(0795)

When Xu Xingxia returned to the command post, the intelligence officer Song Bingshu sent a large amount of intelligence information. All of these intelligence information involved the Ottoman Empire. With the continuous expansion of the White Army and the continuous increase in combat tasks, the base camp had more and more military affairs, and the number of staff members around Xu Xingxia also increased. Many young people with talent, courage, determination and motivation all came to Xu Xingxia.

Song Bingshu is the one Xu Xingxia valued the most. He was a scholar from the water town in Jiangnan. He had a good family background and was very flexible. However, he never studied hard and was never interested in eight-legged essays. Because he refused to study hard and was unwilling to do eight-legged essays, he did not even pass the exam for scholars. In the eyes of his parents, he was a completely useless person.

After the rise of the White Army, he came to join the White Army without hesitation. In the assessment chaired by Xu Xingxia himself, his ability was good, and he was directly recruited by Xu Xingxia to the General Staff. What the White Army needs is people with a flexible mind and decisive ability. No matter how well the eight-legged essay is written, it is useless. Song Bingshu trained at the grassroots level of the cavalry hunting for three months and became familiar with the basic situation of the troops, he arrived at Xu Xingxia.

Song Bingshu's intelligence analysis ability is very strong. His biggest characteristic is calmness. He is calm and knows the small, calmly sees the big, and calmly sees the leopards. In just half a month, Song Bingshu won Xu Xingxia's complete trust. Xu Xingxia clearly instructed that all the information sent by Xuanyingwei, as long as it is related to the Ottoman Empire, will be handed over to Song Bingshu for analysis and processing after it is submitted to the base camp.

Xu Xingxia pondered and asked, "What big moves did the Ottoman Empire?"

Song Bingshu said cautiously: "For the time being, their big moves have not yet affected the territory of the Yarkand Khanate. Judging from the information currently available, a large number of fanatics gathered in the Hashihaer area. There may be about 500,000 people. Behind them, more fanatics came. However, the regular army of the Ottoman Empire had only 30,000 people, and they were in the sequence of expeditionary forces. In the middle, there were Safi Dynasty."

Xu Xingxia nodded thoughtfully. The 500,000 fanatics sounded quite scary. The total number of the White Army was not as high as that of others. Moreover, the Ottoman Expeditionary Forces had 30,000 people, which was indeed a bit beyond Xu Xingxia's expectations. Their arrival was really fast.

These guys really don't take human heads seriously. They often go out hundreds of thousands of people. It seems that the number of people dispatched, a little less, cannot highlight the power of the Ottoman Empire. I don't know how their logistics were solved and how they can maintain the existence of so many people? Could it be that they can eat enough by eating wind and sand? This is amazing.

Compared with the Ottoman Empire, the logistics of the White-Clothed Army seemed very pitiful. The four units including the hunting cavalry, the leopard cavalry, the mastiff cavalry, and the lion cavalry were less than 30,000 people, only one-tenth of the other. However, in order to maintain the combat of these four troops in the Western Regions, the logistics department of the White-Clothed Army had tried all the best.

It’s not that Xu Xingxia didn’t want to increase the strength of the White Army in the Western Regions, but the logistics could not be supported. Before the railway line was fully built, it would take at least three months to send a bullet to Yaergan City. This is the most ideal situation. If there is any accident, half a year is indispensable.

"What's the news over Abbas?"

After pondering for a while, Xu Xingxia asked slowly again.

The Abbas he mentioned was the emperor of the Safi Dynasty.

This guy is also a generation of heroes and is quite capable. The original Iran region was almost completely lost under the attack of the Ottoman Empire and even the capital was not saved. Fortunately, at the most dangerous time, Abbas, who was only eighteen years old, decisively launched a court coup, invading his weak and incompetent father into the cold palace, and personally took over the highest power in the Iran region. After successive reforms, he established the more powerful Safi Dynasty.

Due to regional and religious disputes, the Safi Dynasty under Abbas ruled by Abbas has always been hostile to the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Both sides fought wars almost every year on the border. Many people died every year, and they never stopped.

However, overall, the Safi Dynasty was at a disadvantage. The Safi Dynasty was at a disadvantage in terms of population and land area. The Safi Dynasty's army was less than one-third of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Expeditionary Force was able to cross the Safi Dynasty and appear in the Western Regions, which was the result of the Safi Dynasty being severely contained. If the Safi Dynasty was strong enough, the regular Ottoman Empire army would not be able to pass.

In fact, what made Abbas the most trouble was not the threat from the outside world, but the internal dispute. He came to power through a coup and overthrew his father, which would naturally arouse dissatisfaction from many people, especially the dissatisfaction of the original Turkmen nobles. Before the coup, the Turkmen nobles held the main power of the Safi Dynasty and the army was also controlled by them. It is easy to imagine how difficult it is for Abbas to change this status quo.

