People are afraid of death. In that way, the Kazakh people's self-'sense of trust' can be dismantled to a great extent. When the Kazakhs have no basis of trust in each other, even if they resist, they are suffering from ringworm. What's more, it is only the upper class of Kazakhs who really hate the Chinese, and many poor herdsmen who have nothing will feel Chinese. At least their arrival has cost their families some less tax.

The Russians have been beaten away, and Chinese rule has not yet been established, so taxes will not be confiscated. Liu Xian also deliberately made a clear statement about this point. The Russians in the provinces confiscated it, and the Chinese confiscated it, but it was confiscated by the upper classes of the Kazakhs.

"There is no need to be merciful to those people. We rule here by the people, not by the support of these chiefs and nobles. Their current power will only hinder us. ”

In the camp, Liu Xian said to Zeng Guoquan beside him. As he spoke, he took a piece of cantaloupe. If we want to talk about Xinjiang and Central Asia, in addition to the cotton cultivation that is destined to develop, there are more melons and fruits. The melons, fruits, and grapes here are really sweet.

Zeng Guoquan was appointed by Liu Xian as the governor of the newly established Anxi Province. His personality was violent among the overseers, and he was well used in the new stronghold of Central Asia. On the eve of the army to meet the Russian reinforcements, Zeng Guoquan arrived here by train.

Zeng Guoquan read a thick stack of materials on the way here, from the archives of the former Qing Dynasty to the recent investigation and reconnaissance of Central Asia by the Military Intelligence Bureau.

The complication is that you want to live in peace for a long time. The simple one is as vicious and brutal as Tsarist Russia.

No matter how many countries there have been in Central Asia, in terms of ethnicity. Now it is only the five main nations of the five Central Asian countries in later generations. Straighten out this point, and then straighten out the sect and religion here. Taxes are lighter, and it is logical to reclaim this place.

But this place is close to Turkey, don't look at Turkey's constant exhaustion in the past 100 years, being beaten to the ground by Russia again and again, and being bullied by Britain and France again and again, but in the True God Church, the Sultan is still very prestigious. Liu Xianke still remembers Aguba's connection with Turkey.

But now China is Turkey's most ironclad and most important ally. China's role for Turkey has gone beyond that of Britain. The reason is simple, it is not Turkey's national trade with the Chinese government. It is China's hostility to Russia, but China's repeated victories over Russia.

Let's just say that after the end of the Second Sino-Russian War, the pressure felt on the Russians by Turkey was greatly reduced. Because the number one enemy of the Russians became China. Therefore, in terms of religion and religion, there is no big problem for China, which has a policy of 'freedom of belief'. Given this well, Liu Xian could not think of any other force that would prevent the inclusion of a large area of land west of Kokand and Lake Balkhash into China's territory.

……

Paris, France. Presidential Palace - Elysée Palace.

French Prime Minister Charles Murphy. Morality. Frésine accompanied French President Marie. Francois. Sadie. Carnot is receiving visiting British Foreign Secretary Arthur Murphy. Balfour, the nephew and political heir of the Marquess of Salisbury, the current Prime Minister of the British Empire, Randolph. Churchill's best friend. The Foreign Secretary, known for his mastery in British politics, is now on an important mission to meet with two of the most powerful men in the French Third Republic.

"The Tsar wants to be able to get our funding. He's still having a very hot fight**. "Charles. Morality. Flacey did this to Arthur. Belfort. The latter's face remained impassive: "Of course." The mighty Russian Empire also had at least 800,000 standing troops, as well as a reserve of no less than two million people. As long as there is financial support, Russia's combat power is endless. ”

This is what Britain fears most about Russia. Huge land area. The large population, the tame, numerous gray cattle that are not afraid of death, are the basis for Russia to remain the world's leading power after the Crimean War.

"But China has a much larger population. And in terms of standing armies and reserves, it is no less than that of Russia. In particular, China also has a god of war emperor, His Majesty. ”

Arthur. Belfort spread his hands. He crossed the English Channel to France. The task was to negotiate with France about borrowing money from Russia. Arthur. Balfour agrees.

China is rapidly becoming stronger. The interests of the British Empire in the East were already threatened. Now the British Empire needs not only China to contain the power of Russia, but also Russia to contain the power of the Chinese. It is better to draw the eyes of the Chinese firmly to Siberia and Central Asia. Don't let the Chinese turn their heads to look at the vast blue ocean.

Mary. Francois. Sadie. Cano smiled and picked up Balfour's words: "Dear Baron Balfour. It is precisely because China is so strong that we need the Russians to fight the Chinese even more, don't we? ”

"Compared with the interests and gains of the country, the 'sacrifice' of money is completely feasible and acceptable. It's much better than letting our lads bleed.

