Zhan Donglu only guessed half correctly - the second half.

Bai Yanhu did plan to slip away, but he did come to Tuoxun in the name of "galloping aid". It's just that as soon as he arrived at the city of Tuoxun, he just happened to bump into Haigula who abandoned the city and fled, Bai Yanhu tried hard to persuade Hailagu, saying that the cities in northern Xinjiang, with Tuoxun's city being the most strong, let's hold on to help, the weather is very hot, and the officers and soldiers can't stay under the fortified city for a long time, and when the time is long, "there must be a way."

But Haigula has lost all confidence, and he knows his family's background better than Bai Yanhu, knowing that his father Agubai has already taken out the coffin book, and there will be no more "help".

Haigula said that although the city of Tuoxun is strong, there is no danger to rely on, and it is not suitable to linger, and I want to "turn into" Karasar, the weather is hot, and I want to come after a series of battles, and the Chinese army will not be able to march long distances for a while, climb over the Borotu Mountain, and go to Karasar to find trouble. This, well, wait for the regrouping, and then come back to teach the Chinese!

Then, he added, this Tuoxun, please ask you Governor Bai.

After speaking, he took his cronies and subordinates and left in a hurry.

Subsequently, the rebels in Tuoxun left the city one by one and retreated to the southwest in a chaotic manner.

Bai Yanhu knew that the general trend had gone, so he naturally wouldn't really take over Tuoxun and make dumplings for the Western Expedition on behalf of Haigula, and he didn't want to return to Turpan - that Yunusi River would not be much better than Haigula, and if Tuoxun was lost, Turpan would be lonely and would fall into the hands of the enemy sooner or later.

So, I also made up my mind to grease the soles of my feet, but before I slipped away, I didn't want to rob him, and I was unwilling! Moreover, the long journey to the south also lacked supplies. However, he knew that the city of Tuoxun had already been cleaned by Haigula, and he would not leave him with anything, so he could only rob around Tuoxun.

Just captured two fortresses, in the northeast, smoke and dust rose, during which countless blue figures jumped - the Xuan army is coming!

Bai Yanhu was taken aback - he didn't expect the official army to come so quickly!

He ordered to throw away all his baggage and "retreat" southward, while he himself took the lead and ran at the head of the team.

Bayanhu's ability to escape for his life is really first-class, he is very smart, although he also runs south, but he takes the direction of due south, not the southwest direction that Hailagu takes - in this way, the officers and troops must divide their troops to pursue, but the number of Hailagu is far more than his own small branch of Shaanxi, and it will inevitably become the main pursuit object of the official army, and the strength of the official army to pursue his own is very limited.

It was a one-sided pursuit, a battle, the Xuan army killed more than 2,000 enemies, captured more than 11,000 people, and the Haigula army, less than a third, successfully retreated to Karasar. Xuanjun's own casualties, no more than sixty-two, were almost negligible.

It is a pity that the two big leaders, Hailagu and Bai Yanhu, were not killed or captured. Hailagu didn't care, he fled early, and there was no possibility of catching him, but Bai Yanhu once again "escaped from danger".

As soon as the Battle of Tuoxun ended, Zhan Donglu immediately turned eastward and joined Liu Jintang's old Hunan army under the city of Turpan.

In the battles of Dabancheng, Tuoxun, and Turpan, more than two-thirds of the more than 33,000 troops painstakingly put together by Aguba were wiped out, and these were the "elite" of the "Hongfu Khanate"; Two of the most important subordinates, Aiyidel Huri and Yunusjiang, who could be regarded as the right and left hands, also became prisoners of the official army. Coupled with the previous Urumqi Battles and Manas Battles, Agubai's vitality was greatly damaged, and he could not recover within one or two years.

However, even this "one or two years" of time, the Western Expeditionary Army will not give him it.

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After listening to Wen Xiang's explanation, Ci Anxi said: "In this way, the traitor is already ...... Well, 'the end of the crossbow'? ”

"Queen Mother and Queen Mother Shengming!"

