Chapter 791: Tashkent
The group held their breath and walked back for five kilometers before they gradually relaxed and began to talk sporadically.
An entourage suddenly chuckled: "The Democratic Alliance army is stationed in Aksaiqin, and it is clear that they are going to attack Kashgar, hehe~~ Agu Bo was raised by a bitch, he is a human being, isn't our Huangbai Bailin a human being?" Could it be that there is another true God? This is good, what kind of madness does Lao Tzu see him crazy? The NLD was the first to ask for his life. ”
Although Bai Huyan gritted his teeth with hatred, he still knew the priorities, shook his head and said: "Right now, we are raising a relationship with that son of a bitch, and we have a relationship of prosperity and loss, so it is better to inform him and let him prepare early, after all, Kashgar can't hold it, followed by Aksu, and then Turpan." ”
"Huh?" Another entourage narrowed his eyes, he felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly said: "Lord Ayub, the main force of the Democratic Alliance Army already has more than 200,000 people stationed in Hami, and the premise of attacking Urumqi is Turpan first, if he has the idea of attacking Turpan, then he can directly deploy all the 400,000 troops in Hami?" Why bother going so far to go all the way from Aksai Chin and back to Turpan? Is it fun to go around these thousands of kilometers? ”
Xinjiang is limited by the Taklamakan Desert and many mountain ranges, it seems to be a large area, but in fact less than one-third of the zone suitable for human survival, and the passage between various places is also very single.
From Kashgar and Aksu to Urumqi, Turpan is the only way, and Bai Huyan's eyes also flashed with doubts. According to reasonable tactics, the 100,000 men and horses of the Democratic Alliance Army made a detour of several thousand kilometers. Just to attack Turpan from the other side, this is not cost-effective. It doesn't mean anything substantial, and it's really not a wise move.
Bai Huyan turned his head and asked, "Did you think of anything?" ”
The entourage said solemnly: "Aksai Chin is a land of four links, and it is only half a month's journey to Tashkent, and it is entirely possible that the Democratic Alliance army will go west through Kashmir to attack the three Central Asian countries, and his hundreds of thousands of troops appeared in Aksai Chin, obviously coming towards Tashkent."
Now that the main forces of the Russian army are in Xinjiang, the Democratic Alliance Army can easily take Tashkent and then control the Ferghana Basin with surprise attacks. Cut off the supply of Central Asia to Xinjiang, and even possible to divide the troops to continue north, to the area of Zaisangbo and Yibohai, clear the Russian pillbox line, and then cut off the retreat of the Russian army, he wants to trap our millions of men and horses alive in Xinjiang! ”
Bai Huyan suddenly felt cold and swished, this is not only the cold weather, but also the cold heart, Wang Feng is good at surprises. This is a well-known fact, and today's sneaky gathering of more than 100,000 troops in Aksai Chin is not a surprise attack on the three Central Asian countries?
The main force of the Democratic Alliance Army in Hami blocked the eastward advance, and the Aksai Chin Valley in the south was also occupied by the Democratic Alliance Army. These two roads have been sealed, and if Tashkent and Ferghana are lost, it will not only be a matter of losing supplies. But whether they can follow the original path and retreat to the Central Asian steppes, and if the Democratic Alliance army goes north to the Russian pillbox line between Jaisangpo and Yibohai, this is a situation of encirclement on all sides!
"Let's go. Hurry back to Urumqi and withdraw from Xinjiang! Bai Huyan hurriedly turned over and got on his horse. Whipped away, he didn't know if Kaufman would take his advice, he didn't know if he would be in time, he only knew that if he wanted to survive, he had to retreat.
The entourage also knew that time was of the essence, and they all got on their horses at the moment, and for a while, the sound of hooves in the narrow passage was like thunder, and dozens of horses galloped for their lives.
Early the next morning, Li Xiucheng and Li Erhu's five armies left Aksai Chin and marched westward, accompanied by several civilian officers of the 29th Army who were proficient in English, and they took Wang Feng's handwritten letter to the princely states of India to buy food and other supplies, and of course, a love letter to Queen Zhangxi.
After all, Wang Feng's strategic intention is not to forcibly attack Xinjiang, but to blockade it, let the enemy collapse in fear and hunger, and finally attack in full force, and defeat it in a battle, which requires a long-term garrison in Aksai Chin, in comparison, it is more convenient to raise grain and grass materials from India than from Qinghai-Tibet, on the one hand, it is close in distance, on the other hand, Qinghai-Tibet is very barren, and the northern states of India are notoriously rich, such as Delhi and Mumbai.
In fact, the Zhangxi Kingdom of the Queen of Zhangxi is not far away, about 260 kilometers southeast of Agra, the capital of the Mughal Dynasty, Agra has the world-famous Taj Mahal, which is located 200 kilometers south of Delhi, and from the fork in the green ridge into the actual control area of the Aksai Chin Red Dynasty, only 300 kilometers can reach Delhi, that is to say, the rockets of the Red Dynasty can directly hit New Delhi, the capital of India, isn't this a joke? No wonder India is hostile to the Red Dynasty, and no wonder India knows that Putin is killing itself, and it has to spew blood to invest in that T50!
Although the absolute distance from Akshatsin to Tashkent is not far, together with the mountains and mountains, it is about 1,500 kilometers, but it is necessary to cross the famous Pamir Plateau, also known as the Green Ridge.
Since the opening of the Silk Road, there have been caravans, armies, and all kinds of characters passing through for thousands of years, and there is no difficulty in crossing it.
The difficulty of climbing, mainly lies in the climate, there is a proverb among the folks: one, two, three snow cover the mountain, four, five or six rain showers, seven, eight and nine just go, the beginning of the tenth winter wax month, seven, eight and nine months is the most suitable season to cross the green ridge, this month is the lunar calendar is not the Gregorian calendar, the beginning of November, converted into the lunar calendar is about the end of September to the beginning of October, it is the beginning of the green ridge winter festival.
The weather was already very cold, but there was no heavy snow to cover the mountains, in order to climb over the green mountains, the artillery carried only a maximum of 122 mm caliber, and the number was not much, only 100 guns, mainly small mountain artillery and mortars, the whole army marched night and day, marching 60 to 70 kilometers a day, and on November 20, it finally appeared in the suburbs of Tashkent, a distance of about 10 kilometers, along the way, all the people who appeared were killed, and some women were robbed, nearly 4,000 of them.
Tashkent is a typical temperate continental climate, mild winters, very hot summers, this season is the beginning of winter, the temperature at noon is about 10 degrees, although it is also relatively cold, but compared with the dripping ice of green mountains, it is much better.
It is located in the center of the oasis of the Chilchik River Valley, west of the Chatkar Mountains, in ancient Chinese texts, known as the Stone Town, is the key point of the Silk Road, Zhang Qian, Fa Xian, Xuanzang have left footprints in Tashkent.
The permanent population of the entire city, before the arrival of the Russians, was more than 70,000, and now it has swelled to nearly 200,000, put down the binoculars, Li Erhu smiled excitedly: "Brother Xiucheng, let's cooperate once, how about it?" ”
"Good!" Li Xiucheng nodded: "I am in charge of the west and south, you are in charge of the east, and the general attack will be launched in two hours." (To be continued.) )
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