Ming Zuo

The midsummer sun shines brightly on the world, and the ancient majestic mountains still maintain the same holiness.

In the middle of the two mountains stretching for thousands of miles in the north and south, the lush green plain shows its vitality wantonly.

A Chu River flows quietly, nourishing all things, and also greets the moist warm wind from the far west.

"What's this place called?"

Zuo Xuanyan stood on the top of the mountain, looking at the magnificence of nature and feeling refreshed.

"This is called Tokmak."

"What the hell name? Pass it on, from today onwards, this place is called Xiancheng."

King Qin personally ordered, naturally with unquestionable authority.

So Tokmak, a small town in the Western Regions, has since added a new name full of commemorative significance.

fairy city!

The birthplace of poet Li Bai!

"Only a place like this can breed a character like Shi Xian?"

Standing beside Zuo Xuanyan, Chang Kaiyuan still feels dreamy.

Since joining the National Defense Forces, he has long been able to appreciate Li Bai's greatness through many studies.

When the students discussed together, they all sighed at the abandonment of the Western Regions.

Who would have thought that a few years later, he would personally lead the army to regain the birthplace of Shixian.

"No wonder my father never forgets this place. If you control this place, the Western Regions will be conquered."

Without being there, Zuo Xuanyan did not expect that the entire area around the Tianshan Mountains would be so rich.

The Tianshan Mountains are like the greatest protectors. In the desolate and vast Western Regions, a large area with abundant water and grass has been isolated.

It is this magical land that has nurtured countless creatures.

And whoever can control here can control the Western Regions, it is definitely not a lie.

"Where is the Seventh Division? Tell them, speed up, and I will wait for them in Taraz in fifteen days."

Worried about the situation on the southern front, Zuo Xuanyan decided to speed up.

Marching so far, the Fourth Cavalry Division has hardly encountered any enemies.

At the beginning, everyone was worried that this was the enemy's exhausted strategy, and they only waited for the Wehrmacht to show their weaknesses before counterattacking.

But after careful searching and asking local herdsmen, it turned out that there was no army in this area as early as a year ago.

It's not that the Bukhara Khanate is stupid and can't see the wealth here, but it has mobilized its troops to the southern front, and cooperated with the Safavid Dynasty and the Mughal Empire to encircle and suppress the Taoist volunteer army
At this time, Zuo Xuanyan didn't know that great changes had taken place in the south. In order to help the friendly army relieve the pressure, it was natural to speed up the march.

Under her order, the Fourth Cavalry Division started a hurricane dash, while supporting war with battle.

Taraz, which was expected to arrive in fifteen days, only took ten days.

What is even more unexpected is that there is no wind at all here.

The local government still lives a leisurely life.

Zuo Xuanyan was so bold that she immediately led an army to attack without giving the defenders a chance to close the city gate.

In just one day, all the defenders in the city were killed.

Not only that, Zuo Xuanyan also used thunderbolt methods to suppress anyone who dared to resist.The food that was snatched alone was enough to feed the entire division for a month.

When she learned that the vanguard of the Seventh Division was fifty miles away, she left a company in Taraz to take charge of the handover, and the main force set off again.

Arriving at Taraz is equivalent to arriving at the westernmost end of the Tianshan Mountains.

The Fourth Cavalry Division turned from Taraz to the south and rushed to Tashkent for a long distance.

This time the defenders in Tashkent got the news in advance, but they were in a hurry, and there was no time to prepare more defensive measures.

The Fourth Cavalry Division rushed to the base of the city, unleashed its cannons, and directly launched indiscriminate bombing that lasted for three days.

The shelling regardless of the cost resulted in the complete destruction of Tashkent's city walls, and even riding a horse could rush into the city from among the ruins.

Tashkent is an important town of the Bukhara Khanate, beyond here, only Samarkand is left.

Behind Samarkand is the city of Bukhara, the capital of the Bukhara Khanate.

Therefore, the enemy here is very tenacious. Even if the city wall is destroyed, they hide in the city, trying to carry out street fighting.

Zuo Xuanyan knew that the speed of soldiers was very important, and at the same time, for the sake of deterrence, she ordered the troops to use incendiary rockets, sending the entire Tashkent into a sea of ​​flames.

As for how many civilians died in it, there is no way.

If they want to blame, they can only blame the defenders for being stubborn.

At the same time, because Tashkent was completely destroyed, the Fourth Cavalry Division did not receive supplies and had to stop and wait for the Seventh Division to deliver supplies.

Zheng Chenggong is still at the forefront.

"Can't you save some money? We need domestic supplies for all our ammunition. If we fight like this, the logistics will be a mess."

Others didn't dare to say anything to Zuo Xuanyan, Zheng Chenggong was naturally okay, and he complained as soon as they met.

Zuo Xuanyan ate the mutton pancake he gave and listened with a smile.

"We have gone far enough. Looking around, there are enemies on all sides. If you don't use some thunderbolt methods, you will only make people feel weak and deceitful, and the situation will be even worse. Dad said that barbarians are afraid of power and not virtuous. If you want them to be obedient, you must first make them afraid. You see, all the tribes around are either running away or being honest. If we march next, it will be much smaller."

Zheng Chenggong also had to admit that what she said was very reasonable.

"However, we have already penetrated into the territory of the Bukhara Khanate. It is best to join forces. The two divisions are together. I don't believe that the Bukhara Khanate can stop it."

Zuo Xuanyan thought so too.

Further on is Samarkand.

"That city blocked the Mongols for many years, so it must be difficult to attack. With the help of your Seventh Division, you can save a lot of horsepower."

After all, the Fourth Cavalry Division is still a cavalry unit, and its strengths are raids and field battles.For siege warfare, it almost means nothing.

Among other things, the number of heavy artillery of the Fourth Cavalry Division is only half of that of the Seventh Division.

It is actually enough to attack ordinary cities.

But when encountering a famous city like Samarkand, it is probably impossible.

Only with the presence of the Seventh Division can this hard bone be gnawed down.

Just when the Fourth Cavalry Division and the Seventh Division decided to join forces, the Bukhara Khanate finally sensed the danger.

Obviously, the Mughal Empire and the Safavid Dynasty were also besieging the Taoist Volunteer Army. Why did the Empire want to kill the Bukhara Khanate?
No way, who told the Bukhara Khanate to have a better position.

If the Bukhara Khanate is not eliminated, how can the power of the empire extend to the Caspian Sea?

This is also the fundamental reason why the empire decided to launch the war of annihilation.

There is no need for a Bukhara Khanate or a Kazakh Khanate to exist.

But looking at the aggressive posture of the National Defense Forces, the Bukhara Khanate also knew that the country had reached a moment of life and death.

King Imam Curry hastened to issue an edict to the whole country and organized a large army to go out of Samarkand.

As long as Samarkand is kept, the Bukhara Khanate has hope. (end of this chapter)