After all, Su Haisheng was Jiang Liangping's old superior, or a great benefactor for the successful establishment of the Sixth Corps. He devoted a lot of energy and effort to the successful establishment of the Sixth Corps.
Therefore, due to emotions and reasons, Su Haisheng called him Xiao Yu'er, which was something he had no choice but to do.
So he could only squeeze out a little unnatural smile.
"Of course, obeying orders is the bounden duty of soldiers. This is the first principle we learn after joining the army and we will never forget it."
"That's good. For soldiers, military regulations are heaven and military law is like mountains. There is no room for slack."
Su Haisheng smiled and said: "In this battle, the army will march in two routes, the north and the south. You, the commander-in-chief of the South Route Army, must not hold back the North Route Army. Don't wait until the North Route Army has conquered Hu Siwo'er'er and then march on." When I arrived at Congling, I realized that you haven’t completely occupied Congling yet.”
The corners of Jiang Liangping's mouth twitched and he smiled ugly.
"Commander-in-Chief, please rest assured that in this battle, although our South Route Army faces strong enemies and faces numerous difficulties and dangers during its march, it will definitely capture Congling before the North Route Army captures Husi's Er'er. If the North Route Army then If we can’t take down Hu Si Won’er, the Southern Route Army can still divide its troops to help!”
Su Haisheng squinted his eyes and looked at Jiang Liangping.
"It seems that you are quite confident, so be it. Anyway, the Xizhou Uighur you need to face in this battle is still somewhat powerful, so don't overturn in the gutter, do you understand?"
"I will never underestimate any enemy! Any!"
Jiang Liangping also smiled and said: "You should also be careful. There are many vassals in Xiliao. Although the Ming Dynasty has a strong military, it cannot withstand too many losses. You should pay more attention."
The two looked at each other, and where their eyes met, lightning seemed to flash faintly.
This war was the largest war that took place in the Ming Dynasty after the destruction of the Song Dynasty. It was also a war with the goal of destroying the country. Neither Su Haisheng nor Jiang Liangping wanted to be at a disadvantage in this war. Everyone wanted to compete for the glory of being the first to win. .
Whether it was Husi Won'er or Congling, they were all of great significance, and the two of them secretly wanted to compete.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
However, a battle is a battle, and war must be ultimately guided by victory. After receiving the war order, Su Haisheng held a marching meeting, reiterated the combat missions of each unit, and then put forward the profound significance of this operation.
It is not only a battle to regain the territory, but also a symbolic battle for the Central Plains Dynasty to return to the Western Regions after the Anxi Baishou army was wiped out. The regrets of the Baishou soldiers three hundred years ago will be erased by the Ming army.
"Three hundred years ago, the white-headed soldiers could not rest in peace until they died. I will finish it for them! Three hundred years of vicissitudes will end in my hands!"
After the swearing-in meeting, Su Haisheng and Jiang Liangping jointly issued the order to march. The 150,000 Ming Dynasty Western Expeditionary Army gathered here will set off from Xingqing Mansion, arrive in Shazhou first, and then attack from Shazhou into the Western Regions. Start to capture the city.
What is very ironic is that when the Ming army launched a full-scale military offensive, Xiliao did not know anything about it.
The Empress Dowager Chengtian of the Western Liao Dynasty and the de facto empress Yelu Pusuwan was planning a war to attack the Khwarezm Kingdom, preparing to let this vassal country that knew nothing about the sky and the earth taste the taste of defeat.
Then he strengthened the management of the Khwarezm Kingdom, further squeezed and blackmailed the country, and obtained more benefits to fill Xiliao's increasingly tight finances.
During the reign of Yelu Pu, Western Liao still maintained a strong army and national power, and its national power was strong in Central Asia. It did not dare to offend the majesty of Ju'er Khan, the monarch of Western Liao.
The four main vassals of the Xizhou Uighurs, the Eastern Karakhan Kingdom, the Western Karakhan Kingdom and the Khwarezm Kingdom followed the Western Liao and respected them very much. They did not dare to make any mistakes before.
However, the country has developed for nearly forty years, and it is difficult to maintain the vitality of the past. As the powerful have grown stronger and corruption cases have increased, Xiliao society is also facing a series of problems that need to be solved.
