And at this moment, on the south bank of the Volga River.
With a successful smile, Zhu Di looked at the thick smoke rising into the sky from Biegosarai in the distance.
In front of him, on a simple pontoon bridge that was urgently built, huge groups of troops retreating southward were passing by continuously.
This pontoon is connected with boats and wooden boards that have been built long ago...
Zhu Di has been making this preparation for a long time. With a mind like his, it is almost certain that Timur will eventually go to the battlefield. We are all heroes of the same level. Why haven't we already understood each other? Timur will eventually end up anyway.
We can't stand him controlling the Kipchak grassland, but Yedigai doesn't have the ability to fight him, so Timur, as the boss behind the scenes, will eventually end.
But with the end of Timur, it would be difficult for him to return eastward.
It is impossible for 30,000 to 40,000 cavalrymen to be surrounded and intercepted by 200,000-level enemy troops at their home ground, crossing two thousand miles of desert and grassland.
but……
You can take the opportunity to go south.
Taking advantage of Timur's opportunity to lead his direct descendants from Hezhong and Khorasan into the Kipchak grassland to deal with him, they caught him by surprise or risked their lives to survive.
Crossed the Volga River and headed south to Persia.
Neither Timur nor Yedigai would have thought that he could do this, because the Volga River is a natural chasm.
Even a camel cannot wade through water that is more than one foot deep.
Don't even think about war horses.
This river can only be waded through in Astrakhan downstream, because it enters the sea mouth and turns into countless branching fan-shaped water nets. Otherwise, it can only be waded through the upstream corner, which is the city of Stalingrad.
There were boats to cross the river, but that had no military significance.
Therefore, neither Timur nor Yedigai ever thought of guarding the south bank.
Zhu Di spent the winter preparing for shipbuilding on a river branch. As for the wood, he directly dismantled it from the city of Belgosarai, then built boats one after another, and then used the wood to connect the boats. This section of the Volga River is a pure plain river.
, the slow flow of water does not have much impact. It is a one-time use anyway, and as long as it can last for a day or two, it is enough. As for the shipbuilding workers, it is even simpler. Indeed, most of his men are nomads, but his guards are basically
They are all from the south, and the Yanshan guards all moved from the south to the north.
Zhu Neng's ancestral home is Huaiyuan, and Qiu Fu's ancestral home is Fengyang.
Isn’t it easy to find some of these who can build simple boats and pontoons?
What's more, he himself understands it.
Finally, relying on this two-mile-long pontoon bridge built in just one day and one night, his 40,000-strong army and 30,000 local young men who were willing to follow, more than 30,000 women and children, and more than 100,000 horses and camels were all withdrawn.
They left Gosarai and crossed the Volga River, and then Tokhtamysh, who stayed at the end, directly set the city on fire...
Yedi, who was blocking the north bank, should pursue them.
If you want to get to the pontoon bridge, you can only go to Gosarai.
"Your Majesty, I am still worried about King Gaoyang..."
Zhu Neng wanted to speak but stopped.
"He is going to the battlefield, not traveling around. If he leads 20,000 elite Camel City cavalry and cannot even retreat, then he deserves to die!"
Zhu Di said.
Zhu Neng stopped talking.
After all, as a subordinate, I can just take care of the father-son matter.
"Your Majesty, Tuotuomisi has crossed the river!"
Qiu Fu said.
Zhu Di looked at Tuotuomimi, who was running towards him.
"King Khan!"
The latter shouted excitedly.
"Khan, it's up to you now."
Zhu Di said.
"King Khan, we have to hurry up. We should report this matter to Timur. It will take at least three days. Timur will withdraw his troops from Salechuk immediately, and it will take five days to reach Khazhi. Talha, and five days to arrive.
We must reach the Terek River in ten days, otherwise it will be difficult to get rid of him before entering the mountains. From here on, everyone must march hundreds of miles every day without any delays in the middle."
Tuo Tuo Mi said.
The Terek River was his sad place, and he was defeated by Timur in the decisive battle on the Terek River.
In fact, it is the Terek River in Dagestan.
"I heard the mountain people in the Caucasus are very difficult to deal with."
Zhu Di said.
"Don't worry about them. We are not occupying their land. Besides, they are not strong in fighting. However, there is a fortress in Erban. We must leave. After Darban, there is Shirfan Shah Ibrahim.
Territory, his capital is in Baku in the south. But he is just a wallflower. The Sylvain family will surrender to anyone who fights against it. As long as they continue to rule Sylvain, they don't care who they surrender to. This family has already surrendered there.
