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Mugodzhar Mountain is a mountain range running from north to south. To its northeast is the Turgay Plateau, to its south is the Kipchak steppe, and in the middle of the steppe is the Kyzylchin Desert.
The Kyzylchin Desert stretches from north to south, from the south of the Mugozhar Mountains to the northern shore of the Aral Sea, but is narrow from east to west, with the narrowest part being only seventy or eighty miles wide. Cavalry can cross it in most of the day, and under normal circumstances, it will not cause too much trouble.
But a desert is a desert, even if it is seventy or eighty miles wide. In this area, hot and dry southeast winds blow from Central Asia in summer.
A general who is good at fighting can use wind, rain, frost and snow as weapons. Su Jin plans to use this desert and the southeast wind of this season to give Arthur a hard blow.
On the one hand, he ordered Abahai's 30,000-strong army to rush to the selected Romtau ambush as soon as possible, while on the other hand, he marched towards the eastern edge of the Kizilqin Desert.
Along the way, Li Ding ordered the army to pretend to be at a standstill. Sometimes he would concentrate on hunting down the enemy scouts and suddenly disappear. Sometimes he would deliberately let the enemy scouts grasp the whereabouts of his 20,000-strong army. He would appear and disappear from time to time, giving the enemy a feeling of being elusive.
To the west of the Kizilqin Desert, Arterios' 90,000-strong army was marching forward. Upon learning that Li Ding's 20,000-strong Qin army was heading towards them, how could they retreat, relying on their own strong forces
The total force of Artharius was more than four times that of Li Ding, and most of his soldiers were accustomed to the desert climate. The desert ahead, which was seventy or eighty miles wide, was nothing to them.
After resting for a night on the western edge of the Kyzylqin Desert, Artemis ordered his army to cross the desert early the next morning. The 90,000-strong army, like ants, rushed into the Kyzylqin Desert in a mighty force, raising endless yellow sand up to the sky.
Li Ding's 20,000-man army was waiting for the enemy to tire themselves out on the eastern edge of the Kizilqin Desert.
At the final pre-war meeting, the staff officer Wu Ying said: "Generals, although the enemy has 90,000 troops, they can be divided into three groups: the Ottoman army has 50,000 troops, the Kazakh middle tent Buter Khan has 20,000 troops, and the small tent Hulaiqin Khan has 20,000 troops.
Normally, when several armies are combined, they will inevitably harbor selfish motives and find it difficult to work together. If this factor can be used well, it will be possible to defeat them and achieve unexpected results. "
Yu Xingguo, the chief minister, said: "General, the Ottoman Empire has just experienced a coup d'état. Queen Mother Kösem was assassinated and the Grand Vizier Köprülü Mehmed Pasha became regent. This act of seizing power by assassination will definitely cause intense turmoil in the Ottoman Empire.
Queen Mother Kosem had been regent for nearly ten years, and she must have cultivated a large number of forces loyal to her. Although Queen Mother Kosem had been assassinated, she still had a lot of forces left behind.
At this time, Artharius, the most important supporter of Grand Vizier Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, ignored the unstable domestic political situation and led 50,000 troops to challenge us for a decisive battle. This is probably not just because General Su stole Osman's future queen. "
Thinking of Su Jin snatching back the Kazakh princess, the future queen of Osman, and presenting her to the emperor, Li Ding's mouth curled up slightly. As for how many princesses he would snatch back to ask for credit in the future, it was unknown. He only said, "It seems that the deputy minister has not said enough. What do you think? Tell us quickly."
“General, it is a little unbelievable that Ottomans are supporting a neighboring country on such a large scale just for a woman. Moreover, the political situation in Ottomanism has changed drastically, and they should not go to such great lengths for a woman.
The Ottoman Empire continued to expand, and its territory was extremely vast. It was obvious that this country's desire for territory was difficult to suppress. They went to such great lengths to support Kazakhstan. After careful consideration, I thought that it was probably due to two reasons.
First, while Yangjier was captured and Kazakhstan was seriously injured, he took advantage of the situation to annex Kazakhstan in the name of sending troops to support them. Second, Grand Vizier Köprülü Mehmed Pasha urgently needed a great victory to enhance his prestige and stabilize the domestic situation.
Know yourself and know your enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.
