On April 2, the 11th year of Chongzhen, an envoy sent by Yarkand Khan to Bukhara brought back a reply from Imam Kuri of Bukhara Khan, who naturally rejected Yarkand Khan's rude demands and threatened to settle accounts with Yarkand Khan and the truth about Droshadi's death, which Bukhara Khan was apparently suggesting that it was Yarkand Khan who killed and Droshadi. Mobile M.

Yarkand Khan Krey had no intention of waging war with the Bukhara Khanate, and even though he purged the family of Hedrshadi and some of the high-level clergy of the Montenegrin faction in the country, the influence of the Montenegrin faction among the lower classes of the population was still very strong.

If it weren't for the support of some religious figures in Kashgar, the allegiance of the officers and men of the Gama Shouying army, and the stationing of the Ming army in the Yarkand Khanate, Yarkand Khan would have been ousted by the Montenegrin faction.

The purpose of the negotiations to the Bukhara Khanate was, first, to divert the attention of the people in the country; The second is to respond to Ming's request. Although Krehan was not very shrewd, he also knew that the Ming did not want the Yarkand Khanate to be too close to the Bukhara Khanate.

He had hoped to use this negotiation to delay a little time so that he would have time to consolidate the forces in the country. Although the eastern khanate had been absorbed by the Ming army, the Yarkand Khanate was also fragmented, and the area north of Aksu was almost no longer under its control. Krehan relied on the power of the Ming Kingdom to defeat his political opponents, but he did not want to become a puppet of the Ming Kingdom.

However, Bukhara Khan seems to have failed to understand his plight at all, and directly elevated the war of words to the level of the threat of force, and raised the banner of revenge for Djoshadi. Obviously, Krehan did not know at this time, although Imam Khury, who had always advocated tolerance, was still in power, but the Bukhara Khanate, which had been peaceful for decades, was already dissatisfied with the size of its territory.

The Bukhara aristocracy, led by Nadir Muhammad, the heir to the throne, kept their eyes on their brother Khiva Khanate to the north, but they did not forget to keep an eye on the Yarkand Khanate to the west. Decades of recuperation not only allowed the population of the Khanate of Bukhara to multiply, but also left the nobles of Bukhara with no wasteland to explore, and they either swallowed each other or created a new land.

In terms of the situation around the Bukhara Khanate, it should be that the Khiva Khanate is the most suitable for annexation. The Khiva Khanate, founded in the Oasis of Khorezm, like the Khanate of Bukhara, claimed to be descendants of Shaybani and followed the same religion, making it ideal for unity as a single nation. And Khorezm is located in the lower reaches of the Amu Darya River, which is not only extremely developed in agriculture, but also an important junction to Persia, Ottomans, Europe and other places.

But now that Yarkand Khan himself has come together to send the Bukhara Khanate a pretext for war, it is not up to Nadir Muhammad and others to clamor for war. The elderly Bukhara Khan was unable to stop the belligerence of his son and the nobles, and a civil war had just broken out in the Gayrakand Khanate, and no one in Bukhara believed that the Yarkand Khanate had the strength to withstand their attack, so Bukhara Khan took a tacit approach to the impending war.

Klay Khan, who had just suppressed the Montenegrin clergy and rebellious nobles in the country, could not show weakness to Bukhara Khan, nor could he admit that he had anything to do with the death of Droshadi. Krehan summoned all the emirs to criticize Bukhara Khan's wolf ambitions and decided to crusade against Bukhara to avenge the assassination of the emirs of the Yarkand Khanate.

At the suggestion of the advisors sent by the Ming State, Krehan took this opportunity to move the capital from Yarkand to Kashgar, in the name of better coping with the war, but in fact in order to stay away from the base camp of the Montenegrin faction and eliminate the influence of the Montenegrin faction in the Yarkand court.

At this time, Krehan naturally did not wait for the army of the Bukhara Khanate to find his way. Whether it was to send those restless emirs out, or to leave the Ming army without time to take care of themselves, it was obviously the best choice to preemptively start a war against the Bukhara Khanate.

What's more, the Ferghana Valley between Kashgar and Bukhara is densely populated, and if the Bukhara Khanate is allowed to mobilize its manpower and material resources, the Yarkand Khanate will face a disadvantageous situation.

So after consulting with the emir, Krehan levied an army of 8,000 men and appointed Shah. Bazbok and Ma Shou were to be the chief and deputy commanders, and ordered them to enter the Alai Valley from the west and then cross the Alai Mountains to the north, enter the southeastern part of the Fergana Valley, and seize the Uzgen region between the Karalija and Taal rivers.

Not only was it the gateway to the Fergana Valley to the west, but it was also an area with extremely developed agriculture and animal husbandry, and the Yarkand army no longer had to worry about logistics.

Klay Khan naturally knew that it would be difficult to defeat Bukhara Khan on his own, so after making a plan to send troops, he immediately asked for help from the Ming Governor's Office in Korla, hoping that the Ming would support the war he started.

