The car cannot be used here without modifications such as supercharging and adding air intake.
It can only be transported by Uzang horses and yaks.
The army that Yang Fan can currently support is only over 40,000 people, which is the limit. Those parties have war horses adapted to the local environment, and their battlefield mobility far exceeds his. Both soldiers and war horses can adapt to the local climate. On this point
, he is incomparable.
Now the altitude here is too high, the air pressure is too low, and water boils at less than 100 degrees. In some high-altitude areas, the boiling point is only 60 degrees. Steam cars are simply unusable.
In fact, people can’t stand it either, altitude sickness is too intense.
Only the Mongolians under Wang Hao's command and the Han Chinese who have stayed for a year can fight here. The newcomers will need some time to adapt.
However, steam vehicles can be improved to adapt to the plateau, but they are not absolutely unusable.
In order to use a steam engine in plateau areas, some modifications were required.
Specific modification methods include increasing the combustion temperature, increasing the air intake, increasing the compression ratio, etc. These modifications can enable the steam engine to further compress the gas, increase the mixture of gas and air and the adequacy of combustion to ensure the normal operation of the steam engine in plateau areas.
In later generations, there were specialized plateau steam engines, a category of industrial products.
The design bureau in Tula should be able to do these studies and modifications, and in the future come up with some supercharged steam engines that burn gasoline and fuel oil.
Specially obtain a batch of equipment for the Qingzang Line to form a motor transport division. It will be responsible for future transportation connections between the snowy plateau and the mainland, as well as material transportation, etc.
But this takes time, and now it is obvious that far water cannot quench near thirst.
Then we can only use the master as bait to lure out Quetu Khan.
Let the master's empty carriage, as well as his entourage and escort, and the convoy go ahead, and the master stay in his center until Qutu Khan appears.
He would not give up the attack on Zang's large army.
However, on such a long route, where would they attack?
Yang Fan's eyes fell on the Tang-Tibet Ancient Road. This is currently the only way to enter Zang. Even in later generations, there will be a Qing-Zang Highway going here.
Kunlun Mountain Pass is a particularly suitable place for volleys.
Kunlun Pass is located in the southwest of Qinghai, in the eastern section of the Kunlun Mountains, 160 kilometers south of Golmud. It is the only way to Tibet from Qinghai and Gansu provinces, and is also a major pass on the Qinghai-Tibet Highway.
It is named after the valley pass, also known as "Kunlun Mountain Pass".
On the east and west sides not far from the Kunlun Pass, the Yuxu Peak and Yuxian Peak, which are more than 6,000 meters above sea level, stand tall and graceful. They are covered with snow and shrouded in clouds and mist all year round. The Kunlun Pass is very narrow, and it is very easy to block the road here.
The climate conditions at Kunlun Pass are harsh, and the temperature at night can drop to more than 20 degrees below zero. This extreme climate is a great test for livestock, vehicles and people, and can easily cause traffic accidents or health problems.
The road conditions at the Kunlun Pass are extremely poor. Due to the geographical environment and the conditions at the time, the roads were paved by people and horses. Many sections of the road can only pass through sharp bends and steep slopes. When encountering bad weather such as snow and ice, it is almost impossible for people, horses and vehicles to pass, or even slip off.
valley, which greatly increases the risk of driving.
The natural environment here is complex, with mountains of rocks, ice and snow, and rocks and ice often fall off and roll down the sides.
The altitude of Kunlun Pass is extremely high, reaching 4767 meters. Such high altitude has a great impact on the human body. Many people will suffer from altitude sickness, such as headaches, asthma, etc. In severe cases, their lives may be in danger.
Quitu Khan is a veteran of Khalkha and has been fighting all his life. He must have known that the Han people are not adapted to the plateau climate and are prone to diseases. After the army crosses the Kunlun Pass and enters the flat plateau landscape in southern Qinghai, there will definitely be a large number of them.
Altitude sickness.
This was when the Han army was at its weakest and basically lost its ability to move.
If there is a problem with the Han army and it loses its fighting ability, the five thousand Mongolian lamas are no match for him. If he concentrates his army here and makes a desperate move, he will surely win a complete victory.
As long as the main force of the Han people is defeated and his army goes straight to Xining, Qinghai will fall into his hands.
Yang Fan calculated that it was obvious that the first batch of 10,000 Us Tibetan infantrymen who entered Qinghai could not be used. A large number of them would definitely suffer from altitude sickness. Only Wang Hao's cavalry division could be used. After all, they had been here for almost a year, and
Several battles were also fought in the Qaidam Basin.
They can adapt to the climate here. Yang Fan has previously prepared medicine for them to suppress altitude sickness. It will be of great help to them to adapt to the climate here as soon as possible.
