The first thousand three hundred and twenty-seven chapters
Chapter 1327 Khwarezm
Darau thought for a moment. Now that China has sent troops, they can only defend passively. After all, if they send troops first, they will have the upper hand. They are at a disadvantage, so they can only do this first.
"Well, for the time being, we will do as you say, and send people to Parthia to negotiate with the other party. If Parthia takes advantage of the situation and comes over now, it will be difficult for us to resist it. In addition, we must find a way to get back from Parthia.
Hire some rangers."
Vesudeva I looked at Darau and realized that he couldn't do it on his own. He felt that the pressure from China was increasing. If Parthia came to kill him again at this time, he would really not be able to withstand it.
"Well, I'll make arrangements right away."
Darau bowed to Vasudeva I and immediately went to convey his order.
Soon a group of war horses rushed out from the white sands of the building and ran towards the various provinces. At the same time, the envoys were escorted by cavalry and headed towards Parthia.
Prince Vespit immediately made a decision after the Bactria Province received the letter asking for help from the Lit Province. If Sakun of Khwarezm had selfish motives, then he did not hesitate at all.
Everything he owned came from the Kushan Empire, and he would never allow problems to arise in the Kushan Empire, so without hesitation, he directly ordered the troops of Daxia Province to gather and prepare for support.
The cavalry of Khwarezm was gathering, but the Chinese cavalry had already attacked first and entered the territory of Khwarezm.
The 200,000 cavalry troops were divided into twenty groups and rushed directly towards their respective target tribes. For a time, the entire Khwarazmo was filled with smoke. The big tribes were okay, but the small tribes were simply unable to resist them. They could only attack the large tribes near them.
Ask for help.
"Clan leader, I have military information."
Kundrat took the military report he had just received and came directly to Sakun.
"What's wrong?"
Sakun glanced at Kundrat, wondering what could be more urgent than the Chinese army pressing down on the border.
"The Chinese cavalry has crossed the Lit Province and entered the territory of Khwarazm. It is roughly estimated that there are at least a dozen enemy situations, and seven or eight small tribes have been annihilated by the opponent."
Kundrat frowned and told the information coming from various places.
"What?
Did the Chinese cavalry enter Khwarezm?
How many cavalry are there?”
Sakun was stunned when he heard the news. He didn't understand that the Chinese cavalry did not attack Lit Province, but came to attack Khwarazm.
"According to military intelligence reports, there are about 10,000 Chinese cavalry in each place. A rough estimate is that there are at least hundreds of thousands of cavalry."
Sa Kun directly expressed his opinion. If we look at the current military situation, the enemy must have at least hundreds of thousands of horsemen.
"A hundred thousand cavalry?
No way?"
Sakun glanced at Kundrat. To be honest, this number of cavalry was simply too many. He still didn't believe it.
"China is very powerful. If I were the opponent, I would gather troops and horses to take down Khwarezm first. After all, we have a large number of cavalry here. If the opponent wants to attack Lit Province, we will be a huge threat."
Although Sa Kun didn't believe this data, he couldn't help but believe that the so-called leniency should be given to the enemy. If he hadn't been afraid of scaring Sa Kun, he would have said that China had 200,000 cavalry.
"So what do we do now?"
Now that Kundrat said this, Sakun agreed with his statement, but how should he deal with the opponent having 150,000 cavalry? As soon as he wanted to send troops south, the opponent came to kill him.
"If the other party really comes with an army of hundreds of thousands, it may be difficult for us to resist it, but now that he has divided his forces to attack, it gives us a chance."
Kundrat glanced at Sakun, his eyes full of excitement. If China really had hundreds of thousands of cavalry coming to attack him, he might have to retreat, but now the situation is about to reverse.
"What do you think?"
When Sakun heard Kundrat say this, he knew that the other party must have a countermeasure.
"Assemble superior troops and horses, isn't the enemy in units of ten thousand people?
We will attack the enemy one by one with 20,000 or 30,000 people, and we can reverse the situation after a few battles."
Kundrat directly expressed his thoughts. Since you, China, want to split up your forces to attack and capture me, Khwarazm, as quickly as possible, then I will gather my troops to press forward step by step and defeat you one by one with superior strength.
The soldiers and horses were eaten.
"Then do this. How many troops from various departments have gathered here now?"
Sakun nodded, Kundrat's words make sense. Since you have divided your troops, I will gather the superior troops and eat your troops bit by bit.
"Our own 50,000 elite cavalry are ready and ready to go at any time. In addition, there are 20,000 soldiers and horses gathered. Now we have 70,000 cavalry that can be dispatched."
Kundrat is responsible for the dispatch of troops and horses, so he also knows the situation of the troops and horses of each department best.
"Send 50,000 troops, leave 20,000 guard tribesmen behind, and then defeat the enemy one by one."
Sa Kun thought for a moment, and this was his situation now. The enemy had already come to kill him, and he didn't dare to send all the soldiers out quietly. If the enemy stole his nest, everything would be over.
"yes."
Sa Kun had the same idea as him. The tribe must have at least 20,000 cavalry left behind, otherwise they would be out of business if they were robbed.
Soon, 30,000 Kunkel tribe's 30,000 fine cavalry and 20,000 other tribe's cavalry left Saratda under the command of Kundelat and headed north to attack the nearest military location to them.
"General, the enemy's 50,000 cavalry are coming from the south."
