I want to be emperor

Chapter 682 The Destruction of Jungar
Under such circumstances, Zhungeer is actually already sunset and is about to die.

Based on the overall strategic requirements of controlling the Ob River, but also because in the past few years, the Chu army's reclamation table in the Turpan Oasis area, Yining River Valley and other areas has been effective, not only meeting the military food needs of a large number of local garrisons, but also Part of the ammunition can be supplied on the spot.

In addition, some strategic and strategic materials that have been continuously transported from the eastern region over the years.

Now that the Great Chu Empire has hoarded enough food, grass, weapons and ammunition, as long as the logistics is sufficient, the Great Chu Empire Army can launch a large-scale war in the area east of Lake Balkhash and the upper reaches of the Irtysh River to completely kill them. Jungar remnant.

In the spring of Chengshun 22, Luo Zhixue had already approved the strategic plan of the First Group Army to launch a large-scale offensive locally in order to wipe out the remnants of Zhungeer.

At the same time, it was also approved for the Second Army to use Yenisesk City as a base to launch an attack westward, in order to capture the city of Tomsk and several other strongholds on the upper reaches of the Ob River controlled by several other Russians.

Therefore, when the Central Plains of the Great Chu Empire was prosperous and reveling in the area of ​​high-pressure steam engines, in the far northwest, the two major armies of the Great Chu Empire Army had successively mobilized hundreds of thousands of cavalry-based troops. The troops started a new round of Western Expedition.

The reason why so many troops were mobilized is mainly to deal with the remnants of the Zhungeer tribe. There is no way. The Zhungeer tribe is a typical nomadic people. Natural cavalry.

Therefore, despite the fact that it is only a remnant of Zhungeer with a total population of only 10,000+, in fact, the first army of the Chu Army dispatched more than 5 cavalry for this purpose. In addition, there are infantry and artillery to cooperate with the battle. There are 3 or [-] troops such as heavy soldiers.

The main combat tasks are carried out by the cavalry, while the auxiliary forces such as infantry artillery and supplies are actually used to build new city fortresses in the rear, transport logistics supplies, and maintain logistics lines.

In the large-scale war launched in the northwest region this year, most of the troops were used to deal with the remnants of Zhungeer. As for the Russians...only more than [-] Chu troops were divided.

And the more than 2 Chu troops are still scattered in several places... Among them, there are only about [-] Chu troops in Tomsk, the key attack direction.

It's not that the Chu army despised these Russians... In fact, despite the fact that the Chu army sent out fewer troops, the cost and difficulty of maintaining the 2-odd troops in combat are no more than maintaining [-] cavalry and two or three troops in the south. It is easy for thousands of auxiliary troops to fight Zhungeer.

It's even harder to some extent.

Not for anything else, just because it is too difficult to supply supplies in Siberia.

At the same time, the Russians seem to have few troops, but they are well-equipped with guns and guns, and most of the time they are guarding the city. For the Chu army, if the troops sent out are just simple cavalry or lightly armed troops, it is actually not good for the Russians. What a threat.

To kill these strong Russian fortresses, the Chu army had to go with a lot of artillery.

It is much more difficult to maintain the mobility and combat of artillery than it is to maintain the mobility of cavalry.

In the army of the Great Chu Empire, the artillery was the first to eat gold, and the cavalry could only rank second.

After all, the cavalry only needs a bite to eat. If it is not possible, they can take a large herd of cattle, horses and sheep to the expedition, and let the animals graze the grass all the way. It is no problem to march like nomads.

But artillery... in addition to needing a lot of service horse-drawn guns, it also needs a lot of ammunition.

These ammunition had to be transported thousands of miles from the rear, which was extremely difficult.

This is why the Chu army insisted on building two comprehensive arsenals in the vast and sparsely populated cities of Kuer and Yining. If they did not build arsenals on the front line to produce guns and ammunition, it would be a waste if they only relied on transportation from the rear. The national power of the Great Chu Empire cannot support large-scale battles in the Northwest.

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After a series of preparations, the Fourth Cavalry Army of the First Army of the Great Chu Empire and the Second Cavalry Army, a total of [-] main cavalry, set off from Yining City and entered the grassland in June, killing many along the way. Scattered Jungar tribes.

In the end, they reached the northeast of Lake Balkhash in late July, which is the upper reaches of the Irtysh River.

This is already the last territory of the Zhungeer people.

If they can't hold it, they can only flee westward and enter the area controlled by the Kazakh Khanate or go down the Irtysh River and enter the area controlled by the Russians.

And no matter which way it is, it is actually not a good way for them.

Fleeing west into the territory of the Kazakh Khanate?The Kazakh Khanate is ready to fight. Several large tribes have gathered on the border, and they can summon [-] to [-] cavalry to intercept them at any time.

