Erdor and Akbar were full of fear, and the two relied entirely on each other's support to keep them from falling.

"This ...... Where is this? Akbar asked, stunned.

It was pitch black all around, and there was a hill in the distance.

"The hell knows, when did the damn Yarkand people become so capable of running, and they chased us for two or three hours without stopping?"

They had indeed been running for two or three hours from the banks of the Abu River, but it was still afternoon at first, and now it was pitch black. All they could do was avoid the torch swarm behind them, and run forward, forward, and forward.

In the past, when they fought with the rebels in Xinjiang and the Qing army, they were defeated, and the rebels and Qing soldiers would also focus on grabbing the spoils of war rather than chasing them. But this time, not only did the Qing army accompany them, but Erdol and Akbar found that there were more and more companions around them.

Naturally, they didn't know that this was Liu Xian's division of the cavalry into multiple squads formed by brigades, and several squads drove the fleeing defeated soldiers of Agubai around, and then gathered them, and then Liu Xian personally led hundreds of cavalry to follow behind and expel them. If there is anyone who can't escape, he will immediately mend the knife and cut it, so all the way down, the defeated soldiers of Aguba can hear the terrible screams before death behind them from time to time. Especially after dark, this kind of screaming in the darkness brought a great sense of fear to the defeated soldiers, and they did not dare to stop at all, and they did not have time to judge in detail how many enemies were behind them.

"Oops, here we go again! Run......"

Seeing that the torches behind him were approaching again, and that the sound of trumpets and shrill whistles, as well as the shouts of the Han people in different languages, Erdor shouted to his companions with an anxious expression.

On the way to escape, some of them tried to form a defensive formation, but were immediately scattered by the cavalry in the distance with horse guns. Moreover, Aguba and the main generals of the army fled, and the few remaining generals in the defeated army were not strong enough to collect the defeated troops.

There was another scream, the sound of the defeated soldiers who were slow to flee being killed. Erdor sighed, when will such an escape come to an end.

……

The battle on the banks of the Abu River ended with the victory of Liu Xian. Not only because Liu Xian rushed to kill Agu Bai and fled, but also because of Ikemu's sudden reversal. At the most critical moment of the battle, Aikemu, who fled into the position of the henchmen of the Kokand soldiers with his henchmen, suddenly commanded his men to kill the Kokand phalanx that was close at hand.

The Kokand soldier armed with the Enfield M1853 rifle is a tiger from afar, and it is just as good as it is when it is close. Many of the Kokand soldiers were killed by Ekmu's men with knives before they could insert bayonets.

Aguba's new army was in disarray, and under the onslaught of the hussar battalion and the Yarkand cavalry, it was unable to protect itself, let alone support Aguba. When Aguba fled the battlefield, the abandoned Kokand soldiers completely collapsed. And then it became the miserable condition of being driven like cattle and sheep as it is now!

After a night of pursuit, this Kokand soldier completely lost his strength, and one by one he lay on the ground despite the cold ground, lying like corpses waiting for the arrival of Liu Xian's cavalry.

"My lord, a total of 3,415 people have been caught."

"Immediately screen, all the leaders at the level will be brought out for interrogation, and the remaining hundred people will be arranged in a team."

Liu Xian would not have killed these captives. The mining of coal, sulphur and saltpeter requires a large amount of labor, and these people are the most suitable candidates.

"Akmall."

"Your Excellency." This is one of the leaders of the Yarkands.

"All these men will be in your custody. Escort me to Yecheng before dark. ”

After a night of running, this group of Kokand soldiers escaped for twenty or thirty miles. Coupled with the time it takes to screen now, Ikemu's seemingly relaxed time is actually not rich. However, Akmal himself was very confident and gladly took the order.

Liu Xian returned to Yecheng with the expeditionary troops. He also needed to pack up his guns along the way, and from the banks of the Abu River to here, some scattered rangers and a large number of firearms along the way had to be disposed of.

The rangers were the best laborers in the mines, and the guns were the meat that Liu Xian put in his pocket. One less, he'll be distressed.

Back in Yecheng, Liu Xian stepped into the city amid the cheers of the city. Although there are not many Yarkand people in the city, thousands of people welcome him, and the whole city cheers enthusiastically, that is, the appearance of Chenggu when he returned to Hanzhong from Hubei is comparable.

