The extent to which Sanjar's defeat impacted the world order is unknown to people of this era.
Even those who have experienced it firsthand cannot see the whole picture.
Only a time traveler like Zhao Huan, from the perspective of later generations, knows that the defeat of Sanjar had an unimaginable impact on the civilization of Mesopotamia.
In their view, an army without faith had actually defeated an army of gods composed of devout believers.
This is a shock to worldviews and theocracy.
For the Arab and Turkic worlds, the warriors of God were invincible.
Like those pagans in the West, all their resistance was in vain.
The once mighty Arabs and the incredibly fanatical Christians were both crushed under the iron hooves of the Turks.
However, Yelü Dashi's 10,000-strong army annihilated Sanjar's entire force, leaving the Turks questioning their very existence.
Cracks began to appear in the light of faith.
Yelü Dashi's fame began to shine brightly in the Western Regions, causing the surrounding countries to tremble.
Moreover, Zhao Huan believed that the Seljuk Turkic army, which was fighting against the European Crusaders and the Eastern Roman Empire on the distant western front, was also demoralized because of the king.
A single hair can affect the whole situation.
The internal contradictions within the plug column also surfaced due to Sanjar's defeat.
The governors of various regions, who had been forcibly unified by Sanjar, finally couldn't sit still any longer.
This directly led to a sharp decline in the fighting capacity on the western front, allowing Europe and the Eastern Roman Empire to survive.
The Crusaders, driven by poverty, found an opportunity in this gap, which led to the subsequent holy wars of fighting back and forth for the Holy City.
All of this is thanks to Yelü Dashi, which explains why later Western scholars believed that Yelü Dashi was the Saint John sent by God in the Bible to save the Christian world.
It can be said that after the Battle of Kavant, Yelü Dashi's career in the Western Regions took off.
Even Yelü Dashi himself hadn't expected this.
But Zhao Huan knew all of this perfectly well.
Therefore, it is absolutely necessary to mobilize the entire nation to eliminate Yelü Dashi!
Fifty li ahead lies the Chu River, where Xiao Hanli's 500,000-strong army is located on the opposite bank. Fifty kilometers upstream lies Suyab, the capital of the Liao Dynasty.
The wind blew from the open plains, causing Zhao Huan's cloak to flutter.
Suyab was also located on the banks of the Chu River, and Yelü Dashi had deployed 50,000 elite troops in front of it, his intentions were quite clear.
The intention was to create a two-way hindrance to the Song army's plan to attack Suyab.
Upon arriving at this place, Zhao Huan immediately divided his troops into two groups.
Han Shizhong led 50,000 troops to the Chu River and set up camp.
Zhao Huan led 50,000 troops upstream, advancing towards Suyab.
About half an hour later, Zhao Huan received the latest intelligence.
Yue Fei had already crossed the Chu River from the right flank, detoured, and advanced into the rear of Suyab.
Wu Jie, meanwhile, had already made a rapid advance down the left flank, shifting his target to the Kingdom of Ghaznavidy.
Half a month ago, the Imperial City Guard had sent a disguised merchant who had received a secret report that Sultan Abu Muzaffar of the Ghaznavid Dynasty had secretly defected to Yelü Dashi.
Even Sanjar was kept in the dark about this.
Not only did the Ghaznavid dynasty secretly curry favor with Yelü Dashi, but even the Turks to the north began to submit to him.
Of course, this also includes the Karluks, who have been known as opportunists in the Seven Rivers and Transoxiana regions for the past few centuries.
Initially, they instigated internal strife in the Eastern Khaganate, forcing the Khagan to seek assistance from Yelü Dashi, thus strengthening Yelü Dashi's power.
At the same time, they also stirred up trouble in the Western Khaganate, sending Sanjar to lead an army of 100,000 men on a personal expedition, which resulted in a major defeat.
This group is the type that will side with whichever side is stronger.
Of course, they also harmed the Central Plains dynasties.
This is the Battle of Talas, which is well-known to netizens in later generations. Gao Xianzhi was severely betrayed by them.
Over the years, this group has been active in the Qihe region and knows very little about what is happening in the Central Plains.
I recently heard that the Central Plains dynasty had attacked, but I didn't take it too seriously.
After all, Yelü Dashi's victory over Sanjar in the Battle of Kavant caused a tsunami-like, earth-shattering effect in the Turkic world.
The Karluks were naturally eager to grovel and fawn over them.
To demonstrate their absolute loyalty to Yelü Dashi, the Karluks sent an army of 30,000, willing to help Yelü Dashi repel the Han Chinese from the east.
These Karluks were currently a hundred miles to the north, stationed there as Yelü Dashi's left flank army, hindering Zhao Huan's westward crossing and northward attack on Suyab.
As long as Zhao Huan dares to reach the east of Suyab and cross the Chu River to the west, the 30,000-strong army of the Karluks will rush over at any time to encircle the Song army.
This is Yelü Dashi's layout.
This arrangement is a win-win situation for Yelü Dashi no matter what.
If Zhao Huan had not crossed the Chu River to the west and engaged with the Karluks, he could have used the Karluks to wear down the Song army.
If Zhao Huan were to cross the Chu River to the west, the iron cavalry of the Karluks would immediately charge down.
Despite the fact that the Karluks were opportunistic during the era of warring powers, their military strength should not be underestimated.
However, Zhao Huan completely disregarded the Karluks.
Currently, the various states in the Seven Rivers region have been won over by Yelü Dashi's prestige and are willing to follow him in resisting the Song Dynasty.
This is a good thing!
Zhao Huan was never afraid of having many enemies; he was only afraid of not being ruthless enough!
A small cavalry unit charged swiftly toward the Karluk army camp to the north.
"Report! The Chinese are about to reach the Chu River and arrive at the east bank of Suyab City."
The Karluk leader, Aiyar, said, "Good! Very good! Men, grab your weapons and let's teach these Chinese from the East a lesson!"
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