Although Yelvpu Suwan is an empress, she also has a strong character and good abilities. This battle against the Khwarezm Kingdom is the battle she planned to demonstrate her abilities and majesty.
In fact, before this war, Xiliao had paid attention several times to the Ming Kingdom, a new eastern power established by overthrowing the Jin Kingdom.
When the Ming Dynasty destroyed Xixia, Xiliao was very nervous for a time. They sent people to pay attention to the movements of the Ming Dynasty, fearing that the Ming Dynasty would further march westward and threaten Xiliao's sphere of influence.
But in the end they came to the conclusion that the Ming Dynasty had no plan to conquer the West.
In the following years, there were many military operations in the Hexi region, but they were all classified as military exercises or counterattacks against enemies in the northern grasslands. The Ming government had no plans for a western expedition and seemed to be content with the current national territory.
Although the officials of the Ming Dynasty never had any contact with the officials of Xiliao, many merchants of the Ming Dynasty also carried out commercial and trade operations in Xiliao, selling the three traditional items of the Ming Dynasty to Xiliao, as well as some handicrafts and grasslands. Leather products, etc.
It’s not that Yelupu Suwan has never considered establishing official relations with the Ming Dynasty, but she always has various doubts and feels that unless the Ming Dynasty comes to her to establish diplomatic relations, it is better not to contact each other easily to avoid trouble. .
Her main focus was on internal stability and expansion to the west. For the east, she relied on the Qianli Gobi Desert and the Uighur forces in Xizhou as a barrier, trying to isolate official exchanges between the Ming Dynasty and Western Liao.
When the Ming Dynasty was established, Yelu Pusuwan's elder brother Yelu Yile was still the emperor and still governing the Western Liao Dynasty.
But now ten years have passed, Yelu Yile has been buried for a long time, Yelu Pusuwan has established a relatively stable rule as a woman, and the Ming Dynasty still has no plan to fight against the west.
Therefore, everyone in the Xiliao government and the public gradually relaxed their vigilance.
Although the Xizhou Uighurs and Western Liao merchants repeatedly mentioned the Ming Dynasty's military arrangements in Hexi, Yelu Pusuwan never believed that the Ming Dynasty would send troops to fight against the Western Liao.
To put it bluntly, everyone was persecuted by the Kingdom of Jin. Now that the Kingdom of Jin is finished, it is the time when you are doing well, I am doing well, and everyone is doing well. Why are you fighting?
right?
Senior officials in Xiliao generally believed that the Ming Dynasty was content with its existing territory and would not continue to attack westward.
This strategic misjudgment eventually led to the Xizhou Uighurs being beaten by the Ming army and crying for their fathers and mothers. When they went to Husi's ear to ask for help, Yelu Pusuwan had just sent 50,000 troops to conquer the Khwarezm Kingdom. Waiting for the victory of this war with hope.
When he learned that the Ming army had dispatched a huge force to attack westward, Yelvpu Suwan couldn't believe it at first.
She felt that this might be some kind of fake news, a strategic blackmail that was completely unbelievable, and a deliberate plan by the guys from the Khwarezm Kingdom to confuse her.
They were afraid of their own crusade, so they tried to hide it from the outside world and defuse their own offensive.
Can't be trusted!
However, when Tash, a Uighur noble from Xizhou who had come to Husi's court to see her, came to ask for help with the injury of missing an ear, she realized that the people in Khwarezm were not that smart, and they did not have this kind of talent. He has a superb operational ability and can use this kind of strategy to deceive her.
The Ming people really came.
Yelu Pusuwan was stunned at first, then became anxious and reflective, and then became furious and threw everything she could see. Even her favorite jewelry was broken by her. Quite a few.
She didn't understand why the Ming Dynasty sent troops to attack Xiliao.
Does this make any sense?
Is it fun to fight an undeclared war?
Do you have any irreconcilable conflicts that must be resolved through war?
But there is no point in dwelling on this issue at this time.
Because the Ming army was large in number, very powerful in combat, and overwhelming, the Xizhou Uighurs were defeated by them and were unable to fight back. They lost important strongholds one after another and could not hold on at all.
If the reinforcements are sent out a little later, the Xizhou Uighurs may be destroyed. If the reinforcements are sent out a little later, they may capture Husi Wour'er.
In desperation, Yelvpu Suwan summoned some important officials to help her analyze the current situation so that she could discuss the best thing to do now.
