When Kun Timur led the Zhao Sheng Army to have a carnival in Haji Talha, Yedigai, who was originally chasing Zhu Di, arrived with the Kipchak and Nogai cavalry...
But it's of no use anymore.
The supplies Timur left in the city were eventually looted.
As for the ensuing battle, it wasn't that intense. In fact, Yedi, who had run for seven hundred miles, was only at the vanguard.
As soon as the two sides came into contact, Yedigai immediately realized that these enemies who had appeared out of nowhere were not easy to deal with.
Extremely powerful in combat.
Although they do not have the desperate firepower of the Ming army, those guys who seem to be poorly equipped and even poorer than them have excellent archery skills. Almost all of them are at the level of sharpshooters. And this is Timur's logistics base, not
His, he has suffered a lot recently, there is no need to fight these mad dog-like enemies to protect Timur's supplies. In the end, he should send people to report to Timur while making a symbolic attack, but in fact
Sit back and watch Kun Timur and others calmly withdraw, the latter crossed the Volga River at Khazhi. Talkha, and then pursued Zhu Di's army southward.
At this time, Timur, who learned the news, was also dumbfounded.
He was still fighting fiercely with Zhu Gaoxu at this time, and it could be said that there was almost no progress in the battle.
It is impossible for him to bring all 50,000 troops to fight Zhu Gaoxu. These are all his direct descendants, all Hezhong and Khorasan soldiers.
He did not dare to let his miscellaneous men know the combat effectiveness of the Ming army. The ethnic groups he conquered, such as the Persians, Turkmens, and Zarayiers, would immediately feel jealous once they truly saw the combat effectiveness of the main force of the Ming army.
Only direct descendants can be used.
But direct descendants cannot be used as cannon fodder.
So these days he can only try to attack in various ways, trying to find the weaknesses of the Ming army, and continue to consume the ammunition and energy of the Ming army.
As long as he is given enough time, he will eventually succeed.
After all, the Ming army has no supplies in the rear, it is just the supplies they carry. Once the consumption reaches a dangerous level, they will definitely retreat. And now he no longer fantasizes about total annihilation. He cannot completely annihilate the 20,000 Ming army. In the end, even if these Ming troops are
The army has no ammunition, and it is not easy to deal with it with cold weapons.
The fierceness of Zhu Di's son reminded him of his own son who was hacked by Yang Feng...
Very ferocious like Milan Shah!
However……
Now I am dumbfounded.
Of course he knew the consequences once Zhu Di crossed the Caucasus Mountains.
The south is indeed his ruling area, but the south is also full of ethnic groups he conquered through massacre, and they are all full of hatred for him!
Persians, Black Sheep Turkmen, Zarayi'er, Georgia, Armenia...
Then it’s not that grass is growing in my heart, it’s simply that the grassland is on fire after autumn.
He ordered a retreat without hesitation.
"Withdrawal, withdraw now?"
Zhu Gaoxu looked at the rapidly retreating enemy in shock.
Zhang Fu beside him was also stunned. This result was indeed something they had never expected. The two sides had continued to fight until now, and their losses were actually not small. The total casualties were almost 3,000. They were already considering whether they should retreat.
After all, these 20,000 people are the elite of the Ming Dynasty in the Western Regions, and it is impossible to break them in for Zhu Di. Even if Zhu Di's entire army is annihilated, it will only be a loss of 5,000 Ming troops, which will not affect the Ming Dynasty's dominance in the Western Regions.
The Ural River is in trouble.
But……
Timur actually withdrew on his own?
"Can't chase, in case there is a scam!"
Ping An said simply.
He is the commander-in-chief of all the armies under the imperial court, and Zhang Fu is the commander-in-chief of King Yan's guard army. However, in fact, Zhu Gaoxu listens to Zhang Fu, so Zhang Fu is in command. However, the soldiers in Beiting and Anxi Town are not the guards of King Yan. They obey orders.
Yu Ping'an, the commander of the capital. Ping'an's statement actually confirmed that he could not be pursued. After all, the main force of the imperial court would not involve him for Zhu Di. It was necessary to come to the rescue, but it was not possible to fight for Zhu Di's rescue. Although he lost
Domain was a serious crime, but that was in the past.
That was Lao Zhu’s dead son.
Now that Zhu Di is dead, it’s hard to say whether his grandniece will avenge him!
Zhu Gaoxu and Zhang Fu silently watched Timur's men retreating in a hurry under the setting sun.
"King Gaoyang, something is wrong. It seems something big happened behind them. Even these war elephants are left behind. It is obvious that they need to rush somewhere quickly."
Zhang Fu said suddenly.
Indeed, Timur abandoned the war elephants.
After the failure of the first attack, these giant beasts stayed in Timur's military camp. Although they were useless against the Ming army and caused chaos, they were magic weapons against other armies. A normal retreat should be a cavalry protection battle.
Elephants, normal marching speed, cavalry and war elephants can keep walking together. Elephants are indeed not as fast as war horses, but their ability to continue marching is not inferior to war horses. But now Timur's cavalry did not wait for the war elephants, but went alone
They retreated at full speed, pulling the war elephants and elephant soldiers behind. It was obvious that there was an emergency and the cavalry had to rush forward at full speed.
