This time Liu Qingbei went out, which was regarded as the first formal diplomatic activity of the newly established China.
Everyone in China attaches great importance to this mission. Not only the diplomatic line, but also the cultural and commercial lines have given the greatest support.
The business communication and cultural communication teams are carefully selected and the most professional.
This trip is an opportunity to show China to the world. It is also an opportunity to break the Western world's inherent understanding of China.
Before this, in the Western world, there were many books and reports that slandered and distorted the image of China. Some ignorant Westerners completely distorted the image of the Chinese people.
It's not that Dong Shuheng cares much about the opinions of others. It's just that the image of a country directly affects its foreign exchanges. It is also related to the country's direct interests.
If possible, Dong Shuheng naturally hopes that China can have a positive international image. This will definitely play a positive role in China's foreign exchanges.
After discussing diplomatic matters, Dong Shuheng once again raised a big topic.
That is the issue of military theater planning. China’s current military planning is still divided into various fronts during the Unification War.
Now that the country has been basically pacified, it is time to re-divide the war zones, otherwise it will inevitably cause chaos in military management.
Dong Shuheng still decided to divide China into several military regions according to regions.
Zuo Jigao's Western Military Region will be in charge of the Western Regions, Shaanxi-Gansu, Qinghai and other places.
Lin Wei is in charge of the Mobei Military Region, which has jurisdiction over the Mobei Grassland and the areas on both sides of Yue Lake to the north.
Wang Xiao is in charge of the Far East Military Region, which governs the Far East and Siberia.
Cai Shusen is in charge of the Central Military Region, which governs Hebei, Shanxi, Henan, Shandong and other places.
Zhang Dabiao is in charge of the Northeast Military Region, which governs the three northeastern provinces.
Yang Bingchun is in charge of the Eastern Military Region, which governs the provinces of Anhui, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Fujian, and Zhejiang.
Gu Keli is in charge of the Southern Military Region, which governs the provinces of eastern Guangdong, western Guangdong, Hunan, and Hubei.
Peng Yulin is in charge of the Southwest Military Region, which governs Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and the southwest plateau area.
The division of new military regions is only the first step, and the distribution of troops will be done later. Because there are many places that have not yet been completely stabilized, the troops are not suitable for deployment for the time being.
So now Dong Shuheng can only divide the new military regions first, otherwise the management of the army will not be orderly and standardized.
Kashgar.
Sultan Samuel and a group of Huihui Burkes were sitting on a fine carpet. In the middle of the carpet were various fruits and melons, and the fragrant baked naan was printed with exquisite patterns.
These exquisite grilled naan exudes an alluring fragrance, stimulating people's taste buds. A cup of milk tea with a strong aroma is poured in front of everyone.
There is a girl holding a teapot on the side, ready to refill tea for these big shots.
Next to them, a group of Huihui girls with pigtails and fancy clothes were dancing gracefully to the music.
Her slender waist twisted like a water snake, and she was full of youthful charm. Looking at the group of old Burkes, their eyes lit up, as if she herself had become younger.
In the crowd, a Tsarist Russian dressed as a businessman was sitting there talking, but his eyes occasionally glanced at the group of dancing girls.
"Hahaha, respected Sultan Samuel, I wish your sultanate a prosperous national destiny. I believe your army will soon reach the north of the Tianshan Mountains, and by then our great Tsarist Russian army will join them."
"When the time comes, we will attack eastward together. No matter how much land we attack, it will become the territory of your sultanate. As we agreed before, we will only take the Ili area." The fat-bellied Tsarist Russian businessman said with a laugh.
"Mr. Chulinsky, have you received news about your army?" A young Burke asked in a slightly suspicious tone.
"Well, not really, but sir, do you think 50,000 cavalry will be unable to defeat Ili? Under the leadership of 10,000 Cossacks, these 50,000 cavalry will be invincible." Chulinsky said with confidence.
"Sir, I heard that your army was blocked by the Chinese army of less than 10,000 people in Aksu. I wonder if this is the case?" Chulinsky looked concerned on the surface, but actually secretly said
asked sarcastically.
All Burke present looked over, even the representatives of the Kokand Khanate, because they also had five thousand soldiers in this team.
"Mr. Chulinsky, maybe when you asked this question, the news of victory was already on the way. With the guidance of God, our soldiers will be invincible." This time, Sultan Samuel said in person.
Sultan Samuel is now the military and political leader of Shannan, and he gradually tastes the sweetness of power.
Now he was not willing to live the kind of life where he looked at the eyes of Manchu officials again.
"Chulinsky, I hope you can send a message to your army and ask them to speed up. At least we need to know their exact news."
While a group of people were discussing how to divide the spoils in the future.
A large army suddenly came from the north of Aksu City, led by four thousand cavalry. These were the cavalry regiments of the 11th and 12th Divisions. The two cavalry did not attack the infantry camp below the city.
