He really does not want to openly participate in the war now, even if he plans to ambush Zhu Di, it is because he is confident that he can wipe out Zhu Di's group.
The latter consisted of nothing more than 30,000 to 40,000 cavalry.
He brought 50,000 elites, while the Golden Horde itself still had nearly 100,000 in disarray. Even the farthest west of Zhu Di's control area was still two to three thousand miles away, and there was the Nogai Grassland in the middle. As long as we could use this
The ambush dealt a decisive blow to Zhu Di. Even if Zhu Di could escape by chance, he would not be able to survive his pursuit and interception and reach the Aral Sea.
As long as Zhu Di's regiment is destroyed in the Golden Horde, he can continue to play the role of a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, and then kill Bayezid before Yang Feng knows the truth.
Even if Yang Feng knew that Zhu Di was missing, he would only think that he was alone and was destroyed by the Golden Horde. However, Yang Feng would not rush to avenge Zhu Di. After all, he and Zhu Di were not brothers. Zhu Di wanted to die and was destroyed. The Ming Dynasty wanted to
There is no rush to avenge him and attack the Golden Horde. The Golden Horde is not Timur. It was not a vassal of the Ming Dynasty in the first place. And even if he can find out the truth through other channels, I am afraid it will be a few years later. Timur
Er was confident enough to deal with Bayezid during this period.
But now he has no such possibility.
Zhu Di's 30,000 to 40,000, Zhu Gaoxu's 20,000, and Ghostly Chi's 30,000. Although this strength is less than the number of coalition forces he can assemble, there is no absolute gap. What's more, Zhu Gaoxu's 20,000 is the most terrifying.
Camel City Cavalry. And they are in Salechuk. Even if Timur defeats them, he can't really pursue and intercept them. They can just turn around and retreat. They are all cavalry, so it is difficult to encircle and annihilate them. When it comes to the ability to cross the desert,
Timur's cavalry was not even as good as the Ming army. The latter carried too many camels. There were more camels than horses. They could carry enough supplies to cross most of the deserts in the Western Regions...
After all, when a camel is well fed and drunk, it can continue to travel for more than five days with a heavy load. It can even travel for more than ten days with a small load. The normal speed of a camel with a heavy load can be maintained at 50 kilometers a day.
No problem in the Sahara Desert.
What's more, the desert in Kazakhstan is not the Sahara. Spring has just begun at this time, the climate is suitable, and there are actually many ponds where the snow has melted in the desert.
In fact, the Barsuki Desert that Zhu Gaoxu passed through was less than a thousand miles away, and there were several rivers flowing into the Caspian Sea for supply.
It is not a desert in the true sense, at least at this time it can only be described as a desert steppe.
But Timur didn't have so many camels.
However, the Ming army had so many camels, and a large part of them were actually sold by him. In order to purchase armor and weapons from the Ming Dynasty, he sold tens of thousands of camels to the Ming army in recent years.
In short, as long as Timur openly participates in the war now, the relationship between him and the Ming Dynasty will be broken. In four months at most, Yang Feng will know the news of his betrayal of the Ming Dynasty, and then in seven months at most, the main force of Song Sheng's Gansu Army will
will enter the Western Regions, and at most nine months later, Wei Guogong Xu Huizu's Shanshan Army will also enter the Western Regions. Before that, Anke Timur, Mahama, Nahei, Shizhihan, Hazhi, and Uge
The coalition forces of Qiha Shiha and these guys will enter Khujand in advance to attack the Bekhabad Fortress. Since it is impossible for him to rush back here in a short time, his defenders in the river will face the attack of these guys.
Even if they were able to hold on to Bekabad Fortress, Bayezid did not stab him in the back. He successfully rushed back to the river with his army and defeated these guys. By then, the main force of hundreds of thousands of Ming troops had already entered.
Sunny land.
He could only fight the main force of the Ming army in Xiangyang.
It is even more likely that it will be blocked in the mountains west of Kashgar.
This is not the result he wants.
As an excellent commander, he knew that he should stick to the established plan and not be led by the development of the situation.
but……
He has no choice.
An hour later, Timur issued an order for the entire army to go north to attack Salechuk.
