Seeing that Galdan knew the current affairs so well, Li Xiao admired him quite a lot, so he comforted him a few more words before he ordered him to leave.

After this city of Doerbenrut, the Junggar Khanate was finally declared destroyed. At this point, the entire Western Regions, a territory far wider than that of the Tang Dynasty, was included in the country he founded. Li Xiao was very happy.

After a thousand years of new homeland, the land of his gains is even more extensive and magnificent. How can it not be touched?

Li Xiao immediately ordered all the tribes of the Junggar Khanate to change their Han customs, gather Han hair, wear Han clothes, and all become newly naturalized Han people. Half of the population was divided into them, and after the completion of the sinicization, they immediately moved to East Siberia and Ueman.

At the same time, millions of Han people were transferred from China to live in mixed with the remaining Junggar tribes in the area, thus completely Chineseizing and stabilizing the area like the Yarkand Khanate, thus ensuring long-term stability.

However, the destruction of the two countries has already taken over the entire Western Region as the existing one, but the ambition of Emperor Li Xiao of the Tang Dynasty was far from satisfied.

When we don’t take advantage of the moment when the troops are invincible, we will expand more and larger territory for the Tang Empire, and when will we wait!

His eyes were staring at Russia in the north and Uszang in the south.

Now Russia has just destroyed a total of 50,000 elite troops under the city of Dorbenrut in the Junggar Khanate, and the general Androv was even defeated and killed by the Tang cavalry.

After the Russian elite were overthrown, there was no heavy army in the entire Western Siberia. The Russian army had no other way to compete with itself except to retreat to the Ural Mountains across the board.

The West Siberia, which had scarce troops, was surrounded by the Tang army from the east to the south, and it was the best time to send all its troops to attack.

Of course, fighting in such a bitter and cold place will increase the mortality rate of soldiers and the difficulty of logistics supply will be extremely difficult. However, if we can win this area that is the richest mineral and forest resources on the earth, it will be worth it even if we make a lot of sacrifices.

If you make a lifetime of effort, you will benefit from it forever. Even if you sacrifice 100,000 soldiers, you must resolutely take over this place!

Li Xiao immediately ordered half of the troops from the thirty soldiers, and the newly surrendered Russian prisoners and the remaining troops of Galdan's Junggar army were led as vanguards, and they all attacked Russia from the south. In addition, the fifth town troops stationed in East and West Siberia also mobilized heavy troops and attacked the west with all their might. They echoed the troops attacking the south. Zhengqi attacked and decided to take down the entire Sisipaya in one fell swoop and finally joined the foot of the Ural Mountains.

The other half of the troops were transferred out two towns of troops, and the surrendered Yarkand Khan king Yaolevas led the remaining troops of his Ye army as the vanguard to attack Wusizang. In the entire Junggar Khanate, only one town of troops was garrisoned to maintain public order and order.

This Wusizang is the Qinghai-Tibet region of modern China. It was an administrative region located in the current Tibet region during the Yuan Dynasty of China.

Wusi (translated as Wei after the Qing Dynasty, it means Wei Zang) refers to the front treasure; Tibetan refers to the back treasure; Nali means Ali, and Sugulu Sun means three divisions (i.e. Guge, Bulang, Mangyu), and Nali Sugulu Sun is roughly equivalent to the current Ali area. The Yuan Dynasty established Xuanwei envoy, the Marshal's Mansion of the Sedu, unified management of these three areas.

In 1239, Ogedei's second son Kuoduan sent Duoerda to Tibet and arrived in the northeast of today's Lhasa. The head of the Saska religion, Ban Mida Gongjia, visited Kuoduan in 1247, expressing his surrender to Mongolia. After entering the Yuan Dynasty, Wusizang was divided into 13 10,000 households, together with the Marshal Narisugursun's Mansion, and was under the jurisdiction of the Marshal Xuanwei envoy's Mansion of the Three Roads of the Narisugursun. Marshal Xuanwei envoy was sometimes the native Zen of the Tibetan people, and was the highest official in the Tibet area at that time and was directly appointed by the court.

At that time, the three areas were: "Former Tibet" included the current Lhasa and Shannan areas, "Later Tibet" was the contemporary Katse region, and "Ali" refers to the entire northern Tibetan Plateau (now Ali region and part of Nagqu area).

