On September 26, 1825, Zhang Geer's army gathered 100,000 people and blocked Liu Ji's army on the north bank of the Hunbashi River. They built more than 10 kilometers along the line. The sound of gunfire was shaking the sky, intending to fight to the death with the main force of Liu Ji's army.

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It was already afternoon when we arrived at the Hunbashi River. At this time, dark clouds were rolling in the sky, and wind and sand were sometimes sweeping by. The rebels on the other side of Zhangge's side fired their guns from time to time. The river destined to be written into history flowed through here in a hurry, as if they were hiding from the upcoming war.

After a series of battles, Liu Ji's mentality was already relaxed and relaxed on the battlefield, but the atmosphere today was still a little nervous. Zhang Geer had many rebel flags on the other side, and they ran along the south bank of the Dahunbashi River for several miles. Liu Ji looked from the north bank, and the rebels on the other side seemed to be out of the way. At first glance, the rebels were all over the rebels.

Changling, who arrived yesterday, said beside Liu Ji: "Master, the spy has returned Zhang Geer's army to a total of 100,000."

Yang Yuchun laughed and said after laughing: "If Zhang Geer had such an army, why didn't he have to send him out before, and he had already reached Zhang Geer's nest."

Liu Ji nodded and said, "The old general is right. Zhang Geer will definitely fight for the dead beasts, catching everyone he can gather onto the battlefield, and a group of black people said in a word."

Several people were talking at the south bank, and the wind and sand gradually became stronger. Soon the southwest wind blew, sand and stones flying in the military formation, and flags rolled.

The guards beside Liu Ji quickly started to work hard in the wind and sand, and asked to lay down a tent in the strong wind to cover Liu Ji's wind and sand.

Who knew that Liu Ji narrowed his eyes and shouted: "Don't be busy, I'll send you all the generals. I'll decide on something."

Not long after, the generals from each camp and town gathered with Liu Ji. Liu Ji loudly announced the content of the resolution, "The town thought it could hit the other side in one go, what do the generals think?"

Changling arrived here yesterday and caught up with the decisive battle. Seeing the wind and sand getting bigger and bigger, he said, "The emperor's enemy is very different from us. Zhang Geer's power is huge and the sand and rocks are flying. He is afraid that the army will be unfavorable. The slave thinks it is better to retreat six or seven kilometers before making a decision."

"No, this battle can be taken back Kashgar and annihilated this thief Zhang Geer in one fell swoop." Yang Yuchun's white beard angrily Zhang and shouted fiercely.

"The last general thinks that what the Old General Yang said is very true. At this time, our army won several battles and was highly motivated. It is a battle that can be decided. Don't give Zhang Geer a chance to breathe because of some trivial matters."

Liu Ji recognized Yang Yuchun's plan in his heart. When will he wait until he didn't fight? He looked at the dozen generals in the tent one by one. When he arrived at Yang Luchan, Liu Ji saw him stand up and clasped his fists and said sternly: "The rebels' front is long, with defenses based on the river. Most of the troops are strong herders. The last generals are willing to lead the death-deathed soldiers in the army to guerrilla wars along the line and harass the enemy. Although they will not defeat the enemy in one fell swoop, they will also make the enemy tired and provide a good opportunity for our army to cross the river."

It seems that Changling’s proposal is not in line with the morale of the army, so there are more generals in the army who are asking for war. Liu Ji pointed at him and said, “Is it feasible to see the proposal of Yang Tongzhi?”

Gong Zizhen responded when she heard this: "The lower official will report."

After Liu Jizhun said, Gong Zizhen said: "The officials thought that thousands of rebel cavalry in the army could use more banners and rush to the lower reaches of the river to pretend to cross the river to restrain some of the enemy's forces. The emperor could command the five towns of the new army and the cavalry camp to cross the river from the upper reaches of the river. The two elders, Old General Yang and Admiral Yang, can be considered a good time. After the emperor started crossing the river, he led his troops to cross the river from the front. In this way, the rebels were hard to take care of. Once our army crossed the river, the rebels had no danger to defend. At that time, with the advantage of our artillery, they could defeat the rebels in one fell swoop."

