Chapter 158                                                                                                                             

The geographical situation of the Western Regions can be described as three mountains and two basins. Altai Mountain, that is, Jinshan Mountain, Tianshan Mountain, Kunlun Mountain, and the two basins are the Junggar Basin and the Tarim Basin.

However, people are still used to calling the Northern and Southern Xinjiang.

Both armies have their own missions, one sweeps the northern border and the other controls the southern border.

Before setting out, most people felt that neither of these two tasks was easy to complete.

Therefore, it is natural that each of them divides each other's battlefield areas and there are two main generals.

Just like the Five Northern Song Dynasty attacked Xia, it was difficult to achieve the speed of intelligence and information transmission at that time. It would be better to fight each other than to fight each other.

However, the Northern Song Dynasty insisted on meeting Xingqing Prefecture, and the result was extremely miserable.

Even if the two armies really come to the meeting, it means that the battle is almost done.

Zhu Qizhen's instructions to Fang Jin were very obvious. The battlefield designated by Zhu Qizhen was only the Western Regions, not the Central Asian region. As long as he stood in the northern and southern borders, it would not be a matter of war.

But I never expected that all the obstacles I had thought of before were gone, so that the result of the two armies' confrontation was achieved.

Fang Jin wanted to persuade Shi Heng tactfully, but Shi Heng denied it and said, "How can I just think about my own honor and disgrace for the sake of eating the king and being loyal to the king?"

"Why can you let go if you have such a chance?"

For a moment, Fang Jin thought Shi Heng was a gentleman.

But he didn't know why Shi Heng was like this. Firstly, he was not satisfied with this battle. Secondly, he actually knew that he would be stationed in the Western Regions for a long time in the future and fight with Aci Timur. Since this is the case, wouldn't it be better to destroy Aci Timur first while the army is here?

Finally, Shi Heng was not very clear about his thoughts. He thought the farther away from Beijing, the better. I wonder if he was afraid of the emperor.

Fang Jin had no choice but to say: "Duke, don't mislead yourself. Your Majesty had a secret order before, only asking us to conquer the northern and southern borders without letting us cross the Palacio."

Shi Heng said: "The secret order, not to mention whether the secret order is true or false, even if it is true, it will be outside and the military orders are not accepted. Weiyuan Hou, you are from the Southern Army, and you will not have to worry about my Northern Army."

Shi Heng actually left with his sleeves.

Fang Jin had no choice but to send someone to Beijing to ask for an order without mentioning it.

Shi Heng led 50,000 cavalry to continue westward for several days, which was also the limit that logistics supplies could support, and even scraped a layer of land in the northern border.

However, Shi Heng fought so sharply. He defeated several tribes in a row. After more than ten days, the territory of Xinjiang in later generations was released, and the troops were in the Yanji area.

At this moment, Aci Timur could not retreat.

Anyanji is not far from the capital of the Chagatai Khanate, and there is no danger in the middle, let alone Acitemur placed many people in the Watsou headquarters here.

After all, the Anyanji area can be said to be rich in aquatic plants and an excellent pasture, which is enough for the tile thorns to rest and recuperate.

Not to mention, there are reasons for military morale.

Before, there was no time to return, but now an old and important official like Boyan Timur died in battle, and the enemy came from the east. If he still escaped, there would be nowhere to escape.

But Aci Timur also knew the strength of the Ming army, and even knew that tribes in various places had different ambitions. He simply launched a large army, reaching as many as 300,000 cavalry, almost squeezing the potential of each army.

Avoid them making trouble in the rear.

Acitemur brought the main cavalry of Wastu to confront the Ming army in Anyanji. Although Shi Heng was powerful, he was unable to use it in this position.

Almost half of the 100,000 cavalrymen he set out were in charge of the logistics line. Fang Jin helped him behind, otherwise he would have only 30,000 cavalrymen who could have brought him to the front line.

However, even with 30,000 cavalry, Shi Heng dared to meet the Washu army.

But Acitemur seemed to have the idea of ​​confronting each other with a strong wall. He set up a camel city, drove away tens of thousands of camels, and asked them to carry wooden boxes, tied them up and squat down, just like cities. If the Ming army attacked, let the infantry of the Wassus use muskets to resist the first wave, and then the Wassus cavalry attacked again.