Huang Zhong was in charge of the tribes north of Samarkand. Based on security concerns, he deployed a force of ten thousand people north of Samarkand.
"Fifty thousand cavalry is quite a lot. Immediately use a telegram to instruct the nearby cavalry to stop attacking and move north. Don't give them a chance to defeat them one by one."
Huang Zhong smiled slightly. According to Zhao Yun's idea, if the enemy advances and we retreat, we must create an absolute space and a gap, and then we can launch an attack on the opponent.
"promise."
After the telegram was launched, Huang Zhong's 40,000 cavalry did not hesitate, directly abandoned the target of attack, and began to move north with Huang Zhong.
Poor Kundelat has no idea what kind of artifact China has. The existence of telegrams gives the Chinese army an absolute advantage in information.
"General, General Huang Zhong telegraphed that 50,000 cavalry are heading towards him from south to north. He has informed his cavalry to curb their offensive and withdraw to the north."
As the commander-in-chief, Zhao Yun also received Huang Zhong's telegram.
"Fifty thousand cavalry, the enemy has taken the bait, and the telegram has sent an order to all the ministries not to engage in direct combat with the opponent, but to create a gap, so that we can capture the opponent with the greatest advantage. Is there any news from Samarkand?"
Zhao Yun's army has been stationed in the middle area between Lit Province and Khwarazm. If he divides his troops like this, the other party's countermeasures can only be to gather superior forces to defeat him one by one. Once they send troops, their base of Samarkand will inevitably be empty of defenses.
At that time, he can gather his troops to attack here and catch them by surprise.
"I believe the news will come out today."
Zhao Feng glanced at Zhao Yun. Although the news hadn't come yet, he believed it would be soon.
"General, telegram from Captain Zhang Cheng."
Although Zhao Yun did not attack Samarkand, he deployed troops there to monitor the situation in Samarkand.
"read."
"Our department has discovered that there is a large-scale cavalry movement in the direction of Samarkand. The number is about 50,000, heading due north, and it is suspected that they are going to attack General Huang Zhong."
Zhang Cheng's information was a bit of an afterthought. Huang Zhong had already discovered it. Only now did he realize that this was indeed the gap between the general and the school.
"Immediately order the entire army to assemble and prepare to attack Samarkand. In addition, Zhang Cheng is ordered to lead his army to harass the city of Terunsa below Samarkand in three days. I want to see how much strength the opponent still has."
Hearing that the 50,000 cavalrymen indeed left from Samarkand, Zhao Yun immediately felt relieved. Before the war, they estimated that the other party could assemble about 100,000 cavalrymen, and it was impossible for them all to assemble in Samarkand.
Therefore, there are at most 30,000 cavalry in the city.
He sent Zhang Cheng out three days later, firstly to test the strength of the city of Samarkand, and secondly to prevent the cavalry dispatched from Samarkand from returning.
"promise."
Soon Zhang Cheng received a telegram from Zhao Yun, and the entire army was preparing to attack Terence City in three days.
Zhao Yun made great changes in Khwarezm, and Yuan Shu was not idle either. More than 200,000 troops crossed the national border and went directly to Hamatry, the easternmost city in Lit Province.
Hamatri is the easternmost defensive stronghold of Lit Province. It was originally established to prevent the Han from attacking Kushan, so it is a purely militarized fortress-shaped city.
The city wall is fifteen meters high. The stones used to build the city are all huge stones pulled from Congling. It can accommodate 50,000 soldiers for garrison.
Later, when the Han Dynasty fell, Hamatri did not have the original sense of urgency. There were only ten thousand troops stationed here.
But recently, the Chinese troops in the Western Region have become nervous again. Rijeka urgently increased its troops and increased the number of troops there to 30,000. At the same time, it is also organizing further troops and horses to support.
"Your Majesty, this is the easternmost defensive fortress of Lit Province. Breaking here is equivalent to cracking the shell of the egg of Lit Province. Then we can drive straight in and fight directly to Malacanda."
Before arriving, Tian Feng had collected intelligence about Kushan from the Western Regions, especially Li Te Province. This was his first stop. Only by defeating this place and making it strong could the subsequent offensive be carried out steadily.
"In that case, tell the soldiers to prepare to set up camp. Dian Wei will come with me to see how the city's defense is going."
Yuan Shu nodded. Tian Feng had said so. He also knew the importance of Hamatri. This was his first battle and he must win it neatly. This was for both the Kushan people and his subordinates.
What those countries in the Western Regions saw was the best opportunity to show China's combat effectiveness.
"promise."
Tian Feng arranged for the soldiers to set up camp. Yuan Shu and Dian Wei led nearly a thousand guardsmen and galloped to the gate of Hamatri.
Looking at the Yuandanxing city and the ten-meter-high city wall, Yuan Shu couldn't help but frown. Looking at the height and thickness of the city wall, he knew how much effort the Kushan people had spent in building this city.
"Your Majesty, this city is difficult to fight."
Dian Wei also frowned. This city looked difficult to attack at first glance. It was not big, but its structure was compact. It was clearly a fortress-type city.
"It's okay to fight even if it's not easy. This time it comes with nightmares. Let's let it help us crack the enemy's eggshells."
Yuan Shu also nodded. Even a fool can see that this city is difficult to conquer. Since it is difficult to fight, it is even more important to smash them into pieces easily.
