Han Shizu

The golden eagle flutters its wings and soars in the sky, crossing the snowy ridges and glaciers, skimming over the lakes and forests, its majestic wings shining brightly in the golden sunlight, and its stretched posture shows its wantonness.

It wasn't until I had fun that I followed the path I came from, looking for the owner's trace and turning back. I traveled for dozens of miles, searched and passed by, the eagle's eyes suddenly flashed, and accompanied by a sharp cry, I swooped down from the sky, Go straight to the military camp set up between the lake valley basin.

This is a huge military camp, with deep black as its main color, and the Han flag raised high as its most eye-catching standard. The fortifications are connected and heavily guarded. This is the Heikhan Expeditionary Army commanded by Wei Wang Liu Min.

It has been more than half a year since the official mobilization of troops at the beginning of summer to attack Heihan in the north. Under the command of Liu Min, the Han army once again demonstrated its world-leading offensive ability, successfully defeated the Heihan defenders, broke through the dangers of Tianshan Mountain, and penetrated deep into the mountains. Black Khan territory.

For this expedition, the Han army did not mobilize many troops. Even with the addition of a few thousand Khotan servants who joined the conquest, there were only 5000 people. The maximum force available.

Of course, if there are too many people, the pressure on logistics supplies will be even greater. Liu Min also combined many factors before deciding on the scale of the mobilization.In contrast, the Black Khanate resisted the same army, not only confident in the danger of the Tianshan Mountains, but also because, in the past 30 years, the Black Khanate had shed too much blood on the Eastern Front, and their vitality was severely injured. The strength is seriously damaged.

Even if there are many slave tribes and "jihadists" in Central Asia as cannon fodder, they still cannot withstand the huge consumption of the eastward advance. First there are Khitans, and then there are big Hans, who firmly suppressed the expansion of Heikhan's ambitions. The beautiful and rich east After all, the land is just a legend, and it only stays on the lips of those merchants.

And after Liu Min's first western expedition, the Black Khan not only spit out all the land occupied by bloody battles in the past few decades, but also lost all the land south of the Tianshan Mountains. Skinny reality.

Even if the big man is bloated and the imperial capital is thousands of miles away, as long as he moves his fingers, it is not something that Hei Khan can resist.Up to now, in Heihan's country, there has been no talk of going east. On the contrary, we must work together and organize with all our strength to deal with the aggression of the Han army.

Different from the fact that the Han army can receive a steady stream of domestic supplementary support, under the long and cruel war, one black sweater died and one less. After 30 years of intermittent bloodletting, Xiaoqiang from the Western Regions who once had a household registration of one million and a hundred thousand soldiers, It is also weak.

Bals Khan City, located in the northern range of the Tianshan Mountains, is adjacent to Yixikeer Lake (Issyk Lake). It is the largest city in the southeast of the Black Khanate, and it is also the only place to go to its capital, Eight Assassins. , like Badaling, must be conquered.

On the contrary, what they are best at is cavalry combat. Although the Han army's combat power is strong, they may not have no chance of winning in field battles.Judging from the experience of fighting in the past, most of the damage caused by the Black Khan Army to the Han Army was achieved in small-scale field battles, except for the bloody battle in Kucha.

The Black Khanate only has 3000 people at this pass, which is different from the city of Kucha in the wilderness. The fortress is steep enough to resist the Han army.The defense strategy of the Black Khans is still strictly guarding against death, waiting for changes in time, in order to counterattack.

After twelve battles, the Han army suffered more than [-] casualties, even though the Black Khans suffered more casualties. After judging the situation, Liu Min finally gave up his plan to directly defeat the enemy in front and resorted to a strategic retreat.

However, the country of Heihan still has a certain degree of resilience. After all, it was not far from being strong and prosperous, and its organizational system also has merits, especially in the construction of military arms, which is already a system.

Facing the menacing Han army, the Black Khanate made a final effort in Bars Khan, gathered all the remaining elite troops in the country, and recruited Tuqishi and other barbarian tribes as well as fanatical YSL believers, and combined more than [-] troops People, led by the big Han Ali Musa himself, intended to prevent the Han army from advancing eastward.The slogan is very particular, defend Bars Khan, defend the nation, defend Black Khan, and defend the holy religion.
In view of the past several confrontations with the Han army, the Black Khan army has also completely awakened. It is difficult to win a city defense battle, no matter how many people there are.

However, it is not enough to have enthusiasm and determination. It also needs to have enough strength to support it, and this is precisely what the Black Khanate lacks.Badaling Pass, located at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, was once the bridgehead for the Heihan's eastward advance. As time passed, it became the first fortress for defending the Han army.

The war weapons relied on by the Han army are powerful, but most of them are heavy and inconvenient to move. This is also their opportunity.Bright swords and guns, fighting head-on, if it is difficult to win, then engage in detours and side attacks, and the core of tactics is to abandon the defense and attack, and grasp the initiative on the battlefield.

