Changfeng Thousands of Miles End Han Song

Chapter 868 Yelu Dashi's Ambition

After a day and night battle, the Tianfang army composed of all forces, a total of 10 people, was completely defeated by the Eastern Army, which was only half of its own number.

Defense - Counterattack - Pursuit!
This is Yelu Dashi’s trilogy on their way to victory.

The Tianfang Legion couldn't break the Qi army's defense line, and the two armies were frustrated while cheering up. Their morale ebbed and flowed, and defeat became inevitable.

You must know that the Tianfang Legion is a team put together from many parties, and the quality of the soldiers is uneven.If it goes well, the hearts of the people are self-aligned, and all of them are united, the battle power that will erupt will be no small matter.But if the progress is not good, the battle situation is lost, the morale is seriously hurt, and the hearts and minds are scattered. Once encountering a fierce counterattack, they will turn into a group of wild horses and run away.

Scattering as birds and beasts is the best interpretation of them!

For the matter of chasing the sheep, the Yelu Dashi was handed over to the loyal nobles of the Eastern Kara Khanate who had converted to my Buddha.

The goal of the Eight Banners Army was to go south, following the defeated Ghaznavid army into the vast Kyzyl Kum Desert.

The vast yellow sand is reflected in people's eyes, which is the only color in the desert.

After the Eight Banners Army entered the Western Regions, they had an indissoluble bond with the desert. Not only the Yellow Sand Gobi in the Western Regions, but also in the current battle, they first crossed the eastern edge of the Moinkum Desert and entered the Chu River Valley, and then along the Chu River Valley, this main road connecting east and west, goes straight to the Talas River Basin.

And the Chu River Valley is the green belt sandwiched between the Padang Desert on the east side of Lake Balkhash and the Moinkum Desert at the northern foot of Mount Karatau.

The joint effect of the Kunge Mountains and the Kyrgyz Mountains on the edge of the Issyk-Kul Lake basin shelters this land. The middle reaches of the Chu River are watered on both sides, and nature creates a green space with lush water and grass in the middle of the two deserts.While preventing the erosion of the western desert, it also opened up a safe passage for the east and west ends.This is the dividing line between the two desolate Gobi deserts. There is no shortage of water and densely populated along the way. As long as the situation is stable, this place will be the first choice for many merchants on the Silk Road.

Think about it, if land merchants traveling on the Silk Road from east to west can have a strong regime to ensure the safety of their journey, and ensure that they can go straight to the Central Plains along the northern route, this is obviously better than relying on incoherent oasis supplies and crossing overland. The central and southern parts of the Silk Road (the north and south ends of the Tarim Basin) are more advantageous.

This is also one of the important reasons why Talas City was famous hundreds of years ago. It is at the mountain pass at the western end of Mount Karatau, and behind it is the Chu River Valley, so it is a well-deserved transportation hub on the land Silk Road.

How much wealth and popularity this will bring to a city.

In Lu Qi's Central Asia strategic layout, the importance of Talas City is four and a half stars, surpassing many famous big cities.

Because in Lu Qichao's military assessment, judging the geographical potential of a place is never just looking at its own wealth and environment, and the geographical location is more important.This is like the Great Demon City of the later generations. If it did not have the advantage of being connected to the river and the sea, at best it would only rely on the fertile alluvial plain to become a well-off land of fishing and rice.Just like other "Jiangnan" places in the classical period.And because of the benefits of connecting rivers and seas, after becoming a geographical hub connecting the central country with the world, it has the qualifications to compete for the world's top metropolis.

The Chu River Valley is somewhat similar to the Magic City. The geographical environment is not as good as the previous ones but more than the inferior ones. This is not the main reason for its historical status.Being able to reflect the value of the hub in sector communication is the main reason for enhancing its geographical status.

The reason why the army was not directly set up in such an important place is also very simple-the distance is too far, which is beyond the direct control of Lu Qichao.

Therefore, it is enough to just enclose this place in the 'sphere of influence'.