The real situation is very likely as Yu Xingguo analyzed. Li Ding thought for a while and said, "If this is true, then there are many things we can use. If the Ottomans really use the name of support to annex us, then in the next war, Arthurius will definitely do his best to use us to weaken the strength of Butel and Hu Laiqin. Of course, Arthurius would be most happy to see us and Butel and Hu Laiqin both suffer losses. At the same time, if Arthurius urgently needs a great victory to increase the prestige of his faction, then we can make a fuss about his word 'urgent need'."
Lieutenant General Arsleng said: "General, let's attack Butel and Hulaiqin. This way, we can test the actual situation. If Artelius does not actively support Butel and Hulaiqin, we can be sure that he intends to annex Kazakhstan. If he fully supports Butel and Hulaiqin, it means that Artelius is in urgent need of a great victory. Once we test it out, it will not be difficult to deal with him."
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In the Kizilqin Desert, an army of 90,000 crossed the desert, stretching out for 20 miles in all directions. Flags covered the sky, yellow dust was everywhere, war horses were neighing, and human voices were like the tide.
The yellow sand in the desert undulates like waves, reflecting the dazzling sunlight, so the temperature inside is much higher than on the grassland. The Ottoman and Kazakh soldiers walking in it are sweating profusely;
Because the desert is only eighty miles wide and can be crossed in most days, there is no need to save water too much, and you can take out the water bag from time to time to drink a few sips.
When the horse's hooves stepped on the sand, one of their hooves would sink. This was much more tiring than walking on the grassland. After walking forty or fifty miles, the war horses were so tired that they foamed at the mouth, and many soldiers had to dismount and lead the horses on foot.
It’s almost there, the desert is not wide, we can get through it quickly, very quickly!
Normally, yes.
But Arthurius knew that the Qin army was on the eastern edge of the desert, and if they went there, there might be a fierce battle without any rest.
Therefore, he sent Buter Khan's 20,000 troops as vanguard, just in case.
Buter Khan was unwilling to do so. He was frightened by Li Ding. When he was not at an advantage in terms of military strength, he had to face Li Ding alone, so he couldn't help feeling a little scared.
But now he had to recover his territory anyway, so he had no reason to hide behind. He had to bite the bullet and go ahead with a nervous mood.
Butel sent out a large number of scouts, but the further they went, the fewer scouts came back, and those who managed to come back were vague. Two scouts were hunted down by the Qin army when they were still more than 20 miles from the eastern edge of the desert.
At first, they saw some ownerless war horses in the desert, so they went to check. As a result, the Qin army, which was buried in the sand, suddenly opened fire and killed their men one by one.
Later, no one was fooled, and the Qin army stopped ambushing. They formed groups of ten or so people, and the rifles they carried had a very long range. Before you were within the range of bows and arrows, they had already opened fire, and bullets whizzed in. Most of the scouts were shot and killed by the Qin army in this way.
The scout who managed to escape said a lot, but he didn't know the movements of the Qin army, which made Buter Khan even more uneasy.
He sent someone back to ask Atreus for instructions, hoping to wait until the follow-up army arrived before attacking them all at once, but was severely reprimanded by Atreus.
What a joke, we let you be a vanguard so that you can find out the enemy situation. Once the follow-up troops arrive, can you still be called a vanguard
Butel Khan had no choice but to continue moving forward to explore the way.
He sent out a large number of scouts, hundreds of men in each team;
Li Ding had anticipated this and sent more hunting teams;
As a result, before the two armies met, the reconnaissance team was already fighting in full swing in the desert, with gunfire everywhere, life-and-death chases everywhere, and clouds of yellow dust rising.
When Buter Khan's 20,000 troops were advancing to a point 20 miles from the eastern edge of the desert, they suddenly saw yellow dust rising like waves in front of them.
When he first saw it, he thought it was a sandstorm;
Then I thought it was not right. Because the Kizilqin Desert is narrow from east to west, desert storms are rare, and even rarer in this season.
"Meet the enemy! Meet the enemy! It's the enemy... Prepare for battle!"
Butel Khan immediately roared, and for a moment, his 20,000 troops shouted nervously, and the scene was a little chaotic.
Opposite Buter Khan, several rows of Qin soldiers spread out over a distance of ten miles, with branches thrown behind their horses, and charged straight at Buter Khan's army, raising a large cloud of yellow dust that covered the sky and the sun.
And behind the yellow dust, Li Ding's well-rested army also began to rush out like a torrent, constantly accelerating and rushing towards the enemy. The war horses neighed, the killing shouts rose suddenly, and rushed straight into the sky...
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