Chapter 235: Yarkand, who is losing and retreating
The Ming army was marching rapidly, in fact, the Ming army was not prepared to fight a protracted war at all, and the army brought enough military rations and war supplies to last for a month.
Of the 15 infantry divisions participating in the operation, 10 were equipped with a large number of horses for infantry transportation.
The cavalry units were the first to advance and rushed to the Hami area at great speed. When the cavalry troops reached Hami, Abdullah withdrew from the men who were still organizing Hamm. The troops in the direction of Abdullah are still several days away from Hami, and although the personnel in the Hami area are evacuating, they do not have many troops to protect them.
So the battle turned into a one-sided slaughter, and the cavalry troops slashed everywhere, as if they were in a no-man's land, and soon the aliens gave up their resistance and obediently surrendered on their knees.
The cavalry troops easily took Hami and captured a large number of people and livestock. When Abdullah Xiang arrived in Turpan, he learned that Hami had fallen, and most of the personnel had not yet had time to retreat.
The situation was suddenly a little tricky for Abdullah, the Ming army was marching too fast, if they couldn't stop their march, what was the point of harassing the Ming army's transportation lines?
If a large number of troops were sent to harass the supply lines of the Ming army, their rear would also be disrupted by the Ming army, but if there were fewer troops sent to harass, it would obviously not have any effect.
Just as Abdullah was in trouble, the cavalry of the Ming army had swept in like a strong wind, and it was only three days before the troops arrived in Turpan.
The Yarkand Khanate still built walls in Turpan, and compared with the Mongols, the Yarkand Khanate had some handicraft and engineering construction capabilities. It's just the city wall of Turpan. It was too simple in front of the Ming army. But for the cavalry. There really isn't much to do with such a wall.
Wang Guoxiong, who was responsible for commanding the cavalry battle, saw that the main force of the Yarkand Khanate had arrived in Turpan, so he naturally did not go to attack the city directly, and when the large army behind came, the main force of the Yarkand Khanate dared to hide in the city of Turpan, that is, the turtle in the urn.
Therefore, Wang Guoxiong is not in a hurry to lure the enemy army out of the city, and if the enemy army in Turpan City is smart, it will naturally run, as long as it is blocked in their inevitable way.
The 80,000 iron cavalry of the Ming army directly blocked nearly 100,000 enemy troops in Turpan City. These 80,000 cavalry alone gave Abdullah a headache to the extreme.
From a distance, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty rode sturdy war horses and wore armor, which was still woven with steel sheets. Move in an orderly and consistent manner.
Abdullah had also heard some rumors of the Ming cavalry in the Mongolian population, and he was immediately panicked when he saw it today.
Because there were too many cavalry in the Ming army, far more than the Mongols said.
When did the Ming Kingdom have so many cavalry?
"It must be those people from Mongolia and Wusizang who sold a large number of war horses to the Ming Kingdom." Thinking of this, Abdullah was so angry that he scolded his mother.
That group of *** actually sold the war horse to the Ming Kingdom. Now it's time for yourself! But it also affected their Yarkand Khanate.
Abdullah's mood suddenly became as disgusting as a dog, and he couldn't even deal with the cavalry in front of him. What else do you want to mention about cutting off food after winding?
And the Ming army is usually a larger infantry, what to do when the Ming infantry comes?
Thinking of this, Abdullah panicked even more.
How do you know if the cavalry of the Ming army is a showmanship if you don't try it?
So Abdullah began to frequently send troops out of the city to fight fiercely with the Ming army, but the result was that Abdullah pulled out the cold in his heart.
When these Ming troops fought, the advantage of the phalanx was too great. Moreover, the armor on his body was still difficult to break, and the cavalry he sent out was cut down by the Ming cavalry in a few clicks.
Seeing the horror of the Ming cavalry, waiting left and right is not a solution, Abdullah immediately decided, that is, to rush out, and can not continue to stay in Turpan.
After some preparations, on this night, a group of cavalry rushed out of the city of Turpan.
Various sounds pierced the silent night, and a group of cavalry with black lights rushed out of the city of Turpan, and the Ming army outside the city was a cavalry unit, and it was impossible to block these cavalry tightly in the city.
Seeing that the main force of the Yarkand Khanate was about to run, Wang Guoxiong immediately asked most of the cavalry to immediately send out 2,000 cavalry to be-stirring sticks, and the other cavalry continued to rest.
It was dark that night, and there was no moonlight at all. In such a dark night, it is a big problem to distinguish between friend and foe.
As a result, the 2,000 cavalry sent out by Wang Guoxiong suddenly frightened the main force of the 100,000 evacuated Yarkand Khanate, and was chased and slashed, and the scene became very chaotic. In the end, even the 2,000 Ming troops sent out were in chaos.
It wasn't until after dawn that they went back to their respective homes to find their own mothers.
The cavalry of the Yarkand Khanate took advantage of the darkness to evacuate Turpan, but under the disturbance of 2,000 Ming cavalry, they ran too fast, so that after dawn the men and horses were very tired and had to stop to rest.
As soon as it was dawn, Wang Guoxiong ordered a pursuit.
The main cavalry of the Ming army was full of energy at this time, and pursued all the way, and by the afternoon they had captured several cavalry teams of the Yarkand Khanate.
These caught up enemy troops did not run when they encountered the Ming army, but rushed up to maneuver with the Ming army, obviously covering the retreat of the main force.
In the end, these outnumbered Yarkand Khanate cavalry were naturally cleaned up by the Ming cavalry, but they also successfully covered the retreat of the main force.
Abdullah's decision was a broken wrist for a strong man, allowing him to retreat to the Yarkand area, which was far enough away from Turpan.
The result of Abdullah's embarrassment was the loss of the Turpan Basin, which was easily captured by the Ming army.
There is also a lot of agriculture in the Turpan area, which is actually a legacy of the Han nationality, but at this time, there are no Han remnants in the Western Regions. After the collapse of the Tang Dynasty, the Han people here were either killed or assimilated by other races.
It took only half a month for the Ming infantry to rush to the Turpan area. and imposed strict military control over the Turpan area.
If these alien races are willing to accept indoctrination and live in peace, the Ming Dynasty is also willing to accept them, but those extremist religious forces must be resolutely dismantled, and the language and the like must also implement a policy of sinicization.
And for those alien races who are restless and want to resist, if they are caught, they will naturally be cut directly.
Next, the management of the Western Regions was actually relatively simple, sending more production corps over, and then immigrating a large number of Han people, these alien races could not make any waves at all. After all, this is not the afterlife, there are developed means of communication and transportation, those riots are not so easy to organize and promote, after a few generations these alien races are basically assimilated.
The Ming army, which had conquered the Turpan Basin, soon began to pursue the victory.
This is a war with completely unequal strength, and the Yarkand Khanate is like a group of fat sheep that can make them meritorious in front of the current Ming officers and soldiers, but although this fat sheep is losing and retreating, it is still struggling. (To be continued.) )