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The Kazakh Khanate was divided into the Great Juz, the Middle Juz, and the Small Juz. They were also called the Great Tent, the Middle Tent, and the Small Tent. The Middle Tent was in the highlands of central Kazakhstan, the Small Tent was in the area from the Ural River to the Caspian Sea, and the Great Tent was in the area west of Lake Balkhash to Turkestan.
The Khanate was mainly composed of Kazakhs, but also absorbed many other tribes such as Nogai and Uzbek.
Its capital is called Turkestan, located on the plain on the right bank of the lower reaches of the Syr Darya River. It is the most important handicraft and commercial center in Central Asia.
The Kipchak steppes occupied by the Kazakh Khanate have a long border with the Western Desert steppes. The reason why it is called a border line instead of a border is that there is no actual border demarcation between the two sides.
When the Dzungars were powerful, they continued to encroach westwards, and their influence once expanded to the west of Lake Balkhash and into the Kipchak steppe.
But after the Dzungars were defeated by the Qin Dynasty and retreated to southern Xinjiang, the Kazakh Khanate took the opportunity to invade the east and occupied a large area of grassland east of Lake Balkhash. It is still difficult to tell where the border is.
The line of intersection between the two sides' spheres of influence is so long, and Su Jin only has 30,000 troops. If he wants to defend, he can definitely defend this side but not the other side.
In view of this, Su Jin decided to take the initiative to attack to stop the eastward invasion of the Kazakh Khanate.
But the Kazakh Khanate was very large, equivalent to the combined area of all Western European countries.
Facing such a sparsely populated country, Su Jin adopted almost the same strategic plan as Li Ding, putting aside the details and striking directly at the heart of the country.
He assembled 20,000 troops (including 2,000 Qin troops equipped with Type 69 rifles), each with three horses, and headed westward from the Ili River Valley, preparing to pass through Lake Issyk-Kul, take the Suiye River, and attack the Kazakh capital of Turkestan, located in the lower reaches of the Syr Darya.
Twenty thousand soldiers and sixty thousand horses galloped across the grasslands in a mighty force. Their iron hooves were like thunder, stirring up a solemn murderous aura that filled the sky.
As soon as they left the Ili River Valley, they killed 800 enemies, and then killed another 2,000 enemies at Baiyu Mountain east of Lake Issyk-Kul. When they reached the north of Lake Issyk-Kul, they captured the city of Susl in half a day and killed 3,200 enemies.
After conquering the city of Susl, Su Jin's 20,000-strong army bypassed Lake Issyk-Kul and headed for the Suiye River. The mighty Qin style swept towards Central Asia.
This place was once the territory of the Four Anxi Towns of the Tang Dynasty. Since the Tang Dynasty, the Han people's war horses have not come to this territory for a long time.
As the pioneers of a new era, all the Qin army generals were extremely excited. The battle songs of the Qin Dynasty echoed along the shore of Lake Issyk-Kul, with a majestic and magnificent voice:
Qin has sharp warriors and their swords are sharp.
Wearing black clothes and dark armor, he swept across the world.
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This is no longer just an ideal, the 20,000 Qin cavalry are performing the legend of wearing black armor and sweeping across the wilderness.
"Report, General, we are thirty miles ahead. We have already found out that there are two thousand soldiers guarding the city and nearly twenty thousand residents..."
To the west of Lake Issyk-Kul, there is a river flowing westward, and this river is called the Suiye River.
The Suiye River Valley runs east-west, about 400 miles long and 160 miles wide at its widest point. Snow-capped peaks stand on both sides, towering into the clouds. There are many hot springs in the mountains and a pleasant climate in the valley. It is an important passage connecting the east and the west, and is known as another "Hexi Corridor" on the Silk Road.
Suiye City is located at the eastern end of the Suiye River Valley, guarding the entrance to this important Silk Road passage.
The Suiye City in the Tang Dynasty was built in imitation of the capital Chang'an at that time. It was large in scale, but it was destroyed by wars several times. The current Suiye City has been rebuilt several times.
The nomadic tribes in Central Asia did not have the financial resources and courage of the Tang Dynasty. The rebuilt Suiye City was many times smaller, only one mile long and wide. The city walls were mainly made of stone bars and adobe structures, and the city no longer had the layout of the original Chang'an City.
Only outside the city can you still see some ruins of the Tang Dynasty's Suiye City. The city walls and buildings inside the city were mostly based on huge stones, and they still remain today.
Su Jin led his troops here and looked at the huge old site. The broken walls stretched out under the sky, the weeds grew everywhere, and beasts roamed around, creating a desolate scene.
This is the birthplace of the great poet Li Bai, and it is the softest place in the hearts of many Chinese people. Can you imagine that the great poet Li Bai was sitting in front of the bed, gazing at the moonlight that was as frosty as snow on the ground, and what he missed was this city thousands of miles away
The city that the poet missed so much now only had broken walls and ruins. Su Jin felt an inexplicable disgust for the small, ugly new Suiye city built by the nomads.
