Before Mei Zhihuan returned to Turpan Anle City from Tuoxun, he met with several Oirats who had sent troops this time, and he was deeply impressed by the thoughtfulness of Gushi Khan and the bold enthusiasm of Batur Huntaiji. Mobile M.

For the next combat mission of pursuing the remnants of Abdullah Khan, opening the passage from Korla to Aksu, and joining the division of Yarkand Khan in Kashgar, Mei Zhihuan handed it over to the Oirat Department led by Gushi Khan and Batur Huntaiji.

The Ming army only let Fan Yixuan and Ding Guodong lead 2,000 mixed cavalry of the Ganzhou and Hami Self-Defense Army, and followed the Oirat Department to fight south. The 21st Division, on the other hand, was stationed in the oasis between Tuoxun and the city of Anle.

The battle of Tuoxun not only defeated the most powerful army under the command of the Khan in eastern Yarkand, but also shocked the Oirat troops who were watching the battle. Batur Hunteiji believed even more firmly in the Russians' promise that firearms would eventually become obsolete on the battlefield.

Korla was originally the residence of the Khan of eastern Yarkand and the capital of Abdullaha Khan, and the population of the city was no less than that of Turpan Anle. It is also located in the largest oasis grassland on the northeastern edge of the Tarim Basin, where rivers and lakes are everywhere, hills and plains are full of vegetation, and cattle, sheep and livestock can be found everywhere.

It was also the wealth provided by this rich oasis steppe that supported the huge military expenditure of the army under the command of the Khan of eastern Yarkand. When outsiders stood in the grassland outside Korla City, they would not have thought that hundreds of miles to the south of them was the Taklamakan Desert, which the people of the Western Regions had heard of.

Dozens of miles east of Korla is Bosten Lake, the largest freshwater lake south of the Tianshan Mountains. The climate here is mild, drought and little rainfall, the lake is surrounded by large reed fields, the north of the lake is a wooded oasis, and the south is an endless sand dune.

But for Abdullaha Khan and his men, they no longer care about appreciating the beauty. The 400 miles from Kumish to Korla from Kumish around the north side of Bosten Lake took them only five days and six nights, saving half the time they had taken when they had arrived.

If Abdullaha Khan was still a wise and promising monarch in the eyes of the emirs of the Yarkand Khanate, then Abdullaha Khan, who fled back to the city of Korla, immediately showed a stubborn and suspicious side in front of his own people.

Abdul Rahahan, who returned to Korla, did not organize men to defend the city of Korla at the first time, but first removed a large number of Berkes in the city who he considered unreliable, and replaced them with his own cronies. His move immediately aroused the displeasure of the Burkes in the city.

Abdullaha Khan, who suffered a crushing defeat in the city of Tuksun, was afraid to face the emirs, and after taking control of Korla's army, he hid in the deep palace and refused to go out. Curry, Cowardice. Mir, Mir. Xingde, Hu Sai. Mir, our four cronies.

However, these four cronies, taking advantage of Abdul Rakha Khan's trust in them, in the name of resisting the enemy's attack on Korla, wantonly levied taxes on the people and merchants inside and outside the city of Korla, and forced families who had already served in the military to leave their homes again.

The exorbitant policy of the four not only made it unbearable for the ordinary people who originally supported Abdullah Khan, but also made many religious figures with considerable status feel dissatisfied, and many shops belonged to these religious figures.

So some religious people and some Burks spontaneously went to the palace to petition, asking Abdullah Khan to come out and listen to their complaints.

Abdullaha Khan, who was hiding in the palace and praying, heard the commotion coming from outside and was extremely flustered, so he called Ishikaga (chief of the Khan's palace guard) Mir We. Hinde, ask him what was really going on outside.

Fearful Mir. Hind, fearing that Abd al-Rah Khan would go out to meet these religious figures and Burks, reported to him by distorting the facts: "... Khan, these people outside are shouting that the city can only be saved if Prince Ibraim returns to Korla..."