And the first thing he did when he entered Yecheng, Liu Xian also deeply curryed favor with a handful of Yarkand people. He had the elders of the Yarkand people in Yecheng invited. These Yarkand people who have remained in Yecheng so far can be regarded as an alliance of the expeditionary army. From the first moment Wei Ming entered Yecheng, someone took the initiative to provide guidance and assistance to the expeditionary army. Wei Ming was able to watch over the Kokand and the rebellious natives in Yecheng, and the help of these people was indispensable.

Thousands of people, two or three hundred households, all of them are craftsmen. It was because of their craftsmanship that Aguba did not purge them at that time. But in the past two years, these people have also had a very hard time. They almost became slaves of the Kokand people, working for the Agubo regime and the Yecheng nobles almost without compensation, and they often lacked food and clothing.

Where there is oppression, there is resistance. So Wei Ming came, and these people enthusiastically supported it. Wei Ming had already killed a lot of people in Yecheng, more than a dozen Kokand nobles and the rebel indigenous upper class living in Yecheng, and hundreds of people were washed and killed by Wei Ming. The remaining Kokand and rebel natives were all in custody, waiting for Liu Xianam's 'verdict'.

Liu Xian invited the elders of Yaerqiang in the city, and first threw out these people, and it all depends on the meaning of these old people who want to die.

After all, the people at the bottom are disgusted by the dog who does evil, and it is more important than the owner of the dog.

Then Liu Xian ordered someone to take out a map of Yecheng, which highlighted the acres of land and winter and summer pastures around Yecheng.

The fields and pastures belonging to the Kokand nobles and the upper class of the rebellious natives living in Yecheng have been marked. But are there any other Kokand nobles or the estates of the rebel natives? But I can't say for sure.

Or who did these fields and pastures belong to, and who do they belong to, what does the latter do, how did they get the property, and so on. Liu Xian asked the elders present in detail.

These people did not have a high social status in the past, but they lived a long time and always knew some things. Moreover, Liu Xian also gave a big gift to everyone, two or three hundred families, each of whom gave five acres of fertile land.

It doesn't cost much, but it works very well.

There were more than a dozen elderly people present, all of whom were sixty years old, and they were required to be blind, deaf, and clear-headed. Everyone is asked in a single room. They held the title deeds of the fields in their hands, and of course their mouths were full of knowledge.

"My lord, now Ye Cheng can confirm that there are 173,000 acres of vacant fields and nine pieces of grassland, which are here, here and ......."

The entire investigation took three days to verify. In three days, Akmal had already rushed to Yecheng as a prisoner. Even some of the surrounding scattered tribes have already sent people into Yarkand.

Everyone knows how lucrative the aftermath of the war was. Just like Liu Xian was in Hanzhong, he made a fortune in one fell swoop. Now the shape is already clear, after the defeat of Agubai, it is extremely difficult to turn over, and the expeditionary army can at least hold the east of Yecheng and confront the rebellious army. How can those behind-the-scenes supporters continue to stay under the curtain? You can only get benefits by jumping on stage.

In the past few days, Liu Xian has been sorting out the casualties in the army, and at the same time, he has also paid attention to the development of world affairs.

When the fields and pastures around Yecheng were sorted out, he immediately gathered all the Yarkand people who had participated in the previous battle to the front of Burke Mansion.

"In the battle of the Abu River, our army was able to defeat Aguba's rebellion, and the expeditionary army fought bravely, and the Yarkand army and people also made great contributions. Liu Moufei is not a court member, and he does not dare to privately approve famous weapons, but the land property can be divided. ”

"Akmall, Aktoby, Herat, Sadora, Sanzar—"

Liu Xian named five people in a row, "Each of these five people was awarded 100 acres of land." Liu has also sent a report to Beijing, and all five of them are on the list, and the court will also have a reward. ”

"The rest of the people were given 20 acres of land each, and the wounded were given 30 acres of land. Those who are killed in battle, seriously wounded and disabled, each of them shall be fifty acres ......"

"At the same time, our army has already recruited sergeants, and those who enter the barracks will have five acres of land per person. In the future, as long as you make meritorious contributions, you will have acres of land to send ......" R1152