Chapter 616 The decisive battle against Ili, the betrayer(1/2)
In the Yili River Valley, nearly 500,000 infantry, crossbowmen and cavalry confronted each other. The Han army fought against Temujin and Chagatai coalition again!
This war broke out in the Chagatai Khanate, which was originally in the Wusun country, and decided to have the ownership of the Ili River Valley!
The 110,000 Han troops crossed the Tianshan Mountains to fight a life-and-death battle with the Chagatai Khanate!
If you win, the Chagatai Khanate is in danger of destroying the country, and the Han army is likely to recover the territory of the Ili River Basin.
If they lose, the 110,000 Han troops and 40,000 Wusun cavalry were wiped out. Perhaps few people could cross the Tianshan Mountains and escape back to the Wundai under the premise of lack of supplies. Wusun State would also be cleansed by Temujin and Chagatai.
For both sides, there are reasons to win this battle!
No side will be willing to lose!
Chu Tian's army was located in the central army, while Lao Qin was located in the left army, Huo'an, Mu Ke was located in the right army, Xu Fengnian's remnants of Xiliang, and the Wusun cavalry as a reserve team, were engaged in battle at any time.
The cavalry of the Wusun Kingdom was poor in combat power. I originally intended to let the Wusun Kingdom cavalry serve on the left and right wings, but I don’t know if the Wusun Kingdom cavalry would be defeated by the Mongolian cavalry with one blow. So to be on the safe side, the Wusun Kingdom cavalry would still be allowed to serve as the reserve team.
Huoan sent famous general Ban Chao as the commander of the cavalry of the Wusun Kingdom. Ban Chao had a taming and strengthening effect on the servant army, so the combat power of the Wusun Kingdom cavalry he commanded may be stronger than that of the Wusun Kingdom cavalry commanded by the Wusun King.
The Han Empire Expeditionary Force confronted Temujin and Chagatai Khanate coalition forces, and the war eagles on both sides soared on the battlefield, and the atmosphere was solemn.
The soldiers of the infantry corps such as Le Yi and Mu Guiying, who were located in front, held tight halberds or spears.
The Jianyan Crossbowman, Shenji Camp, Shooting Camp and other long-range troops were preparing crossbow arrows and black gunpowder, and through long-range attacks, they harvested Temujin and Chagatai's cavalry.
"The opposite is not Ogedei and Yelu Dashi."
Xu Fengnian led the remnants of the Xiliang Legion to look down at the entire battlefield on the high ground in the rear.
He wanted to avenge Wang Tieqin and others who died in battle, but unfortunately, the one who resisted the Han army in the Chagatai Khanate was not Ogedei and Yelu Dashi who besieged Luntai City, but Chagatai.
Ma Chao followed Xu Fengnian with a huge hatred. Even if the opposite side was not Ogedei and Yelu Dashi, Ma Chao could recover some interest.
"Cheng Yi died under the horse's hooves of the Qiexue Army. All the generals avenge Cheng Yi!"
However, Han Sui, a subordinate of Xu Fengnian, had hatred for the Qiexue army because the Qiexue army killed his general Cheng Yi.
A group of Wusun nobles who followed the Han army led the cavalry of their tribe under Ban Chao, but when they found that the number of Mongolian cavalry on the opposite side and the vassal army of Wusun King was twice that of the Han army and theirs, their faces turned pale and they regretted their decision to surrender to the Han army when the Han army appeared from the Tianshan Mountains.
Originally they thought the Han army could directly capture Alimari, but now they looked at it, it seemed that Temujin, Chagatai, and Wusun King had stronger troops, and more food and grass.
The Han army had basically eaten up the food and grass, and almost all rely on the food and grass that were forced to be replenished from the Yili River Valley to maintain supplies.
This is also the disadvantage of the expeditionary army and must be taken from the enemy.
The left army and old Qin took Wang Jian's Qin Ruishi and Zhu Yan's Five Northern Army Colleges as the main force, while Meng Tian, Li Jue, Guo Si and other cavalry generals led cavalry to protect the flanks, and Yang Dayan and Gao Shun served as the reserve team.
The Right Army, Huo'an, was backbone with Li Siye's Modao team, Qin Liangyu's white pole soldiers, Wutugu's vine armor soldiers and other infantry soldiers. Huo'an personally led a team of cavalry with Gao Xianzhi to serve as the offensive force.
