C3537 Snow Wind Western Region

Zuo Zongtang ordered thirty thousand troops to head out of Lanzhou City towards the northwest, passing Gu Lang, Wu Wei, and Yong Chang … Shan Dan, Zhang Ye charged straight at Jiayuguan!

Sand Russian Army raided the Ivu River Valley, taking over all of the Great Qing's land outside of the Sky Mountain.'s several thousand lone soldiers were guarding a few of the ancient passes, relying on the dangerous situation in the area and the bitter cold weather in the winter to survive!

Yaqub's originally expanding momentum had already weakened, but under the stimulation of the Sha Russian, his arrogance had actually soared, and he started to attack the s of the Western Region and the Zenith Province amidst the snowy weather.

The Su Zhou Governor, Xu Zhanbiao, and Yaqub's vanguard had already erupted into an intense battle between their cavalry soldiers outside the Stellar Gorge. It was all thanks to the six new field cannons that had come up to support them, that had forced Yaqub's three thousand riders to retreat!

Zuo Zongtang was extremely worried, he knew very well that the most important thing for Tongzhi to do after he returned to his own country was to take care of his own affairs. If he kept in mind that the situation in the Northwest was getting chaotic, the schemers in the imperial court would definitely take advantage of this situation, and would even use the disadvantageous situation as an excuse to refuse to return the authority.

Even if it was to make the emperor happy, before Tongzhi's great marriage, Zuo Zongtang's army would have to enter the stage of strategic counterattack, which was to send out the army of the Stellar Gorge to invade the borders of Xinjiang.

Time was of the essence. After signing the fund-raising agreement with Shang Tai and the others, without any worries over the money, Zuo Zongtang had to take action. The Xiang Army stationed at the Hao Lan Army Camp started to move closer to Jade Gate, Guizhou, and Dunhuang.

What made Zuo Zongtang even more worried was that Rong Quan had sent a message saying that Sir British Gordon's Expedition had already reached the Pagoda City. For safety's sake, after a short period of rest, this group of Expedition were actually preparing to cross the Quasi-Ge Plains under the cover of snow.

Travelling far away in the winter of the northern border was a dangerous operation, but Gordon and the others had no choice but to do it!

Although the wind and snow were dangerous, compared to the ferocious Yaqub, this was the safest choice!

"We can't delay it, it's better to freeze to death than die under Yaqub's blade! When Sha Russia took over the Ivu River Valley, Yaqub's troops in Di Hua City became even more restless.

"Once the Warm Spring Flower blooms, Yaqub's rebel army will definitely launch an all-out attack on the grassland. At that time, it will be even more dangerous for us to return to the Central Plains!"

Gordon, Duo Luo, Guan Lu and the others discussed for a long time, but in the end, they had no choice but to make such an adventurous decision. A thousand Quasi-Gear Plains Warriors who were familiar with the terrain escorted Expedition to venture into the snow covered plains.

Zuo Zongtang, who had received the news, paled in shock. He immediately opened the map and looked for it carefully. These people are crazy … If you want to be safe at this time, you have to go right west to Mongolia... "Is he giving up his life?"

Liu Jintang pointed at the map and said in shock, "Pagoda City is currently located east of the Namu River, and Lama Temple is currently in the Komori Prairie." This place is basically a place with very few people! "

"They have to find four wells in the wind and snow to not get lost … Chek Well, Eachwell, Holt Well, Zuckerson Well... "The well water at the edge of the four deserts is where the herdsmen gather during the summer when they graze. How do we find it in the winter, when the sky is white?"

"Even if we can't find it, we have to!" Zuo Zongtang angrily tapped the map: "Send a letter to Xu Zhanbiao, tell him to scout in the north, and bring my bodyguard to meet with Zai Sakhan!" Say that I wanted him to cast a net and look for someone! "

"I know, I have no right to order them Mongol Kings, my rank is not high enough... But tell him, Yaqub is the enemy of the Man Meng three tribes, and they did not show mercy when they killed the Mongolian shepherds! "

"Even if it's a white-furred knife, you still have to send troops to meet me on the prairie!" There was no room for negotiation! "Immediately!"

