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There are mountains in front of us, so we can only go southwest or northwest.

In the southwest is the Khanate of Bukhara, a country with Persian culture established by the Uzbeks, and at the same time went to Persia to plunder and fight every now and then.

Ayuqi has no communication with the Bukhara Khanate, so he is not sure whether it is safe there.

So everyone went northwest and soon came to Dayuzi's pasture.

The Kazakhs in Dayuzzi stared at the envoys.But seeing that they brought cavalry and claimed to be Chinese envoys, no one dared to rob them after all.

Some tribes here are semi-nomadic and have built many cities in the river area, and there are many Kazakhs who are half-cultivating and half-herding.

When it came to Zhongyuzi's site, the style of painting obviously changed.

There are almost no cities in Zhongyuzi, and they are all nomadic tribes, just like the Mongolians in Mobei.

After about six days of advancing in the Chincha Grassland, someone finally came to contact me.

The scout in charge of guarding the rear rushed back on a fast horse, and blew the horn before the people arrived.

"The whole army is in armor!"

Sun Ruotao, the cavalry general in charge of escorting the envoys, immediately shouted orders, and Aqiyu's cavalry also began to put on their armor.

Not long after, the sound of rumbling horseshoes came.

About 3000 Kazakh cavalry stopped a hundred steps away from the envoy.

Deputy envoy Pang Anguo said: "You are the official envoy, but you are not good at riding. I will negotiate with the other party."

Xie Yuan nodded and said, "Be careful."

Pang Anguo led a few cavalrymen and rode out together with A Qiyu.

Several Kazakhs also came on horseback.

The leader was a young man in his 20s. He spoke with a loud voice: "I am the son of Jianger Khan, the leader of Kazakhstan, Khan. Are you envoys from China?"

Pang Anguo said: "I am the deputy envoy of the Celestial Dynasty, and I was ordered to go to the Turghut Khanate to be crowned king."

Toukhan asked: "I heard that China defeated Zhungeer in the east. Is this news true?"

Pang Anguo said: "The Zhungeer part was divided into two parts, and one part occupied Mobei in China, and has been wiped out by His Majesty the Emperor."

"China is really powerful," Toukhan couldn't help feeling, and asked again, "Can I send an envoy to China? I would like to represent the Kazakhs and obey the Chinese emperor as the Lord. I have a younger sister who is 13 years old this year. She is beautiful and Smart, willing to marry the great Chinese emperor."

Aqiyu reminded in a low voice beside him: "This person cannot represent the Kazakh Khanate, not even Zhongyuzi."

Pang Anguo asked, "What is his background?"

Aqiyu explained: "His father, Jianger Khan of Zhongyuzi, led his troops to resist the Zhungeer tribe's repeated invasions. Later, the army was defeated and killed, Zhongyuzi was torn apart, and some who claimed to be Khan Seven or eight. At that time, he was less than ten years old, and he went into exile with his mother and the tribe, and when he was more than ten years old, he suddenly brought troops back and conquered several Zhongyuzi tribes."

Pang Anguo gestured to Xie Yuan who was behind, and Xie Yuan also rode over, and the two exchanged to explain the situation clearly.

Toukhan was also gesturing, and among the Kazakh cavalry, a young girl came on horseback.

This Kazakh girl is thirteen years old, but she looks like fourteen or fifteen years old. It seems that people here are very precocious.And she was born beautiful, her skin was as white and tender as milk, and every frown and smile was charming.

Central Asia has always been a melting pot of races, and I don't know how many ethnic groups have been mixed in.The style of Kazakh girls is not only different from Han people, but also different from Indian and Persian orchids.

Xie Yuan said with a smile: "This fellow has been prepared for a long time, and he actually brought his sister along."

Aqiyu explained: "Zhongyuzi has been classified as a vassal state by Zhungeer, and at the same time it is still forming an alliance with Yarkand. Now that China has defeated the Zhungeer tribe, and Yarkand has fallen into division again, this person must want to find China. Be a backer. Moreover, there are several khans in Zhongyuzi, if he marries his younger sister to the emperor of the Celestial Dynasty, he will gain great prestige, which will be more conducive to his unification of Zhongyuzi."

