To the north of the Tianshan Mountains and to the south of the Jungar Basin, the tall Tianshan Mountains are covered with snow all year round. The snow melts and forms slender rivers. Wherever the rivers go, there are patches of vibrant oases. In addition, most of the entire Western Region
The places are dominated by arid deserts.
Altai Mountains, Tianshan Mountains, and Kunlun Mountains have created everything in the Western Region, because these three tall mountains bring the most precious water sources here.
Above the high mountains are alpine pastures, and the oases at the foot of the mountains have developed agriculture, mainly growing wheat, cotton, grapes, walnuts, etc.
In the cold winter, the land of the Western Region is a vast expanse, with only the cold wind whistling constantly between the sky and the earth. Under the dry and cold climate, almost everything in winter is sealed.
However, between the sky and the earth, a large-scale army is marching from west to east in the cold wind. In front of this team is a cavalry team of up to 20,000 people, with one person and two horses. The cavalry is extremely
Skillfully control two war horses at the same time, and rotate back and forth between the horses from time to time.
Behind the cavalry team of 20,000 people was an even larger herd of sheep and cattle. Driven by thousands of herdsmen, tens of thousands of cattle and sheep continued to follow the army as they walked eastward.
The sheep were the food for the 20,000 cavalry, while the cattle were used to draw all kinds of supplies, and they were preparing to go east to attack the Turpan area where the Ming army was located.
With 20,000 cavalry and so many cattle and sheep, this tribe is obviously an extremely powerful tribe in the Western Region.
It is called the Kle tribe, and it is the most powerful tribe in Yuzi in Kazakhstan. It is also one of the most powerful tribes in the entire Kazakh tribe, including the Naiman tribe, the Dulat tribe, the Wak tribe, and the Ale tribe.
The Ban tribe is collectively known as the five major Kazakh tribes.
Although the Mongols are the nobles and leaders of various tribes in the Western Regions, the Kazakhs are the most powerful tribe in the Western Regions. Each of the five major tribes is extremely powerful. The Klei tribe in front of them gathered during this battle.
A cavalry team of 20,000 people marched towards Turpan in a mighty manner.
The young leader of the Kled tribe, Abak, was riding on his bloody horse with firm eyes and full of ambition. This time, although it was Mahem Khan of the Chagatai Khanate who was giving orders to the tribes of the Chagatai Khanate.
But in fact, the Kazakh tribes want to take this opportunity to expand their Kazakh influence in the Western Region, and spread Kazakh strength from the west of the Western Region, the Altai Mountains, and the west of the Jungar Basin to the entire Western Region, and even in the future
, but also to expand to the Mongolian Plateau, Qinghai, and even more, in the future, they will also seek to prosper the Central Plains.
So this time, all the major tribes under the Kazakhs worked very hard. Each of the five major tribes headed by them sent at least 10,000 troops.
In various parts of the Western Region, above the Altai Mountains, Tianshan Mountains, and Kunlun Mountains are pastures, and below the mountains are oasis agricultural areas. Kazakhs, like the Mongols, are nomadic people, mainly living in the west of the Western Region, in the Altai Mountains, for grazing
Cattle and sheep make a living.
The oasis on the Tianshan North Road is mainly engaged in agriculture by the Uzbeks, while the Uighurs on the South Tianshan Road are mainly engaged in agriculture.
The nomadic Kazakhs are similar to the Mongols. Almost all the people are soldiers. This time, almost all the adult men mounted war horses and picked up scimitars, preparing to use their powerful force to conquer the entire Western Region.
"I heard that the Central Plains of the Ming Dynasty was the most prosperous. It is said that the population living in the capital of the Ming Dynasty alone exceeded three million."
While riding his horse, Abak was chatting with Ashamayi next to him about the Ming Dynasty.
They have also heard many legends about the Ming Dynasty. It is said that the Ming Dynasty was extremely prosperous. It is said that the population of the Ming Dynasty exceeded 10 million. It is said that the colorful world of the Ming Dynasty is very easy to get...
"I have also heard people say that the capital of the Ming Dynasty is extremely prosperous. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty used gold to build a magnificent palace as high as a mountain. I really want to take our warriors from the Kelie tribe to the capital of the Ming Dynasty.
Let’s have a good plunder.”
Ashamayi nodded excitedly. When he thought of what Manzala said about entering the Central Plains, he couldn't help but excitedly clenched the cold scimitar.
"Rumble~"
Just when the two were chatting happily, the ground trembled slightly, and there were faintly thousands of troops and horses running towards this direction. When the two heard this, they couldn't help but change their expressions slightly.
At this time, someone hurriedly came over and said: "Report, there are a large number of cavalry in front of us. Looking at their flags, they are the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty."
"Cavalry of the Ming Dynasty?"
When Abak and Ashamayi heard this, they couldn't help being slightly stunned. They looked at each other and saw disbelief in each other's eyes.