For hundreds of years, it has been vassal to the Turks, to us, to Timur, and even shamelessly to the pagan Georgians.
But he lived a long time, it is said that he has ruled there for six hundred years."
Tuttammi said with a smile.
"Such smart people live a long life!"
Zhu Di couldn't help but sigh.
"As long as we pass the Derpan and leave a group of rearguards to hold on, Timur will not be able to catch up with us again. That is the only road across the Caucasus Mountains. Even if Timur can go around it, he will have to go through it.
We have to go to Georgia through the mountains and mountains. By the time he gets around it, we will have reached Taoli Temple long ago, and those who stayed behind can evacuate. It is close to the sea. As long as you prepare a boat, you can enter the Khazar Sea and then go south or cross the sea to the east."
Tuo Tuo Mi said.
Of course, the latter is a lie. Not to mention that there is no boat, even if you can build a boat during Timur's attack, entering the Caspian Sea will be a dead end.
But the defender is the dead man.
Zhu Di couldn't care less about this problem for the time being, and immediately ordered to head south at full speed and directly into the Terek River.
The mighty team began a desperate run.
At this time, Yedigai was already sweating coldly and sent people to report to Timur as quickly as possible. However, he had no way to pursue him. He also could not cross the Volga River and could only go south along the river at full speed to Astor.
Lahan then went south along the Caspian Sea. However, he did not know that a cavalry force that could be said to have entered the battlefield randomly was running towards Beergosarai at full speed...
In the wasteland that has just begun to thaw.
"Khan, this won't work. There isn't much pasture along the way, and our horses don't have enough to eat. Even if we run to Beergosarai, it will be difficult to fight. We have to find a place with rich water and grass."
A chief caught up with Kun Timur to remind him.
They are not the Ming army who usually carry a lot of fodder. Even when Zhu Di went south at full speed, it was because he took all the food he could find in Beergosarai. This food was enough for war horses and camels, at least before entering the Caucasus mountains.
, as for those who have passed the Caucasus Mountains, there is no need to consider this problem. There is plenty of food in pastures and cities. But how can poor people like Kun Timur have supplies? They are just like the original Templars. Those Huining cavalry have many armors and
Weapons, including war horses, were all bought with loans, and we were just waiting to grab them and repay the loans.
They have to let the horses eat grass.
"Go to Batu Salai, and then go north along the Volga River. It takes two or three days more, but the most fertile pastures are along the way."
The chief said goodbye that month.
This guy is a descendant of Xiban, and his name is Hasim.
"Let's go to Batu Sarai!"
Kun Timur shouted.
The huge cavalry regiment, led by Hasimu, immediately turned from its original direction of west to north to due west.
They had just walked out for more than an hour when a group of running cavalry suddenly appeared in front of them. There were only a few dozen cavalry but they were carrying more than a hundred horses...
"superior!"
Fancha, who finally saw some prey, looked at their tall horses with salivating eyes. Without waiting for Kun Timur's order, he led hundreds of cavalrymen under his command and rushed forward. But what surprised them was that these cavalrymen did not
Instead of avoiding them, he kept waving a flag while running wildly, as if he regarded them as friendly troops. Fancha was not interested in thinking too much. He was not good at riding and shooting. He quickly dismounted, and under the cover of the horse, he quietly prepared his bow and arrows.
, his cavalry also dismounted, and then quietly prepared their bows and arrows.
The cavalry quickly reached the front, and the leader was still shouting in Turkic language that they could not understand.
"Do it!"
Fancha roared.
Almost at the same time, he raised his bow and arrow, aiming at the first shot as quickly as possible.
It is true that they are not good at mounted archery, but that is because they are forest hunters. On the contrary, their archery skills are top-notch.
Those who are not good at archery starve to death because they cannot shoot enough prey.
The sharp arrows that flew out in an instant almost missed at a distance of more than ten steps. Dozens of cavalrymen were stabbed into hedgehogs in the blink of an eye. They fell down screaming one by one. Fancha rushed forward with excitement and grabbed a handful of them.
He caught the reins of an Arabian horse, then rushed over and pulled the other two horses.
The cavalry leader who was still alive on the ground looked at him with sad and angry eyes. Then he remembered this guy and stepped on his chest. Then he pulled out arrows and started to pick off the good-quality armor, but just
While opening it, a letter inside was revealed. He picked up the letter and opened it, and there were crooked words inside. At this moment, Hasimu ran over, and he handed it to Hasimu, who was surprised when he looked at the letter.