Xie Yuan said to Pang Anguo: "The imperial court needs to arrange a pawn in Kazakhstan. This leader Khan is very young and has great potential. I think it can be drawn."

"Let them send people to Nanjing, let His Majesty decide for himself." Pang Anguo said.

Xie Yuan took out a pen and paper, wrote a document, and handed it to Tou Kehan, saying: "Your envoy can take this document, whether it is in China or Yarkand, you can show the document to pass smoothly. If you meet When the Heshuote Mongols plundered, they also took out the documents. Hurting the envoys holding the documents of the Celestial Dynasty is tantamount to launching a war against the Celestial Empire!"

"Thank you very much, Messenger!" Toukhan was overjoyed.

Toukhan's residence is not far away, and he invited the envoys to drink in Yan, and also prepared a grand and lively bonfire dance.

The next day, Toukhan sent a hundred cavalry to escort the envoys to move forward, and donated some horses, as well as food such as cattle, sheep, and cheese.

After the envoys left, Toukhan immediately sent someone to China, and took his sister with him.He was determined to complete this marriage, and he had to get the help of the Chinese emperor, even if the help was only to increase prestige and fame.

In another time and space, Toukhan not only unified Zhongyuzi, but even the entire Kazakh Khanate.

Unfortunately, after he died of illness, the Kazakh Khanate split again and was attacked by Russia and Junggar at the same time.

The mission continued on its way, encountering many Kazakh tribes along the way.

Due to the bad weather during the Little Ice Age, these tribes were not very prosperous, and often a big snowstorm would take away countless people and animals.After natural disasters, there must be human disasters, and the various ministries have been fighting all year round, robbing each other of pastures, livestock and people.

Completely passing through Zhongyuzi's territory, no other tribal leader took the initiative to contact him.

No wonder Toukhan was able to unify Kazakhstan, but his political vision was different.The other tribal leaders were all mediocre, unable to understand what the Chinese envoy meant. Only Toukhan had a keen sense of smell. Not only was he the only one who took the initiative to contact him, but he was also in a hurry to marry his sister to the Chinese emperor.

When I came to Xiaoyuzi, it was even more chaotic here.

The ethnic composition is extremely complex, truly a melting pot of races.The khan of Xiaoyuzi still controls the overall situation in name, but each tribe acts on its own.

Very weak!

Xiaoyuzi's territory on the east coast of the Caspian Sea was almost swallowed up by the Khiva Khanate.

More than 100 years ago, the Khiva Khanate was still the territory of Persia, and the Persian governor was stationed in Khwarazm.After driving away the Persians, the Khiva Khanate experienced decades of war.

Just when Zhao Han raised his troops, a strong man came out of the Khiva Khanate, who unified the country, developed the military and people's livelihood, and frantically annexed the territory of Xiaoyuzi.The new king just succeeded to the throne last year, and he was a tough guy, and later even overthrew Peter the Great's expeditionary army.

Xie Yuan asked for information along the way, and recorded all kinds of news, especially the city and climate.

"It's better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books," Xie Yuan said with emotion, "I've gained a lot from this mission. Kazakhstan and the countries in the south have very different customs from European knowledge and materials. I have learned a lot."

Pang Anguo joked: "People are of different races, and there are orchids everywhere. The people here grow up really fast. They seem to be fifteen or sixteen years old, or even seventeen or eighteen years old, but they are only twelve or thirteen years old when asked."

"I don't know what the area around the Caspian Sea looks like," Xie Yuan said, "If I didn't have a mission, I really want to go all the way to Russia."

This Mr. Zhengshi regards this trip as a public trip.

There was no threat from Xiao Yuzi, and everyone relaxed a lot and arrived at the territory of the Turghute Department smoothly.

This is the northern shore of the Caspian Sea, and there are many desert areas, and the living environment of the Turghut tribe is a bit harsh.

Aqiyu returned to the tribe's camp and asked his mother, "Why haven't we seen many people in the tribe?"

Mother replied: "Your grandfather and father went to war with soldiers."

"Who are you fighting with?" Aqiyu asked.