Gong Zizhen's words won unanimous approval from all generals, and although Changling's proposal was not clearly stated, no one paid attention to it.

Liu Ji nodded and said yes, and dispatched the generals according to Gong Zizhen's proposal.

The army was very quick and decided. Liu Ji's army immediately took action. Soon a team of cavalry in the army braved the wind and sand and walked downstream. The group of people were thousands of cavalry of the rebel army, and the hundreds of suicide squads collected by Yang Luchan were also hidden in it. When they arrived at the downstream, hundreds of death-seeking men left the rebel positions under the leadership of Yang Luchan and sneaked to the north shore.

At dusk, gunfire sounds were heard from time to time on the north bank of the Hunbashi River, and shouting again and again.

At the same time, Yang Yuchun and Yang Fang's men quickly rushed into the river and began to force cross the river. For a moment, the Hunbashi River became lively, with gunfire, shouts and cannons. The army crossing the river kept falling dead in the Hunbashi River, dyeing the clear Hunbashi River red.

At this time, the main force of Liu Jijun, who had already reached the upper reaches of the Hunbashi River, also began to cross the Hunbashi River after gunfire sounded.

This river that is only waist-length at its deepest is naturally not required to prepare any ships. The army only needs to flow into the river bravely. The infantry of the new army put bayonets on the gun barrels and shouted loudly, "Long live my emperor" and charged forward without fear under the leadership of the commanders of the towns.

The rebels on the other side began to fight back in panic, with bows, arrows, spears, guns and cannons fired, but the Hunbashi River was not enough to take on the heavy responsibility of blocking positions. It was not as deep as the water depth of the waist, so it could only slightly slow down the speed of the army's attack. In just a few moments, the new army infantry charged. The gunfire sounded loudly on the north bank of the Hunbashi River. Obviously, the new army infantry crossing the river opened fire, and their firepower was obviously stronger than the rebels. Muskets with bayonets did not need ordinary spears. After the new army crossing the river stood firm, the continuous follow-up forces charged forward.

When the artillery of the new army was transported, the doomsday of the rebels came. The artillery that occupied the limelight was fired under Gong Zizhen's command. The rumbling sound of artillery fires made a thunderous roar in the dark night that had already arrived. The shining flames dyed the sky red for half a day when the artillery was bombarded, making Liu Jijun, who had crossed the river, motivated the morale.

The rebels resisting upstream soon began to retreat, and the artillery fire of the new army began to carry out extended shooting. As the extended artillery fire of the cavalry camp followed the storm and launched a fierce offensive. The enemy was unable to distinguish between reality and reality at night, and immediately became in chaos. At dawn, Liu Ji's army all crossed the river, shook flags and shouted at the enemy. Zhang Geer's 100,000 army immediately collapsed. In this battle, the army annihilated 60,000 enemies and captured thousands of them alive, which was a great victory.

Then Liu Jijun took advantage of the victory and conquered Kashgar and returned to the Han two cities.

By the early morning of September 27, 1825, Zhang Geer saw that the general situation had gone, and only brought more than 10 confidants to the border. He was led by Senggelinqin to chase him to the foot of the Kaltiegai Mountain and captured him alive.

At the end of October, Yingjishar, Yarkand and Khotan successively announced their recovery.

The battle was a complete victory. Then Gong Zizhen made a suggestion to build a province and relocate introspective refugees to Xinjiang to reclaim wasteland. Immigration is used for the people in peacetime and can be used as soldiers in wartime. Liu Ji immediately agreed one by one and named "Xinjiang Province" with the intention of recapturing the territory. Yang Fang was the first governor of Xinjiang. The Ministry of Revenue immediately organized refugees to reclaim wasteland in Xinjiang to reclaim wasteland.
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