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Chapter 557 Hunting Together

"Woo, stop!" Batur reined in the reins, stopping the cavalry like a torrent.

The last ten thousand Moxi cavalry came near a village.

"It seems that there has been a fierce battle here, and there is not even a single person in the village." Batur stepped forward to look at the situation in the village, and found that the mud wall had collapsed, and there were traces of musket shooting.

"The speed of the Kyushu Army is really fast. It is estimated that they are already attacking Hami City, and may even have a decisive battle with the Tsarist-Russian coalition forces on the Gobi." Gush Khan also rushed forward, seeing such a scene, and judged.

"When we enter this place, we are very likely to encounter the Kyushu Army. If we encounter them, we need to signal them in advance, otherwise, if we mistake us for the enemy and clash, unnecessary casualties will be caused." Batur saw When I arrived at the deserted village, I couldn't help feeling a little worried.

The speed of the Kyushu Army was too fast, and they invaded the hinterland of the Hami area before they could wait.And this is when the main force of the army led by Sun Chuanting is infantry and heavy artillery.These soldiers and cumbersome artillery require strong logistics as a guarantee, so it is difficult to hide information when there is a major operation.It can only be said that the intelligence and logistics of the Kyushu Army have reached an astonishing level, and they have perfectly achieved the rapid dispatch of troops.

More than ten thousand Moxi cavalry followed the traces of the fierce battle, all the way to the city of Hami.

Batur was surprised to find that the battle flag of the infantry of the Kyushu Army was already flying on the top of the city of Hami!

"Why are they moving so fast? The Hami area has already been recovered?" Batur squinted his eyes and looked at the blurred battle flag on the wall, because the distance was too far so he couldn't see it clearly, but Batur still recognized it and only saw it. The battle flag of the Kyushu Army several times, it is really the flag of the Kyushu Army is too clear!And few civilizations would dare to use the dragon totem of Chinese civilization as a battle flag symbol.

"Boss, there are cavalry coming out of the city." The guards around Batur pointed their whips at the gate of Hami City, and saw more than a dozen cavalry coming out of the city on horseback.

"Are you men and horses from the Zhungeer tribe?" A cavalry soldier from the Kyushu Army reined in his horses and asked them.

"I am Batur, the leader of the Zhungeer tribe, and I have dealt with your General Sun Chuanting before," Batur said.

"Now the supreme commander of Hami City is General Xu, the commander of the Seventh Corps of the Kyushu Army." The Kyushu Army cavalry said.

"The commander of the Seventh Corps? The general of the Kyushu Army stationed in Guanzhong, and even Sun Chuanting is his subordinate?" Batur was in awe.In his eyes, even daring to enter the Western Regions with only 3000 people is already shocking, "I want to go to the city to visit your regiment commander."

"Then your troops may need to be wronged and stationed outside the city." The Kyushu Army cavalry led Batur and others into the city.

Xu Shi, the commander of the Seventh Corps, and Sun Chuanting and other generals were discussing around the topographic map. Hearing that Batur came with the Zhungeer cavalry, Xu Shi was a little unhappy to be disturbed, but he still asked the confidant generals on the left and right. Said: "The Zhungeer tribe is sending people here now, most of them are worried that our actions will affect their status in Moxi, and maybe they will drag us down."

"Since he's here, we'll meet him. Before we attack them, stabilize them first," Sun Chuanting said.

"That makes sense." Xu Shi and the others nodded.

Batur met Xu Shi, the commander of the Seventh Corps, which was rumored to be in the northwest, in a house in Hami City.Xu Shi is only in his 20s, younger than Sun Chuanting, but holds great power.Moreover, the title of Commander of the Seventh Corps shows that there are at least six military giants like Xu Shi!
Batur was a bit ashamed that a single regiment could regain the Hami area lost by the Zhungeer tribe.

"General Xu, thank you Jiayuguan for taking in our people who fled to the east. If it weren't for your protection, they might not have escaped the cruel hands of the Tsarist Russians." Batur first expressed his gratitude to Xu Shi.

Xu Shi led more than a dozen senior officers of the Seventh Corps. They were not wearing traditional heavy equipment such as chain mail, but ordinary coats, which were more convenient for movement.

"Batur, you are the leader of the Zhungeer tribe. It is not easy to protect the safety of [-] Zhungeer herdsmen. As neighbors, we certainly don't mind helping you if we can." Xu Xu Shiwei smiled.

"I don't know if my people are okay now." Batur asked.

"They were resettled in Suzhou and northern Shaanxi, and they are doing very well now. We have taken in more than 3000 herdsmen this winter, half of them are from the Zhungeer tribe, and the other half are from other tribes. The Tsarist Russians, Kazakhs, and Yarkands were dissatisfied with the rule of the Yarkands, so they took their families and went to Jiayuguan. However, Jiayuguan is just a pass, and there is no way to support so many people, so many of them moved to the east of Jiayuguan. "Xu Shi said with a smile.

Batur's heart tightened.His clan was relocated to the east of Jiayuguan, which is equivalent to being annexed by the Northwest in disguise.Maybe some people from the Zhungeer tribe can come back, but the herdsmen of other tribes probably became the people of Suzhou, northern Shaanxi and other places.

"I don't know when the Zhungeer people will return to the grassland of our own tribe?" Batur asked.

"Are you talking about the pastures of Qinghai Lake? With all due respect, the pastures of Qinghai Lake may be able to maintain the herdsmen of the Heshuote tribe to live a very moist life, but if the herdsmen of the Zhungeer tribe are added, I am afraid that only Qinghai Lake The pasture is not enough to support your two big tribes for grazing." Xu Shi bluntly pointed out Batur's most worrying problem at present, that is, the Zhungeer tribe no longer has its own territory.

Now Gushri Khan allows Batur to lead the remaining Zhungeer soldiers to temporarily live in Qinghai Lake. First, because the tribes of the Oirat Alliance have cold lips and teeth, and second, because Batur leads young and strong fighters, not Unproductive old people and young children.Now most of the herdsmen of the Zhungeer tribe are still in the territory controlled by the Tsarist-Russian coalition forces, and a small number have fled to Jiayuguan. If these herdsmen all come to Qinghai Lake to defect to Batur, Gushi Khan will probably have to consider whether Qinghai Lake can accommodate them. There are many people.

"Hami City was originally the city of the Turpan Khanate. Later, the Yarkand Khanate conquered it, and our Zhungeer tribe took it from the Yarkand Khanate. Now that you have occupied Hami City, I can't say anything more. But further west, the Tianshan pasture that belonged to our Zhungeer tribe, we will take it back by ourselves." Batur said.

"No need. We are ready to attack the Ili and Yarkand Khanates, and you can go hunting with us now." Xu Shi interrupted Batur.

(End of this chapter)