Chapter 115 (23) The most pessimistic moment

One month later, Fu De, the Minister of Counselor stationed in Urumqi, was going to the countryside to visit the poor and ask for help. He suddenly received a battle report: "It's terrible. General Zhaohui was trapped in the Heishui River in Yarkand. Huo Jizhan used the method of starvation." Tactics, now Zhaohui has been hungry for a month, I don't know if she starved to death. At that time, Fude was terrified. He knew Zhaohui's weight too well. If Zhaohui was starved to death, it would mean that the Qing Empire would lose the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains. .In desperation, Fude immediately ordered: Immediately organize 3,000 men and horses, give me no food, no drink, no rest, run desperately, and rush to Yarkand to join Zhaohui.

The guard said: Report to the chief, it is more than two thousand miles from here to Yaerqiang. Fu De said: "It is because of the distance of more than two thousand miles that you are allowed to run around starry night without eating or drinking. If something happens to Zhaohui, can we still survive?" Then he sent a report to Qianlong, told him about it, and soon received Qianlong's decree: All people, all panting bipeds, must be mobilized to get back Zhaohui at all costs...to help Zhaohui. So Fude set out to lead the army, and the rest, such as Minister Ali Gun and Shu Hede, all followed the army.As soon as this large army went out, it was blocked and killed by the guerrillas from all directions. Because of this, the big leader Branitown and the small leader Huo Jizhan already knew the weight of this campaign.It is no exaggeration to say that if Zhaohui is successfully starved to death, it will mean the most fatal blow to the Qing army, which means that the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains are likely to separate from China; It means that the tragic fate of the Yarkand people will end up being exterminated like the Junggar people, and it is not impossible.

The guerrillas in Yarkand fought their best, but Fude just marched towards the Heishui River regardless of the consequences.During the journey of more than two thousand miles, there must be battles every day, and every battle is extremely tragic.Fighting all the way in this way, I finally reached a strange place in the northeast of Yarkand. The name of this place is super weird: Huer—the last strange character is pronounced as "gate". As far as Huer, Fude's army has been marching hard for two months—Zhaohui finally starved for three months, breaking his own record. , the small leader Huo Jizhan, both of them blocked up with their troops, not allowing Fude's Qing soldiers to move forward.

As a result, the two sides launched a tragic decisive battle. This battle started in the morning and continued until midnight. The Qing soldiers were exhausted from afar, but the victory was due to the large number of people.Back to the Ministry took the advantage of waiting for work, and fought desperately.In fact, this is a life-and-death battle for the Yarkand people. If they win, the whole nation will survive; if they lose, it will be miserable.So when the war broke out, the chief leader, Blarneytown, was the craziest. He personally rushed into the camp of the Qing soldiers with his troops. Once, again, and again, he was rushing forward. There was a loud noise, and the big leader Blarney was shot through his ribs. He called out "Saibeinu" and fell off his horse.

The returning soldiers desperately snatched back the big leader. It was dark at this time, and the war had been fought for a whole day. In the early morning of the next day, the Qing army battalion blew the wake-up call. The soldiers washed their faces, brushed their teeth, had breakfast, and then immediately raised their battle flags and strode forward towards the Heishui River, ignoring the main force of the leaders.At this moment, Blarneytown and Huo Jizhan were so angry that they led the troops to intercept and kill them. At the same time, the nearby tribes received the news and rushed to reinforce the leaders, big and small. times.With the help of this new force, the leaders, big and small, became ruthless. Today, either you die or I die. In any case, Fu De and Zhao Hui cannot be allowed to join forces.

The desperate battle of the Hui troops was probably the most dangerous battle that the Qing army had encountered in these years. All the Hui people were red-eyed, did not eat, did not drink, did not sleep, and hacked from morning to night, most of the night He continued to cut down on his own, continued to cut down the next day, and cut down for another whole day. Finally, the Qing soldiers were cut down firmly, and they were forced to move towards the Gobi in a group. The big and small leaders breathed a sigh of relief: it was finally settled, and they immediately surrounded the Qing soldiers and starved them to death on the Gobi Desert.

Fude's army was trapped to death on the Gobi Desert in this way. The transportation line was cut off by the returning guerrillas, the food and grass were cut off, and there were only stones and no water on the Gobi. ice cubes sustain life. How long can it last? The battle of Pinghui has fallen into the most pessimistic time.