The sky is covered with clouds and the cold wind is howling, making people feel particularly cold. The Tianshan Mountains next to it are already bare, and when they reach the top, they turn white. On the other side, there is no vast desert, and it is endless. A river coming from the Tianshan Mountains flows through the castle. Now in winter, there are very little water in the river. Near the castle, there are some houses distributed in groups of three or three, and no figures can be seen.

Du Zhongxiao rode on the horse, looked at the castle in front and the large tent behind the castle, and said to Fu Bi: "This is Buqier. It was originally a beacon tower in the Han and Tang Dynasties, but later it became more populated, so a small castle was built. The Black Khan army occupied this place. Since we increased our troops here, they have also continued to increase their troops. Now both sides are gathering heavily, so there is no accident. A battle should be taken here."

Fu Bi said: "Hei Shan has more than 60,000 people, but he has more than 40,000 people. What is the chance of winning in Jishuai?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "Speaking of this, in the battle between Hue Du and Dangxiang, there were 20,000 to 30,000 to 50,000 or 60,000, and the battle went down. Of course, Hei Khan was different from Dangxiang. There were not so many auxiliary soldiers in the army, mainly combat soldiers. However, I think our chances of victory are still very high."

Fu Bi was a little surprised when he heard this and asked, "Since the training of the entire army, Jishou has been dissatisfied with the new army's combat effectiveness. Why is it so confident now? With 40,000 to 60,000, it is also the advantage of Hei Khan."

Du Zhongxiao smiled and shook his head: "Deputy envoy, how can we only compare the number of people in war? We have complete guns and cannons, and there are many horses. 50,000 people are enough to be a whole way. No matter how many people there are, it is not very useful. I am dissatisfied with the new army after the training because compared with the original Yingtianxiang Army, their combat effectiveness is not as good as that of the time. Moreover, they may never be able to reach it. In addition, against these armies, of course, it is still an advantage."

Fu Bi did not come from the Yingtianxiangjun era, so he didn't understand this and could only shake his head.

Du Zhongxiao did not explain, but just carefully observed the arrangement of the Hei Shan army opposite. The Yingtianxiang Army was almost all built from the beginning, without any constraints, and those who can do it, and those who cannot do it. Through a lot of learning and repeated drills, a high-level team was organized. At that time, whoever learned the best would be promoted, and those who could not learn well would go on. Everyone had no complaints. The drills were different, and they were basically qualified to graduate, rather than selecting the best talents. The imperial guards eliminated them mainly middle and lower-level officials, and they were commanding and above, and even if they were not qualified, they were transferred. For Du Zhongxiao, such an army was enough to fight, but lacked the sharpness of the Yingtianxiang Army.

If it was Yingtianxiang Army, why should Du Zhongxiao be so careful? He had to arrange division and surround him. Now Zhang Ji's army is naturally stronger than the other party, but there are also some unqualified ones. The strategic layout is more conservative and allows some troops to make mistakes.

The terrain around Budul was flat, the only river did not have much water, and it had long been frozen, making it a good battlefield. Black Khan's army was centered on the castle and divided into several camps around it.

Du Zhongxiao's consideration was to try his best to annihilate the Black Khan army here. After the war, there would be no resistance to continue advancing westward. Budor went to Kucha more than 200 miles, and if he only defeated him, he would not be able to stop them from retreating back to Kucha. It would be best to surround him here and eliminate him one after another.

After looking for a long time, Du Zhongxiao said: "This place is too flat, and our army is less than the other side. It is difficult to encircle it."

Fu Bi said: "Jingshou, it's nothing that can't be surrounded. From now on, all the towns are under the Tianshan Mountains, so there is no need to take a detour. After defeating this battle, no one dares to stop 50,000 soldiers! As long as Shule is broken, Hei Khan will have no major land south of the Tianshan Mountains, and he can only retreat."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Although that's the case, because the journey is long, the army cannot bring heavy artillery, and it is always difficult to attack the city. Budouer only has a small castle, and it is rare for Hei Khan to choose to fight in the field here. This battle defeated Hei Khan's main force, and for ten years, they did not dare to look south."

Du Zhongxiao estimated that after this battle, he should be transferred. If the court does not adjust, he will also find a way to go. Otherwise, he will first seize the military merits of Hequ Road, and then explore the Western Regions, his military merits are too great, and the influence of the army is too great, which will be unfavorable to the future. Now is the time for the entire army to change its training. It is better to leave and let others complete it, otherwise there will be too many concerns.

Fu Bi didn't know Du Zhongxiao's thoughts. In his opinion, if you can't win quickly, you can wait for two years. It's nothing. As long as the railway is built, which city can withstand heavy artillery? Dangxiang can also build high a base in the deep city and work hard to cast cannons. Hei Han doesn't even have this ability.

After watching for a long time, Du Zhongxiao said: "The terrain here really cannot be encircled. During the war, the castle should be left to Hei Khan, and each army should be divided into three parts. One on the front attracts the Hei Khan army, and the north and south wings are mainly attacked, leaving most of the Hei Khan army. Later, cavalry sent to chase and kill the fleeing Hei Khan army as much as possible, so that they dare not defend Kucha, or even Moman, and flee directly to Shule."

