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After some urgent discussions, Li Ding finally accepted the advice of Du Qian Shi Yu Xingguo and others, and temporarily retreated to the Kazakh Khanate's central tent to rest. At the same time, people were sent south to contact Su Jin in the Syr Darya River area.
The distance from the center of the Kazakh Khanate to Turkestan is about two thousand miles, which is roughly equivalent to the distance from Datong north to Langjuxu Mountain in Mobei, and almost spans the entire Kipchak prairie from north to south.
It was not easy for the messenger to successfully find Su Jin's army, because the two thousand miles of grassland from Zhongzhang to Turkestan had not been swept away, and there were still many Kazakh tribes scattered there. In other words, the two thousand miles of grassland had to be crossed. Enemy-occupied territory.
Considering these circumstances, Li Ding sent 200 troops at a time, led by General Jing Yang, south to look for Su Jin. He asked Su Jin to divide his troops and go north as soon as possible, and go with him to the south and north, taking advantage of the chaos in Kazakhstan to sweep away the Kipchak army. The grassland allows the two armies to unite as one.
General Manager Jingyang headed south with the cold current of Siberia and the ardent hopes of Li Ding and others. This was destined to be an arduous journey. Two hundred people went south, and I don't know how many returned.
When fighting in a distant foreign land, the most difficult thing to overcome is the feeling of helplessness and loneliness. When Li Ding heard the news about Su Jin in Qiu Ming, the whole army was excited, which prompted them to enter the Kipchak prairie. This reason.
For the army far away from their homeland, what they have to defeat is not only the fierce enemies, but more importantly, the loneliness in their hearts.
If they can successfully unite with Su Jin, the loneliness in the soldiers' hearts will be greatly reduced, and they will be able to maintain the courage to move forward.
Su Jin, who had swept through the Kazakh tent, had now led his army across the Syr Darya River and headed south, with a force of 16,000 troops approaching the city of Bukhara.
On the bank of Aidakul Lake at the northern foot of Mount Nuratau, the autumn colors are rolling, and red leaves surround the shore. The beautiful scenery makes people almost forget the fatigue of the war.
Su Jin stood by the Ma Lake and watched his soldiers slaughtering cattle and sheep happily. Then I took it to the lake to clean up and was about to prepare tonight's dinner.
Ma Yiwen, a minister of the capital, was born as a scholar. When he saw the setting sun shining on the green lake, the golden light leaping, it was so beautiful that he couldn't help but sing in the wind: "The lake is connected to the sky with green grass, and the autumn wind is blowing from thousands of miles away. The good news is about to spread across the green ridge, out to the west Another year in the river..."
After hearing this, Su Jin couldn't help laughing and said: "Master Ma, what a poem! But I am listening to it. Why do you feel a little emotional?"
"It makes the general laugh. It's a show for a while, and it's a show for a while. The general can't take it seriously."
After Su Jin's battles, he often stayed up late reading at night. This phenomenon was very common among Qin Mu's close generals. Even Liu Meng, who was known as a rough and arrogant man, had been reading a lot in recent years. This is all influenced by Qin Mu.
Su Jin followed Qin Mu and fought for many years. Qin Mu occasionally writes poems.
Most of the emperor's imperial poems are so majestic that they make people's blood boil. Poems like Ma Yiwen's are good or bad. Just in terms of momentum, the difference is not even a little bit different.
Su Jin took off his helmet, sat under the maple tree by the lake, thought for a while and said: "Li Ding's 20,000 troops broke into the Kazakh tent. Although it has not been confirmed. But I think this news is not false. In this regard, Mr. Ma What do you think?”
Ma Yiwen quickly put aside his poems. He muttered: "I believe this news is not false. This is an unexpected surprise for us. Our biggest problem right now is that we don't have enough troops. Many places that should have been taken advantage of by victory can't be taken care of at the moment.
Now Li Ding's 20,000 troops have entered the northern part of the Kipchak Prairie, forming a response from the north and the south with us. If they can be connected together, the situation will be more favorable. "
Su Jin picked up a stone and gently threw it into the calm lake water. The lake water suddenly rippled in circles and spread in all directions.
If when they entered Central Asia before, it was like the thrown stone that stirred up a wave of ripples, then when the stone fell silent under the water, the water ripples would soon calm down again.
Now that Li Ding is responding in the north, this effect will be multiplied.