After a pause, Wen Xiang continued: "The four words 'the end of the strong crossbow' are indeed the comments on the current situation of the traitors!" In the days that followed, the rebels could only survive! ”

"Then," said Tzu An, "we are going to ...... Went south? ”

"Yes," Wen Xiang said, "but you can't go south right away. ”

After a slight pause, "First, after a series of battles, although the casualties were light, the sergeant was extremely tired and needed a good rest; Second, it is the hottest time of the year in Xinjiang, the Queen Mother and Empress Dowager Mingjian, the summer of the Gobi Desert can heat people to death, and this Chenguang is not suitable for long-distance marching. ”

"Well, that's to wait...... Autumn is cool. ”

"Queen Mother and Queen Mother Shengming!" Wen Xiang said happily, "After the autumn cool, Shi Teng is full of horses, the army goes south, Mount Tai is on the top, jumping the beam clown, a drum swings, the ministers and others think that before the end of this year, there will be good news, to express their worries, to comfort Chen!" ”

Ci'an raised his head, sighed slightly, and said: "'He' told our sisters and sons this early ...... morning, 'he' didn't lie to our sisters and sons......"

The four military planes were silent.

Ci'an came back to his senses, pushed the clip forward, and said, "Zuo Zongtang and Zhan Donglu said that there is some trouble over there in Yili, as if it is ...... There's still a Rakshasa in it, and I can't make it refreshing, what's going on? You all take a look, do you want to do it? What should I do? ”

Ili? Russia?

In the hearts of the four great military machines, they all made a "pop".

The "clip" is not very long.

It turned out that Taranzi, who had seized Ili and proclaimed himself "Sultan", couldn't help but panic when he saw the victory of the Western Expeditionary Army. Taranqi is not stupid, and knows that if Agubai really can't support it, after Kashgar, it will eventually be Ili's turn. Although "his lips are cold and his teeth are cold", he did not dare to join forces with Agubo to fight against the imperial court.

First, he has self-knowledge, looking at the momentum of the Western Expedition Army, even if he is tied to Agubai, there is a chance that he will not be the opponent of the imperial court; Second, in view of the fact that Yaerqiang, Hotan, Kucha, and Urumqi Yin were in the past, Agubai originally wanted to eat Yili, so how dare he take the initiative to send sheep into the tiger's mouth?

After thinking about it, he sent his henchmen to Urumqi to express his intention to "lose sincerity" to the imperial court.

However, Taranqi's "sincerity" is conditional, and his calculations are similar to those of Urumqi's Tu Dexuan: remove the honorific title of "Sultan" and pay tribute to the imperial court on time; The imperial court named him "Sanpin Burke" and promised not to interfere in the internal affairs of Ili - that is, let me close the door and become a de facto emperor of the soil.

"Sanpin Burke" - Xinjiang before the Great Rebellion, the highest grade of "Burke" is Sanpin.

Under such conditions, Zuo Zongtang and Zhan Donglu naturally refused, saying that Ta really "lost sincerity", and could only imitate the "active dedication" example of Tusi in the Tibetan area of Sichuan to "change the land and return to the stream", that is, take the initiative to hand over the land and power, and the imperial court Xu Er stayed in the local area, retaining a considerable amount of land, property, and slaves.

Politics and administration, not a finger is allowed to touch again; "Burke" Shenma, naturally it is none of your business.

Giving up the regime and the army, handing over most of the land, and becoming a rich man undoubtedly means "people are swordsmen, and I am fish and meat" for Taranzi - who knows when the imperial court will turn its face, load me into a prisoner car, send me to Beijing, tie me to the entrance of the vegetable market, and "lead the neck quickly"?

The Tusi in the Tibetan area of Sichuan "took the initiative to surrender" in the "reform of the land and return to the stream", but they have never heard of the imperial court's words not counting, but they have not committed the great crime of "not being pardoned" such as plotting rebellion and rebellion?

Taranzi made a killer move: if the imperial court does not agree to my conditions, I can only throw myself to Russia for self-protection, then from now on, "Ili will no longer be China's own!" ”

Zuo Zongtang and Zhan Donglu said in the "clip" that Taranqi's threat cannot be regarded as "empty words and intimidation", and Rakshasa "peeks into my territory, not for a day", although I still don't know whether Taranzi has really colluded with Russia, but we can't help but be prepared!

He also said that even if he met with the Russian army, "the ministers would not be slight", but at present, the southern Xinjiang is not peaceful, and in any case, it is impossible to fight on two fronts, and this layer "does not dare to overwhelm the top." How to deal with Taranzi's arrogance and rebellion, and how to prevent Russia from taking advantage of the opportunity to seek us, can only be handled by request.

After circulating the "clips", the cold sweat on the backs of the four big military planes came out!

*(To be continued.) )