Chapter 819, the first battle to determine the Western Regions (1)
A trace of killing intent flashed in Manzala's eyes, and the Ma Hemu in front of him was no longer a qualified puppet.
He only regretted that he was not from the Golden Family, otherwise there would be no need to support Mahemu in front of him to come to the Chagatai Khanate. He could have established himself as a khan and established his own khanate just like the Kazakh Khanate.
It’s just that we can’t kill Mahemu yet. Once Mahemu dies, the Chagatai Khanate will definitely be in chaos. Now that there is a powerful enemy, the Ming army will only defeat them one by one, and the Kazakhs will have no choice but to move westward into the Kazakh Khanate.
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"Great Khan, the Ming army is attacking everywhere, intercepting and killing all the tribes of our Chagatai Khanate. If we don't speed up our march, I'm afraid we will be defeated by the Ming army one by one."
"Can we put this sweaty tent aside for now and let's ride on horseback?"
Manzara actually said in a tactful tone that now he was asking for help from Ma Hemu. The five major Kazakh tribes in the Western Regions had been destroyed by the Ming army, including the Kelei Tribe and the Alban Tribe. Now, except for his own Dulat Tribe and the Naiman Huihe Tribe,
In addition to arriving together, there are people from the Wak tribe who have not yet come.
He was very worried, worried about whether the Wak tribe would suffer the same fate as the Klei tribe and the Alban tribe, and if the Wak tribe would also be destroyed by the Ming army.
The Kazakhs in the Western Regions have suffered a heavy blow. By then, let alone controlling the Chagatai Khanate, it will be unclear whether they can gain a foothold in the Western Regions.
"Yes, Great Khan, we should advance faster on horseback. Only in this way can we defeat the Ming army faster, unify the entire Chagatai Khanate, and even fight back to the Mongolian grasslands and regain the ancestral land ruled by the Ming people.
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Haidar also followed up and said that he was as anxious as Manzara. The Turkic tribes in the Western Regions had not gathered yet, and the Ming army was active in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains. If they encountered the Ming army, they would almost certainly die.
The Ming army's cavalry was simply too powerful.
It is so powerful that many tribesmen are already retreating.
"Okay, let's ride horses. I also hope to defeat the Ming army as soon as possible."
After hearing this, Ma Hemu nodded slightly and said.
He saw that the two of them were extremely anxious and eager to have a decisive battle with the Ming army. But how could the Ming army be so stupid?
On the other side, on a grassland at the foot of the mountain only 200 miles away from Mahemu's army, Liu Jin's army was stationed here. The continuous camps were neatly arranged and the military formation was extremely tight.
In the center, in Liu Jin's camp, Liu Jin was facing a sand table, carefully studying the upcoming battle.
"Old Wang, what do you think should be done next?"
It's still the old method, if you can't do it yourself, just let someone else get in. Isn't this the purpose of bringing Lao Wang along?
"The cavalry led by Yang Yun attacked in all directions, killing people and horses from various tribes. Now they have become frightened. As they continue to speed up their march, they also gather quickly. The time for the decisive battle has come."
Wang Shouren looked at the sand table, pondered and said: "The Kazakhs and Turks are dominating everything in Mahemu. Yang Yun attacked the Kazakh and Turk tribes, which made them very anxious."
"Next, I think we only need to simply expose our position, and they will eagerly come to us for a decisive battle. At that time, we will send 10,000 cavalry to sneak attack their baggage and food troops, cut off their retreat, and then drag them with them.
It would be enough for them to drag them in this ice and snow for ten days and a half."
Wang Shouren was very cautious and experienced in doing things. The Ming army clearly had the strength to crush its opponents, but they still used tactics, including sneak attacks on grain, grass and baggage, and tactics to tire out the enemy.
"Delaying it for ten days and a half is of course no problem for us, but by then these tribes that have finally gathered together will most likely be scattered, and it will be difficult for us to annihilate them in one fell swoop."
"If the military strength of these large and small tribes is still alive by then, it will be extremely detrimental to our Ming Dynasty's subsequent rule in the Western Regions."
"In my imagination, even if these tribes are allowed to survive in the Western Region, all their armed forces must be exposed, and they must be severely hit to destroy their arrogance before they can
Be obedient, obedient, and do things according to the requirements of our Ming Dynasty, just like in the Nanyang region. If you don't beat them, they will still dare to rob my Ming Dynasty's ships."
"This is especially true in the Western Region. This has been the intersection of powerful civilizations and tribes since ancient times. It has experienced too many wars and is the central area where Eastern and Western civilizations collide."
"Many of the tribes here have extremely glorious pages in history. In addition, there are a large number of nomads. The tribes here, large and small, only believe in the scimitars and bows and arrows in their hands."
"If you don't kill hard, no one will pay attention to you at all, and they may even think you are easy to bully."
