Chapter 18: Rolling Winter Thunder Part 4: Battle of Haibei
"Great Khan", Chu Huer seemed to have thought of something, "Now our troops have defeated Ablai Khan, and the Sultan of Balah, and conquered all the land of Balah, and subdued the Nai Barbarians. Why don't they take advantage of the situation to march and take Zhongyuzi in one fell swoop?"
Qitad quickly stopped him, "Zhongyuz's population accounts for half of the entire Kazakh Khanate population. How can one easily surrender a million people?"
"The Junggar people not only owned the Junggar, Dulbert, Turgut, Hoshuot, Huite and other tribes that remained near the Tianshan Mountains, but occupied Zhongyuzi and Dayuzi's tribe with almost two million."
"In this way, they can only control Zhongyuzi in a restrained manner. You know, I heard from the Khan that the Junggars often have hundreds of thousands of troops. Don't you want to fight to the vicinity of the Caspian Sea like Badu Khan in history?"
"It's not unwilling, it's impossible"
"At present, the nomadic era has passed and the settlement era has begun. With a population of only a few hundred thousand, even if we take down Zhongyuzi, it will be difficult to digest"
"Under this premise, the territory can only be appropriate. It is already the limit for our troops to reach the Turgai River. If the Naimans under the command of Balakiran believed in Nestorianism, even I would not dare to take down this battle, and it would be good to defend Xiao Yuzi's boundary."
Chu Huer asked back: "Then why can the Russians support such a large territory?"
"It's very simple. Putting aside the European part, the vast Siberia is a place of bitter and cold, and even our ancestors only went deeper into Tara on the Ertzis River. It's too bitter and colder to the north and it's not suitable for nomadic things at all"
"No big forces can look down on it"
"But the Russians are farming tribes. Their people have lived in forests far north of the Caspian Sea for a long time. They have long been adapting to the cold, and brave people like the Cossacks have driven them."
"In addition, they have been thinking about spreading the Orthodox Church to every inch of land they can, so that they can have the results today"
"What's more, a hundred years ago, there were decades of wars in the German region of Europe, and the population was reduced by half. The war almost affected the entire eastern Europe, causing a large number of people to flee to Russia. In addition, they lived and reproduced themselves, and the population had reached tens of millions."
"They control the East with a small number of people, put their main force in Europe, and can dispatch hundreds of thousands of them every time. This is not something we can stop at present. This is the so-called war potential, or the error correction potential I have told you before."
"They have a vast territory and a large population. They can withstand several major defeats in a row and can recover in a few years."
"But we can't do it anymore. We must ensure that every battle can be won, otherwise we will either be destroyed or we will be in a slump"
"So, we can only control our territory to a certain extent, which can not only ensure the number of herders, but also continuously provide troops for the cavalry that we are proud of, but also continuously increase the number of farmers and craftsmen in the territory."
"Only with a large number of settled people can we calmly develop industrial and mining industries, and then add bricks and tiles to the army. The territory scope is controllable, so that every inch of land can be rescued when facing danger"
"Otherwise, if you are involved in trouble and station troops everywhere, it will be the day of our country's demise"
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North of the Aral Sea.
Both sides were shocked by the sudden encounter.
Altuk came this time and was trying to take advantage of the troubled waters. For him, he could only join the battle after Qitade's side was defeated. If Qitade continued to advance rapidly, he would not join even if he killed him.
His current position is not stable, and his losses in the war in Chimboy were too great. If he was defeated again this time, a large number of herders were distributed in the Naimans in the southern part of Luzhou, the Qinzha people would definitely not let him go.
And if he did not join the Truqin army halfway, but any of Chu Huer and Techina would definitely have to take the initiative to attack, but the Momen Picture would be different.
He was an old man from Lash's Qiexue Army. Although he was brave and good at fighting, he fought with Lash with light cavalry. When he followed the Russians to fight, he also did a job of harassing the food road, deviating from the enemy's back, and resisting head-on. They were not as good as the Polish cavalry.
So, when he saw the team in front of him, he hesitated.
He is naturally familiar with the tactics of musket raids, but he has never actually experienced it.
The two sides confronted each other on the northern coast of the Aral Sea.
At this time, it seemed that the rain and snow near Aktobi had also infected here, and thunder suddenly sounded in the sky!
"Boom..."
The constant thunderstorm made both sides a little scared.
In the end, Altuk took the lead in making the move.
He retreated, slowly retreated.
He first sighed to the sky, and then silently thought, "Since the hateful Truchens have a complete brigade here, it goes without saying that they have learned about our army's arrival, and they don't know how many troops there are in the vicinity."
"Since they dare to send troops to intercept us, they must be confident in defeating Abraham"
The Momentu did not take advantage of the situation to attack, but continued to keep a distance from them and slowly followed. He returned to Sharkar after they all disappeared into the Kizilkum Desert.
Afterwards, he was praised by Qitad.
