The golden eagle flaps its wings and soars into the sky, crossing snowy ridges and glaciers, passing through lakes and forests. Its powerful wings shine in the golden sunshine, and its stretched posture shows its wantonness.
When he was completely satisfied, he followed the way he came and turned back in search of his master's traces. He traveled dozens of miles and passed by in search. Suddenly, the falcon's eyes flashed and accompanied by a sharp cry, it swooped down from the sky.
Head straight towards the military camp set up in the lake valley basin.
This is a huge military camp, with deep black as its main color and the high-flying Han flag as its most eye-catching standard. The fortresses are connected and heavily guarded. This is the Black Khan Expeditionary Army commanded by Wei King Liu Min.
More than half a year has passed since the official launch of troops in the early summer to attack Heihan in the north. Under the command of Liu Min, the Han army once again demonstrated its world-leading offensive capabilities, successfully defeated the Heihan defenders, broke through the dangers of Tianshan Mountain, and penetrated deep into the mountains.
In the territory of Black Khan.
For this expedition, the Han army mobilized not many troops. Even if several thousand Khotan servants were included in the expedition, the number was only 25,000. On the premise of maintaining basic security and defense in the vast Anxi area, Liu Min
The maximum force that can be mobilized.
Of course, if there are too many people, the pressure on logistical supplies will be greater. Liu Min also considered many factors before deciding on the scale of the troops. In comparison, the Black Khanate's resisting troops were also not many. It was confident in its
The danger of the Tianshan Mountains is also due to the fact that in the past thirty years, the Black Khan people have shed too much blood on the Eastern Front, their vitality has been severely damaged, and their strength has been severely damaged.
Even though there were many servant tribes and "jihadists" from Central Asia as cannon fodder, they still could not withstand the huge consumption of the eastward advance. First the Khitans, and then the Han Dynasty, suppressed the Black Khan's ambition to expand. The beauty and wealth in the east
After all, the land is just a legend, only on the lips of those merchants.
After Liu Min's first western expedition, the Black Khan not only vomited out all the land it had occupied in the past decades of bloody battles, but also lost all the land south of the Tianshan Mountains. The Han army used strong and powerful blows to make the Black Khanate completely understand that.
Skinny reality.
Even if the Han Dynasty is bloated and the imperial capital is thousands of miles away, as long as he moves his fingers, it is not something that the Black Khan can resist. As of now, in the Black Khan's country, there is no longer talk of advancing eastward. On the contrary, everyone must work together and organize with all their strength.
In response to the invasion of the Han army.
Different from the fact that the Han army could receive a steady stream of supplementary support from the country, in the long and cruel war, one less person died among the Black Khans. However, after thirty years of intermittent bloodletting, the little warrior from the Western Regions who once had a household registration of one million and a hundred thousand armors
, is already too weak to withstand the wind.
However, the country of Black Khan still has a certain degree of resilience. After all, it is not far from its former prosperity, and its organizational system also has merits, especially in terms of military and armed construction, which is already a system.
In addition, religious beliefs are sometimes worthless, but sometimes they can burst into powerful power. Therefore, after the Han army invaded the north, the Black Khanate did not sit back and wait for death, but went all out.
However, enthusiasm and determination alone are not enough. Sufficient strength is also needed to support it, and this is exactly what the Black Khanate lacks. Badaling Pass, located at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, was once the eastern part of the Black Khanate.
The advanced bridgehead, as time changed, also became the first fortress to defend against the Han army.
During the year when Liu Min implemented his recuperation strategy, most of the Black Khan's cavalry went south through this pass to harass Anxi. After the Han army moved north, the first target it wanted to conquer was this pass.
The Black Khanate has 3,000 people stationed at this pass. Unlike Kucha City in the wilderness, it is strong enough to resist the Han army due to the steepness of the fortress. The Black Khanate's defense strategy is still to defend and delay the Han army.
Time is waiting for change to counterattack.
However, their plan failed again. This time, Liu Min used the artillery that he had not been able to use before. Even though it was not very mature, when the artillery, an infantry weapon, was officially put into the war, it still showed its sharpness.
style.
Even the officers and soldiers of the Han army were astonished, not to mention those black Khans. One after another, some soldiers allocated 72 artillery pieces to Anxi in batches. Amidst the ear-splitting roar and the terrifying impact of iron bullets, they fired
Daling did not hold out for three days before it was declared lost, and the gates of the Black Khanate were officially opened.
After that, it was impossible to drive straight in. The road was rugged and difficult, the traffic conditions were really bad, the Han army had a lot of baggage, and the Black Khan army stubbornly harassed and delayed the Han army. Even if the Han army broke through the mountains, they could only fight step by step and fight steadily.
Walking in a hurry.
On the basis of ensuring their retreat, it took nearly two months for the Han army to break through the dangers, officially enter the Black Khanate's Yixikeer Lake Basin, and approach the city of Barsi Khan.
The journey was difficult, and the casualties caused by non-battles were greater than those suffered during the attack on Bataling. However, after entering the basin, the road was much smoother and easier to walk, and the biggest problem of marching was also solved.
After killing and scattering the last wave of blocking enemy troops, Liu Min ordered the Han army to rest for more than half a month. After sufficient energy and vigor were restored, Liu Min ordered the westward march and sent troops to Barsi Khan.
