"Commander! The army of the Kokand Khanate has been routed, and the rout army is fleeing south! Major General Song Xinyu, commander of the 3rd Cavalry Corps of the Imperial Army, reported to Lieutenant General Zhao Mingfu, commander of the 2nd Army of the Imperial Army, with a happy face. This time, the Northern Route Army of the 2nd Army of the Imperial Army defeated the main fleet of the Kokand Khanate and won the first battle, making a good start for the next sweep of the three Central Asian countries.

"Haha! Well, the 3rd Cavalry Corps, the 4th Cavalry Corps and two border cavalry brigades were ordered to pursue. Maximize your results! Lieutenant General Zhao Mingfu had a smile on his face. The Kokand Khanate was the first state to be destroyed by the 2nd Army of the Empire, and the most powerful of the three Central Asian states. After the destruction of the Kokand Khanate, the remaining two khanates were much better to perish.

"Yes, Commander!" Major General Song Xinyu saluted and turned to leave.

After the defeat of the main forces of the Kokand Khanate, two cavalry corps and two frontier cavalry brigades of the Imperial* army began a rapid pursuit. Along the way caught up with quite a few of the armies of the Kokand Khanate, which were either annihilated or, like the imperial * army surrendered.

In the decisive battle of Tashkent, the Northern Route Army of the 2nd Army of the Imperial Army annihilated more than 100,000 troops of the Kokand Khanate at the cost of less than 10,000 casualties. More than 50,000 people were killed and wounded, and the remaining 50,000 were all surrendered to the Empire* army in pursuit. In this battle, the army of the Kokand Khanate, which had already been fought, lost the confidence to continue fighting.

The commander-in-chief of the Kokand Khanate, Aguba, fled all the way to Khujand after his defeat at Tashkent. Khujand was the gateway to the Ferghana Basin and a key defensive area of the Kokand Khanate. Aquba gathered his rout at Khujand. You want to fend off the attack of the Imperial Army here. However, in the end, the army was only 60,000 or 70,000 men. The rest of them became deserters. The regular army of the Kokand Khanate consisted of only 100,000 men, and the remaining 100,000 were hastily recruited before the start of the war. Although these people have the courage and determination to defend their homeland and country. But. In the face of huge casualties, no matter how strong courage and determination are, they will collapse. Faced with the formidable firepower of the Imperial* army, the army of the poorly equipped Kokand Khanate was frightened, and they lost the courage to continue fighting.

The results of the decisive battle of Tashkent were also reported to Kokand for the first time. After the Grand Mullah Alimukul of the Kokand Khanate got the battle report, the original Gujing Wubo's face could no longer be calm.

"What is Aguba doing? How could it be like this. The 200,000 elite troops of the Khanate were actually defeated by the Chinese in a battle. Alimakul roared angrily, surrounded by the officials and clerics of the Kokand Khanate. One by one, they lowered their heads in horror, fearing that Alimukul's anger would reach them. In the Kokand Khanate, the Khan was just an ornament. Alimakul, the spokesman of Allah, is the supreme ruler who can decide their life and death lightly.

"Your Excellency the Grand Mullah, Commander-in-Chief Aqhuba would like you to send more reinforcements to Khujand. The Chinese were about to launch an attack on Kuzhan with only the army in the hands of Commander-in-Chief Aquba. It is simply impossible to withstand the attack of the Chinese. One of the generals said in horror.

"Damn! Where do I go to get reinforcements for him? He has already taken all the armies of the Khanate with him! Alimukul was furious. He put all his hopes on the decisive battle of Tashkent. I didn't expect it, but it was such a result.

It took a while for Alimukul to vent his anger. At this point, it is necessary to find a way to resist the attack of the Chinese* army. Otherwise, the Kokand Khanate would be finished. When the time comes, he, the supreme mullah, will definitely not end up much better. Even if you don't become a prisoner, you will become a lost dog hiding in Tibet. Alimukul didn't want to live like that.

"Someone. Proclaim the will of Allah to the people of the khanate. The khanate is facing an invasion by the devil, and Allah needs brave people to stand up. Defend the glory of Allah. Alimukul said. In such a theocratic country, the will of the gods is undoubtedly the supreme directive. All the subjects of the Khanate need to unconditionally obey the will of the gods and take up arms to resist the invasion of the Chinese.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Great Mullah!" The general nodded.

Immediately, the instructions of Allah spread throughout the entire Kokand Khanate. A large number of people began to obey Allah's will, joined the army, and prepared to fight the Chinese. Among these people, there are gray-haired old people and children who are only ten years old. Their eyes are full of fanaticism.

In a very short period of time, the Kokand Khanate once again recruited more than 200,000 troops to Khujand, ready to support Aquba against the Chinese* army. It's just that these reinforcements are nothing more than a rabble that has just been recruited. They are not even fully armed, and after sending them to the battlefield, what awaits them will only be the killing of the Chinese * army. When the time comes, the Chinese* army will kill them all.

