It took Kangxi 70 years to fight Junggar. Why did Zuo recover Xinjiang in only one and a half years?
Junggar ruled the whole of Xinjiang, more than half of Central Asia, less than half of Mongolia, and even once controlled Qinghai and Tibet. It was a giant empire in Asia at that time. Junggar once caused headaches for both the Qing Dynasty and Russia for a hundred years. According to the records of Emperor Gaozong in Qing Dynasty, Junggar was so powerful that Emperor Qianlong couldn't sleep well. (Quoting Zhihu)
Junggar was very powerful at that time. There is a saying in this tribe that Kangxi was a male emperor, and he sat in the Northern Emperor, trying to completely split China. But this sentence completely angered Kangxi. After several wars, he rode on Kangxi's head, and there was nothing anyone could do.
At that time, Kangxi was not afraid, because besides his own Manchu cavalry, he could spread all over the world, occupying most of the land in China. Although the whole step is very powerful, how can he compare with himself? I also want to be the former Xiongnu, so now let them feel the power of the combination of Manchu and Han.
However, this loss is still very heavy. Mongols are still very powerful. Their cavalry was as powerful as that of Manchu, but they were too few to compare with Kangxi, who owned most of the land in the Central Plains. Continuous sending troops and replenishment made Junggar decline again and again.
During the Qianlong period, Zhungeer tribe was very weak, and it was already struggling in Kangxi, but the Qing Dynasty became very strong in Qianlong's hands, reaching its heyday, and finally completed a historic moment, which made Qianlong one of the perfection.
Although it is difficult to recover Xinjiang, it is backed by Britain and France.
When the Russian branch Agubo occupied a foothold in Xinjiang and wanted to split Xinjiang, the Qing government was already weak in the chaotic background at that time. At that time, Li adults thought that the most important thing was to consolidate coastal defense, wanted to cultivate their own beiyang fleet, and planned to give up Xinjiang. But at this time, Zuo objected and went to war with Li Hongzhang.
On Zuo's recommendation, he planned to lead troops to recover Xinjiang himself, and finally got the permission of Empress Dowager Cixi. But the Qing government had no money, and it was very difficult to win this war. Zuo can only find a way by himself. At this time, Zuo thought of the foreign imperial army. He borrowed money from Britain and France at that time and chose a very high interest rate, so it became very easy to have money and food.
He did this because he chose those with high interest rates, and there was a very important guarantee that if he failed completely, those interests would not be recovered, let alone capital, and Britain and France had to save themselves. In the face of Russian intervention, Britain and France finally joined in, and they had to help Left Tang Zong.
Zuo seems to rely on his own strength, but in fact, the most important thing is to rely on his own mind and have a good brain to solve the war quickly.