As for those who rebel or even rebel, they will fight if there is one. Anyway, the Lu Qi Army now occupies an absolute military advantage.If you hit a lot, hit a lot, kill a lot, you will be obedient.

Now Lu Qi's management of the Central Asia region is just the beginning, and when the feudal states are established there, the curtain will really kick off.Emperor Lu had a heart of 'West Expedition' very early on.

Regardless of how much damage the Mongols have caused to China, the Mongols' Western Expedition made the Emperor Lu envious - that is a well-deserved feat.The decline and humiliation in China's modern history made the Mongols' "Western Expedition" even more brilliant.

That's why Ma Heimu II would 'establish his capital' in the city of Talas, and if the Qi army regained the city of Talas, they would also block their passage to the east.The next step is to sweep back and forth to the west area.

See how many people participated in the rebellion?Among the 3 troops, there are only [-] elites, and most of the rest are subjects of the former West Kara Khanate. Since these people jumped out, they just happened to catch them all.

Slaves are in short supply not only in the Central Plains, but also in the Western Regions.After Lu Qichao passed through the Western Regions, he opened roads and built cities, and the manpower needed was overwhelming.Therefore, going west will definitely gain huge economic benefits.

Once the elites of all parties were dispersed, the so-called Western Kara Khanate Army became a joke.Are the remaining tens of thousands of people really the army?
No.They are just a wave of herder farmers.

Not to mention Sanqi, even the Dongkar people behind them can hang and beat them who are dejected and fleeing.

After the main force of the Fang army was completely defeated by the impact of the Three Banners cavalry, Yelu Dashi knew very well that the situation in the west was just a journey of harvest.Everyone can reap a handsome income.

But he still insisted on going south, and he needed huge profits, so he persuaded Gao Mile and Li Huai'en.

The Ghaznavid Dynasty, this declining dynasty is the prey that Yelu Dashi is aiming at!
Because he has no time to spend on the Seljuks.

As the first owner of Zhenghong Banner, his term of office has come to an end.What Yelu Dashi needs most now is not wealth gain, but stronger political capital.

With a self-motivated mind, he hopes to be able to separate himself from one side in the future, calling himself a lonely man.And this ambition is easy to realize, because Emperor Lu's feudal country policy also applies to him after he turns around and becomes an imperial noble.

But Yelu Dashi knew that no matter how hard he worked, it would be difficult to overcome a hurdle in the past ten years.The promotion from viscount to earl is the dividing line between ordinary nobles and high nobles.

Those banner owners who quit before, except for Xuan Zan, a guy with a deep background, who became an uncle, and Wei Ming Qu Huai who became a viscount, the others are just barons.

But for his own self-motivation and for the consideration of future generations, he is now working hard to climb up.As long as he can climb that hurdle, he will not only get a bigger and better territory, but also more and stronger support and protection in the country.

So he gave up the west and took the south.

As a very smart person, Yelu Dashi made an investigation of the Tianfang Legion under the banner of Ma Heimu II from the very beginning.

Whether it is Khorasan or Huacizimo, they all belong to the Seljuk Empire. Although this opponent is not in his eyes, he cannot deny that the Seljuk Empire, one of the two poles of the world, is not his small eight-banner The Lord can easily overthrow it.Compared with the Seljuks, the Ghaznavid dynasty is obviously a soft persimmon.

"Times are ruthless, eight years have passed in a blink of an eye." Yelu Dashi sighed to Li Huaien and Gao Miley. It has been more than seven years since he took the position of the leader of the Zhenghong Banner. He has no time to attack the Seljuqs. , because when the ten-year period is up, he will pack up and leave immediately.No one can violate the rules set by Emperor Lu.

Therefore, Yelu Dashi knew that the Seljuks were a mouth-watering piece of fat, but he could only choose the big and choose the small, and aimed at the Ghaznavid dynasty.

Strive to finish the Ghaznavid dynasty in two years.

(End of this chapter)