The defeated soldier seemed to have gone insane in the end, running away like crazy while yelling and screaming.
Seeing how shaken his military morale was, Xiao Puguzhi Shali couldn't bear it any longer. He bent his bow and arrow and shot him to death with one arrow.
It was easy to shoot this man, but it seemed not so easy to fight against the Ming army who he said was as powerful as the devil.
Xiao Pugu was uneasy in Shali and did not dare to go forward, so he stayed at Quxian. While sending people to continue to explore the east, he also inquired about the news from the local Uighur refugees and defeated soldiers.
In the end, the content of the information he got from these people was similar. Generally speaking, the Ming army was invincible and could not be killed. They were seeking death by confronting the Ming army.
The more I listened, the more mysterious it became. The more I listened, the more uneasy and worried I became.
Xiao Pugu was also depressed in Shali. From what he heard, he felt that Xiliao was definitely doomed and there was no way to survive. What kind of tactics and strategies were there?
In the face of the Ming army's attack, everyone just surrendered. Why else fight?
His subordinates asked him what to do next, but he didn't know what to do after thinking about it.
Fight, don't dare.
He wanted to run away, but he was worried that he would be looked down upon by Yelu Pusuwan and laughed at by Xiao Duolu when he returned.
Although before the Ming army arrived, more than 5,000 cavalry from the Eastern Karakhan Kingdom came to support, which gave him a little more confidence, the situation still did not change and he still did not dare to attack.
His subordinates advised him to either attack or withdraw. Just staying in Quxian and doing nothing was not a long-term solution. Even if he wanted to defend, Quxian was not a strategic location. There was no dangerous place to defend. He should lead his troops to the dangerous place. The place is the best.
But Xiao Pugu felt as if he was possessed by an evil spirit. He didn't want to go anywhere and could only stay in Quxian.
The subordinates were worried, but soon they no longer had such worries.
Su Haisheng's cavalry vanguard general Chen Qixian heard that the Xiliao reinforcements had arrived at Quxian and then stopped. He felt that it was best to strike first, so he led five thousand cavalrymen to attack Quxian at night, directly cutting off Xiao Pugu's army. Shali's retreat.
He led the Ming army cavalry to attack the rear route of the Western Liao army, which happened to destroy a large-scale transportation and supply convoy and intercepted countless grain and grass baggage. It was indeed a bumper harvest.
After the victory of the war, Chen Qixian took the initiative to release some prisoners and asked them to go to Quxian to report the news.
The prisoners panicked and fled to Qu Xian, telling Xiao Pu Guzhi Shali the news, letting him know that the 25,000 Xiliao and Karakhan coalition forces had been cut off by the Ming army and had lost their food and fodder.
For a time, Xiao Pugu Shali was even more panicked and at a loss. He could only follow the advice of his subordinates and try to defeat the Ming army with a superior force of 25,000 men. He would first return to Hu Si Won'er and then think of other methods.
If we don't leave now, when the army rations run out in five days, everyone will really die here.
At present, there is no better way to tide over the crisis. Xiao Pugu and Shali can only accept this suggestion and then lead the troops to fight.
It's a pity that although he has good personal force, he has no experience in commanding troops, let alone military talent. Facing the 5,000 Ming army, which is less than his 25,000 army, he messed up his command and successfully ruined his good fortune. The combat-effective Xiliao cavalry.
Needless to say, Chen Qixian felt the combat effectiveness of the Xiliao cavalry. They were skilled in archery and horse riding, and were good at riding and shooting. If it weren't for Xiao Pugu's strange tactic of concentrating all his strength to break through one point, he might have been able to compete with the Ming army. Been struggling for a while.
It is a pity that the incompetence of one general exhausted the three armies.
As the war drew to a close, Chen Qixian led his personal guards straight to the central formation of the Xiliao army, pierced through the central formation in one fell swoop, and rushed directly towards Xiao Pugu Shali.