"Master Ma, what you mean is that we should send troops to sweep northward and try to unite with Li Ding?"
"good."
"It's just the top priority. We must first capture the two khanates of Bukhara and Bulut. These more than 10,000 troops are already stretched thin. If we divide our troops and go north, I'm afraid something will go wrong and all our efforts will be wasted."
Ma Yiwen knew this very well. Even though the Qin army was winning steadily, it was actually at the end of its war effort. Once their weapons and ammunition were exhausted, they would not have any advantage.
The current Bukhara Khanate has learned the lesson of Yang Jier's failure and tries to avoid a head-on fight with them.
Since the Qin Army crossed the Syr Darya River, Bukhara General Hami's thousands of troops have been stationed near the Qin Army and engaged in guerrilla warfare with the Qin Army. For a while, there was nothing they could do to defeat him, and they had to be on guard against him at all times. sneak attack.
"What are the general's plans?"
Su Jin thought for a while and said: "We are far away from the Central Plains and have no reinforcements behind us. We are like a rootless Piaoping. It will be difficult to maintain it for a long time. It seems that it is time to change our strategy."
"The general means..."
"The three khanates of Kazakhstan, Bukhara, and Brut are actually a mixture of various ethnic groups, with complex composition. Many small tribes are not necessarily aligned with these three khanates. We should try to unite these small tribes The tribes will be absorbed in and the sand will form a tower. At that time, we will no longer be as passive as we are now, and we will have established a foundation in Central Asia. "
"Although what the general said is reasonable, most of these small tribes believe in Islam, and the main reason why these small tribes have not surrendered to our army so far is that they do not want to change their existing beliefs.
If you want to quickly open up the situation and win over these small tribes, then I'm afraid the only way is to allow them to retain their existing beliefs. But if you agree with them to retain their original beliefs today, I am afraid that there will be endless troubles in the future. This is not what Your Majesty wants to see. The general must think twice before doing so. "
Su Jin frowned slightly and did not answer. This was a difficult problem to decide. In fact, it was not difficult to conquer a place. The difficulty was how to incorporate it into effective rule.
Especially in places like Central Asia, it is difficult to project troops, and they are surrounded by large countries that believe in Islam, which constantly affects these newly conquered places.
If decisive measures are not taken now to force local people to change their beliefs, it will be even more difficult to change in the future.
Ma Yiwen suggested: "General, why not let the five thousand soldiers and horses coming from Moxi turn around and go north to connect with General Li Ding in the north as quickly as possible. We here also try to convince some small tribes that as long as they If they are willing to give up their original beliefs, we will provide them with generous treatment and induce them to come over with huge profits, so as to change the current unfavorable situation. Once the imperial court sends reinforcements, everything will be easier."
Su Jin nodded and said, "It seems like this is the best we can do."
After the two discussed it, Su Jin immediately sent the order. He originally brought 30,000 young Tibetan men to Moxi, but only 20,000 were brought to attack Kazakhstan;
Originally, there were still 10,000 horses grazing in Moxi. After capturing Turkestan, Su Jin felt that the troops were not enough, so he sent people back to mobilize 5,000 troops. Now these 5,000 troops have just arrived in Suiye.
Now Su Jin sent someone to deliver the order, which is to ask the five thousand troops to turn around and go north. As the Kazakh tent was breached by Li Ding, although the entire Qinchao prairie had not had time to sweep, it was already like scattered sand. If commanded properly, , five thousand troops heading north should be enough.
Generals Chen Runan, Huo Dongsheng, Li Sheng, Wu Anbang, guerrillas Song Chao, Hu Tian, Yang Zaicheng, Yang Tianfang, etc. all expressed support for this decision. They did not have to consider as many things as Su Jin and Ma Yiwen. All they had to consider was How to defeat every enemy they encounter? They are not so worried about the situation at hand.
Of course, after a night's rest, early the next morning, more than 10,000 troops set off again to attack the city of Bukhara. Su Jin also hoped that this punch to the heart would force Bukhara Khan to fight with him.
But Su Jin was disappointed. After the army marched for half a day, news came from the front that the Great Khan of Bukhara, Aziz, had abandoned the city of Bukhara and retreated to Samarkand in the east.
After all, Bukhara is Aziz's capital. Su Jin didn't expect that he would give up so simply. As a result, the situation would become even more difficult to deal with. What should he do if Aziz keeps avoiding fighting
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