In plateau operations, the number of people is never the most important factor.
Logistics is it.
Whoever can ensure good logistics can run rampant on the plateau.
And if the logistics are not guaranteed well, the soldiers can only watch their wounded die in pain, watch their rations gradually be replaced by ice, snow and wild vegetables, and watch their companions collapse one after another.
It has been difficult for the Central Plains Dynasty to occupy the entire plateau for a long time because logistics could not be guaranteed.
In the end, the Central Plains dynasty found it difficult to maintain its rule over the entire Western Region in order to guard against threats from the plateau. Historically, it was not until the Yuan and Ming dynasties that the imperial court formally established jurisdiction over Tibet and vassal relations, turning Tibet into a
The Ping vassal of the Central Dynasty was naturally able to expand westward. By the Qing Dynasty, it had firmly controlled the entire Western Region after several wars. From then on, the Western Region has been on the territory of China and has never been separated.
Logistics was indeed a headache for the ancient feudal dynasty, but for today's Han Dynasty, this does not seem to be a difficult problem to solve.
Of course, whether it is the construction of roads, the increase in food production, or the increase in manpower, it will always take time. With the current national strength of the Han Dynasty, it can support a small army carrying a large number of firearms to reach Fu.
Once under the city, it is already pretty good.
When Chi Road is built all the way up in the future, these camps along the way will be transformed into towns or fortresses. Then Fuqi City will no longer be an inaccessible end of the world, but just a part of the Han Dynasty's entire transportation network, and it may even become a city.
It became an important node for the Han Dynasty to continue its progress towards the west and south.
It was Yu Wenxin who led the army to Fuqi City.
The victory over Tuyuhun was a credit given to him by Pei Zilie, and he also hoped that Yu Wenxin would capture Fuqi City beautifully to comfort the countless soldiers from the northwest who died in the two bloody battles in Wuwei and Zhangye.
Of course, the current officers and soldiers of the Northwest Army have gained recognition from the entire army after successive bloody battles, and the military number is no longer "Northwest" based on the region. Li Xingchen personally drafted the military number "Zhenxi", which means
Nature is no longer the same.
This shows His Majesty's praise for this army's ability to suppress the enemies from the west, and also expresses His Majesty's expectation that this army can continue to expand westward in the future.
The first step in attacking westward is obviously to capture Fuqi City and stabilize the flanks.
This is also an opportunity for the officers and soldiers of the Zhenxi Army to take revenge and feel proud.
Now Yu Wenxin is holding a knife, standing under Fuqi City, watching the artillery breaking holes in the city wall bit by bit.
It has to be said that the Tuyuhun people are still very good at using local materials. There are also a lot of stones mixed into the city wall for internal support. Unfortunately, their stones are just piled together and are not strong enough. Cannonballs hit them.
Soon, the stones also rolled down one after another. As the stones rolled down, the surrounding rammed earth that had been shaken into floating soil also fell down with a crash.
If it had been the arrows used by the Tuyuhun people, it would have been impossible to shake the city. It was just swaying under the rumbling sound of cannons.
The shelling continued intermittently for a day.
There are already gaps visible to the naked eye on the city wall.
Shi Wansui, who was standing next to Yu Wenxin, was already eager to try.
Their troops numbered only eight or nine thousand, but they were still confident enough to deal with Fuqi City, which was left with a group of defeated soldiers.
There is only one city that needs to be conquered, so they can safely shoot out all the cannonballs and then decide the outcome in one battle!
Yu Wenxin also had his hand on the hilt of his sword, ready to give the order to attack at any time.
"At that time, we were trapped in the isolated city of Wuwei. I never thought that we would be here today." Xiao Xun, the marching director standing next to Yu Wenxin, couldn't help stroking his beard and said with a smile.
The stream of artillery fire in front of him cut through the sky one after another. Hearing the dull sound in the distance and the screams of the Tuyuhun soldiers, Xiao Xun was in a good mood. He had the feeling that after the battle was over, he would compose a poem eloquently.
status.
Yu Wenxin smiled and said: "Feng Shui is changing, and it is indeed changing faster than Murong imagined."
The offensive and defensive changes are just from midsummer to late autumn.
"We have to hurry up." As the night deepened, Xiao Xun couldn't help stamping his feet and rubbing his hands.
It's not winter yet in the Central Plains, but there seems to be no spring or summer on this plateau.
The mountains in the distance are covered with snow, and the plains are filled with desolate grass.
Even around Fuqi City, which has been run by the Tuyuhun people for a long time, it is difficult to see many traces of life.
This kind of desolation and bitter cold is obviously a bit unbearable for Xiao Xun, who grew up in the warmth of the south of the Yangtze River. Originally, the northwest was just more windy and sandy, and the weather was drier. When it was supposed to be hot, it was no cooler than the south of the Yangtze River. Now
Fortunately, we really came to a place where it feels like winter all year round.
Therefore, Xiao Xun was extremely eager to end this life of sleeping in the wilderness as soon as possible. It would be thankful to have a house that could shelter him from the wind and snow.
Yu Wenxin glanced at him, understood immediately, and couldn't help laughing: "Long live Shi!"
"The end is here!"
"Get ready to attack!" Yu Wenxin waved his hand and added, "We can't let Mr. Xiao freeze!"
Shi Wansui held back a smile and glanced at Xiao Xun, who was rubbing his hands. He also smiled. The slight nervousness just now was gone and he accepted the promise.
Xiao Xun originally wanted to protest, but after thinking about it, he decided not to.
Being able to enter the city without being frozen was the only humble thought he had left.
"Kill!" Shi Wansui had already emerged from the crowd, a flag waving behind him.
The character "Han" is spread out, the writing style is thin and rugged, and the strokes are bold and powerful.
This was written in Xiao Xun's own hand, and was later embroidered according to the writing method, showing the arrogance of a wife who had been in the army for many years.
The stretched flag adds a touch of red under the clear blue sky and white snow.
As passionate as fire, as crazy as blood.
The stream of artillery fire gradually dissipated, replaced by torches and flags.
Flames illuminate the wilderness.
The soldiers are approaching the city.
Arrows from the city were still being fired in vain, useless against the Han army's shields.
The army followed the flag forward and poured into the gaps in the city wall.
Yu Wenxin couldn't help but smile.
This stretched flag is like the current big man, making you small countries overestimate their own capabilities and jumping on the border for so long. Now it's time to settle accounts with you.
Those who want to challenge the might of the Han Dynasty, this is what they will end up with!
"General!" At this time, a personal attendant came over quickly, "Our scouts stopped a caravan in the south of the city."
"Oh?" Yu Wenxin raised his eyebrows, originally thinking that this was no big deal.
But he soon realized, where did the caravan come from at this time?