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Chapter 421: Twenty-six Marches into the Great Northwest


After Aguba's defeat in the northern frontier, he no longer had the strength to control the southern frontier, and the already fragile balance of the southern frontier was broken up at once.The tribes that had been forced to submit to Aquba rose up against his rule.As soon as Aguba returned to southern Xinjiang, he was caught in a struggle with the rebel armies of various tribes.The trees fell and scattered, and the walls fell and everyone pushed them.Aguba caused too many evils in Xinjiang, and at the beginning, he set up various taxes and levies, and constantly looted the wealth of the people from the people.In order to maintain his rule, a rather strict legal dogma was also enacted.The slightest disobedience to his rule led to cruel torture to death.It turned out that he had hundreds of thousands of foreign spearmen from Bai Yanhu and hundreds of thousands of cavalry from Ma Zhanao, so everyone was unwilling to submit to him.Now there are thousands of horses around him, and no one takes him seriously anymore, and they all lead their clansmen to take revenge.Britain and Russia were also so disappointed in him that they were afraid that the arms thrown at him would be lost, so they cut off their support for him.The two countries are not fools, and they originally supported Aguba because they wanted to share a little benefit in Xinjiang.But now Xinjiang is about to be pacified by the Huaxing army, and no one dares to make a loss-making deal.In the midst of the rebellion and separation, Agubo did not toss the slightest storm after all.The foreigners he trusted also abandoned him, and his belief in survival was crushed overnight.A month after returning to southern Xinjiang, Agubo came to the end of his life amid the shouts of killing, and committed suicide by poisoning.For the people of Xinjiang, he has always been an aggressor, a tyrant who does not belong to the people of Xinjiang.In the history before Qiao Zhiqing's crossing, after Zuo Zongtang pacified the northern Xinjiang, Agu Bai committed suicide by taking poison in this situation.Some people can't escape their fate after all, no matter how history has changed.At this time, Ma Zhanao had just bypassed Turpan and entered southern Xinjiang with 70,000 remnants of the defeated army.Originally, he wanted to continue to take refuge in Aguba and get some supplies from him.But as soon as the army entered Yanqi County, they heard the news of Agubai's death.Ma Zhanao was depressed and wanted to die, scolding this old thing for being spineless, and committing suicide so easily.Yanqi County is a large settlement area for the Hui people, and the Hui people in southern Xinjiang are just over 300,000 people.Ma Zhanao wanted to make a comeback in this place and raise another army of soldiers and horses.The news of his massacre of Uyghurs in Shanshan County had long been reported by Ablizi to the Uyghur tribes in northern and southern Xinjiang.The Uyghurs are now at odds with the Hui, and because of the suppression of the Huaxing army in northern Xinjiang, everyone temporarily returns the well water instead of the river water.But southern Xinjiang is now in chaos, and after Aguba's death, the contradictions between the two clans finally intensified, and they all pulled up their teams and fought separately.There is also a Bayingolin Mongol settlement in southern Xinjiang, which is also involved in this struggle.The Mongols and the Hui people cooperated with each other in the Yuan Dynasty, and the Hui made great contributions when the Mongolian iron cavalry swept through Asia and Europe.After the Mongols established the Yuan Dynasty in the Central Plains, the Hui were the second class of people after the Mongols.Now that the Hui and Uyghurs are fighting, the Mongols naturally side with the Hui and become Ma Zhanao's allies.Although the Uyghurs were numerically superior, the Hui and Mongols were strong in combat, and they were all cavalry.The two sides fought several times, but the Uighurs were defeated.Yanqi County has also become a haven for the Hui people, and the Hui tribes in other places have all migrated to Yanqi County in order to avoid the massacre of the Uyghurs.Overnight, the number of Hui people in Yanqi County skyrocketed, and after only one month, it exceeded 500,000.What made Ma Zhanao even happier was that the Hui people in Ningxia also went through many difficulties and dangers, and the people migrated to Yanqi County.Compared with the Hui people in Xinjiang, Ma Zhanao and the Hui people in Ningxia are naturally closer.At the beginning, the Hui people in Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningbo were originally a family, raising troops together against the Qing Dynasty and slaughtering Han people together.Originally, Ma Zhanao was cornered by the Huaxing army in Gansu, but after entering Xinjiang and submitting to Agubai, he also wanted to unite with Bai Yanhu to overthrow Agubai and stand on his own.But Bai Yanhu was willing to be Agubai's lackey, and he was embarrassed in front of Agubai everywhere.Ma Zhanao later stopped showing affection, and sowed discord when he found an opportunity in front of Agubai, and finally made Agubai decide to get rid of Bai Yanhu.Now that the Ningxia Hui people have come, Ma Zhanao is even more powerful.The Hui people in Ningxia are now completely under the command of Ma Yaobang, and there are more than 500,000 Hui people who have escaped from Ningxia.In order to avoid the Huaxing army in the Hexi Corridor, they chose to rush day and night in the desolate Gobi Desert and desert.Along the way, I don't know how many old, weak, sick and disabled people were killed and devoured, and in the end, only ordinary people came out."

Come, come, come, Brother Yaobang, we brothers must not get drunk today.You don't know, big brother, I have long been aggrieved in this unfamiliar place.Seeing you today, big brother, I am very happy" After Ma Yaobang took the Ningxia Hui people to settle in Yanqi County, Ma Zhanao set up a banquet for them to receive the wind and wash the dust.smiled heartily at the banquet and constantly persuaded him to drink."

Brother Zhanao, this glass of wine brother respects you.As soon as we entered Xinjiang, we heard the news of Aguba's suicide.If you hadn't taken us in, we wouldn't have a place to stay for a while," Ma Yaobang sighed with emotion, and raised his glass as he spoke."

