Use the Turks to contain the Russians, this is what the Empress Dowager Cixi considered when she quelled the rebellion against Aguba, after the Turks returned from the east, it was about a lot of hardships, so the combat effectiveness was still good, not like other tribes in Xinjiang have been comfortable and degenerate, moreover, its heart to be the enemy of Russia is very firm, after all, there is a feud, he migrated from Central Asia, about always a little bit of the smell of the head snake, and then the military reform was not successful, and the labor army went out again, It's really too much of a burden, so it's better to let these vassals come forward and cooperate with the local governors to start a counteroffensive, see what the result is, and then make other plans. As for the tiger-raising that the emperor was worried about, the Queen Mother was also worried, but after thinking about it, she still didn't worry about it.

"If you are afraid of wolves and tigers, you can't do anything," the Queen Mother half encouraged the emperor, and half persuaded herself, "The headquarters of the Turks is still in the original place, and how much land has been laid outside is given to them, and they are not connected to each other, so there must be no other thoughts, and besides, let the people of Kokand take a look, let's release the Turks who have enmity with Russia, and let them learn from each other, no matter how bad it is, there is still the lord of Kokand in his hands, and then send him a few regiments from various departments in Xinjiang. Let him go back and make trouble by himself, emperor, if you talk about sailors, naturally we are now with Britain and France and other countries, the gap is still big, but on land, we can't weaken the momentum, the Russians have provoked several times, just to see if we have the intention to deal with them, if not, then I'm sorry, about the west of the governor of Ili, there is no longer where our army is, and now the spring season is just right, just to train the soldiers," the queen mother's eyes showed a strange look, "Can't let the Russians be so proud." ”

On the fourth day of the fourth month of April, the cavalry of the three banners of the northern road of the Turkut Department crossed the Chuklik River, headed north, killed a small group of Cossack cavalry of the Turkestan Governor's Palace, and then advanced in the northwest direction, the Governor's Mansion thought that it was just a cross-border behavior of a tribe in Xinjiang, so he rashly released a team to deal with it, but I didn't expect these Mongols to have quite advanced artillery and rockets in addition to cavalry and sharp knives, you know, the most advanced weapons of the Russians are arranged in Poland and the Balkans, as for the section of Central Asia, It has always been the area of operation of the Cossack cavalry, as soon as it came into contact, this team was under the artillery spray, and it was a big defeat, and the Turghut Department killed the red eye, and hung the sky lantern on these feuding enemies, which suddenly alarmed the killer general Malolev under the governor's seat, he was in the capital of Kokand, commanding the attack on the Bukhar Khanate, and heard that someone dared to break ground on the head of Tai Sui, which was repaid, he temporarily let go of the Bukhar Khanate, and prepared to set off from the capital of Kokand, and personally exterminate these blind enemies.

When he left the capital of Kokand about a few hundred miles in the northeast direction with his team, a bad news came from the Ili River, the governor of Xinjiang, China, with the cavalry and musket teams of several tribes, with the power of lions fighting rabbits, pulled out a stronghold of the Russians on the side of the Ili River who were only a hundred miles away from the city of Ili, and quickly ran to the southwest, along the Ili River there was a great tendency to cross the Yibo Sea into Kokand, and Malolev was greatly surprised: Do these Chinese want to help recover the country of Kokand?

"The affairs of the Kokand Kingdom, you can solve it yourself," Zuo Zongtang wore iron armor, rode on a horse, looked into the distance with a telescope, and said to the Kokand lord beside him, "This seat does not have the central purpose, and you must not enter the vassal country lightly, let alone start a war in other countries." ”

Nasir al-Din Khan was very depressed, and secretly slandered in his heart, "If you were so honest, there would be a sudden dispatch there and kill so many Cossack cavalry." A military attache beside Zuo Zongtang pouted at Nasildin Khan, and then looked at the envoys of the various regiments on the side, and suddenly Nasildin Khan was blessed, "Lord Governor, I don't dare to work Lord Governor to send soldiers and horses from the Celestial Empire, I just ask Lord Governor to let these brother tribes and elders of all tribes," Nasil Din Khan bowed deeply to Zuo Zongtang's chest, "For the sake of the Kazakhs, for the sake of the old man Hu Data, allow me to take these brothers to kill Yi Bohai, borrow troops to kill the enemy, and wish me to return to the country!" ”

"Okay, I'll approve this," Zuo Zongtang simply agreed, "The Celestial Empire naturally can't put you aside, Kokand is a vassal of the Celestial Empire, at least supporting this seat will not treat you badly, whether you want a musket or artillery, it's all convenient, and the Celestial Empire doesn't need you to surrender or anything, it's just these brothers," Zuo Zongtang pointed at the local leaders who went out with the army with a horsewhip, "I have worked hard to help you restore the country, if you don't say what you mean, you must not be able to say it, right?" ”

"This is nature," said Nasir al-Din Khan, who was unhappy when he heard the promise, "and must not let the brothers suffer!" (To be continued.) )