Episode 13: Embassy Refusal

Altay was just a small town at this time, and its history was very short. It was the Qing government built a Lama temple here in the first year of the Guangxu period, Chenghua Temple, where fixed residents began to exist. It has only been decades today. However, this place is located near the Altai Mountains, and the Altay Mountains are rich in gold, which is one of the great sources of wealth in the Qing Dynasty. Altay was named after Altay Mountains, and "Altay" means "gold" in Turkic and Mongolian languages. Therefore, Altay City developed very quickly and became the administrative and economic center of the entire Altay region in decades. When Erdun Mutu started his business, he always occupied this area and refused to let go. Now he "built the capital" here, which is also a matter of interest.

At around 8 a.m. on May 13, the roar of engines rang over Altay City, and a whole squad of dive bombers hovered over the small city. The herdsmen below were frightened and rushed to the flock of sheep. The city was also panicked, and there was a lot of screams at the market. No one had seen this terrifying scene. Everyone was busy running for their lives and crawling into any building. Soon, there was no one in the open air in the city, leaving only a mess.

Flyers printed in various texts flew over Altay like snowflakes.

At the same time, the Ming army's motorized troops suddenly appeared on the horizon south of Altay and swept across at an extremely fast speed. Hundreds of cars were rushing over the grassland, like sandstorms.

In front of the Ming army were a group of cavalry who were defeated. They threw away their armor and fought desperately with their already foaming horses, trying hard to escape the machine guns of the "dadada" behind them. These remaining troops were the reserve troops left by Erdunmutu to see the hometown, and encountered the Ming army while patrolling more than ten kilometers away. Many of them met along the way, and they also passed a large cavalry garrison. Thousands of people on the other side were disbanded by the Ming army.

Xiang Xiaoqiang could have ordered the troops to chase and annihilate the remaining enemies on the spot, but this place was close to Altay City. He was worried that it would delay the advancement of Altay City, so that the enemy troops in the city would be prepared, or that Erdunmutu would escape when they heard the news, that would not be worth it. Therefore, he ordered the army to let go of the remaining enemies, not to get entangled, and to take Altay City all the way.

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Hundreds of military vehicles surrounded Altay City like a storm. At this time, the city gate was closed, and no defender on the city wall dared to show his head. They all grabbed their rifles and hugged under the battlements, and looked at the whistling planes in the sky, trembling.

On the top of the city, the "national flag" of the "Ili Empire" is still flying. It is a green flag, and below is a golden mountain, symbolizing the Altai Mountain, which is rich in gold, and above is a white crescent moon, indicating that the country believes in Islam. On the gold mountain, two Arab scimitars are crossed, symbolizing the determination to never fear powerful enemies and defend their homeland.

Xiang Xiaoqiang sat in the car and looked from a distance with a telescope. He found that the "national flag" was designed quite beautifully. Whether it was color matching or composition, it was all the same. Even if he got it from the National League and the Olympic venue, he could show off his skills.

Obviously, this was not designed by those bandits or local buns. The designer must be someone who has seen the world and drank foreign ink. Eighty-mostly, it is a "comrade" in Moscow.

A 75mm self-propelled cannon drove to a place 200 meters away from the city gate, slowly shook the gun down, and aimed it at the city gate.

"Sir," Gao Dayi asked, turning his head, "Speak first or attack directly?"

Xiang Xiaoqiang hesitated for a moment and said:

"Wait a minute, wait until several city gates are blocked with cannons before shouting. But don't shout too much, just shout it once. Don't look like begging them to open the city gate."

"Abide by the order!"

Gao Dayi said as he picked up the microphone and ordered him down.

After a while, the radio reported that all four city gates were aimed at with cannons and they were waiting to open fire.

Gao Dayi ordered:

"Speak according to the original manuscript. Just shout in Chinese and Kazakh, and give them five minutes."

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The loudspeaker in the distance began to shout. The first time was in Chinese, very brief, mainly to order the defenders to open the city gate to surrender, ensure their lives and safety, ensure that they enjoy the treatment of prisoners of war stipulated in international conventions, ensure that all residents in the city have their lives and property, ensure that they are not guilty after entering the city, ensure that their freedom of belief, etc.

