The siege of the Shenji Camp by the Hezhong Cavalry was ultimately defeated miserably.
And the losses are quite disparate.
The Shenji Battalion suffered only less than 500 casualties, allowing the enemy to leave 2,000 corpses in front of the formation.
This is infantry versus cavalry.
Of course, it is not only because of the crushing combat power of the Shenji Battalion, but also largely because of the weak strength of this cavalry. Elites from all over the river followed Timur in the eastward expedition, leaving behind only the old, weak, sick and disabled.
It is that Talas has the real main force, because as the northern gate of Hezhong, it must be alert to the possible southward movement of Wala, but the elites of these cities behind have long been spared.
The failure of the siege also determined the fate of this river cavalry.
Zhu Di's real main force and the Mongolian and Oara servants are waiting. What they are waiting for is the moment when their opponent's attack fails and they have to retreat. The powerful corps that sweeps like a tsunami finally makes this 30,000-strong force composed of Turkic City and Tashkent fall into the river.
The cavalry lost nearly half, and then fled in panic to Seram, and their disastrous defeat forced the Shymkent defenders to surrender.
But there is no use in surrendering.
Shymkent was still massacred by the Mongolian and Oara coalition forces led by Guilichi and others.
This kind of work is entrusted to them.
In fact, they are also very happy. The nomadic tribes in the Land of Seven Rivers originally like to go south to the rivers to burn, kill and loot, just like the Mongolian plateau people like to go south to the Central Plains.
This has been the case since ancient times.
On the same day, Timur arrived in Tashkent on a rapid march with a small number of escorts.
Of course, his army is still behind.
Therefore, even if Timur arrived in Tashkent, he would only have the defeated soldiers in his hands. He immediately sent an envoy north, knelt at the feet of King Yan, and told King Yan that it was not the King of Samarkand who disrespected the King of Yan, but him.
Got sick.
He is sick.
He was afraid of infecting King Yan.
But now the disease is almost gone.
So I begged King Yan to temporarily stay in Shymkent, and he would soon go north to meet him.
Of course, Zhu Di knew Timur's true intentions very well, but he had also received Yang Feng's letter, so when he learned that Yang Feng was about to move westward, he was happy to delay it. In the end, Zhu Di told the envoy that he had no intention of Shymkent.
I’m not interested, but I heard that Seran is a famous city in the middle of the river, and Tang Monk has been to it. He believes in Buddhism, so he really wants to go there and have a look. This is obviously a provocation. Tang Monk has indeed been there, and it is Baishui in the Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty.
City, but at this time, Zhu Di's visit in this name was purely provocative. The envoy hurried back, and then Timur hurriedly sent people north to explain, saying that Seran was just a remote small town and was not enough to make King Yan condescend. Then Zhu Di insisted
Timur continued to dissuade him from going to Seran, but every time the envoy went north, he would bring a large amount of gold and silver treasures, as well as a large amount of livestock and food to reward the army.
Therefore, King Yan did not force his way south.
In the end, they performed with their own agendas.
And Timur's army gathered behind him.
Khorasan, Samarkand, Andijan, even Bukhara, Khiva, in short, all those who can get there in a short time are all heading towards Tashkent.
Including Kunduz and even Persia.
King Yan of the Ming Dynasty also made the entire Western Region truly feel the pressure from the east. From the river to Persia, in city after city, this terrifying news was spreading, just like the Mongolian cavalry went south. Temujin also walked this way back then.
Along the same route, the Mongolian army also entered the river from Talas, and then swept all the way, including sweeping Seram, and finally swept to Damascus.
But Timur had to wait.
The battle under the walls of Shymkent had made it clear to him that without twice the advantage in military strength, it would be difficult for him to defeat Zhu Di.
He would have to gather at least 150,000 troops to have any hope of victory.
Moreover, the main force of his men is actually still the group from the Eastern Expedition.
But in less than four months, these people ran from the river to Aksu, and then ran from Aksu back to the river. During this period, they also experienced many battles. Not to mention the exhaustion of the people, even the horses were exhausted and could not rest for a period of time.
It is simply impossible to engage in what can be said to be a decisive battle again.
He still has to delay.
In fact, he planned to postpone it until winter.
After all, winter is obviously beneficial to his defense.
At that time, the Ming army was basically cut off from its logistics.
He thought that the Ming army had logistics. Poor Zhu Di, how could he have logistics? What logistics capabilities could guarantee him such continuous supplies thousands of miles away?
If Zhu Di could be forced to retreat when faced with difficulties, it would be even more perfect for Timur. He no longer wants to fight. After all, not fighting means that he is still surrendering to the Ming Emperor. Fighting would be considered rebellion. He understands this truth.
