Han Shizu

Chapter 1280 Han rides out of the extreme

Compared with Guo Jinjun's prosperity in the Western Regions, and his prestige outside the region, followed by thousands of people, the Hexi Army along the way is a little more generous and heroic.Of course, it is also more difficult and dangerous.

Wang Yansheng led tens of thousands of Hexi cavalry, set off from Suzhou, and went north to live in Yanze. With fearless courage, they broke through difficulties and obstacles, crossed desert quicksands, penetrated thousands of miles into Liao territory, and approached Yanran Mountain, directly threatening the northwest of Liao Kingdom Road recruitment department.

This is hundreds of years later, the army from the Central Plains is majestic in Mobei, and the Xuan Banner of the Han Dynasty is flying outside the territory.The Liao Kingdom has a vast territory, thousands of miles from east to west, but the land is vast and sparsely populated. Although the remote northwest has always been under the rule of belonging, the rule is weak and the control ability is limited. The local tribes have great autonomy.

In recent years, the great Han has dispatched a large number of secret operations to buy, transfer, and divide the tribes under the rule of the Liao Kingdom, which has played a certain role, but Mobei alone is beyond the reach.As for the Moxi area, even without too many small actions, after so many years of vicissitudes, the control is weakening.

Therefore, the Liao Kingdom set up a Northwest Road Recruitment Department to strengthen its influence on the vast Northwest region.Most of the troops used in the Western Expedition came from the tribes in the northwest.

In the Western Regions, after several bloody battles, the final result was that the court of the Liao Kingdom was fattened, but the strength of the troops in the northwest region was weakened. Therefore, the local tribes were dissatisfied with the center of the Liao Kingdom.

But this time the Liao Kingdom mobilized its armed forces across the country to prepare for the Han army. On the northwest side, the reaction was relatively slow, and even seemed negative.After Yeluxian succeeded to the throne, Yelulong, the emperor's uncle Ping, served as the envoy of the Northwest Road. While strengthening the influence of their lineage in the country, they also intended to appease the tribes in the Northwest.Yelulong was intelligent, gentle, and capable of political affairs. Yeluxian believed that this uncle could realize his political intentions.

However, after Yelulong took office first, before he had time to introduce some policies to reassure the people and appease the tribe, he faced the second outbreak of the Han-Liao War.

When he received Yeluxian's mobilization order, Yelulongxian was also quite helpless. Before he was familiar with the situation in the northwest and consolidated his power, he dispatched [-] cavalry from the local frontier army and tribes to the east.

Forcible actions will inevitably lead to further instability of the situation and the separation of local tribes.However, due to its remote location and sufficient depth, under normal circumstances, it is difficult for the Han-Liao War to affect the northwestern part of Liaoning.

The vast desert and the shady mountains are their best protection.Even at the beginning of the war, Yang Ye led the army and swept across the forts and strongholds arranged by the Liao Kingdom on the Yinshan line, but it did not make the Liao army and tribes on the Northwest Road feel a little nervous. The war seemed to be far away from them.

However, accidents often happen unexpectedly, and the surprise brought by the Han army to North Liaobei Road was even more sudden.Of course, this suddenness also required untold hardships and hardships.

It took Wang Yansheng a full month to lead the army before they walked out of the desert.The 2000 cavalry at the start lost nearly [-] people during the march. Even with a guide leading the way, they deviated from the route several times, and even lost their way. They encountered storms, fell into quicksand, and walked on the edge of life and death.

By the time they entered the northwestern border of Liaoning, the camels, mules and horses accompanying the army were all exhausted, and even a lot of army horses were killed to satisfy their hunger, drinking water was almost used up, and a lot of military equipment was lost.

It is also precisely because of withstood the thousands of blows that the Hexi soldiers who marched north were very tenacious, as if they had crossed the abyss of death, saw hope again, and their morale was even higher.In addition, the Fourth Prince, Zhao Gong and Liu Fang were also in the army, undergoing this ordeal together with the soldiers and suffering.

Originally, Liu Fang still maintained his previous style, joining the army incognito, revealing his identity only on the way, and this was a huge incentive for the soldiers to go out.

When this army, which went out of the desert through all kinds of hardships and dangers, went deep into Mobei, after only a short adjustment, it made its first contribution.The Yejuza tribe, which was active in the south of Yanran Mountain, became the first target of the attack.

The Yejuza tribe is a large tribe in the northwestern part of Liaoning, but they can't withstand the heavenly soldiers. The Han army, which is as devilish as a god, has more than [-] troops and was easily defeated.There were countless dead and countless escapees, and through this battle, the Han army obtained a large amount of supplies.

Afterwards, Wang Yansheng's army rested for a while, regardless of the remnants of Yejuza's tribe, he led people quickly over Yanran Mountain, and went straight to Ruduo City, which was the ancient Uighur king's city, and was established by the Liao Kingdom as the residence of the Great King's Mansion. .