I finished pronunciating Chinese quickly, and then I read it in Kazakh again. Finally, I looked at Xiaoqiang's pocket watch and started to count the timing.

A minute has passed.

Two minutes passed.

When it was the third minute, a faint white smoke suddenly floated from the city wall in the distance. Then, a man threw it down from above and fell at the city gate, and died.

The Ming soldiers around him immediately looked at them with a telescope and found that they were wearing military uniforms, the other party's soldier, and half of his head was lifted off, and he was covered in blood.

It seems that someone fired a shot of the white smoke just now and killed him. As for what happened, no one can guess.

Xiang Xiaoqiang was hoping that this was the opponent's soldier's "uprising in the face of the battle". If he killed the commander, the city gate would be opened soon. But after waiting, there was still no movement and he didn't look like he wanted to open the city gate.

Until the last second of five minutes passed, he looked at Gao Dayi and nodded.

Gao Dayi ordered to the radio:

"Open fire!"

Four gunfire sounds of varying strength came from a distance. Xiang Xiaoqiang saw that the city gate facing him had exploded, and black smoke and fireballs were rolling up. Several enemy soldiers on the top of the city were killed and hung half hanging on the top of the city.

The same black smoke rose in the four directions in the distance. All four city gates were blown open.

Just as Gao Dayi ordered to rush in, a white flag stretched out from the city wall, and then rows of rifles were thrown down from the city wall.

Xiang Xiaoqiang looked from the telescope and said with a smile:

"I thought I could go to the end of the heroes. Why do I have to endure these five minutes to surrender? Isn't it enough to surrender early? It's better to save people from death. Alas. I sent an order to send a company in and control several city gates first. It's certain that there was no ambush of the large army before entering."

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But the facts proved that this preventive measure was redundant. The reconnaissance company quickly controlled the four city gates, escorted hundreds of defenders in the city, and then quickly searched the city, but found no tricks.

At this time, thousands of main forces of the Ming army entered the city.

What Xiang Xiaoqiang was most concerned about was naturally the arrest of Erdunmutu. Like other officers and soldiers, he abandoned his car and ran on the empty streets with a gun. He led the way straight to Erdunmutu's "Palace".

The buildings in the city are very low, usually earthen houses. The better is the two-story stone houses, which are mixed with Han and Islamic styles. The streets are all closed with doors and windows, only some fruits and fruits on the ground, broken eggs, broken basket frames, donkey manure, horse manure and sheep manure, and chickens and ducks that no one calls to chuck and fly... It can be imagined that the local people are extremely afraid.

The brigade of Ming troops was running on the street, and the sound of messy big leather boots echoed in the street. Finally, a more gorgeous building appeared in front of you.

This is the "Ili Empire Palace".

Xiang Xiaoqiang waved his hand, and hundreds of Ming troops rushed in with submachine guns. Xiang Xiaoqiang didn't know if there would be any fierce resistance inside, so he became more cautious and guarded the division headquarters outside and did not go in.

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Half an hour passed.

Xiang Xiaoqiang and the officers of the division headquarters became more and more irritable and more uneasy. The "palace" is so big, at best, the houses of wealthy families in the mainland are as big as those in the mainland, and it is not really a large palace. How can I search for a person?

At this time, the radio rang again:

"Sir, there is news about Erdunmutu."

Xiang Xiaoqiang and Gao Dayi looked at each other and their hearts were sank: It’s not good. It’s not just catching someone directly, but "there’s news", which is probably an ominous sign.

Gao Dayi picked up the microphone:

"how?"

"Sir, we are here to interrogate the guard captain of Erdunmutu. He admitted that he said that a few dozen minutes ago, a small car came to the Soviet embassy and took their emperor to the Soviet embassy."

Several people around looked at each other in a daze.

The Soviet embassy...The Soviet embassy in the Ili Empire...forgot this. Once the "Ili Empire" was established, the Soviet Union recognized it and sent envoys to each other...

Now, this matter has risen to the political level.
Chapter completed!