On the eve of the decisive battle, Huo An greeted Chu Tian in advance. If something happened to him, he would ask Chu Tian to take care of his sister, so that Chu Tian was confused.
"We will come from this battle thousands of miles away and we will definitely win."
Chu Tian was in the central army, with Sun Bin as military advisor, and his cavalry reached its peak.
As for infantry and long-range troops, they mainly rely on the bonuses of Le Yi, Li Xiuning and Liang Hongyu. Chu Tian has almost no bonuses to infantry and long-range troops.
The White Rou Army is quite special, so I directly take Chen Qingzhi's bonus.
"If Monk Wanyan Chen and his Zhongxiao Army surrender to me, then our chances of winning will increase a lot in this battle."
When Chu Tian saw the vast Mongolian cavalry and Wusun cavalry opposite, he couldn't help but think of the monk Wanyan Chen who was captured by him.
Monk Wanyan Chen's troops are indeed very deadly and can be used as generals of the Mongolian Army.
"Defeat the Han army, take the head of the Han army leader, and then sweep the Western Regions Protectorate Palace, Hexi Corridor, and conquer the Han Empire!"
This time, in addition to the cavalry, Temujin also used a lot of light infantry and heavy infantry, and learned from the lessons of being defeated by the Divine Machine Battalion. Temujin made people build a lot of chariots, ordering infantry and archers to push chariots, and defending.
In Chagatai, the cavalry of King Wusun on both wings remained unmoved. When the Han army attacked and there was a flaw, they would decide the outcome in one fell swoop.
In this battle, the Han army was on the offensive, while the Mongolian army was on the defensive.
Temujin wanted to use the Han army's most proud defensive counterattack tactics to defeat the Han army.
"Left Army Attack!"
"The Right Army attacks!"
"Central Army Attack!"
Soon, the Han army issued an order to attack the three armies, and all infantry, archers and cavalry advanced forward, intending to defeat Temujin and Chagatai Khanate's army in one fell swoop!
"As expected, the Han army came from afar, worried that the situation would change, and was eager to fight. We won this battle."
When Temujin faced the attack of the Han army, he was not only not worried at all, but was overjoyed.
The Han army was eager to fight and fell into Temujin's wish.
This is also the disadvantage of the Han Empire's expeditionary force. At the home court of the Chagatai Khanate, they are eager to win. Otherwise, the supply of the Han army would be problematic. They would be continuously increased by Temujin and Chagatai and would eventually be destroyed in the Ili River Valley.
Tens of thousands of Han troops advanced, while 300,000 Mongolian troops defended. The Mongolian cavalry dismounted and the Wusun cavalry served as archers. Thousands of arrows were fired at once, and the rain of arrows covered the sky and cast shadows!
Qin Liangyu's spear danced into the air and knocked away the rain of arrows that shot towards her.
The white-rod soldier held his shield, and from time to time, there was a rain of arrows shooting through the shield, shooting the white-rod soldier!
"fight back!"
The long-range troops in the Han army also threw archery rain one after another, and both sides used bows and arrows to harvest!
"Wind! Wind!"
"Raging wind!"
The Qin Ruishi Legion of the Left Army fired crossbows and arrows at the same time, and fiercely fought back against the Mongolian archers!
On the horse's back, Qin Ruishi could not be compared with Mongolian archers, but on the ground, on foot, Qin Ruishi's crossbow arrow damage was quite amazing.
"We cannot show weakness, either!"
Liang Hongyu directed Jianyan Crossbowman to use the Divine Arm Bow to shoot fiercely at the enemy in front, and also shooting at the sound camp!
The rain of arrows shot from Zhemu Longbow and Divine Arm Bow broke through the air and roared down. At least hundreds of enemy soldiers on the front were shot in a rain of arrows!
There is no movement in Shenji Camp yet!
The troops that Temujin feared the most were not moving for a long time, which made Temujin extremely guarded, so that when he thought of the Shenji Camp, his wounds ached faintly.
After the three-wheeled arrow rain, infantry from both sides approached and fought hand-to-hand combat!
During the Han Empire's expedition, many troops were specialized in high-level heavy infantry. Therefore, the Han army had the advantage of the heavy infantry's hand-to-hand combat!