Zhungeer and the Kazakh Khanate have been fighting for many years. The Kazakh Khanate was bullied miserably by them before. In recent years, they have followed the Chu army's ass, but they have played revenge. This time, the Chu army will fight Zhun They are also very concerned about Geer opening the film...and take strict precautions against it!

Not only against the remnants of Zhungeer, but also against the Chu army!

Everyone in the Kazakh Khanate now looks like an enemy... Needless to say that Zhungeer is an enemy,
As for the Great Chu Empire, although there is no conflict with them now, and there is even some cooperation, they also know that there is a huge risk of a powerful neighboring country around them... It is not sure when the Chu army will enter the hinterland of the Kazakh Khanate.

As for the Russians, the Russians have bullied the Kazakh Khanate before...

Therefore, in Central Asia, the Kazakh Khanate is very sad. Looking at death, they are all fucking enemies or potential enemies.

Therefore, the Kazakh Khanate has always been very vigilant. If the remnants of Zhungeer want to flee westward, it may be very difficult... Although they support Zhungeer and the Great Chu Empire to go to war, this support is also limited.

Well, the Russians can't protect themselves, so how can they have any extra manpower and material resources to support Zhungeer.

Once Zhungeer enters the territory of the Russians and goes to the Russians, they may be used as cannon fodder by Russia... After all, the Russians are now resisting the attack of the Chu army, and it is extremely difficult to resist. If there is a 10,000+ The cannon fodder tribes of the population let them use it, and they should be happy.

However, according to the current war situation, once the remnants of Zhungeer defected to the Russians and became cannon fodder for the Russians, they would probably be completely exterminated!

The Chu army has never been soft on the various indigenous servants of the Russians. During the Battle of Yeniseysk, Russia had recruited many surrounding indigenous tribes to assist in the battle.

After the war, in order to retaliate and deter other tribes, the Chu army slaughtered all the indigenous tribes who dared to help the Russians defend the city, and paid money and people.

The Zhungeer people on the northern grasslands are not a tribe that is blocked by news. They also know more or less about the battle situation in the Yenisei River Basin from the Russian population, and they also know that after completely angering the Chu army, they may be defeated. What will happen.

How to put it, Zhungeer was defeated in the war to defend their homeland, and the remnants still have a chance to surrender.

But if they ran over to serve as cannon fodder for the Russians and were defeated, they would end up being exterminated, and there would be no chance of surrender.

Therefore, in the remnant of Zhungeer, few people are willing to go to the Russians and serve as cannon fodder.

And the escape to the west was stopped by the Kazakh Khanate... In desperation, they could only grit their teeth and try to resist.

On July 28, the first group army of the Chu Army marched westward to the cavalry corps. The two main cavalry corps under it had a total of [-] cavalry.
Zhungeer’s 50 riders, to be precise, are [-] men who can ride horses, ranging from twelve or thirteen years old to four or fifty years old.

They have pulled out all the young men who can ride a horse and draw a bow.

They already knew that they had no other way, and they came here with the mentality of fighting to the death.

If they win, they will still be able to survive for a few more years, and maybe they can take the opportunity to negotiate peace with the Great Chu Empire, strive for an armistice treaty, and obtain real peace.

If it loses...then there is nothing to say, and the Zhungeer Ministry will become history.

Of course, the lives of most of the clansmen, especially the old and weak, women and children, can probably be saved.

The Zhungeer people came here with the determination to fight to the death, but at the same time they had some unrealistic expectations of victory in the battle.

But not long after the battle started, the hope of luck in their hearts completely disappeared.

As soon as the battle started, the Chu army cavalry on the opposite side pulled out more than seventy field cavalry cannons like crazy...

Seeing these multi-cavalry guns being pulled up, and then firing at Zhungeer's cavalry array one after another, all the high-level dignitaries in Zhungeer were ashamed!
How is this played?
Can't beat at all!

After several hours of fierce fighting between the two sides, under the fierce artillery fire of the Chu army, the Zhungeer cavalry could not complete an effective formation at all, and then they were continuously attacked and divided by the Chu army cavalry...

In the huge battle composed of tens of thousands of cavalry on both sides, they seemed to have become the background board, used to set off the strength of the Chu army's cavalry.

The two sides fought fiercely until the afternoon, and the multiple formations on Zhungeer's side had been defeated. Now on this huge battlefield, Zhungeer's soldiers can only fight alone with hundreds of cavalry and thousands of cavalry. .

Just looking at the situation on the battlefield, everyone knows that even if the two sides have not yet engaged in actual short-distance contact and fighting, the casualties on both sides are not large, but in fact the outcome is already decided!

Several leading dignitaries in Zhungeer also know it!

After a sigh, an order for the entire army to surrender was issued in Zhungeer's camp!
This battle is already impossible. Continuing the fight will not only cause a large number of casualties on the Zhungeer side, but also consume the ammunition of the Chu army.

