C3385 People from home near the Ili River (1/2)

The Ili River was a very important water system in Xinjiang, it originated from the Heavenly Mountain which converged many rivers in the west and poured them directly into the Lake Barkish!

The entire river opened up a very fertile and fertile valley in the Central Asia's Mountain Plateau, where many civilizations had thrived in the past.

During the Han Dynasty, the capital city of Wusun in the western region was built on this fertile land.

From the Han Dynasty to the Tang, Ming, and Qing Dynasties, this was China's territory, and the Lake Barkish became the most traditional and farthest frontier lake of the Chinese civilization westward.

In the western part of the Lake Barkish, no matter how much the nation changed, the change of regime did not have anything to do with the Han civilization.

However, the entire eastern shore of the Lake Barkish, the entire Ili River basin, had always been an inherent territory of the Chinese people.

But unfortunately, in 1864, the year Xiao Letian crossed over to this world, the Qing Dynasty signed a contract with Sha Ao, and the Lake Barkish was cut off.

Right now, the boundary between the Qing Dynasty and Sha Russia was not a lake like the sea, but a desert on the east shore!

Sky Mountain's snow water nourished the Ili River and turned him into a Lake Barkish. However, the Ancient Chinese Book of Ex Sowing Sea was no longer a part of China.

On the side of the long Ili River, there was a small city called Ka Puqiagai. The river section here had a rich and rich geographical location, and since ancient times, it had been the place where farmers, merchants, and herdsmen gathered the most.

This place was still the Qing Dynasty's territory, and seeing the water of the Ili River meant that the Expedition had already escaped from the most dangerous region.

”Towns, we can see the walls …”

The Expedition's outpost excitedly cheered in the snow and wind. Finally, in the evening, they felt that Ka Puqiagai had arrived at a safe place.

The explorer Mucer Beck said with lingering fear, ”We have finally passed through Yaqub's territory. When we passed through the southern border, my heart was in my throat …”

The power that Yaqub had established in Xinjiang was called the Zhe De Sha'han Kingdom, which was divided into the Sky Mountain. The Sky Mountain Southern Road all the way to the northern foot of the Kunlun Mountain had become his territory.

Here he established a military-dictatorial government that combined extreme political and religious forces. He firmly controlled all the rich areas of the southern border and financed the Qing Dynasty's Northwest Rebellion.

However, under Zuo Zongtang's powerful suppression, a large number of the traitors started to flee towards Yaqub's territory. Some even wanted to flee towards the northern border of the Heavenly Mountain that was north of the Central Asia.

It was fortunate that the minority of the northern border believed in Shamanism, Tibetan Buddhism, and people came under the control of the Qing Dynasty after they went to the west, thus Yaqub did not take advantage of them.

After a few years of war, Tian Shan had become the dividing line between the two forces of the Northern Frontier. The minority of the Northern Frontier had to bitterly defend the last piece of safe zone for the Great Qing Dynasty.

Duo Luo and Guan Lu had seen the Central Asia of the Central Asia approach the Expedition a few times, and they had even seen the Cavalry of the Central Asia close to the Expedition a few times.

Furthermore, Gordon was a noble and a famous aristocrat. Yaqub did not want to cause a big conflict, so he did not try to kill them.

However, with the attacks from the people of the tribe coming from Afghanistan, it was not hard to see the secret influence that Yaqub and the others had.

After all, the Central Asia was the birthplace of the British forces, so Gordon and Musial did not dare to say that it was a hundred percent success rate. It was only until today when they saw the Ili River and the small city by the river that their hearts were at ease.

”Children, let's go into the city …” This is the Qing Nation's land, Mr. Duo Luo, Mr. Guan Lu, you guys are home … ”

Home! His words completely stunned the group of guards. At that moment, it was as if an electric current was surging from their chests!

Home! It was indeed the feeling of home. To think that one could actually hear someone speaking Mandarin at such a grand scale here. The shop's signboard also had Chinese characters on it.