Chapter 768 Since you are late, you can only rob it!

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Ma Heima's face looked very bad.

He didn't expect that Marshatini would actually attack him!

However, because the plan changed too quickly, he did not find any alternative. As a result, after Martha Tinni said this, he became mute. He reminded himself in his mind that he must refute Martha Tinni's words, otherwise his fate would be very miserable. However, his mouth was completely out of control and could not say anything.

To be honest, he really didn't expect that the speed of the White Army was so fast. Xu Xingxia felt that it was already very long to travel through the Flame Mountain in eight days. However, in the estimates of Ma Heima and others, it took at least ten days for the White Army to cross the Flame Mountain. As a result, the estimation error of these two or three days made Ma Heima a step late.

Fortunately, Rosalind was still considering the overall situation. She said tactfully: "Mahjong Mahjong, we all know that you have done your best, and you don't have to blame yourself."

She knew that Ma Heima was Abdul Rain's confidant. If Mashatini wanted to deal with Ma Heima, it must depend on Abdul Rain's intention. If she crossed Abdul Rain and dealt with Ma Heima directly, it would definitely attract fear from the top leaders of the Yarkand Kingdom.

Yes, it is fear, not disgust. They will worry that after dealing with the White Army, all of them will be killed. If Abdulatifu and others have such fear in their hearts, the cooperation between the two sides will be over.

After all, no matter who it is, they do not want to be someone else's tool. When it is useful, they should be used. When it is useless, they should be thrown away. Perhaps the senior leaders of the Ottoman Empire did have this meaning, but they must not show it now.

For the senior officials of the Yarkand Kingdom, they actually had no unchangeable position in this war. To put it more contempt, they were just a group of people who were good at making soy sauce. They could follow the Ottoman Empire to make soy sauce, and of course they could make soy sauce with the White Army. If they were scared, they might go and make soy sauce with the White Army.

In the White Army, there is definitely the meaning of winning over the Yarkand Kingdom. In fact, there is no need to say much. Historical experience has proved that a simple Han army cannot be produced in the Western Regions. They must absorb local people to join the army. It is estimated that Xu Xingxia will not be an exception. If there is a chance, Xu Xingxia will definitely find a way to win over the Yarkand people over. Don’t forget that behind Xu Xingxia, there is also the existence of Sawanna.

Sawanna was the queen of Khorasan before, and Khorasan and Yarkand were bordered by the two sides, and they had close exchanges in the past. Abdulatifu was also one of Sawanna's suitors back then. If Xu Xingxia used Sawanna to come forward, contacted Abdulatifu and promised to give certain benefits, Abdulatifu would probably surrender. If he did not surrender, Xu Xingxia had a way to launch a coup in Yerkand and replace him with a Khan.

Therefore, no matter what, the Kingdom of Yarkand cannot be pushed into the arms of the white-clothed army. At least, before the arrival of a larger number of fanatics, even the Ottoman musketeer guards, they must find a way to control the Kingdom of Yarkand in their hands. This means that the treatment of Ma Heima can only be limited to verbal and it is impossible to take real action.

Abdullatifu knew exactly what was going on, and he couldn't help but sneer in his heart. You two women are just outsiders, but they have to pretend to be the master on my field. Do you really think I, Abdullatifu, are transparent? As the saying goes, beating a dog depends on the owner. If you want to deal with horse Heima, you have to ask for my opinion, right?

I really think that the master behind you can interfere in affairs in every place! If you get angry, I will tie you up and send you directly to Xu Xingxia's arms. This is not an angry word. He does have the intention to surrender to the White Army. However, his intention is very well hidden, and no one can see it around him.

Abdullatifu had this idea, which was definitely not a hot mind, but a careful consideration. Although the behemoth behind the two women was amazing and could not be easily aroused. However, the combat effectiveness of the White Army was also amazing, and they could not be too aroused. Thousands of fanatics attacked Xu Xingxia, but none of them came back. This battle did shock Abdullatifu. He didn't want to offend the White Army easily and formed a hatred with Xu Xingxia, and ended up dead without a complete body.