In early May, Fan Yixuan received a request from Klay Khan, and he immediately summoned Arslan, Meng Qiaofang, Gushi Khan, Prince Ibraim, Prince Ismayil, and others to discuss.

Arslan and Gushi Khan preferred to send troops immediately, fearing that the Yarkand army would not be able to break the situation, but instead took the situation by surprise. Others think that they can wait and see, if the Yarkand army captures Uzgen, they will naturally send troops, and the Fergana Valley, which has been opened, is undoubtedly a fat sheep to be slaughtered, and everyone can rush in and loot it. But if the Yarkand army fails, then it is better to wait for the Bukhara army to cross the mountains and encircle and annihilate him at the foot of Kashgar.

After carefully observing the passage to the Fergana Valley and the advice of the staff officers, Fan Yixuan finally made up his mind after holding a three-day meeting.

“… In the past few days, I have listened to your valuable opinions and have also gained a preliminary understanding of the geography, population, and resources of the Fergana Valley.

This official believes that it is undoubtedly a safer way to see whether the Yarkand army can seize the war in Uzgen first, and then decide on the next military deployment..."

Prince Ibraim, Prince Ismayil and the others suddenly showed relaxed expressions, they were obviously not willing to lose their strength for the sake of Yarkand Khan.

But before they could relax, Fan Yixuan said again: "... However, there are about 150 or 600 miles of travel from Korla to Uzgen, and there are still many difficult mountain roads in between. If we sit and wait here, even if the Yarkand army takes Uzgen, we may not be able to reach Uzgen in time before the Bukhara army counterattacks.

After all, less than 200 miles from Uzgen is Andijan, the largest military town of the Bukhara Khanate in the East and an important trading town on the Silk Road. If we sit here and wait, we are undoubtedly giving up our hopes of victory.

Most of you were born in the Western Regions, and naturally you are well aware of the richness of the Ferghana Valley and the richness of Andijan. Therefore, in the name of the Ming Overseer, I promise you that the amount of land you have conquered in this battle will belong to you personally, and the Ming Dynasty will never take an inch of land from you, of course, the land through which the Silk Road passes must belong to the Ming Dynasty..."

The Yarkand nobles, such as Prince Ibraim and Prince Ismayil, finally became interested in the war, and were able to seize a piece of land in the Fergana Valley, which could be regarded as leaving a way out for themselves. Since the Ming army entered the southern Xinjiang region, the property and privileges of these nobles have been greatly hit. Limited to the strong force of the Ming people, although these emirs did not dare to openly oppose the rule of the Ming people, they also faintly showed a non-cooperative attitude.

However, Fan Yixing's suggestion today made them feel a lot good. Prince Ibraim and Prince Ismayil finally expressed their willingness to form an army of 6,000 men to follow behind the Yarkand army, and if the Yarkand army took Uzgen, they would meet in advance. If the Yarkand army fails, they will also hold the Alai Valley and give Yarkand Khan time to rearm.

Fan Yixuan then ordered Arslan to lead 7,000 men to the north of the Kyzylsu River valley, join up with Kyrgyz Khan Keli Shamilkhanov, cross the Fergana Mountains into the Fergana Valley, and seize the Jalalabad region, more than 100 miles northeast of Andijan.

Although Keli Shamilkhanov was canonized as Kyrgyz Khan by the Ming Dynasty, most Kyrgyz people did not recognize him as their own Khan King, so Keli Shamilkhanov was also eager to use a merit to stabilize his Khan, so Fan Yixuan did not think that this Kyrgyz Khan dared to refuse his orders.

As for Meng Qiaofang and Gushi Khan, they temporarily gathered troops in Korla and Kucha and waited for the results of the first phase of the war before making plans. Prince Ibraim was appointed commander of the Southern Route Army, while Arslan was appointed commander of the Northern Route Army.

Everyone at the meeting agreed with Fan Yixing's arrangement, and only Gushi Khan approached Fan Yixuan after the meeting, saying that he wanted to exchange tasks with Arslan.

After thinking for a while, Fan Yi understood Gushi Khan's concern, and then said to him: "Gushi Khan doesn't have to worry that they will seize all the land in the Ferghana Valley, the war has just begun, and no one knows what the strength of the army of the Bukhara Khanate is, why don't they go and explore the way for you?"

If the strength of the Bukhara army is strong, and when the strength of both sides is almost consumed, Gushi Khan will lead the new army forward, won't it be possible to avoid the loss of strength? If the Bukhara army is weak, what is a Fergana Valley? Then the entire Khanate of Bukhara will be at your feet. ”

Gushi Khan was a little skeptical, but looking at Fan Yixuan's serious appearance, he was also a little excited in his heart, so he replied: "If that is the case, the land under my feet is also the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and Your Majesty's authority and glory will always shine on the land of the Heshuo Special Department..."

Fan Yixuan nodded at him with satisfaction and said, "King Khan has such an understanding, and Da Ming will naturally not treat you badly." But for now, you should first pay attention to the affairs of Oirat, and first assist the Chechen Khan to secure the position of Oirat Khan..."

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