Daming Military Empire

Chapter 531: Tubo Oasis
The sound of hooves was rumbling, and a large group of cavalry was riding forward on the wilderness of the Western Regions. In the front of this group of cavalry, a sun and moon dragon flag was fluttering in the wind. Under the dragon flag, a young Ming army was looking forward resolutely. His handsome face revealed a calmness rarely seen in young people.

He was Qin Yiming, the commander of the First Army of the Frontier Army who was ordered to lead the army to the Tubo Oasis to attack Wacha and Shuote. After Wacha defeated the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, the Heshuote tribe gradually moved south, and the Wacha Khan Court also moved to the Tubo oasis where the water and grass are the most abundant.

The original distance of more than 300 miles, [-] troops galloped on horseback, and it took less than a day to arrive. However, if that was the case, the [-] cavalrymen who arrived at Wacha Khan Court were basically exhausted and their combat power was greatly reduced. It's a taboo for military strategists.

According to Jin Yiwei's information, the total number of cavalry and infantry at the moment is less than [-], and it is not his opponent at all. There is no need to use any surprise attack or sneak attack tactics. Therefore, Qin Yi ordered the entire army to control Speed ​​up the horse and hurry on the road in the most labor-saving way, so that although you can't reach the Vaci Khan Court in a day, you can maintain sufficient combat power and avoid capsizing in the gutter.

Following Qin Yiming's journey is none other than Yang Daoying, the person in charge of Jinyiwei's spies in the Western Regions. He is the first batch of Jinyiwei's spies trained by Wang Zhengnan in the sixth year of Chongzheng. He has been lurking and spying in the Western Regions for many years and is very familiar with the terrain of the Western Regions. .

The so-called Tubo oasis is not a whole large oasis, but scattered oases scattered in the Tubo Basin piece by piece, and the Khan Court of Wacha is located in the westernmost part of the Tubo Basin, near a huge freshwater lake.

As the sun set and the sky gradually became dark, [-] Ming army cavalry stepped into a relatively large oasis. Along the way, all the Wacha tribes nomadic in the oasis migrated away, leaving only traces of camping in circles , this oasis is no exception. Although there are many aquatic plants, it is deserted.

Qin Yiming slowly raised his hand, and the cavalry behind him began to slow down slowly. When they came to a shallow river, all the cavalry finally stopped.

Qin Yiming looked around and asked Yang Daoying next to him, "Yang Qianhu, how far is this place from Wacihan Court?"

Hearing this, Yang Daoying clasped his hands and said, "General Qin, this place is less than fifty miles away from Wacihan Court, and this is also the last small oasis in front of Wacihan Court."

Qin Yiming nodded, and ordered in a loud voice: "The order is for the whole army to dismount, eat some dry food and rest early. You can light a fire, but no noise is allowed. Each division arranges people to guard within ten miles around, one round per hour."

The guards were ordered to scatter, and the soldiers of the Ming army on horseback dispersed one after another, gathered into groups, and then dismounted and began to rest.

After Qin Yiming gave the order, he got off his horse and came to the small river. He took a handful of water, drank a few sips, and wiped his face. Then he asked Yang Daoying who was following him, "Yang Qianhu, what do you mean?" Will Shi Khan escape?"

Yang Daoying also drank a few sips of water, wiped his face, and then replied: "General Qin, don't worry, my spies will not report in the future, which proves that Gushi Khan has not escaped. He may still want to resist."

Qin Yiming heard the words, and said with a smile: "Stubbornly resisting, if I led the army to attack him for a long distance regardless of fatigue, there would be a little chance, but now, he probably has no chance."

There was nothing to say all night, and early the next morning, Qin Yiming led his army straight to Waci Khan Court.

Gushi Khan really wanted to resist, because according to the report from the scouts, the Ming army only came with 50 cavalry. If it was [-] troops, or even [-] cavalry, he would be so scared that he would run away immediately, but [-] Well, he thinks there is still a chance.

After decades of development, Wacha has a population of more than one million. Among them, the largest Heshuote and Chogar tribes have a population of more than 30. This is already a super tribe in the Western Regions wasteland. After the last big defeat, the entire Wacha lost nearly 30 troops, but the Heshuo Special Department was still able to muster 10 cavalry, [-] infantry, and together with strong men, it could barely make up [-] troops. Based on the nomadic tribe's familiarity with cavalry, if the Ming army underestimated the enemy, they might really be defeated by him.

In other words, what role can a man without a weapon play on the battlefield?Don't underestimate them. Although they don't have weapons, they still have some bridle ropes and nooses. The earthen spears are guaranteed to be handy. If they accidentally get close to them, a bunch of bridle ropes and noose Throw the horse rope over, and the cavalry will immediately turn into a rolling gourd, and then stab them randomly with an earthen spear, and they can still stab people to death!

Of course, this is for ordinary cavalry. Facing the cavalry of the Ming army, they are courting death by playing this game.

In fact, Gushi Khan had no choice but to do this, because the migration of the tribes could not be completed in a day or two. After the Ming army advanced to the Western Regions, although the tribes near the railway line all evacuated early, the tribes near the Wachi Khan Court Small tribes have not started migrating yet.

It's not that they didn't want to leave because of luck, but because of the problem of aquatic plants. This is just the beginning of spring. The cattle, sheep, horses and other livestock have eaten the hay for the whole winter, and they have lost a lot of fat. If they don't let them They eat aquatic plants for a period of time, and many of them with poor physique may not be able to walk.

And the 30-strong Heshuo Special Department has so many livestock. It will take at least a month or two to find another place with such lush water and grass. Therefore, they have to stay and let the animals feed first.

Gushi Khan originally thought that it would take at least a month for the Ming army to advance more than [-] miles, but he never thought that the Ming army would advance more than [-] miles in less than half a month. Moreover, the Ming army suddenly dispatched cavalry and went straight to the big tribes to gather Oh, he was really caught off guard.

Now, the civilians of the tribes near Khan Court had only been running west for a day with their livestock and belongings, and it was impossible to escape the pursuit of the Ming army's cavalry, which forced him to stay and block the pace of the Ming army.

With only [-] cavalry, at least they should be able to draw a tie. If luck is a little better, it is not impossible to defeat them all at once. This is how he comforted himself.

It's not like he hasn't seen the ferocity of Ming army cavalry, but sometimes people are like this, they always use their subjective consciousness to anesthetize themselves, and are unwilling to face reality.

How can the [-] cavalry led by Qin Yiming be resisted by his mob composed of [-] miscellaneous troops and [-] civilians?

(End of this chapter)