He wants to deal with Zhu Gaoxu first. After all, Zhu Di has been trapped in Sarai. Regardless of whether Zhu Di does not want to return eastward on purpose or really, Zhu Di will not reach Saraichuk for at least half a month. As long as his army can reach Sarai in half a month
If Zhu Gaoxu is defeated within a month, then Zhu Di will not be able to go back. And Zhu Gaoxu was defeated, and Gui Lichi did not dare to go south. Although the price was that the established strategy was completely abandoned, he changed from secretly participating in the war to openly participating in the war. He originally planned
The solution to Bayezid must also be abandoned. Next, he no longer cares about Bayezid. After solving Zhu Gaoxu, he must attack Beergosarai with all his strength as quickly as possible, and then return eastward to the river as quickly as possible, starting
Facing the northwest army of the Ming army that entered the Western Regions next.
Then one has to hope that Bayezid can resist the urge to stab him in the back.
So he still had to show his kindness to Bayezid.
And at this moment.
Beergosarai.
Zhu Di was looking at the sky in the distance with a telescope, where a hot air balloon was slowly flying over, but it was not flying over Beergosarai. It was still twenty or thirty miles away from him. As for what he was using to look at this
The hot air balloon is actually a high-power telescope given to him by Yang Feng. Because many of its functions consume electricity, he rarely uses it, but it must be used now. This distance has long exceeded the capabilities of ordinary telescopes, and in
In his field of vision was the waving signal flag on the hot air balloon...
"Gao Xu led 20,000 cavalry to Salechuk. Sixteen camel cities have already captured Salechuk and rested in the Nogai Grassland. In addition, the three coalition forces of Guilichi, Mahamu and Taiping left 30,000 troops.
The North Road has also reached Kazan."
he said.
Zhu Neng beside him immediately unfolded the map.
This hot air balloon appeared suddenly. After all, it is easy to see a red balloon in a clear sky.
And the appearance of this kind of thing must mean that reinforcements are not far away. However, this balloon has no ability to adjust its direction and can only fly along the wind, so...
So the people on the hot air balloon probably won't be able to go back.
"To get to Salechuk, we need to go along the river to Haji Talha, and then go north along the Khazar Sea. It takes fifteen days to march normally with cavalry, and less than ten days to rush."
Tuo Tuo Mi said.
Haji Talha is Astrakhan.
"But if we leave the city, we must first deal with Yedigai outside."
Qiu Fu said.
"But I find it strange. Salechuk is Yedigai's home base. Now that the prince's army has attacked Salechuk, why doesn't he go back? Besides, in this situation, he is bound to lose. The best
The choice was to withdraw to the west of the Volga River and watch us leave, but instead of going back to save his lair, and not withdrawing his troops to the west to protect himself, he continued to block in front of us, as if he wanted to prevent us from leaving the city.
But even if he can stop us from leaving the city, can he stop the prince's army and the ghosts from coming?
Or does he just need to stop us from leaving the city, and the prince's army and Guilichi will be blocked by others?
It may be possible for Guilichi. If he gives enough benefits to Vasily, the Muscovites may march to Kazan to contain Guilichi.
But there really isn't any on the prince's side.
I can't think of anyone in the east who can stop sixteen camel cities.
There is one in the south."
Tuotuomishu said with a deep expression.
This guy is also a tycoon. He is only one level lower than Timur and Zhu Di, but he is still a tyrant running rampant in Eastern Europe. When he was at his strongest, he captured Moscow, bloodbathed Armenia, and even once hit Timur's core area.
Hara, it can be said that the Golden Horde under his rule almost looked like a renaissance.
"So, where is the best place here to ambush an army?"
Zhu Di looked at the map and said.
Tokhtamysh points to the mouth of the Volga River.
"Here, Batu Salai, although there is a water network to the south, there are no big river branches. You can ride a horse and wade through it. The best pastures are all the way to the Khazar Sea in the south. If it were me, I would
He will wait in Batu Salai and send hundreds of thousands of troops to roam in the south. The Khan's army can only go south to the east bank. When they get there, this army will attack them. Even if the king is not completely annihilated, he will not be able to cross the river to the west.
, to the south is blocked by Batu Sarai, so we can only go east. But to the east there is no river before the Yaik River, only some water bubbles where the snow has melted. This season the grass has just begun to grow, and we have so many livestock.
It is difficult to feed them and they cannot walk fast. If they reach the Yayik River in this way, they will go to the coast of the Khazar Sea to get there ahead of time.
At that time, it is estimated that even if there are any remnants of us, we will all be wiped out in the Yaik River."
he said.
"But now that they haven't waited for us, it's time to go find Gao Xu and order the troops to prepare for a breakout."
Zhu Di said.
"Your Majesty, if this is the case, King Gaoyang may not be able to withstand Timur."
Zhu Neng reminded him.