After all, Zhu Di is still patrolling Xuanwei under the banner of order. Although he has massacred several cities, it is normal for him to have some power from heaven since he is Xuanwei on behalf of Tian. The two sides have not really been at odds. Tamerlane is still the Ming Dynasty.
The vassal belongs to the King of Samarkand. Besides, Zhu Di is the biological son of the Ming Emperor. If he dies on the battlefield, he will have to face the revenge of the Ming Emperor's overwhelming power. Now he has to fight with just an expeditionary force.
He tried his best to deal with it, but if another hundred thousand Ming troops really came, based on the gap shown in the Shymkent battle, he would really be facing catastrophe.
He is a hero.
Only those who can bend and stretch are heroes.
And he also saw that Zhu Di didn't really want to kill him.
He wasn't wrong either.
All Zhu Di wanted was for him to surrender and destroy Timur's empire. Even with Yang Feng, this was not part of the plan. Zhu Di never thought about it, especially after being angered by his uncle.
He has to preserve his strength.
In this way, the two sides started to bicker diplomatically in a strange way.
However……
Tielekdaban.
"You will be at the top of the mountain, and you will see all the mountains at a glance!"
Ambassador Yang stood in the ice and snow in early autumn and shouted as if he was having a convulsion.
Then he looked around...
"Damn, this is the shortest place."
He looked at the towering mountain peaks all around and said.
Indeed, this is the shortest pass in the entire mountains.
"You, please slow down, I, I'm a little out of breath."
Behind him, Tan Yuan said as if he was dying.
"Trash, it's only 4,000 meters above sea level and you can't breathe. No, it's only 3,962.4 meters above sea level. Li Siye of the Tang Dynasty could still wield a sword weighing dozens of kilograms to kill people at this altitude.
You are a fierce general after all, but you can’t even breathe now? Alas, you are worse than the previous generation!"
Yang Feng despised him.
Behind them, the long cavalry team seemed to stretch endlessly, silently moving forward on this ice slope four thousand meters above sea level. Even Zhang Fu couldn't care less about talking to him. Walking at this height is not suitable for them who have no plateau.
Those who experienced it were really breathless. In fact, it was not just them, the Ming army, but also the Uighur Duglat of the Mongolian Warasari. They were also panting like cattle and dying on horseback, even if the guide who led the way was dying.
It's only slightly better.
Yang Feng was the only one in the entire army who was convulsing as if he had been stimulated by something.
Of course, Yang Feng is indeed in a good mood.
This is four thousand meters above sea level.
Timur didn't even dare to go here.
In fact, the best road from southern Xinjiang to the Fergana Basin is the Xia Te Ancient Road, the most difficult and dangerous of the ancient roads in the Tianshan Mountains.
Take the Shatt Trail to Lake Issyk-Kul
It's the one going south from Ugeqiha Shiha.
Then turn from Lake Issyk-Kul to Andijan, or you can also turn to Broken Leaf.
Lake Issyk-Kul, or Atami, is a transportation thoroughfare.
Although this road is the most difficult and dangerous, it is still the best one to take among the roads leading to the Fergana Basin in southern Xinjiang. Tang Monk took this road back then.
As for the best road from southern Xinjiang to the western region, the Wakhan Corridor is actually the Wakhan Corridor. Although it is only accessible for half a year, it is already the best of all roads. Even Timur did not take this route before.
Tajikistan, and then turn northward into the Fergana Basin.
It's far there.
But it's easier to walk.
As for this road, it is just a shortcut for Kashgar merchants to go to Andiyan.
but……
You must cross the Tielekda Ban.
The altitude is 3962.4 meters.
But it's still not as good as Gao Xianzhi's destruction of Xiao Bolu.
That serious altitude is over 4,000.
The Tanju Ridge they climbed was 4,600 meters above sea level.
"I don't believe this. In a place like this where he can't even breathe, he can still wield a dozens of kilograms of Mo Dao."
Tan Yuan was a little unconvinced.
Yang Feng held his giant sword and danced it several times above his head, then stopped and smiled coldly.
Tan Yuan was speechless.
"Hurry up, there is Osh ahead of you, open Osh, the money, wine, meat and women are all yours!"
Yang Feng shouted at the soldiers marching below.
I have to say that Ambassador Yang was the one who boosted morale. The spirits of the decadent soldiers were obviously much better when they thought that over the ice slope, they would see almost the richest land in the entire river, with countless wealthy women waiting for them.
Besides, this section of the road is actually difficult to walk here, but it is easy to walk in other places.
Yang Feng just held the giant sword and stood nearby to exaggerate how rich the city in front of him was and how beautiful the women were. At the same time, he waved the giant sword from time to time to prove that the altitude was four thousand...
Three thousand nine hundred and sixty-two point four meters.
