Chapter 457 Restoring the Homeland of the Han Dynasty
Chapter 457 Homeland during the Restoration of Han Dynasty
Author: The best is like no water
Chapter 457 Homeland during the Restoration of Han Dynasty
Yibidulu Khan did not know what a telegraph was, nor did he understand how terrifying the transportation capabilities of trains were.
He thought according to the standard model of the cold weapon era, and Illinois had become his delicious prey.
The Tang army at the front received no news and had no time to come back for reinforcements, while the Tang army at the rear was thousands of miles away.
The right time, the right place and the right people are all on my side, so I have the advantage!
According to the thinking, marching and communication capabilities of the cold weapon era, it is indeed the Western Turks who have the advantage.
But the problem is that Li Yunze got in touch with Li Er who was far away in Chang'an City via telegram that day.
Li Er made a decision in the shortest possible time, arranged for Cheng Yaojin to command a support army to set off immediately, and also appointed Li Yunze to have the authority to command all the reinforcements.
At the same time, the defenders stationed in Lanzhou, Guazhou and other places also mobilized urgently and immediately looked for trains to reinforce Yizhou.
There is no need to bring any additional logistical supplies for the reinforcements, just weapons, armor, horses, etc. Anyway, all the logistical supplies are available here in Yizhou.
All freight trains on the entire railway line were stopped, and the materials inside were thrown away, only the people and horses were packed and headed straight to Illinois.
At noon the next day, two thousand reinforcements from Guazhou arrived in Yizhou.
After dinner, two thousand reinforcements stationed at Jiayuguan arrived by train.
On the third day, thousands of reinforcements from Ganzhou and Liangzhou arrived.
At this time, the number of regular troops of the Tang Army exceeded 15,000, and follow-up troops were still on the way to be rapidly reinforced.
Almost all the troops and horses that could be mobilized in Longyou Road arrived in Yizhou within four or five days, and the total strength of the regular army quickly expanded to more than 30,000 people.
At this time, the soldiers and horses sent by Yibiduulu Khan to surprise Yizhou had just crossed the Zheluoman Mountain and were still dozens of miles away from Yizhou.
On the morning of the sixth day, the entire army had a hearty meal, and then set off under the leadership of Li Yunze, heading straight for Zheluoman Mountain.
When the Western Turks met this Tang army, the nobleman who led the team was really frightened.
The information he got was that the regular Tang army here in Yizhou was definitely less than ten thousand, but the Tang army in front of him was at least tens of thousands!
Could it be that so many Tang troops flew from the sky?
Judging from the technological level of Datang in this era, there is no difference from the one that flew over.
It's thousands of miles away and can be reached in a few days, which is almost a flight.
The generals asked Li Yunze how he was going to fight, and Li Yunze's reply was simple, "Didn't you see that all the people on the other side have run away? The cavalry will pursue them, and the infantry will step forward to clean up the battlefield."
The people of the Western Turks are not stupid. Facing thousands of Tang Dynasty cavalry is the same thing as facing tens of thousands of Datang cavalry.
Seeing the Tang army's cavalry, almost all wearing breastplates, slowly approaching like the Great Steel Wall under the sunlight, they chose to retreat very conscientiously.
It's just that it's not easy when you come, and it's even harder when you leave.
The Tang army was not an infantry-based Song or Ming army. Even if the Song and Ming armies won, they could only be defeated. They could not expand their results through pursuit battles and lacked cavalry power when approaching.
The name of the Tang Dynasty cavalry is really powerful in all directions.
Tens of thousands of Tang troops, organized into battalions and regiments, began a mighty pursuit.
Especially after Li Yunze announced that all the captured items in this battle would be his personal property, the morale of the Tang army was extremely high and they were full of fighting spirit.
The opponent was too weak, and Li Yunze had no interest in fighting, so he put a maza on the ground and watched quietly.
He didn't know that he had experienced this scene hundreds of times, and he had already become accustomed to it.