"You can retreat even if you can't withstand it. There are no enemies behind him. Isn't it easy for all the cavalry to retreat?"
Zhu Di said.
"But we still have to face Tamerlane at the Yaik River."
Tuotaomishu reminded him.
"Did I say go to the Ural River?"
Zhu Di said with a smile.
The Yayik River is the Ural River, and the Khazar Sea is the Caspian Sea. However, Tokhtamysh and other Golden Horde khanates all use their local language. The Yayik River is Bashkir, and the Khazar Sea is Turkic.
Zhu Di, on the other hand, was accustomed to the name on Yang Feng's map.
Tuotuo Mi was stunned.
"Tell me, if it were possible, would the Persians resist Timur?"
Zhu Di said with a smile.
"meeting!
They only have hatred for Timur, no loyalty, they just don't dare to resist."
Tuttammi said without hesitation.
"What about the Azerbaijanis? What about the Armenians?"
Zhu Di said.
"They wish they could eat Timur's flesh."
Tuo Tuo Mi said.
"So who will fight for Tamerlane?"
Zhu Di asked.
"No one can. Black Sheep Turkmen and Zara Yi'er are enemies with him, but they can't defeat him and have to accept his rule. Yusuf, the leader of Black Sheep Turkmen, refused to surrender to him and fled to the Mamluks.
People are hiding there, that is, the Aries Turkmen may fight for him, but they are just on the sidelines, not to mention that their real enemies are the Ottomans.”
Tuotaomishu said with excitement.
Indeed, there is no need for them to go east. After all, to the east is the coalition army of Timur and Yedigai. They have at least 150,000 troops, and they have a total of more than 30,000 people. In fact, the Ming army does not have much ammunition, but the problem
They are high-speed cavalry with countless camels. As long as they can enter a place where there is no shortage of food and fodder, they can really go anywhere. So where is there no shortage of food and fodder? In the south, Georgia, Armenia, the original black sheep Turkmen
Taoli Monastery or Tabriz, and all of Tamar under his control were agricultural areas, and further east were Persian cities, and all of them had a deep hatred for Timur.
Of course, he also went to rob in the past and had a grudge against him, but this way he could just lead the way!
And once they go south and instigate these conquered people who have deep hatred for Timur, it will be equivalent to making Timur's decades of conquests in vain.
This is digging his roots!
"King Khan, Timur is still an official of the Ming Dynasty, right? His territory also belongs to the Ming Dynasty, right?"
he said.
"As the uncle of the Ming Emperor, I, on behalf of the Ming Emperor, inspected the commanders and envoys of the Persian capital of the Ming Dynasty and expressed condolences to various ministries. Is this reasonable? Although Timur was the king of Kangju in the Ming Dynasty, he only controlled the commanders and envoys of the three capitals including Persia.
Si, it’s not that the commanders of the three capitals are his. These chiefs are officials of the Ming Dynasty. I, on behalf of the emperor, come to express my condolences. If it is learned that Timur betrayed the Ming Dynasty at this time, then these loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty will naturally also
There is no need to listen to his orders. As the royal family of the Ming Dynasty, I am the one they should really obey. I will lead them, the loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty, to fight against the rebellion for the Ming Emperor."
Zhu Di said with a smile.
I have to say that he is like a madman now...
The Soul of the Emperor was overtaken, but this feeling of adventure really made him very satisfied, and if he succeeded, he could seriously injure Timur or even kill him.
At that time he will be the real master of the Western Region.
"Your Majesty, are we taking some risks?"
Zhu Neng still persuaded carefully.
After all, they had 30,000 cavalry, and the actual Ming army included only 5,000. So far, the Ming army has lost less than 500 people in total.
Originally there were 5,500 people, but now there are still 5,000.
As for the injuries, there are still seven or eight hundred, but except for two hundred who are disabled, the other injuries have basically healed now.
But in any case, it is a bit exaggerated for people to rush into the area controlled by Timur.
"What do these forces want from Ming Dynasty?"
Zhu Di said.
"trading!"
Tuttammi said simply.
The only connection between these forces and the Ming Dynasty is the trade on the Silk Road, and there is also maritime trade. Although maritime trade is now controlled by the Jianwen Dynasty, there are few people here who can understand the affairs of the Ming Dynasty. Besides, even the Jianwen Dynasty
Control, Zhu Di is also his uncle!
"Then if I give them what they want, what is their most likely dissatisfaction with Ming Dynasty?"
Zhu Di said.
"god!"
Tuo Tuo Mi said.
"What do you believe in? What do others believe in Yueji?"