In the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, in early February.

Temperatures have started to rise and become warmer.

It's just that in the Western Regions, which are prone to heavy snowfall, the temperature is still relatively cold, and people are not very willing to be outdoors, and it is still in the cat winter period.

Western Regions, Kyrgyzstan, Andijan Basin, a place called Alawan.

And not far from the railway line, about 30 kilometers, next to a river, a large farm called 'Dingxi Manor' was established, which covers an area of about 50,000 acres, of which 60% is used for pasture purposes, 20% is used for cotton planting, 10% is used for planting grapes and fruits, and the land planned for growing grain is only 5,000 acres, as long as it can meet the ration consumption of more than 3,000 farmers in the manor.

As the owner of this manor, Li Dingguo, who finally turned 20 years old this year, took out all the savings he had saved in the past two years, followed by his two brothers Sun Kewang and Liu Wenxiu, each of whom occupied a share, and then recruited a large number of local people and poor people in the Ming Dynasty, and then began the construction of the manor.

It is planned to make full use of the advantages of scarce rainfall in the Western Regions, but high light intensity and long time, to engage in characteristic agriculture here, to raise cattle and sheep as the mainstay, supplemented by grain melons and fruits, and a small amount of cotton as a supplement, to develop the breeding industry here, to participate in the textile industry, as long as the grain can meet the needs of one's own people, it is enough, and there is no need to import grain from outside.

So.

Beef and mutton, milk, wool and cotton, are high value-added raw material products, the profit margin is quite high, as long as the management is done properly, and then a large number of these raw materials are sold, you will definitely be able to make a lot of money, a profit of more than 100,000 silver dollars a year, easily, there is no pressure.

As for becoming a manor owner, to be honest, Li Dingguo had never thought that he would be engaged in mining work in the mine, and he was very good at blasting, he could completely contract a mine and engage in mining work, instead of getting a manor to farm land and raise cattle, he couldn't do this kind of thing, he was not particularly good at it, and his profession was completely wrong.

But he is already older, he is twenty years old, and he is finally an adult, and he will no longer be doubted and despised.

Secondly, the main reason is that he found another partner last year, the woman's name is Li Qiuyue, one year younger than him, the family is in business, she was originally in the construction team, working as an accountant, and Li Dingguo has a certain intersection.

And Li Dingguo is handsome, nicknamed 'Prince of Explosions', which attracted Li Qiuyue's attention, and then took the initiative to approach him.

It's just that the conditions of Li Qiuyue's family are too good, her father is a well-known rich businessman, with a net worth of more than 100,000, it is impossible to be willing to marry his daughter to a poor boy who has no father and no mother, and there is not much money in his pocket, although Li Dingguo's ability is outstanding, and he has also appeared in the newspaper and become a celebrity, but from the perspective of economic conditions, Li Dingguo is indeed a little unworthy of the beautiful Li Qiuyue who is like a flower, and there is a certain gap between the two sides.

However, after a period of contact, Li Dingguo really liked Li Qiuyue, a girl, because her personality is very gentle, she never puts on a show, although she is also a young lady, but she does not have so much of a young lady's temper, and she can bear hardships and stand hard work, and has the quality of a good wife and mother, much better than the previous Hu Xuan'er.

Li Dingguo wants to be with her, build a happy family, have more children, and live an ordinary but warm life, as for the rest, he doesn't dare to expect too much.

So in order to be worthy of Li Qiuyue, Li Dingguo worked hard for a year, led his blasting team, took on countless jobs, kept his busy feet on the ground, saved a considerable amount of money, and then bought a piece of land and established a large farm, as an industry that can be passed on to future generations, it can also bring a stable life, and you don't have to be busy around, you can also get easy and comfortable, which is why you want to build this 'Dingxi Farm'.

It's just that......

After the purchase of this property.

Li Dingguo suddenly found that he was suddenly idle, and most of the time he was idle, losing the sense of fulfillment brought by the previous busy rush.

He found that although he also likes farming, he is a person who likes to wander after all, and he also likes the development of industrialization very much, and it is too slow to engage in agriculture, although he can cultivate sentiment and calm his heart, but he has just turned 20 years old, and he is still a young man, and it is difficult to stay in one place for a long time.