It was another surprise attack, and the Zoubu tribe, which was active in the northeast of Yanran Mountain, did not have much resistance, so it was defeated. The Zbu king failed to escape, and was trapped in Woluduo City, where he was captured by Liu Fang.

By this time, the tribes in the northwestern part of Liaoxi had just realized that the war was not far away from them, but it was only when the Han army's saber was already on their necks.

Facing this sudden arrival of the Han army, Liao Guoping Wang Yelulong, who was staying in Zhisuo Township, Northwest Road, could no longer be shocked!In a hurry, the nearby garrison troops and soldiers could only be called together to concentrate their forces to resist the Han army.

Of course, the surprise attack by Wang Yansheng's army was not fatal. They crossed the quicksand, climbed over Yanran, and even fought against the Yejubabu and Zoububu. After arriving in Xiaworuduo City, they were already exhausted and needed a rest.

For Yelulongxian, the greater threat came from the south, where there was also a murderous Han army from the Yang Ye Department of Yulin Road.

After the plan of taking the initiative to attack and go deep into the grassland was approved by the court, Yang Ye, who had already made preparations, led the attack without any delay.

Due to the danger of the expedition, Yang Ye only brought ten thousand riders this time, and used the camels, horses and livestock intensively.They also need to cross the desert on this journey. Although it is not as dangerous as the Hexi Army, it is also very difficult.

After going north, they faced the Dadan tribe.As early as when Yang Ye went north for the first time, some of the Dadan people took advantage of the opportunity and fled north. Because they walked fast, they didn't have much loss.

However, they never expected that the Han army would be so relentless that they dared to pursue them across the border, and they were also caught off guard.However, this time, Yang Ye only wiped out one of them, not much was gained, and he only basically replenished part of the drinking water and food to maintain the consumption of the army.

When Wang Yansheng came across Yanran Mountain, Yang Ye was leading the army and was confronting the nine allied forces of Dadan, while Yelulong was also focusing on the south, thinking about how to repel Yang Ye's army.

Therefore, when the Ministry of Yejuza was destroyed, the Ministry of Zhabu was severely damaged, and the west and south faced the front of the Han army, Liaobei Road, which was supposed to rest easy, ushered in the greatest crisis and faced the danger of life and death.

Speaking of which, since the Khitan ruled Mobei, the northwest region has not encountered war for many years. Even if there were, it was only a few minor disturbances, and more often, troops were sent out to fight with Khitan as servants.

But this time, the situation is different from any other time in the past. The iron cavalry of the Han army came to their door and sharpened their knives. The tribes in the northwest are just like the nomadic tribes who lived in this land and pasture hundreds of thousands of years ago. , facing a strong blow from the Central Plains Empire.If you can't bear it, you will fall into sinking and even perish like those various tribes in the past.

Facing the dangerous situation, Yelulongxian had nothing to do. The main reason was that the [-] cavalry dispatched to the eastern battlefield had greatly weakened the strength of the northwest.

In addition, although there are many local tribes, their hearts are not united, and when the military disaster comes, they have their own thoughts. It is even more difficult to form a joint force.In other words, under the threat of the Han army, the remaining tribes had to gather under the banner of the Liao army to fight against the Han army.

Fortunately, before Yelulongxian took office, Yeluxian sent [-] soldiers from the Zuopishi army to follow him to the west. The original purpose was to protect Yelulongxian and deter the tribes in the northwest, but he never expected to become the backbone of the Han army. strength.

Under the suggestion of his subordinates, Yelulong first reduced his troops to accommodate those who had been dispersed, and barely gathered an army of less than 30,000 people, which had exhausted the potential of the Northwest.

However, although the Saibei tribe is fierce, a man can mount a horse and become a warrior, but the various tribes are not unified, and it is debatable how much strength they can exert when they gather temporarily.

The Liao army's method of shrinking defense also gave the Han army more opportunities to adjust their preparations, and the Hexi and Yulin armies were able to join forces in the desperate area outside the Great Wall.This is also the meeting of the two brothers Liu Fang and Liu Min. Liu Min, the sixth prince and king of Wei, also ignored Yang Ye's dissuasion and insisted on fighting. With his strong style and skillful riding and shooting along the way, he also won the approval of many soldiers. , In the battle with the tribes of Dadan, he shot and killed three enemy soldiers himself.

By mid-May, after the Han army joined forces, they advanced into Liaozhen Prefecture. In Mobei, urban warfare basically did not exist.

Therefore, Yelulongxian, king of Liaoping, also led the tribal coalition forces to attack, and the two sides met on the banks of the Tuwula River, east of Yanran Mountain and west of Wugu Mountain.

The Liao army was less than [-], and the Han army was only more than [-]. However, the Han army had the upper hand in terms of military capacity, equipment, spirit, and momentum.

This is a large-scale frontal cavalry battle, and in it, it is Zhao Gong Liu Fang who plays a decisive role.He led a thousand riders around for more than [-] li, crossed the Tuwula River twice, and suddenly appeared behind the Liao army. Unexpectedly, he launched a fatal blow.

(End of this chapter)