Han Shizu

Chapter 1880 Great Victory in Yangcheng
Emperor Liu's words, hearing Liu Wenhuan's ears, naturally made him have some different thoughts. Being in the court, especially as the eldest son of the crown prince, some competition has already started since birth, and his mother Concubine Zhao Inculcated since childhood, he naturally pursued the position of the heir, and even regarded it as something in his pocket from the heart.

Now that Emperor Liu said so, if it was spread, it would be his grandfather's recognition of him, which meant that he had taken a step ahead, no, a big step.How can that Khitan bastard who is still ignorant and doesn't know how to compete with him.

At such a young age, the tiger roars in his heart, and the precocity of the royal family's children is fully reflected in Liu Wenhuan.Of course, these inner activities cannot be shown, especially in front of Emperor Liu, the Tian family still has to pay attention to brotherhood and harmonious coexistence...

Soon, Prince Liu Yang came in, glanced at the scene where his grandfather and grandson were sitting opposite each other, and went forward to salute without saying anything.Seeing his father coming, Liu Wenhuan also got up and bowed.

After looking at the son for a while, Liu Yang just nodded without paying attention, and turned to Emperor Liu respectfully.Seeing this, Emperor Liu asked: "Tell me, what happened, please report it yourself!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yang showed a smile on his face, and said with joy: "Good news! Just now, the Privy Council received the victory report from the sixth younger brother. Yangcheng was victorious, most of the Black Khan Army was wiped out, and its great Khan Harun died in the battle." , the northeastern region of Anxi is regained!"

"It's really good news!" Hearing Liu Yang's report, Emperor Liu regained his spirits immediately, his cloudy eyes became much clearer, and his eyes lighted up again: "This Liu Min, I still can't hold back! Didn't let him Focus on defense, choose the opportunity to advance, how can you kill Harun with a backhand?"

There was only surprise and joy in these words, and there was no sense of blame. Seeing Emperor Liu's reaction, the smile on Liu Yang's face became stronger. He came to report in person, didn't he just want to make Emperor Liu happy?After all, Emperor Liu, who was gloomy all day long, was really scary.

"Sit down and talk!" Emperor Liu patted the cushion next to the small case, and said to Liu Yang, "Tell me about how this battle in Anxi was fought!"

"Yes!" Liu Yang saluted respectfully, raised his robe and sat down, organized his words a little, and then slowly told Emperor Liu about Anxi's memorial.

In the past two years, the only place where the Dahan was in a state of war was undoubtedly in Anxi. The struggle between the Dahan and the Dashi coalition forces has never stopped. The collision between China and Dashi, two regions and two civilizations , appears to be intense and long-lasting, and this year, there is still no result.

The big man is forced by the long road, difficult logistics supplies, high combat costs, and it is always difficult to do his best. There are also constraints within the court, and there are also great disputes. After all, the power on the Anxi battlefield is limited.Insufficient strength, but want to achieve rich results, is obviously insufficient.

As for the Allied Forces of Food and Food, they were also full of problems, with inconsistent orders, inconsistent logistics, and all kinds of troubles from the expedition.In terms of the conquest distance, the distance from Baghdad to Talas and from Chang'an to Suiye is not much different. The difference lies only in the traffic conditions and the differences in economics, population, and products along the way.

The biggest problem with the food alliance lies in this alliance. Although they are united under the great call of "jihad", they are actually united but not united.

There are four main sources of coalition forces, Black Khan, Saman, Ghazni and Baghdad.The Black Khan Army is just some remnants and defeated generals gathered by the new Khan Harun after the collapse of the Black Khanate.

The army from Baghdad actually came from its actual controller, the Bwehi Dynasty.However, the Buwehi dynasty has also declined sharply in recent years. After the death of the monarch who brought the dynasty to its peak, Aduly Dawlay, the upper echelons of the dynasty were divided and fought continuously. .

The Samanid Dynasty sent the most troops because it was the closest geographically. However, the Samanid Dynasty had already declined at this time, and the trend of internal division was obvious.But on the other hand, the Samans have certain ideas about Talas, the only thing left by the Black Khans. At the beginning, there was a tug-of-war between the two parties for this place, and they changed hands several times. How could he really help Hei Khan?

Therefore, after the Eastern Expedition began to enter Talas, this important town basically fell into the hands of the Samans, and the reason why Harun Khan chose to focus on "recovering" the northern region after the Eastern Expedition, except for those Tuqishi In addition to being easy to deal with, the tribe is also a last resort, otherwise, regardless of the outcome of the jihad, they, the seeds of the restoration of the Black Khanate, are likely to be annexed in advance.

As for the Ghaznavid Dynasty, it is considered to be the most determined in the Dashi Allied Forces, sending more than 20 troops, second only to the Saman Dynasty.The Ghaznavid Dynasty is still very young at the moment, and it has only been established for more than [-] years. It only occupies a part of the Ghaznavid and Khorasan regions, but its national power is gradually improving. With the support of China, it is becoming more and more prosperous. Compared with Heikhan, who was defeated by the big man, and Saman and Bwehi, who are in decline, they have obviously more potential and vitality.

