River at full speed.

After a brief rest on the shore of Lake Ala in Kazakhstan in the future, the cavalry chased and killed two herdsmen's tents.

The grenadier battalion and the engineer battalion attacked lightly, and finally seized Alashankou by surprise before the Junggar was ready, and built a simple fortress against the mountain.

After crossing Alashankou, it is the Ili River Valley area.

This is the center of the entire Old World World Island. To the west is the humid Seven Rivers Basin, one of the best wheat and cotton growing areas in the world.

The rapid march left the Junggar no time to gather their forces. After crossing the Alashan Pass, some Junggar people who surrendered and some Junggar leaders who were eager to replace them surrendered and sent cattle and sheep to reward the troops.

The news that Liu Yu defeated the big and small Tsering Dunduobu in the north of the Altai Mountains has spread, and the marching speed along the way made the Junggar exclaim that they are invincible.

From the mouths of those who surrendered, it was learned that the Junggar could still gather about 30,000 troops in the Ili River Valley. However, it was only 30,000 in number, and there might be only more than 10,000 people who could really fight.

The Western Army had already advanced to the Luntai area. Liu Yu didn't know what the emperor's idea of ​​the Junggar was. The Qingzhou Army ran too fast, and the messenger couldn't catch up at all.

This place is not far from the ruling center of the Junggar, Sailimu Lake, the last tear of the warm and humid air currents of the Atlantic Ocean.

The Ili River Valley is like a winnowing basket. The mountains on both sides blocked the water vapor from the Atlantic Ocean, and the fertile soil was moistened from the mouth of the winnowing basket.

The army only needs to complete the last section of the road, passing through Sayram Lake and going around to Chinook City in the Ili River Valley, and it will be considered an extraordinary achievement.

There were no battles along the way. Relying on cattle and sheep as food, a lot of horses and camels were killed, and the food could be dealt with temporarily.

Liu Yu was not worried that the Junggar tribe would go around in circles with him. The Junggar tribe did not dare to go south of the Tianshan Mountains.

There were people wearing turbans and hats there. The Junggar tribe could rule with the help of the guide party, but they did not dare to withdraw there. Once the people in the south knew that the Junggar tribe was defeated, they would definitely not be soft-hearted in killing. After all, Dashun was the Celestial Empire, and it was not good to kill too much, but the south did regard them as Kafir, and there was a previous hatred, so it would be a ghost if they could not kill them all.

The Luocha people in the north did not dare to take them in. Now Russia is involved in the war in Europe. Europe is the essence of the body. The strength of the Qingzhou army is so terrible that the Russians dare not make trouble at this juncture.

If there is really a tripartite alliance between France, Turkey and China, the Russians will have no place to cry. In the past, there were irises and new dynasty music in the north, which were all scare people. Now if they dare to take in the Junggar, it may really come true.

Liu Yu knew that the Junggar was going to be finished, and he also knew that the Western Army might be competing with him for the attack, and even guessed that the emperor should accept some of the conditions of Daze Lingdun Duobu. But this did not prevent him from attacking fiercely. The conditions for surrendering are always proposed by the party accepting surrender.

In addition to surrender, there is also a group that does not accept surrender. There are many ethnic groups that have been exterminated since ancient times. Dashun must have the ability to exterminate them before it can negotiate a more favorable surrender condition.

Seeing the great achievement ahead, the people in the staff department could not sit still, and they submitted a bold plan to Liu Yu.

"Sir, there are still some remnants of the Junggar tribe. If they do not accept the conditions of surrender, they will find an opportunity to fight me. Why don't you lead the troops to the grassland line of Sayram Lake, but send out a special force of more than a thousand people."

"Cross the Koguqin Mountain from here and march quickly to Chinook City. Take them by surprise and attack them when they are unprepared. If the enemy comes to rescue, you will follow and kill them; if the enemy does not rescue, I will break the city, capture their wives, concubines and children, and disrupt their morale?"

Wu Fangrui said the "Ziwu Valley Strategy" drafted by the General Staff. Chinook City is the ruling center of the Junggar tribe. There are cities, shops, grain tribute from Yarkand, families of Junggar nobles, and the leaders of the Black Mountain Sect and White Mountain Sect of Yarkand who were captured before, as well as farmland and woolen textile workshops.

Liu Yu thought about this bold plan and felt that it was very feasible.