"Go, grab these elephants!"
Zhu Gaoxu said.
Then he urged the war horse.
Then his personal guards and the cavalry led by Zhang Fu also rushed out and chased Timur's war elephant.
But Ping An and his imperial soldiers did not move.
Four days later, Timur returned to Hazhi Talha after running six hundred miles. On the same day, Zhu Di's army crossed the Terek River. He did not know what was happening behind him, so he did not lose his confidence.
Slow down, but continued to go southward into the Caucasus Mountains at a speed of hundreds of miles per day, followed the narrow corridor along the Caspian Sea, and arrived at Tarban five days later. On the same day, the Zhaosheng Army led by Kun Timur
The miscellaneous people who caught up with Zhu Di's team even fought on a small scale due to misunderstandings. Fortunately, Hasim arrived quickly and learned from the people of the Kipchaks that they were following Zhu Di...
These guys were originally residents of Beergesalai. Zhu Di led them to cleanse the powerful people in the city, and then they followed Zhu Di and stayed in Beergesalai. They were still intimidated by Zhu Di, and they were very familiar with Timur's style.
It is clear that now that Zhu Di is retreating, the result of them not following Zhu Di is that Timur will go to Beergesarai and kill them all.
They can only follow Zhu Di.
In other words, Tuotuo lost his way to the Golden Horde Khan who followed them.
Then they reported to Zhu Di.
When he got the news, Zhu Di had already passed the ear-piercing class.
As for fighting...
There was no fighting.
There are no defenders in D'erban.
This pass, known as the Gate of All Gates in West Asia and Kipchak, has been trampled into a bus by various forces over the years.
Moreover, this is now the territory of Shirvan Shah who submitted to Timur. While Timur was leading the army to fight in the north, he was stationed with heavy troops in Derban...
What do you mean?
Do you want to pinch Timur's neck and break the logistics when you are in a bad mood?
Therefore, there are a total of several hundred gates for the ear-tapping class to collect merchant tax.
When Tokhtamysh Khan, who had gone south from here twice, appeared, these defenders abandoned the city and fled without hesitation. Then the powerful people in the city welcomed the king's army. They had actually welcomed Tokhtamysh twice in the past.
, this third time he knelt down can be said to be neat and tidy. The important thing for a strong man in a place like this is to kneel down wherever he goes, and he is the master of everyone.
Uncle, please come in!
Baku.
"He's quite smart."
Zhu Di entered the city and looked at the palace in front of him with a smile.
Shirfan Shah Ibrahim I fled with his whole family before he arrived, but it cannot be said to be an escape.
He retreated to the old capital of Sylvain.
His territory is not just Baku. In fact, his territory is equivalent to modern Azerbaijan. The core is the plain south of the Caucasus Mountains. He is indeed a smart man. The result of clinging to Baku is to destroy the city and let himself go.
He was on the blacklist of the Ming Dynasty. This is a commercial city, and there are a bunch of Armenian businessmen under Gulina in the city. He has long known how powerful the Ming Dynasty is. Even Timur surrendered to the Ming Emperor. Zhu Di is just passing by. He really doesn't need it.
Fight with Zhu Di.
But it was impossible to surrender openly. After all, Zhu Di was just passing by.
It was impossible to stay and protect him.
If he surrendered to Zhu Di and Zhu Di's army passed by, Timur would have to kill him.
Therefore, because he was frightened by Zhu Di's army, he gave up his defense in Baku and fled to Shirvan to continue resisting.
Of course, if Zhu Di continues to move forward, he will continue to escape.
In this way, his army will not suffer losses, and his cities will not be destroyed. At most, they will only lose some food and livestock. Even if Timur comes, he knows it well and has no time to tangle with him. After all, he still has a certain strength.
Yes, if Timur really wanted to fight him, he would be even less able to catch up with Zhu Di.
"Your Majesty, a businessman came over and said that he was a naturalized official and was trading here."
Zhu Neng said.
Then he pointed at the groveling white man behind him.
"Yang Feng's concubine's person?"
Zhu Di looked at this guy in surprise.
Then he motioned for the latter to come forward, and the man quickly came forward humbly, and then knelt down on the ground and kowtowed without hesitation.
It is obvious that Ming Dynasty etiquette was learned well.
"The villain, Yang Siji, comes to see His Highness King Yan. This is the villain's identity certificate."
He held a document in both hands.
Zhu Di took it, looked at the writing on it, and then squinted at the sun. The writing immediately showed a faint red color, which was enough to prove its authenticity. This kind of color-changing ink is still a top secret in the Ming Dynasty.
It can only be produced in factories in the inner court, which is the key to the fact that the treasure banknotes cannot be forged so far. Above is a description of the person's appearance and the name used in the Ming Dynasty.
"Get up. Since you can come to do business, you can also become naturalized. Bring a letter to Yang Feng for me!"
Zhu Di said.
Then he called an officer and this was his military document.
"Write it to him in official script!"
he said.
The latter nodded immediately.
This businessman had to pass through the city on the river, and there was a possibility that he might be found by Timur's men, but even if some of Timur's men could read Chinese characters, they would not be able to read the official script.
For a hero of his level, the most indispensable thing is the spirit of adventure.