Han Shizu

Chapter 1377 The Last Eastward Advance

Once the situation is broken, it will be irreversible, and the whole Western Region will be plunged into turmoil.As far as the Black Khanate is concerned, perhaps the upper echelons of the country did not want to break the balance, but the situation forced them to invest in troops to participate in the final battle of Han and Liao in the Western Regions.

After all, if the remnants of the Liao army were wiped out by the Han army, then the next target of the Han army would definitely be them. If it was just to deal with the Khitan remnants in Luntai and the Northern Court, there would be no need to mobilize so many troops westward.

Although the remnant of the Liao army is weak and dying, as long as it exists for a day, it will be an effective help to Hei Khan, and it will also buy them more time to digest the newly occupied land, strengthen the army, and deepen the construction of public security. Fortify town defenses.

In fact, in the past ten years, after confronting the Liao army and the Han army successively, the Black Khanate has learned to be obedient. While continuing to maintain an expanding posture, it has secretly regretted being an enemy.

In the past ten years of eastward expansion, several eastern expeditions have been launched, and dozens of cruel and fierce battles have been launched with the eastern forces. In the end, they claimed to have captured half of the Uyghurs in Gaochang, but in fact they were Kucha and Yanqi, and everything was still in depression. , The two places where the wealth and blood have been drained dry.

The price paid was enough to make the Black Khanate fearful. More than [-] people were injured and more than [-] were killed. Even if half of them belonged to the conscripted jihadists, the remaining half was very heavy for the Black Khanate. ,hard to accept.

Regardless of the development and construction of several generations of monarchs, Hei Khan has become a small tyrant in the Western Regions, and has gradually become famous in Central Asia, but when it comes to strength, he is not much stronger than the original Xizhou Uyghur.Tens of thousands of casualties can also be called traumatic.

After so many years, the desire to expand that belongs to the newly rising forces has long been released under the obstacles of reality, calm down, and realize the sorrow.

The reason for the eastward advance was that the Samanid dynasty in the west was in its heyday, which completely blocked its way of expansion, so it could only restrain its ambition and find another way out.At that time, the two great empires of Han and Liao were wrestling, which affected the Quartet, and reflected in the Western Regions, that is, the Liao army marched westward and the Uyghur Kingdom collapsed, which gave the Black Khanate an opportunity and found a channel to vent its desire for expansion.

However, until now, no matter whether they are monarchs or ministers, generals or officials, troops or common people, the Black Khans have realized that those countries that come from the east, claim to be the center of the world, and the Central Plains Celestial Dynasty are really difficult to deal with and difficult to defeat .Whether it is the Liao army or the Han army.

In the past, the Liao army fought with them for hegemony, and suffered countless casualties before capturing Kucha.And the enemy who was so strong and difficult to defeat has fallen and completely lost its rule over the Western Regions. As a result, they continued to expand eastward for hundreds of miles, occupying the core area of ​​Yanqi.

However, this is not happy, because a stronger and more terrifying opponent has appeared in front of him.Thousands of years ago, the name of the country, which once raised its prestige in the Western Regions and made the countries surrender and dare not look down, was once again spread by the group of heroic knights. They used swords to show the strength of the big man, and used the army to demonstrate the majesty of the empire. .

In this regard, Hei Khan has already been a little discouraged, there is nothing to be ashamed of, and after suffering a loss, he will have a longer memory.Therefore, under the threat of the powerful Han army, Heikhan does not have much confidence in whether he can hold the occupied land.

The national strength is short, the success is more than enough, and the progress is not enough. This is the true portrayal of the Black Khanate in the past ten years. The jihadists from the Central Asian world are not really endless. Even if there are, they are not the Black Khanate of this period. The Khanate could ask for anything.

Moreover, the timing of the expansion was indeed not well chosen, or in other words, the timing was too early. Its opponent was not the long-dead Xizhou Uyghur, but first encountered the still powerful Liao Empire, and then a more vicious Han Empire. It started to show its teeth and show its claws.Such a fate, such a result, is really a bit sad for the Black Khanate.

However, no matter how apprehensive it is, it is impossible to fear war because of fear of the enemy and give up this large piece of land soaked in the blood of its soldiers and civilians.The heavy price paid for the ten-year eastward advance has already made it difficult for the Black Khanate to ride a tiger.