Barsi Khan City is located in the northern mountain range of the Tianshan Mountains and is adjacent to Lake Issyk-Kul. It is the largest city of the Black Khanate in the southeast, and it is also the only place to go to its capital, Eight Assassins.
, like Badaling, it must be conquered.
Facing the menacing Han army, the Black Khanate made a last-ditch effort in Barsi Khan, gathering all the remaining elite troops in the country, and recruiting Tuqishi and other barbarians as well as fanatical YSL believers, totaling more than 40,000 soldiers.
The people, led by the great Han Alimusa himself, intended to prevent the Han army from advancing eastward. The slogans were very particular, protect Barsi Khan, protect the people, protect the Black Khan, and protect the Holy Religion.
In view of the past several confrontations with the Han army, the Black Khan Army has also completely woken up. No matter how large the number of people is in defending the city, it is difficult to win. To fight conservatively means to give up the initiative and let the Han army's weapons of war be used.
On the contrary, what they are best at is cavalry combat, and although the Han army is strong in combat, they may not have no chance of winning in field battles. Judging from past combat experience, the damage caused by the Black Khan army to the Han army, except for Kucha
Apart from bloody battles, most of them were obtained in small-scale field battles.
The war weapons that the Han army relied on were powerful, but most of them were heavy and inconvenient to move. This was also their opportunity. It was difficult to win with bright swords and guns, and frontal combat, so they would make detours and side attacks, and the core of the tactics was
The key is to abandon the defense and attack, seizing the initiative on the battlefield.
As a result, in the east of Barsi Khan City, the Han and Black armies broke out in the largest offensive battle since the war between the two countries. Liu Min and other Han generals originally thought that attacking Barsi Khan City would be another critical battle, but they did not
I once thought that the enemy army would take the initiative to attack, which would be a joy instead of worry.
After all, even if the Han army is good at attacking, they don't like to fight sieges. They also like to annihilate the enemy in the wild. And the iron wall defense of the Han army in the field is also its strength.
However, the unfolding of the war was beyond the expectations of Liu Min and others. Although the Black Khan army took the initiative to attack, it was not reckless and would never take the initiative to attack the Han army's tight military formation.
When the Han army was defending, they would harass them; when the Han army was attacking, they would retreat. As long as the Han army could not completely maintain a tight defensive posture, they would launch a fierce attack, fearing no death and risking their lives regardless of casualties.
Under the tactics of the Black Khan Army, the Han army had to take several counterattacks with the intention of defeating the enemy head-on. However, under the propaganda of "defending the country and defending the religion", the Black Khan Army became extremely hard-core and decided to take orders with life.
In exchange for lives, after all, they are fighting at home and have a large number of people. The Han army's expedition is purely attrition. Even if there are fewer casualties, it will not be worthwhile in the long run.
After twelve battles, the Han army suffered more than 3,000 casualties, even though the Black Khans suffered more casualties. After judging the situation, Liu Min finally gave up his plan to directly defeat the enemy in front and adopted a strategic retreat.
When the Black Khan Army saw that their tactics were effective, they became unyielding and followed closely, trying to counterattack and completely defeat the invading Han Army. This angered the Han Army, and a counterattack began.
Defeat the pursuing Black Khan army.
A small defeat only dampened the spirit of the Black Khan army. During the battle, the Black Khan army once again discovered a weakness of the Han army, which was the Khotan army. Compared with the well-equipped Han army
, the Khotanian army was a complete soft persimmon.
Therefore, when the Black Khan Army turned its target to the Khotanese, it quickly achieved results. How could those Khotanese who were forcibly tied into the Han army's chariots withstand the attack of the Black Khan people who were not afraid of death?
When they joined the conquest, they only did some auxiliary work. It was impossible for them to fight against it in the territory of the Black Khans.
The Khotanese were defeated, and the Han army was naturally unable to remain unaffected. The defeat of the Khotanese led to Liu Min's first major defeat since his Western expedition. He had to retreat again, fighting and retreating, and retreated a full mile.
After a hundred miles, they retreated to the east of Yixikeer Lake before they stabilized their position.
At this time, the way forward had been blocked by the Black Khan's army, and the Han army was trapped in the basin. The situation suddenly became bad and there was a danger of annihilation.
The Black Khan army saw the opportunity to destroy the Han army and refused to let go of this hard-won opportunity. After a simple rest, they pressed forward again. Faced with this situation, Liu Min decisively reduced his defense.
Facing the Han army's military formation, the Heihan people really couldn't bear it, and the war once again reached a stalemate until autumn. After several attacks failed, the Heihan people calmed down from their ecstasy and became wiser.
No longer thinking about swallowing up the Han army, but adopting siege tactics, sealing mountains and roads to prevent possible reinforcements from Anxi. After all, time is passing, the morale of the Han army is declining, and food is being consumed. Without reinforcements, it will be dangerous
It will only get worse day by day.
It has to be said that the Battle of Barsi Khan was the most dangerous and stressful battle that Liu Min had experienced since joining the army, even more than the expedition to Mobei with Yang Ye. At that time, he was just a general. This time, he
He is the commander-in-chief and is responsible for the soldiers under his command.