To be honest, this battle really has nothing to do with him. Whether it is to surrender to the Ottoman Empire or the Ming Dynasty, it seems that there is no difference. He was just unfortunately caught in the middle. If you want to blame, you can only blame the bad position of the Yarkand Kingdom, which is just between two giants, and is deeply implicated.

However, on the surface, he was not abnormal at all. He said with a smile: "Actually, it's no big deal. Since the White Army has controlled the water source, we just need to find a way to snatch it back. High Priest, am I right?"

Rosalind turned to look at Marshatini, and said nothing.

Marshatini's face naturally would not be good. She was still angry with the White Army and was angry with Xu Xingxia. She said she wanted to give the White Army a look and let the White Army starve to death. Unexpectedly, the White Army occupied a spring here. How can she do this? As a result, she didn't take Abdulatifu's statement at all.

Rosalind said calmly: "It seems that only this is the case. Well, since you are here, you can't go there in vain. Let Blood and Fire decide!"

She was meticulous in thinking, cautious, but was quite decisive. She took action decisively when it was time to take action and never hesitated. When Marshatini lost her mind, she made a decisive decision. She knew very well that the situation in front of them was quite unfavorable. The white-clothed army could fight a protracted war by controlling the water source. However, the fanatics they brought did not prepare much water source and would definitely not be able to hold on for too long.

Even if the amount of water from the spring is not large, it can meet the needs of the White Army. Even if Xu Xingxia is a fool, she will strictly manage the water source. Once it is strictly allocated and managed, the time the White Army can support it will be long. In terms of survival alone, everyone does not need too much water every day, five cups are enough. It is certain that in one or two months, the White Army will never be forced to retreat due to lack of water.

On the contrary, fanatics cannot hold on for such a long time. When they set out, they calculated the spring of this mouth on their side, but they did not carry too much water. Rosalind estimated that they could only last for five days at most. In other words, they had to solve the White Army in five days, otherwise, they would not need to fight back, and they would have to take the initiative to retreat due to severe water shortage.

"The spring must be taken over!" Marshatini said without hesitation. At this time, she finally woke up. Even if she was really a military idiot, she could instinctively realize what the fanatics should do first. As long as the spring is still in the hands of the White Army, the one who has the initiative in the war will always be the White Army. And they are all passive. If you want to turn passive into initiative, you must seize the spring.

"Roar up and grab the holy water!"

Martha Tinni ordered all the fanatics to attack immediately.

Those fanatics have been seriously brainwashed and have no thoughts at all. All their actions are controlled by the high priest Marshatini. Therefore, after receiving the order, they did not think anything at all, and shouted to kill the white army. Their numbers were indeed a large number, with a total of 20,000 people. They suddenly burst out, and the horse's hooves were thunderous, the earth was shaking, and the sandstorm rolled, as if a demon appeared.

Ma Heima did not dare to neglect and ordered the five thousand Turpan cavalry he brought to participate in the attack. In this way, the attackers' team became even more dense. The number of fanatics was originally more than 20,000, but now there are 5,000 Turpan cavalry, which is 25,000. Even in the vast desert, the terrain is very open and open, and so many people are crowded together, the scene is very spectacular. It is vast and covers the sky and the sun.

In front of the white-clothed army, there were all empty desert Gobi Deserts. Horses hooves quickly stepped over the sand and splashed a large amount of sand and soil. After countless sand and soil were stirred up, they formed pieces of gray-yellow smoke. The rich smoke and dust were scattered, covering all the cavalry almost without seeing any figures.

Fortunately, the White Army's counterattack did not require seeing people at all. You only need to estimate the general position of the enemy. The White Army's main counterattack weapon was of course a mortar. This kind of killer weapon had already exerted its powerful power in the time of Heifengchuan, and all the defenders were so angry that they were scattered. Now, they were about to show off again.

