When the old forces on the plateau encounter the empire, they have no choice but to despair.
For these extremely backward and cruel old forces, the empire has never thought about compromise or peace talks.
It is the unanimous opinion of the empire to completely eliminate them without leaving any legacy and allow the plateau to enter the new society as soon as possible.
After all, the old forces on the plateau cannot get any assistance. In this isolated land, facing the extremely powerful National Defense Force, any of their efforts are a joke.
Seeing that the National Defense Force was unstoppable all the way, wiping out the remnants of Bomi's army and then starting over again, the old forces finally understood that the end was over.
The residences of King Chanjiao, King Chanhua, and King Daci were attacked one by one, the hysterical lamas were bloody suppressed, and all religious properties were confiscated.
The grassland lamas who obeyed the empire originally had a low status.
Those with high status are those with vested interests and enemies of the empire.
Only these lamas, who were originally oppressed in religion and had no hope, were willing to accept the empire's orders and serve as pioneers.
The little benefits they received from the empire were far better than their previous situation.
Even though their cultivation levels are not as good as those of the great lamas, with the guidance of eminent monks from the Empire and the Central Plains, they all grow rapidly.
The people on the plateau also quickly accepted the new teachings.
Although there were many conflicts during this process, the overall process was smooth.
Under the influence of the new life, the people on the plateau naturally easily accepted new ideas and became new human beings.
All of these are complementary to each other, and each one is indispensable.
It can only be said that it is the best time for the Chinese nation to awaken at this historical crossroads.
If you miss this window period, if you want to build the territory according to your own will, it will cost ten times or a hundred times the effort.
Seeing the National Defense Force approaching the city, the great lamas knew that the end was coming.
In desperation, they set the temple on fire and buried the old era in the raging fire.
Fortunately, the most magnificent palace was protected by the spontaneous people, otherwise the huge losses would be difficult to make up for.
On the ninth day of October, it was a rare sunny day on the plateau.
The National Defense Forces, welcomed by countless civilians, lined up and entered the city, which also represented the arrival of a new era.
North of the Karakoram Mountains, it has already entered the severe cold season.
This caused great trouble to the operations of the National Defense Forces.
"Captain, how long are we going to stay here?"
A small group of National Defense Forces separated from the large army and entered the Kunlun Mountains to search.
They are from the 17th Regiment of the 5th Division of the 4th Front Army of the Northwest Strategic Group.
The Fifth Division was ordered to advance along the northern foothills of the Kunlun Mountains and the route fought by the Liang Army to outflank the Yarkand Khanate.
However, while advancing, the Fifth Division also had to survey the terrain in the Kunlun Mountains.
Especially among the majestic Kunlun Mountains, there are many hidden roads leading to the plateau.
Although it is the Southwest Strategic Cluster that conquers the plateau, if necessary, the two strategic clusters will also conduct coordinated operations.
At the very least, the fifth division must ensure the safety of its own back road.
Therefore, small troops were sent out to search for roads in the mountains.
That's it for this squad.
They had been walking in the mountains for several days with the map given to them.
It's already freezing outside, and it's even colder inside the mountains.
The higher altitude and stronger winds made the soldiers worse than death. After finally finding a place with leeward wind, we quickly stopped to rest.
The squad leader hugged his lunch box and wolfed down instant noodles. After the hot soup entered his stomach, he felt alive.
In other places, the National Defense Forces are a little tired of instant noodles, but in this bitter cold place, instant noodles are very popular.
The team leader was a veteran. He finished his meal quickly and climbed to a high place alone while others were resting.
The wind is so strong up there that people will be frozen if they stay there for a while. But the view from above is very good and you can see farther away clearly.
Although the other soldiers didn't say anything, they all saw it and silently speeded up their eating.
After a while, a soldier climbed up.
"Captain, leave it to me."
The squad leader failed to show off.
This is a place where teamwork far outweighs individual heroism. Any injury to one person will be a drag on the team.
"You will be replaced in fifteen minutes."
After the team leader finished explaining, he turned to go down.
However, at this moment, something suddenly flashed out of the corner of his eye.
The squad leader thought he was dazzled, looked at it carefully, and suddenly pulled the soldier down to lie down.
"Look, what is that?"
That soldier's job was to be a scout, and his eyesight was very good.
He took the squad leader's telescope and looked at it for a moment, then quickly took out the picture album he carried with him to compare.
"Captain, he is a Mongolian, an Oirat Mongolian."
"Mongol?"
The squad leader reacted quickly.
"This should be the Mongolians who came back from the plateau. Let's go back and report."
Discovering a large number of Mongolians, this small group did not act rashly, but quickly retreated.
There are only twelve people in their team, and no matter how good their weapons are, they can't defeat tens of thousands of Mongolians.
However, their intelligence was crucial and gave the Fifth Division time to react.
Behind them was the headquarters of the 17th Regiment.
The regiment leader Li Jiaxin made a prompt decision and decided to fight this battle.
"The Mongols have come all the way, and it seems they plan to go back to the north and meet up with Batur Hutaiji. They must not be carrying much luggage, and there is only one road in the mountains. As long as it is blocked, this group of Mongolians will die deal."
Others naturally have no objections.
I have been walking around in southern Xinjiang for more than a month, doing nothing but marching. I can't win any battles at all. The soldiers have long been depressed.
Now this wave of enemies jumping out is just a good opportunity for them to practice their skills.
The group of Mongolians blocked by the 17th Regiment happened to be Lombataji who was retreating from the plateau.
Seeing the southwest strategic cluster coming fiercely and his main force being wiped out, Lombataji knew very well that the plateau could no longer be defended.
His only choice was to escape back to the Western Regions and return to the command of Batur Hutaiji.
So he led his army to trek thousands of miles, intending to pass through the Kala Hulumu Pass. If everything goes well, they might be able to raid the back of the Yarkand Khanate and help Batur Hutaiji fight head-on.
It's a pity that Lombataji has been away from the Western Region for too long, and he doesn't even know that the Western Region has completely changed.
The area where Batur Hutaiji and the Yarkand Khanate fought was far north of the Tianshan Mountains, and the southern Xinjiang area had already been cleared by Liang Yue, and the National Defense Forces followed.
If he had moved faster and passed through the Kunlun Mountains between the Liang Army and the National Defense Force, he might have given Liang Yuelai a hard blow.
Or later, when the 17th Regiment has passed and the 18th Regiment has not yet come up, it can also cause trouble for the supply line of the National Defense Forces.
As luck would have it, they collided head-on with the 17th Regiment.
Although facing 10,000 Mongolians, the 17th Regiment didn't care at all.
Just because they know very well that these more than 10,000 Mongolians are just a dish.
