The tenth day of June in the eighth year of Tongzhi.

On the Bingbu Street in the east of Zhengyangmen of the Beijing Division, a fast horse came from the south exit, and when I heard the jingling bell, the longitudinal horse capital had no reluctance, and I knew that it was definitely a discount from other provinces. Sure enough, the fast horse crossed the yamen of the military department and went straight to the offices of the provincial officials stationed in Beijing, and I don't know how many people who were taking a nap were awakened.

When he arrived at the door, the rider on horseback strangled the horse violently, and with a long neigh, the man jumped down, and the moment his feet occupied, the hamstrings were weak and the whole person almost rolled to the ground. The visitor struggled to straighten up, staggered two steps, and before he could step on the threshold, he was about to fall again. My legs are really weak!

The people in the public office recognized him, he was a chagrin from the northwest, his surname was He, and he was still a petty official.

Seeing such a scorching weather, the man had collapsed after a long run, and everyone carried him in with all hands and feet, pried open his teeth and sent half a bowl of cold water into his stomach, and at the same time untied the folding bag from his sweat-soaked back.

The Titang official of Xinjiang, Gansu and Shaanxi provinces opened the package, looked at the survey book as usual, and then opened it with his hand, and couldn't help but be surprised when he saw the summons on the outside of the oil-paper package. The summons was stamped with the seal of the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, indicating that Yang Yuebin, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, would be issued by Xi'an.

What's going on? The governor of Gan and Shaanxi is Duolonga, and although Yang Yuebin is a dignified governor, he is only fighting under Duolonga.

In recent years, Ganshan's urgent documents have all been written by Duolonga!

The date on the book is the sixth day of the sixth month of June, and it is specially approved in walnut-sized characters: "Six hundred miles to step up and fly." ”

The Titang official exclaimed in surprise and shouted, "Isn't it so handsome that something happened?" ”

After this shout, the Titang official didn't care about the Titang officials who came to inquire from other provinces, so he hurriedly dressed neatly. Go out and get on your horse and head west. According to the rules, the emergency military report should be handed over to the external performance office, transferred to the internal performance office, and went to the front of the palace. With such a layer of turns, it was already dusk when the music folded into the hands of the two queen dowagers in the palace.

"Duolonga led the army to attack Suzhou, Gansu, beat the drum to supervise the formation, the army attacked, it was the shotgun, the army was angry, desperately fighting, two days to defeat the enemy, beheaded the thief Ma Wenlu, Ma Hualong, Bai Yanhu three, dozens of thieves, more than 10,000 rioters, Suzhou City razed ......"

The Empress Dowager Ci'an immediately recited Amitabha, Duolonga is the top of the Manchurian ministers, and his life is more important than the ten Suzhou cities from the overall situation.

The Empress Dowager Cixi was even more worried. The razing of Suzhou, although it means that the loss of the last base area of the tyrannical army in the northwest for seven years is like the long-haired remnants of Tianjing, and they are no longer able to set off a big storm. However, Dolonga's serious injuries also broke the fragile balance of military power between the Manchus and Han once again.

Duolong Aruo was only seriously injured, and the court had time to give him support. But if the person dies, who among the Manchurians will compete with the generals of the Xianghuai Army who came out of the sea of blood?

Is it Duxinga or Mutushan?

Will the hundred warriors brought out by Dorona's six years of hard fighting fully respect Duxinga and Mutushan as if they were obedient to Dolonga?

Cixi had a feeling in her heart that she had four years ago, a kind of confusion when the news of the death of the monk king came!

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The eighth day of June. Just two days before the news of Dorona's serious injury reached Beijing. Central Asian Kokand Khanate - Andijan City.

The weather was gloomy, with a rare sparse rain falling on it. For the summer months of Central Asia, which are usually hot and dry, today is a rare good weather. But for the two armies facing each other under the city of Andijan, this rain is really not the time.

The black flag of the Qin army fluttered at the head of Andijan City. You can't be mistaken, Liu Xian has entered Kokand.

On the third day after he induced Aguba to join the trap of his own accord, Kashgar Xincheng surrendered. Aguba's second son, Huck. Hurry Burke survived and did not have the courage to die calmly. And Forsaith. Sayif and Andrey. The British and Russian delegations led by Pochersky, totaling more than 50 people, all entered Liu Xian's prisoner camp.

Then Liu Xian rewarded the soldiers in Kashgar New Town, and sent an edict to Aksu, Ushi, Kucha, and Karasar, ordering the rebels in the four places to surrender voluntarily. But secretly, with the fully redressed Dong Fuxiang Department as the backbone, with two squadrons of Qin infantry, an artillery, and the Abduli Brigade, and then attached by the Yimin armed forces in Yarkand and other places, a total of 4,000 people, quickly attacked Andijan.

The Kokand Khanate dared to reinforce Aguba, which really made Liu Xian unbearable. If we don't teach them a painful lesson, let the countries and ethnic groups of Central Asia wake up a little, and the Great Qing Dynasty, or China, will have built a reputation in this land for 2,000 years.

On the way to the army, among the mountains and high ridges in the Green Ridge area, Dong Fuxiang could see the remains of fallen Kokand soldiers from time to time. The corpses, which had been completely decomposed, witnessed the arduous journey of the defeated soldiers of Kokand all the way back to Central Asia.

