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Chapter 251 Li Zicheng had bad luck (please subscribe for a monthly ticket)

The Ili River Valley is surrounded by mountains on three sides in the north, east and south. There are Kogurqin Mountain and Brokonu Mountain in the north; Halketawu Mountain and Nalati Mountain in the south; and Wusun Mountain and Awulal Mountain in the middle. It stretches across and forms the outline of the landform of "three mountains sandwiched between two valleys".

The water and grass here are abundant, and the Ili River Valley is known as the "Wet Island in the Western Regions" and the "South of the Yangtze River Beyond the Great Wall".

What's more important is that Batur discovered a huge gold mine there.

Batur understands what it means to the Junggar tribe if they lose the Ili River Basin and the fertile Ili River Valley.

Even if he could conquer Shache City, he would not be able to make up for the loss caused by Li Xianzhong stealing his home.

That's why he became so angry that he fainted.

After waking up, Batur quickly made the decision to withdraw his troops.

Of course, if he retreats in a hurry, he is likely to be pursued by the Chinese army, so these "White Mountain Sect" were left outside Yarkand to contain the defenders in the city.

Batur, eager to return home, hurriedly led his army northward. He must take back the Ili Valley from the Chinese.

However, the morale of the Junggar army was already low. Now that their hometown has been stolen, their hearts are even more confused.

In addition, they were retreating in a hurry and did not carry much luggage with them.

In desperation, the Junggar tribe had no choice but to steal food from nearby tribes.

The "White Mountain Sect" can be said to have lured the wolf into the house this time.

The key is that there is more than one "wolf" in their family. Li Zicheng's Dashun, the Chinese Army and the Junggar people are all ambitious "big bad wolves".

In addition to a few "ambitious wolves", the "White Mountain Faction" also has to deal with its enemy "Black Mountain Faction".

It was obvious that they had become lambs to be slaughtered at this time.

Batur thought that he had already broken up with the "White Mountain Sect" anyway, so he just continued to fight and captured Kashgar, the home base of the "White Mountain Sect".

Without the supplies in Kashgar, it would be difficult for his army to obtain sufficient supplies.

So the Junggar troops began to attack the city of Kashgar.

At this time, the main force of the "White Mountain Sect" was fighting with the "Black Mountain Sect" under the city of Yarkand, and there were not many people left behind in their hometown of Kashgar.

The Junggar people's attack went very smoothly, and it didn't take long for them to invade the city of Kashgar.

But soon the fighting in the city, which had gradually subsided, became fierce again.

I saw a large number of Chinese soldiers suddenly appearing on the city wall.

"Bang, bang, bang"

With the sound of firecrackers, countless Junggar soldiers who rushed into the city fell into a pool of blood.

Only now did they realize that the Chinese had already occupied Kashgar and were deliberately luring them into the city.

What is even more terrifying is that the Chinese cavalry ambushing in Kashgar City are also rushing towards them from the streets in the city.

The Junggar soldiers who were attacking the city turned around and fled out of the city when they saw this situation.

But how can two legs outrun four legs? The Chinese soldiers have now entered the cavalry's favorite cover-up phase.

They waved their spears and sabers wantonly, constantly killing the fleeing Junggar people.

In a short time, most of the 5000 Junggar soldiers who entered the city were killed.

Just when Batur realized that he had been fooled and was about to retreat, black cavalry appeared all around again.

The feather arrows that kept flying told him that these were the cavalry of Mongolia in Mobei.

It is obvious that these Mongolians have become the pawns of the Chinese.

At this time, the Junggar army was already surrounded by heavy siege.

The battle soon lost its suspense, and finally Batur led the remaining 10,000 Junggar soldiers to surrender to the Chinese.

He crawled at the feet of the Chinese Emperor Li Xianzhong.

Begging: "The Junggar Mongols are willing to surrender to China, and I, Batur, am also willing to be your Majesty's most loyal slave!"

Li Xianzhong helped Batur up and said: "China has always been kind to all Mongolian ethnic groups, and most of the Mongolian tribes have surrendered to China."

"But I don't need slaves. The land of the Western Regions is not the pasture of the Mongols."

"I heard that several other Oirat Mongolian tribes, such as the Torgut tribe, have already entered the Volga River Basin for grazing."

"The vast Kipchak grassland is the best pasture for the Mongols. As the leader of the four Oirat tribes, the Junggar tribe should return there to lead the Oirat Mongolia."

Li Xianzhong said this not only to Batur, but also to several Khan kings in Mobei Mongolia.

Li Xianzhong's meaning is very simple. Mongolia from Oirat, led by Junggar, went directly to the Kipchak grassland to fight for pasture with the Russians.

The Huaxia Association provided support for the Junggar people's westward migration.

Although the Russians destroyed the Golden Horde and several Mongol khanates that split from the Golden Horde.