This place is far away from Turpan. How did the Ming Dynasty's cavalry come here?
And how did they discover themselves, and why didn't the scouts of their Klei tribe discover them in advance?
It's just that they didn't have time to think about it too much.
"The warriors of the Kled tribe will follow me to kill the enemy!"
Abak took out the scimitar in his hand and rushed forward. Immediately following his order, the entire 20,000 cavalrymen of the Kled tribe also began to rush forward.
In an open area only a few miles ahead of them, Yang Yun was holding a spear and wearing a red cloak, looking forward suggestively.
Behind him, the 20,000 Ming Army cavalry had stopped galloping and were forming a team. At the same time, they were taking a short break to recover their physical strength while waiting for the enemy's arrival.
"Report~"
"The enemy is 2 miles away from us~"
A scout soldier came hurriedly on horseback to report.
"Explore again~"
Yang Yun said calmly.
"Report~"
"The enemy is 1 mile away from us~"
Soon, another scout hurriedly came to Yang Yun's side.
"Prepare for battle!"
When Yang Yun heard this, he immediately shouted loudly, then looked forward quietly, looking toward the horizon, quietly waiting for the enemy's arrival.
Beside Yang Yun, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who were riding on their war horses were also extremely quiet. They were all waiting quietly on their horses. At the same time, they were slightly moving their stiff hands and feet in order to prepare for the next fight.
Soon, the earth was shaking slightly, and the rumble of horse hooves was heard. In the field of vision, a huge team on the horizon gradually appeared in the field of vision, and became clearer and clearer.
Soon, both sides were able to see clearly.
"The information from Jin Yiwei is really accurate!"
Yang Yun held the telescope and saw the flag of the Kelie tribe clearly. He couldn't help but smile and sighed.
The Western Region is very large, and it is definitely not an easy task to find the enemy accurately. However, when Liu Jin used troops in the Western Region, he knew the situation of each tribe in the Western Region very well.
One of the important reasons for this is that at the beginning of the year, Emperor Hongzhi had the intention of attacking the Western Regions, so he naturally sent the factory guards to various places in the Western Regions in advance to spy on the intelligence of the tribes in the Western Regions.
And this time, many small tribes have secretly defected to the Ming Dynasty, and have continuously sent important intelligence materials to the Ming Dynasty.
If Liu Jin wanted to force Ma Hemu's army to fight with him, he would naturally have to attack continuously to scare away the tribes scattered outside.
What Liu Jin always likes to do is to pick hard bones to gnaw on. If he wants to fight, he will fight the most powerful tribes in the Western Regions, the Kazakhs, Turks and Mongols.
Because only after a heavy blow to these three most powerful tribes, they would concentrate all their tribal forces to find a decisive battle with the Ming army.
"It's really the Ming army. Their numbers are almost the same as ours."
Abak was also observing the Ming army in front of him. The neatly arranged Ming army was very easy to count, and he could roughly calculate the size of the Ming army in front of him at once.
"The equipment of the Ming army is really good. Look at them. Everyone is wearing a helmet, armor, and even gloves on their hands. The people of the Ming Dynasty are really rich."
Ashamayi looked carefully at the Ming army in front of her, and immediately couldn't help but sigh. The Ming army in front of her was so luxurious, and it was already armed to the teeth.
Looking at the people of his Kle tribe, except for the several thousand men and horses directly under Abak, who are relatively capable, the others are actually just temporarily transformed from herdsmen to warriors, although for nomads, this is common.
The Mongols relied on this to conquer the most extensive empire on the Eurasian continent.
But herdsmen are herdsmen. Although they all have scimitars and war horses, and they all carry bows and arrows on their backs, they look far less powerful and orderly than the Ming army in front of them.
Invisibly, a huge pressure came towards us, as if we were facing a mighty torrent of steel.
"In a cavalry battle, we Kazakhs have never climbed up against anyone. Although the Ming army in front of us is luxuriously equipped, they are just young soldiers. If we only rely on equipment to fight, then there is no need to fight."
Abak said with a smile.
Everyone knows about the wealth of the Ming Dynasty. The colorful world of the Central Plains has long been famous all over the world, and has even spread to the far west. Even Europeans know that the people of the Ming Dynasty were so rich that everyone wore silk and everyone used porcelain to eat.
But are the Ming people powerful?
In everyone's long-held belief, the people of the Ming Dynasty were just like that. Especially a few decades ago, they led the tribes from the Western Regions into the Central Plains and captured the Ming emperors on the Mongolian grasslands.
"Warriors of the Klei tribe, pick up the scimitars in your hands and let me tear the enemies in front of you into pieces!"
"We are the bravest and most powerful cavalry on the grassland!"
Abak took out the scimitar in his hand, turned around and began to give pre-battle encouragement to the Kleb warriors behind him. A duel between cavalry was about to take place.