Abdullaha Khan, who was seriously suspicious, was soon killed by Mir. Xingde's words were infuriated, and he angrily asked Mir to we. Hhind dispersed the crowd at the gate of the palace, and began to think about the threat to him from his brother Prince Ibraim, who was leading the army outside.

Mir. Although Xingde dispersed the crowd at the gate of the palace, he did not think that this matter would pass like this, especially since the combined forces of the Mongols and the Ming had broken through several fortresses in the east in a row, and it was less than a day's journey from Korla City, and he had no confidence in whether Korla City could be defended.

So in the afternoon of the same day, Mir we. Xingde gathered the other three and said to Abdullaha Khan: "Khan, the city of Korla is not in danger to defend, and now the Ming people have united the Oirat troops to go south, if they bring the cannon here again, no matter how brave our soldiers are, they will not be able to stop the Ming artillery..."

"yes, Khan. We are besieged here, and it is hard to say whether Prince Ibraim will come to our rescue..."

"Ask the Khan to retreat to Kucha, and then recruit the Kyrgyz and Aksu troops to come and protect us, and we can at least hold the Iron Gate Pass to resist the westward advance of the Mongols..."

After taking turns to persuade the four cronies, Abdullaha Khan finally nodded in agreement, abandoned his subjects in Korla that night, and went to Kucha with an army loyal to him and his harem.

The departure of Abdul Raha Khan made the soldiers and civilians of Korla lose the last trace of resistance, and the Burkes, who were abandoned in the city, decided to surrender, but they were afraid of the barbarism of the Mongols, so they sent people to contact the Ming army first, and got Fan Yixuan's assurance, before giving up the city.

Abdullaha Khan, who fled to Kucha, sent Mir We. Hinde went to contact the Kyrgyz and sent a cowardly Pik. Mir went to take over the army of Aksu in place of Prince Ibraim, and he also sent his confidant Shah. Bazbok went to Kashgar and sued for peace with Yarkand Khan.

Prince Ibraim, who was stationed in Aksu, received the Timid Ik. After Mir conveyed Khan's order, he did not immediately hand over his troops and horses, but invited Coward. Mir, let's rest in Aksu for a few days.

Looking at the generals around Prince Ibraim who were eyeing him, Coward. Mir suddenly sweated profusely, and nodded yes to Prince Ibraim's command, not daring to disobey him.

Cowardice. As soon as Mir was brought down, Prince Ibraim's subordinates spoke out against accepting Abdullaha Khan's orders, believing that it was obviously safer for the prince to stay in Aksu.

Prince Ibraim dismissed his generals, leaving only his teacher and advisor, Hassan Burke. After his men left the room, Prince Ibraim, hidden in the shadows, turned to Hassan Burke and asked, "My Ataliq, what do you think I should do now?" ”

Others, who knew more about Hassan Burke, naturally knew that it was not only the envoys of Abdullaha Khan's side who were now in Aksu. After the news of Toksun's fiasco spread, both the Kashgar and the Ming sent emissaries to the hope that Prince Ibraim would join his side.

Hassan Burke pondered for a while before he spoke to the prince: "Your Royal Highness, judging by the current situation, Khan has asked you to hand over the army to Coward. Mir, and then let His Highness go to Kucha, which is not a good thing.

If Khan really needs the army to protect him, shouldn't he let your Highness take the army to Kucha? How can a lion who has lost its claws defend the Khan? ”

Prince Ibraim touched his chin and said leisurely, "So, Atalik, do you mean that Khan is planning to attack his brother?" ”

Hassan Burke was silent, seemingly acquiescing to the prince's speculation. Prince Ibraim sighed, then changed his tone to Hassan Burke and asked, "Now, what should I choose?" ”

Hassan Burke knew very well what the prince was asking about, he tilted his head and thought for a moment before saying: "Yarkand Khan is just a puppet supported by the Ming, if it were not for the help of the Ming people, then we would have captured Kashgar and Yarkand and unified the entire khanate."

As for the alliance with the Ming, the Oirat tribe, and the Yarkand Khan, it is obviously not a wise choice to stubbornly resist to the end and cut off the blood of the Eastern Khan.

