In Sunset City, with the sound of silent horns constantly echoing, the garrison in Sunset City suddenly became excited, quickly dressed up, put on their weapons and equipment, and mounted their horses.
In a very short period of time, five thousand cavalrymen each rode two horses, carrying several days of dry food, and gathered neatly on the grassland.
Cavalry is the most important force in Central Asia and the Western Regions.
If the Ming Dynasty wanted to gain a foothold in the Hezhong area, in addition to the towns built on cement, the most important thing was the 30,000 Ming cavalry stationed in the Hezhong area.
The construction of cement towns was Liu Jin's reference to the historical method of Tsarist Russia's occupation of the Kazakh Khanate. Historically, Tsarist Russia originally had no influence or control over the Kazakh Khanate.
But later, the Russians continued to build castles along important rivers and traffic arteries, using points to form lines and lines to form areas, and finally achieved the purpose of dividing and controlling the Kazakh Khanate, and
The entire Kazakh Khanate was annexed.
If the Ming Dynasty wants to establish a foothold in the Hezhong area and immigrate immigrants here, it will naturally follow this method and rely on each town to stick to the Hezhong area like nails.
Relying on these towns, we will continue to divide and control the entire vast river area, and this method can continue to expand.
After establishing a foothold here, you can continue to encroach in all directions through this method, and then just like Russia in history, you can control a large area with a very small population and strength.
Of course, it will definitely not work to rely solely on the defense of the town. No matter how strong the castle is, it will be breached sometimes. In the final analysis, you still need a strong army to rely on, so that the enemy does not dare to provoke you.
Attack is the best defense.
Liu Jin, who knew this well, left 30,000 cavalry in the Hezhong area to deal with all possible enemies.
The strategy of adding cavalry to cities and towns was Liu Jin's fundamental strategy in managing the Western Regions and the Hezhong area.
The method is very simple and very easy to use.
With cement, it is very easy to build towns. Coupled with artillery and muskets, these wandering peoples in Central Asia and the Western Regions cannot fly in, no matter how tough they are.
As for the cavalry, the Ming Dynasty's cavalry has now become a nightmare for the surrounding tribes, large and small. Wherever the bright yellow dragon flag passes, there will be bloody killings.
Those who obey me will prosper, those who go against me will perish!
When the Ming army cleaned up the Hezhong area last winter, the killings were so heavy that countless tribes were unwilling to leave the fertile land in the Hezhong area, but they were killed by the sabers of the Ming cavalry and had to move out.
"Dong dong~"
Five thousand cavalry and ten thousand war horses rushed towards Longtou Town across the vast land.
The bright yellow dragon flag is constantly fluttering with the galloping war horses, and the smoke is billowing. The war horses are wearing armor, with sabers on their waists, bows and arrows and muskets on their backs, with arrogant expressions and excitement in their eyes.
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"Drive~"
Huo Ying took the lead and rushed to the front. He was almost sick in the past six months.
After eating every day and having nothing to do, I could only train and train on the pasture without any passion. Now I finally feel alive.
"I know that these bastards in Central Asia will not be willing to give up the Hezhong area to our Ming Dynasty, especially this Kazakh Khanate, which claims to have a population of one million and 300,000 armored men. It is ambitious and ambitious.
How can I just endure the tone of last winter like this?"
While running towards Longtou Town, Huo Ying also started thinking.
He is already regarded as a mid-level and senior general of the Ming Army. He stands tall and thinks about more than simply marching and fighting. He also needs to consider all aspects of matters.
The situation around the Hezhong area is very complicated.
As the most fertile land in Central Asia, the Hezhong area has been the target of competition among powerful tribes from all directions since ancient times.
The Kazakhs in the north, the original Timurid Khanate, the Shaybani Khanate, the Persian Empire in the south, and the Chagatai Khanate in the east are all eyeing this place.
And before the Ming Dynasty entered here, there would be wars almost every year in the Hezhong area.