After saying that, Du Zhongxiao said to Fu Bi: "What do you think of the deputy envoy?"

Fu Bi said: "If you do this, you don't take the Black Sweat Army seriously. I think it's better to attack head-on and occupy the castle first."

Seeing that Fu Bi couldn't understand, Du Zhongxiao didn't argue, but said, "Let's go back first and discuss with the generals tonight."

Now that Zhang Ji's army has complete artillery. When dealing with a cold weapon army, it is still mainly light cavalry and an army with no infantry skills, there is no need to consider the problem of being unable to defeat. Otherwise, Zhang Ji would be too useless.

Du Zhongxiao was in charge of the tent, and a large map was laid on the ground, and several generals were sitting around him, talking a lot.

Pointing to a military camp behind the castle, Du Zhongxiao said: "This is the enemy map drawn by the Risk Division after the scouts in recent days. The tent behind the castle looks the largest. After inquiring, the head coach of Hei Khan, Ilik. Remind that Ilik is the third brother of the current Black Khan King Sulaiman, and has a very small position in Hei Khan. In this battle, if we can capture Ilik, we can ask Hei Khan to withdraw his troops and retreat to the north of the Tianshan Mountains. As long as we occupy Shule, Hei Khan has no stronghold south of the Tianshan Mountains, and Khotan will naturally return to the court."

After hearing this, Tan Chong pointed to the handsome tent and said, "I didn't expect that there was a big guy living here! Zhiniang thief, if he captured him in one battle, he would be a great military merit! How about the general, let our troops attack here? He would definitely not be able to escape!"

Without waiting for Zhang Ji to answer, Du Zhongxiao said: "You really want to attack here? The attacker is just a feint. You have to wait for the other troops to complete the encirclement before you can launch a large-scale attack. If Ilik is alert and escapes first, there will be nothing."

Tan Chong said: "A soldier has risks in everything he does. I heard from Jishuai that the biggest goal of this battle is him, so he should naturally ask for this battle! If you are lucky, you can't do it. If you have some luck, will you be the first achievement of the final battle?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "Okay, you have taken Ilic, your troops are the first military merit in this battle!"

After saying that, Du Zhongxiao said to Zhang Ji on the side: "What should General Zhang do if he wants to capture Ilik?"

Zhang Ke thought for a while and said, "The commander Yilik is among the Hei Khan's army. The unit around him, plus the troops garrisoned in the castle, is the strongest of Hei Khan. If you want to take him, you may not be able to attack him head-on. If the situation is not good, he will naturally follow the army."

Du Zhongxiao said: "What should we do?"

Zhang Ji pointed to the map and said, "The terrain in this area is flat. If we want to completely encircle the enemy, we have less than 50,000 people. We should not be able to do it. If we want to capture Ilik, we can only make some arrangements. Jie Shuai said just now that if we want to capture Ilik, the troops attacking front in front must be patient and cannot fight and rush forward to scare the enemy away. We must attack with all our might from the left and right wings, and defeat the enemy in the middle in the shortest time. Before Ilik reacts, the troops on both wings will hold him in the middle, which is possible."

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Yes, this is the difficulty. In fact, even if the two wings attack, Ilik may still escape, and the plain terrain has no choice. Therefore, in this battle, you should arrange troops on both wings, and defeat the troops behind Heikhan with the greatest determination and the fastest speed. Don't think about whether you can win the enemy. Although we have fewer people, our weapons and equipment are far better than the enemy. You must boldly use troops, arrange heavy troops on the two wings, and cut into the middle of the enemy regardless of everything. The troops in the front battlefield in front must be able to stand it. When the two wings surround, they will suddenly exert all their strength to attack. As long as I hold on Ilik, it is worth it to run away some of the Black Sweat army."

Zhang Ke crossed his hands and said yes.

Du Zhongxiao said again: "When we were studying in the military academy, we always required to maintain enough reserve teams to invest at critical moments. This time, because of the limitations of the terrain, we also required to capture the enemy's head coach, so that there could be fewer reserve teams. In other words, the troops that constrained Ilik in front are themselves reserve teams for this battle. The Strategic Department has more than 3,000 people, which is my reserve team. All the remaining troops are under your command!"

Zhang Ke crossed his hands and whispered loudly: "Abide by the orders of the generals of the Jie Dynasty! I will do my best to catch Ilik in this battle!"

Du Zhongxiao nodded and said to Fu Bi and Zhang Sheng on the side: "What do you think of the two deputy envoys?"

Zhang Sheng said: "Although the enemy has more than 70,000 troops, it is concentrated around the castle and is not dispersed. In this way, our army has the possibility of concentrated eliminating them. Forty thousand troops, if you have all your strength, you won't suffer any loss!"

Fu Bi felt a little worried: "Forty thousand vs. seventy thousand, and the battle is head-on. If you win this battle, it means a lot."
Chapter completed!