The combat effectiveness of Ghaznagi's army was also good. They performed outstandingly in the first Battle of Broken Leaf, but because of this, they were suspected by the Samanids. You must know that Ghaznagi itself was independent from the Samanid Dynasty. Belonging to the rebels, although they still regard the Samanid dynasty as their suzerain, their self-reliance has exacerbated the trend of the Samanid dynasty's split, especially those Turkic military nobles with certain strength, who simply regard the establishment of the Ghaznavid dynasty as a revolutionary line.

There are a lot of problems in itself, and each has their own ghosts. If it weren't for the banner of "ysl jihad", the coalition forces would have collapsed for the first time.But even from a religious point of view, countries are full of contradictions. The most obvious ones are the Samanid Dynasty and the Buwehi Dynasty. These two countries, one east and one west, occupy most of the territory of the Abbasid Empire, but one is The Sunni sect and the Shia sect, because of conflicting doctrines, there have been many wars in the past and present. Heresy is indeed more hateful than heretics in many cases...

For those ordinary Christians, the enthusiasm for jihad can last for a while, but it is not so easy to last a lifetime.

Especially in the first Battle of Broken Leaf, after the coalition army retreated hundreds of miles, the morale of the army began to waver. After more than a year of continuous see-saw, many people gradually felt tired and bored. Although Allah is noble, he is not Human nature cannot be completely and comprehensively controlled.Among the many people who actively participated in the Eastern Expedition Jihad, there are actually many people who were confused by the propaganda of the East-West trade in the past, tempted by the prosperity of the Han Dynasty, and came east with the idea of ​​making a fortune. The honorable soldiers of the Han Dynasty who want to go west like wolves and tigers.

This is the case with the Dashi coalition army. If it weren't for the insufficient strength of the Han army in Anxi, with the high organizational strength of the Han army, they would have been completely driven back to Talas.

Of course, judging from Anxi's good news this time, it is true.In the process of the YSL coalition forces approaching Suiye for the first time last year, Anxi suffered a lot, and because of the "conservative" support of the court, after taking the risk of repelling the coalition forces, he had to continue to adopt a shrinking strategy in order to save and restore strength. The approaching Harlan army did not attack for a while.

For nearly a year, the East and the West engaged in a tug-of-war of long-term contact and short-term engagement based on Suiye and Talas on the former Heihan's land.

However, YSL is also the first time to organize a jihad coalition of this nature. It is extremely chaotic in all aspects. Except for command and logistics, follow-up supplements are also limited. Provide a full set of logistical support.

This is not the case for the big man. The only restrictions on them are distance and transportation, only the number of people, and less of other messy problems.

With the implementation of various deployments by the Privy Council and the Ministry of War, with the completion of the Anxi Army's exchange of blood and adjustments, and with the arrival of various military supplies, at the beginning of this summer, Wei Wang Liu Min once again launched a large-scale combat opportunity. The Black Khan Army in Yangcheng northeast of Suiye was wiped out to solve the elbow and armpit problem, and the second was to continue to attack the Japanese coalition forces in the west to weaken their military strength and prepare for the subsequent westward advance.

In this battle, the Han army was fully prepared. Although the enemy responded, but this time the strength was reversed, and the result was presented in a way with a high probability.

Yangcheng is the original Yiji Black Bone City of the Black Khanate, and it is the political, military, and economic center of the Northeast of the Black Khanate. In order to commend Yang Yanzhao for his achievements in attacking the enemy's capital for two thousand miles, Liu Min renamed it Yangcheng, and the straight-line distance is broken. Yecheng is only five hundred miles away.

At the beginning Harun took advantage of the opportunity of the Allied Forces to advance eastward to regain their land, recruited those Tuqishi tribes, granted you official positions, titles, and wealth. After more than a year of painstaking efforts, he gathered more than 2 people, although most of them can only be regarded as mobs. But in Anxi, the strength is not bad.

In this regard, the Anxi Dudufu paid great attention to it, and made preparations before the war.Liu Min did not choose to go out in person this time, the direction of Yangcheng was handed over to Yang Yanlang, and the direction of Taros was led by Li Jilong, the deputy governor.

The progress of the battle was somewhat unexpected, especially in the direction of Yangcheng.Those local Tuqishi people finally showed their sense of presence in an unsurprising way, and turned their backs, causing Harun Khan's defense line at the Yili River to collapse directly, allowing Yang Yanlang's army to easily break through to Yangcheng.

In fact, as early as last year when the YSL coalition forces were repulsed by the Anxi Army, many of these Tuqishi in the northeast had already regretted it. Some tribal leaders even secretly sent envoys to communicate, explain, and show loyalty. That's how these people live.

When the soldiers came to Yangcheng, Harun Khan did not retreat this time. He organized the army and the people, intending to stand firm and wait for help, and fight to the death to preserve the last trace of the majesty of the Black Khanate.

However, facing the stubborn defenders this time, the Han army did not sacrifice high soldiers in exchange for victory. After years of exploration, the use of those "poor" artillery has finally entered a relatively mature stage , It also appears vividly on the siege.

In Anxi, the Ministry of War dispatched more than 200 new and old artillery pieces. Even with the various losses before, there were still more than 150 pieces left, of which Liu Min allocated [-] pieces to Yang Yanlang.

When hundreds of cannons blasted all kinds of iron ammunition at the top of the city from various angles, all the determination of the defenders was quickly disintegrated. Many nails.

(End of this chapter)