A few years ago, the Kazakh Khanate and the Timur Khanate united to deal with the Shabani Khanate and defeated the Shabani Khanate. After that, the Shabani Khanate continued to fight back. The three of them continued to fight back.
Fight for the Transoxiana area.
In addition, there are powerful tribes such as Mongolstan and Turkestan who are very worried about this place. They do not forget the richness of the river area and often want to enter this place.
There have been too many glorious moments in the Hezhong area in history, and there have been too many famous cities here. The ruins of ancient cities are everywhere, and they were basically destroyed in the flames of war.
Yulongjiech, Samarkand, Nidala, Alqik, Urdench, Saulan, etc., these are all very famous cities in history, but they have been devastated by wars over and over again.
Some have continued forever, while others have been slowly lost in the long river of history.
"As soon as my Ming Dynasty deployed some of its troops stationed in the Hezhong area, these bastards started to test us."
"Haha, don't even think about it. The reason why we dare to mobilize some troops is because our towns have been built. It is a dream to drive us Ming people out of the Hezhong area."
Huo Ying had a smile on his face.
We ran quickly towards Longtou Town, watching the beautiful scenery all the way.
Thanks to the abundant water sources brought by the two rivers, the area in the river is very fertile, and you can see lush pastures. Because of the Ming army's raids last winter, no one was grazing in this lush pastures, and you can see herds of wild horses.
Wild sheep, wild camels, etc. live very comfortably on this grassland without any competition.
In the past, these animals could only live in extremely remote and barren areas, but now they can survive here very leisurely.
There are only one million Ming immigrants in the vast Hezhong area, and they are all distributed in towns, resulting in the vast no-man's land outside the towns, which has become a paradise for wild animals.
It is midsummer again at this time, the grass is long and eagles are flying, and wild flowers of various colors are blooming everywhere. The tapestry woven by the God is so beautiful that people can't help but gallop their horses and want to roar loudly.
Huo Ying quickly moved towards Longtou Town to provide support.
On the Longtou Town side, five thousand Kazakh cavalry still surrounded Longtou Town. They had already figured out the situation in the river area to some extent.
The Ming Dynasty moved one million people into the Hezhong area. These million people were distributed in towns and cities, which were relatively scattered. The Ming Dynasty had relatively few troops stationed here.
There were originally 30,000 cavalry stationed in the Hezhong area. Not long ago, 10,000 cavalry were dispatched to the north of the Altai Mountains to deal with the remnants of the Oara. This left only 20,000 cavalry. It was almost impossible to take care of the entire Hezhong area.
This time, the Kazakh Khanate was not only preparing to attack the Ming Dynasty towns in the Hezhong area. The Kazakh Khanate also united with the Timur Khanate and reached a temporary agreement with the Shaibani Khanate. In addition, it even
We sent people to contact the Persians, not to mention the Turks.
It can be said that outside of the Western Region in the east controlled by the Ming Dynasty, there are people attacking the Hezhong area from the west, north and south.
In the past, this area in the river was divided between everyone. You took a little bit, I took a little bit, and they competed with each other.
However, the Ming people entered the Hezhong area forcefully and were very domineering. They violently raided all the tribes in the Hezhong area. The killings last winter made countless tribes hate the Ming people extremely, and they formed a blood feud with each other.
Whether it is for the rich land, pastures, or revenge for the tribesmen who died last winter, this time, all parties are testing the Ming Dynasty.
Test Daming and see what his reaction is.
If the Ming Dynasty didn't react much, they could take advantage of the situation and remove the Ming people's towns in the Hezhong area and regain their control in the Hezhong area.
If the Ming Dynasty reacts violently, everyone is not afraid, because this time it is the many khanates in Central Asia, and tribes large and small are acting together. No matter how powerful the Ming Dynasty is, they may not be able to defeat four hands with two fists.
In short, this time, no matter what, we must teach the people of Ming Dynasty some lessons. It is best to cut off Ming Dynasty's hands that penetrate deep into the river area at once and kill all the millions of immigrants.
