The eastern part of Central Asia, the Lake Balkhash region and even the Aral Sea region, since the Han Dynasty, have been the territory of China. During the Han Dynasty, the Western Regions Protectorate was established to govern these regions, and during the Tang Dynasty, the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate and the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate were established to govern the Western Regions, establishing China's rule over Central Asia. However, after the Tang Dynasty, no Chinese dynasty continued to rule these regions, and these lands gradually fell to other countries.

In modern times, Russia, the polar bear, is undoubtedly the country that has invaded the most Chinese territory. From the end of the 7th century, Russia sought an outlet to the sea in the East. China's Heilongjiang River is the only navigable river that flows into the Pacific Ocean in southeastern Siberia, and Russia has continuously invaded China in order to seize the mouth of the Heilongjiang River. In 69, China and Russia signed the "Nebuchu Treaty" to demarcate the Sino-Russian border, and China and Russia have maintained normal relations for more than 00 years. Forty years later, Russia gradually expanded into the Heilongjiang River Valley. After the outbreak of the Second Opium War, Russia took advantage of the fire and looted and sent Minister Putiyatin to negotiate the border issue with the Qing government. On May 20, 5, when the Anglo-French forces captured Dagu, the Russian ** team took the opportunity to force the Heilongjiang general Yishan of the Qing Dynasty to sign the unequal Sino-Russian "Aihui Treaty", the main content of which was: 600,000 square kilometers of Chinese territory north of Heilongjiang was ceded to Russia, and more than 600,000 square kilometers of land south of the Outer Xing'an Mountains and north of Heilongjiang were assigned to Russia. 2. A large area of land east of the Ussuri River is under the joint management of China and Russia. Russia was allowed to trade in the Songhua River, the Ussuri River, and the Heilongjiang River, and Russia enjoyed the right of navigation on the Sanjiang River.

The Treaty of Aihui was an unequal treaty forced by Russia to be signed by local officials in the Qing Dynasty, and it was an illegal treaty because local officials had no right to sign foreign treaties on behalf of the state. Furthermore. Yishan only has hand-painted calligraphy and charges. It was not printed. The Qing court never recognized this illegal treaty.

In June 60, Russia forcibly occupied Vladivostok; In October, the Qing government signed the Treaty of Beijing with Britain and France; On 4 July, Russia forced the Qing government to conclude the Sino-Russian Treaty of Continuation, known as the Sino-Russian Treaty of Beijing. The main contents of the treaty were: the 400,000 square kilometers of Chinese territory east of the Ussuri River were ceded to Russia; The undetermined direction of the central and western borders should follow the mountains, the flow of the great rivers, and the current Chinese permanent garrison at Karen; Russia conducted duty-free trade, established consuls and enjoyed consular jurisdiction in Kulen (present-day Ulaanbaatar), Zhangjiakou, Kashgar and other places.

From the "Aihui Treaty" to the "Beijing Treaty", in just two years, Russia forcibly occupied 000,000 square kilometers of territory from China. June 6. The representatives of China and Russia also signed the "Treaty on the Survey and Demarcation of the Eastern Boundary," which this time surveyed and divided the land and water boundaries south of Xingkai Lake, but only drew a red line on the map, indicating that the two countries were bounded by the Heilongjiang and Ussuri rivers, and did not indicate the exact location of the boundary line in the middle of the river.

On China's northwestern frontier, Russia had long since expanded the area southeast of Lake Balkhash by force in order to move its borders into China. In June 62, the Russian official Babkov, as a negotiator, and the Chinese representative Uriya Sutai General Mingyi held negotiations in Tacheng to survey and demarcate the northwest border. The negotiations were interrupted by the unjustified departure of the Russian representatives. After that, Russia began a large-scale aggressive operation. Troops were constantly sent to attack Tarbagatai, Kobdo, and Ili's Karen, and the Qing army also fought back against the Russian invasion.

June 64. Taking advantage of the uprising of the people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang, Russia sent troops to the Ili region of Xinjiang and forced the Chinese representatives to conclude the Sino-Russian "Treaty on the Survey and Demarcation of the Northwest Boundary". It has seized 440,000 square kilometers of Chinese territory east and south of Lake Balkhash. In the same year, China and Russia signed the Ili Treaty, and Russia ceded 70,000 square kilometers of territory in northwest China. Russia is the aggressor that has invaded China the most and gained the greatest rights and interests among the great powers that have invaded China in modern times.

Ten kilometers east of Almaty was the command of the Fifth Army. On the evening of 4 April, Lieutenant General Liu Zhiye, commander of the Fifth Army, summoned the commanders of the divisions and brigades of the Fifth Army and the First Cavalry Army to hold a pre-war meeting for the attack on Almaty.

