Chapter 459: The Turks Withdraw
A large number of iron tools were piled up like a hill, these are the iron tools looted by the Turks, but why are most of them iron pots? Chu Luohou couldn't help but feel ashamed that his people had never seen the world!
Alas?
What are those Khitan and Xi people doing in the distance? Why are you pouting and tugging on something? Actually collecting iron nails in the wood?
After more than ten days of sweeping, all the property in the upper reaches of Sumoshui and Nanshui was looted by the Turks, Khitans, Xi people, and Wuluohou people, and even some iron nails and fire tongs that the Turks looked down on were carefully put away by these small tribal cavalry.
These inconspicuous iron tools, which were inconspicuous to loot, allowed the blacksmiths of these tribes to create a large number of iron arrowheads, which were a good asset for those tribes who lacked iron tools, and even allowed them to fight a duel for the ownership of a broken blade.
Seeing that the looting of the property here was almost the same, Chu Luohou announced that he could grab more Han property by going down the difficult water, so more than 100,000 troops continued to set off under his leadership, and these Turks burst out with a strong desire to fight under the stimulation of a large amount of goods.
At this time, although the Xia State had 150,000 cavalry on the north and south banks of Sumoshui, it seemed that there were 30,000 more than the Turks, but because Hu Bingchang's more than 40,000 cavalry were distributed on the southern front, and Ji Xiang, Zhu Bofu, and Pei Xiu led 110,000 cavalry on the northern front, the cavalry strength of the Xia army had actually been divided into two parts, the north and the south, and the strength was relatively reduced.
Moreover, among the 110,000 cavalry in the north, tens of thousands of them were new recruits in the Nanshui Valley, and in the face of more than 100,000 ferocious Turkic coalition troops, Ji Xiang, Zhu Bofu and others had to lead the 110,000 cavalry to resist the 120,000 troops of the Turks, and then migrate a large number of Han people in the Nanshui Valley to the hinterland downstream.
Hu Bingchang led 40,000 cavalry to constantly attack and harass the Turkic army, if it weren't for Hu Bingchang attacking behind the Turkic coalition army, I am afraid that Ji Xiang, Zhu Bofu and others on the north road would not be able to withstand the attack of the Turkic army, after all, the Turks are veterans of a hundred battles.
The retreat of the Xia army was hundreds of miles, until the retreat to Jiangzhou City (Harbin), only relying on the topography of the city and the surrounding mountains and hills, the Turkic offensive was blocked, but it is a pity that the original Jiangzhou City was built and the upper reaches of the water were once again devastated.
For a time, the range of thousands of miles from Jiangzhou City to Fuyu City became a racecourse for the Turks, and the Liaodong County just occupied by the Xia State and the north and south of Jiangzhou City were once again cut off by the Turks, which was a big blow to the people of the Xia Kingdom who were still elated before.
Xia didn't care what the Turks thought, although they lost tens of thousands of cavalry when attacking Fuyu City, Xincheng, and Liaodong City, but the progress after that made Chu Luohou very happy.
He was very satisfied with this vast land, not to mention the flat terrain of the plain at the junction of the three rivers of Sumoshui and Nanshui and Nanshui in the north, and several large rivers brought abundant water to the place, and the grass growing on the fertile black soil was much better than the grass on the prairie.
In addition, in addition to the large and small rivers in this vast land, there are lakes and blisters all over it, at this time, the western part of Jilin and Liaoning has not been destroyed on a large scale in later generations, and the ecological environment is excellent, these are very good grazing spots.
Even in a drought year, relying on a few large rivers here alone can meet the drinking needs of a large number of livestock, and after some careful consideration, the Marquis of Chu Luo is ready to move half of his people here and settle down here.
As for the Khitan and Kumoxi sandwiched between his own territories, Chu Luohou also began to think about how to find an excuse to absorb them, after all, it was impossible for him to have a piece of Khitan territory between his two territories.
If the Khitans and Xi people can be annexed, then the territory controlled by the Marquis of Chu Luo will become the largest one in the entire Turkic Ye Hu and Tong Jin, and Liaodong here seems to be not as rich as the Hezhong region and the Western Regions, but the development prospects are very good.
Chu Luohou's vision is not bad, but for the desire of the Turks, how could the Khitan and Xi people not see it, so they began to grind foreign workers in the subsequent battles, but the Khitans, Xi people, and Wuluohou people only have a total of more than 30,000 people, and their influence on the Turkic army is not great.
Fortunately, there were 150,000 cavalry of the Xia State to deal with these Turks head-on, and for a while, the Khitans were secretly connected with the Xia State, and the Xia army began to quickly grasp the combat intentions of the Turks.
In any case, the Xia army finally blocked the advance of the Turkic army on the front line of Jiangzhou City, and the Xia army and the Turkic army formed a confrontation situation on the front line of Jiangzhou City, such a confrontation is as long as possible for the Xia State, but it is not so good for the Turks.
