Liu Ji planned to attack Zhang Geer as early as the end of 1823, but soon there was a rebellion among the kings. Then the court was busy rectifying the new army. In April 1825, Liu Ji finally sorted out everything and decided to lead the army in person... He ordered the officers and soldiers of the five towns of the new army and the Xiaoqi battalion, and a total of 30,000 troops went to the Hui army to fight.

When the army arrived in Xi'an, it was merged with 5,000 people from the Governor of Shaanxi and Gansu.

On June 3, 1825, it was as hot as if it could light a fire outside Urumqi.

The green grape trellis on the dry land has become a good place to cool off. Many old people wearing white hats are bouncing under the vines. Vendors selling cantaloupe nearby shouting in the pergola. From time to time on the road, refugees coming from Kashgar can be seen from time to time. They are haggard and dragged their children to the mouth. All their belongings are wrapped in donkey carts and are hurriedly trying to get further away from Kashgar.

The quiet atmosphere was suddenly broken, and the soldiers who came out of the city aroused people's vigilance. There were about two or three hundred people in this group, one of whom looked at the official uniforms was of great rank. What was rare was that these people were not as domineering as usual. They hugged into the awning and scared away other customers, but a helper threw a piece of silver to the man who sold cold water to make up for his losses. The boss tactfully brought cold water to the officers and soldiers, and the leading general sat on the rattan chair and took a sip. The other officials didn't bother to drink a sip of water and immediately commanded the soldiers to stand guard around. What made people curious was that the guard posts of these people were not like protecting the official in the awning, but instead blocked the road and sent people to occupy the nearby commanding heights one by one.

Soon the answer came out, and the dust rising from afar attracted people's attention.

What a huge dust and smoke, this must be an army. People were guessing and beating in their hearts. Could it be that Zhang Geer had come from Kashgar?

At this moment, the Qing soldiers who were not usually favored by people suddenly felt intimate. These Qing soldiers were so calm that they could not be Zhang Geer's army.

The rumbling sound of vehicles, horse hooves, and steps mixed into dull sounds of road coming from the front. It was indeed an army. When the vanguard of the army appeared outside the city, the people behind were still hiding in the distance and blending into a mass of the horizon, unable to tell how far it was.

The shadow of this team gradually became clear, and the costumes of the soldiers in the team attracted people's attention first. But before they could even look at the style of the green military uniforms, they were shocked by the solemn and solemn military power of the army. Never have seen such a powerful team. This shock not only appeared in the hearts of the people who were peeking at the distance on the roadside. Even General Changling of Yili, Admiral Da Linga of Urumqi under his command, and Xiangyun, the leader of Yili, were very curious. He had long heard that the emperor had trained a new army, but he did not expect these people to look like this.

The green military uniform was divided into upper and lower clothes, shallow and deep at the upper, lower than the lower, with sleeves and waist, and a green soft hat with a brim wrapped around the braids on the back of the head, making the back of the hat look bulging. This outfit obviously made these people move quickly, and the team was more neat than the thousands of soldiers under Changling's command even when walking.

In the middle of this mighty army, there was a man wearing a dress that made Changling feel friendly and familiar. The bright yellow set of armor only revealed a young and thin face. Who is it that the emperor?

Changling handed over the reins of the horse to his personal soldiers, and took Da Ling'a, Xiangyun quickly ran over. Apart from a distance, Changling shouted: "But I have been waiting for the Lord, but I am too late to greet him. Please punish me."

Liu Ji laughed a few times, turned over and got off his mount, walked forward two steps before standing down.

Changling and two generals under his command rushed forward and turned over and knelt in front of Liu Jie. Liu Jie stepped forward and helped the three of them up and said, "Thank you for your hard work for the country."

After saying that, Liu Ji turned around and made a stop gesture to Yang Luchan. Soon the horn-man officer beside Yang Luchan played the sound "Didi Dadi Dadi Dadi...", and the sound was sharp and loud, and it was heard from afar. Not only the soldiers of the New Army and the Knights Camp, but also the Shaanxi-Gansu soldiers who had heard this sound on the road knew that they had stopped marching.

The army stopped outside the city. Yang Yuchun, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, quickly stepped forward. Several groups of people finally gathered together. That night, they camped outside Urumqi City and agreed to set off for Aksu the next day.

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A bunch of blazing bonfires were lit in the camp. The night in Urumqi seemed to be two different places compared to the hot day in the day. Liu Ji refused the headquarters prepared for him and stationed with the soldiers in the barracks. The cold night made him worried about the situation of the soldiers. After patrolling, Liu Ji ordered the military officer to immediately send the felt blankets one by one to the soldiers. This order obviously made the military officer embarrassed. There were thousands of felt blankets prepared for the officers in the military supplies, and there were felt blankets for 40,000 troops. Liu Ji helped him solve this problem.

Liu Jie wrote a handwritten order to hand him over to the merchants who followed the army. These merchants were called on merchants from all over the country before leaving. They followed the safe place behind with some military supplies. Liu Jie promised them to buy their supplies at double the market price during the war. If they were not sold out, they would purchase them 30% on the market price after the war. If there were any temporary purchases, they would buy them at double the price from these merchants. With Liu Jie's IOU, they would naturally find ways to purchase felt blankets for the soldiers through their familiar commercial network.

Liu Ji asked someone to set up piles of bonfires in the camp. When Liu Ji got up, the generals accompanied him gathered at Liu Ji's bonfire and chatted with the emperor. It seemed that the emperor was not strict and enthusiastically greeted everyone around the bonfire.

Dalinga seemed to have discovered a strange problem in the army. After the emperor told some jokes to ease the tension, he asked shyly: "Your Majesty, how does the new military gun look like the foreign gun used by the verdict."

The guns of the new army were basically made by the British-style brown bess-type smooth-bore flint muskets. Liu Ji waved to Yang Luchan and ordered: "General Yang will take one of the foreign guns."

When Yang Luchan put the gun in Da Ling's hand, Da Ling's nodded and said, "That's right, it's this kind of gun."

Liu Ji and Gong Zizhen beside him looked at each other, and both of them understood what each other meant. It seemed that the British had intervened in this matter.

Changling, who had a long face full of prickly face, said loudly: "Your Majesty, the spy from the slaves came to report. Zhang Geer not only had the support of Haohan people but also had the secret help from the English. Zhang Geer was protected by several high-nosed foreigners at any time."

Yang Yuchun raised his wine bag and took a sip. The raging firelight shone on his white beard. The veteran general who had been through three dynasties wiped the wine stains from his beard and pondered for a while and said, "When Gurkha sent troops to attack Shigatse, the dog-dream Englishman was secretly doing bad things. I followed General Fu'ankang to Tibet and killed a foreigner who was in the Gurkha army with his own hands. Ge, this foreigner is no different from a monster, with red-haired cat eyes and no light on his body. "

As soon as Yang Yuchun opened his mouth, the generals surrounded the fire were silent, with the most important military achievements in the army. Such generals who fought bloody battles were always the most respected objects of soldiers. Yang Yuchun had hundreds of wars and made countless contributions, so how could he not win the morale of the army?

The firewood in the bonfire made a crackling sound, and Yang Yuchun paused and said for a long time: "Emperor, the old minister is arrogant today and says something unpleasant. If you offend the emperor, please punish him. If the emperor thinks it is useful, the old minister will be willing to die even if he dies."
Chapter completed!