Dominate the Country

The war in Central Asia has been going on for three or four months.

The Northern Seven Khanates and the Southern Three Khanates have fought many battles and field battles, with both sides winning and losing.

To be honest, the soldiers of the Southern Three Khanates are not afraid of the Northern Seven Khanates just by fighting.

But apart from fighting, the Northern Seven Khanates have too many things that make the people of the Southern Three Khanates envious and jealous.

Not to mention guns and ammunition, there is nothing to say. When the people of the Northern Seven Khanates fight, the explosions never stop. Whether it is the expensive hexagonal cannon shells or rockets, it is from beginning to end. Moreover, their cavalrymen are all equipped with pistols, all made in China, which will seriously injure people if they don't die.

What really makes the Southern Three Khanates envious is their logistics. The war has been going on for three or four months. What do the troops of the Southern Three Khanates eat? It's good to have a piece of meat, but what about the northern ones?

The military rations found from the captured soldiers of the Seven Khanates or the bodies left behind on the battlefield really made the people of the Southern Three Khanates envious.

Dried meat and cheese were the basic configurations. Drinks included tea, coffee, cocoa, oatmeal or fruit essence, as well as chocolate, jam, dried vegetables, pickles, compressed dry food and salt and sugar seasonings. Canned food was also often seen, as well as cigarettes.

Damn, is this kind of food for soldiers or for masters? Isn't it too rich? Especially the rations for officers, in addition to the above configurations, there are also high-end goods such as cream biscuits, fruit shops, fish, chicken, sausages, etc.

This is better than what the soldiers of the Northern Seven Khanates ate when they were not fighting.

The soldiers of the Southern Three Khanates looked at their counterparts in the Northern Seven Khanates, although not as much as the volunteers looked at the Americans, but the difference was not much.

Many soldiers of the Southern Three Khanates thought at the beginning that this was just an initial phenomenon, and that the treatment of the soldiers of the Northern Seven Khanates would naturally decline over time. However, three or four months later, the treatment of the soldiers of the Northern Seven Khanates had not declined at all, and they even had a new benefit - medicine.

Medicines that can treat gunshot wounds, knife wounds, diarrhea, and dysentery.

Especially in the bags of officers, you can find high-quality golden wound medicine, as well as coptis and cinchona, which are very effective for diarrhea. That really made the Russians jealous.

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After dawn, the vanguard of the Kazakh coalition army appeared directly outside the city of Andijan.

Except for the besieged Bishkek Fortress, which has not fallen so far, Tokmak, Aksu, Kara-Baleta, and a series of Kokand Khanate fortresses in the Chu River Valley have fallen, and the war has spread to Andijan, one of the most important cities in Kokand and the capital of the Pamir Governorate.

As a famous trade distribution center in the Central Asian region, Andijan was a famous city in Central Asia a thousand years ago. Today, there are nearly 20,000 Kokand soldiers stationed here. The number is not small, but the quality is worrying. Among them are the remaining troops after the Pamir Governor's District was defeated in successive battles, some are newly recruited militias, and there are reinforcements sent by Kokand.

Although Muhammad Omar, the Emir of the Kokand Khanate, has average command ability, as a hawkish leader in Kokand, his attitude against the Northern Seven Khanates is absolutely firm and unremitting.

Everyone in the city seemed uneasy. Officials and businessmen were troubled by not getting specific front-line news, because Omar blocked all the specific news, and they felt uncomfortable. Civilians were even more worried about the safety of their families and their lives, and thus were restless.

Andijan City has restricted residents' commercial activities. Many dignitaries secretly transferred their property and blood relatives, but on the surface, the streets were closed and soldiers were patrolling the streets. The people had no news from the outside world, let alone running away.

"What will happen specifically?" the officials asked.

They no longer praised Mohammed Omar as they did before, and Alimu Khan no longer praised his admired brother Mohammed Omar. Everyone remained silent when talking about the army.

