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Chapter 565 Captive
When a ray of light at dawn crossed the dark land, the flames of the city walls of Turpan were still dancing, and a few wisps of billowing black smoke rose into the sky.

Several officers in overcoats passed through the ruins of Turpan's east city wall and came to Turpan.Thousands of Turpan soldiers squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands, surrounded by Kyushu Army infantry holding muskets and cavalry with sabers hanging from their waists.The eyes of these Turpan soldiers were full of fear, and they didn't know how the Kyushu Army would deal with the defeated soldiers.

In addition to the captured Turpan soldiers, there were also some Turpan aborigines and Mongols in the city, who also looked at the troops entering the city with suspicion and fear.

"We still need to use artillery and gunpowder to capture this city. It is not my intention to destroy the walls of such an ancient city." Xu Shi looked at the collapsed city walls, broken stones and soldiers who died in battle, Broken shield.Some soldiers are cleaning the battlefield to prevent the plague from spreading.

"Corps Commander, we have captured more than 400 enemy soldiers, and there are more than 300 surviving residents in the city." The officer in charge of statistics of the Seventh Corps reported to Xu Shi, "Our main losses came after we entered the city. During the street fighting and the pursuit of deserters, more than [-] soldiers were killed and thousands were wounded."

"Night battles are too disadvantageous for us. We can't distinguish friend from foe in the dark. We can only use a small number of troops to attack the city. If the enemy is not panicked by the collapse of the city wall, we may have lost more soldiers." Statistics said the officer.

"If it wasn't at night, our demolition team would have no chance to touch the city. Did the thieves catch Dorgon?" Xu Shi asked.

"We did not find Dorgon among the prisoners. According to some captured Turpan generals, Dorgon led his confidants and a group of elite Turpan troops to leave the city of Turpan in the dark." The officer said, "In addition, the prisoners we captured They are all local herdsmen and soldiers in Turpan, except for dozens of Yarkand soldiers who were unable to move because of injuries and were left behind in Turpan City, other Yarkand soldiers seem to have left here ahead of schedule.”

Xu Shi frowned slightly: "They should have found themselves isolated and helpless, so in order to preserve the strength of the Yarkand Khanate, they gave up Turpan."

"Did the troops of Dorgon and the Yarkand Khanate leave at the same time, or separately?" Sun Chuanting, who was by Xu Shi's side, asked the officer who was counting.

"They left Turpan City in batches, and Dorgon left behind the Yarkand army." The statistics officer asked, "This should be what they discussed, probably Dorgon stayed in the rear, and Ye Erqiang left." The Erqiang Khanate retreated ahead of schedule."

"Sun Chuanting, did you find any problems?" Xu Shi knew how wise Sun Chuanting was usually, and when he asked such a question, he knew that he probably saw something.

"There are already [-] Turpan troops in the city who have been treated as victims to delay our time. There is no need for them to separate. It should be that after the Yarkand army left, Dorgon saw that it would be useless to continue to defend the city, so he also withdrew from Turpan. The city." Sun Chuanting said, "The only thing I am worried about now is that our ambush may only have time to ambush the Yarkand army, but we cannot detect that the Yarkand army is following Dorgon's army."

"Hiss... what you said is very reasonable. We are very likely to let Dorgon escape this time." Xu Shi agreed with Sun Chuanting's statement, "He must be going in the opposite direction from the Yarkand Khanate. Zhungeer Basin, and then return to the Siberian Plain. I don’t know when I will have another chance to catch him.”

"Let's see what surprises the ambushing cavalry will bring us." Sun Chuanting said.

After the main force of Xu Shi and other troops cleaned up the battlefield, they began to set up a stove in Turpan City to cook.The battle lasted from midnight to the next morning, and the high-intensity battle made the soldiers a little tired.When the smell of the food wafted through the streets and alleys, some captured Turpan soldiers couldn't help their hungry stomachs screaming, watching the soldiers of the Kyushu Army enjoying the food.

In winter, the Kyushu Army has opened up the grain road from Luoyang and Xi'an to Suzhou, and now the grain road from Suzhou to Dunhuang has also been opened up, and grain and grass can be transported to Turpan along the Silk Road.So Xu Shi and the others don't have to worry about the lack of food supplies for the time being.

While the Kyushu Army in Turpan was enjoying their meals, the cavalry of the Kyushu Army ambushing near Urumqi finally returned to Turpan City.Not only did they come back by themselves, but they also brought back a group of captives from the Yarkand Khanate.

"Captain, I'm back!" A Mongolian cavalry general came back with a heavily tied prisoner, and reported the results of their captives to the regiment of the Monan Cavalry Corps in Wu Keshan.

"Who is this person?" Wu Keshan asked.

"Say it yourself!" The Mongolian cavalry general raised his head and chest, proud of the captives he captured this time, "He can speak Mongolian."

The face of the tied-up Yarkand captive was like a pig's liver. It was an insult to him that he should be treated like this with such a noble status.

"I am...General Uza of the Yarkand Khanate. Unfortunately, I was captured by you. You can kill or cut it up as you like." The captured Yarkand officer said angrily.

"General Wuza?" Wu Keshan read it again. He didn't know what kind of general he was from the Yarkand Khanate. He couldn't help but look at his subordinates with a bit of blame in his eyes. in front of him.

"Sir, he is not General Uza at all. According to the confession of the captives we captured, he is Su Li, the younger brother of the Great Khan of the Yarkand Khanate. As a powerful person, Yarkand Khan trusted and used him very much. This time, the army of Yarkand Kingdom came to Turpan City under his leadership." The Mongolian cavalry general said excitedly.

"Oh, it turns out that you are a big shot in the Yarkand Khanate. This time you have made military achievements, and I will apply to the military department for you. Su Li, right? I didn't expect you to be a coward, and you don't even have your own name." A coward who dares to admit it." Wu Keshan said contemptuously.

Su Li felt uncomfortable, but he had no way to refute Wu Keshan's words, so he hung his head like a defeated rooster.

"Take him to meet several other corps commanders. We need to study the next marching plan." Seeing that he had captured the commander of the Yarkand Khanate, Wu Keshan knew that he was still valuable.

(End of this chapter)