France has decided to borrow the first 300 million francs to Russia. As long as His Majesty the Tsar shows corresponding measures, France will have a second and third batch of loans ready. Our meeting is not that France is asking for the opinion of England, but that you are telling you an established fact. ”

After 20 years of restoration, today's French Third Republic not only has a large army, but also the second largest navy in the world, and more importantly, the main ironclad ships of the French Navy are not much less than those of the United Kingdom. The current French people have the confidence to speak hard words in the face of England.

Arthur. The relaxed expression on Balfour's face receded. One of the issues that Whitehall had focused on before coming to the city:

-- The union of France and Russia.

-- For example, if Britain does not participate in this borrowing from Russia, then France and Russia are very likely to really come together. It is no longer the current mutual care, but a concorde-style alliance.

This would have had a great impact on Germany, Austria-Hungary, which were sandwiched between them, and it would have a great impact on the foreign policy of the Old Continent of the British Empire. The changes it brings are too hard to predict.

After all, the Germans have also been actively exploring overseas colonies, and the navy has developed to a certain extent.

Whitehall is not yet in a position to make a decisive decision. So the British Empire could not be faced with such a difficult choice. The British Cabinet meeting had already agreed to the loan. Arthur. Balfour just wanted to find a sense of superiority in front of the French, but unfortunately the tougher France didn't give him any face.

Arthur. Balfour smiled naturally. He's a 'fit' Balfour, and he's definitely thick-skinned......

Just when Liu Xian was expecting the end of the Third Sino-Russian War within four months, Britain and France infused blood to Russia, so Liu Xian's plan was doomed to fail.

Of course, these are not things that Liu Xian can know right away. The UTO has been active on the European continent for so many years, and it has only established some roots in Germany and Austria, Italy is better, and Britain is not very good. Needless to say, France and Russia need to be said.

And this kind of secret borrowing is absolutely the highest level of secrecy between countries.

Liu Xian is now commanding the war in the Aral Sea region. The Russians' hundreds of thousands of reinforcements had already arrived violently, and they came straight to the Aral Sea region with great vision, not paying attention to Ren Huabang's army, and staring directly at Zhang Zhongkui's department. When Shi Donglai's army had not yet reached the Aral Sea, the Russian army formed a two-to-one superiority in strength in a short period of time.

This was deliberately formed by Liu Xian. If this is not the case, it is hard for him to believe that the Russian recruits who came over so quickly will be obediently sent to the door. Liu Xian was not worried about losing this battle, or seeing Alexander III's determination from this, but even more thought that if this battle was won, the Russians would lose even their pants.

The Russian army in front of him had 1340,000 infantry and cavalry, so counting the previous troops, the Russian army had invested 500,000 troops in the entire Central Asian theater, which was more than one-third of the number of standing troops in the whole country of Tsarist Russia in 1888.

Therefore, Liu Xian very much hopes to destroy this army as well. Then at the negotiating table, he slaughtered the Russians so hard that Alexander III vomited blood in pain when he thought about it.

Moreover, the Wehrmacht has railway transportation behind it, and military supplies are relatively convenient. Liu Xian did not remind the arrival of Russian reinforcements at all, and Zhang Zhongkui found that the Russian reinforcements were still because of the report of the Central Asia Action Team, and at that time, the vanguard of the Russian army, 30,000 Cossack cavalry, was only less than 300 miles away from the Wehrmacht.

After receiving Zhang Zhongkui's telegram, Liu Xian immediately ordered Zhang Zhongkui's army, which had just crossed the Aral Sea to the south, to return north to the Aral Sea area, organize the construction of a defensive line, and wait for the arrival of the Russian army. He also quickly took the troops of the Praetorian Guard Division and took a train to Axpe, on the shore of the Aral Sea.

Zhang Zhongkui had more than 50,000 troops under his command, and with Liu Xian's personal guards, the total strength of the Wehrmacht exceeded 65,000. Among them, the cavalry is still a cavalry brigade led by Liu Jintang. But there were only eight or nine thousand people.

The Russian infantry also arrived by train from both the Caspian Sea and Orenburg. On the way, because of the attack of the Central Asian Action Team, a little trouble was created, but it did not delay the overall speed of the Russian army.

The black cloud-like Cossack cavalry arrived in front of the Wehrmacht line and did not attack recklessly. They were waiting for the arrival of the infantry. Liu Xian is also waiting for Shi Donglai's action. In this battle, he still has to fight a defensive counterattack. But the specific response depends on what the Russian army plans.

Anyway, Liu Xian was not ready to let the Fourth Division directly reinforce Axpe, but asked Shi Donglai to lead the troops into Satpaev, and then march to the Turgai River, contact the previous Hua Bang Department, and the two armies jointly advanced towards Orenburg. For this reason, even Tashkent's strategy has become imperfect.

"Tell Wang Guosheng to fight as originally planned. The offensive on the Ferghana Basin continues. "The original two-way march has become one road, but the offensive cannot be stopped. (To be continued......)