1876, spring flowers fade easily, autumn leaves are difficult to harvest
So the Dzungars sent 30,000 troops, the Durbots sent 30,000 troops, the Turghuts who had not left sent 20,000 troops. The leader of the alliance, the Heshuotes, sent 40,000 troops. The Tuva people sent 20,000 troops, and Zasak Tuhan
The army sent 40,000 troops and a total of 180,000 cavalry, and began to attack Komodo.
Originally, the Yarkand Khanate was planning to recruit 20,000 people to join in the commotion, but the last time it was defeated so badly, more than 20,000 people did not come back. They were originally a small country, with only 40,000 to 50,000 troops.
Now if we add another 20,000 people, the number of domestic defenders will be less than 10,000.
The news that the First Infantry Division was divided and sending troops to Hami frightened them to death.
They quickly mobilized the whole country and gathered 20,000 people, almost draining all the domestic troops, and went to Korla to set up defenses.
From the map, the Korla region is the mountain pass between the Tianshan Mountains and the Kuruktag Mountains, and the Kongque River also flows horizontally from here. It is the main channel between the northern and southern Xinjiang.
By blocking this place, Yang Fan can stop trying to kill rabbits and take the opportunity to enter southern Xinjiang and harm them.
The Third Pirate Regiment was originally planned to be deployed on the shores of Bosten Lake in the Korla region. It was also intended to block the transportation channels between northern and southern Xinjiang.
The Yarkand people had no time to take care of themselves, so Mongolia in the desert had no choice but to unite with the Tuva people and the Zhasak Tuhan tribe, the only remaining people in Khalkha, to do it.
When the fight started, they discovered that the situation was far from as simple as they thought.
In the Komodo region, for more than a year, the infantry army and the dozen or so militia regiments that took turns serving here have been building roads and castles.
As long as it is a transportation thoroughfare or an important area, there are large and small European-style castles everywhere.
There are also small cultivated plots and steam wells under the castle to pump water for irrigation, and to grow corn, millet and other food crops, as well as vegetables, to minimize reliance on rear transportation.
This method of military settlement also has historical experience to follow.
These cement and stone castles built on hills and small plateaus cost the Oara people their lives. They were not good at attacking cities at all.
Back then, counterweighted heavy trebuchets like the Xiangyang Cannon had long been lost. They only had camel cannons and heavy matchlock guns bought from the Ottoman Empire, and there were no heavy cannons like those in Western Europe.
They couldn't blow up the castle.
These are not big, but European-style castles with their own wells and connected by roads, and are very sturdy.
There are plenty of weapons and food in the underground warehouse inside. The garrison will not be less than a squadron. A large castle has a battalion.
Even if they chewed them with their teeth all winter, they still couldn't knock down a few.
Although the first division of the infantry corps was transferred, the defensive strength dropped a lot.
However, the infantry corps has three divisions plus a corps headquarters. There are a total of 50,000 mounted infantry.
They are mounted infantry, each equipped with three horses. It is easy to mobilize support back and forth.
The cavalry army is even more terrifying, with one man and five horses. They come and go like the wind.
The infantry army is responsible for defense and holding the base and basic territory of Komodo.
The cavalry army is responsible for attacking. Seeing the opportunity, they pounce on them and bite them.
The telegraph is also used as a communication tool, which also has an advantage in information. The castle is also equipped with hot air balloons and telescopes. The enemy's situation can be detected from a long distance.
If the two sides cooperate perfectly, they can basically be invincible.
They looked at a large number of 180,000 people, but in addition to dense castles, Komodo had built more than a dozen solid cities, all made of cement and stone.
And they are connected by sandy roads. They can easily transport materials and mobilize troops to assist each other.
They fought into the winter without making any progress. Instead, they were dragged down to the point where the division's veterans were exhausted.
Now they seemed to have grabbed the two ears of the wolf and dared not let go.
As long as they let go and the cavalry army counterattacks, they will be defeated miserably.
But if they don't let go, they won't be able to capture the city held by the infantry army.
Now came the news that the First Division of the Infantry Army was going south to Hami, which made the Heshuote people unable to sit still. They were going to attack the Heshuote people on two fronts and destroy them.
The territory of the Hoshuote people is mainly in northern Xinjiang, which is the basin area between the Tianshan Mountains and the Altai Mountains.
The east gate of Hami City, Turpan (the old city of Gaochang) has two gates, while Dabancheng has three gates.