He didn't care much about other things. What he really cared about was that the "leaders of the Black Mountain Sect and the White Mountain Sect" were all detained by the Junggar in Chinook City.

In Shaanxi and Gansu, the Hanafi sect was still the mainstream at this time, and it was gradually becoming secularized. Dashun also firmly held the law enforcement and administrative powers.

In Yarkand, it was the Naqshbandiya sect of the Sufi sect. Liu Yu had often heard of this sect in his previous life. It had caused a lot of trouble in Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

The Khoja detained by the Junggar was actually the name of "Sayyid" after the Persian transliteration. He claimed to be a descendant of Fatima and a true "descendant of the saint", but in fact he was self-proclaimed.

The existence of this group of people was the real reason why Liu Yu insisted on keeping the Junggar.

The Hanafi sect in Shaanxi and Gansu had already become somewhat secularized. It would be better to have a barrier of the Yellow Sect to prevent the Sufi Naqshbandiya sect from spreading over.

The Hanafi sect is no match for the Sufi sect. If there is no barrier, Xijing, where the Dashun Dynasty started, will be in chaos in the future.

Now it is unknown whether the emperor has considered this issue. When Wu Fangrui mentioned the surprise attack on Chinook, Liu Yu reacted immediately and thought, why not kill first and report later?

Wu Fangrui did not consider these religious issues. The idea of ​​the staff was to fight first and talk later, regardless of whether the Zhun tribe was willing to accept the conditions of the Dashun Dynasty.

Fight and talk, talk while fighting, instead of letting them talk about peace talks and not fighting with such a big advantage.

Now the army must go to Sailimu Lake and turn to Yili.

The road is easy to travel and it is easier to get supplies.

Several battles along the way gave the staff great confidence that more than a thousand people could complete this surprise attack.

On the one hand, the defenders of Chinook City must not be many, and the remnants that could be collected followed Galdan Tseren to gather near Sailimu Lake.

Second, Chinook City has a large amount of grain stored. The captured people said that there are many arable lands in the Yili area, and the Black Mountain Sect and White Mountain Sect believers who were captured were all serfs on that land. In addition, every year, the Junggars collected a lot of grain from the south of the Tianshan Mountains as taxes, and stored them there.

Third, the remnants of the Junggar tribe no longer have the courage to fight, which is beneficial to the overall situation.

Of course, the most important thing is the military merit of the staff.

Thinking that the herdsmen knew some secret passages over the mountains, even if the Junggar had garrisons, they would not be a concern, so this plan was proposed.

A bold plan was laid out before Liu Yu. Wu Fangrui was eager to make a contribution, so he explained, "Sir, we thought that we could allocate the grenadier battalion, supplemented by 200 engineers and two infantry battalions. No cavalry, no baggage, and no artillery. We can cross the mountains from here and arrive at Chinook City unexpectedly in five days."

"Sir, bring the army to confront at Sayram Lake. When we succeed in stealing the home, the Junggar will collapse without a fight. It will be easier to persuade them to surrender at that time."

This plan seemed bold, and Liu Yu felt that it would not be a big problem if he considered the combat effectiveness alone.

In the original time and space, the two Hezhuos launched a rebellion south of the Tianshan Mountains and surrounded a Qing army of 300 people with a trick.

As a result, the 12,000 people besieged the Qing army of 300 people, and the Qing army of 300 people turned it into a battle comparable to "Spanish conquering Aztecs".

Not only were the 300 people not annihilated, but they crossed the river calmly after 100 people were killed and injured.

This is a vivid example of a brilliant plan that is useless if you can't win the field battle.

It also proves that as long as the soldiers are paid enough and fed, and the Central Plains fights the surrounding tribes, in this gunpowder era, everyone can be Guan Yu, who is more powerful than ten thousand men.

Now the most combat-effective part of the Junggar's army has been annihilated, and the rest are a mob, basically at this level.

Now the powers of the world are all brushing off such records as 900 defeating 70,000 and 800 destroying a country. Wu Fangrui's idea is not arrogant, and even seems a bit conservative to Liu Yu.

If he is bolder, it may not be impossible to lead a hundred or so elite cavalry to raid and break the city.

Chinook City, attacking such a city does not need cannons at all.

Engineers and grenadiers are enough to take it down.

The most elite troops of the Qingzhou Army with 1,500 people do not have to worry about being blocked by the Junggar's army along the way.

Wu Fangrui looked at Liu Yu anxiously, hoping to get Liu Yu's permission.

