The Yarkand Khanate was a country founded in 1514 on the old land of the original Chagatai Khanate by Said, a descendant of Chagatai and the third brother of Mansur Khan of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate. It lasted for 166 years until it was destroyed by the Junggar Khanate in 1680.
Because the early ruling center was in Kashgar, it was also called the Kashgar Khanate.
The history of this country is not long, but it is very chaotic. Their history and inheritance of the Great Khan will not be described in detail. They are of mixed Vuemont descent and believe in Islam.
There was a reason why they came to Jiuyuan City this time and took a trip through the muddy waters.
They and other Mongolian tribes in the desert who believe in Lamaism are mutually exclusive in their beliefs. They are not purely Mongolian by blood.
Because of the multi-ethnic integration, this country is very unstable. After entering 1594, they were fragmented and their national power was in decline.
In 1627, Abdullah, the son of Abdullah, the ruler of Turpan, succeeded to the throne. There was a brief revival.
Abdullah took advantage of his brother's struggle for the rule of Turpan. Abdullah led the Turpan army to send troops to Yarkand City, once again unified the Eastern Chagatai Khanate and made Hami surrender.
He appointed his younger brother Sulitang as Turpan Aqimu and gave him direct administrative jurisdiction over Turpan.
Then, he sent troops to the Ili Valley, defeated the Junggar Khanate army in the Gonnas Grassland, and regained control of the Ili Valley and Lake Balkhash.
After a series of wars, the Yarkand Khanate reunited Tashkent and Fergan. The Yarkand Khanate was generally restored to the territory of the Said period.
This time, if the Yarkand Khanate does not participate in the great alliance of Mongols in the Western Regions, it is likely that they will be excluded from the Mongolian Alliance. And they themselves have a guilty conscience, fearing that they will be squeezed out by other ministries because of their beliefs and lineage.
But this time, if the Oirat Alliance wants to send troops, it must pass through the Ili Valley and Hami.
This is the territory of the Yarkand Khanate. Therefore, the Yarkand Khanate sold a favor and joined in to prevent them from forming an alliance against the Yarkand.
Abdullah, like Oirat, also had the mind to expand eastward. He is also coveting the land in the seven parts of Guanxi, the Alxa region, and even Qinghai.
The Yarkand people were able to defeat the Junggar people the year before last mainly because they took advantage of the internal contradictions in Oirat. Otherwise, the Junggar people would not spit it out in the Ili Valley.
This time, the Yarkand Khanate was led by the younger brother of Great Khan Abdullah, Aqimsu Litang of Turpan, who came in force with 30,000 infantry and cavalry.
They had ten thousand cavalry and twenty thousand infantry. The soldiers and horses of the Yarkand Khanate were generally equipped with chain mail, which was somewhat similar to the short-sleeved chain mail of a half-cut coat. Wearing a helmet on his head and a scimitar on his waist.
Among the infantry were 10,000 archers and 10,000 sword and shield bearers. Their shield was a small buckler.
This time, Abdullah asked them to make soy sauce, so he did not send elite arquebusiers. Before coming, Abdullah gave Suri Tang instructions.
The focus of this trip is to prevent the Oirat people from forming an alliance to exclude the Yarkand.
As for fighting, just think about it. Don't really fight against the Ming Dynasty's capital camp.
They can annihilate Monan Mongolia, which is not a bad thing. If the loss is too great, it is no longer worthwhile. Of course, if the Ming army is defeated, they will have to get a piece of land back from Monan. You can't come here in vain, right?
Suli Tang naturally understood it. These soldiers were soldiers from Turpan and were his subordinates. Naturally, he was unwilling to suffer too much loss.
Yang Fan stood by the river and watched the busy engineers carrying various bridge-building equipment onto the pontoon.
The wooden boats were fixed one by one, and then three meters wide planks were laid on them. Three pontoons extended toward the opposite shore little by little in the darkness.
An hour passed and the construction finally stopped.
"Master, the pontoon bridge is repaired." Zhang Geda came over to report. "Nothing was found on the other side."
Yang Fan waved his hand and said: "Cross the bridge immediately."
"Here!" After Zhang Geda accepted the order, he immediately led his group of servants onto the pontoon.
The Jia Ding regiment is a cavalry force of 3,600 men. It is the best-equipped unit among the entire expedition, and it is also the unit with the strongest combat effectiveness.
River crossing operations and amphibious operations are both very dangerous. If you attack halfway across the river, you may suffer a huge defeat. So Yang Fan decided to let the servant group take the lead. The Jing camp had too few firearms and insufficient firepower.
The servants all led the horses, whose hooves were wrapped in cotton. Avoid making too much noise. There are scouts on the other side of the river watching all sides and protecting the bridgehead.
The shallow-water heavy gunships also arrived near the opposite bank, ready to support the army across the river with heavy artillery and machine guns.
It was already late at night. After the early groups of patrol cavalry passed by, no new patrol cavalry came. They probably went back to sleep too.
After crossing the river, the Jia Ding Regiment quickly advanced, controlled the commanding heights on the other side of the river, and set up a position one kilometer away, ready to block the Yarkand people's attack at any time.
It turned out that Yang Fan was really worrying too much. Until all twenty-four regiments crossed the river, the Yarkand people did not notice it. Even the four-wheeled carriage behind them pulled the Kangolev rocket over, and the Fran machine guns and general cannons from the Beijing camp came over. The Yarkand camp was not aware of it either.
"Master, these people are so vigilant. I really don't know how they survive in the Western Region." Zhang Geda couldn't help but mocked.
"Don't underestimate them. They defeated the Junggars the year before last and took back the treasure land with rich water and grass in the Ili Valley. Last year, they even took back the land south of Balkhash Lake. They just marched for too long and were exhausted. In addition, they were exhausted after marching for too long. They thought there was a natural danger in the Yellow River, and at the same time they didn't think much of us, so they didn't take strict precautions," Yang Fan said.
"Master, you are right. We are now surrounded by the city on three sides, and the army is pressing down. At this time, most people really dare not go out of the city to fight back. Master, you are really brave and extraordinary, and it is an extraordinary thing for ordinary people." Zhang Geda immediately offered a rainbow fart.
"Okay, stop flattering us. Prepare the whole army. Before dawn, we will launch Kangaroev rockets first, and then the whole army will attack." Yang Fan said.
At this time, the Beijing Camp of the 24th Regiment had quietly circled around the Yarkand Camp, and slowly and lightly surrounded it from one kilometer away.
The main guns of the shallow-water heavy artillery ships anchored on the edge of the Yellow River also raised their muzzles. The maximum range of this main gun is 3,500 meters, and the Yarkand camp is only 2,500 meters away, so they are all within range.
Yang Fan was standing on a higher earth ball at this time. Surrounding him were the cavalry formations of the Jia Ding Regiment, and at the foot of the hillside were neatly arranged rocket launch rails. Behind the slide are carriages pulling rockets.
In this battle, Yang Fan does not plan to send out his servants anymore. Every one of Yang Fan's servants is a military officer. There is no need to consume it in daily battles.
Unless the battle was defeated by the Beijing camp, Yang Fan would dispatch the servant regiment as a reserve team to turn the tide of the battle.
At this time, the morning star has risen in the eastern sky. It's going to be daybreak.
Yang Fan waved his hand and said: "Aim at the enemy camp, shoot with rocket coverage, and shoot out all the 3,000 incendiary bombs brought. Then let the gunboats open fire. If the Yarkand people rush out, each regiment's assigned Fo Lang machine cannon and the general's artillery fire as well. Let the infantry prepare to charge."
