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This was what the Turkis had seen as they had recovered from the loud bang, but at the same time thousands of them had become lifeless corpses and wounded groaning in pain.

Wang Hanxin repeated his old tricks and recreated the scene that once happened in Pyongyang, the capital of the defunct Goryeo Kingdom. He buried a large amount of gunpowder under his command station and filled it with stones and gravel dug up in the ancient city of Jiaohe to increase the destructive power. All of this is a valuable experience he gained through many tests after the First World War in Pyongyang. Originally, if he had been able to bring thunderbolts or musketeers with him on this expedition, perhaps he would not have made such a decision at all. Unfortunately, in order to ensure the rapid advance and the safety of the defense line of Fengzhou and Linzhou, and also for the sake of secrecy, Wang Hanxin had to leave these most advanced weapons of the Silk Country in the country. However, this did not prevent him from secretly transporting a large amount of rationed gunpowder to the front line, in fact, after learning about the Western Regions, Wang Hanxin found that the Western Regions was the best place to use firearms, because it almost did not rain all year round, which was a paradise for firearms that could not be used once they were damp. Therefore, from the beginning of the formation, he had already told each commander that once he began to leave the command platform and retreat, he would retreat as quickly as possible to escape the impact of the explosion. His order was carried out thoroughly, and the retreat of the Silk** team was so fast that almost all the Turks considered it a complete rout.

The smell of gunpowder smoke in the air, mixed with the stench of charred corpses and the smell of blood, irritated the nerves of the survivors. If these Turks had seen the explosion in Pyongyang, they would not have panicked as they do now. Unfortunately, this assumption was meaningless, for the Turks had been attacked for such an unknown reason for the first time in their lives, and the shattered corpses of their companions were shocking and terrifying, and the terrible explosion erupted from beneath the ground—the fire of something terrible underground, for the first time a Turki soldier had seen it.

Just when the surviving Tuqi army was weakened by the underground flames, an even more terrifying scene was opening - Wang Hanxin's 8,000 cavalry and 2,000 Wusun horses were covering up for them!

It was simply a fool's dream to use 10,000 cavalry to deal with the 70,000 cavalry of Tuqi, but the problem was the morale and formation of both sides. The elite strikers of Tuqi were completely out of formation in the explosion, and the other troops were also terrified, while the morale of the Silk Country was high, especially the two thousand Wusun horses. Before this, the Wusun army had always been related, because they actually sent troops to help the Silk Country, and if the Silk Country was defeated, then the Wusun Kingdom would undoubtedly become the primary target of Tuqi's punishment. But after this explosion, the Wusun soldiers, who were also unknown, believed that this was a god helping the Silk Country, and their morale exploded much higher than the Silk Country cavalry.

At this time, Wang Hanxin also rushed out with his own guards, and while speeding through the ranks of the Wusun army, he shouted in Wusun dialect: "Everyone! Victory or defeat in one fell swoop, the gods help us and others, and do our best to kill! ”

When Wusun soldiers were told by him, they were even more confident, and they rushed towards the Tuqi army with a strange scream. And Wang Hanxin also used his martial courage to prove his strength to the Wusun army, and the poor Turkic army did not have time to regroup, so they were scattered by this sudden cavalry assault and became a more scattered team, thus becoming the target of slaughter.

Seeing this situation, Che Erlie regretted that his intestines were blue. Although he was also taken aback by the explosion, he was different from the others, and he quickly recognized that this was Wang Hanxin's trick. Che Erlie didn't know what caused the explosion, but it was obvious that Wang Hanxin had planned it from the beginning, otherwise it would not have been so coincidental that he and the ** team of Silk had withdrawn and the Turks had occupied the command platform. Clearly, the chaos of the Turkic army cannot be saved. In order to avoid greater losses, Cherli immediately ordered the Turks to retreat, reorganize their formation, and fight again - Cherley knew that Wang Hanxin's petty trick could not be carried out again, as long as he could maintain his combat strength and restore morale, then his numerical superiority could still win for himself.

However, Cherley's plan ultimately did not succeed.

Because at the moment when the Tuqi army retreated and re-arrayed, a strong wind and sand came from the south of the ancient city of Jiaohe and swept over the entire battlefield. For a while, the wind and sand were pervasive, blowing the sky dark, and there was no figure on the other side. This time, the whole situation of the battle completely changed. It was also blown by the wind and sand, but the Tuqi army and the silk ** team were not on the same level at all, the silk ** team was in the upper wind, and the Tuqi side was in the downwind, compared to the two, the Tuqi army couldn't even open their eyes at all, and the silk ** team could at least squint and see ahead.

At this time, Wang Hanxin's reaction was called urgent wisdom by later generations. He immediately understood the pros and cons and shouted to his subordinates: "This is the help of heaven!" Everyone adopts a dense formation as much as possible, advancing all the way through, and all those who resist will be killed! ”

In this situation, no matter how brave the Turkic army is, it is powerless, and in the face of the cavalry of the Silk Country smashed over like a hammer, there is only the choice of fleeing and being killed.

Even later generations of war historians agree that Wang Hanxin was able to win this battle, especially in the second half of this battle, completely relying on **** luck. Although Wang Hanxin had already taken into account the fact that there were often winds and sandstorms in the area when choosing the venue for the decisive battle, if the winds and sands did not come by such a coincidence, or did not come at all, then it was entirely possible for the Turks to regain their strength and defeat them. What kind of determination and confidence prompted Wang Hanxin to fight this battle that he was not sure of winning? This is beyond the comprehension of later historians of war. In terms of Wang Hanxin's use of troops before and after, although he often took risks, he never gambled on the gains and losses of a region as large as the Western Regions. If you simply say that he won the bet, it will inevitably make people feel that there is no sense of accomplishment in research, but there is no convincing reason, and in the end it comes down to pure luck. It can only be said that war is full of uncertainties, and some famous battles are even more determined by such uncertainties.

But the facts are the facts, with the help of this wind and sand, Che Erlie had to order the withdrawal of the army, and Wang Hanxin won the battle with great difficulty. As a result of the battle, the Turks lost more than 15,000 killed, wounded and captured, and the Cherje had to retreat north of the Tien Shan Mountains to regroup. The casualties on Wang Hanxin's side were only 8,000, and the casualties of the cavalry were almost negligible.

After this battle, Cheerel suffered heavy losses, and the number ratio of the silk ** team was close to the same; And Wang Hanxin stabilized his position, and more importantly, there was an argument circulating among the countries of the Western Regions, that is, Wang Hanxin had gods to help each other secretly, thus establishing the submission of the countries of the Western Regions to the country of silk. (To be continued.) )