Not only that, that afternoon, as if to deliberately panic the residents of Andijan, all the things came together, and another terrible news came to join the fun.

There were rumors that not only a small group of Kazakhs appeared outside the city, but their main force had also arrived. The Kazakh army had surrounded the entire Andijan, and used the excess troops to divide and surround the surrounding positions.

...

In the Governor's Mansion.

Mohammed Omar's breathing began to become rapid and heavy, his lower lip was shaking, and his eyes became red.

"Lieutenant Colonel Kosolov. Is the news you brought me true? Did Kurbanguly really die?"

"Governor, General Kurbanguly was indeed killed. This is very bad news, but I can't lie to you. The Bishkek Fortress was captured by the Kazakhs a week ago, and the troops deployed there were almost completely wiped out by the Kazakhs."

The Bishkek Fortress garrisoned by 10,000 people could not hold the Kazakh coalition in a short period of time, but Pan Chang could not just attack that area of ​​the Kokand Army. He had sufficient troops. It will be a good thing that the Bishkek Fortress has more troops and horses. Because this will reduce the number of troops stationed elsewhere. Therefore, after Pan Chang captured the positions around the Bishkek Fortress, he only besieged the Bishkek Fortress but did not attack it. He left his troops to watch Bishkek tonight and used superior artillery to continuously bombard the Bishkek Fortress. Shikek also sent abundant troops to continue southward, sending troops to many fortresses such as Tokmak, Aksu, Kara-Baleta, etc., and attacked and conquered the fortresses all the way to Andiyan.

"Is everyone dead?" The infantry can't escape, but where are the three thousand cavalry in Bishkek? Those are the most elite three thousand cavalry in the entire Kokand Kingdom.

"General Fatah led some cavalry to break out of the encirclement, but their situation is very difficult. According to reports, General Fatah is now leading the remaining soldiers to wander in the hilly and low valley areas, lacking ammunition, supplies, food and supplies. , they lacked everything they needed. But General Fatah was a true warrior, and he was already harassing the Kazakh transportation lines with all his strength. "No one in the world could hold on. A team can survive this desperate situation for a month.

Omar's face twitched, and a flash of emotion and a flash of regret flashed in his eyes, "Can we send troops to reinforce them?"

"Your Majesty the Governor, this is not a wise choice. There is a high price to pay for doing so. You have to lose at least half of the cavalry troops and throw away all the heavy weapons, including some rockets, before you can join them."

Mohammad Omar sank for half a century. "Lieutenant Colonel, I can see from the disaster that happened before us that the true God requires us to make heavy sacrifices to prove our loyalty to our faith. If the Kazakhs' logistics lines are not cut off, is it possible to hold the city of Andijan?" As long as it is defeated by the Kazakhs, People were surrounded by people, and they were bombarding Andiyan every day. Not to mention the 20,000 guards, ten times more would have the same fate.

Andijan's city defenses are not comparable to the Bishkek Fortress.

"If it cannot be guaranteed, I will obey the will of the true God." Death must be worthy of death. "Please tell me, Lieutenant Colonel, can Andiyan withstand the Kazakh attack by relying solely on the strength of the city?"

The 20,000-strong garrison seems to be a lot, but more than half are civilian troops who lack training and war experience. There are many herdsmen cavalry among them, but such cavalry poses no threat to the Kazakh coalition forces equipped with new rifles. .

Under the cold gaze of Mohammad Omar, Kosolov opened his mouth and was unable to say the word 'can'! Everything is self-evident.

Mohammed Omar closed his eyes.

"Then pass my order and let Anwar and Boubarak lead people to support Fatah." No matter how big the loss is, it is better than staying in the city and being bombarded. These cavalry without serious training are still nomadic cavalry in essence, and the combat effectiveness of nomadic cavalry was completely trampled under the feet of modern cavalry a hundred years ago.

These people can only be used as infantry if they stay in the city, but it is too wasteful.

