Chapter 579 Entering Yanqi

"A group of cavalry broke out and looked east!"

Captain Wan, who failed to intercept Gan Yanshou's cavalry, came to report to Wo Kuotai.

"How many people left?"

"More than a hundred people."

"There are only a hundred people in the area. If they leave, let them go. The cavalry of the Great Khan in the Yanqi Kingdom may intercept and kill them."

Wo Kuotai didn't care much about Gan Yanshou's cavalry squad.

Yelu Dashi moved his neck and looked at the war eagle in the air: "The reinforcements of the Han Empire will arrive soon. It is said that when the Great Khan attacked Cheshi Kingdom, he was repelled by the Han army."

Okuotai was indeed horrified when he learned that Temujin was defeated, but that was all: "Even if they can repel the Great Khan, they cannot destroy the Great Khan's Qixue army. A group of cavalry from Mobei has been sent to Tianshan, Then send it to the Yanqi Kingdom, enough to make up for the loss of the Great Khan."

In order to appease Yelu Dashi and keep him loyal, Wo Kuotai knew that he could not let the general think that Temujin was not the opponent of the Han Empire's expeditionary force.

From the current point of view, Temujin suffered a bit when facing the expeditionary force of the Han Empire, but it was not enough for the entire army to be wiped out.

The expeditionary forces of the Han Empire wanted to wipe out Temujin's main force, but they had to pay an extremely heavy price, not an ordinary price.

"Also, that guy from Chagatai should be coming too."

Wo Kuotai looked to the west.

To the west, Chagatai, the khan of the Chagatai Khanate, Temujin's second son, Chagatai, led the army of the Chagatai Khanate, together with the captive Seljuk and Khwarazm servants, went on an expedition to Luntai.

The Yili River Valley is not far from Luntai, but because the Tianshan Mountains are in the way, it will take time to bypass the Tianshan Mountains.

"Wo Kuotai is really unlucky. In order to help me, his khanate was destroyed by the Western Regions. This time, I will help him once, and the kindness can be regarded as two."

Chagatai drove the Seljuks, Khwarazmo and other Central Asian servants and hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep forward.

These 70,000 to 80,000 Central Asian servants were cavalry captured by the Chagatai Khanate after the defeat of the Seljuk Empire and the Khwaraz Kingdom in the battle of the Ili Valley.

In addition to the 70,000 to 80,000 Central Asian servants, Chagatai himself brought an army of 100,000 Chagatai Khanates, and under the order of Temujin, they assembled in the Western Regions of Kucha.

Chagatai's army spread all over the mountains and fields, and everywhere they looked, they were all cattle, sheep and war horses.

All the cavalry in the Western Regions quickly gathered with Luntai City as the center, involving several princes of the Han Empire and several Mongolian Khans.

Luntai City became the center of the storm.

Huo An killed the Mongolian army attacking Luntai City, but the bombardment of Luntai by Xiangyang artillery never ended. Instead, they kept bombarding the city. The fireball burst and the fire spread in Luntai City. The defenders had to be distracted to put out the fire.

"After this battle, even if our Protectorate of the Western Regions still exists, it may take two or three years to recover our strength. The pace of marching into Central Asia has finally been delayed."

Huo An stationed his sword and confronted Wokuotai and Yelu Dashi under the city.

They all have the determination to dominate Central Asia.

However, their struggle gave the Chagatai Khanate an advantage.

The yellow sand filled the air, and the huge armored elephants took heavy steps, leaving huge footprints on the Gobi.

Teams of Han army cavalry marched in the yellow sand, the gravel flew, hit the iron pieces of the armor, and the battle flag was damaged.

The Xuanjia army had to take off their battle armor, and put the armor on their backs on their pack horses, and then temporarily put on armor when fighting.

The same is true for Le Yi's Yanjia, all of them are lightly loaded.

The warhawks of the Iron Eagle Scouts soar in the sky, and once the enemy's cavalry is spotted, all legions will prepare for battle.

Military adviser Sun Bin was talking with the locals, and seemed to want to figure out the change in wind direction.

The right time, the right place and the right people are very important.

...

"The teleportation array in Luntai City of the Han Empire hasn't been activated yet?"

In the Grand Duchy of Moscow, after Ekaterina discovered the changes in the Golden Horde, she was concerned about the opening of the teleportation array in Luntai City.