Still, think about it.

It's his mindset that describes it.

He plans to wait for the snow-capped mountains to begin to melt in March and most of the traffic is restored, he will continue to go outside to look for job opportunities, do a few blasting projects, earn tens of thousands of silver dollars, and come back in the second half of the year, and his wife Li Qiuyue, she is two months pregnant, and by the second half of the year, it is estimated that she will be about to give birth, he just needs to calculate the time and come back early, and he doesn't have to stay in the manor all year long, serving those cattle, sheep and crops, he is really not very good at doing these.

Fortunately, his wife Li Qiuyue was reasonable and supported his decision to go out to work, because the income from agriculture is not high and unstable, and it will be very good to have a share of additional income, not to mention Li Dingguo's skills, it would be a pity if it was wasted, and she herself didn't want to see it.

Besides, if the relationship between the two is long, how can it be in the morning and twilight, only by laying a good economic foundation and laying a solid foundation, can you live an enviable and comfortable life in the future, and youth is not the time to enjoy.

"Thank you, thank you~"

For his wife's understanding, Li Dingguo could only gently hug her and say thank you over and over again, and he was very moved.

This also reminded Li Dingguo of his previous fiancée Hu Xuan'er, although this woman is also very beautiful and has a young lady's temperament, but in terms of personality, she is indeed a little strong, and she does not treat him as a husband, but as a tool, an item, and does not give him equality and respect, Li Dingguo chose to leave her, he is a little sorry in his heart, but he will never regret it, and if he does not choose to leave Hu Xuan'er, how can he meet a good woman like Li Qiuyue? As for the matter of failing Hu Xuan'er, if there is a chance in the future, Li Dingguo will give her some compensation and say a few more sorry, and the Hu family, Li Dingguo will not be able to go back if he kills him, as long as he dares to go back, he will definitely lose his life, or completely lose his freedom, and become a tool man who cannot escape, the consequences are very terrible.

Looking back on the past few years of wandering outside, Li Dingguo has participated in dozens of large-scale infrastructure projects, witnessed countless magnificent infrastructure miracles, and seen the great changes that are taking place in this world, especially under the wise leadership of Xujiazhuang, it is developing rapidly every day, and there will be very different changes every year, and the future is unimaginable, but it is definitely worth yearning for and looking forward to.

Li Dingguo also learned that the large-scale projects that Xujiazhuang wants to engage in in the future include super deep-water ports, giant airports, stepped large-scale hydropower stations, and at least 20 cross-river bridges, and there are as many as 100 key projects.

Although in the process of making blasting, seeing the earth-shattering scene, I have a very strong sense of accomplishment in my heart, but we ask ourselves, Li Dingguo, do you like this kind of construction work, or are you obsessed with the power of destruction?

And why, in the process of work, it is clear that it is just to blow up the mountain, but Li Dingguo often has some strange thoughts, thinking about how to operate and what kind of effect will be played if the blasting is used for war, and if the blasting is used to destroy the enemy and attack the city?

And so on and so forth.

Li Dingguo also felt strange, obviously he himself was a peace-loving person who didn't like killing, how could he always associate blasting with war, and often came up with all kinds of strange ideas, sometimes making himself surprised, and even feeling that his thoughts might have some problems, which was very abnormal.

Peace.

How can explosives and explosives be used in war and destruction as long as they are used for peace-building?

Li Dingguo said secretly many times in his heart.

……

In the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, late February.

In the Andijan Basin, a sudden outbreak of unrest caused countless upheavals.

The Kazakh Khanate, sending 100,000 soldiers and horses, poured out the nest and attacked.

They received a large number of sophisticated firearms sponsored by Tsarist Russia, and received the full support of Tsarist Russia, and finally made the decision to attack the Western Regions and wipe out all the Ming forces.

The reason is very simple, the Kazakh Khanate is the most powerful khanate in Central Asia, with a population of more than 3 million, nearly 200,000 armored men, and because it is a nomadic tribe, the 200,000 army is all cavalry and has very high mobility.