They detoured south of Aksu. These rebels and the reinforcements from the Kokand Khanate did not know why these cavalry gave up the opportunity to raid.
They were in a panic for a while. After a long time, they calmed down under the encouragement of the officers.
The leading general felt that something was wrong. They had wasted too much time under the city. It was not surprising that the enemy's reinforcements came.
But it stands to reason that the Chinese army should be held back by the Tsarist Russian army.
While the officer was thinking, the sentry hurriedly came to report: "General, the enemy's reinforcements have arrived, more than 10,000 people."
At this time, everyone in the rebel army realized belatedly that the cavalry that had just passed by were just the vanguard of the reinforcements, and that those people seemed to be trying to cut their way back.
At this time, the general made up his mind to retreat with his men. As soon as they retreated, the Aksu city gate behind them opened. Groups of infantrymen pulled out from inside.
Reinforcements from outside the city also came from both sides of the city wall.
The combined number of people from both sides will reach more than 20,000.
Seeing this situation, the rebels knew that the situation was much more serious than they imagined.
It is no longer good to retreat at this time.
Therefore, he made a wise decision and mobilized all the rebel troops under his command to launch a charge against the infantry of the 14th Division leaving the city.
The weapons of these rebels were a bit mixed, some used broadswords and spears, and some used old-fashioned muskets.
These equipments were all left behind by the Qing army. Unfortunately, the thousands of Qing troops in Shannan all died in the hands of these Hui Hui.
Now, their weapons have fallen into the hands of these rebels. I believe that they will not be able to live peacefully under Jiuquan.
The rebels rushed towards the Chinese army leaving the city. They always wanted to rush into the city, but the enemy could not get out.
Now that the reinforcements are coming, the other side opens the city gate and comes out. In the eyes of the rebels, this is an extremely provocative behavior. It seems that after all, my reinforcements are here and I am not afraid of you anymore.
So the rebel general gave the order directly and rushed towards the Chinese army leaving the city.
The Huihui rebels have a very strong will to fight. Although their tactical abilities are average and many of them are ordinary people, when these people make a desperate charge, no one will flinch at all.
This is a group of people who have been brainwashed by religion. If used properly, such berserkers can have a huge effect.
But if the opponent is strong enough, such a warrior will only speed up his death.
The rebels still have more than 20,000 troops.
The infantry who came out of the city quickly formed a line formation outside the city gate.
Those soldiers equipped with breech-loading guns moved forward first and fired at the charging rebels from a distance.
They formed skirmishing formations, moved flexibly, fought and retreated, and did not stop until they retreated to the line of infantry in front of the city gate.
Then they also integrated into the line formation.
Next, the soldiers of the 14th Division began to fire intensively at the charging rebels 400 meters away. This slowed down the rebels and the momentum of the charge also stagnated.
The rebel generals began to urge from behind. The five thousand reinforcements from the Kokand Khanate had not contributed much before.
At this time, under the strict orders of the rebel general, his men had to attack.
"Come on, warriors of Allah, Allah is with us."
"Allah!" A voice like a roaring mountain and a tsunami immediately erupted from below.
The rebel soldiers moved faster, as if they suddenly went berserk. They raised their weapons and attacked frantically.
The intensive shooting of the 14th Division was simply ignored by them.
Beads of sweat appeared on the head of the commander of the 14th Division. He was glad that he did not attack rashly. Otherwise, they would break the legend of the Renaissance Army being undefeated.
Such a charge cannot be completely blocked by a front-mounted rifle, especially when the enemy still has superior strength.
Although the opponent is getting closer now, reinforcements from both wings have arrived, which are the main force of the Hubei army.
The reinforcements finally emerged from both sides of the city wall, but they had not yet had time to organize their formation.
As soon as they entered the shooting range, they began to raise their guns and fire. As more and more reinforcements arrived from both wings, the blocking firepower continued to strengthen.
The rebel offensive was finally contained, but this did not make these believers retreat, and they continued to press forward.
The Fuxing Army did not see many such brave opponents. No wonder the Qing army in Shannan was wiped out so quickly.
As time went on, the number of rebels became smaller and smaller. The attacking team was thinned out layer by layer. It was like a cabbage being peeled. It disappeared layer by layer, and gradually, only the cabbage heart remained.
The first to waver were the reinforcements from the Kokand Khanate. They also suffered heavy losses. At this time, the remaining people began to flee backwards.
All the other rebels have been lost, and no one can restrain these Haohan people at this time.
But they had no chance. When the opportunity came, the four thousand cavalrymen who had just passed by surrounded them from behind and carried out the final hunt.
They hunted these deserters with the carbines in their hands. Faced with these defeated soldiers who left their backs to themselves, every burst of fire by the Renaissance cavalry could kill a life.