There was no military food, and there were very few Turks living along the way, and the cavalry of the Kokand army was fine, and those infantry were really only starving.

How many defeated soldiers fled back to Kokand in the end, Dong Fuxiang couldn't say clearly. But along the way, he saw the corpses of Kokand soldiers, starved to death, and killed, as many as a thousand.

Andijan is one of the few large cities in Kokyo. But there are not many guards here. Because Andijan was close to China, it was closer to Tsarist Russia and the Bukhara Khanate than Kokand, the capital of the Kokand Khanate.

In the current desolate appearance of the Kokand Khanate, no matter who is in power, there is no extra army to deploy it here. Therefore, when Dong Fuxiang led the soldiers and horses to Andijan, a huge city was like a half-dressed lady, who was forced by Dong Fuxiang without resistance!

Hu Wenguang quietly poked his head out of a hidden observation post and used a telescope to monitor the position of the Kokand army on the opposite side. In fact, he didn't have to be so careful, most of the soldiers of the Kokand Army were equipped with flintlock pistols that could not be hit at a distance at all. However, Hu Wenguang is still very cautious - anything can happen on the battlefield, and who knows if there will be Kokand soldiers with Minnie rifles on the other side? He didn't want to be confused and get caught by a stray bullet and die.

The size of today's musket bullets is not small, even if you don't die, you have to lose half your life, even if it is a non-lethal part of the arm and thigh, most of them are broken bones after being shot, who has such a good life, bullets are worn through the flesh?

With the current level of medical care, amputation is a great tool for treating gunshot wounds. In the past few days, the doctors accompanying the army have performed such operations many times. Hu Wenguang still has a long life, but he doesn't want to be one of those unlucky guys.

The Kokand army on the opposite side must have made a similar move, but the other side had to be more cautious, so that it was difficult for Hu Wenguang to find a target for his activities.

Although he is so cautious, the other party is really forced out! The range and accuracy of the Mini rifle were by no means comparable to the flintlock muskets in the hands of the Kokand army. Those soldiers of the Kokand Army, who had never experienced sniper warfare, were able to accurately determine the effective range of the Mini rifle in just a few days. They paid a heavy price for this - they learned little by little about the effective range of their opponents, using the lives of officers and observation post soldiers.

"These bunnies are pretty quick learners, and they don't wear any bells and whistles now."

Several new recruits to the sniper unit who were accompanying Hu Wenguang raised their guns and looked around, trying to find one or two targets for them to practice, but unfortunately they did not succeed. Their mission is to keep Hu Wenguang safe while observing the enemy's situation, but if he has the opportunity, it is not impossible to play his job as a sniper. It's just that the Kokand army is now much smarter, and the officers who go to the front are no longer dressed as they used to be very conspicuous. The snipers of the current sniper unit have a hard time finding new targets easily.

-- Since the beginning of the fight, the Kokand army's desire for a quick victory has been completely shattered, and the two sides have fallen into a stalemate.

Dong Fuxiang's troops are not many, on one side to suppress the Kokand people in the city, on the other side to defend the entire city, there are not many troops available for attack. More importantly, among the 4,000 soldiers, only a few can really fight tough battles.

Half of the Dong army is not occupied, and the infantry brigade of Abduli is not good, and the righteous people in Yarkand and other places are not much used. If these troops are reunited around the Qin army, their power is quite good, but if they don't have a core combat power platform, if they want to attack and kill on their own, their field combat ability is really worrying.

It is precisely because of this that Dong Fuxiang has always stuck to Andijan in the previous war, relying on the protection of the city wall and using the advantage of rifles, he lightly harvested thousands of lives of the Kokand army.

The so-called stalemate at the moment is just that Dong Fuxiang is unable to attack, and the Kokand army does not want to attack.

The reason why they provoked the Qing army was all because of the instigation of Britain and Russia. Now that the Qing army's retaliation is coming, Britain and Russia must give an explanation, give an explanation.

And Kokand also knew that the reinforcements were defeated, and the Qing army chased the ass to Andijan, and it was foreseeable that Kashgar New City would definitely be finished. In other words, at least some of the people on both sides of Britain and Russia fell into the hands of the Qing army. With the arrogance and hegemony of Britain and Russia, this is really something that must be begged. In this way, the time for Kokand to really recover Andijan is not now, but to wait for the intervention of Britain and Russia.

At present, the Kokand side is raising troops from many sides and converging on Andijan. The two sides sent small units to each other to constantly reconnoitre, infiltrate, harass, and cold guns...... In short, it has been kept in a state of strangulation. It's not like everyone is guarding their own camp and standing still.

The day before yesterday, the Kokand army, relying on its large numbers and familiarity with the local terrain, once sent troops around the perimeter of Andijan to make a surprise attack from the weak point of the city's defenses. But Dong Fuxiang's side did not defend the city wall, but put part of the opponent in a targeted manner, and then killed a group of guns and grenades. For Dong Jun, who had hot weapons such as Mini-style rifles and grenades, they never needed to fight with each other to destroy their opponents. No matter how many people there are on the other side, as long as it is a suitable terrain and a bullet grenade, the end will be the same.

After being beaten twice in a row and annihilated, the Kokand army never played this trick again. R1152