Kashgar is only 180 kilometers away from the border between China and Kyrgyzstan. Now, Soviet cavalry, tanks, cars, and infantry are pouring in like a tide.
Many of these Soviet soldiers have black hair, thick eyebrows, not deep eye sockets, not big noses, and have no obvious Russian features. At first glance, they are Central Asians, and they look similar to the locals in southern Xinjiang. In order to protect people in southern Xinjiang
The operation went smoothly, and Stalin specifically increased the proportion of Central Asian soldiers.
The Soviet army has now completely occupied Kashgar, and it did not "enter southern Xinjiang two hours ago" as the telegram said. It has been six hours since the Soviet armored and cavalry troops crossed the border. They only crossed Alai
When we arrived at the Yamaguchi border checkpoint, the checkpoint had already
There is no Qing soldier guarding the local Qing army in southern Xinjiang. Originally, there were not many regular troops, and everyone from officers to soldiers were worried about their own fate. Now after surrendering, the Ming army did not come again, leaving them in a power vacuum.
During this period, no one cared about their responsibilities at all.
Six hours ago, the Soviet army did not fire a single shot, and the army successfully crossed the border. There was no telegram or phone call at the checkpoint. The only three Qing soldiers inside were stunned, watching a large number of unfamiliar tanks and cavalry rumble past in front of them.
Don't know what to do.
Just when the three Qing soldiers were hesitating whether to flee or welcome, a Soviet instructor led someone over and arrested them.
Within the 180 kilometers between the Soviet Army's Alai Pass and Kashgar City, many people saw this unit. Herdsmen, farmers, idle Qing troops, militia groups... but no one reported it. Even if they reported it, they
I don’t know where to report it. The Qing Dynasty has died, and the officials above
Moreover, it is difficult to find a place where you can make a phone call or send a telegram within a hundred miles. Of course, if you ride a horse, you can reach Kashgar City ahead of the Soviet army, where you can send a telegram. However, this
It's obviously not your own business, so who would be willing to waste your own horsepower?
Therefore, it was not until two hours after the Soviet army occupied the city of Kashgar, the red flag was planted on the dome of the Id Kah Mosque, and the respected elders gathered together to promote "revolutionary atheism" that an imam felt that
It didn't go well, so I secretly went to find someone to send a report to Beijing.
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Within a few hours, more Soviet troops crossed the city of Kashgar and marched eastwards. The Soviet troops entering southern Xinjiang this time were either cavalry or motorized troops. Countless cars, tanks, horses,
The fuel was unloaded from the Trans-Siberian Railway and entered southern Xinjiang almost immediately.
Kashgar has now become the Soviet army's first forward headquarters and supply depot. The army left Kashgar eastward and then turned northeast, marching eastward along the southern foothills of the Tianshan Mountains and the northern edge of the Taklimakan Desert. The march plan was to pass through the oases in sequence.
Kashgar Region, Aksu Region, Bayingoleng Region, Turpan Region
District, Hami area, and finally reaches the border of Gansu. In the entire southern Xinjiang, the most populated area is such a string of oases. Occupying this string of oases is equivalent to occupying the entire southern Xinjiang. At most, we can go back to the Hotan area in the southwest of the Taklimakan Desert.
Under control, the entire southern Xinjiang will be under control.
Now, the city of Kashgar is full of Soviet soldiers. They have posted pre-printed notices in both Chinese and Uighur all over the city. The sickle and hammer flag is flying on every taller building in the city. Political commissars are on the streets.
He loudly preached to the crowd in the alleys and some of Kashgar's holy religious sites - such as the Id Kah Mosque, Amanisha Khan's Tomb, Xiang Fei's Tomb, etc.
These political commissars were also specially arranged by the Soviet army. They are all locals from the Central Asian alliance countries and can speak several languages in Central Asia and southern Xinjiang. The content of the lectures is nothing more than two categories: the first is that they come by themselves
The purpose is not to invade you, but to protect and liberate you. The second is to promote Marxist-Leninist atheism.
To be honest, most local people were not too disgusted when the Soviet troops entered southern Xinjiang. On the contrary, many people cheered and cheered. Girls and boys danced on the roadside, played tambourines, and sang at the top of their lungs to welcome the Soviet soldiers.
. None of the officials in the Manchu Qing Dynasty were from their own ethnic group - but this is still
Well, the main reason is that it is not only a Han regime, but also dark and corrupt, which is really unpopular. But these Soviet soldiers look much cuter, they look similar to me, and many of them are members of the same ethnic group.
, it’s just on the other side of the border.
But many elderly people are looking at them with cold eyes. They all came here at the end of the 19th century, and they are deeply impressed by the events of the 1920s. Thousands of farmers and herdsmen were deprived of everything, and even
The "higher authorities" even organized workers in the cities and gave them the name "Grain Recruitment Team", and then went to the countryside to rob farmers: grain, livestock, tools, everything. They dared to hide the grain secretly, or slaughter them
Anyone found using his own livestock to satisfy hunger will be shot.
People who were about to starve to death ran over from the other side of the border... Many of them had their children dead in their arms as soon as they came over. Many of the people there were relatives of the people here, and even if they were not relatives, they were all Muslims.