The pursuit started in the morning until the white clouds on the horizon were stained with red clouds. They pursued the Tang army all the way to Zheluo Man Mountain, and then returned one after another.
Li Yunze, who had been sitting for almost a day, got up and moved his hands and feet, arranged for people to tally the results of the battle, and led the troops back to their base.
He himself led the Tang army and escorted a group of Western Turkic prisoners and simply left.
Like other places, the railway station in Illinois is also built outside the city.
When it was getting dark, Li Yunze passed by the train station and happened to meet a troop transport arriving.
Cheng Yaojin, who was fully clothed and holding a horse spear, called on his generals to bring his horse down from the carriage. Just as he was about to mount his horse, he saw Li Yunze.
"Where are the Turks?!" Cheng Yaojin's words were full of solemnity.
Li Yunze turned his head and gestured to the Turks who were being escorted away not far away, "Isn't this it?"
Cheng Yaojin looked at it carefully, then simply took off his helmet, walked over and looked at it carefully and asked.
When he returned to Li Yunze, Cheng Yaojin's face was already very ugly. "I have traveled thousands of miles. I'm afraid that when I don't have time to come over, I will see devastation. Then you have settled the matter?"
"Yes." Li Yunze gave a thumbs up, "As expected of a veteran, he can understand it at a glance."
"I understand nothing!"
The furious Cheng Yaojin directly smashed his helmet on the ground, "My original intention was to lead the troops thousands of miles in a few days, rescue the siege in the midst of danger, and achieve a great feat that will go down in history!"
After taking a few deep breaths, Cheng Yaojin clutched Ma Shan tightly with both hands and his eyes turned red. "You told me that the beating was over, the beating is over?!"
Originally, Cheng Yaojin was very angry because he was outclassed by the junior Su Dingfang and lost his position as the general to pacify the Western Regions.
Now I finally got an opportunity, and I wanted to make my name in history by galloping thousands of miles to help in a few days.
But I was full of confidence when I came, but it turned out that my trip was in vain.
His mood at this time can naturally be imagined.
Looking at the angry Cheng Yaojin, Li Yunze said calmly, "You could have caught up if you came a day earlier. Who told you to come late?"
Hearing this, Cheng Yaojin stood dumbfounded on the spot, but his son Cheng Chumo was indignant: "It's all your fault that the train from your trading company stopped at every turn on the road. If you could have gone straight all the way without stopping, you would have definitely caught up."
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Li Yunze simply rolled his eyes at this kind of nonsense, "Your brother Cheng Chuliang is quite intelligent, how could you be so stupid? Are you really brothers? If you don't like it, then don't sit down and go back to Chang'an City."
Don’t take the train, walk back by yourself.”
Cheng Yaojin was much smarter than his stupid son. He first kicked Cheng Chumo away who was still arguing, then stepped forward and wiped his hands, turned his face into a smile and asked, "Please help me."
Li Yunze, who looked surprised, raised his eyebrows, "You want to lie about your military exploits? Say you won the battle this time?"
Lying about military achievements is not a big deal, it has been a common thing in all dynasties.
The problem is that Li Er, who is now the emperor, is a general on horseback, and he is very knowledgeable in all the methods in the army.
Cheng Yaojin would not dare to do such a thing as deceiving Li Er.
Because I know it will never happen.
"We're already here." Cheng Yaojin simply spread his hands and said, "I don't want to go back just like this. Please help me."
Li Yunze rubbed his chin and looked at Cheng Yaojin for a moment, "Send a telegram to Your Majesty and say that you want to be a general of the Second Division."
"It's not right, it's not right."
Hearing this, Cheng Yaojin shook his head repeatedly: "The end of the Second Division General Li Guangli is not good, don't say that."
"Then impeach Su Dingfang, saying that he had problems commanding the battle and did not leave enough defense force for the logistics line. Then declare that he is willing to serve as deputy general for Su Dingfang and take the southern route to pacify the Western Regions."