Even the soldiers of the Han army were amazed, let alone those black sweaters.Before and after, some soldiers dispatched 72 artillery pieces to Anxi in batches. Amid the deafening roar and the terrifying impact of iron bullets, Badaling failed to persist for three days before declaring its fall. The door of the country has also been officially opened.

A small defeat only hit the spirit of the Black Khan army, and during the battle, the Hei Khan once again discovered a weakness of the Han army, and that was the Khotan army.Compared with the fully equipped Han army, the Khotan army is completely weak.

After killing and dispersing the last wave of blocking enemy troops, Liu Min gave the order to let the Western Expeditionary Han Army rest for more than half a month, and only after they had recovered enough energy and vigor, did they order to march westward and send troops to Bars Khan.

Seeing that their tactics had achieved results, the Black Khan army became recalcitrant, and followed closely, wanting to fight back and completely defeat the invading Han army.This angered the Han army, and a counterattack defeated the pursuing Black Khan army.

However, their calculations failed again. This time, Liu Min used the artillery that he hadn't been able to use before. Even if he was not very mature, when the artillery, an artifact of infantry combat, was officially put into the war, it still showed its sharpness. elegant demeanor.

Under the tactics of the Black Khan Army, the Han Army had to take several counter-attacks, intending to defeat the enemy head-on. However, under the propaganda of "Defending the Country and Guarding the Education", the bones of the Black Khan Army were extremely hardened, and they were determined to die. Change of life, after all, they are fighting at home, and there are many people. The Han army's expedition is purely exhausting. Even if there are fewer casualties, it is not advisable over time.

However, the unfolding of the battle was beyond the expectations of Liu Min and others. Although the Black Khan Army took the initiative to attack, they were not reckless, and would never take the initiative to attack the tight formation of the Han Army.

Afterwards, it was impossible to drive straight in for a long time, the roads were rough and difficult, the traffic conditions were really bad, the Han army had a lot of supplies, and the black sweat army was stubbornly harassed and delayed. Even if the Han army broke through Daling, they could only follow the steps and fight steadily. walk alone.

In addition, things like religious belief are sometimes worthless, but sometimes they can explode with great power.Therefore, after the Han army invaded the north, the Black Khanate did not sit still, but went all out.

Thus, in the east of Balsi Khan, the Han and Black armies broke out in the largest battle since the two countries were at war.Liu Min and other generals of the Han army originally thought that the attack on the city of Bals Khan would be another fortified battle, but they never thought that the enemy would attack on their own initiative, which would be happy instead of worrying.

After all, even if the Han army is good at attacking, they don't like to fight siege battles so much. They also like to wipe out the enemy in the wild.The iron wall defense of the Han army in the field is also a strong point.

The road was difficult, and the casualties caused by non-battle were greater than the casualties in the attack on Bata Ridge.However, after entering the basin, the road was smoother and easier to walk, and the biggest problem of marching was also solved.

Therefore, when the Black Khan Army turned its target to the Khotanese, it quickly achieved results.Those Khotanese who were forcibly tied to the Han army's chariots, how could they withstand the shock of the black sweaters who were not afraid of death? It is really impossible for the national border to work hard.

When the Han army defended, they harassed them, and when the Han army attacked, they retreated. As long as the Han army could not completely maintain a tight defensive position, they would launch a fierce attack, fearless of death, and desperately sacrificed their lives.

When the Khotanese were defeated, the Han army could not be unaffected. However, due to the defeat of the Khotanese, Liu Min had to retreat for the first time since his Western Expedition. After a hundred miles, he retreated to the east of Yixikeer Lake before he stabilized his position.

On the basis of guaranteeing the back road, it took nearly two months before and after, before the Han army broke through the dangers and formally entered the Yixikeer Lake Basin of the Black Khanate, approaching the city of Bars Khan.

During the year when Liu Min implemented the recuperation strategy, most of the black sweat cavalry went south through this pass to harass Anxi.After the Han army marched north, the first target they wanted to attack was this pass.

At this time, the way of coming has been blocked by the black sweat army, and the Han army has become a trapped beast, forced in the basin.

The Black Khan army saw the opportunity to eliminate the Han army, and refused to let go of this hard-won opportunity. After a brief rest, they pressed up again. Facing this situation, Liu Min decisively shrank his defense.

Facing the army formation of the Han army, the Heihan people really couldn't chew it down, and the war fell into a stalemate again, and it lasted until autumn.After repeated attacks to no avail, the Black Khan calmed down from the ecstasy and became wiser.

No longer thinking about swallowing the Han army in one go, but adopting siege tactics, blocking mountains and roads, and preventing possible reinforcements from Anxi.After all, time is passing, the morale of the Han army is declining, and food and fodder are being consumed. Without assistance, the danger will only increase day by day.

It has to be said that the battle of Bars Khan was the most dangerous and stressful battle that Liu Min had experienced since he joined the army, even surpassing that of the expedition to Mobei with Yang Ye.At that time, he was just a general, but this time, he is the commander in chief, responsible for the soldiers under his command.