At the same time, Alimakul also urgently met with the envoy of the British Indian Governor-General, the Marquis of Dalhousie, and the special envoy of the Russian Governor of Orenburg, Petrovsky, Abulam. It was hoped that at this critical juncture, Britain and Russia would come to the aid of the Kokand Khanate. Without the support of external forces, it would have been almost impossible for the Kokand Khanate to withstand the Chinese invasion.

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency the Great Mullah, but the support of weapons and equipment to your country is already the greatest support we can do. The British Empire will not be involved in this war, and it is not in the interests of the British Empire! The Andeman envoy shook his head and rejected Alimukul's request. In Central Asia, the British did not have the upper hand, so they would not go to war with the Chinese Empire here. Especially on land against the army of the powerful Chinese Empire, it was simply looking for death, and the tragic scenes of the Burma battlefield in the past are still vivid, and the British did not want such a tragedy to happen again.

"Your Excellency, the Kokand Khanate has reached its most critical moment. The Chinese are too strong for us to stop their invasion at all. Alimukul was a little desperate.

However, the Andeman envoy stubbornly shook his head. The British Empire would not intervene in the war under any circumstances.

"Your Excellency, the British Empire can protest and condemn the Chinese Empire. But, for the rest, there's really nothing we can do about it! Special Envoy Andeman said.

Alimakul had no choice but to turn his hopes to the Russian envoy Abram. However, he still ran into a wall with the Abram envoy.

Russia suffered heavy losses in the last war. At present, the national strength has not been restored. Wanting them to fight another war with the Chinese Empire for the sake of the Kokand Khanate is simply unrealistic and impossible. Russia simply does not have the courage to fight another war with the Chinese Empire.

Alimukul was with the Abram envoy, but he still didn't get the desired result, which made him very desperate and realized. He knew that Britain and Russia were just using the Kokand Khanate as a gunman, wanting them to fight against the Chinese Empire and then profit.

"Perhaps, accepting the conditions of the Chinese would be the best outcome." Special envoy Alimukul hurriedly sent someone to find Colonel Niu Zhiyang, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Empire in the Kokand Khanate. Having suffered a crushing defeat on the battlefield and without external help, Alimukul had already decided to give in. Otherwise, the Kokand Khanate would be destroyed.

"Your Excellency, the Kokand Khanate is willing to negotiate peace with the Chinese Empire. We are willing to accept the conditions that your country put forward last time! Alimukul looked sincere. It's a pity that it's too late. If the last time the Kokand Khanate had accepted the terms of the Chinese Empire, the Chinese Empire would have no excuse to go to war against them. It's just that last time, Alimukul was too greedy and tried in vain to defeat the invasion of the Chinese Empire and then preserve the Kokand Khanate. As a result, it will only lead to a more tragic result.

"Your Excellency, Great Mullah. I'm sorry, but the war has already begun. If you want to end it now, there is only one possibility! Colonel Niu Zhiyang said.

"What is possible?" Like a drowning man, Alimukul refuses to give up any hope.

"The Kokand Khanate has been destroyed! This time, the imperial army is dispatched, and the Kokand Khanate will never stop without destroying it! Colonel Niu Zhiyang's tone was cold. The empire waged war against the Kokand Khanate, not for the barren mountainous lands, but for the entire Kokand Khanate, including the land and population!

"Destroying the country? Is it necessary for your country to destroy the Kokand Khanate? The Kokand Khanate was willing to submit to the Chinese Empire and become a vassal state of the Chinese Empire, just like in history! Alimukul said hurriedly. Historically, during the Tang Dynasty, almost all the countries of Central Asia were under the influence of China.

However, Colonel Niu Zhiyang still shook his head and rejected Alimukul's proposal.

"Your Excellency, the Kokand Khanate still has a population of four million, and under the guidance of Allah, we are not afraid of death, and all the people are soldiers. When the time comes, it will not be so easy for the Chinese Empire to destroy us! Alimukul threatened.

"If the Kokand Khanate continues to resist, it will only make the Kokand Khanate pay a greater price!" Colonel Niu Zhiyang didn't pay attention to Alimukul's threat at all, this was just a trapping beast.

The Chinese Empire rejected the Kokand Khanate's request for peace talks, and the Kokand Khanate must be destroyed, making it impossible for the war to end. Unless the Kokand Khanate is destroyed, the empire will not withdraw its troops.

In early August 1849, the Northern Route Army of the 2nd Army of the Imperial Army began an offensive against Khujand, which was heavily defended by the Kokand Khanate. At the same time, the Southern Route Army of the 2nd Army also passed through the mountains, and the front appeared in the Ferghana Basin. (To be continued......)

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