He shouted, then turned around and rushed towards Kun Timur...
"The Great Khan, King Yan and Totamisi crossed the Volga River southward to Persia. This is the messenger from Yedigai reporting to Timur."
he shouted.
Kun Timur was immediately stunned.
Fancha came over holding the horse, armor on his shoulders, and a money bag in his hand.
"Is Persia rich?"
he said.
"There are countless cities in Persia, and they are all trading cities."
Hasimu said.
"Great Khan, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and chase after King Yan. We have to follow the soldiers of tomorrow!"
Fancha suddenly became energetic and said without hesitation.
Kun Timur was immediately infected by his patriotism...
Of course, the main reason is that since Zhu Di has gone south, it goes without saying that Gosarai's money must have been taken away, and there is nothing to divide it with. But Persia has been prosperous since ancient times, and there are Persian caravans everywhere in Central Asia. Hurry up
It is only right to catch up with Zhu Di and go to Persia with the Tomorrow soldiers to rob. As for the other participants, they basically have no objections. In the end, they are all a bunch of poor desperadoes, just for plunder. There is nothing left to do in front of them.
There are countless prosperous cities in the south, so of course we should go there quickly.
As for the danger…
Anyone who dares to join the Zhao Sheng Army will consider this issue. Besides, he will die. Those eminent monks have long said that those who die in the Zhao Sheng Army will go to the West to become Arhats.
Even if someone is willing to be reincarnated, he must be reincarnated into a prince's family in the Ming Dynasty.
Death in battle is not death, it is the beginning of a good life in the next life!
Okay, we have come this far. Whether you believe it or not, you have to believe it now. Now you are starting to smell some meat. You have to keep moving forward no matter what.
Then they turned again, from the original west to west-south, and went straight to Timur's logistics base, Hazhi Talha.
Four days later they rushed to the city where only a few thousand people remained.
"Kill, kill all these monsters and take away their horses and money!"
Fancha roared excitedly.
There is also no real city wall here...
This is the summer palace of the Golden Horde. Only the palace is the real castle. As for the residential buildings and commercial markets outside, there is no protection. The modern ancient city of Astrakhan was built by the Russians. This is the pastoral area of the nomads.
Of course, the nomads don't like to build city walls. Moreover, this place was also destroyed by Timur in the last war with Tokhtamysh, so the thousands of old and weak people who stayed here now have to face these enemies like mad dogs.
Twenty-five thousand cavalry swarmed in.
Most of them are hunters from the eastern forest. They form a formation among the dilapidated buildings of the city like a hunt. Those holding large shields are in front, followed by archers. Their arrows are perfect within ten steps.
Hair, even specifically facial shots.
The soldiers in the river who rushed to fight had no such ability...
There are commercial cities in the river, a combination of farmers, herdsmen and traders, but they are not a hunting people, and their bows and arrows are for fighting and not a part of life.
But these Huining soldiers have bows and arrows!
Fancha's body was covered with money bags, and he even wore a piece of armor that obviously hindered his movement. He, who was already a little bloated in the armor package, looked more like a piece of moving garbage, but these messes on his body made him immune.
The enemy attacked, and the bow and arrow in his hand kept shooting at the faces of each enemy and even civilians. Because he shot too many, his arms were weak and he simply pulled out his knife, and rammed into the enemy in front like a brown bear in the forest, and then
The enemy's knife immediately slashed at him, but it only damaged the armor piled up on his body. Then he knocked the enemy over forcefully, and the knife in his hand plunged into his neck without hesitation, and the blood spurted out was blurred the moment he drew the knife.
Fan Cha's face.
Fancha, who didn't care, pulled the money bag off the guy's waist as quickly as possible.
But the only gold coin inside made him furious. He chopped off his head with a knife and kicked it out.
"Kill, kill, kill!"
He roared violently.
Then he knocked open the house next to him, looked at the trembling old man inside, and cut it over quickly, and then searched for valuables amidst the screams...
And in every street and every building in this city, there are all barbarian warriors who are like carnival.
Although they are already subjects of the Ming Dynasty, it cannot change their nature. They are still those who live like wild beasts in the ice and snow forest.
Barbarians.
Barbarians with bloodthirsty ferocity.
However, what they didn't know during the carnival was that the cavalry led by Ye Di should not be far from the city.
However, Timur, who was 300 kilometers away, still didn't know the news about Zhu Di going south because his messenger was killed, and was still fighting fiercely with Zhu Gaoxu.