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Chapter 532 The Rebellion of the Western Regions
"Retire for the time being." Xu Shi asked the left and right soldiers to retreat, and talked with the intelligence department alone, "The intelligence department has not appeared in the defense area of ​​our Seventh Corps for a long time, I don't know what is important to convey this time information?"

"General Xu's words are wrong. Our intelligence department has been operating in the border areas all the time. Of course, there are our people in the defense area of ​​the Seventh Corps. It's just that you didn't pay attention, General Xu." The staff of the intelligence department said with a smile.

Xu Shi smiled slightly, but he felt a little afraid in his heart. It turned out that the intelligence department was usually not visible, but it was always active in the northwest.

"Up to now, some of the secrets of our Intelligence Department can be made public. After the customs were pacified, the Western Regions became an important area for our Intelligence Department to infiltrate. Some of us also began to mix into their tribes, and some of their small tribes were also recruited. But just two months ago, a major change occurred in the Western Regions."

"The strengths of the Western Regions are intertwined, but the most powerful one should be Moxi Mongolia. Moxi Mongolia takes Heshuote Khan as its leader and dominates the Western Regions. However, there are many powerful Khanates around them to restrain them, forming a balance, so that they will not It's a major change." Xu Shi learned a lot of news about the Western Regions through the Military Intelligence Department of the military headquarters.

"The news from the Military Intelligence Department is very accurate, but it's a pity that they don't lurk in the local area like our Intelligence Department, and continue to provide us with the latest information. Two months ago, a group of Tsarist Russian cavalry invaded the territory of the Zhungeer tribe .At the beginning we judged it as a normal conflict between the two forces, because in the past, the conflict between Tsarist Russia and Zhungeer was more than once or twice. But our judgment was wrong. The invasion of the Zhungeer tribe is not just common Tsarist Russia’s Cossack cavalry, as well as Kazakh cavalry and Western cavalry, number about 2, and I don’t know if there is any follow-up troops.” A person from the intelligence department said to Xu Shi.

In the entire northwest region, there was only the Seventh Corps, an infantry regiment, and Xu Shi was already the highest military commander, so he was the first thing the Intelligence Department found.

"Twenty thousand cavalry?" Xu Shi was also shocked. Such a large-scale military operation is already rare in the small-scale Western Regions. "Tsarist Russia and the Kazakh Khanate dispatched twenty thousand cavalry at once. It's a fight."

"That's right. The deterioration of the situation has far exceeded the imagination of the personnel lurking in the local intelligence department. The Tsarist-Russian coalition forces sent a vanguard cavalry force along the Irtysh River and defeated the cavalry forces of the Jungar tribe one after another. Batur, the leader of Zhungeer, saw that the situation was not good, so he fled the capital at night. Now most of the territory of Zhungeer tribe was occupied by the Tsarist-Russian coalition forces. The Heshuo Special Forces jointly counterattacked the Tsarist-Russian coalition forces." The staff of the intelligence department smiled wryly, "Even the eyeliners that our intelligence department finally placed in Zhungeer suffered heavy losses because of this incident."

"In this case, things are a bit serious. Gansu and Liang are the gateways to our northwest, and Qinghai is beyond Jiayu Pass. If Shuote's troops are also defeated by the Tsarist-Russian coalition forces, our three sides, Gansu, Liang, and Shaanxi, will be exposed to the Tsarist-Russian coalition forces." Under the threat." Xu Shi said.

"This is the worst-case scenario. In fact, after the analysis of both our intelligence department and the military intelligence department, the Tsarist-Russian coalition forces are temporarily unable to attack Jiayuguan. The most feared thing is that they annexed Moxi Mongolia and integrated the loose Western Regions into a powerful one." The empire, when the time comes, the threat will be much greater than it is now. You should also know that since the Han Dynasty, the Western Regions have been under the jurisdiction of the Western Regions Protectorate, which is our land in China. If the loose Western Regions become an independent The empire is not in our interests," said the intelligence officer.

"Has this matter been reported to the military lord and the military department?" Xu Shi asked.

"The envoy has already rushed to the capital day and night. It's a pity that the telegraph line has not been laid to Guanzhong, otherwise why wait so hard?" The staff of the intelligence department replied.

"I am more concerned about how the military master will deal with this matter. In the past, the Western Regions were ruled by the Khanate that split from the Mongolian Yuan. Our national strength was limited and we could never regain it. Now the world is peaceful again, and there are no strong enemies around. It should be time to be tough. .” Xu Shi said.

"Well, the intelligence office also thinks the same way, but everything depends on the decision of the military leader. The reason why you are notified after the military leader orders is to leave some time for you to prepare. If the military leader is determined to participate in the Western Regions The Seventh Corps must be one of the main forces. You can train your soldiers and horses in advance to make them enter the state." The staff of the Intelligence Department said, "Even if the military leader gives up meddling in the chaos in the Western Regions, it is considered a drill."

"I believe the military leader will definitely choose to fight in the Western Regions!" Xu Shi's eyes sparkled, "Before guarding Xi'an City, the military leader told me that our Seventh Corps will soon participate in the war, and we must maintain our combat effectiveness at all times. I think the military lord must have foreseen the current situation, how brilliant his vision is!"

Chu Yun, who was far away in the capital, really did not foresee that Tsarist Russia would take the initiative to attack the Western Regions, and even mobilized a large number of troops to defeat the Zhungeer tribe in one fell swoop before it became the Zhungeer Khanate!
When the urgent information sent by the intelligence office eight hundred miles away was delivered to Chu Yun, Chu Yun's heart collapsed a little.Originally thought that if the two most powerful forces in East Asia, Houjin and Ming, were settled, they should be able to beat all the surrounding forces.Indeed, with the strength of the Kyushu Army, any one of them can be easily brutalized in a duel.But this time it's okay if there is no accident, if there is an accident, it will be precarious, and enemies will appear from three directions.

On the eastern battlefield, the Beiyang Fleet was sent to be stationed in Dongying Kingdom for a long time to balance the balance between the shogunate army and the fallen shogunate coalition forces.In the southern battlefield, the Nanyang Fleet was sent to station at the port of Annan Country to check and balance the balance of Annan Country's Ruan and Zheng families.The Kyushu Army is already fighting on two fronts, and now that there is chaos in the northwest, sending troops to participate in the war in the northwest is equivalent to fighting on three fronts.Not to mention whether it can be won, just ask such a large territory, and a large number of troops are needed to guard it to prevent rebellion. What about the finances?
And ah, the chaos in the northwest is bigger than the battlefields on the eastern and southern fronts.At the very least, the main identity of the Kyushu Army on the eastern and southern fronts is the referee, and there is no need to personally be the main force on the battlefield.And on the northwest side...

"Master, are you wondering if we should send troops to support the Jungar tribe?" The chief of the intelligence department, the chief of the intelligence department, Aila, was obediently rubbing Chu Yun's shoulders behind the scenes, and had nothing to do with manipulating intelligence. The image of assassination, bribery, and kidnapping in other countries is completely inconsistent.

"Exactly, if we want to participate in the war in the Western Regions, sending a few thousand people is not enough, and sending tens of thousands of people is too much for our hard-earned finances." Chu Yun expressed his troubles.

"Master, don't worry, you forgot to follow the planned plan of the Ordnance Bureau, already..." Ella gently reminded.

"Which batch of good things are you talking about? Let me think about it again." Chu Yun felt a little relieved.

(End of this chapter)