The option of escaping has long been rejected by Zhungeer's top management. If they wanted to escape, they would have fled long ago, and they would never have gathered [-] troops to play a strategic decisive battle with the Chu army.

What they can do now is to save the lives of these Zhungeer youths on the battlefield, and to save the lives of more old, weak, women and children in the rear.

Although the Zhungeer tribe will become history, most of the Zhungeer people can continue to live.

With the surrender of the Zhungeer army, this huge cavalry battle with a total of more than [-] cavalry participating in the battle, and the entire battlefield area reaching a radius of more than ten kilometers, came to an anticlimactic conclusion.

The total strength of the two sides participating in the battle exceeded [-] cavalry, but in fact the two deaths in the battle were not large. Even Zhungeer's side only lost about [-] cavalry, which accounted for one-twentieth of their total force.

The Chu army suffered even fewer casualties, with only more than 400 cavalry killed and injured.

The scale of this battle is very large, tens of thousands of cavalry at every turn looks very grand, but the actual battle process is not intense, and the two sides have not even had a large-scale cavalry confrontation battle.

Most of them are maneuvering, shelling, dismounting and shooting or riding and shooting in Zhungeer.

There was no large-scale hand-to-hand combat!
Most of the casualties of the Zhungeer people were mainly injured by the intensive artillery fire of the Chu army, and some were killed by the line muskets of the Chu army's cavalry after they dismounted and fought on foot.

However, this anticlimactic strategic decisive battle does not affect its great strategic significance in the slightest.

After this battle, the three major powers of Mongolia, Monan Mongolia, Mobei Mongolia, and Moxi Mongolia all surrendered to the Great Chu Empire!

If you have to say it, then only the Turghut tribe of Moxi Mongolia, which had moved westward in a large number to the lower reaches of the Ural River in the early years, was still outside the rule of the Great Chu Empire.

After this battle, it can also be said that the Great Chu Empire has completely solved the northern border troubles brought by the nomadic peoples in the northern grasslands that have plagued China for thousands of years.

After news of the Battle of Irtysh spread to Jinling City, Luo Zhixue drank to his heart's content and danced most of the night with a group of outstanding dancers from the Royal Music and Dance Troupe.

After getting up the next day with a sore waist and leg pain, he personally gave instructions in the Council of Staff Meeting, and promptly responded to the new control areas such as the area east of Yibohai (Balkhash Lake) and the upper reaches of the Irtysh River. Set up prefectures and counties for direct rule.

Except for some recalcitrants, criminals who have committed crimes against the people of the empire, and a series of people who need to be eliminated, other ordinary people must be properly settled.

This proper resettlement naturally does not mean preferential resettlement, and even allows them to continue to maintain independent tribes and the like.

Instead, according to the usual approach, all the 10,000+ remnants of Zhungeer will be dispersed and redistributed to fixed-grazing sites in various places on a family basis. The distribution area will range from the Western Regions to Monan and then to Mobei and even Liaodong and Qinghai. And so on all have.

The Zhungeer tribe and its many tribes, and even the so-called Moxi Mongolia will completely become a historical term.

Not only Moxi Mongolia is like this, in fact, most of the earlier Monan Mongolia and Mobei Mongolia have also undergone this kind of restructuring, but at that time this kind of restructuring was a peaceful restructuring, which was more gentle and respected some of their own wishes , the distribution will not be so fragmented.

There is still a big difference between taking the initiative to surrender peacefully and being forced to surrender after defeat.

The biggest manifestation of this is nothing more than the dignitaries and leaders of the Zhungeer Ministry. Except for a few people who had maintained a friendly attitude towards the empire before and received a little preferential treatment, the others did not receive preferential treatment and only saved their lives. That's all.

A few more recalcitrants or unlucky ones were killed.

After dismantling and resettling, the huge Zhungeer tribe, which used to be stationed in Central Asia and entrenched in the Western Regions, completely disappeared in the long river of history!
The destruction of the Zhungeer tribe set off huge repercussions within the Great Chu Empire.

Although the demise of Zhungeer is an inevitable result in fact, after the rise of the Great Chu Empire, they are destined to surrender or perish. Even the Great Chu Empire is not a feudal industrialized country, even if it is just an ordinary feudal country. .

Most of the dynasties that have unified the Central Plains and are in a period of rising national power will turn their attention to the north and northwest in the next step. There have been no exceptions in the past thousands of years!
After any rise of the Central Plains dynasty, the life of the northern nomads who were beaten would be unable to take care of themselves.

However, like the Great Chu Empire, it can directly incorporate or kill the grassland nomads in the north, and directly push the actual control area northward all the way to the Arctic Ocean, and westward to Lake Balkhash and the Irtysh River. The roots of the traditional northern nomadic people in China were dug out.

That was the first time ever.