Rhodiola rosea alone is enough. This thing can increase the total amount of oxygen transported by the blood.
Yang Fan thought, it would be better to use his plan and fight at the Kunlun Pass.
It is difficult to find Quetu Khan by yourself, but it is easier to lure him out and annihilate him.
I just don’t know if the army is ambushing near the mountain pass. How can the people and horses stand it? After all, it can reach minus 20 degrees at night, so there is no problem in freezing people to death.
Don't lie in wait for a few days and freeze to death and get more than half of your troops frostbitten. When Quetu Khan comes and you can't fight anymore, you'll be in trouble.
The risk of ambush is too great, so I'm afraid it won't work.
Then he would pretend to be defeated and lure Quetu Khan to Xining for a decisive battle, and deal with him in the Hehuang Valley. After all, he didn't know about the news that a new army had entered Qinghai. All he knew was that there was only a Qinghai Cavalry Division of over 10,000 people.
Yang Fan made up his mind and called Master Wang Hao and expressed his opinion.
At the same time, Baili Chieftain, Zangba Khan, and Chotu Khan were in close contact. They were trying to unite and drive away Yang Fan's people. After all, he had just annexed Monan Mongolia a few years ago, and now he is thinking about going to the snowy area.
, which made them very unhappy.
Baili Chieftain and Zangba Khan tended to accept that there was a foreign Quetu Khan in Qinghai to help them resist Yang Fan's attack. They did not regard him as an intruder or alien.
During this time, Zangba Khan was recruiting troops to prepare for war, and Baili Chieftain's 30,000 horses also gathered from western Sichuan and Xikang to Zangbei. They were preparing to intercept the master in Zangbei and prevent them from entering Zangbei.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The Heshuote people are also ready to move. Recently, thousands of cavalry have been divided into dozens of groups and frequently entered the Qaidam Basin to test. After all, Komodo’s army has been
, there were no big movements. Just small groups of cavalry and mounted infantry fighting with them at the line of contact.
As the leader of the Oirat Alliance, the Heshuote Tribe, the most powerful Mongolian Mongolian tribe in the Desert, had plans to deal with the Yang Family Army in Qinghai before the decisive battle.
The reason why the Heshuo Special Forces were hesitant was because Yang Fan's railways and highways did not go through the Hexi Corridor at all. Even if they occupied Qinghai, they would not be able to threaten Yang Fan's transportation lines. It took a year to attack Qinghai, especially Xining.
A fortified city that has been repeatedly reinforced over time has little significance for the upcoming decisive battle.
But it’s different now. Because Zangba Khan and Baili Chieftain, Quitu Khan took the initiative to contact each other and planned to carve up Qinghai among the four families. Zangba Khan just wanted to keep Xizang. But the Heshuote tribe wanted the Qaidam Basin. But
Tuhan wanted the Haixi area. Chief Baili wanted Xining and the Hehuang Valley, which happened to connect his territory from south to north.
At present, the largest leader of the Heshuote tribe is the brother of the later famous Gushi Khan (National Advisor Khan). (I don’t know if this person has left his name in history. Anyway, the author has never been able to find it.)
At this time, Gushi Khan had begun to take charge of the territory of the Eastern Heshuote tribe. This time, his brother also gave him the responsibility for the plot against Qinghai.
Gushi Khan was in his big tent at the far west of the Qaidam Basin, looking at the letters from Zangba Khan and Baili Chieftain, and Chotu Khan. All three parties sent messengers to him.
He fell into deep thought. They had an absolute advantage in strength. Considering that the enemy was not adapted to the local environment, most of them would easily fall ill. This advantage was further expanded.
Is it possible for the four parties to unite and take the opportunity to defeat Yang Fan in one fell swoop and organize the masters to join the army? The carving up of Qinghai is also a great temptation for him. Quetu Khan is a very thoughtful person, and he is not willing to rely on others. In his opinion, having a father and a mother is not as good as having one himself.
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Only by occupying the richest pasture in Qinghai can he stand on his own and get rid of his brother's shadow. In history, he did succeed in taking risks. Not only did he gain control of the entire Heshuo Special Department, he also took over the entire snow area.
Occupied the city and occupied the city of the Khoshot Khanate.
This khanate has a very good relationship with the Qing Dynasty and has always accepted canonization. It played a very important historical role in integrating the snowy areas into China.
In the Battle of Blood Mountain, he used 10,000 cavalry from afar to defeat Zangba Khan's 30,000 army at Blood Mountain. Then he went south and controlled the entire Xizang. Three years later, he decisively defeated Xikang
Baili Toast has become the overlord of the snow area.