"Ma Hemu has finally managed to gather all the tribes' troops, large and small, for us. We must not miss such a great opportunity."
Liu Jin thought for a while and put forward his own opinions and opinions. If he delayed them for a while, it was very likely that the people gathered by Ma Hemu would disperse. This was not acceptable.
"Then we can only fight head-on, but in that case, the casualties may be greater."
"If we want to annihilate all these troops, we should order Yang Yun to stop attacking the tribes' troops now. At the same time, we should march as quickly as possible to fight them in a decisive battle."
After hearing this, Wang Shouren thought about it and nodded.
Liu Jin may not be as good as Wang Shouren in terms of tactics, but in terms of strategy, Liu Jin has always been right, and he has been here in the Western Regions for more than a day or two.
I also have a deeper understanding of the Western Region. There are really too many tribes here, big and small, and they are all tough and unruly. They only recognize scimitars and bows and arrows, just like a fierce horse, not ruthless.
If you tame them hard, you won't be obedient at all.
"There are always casualties in war."
"Send the order, the army will break out of camp and attack the Chagatai Khanate army."
Liu Jin nodded slightly, and then ordered very decisively.
No matter how you fight, you will definitely win. The key is to use the minimum sacrifice to obtain the most ideal effect. For Liu Jin, the most desired effect is to wipe out all the men and horses of the Chagatai Khanate in front of him.
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As Liu Jin's order was conveyed, the army began to break out of camp and march westward. At the same time, the order was quickly conveyed to Yang Yun, who was guerrillas everywhere. Yang Yun also quickly returned to the army, preparing to join forces with Chacha.
The Tai Khanate engages in a decisive battle.
Time passed slowly, and just two days later, the Chagatai Khanate determined the location of the main force of Liu Jin's army, and the entire Chagatai Khanate suddenly became excited.
In a huge temporary camp, Mahemu, Manzala, Haidar and the gathered tribal leaders, large and small, looked at the map and carefully studied the battle against the Ming army.
"Abak, you have fought against the Ming army. Can you tell us how we should fight this battle?"
Manzara looked at Abak beside him. He seemed to have lost his energy and energy. It seemed that the battle had wiped out all his pride. At such a young age, when he mentioned fighting the Ming army at this moment,
But his face turned pale with fear.
"The most powerful part of the Ming army is the cavalry. Judging from the information we have now, the Ming army should have 50,000 elite cavalry in the Western Regions, and another 110,000 infantry."
"If we want to win this battle, the most important thing is how to restrain the Ming army's cavalry. Whether it's us Kazakhs, Sudden or the Mongols, we are no match for their cavalry."
"So my opinion is not to engage in a cavalry battle with the Ming Army, but to use a dense formation and use bows and arrows to deal with the Ming Army's cavalry. As for the Ming Army's infantry, we have a numerical advantage, so it is nothing to worry about."
The brutal massacre of that battle echoed in Abak's mind, and he shuddered when he thought of the Ming army's cavalry. After thinking about it, he made a suggestion.
"We give up the cavalry and engage in an infantry duel with the Ming army?"
When Ma Hemu heard this, he was immediately dumbfounded.
The most powerful of all the tribes in the Western Regions is the cavalry. Now they are being asked not to engage in cavalry duels with the Ming army, but to use dense formations to fight the Ming army with infantry. Isn't this funny?
"Are the Ming army's cavalry really that powerful?"
After hearing this, Haidar also frowned and said, giving up cavalry would be tantamount to giving up one's greatest advantage, and infantry has always been what the Ming army was best at.
"It's really powerful and terrifying!"
"I also suggest giving up the cavalry duel, directly fighting infantry against infantry, and then using our bows and arrows to win this battle."
The leader of the Alban tribe also nodded, and he was also shadowed by the Ming army's cavalry.
"I also suggest this. The cavalry of the Ming Army are too terrifying. They are devils from hell. No one can defeat them on horseback."
A leader of the Mongolian tribe also said the same thing. Needless to say, he was obviously a man who was cast a shadow by the Ming army's cavalry. The Mongolian cavalry and archery were unparalleled in the world, but they were beaten to pieces by the Ming army's cavalry, with bows and arrows all over the ground.
If you can't shoot at the opponent, you can't beat the opponent with a scimitar, and the scimitar will be smashed into pieces. Just hit him with a hammer.
"In addition, the Ming army's firearms are very powerful. Their artillery and muskets are extremely terrifying and terrible. If we want to find a way to deal with their muskets, we can use thick wooden boards to block the front, close the distance, and use bows and arrows to launch them, which is effective enough.
Firearms to deal with the Ming army."
"I have also heard that the Ming army's muskets are very terrifying. Their range is much longer than our bows and arrows, and they are very powerful. Even Mansu'er Khan couldn't break out of Anle City. The important reason is because of their powerful muskets.