Facing these rebels, these Renaissance troops showed no mercy. Especially the 11th and 12th Divisions, which were holding back their anger, were like tigers descending from the mountain after being hungry for half a month.
News of the defeat of the war soon spread to Kashgar as the Renaissance Army advanced.
One day later, Wushi was captured by the Renaissance Army. Likewise, all the rebels in the city were wiped out. The Renaissance Army released the detained Han people and people of other ethnic groups.
After another two days, the army approached the city of Kashgar.
At this time, the rebel leader Samuel Sultan in the city had already fled westward to Kokand with his men.
The spy from Tsarist Russia was also traveling with him. But now no one could laugh at the other.
News of Tsarist Russia's defeat also came, otherwise these people would not be so eager to run away and would always try to resist in Kashgar.
However, when they learned that 50,000 cavalrymen had also been wiped out, these people could no longer remain calm.
Obviously they also felt that the enemy they were about to face now was stronger than they imagined.
The Renaissance Army was also divided into two groups. As a partial division, the 14th Division went south to Yarkand, Hotan and other cities to quell the rebellion.
They strictly implemented Zuo Jigao's orders and expanded the targets of counter-rebellion. As long as they participated in the rebellion, all Huihui would be shot, and their family members would also be arrested and sent away for reform.
Release detained Han Chinese and other ethnic minorities.
There is a deep blood feud between these people and Hui Hui. Under the indulgence of the Renaissance Army, whether intentionally or unintentionally, several cities have carried out revenge activities against Hui Hui.
Suddenly, a large number of people spontaneously destroyed the Hui Hui Temple.
The Muslim believers also died and were arrested. Just as Dong Shuheng expected, the city in Shannan was empty of ten rooms.
Officials sent by Zuo Jigao began to organize the remaining Han people to clean up the city and gradually resume production, waiting for the arrival of soldiers from the military camp.
However, there are really few people left here, and several cities look very desolate.
The two main divisions, the 11th and 12th, chased the fleeing rebels all the way to the territory of the Kokand Khanate. The two divisions were chasing the tail of the rebels.
They connected the two border fortresses of Kokand. Regardless of the way back, they plunged directly into the hinterland of the Kokand Khanate - the Fergana Basin.
What stands in front of the Renaissance Army is Kokand City, the capital of the Kokand Khanate and one of the best trading cities in Central Asia.
Decades ago, the Kokand Khanate once became the most powerful country among the Central Asian countries.
In 1800, the then monarch Airim conquered Tashkent, one of the few large cities in Central Asia, from the Khiva Khanate.
Tashkent is the bridge connecting the Russian Empire and the East, thus opening up the passage for the Kokand Khanate into the Kazakh steppe.
This achievement led all the tribes under the rule of the Kokand Khanate to unanimously elect him as the Great Khan.
Since the Chagatai Khanate, all monarchs in Central Asia who have been titled "Great Khan" must recognize this habit of inheriting the title of Genghis Khan. Therefore, Airim became the Great Khan of Kokand, and the country
It also began to be called the "Khanate".
During the reign of Airim's younger brother, Muhammad Omar Khan, who came to the throne in 1810, the Kokand Khanate ushered in its heyday.
Through military operations, the Kokand Khanate conquered Turkestan, the main city in the Kazakh region, and forced the Kazakh and Kyrgyz tribes in the region to surrender. Its territory reached Lake Balkash in the north and the Syr Darya River Basin in the west.
In terms of trade, the Kokand Khanate maintained its tribute to the Qing Dynasty, and also established trade relations with Russia, thus opening up the trade route between the East and the West and gaining a lot of economic benefits.
Because of its increasingly close relationship with the Qing Dynasty, Kokand merchants monopolized Xinjiang's import and export trade, making the Kokand Khanate the largest trading country in Central Asia.
At that time, the gold and silver decorations, weapons and even daily necessities circulating in the Central Asian market were monopolized by the Kokand Khanate.
In addition, tea, silk, ceramics, etc. exported from China to the west also had to pass through the Kokand Khanate.
Along with economic growth, the Kokand Khanate also got rid of its desolate appearance in border areas, accelerated the construction of social infrastructure, and gradually became the military, religious, and commercial center of the region.
Because the city of Kokand is close to the Kashgar region of China, it has developed the fastest. Its city scale is huge.
It is located in the center of the Fergana Basin, on the banks of the Sokh River. It has a population of hundreds of thousands. A large amount of cotton is grown around the city, making it an important cotton producing area in Central Asia.
This is a city mainly focused on farming and commerce. It is located on the transportation hub leading to Tashkent.
Zhang Shushun, the commander of the 11th Division and a native of southern Hunan, was fascinated by the scenery as soon as he arrived here. He did not expect that there is such a rich place in Central Asia.
Zhang Shushun did not hesitate at all and ordered the army to surround the city of Kokand. A war of annihilation surrounding this large city in Central Asia began.