When it was dawn on the second day, the Ming army began to clean up the battlefield.

There was green smoke everywhere in the Yarkand camp, and there were many corpses lying in the camp, some of them were burned to death, and some were trampled to death by war horses, and the death was miserable.

Bands of Ming cavalry kept galloping on the hillsides around the camp, searching for the Yarkand people who had slipped through the net.

Inside the camp, a large group of Yarkands, both surrendered soldiers and clansmen, all squatted in the open space in the middle with their heads in their hands, and from time to time there were low sobs of women and children.

The beauty of the Ili River valley comes from the majestic and handsome Tianshan Mountains, from the holy and bright river valley, from the quietly floating Ili River, from the quiet and quiet people living in the valley, and the environment is extraordinarily beautiful.

However, the Yarkand people gathered in the valley were no longer in the mood to enjoy this scenery.

Last night was like a great catastrophe, leaving a painful mark on everyone's hearts.

For most of the Yarkand people, they are innocent and hope to live a peaceful life in this beautiful land and live a good life.

But their leader whimsically confronted the Ming Dynasty and challenged the authority of the Ming Dynasty with eggs and stones, which eventually led to the tragic situation last night, bringing heavy destruction to the entire tribe!

When Zhou Yuji came to the Yarkand camp, he saw that the dishes from last night's feast were still left in the big tent of the Chinese army, and there were some Mongolian women dressed in messy clothes.

They huddled pitifully in the corner of the big tent, looking distressing.

A bold dancer tried to get close to the commander of the Ming army, hoping to sacrifice her body, and was greeted by a black muzzle.

"Stand down!"

Zhou Yuji's personal soldiers put their guns against the full chest of the dancing girl and shouted loudly, without any pity for the jade.

The dancing girl bowed slightly, and retracted into the corner in embarrassment and politeness.

Zhou Yuji glanced at her lightly, and there was no wave in his eyes.

Just kidding, my wife Liu Yingzhao is behind me, what do you want to do?

Sure enough, Liu Yingzhao, the female general who came with the army, stood up wearing armor, frowned slightly, first glanced at Zhou Yuji, and then waved his hand and said: "Escort all these women out!" ”

Immediately, a group of female soldiers went over and took the Mongolian women away.

After a day of counting casualties, the Ming army killed nearly five or six thousand Yarkand people, including burning to death and trampling to death, most of them were young and middle-aged people with fighting power, and even more were wounded who lacked arms and legs.

Thirty or forty thousand soldiers were captured, and many more took advantage of the chaos to escape.

The losses of the Ming army were limited, hundreds of people were killed in battle, some of them were in trouble, and on the way to catch up with the enemy, they passed by the burning camp tent in a state of excitement and inadvertently ignited a grenade hanging from their waists, which was tragic at once......

Zhou Yuji ordered the people to choose a feng shui treasure in the Ili River Valley and bury these soldiers who died in the Ming army and set up a monument.

At this time, it is already summer, and if these corpses are not disposed of in time, it may breed a plague, and once it spreads, the consequences are unimaginable.

For the corpses of the enemy, Zhou Yuji chose to gather directly and set fire to the corpses.

This night attack was an asymmetrical war, which can also be said to be a killing.

The Ming army was well prepared, while Yarkand was defenseless, and it was a typical battle of stealing camps, with the least cost in exchange for the greatest victory.

On 18 May, Zhou Yuji ordered Jiang Zhu, the deputy marshal, to leave 40,000 troops to garrison the Ili River Valley, and he himself led an army of 50,000 to continue advancing.

The location of the Ili River Valley is so important that anyone who sees it will salivate, and in the face of huge interests, it is not allowed that the Jungar Khan Congress will come to the back and take the opportunity to send troops along the Ili River Valley.

Zhou Yuji led the army of the Western Expedition to continue deep into the desert, targeting Yarkand City and smashing the Yellow Dragon!

Yaolevas was also taken by the Ming army, and he was walked as a dog along the way, and a few beatings were indispensable.

He was the eldest son of the Khan and the governor of Kashgar, and he might come in handy later.

On the march south to Yarkand City, the Ming army was cautious, preparing to give Yarkand Khan Abdullah an unexpected surprise.

Zhou Yuji ordered the sergeant to cook in the burrow to prevent the smoke from coming out and being discovered by the enemy.

In the vast desert, the 50,000 Ming army is like a poisonous snake looking for its prey, quietly advancing, and when it reaches behind the prey, it will strike a fatal blow!

Yarkand City is located in the southwest border of Xinjiang, the northern foot of Kunlun Mountain, the southern edge of the Pamir Plateau, and is located in the middle and upper reaches of the alluvial fan plain of the Yarkand River, which was later known as Yarkand County.

Yarkand City is the key point of the ancient Silk Road, the military garrison is an important place, the city is only a few miles in radius, it is a typical Central Asian architectural style, and it is a famous historical and cultural city where Central Asian culture and Western Regions culture are integrated.

The structure of the city is similar to that built by the Han people, and there is also a small city in it, which is inhabited by the Yarkand royal family, similar to the imperial city of Nanjing.

In the ninth year of Zhengde (1514), Said Khan led his army over the Tianshan Mountains and arrived in Kashgar through the Turgat Pass, and soon entered the city of Yarkand, officially ascended the throne and established the Yarkand Khanate.

Said Khan's cousin, Babur, founded the Womor Empire in India, and they were all Turkicized Mongols.

Before the two of them founded their respective countries, they were almost beaten out of and wandered around.

At this time, the Tianwu Dynasty, the Yarkand Khanate and the Womor Empire were both in a strong period, it stands to reason that the army sent troops to destroy the Yarkand Khanate, and the powerful Wolmore Empire should not help? The ancestors are all cousins.

The relationship between the two countries is always more real than the relationship between the two families, and the pair of difficult cousins and cousins not only did not have a good relationship with the vassals, but almost met each other in arms.

The Yarkand Khanate and the Womor Empire were in a state of hostility for a long time, and there were many large-scale armed conflicts over the past hundred years.

Said Khan, the founding monarch of the Yarkand Khanate, wanted to send troops to Central Asia many times, and he did so, sending troops to occupy the Vassal state of the Wolmore Empire, the Badak Mountains (northeastern Afghanistan), in preparation for Tibet.

Most ambitious leaders chose to follow the old path of the small Pamir states, attacking Ladakh from the Pamir Valley, and then using Ladakh as a springboard to attack Tibet.

At that time, Said Khan received a strong warning from his cousin Babur, if it were not for the heavy snow at that time, Said Khan's army would almost not be able to return, so he could only spit out the territory he had just occupied and retreat to the south of Xinjiang.

As it turned out, the road was not easy to walk either, and Said Khan eventually contracted altitude sickness and was carried back and buried.

Since then, relations between the two countries have not been very good, except for a few brief periods of reconciliation due to the joint struggle against the Bukhara Khanate, as long as they are very close in terms of trade and profit.

Therefore, the Ming Dynasty sent troops to attack the Yarkand Khanate, and the Womor Empire in India did not let go of a single fart when they learned about it.

In fact, even if they talk, Zhu Cihong will treat them as farting and won't take care of them, maybe Zhu Cihong will pick a good day to go south and beat them!