Central Asia is the center of the Eurasian continent and the crossroads between the East and the West. It has always been a strategic location. In Central Asia in the eighteenth century, there were three main states, namely the Khiva Khanate, the Bukhara Khanate, and the Kokand Khanate. Of these, the Kokand Khanate, although the last to be founded, was the most powerful. It's just that these countries were wiped out in the expansion of Russia. Among them, the Kokand Khanate was destroyed by Russia only in 76.

In the 6th ~ 7th century, Ferghana belonged to the Bukhara Khanate, and gradually broke away from its control. In 70, Shahroukh, the leader of the Uzbek Minger clan, established an independent state with the city of Kokand as its capital. In 760 (the 25th year of the reign of Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty of China), the ruler of Kokand, Erdeni, was annexed to China. His successor Narbuta (r. 770~00) strengthened Kokand's rule over Ferghana and continued to be a vassal to China, and Alim (r. 00~09) began to adopt the title of Khan, and he was fighting with Bukhara for Khozhant and Ula? Chube won the struggle and conquered Tashkent and Shymkent. In the reign of Omar Khan (reigned 09~22) and Madari Khan (full name Muhammad?) Ali, reigned 22~42), the Khanate entered its heyday. Its territory is bordered by the Aral Sea to the northwest, including the Kazakh steppes near the lower reaches of the Syr Darya River; Northeast expansion to the region south of Lake Balkhash in China; South Dakarati Jin and other mountainous territories. Madari Khan repeatedly invaded the Kashgar region of China and tried his best to support the rebellion of the Hezhuo descendants there. During the period of Khudyar Khan (45~5), the rulers of the Khanate took advantage of the turmoil in Xinjiang to attempt to invade Chinese territory. 65 years. The commander of the Khanate's Akmegit fortress, Aguba, invaded the southern region of China and proclaimed himself Khan. In 76 (the second year of Guangxu), the Qing Dynasty government sent Zuo Zongtang to Xinjiang. Crush the reactionary Aquba regime that tried to split China. On the other hand. The confrontation between the Kokand Khanate and the Bukhara Khanate, which was occupied twice (6, 65) by the then reigning Emir of Bukhara, Muzaffardin, weakened the Kokand Khanate's resistance to Russian aggression. At the beginning of 76, Russia annexed Kokand.

After the war between China and Russia, Central Asia has also become a key area of contention between China and Russia. In the previous battle, the squadron annihilated most of the Russian troops deployed in the Turkestan Governorate in Almaty, and even the Governor Alex was almost captured. After the Battle of Almaty, a small number of troops were left in the Northwest Theater to continue to clear the Russian army in the Turkestan Governorate, and the main force went north to the Balkhash Lake area. Prepare to meet the reinforcements sent by the Russian army from Europe, and at the same time wait for the opportunity to go north, cut off the Trans-Siberian Railway, and cut off the Russian army's reinforcements to the Eastern Siberian battlefield, in order to respond to the northern battlefield.

The strategy adopted by the Chinese side in Central Asia includes not only military strikes, but also political means. Agents of the Military Intelligence Agency, operating everywhere, and Uzbeks, Kazakhs in Central Asia. The leaders of the Kyrgyz, Turkmen and Tajiks came into contact. Let them take refuge in China, and China is willing to let them build their own state after defeating Russia.

Russia's annexation of Central Asia was not long, so the resistance of these Central Asian peoples to Russia was still fierce. Even the large-scale migration of Russia to Central Asia did not extinguish the resistance of these Central Asian peoples, but on the contrary, it tended to become more and more intense. Especially after the Sino-Russian war, these Central Asian peoples took advantage of the situation to attack the Russian settlements, rob their belongings, kill their men, and use Russian women and children as slaves. It's just that the scale of these rebellions is not large. This is also the fear that these Central Asian peoples will not be able to support Russia if they fail and settle accounts after the autumn.

The Chinese side took the initiative to show goodwill to these peoples in Central Asia, which made these peoples ecstatic. Since ancient times, these Central Asian peoples have been subservient to the Central Plains Dynasty in the East for a long time. It's just that these Central Asian nations are also wary of China. This can be seen from the fact that once they become strong, they want to get rid of China, and even launch an attack on China. It's just that after Central Asia was annexed by Russia, these Central Asian nations were brutally suppressed by Russia, making their lives very difficult.

In early May, Lieutenant General Liu Zhiye, commander of the Fifth Army, met with the leaders of the five major tribes of Central Asia in Karaganda, north of Lake Balkhash, to discuss the future of Central Asia. Lieutenant General Liu Zhiye said that China has no ambitions for Central Asia, and that China only wants to recover the occupied territories. After that, the remaining territory can be distributed to the five major tribes of Central Asia, and China supports them to establish their own state.

