After deciding to divide the troops into two groups, the Mobei Cavalry Corps and the Liaodong Cavalry Corps formed the Northern Punishment Army, while the Seventh Corps and the Monan Cavalry Corps began to move south.

Xu Shi and others rode on the war horses and watched the Northern crusting army kill towards the Yili area. Batur of the Junggar tribe only brought 300 Junggar cavalry to follow the Northern crusting army, because the Jiuzhou Army was just for them to watch the show, and the real protagonist was two cavalry regiments.

"I wonder if they can successfully reach Siberia and gather with the pioneer group." Xu Shi looked at the rolled up smoke and dust and said earnestly.

"There should be no problem in taking down the Junggar Basin, it depends on how much sacrifice. The military's judgment on military merits is no longer limited to being able to achieve the established goals, but also depends on the number of sacrifices and then judge the military merits. On this side of our South Road, we must also achieve the greatest results with the minimum casualties as possible." Sun Chuanting said.

"Xu Shi, our Monan Cavalry Regiment plans to send a cavalry as a vanguard to attack Kuche. What do you think?" Wu Keshan said.

"How many people are you going to send, and who will command this former vanguard cavalry?" Xu Shi said.

"The elite cavalry of two thousand people, I will personally command this cavalry to break through the defense line of the Yarkand Khanate in Korla and Karashar, and drive straight into it, all the way to Aksu and Ushi on the banks of the Tarim River." Wu Keshan's capital, Oh.

"Aksu, Ushi is already very close to Yarkand City. You only lead two thousand cavalry deep into the enemy territory. Is it too risky?" Xu Shi said.

"Now the Yarkand army in Turpan is almost wiped out, and the morale is shaken. It is a good opportunity for us to go straight in, and we will not give them any breathing opportunity. I believe that as long as I lead two thousand cavalry all the way, they will be in chaos and have no time to set up defenses. If the army behind them follows quickly, they may be able to conquer the Yarkand city within three months." Wu Keshan said confidently.

"So what about food and grass?" Xu Shi asked.

"We bring our own dry food for ten days and break through Korla and Karashar areas within ten days. On the one hand, we use war to support the war, and on the other hand, we need the supplies of the main force you lead." Wu Keshan said, "Our Mongolian tribes used to rely on fighting to support the war, otherwise it would not be possible to rush thousands of miles to sweep the entire continent. The two thousand cavalry I led were not many, and the number of tribes in the area south of the Tianshan Mountains was enough to plunder enough food from them."

Xu Shi couldn't help but remain silent when he heard Wu Keshan say that he would plunder the grain of the Yarkand Khanate to supply his raid troops. However, after being silent for more than ten seconds, Xu Shi still agreed with Wu Keshan's previous practice of using Mongolian cavalry: "Extraordinary times should be done. Cavalry raids are meant to launch a fatal blow to the enemy. If there is a woman's kindness, it will make a mistake. However, the Yarkand Khanate will be the place under the management of our Western Regions Administration. Try to leave a good impression on the local people, so the priority target of plunder should be the food of their officers and soldiers, or the official granary in their city. If you have to collect food from local local people, you should also be recorded. After the Yarkand Khanate is pacified, you will compensate them twice."

"Understand." Wu Keshan, who was born in the prairie of cruel struggle, still couldn't understand why the Han troops liked to lay various constraints for themselves. If Genghis Khan had not massacred the city, recruited strong men and plundered food, how could he have defeated dozens of forces in a row and fought until the Rhine River? However, as a member of the Jiuzhou Army, Wu Keshan had to follow the concept of the Jiuzhou Army.

Two thousand elite cavalry were selected by Wu Keshan from the southern Mokari Corps, composed of warriors from the tribes such as Korqin, Ordos, Chahar, and Bahrain. They carried muskets and sabers, and escaped from the large army and headed towards Korla and Karashar in the south.

Karashar City is the first city in Turpan to enter the Yarkand Khanate, and it is also one of the eight most important cities of the Yarkand Khanate. It is in the northwest and southeast trends with Korla. The Yarkand Khanate has two thousand defenders in each of these two cities.

The day before, thousands of Yerkand cavalry who escaped from the ambush circle of the Jiuzhou Army entered Karashar City.

"We were ambushed by the Jiuzhou Army and almost wiped out the entire army. The commander was likely to be captured by the Jiuzhou Army!" The fleeing Yarkand cavalry reported the situation to the guards of Karashar City with pale faces.

"The only ten thousand people left by Commander Suli brought to you is more than a thousand of you?" The defenders of Karashar City were full of surprise. These were ten thousand people, and Turpan also had the Turpan army recruited by Dorgon, which was on the defensive. Why was it annihilated so quickly!

"Their firearms are very powerful. The walls of Turpan City were all blown up. When we left Turpan City, we saw the sky-sky fire and loud noise in Turpan City, as if we used a large amount of gunpowder to detonate the entire city wall. Their gunpowder was like a lunatic, but we were reluctant to let a soldier attack the city wall. Even if we wanted to use the city wall to kill their soldiers, we would have no chance." The Yerkand soldiers who fled back said aggrievedly.

This battle in Turpan seemed like a dream for him. They were fooled by the Jiuzhou Army without even having a meeting with the Jiuzhou Army.

"What's going on with the ambush?" the guard of Karasal City asked anxiously.

"Just after we withdrew from Turpan City, we encountered many ambushings from the Kyushu cavalry in the Tokson area. In the darkness, we held torches and became the target of their musket attacks." said the Yarkand soldiers.

"How many troops are they siege the city? How many cavalrymen are ambushing yours?"

"The siege troops of Jiuzhou Army and Junggar cavalry originally had about 20,000 people, but later the Jiuzhou Army reinforced the siege cavalry, and there were about 20,000 people in total. As for the cavalry that ambushed us, judging from the power of the musket, there may be 30,000 people. A total of about 70,000 people were added together." The Yerkand soldier who fled back speculated.

In fact, he was not wrong with the number of people siege troops of the Jiuzhou Army, but the ambushing cavalry was only about 10,000, but the number of rifles was large, which caused the illusion of large numbers. In addition, among the siege troops, the Junggar cavalry did not intend to participate in the war, but were just watching the battle.
Chapter completed!