Yang Fan looked at the map, and the staff kept marking the changes in the various forces.
"Ignore Gushi Khan for now and attack the weakest enemy first. Leave the Uzbek army in the Hehuang Valley to train on the plateau. Let them gradually increase the altitude and adapt first."
Yang Fan drank a cup of tea and continued: "Wang Hao, all your cavalry divisions are dispatched and the defense tasks are handed over to the 1st Infantry Division of the Us Tibetan Army. In five days, the 2nd Infantry Division will also arrive. This will leave 20,000 people.
The infantry guards the Hehuang Valley to ensure that everything is safe."
Wang Hao immediately put his legs together and shouted: "Here! I will gather the troops and go out at any time according to the master's military order."
Yang Fan turned around and asked: "Have the modified four-wheeled carriage I want finished?"
Wei Dahu hurriedly said: "Master, it's all done. Twenty cars have been modified. They all use ten Us Tibetan horses, divided into two rows at the front and back for towing. I have tried them all and they run very fast. The cars are temporarily equipped with steel pipes.
The pillar can fix the rotating machine gun. It can fire 360 degrees outward. The vehicle body can carry ten boxes with a total of 20,000 rounds of 7.92mm machine gun ammunition."
Yang Fan nodded and said: "After the master's ritual ceremony in Xining is over today, let the fake master with make-up sit in a carefully decorated ritual frame. Bring an army of 3,000 lamas with you. You can bring 6,000 cavalry guards and set off tomorrow morning."
"Drive slowly all the way. When we get out of the Kunlun Pass, I estimate that Quatu Khan will most likely intercept there. When the time comes, Wang Hao, you can only lose but not win. Leave some vehicles and baggage behind and run to Xining.
.Lead them to the Hehuang Valley and annihilate them."
The altitude there is very high, more than 4,000 meters. Neither Quetu Khan nor Wang Hao can use horses, because even the Mongolian horses that have adapted to the plateau cannot withstand the high-intensity charging and fighting there.
Both Quetu Khan and Wang Hao could only use their cavalry as infantry. The few Uzbeg horses that Yang Fan had were used to pull carts. After all, it was not easy for people at this altitude to walk with armor and weapons.
Don't even think about carrying anything on your back.
But the army cannot move out without baggage. It can only use precious Uzbek horse-drawn carriages and light four-wheeled carriages to transport the baggage and follow the army forward.
Wang Hao said loudly: "I understand."
Calculating the time, it will take about ten days to go back and forth. At that time, the second division of the Us Tibetan Army also disembarked. Chotu Khan only knew Wang Hao's 10,000 cavalry, but did not know that there were 20,000 additional infantry around Xining. And this
Twenty thousand people have been fighting on the Mongolian Plateau for a year, and you have already developed a certain degree of adaptability to the plateau.
The altitude of the Hehuang Valley is relatively low, mostly around 2,000 meters. It is basically the same altitude as the previous Us Tibetan Army before it was reorganized. There is no big difference between fighting here and the Alxa area.
This area is located between Daban Mountain and Jishi Mountain on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It is a fertile triangle zone in the Yellow River and Huangshui River basins. The Hehuang Valley covers a wide area, including the provincial capitals of Xining City and Haidong City, Jianzha in Huangnan Prefecture, and Guide in Hainan Prefecture.
Sixteen counties and districts are enough to accommodate large corps for combat.
The low altitude of the Hehuang Valley is one of the reasons why it has become an important agricultural production base.
The average altitude of Qinghai is above 3,000 meters, while the altitude of the Hehuang Valley is mostly around 2,000 meters, which makes the area equipped with good conditions for agricultural development.
What Quetu Khan really covets is here. If he can occupy this place, his strength will increase greatly. There is no need for him to join forces with Baili Tusi, who also covets here.
After all, he also believed in Zang Chuan. Although he did not believe in the Huangyi Sect, he was not in the same group as Baili Tusi, the heretic who practiced Bon religion.
When Quetu Khan chased Wang Hao to the Hehuang Valley, the 20,000 infantrymen who were ambushing all around would swarm up and surround Quetu Khan's 20,000 men.
The cavalry can already be used here. By then, the Qinghai Cavalry Division will have 10,000 cavalry, plus 20,000 infantry. It will not be a big problem for Yang Fan to take advantage of Quetu's sweat and eat the 20,000 dismounted cavalry.
As for waiting for Gushi Khan to come, Yan Yingyuan had already ended the Shaanxi immigration plan and came to Xining with the remaining 25,000 people. At that time, Wang Hao had more than 50,000 people here. It was enough.
Deal with the Heshuote people.
After Yang Fan goes to war, Gushi Khan will not get any support from Mongolia in the Mongolia, because Yang Fan will finish off the Zasak Tuhan tribe and the Tuva people in Tangnu Ulianghai this winter. He will attack Junggar in the spring of next year.
People and Heshuote people.
They have too much time to take care of themselves. No one will support Gushi Khan.
Wang Hao has a strong city, which is enough to withstand the siege of Baili Chieftain, Zangba Khan, and Gushi Khan. He can rely on the many strong strongholds in the Hehuang Valley to consume them until Mongolia is defeated across the board in the desert.
The next day, shortly after dawn, the cavalry division camp became noisy.
Six thousand cavalrymen dismounted and walked. Twenty horse-drawn four-wheeled carts were drawn on the colorful shed outside. Following a painted Dharma frame, they meandered forward. Three thousand red lamas, wearing chainmail, carried
Carrying a long sword and carrying a bow and arrow, he followed on foot.
In the past few days, the master was in Xining, giving sermons to the officials and the people, and holding large Dharma meetings. For a time, Xining City was in an unprecedented state of grandeur. Many herdsmen from the west came here. Spies from Quetu Khan also appeared among them.
Mo Ligen took two followers, disguised as horse dealers, and hid in a tea shed. His slender eyes stared at the large group of people coming out of the camp and heading towards the south gate.
"Are you sure it's the master himself?" Mo Ligen asked in a low voice.
The thin man, who was as thin as a stick, stared carefully for a few more times and said: "That's right, during the past few days of the Dharma conference, I paid off the guards and worked for them in the background.
I’ve seen him, and it’s him. Others don’t have the level to say this. He speaks like a lotus flower, and I’m very excited when I hear it.”
Although this guy is with him, he is indeed a believer in the yellow sect.
"Okay, okay, shut up." Mo Ligen said irritably.
I watched the lamas carrying tubas and playing while walking, and some people scattered flower petals on the road. Behind them were four people in a row, and more than 30 rows of singing teams, walking slowly amidst the melodious singing. Mo
I feel like I can go back and do business now.
"Let's go and return as soon as possible. The Great Khan is also anxious about waiting." Mo Ligen said in a low voice. He threw a few copper coins on the table and left with the others.
Not long after the brigade left the south gate, Mo Ligen and three others, one man and two horses, rushed towards the Hoh Xil Wasteland. They had to run back for three days and three nights to recover, because the Great Khan had specifically told them before coming that the Kunlun Pass was the best.
Ambush location.
So, you have to be quick. If the news comes late, they will walk over. It will be difficult to fight.
The best chance is only when they have just crossed the mountain pass and both people and livestock are sick due to the high altitude.