Although the Marquis of Chu Luo launched several attacks, because of the cover of the city and the mountains, the Turks could no longer gain the upper hand in this black land full of jungles, and over time Wang Ze had gradually completed the training of the remaining 150,000 cavalry.
Of these 150,000 cavalry, 50,000 were transported to the Xia army on the north road, and the other 100,000 cavalry were all in the hands of Hu Bingchang on the south road, so that hundreds of thousands of Xia cavalry formed a north-south flank attack on the Turkic army, and the offensive and defensive situation between the two sides suddenly changed.
In addition, Wang Ze ordered Liu Wancheng and Yang Pengfei to lead the ironclad army to cooperate with Jiang Chuan and Xu Ning's troops to go north along the Sumo River, and they were ready to deploy defenses on the west bank of the Sumo River, to cut off the retreat of the Luohou army, only if the Turks were hurt, they would be afraid of the strength of the Xia State.
Since ancient times, the rise of great powers has always been accompanied by the rise of a large number of wars, Wang Ze wanted to fight for a broader living space for the Han people, it was indispensable to launch a large number of wars, and the Turks, as the most powerful country today, inevitably became enemies between the two sides.
In fact, Chu Luohou is already very jealous of the strength of the Xia State now, after the Xia State reinforced 50,000 cavalry for the first time, the Hou of Chu Luo felt that something was not good, and then the Xia army reinforced more than 100,000 cavalry in the next month.
Although Chu Luohou did not know that the Xia army had formed a flanking trend of 300,000 cavalry from the north and south, he also knew that the Xia army's current strength far exceeded his own, and with the operation of the Sword Casting City Arsenal, the Xia army's weapons were continuously sent to the front line.
Although Ji Xiang, Zhu Bofu, Pei Xiu and others could only command the more than 100,000 cavalry according to the script because they had not organized a large corps to fight, resulting in a somewhat rigid way of fighting them, they still annoyed the Turks by relying on their more advanced weapons and better protective armor.
On the one hand, the impact of this kind of cavalry is very strong, although it is not as good as the heavy cavalry, but it is already very strong compared with the Turkic cavalry that does not even have leather armor, and on the other hand, the mobility of this cavalry is also guaranteed.
With Ji Xiang's cavalry as the backbone, and with the light cavalry led by Zhu Bofu and Pei Xiu, relying on the defense line of Jiangzhou City and its surroundings, it also brought a lot of losses to the Turkic army of Luo Hou for dozens of days.
After Luo Hou learned that the cavalry of the Xia army on the southern front had increased to more than 100,000, he finally felt a lot of pressure, not to mention that the Khitans, Xi people, and Wuluohou people were only afraid of the might of the Turks before sending troops, otherwise they would not be willing to fight against the powerful Xia State.
In this way, the army that the Turks can rely on is actually only 90,000 cavalry from the Turks, and the cavalry of the Xia army in the north and south they are facing has skyrocketed to 300,000, even if most of these Xia cavalry are new recruits, and their combat effectiveness is not very good, but it is still cavalry!
At this point, Luo Hou found that his intention to defeat the Xia State and occupy Liaodong was simply a laughing stock, and the Turkic troops that came back later were basically the troops of other Ye Hu and Qi Jin, and after looting a large amount of property, they were ready to retreat contentedly.
If these Turks leave, Luo Hou actually only has more than 40,000 soldiers under his command available, and fighting against the 300,000 cavalry of the Xia State with such a small number of cavalry is simply looking for death.
Because there were more than 200,000 cavalry and infantry troops of the Xia army on the south road to block the west bank of Sumoshui, more than 100,000 Turkic coalition troops began to cross the Nanshui and prepare to return to the Turkic homeland along the Wuluo River to the west along the Wuluo River through the Great Xing'an Mountains.
In the face of the retreat of the Turks, although the Xia army on the front line of Jiangzhou City also wanted to take the opportunity to pursue the Turks, most of the cavalry of the Xia army today were new recruits after all, and it was okay to deal with the Turks in front of them, but if this Turkic army was eliminated, it would attract the main Turkic force.
At that time, Xia Guo was facing a Turkic army of nearly one million, that would be a disaster for Xia Guo, considering this, Ji Xiang, Zhu Bofu and others had to tearfully stop the army's intention to pursue, for Xia Guo to have such a shame is simply unbearable.
When the generals explained the cause and effect of the incident to the majority of cavalry officers and soldiers, they also had to hold back the resentment in their hearts, at this time they only hated themselves for not being a veteran who was good at fighting, but they all buried this hatred in their hearts.
Although the Khitan people reported to the Xia army, the Xia army still believed that the Baicheng occupied by the Khitans was too close to the Nanshui Basin, and the safety of the Nanshui Basin would be greatly guaranteed after occupying here.
The Khitans faced more than 100,000 cavalry led by Hu Bingchang, and immediately even Baicheng did not dare to flee far away, but after occupying Baicheng, Hu Bingchang learned a news that made him cry and laugh, and the Turks suffered a big loss.