As early as the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there had been profound exchanges between the Western Regions, the Han Dynasty, and the Xiongnu.
Before such a period of historical background, the Western Regions were wary of the Jin army, especially after Su Dingfang destroyed the thirty-six kingdoms of the Western Regions and established Xizhou, and they were also wary of Yuan and Meng.
The Western Region formed a coalition to fight against Temujin, but they were also very wary of Su Dingfang. Although Ji Dan, the new governor of Xizhou, took the initiative to extend an olive branch to them, he still hesitated and refused to accept it. Down.
After this huge military failure, these people finally realized their shortcomings and began to rethink whether they should accept the olive branch offered by Ji Dan!
In short, these people in the Western Region are guilty of some "sword" crimes. If they are not punished, they will not be able to distinguish between good and evil!
After this defeat, they finally realized how powerful Temujin was.
Therefore, they once again paid attention to Ji Dan. Moreover, the Jin army led by Su Dingfang was also defeated at the hands of Temujin, making them believe that Yuan Meng's threat was greater than that of the Jin army.
As a result, the progress of the alliance between the two parties began to make a breakthrough. King Kangju personally met with Ji Dan to discuss the alliance between the two parties.
In the 2nd century BC, Kangju controlled 80,000 to 90,000 people. By the end of the 1st century BC, the population had reached 600,000 and he had 120,000 victorious soldiers. Since then, Kangju has become increasingly prosperous, with a population of almost one million at its peak. In the middle of the 1st century, with the continuous rise of Kushan and the prosperity of the country, Kangju began to decline.
At this time, although Kangju was no longer at its peak, it still had a population of more than 600,000.
But even so, facing the front of Temujin's troops, King Kangju still shrank, and the first thought was to seek foreign aid. Gai Yinkang lived in Wusun on the eastern border. After Wusun was destroyed by Temujin Yuan Meng, he was the first to bear the brunt.
In other words, if he doesn't think of a way, then he will be the next to die.
However, although Su Dingfang and Ji Dan finally succeeded in promoting the alliance between the two parties after many hardships, Temujin's side was obviously the best in cavalry combat.
The Jin army group headed by Su Dingfang was still inferior to the Yuanmeng group headed by Temujin, Murong Ke, and Maodun in terms of cavalry tactics.
This battle is still extremely difficult for Su Dingfang.
After forming an alliance with various parts of the Western Region, the alliance's military strength is actually still superior to Yuan Meng. However, being superior to Yuan Meng in terms of quantity does not mean that it is superior to Yuan Meng in terms of quality.
After all, the Jin army led by Su Dingfang only numbered 50,000, and the rest were soldiers and horses from several countries in the Western Regions. As for the soldiers and horses of the Western Regions, Ming Yuanmeng's side is really incomparable.
The best example is that Wusun was defeated by the weak and strong by the vanguard armies of Zhebie and Subotai. He lost consecutive battles and was finally easily destroyed by Temujin.
Moreover, although the countries in the Western Regions headed by Kang Ju also have local talents of good quality, it would be good to find a few peerless talents. The number of super-first-class talents is also limited, and there is no way to compare with Tiemu in terms of quality and quantity. Really compared to Yuan Meng.
Therefore, this alliance still has a huge disadvantage compared to Yuan Meng.
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After six days of continuous rain, the atmosphere in Baishuiguan became tense again.
The opening chapter of "The Art of War" mentioned the influence of weather on war, "One is Tao, the other is Heaven" and ranked the influence of weather causes in the second place. Through the records of these military books, we can also see the causes of weather. It had a huge impact on the war.
Both sides have a difficult time in the continuous rain, and their true strength cannot be reflected, delaying the opportunity and consuming material and manpower. Even if we reluctantly send troops, the chariots and horses cannot come out, the troops are on the ground, the ground is slippery and the rain is falling, how can we be in the mood to kill people?
At the same time, the bow has always been the most important long-range weapon on the battlefield. Most of the bow bodies are made of wooden composite materials, and the bow strings are mostly made of animal tendons, plant fibers, or silk. However, these materials have a fatal weakness, that is, they are afraid of both water and fire. The bow itself is better after being exposed to rain, but once the bow string is soaked in rain, it will become soft within a period of time and lose its original tension. , are easier to break, and even the power of the arrow feathers shot will be greatly reduced. Therefore, whether it is to protect the bow or the bow string, people will try their best to avoid rainy days.
In addition, ancient wars were cold weapons, with everyone fighting against each other. Rainy days have a great impact on the sight of soldiers. They hold weapons in their hands without wiping their faces with a towel. When the two sides are fighting in a melee, their sight is easily blocked, and the heavy rain pours. The downward visibility is even worse. In this case, if there is no clear identification mark between the enemy and ourselves, it is easier to injure one's own people.
Similarly, the commander's line of sight is also severely obstructed. When the commander wants to conduct command, he uses war flags and drums to send messages, etc. On rainy days, when the noise is caused and the line of sight is blocked, it is difficult to accurately convey the message to the soldiers, or cause If the command is biased, soldiers who leave the command will become headless flies. This is also the reason why they avoid fighting in rainy days.
However, now that the rainy day is over, it means that the Jin army's attack is about to begin again, and the entire Baishui Pass has become tense again.
However, to Yang Su's surprise, Wei Qing did not launch an attack immediately.
However, what Yang Su didn't know was that at this moment, several important people were also in Wei Qing's camp.
"The general has met the Grand Governor!"
"I have seen the Grand Governor!" several voices sounded one after another.
"Everyone! Please get up quickly! Please get up quickly!" Wei Qing said with both hands.
"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief!" Yang Xuangan, Yang Shiqi, and Gao Jiao said.
"Guys, this Yang Su Duan is so powerful, I'm afraid I have to rely on a few of them this time!" Wei Qing paused and then said.
Yang Su is indeed powerful. He is already a peerless peak-level commander, and his basic commander level has reached 100. In addition, Yang Su still has the dangerous barrier of Baishui Pass, and even Wei Qing can't do anything!
Since the beginning of the war, Wei Qing has used various methods against Baishui Pass, but in the end they have not achieved any results!
However, breakthrough progress has been made in all other directions, whether it is Li Jing's side as the commander-in-chief of the Conquest of Shu, or Wu Qi's side, the deputy governor of Jingzhou.
Although breakthrough progress has been made in all other directions, Wei Qing is the only one who has not made any progress. Under this situation, Wei Qing is starting to get a little anxious!
Therefore, this last resort was used...
(End of chapter)