After passing these three gates, there is another important pass, which is Tingzhou.
Tingzhou is today's Urumqi. Its geographical location is at the pass of Tianshan Mountain and Bogda Mountain. After Urumqi, it is the Junggar Basin. It is the core area of northern Xinjiang.
Orqitu Khan panicked. As the leader of the Mongolian alliance in the desert, he was first and foremost the Great Khan of the Hoshuote people.
Now Yang Fan has gone to his hometown. How can he still sit still?
He simply came and left without saying goodbye. He left the Dzungars, Dulberts and Turghuts behind, making them angry and scolding them. He led his army southward overnight to intercept Yang Fan in Tingzhou.
In the past two years, they have clearly seen the character of the newly ascended Monan Mongol Khan.
Wherever he goes, he won't leave you a single hair.
Wherever Yang Fan passed, it became a no-man's land. The vast expanse of white snow was so clean.
He took away all the people and set up settlement animal husbandry teams. Settlement animal husbandry only needs a small plot of land to feed a large number of people. He only selected the best plots and abandoned the ones that were inferior. He let them go.
These former pastures have become havens for wildlife.
Orqitu Khan could not imagine what would happen if this hungry wolf from the south of the desert entered the fertile northern Xinjiang and entered the Tianshan Mountains.
His tribe would be plundered, and Yang Fan wouldn't even give him a hair left.
He didn't know at this time that autumn had come for Heshuo people and their good days were coming to an end.
Flowers bloom and eventually wither. The Heshuote people have been leaders of the Oirat Alliance for more than a hundred years, and their work is about to come to an end.
In the Gobi, a large army is speeding up.
Yang Fan had already received Zhao Ting's telegram, saying that Qi was defeated and returned to Gaochang.
Yang Fan was wearing loose pajamas and sitting cross-legged on the floor of the second floor of the RV.
Yang Fan enjoys it very much. There is an electric heating film under the floor. The temperature is very comfortable and the buttocks are very warm. Yang Fan does not want him and his wives to get hemorrhoids from sitting on the cold floor.
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Even though it is the coldest season in Xinjiang, the temperature outside the car window is 20 to 30 degrees Celsius. The indoor temperature is still above 25 degrees.
The photovoltaic panels on the roof provide the main power. There are also backup lithium battery packs and diesel generator sets under the car between the two wheels. Yang Fan's RV has no shortage of power.
There is also a radiator in the car, which uses the exhaust gas from the steam engine and a heat exchanger for heating.
The engineers in Ulan-Ude designed it very thoughtfully. The exhaust gas from the steam engine is very hot and can be used for heating. The heat exchanger can also be used to accelerate the cooling of the steam and recycle water resources.
There is a topographic map of Xinjiang spread out in front of him. He is calculating the scale with pencil and calipers.
"Hmph! It's useless if he outruns the horse. No matter what, he will have to wait 24 hours longer than us before he can return to Gaochang. By then we will have already entered the city." Yang Fan said with a sneer.
Xiao Niangpi and Lin Yueru were sitting like ducks, with the little birds clinging to both sides of him. Chen Xi and Mei Xiang were sitting on both sides of the map.
Xiao Niang Pijiao smiled and said: "I have no plans. When he gets to the city and finds that the city has been occupied by us, will he be so angry that he vomits blood?"
Lin Yueru also smiled and said: "After opening the ancient city of Gaochang, we opened the second door to the heart of the Heshuote tribe. The next step is Dabancheng. I don't know who will go first between us and the main force of the Heshuote people's return.
Arrive at Bancheng."
Chen Xi looked at the map carefully, compared it with a pencil for a while, and said, "The terrain of Dabancheng is very dangerous. We must try to capture it first."
Dabancheng has important military value in history. Since ancient times, Dabancheng has been a strategic military location and the throat of northern and southern Xinjiang.
Its strategic location is prominent and it was once a key location for the decisive battle between the Qing army and the Aguba army.
As a bridgehead, Dabancheng can threaten northern Xinjiang. It is also the first gateway to southern Xinjiang and must be heavily defended.
Yang Fan looked at the map and nodded silently. Chen Xi saw it very accurately.
Gaochang is already in your pocket, no need to worry.
But Dabancheng is too important. It is the choke point to Tingzhou.
It is a long and narrow valley, surrounded by mountains. If you encounter the main force of the Heshuote people here, it will be in compliance with Li Mu's words.
It's like two rats fighting in a hole, the brave one will win.