The social system of Uszang Nalisuguru Sun Sanlu did not change fundamentally in the Yuan Dynasty, and it was still the lords who exploited and ruled the serf system of the people. The lords of all sizes formed a feudal aristocratic class. The temples occupied a large amount of land and property and exploited serfs.

The monks and feudal lords in the Wusizang area all had great power, and the people who were called Mythedi (i.e., the tribes) had no personal freedom, were burdened with a large number of taxes and corvee labor, and engaged in hard work all year round, which was the most pitiful and painful class.

By the Ming Dynasty, the Tibet region was still called Wusizang. However, compared with the Yuan Dynasty, the current Tibet economy developed more greatly. In the Ming Dynasty, Tibet was greatly developed and expanded through its economic connection with the Ming Dynasty's urban tribute and the Central Plains region. Compared with the Yuan Dynasty, this connection was not only larger and wider, but also more popular.

In fact, the close economic ties between Tibet and the Ming Dynasty have become the most prominent content and feature. The further strengthening of economic ties between Tibet and the Central Plains undoubtedly marked the formation of the eastward development trend of Tibet's economy and led to a further tilt of the center of Tibetan civilization's focus toward the east.

The Ming Dynasty was preceded by Wei, and the "Wusizang Wei" was established in the Tibetan area. In the seventh year of Hongwu, the "Wusizang Wei" was promoted to the "Wusizang Xingdu Command and Command Office". Later, the "Wusizang Command and Command Office" was promoted to the "Wusizang Xingdu Command and Command Office" and several "Wusizang Command and Command Office" were established under it.

The Ming Dynasty implemented the system of monks and lay leaders in Tibet paying tribute to the central dynasty. The Ming Dynasty implemented the administrative management system that combined the establishment of Duwuwei and the establishment of various political and religious forces, and included the entire Tibet under the jurisdiction of the central dynasty. In order to further emphasize the political affiliation contained in the feudal division, the Ming Dynasty rulers established a strict tribute system that matched it while dividing the feudal division. Tribute became a specific form of political connection between local Tibet and the central government.

The tribute from the central Ming Dynasty began in the fifth year of Hongwu, when the emperor's teacher Nanjiaba Zangbu sent envoys to pay tribute. Finally, in the third year of Chongzhen, the monks of Wusizang, Sandan, waited for tribute, which lasted more than 200 years, which shows the closeness of their relationship.

It is a pity that by the end of Chongzhen, the world was in chaos and the court was no longer able to control the distant Wusizang Xuanwei Office. This place has since become an enclave of self-management and has since been separated from the control of the central government.

Such a split situation will never happen again under the current situation where the Tang Empire is at its peak.

If a chicken gets lost, it must be retrieved in time, otherwise it will never find its way home.

So Li Xiao decided to launch a recovery operation against the Usizang area while attacking Russia.

Because Tibet is now in a state of division, and all regions are in an autonomous mode and do not have a unified regime. This is an excellent favorable situation for the Tang army to defeat each of them.

Therefore, in the process of recapturing Wusizang, the Tang army did not need to send a large number of troops. There were two towns of troops to launch an attack from the east and west sides of Baosizang and attacked Lhasa. The final plan was that these two troops would meet successfully in Lhasa City.

Of course, the Tang army only sent two towns of troops, which was another realistic consideration, that is, Tibet is the roof of the world, and the terrain was very steep and difficult to move forward. It was a great challenge for logistics supply, which also restricted the large-scale attack of the Tang army from the appearance of the guest. The final decision to only send two towns of troops to operate separately is also the most realistic choice.

The plan was decided, and Tang Jun immediately took action.

The Emperor Li Xiao of the Tang Dynasty returned to the capital with his escort and then personally controlled these two wars that were related to major issues and national destiny.

The Tang army attacked from both sides. Russia, which was greatly damaged by the loss of 50,000 elite troops, was no longer able to resist the fierce military attacks of the Tang army. It kept losing its city and land, and collapsed all the way west.

The Tang army sang triumphantly, attacking and killing all the way, without entering a human land. Although Western Siberia is vast and boundless, the Tang army completely captured this place with the richest mineral and forest resources in less than a year, which was a miracle.