Lieutenant General Liu Zhiye's answer made the leaders of the five major tribes in Central Asia very happy, and now that China is winning one victory after another on the battlefield and completely defeating Russia, it is not delusional. With China's support, the five of them are really very likely to establish their own country. This gave them hope of recovering their country. As a result, these leaders accepted Lieutenant General Liu Zhiye's proposal to form an alliance with China.

Of course, Lieutenant General Liu Zhiye also took the opportunity to propose that China would support them with a large number of weapons, and asked all ethnic groups to build up their armies and fight side by side with China. However, these armies must obey the command of the Chinese side in wartime, and at the same time, in order to improve the combat effectiveness of these armies, China has to send low-ranking officers to train the army for them.

Regarding Lieutenant General Liu Zhiye's request, these leaders agreed after a little hesitation. These peoples, all of whom are still nomads, may be very good at riding, but their equipment is very rubbish, which is why they were annexed by Russia. With the instructors sent by the squadron, their combat effectiveness can be effectively improved. This is also of great benefit to several major ethnic groups in Central Asia.

For the importance of Central Asia, China will certainly not give up. It's just that for the time being, China still needs the support of these ethnic groups, so it has indicated that it will not annex them. It's just that the instructors sent by the ** team controlled the armies of these major clans, and then China invaded these nationalities economically, making them completely vassals of China. At that time, even if they are not annexed to China, they will be no different from actually being annexed by China. In addition, the leaders of these Central Asian peoples are mostly short-sighted people. When the Russians are driven out, they will inevitably indulge in pleasure. When the time comes, it will be even less of a problem for China to annex Central Asia.

After that, these five central tribes, with the help of China, built up armies one after another, with a total strength of 100,000 troops, all of whom were cavalry. And the weapons they use are weapons that China has seized from Russia. In the Northeast, North, and Northwest Battlefields, after winning the battle, the squadron also captured a lot of weapons, which were used to equip the armies of various ethnic groups in Central Asia. Of course, if it is not our people, their hearts will be different, and China is just using these Central Asian peoples, and of course it will not give them too good equipment. So, these Central Asian armies were armed with sabers and rifles, as well as a very small number of heavy machine guns. There is no artillery, and these Central Asian peoples will not operate such a high-tech weapon. Of course, this also makes the combat effectiveness of these Central Asian armies relatively poor, and it is impossible for them to fight hard with the Russian army. They are also responsible for harassing the rear of the Russian army and cutting off the logistics supply lines of the Russian army. For the cavalry who came and went like the wind, this task was very easy. Soon, Central Asia was full of smoke, and the Russian army, which was confronting the squadron, was even more miserable.

At the same time, the Russians living in Central Asia have also suffered a great disaster because of this. These Central Asian peoples are usually pinned by these Russians. Now that China is backing them, it can be regarded as raising eyebrows. Many Russians were killed, their bodies tied to crosses, and women were brutally raped. The Chinese side has remained silent about this. Although these Central Asian peoples are not doing very well, these Russians are obviously not good birds, and they can only be said to be retribution-for-retribution!

At the end of May, the Russian army was exhausted by the armies of all ethnic groups in Central Asia. At this time, the Fifth Army and the First Cavalry Army launched a fierce attack on the Russian army. The main point of the fighting was Astana. In this area, the Russian army gathered 200,000 troops. It's just that now it's just a 200,000-strong army with logistics cut off.

The battle was very fierce, although the Russian army fought very tenaciously, but in the face of the fierce attack of the squadron, in the case of the overwhelming firepower and strength superiority of the squadron, the Russian army still failed after holding out for five days.

On May, the remnants of the tens of thousands of troops broke through from Astana in an attempt to flee back to Siberia. However, along the way, they were surrounded and intercepted by the armies of various ethnic groups in Central Asia, which made it difficult for them to walk. In the end, they were caught up by the Fifth Army and the First Cavalry Army, and all of them were annihilated.

By this time, the main forces of the Russian army in the entire Central Asian region had been eliminated, and only a few small units of Russian troops remained. And these small units of Russian troops are no longer a threat to the squadron. It is even difficult to say whether they will be able to withstand the attack from the armies of the Central Asian peoples. The whole of Central Asia has basically been included in China's sphere of influence. It's just that the squadron can't continue to pursue the Russian army now, so it has to hand over this task to the armies of all ethnic groups in Central Asia. After the Battle of Irkutsk, an order from the base camp demanded that the Fifth Army and the First Cavalry Army of the Northwest Theater go north to Omsk and cut off the Trans-Siberian Railway! (To be continued.) )

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