Perhaps, without Fatah, they would have been thrown out by Omar. Everything was doomed when the Kazakh coalition forces reached the city of Andijan. "What is the situation in the militia now? Have you noticed the low morale?" Kosolov is Omar's staff officer.

"Your Majesty the Governor, will you allow me to speak so frankly as a soldier?"

"At this time, of course what I want to hear is the truth. Don't hide anything. I want to know the true situation of the army."

"Okay, Your Majesty the Governor. Let me tell you that now the militiamen in Andiyan City, from the leader to every soldier, are in deep despair without exception." Fortunately, Kosolov was talking about the militia. The Kazakhs have already reached Andijan. How could those militiamen not be disappointed or timid?

Mohammad Omar's face turned red and his eyes gleamed with anger.

"Will believers of the true God become discouraged in the face of failure? This is absolutely impossible, absolutely impossible! This is blasphemy against the true God." Mohammed Omar waved his arms vigorously: "I will tell us Warrior, go and tell all the subjects of Andijan that if there is not a single warrior left, I will personally go to the battlefield with a scimitar. The victory of this war is destined to belong to the great true God and to us, the true servants of the true God. Far more powerful than the Kazakhs, Haohan will not lose!”

"The glory of the true God is not allowed to be tarnished. I refuse to surrender in shame, and the Great Khan will fight until the last moment." Mohammed Omar said with his hand on his chest, and the determination in his tone was like the cold wind in winter here.

Perhaps in the past ten years, Chen Han's "retro" style among Kazakhs has really touched the hearts of many Tianfang believers?

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In the eastern part of Andiyan City, the position of the Kazakh coalition forces.

In the large open space, groups of war horses were quietly drinking water, grazing, and resting. The deafening sound of gunfire not far away did not frighten them.

A fast horse came straight to Dong Wei's headquarters.

At this time, the leader of the cavalry, Dong Wei, whose pseudonym was Abdul, was lying boredly on an open camp bed to rest.

Although many of his officers Dong Wei are still unknown. This time he followed Pan Chang into Andiyan. To be honest, the task was not heavy.

The siege relies on infantry, and the task of the cavalry is to prevent the cavalry in the city from attacking, and to prevent Kokand from sending cavalry troops to play sneak attacks, although this possibility is very low.

In Dong Wei's view, this battle is just for him. After the main force surrounds Andijan, he can safely kill towards Kokand. Kokand has no intention of fighting field battles recently, and has no intention of fighting mobile warfare at all, so if his cavalry stays under Andijan, they will not be able to wait for Kokand's reinforcements, and will become a big decoration.

Andijan has officially started for five days, and the cavalry has also rested for five days.

"Deputy, deputy." A cavalry sergeant dismounted outside the command post and ran into the back tent. Dong Wei has already gotten up from the camp bed. "Deputy, the Kokand people are moving. The Kokand people in the city are moving. The commander-in-chief has sent an order for us to prepare for battle quickly."

The high-altitude hot air balloon can clearly see the commotion in Andijan, and Pan Chang immediately sent someone to inform him.

When Dong Wei, who looked lifeless, heard the word "battle", his eyes suddenly brightened tenfold. The whole person gave people a different feeling. He was like a sword unsheathed, revealing a sharp edge that could cut through everything.

"Pass my order, all troops assemble!" More than 10,000 cavalry troops quickly gathered together.

There was nothing to hesitate. Leaving two thousand cavalrymen on duty last night as a reserve, the remaining 8,000 cavalrymen, led by Dong Wei, quickly approached Andijan City.

Andijan City is located in the eastern part of the Fergana Basin. To the east is the foothills of the Fergana Mountains and the Alay Mountains. To the west is a vast plain, and to the north are continuous high mountains and hills.

