Hauge, Xu Yaqing and the lamas are desperately trying to integrate the Khalkha Mongolia in order to have enough strength to resist the attack of the National Defense Force before the weather warms up.
They also placed their hopes on Batur Hutaiji of the Junggar tribe.
But it is a pity that Batur Hutaiji could not care about Mobei at this time.
The arrival of Liang Yue gave Batur Hutaiji hope to eliminate the Yarkand Khanate.
At the beginning of the 16th century, Said, the third brother of Mansur Khan of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, in order to fight for power, joined forces with another brother Heli Lie to launch riots in the Ili Valley and the Seven Rivers Basin, overthrowing the Yili Bali regime.
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Later, the rebellion was quelled by Mansur Khan, Helili was killed, and Said fled to the Pamirs and took control of the Fergan Basin.
Due to successive setbacks in his expansion into the Tarim Basin, he had no choice but to go to Kabul and seek refuge with his distant relative Babur.
With the help of Babur, Said finally made a comeback and successively captured Kashgar, Aksu, Yarkand and other places in 1513, and established the Yarkand Khanate.
After more than a hundred years of development, the current ruler of the Yarkand Khanate is Abdullah.
This ruler of Turpan was quite talented. He took advantage of the opportunity of his brothers' struggle for power to send troops to Yarkand, once again unified the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, and forced Hami to surrender.
He also appointed his younger brother Sulitang as Turpan Aqimu and exercised direct rule over Turpan.
Since then, the Yarkand Khanate has become a huge empire stretching south of the Tianshan Mountains.
Abdullah was not satisfied yet, so he sent troops to the Ili Valley, defeated Batur Hutaiji on the Konaisi Grassland, and firmly controlled the Ili Valley and Lake Balkhash.
It can be said that the existence of the Yarkand Khanate put Batur Hutai's luck in trouble.
Apart from anything else, with such a powerful enemy in the south, the Junggar tribe's control over Qinghai and the plateau has never been stable.
After all, only the weak channel of Yiwu can connect the north of Tianshan Mountain to Qinghai and the plateau, and it can be cut off at any time.
However, the previous defeat made Batur Hutaiji dare not act rashly against the Yarkand Khanate.
Liang Yue's arrival made him overjoyed.
By uniting with Liang Yue, annihilating the Yarkand Khanate, and unifying the Western Regions, Batur Hutaiji has already seen his great achievements.
As for the equally powerful Liang Yue...
How could the Han people gain a foothold in the Western Regions?
Once the Yarkand Khanate is eliminated, Liang Yue will have no meaning of existence.
Liang Yue seemed not to know Batur Hutaiji's thoughts. After returning to Qinghai, he tyrannically brought the forces of the Junggar tribe under his command, and then began to advance westward.
A month later, the Liang army suddenly detoured from Dunhuang and suddenly appeared at the foot of Hami City.
Looking at the flag of the Yarkand Khanate on the city wall, Liang Yue's eyes were full of coldness.
"This was once the territory of our Han family. How can we allow barbarians to occupy it?"
The westernmost end of the Ming Dynasty's territory is Hamiwei.
In the early years of Jiajing, due to the dispute over the "Great Ceremony", the recapture of Hami also evolved into a "frontier closure" prison.
After forty-nine people including Chen Jiuchou, the governor of Gansu, were punished, the Ming Dynasty finally completely lost control of the Hami Guard.
Subsequently, Hami evolved several times, and now it has completely become a part of the Yarkand Khanate.
This is the only channel for communication between the Central Plains and the Western Regions. This must be captured before the Liang army can enter the Western Regions.
"Have a good fight and tell the Western Regions that we are coming."
Liang Yue was very enthusiastic about regaining Han territory and attacking foreigners.
Following his order, the Liang army quickly deployed.
The cannons aimed at the city wall one after another also caused the ghosts of the defenders in the city to escape.
After all, it is not easy to see so many artillery pieces in the Western Regions.
Looking at the artillery flashing coldly in the sun, Liang Yue's mood became even more ups and downs.
The empire made the Liang army so powerful with just a few casual moves. And when the empire arrives in the Western Regions, maybe the prosperous times of the Han and Tang Dynasties can really be recreated here, right?
Hami is a small city, with only three to four thousand people including the garrison and residents.
In addition, after the Central Plains Dynasty retreated, construction was no longer valued here, so the city was very dilapidated.
This has also led to the fact that people here have become accustomed to going with the wind in the past hundred years.
Whoever comes will recognize whoever is the ruler, and then live quietly relying on trade between the East and the West.
However, the newly arrived Liangjun had no intention of communicating, and the purpose was to demonstrate force.
Amidst the roar of artillery, the city wall of Hami instantly disappeared into nothing.
Feeling the ferocity of Liang's army, the fighting spirit of the defenders collapsed on the spot.
The people in the city fled westward on horseback, not wanting to die under the butcher's knife.
An hour later, the Liang army completely took control of Hami and opened the door to march into the Western Regions.
After receiving the news of the arrival of the Liang army, Batur Hutaiji immediately led the army from Dabancheng. As long as he passed through the passes of the Tianshan Mountains, he could directly attack Turpan.
Batur Hutaiji did not think that giving up Turpan to Liang Yue was a good choice.
As long as Turpan is controlled, southern Xinjiang can have food in its belly at any time.
Liang Yue was the thug he hired, and he was not prepared to share any land with this thug.
It was almost a thousand miles from Hami to Turpan, and there were deserts along the way. He didn't think Liang Yue could be faster than him.
If Batur Hutaiji could see Liang Yue's back, he might not have this idea.
The forward third division of the Fourth Front Army of the Northwest Strategic Group followed the path taken by the Liang Army, crossed the Hehuang Valley, and stood by the Qinghai Lake without any fighting.
The vast lake, as far as the eye can see, is as beautiful as a mirror, which is really exciting.
The trembling herdsmen on the grassland looked at the suddenly rushing army and had a premonition that the weather here seemed to have changed.
At the same time, the Ninth Division of the Fifth Front Army also set out from Lanzhou, followed the northern foot of the Qilian Mountains, and headed straight for the Liangzhou Guard along the Great Wall.
The art troupe led by Li Zhenli happened to be working here. When the army set off, the art troupe played a desolate, heroic and melodious melody for them.
This piece of music was taught to them by Zuo Mengeng himself when they left Jinan.
In the song, the long yellow sand slowly opens the curtain, and teams of camels carry hope and wealth from the west to the east, creating a road of communication that lasts for thousands of years.
Now, the National Defense Forces inherits the aspirations of their ancestors such as Zhang Qian, Huo Qubing, Ban Chao, Hou Junji, Guo Xiaoke, Su Dingfang, Xue Rengui, Gao Xianzhi, etc., and once again sets foot on this land with the will of the Central Plains Dynasty.
The wind and sand in the Western Region are so cruel that every time it blows, it makes people a little older.
So much so that a tough man who stood thirty years old was like a rotten tree here.
But they couldn't fall down. They still held on to their spears and stood stubbornly at the top of the city.
From time to time, their eyes look to the west, resolute and determined. From time to time, they look to the east, full of hope.
The dust coming from the east was a bit heavy today, which made the veterans guarding Liangzhou Guard red-eyed.
Seeing the overwhelming army and the extremely bright red flag in the wind, the veterans howled loudly.
"We have been guarding it, and we don't dare to throw it away!"