Actually it's nothing.
What's more, the sky is high and the clouds are clear, and the air is fresh.
Although it's a bit cold.
The stretching army of 60,000 people moved forward silently, climbing over this eternal barrier.
There are five thousand Ming troops here. In addition to Zhang Fu and Tan Yuan's subordinates, there is also Song Sheng's eldest son Song Xuan. Yang Feng waited for Song Sheng to arrive in Kashgar before setting off with the Western Expedition Army. He was not worried about those secrets.
, with Song Sheng in charge of Kashgar, those foreign secrets were completely honest, and Song Sheng asked Song Xuan to follow him with more than 2,000 Shenji battalions.
Song Sheng's son was the one who protected Jianwen during the Jingnan War, and he died in battle.
This old guy also knows how to hedge his bets.
He hid in Gansu and stayed out of the incident, letting his son join the Southern Army. When he saw that Zhu Di had won, he quickly expressed his loyalty.
Song Xuan is actually the general of Shenji Camp.
Zhu Yunxi placed a large number of such nobles in Shenji Camp.
Basically, the generals at all levels are distinguished and have the style of the British Empire.
While Xu Huizu led Yuan Rong's troops to reinforce Zhu Di, Chang Sheng also ordered Song Xuan, who was in Xi'an with the Shenji Battalion at the time, to also reinforce his father Song Sheng. However, when he arrived, Song Sheng had already arrived.
With his strength in hand, he then led an army of the Shenji Battalion to continue westward, and then caught up with Song Sheng who entered Tiemenguan again.
He didn't fight all the way.
This time Yang Feng wanted to go on a western expedition, so of course he wanted to follow him and make military exploits.
But an army marching westward this way cannot support its logistics.
So he followed him with what was considered a task force with a phalanx as the core. He was still a commander. If he returned with such merit, he would at least be promoted to a governor or something like that.
"Ambassador, if you don't follow the ambassador, how can you see this wonder?"
Song Xuan said as if he was dying while riding his horse.
Those under him were all in miserable condition, after all, they were still in Xi'an half a year ago.
“There will be more wonders as we go further!”
Yang Feng waved his hand and told him to leave quickly. If he spoke any more, he would fall off his horse.
In this way, they crossed Tielekda Ban.
After passing this ice slope, they officially entered the Fergana Basin, or the former Dawan. The decrease in altitude allowed everyone to gradually recover their strength, and then continued their journey after resting in a river valley for two days.
Western Expedition.
night.
Osh.
Yang Feng carried a giant sword and walked in front of the soldiers in formation.
Of course, it's not the Ming army.
Ambassador Yang is a kind person. This kind of good thing, which is the first to enter the city, is usually given to the servants. The Ming army is only responsible for suppressing the formation. However, after the robbery, the horses and camels will be given to the Ming army, and the little girl will be given to him. As for the rest, everyone depends on their ability.
As for the food for each army, he is responsible for drawing points from the plunder of each army.
No one dared to argue with him anyway, but Ambassador Yang was indeed the fairest.
Especially the most respectable thing is that he basically doesn't want anything else except the little girl.
No gold, silver or jewelry is required.
"What's ahead?"
he said.
"Treasures of gold and silver!"
“Cattle and sheep food!”
"woman!"
…
The Dugrat soldiers who had just experienced the pain of annihilation said excitedly.
"What's yours is yours."
Yang Feng said with a smile.
Then he turned around and looked at the city in front of him...
"follow me!"
He suddenly yelled.
Then he started running towards the city gate of Osh with a giant sword in one hand and a meteor hammer in the other.
Behind him the torrent of thousands of troops moved forward.
Ambassador Yang, who was even faster than a war horse, quickly distanced himself. It was like a cold light under the moonlight at night. On the wall in front of him, the soldiers on alert had been awakened. As the Fergana Basin is also the east gate of the river, this city
Of course there are a lot of defenders.
Although Timur never thought that Yang Feng would come after him, he could not be unprepared.
The trumpet sounded immediately.
The whole city woke up from its sleep.
But Yang Feng had already reached the city gate. He rushed straight across the bridge of the moat, and suddenly threw the meteor hammer forward in his hand. The huge hammer head instantly smashed through the city gate, and then pulled it back. The city gate suffered a second blow, and then
He slammed into the city gate. In fact, the city gate had been broken by the meteor hammer. It opened backwards with his fierce impact, and then he rushed straight into the city. Several people had just come out of the nearby building.
The soldiers rubbed their sleepy eyes and looked at him with confused eyes. The next moment, the meteor hammer fell among them.
"I, Yang Feng, am here!"
Ambassador Yang howled excitedly.
Behind him Dugrat soldiers surged in.
The destruction of this city began on a peaceful night.