However, their main energy is currently competing with Turkey for the Black Sea Crimean Khanate, so there are only a small number of Cossack mercenaries in Siberia and Central Asia.

Since they can use Cossack mercenaries to harass them, why can't they let the Dzungars harass the Volga River Basin?

As for the three Mongolian tribes in Mobei, it is only a matter of time before they completely fall to China. Li Xianzhong can still wait for a few years.

As the Junggar people moved westward, Huaxia also successfully expanded its power to the Balkhash Lake Basin.

Ever since Emperor Xiaowu sent Zhang Qian to open up the Western Regions, the connection between the Western Regions and the Central Plains Dynasty began.

In 60 BC, the Han Dynasty even established the Western Region Protectorate, officially incorporating it into the territory of the Central Plains Dynasty.

Although the subsequent Central Plains dynasties were strong and weak, except for the Song Dynasty, they basically maintained their influence on the Western Regions.

Most of the western regions of the Yuan Dynasty belonged to the Chagatai Khanate, although several major khanates have never recognized the orthodox status of the Yuan Dynasty.

Kublai Khan was not recognized by the "Khuritai Congress". In fact, he rose to power on his own initiative.

However, the Yuan Dynasty did not conquer the Western Regions, which actually separated it from the direct jurisdiction of the Central Plains Dynasty.

In the early Ming Dynasty, when the Ming Dynasty's national power was relatively strong, it was still able to control the "Seven Guards of Guanxi" with Hami Guard as the core to the west of Jiayuguan, and maintained some influence on the Western Regions.

However, after Hamiwei was occupied by the Turpan Khanate for the first time in the eighth year of Chenghua (1472), the Ming Dynasty's influence on the Western Regions became weaker and weaker.

In the eighth year of Jiajing (1529), after more than half a century of fierce fighting with the Turpan Khanate, the Ming Dynasty decided to finally abandon the Hami Guard.

It was not until the fifth year of Qianxi that China completely wiped out the northern and southern routes of the Tianshan Mountains, bringing the entire Western Region back under the rule of the Central Plains Dynasty.

In fact, both the Ili River Valley and the Altai Mountains have a large amount of gold resources.

Altai Mountain itself means Golden Mountain.

It's a pity that mining gold also has costs. The cost of mining and transportation here is too high. Coupled with the lack of labor in the Western Regions, it is naturally not as valuable as the gold mines in Japan and Manila.

But it is also an important source of wealth.

Some businessmen who value the development of the Western Region are still willing to invest.

After all, there are few people investing here now, and the benefits are still very considerable in the long run.

Li Xianzhong also intended to exploit the rich resources of the Ili Valley and use the pastures here together with gold, copper, coal, iron and other resources to become the core of Chinese rule in the Western Regions. So he decided to build a large-scale Ili New City on the banks of the Ili River.

And regarded Yili as the core of governance in the entire Western Region.

In addition to Yili New City, Li Xianzhong also ordered the expansion of Suiye, Kashgar, and Yarkand, and stationed heavy troops here.

Soon Yili, Suiye, Kashgar, and Yarkand became China's "Four Towns in the Western Regions."

Li Xianzhong appointed Xiong Tingbi as the governor of the Western Region, but he assigned the Turpan area to Gansu.

China has 7 troops stationed in the Western Regions. If you include the tribal troops that can be mobilized in Yarkand and other places, the total strength exceeds 12.

In addition, they also found Li Yan and his wife imprisoned in the Junggar military camp.

Li Yan had long been disillusioned with Li Zicheng. Seeing such a powerful Chinese empire, he was naturally willing to serve China.

The Western Region is vast and sparsely populated, and Song Xiance alone cannot succeed. Now that Li Yan is supporting Xiong Tingbi, Li Xianzhong is even more relieved.

After all, Li Yan himself was capable of both literary and military skills, and he still had the ability to command and train troops.

Unlike Song Xiance who would come up with crooked ideas.

Of course, supply transportation from the Hexi Corridor to Ili is still very difficult at this time, and China has to stop its expansion.

Turn to develop the economy and road construction in the Western Region.

The imperial court will fund the construction of two complete post station systems on the north and south roads of Tianshan Mountain.

As for the roads between the various stations, they can only be built slowly.

After all, China today has not achieved industrialization.

Although Liaodong University has started a steam engine research and development project, and Li Xianzhong believes that China has initially met the conditions to develop a steam engine.

But it may take 1-2 years to actually manufacture it.

Before the invention of railways and telegraphs, the ancient inn system was still an important cornerstone of China's rule in the Western Regions.

In addition, he plans to immigrate 100,000 people to the Ili Valley to ensure that the Ili Valley can be completely controlled by China.

To the west of the Yarkand Khanate is Congling, also known as the Pamir Plateau, which means flat-roofed house in Persian.

