The news of receiving strong reinforcements turned into bad news because of Chen Shihua's death, and Wang Hanxin and Chen Shihua's younger brother Chen Shijie were even more grief-stricken. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

When he learned that it was his former righteous brother Hesa who killed Chen Shihua, Wang Hanxin was furious and vowed to slaughter Hesa with his own hands to pay tribute to his brother's dead.

After Chen Shihua's body arrived, Wang Hanxin held a brief but painful mourning ceremony, and then buried Chen Shihua's body on the Tianshan Mountain. Subsequently, Wang Hanxin ordered all his guards to go out with filial piety, and waved the banner of "avenging General Chen Shihua and swearing to kill Abicheril" in the army. Originally, Wang Hanxin wanted to hold the funeral more solemnly, but unfortunately Chen Shihua's death was not timely, and Wang Hanxin had to face more important problems at this time.

Shortly before Chen Shihua's reinforcements arrived, Abicheril's army had begun to advance south at the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains. In order to be able to prevent the Turkic army from continuing to advance southward, Wang Hanxin almost poured out of the nest and stationed various passes along the Tianshan Mountains, and the vanguard troops of the two sides had several small encounters, but no substantial results were achieved. But this also means that the military power of the Silk Country in the entire Western Regions region is in a state of almost vacuum.

Fortunately, Mi Yiguo reached an agreement with Tubo in time, and won the support of Tubo with the right to do business and trade tax revenue in southern Xinjiang. Tubo Zampu Gesang sent 100,000 troops to station on the line from Khotan to Shule, which could not only cover the flank of the Silk Country, but also clamp down on the Dadalan Department of the Badana Territory. In contrast, Wang Hanxin was more concerned about the movements of King Wusun and the Tiele Tribe, as well as the positions of the small states of Qiuzi, Shanshan, Yanqi, and Mo.

King Wusun was very deferential to the country of silk, which was not unrelated to Wang Hanxin's defeat of the Tuqi general Che Erlie in the battle of Jiaohe Ancient City. In that battle, Wang Hanxin's performance like a divine help made King Wusun believe that he was a military general favored by God, but the cavalry team stationed in King Wusun is not easy to say, because these cavalry were formed after Wang Hanxin adapted the Tuqi and surrendered, and in the face of the large-scale invasion of the Tuqi, the reversal of these people has become a problem that has to be guarded against. Due to their northerly position, the Tiele Department was directly facing the soldiers of the Tuqi army, and their swaying was expected. Compared with these two big countries, the remaining small countries located south of the Tianshan Mountains do not have to worry about their meager troops, but once the war is unfavorable, Wang Hanxin cannot guarantee that these small countries will not unite to attack themselves, Wang Hanxin in the army is naturally not in any danger, but it is difficult to ensure the safety of the Western Regions in the rear.

The battle of Baishahe brought a new problem to Wang Hanxin, that is, the existence of the defeated Tuqi army led by Hesa. Although Chen Shihua's forces inflicted heavy casualties on this enemy force, their presence was still a threat. Even if they didn't pose much threat to Wang Hanxin's flank, once this force reached a small country like Shanshan and Yanqi, it would still be quite troublesome.

After careful consideration, Wang Hanxin decided to take a risk and split the victory and defeat with Tuqi as soon as possible. Of course, Wang Hanxin's decision was not a temporary idea, in fact, the sooner the war with Tuqi ended, the more beneficial it would be to the Silk Country, but it was difficult to have the certainty of victory and had to confront it for a long time. Now the situation has changed, although Wang Hanxin's troops are at a disadvantage, but in terms of their quality, they are already second to none in the country of silk. Not only does he have the only remaining large number of cavalry troops in the Silk Country, but he also has the addition of thunderbolts and musketeers, which can be said to be all the possessions that the Silk Country can take out at present. Therefore, Wang Hanxin changed the strategy of stubbornly holding and attributing the enemy's army, and instead considered using the victory or defeat of a local battle to gain an operational advantage over Tuqi, so as to reverse the entire battlefield situation, so that he had spare strength to deal with the stability of Hesa in the south, and could also effectively contain Dadalan in the west, and even a deterrent effect on Tibet.

According to Wang Hanxin's analysis, the Tianshan Mountains are high in the west and low in the east, and under normal circumstances, the Tuqi army naturally attacked from the east, which was more in line with its original intention of fighting quickly. However, Abicilir would not do this, because the Silk Country would also deploy heavy troops in this area to prevent the Tukchi cavalry from passing, and the thirteen tribes that were inseparable from the Tukchi were also distributed in this area, if the main force was allowed to go south from here, there would inevitably be a fierce battle, and from a strategic point of view, the current Tukhe would not be able to withstand a war of attrition than the Silk Country. As a result, Abicheril is more likely to feint on the Eastern Front and throw his main forces on the tortuous Western Front. The Western Front will certainly delay the march of the troops, but taking the Western Front can put huge pressure on the Tiele Department and the Wusun Kingdom, once these two countries fall to the side of the Tuk, there will be major mistakes and omissions in the defensive line of the Silk Country, if you want to make up for the lack of the battle line, the Silk Country must allocate the already limited forces to a wider front, which is in the hands of Abicheriel, giving him a good opportunity to break through.

Based on various intelligence and judgments, Wang Hanxin decided to set the battlefield in a zone called Shihezi. This area is full of mountains and the terrain is long and narrow, and it is difficult for the cavalry to deploy, and through here, it can go straight into the hinterland of the Wusun Kingdom, which is a strategic point. If a decisive battle is fought against the Turks in this area, then the army of the Silk Country can give full play to the advantages of firearms, thunderbolts and crossbows, and at the same time can also use the cavalry to attack the enemy cavalry that cannot be fully deployed.

Now there is only one question left, that is, the Turks do not necessarily have to go south to Shihezi, how can they attract Abicheril's attention to this location?

Wang Hanxin told Chen Shijie and Ge Boling his plan, and Chen Shijie said leisurely after listening: "The value of a good trap is not how deep and difficult it is to escape, but how attractive the bait on the trap is. ”

Wang Hanxin woke up like a dream when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "I understand." Bait, I have one here, is it to Abicilil's appetite, it depends on a little luck. ”

Wang Hanxin said, stretched out his finger and tapped it lightly on the map, and then showed a weird smile. Ge Boling looked at the place he was pointing at, and looked at Chen Shijie with some confusion, and Chen Shijie showed a knowing smile: "Do you want to solve your own problem by the way?" Too greedy, right? ”

Wang Hanxin smiled: "If you handle it well, there is still hope." Now we should discuss the details, it is not so easy to fool Abicheril, especially when there is a high probability that there is still a Timon by his side. ”