And this special, great achievement for the first time in history was also heavily publicized by the Chaobao Department of the Ministry of Rites and Education of the Great Chu Empire.

The focus of the propaganda is not only to solve the northern border troubles, how many territories to expand in the north and northwest, and how many aliens to annihilate, but more importantly, to promote a complete solution to the northern border troubles that have plagued China for thousands of years.

After a series of continuous battles in the northern strategy and the northwest strategy, and more than ten years of fighting, the Great Chu Empire has completely cut off the problems of the north and the north.

After large-scale immigration, comprehensive enlightenment, and a series of measures such as fixed pastoralism, large-scale intermarriage, and ancestry recognition, the Great Chu Empire can proudly say that there will be no such problems in the northern grasslands, Siberia, and the Western Regions in the future. What is the situation of alien rebellion.

Because there, there will be no aliens in the future!
There are no foreign races, so why talk about troubles in the north.

At most, it's one's own people fighting against one's own people, causing a civil war or something.

This series of public opinions spread to the people, which also aroused huge repercussions among the people, and the people praised the great achievements of the empire.

Even the very few people who still cherish the former Ming Dynasty have to admit at this time that the Chu Dynasty has achieved what the Ming Dynasty dreamed of doing, but has been unable to do for more than 200 years.

But even though they admit this, these very few people still think that the Great Chu Empire is a brutal dynasty with tyranny everywhere.

Don't even mention it, it's a big joke to slip the world just because the gentry have to pay taxes.

In addition, the empire has opened a lot of so-called government-run enterprises to compete for profits with the people, and implemented a monopoly system on salt administration and grain, which made many people very unhappy.

The money is all earned by your government. What do we earn?
Some scholars, sometimes looking at the dilapidated Yangzhou, will miss the former Ming Dynasty in particular, and think back to the former Ming Dynasty, how good the lean horses in Yangzhou are, and the price is reasonable and pleasant...

Now, Nima is all the stuff that can't be on the stage, and Nima is too expensive to die!
There are often elegant people who spend money to enter the time of sages, and sigh with a look of concern for the country and the people: The world is going downhill!

Of course, this does not prevent them from working hard to learn mathematics, physics and chemistry, practicing stereotyped essays repeatedly, and striving to pass the imperial examination as soon as possible to become officials of the Great Chu Empire...

Including the third Western Expedition this time, they also felt a common sense of honor for this, and also believed that the country was still very powerful in its external expansion.

The only thing that made them dissatisfied was that the Western Expedition cost too much money. I heard that it would cost millions of Chu Yuan to fight a war. Since the Zhungeer people are all half-buried remnants, they must not spend so much money. Giving tens of thousands of Chu Yuan is probably enough for the frontline soldiers to spend.

The money saved will be used for the livelihood of the country and the people, how great it would be to give them concubinage subsidies for the gentry...

The Great Chu Empire cooperated with the later plan of the Northern Strategy, that is, the third westward expedition in the northwest direction carried out by the Ob River Strategy, which aroused huge public opinion repercussions in the Great Chu Empire.

Although there are still some people complaining about many things, the overall public opinion is very positive, and the people's sense of identity with the Great Chu Empire has further improved.

This is of very positive and significant significance to the long-term stable rule of the Great Chu Empire.

While the country was reveling over the destruction of Jungar, the war in the northwest was still going on...

In the upper reaches of the Irtysh River, dozens of kilometers north of Zhaisangbo Lake, more than [-] Chu troops are gathering here!

When the Great Chu Empire attacked Zhungeer before, a part of its troops traveled down the upper reaches of the Irtysh River from the Altai region to deal with logistical pressure and to divide the forces of the Zhungeer tribes.

After killing Zhungeer, more than 7 troops gathered in this area, and then began to disperse!
Among them, more than 1 Chu troops went out to build a city at the mouth of the Irtysh River and its tributary, the Uriba River, north of Zhaisangbo Lake.

And named the fort Hetong City, and by the way, the governor of Turpan also simply established Hetong County here to govern the huge nearby area...

Although there are no people in this area at present, the original Zhungeer herdsmen will be scattered and resettled to other places, but it will not take long for herdsmen families from Monan, Mobei, Qinghai and other places to move here Live a pastoral life.

At the same time, according to the consistent reclamation measures of the Great Chu Empire, where the fortress was built, the reclamation was done there. In addition to military reclamation, the government would also organize official immigrants to come to these places for agricultural reclamation.

Therefore, there will definitely be more and more ordinary people in this place in the future. After all, the natural conditions of this place are not bad, the terrain is relatively flat, and the water resources are abundant. Part of the former grazing land can also be used for grazing.

To the south of the city is Zhaisangbo Lake, which is rich in freshwater fish resources. Coupled with the freshwater fish resources of the Irtysh River itself, fishery can still be done.

(End of this chapter)