At this moment, Zuo Zongtang understood Gordon's plan. To the north of Di Hua City, at the center of the Quasi-Carl Basin, there was a vast desert called the Gulbantungut Desert. To the north of this desert was the territory of Ke Xiao Meng.

Gordon and the rest would definitely not go through the southern part of the desert, they could only go through the more barren northern part of the desert, which was Mongolia. However, that area did not have any road signs or towns, and could only rely on four wells to recognize the road, which meant that they had to go through the right path one by one in order to reach the safe zone.

After passing through these four wells, they would reach the grasslands to the north of Hami Palace and Zhenxi Manor. Of course, they couldn't head south either, because this place had already been occupied by Yaqub.

Entering the territory of Zasaktu Khan was already considered a more prosperous territory with abundant aquatic plants and beautiful pastoralists.

As long as Zarukhar Tutu welcomed them at the Expedition, then headed south to Anxi, Gansu, this would be considered as a safe place to enter the Great Qing.

"More than a thousand miles! All of them roaming the deserted desert plains... Yaqub's scattered cavalrymen have also appeared mysteriously, isn't this equivalent to seeking death? "

"Truly causing trouble for laozi!" Although Zuo Zongtang scolded them, he admired this group of Expedition s from the bottom of his heart.

After Master Zuo's order came out, the advancing army suddenly increased their speed. Countless cavalrymen rushed off into the distance with their orders, causing a wave of wind and thunder to stir up in the North Atlantic.

"Marshal …" Eat some dry rations! You haven't had anything to eat since morning, and lunch is only 20 miles away. Have a bite of compressed biscuit … " Liu Jintang carefully peeled off the oil paper off the compressed biscuit and passed it over with a jug of water.

Zuo Zongtang, who was riding on a horse, still had to deal with government affairs while carrying a northwest wind. He was already hungry to the point of sticking his chest to his back, and only after taking a few bites of the compressed biscuit, which was heavy oil and salt, and drinking a few mouthfuls of cold water, was he able to ease his hunger by a lot.

Looking at the biscuit in his hand, Zuo Zongtang gave a long sigh. This is a good item... Just how much of the pressure did this small piece of biscuit give to our logistics? "

"Why haven't we thought of this after all these years of talking? You say that we have all eaten this fried noodles before, and the Beijing has been selling it for hundreds of years, but no one thought of turning it into dried rations for him? "

Liu Jintang laughed bitterly and said, "Ah … This was actually what the foreigners called physics! Why didn't we think of it, why did Xiao Letian think of it, that in the end, he still understood the logic of everything! "

"I've researched it before, and the fact that he could think of it first shows how he can prevent food from being corrupted and what nutrition his body needs …" They have a rule for all this knowledge, which is to say, physics is our technique! "

"Now we have that theory, which is the way to analyze the problem..." Then there will be these little inventions! "

"If we don't understand this logic, then we will probably always be behind others …" It was all thought out by him first, so we just have to take a look before we get it … So it wasn't that simple? "

"But for such a simple matter, why didn't we think of it first and let them think of it?" This is physics! "

The Qing people's understanding of western physics was different from that of the 21st century.

Do not joke about their lack of experience, in which era Liu Jintang's thoughts were already considered to be on the wrong path, he was only speaking in front of Zuo Zongtang, if he was speaking in front of Gui Chen, then the papers for impeachment would be piled on the roof.

"Mm …" He gave the order to the shopkeeper called Fan Jin that he would give him as many of these portable compressed biscuits as he wanted … But I have to say this in advance! "

"The compressed biscuit given to my army must not have a drop of fat, it must all be butter or vegetable oil... The money will be included in my loan! "

"Haha, do you know …" The scouts from Xinjiang have come with the latest news... Yaqub, that dog of a civilian, has already gone into famine! "

"When our army arrives, the food will be even more effective than bullets!"

Just as the two of them were chatting, the sound of horse hooves came from the back of the group. Report to the marshal... "Jiangnan Telegraph!"