"Generals, Central Asia has been China's inherent territory since ancient times, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty was incompetent, lost power and humiliated the country, and lost a large amount of territory. Now, with the Empire and Russia in war, it is a good time to regain these territories in one fell swoop. Before the start of the war, His Majesty the Emperor sent me a telegram, asking our army to defeat the Russian army in this battle, occupy as much land as possible, and regain the lost land. Now, the battle in the Northeast Theater is coming to an end, and the Northern Theater is also actively preparing, and once we win, we will completely restore the glory of the Han and Tang dynasties. Therefore, in this battle, we must defeat the Russian army and occupy more land, preferably all of Central Asia. I hope that all the generals will do their best in this battle! Lieutenant General Liu Zhiye, commander of the Fifth Group Army, said sternly. Expanding the territory for the country is undoubtedly the ideal of every emperor. This time, the Fifth Army and the First Cavalry Army will not only recover the territories occupied by Russia, but will also occupy more territories and increase China's influence in this strategic point of Central Asia.

"Commander, rest assured, his subordinates will defend the country and fight to the death!" Everyone replied loudly.

"Excellent! Next, the chief of staff assigns specific combat missions! Lieutenant General Liu Zhiye said with satisfaction.

"Next, I will deploy the specific combat missions for the next stage. During the attack on Almaty, the 2nd and 5th Divisions served as the main attackers, and the 66th Division served as reserves. The task of the First Cavalry Army is to encircle Almaty, and if there is a Russian breakthrough, the task of the First Army is to eliminate these Russian troops who are trying to break through. The task of the 38th and 39th Divisions was to march to the north, preparing to capture the Balkhash Lake area and block Russian reinforcements. After the capture of Almaty, the 5th Army was to leave one infantry division, and the 1st Cavalry Army was to leave two cavalry brigades and continue to sweep several other states of the Turkestan Governorate. Our main operational direction will be shifted to the Steppe Governorate. The General Staff ordered us, at the right time, to go north to cut off the Trans-Siberian Railway. Ensuring victory in the Northern Theater. Major General Lin Bin, Chief of Staff, introduced to everyone. There is no doubt that there is no concern about the capture of Almaty, this is not a problem at all. As for the reinforcements sent by the Russians, they were not invincible either. The real difficulty lies in cutting off the Trans-Siberian Railway. As the lifeline of the Russian army on the battlefield in the East Siberian region, the Russian army's protection of the Trans-Siberian Railway is also very heavy. Therefore, the Fifth Army had a very arduous task to cut off the Trans-Siberian Railway, block the reinforcements of the Russian army in the west to the East Siberian region, and the Russian army in the East Siberian region to flee to the west. However, everyone is not worried. Although the task is arduous, if it is successful, it will naturally be a great credit.

"That's it for the specific combat mission, let's go down and prepare! The battle in Almaty must be over within two days! Lieutenant General Liu Zhiye said.

On April 5, the time of the surrender of Alekseev, the governor of the Russian Far East, the attack on Almaty in the North-Western Theater began. The Fifth Army, concentrating more than three hundred heavy artillery pieces, carried out a heavy bombardment of Almaty. The defenders of Almaty, Russia, also returned fire, and the two sides engaged in an exciting artillery battle. However, the artillery of the squadron, both in quantity and quality, far exceeded the Russian artillery, and under the guidance of the observation balloon, the Chinese artillery carried out a devastating blow to the Russian army. The artillery battle lasted only a little more than an hour, and the Russian artillery, which suffered heavy casualties, had to stop the shelling. And the Chinese artillery, too, began to take the next step, providing fire support for the infantry offensive.

At 0:00 a.m., the 2nd and 5th regiments, totaling more than eight thousand people, under the cover of artillery, launched a fierce attack on Almaty. The city of Almaty is fortified, but it is nowhere near as strong as those in China. After using fire to suppress the defenders on the city walls, the squadron blasted the gates of Almaty.

At half past 0 in the morning, in a loud bang, the city gate of Almaty was blown to pieces, and the squadron broke into the city of Almaty and launched a tragic street battle with the Russian army. The Russian army's defense preparations in Almaty are also very sufficient, and a large number of barricades have been built on every street, and a lot of heavy weapons have been deployed. In the early days of the street fighting, the squadron was very slow to make progress, and at the same time the casualties were not light.

In the afternoon, the artillery moved forward to provide more direct fire support to the infantry. In the face of the Russian army's blockade, the target was directly destroyed, which greatly reduced the losses and accelerated the progress of the attack. However, this caused huge casualties to the Russian army and civilians in the city.

In times of war, the lives of civilians are often like mustard. It is clearly impossible for the squadron to put itself in danger for the sake of civilian lives. Besides, if it is not within our clan, their hearts will be different, and these foreign civilians are not within the protection of the squadron for the time being.

That night, half of Almaty had already fallen into the hands of the squadron, and there was obviously no problem in occupying the whole of Almaty the next day.

The Russian Turkestan Governor Aleks also realized the danger, and led more than 30,000 Russian troops from the western city of Almaty that night in an attempt to break through.

However, the squadron had already prepared, and the First Cavalry Army launched a pursuit of the Russian troops who broke through. After a night of fighting, nearly 30,000 people, including the Russian Turkestan governor Alex, were annihilated, and only two or three thousand fled during the night.

After the battle of Almaty, the 5th Army left the 66th Division with the 3rd and 4th Cavalry Brigades of the 1st Cavalry Corps to sweep through several other oblasts of the Turkestan Governorate, and the main force moved north to prepare for the capture of the Balkhash Lake area. (To be continued.) )

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