When Emperor Liu's words were heard by Liu Wenhuan, he naturally had some other thoughts. Being in the palace, especially as the eldest son of the prince, some competition had already started since birth. In addition, his mother, Concubine Zhao,
Instilled in him since childhood, he naturally pursues the position of the heir, and even regards it as something in his pocket from the bottom of his heart.
Nowadays, when Emperor Liu says this, if it spreads, it means that the emperor's grandfather recognizes him, which means that he is one step ahead, no, a big step. That one is still ignorant and doesn't know how the so-called Khitan bastard can compete with him.
At a young age, his heart was already roaring like a tiger, and the precociousness of the royal children was vividly reflected in Liu Wenhuan. Of course, these inner activities cannot be expressed, especially in front of Emperor Liu. The Tian family still has to pay attention to brotherhood, respect and harmony.
Living together...
Soon, Prince Liu Yang walked in, glanced at the scene where his grandfather and grandson were sitting opposite each other, and without saying anything, he stepped forward to salute. Seeing his father coming, Liu Wenhuan also stood up and bowed.
After sizing up his son for a moment, Liu Yang just nodded, without paying much attention, and turned to Emperor Liu respectfully. Upon seeing this, Emperor Liu asked: "Tell me, what happened, please come and report it personally!"
After hearing the question, Liu Yang showed a smile on his face and said with joy: "Good news! Just now, the Privy Council received the good news from the sixth brother. Yangcheng was victorious. Most of the Black Khan's army was annihilated, and its Great Khan Harun was killed on the battlefield.
, the northeastern region of Anxi has been recovered again!”
"It's really good news!" After hearing Liu Yang's report, Emperor Liu immediately became energetic, and his cloudy eyes became much clearer and brighter: "This Liu Min still can't hold himself back! Why don't you let him?
Mainly defending, do you choose the opportunity to advance? Why did you kill Na Harun with a backhand?"
There was only surprise and joy in these words, without any accusation. Seeing Emperor Liu's reaction, the smile on Liu Yang's face became even thicker. He came to report it in person, didn't he just want to make Emperor Liu happy? After all, all day long,
The gloomy Emperor Liu is really terrifying.
"Sit down and talk!" Emperor Liu patted the cushion beside Xiao Gu and said to Liu Yang: "Tell me carefully how the battle of Anxi was fought!"
"Yes!" Liu Yang bowed respectfully, lifted his robe and sat down. After organizing his speech for a while, he slowly told Emperor Liu about Anxi's report.
In the past nearly two years, the only place where the Han Dynasty has been in a state of war is undoubtedly Anxi. The struggle between the Han Dynasty and the Allied Forces of Dashi has never stopped. The collision between the two regions of China and Dashi, the two civilizations.
, appears intense and long-lasting, and as of this year, there is still no result.
The Han Dynasty was forced to do its best due to the long distance, difficult logistical supplies, and high cost of combat. There were also constraints within the imperial court, and there were great controversies. Unless the old emperor became ruthless, made a desperate move, and desperately piled up troops, money, and food in Anxi, he would fall directly.
After all, the power on the Anxi battlefield is limited. If the power is insufficient, it is obviously not enough to achieve rich results.
As for the Dashi Alliance, they also had many problems, with inconsistent orders and inconsistent logistics, and they also suffered from all kinds of troubles during the expedition. In terms of the distance of the expedition, the distance from Baghdad to Talas and from Chang'an to Suiye are actually not much different.
, the only difference lies in the traffic conditions and the differences in economy, population and products along the way.
The biggest problem of the Food Alliance lies in this alliance. Although they are united under the great call of "holy war", they are actually united but not united.
The coalition forces mainly come from four sources, the Black Khan, Samani, Ghazni and Baghdad. The Black Khan's army is just some defeated soldiers gathered by the new Khan Harun after the collapse of the Black Khan. It has insufficient strength and weak power, and is not enough to fight for the war.
road.
The army from Baghdad actually came from its actual controller, the Bouveshi dynasty. However, the Bouveshi dynasty has also declined sharply in recent years. After the death of the monarch Aduad Daulai who brought the dynasty to its peak, the dynasty
The upper echelons were censored and fought constantly. The expedition against the Han Dynasty was just a means of political and religious power struggle.
The Samanid dynasty was geographically closest and sent the most troops. However, the Samanid dynasty had already declined at this time, and the trend of internal division was obvious. The Eastern Expedition was exactly a way to divert conflicts, so it did its best. But on the other hand,
The Samanis have certain ideas about the remaining Talas of the Black Khans. The two parties originally fought for this place, but there was a tug of war and the hands changed hands several times. The two countries are considered to be feuds. How can the Samanis really help the Black Khans?
sweat.
Therefore, after the Eastern Expedition entered Talas, this important town basically fell into the hands of the Samans. The reason why Harun Khan chose to focus on "recovering" the northern region after the Eastern Expedition was to
Apart from being easy to deal with, the tribes are also a last resort. Otherwise, regardless of the outcome of the jihad, they, the seeds of the restoration of the Black Khanate, are likely to be annexed in advance.
As for the Ghaznavid dynasty, it is considered the most determined one in the food coalition. It has sent more than 15,000 troops, second only to the Samanid dynasty. The Ghaznavid dynasty is still very young, and it has only been established for more than 20 years.
, only occupied part of the Ghaznavid and Khorasan regions, but its national power was gradually improving. With the support of its monarch Subuk Teqin, agriculture, industrial and commercial production became increasingly prosperous.
Black Khan and the two countries Saman and Bouveshi, which are on the decline, obviously have more potential and vitality.