Finally, two years later, the Tang army, which resisted the severe cold and lack of logistics, and repeated raids and harassment by the Russian army, suffered thousands of sacrifices and more than 10,000 non-combat reductions, the Tang army in the south and the Tang army in the east finally met at the foot of the Ural Mountain and completely and resolutely completed the plan made by Li Xiao.

At this time of war, the Tang army's logistics supply capacity had reached its limit, and the soldiers were exhausted. The soldiers and horses of the vassal states who participated in the war suffered heavy losses, almost reaching a level that was difficult to maintain.

When the Tang army reached its limit of military use, Russia, which retreated to the west of Ural Mountain, suffered losses and suffered from generals, had a low morale and was embarrassed to fight again. Because the uprising in the middle of the country was rising, its strength was even more dispersed, and it was even more difficult to mobilize troops to carry out a surprise attack on the Tang army that had come from thousands of miles away.

The two sides thus formed a stalemate with the Ural Mountains as the boundary, and no one could continue to attack the other side. The two countries had formed a de facto border.

At this time, a letter was sent by a flying pigeon. He set out from Beijing, arrived in Moscow five days later, and came to the hands of Russian Tsar Alexey I.

With the help of the translator, Alexey I quickly read the letter and his face turned pale.

His hand holding the letter was trembling involuntarily, and his mouth was also moving and opening.

With a thud, a delicate pipe made of palm oil, iron and wood fell from his mouth on a thick and dense flower-woven carpet.

"Damn it!"

The supreme ruler of Russia couldn't help but whisper, picked up his pipe, took out a silk cloth towel, carefully wiped off the dust on the pipe, and stuffed it back into his mouth.

"Go and call Morozov."

Alexey I, who was sitting back on the chair, gave an urgent order to the guards beside him.

Soon, Morozov, the in-laws and prime minister, who was big belly but wearing a tight dress, looked very slippery, walked in with the guards.

"Your Majesty, call me..."

Alexey I waved his hand, interrupted him, and handed the letter to his arms.

"Look, see how the Russians were like a wrecked dog, who were driven out of Western Siberia in a panic and finally hid at the foot of the Ural Mountains." Alexey smiled bitterly: "Poor Russians, the British took our way in Crimea, and the Chinese were in the West Siberia and our territory, which is a perfect combination."

Morozov frowned, quickly put on the gold-rimmed glasses with small round lenses, and quickly finished reading Li Xiao's letter. After reading the letter, his face was very pale.

"Western Siberia, just lost..."

He murmured, his eyes still full of disbelief.

"Yes, lost, reality is so cruel. The devil captured the castle, and God's people could only retreat helplessly." Alexey I stood up and walked slowly to the exquisite Rococo-style carved arch window. Looking at the vast wind and snow in the distance, a sad look suddenly surged on his face: "Our army suffered such a major defeat, lost the city and lost the land, and retreated continuously. As the king of Russia, my inner pain was in no way possible."

Looking at Alexey's fat back, Morrozov's heart was also indescribable.

Alas, the country has been rebellious in a row, the people are living in poverty, and there are strong enemies outside, which have taken away Siberia, which the Tsar had occupied for more than a century. How can such internal and external difficulties be described in words?

The Emperor Li Xiao of the Tang Dynasty was really a hero.

This guy who started out as an ordinary rural hunter can now rule such a huge empire. This is simply a miracle that only happens in his dreams.

Vanderbilt sighed lightly, took off the small round lens, and put the letter from Li Xiao back on Alexey I's imperial table.

"Your Majesty, maybe we can counterattack and recover the lost land?" His voice was very low.

Alexey I sneered and turned around. He blinked his gray-blue eyes and said in a teasing tone: "Go back? To put it simply, it would be great if it was so easy to attack back."

Alexey I sighed, and he paced around the office like a trapped beast: "Now that Siberia is lost, the territory east of the Ural Mountains is taken into account by the Chinese, and our Russian military presence in the east is basically no longer there. It is not easy to mobilize national forces and ignore the risks of the rise of thieves in the country to attack the Tang army that had already built castles in the Ural Mountains! Not to mention that it is very likely that the British or French will take advantage of my empty troops to seize Crimea. Even if they do not move, if our army wants to attack Siberia, the journey is long and the troops are long, how can we easily defeat the Tang army that is waiting for hard work? If we are not careful to be defeated again, then our Russian Empire will be afraid of being divided."
Chapter completed!