Liu Min is just a young man. As a commander, he is not very old, but his experience in marching and fighting is extremely rich. After all, his first battle was to participate in the Kaibao Northern Expedition, and he experienced the arduous and soul-stirring Mobei. expedition.
During his fifteen years of military career, he had already developed a calm mind and a firm will. In the face of difficulties, he always remained calm, like a mountain, unmoving, and led the Han army to actively deal with the Black Khans.
Even at the most critical moment, he did not even frown. Although the morale of the expeditionary army to Han had declined, the commander-in-chief's performance was all seen, and they all followed Liu Min and persisted. Of course, the soldiers at the bottom followed the crowd blindly and had to believe that King Wei could lead them through the difficulties, but the generals at the top knew clearly where Liu Min's confidence lay.
Before the war, generals such as Liu Min and Yang Yanzhao had made sufficient preparations. Considering that the Tianshan Mountains were difficult to cross and the roads were complicated, attacking from south to north would be too difficult. Even if they could fight all the way to the capital of the Black Khanate, the losses would be unpredictable.
Therefore, Liu Min made two plans. He was the main force along the way and fought vigorously along the way, but it attracted the attention of the Black Khan people. Although he was the main attack, he also played a feint role.
In addition to Liu Min's army, another group of elite cavalry acted secretly, choosing to take the northern route, bypassing the main line of Tianshan Mountains, passing through Luntai and Zhangbao, and raided the Black Khanate.
To the north of Anxi is a large expanse of wasteland and desert. Although it is also blocked by the Tianshan Mountains, it is much smoother than the southern foothills. I have not chosen this path before, firstly because I am not familiar with it, secondly because I have not started the plan to destroy the country, and thirdly, this kind of strategy that can basically only be used once requires a fatal blow.
This is a relatively bold strategy, and roundabout tactics are not uncommon, but to go around nearly two thousand miles like this and go deep into the enemy's territory is a pure military adventure.
Liu Min dared to think and do it, and even planned to personally lead the partial army to take the northern route. However, he was dissuaded by generals such as Yang Yanzhao and Kang Baoyi. In Yang Yanzhao's words, he was the commander-in-chief of the army and could not abandon the army. What's more, a frontal attack, trekking through mountains and rivers, and breaking through barriers was equally dangerous and even faced greater difficulties. It required Liu Min took command to reassure the troops.
Of course, in fact, he did not want Liu Min to take too many risks. When the brothers Lao Si and Lao Liu fell into Mobei, the impact caused by it was very clear to Yang Yanzhao as a person who experienced it personally.
As for the northern division, it was naturally led by the deputy commander Yang Yanzhao. Yang Yanzhao was very talented and experienced in the matter of attacking from behind.
In the end, Yang Yanzhao selected 6,000 elite cavalry from the Anxi army and agreed on a time to leave Gaochang City later, turn around at Luntai, and head west. Along the boundless desert, along the northern edge of the Tianshan Mountains, running for thousands of miles, we drove straight into Alimari, the eastern border of Heihan.
Alimari is located in the lower reaches of the Yili River, in the northwest of the valley. It is a chokepoint and an important town on the Northern Silk Road. Perhaps it was because the Han Dynasty had never expressed any ambition for this area in the past, nor had any intention of going north. Therefore, the defenders were unprepared for the arrival of Yang Yanzhao's army.
Even the exhausted troops after a long march successfully broke through the barrier without any rest and charged with just one charge, easily taking the key to the east gate of Alimari, the Black Khanate.
Afterwards, after a short rest to regain energy, replenish water, and collect food and grass, Yang Yanzhao quickly moved his troops westward, aiming directly at Yiji Wugu, Dayi, east of Heihan. There was also no suspense. The defenders of Yiji Wugu Although there was no shortage of tenacious resisters, due to insufficient troops and a civil strife in the city after the Han army approached the city, the city was declared defeated in less than half a month.
The main focus of the Black Khan's country is on the main force of the Han army in the south, and the same is true for the most elite military forces. The strength in the northeastern region is naturally weak. The number of Yang Yanzhao's troops is still small, but they are all elite Han troops with good combat power. It was not something that the local Black Khan garrison could resist.