Brother Yaobang is polite, we Hui people from Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningbo should support each other.Brothers don't know, and now the Hui tribes in Xinjiang are not all with us.For example, the Hui tribes in northern Xinjiang are now submissive to the Huaxing army.This tribe in southern Xinjiang had no choice but to be killed by the Uyghurs, and now they are following us for the time being.If we want to gain a firm foothold in Xinjiang, we still need sincere cooperation," Ma Zhanao introduced the current situation to Ma Yaobang, and his stomach was full of grievances.Xinjiang is still different from the Hui people in Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia, when the Hui people in Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningbo rebelled against the Qing Dynasty and massacred the Han people.The Hui people in Xinjiang were not so enthusiastic and did not fight with the Han people on a large scale.Because there are many ethnic groups in Xinjiang, it is not like Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia, there are only Hui and Han ethnic groups.Moreover, the Han Chinese in Xinjiang are scarce and do not pose a threat to the Hui.The biggest threat facing the Hui in Xinjiang is the Uyghurs.Therefore, the Hui people in Xinjiang did not have much hostility towards the Huaxing Army, and after the continuous implementation of the ethnic policy of the Huaxing Army, the Hui people in northern Xinjiang have completely surrendered to the Huaxing Army.The Hui people in southern Xinjiang were also ready to return to the Huaxing army, but in the face of the slaughter of the Uyghurs in southern Xinjiang, they had no choice but to temporarily find Ma Zhanao to rely on.Ma Zhanao and Huaxingjun have a common enmity, that is, he wants to take refuge in Huaxingjun, and Huaxingjun can't tolerate him.At the beginning, the Han people in Gansu were washed away by him, and Qiao Zhiqing had already given a death order, and anyone could forgive, but the Hui people in Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningbo couldn't.At this moment, the only person he can trust is the Hui tribe in Ningxia.Like themselves, they have no way back, so they can only fight with Huaxing Army to the end."

Brother Zhanao, what you said is extremely true.The Huaxing army cut off the roots of my Ningxia Hui people and killed countless my brothers and sisters, so I am naturally inseparable from them. ”Ma Yaobang nodded, and slapped the table with both hands resentfully."

That's good, our brother now has 200,000 elite soldiers, not to mention the least.Deal with the Uyghurs in southern Xinjiang first, and wait until southern Xinjiang is unified.Then cross the Tianshan Mountains and drive the Huaxing army out of Xinjiang" Ma Zhanao laughed heartily, raised his glass and invited Ma Yaobang to drink again.The military newspapers of southern Xinjiang were also sent to Urumqi one by one, and now Zhang Xian has sat in Urumqi and began to coordinate all parties to prepare to pacify southern Xinjiang.However, the headquarters in Taiyuan sent an urgent military report, asking Zhang Xian to hold his troops and wait until the spring of next year before he could march into southern Xinjiang.The reasons for this are complicated, and the headquarters did not give Zhang Xian a clear explanation, but only ordered him to temporarily focus on the Mongols in the north.This military newspaper was also formulated by Qiao Zhiqing for many reasons, and Firefox had already sent a secret guarantee in the capital.The Mongolian prince of Horqin, Monk Greenqin, was already preparing to cooperate with the Mongolian people in Xinjiang, intending to drive the Huaxing army out of Xinjiang and turn Xinjiang into the territory of the Mongolian people.The imperial court also agreed to Seng Lingqin's excerpt, once Xinjiang was completely pacified by the Huaxing army, the next thing the Huaxing army would do was definitely to enter the Central Plains north.The imperial court didn't want the Huaxing army to get out of Xinjiang so quickly, so it just let the Mongolian army enter Xinjiang on the pretext of protecting the Mongolian tribes in Xinjiang.The Mongols and the Manchus have always been in a cooperative relationship, and except for Inner Mongolia, which is quite enthusiastic about the affairs of the imperial court, Outer Mongolia has always had a cold attitude towards the Qing court.If it weren't for the Qing court's suppression of Outer Mongolia, Outer Mongolia would have been independent from the Qing court long ago.This invasion of Xinjiang is not only the intention of the Inner Mongolian departments, but Outer Mongolia is also very enthusiastic and wants to take the opportunity to seize the territory.The Qing court wished that they could take the initiative to fight the Huaxing army, and if they were defeated in the fight, the Qing court could also benefit from the fishermen on the side.Qiao Zhiqing also has another consideration, the Hui and Uyghurs in southern Xinjiang have always been at odds.Now that Ma Zhanao and Ma Yaobang are both rooted in southern Xinjiang, the balance between the two sides will be broken immediately.According to the principle of doing things for the Hui people, they will definitely not stop if they do not exterminate the Uyghurs.Qiao Zhiqing wanted to kill people with a knife and let the Hui slaughter the Uyghurs in southern Xinjiang.In his time, southern Xinjiang was backward in economic development because of its harsh geographical environment.As a result, it has become the most unstable place in Xinjiang, where Uighurs are often instigated by foreign forces.If the Uyghurs in southern Xinjiang are slaughtered by Ma Zhanao's hands, it will inevitably save a lot of unnecessary trouble in the future.The forces of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang will also be balanced, and there will no longer be a situation in which one ethnic group dominates and vainly attempts to split Xinjiang.After the Huaxing Army sent troops to southern Xinjiang and pacified Ma Zhanao and Ma Yaobang in southern Xinjiang, the Uyghurs must treat the Huaxing Army as a god.If they want to survive in Xinjiang, they will cling to the Han Chinese.The Han people only need to maintain the role of an intermediary in Xinjiang, balancing the Hui and Uyghurs left and right, so that Xinjiang can be firmly held in their hands.This is indeed the best way to do this before the Han people migrate to Xinjiang on a large scale and reclaim the land on the border and occupy an absolute number in Xinjiang

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