The so-called southern line is the southern line of the Silk Road. The entire Western Region is basically bounded by the Tianshan Mountains. To the north of the Tianshan Mountains is the northern line of the Silk Road. The Luntai of the Silk Road is the future Beiting Protectorate.
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The southern route took the south of the Tianshan Mountains and passed Loulan, Qiuci, which later became the Anxi Protectorate.
The north and south lines are mainly distinguished by Yumenguan and Yangguan.
Su Dingfang concentrated his main force on the northern front, with the purpose of defeating the Western Turks first. In this case, the southern front could be determined.
Li Yunze followed up and said, "Su Dingfang has already defeated Broken Leaf. Next, he will go north to attack the Western Turks' lair in Jinshan. No one is moving to the south for the time being. This is your chance to make a contribution."
Cheng Yaojin thought about it carefully, then turned around and headed straight to the carriage, where there was a transmitter specially equipped for him by Li Er.
As expected, when Li Er learned that the Turks who raided the grain road had been defeated, he immediately agreed to Cheng Yaojin's proposal and stated that subsequent reinforcements would not turn around and go back, but would be brought directly over for him to command to attack the South.
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The reinforcements from Longyou Road plus the reinforcements from Chang'an City totaled almost 40,000 people.
In the past, if you wanted to maintain an army of this size to fight in the distant Western Region, you would have to mobilize at least hundreds of thousands of civilians to provide logistical support, because the distance was too far.
But now, the Tang Army's troops in the Western Regions have reached nearly 200,000, but they are still very capable in terms of logistics.
The power brought by technological upgrades can be seen from this.
Cheng Yaojin, who finally got the chance, didn't even bother to contact the nominal general Su Dingfang. He waited until the follow-up troops arrived one after another, and then hurriedly led his troops into battle.
The Southern Route Army first captured Shanshan, and then moved westward along the Tianshan Mountains to attack the Yanqi Kingdom (Korla).
Speaking of Yanqi, he is really an old friend from China.
As early as the Han Dynasty, they were a vassal state of Maodun Shanyu, and they fought with the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years.
After that, they fought with Qianliang, Qianqin, and Western Wei.
During the Sui Dynasty, it surrendered to the Western Turks and became a vassal state of the Western Turks.
The fighting power of the Tang army was extremely strong, far beyond what Yanqi could resist.
Cheng Yaojin not only attacked the Yanqi Kingdom himself, but also sent Cheng Chumo to lead his troops south, across the Hanhai (Tarimu Desert) to attack the Qiemo Kingdom and the Jingjue Kingdom, and it is said that he even captured a queen.
This time Cheng Yaojin changed his usual cautious style and invaded by leaps and bounds like fire.
After wiping out the Yanqi Kingdom, they quickly moved westward along the oasis channel between the Tianshan Mountains and the Hanhai Sea, and destroyed the Kuqa Kingdom, which was also the site of Qiuci, the future site of the Anxi Protectorate.
After only stopping for a short time, he went west again and annihilated small countries such as Gumo and Wensu one after another. Finally, he conquered Hotan with the south of Hanhai, and Cheng Chumo from Khotan and other countries gathered his troops under Shule City.
At this point, all the four Anxi towns that had been lost for many years were recovered.
Li Er did not mention Tian Khan, and directly ordered all the prisoners to be transported back. The fields here will be distributed to the people who migrated from the interior.
Not only these small countries, but also the miscellaneous tribes in various places were wiped out by Cheng Yaojin who was eager to make contributions.
Shule's position is very important, and Suiye City in the north is the two gateways guarding the Western Region.
In later generations, Shule had a name called Kashgar.
After reaching here, Cheng Yaojin was almost at the end of his battle, because the logistics supply line from Li Yunze was already thousands of miles away.
Thousands of miles of road without railways would be a disaster in this era.
Cheng Yaojin originally planned to repair it, but Li Er was stimulated by his battle report, and directly made some micro-operations, asking Cheng Yaojin to go south to attack the Great and Small Bolu Kingdom.
The name of this small and large Bolu country was called Kashmir in later generations.