The sound of hooves rumbled, and a large number of cavalry were striking horses on the wastelands of the Western Regions. At the forefront of the cavalry, a sun and moon dragon flag fluttered in the wind. Under the dragon flag, a young Ming army looked forward resolutely, and his handsome face revealed the calmness that young people rarely had.

He was ordered to lead his army to attack the First Corps of the Border Defense Army of Washuote, the first army of Washuote. The Tubo Oasis was originally not the territory of Washuote, but the territory of Liucheng, Huozhou and Tufan under the rule of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate. After Washuote defeated the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, the Heshuote tribe gradually moved south, and the Washuote Khanate moved to the Tubo Oasis with the most abundant water and grass.

Originally, a distance of more than 300 miles was more than 300 miles, and a 50,000 army was galloping and it took less than a day to reach it. However, if that was the case, the 50,000 cavalrymen who arrived at the Watsai Khan Court were basically trapped and lacked horses, and their combat power was greatly reduced. This is the so-called labor force to attack the far away, which is a taboo for military strategists.

According to the information of the Jinyiwei, the Washuo Heshuo's special troops, together with the cavalry and infantry, were less than 50,000, and they were not their opponents at all. There was no need to use any raids or sneak attack tactics. Therefore, Qin Yi ordered the entire army to control the speed of horses and rush on the road in the most labor-saving way. In this way, although they could not reach the Washuo's Khan Court in one day, they could maintain sufficient combat power and avoid capsizing in the gutter.

Following Qin Yiming along the way was Yang Daoying, the head of the Jinyiwei secret spies in the Western Regions. He was the first batch of Jinyiwei secret spies trained by Wang Zhengnan in the sixth year of Chongzheng. He lurked in the Western Regions for many years and was extremely familiar with the terrain of the Western Regions.

The so-called Tubo oasis is not a large oasis, but a scattered oasis distributed in the Tubo Basin piece by piece. The Khan Ting of Watsai is located in the westernmost part of the Tubo Basin, near a huge freshwater lake.

As the sun sets, the sky gradually becomes dark. Fifty thousand Ming cavalry stepped into a relatively large oasis. Along the way, all the Watshu tribes that were nomadic on the oasis migrated away, leaving only traces of camping. This oasis is no exception. Although there are a lot of water and plants, they are deserted.

Qin Yiming slowly raised his hand, and the cavalry behind him began to slow down slowly. When he came to a shallow river, all the cavalry finally stopped.

Qin Yiming looked around and asked Yang Daoying beside him: "Yang Qianhu, how far is this place from the Watami Khan Court?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Daoying bowed immediately and said, "Report to General Qin, this place is less than fifty miles away from the Watsak Khan Court, and this place is also the last small oasis before the Watsak Khan Court."

Qin Yiming nodded and ordered loudly: "Transfer the order, the entire army will dismount, eat some dry food and rest early, and can make fires, but no noise is allowed. Each division takes turns to arrange people to be alert within ten miles of the surrounding area, one round per hour."

The commander of the personal guards scattered everywhere, and the Ming soldiers riding on the horses scattered one after another, gathered in groups, and then dismounted and started to rest.

After Qin Yiming gave the order, he turned over and dismounted, came to the river, scooped up a handful of water, took a few sips, wiped his face, and then asked Yang Daoying who was following him, "Yang Qianhu, do you think Gushihan will escape?"

Yang Daoying also drank a few sips of water, wiped his face before replying: "Don't worry, General Qin, my spies and future reports will prove that Gu Shihan has not yet run away, and he may still want to fight back."

Qin Yiming heard this and smiled and said, "I resisted stubbornly. If I led my army to attack for a long distance despite my fatigue, he would have had such a chance. Now, he might not have a chance."

There was nothing to say all night, and the next morning, Qin Yiming led his army to the Watami Khan Court.

Gu Shihan really wanted to fight back stubbornly, because according to the scouts, the Ming army had only 50,000 cavalry. If it were 500,000 or even 100,000 cavalry, he would be so scared that he would run away immediately, but for 50,000, he felt that there was still a chance.

After decades of development, the population of Washuo Tsai has long exceeded one million. Among them, the largest Heshuo Tsai tribe and the Chuogar tribe both have a population of more than 300,000. This is already considered a super tribe in the Western Regions wasteland. Even after the last major defeat, the entire Washuo Tsai lost nearly 300,000 troops, but the Heshuo Tsai tribe can still convene 20,000 cavalry and 30,000 infantry, and the strong males can barely gather 100,000 people. With the familiarity of the nomadic tribe with cavalry, if the Ming army underestimates the enemy, it is really possible that he will defeat him.

By the way, what role can men without weapons play on the battlefield? Don’t underestimate them. Although they don’t have weapons, they still have tripping ropes and horse ropes. Local spears can also ensure that people can have a hand. If they are accidentally approached by them, a bunch of tripping ropes and horse ropes will be thrown over, and the cavalry will immediately turn into a rolling gourd, and then stab them with a local spear, which can still kill people!

Of course, this is for ordinary cavalry. When facing Ming cavalry, they are simply seeking death when they play this game.

In fact, Gushikhan had no choice but to do it, because the migration of tribes could not be completed in one or two days. After the Ming army advanced to the Western Regions, although the tribes near the railway line had evacuated early, the small tribes near the Watsakhan Court had not yet begun to migrate.

It’s not that they are lucky enough to leave, but because of the problem of aquatic plants. It’s just spring when cattle, sheep, horses and other animals have eaten hay for a winter and they have lost weight. If they don’t let them eat aquatic plants for a while, many people with poor physical fitness may not be able to walk.

And there are so many animals raised by more than 300,000 people in the Heshuo Special Division. It will take at least one or two months to find a place where the water and grass are flourishing. Therefore, they have to stay and let the animals fill them first.

Gu Shihan originally thought that the Ming army would advance more than 1,000 miles, at least one month, but he never expected that the Ming army would advance more than 700 miles in half a month. Moreover, the Ming army suddenly sent cavalry to the gathering places of major tribes. He was really caught off guard.

Now, the civilians from the tribe near the Khan Court had only been running west for a day with livestock and property, and it was impossible for him to escape the pursuit of the Ming cavalry, which forced him to stay and block the Ming army's pace.

There are only 50,000 cavalrymen, so they should be able to get a draw at least. If they are lucky, it is not impossible to beat them up in one go. He comforted himself like this.

He has not seen the ferocity of the Ming cavalry, but sometimes people are like this, always using their subjective consciousness to anesthetize themselves and are unwilling to face reality.
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