Mother said, "War with the Russians."

Chapter 1011 [Volga River and Don River Uprising]

Russia has no way to organize itself in the face of Chinese expansion in Siberia.

Sending two to three hundred regular troops to garrison Yeniseysk is already the limit of Tsarist Russia's troop projection.In order to compromise with the aristocratic landlords, the tsar was unable to open up immigration, and could only rely on the peasants to escape by themselves.

At the same time, the news that the Cossacks were defeated by China one after another had spread to all parts of Tsarist Russia.The Chinese were described as man-eating demons, and also good at witchcraft, flying into the sky and throwing flower bombs, even the most heroic Cossacks could not resist.

Fear was spreading. The serfs fled and became Cossacks. They dared not run to Central Siberia, but headed towards the upper reaches of the Volga River.

At the same time, Tsarist Russia's losses in the Far East urgently need to be recovered through other means.As a result, the living environment of serfs and Cossacks became more and more difficult. Coupled with the issuance of copper coins by the tsar, uprisings broke out everywhere in cities and villages.

The more uprisings there are, the more taxes must be raised to counter the rebellion!

The Racine peasant uprising broke out two years earlier.

Stepan Razin came from a wealthy Cossack family. He once served as the leader of the Cossack army and negotiated with the Tsar on behalf of the Don Cossacks.

Four years ago, Racine formed an alliance with the Torghut Ministry again, and the two sides agreed to jointly deal with the Crimean Mongols and the Nogai people.Immediately afterwards, he led the Cossack army, united with the Torghut Ministry, and went on an expedition against the Crimea and Ottomans and won.

Tsarist Russia's exploitation of the people at the bottom caused a large number of serfs to flee to the Don River, and the strength of the Don Cossacks expanded rapidly.

Following the escaped serfs, there was also an army of Tsarist Russian nobles.They arrested Cossacks everywhere, and when they caught them, they said they were fugitive slaves, and occupied the land reclaimed by the Cossacks.Even those wealthy Cossack families who had reproduced for two or three generations were denounced as serfs and arrested.

Stepan Razin couldn't take it anymore, and finally led the people to revolt!

Not only did he rise up by himself, but he also contacted the Turghut tribe on the east bank of the lower Volga River and the Bashkirs in the middle Volga River.

The Bashkirs live between the middle reaches of the Volga River and the rest of the Ural Mountains.As early as more than 100 years ago, it had accepted the rule of Tsarist Russia, and an uprising broke out every 30 years.It is equivalent to saying that the previous generation was suppressed, and the next generation continued to revolt when they grew up, because they could not survive without rebellion.

Racine led the Don Cossacks to march eastward and joined forces with Turghut in Astrakhan.

Astrakhan, located at the estuary where the Volga River flows into the Caspian Sea, is an important military town and an important trade town.The city has no bastion, but it is a fortress in itself, with seven strong towers.

Racine came from the west, and the Torghut troops came from the east, and surrounded the Tsarist Russian fortress.

The serfs in the countryside around the city were all released as free citizens.The houses of the landlords were burned down, and the landlords who ran slowly were all beheaded without discussion.

"If you can't beat it, what should you do?" Racine asked.

Shukurdaiqing said: "Besiege the city and fight for aid, the enemy of Tsaritsin (Volgograd) may come to rescue."

Shukur Daiqing is the leader of the Turhu Special Department and the grandfather of Ayuqi.

Racine shook his head and said, "The Bashkirs are revolting further upstream, and Tsaritsyn's enemies are too busy to take care of themselves, so they won't send troops to rescue here."

The uprising coalition forces besieged the city for many days and organized several attacks, but they were all blocked by the strong fortress.

At this moment, the Bashkir rebel army, unable to conquer Tsaritsyn, also ran south to join forces here.

The three teams gathered together, and the style of painting was extremely strange.

The Don Cossacks led by Racine were all Orthodox Slavs.

The troops led by Shukurdaiqing were all Oara Mongols who believed in Buddhism—not only the Turghut tribe, but also a few Durbert tribe and Heshuote tribe who moved westward together.

The Bashkir rebels are all Turkic people who believe in the Green religion.