"According to your words, at least one thousand Altuk's men were equipped with chain armor. If such armors were arranged in close formations regardless of life and death, it would be difficult to deal with"
"The chain mail is not like a chain mail, and it is not easy to make. The conical lead bullet can also play a role when hitting it, but it is obviously not as big as the chain mail"
"Then we have no choice?"
"Of course, there are some. The Momen planned to be a sudden encounter between the two armies. If they explored their movements in advance and arranged a battlefield, they could bombard them with artillery, or ambush them in favorable terrain. If the slab-armored cavalry is powerful, they will still return in disgrace under the attack of superior firearms"
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In the Jezkazgan area of the Arhun tribe, the troops of Techina met with the newly gathered troops of the Arhun tribe and the army of Dayuzhan Abul Bandit.
At this time, the evil name of Tichina had spread throughout the Arhun tribe.
Therefore, when the two armies met, one side was famous and the other was large and powerful, and neither side took the initiative to launch an attack.
At this time, Ablah Khan had been defeated, and the news had already reached Ablah Bangbit's ears first, which made him hesitate even more.
"I, Kazakh Khanate, Abray's most powerful men, even he was defeated. Although we have the advantage of the number of people at present, do we really defeat the Truqins?"
"Truchen, however, once attacked the Shiva Khanate for a long distance and also captured the famous vicious army in Chimboy City. If I were defeated this time, it would be impossible to compete with Abray"
As for the Arhun people, they have been afraid of being beaten by Techina in recent times. If it weren't for the arrival of Dayuzhan Abulbbinbit, they would probably have moved out of the city of Jezkazgan, and naturally they wouldn't have taken the initiative to attack.
At this time, the Truqins' stormy "generational" attacks were already well-known, and no one dared to take the initiative to challenge them.
Finally, Abre Bangbi sent people to the Techina army.
In fact, since the enemy on the opposite side had almost 20,000, he really wanted to destroy it in one go, but there was armor behind the enemy formation on the opposite side, and the muskets reminded him not to act rashly.
Therefore, he was eager to send an envoy to discuss peace with the ambassador.
"The Khan's request for me was to stir up Abli Khan. Now, nearly ten days have passed, and the purpose has been achieved. Let's see what the envoy of Da Yuzhan said"
When the visitor saw Tiechi, he saluted first, and then said: "My country has no grudges with your country, why did he suddenly invade our country?"
Tiechi felt chills, "My country has taken half of your little jade, but there is no grudge yet?"
But he snorted coldly, "Who said there was no grudge? Dulbert, I am the same clan, why do you dare to attack them without authorization? And almost destroyed them?!"
The person who came also felt chilling, "It was the Junggars who took the lead in attacking the Dulbert people. What kind of tribe? If it were the same tribe, why did you move to the shore of the Caspian Sea a hundred years ago?"
However, he still smiled, "Misunderstandings are all misunderstandings. It is said that Dulbert's herder invaded our headquarters, and our army had no choice but to fight back. As a result, the battle became bigger and bigger, and it was ultimately out of control."
Techina also smiled and said, "Is that so? Is there any good news to tell me?"
The messenger nodded, "It's all caused by misunderstandings. Now that I have made it clear, how can I fight again? Your army came from afar, and our army has prepared a batch of food, grass, cattle and sheep, and I hope your army will accept it with a smile."
"What then?"
"Of course, we will stop the army."
The Tecchi had heard about Abul Bandit and Abray before, so he naturally heard the meaning of it and said, "If I were just a soldier, what are the benefits of Abul Bandit Khan to give me?"
The messenger was obviously prepared.
"General, Tashkent, although there are troops from the Junggars, they are now withdrawing..."
Tichina suddenly felt excited, "Why is this?"
"Haha, the one in power is Dawazi Khan, but there is also an Amursana Khan. He overthrew his ex-Khan together with Dawazi Khan. He originally wanted both sides to take over the power of Junggar, but he did not expect that Dawazi did not do it after he came to power"
"There were naturally conflicts between the two sides. The garrison in Tashkent was from Amursana, so they were naturally transferred back. Now it is the world of our Kazakhs."
"The envoy Bayar has been detained there for three years. If the general stops his troops, our country will send Bayar and his party to the north coast of the Aral Sea intact"
This is unexpected news, Tie Chi will quickly go down the donkey.
"In this way..., the matter is very important. I must report to my knight, but before that, I will send the food and grass here!"
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Five days later, Techina waited for Seko Sena sent by Qitade.
"General, we have already negotiated peace with Ablai Khan. We are roughly ceding the pasture of the former Balakura Sultan to us. Both sides use the Turgai River as the boundary, and the troops in the vicinity of each 50 miles shall not enter."
"Our troops returned Wari and some of the prisoners. Zhongyuzi's fur and wool were sold to us first. The price was based on the market conditions at that time and was in line with the Bukhara merchants"
"Since both sides are fans of the Qing Dynasty, they will work together to deal with the Junggar Khanate"
"After rescuing Bayar, he told him not to come back for the time being, nor to go to the Qing Dynasty, but to go to the official mission to Junggar"
Chapter completed!