Unlike Liu Min's army in the south, which struggled all the way and faced the main force of the Black Khan, Yang Yanzhao's army, although they traveled thousands of miles, had a hard journey, and encountered some accidents and risks, overall, it was very smooth.
After all, the opponents we face are different. However, traveling far into the desert and going deep into enemy territory means death and danger, and requires great courage and determination.
At the same time, on the North Road, Yang Yanzhao also achieved the goal of supporting war with war. Unlike the imaginary desert and barren land, there were many towns and pastures along the way. Although they were not as rich as the Han Dynasty, there was no shortage of products. .
Most of those living in the northeastern part of the Black Khan were surrendered Tuqishi nomadic tribes. They accepted the rule of the Black Khan and paid tribute. In the early years, with the expansion of the Black Khanate, it also gained a lot of benefits, and there were always seizures in battles.
However, in the process of advancing eastward, although the central court of Black Khan suffered heavy losses, the northern tribes suffered even more misfortunes. The tribesmen were constantly recruited to fill the needs of the Eastern Expedition, and they were wasted in the war with the Khitan and the Han. Let alone rewards, it was a luxury to hope that they could come back intact.
In the later stages, the situation became more serious. In fact, in recent years, Black Khan has been ruling these servant tribes in an oppressive and violent manner. The tribes have long been dissatisfied and even had several rebellions. Just because of lack of strength, was suppressed.
However, Black Khan's rule over the northeastern region was already shaky. The tribes who were cruelly ruled by Black Khan were already filled with anger. The arrival of the Han army completely unleashed it. The fall of Yiji Wugu City was caused by a group of people who actively fought against the enemy, killed people and captured the city, and then ate the pot of pulp to welcome the king's division.
The smooth progress of the Northern Route Army was completely beyond Yang Yanzhao's expectations, but he was naturally happy to do so. The war situation was raging. In order to cope with Liu Min's army and share its pressure, he stopped briefly in Yiji Wugu City, then led thousands of newly recruited Tuqi and Shi troops to continue marching to the southwest without stopping.
In fact, after the fall of Yiji Wugu City, Duba of the Black Khanate assassinated Gun and was exposed to the front of the Han army. The two places were only more than 400 miles apart, with only the Yili River in between as a barrier. , it can be called a smooth river.
Countless battles have proven that to defend the river, one needs sufficient preparation and sufficient strength, both of which are not possessed by the current Black Khanate.
Therefore, the long Yili River failed to stop the Northern Route Army, which easily broke through and reached the Eight Assassins Killing Gun on the banks of the Suiye River. Along the way, they recruited surrenders and accepted rebels, and when they attacked the enemy's capital, the number of Yang Yanzhao's troops increased instead of decreasing, reaching more than 13,000. Because all the elites came out to fight the enemy south, eight assassinated Gun's defenders, leaving only less than 1,000 soldiers. two thousand.
Relying on the victory of mountains and rivers, the Eight Assassinations of Gun still caused some trouble for the Han army's offensive. However, in the empty enemy capital, in the face of absolute strength, all resistance was powerless, and in the end they could not escape the fall.
Due to the delay in news, on the southern front, the main force of the Black Khan was fighting with Liu Min's army. When he learned that there was also a Han army on the north road and was advancing towards Eight Assassins, Alimusa, the Black Khan, was completely stunned and had to wake up from the dream of annihilating the Han army.
Forced by the pressing situation in the rear, they had to give up the victory and hurriedly retreat westward. The reaction of the Black Khans naturally attracted the attention of the Han army. In order to avoid falling into the enemy's tricks, Liu Min did not rush to pursue them at first. However, after several tentative pursuit battles, he finally concluded the situation.
After making his judgment, Liu Min was not polite and began to use his strength to pursue with all his strength. The offensive and defensive forces between the two parties were once again different. Only this time, the Black Khans were in even more embarrassment, and the results were even more disastrous.
Under the entanglement of the Han army, the Black Khan army persisted for more than half a month. When they retreated to the small town of Jile, a hundred miles away from the eight assassins, the news of the fall of the capital finally came, and the Black Khan people finally could no longer hold on. , fell into collapse.
After a devastating battle, most of the main force of the Black Khan was wiped out, and the Great Khan Alimusa also died in the battle.