Although the foothills of the Fergana Mountains and the Alay Mountains are not dangerous, those paths that are convenient for large troops to pass quickly are guarded by Kazakh soldiers, and more importantly, they are also guarded to the east of Andijan City. If the Kokand cavalry in the city went east, Dong Wei would laugh happily.

The Kokand cavalrymen who left the city were hammered by shells, with a few rockets and gunfire in between. On the bunker outside Andijan, the defenders were also doing their best to cover the cavalry troops leaving the city.

On a tall and strong improved warhorse, Dong Wei used a telescope to look at the Kokand cavalrymen who were gradually becoming panic and chaotic in the artillery fire not far away, with murderous intent on his face.

Soon, one of his hands slowly raised, and the cavalrymen behind him sped up. But without seeing Dong Wei's next signal, none of the 8,000 cavalrymen dared to act on their own. Everyone just listened quietly to the deafening gunfire and looked at the rolling gunpowder smoke.

"Draw your sword!"

Waited for half an hour, or even longer? Dong Wei drew out his saber with a bang, pointing it straight ahead. The flag bearer behind him immediately waved the battle flag, and then the cavalry behind him rang with a "clang clang" sound of drawing swords. Countless silver lights reflected from the Kazakh coalition cavalry. The bright white light was like silver scales on the water, dazzling people's eyes from a distance.

Explosion points exploded in the scattered ranks of the Kokand cavalry.

More and more rocket teams approached the 500-meter range at the risk of being shot. When the Kazakh coalition cavalry drew their swords, more and more cannons were moved, and the intensity and accuracy of the bombardment suddenly increased to a higher level.

Fire flashed, brown soil flew, and pieces of Kokand cavalry were knocked down. It's a pity that the hexagonal cannon's shells are not round iron balls. Although the penetrating power is amazing, the lethality to cavalry is much weaker.

Dong Wei's saber turned into a fierce slash forward, and the battle flag behind him swayed three times in front of him.

"Charge!" The leading officers pointed their sabers forward, and the horses started running slowly, and soon turned from a jog to a trot. After being stabbed hard by the spurs, the horses raised their heads and neighed, and then galloped forward with their four hooves.

The plain exploded with the sound of thunderous hooves.

There are not many opportunities to beat the drowning dog. That is to say, Mohammed Omar is stupid. He doesn't treat his cavalry as human beings. He wants them to rush out from the east. If not now, when will he kill them well?

The cavalry of the Kazakh coalition galloped with shouts of "Charge, Charge!" The morale of the cavalry of the Great Juz and the Middle Juz was high and vigorous.

The cavalry is a unit that pursues speed. This situation of galloping and sweeping by the flying cavalry made all the soldiers glow with an indomitable spirit of victory! The sword flashed like snow, the hoof sounded like thunder, and the pleasure of riding and killing on horseback was far better than shooting people from a distance with a long or short gun.

The horse team swept the wind and sand and rushed towards the scattered team of the Kokand cavalry! The way the horses galloped made everyone understand a truth about cavalry-speed is power!

How refreshing! The shouts and the trampling of horses' hooves were enough to make any bloody man burst out with endless fighting spirit!

One by one, the war horses rushed left and right in the gray-white crowd with a grass-green uniform, unstoppable! Where the sword flashed, there was always a Kokand cavalry screaming and losing his life or limbs. The yellow Kazakh flag fluttered in the wind.

Dong Wei felt as comfortable as drinking a bowl of ice water in the dog days of summer, cool and refreshing. He liked this kind of scene. He rode into the crowd and hacked and killed without restraint. This is the greatest pleasure of the cavalry, this is the real cavalry!

The two generals leading the Kokand cavalry, Anwar and Bubarak, did not care about the casualties of their men. They led the cavalry to the east without stopping. They did not care how many people were left behind. Their mission was to rush to the east and find the remnants of Fatah!

The two sides met in one place and then attacked the Kazakhs' logistics supply line with all their strength. What would happen to the tens of thousands of Kazakh coalition troops without logistics supplies?