Ming Zuo

Chapter 1581 The Wind of the Western Regions
Hauge, Xu Yaqing and the lamas are desperately trying to integrate Khalkha Mongolia in order to have enough strength to resist the attack of the National Defense Forces before the weather warms up.

They also pinned their hopes on Batur Huntaiji of the Junggar Department.

But it's a pity that Batur Huntaiji didn't care about Mobei at all.

The arrival of Liang Yue gave Batuer Huntaiji the hope of eliminating the Yarkand Khanate.

At the beginning of the [-]th century, Said, the third younger brother of Mansoer Khan of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, joined forces with another brother, Heli Lie, to launch riots in the Ili River Valley and the Seven River Valley in order to fight for power, overthrowing the Yili Bali regime. .

Later, the riot was quelled by Mansul Khan, Helilie was killed, Said fled to Pamirs, and took control of the Fergan Basin.

Due to successive setbacks in his expansion to the Tarim Basin, he could only go to Kabul and seek refuge with his distant relative Babur.

With the help of Babur, Said finally made a comeback, and in 1513 successively captured Kashgar, Aksu, Yarkand and other places, and established the Yarkand Khanate.

After more than 100 years of development, Abdullah is now the ruler of the Yarkand Khanate.

The ruler of Turpan was quite talented. Taking advantage of his brothers' power struggle, he sent troops to Yarkand, reunified the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, and forced Hami to surrender.

He also appointed his younger brother Su Litang as the Aqimu of Turpan to exercise direct rule over Turpan.

Since then, the Yarkand Khanate has become a huge empire stretching south of the Tianshan Mountains.

Abdullah was still not satisfied. He sent troops to the Ili River Valley, defeated Batur Huitaiji on the Kunes grassland, and firmly controlled the Ili River Valley and Lake Balkhash.

It can be said that the existence of the Yarkand Khanate made Batuer Huntaiji feel like a stick in his throat.

Among other things, there is such a strong enemy in the south that the Junggar tribe's control over Qinghai and the plateau has never been stable.

After all, only Yiwu, a weak channel, can connect the north of Tianshan Mountain with Qinghai and the plateau, and it can be cut off at any time.

But the previous defeat made Batur Huntaiji dare not act rashly against the Yarkand Khanate.

Liang Yue's arrival made him overjoyed.

United with Liang Yue, eliminated the Yarkand Khanate, and unified the Western Regions, Batur Huntaiji has seen his great achievements.

As for the equally powerful Liang Yue...

How could the Han people gain a firm foothold in the Western Regions?
When the Yaerqiang Khanate is eliminated, Liangyue will have no meaning of existence.

Liang Yue didn't seem to know Batur Huntaiji's thoughts. After returning to Qinghai, he domineeringly brought the forces of the Junggar tribe here under his command, and then began to march westward.

A month later, the Liang army suddenly came around from Dunhuang and appeared suddenly under the city of Hami.

Looking at the flag of the Yarkand Khanate on the city wall, Liang Yue's eyes were full of sternness.

"This was once the territory of our Han family, how can we allow the barbarians to occupy it?"

The westernmost point of the Ming Dynasty is Hamiwei.

In the early years of Jiajing, because of the dispute over "Great Rituals", the recovery of Hami also turned into a prison of "border closure".

After Gansu Governor Chen Jiuchou and other 49 people were disposed of, the Ming Dynasty finally completely lost control of Hamiwei.

Afterwards, Hami evolved several times, and now it has completely become a part of the Yarkand Khanate.

This is the only channel for communication between the Central Plains and the Western Regions, and it must be conquered before the Liang army can enter the Western Regions.

"Fight well and tell the Western Regions that we are coming."

Liang Yue is very enthusiastic about recovering the territory of the Han family and attacking alien races.

Following his orders, the Liang army quickly expanded.

The artillery from door to door was aimed at the city wall, which also made the defenders in the city die.

After all, it is not easy to see so many artillery in the Western Regions.

Looking at the cannons shining coldly in the sun, Liang Yue's mood became more ups and downs.

The empire's random move made the Liang army so powerful.And when the empire comes to the Western Regions, maybe the heyday of the Han and Tang Dynasties can really be reproduced here?
Hami is a small city, and the defenders and residents in the city are no more than 4000-[-] people.

In addition, after the Central Plains Dynasty retreated, no attention was paid to construction here, so the city was very dilapidated.

This has also led to the fact that people here have been accustomed to going downwind for nearly a hundred years.

Whoever comes, recognizes who is the ruler, and then lives quietly by relying on east-west trade.

But the new Liang army has no intention of communicating, and the purpose is to show force.

Amidst the roaring artillery, Hami's city wall was instantly wiped out.

Feeling the ferocity of the Liang army, the fighting spirit of the defenders collapsed on the spot.

People in the city fled westward on horseback one after another, not wanting to die under the butcher's knife.

An hour later, the Liang army took full control of Hami and opened the door to the Western Regions.

When Batur Huntaiji received the news of the Liang army's arrival, he immediately led the army to set off from Dabancheng.As long as you read the pass of Tianshan Mountain, you can directly approach Turpan.

Batur Huntaiji didn't think it was a good choice to give up Turpan to Liang Yue.

As long as Turpan is under control, then Nanjiang can eat in his stomach at any time.

Liang Yue was the thug he invited, and he didn't plan to share any land with this thug.

It is nearly a thousand miles from Hami to Turpan, and there are deserts along the way. He doesn't think Liang Yue will be faster than him.

If Batur Huntaiji could see Liang Yue's back, maybe he wouldn't have this idea.

The Forward Third Division of the Fourth Front Army of the Northwest Strategic Cluster followed the path of the Liang army, crossed the Hehuang Valley, and stood by Qinghai Lake without any battle.

The boundless and beautiful Great Lake is really exciting.

The shivering herdsmen on the grassland looked at the army rushing suddenly, and felt that the sky here seemed to have changed.

At the same time, the Ninth Division of the Fifth Front Army also set off from Lanzhou, sticking to the northern foot of Qilian Mountain and heading straight for Liangzhouwei along the Great Wall.

The art troupe led by Li Zhenli happened to work here. When the army set off, the art troupe played a desolate, heroic and melodious melody for them.

This song was taught to them by Zuo Menggeng when they left Jinan.

In the song, the long yellow sand slowly lifts the curtain, and groups of camels carry hope and wealth to the west and east, shaping a road of exchange that has lasted for thousands of years.

Now, following the wishes of Zhang Qian, Huo Qubing, Ban Chao, Hou Junji, Guo Xiaoke, Su Dingfang, Xue Rengui, Gao Xianzhi and other predecessors, the National Defense Forces once again set foot on this land with the will of the Central Plains Dynasty.

The wind and sand in the Western Regions is too cruel, every time it blows, it makes people grow older.

As a result, a strong man standing in his thirties is like a dead wood here.

But they couldn't fall down, they still stubbornly supported their spears and stood stubbornly on the top of the city.

Their eyes looked west from time to time, resolute and resolute.From time to time, I look at the East, full of expectations.

The dust from the east today was a bit heavy, making the veterans guarding the Liangzhou Guard red-eyed.

Looking at the overwhelming army and the extremely bright red flag in the wind, the veterans wept loudly.

"We have been guarding it all the time, but we dare not lose it!"

(End of this chapter)