Xiao Pugu was so frightened that he ran away quickly, but Chen Qixian's soldiers shot his horse in the crotch with a crossbow. The horse staggered and threw him down, causing him to break his neck and die.
Although the Xiliao and Karakhan coalition forces were good at fighting, they were also feudal armies. When their leader died in battle, the remaining people who were still alive collapsed and were chased for seven or eight miles by the smaller Ming army, resulting in heavy casualties.
After the Battle of Quxian, Chen Qixian stopped in Quxian for several days, waiting for news about the main force.
Su Haisheng led the army to attack Hamili from Shazhou and successfully captured Hamili. Then he divided his troops into two groups, attacking towards Dushan and Hezhou.
Now the Hezhou army has achieved a great victory, and the army led by Su Haisheng himself has broken through Yangji Bali, and its troops are pointing directly at Yili.
The two armies advanced hand in hand, and the Xizhou Uighurs did not have any resistance.
Farther south, Jiang Liangping led the army to break through the resistance of a small number of enemy troops. The frontline of the troops was directed towards Oduan. The biggest enemies along the way were the natural environment and the changing climate.
As for the hostile military forces, mainly the Eastern Karakhan Kingdom, there is really nothing that can stop him.
Although the Ming army had a relatively clear understanding of the Western Regions, when they actually marched and fought on this land, they still fully realized the harsh environment here.
It will be hot during the day, but very cool at night, and there is drought and water shortage. The goal of the Ming army at each stage of the march is to go to the next water source to get water and replenish the water. The key is to solve the water replenishment problem, and other things can be done later. Give it a try.
Marching in this environment was indeed a test, which made Su Haisheng and other Ming army generals realize that it was not easy for the Han and Tang people to open up the Western Regions.
Compared with the harsh natural environment, the enemies living on these lands appear to be insignificant.
At first, the Ming army was wary of their attack, suspecting that if they could survive in such a harsh environment, they must be very good at fighting and must be very brave in fighting. However, in the end, the Ming army defeated them unilaterally. .
Therefore, during the fighting, the generals of the Ming army generally developed the mood of "seeking defeat alone".
They felt that it was a bit boring to defeat the enemy unilaterally along the way. It was not easy for them to encounter fools who dared to attack them directly, but they were chased away and killed by the escorting rangers of the Ming army in a few seconds.
After reaching the rear, the Ming army could not even encounter any enemy resistance along the way. It was difficult to catch one or two tongues. After interrogation, it was found that everyone was afraid of the Ming army's Tianwei, and they all fled to the west, running very fast. Even if you chase, you can't catch up.
The so-called elite and skilled troops of the Eastern Karakhan Kingdom were like paper in front of the Ming army, and they could not stop the progress of the Ming army at all.
So Su Haisheng and Jiang Liangping had inexplicable and complicated emotions almost at the same time.
The Ming army has strict training regulations. Before joining the army, they must undergo long-term training according to a unified training model. Only after passing the assessment can they officially join the army. Therefore, every soldier has fully mastered all the skills of the branch to which he belongs.
This means that even if they are just new soldiers, they cannot compete with the so-called new soldiers of the traditional feudal army. They have sufficient military skills and are completely different from ordinary people.
The strength of the Ming army has become so strong that it can win as long as the officers command the army step by step to crush it. As long as everything is done according to the standard regulations in military textbooks, more than 95% of the wars can be successfully resolved.
Only the remaining 5% of wars require the generals’ subjective initiative, which is a time to test the generals’ personal command skills. However, this battle to recover the Western Regions seems to belong to the 95% of textbook wars. .
Su Haisheng and Jiang Liangping had a lot of emotions from this.
They thought of the early era of the Victory Army and the Liberation Army. At that time, it was still necessary to fully consider the general's personal command art. Su Yonglin showed them his personal command art many times at that time, which made their hearts swell.
But when they gradually grew up and became independent, they unexpectedly discovered that the enemies they faced had gradually become wider and wider than them.