The teams of those attackers are very dense, and the distance between them is probably less than 1 meter. A mortar shell can probably kill several cavalrymen. If you are lucky, you will probably be able to reimburse more than a dozen. From the perspective of the White-Clothed Army, the enemy launching such a human-sea tactic is simply coming to the door to seek death! After all, what the White-Clothed Army likes the most is that the enemy adopts a human-sea tactic.

Xu Xingxia turned her head and observed Zhou Weihong's artillery position from the telescope. She found that there had been all preparations there and was waiting for the enemy to enter the range. The soldiers all picked up the shells and placed them on the edge of the muzzle. With a command, they would let go, let the shells slide freely and then fired them out.

Hundreds of mortars form a tight defensive position, and each mortar has a different control range. Such an arrangement can cause maximum damage to the attacker. The attacker after being bombarded will basically have more than half of the casualties.

The strategies of the White Army are always based on eliminating the enemy's living forces and supporting them by capturing cities and territories. This is the case even when we go to the Western Regions. Xu Xingxia's original plan was to eliminate the enemy's main force in Turpan. Now it seems that it can be advanced. After this battle is over, it is probably a bit difficult for the enemy to defend Turpan.

While Xu Xingxia personally led the hunting cavalry to attack Turpan, the Mastiff Cavalry led by Gao Jie had already set out from the Handong Left Guard and directly advanced towards the Fork Power Deficit (i.e. Yanqi). Their purpose was naturally to capture the Turpan enemy's retreat. If the enemy in Yarkand City reinforced Turpan, they would also be blocked by the Mastiff Cavalry.

The Leopard Cavalry led by Mao Shisan also set out from Aduanwei and tried to march towards Khotan through Luobu (now Ruoqiang County, Xinjiang), Shulichang (now Qiemo County, Xinjiang). Because this road is quite difficult and may fail. Therefore, it is mostly tentative. Xu Xingxia's order to Mao Shisan is to grasp it himself. If the situation is too difficult, don't continue to march, and let's talk about it when you come back to the Hamiwei area.

However, this army has the greatest threat to Yarkand City. If the White Army really kills Yutian, Abdulatifu will probably not care about Turpan, and he will definitely rush back to Yarkand City as soon as possible. This is the power of the two-way attack. Unfortunately, Xu Xingxia cannot confirm whether the Leopard Cavalry can create this miracle.

It should be noted that Ruoqiang County and Qiemo County in later generations were both vast and sparsely populated places, with an average of only 0.1 person per square kilometer. In other words, only one person is ten square kilometers. Ruoqiang County is the largest county in later generations, equivalent to two Zhejiang provinces. Moreover, Mo County is the second largest county in later generations, which is larger than Fujian Province. Moreover, most of these places are desert Gobi Deserts. How easy is it to march smoothly?

However, the White Army was not completely without any chance. At least, in the Hami Guard, Mao Shisan had found a guide group of more than 100 people. They all had great experience in desert marching. Many of them had arrived at the Hami Guard area through Shulichang, Luobu and other places from Khotan. Some people even traveled back and forth more than a dozen times. Therefore, the problem of getting lost does not exist. The only thing they are worried about is the problem of logistics supply.

Because this road was too long, there was almost no other thing to be replenished except for replenishing water sources. Therefore, a large amount of logistics supplies needed to be carried by themselves. For this reason, Mao Shisan prepared a large number of camels. His leopard cavalry army originally had 8,000 people, but later it was reduced to 3,000 people. The other troops were temporarily under Gao Jie's command.

Under Xu Xingxia's arrangement, the Leopard Cavalry, which had only 3,000 people, was equipped with more than 8,000 camels. After the White Army arrived at the Hami Guard, the most popular livestock was definitely camels. The entire Hami Guard camels were purchased by the White Army. The local herders made a fortune and were exposed overnight, and they all felt happy.

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