After this battle, it is estimated that there will be no major battles in the short term.

Now Jiao Laobutu has "captured" Daze Lingdun Duobu and has made a great contribution. Liu Yu was the main general and destroyed the main force of the Junggar in one battle. Although he has made many achievements as the chief of staff, there is really nothing particularly eye-catching.

This battle not only annoyed Wu Fangrui, but also many people in the Western Army, who were all looking forward to winning merits and even being awarded a title.

But if things continue like this, it will be over. Not to mention being awarded a title, it is even a question whether they can get a medal.

It is estimated that the vanguard of the Western Army has also been anxiously marching towards this side quickly, and many people do not even want to surrender the Junggar.

Wu Fangrui felt that this strange plan similar to the Ziwu Valley was his chance to make a contribution.

Although Jiao Laobutu had experience in attacking cities and capturing strongholds, he had never commanded the Qingzhou Army; Liu Yu was the main general and had to lead the army; Zhang Jin was a simple and mediocre person, and he was the grandson of the Duke of Ying, so Liu Yu probably would not let him go.

In the end, he, the chief of staff of the Qingzhou Army, was the only one who could command.

How could Liu Yu not know what Wu Fangrui was thinking, but he had to warn him at this time: "This matter... If you want to go, you must promise me two things."

Wu Fangrui was overjoyed and hurriedly said: "Please tell me, sir."

"First, it is not to say that no one should be harmed, but military discipline must be restrained. If the Junggar surrenders, you will sleep with their wives, which is not good."

Wu Fangrui nodded and said: "Don't worry, sir, I still know this. Whether to fight or make peace, we still have no idea. Naturally, we can't leave all the roads."

"Although the brothers are not good birds, we still have military discipline. Besides, the families of those nobles and tribal leaders dare not move, but there are still some herdsmen."

Liu Yu nodded helplessly, thinking that this was already good, and it was not good to say more.

"What about the second thing?"

Liu Yu did not answer immediately, but cleared his throat and drove everyone around him out, leaving only Wu Fangrui and Zhang Jin.

"After taking Chinook City, it's best not to take the Black Mountain and White Mountain factions captured by the Junggar. But don't let them run away either."

"Huh?"

It was the first time Wu Fangrui heard Liu Yu issue such an ambiguous order. He was startled and thought, what does this mean?

You can't let them run away, but it's best not to take them in your hands.

After a slight reaction, he immediately understood.

Since they can neither escape nor be caught in their own hands, then it can only be...

When he heard that the second matter was such a small matter, Wu Fangrui smiled and said, "What would I say as an adult? This little matter is not simple?"

Liu Yu smiled and said, "Simple? What will you do?"

"Of course, it's killing someone with a borrowed knife. The adults neither let me catch them nor allow them to escape. Isn't that what you mean? They said that our army's hands cannot be stained with blood. It's best if the blood is stained by the people of the Zhun Department. The adults just said it, why bother to cover up and beat around the bush? The adults have always taught us that we are the staff officers, not the adults' clean-house staff. The orders of the chief officer must be clear and unambiguous, otherwise the staff department may misinterpret it..."

Zhang Jin on the side shook his head secretly in his heart. He is not good at fighting, but he knows this kind of thing.

He thought: Wu Fangrui, Wu Fangrui, no wonder they say that we are soldiers in the army, you are really brainless. Can this matter be explained so clearly?

Liu Shouchang is now covered in a pile of shit. If the leaders of the Black Mountain and White Mountain factions were alive, no one would be held responsible. Your Majesty has the final say on whether to kill or release them, and you will also be held responsible in the future.

Liu Shouchang wants to kill first and report later. If a rebellion breaks out south of the Tianshan Mountains in the future, someone will definitely use this to criticize: If Liu Yu had not killed the two Hezhuos and their father Zhuoma Hanmur, they would have been able to subdue and stabilize the situation south of the Tianshan Mountains, so how could there be a rebellion?

Liu Shouchang is sure that if they are alive, there will be a rebellion.

But if they are dead, there will be no evidence. Those who want to deal with Liu Shouchang will say that if they are not dead, there will be no rebellion.

Thinking that Liu Yu called him here to let him take the blame, Zhang Jin had to come forward and say, "You just need to know about this matter. We will report to your Majesty, and you should not let others know about this. This is your own "merit", not the staff department's. Whether you can grasp it depends on you."