Muslims all over the world are one family, even if strangers pass by and walk in
As long as they are all believers in Allah, Muslims will entertain them with meals without charging a penny. However, those who escaped from the Soviet Union are already skin and bones from hunger, and their stomachs can no longer withstand normal conditions.
Food. Many people died just after eating their first full meal.
People here don't know what freedom is, but the old people are deeply impressed by the great famine there. Now, unlike the young people singing and dancing, the old people look at these Soviet soldiers with suspicion.
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However, those Soviet young men looked very cute. They were wearing cotton coats and leather hats with red stars on their hats, and their high riding boots were polished brightly. They were sitting on the tanks and smiling happily, looking towards the roadside.
People waved. Some soldiers stood on the tank, holding on to the turret handrail with one hand and waving a large red flag with the other, shouting:
"Ula—Ula—"
The young men of the cavalry unit ride on tall horses, wearing gray leather jackets and large black cloaks. They also have polished riding boots and sabers hanging on their waists. These Cossack cavalry have various beards, small beards, big beards, and two-stroke beards.
He drove the horse skillfully and trotted neatly, his eyes were shining sharply, and from time to time he would scream "Oh ho ho -", venting his pride and bravery as a Cossack.
Like the armored and infantry soldiers, they also wear a red five-star pin on their leather caps.
Not only are there young men, but you can also see girls every now and then. The female soldiers are all sitting together in a military vehicle, holding medical bags and looking around excitedly. Russian girls are generally very thin, while Central Asian girls look thicker.
Some of them have red faces, which shows that they have eaten enough cereals since childhood. But the Russian girls have very pale faces and deep sunken cheeks, which shows that the food shortage is more serious in Europe.
When the local boys on the roadside saw these girls, they shouted happily, sang, whistled, and played tambourines along with the truck to show their courtesy. The girls on the bus also shyly avoided looking and whispered to each other with a smile.
The female soldiers on a military vehicle discussed for a while, and a girl began to sing:
"Our motherland is so vast, with countless fields and forests... We have never seen any other country where we can breathe so freely..."
Then, all the female soldiers in the car followed the rhythm and sang happily.
After a while, everyone, whether tank crews, artillerymen, infantry, or cavalry, sang along, singing this song that was just popular in the Soviet Union last year:
"Our motherland is so vast, with countless fields and forests! We have never seen any other country where we can breathe so freely!
“From Moscow to the distant borders, from southern Russia to the Arctic Ocean, people can walk around freely and are the masters of their own motherland!
"Life everywhere is broad and free, like the flowing water of the Volga! Young people here have great futures, and old people here are respected everywhere!"
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"You can no longer recognize our fields, and you can no longer remember our cities! We are proud to call them comrades, which is more glorious than any honorific title!
"With this title, families are everywhere, regardless of race, black, white, brown, yellow, or red! Everyone is familiar with this title, and it brings them closer to each other!"
"The spring breeze ripples across the vast land, and life becomes happier day by day! There is no other people in the world who can laugh more than we do!
"If the enemy wants to destroy us, we must rise up and resist! We love our motherland like lovers, and we are filial to our motherland like mothers!"
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After the song was sung, a political commissar took the lead and sang "The Internationale". Then, the melody of "There has never been a savior, nor a divine emperor" resounded throughout this ancient Islamic city.
Although not a single battle was fought and not a single shot was fired, the morale of the Soviet army was high.
These young officers and soldiers have every reason to be happy. The lofty ideal of "liberating all mankind" has now taken the first step. The great revolution has finally set foot outside the borders of the Soviet Union for the first time. And they are a glorious member of it.
Every girl and boy firmly believes that the people in this land will soon be as happy as themselves. Those people who are blinded by the exploiting class and kneel at the feet of the "true God" several times a day to pray will soon be
Soon, under the guidance of the political commissar, we will understand the true face of the so-called "true God"...
Now, the purge is mainly targeting Moscow’s top brass and the broad purge of the military has not yet begun. In addition, the Soviet Union has just been established for more than ten years. Now everyone is full of ideals and hopes, and full of beautiful visions for the future. Everyone
They all firmly believe that all the previous difficulties - hunger, poverty, death, were caused by the white bandits and imperialism, and they must be paid for in order to win. But from now on, it will be fine. Comrade Stalin will surely lead the people of the country from victory to victory.
A happy, wealthy and joyful life is coming.
The current Soviet Red Army is far from the Soviet army that burned, killed, and looted in Germany and Northeast China in 1945. The current Soviet Army is just an ignorant boy, simple, upright, full of ideals, and full of blood. It is natural that he is the only one who is the leader.
Everyone else is right and you need to correct yourself.
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Early the next morning, the Grand Mosque called the people upstairs, but instead of the long prayers of the Great Mullah (the host of the mosque) that echoed throughout the city, as usual, a majestic song was played from the loudspeaker.
As the Soviet national anthem "The Internationale" echoed over the ancient city of Kashgar, a bright red Soviet flag slowly rose on the dome of the Grand Mosque.
At the same time, the sacred vessels were removed from the mosque's chapel. Two large portraits appeared on the wall: