Chapter 123 Seven Shihezi
Abichilir didn't trust Turuna's words so easily, and even after he decided to send troops to Shihezi, he continued to analyze all kinds of possible clues from the updated intelligence. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
However, from various intelligence analyses, it has been proved that what Tuluna said is true - Wang Hanxin's main force is on the eastern front, and the main defensive force on the western front is the troops of the Tiele Department and the Wusun Kingdom, including part of the troops of the Thirteen Divisions and part of the army of the Silk Country. However, it is clear that Wang Hanxin has noticed that the Western Front may become the target of Abiciel's attack, so he is gradually adjusting his deployment, and more and more troops of the Silk Country are being transferred to the Western Front to strengthen the defense. Abicheril understood that if this continued, Wang Hanxin would soon be able to consolidate his defense on the Western Front, and at that time, it would be much more difficult for the Turks to enter again.
The only thing that made him uneasy was the loyalty of Tuluna and Bitumu, because whether they could fight back in time would be the key to whether they could capture Shihezi.
In order to ensure safety, Abicheril divided the main army responsible for breaking through Shihezi into two groups, the front 20,000 led by the Right Sage King Badr, and Abicialir himself led an army of 40,000 in the rear. The reason for this is of course to prevent Bitum's actions from being deceitful, in case this is the case, it should not be difficult to rescue Badr's troops with the help of Abicheril's main army, and on the other hand, because Abicilir knows that Shihezi's area cannot deploy too many troops, and it will not be easy to deploy if the 60,000 army pours in at once.
The Turkic army exerted an amazing mobility ability, and it took only three days to get out near Shihezi, which was a high-speed mobility that the army of the Silk Country could not achieve under any circumstances. In this regard, Abicherier can determine that the total strength of the enemy army in Shihezi is only 7,000, this number is believed to be the limit of Wang Hanxin's ability to deploy troops here, and this force can certainly be conquered if the Tuqi army attacks hard, but it will inevitably suffer considerable losses. But if fifteen hundred of the enemy's troops turned against the water, the situation would be very different.
According to Turuna, once the Turks arrived, they could light three bonfires at night as a signal, and Bitum would also light three bonfires in his own defense area in response, so that the Turks would know which places were safe to pass through, and the rest were the strongholds of the Wusun garrison, and now the army of the Silk Country.
Taking advantage of the darkness of the night, Badr ordered his subordinates to light bonfires, and soon several bonfires responded in the direction of Shihezi.
"Damn, this guy is really not welcome." Badr sighed when he saw the campfires. Judging from the several points where Bitum was stationed, it was obvious that his troops had been transferred to a relatively minor position, and their positions were still relatively scattered, which was certainly not a good thing for the Tukchi army, and the only consolation was that the scattered formation was very good for creating chaos.
"Let's get moving. You are the warriors of Tuk, and you can handle even more difficult situations! Go ahead! Trample the soldiers of the Silk Nation under the hooves of our horses! Badr encouraged his generals and immediately went into action.
The Turks were so sharp that they divided into several groups and began to approach the enemy's defense area in the darkness of night, wrapping their hooves in sheepskins to conceal the sound of their horses' hooves, and then leading their horses forward until they were close enough to reach a distance that only one charge could reach, then they turned on their horses and attacked together.
The silent night was instantly drowned out by deafening shouts of killing, and the sudden attack of the Turks had clearly blinded the defenders, and the soldiers of the Wusun Kingdom and the army of the Silk Country were scurrying in all directions, not knowing where the enemy was coming from, and unable to make any effective counterattack.
"What, did the Silk Country send some kind of tattered commander, this is too unseemly." Badr smiled smugly, with such command ability, even without Bitum's backwater, it would be easy and pleasant to conquer this area by himself. At this time, he was already thinking about how to settle the battle before dawn, so that when Abicheril arrived, he could lead the team to go straight to the country of Wusun.
However, as time passed, the army of the Silk Country began to regain its composure, and the resistance encountered by the Turks became noticeably stronger, and the speed of the attack was quickly contained.
Badr immediately reacted that something was wrong, because he heard a special bowstring sound, which was the sound of the crossbow machine of the Silk Country when it was fired, and this sound should be no less than two thousand!
If the army of the Silk Country is only 3,000 people, it is impossible to equip it with 2,000 crossbowmen, which means that there is an elite main force of the Silk Country here!
"Send the Rangers to attack Bitum's stronghold immediately!" Badr shouted.
"My lord, why is that? That's a friendly army! The subordinate couldn't help but ask.
"Stupid! If they were really allies, they should have attacked the army of the Silk Country a long time ago and caused chaos! Now we must tell the enemy that we have seen through their plots, and that we are going to launch an all-out attack, so that we can test how many forces they have! The Great Khan is behind us, if our attack can't take down Shihezi, then if we can't even figure out the reality of the opponent, what face do we have to face the Great Khan? ”
"Yes! My lord. Badr's rebuke made his subordinates understand the real situation they were facing.
"Damn Tuluna, I'm going to cut him with a thousand knives!" Badr scolded through gritted teeth. Since this is a trap, you must be prepared to withdraw at any time.
Badr's reaction could not be said to be slow, but he was one step later than Wang Hanxin. If he decided to withdraw the army immediately, then Wang Hanxin would not be able to complete the encirclement immediately even if he had great ability, but Badr just gave Wang Hanxin this time just to withdraw the army, and under the cover of darkness, the army of the Silk Country had quietly begun to close the net.
The Shihezi ambush can be said to have been a complete success, and most of the credit for this should be attributed to Wang Hanxin himself. It was his meticulous planning and strict implementation that allowed him to move the most elite 40,000 men of the Silk Country to the Shihezi region to set up an ambush under the nose of the Turkist army, not only deceived Abicheril, but even Timon let him in. However, in order to act like this, Wang Hanxin did not really open a large net, because that would make Abicil aware of it, and he decided to reverse the troops to complete the encirclement while the Turks launched an attack.
Of course, Wang Hanxin's army movement was flawless, but there were two things he didn't expect, one was that it was not Abicialir himself who launched the attack but Badr, and the other was that the Tuqi army did not attack with all its might, but there was a second team, which also left a hidden danger in the battle of Shihezi, and a chance for the Tuqi army to fight back.