Daming Military Empire

Chapter 530 Four Attacks
The Western Regions first referred to the lands of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and since the Han Dynasty, it has become a general term for the areas west of Yumen Pass and Yang Pass.

During the Han and Tang Dynasties, the Western Regions had been firmly in the hands of the Han and Tang dynasties. For example, the Han Dynasty established the Western Regions Protectorate to manage the countries of the Western Regions. The Tang Dynasty also established the Anxi Protectorate and Beiting Protectorate to rule Western Regions.

However, the Ming Dynasty, as a superpower second only to the Han and Tang Dynasties, was very embarrassing. In the history of the Ming Dynasty, it seemed that it never really controlled the Western Regions. Really accepted the rule of Ming Dynasty.

What's going on here? It stands to reason that the technology and military of the dynasty should far surpass those of the Han and Tang Dynasties. There were more than 200 million troops and guns and artillery. These were beyond the reach of the Han and Tang Dynasties. Why did the Ming Dynasty never How about going to the Western Regions?
This is mainly because the military center of the Ming Dynasty was in Monan and Mobei instead of the Western Regions. In fact, the main threat of the Central Plains Dynasty was from the nomadic tribes in the north. For example, the Han Dynasty ruled the Western Regions only after the Huns were solved, and the Tang Dynasty was also destroyed. The Western Turks controlled the Western Regions, and the Ming Dynasty never really wiped out the Mongolian and Yuan forces entrenched in Monan and Mobei throughout the history of the Ming Dynasty. They could not relieve the threat from the north, so how could they care about the Western Regions?

It is different now. Under the leadership of Zhu Cijiong, the Ming army defeated the Manchu and Mongolian allied forces in the Monan grassland. It has become a province of Ming Dynasty, and there is no threat to the north of Ming Dynasty, which makes it possible to rule the Western Regions.

Of course, according to Zhu Cijiong's plan, it should be at sea first and then on land, first grab enough colonies, and then slowly clean up the Mongolian and Yuan forces in the Western Regions.

However, the big powers of the anti-Habsburg alliance did not allow Ming Dynasty to develop well. First, Tsarist Russia provoked the war in Siberia in the far north, and then let the Persian Safavid Empire provoke in Kandahar, the far west. Tsarist Russia even encouraged Wacha and the Kazakh Khanate directly launched an attack on Shaanxi Xingdusi.

Under such circumstances, Zhu Cijiong was forced to shift his focus to land, because none of these forces were good. If Da Ming didn't teach them a lesson, they would definitely make progress, and the border of Da Ming would never be peaceful.

Now, the Persian Safavid Empire has succumbed, and the war against Tsarist Russia has temporarily stagnated due to the freezing of Siberia and the lack of Ming troops. primary goal.

The biggest problem faced by the Central Plains dynasties in the past dynasties was the transfer of food and grass. Because the northern territory is too vast, it can be thousands of miles or even thousands of miles. It is already very troublesome to transport food and grass for thousands of miles If it is farther away, the manpower and material resources used are unimaginable.

Therefore, every time the Central Plains Dynasty fought against the nomadic tribes in the north, they basically couldn’t do their best. You won the battle, but he actually ran away, and you have nothing to do with him.

If the pursuit continues, the supply of food and grass will not be enough, even if they are stationed in the northern grasslands or deserts, no dynasty can afford the cost of food and grass transshipment.

This has caused the strange phenomenon that the nomadic tribes in the north will never be wiped out. No matter how powerful the Central Plains dynasty is, they have never completely wiped out the nomadic tribes in the north.

Of course, with railways and trains, the transfer of grain and grass will not be a problem. As long as there is no problem with grain and grass transshipment, it will not be a problem for the Central Plains Dynasty to clean up the northern nomadic tribes.

The Mongolian, Yuan and Tatar tribes in Monan are a good example. As long as the railway is built, it will be their end.

Sun Chuanting naturally knew this, so he was not in a hurry to attack, but urged the vassal state army to build the railway, and at the same time asked Jin Yiwei's spies to find out as much as possible about the various ministries of Wacha.

The railway leading to the Western Regions runs along the Tianshan Mountains, which can not only ensure the water source needed by the army for daily life, but also mine the stones needed to build the railway nearby. At the same time, the Ming army can also build bastions according to the terrain.

The railway in the Western Regions is progressing very fast. In less than half a month, it has extended more than [-] miles. That is to say, Sun Chuanting has led an "million army" deep into the territory of Wacha, only [-] miles away from the Khan Court of Wacha. .

At this point, Sun Chuanting felt that it was time to launch an attack. He had already locked the location of the four largest tribes in Waci according to Jin Yiwei's informant, and dispatched cavalry from the latest transfer station, which would take only one day at most.

He recruited Qin Yiming, Ma Xianglin, Zu Dabi, and Hou Gongji to the commander's camp, pointed to the markings on the map and ordered: "Yiming, you lead the [-] cavalry from the headquarters to directly attack the Waci and Shuote troops."

Qin Yiming was shocked when he heard the words. Heshuo's special department is where Wacha's Khan Court is located. He saluted excitedly: "The last general obeys orders."

Sun Chuanting then ordered: "Ruizheng, you lead the [-] cavalry from your headquarters and go straight to the Wacichogar tribe."

Hearing this, Ma Xianglin saluted quickly and said, "I will obey orders."

Sun Chuanting went on to order: "Dabi, you lead [-] cavalry from the headquarters and [-] cavalry from the Qin army, and go straight to the Wacidu Erbert's department."

When Zu Dabi heard the words, he saluted quickly and said, "The general will follow orders."

Sun Chuanting went on to order: "Gongji, you lead [-] cavalry from your headquarters and [-] cavalry from the Qin army, and go straight to Waciturgut."

When Hou Gongji heard the words, he saluted quickly and said: "The general will obey."

Sun Chuanting nodded, and finally said: "I will send [-] infantry behind you to deliver food and grass, and take the prisoners. You all carry ten days' worth of dry food. If the enemy escapes, you will chase them all the way. If you must chase them, there will be no one in the sky." There is no way to go, this time, we will wipe out all the troops in Wacha and bring them under the rule of Ming Dynasty."

The four generals heard the words and responded in unison: "The final general understands."

Before long, all the camps of the Ming army were mobilized, with orders and hoofbeats, busy and orderly.

After Qin Yiming, Ma Xianglin and others prepared all the dry food, they led the cavalry under the leadership of Jin Yiwei's guide to attack the four tribes of Waci. Immediately, four long dragons appeared on the wasteland, and the sound of horseshoes was earth-shattering.

Of course Gushi Khan knew that the Ming army was coming, and he was ready to run away. As for the resistance, don’t be kidding. According to reports from scouts, the Ming army used at least one million troops this time, and the tents stretched for hundreds of miles. There is no end in sight!

With such a remnant army and a defeated general like Wacha, it is simply courting death to fight against a million enemy troops. Now the only option is to run away, if you can't win, run away.

According to past experience, as long as they run away, the Ming army will retreat after going around for a few laps, because there is no way to collect food and grass in the wasteland, and if they don't retreat, they will all starve to death!

Gushi Khan thought it was the same this time, as long as he took the Ming army around the wasteland for a few laps, and stayed there for a month, the Ming army would definitely have no choice but to retreat. As everyone knows, with the railway, the Ming army would not have to worry about food and grass at all. He might not be able to escape this time.

(End of this chapter)