After occupying Yanqi, during the half-year stalemate with the big Han, although there were many battles between the two sides, they were all low-intensity confrontations, and no large-scale fierce war broke out.

The black khan army has become increasingly conservative in combat. The heavy casualties, heavy costs, elongated front, and powerful enemies all make the black khanate daunting.

After repeated blows from the powerful empires in the east, their wild expansion ambitions in the past have been extinguished.If the Han army stood still, as they have done in the past few months, they would be willing to live in peace, maintain the status quo, and even look forward to a peace negotiation.

However, on the big man's side, they didn't have this intention from the beginning to the end, and they didn't take their overlord of the Western Regions into their eyes at all, and they remained strong and never changed.

When Guo Jin raised his troops to the north with great fanfare, Yanqi's Black Khan army was also forced to send troops, and moved troops eastward from the rear, posing a posture of aggressively advancing eastward, showing a threat to Gaochang, in order to intimidate the Han army , Lured Guo Jin to return to aid, and help the Liao army.

In the past, this has happened three times, and the Black Khan Army has also succeeded.But now, times have changed, and with the arrival of the Helong army to the west, the situation in the Western Regions has changed drastically. The shortcomings of the Han army's insufficient strength and weak foundation have been made up for, and the balance of strength between the two sides has also undergone a fundamental change.

However, the Black Khan Army has not changed much. It is still the same as before. How can it receive the effect of the past?

The Black Khan army marching eastward from Yanqi, together with some servants and tribesmen with poor equipment and weak combat power, only had less than [-] cavalry.The [-]-mile journey from Yanqi to Gaochang was smooth and smooth, without any resistance or obstruction, and they insisted on walking for a full ten days, but they still did not arrive.

The hesitation and hesitation of the Black Khan Army were fully revealed, and behind the big fanfare, its weak and unsustainable nature was also fully exposed.

The chief general of the Han army staying in Gaochang is Cui Han, a rare general in the Han army who is both gentle and military, brave and resourceful, and he comes from a famous family with a great background. This is a member of the Cui family of Boling. Although the aristocratic family has been in decline for a long time and has lost its power and reputation, it is enough to make most people envious, especially when the nobles who were born in the big man began to move closer to the nobles, it is even more special.

Although Cui Han had just arrived in Gaochang, he had done a good job of preparation. He also had a detailed and full understanding of the situation in the Western Regions and the situation of the enemy army.The strength Wang Yansheng left him was enough to deal with it.

Cui Han also keenly captured the hesitant posture and powerless falsehood exposed by the Black Khan Army.Therefore, the troops prepared for battle and waited for work with ease. When the Black Khan Army slowly approached Gaochang, Cui Han led the attack without the slightest hesitation.

The two sides fought at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains in the southwest of Jiaohe Prefecture. It was the first time that the two sides together invested more than 20 troops in the war. It's insignificant, but in the dilapidated Western Regions, which has suffered from wars for a long time, it is already a great battle.

Judging from the process and results of the battle between the two sides, this battle was also a bit boring. The Han army won easily, and the Black Khan army also withdrew simply.

In the past, when the Black Khan army approached, the Han army only refused to defend with the city pass, but this time they took the initiative to attack and boldly marched forward.From the very beginning, under the command of Cui Han, the Han army showed courageous determination and strong combat effectiveness.

That is to say, the Black Khan Army marched in no hurry, was cautious and calm, and did not lose too much combat power. Even so, it was at a disadvantage from the beginning.Although it didn't collapse at the first touch, it was defeated steadily under the calm dispatch of Cui Han.

The chief general of the Black Khan Army is also a decisive person. From the strong attack of the Han army, he also felt his strong will. He also knew that his plan of false intimidation failed, and the Han army did not accept threats at all.

So, less than an hour after the battle, before the soldiers of both sides were completely entangled, they ordered to retreat.Without being deeply involved, thanks to the terrain of the Tianshan Mountains and the cover of the cavalry, they finally got rid of the pursuit of the Han army, and nearly [-] casualties became the price of the Black Khan Army's further eastward advance.

With the voluntary withdrawal of the Black Khan Army, the remnants of the Liao Army in the north completely lost hope, and they even had no chance to get news of the fighting in the south.

And this time, it was also the last time the Black Khan Army marched eastward, and their failure again completely dispelled their ambition to expand eastward.

(End of this chapter)