The original main military force in Iran was called the Red Hat Army, which was marked by wearing the Red Hat, just like the British Army. They were commanded by different nobles, and were very loyal to the king, and did not accept the jurisdiction of Abbas at all. After Abbas came to power, they strongly suppressed the Red Hat Army, weakened their strength, and formed an army that was loyal to themselves. As a result, many Red Hat Army rebelled and war continued.

The internal strife of the Safi Dynasty naturally attracted the covetousness of the Ottoman Empire. The regular army of the Ottoman Empire took the opportunity to enter the Safi Dynasty and support the various nobles of the Red Hat Army. In this way, the entire northern part of the Safi Dynasty was trapped in the hands of the Ottoman Empire. In name, this area was ruled by the Red Hat Army, but in fact, the Ottoman Empire was manipulated behind the scenes.

Song Bingshu said: "The situation in the Safi Dynasty is very chaotic now. Abbas's power is undoubtedly the strongest, and the remnants of the Red Hat Army are not weak. The Ottoman Empire continued to send regular troops to the Safi territory, and it was probably to drag Abbas down."

"Abbas probably doesn't know our abilities yet, and has never sent anyone to contact us. However, as long as we destroy part of the regular army of the Ottoman Empire, Abbas will definitely send someone to contact us."

Xu Xingxia nodded in agreement and said calmly: "Very good!"

Song Bingshu reported some other basic situations. According to the investigation of Xuanying Guard, the commander of the fanatic is no longer a woman, but a veteran general of the Ottoman Empire, with great combat experience. His name is Mahmud, who once served as the governor of Baghdad in the Ottoman Empire. Song Bingshu judged that this person was a veteran on the battlefield and was difficult to deal with.

Mahmud not only brought a large number of fanatics, but also brought 30,000 Ottoman musketeers. Perhaps this name is a bit popular and nothing special. If it were the Sultan personal soldiers, it is probably familiar to many people. In the Ottoman Empire, the Sultan personal soldiers are definitely the elite in the army. Their military qualities, weapons and equipment, military training, and salary are the best. Of course, the combat effectiveness is of course the strongest.

Xu Xingxia said in a deep voice: "The base camp will move to Yaergan City first! Command nearby!"

After all, Asu is too far from the front line, and he cannot grasp the latest news in time. The situations reported by Song Bingshu were all at least three days ago. Xu Xingxia needed to grasp first-hand information in time. In particular, Song Bingshu judged that this Mahmud was a veteran on the battlefield and was not easy to deal with, so he must not take it lightly.

Xu Xingxia did not think that the Ottoman army was so powerful that it could take down Yaergan City. He set up his base camp in Yaergan City, so there should be no danger. After the order was conveyed, all parties immediately took action quickly.

At this time, Zhang Nai, the deputy commander of the hunting cavalry, had quietly led a squadron of hunting cavalry soldiers to conduct secret training in a secret place, accurately infiltrate into the Kingdom of Khurashan, and cooperate with Sawanna's secret operation. Therefore, the commander Liu Chuang was the commander. This guy, when he heard that the base camp was going to migrate to Yaergan City, he naturally wanted it. The closer the battlefield, the hunting cavalry had a chance to fight!

"Quick! Quick! Quick!"

"You bunny, move quickly!"

"I tell you, if you go late, you won't even have the chance to drink soup!"

Liu Chuang felt that the battlefield was getting closer and closer to him, and he couldn't help but his blood was boiling. He really longed to fight. He kept shouting at his subordinates and urging them to speed up the movements. The effect of doing this was naturally obvious. In just five hours, Da Benyi quickly moved towards Yaergancheng.

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Five days later, Xu Xingxia appeared in Yaergan City. The one stationed in Yaergan City was the Mastiff Cavalry led by Gao Jie. When he learned that Xu Xingxia had arrived, Gao Jie hurried out to greet him. As a result, Xu Xingxia just stayed in Yaergan City for a while, washed his face, and turned to Kezi. Yaergan City is not a battlefield, Kezi is the battlefield, and he wanted to go to the battlefield to take a look.

The group came to Kizi and found that the two armies were already in opposition and were ready to fight. The Lion Cavalry stationed in Kizi was led by Gao Yipeng. The fighting style of the Lion Cavalry is a bit special. If it is guerrilla warfare, ambush warfare, sparrow warfare, raid warfare, etc., the Lion Cavalry is definitely not as skilled as the Mastiff Cavalry and the Leopard Cavalry. However, in terms of traditional queue combat, the Lion Cavalry is the strongest. The power of queuing and shooting is definitely the strongest.
Chapter completed!