Under the oppression of Tsarist Russia, the three races and the three major beliefs have achieved great unity of nationality and religion.

But it was useless. Facing the strong fortress, they could only stand there and watch.Among the three teams, only the Don Cossacks had more than a dozen small cannons, hitting the walls of the fortress like tickling.

"If you continue to fight like this, you won't be able to fight for 100 years!" Shuku Erdaiqing couldn't help but said.

Mohd, the leader of the Bashkir uprising army, said: "We should go upstream, bypass Tsaritsyn (Volgograd) and fight upstream!"

Shukur Daiqing shook his head: "We are not interested in upstream, we just want to unplug this Russian castle."

Racine said: "Then you continue to besiege the city and prevent the enemies in the city from coming out. Muhad and I will march upstream together."

The coalition forces are always like this. Although they are all in an uprising, their demands are fundamentally different.

The Mongols just wanted to expand in the lower reaches of the Volga River, and pull out the spikes (fortresses) stuck in their throats by the way.

The Don Cossacks and Bashkirs resisted the oppression of Tsarist Russia.They planned to march all the way upstream, even approaching Moscow, to force the Tsar to improve their treatment.

Especially Racine, his thoughts are very simple: His Majesty the Tsar must be a good person, and those noble landowners are the bad ones.All the sufferings of the Don Cossacks were caused by nobles, officials, and landowners, and His Majesty the Great Tsar was deceived.

"Da da da da..."

A cavalry came from the east, and the three chiefs were startled, and they ran back to their respective teams to prepare for battle.

Ayuqi rode at the front and went straight into the Mongolian camp: "Grandfather, father, I'm back!"

"It's good to be back!" His father Peng Chuke said happily.

Grandfather Shu Ku Erdaiqing asked: "Those are the Han Chinese troops?"

Ayuqi explained: "I went to Nanjing to meet the emperor of Han. The emperor of Han was very happy. He gave us a thousand muskets and some ammunition, as well as many grain seeds for new crops. In addition, the emperor sent an envoy to enshrine his grandfather as King Turghut."

"Really?" Shuku Erdaiqing said in surprise.

There are three branches of Oala Mongolia that moved westward. The Torghut tribe only has the most people, while the Durbert tribe and the Heshuote tribe still maintain their independence.The completion of tribal unification was after Ayuqi succeeded to the throne. The cause was that Ayuqi's father was murdered by the leader of the Heshuo Special Department.

If the Chinese emperor canonized the king, and he was still the king of Torghut, Shukur Daiqing would have enough reason to annex the other two.

Shuku Erdaiqing took his son and grandson and went out to greet them beamingly. The leaders of the other two tribes also came after hearing the news.

The leaders of the three ministries all knelt down to greet each other, Xie Yuan didn't talk nonsense, and directly read out the canonization edict.

Just as the gold seal and documents were being delivered, Abarai, the leader of the Heshuo Special Department, suddenly said: "Wait a minute, I don't agree!"

Xie Yuan instantly understood what was going on, he and the emperor were both deceived.

This kid, Ayuqi, hides his head and shows his tail. Although he didn't lie, he has been misleading the emperor, making it seem like his family can control all the tribes.Ayuqi did not mention the existence of the Duerbert Ministry and the Heshuo Special Ministry, otherwise "King Turghut" would definitely not be engraved on the gold seal.

Shuku Erdaiqing turned his head and asked, "What right do you have to disagree?"

Abalai said: "First, our three tribes moved westward. Even if the Han emperor wants to establish a country and become a king, the name of the country cannot be called the Turghut Kingdom. Second, after the founding of the nation, why is the leader of the Turghut tribe responsible for it?" King? What about our Heshuo Special Department and Durbert Department?"

Shukur Daiqing said: "We have the largest number of Torghut tribes and the strongest strength. Of course we are the king!"

Alabjur, the leader of the Duerbot tribe, also said: "I support Abalai. It is possible to establish a country, but the name of the country needs to be changed. It is also okay to be named a king. Whoever becomes the king should be jointly discussed by the three ministries. Otherwise, I will bring the ministries together. People, just go and seek refuge with the Russians!"