Therefore, the minister thought that accepting the conditions proposed by the Ming envoy was the highest priority. After all, the Ming people are the furthest away from us, and they need our help to gain dominion over this land..."

In the city of Kashgar, about 800 miles away from Aksu, Yarkand Khan did not think of taking the opportunity to recover Aksu in the north, but aimed at the followers of the Montenegrin faction and those Yarkand Berks who had been holding him back.

Yarkand Khan summoned Ma Shouying and other cronies and priests of the White Mountain faction, and put forward the idea of liquidating the Black Mountain faction and the Yarkand Berks. Although some of the emirs had reservations, the priests of the Baishan faction and Ma Shouying chose to support him, which emboldened Yarkand Khan.

At the beginning of November, Yarkand Khan returned to Yarkand with Ma Shouying, Baishan priests, and borrowed 2,500 Mongol cavalry from the Ming army.

The news of Abd al-Rakha Khan's crushing defeat at Tuoxun has reached the city of Yarkand. Hazi. Balu Assassins immediately changed his position and ran 30 miles outside the city with a group of emirs to meet Yarkand Khan.

At the suggestion of Yarkand Khan, Mir. Hazi. Balu Thorn found a disciple of Hezhuo and came forward to expose that the missing Hedrosadi had been with Hafiz of Samarkand. The Nasser Caliph conspired to murder Mir. Ma Heima. The inside story of a series of khanates such as the Yusupbok and Shutur Caliphate, Ismaye Le Sufi, etc.

Then this son complained to the family of Drokandi, some people were jealous of Drosadi's power, colluded with some priests of the Montenegrin faction, bribed horse bandits to attack and attacked Droz Shadi and Yarkand Khan, trying to get rid of the two rulers of the Yarkand Khanate in one fell swoop, and prepare for Abdullaha Khan's southward march to Yarkand City.

Although these people assassinated and Droshadi, they accidentally allowed Klay Khan to escape, so they did not achieve full success. But they still rebelled against Abdullaha Khan afterwards and provided a lot of help to Abdullaha Khan.

Fortunately, Klay Khan received the help of the Ming Kingdom to crush the plot of these spies and Abdullaha Khan. In order to prove the truth of his words, the accuser also pointed out the place where he overheard and Drosadi's body.

Yarkand Khan heard Mir. Hazi. After Baru's debriefing, he was furious. He personally appointed his cronies Burke and Mil. Hazi. Balu Assassin went with him to find the body of He Djoshadi, and when the body of He Djoshadi was sent to Yarkand City for confirmation.

Yarkand Khan stood in the large square in front of the church in the city and summoned the whole city to expose the crime of colluding with Drosadi and Samarkand to murder the nobles; First, he denounced the rebellion of the Montenegrin clergymen and those Burke's fellow partymen.

He then demanded that the Berks of Yarkand give public evidence of Drozhadi's crimes, and expose the comrades who had murdered him. This criticism and denunciation lasted for three days, and those Burks who refused to stand up to expose and criticize were soon regarded as accomplices of Drosadi or the rebels who murdered him, and were confiscated of their property and sentenced to death by Yarkand Khan.

After the heads of more than 100 Burkes were cut off, the political struggle inevitably went deeper into ordinary businessmen and ordinary people. At first, the priests of the White Mountain sect tried to use the scriptures to persuade those Montenegrin believers to convert.

But they soon discovered that it was quicker to convince these foolish believers with words than with the sword. This purge of the followers of the Montenegrin faction lasted for nearly a month, but Arslan and Meng Qiaofang couldn't stand it anymore and called the troops back from Yarkand, and the purge gradually stopped.

The population of Yarkand was reduced by a quarter as a result of this purge. Most of the wealth of the Black Mountain priests and Yarkand Berks flowed into Yarkand Khan and his cronies, as well as the Ming army.

Although this massacre allowed Yarkand Khan to seize power in the Yarkand region, it also caused the Black Mountain believers and some Burks to be full of hatred for Yarkand Khan and the White Mountain priests, who either fled to Samarkand or simply joined the Ming army to protect themselves.

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