In fact, it is not flat. It is the highest plateau area in the world.

At this moment, Emperor Li Zicheng of Dashun only had less than a thousand people left, and he managed to escape here by robbing the tribes of the "White Mountain Sect" along the way.

At this time, both their northeastern sides had been occupied by China, and it was not realistic to defect to the Kazakh Khanate in the north.

The Junggar tribe itself moved westward through the Kazakh Khanate, which is now in chaos.

This left him with only two options: westward into Persian territory and southward into the Mughal kingdom.

Persia was the birthplace of the Yarkand religion, and Li Zicheng was really not interested.

In this way, the Mughal Empire in India became their target.

Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire, was originally a royal noble of the Timurid Empire. He originally wanted to restore the Timurid Empire. However, after being beaten violently in Central Asia, he discovered that the Persians were not good. provoke.

So he turned his goal to the Delhi Sultanate in India. After changing his goal, Babur instantly reached the pinnacle of his life.

Babur, who was beaten violently in Central Asia, was like a god coming down to earth after entering India, and soon occupied a large area of ​​India.

It entered its heyday during the reign of the third emperor Akbar, and its territory included today's Afghanistan and almost the entire South Asian subcontinent.

Today's Mughal Empire is still in the period of its prosperity.

Of course, many strongholds along the coast were occupied by Western powers. For example, the Portuguese occupied the Goa area on the west coast of India, the Chinese Empire occupied the Calcutta area on the east coast of India, and the British occupied many strongholds along the southern coast.

Not counting these colonial strongholds, the Mughal Empire was still very powerful.

Li Zicheng never thought that he could conquer such a huge empire with a team of less than a thousand people.

The upper echelons of the Mughal Empire were Muslims, and Persian was the language of the court, public affairs, diplomacy, literature, and high society.

But the foundation of the country is actually the vast number of indigenous Indians who believe in Hinduism.

During the period of the third emperor Akbar, the Mughal Empire implemented policies of cultural integration and religious tolerance.

But it wasn't long before these policies were abolished by the next generation of emperors, causing conflicts within the empire to become very acute.

When Li Zicheng and others went south, they happened to encounter the empire's governor in Afghanistan, Orb, who was preparing to launch an army to overthrow the fifth-generation emperor of the Mughal Empire, Shah Jahan.

"Shah Jahan" means "Ruler of the World" in Persian.

During Shah Jahan's reign, he built the world-famous Taj Mahal for his second wife Mumtaz Mahal (a Persian who was said to be extremely beautiful, with skin as transparent as glass and who died in childbirth).

It was precisely because of the emperor's violent expropriation of the Indian natives that the Mughal Empire began to fall apart.

When Li Zicheng and others came to Kabul, they happened to encounter the Mughal Empire's army encircling the independent army of Aubudze.

Although Li Zicheng, Niu Jinxing and others were not very clear about the situation here, according to the translation, what Aubze did should be similar to what Li Zicheng did in the Ming Dynasty, and it was a rebellion.

This living thing has matured by itself!

The two sides were originally in a stalemate, but Li Zicheng's men suddenly rushed out, shocking the imperial officers and troops attacking the city.

In addition, the combat capabilities of these Indian soldiers are really beyond praise.

Li Zicheng's team of less than a thousand people was like a magic weapon descending from the sky at this time, instantly killing all the Mughal officers and soldiers.

Especially Li Zichen himself, holding a long spear and rushing back and forth in the formation.

Orb, who was watching the battle directly from the city, was filled with admiration.

Even though Li Zicheng had been rebelling for more than ten years, he was only 34 years old at this time when he was born in the 30th year of Wanli.

Coupled with his tall and powerful appearance, the Governor's youngest daughter Amita soon fell in love with him at first sight.

Governor Aubze saw that Li Zicheng's men were good at fighting, and only a thousand of them killed more than 10,000 imperial regular troops outside the city, so he wanted to recruit him.

The father and daughter looked at Li Zicheng more and more fondly.

Moreover, Li Zicheng was the emperor of Dashun and his status was not low.

His Dashun successfully controlled the Yarkand Khanate, and these Orbs had also heard of it.

Li Zicheng's first wife, Xing, had been abducted by Gao Jie a long time ago. Although he also found some beauties to enrich his harem in Yeerqiang, he was also taken advantage of by Li Shizu in Shache City.

Now that the governor's daughter has taken a liking to him, he naturally wants her.

In this way, Li Zicheng became the son-in-law of the Governor-General of Afghanistan, Obuze.

Not to mention, Orb has been in poor health since his daughter got married, and the military and political power in Kabul fell directly into the hands of Li Zicheng.

Obuze's son died decades ago. As long as he swallows it in one breath, Li Zicheng will directly take charge of this region of Afghanistan.

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