At that time, Urumqi and Manas in the south and north of Xinjiang were under the iron hoof of the invader Agubo, and the fact that the Qing soldiers got sick soon spread to Agubo. So he began to send troops to Urumqi in an attempt to strengthen the defensive forces around Urumqi and use delaying tactics to make the terminally ill Qing army lose without a fight. Liu Jintang clearly knows that the recovery of Urumqi plays a vital role in laying the war situation in northern Xinjiang. If the fighter plane misses this time, it will affect the overall strategic deployment of recovering Xinjiang.
Liu Jintang was so worried that he sent someone to ask around. An old Uighur man told them that at the foot of Bogda Peak in the eastern Tianshan Mountains, a group of Kazak herders who have been grazing for generations like to eat an edible pill made of many plants, and the particles are as big as broad beans. Children who can ride horses will take this pill and rarely get sick when they are old, but the preparation method of this pill is only circulated among clans, and outsiders have no way of knowing it. Xinjiang is located in the northwest, and the climate is dry all the year round. However, for hundreds of years, Kazakh herders have basically lived on dry cakes and beef and mutton, and rarely suffered from gastrointestinal diseases. Not only do they have excellent appetites, but they are all strong. Many Kazak herders who are over 100 years old still ride horses to graze and live as usual.
Hearing this, Liu Jintang sent troops to dig canals to divert water, pretending to be a truce to raise horses and confuse the enemy. Send someone to find these herders. The grassland at the foot of Tianshan Mountain is vast and fertile, and Kazakh herders who have been harassed by Agubo have shown great welcome after learning the purpose of the Qing army's westward expedition. Some tribal leaders took the lead in stuffing bags full of pills into the carriages of the Qing army.
Liu Jintang made an attempt on the sick soldier, and it was really effective. In less than half a day, the bellies of the soldiers rumbled, and the falling rocks in their bellies suddenly fell into the water like candy. After several days of defecation and flatulence, they are completely discharged instantly. The army immediately followed suit, and two or three days later, the recovered soldiers were full of energy. Liu Jintang sighed: I didn't expect such a desert land to have such a magical secret recipe for clearing stomach and dispersing stagnation. That night, the surprise attack order was issued, and the whole army was greatly encouraged and rushed to Urumqi on a starry night. At dawn the next day, the troops arrived in the suburbs of Urumqi, and the artillery team put guns on the ridge of Liudaowan to shoot at the city. The enemy generals didn't expect the Qing army to be so fast. As soon as the guns rang, they abandoned the south of the city and fled.
Today, on the ridge of Liudaowan Mountain in Urumqi, there is a cylindrical bunker with a diameter of12m and a height of 8m. The stone carving of "success with one shot" on the front arch was built by the soldiers and civilians to commemorate this battle after the recovery of Urumqi. ...