As one of the two world trade nodes in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Luntai City of the Protectorate of the Western Regions opened a teleportation array with St. Petersburg, but the teleportation array has not been restored at this time, indicating that Luntai City is still besieged by Mongolian cavalry.

If the teleportation array of Luntai fails, it will be difficult for Ekaterina to go to the Han Empire. The cities between the Grand Duchy of Moscow and the Han Empire have been blocked by the Golden Horde and the Mongol Empire.

Ekaterina thought it was necessary for her to go to the Han Empire to confirm one thing.

"According to the news from players of the Han Empire, the Han Empire organized an expeditionary force of at least 400,000 people to enter the Western Regions to support Luntai City. If the Han army can lift the siege of Luntai City, then the relationship between St. Petersburg and Luntai The teleportation array will be reopened."

"When the teleportation array in Luntai City opens, let me know immediately."

"yes."

Ekaterina was a little uneasy.

The Golden Horde plundered the gold and silver near the Volga River Basin, then narrowed its sphere of influence, and chose to avoid her soldiers, which confused Yekaterina a little.

...

The Han army's central army, the war eagle sent by Hua Mulan to investigate Luntai, came back and brought back Huo An's note.

Huo Qing couldn't wait to get closer, wanting to know his brother's safety.

"Sure enough, Huo An was besieged in Luntai City, and there were at least a hundred thousand enemy soldiers surrounding Luntai City."

Chu Tian took down the note, and Huo An only used a short sentence to describe the situation of Luntai, the prefecture of the Protectorate of the Western Regions.

"There are more than 100,000 people on the other side, and there are at least tens of thousands of defenders in Luntai. Why didn't he choose to break out? If he chose to break out, then Wo Kuotai can't stop him..."

Huo Qing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he learned that his brother Huo An was fine, and at the same time wondered about Huo An's choice.

"Only he has the prestige to defend Luntai. If he chooses to leave Luntai, the popular support and morale of Luntai will drop. Even if a general is left to defend the city, it will not help. Luntai must not be lost, otherwise, the Western Regions Protectorate will be destroyed. Destroyed, only the Che Shi country is left... We can't keep stationing troops in the Che Shi country, the crisis of the Western Regions Protectorate will ultimately be resolved by the Western Region Protectorate."

Chu Tian knew that Huo An was sitting in Luntai himself, mainly to appease people.

"oh."

Huo Qing was still a little worried.

"It seems that Huo An also sent a cavalry to join us. Perhaps the general of that cavalry will tell us more about Luntai City and your brother."

Chu Tian learned that a small group of cavalry had successfully broken through.

At this time, Sun Bin was riding a horse with a worried look on his face.

"Why is the military commander panicking?"

Chu Tian rarely sees Sun Bin and feels uneasy because of the situation.

Sun Bin said: "There is a lot of wind and sand here, you need to be careful of Temujin and Subotai taking advantage of the flying sand and rocks, and attacking both front and back."

Chu Tian knew that Sun Bin had a certain ability to predict danger, so his worry was not unreasonable.

In the battle of Cheshi Kingdom, Temujin used the strong wind to launch an attack. Once the sand and rocks flew, the Han army in the downwind direction would be very passive.

Sun Bin noticed this.

"Notify the front army and the rear army, be careful of the wind and sand, and protect the water source and arrows."

When Chu Tian and others were marching, they kept water in their water bladders at all times.

If there is no food, you can kill camels and war horses to satisfy your hunger. If there is no water, the expeditionary army will not be able to move. Without arrows, they will not be able to fight back against the Mongolian cavalry who are good at riding and shooting.

Two war eagles flew towards Huo Qubing's front army and Lao Qin's rear army respectively, reminding them to pay attention to the wind and sand.

Sun Bin paid attention to the changes of the flags in the army: "It's not good, the weather changes."

"Could it be that the wind is going to blow again..."

Chu Tian's heart sank.

The expedition to Luntai is definitely not that easy. If you are not careful, 400,000 Han troops and millions of cattle and sheep will all be buried in the Gobi and desert.

"I lead my troops to the former army to support!"

Mu Ke held back his anger, full of hatred for the Mongolian Empire that besieged Huo'an, so he urged the Nanzhong Army to go to support the former army.