Ghazni's army also had good combat effectiveness. It performed outstandingly in the first Battle of Broken Leaf. However, because of this, it was jealous of the Samanids. You must know that Ghaznavids itself was independent from the Samanid dynasty.
Although they still regard the Samanid Dynasty as their suzerainty, their self-reliance has intensified the trend of the Samanid Dynasty's split. Especially those Turkic military nobles with certain strength simply regarded the establishment of the Ghaznavid dynasty as a revolutionary line.
There are many problems in itself, and each country has its own agenda. If it were not for the banner of "YSL Jihad", this first coalition would have collapsed long ago. But even from a religious perspective, countries are full of contradictions, the most obvious of which is Sasha
The Man dynasty and the Bouveshi dynasty, one in the east and one in the west, occupied most of the territory of the Abbasid Empire, but one was Sunni and the other was Shiite. Due to doctrinal conflicts, Zeng and Jin also had conflicts.
After many wars, heretics are indeed more hateful than heretics...
For ordinary YSL believers, the enthusiasm for jihad can last for a while, but it is not so easy to last for a lifetime.
Especially after the first Battle of Broken Leaf, after the coalition forces retreated hundreds of miles, the morale of the army began to waver. After more than a year of continuous tug-of-war, many people gradually felt tired and bored. Although Allah is noble, he is not
It is impossible to completely and comprehensively control human nature. Many people who actively participated in the Eastern Crusade were actually deceived by the propaganda of the past East-West trade, seduced by the prosperity of the Han Dynasty, and came east with the intention of making a fortune.
, as a result, they faced a group of noble Han soldiers who were like wolves and tigers and also wanted to advance westward.
This was the case for the Dashi Allied Forces. If the Anxi Han Army had not been weak in strength, the Han Army's high organizational power would have driven it back to Talas.
Of course, judging from the good news in Anxi this time, this is indeed the case. Last year, when the YSL coalition forces came to Suiye for the first time, Anxi suffered a lot. And because of the "conservative" support of the imperial court, after taking the risk to repel the coalition forces,
, had to continue to adopt a contraction strategy to accumulate and restore strength, and even the approaching Harlan army was not able to attack for a while.
For nearly a year, the east and west sides were engaged in a fierce tug-of-war of long-term contact and short-term fighting on the land of the original Black Khan, each based on Suiye and Talas.
However, this is also the first time that YSL has organized a jihadist coalition of this nature. It is extremely chaotic in all aspects. In addition to command and logistics, follow-up supplements are also limited. Even with the rich Hezhong area as its back, it is impossible for the Samanid Dynasty to prepare for the Eastern Expedition.
Provide a full set of logistical support.
But that's not the case with the Han people. What limits them is distance and transportation, more and less, and less of other messy issues.
With the implementation of various deployments by the Privy Council and the Ministry of War, with the completion of the exchange and adjustment of the Anxi army, and with the arrival of various military supplies, at the beginning of this summer, Wei King Liu Min once again launched a large-scale combat opportunity, with the main purpose of
The Black Khan Army in Yangcheng in the northeast of Suiye was eliminated to solve this elbow and armpit problem. The second step was to continue to attack the Japanese coalition forces in the west, weaken their military strength, and prepare for the subsequent westward advance.
In this battle, the Han army was well prepared. Although the enemy responded, their strength reversed this time, and the result was presented in a highly probable manner.
Yangcheng is the original Yiji Wugu City of the Black Khanate. It was the political, military, and economic center of the northeastern Black Khanate. In order to commend Yang Yanzhao for his two thousand-mile attack on the enemy capital, Liu Min changed its name to Yangcheng. The straight-line distance is broken.
Yecheng is only five hundred miles away.
At the beginning, Harun took advantage of the opportunity of the coalition forces' eastward march to regain their territory, recruit the Tuqishi tribe, and promised you official positions, titles, and wealth. After working hard for more than a year, he gathered more than 20,000 people, although most of them were just a mob.
But in Anxi, the strength is pretty good.
The Anxi Governor's Office paid great attention to this and made preparations before the war. Liu Min did not choose to go out personally this time. The direction of Yangcheng was handed over to Yang Yanlang, and the direction of Talos was left to Deputy Governor Li Jilong.
Take action.
The progress of the war was somewhat unexpected, especially in the direction of Yangcheng. The local Tuqishi people finally showed their presence in an unsurprising way and defected before the battle, causing Harun Khan's defense line at Yinli River to collapse directly, allowing
Yang Yanlang's army easily broke through to Yangcheng.
In fact, as early as last year after the YSL coalition was repelled by the Anxi Army, many of these Tuqishi people in the northeast had already regretted it. Some tribal leaders even secretly sent envoys to contact them to explain and express their loyalty. They had no position. Probably
This is how these people survive.
When the army approached Yangcheng, Harun Khan did not retreat at all this time. He organized the army and the people, intending to stand firm and wait for reinforcements, fight to the death, and retain the last trace of the majesty of the Black Khanate.
However, this time, facing the stubborn defenders, the Han army did not sacrifice their soldiers in exchange for victory. After these years of exploration, those artillery with "crude" performance finally entered a relatively mature stage in use.
, it also appears vividly in siege.
In Anxi, the Ministry of War allocated more than 200 new and old artillery pieces. Even after adding in various previous losses, there were still more than 150 pieces left, of which Liu Min allocated 100 pieces to Yang Yanlang.
When hundreds of artillery bombarded the city with all kinds of iron ammunition from various angles, all the determination of the defenders was quickly shattered. It can be said that the Han army easily solved this enemy that had been lingering on the side and rear for a year.
