In fact, there are not many ethnic groups in Black Khan, so the gap between ethnic groups is also very serious. Everyone holds the idea that if they live together for a long time, they will all be Black Khan. It is said that it can become a country, but it is a pity.
The sense of belonging among all ethnic groups in Black Khan is so poor.
The Uighurs, Geluolu people, and even the remaining Western Turks mentioned the Tiele people on the grasslands. Of course, there are also some other ethnic groups from the east or the west, such as Dangxiang people, Han people, Khitan people, etc.
This is a place where a large mixed population lives, but the Mobei Uighurs are still the royal family of the Black Khan. They are the Black Khan dynasty founded together with Yangmo, Geluolu and other tribes.
The current Islamization of Black Khan is relatively profound, but this is not a bad thing in Ye An's view. Most of the teachings of religions that can be spread for thousands of years guide people to do good.
Had it not been for the expansion of Christianity and extreme pilgrimage, such a fierce and long conflict between Islam and Christianity would not have broken out.
However, counting the time, it seems that the Crusade has not yet begun.
That holy war that seemed to be under the banner of justice was completely different from Ye An's point of view.
The real purpose of the Crusades was never to conquer the holy city of Jerusalem.
Rather, the Holy Roman Empire urgently needs to open a trade route to the East. They are also looking for this trade route from Hexi to Rome and ensure the smooth flow of this route.
It’s hard to imagine that people in this era were so obsessed with trade routes.
However, the starting point of the Silk Road is constantly declining, and the Han Dynasty in the East is paying less and less attention to it. The reason is that there are too few connections between the East and the West, and there is no large-scale commercial exchanges.
However, all this began to change quietly after Ye An governed Hexi. Hexi's production capacity and innovation capabilities have completely surpassed the Song Dynasty, becoming the most powerful manufacturing giant in the world.
Under this circumstance, there were more and more exchanges between the East and the West. Ye An believed that it was very likely that the developed trade in Hexi would lead to faster development of the Silk Road, thus triggering the Crusades in advance.
After all, Central Asia has always been an obstacle between the East and the West. Even if the Abbasid dynasty did not deliberately block the caravan, it would still earn enough oil and water and price differences from it, making Europe unwilling to be
Gathering wool, war will naturally be triggered in advance.
Ye An is not worried that the war will spread to Hexi. On the contrary, he plans to capture Heihan and regain control of Anxi, which was originally under the control of the Han family in the Tang Dynasty.
Raza is right. Although Hexi continues to grow, its population is indeed too small compared to the entire Song Dynasty. With high combat effectiveness and advanced weapons and equipment, it can suppress the Song Dynasty and the party's spying on Hexi, but it cannot.
Expand your population.
After all, it takes time to change the population. Of course, with the geographical expansion of Hexi, the population will naturally increase, and it also takes time to accumulate.
It was natural for Ye An to use troops to capture Bashagun, but for Suleiman, it was a bit unbelievable. In his opinion, an army of more than 10,000 people wanted to capture Bashagun. This was simply a fantasy.
But when the Hexi Expeditionary Force appeared outside the city, they gave him a "big fight".
Ye An clearly realized that if he wanted to make the entire Black Khan surrender, he must capture its capital, Bashishagon, and even Hengluosi City. Only with this kind of powerful military power could the Black Khan be destroyed.
The power of people to resist disintegrates their fighting spirit.
Now, whenever Raza sees the black artillery being "liberated" from the box truck, it is like seeing a wild beast out of the cage. The Black Khan people already know the terror of this kind of firearm. The city wall has been piled with stones.
But how can those rocks block the artillery attack?
The appearance of those rocks not only failed to block the artillery bombardment, but also increased the lethality of the splash, which was not a useful defense in the first place.
At this time, it was too late for Raza to leave. Ye An was planning to attack the city. How could he get him to leave the expeditionary army camp?
The two sat opposite each other, with Ye An facing Bashi Sagon and Lazar facing away. It is understandable that he did not want to see the tragic situation of Bashi Sagon being defeated by the Hexi army.
Tieniu has begun to prepare for war. The Wang Gang has begun pre-war mobilization as Sizheng of the Department of Commerce. What he says now is more effective than what Ye An said, because the whole army knows that this person is responsible for the distribution of spoils and always
Yan Jiuding.
"This battle is extraordinary. Once Bacishagun is captured, it will be the time to restore Suiye City, our Han family's important town in Anxi. Suiye City is the leader of the four towns in Anxi. I don't need to say more about this. I will announce the military merits below!"
"The infantry can be promoted to a level by killing ten enemies, and the same can be said for the cavalry formation. If you are the first to complete the combat mission as a company, you will receive first-class collective merit! There will be rewards for the whole company, and the total military merit has not yet been capped.
It can be accumulated to individuals!”
As the Wang Gang finished speaking, the Hexi Army cheered all day long. Raza didn't know what to say. These Hexi Army seemed to have returned victorious before they even fought. Is this justified?!
The look of Ye An sitting across from him smiling and saying nothing made him even more angry, as if everything was under his control. This time the young general disappeared again. Lazar immediately looked at Ye An with great energy and said
: "Where did General Di go?"
"Di Qing is in charge of surprises, and I am in charge of this formation. Don't worry, I will give you a surprise!"
"I don't want to see any surprises..."
"This is not up to you! The war has been going on so far. We, Hexi, have invested so much manpower and material resources. It is impossible to stop before we get sufficient political and economic returns."
As the conversation between the two men began, the siege battle also began. The roar of artillery fire once again swept across this ancient land. The roaring artillery stones shattered the useless defenses on the city walls and also shattered the Black Khan soldiers defending the city.
psychological defense line.
Countless King Qin's troops appeared outside the city of Basishagon. Suleiman had already dispatched to ambush the Hexi army outside the city. Of course he knew the power of Hexi's weapons, but he also discovered its flaws.
Artillery is a powerful siege weapon, but it is bulky and difficult to move quickly. Muskets are incredibly powerful, but their hit rate will decrease after they are dispersed.
So they used ambushes and cavalry to respond to the Hexi Army's attack, in order to harass and attack Ye An's rear army and central army formation. However, such a trick had been thought of by Ye An a long time ago.
As the rhythm of the military drum continued, the Hexi Army did not stop its attack on Bashishagun. Instead, it shot out many cavalry units from the army formation to intercept the invading enemy.
This is a tactic of cavalry and boxcars. It is not suitable for long-distance attacks, but it is extremely suitable for close-range defense. The Song Dynasty lacked war horses and good horses, but Hexi never lacked them.
At the moment of approaching the enemy, the window of the box car was pushed open, and there was a sharp friction sound between the iron sheets, followed by a burst of gunfire. After the first wave of shooting was completed, the second wave of shots was loaded in the car.
The gunman immediately took up his position, aimed and fired in one go.
Because of the close distance between the two sides, even if the boxcar is slightly bumpy, it can roughly hit the target. Moreover, the cavalry has a larger target than the pure infantry, so it is good to shoot the man first and the horse.
In the face of Hexi's powerful firearms, even the most elite vests and armors are unable to withstand it. Moreover, Hexi has already thoroughly studied the combat methods and tactics of firearms.
Soon, the situation on the battlefield was reversed. Instead of being defeated by the enemy, the attacking boxcar cavalry began to wander and pursue the enemy cavalry...