The South Central Army supported the former army, Chu Tian didn't say anything, he was also worried that the former army would be attacked by Temujin.

Temujin was defeated in Che Shiguo, and it is estimated that there was a surge of anger in his chest, and he wanted to severely damage the Han army.

Under the leadership of Mu Ke, Qin Liangyu and the white pole soldiers, Wu Tugu and rattan armor soldiers accelerated their march and caught up with Huo Qubing's army as soon as possible.

When the former army, Huo Qubing, Wang Xuance, Li Siye and others received Chu Tian's reminder, the dust had already begun to fill the sky, and only the camels accompanying the army took it calmly.

Huo Qubing, Li Siye, Wang Xuance and others were already familiar with the Gobi and deserts of the Western Regions. Although they found it tricky, they still followed the established route and marched towards Luntai.

"General, please be the vanguard!"

Huo Qubing's lieutenant, Zhao Puonu, took the initiative to ask to be the vanguard, to test out possible enemy cavalry ahead for the army.

Wang Xuance frowned: "At this time there is a strong wind, we should stop marching, wait until the wind and sand have passed, and then march towards Yanqi and Luntai, so as not to be surprised by Temujin."

Li Siye was also a little impatient: "Luntai is besieged by the Mongolian army, and there is always the danger of falling. Once we are indecisive, Luntai will definitely fall. Why not take advantage of the wind and sand and rush thousands of miles to capture the Yanqi Kingdom and defeat Temujin in one fell swoop to repay His revenge for attacking the Protectorate of the Western Regions!"

"Tiemujin is good at cavalry. He must be prepared for the attack of hundreds of miles. I am afraid that he will go to the tiger's mouth instead. Please think again, general."

Wang Xuance thought that Li Siye's proposal was too risky.

In front of cavalry generals who are good at running for hundreds of miles, it is extremely dangerous to implement the tactics of running for hundreds of miles.

As Huo Qubing is the leader of this army, the proposals of these people will ultimately be decided by Huo Qubing.

Huo Qubing has always adopted the tactic of roundabout raids, but after a long period of contest with Subotai, Huo Qubing found that the Mongolian cavalry was prepared for this tactic.

If there were only Huo Qubing and his army of 40,000 soldiers, Huo Qubing would dare to gamble, but behind Huo Qubing, there was still Chutian's central army and the old Qin's rear army.

Once the front army's hundreds of miles of attack fails, it may lead to the collapse of the middle army and the rear army.

"Since the general asked us to be careful, we will stop marching for the time being and wait for the sandstorm to pass, and the Chinese army will follow."

Huo Qubing rarely chose a relatively conservative tactic.

Li Siye and Zhao Ponu were both people who dared to take the initiative to attack. At this time, they were dissatisfied with Wang Xuance's relatively conservative proposal.

"After the sandstorm has passed and the Chinese army catches up, we can report to the general and ask for a surprise attack on the Yanqi Kingdom to open up the passage to Luntai."

Seeing the disappointment of the crowd, Wang Xuance proposed to launch a surprise attack after the sandstorm.

In his core, Wang Xuance was as crazy as Huo Qubing, Zhao Puonu, Li Siye and others. The first thing they considered was offense, followed by defense.

This time, considering the safety of the 400,000 expeditionary force, Wang Xuance encouraged Huo Qubing to choose conservative tactics. Otherwise, Wang Xuance might really go directly to attack Yanqi Kingdom as Li Siye said.

The wind blew the sand dunes, and Temujin rode a horse and led a mighty cavalry unit to cross the sand dunes.

Temujin's face was not very good-looking, and he lost one of the cowardly generals of the Xue army, Borhu, for which Temujin went on a hunger strike for two days.

The Han army gathered troops in Cheshi State and began to advance towards Yanqi State. It was about to reach Yanqi State. Temujin had to stop the Han Empire's expeditionary force from continuing to advance.

Temujin wanted to lead the expeditionary force of the Han Empire to the Western Regions and annihilate them.

However, even if the expeditionary force of the Han Empire was led to the Western Regions, right under his nose, Temujin found it difficult to swallow this huge expeditionary force.

"The Gobi and desert will be their burial places. Subotai agreed with me to leave at least one hundred thousand Han troops here."

Temujin's whip pointed at the marching Huo Qubing army.