The Tang Dynasty Modao Team, Vine Armored Soldiers, and White Rod Soldiers of the Right Army were all high-level infantry who were desperate. After forming a phalanx, they fiercely attacked the infantry and cavalry on the opposite side!
The powerful general Li Siye led the way, holding a Mo knife, and cut a Wusun cavalry and his horse into two pieces, shocking the morale of the enemy!
Like heroes such as Zhang Liao and Zhang Fei, Li Siye also has the effect of reducing the morale of the enemy!
Qin Liangyu and Wutugu, like Li Siye, were all generals who dared to rush to the front. They set an example and attacked the enemy head-on. One person could kill hundreds of people. As the sharp blade of the legion, they cut the enemy's phalanx and tried to penetrate the enemy's formation!
Huoan and Mu Ke were dealing with the cavalry of King Wusun.
"Order Li Siye, Qin Liangyu, and Wutugu's offensive to slow down, otherwise they will become protruding units and be attacked by Mongolian cavalry and Wusun cavalry."
Seeing that Li Siye and others cut down thousands of Wusun cavalry, Huoan not only refused to allow Li Siye, but Qin Liangyu and others to attack fiercely, but instead asked them to retreat slightly.
Li Siye, who was fighting bloodyly in front of him, couldn't help but feel a little confused when he learned about Huo An's order, but he had to follow Huo An's order to slow down the offensive.
The advancement of the central army, Le Yi, Mu Guiying, Liang Hongyu, Li Xiuning and others was relatively stable. The infantry and heavy infantry, relying on their strong defense, rushed to the front of the Mongolian army in the rain of arrows, fought side by side with Yan Jia, and tried to destroy the opponent's defense line.
The left army faced greater pressure. Chagatai personally dealt with the old Qin and concentrated the elite cavalry of the Khanate of the Chagata, trying to swallow the 30,000 Guanzhong army of the old Qin.
Although the defense and military formation maintenance ability of the Guanzhong Army were extremely amazing, this time, Chagatai personally commanded the 100,000 elite cavalry of the Chagatai Khanate, intending to defeat the cavalry of Lao Qin, and then detour, attack the Han army from the flank or rear, and win in one fell swoop!
"Although Timur is not here, I am not bad at Chagatai. This time, I must avenge the war between Luntai! Eliminate this Han army for me!"
Chagatai ordered 100,000 Chagatai Khanate cavalry to attack and launch a continuous impact on Lao Qin's Guanzhong Legion!
Most of Lao Qin's 30,000 Guanzhong Legion were infantry, with only 10,000 cavalry left. The purpose of Chagatai was very simple, destroying Lao Qin's 10,000 cavalry, attacking Lao Qin's Guanzhong Army from the flank, or going around to the rear and assaulting the rear of the Han army!
Lao Qin used the Yili River as a barrier and originally wanted to prevent the detours by the Mongolian cavalry, but the cold winter caused the Ili River to freeze, and the Mongolian cavalry could completely intersperse!
"Order Zhe's other eight thousand cavalry to be dispatched to kill Chu Zimou, and take advantage of the chaos of the Han army to fight back."
Temujin's tone was heavy. The result of this battle was related to the life and death of the Chagatai Khanate. He could not be defeated again, otherwise he would lose the Chagatai Khanate.
Only two Khanate and the Mongol Empire were left, and they could not withstand the offensive of the five major civilizations.
This battle is only allowed to win, not lose!
In the snow forest north of the battlefield, a war eagle fell down. The Mongol general, the Divine Arrow Zebet, who was hiding in the snow forest, received the order from Temujin.
"The Qiexue army and the warriors on the grassland killed the first princes of the Han Empire. Everyone had rewards, and thousands of households were promoted to ten thousand households, and hundreds of households were promoted to thousands!"
Zhebe led 8,000 Mongolian cavalry and quickly raided the rear of the Han army.
His target was Chu Tian, who was in charge of the overall situation of the Central Army. As long as the cavalry was used to carry out the pig raid, the Han army would definitely collapse completely!
The death of the head coach is extremely fatal to the battlefield!
Eight thousand cavalry galloped in the snow-covered river valley, and the horse's hooves shattered the snow. The elite cavalry from the northern desert were basically not affected by the cold winter and still maintained strong combat capabilities!
At the forefront of the eight thousand cavalry, a thousand of Temujin's Qiexue troops followed closely the chief general Zhebe.
To be continued...