Moreover, the Great Khan and the high-level of the Kazakh Khanate are really intolerable, Daming and Xujiazhuang have penetrated the tentacles of their power into the Western Regions, and they have expanded unscrupulously, even the richest Andijan Basin, have been eaten away by more than half, forcing the Kazakh Khanate to retreat for hundreds of miles, not daring to confront it head-on, so they can only bury their dissatisfaction in their hearts, hibernate it, and after getting the support of Tsarist Russia, they suddenly launched an operation, preparing to recapture the Andijan Basin first, and then capture the Yinli area, and finally sweep the entire Western Regions. Let this huge land return to the control of the Kazakh Khanate, establish a powerful new khanate, and in the future, even launch an eastward crusade against the Ming Dynasty to realize the unfulfilled dream of the Timurid Khanate.

Now, the first step to do is to take advantage of the fact that the heavy snow is still closing the mountain, and even the repaired heavy-haul railway is not suitable for opening to traffic, with a strong force, with lightning speed, with 100,000 elite cavalry, divided the army, swept across the Andijan Basin, destroyed all the manors built by the Ming people, looted all the property, and then killed all the Ming people, and possessed all the women, to have a feast of plunder.

And this opportunity is very rare, and the strength of the Ming Dynasty is very weak, and it will not be able to support in a short period of time, and there will be no doubt about victory in a short period of time.

And that's exactly what happened.

After the launch of the military operation of the Kazakh Khanate.

In just two days, he broke through seven large farms, killed thousands of Ming men, seized countless property, and his own losses were quite slight, and the property and treasures harvested made those cavalrymen, one by one, ecstatic, feel that they had made a fortune, because the Ming people were too rich, there were too many belongings, and a large farm could seize a number of bicycles, glass mirrors, and a large amount of grain, and the women were obviously more beautiful than the sheep herders of their tribe, and their skin was like silk, how could they not be excited.

Grab it!

Kill, kill, kill!

The army of the Kazakh Khanate suddenly swelled in morale, its eyes were full of greedy light, and it showed a beastly grin.

But this time.

Through the radio network, the Kazakh Khanate sent a large army to attack Andijan, and it was quickly transmitted to every large farm, as well as to the headquarters of the Western Regions, and then distributed to the Tang Dynasty and the Qin Army, hoping that they would send troops as soon as possible to defeat and destroy the invading army and avoid more serious consequences.

It's just that the heavy snow covers the mountains, and the forced opening of roads will have a certain risk, resulting in huge economic losses, so the Tang Wangfu and the Qin Mansion are only sent to each send 5,000 Ming troops to the past, and they are expected to arrive in three days, and this adds up to tens of thousands of elite troops, all of which are 100% fully firearmed, and the power of the firearms used is also very huge.

But......

The Kazakh Khanate sent 100,000 elite cavalry.

Come quickly, go crisply.

It is the most mobile class.

Never choose to hit hard, but constantly maneuver, and then look for opportunities, to come to a one-hit kill, so that you are defeated.

If there is no advantage in mobility, no matter how far the weapon leads, it will be in vain, because the opponent will run away if he can't win.

Therefore, after the elite army of tens of thousands of people arrived in the Andijan Basin, although they fought more than a dozen consecutive victories and annihilated thousands of cavalry, due to the disadvantage of mobility, it was difficult to achieve a decent victory in the later period, and nearly 100,000 Kazakh cavalry were still ravaging the Andijan Basin, attacking more farms and causing greater losses.

But at this time, Li Dingguo took his demolition team to shoot, and in just half a month, he shot many times, bringing unimaginable heavy losses to the Kazakh cavalry.

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First of all, when defending the 'Dingxi Farm', a large blasting array was arranged, killing more than 2,000 Kazakh cavalry, and killing more than 1,000 in the process of pursuit.

Then they found an important valley and continued to lay explosive traps, and when the Kazakh cavalry entered the valley, there were several loud bangs, the road to the valley was blocked, and then a massacre ensued, annihilating 8,000 enemies.

Later, he found the Tang and Qin coalition forces, cooperated with them, offered strategies many times, arranged a number of blasting fields, achieved three victories in three battles, and annihilated a total of 10,000 enemies, forcing the Kazakh Khanate to stop military operations and choose to withdraw completely.

After this war, Li Dingguo's fame shook the Western Regions, entered the sight of countless big people, and once again appeared in the "Oriental Times", which was talked about by the majority of readers.