The ugly new Suiye City looked like a pile of chicken shit growing on a huge scar. Su Jin could hardly resist ordering the immediate demolition of the ugly city.
"Huo Dongsheng, listen to my orders."
"I will be here in the end."
"I will give you 5,000 men and horses. If you cannot take Suiye City within one hour, you will be beheaded."
“Yes!”
Huo Dongsheng immediately led 5,000 troops to rush towards the low-rise Suiye City. The sound of killing was like waves, and the golden swords were like forests. The 2,000 defenders on the top of the city, dressed in strange clothes, held bows and arrows and waited nervously.
Seeing the Qin army advancing westward with overwhelming force, the commander-in-chief Masurke knew that it would be difficult to deal with them, so he urgently sent people to the capital Turkestan through Suiyechuan to ask for help. At the same time, he organized the young and strong people in the city to go up to the city to participate in the defense.
However, the pattern of this war had exceeded his imagination. In front of the Qin army that was rushing like a wave, three dazzling flames rose into the sky with a few chirping sounds, and shot towards the wall of Suiye city like comets.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
There were three loud bangs, shaking the earth. The violent explosion instantly engulfed the East Gate in flames. The wooden city gate disappeared in the blast, leaving a gaping hole in the smoke. The entire city gate tower was blown down with a loud noise.
Masurk, who was on lookout from the city gate tower, was crushed under the collapsed city gate tower and his life or death was unknown. The Kazakh soldiers on the top of the city wall screamed in fear and fled in panic, the situation becoming a mess.
The Qin army then rushed in, shouting like the tide, and wantonly chased and hacked the fleeing soldiers in the city. The whole Suiye city fell into chaos. The citizens fled everywhere, doors were kicked open one after another, and cries of pain and pain were heard... War is not gentle and polite, it is always cruel, and anything you can imagine will happen.
The mosque in the north of the city soon collapsed with a huge explosion. This was a building that the Qin army had to destroy wherever they went, and anything related to the Muslim religion was not allowed to be left behind...
The Qin army reached the city of Suiye at an astonishing speed, but the Kazakh Khan Salham Yangjir, who was far away in Turkestan, had not yet received the news.
At this time, he was preparing for the wedding of his daughter, Princess Aguli;
Princess Aguli is only fifteen years old. She is known as the flower of Kazakhstan and is as pure and beautiful as a snow lotus.
Yang Jier planned to marry her to the Ottoman Empire to be the queen of the 19th Caliph of the Ottoman Empire, Muhammad bin Ibrahim bin Ahmed.
This was a political marriage. Ahmed was only a nine-year-old child. Aguli was unwilling to accept such a marriage. Yang Jier was patiently persuading her: "My dear daughter, Ottoman Empire is the most powerful country. It is such an honor for you to be their queen. Others can't even think about it..."
"I won't marry, I won't marry, Father Khan, I don't want to marry a child." Aguli, who was as beautiful as a snow lotus, had a veil on her head and was graceful and charming.
"My dear daughter, the Tsar in the north is constantly expanding and encroaching on our territory. The Qin State in the east is said to be even more powerful. They easily defeated the Junggars and have entered the western steppes of the desert. They are eyeing us covetously and will probably invade our territory soon..."
"Father Khan, why don't you take advantage of the fact that Dzungar was defeated by Qin and send troops to invade the Western Desert? Father Khan, our territory is already large enough, why do you need to invade Western Desert and recruit Qin? Can't you unite with Qin and resist the Tsar together
I heard that Qin has beautiful silk, exquisite porcelain, and fragrant tea. If my father Khan makes friends with Qin, he can have a powerful ally and open up Qin's trade routes, bringing endless wealth to Kazakhstan. In this way, wouldn't my father Khan have to send his daughter to curry favor with the Ottomans? Why did my father Khan have to send troops to invade Moxi and anger Qin?"
Aguli's words made Yang Jier stunned. To be honest, when he saw that the desert grassland was empty, he couldn't help but send troops to invade it. He never thought about making friends with Qin. After all, it was very far away.
But the situation is a little different now. After the beginning of summer, the Qin State sent 30,000 troops into the Moxi grassland to roam. They can quickly defeat the powerful Dzungars, so they are definitely stronger than the Dzungars.
If we could, as Aguli said, unite with Qin to resist the Tsar's invasion and open up trade routes to the east, this would be an excellent choice.
However, the troops that have now entered the Moxi grassland have already had many frictions with the Qin State, and both sides have already shed blood. Can they still make peace
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ps: It’s the end of the month, and I’m asking my brothers and sisters for monthly votes!
.(To be continued..)
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