The battle between the Ming Dynasty and Wasai changed the battlefield from Xuanda, from the west to Liaodong, from Liaodong to the south, from the south to the north of the desert, from the north to the west, from the western region to the western region, from the western region to Central Asia. The tactics of both sides have been changed several levels, and now the Ming cavalry is coming and going, but the Wasai people have begun to study the skills of defeating cavalry with their feet. It is really speechless.

Shi Heng had no good idea when facing Aci Timur's formation for a moment, so he could only stand up.

But Acitemur released all the subordinate cavalry and did nothing. He just advanced into the food road of robbing Shiheng.

What Shi Heng said about it is on the spot because of grain.

But why is it so easy to get on the ground because of food?

Central Asia was quite unfamiliar to the Ming Dynasty, and even the Jinyiwei rarely set foot here, so Shi Heng almost touched the darkness.

There is no place to find food.

Just when Shi Heng was hesitating, he heard that the Southern Army had 20,000 cavalry coming to support him.

Shi Heng was very happy, but found a person who shouldn't be here, either someone else or Wu Jin.

Although Wu Jin was a Mongolian, in a series of wars, he used his own and even his family's lives to prove their Wu family's loyalty to the Ming Dynasty.

Wu Jin is very low-key now because his position is very critical. The three armies, the left army, the right army, the central army, and the chief general of the central army after the Ming Dynasty.

As mentioned earlier, the left and right armies are field armies. If they go out to fight, they will naturally be transferred to the army here, while the central army will control the city of Beijing and even the imperial palace.

Of course, Zhu Qizhen would not take his life to his own hands. The palace had Jinyiwei and various Beijing guards in charge, and there were city defense troops on the periphery. There were several parts inside the central army, and even Wu Jin, the chief general of the central army could not fully control it.

But even so, Wu Jin's ability to sit in this extremely sensitive position also shows Zhu Qizhen's trust in him. You must know that the old eunuch Liu Yongcheng was the one who controlled all this before.

It’s just a pity that this veteran who was born as Emperor Taizong’s personal guard was already in a state of disgrace. Zhu Qizhen naturally spared his job and asked his nephew Liu Ju to support him well and live up to his old age.

Liu Ju was highly valued in the Southern Expedition and became a general in the field, which may not be without Liu Yongcheng's elegance.

Before Shi Heng could speak, Wu Jin had already taken out a gold medal in carved dragons and said, "Your Majesty has an order to ask you to withdraw your troops immediately. Why do you have any objections?"

If the person who came with this token was someone else, Shi Heng might not take it seriously, but Wu Jin came, but he knew the importance of it. In his opinion, although this war was difficult and there might not be no hope of victory, he had to give up now.

Shi Heng said: "I obey the order."

Wu Jin also breathed a sigh of relief.

He was unwilling to do something to kill generals and seize the flag. But he also understood the emperor's meaning: Central Asia is too far from the Ming Dynasty. Even if he defeats the Wats, can he occupy the place? The answer is no.

Zhu Qizhen has always focused on affordability and despises false reputation.

Only wars with interests can be fought. No matter whether this interest is land or anything else, it is futile. Zhu Qizhen will never fight just a war that has gained a reputation.

As for whether they retreated, would the thorns pursue them? In Wu Jin's opinion, they generally would not.

In terms of combat effectiveness, the cavalry of Wassau is not as good as the cavalry of the Ming army. They would not want to fight a cavalry battle with the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, due to logistics reasons, the stronger the Ming Dynasty goes east, and Wassau will definitely not dare to advance east easily.

Of course, for the sake of double insurance, Zhu Qizhen gave Wu Jin a privilege, so he could talk to Washi about the enthronement.

Yes, when Zhu Qizhen learned that Wasai had escaped to Central Asia, he gave up chasing Wasai in his heart, although he claimed to be chasing him to the ends of the world.

But the more you go west, the more you lose money. Now the Ming Dynasty needs to operate the Western Regions. It may take decades. Therefore, the idea of ​​the neighbor of the Northwest will change.

Of course, the Ming Dynasty decided not to meet and reconcile. All that was left was the Ming Dynasty re-enthroned Aci Timur and allowed Aci Timur to pay tribute.
Chapter completed!