C3385 People from home near the Ili River

The Ili River was a very important water system in Xinjiang, it originated from the Heavenly Mountain which converged many rivers in the west and poured them directly into the Lake Barkish!

The entire river opened up a very fertile and fertile valley in the Central Asia's Mountain Plateau, where many civilizations had thrived in the past.

During the Han Dynasty, the capital city of Wusun in the western region was built on this fertile land.

From the Han Dynasty to the Tang, Ming, and Qing Dynasties, this was China's territory, and the Lake Barkish became the most traditional and farthest frontier lake of the Chinese civilization westward.

In the western part of the Lake Barkish, no matter how much the nation changed, the change of regime did not have anything to do with the Han civilization.

However, the entire eastern shore of the Lake Barkish, the entire Ili River basin, had always been an inherent territory of the Chinese people.

But unfortunately, in 1864, the year Xiao Letian crossed over to this world, the Qing Dynasty signed a contract with Sha Ao, and the Lake Barkish was cut off.

Right now, the boundary between the Qing Dynasty and Sha Russia was not a lake like the sea, but a desert on the east shore!

Sky Mountain's snow water nourished the Ili River and turned him into a Lake Barkish. However, the Ancient Chinese Book of Ex Sowing Sea was no longer a part of China.

On the side of the long Ili River, there was a small city called Ka Puqiagai. The river section here had a rich and rich geographical location, and since ancient times, it had been the place where farmers, merchants, and herdsmen gathered the most.

This place was still the Qing Dynasty's territory, and seeing the water of the Ili River meant that the Expedition had already escaped from the most dangerous region.

"Towns, we can see the walls …"

The Expedition's outpost excitedly cheered in the snow and wind. Finally, in the evening, they felt that Ka Puqiagai had arrived at a safe place.

The explorer Mucer Beck said with lingering fear, "We have finally passed through Yaqub's territory. When we passed through the southern border, my heart was in my throat …"

The power that Yaqub had established in Xinjiang was called the Zhe De Sha'han Kingdom, which was divided into the Sky Mountain. The Sky Mountain Southern Road all the way to the northern foot of the Kunlun Mountain had become his territory.

Here he established a military-dictatorial government that combined extreme political and religious forces. He firmly controlled all the rich areas of the southern border and financed the Qing Dynasty's Northwest Rebellion.

However, under Zuo Zongtang's powerful suppression, a large number of the traitors started to flee towards Yaqub's territory. Some even wanted to flee towards the northern border of the Heavenly Mountain that was north of the Central Asia.

It was fortunate that the minority of the northern border believed in Shamanism, Tibetan Buddhism, and people came under the control of the Qing Dynasty after they went to the west, thus Yaqub did not take advantage of them.

After a few years of war, Tian Shan had become the dividing line between the two forces of the Northern Frontier. The minority of the Northern Frontier had to bitterly defend the last piece of safe zone for the Great Qing Dynasty.

Duo Luo and Guan Lu had seen the Central Asia of the Central Asia approach the Expedition a few times, and they had even seen the Cavalry of the Central Asia close to the Expedition a few times.

Furthermore, Gordon was a noble and a famous aristocrat. Yaqub did not want to cause a big conflict, so he did not try to kill them.

However, with the attacks from the people of the tribe coming from Afghanistan, it was not hard to see the secret influence that Yaqub and the others had.

After all, the Central Asia was the birthplace of the British forces, so Gordon and Musial did not dare to say that it was a hundred percent success rate. It was only until today when they saw the Ili River and the small city by the river that their hearts were at ease.

"Children, let's go into the city …" This is the Qing Nation's land, Mr. Duo Luo, Mr. Guan Lu, you guys are home … "

Home! His words completely stunned the group of guards. At that moment, it was as if an electric current was surging from their chests!

Home! It was indeed the feeling of home. To think that one could actually hear someone speaking Mandarin at such a grand scale here. The shop's signboard also had Chinese characters on it.

Although this was a place that was tens of thousands of miles away from the Beijing, in the Western Regions, and could not even be dreamt of, the people of the Qing Dynasty would never think of having any emotional entanglements with him.

But it was also strange, as long as they could stand here, and tell you that this was China's territory, and this was the Great Qing.

It was frozen into a pile of ice along the wind and snow!

The journey from India to the Western Regions lasted for three and a half months. From summer to winter, they suffered many hardships and almost lost their lives many times.

When they finally got home today, the guards rolled off their horses and started sobbing as they knelt on the ground.

"Wuwuwu …" From the foreign territory... To India... and now you're at some bullsh * t Central Asia … "Damn, I'm finally home, home …"

The guards at the city gate looked at these strange British Expedition s, then looked at the Chinese who were kneeling and sobbing on the ground, and were immediately stunned.

"Mother!" One of our own? You see, there are braids... It's from Great Qing! "

"My ancestor, why did you come from the south? How did you guys get here? "

The veteran with the white braids walked over while holding his spear. "May I ask …" Where did you come from? Where did you come from in Qing? "Do what?"

The old veteran's face was as wrinkled as the layers of ravines in Tianshan Mountains. His grizzled white hair was blown by the wind, and his tattered cotton-padded jacket was patched with the word "Green Camp" on it.

"Old... Old man... We are from Beijing! " Guan Lu said while trembling.

"What?" "Beijing!" The old soldier cried out in alarm, and then he firmly shut his mouth, as if he was afraid that others would hear him.

"Are you for real?" I am a direct disciple of Baofu... "It's been tens of thousands of miles, I can't believe I've predicted this!" As she spoke, tears began to fall.

"It's to pacify the mansion? Why would they come here? Isn't this place governed by the Great Duke of the Prairie in the northern territory? "

"Hey …" "Don't mention it. Back home, I sinned and killed an evil slave from the owner's house. Afterwards, the county magistrate saw that I was pitiful and didn't want to die, so he sent me here …"

"I was nineteen when I arrived here. I'm seventy-three now …"

"Oh god, why are you still guarding?" Duo Luo went up to help the old man. At this moment, there was no longer any disdain between the men.

Tens of thousands of miles away at the border, meeting someone who could speak Chinese was like meeting a family member.

The veteran grabbed their hands and whispered, "My surname is Hu, you guys can call me Hu Laosan …"

"Alright, Uncle Hu San, we will call you uncle!"

"Ai …" "I do not dare, I do not dare. You are all nobles who wear silk, I cannot afford to be one …" With that, Hu Laosan wiped away his tears.

When Duo Luo and Guan Lu were in Beijing in the past, they had never looked at such a despicable and destitute Chinese man. At that time in Beijing, such an old man was such a lowly servant.

But Ka Puqiagai who was right beside the Ili River, was the one that they called out from the bottom of their hearts, "Third Uncle … Able to live up to … We call you uncle, you deserve it! "

"Good child …" Come with me, you have to escape tonight... "Let's go, let's go!"