"Good brother! I will never forget you." The third prince Mirasha was moved by Ganggang. His father was seriously ill, and his fourth brother led troops to appease the rear. He temporarily took power. I don't know how many people were jealous. The Turkic army had many factions and complicated relationships.
On the surface, there were many people who flattered him, but at the critical moment, no one stood up to help him, except for this dark and arrogant person who was usually unknown.
The Turkic Empire developed extremely rapidly, annexing countless small countries within a few decades. The empire has been in a state of war for many years, and there is no time to sort out these complicated relationships. There are many small lords like Hei Erhuo Zhe, Tie
Mu'er is old and his time is running out. The two sons and two nephews of the Great Khan all have attempts to compete for the throne of Khan. Among them, the third prince Miransha is rude and not good at politics. He usually offends many people, so in this life-and-death situation,
At this critical moment, no one came to help. Hei Erhuo was the successor of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate. His father was executed by Timur not long ago. Hei Erhuo was spared his life only because of his loyalty. However,
They also belong to the category of powerless people.
Hei Erhuo Zhe threw down his machete, untied his armor, turned around in a circle and then stepped forward. Ye Tianxing and his son looked at each other, finally let go of Milansha, and grabbed Hei Erhuo Zhe.
Now that the third prince is safe, all the troops don't care about the safety of Hei Erhuo. They are approaching this moment one after another, but they are stopped by Miransha shouting: "Don't move, make a way and let them go!"
The third prince is a man of loyalty, and the black son-in-law takes his own life. He cannot repay kindness with enmity. Besides, now is the time to show his kindness, how can he ruin something big for just two people who wrote the letter.
The Turkic camp was ready for battle. Countless soldiers poured out of the camp and were crowded. Looking around, they were all wearing white turbans and swarthy faces. They held cold swords and guns in their hands, but the expressions on their faces were not as cold-blooded as the legend says.
Evil.
The Turkic soldiers come from various ethnic groups in Central Asia, West Asia and even South Asia, including Turks, Mongols, Persians, and Indians. Faith is the only link that maintains them. These young soldiers are not born to be murderers. They are just fighting.
It was just a means of making a living. Now that they had seen the simple faces of these ordinary soldiers up close, Ye Tianxing and his son understood the true meaning of war - it was nothing more than the passion of a strong man and a single man.
The Turkic soldiers were surprised to see these two daring Han men walking out of the king's tent with hostages in hand, with calm expressions on their faces. The older guy actually held a skin bag containing kumiss in his hand.
Drinking while walking, what a heroic spirit this is. What soldiers admire the most is a hero, so when Ye Tianxing and his son walked step by step, the jungle of swords and guns unconsciously gave way to a path.
Ye Tianxing and his son walked to the gate of the camp with Hei Erhuo Zhe hostage. Someone led three horses, and the three of them crossed the horses and drove away. Someone proposed to send troops to chase him, but Miransha stopped him: "We can't harm Hei Erhuo Zhe."
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A quarter of an hour later, the black fireman returned safely and unharmed. He turned over and dismounted at the gate of the camp. Miransha greeted him and gave him a fierce bear hug: "Good brother! You are my good brother!"
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In Liangzhou, the government office signed a security room, and the door was heavily guarded. No one was allowed to enter. Ye Tianxing and his son were reporting the enemy situation to Yuan Feng: "The Turkic army is said to be one million, but the actual number of mobilized people is only 900,000, of which 600,000 are civilians responsible for transportation.
There were 300,000 troops on the front line with provisions and supplies, and another 100,000 temporarily recruited auxiliary troops. Only 200,000 people were actually able to take the battle. In the six months since the Eastern Expedition, 40,000 people died in battle, died of illness, and were wounded in battle, and 40,000 were killed in battle.
The prince led 50,000 elite cavalry back to deal with the Qiang and Tibetan coalition forces. Now that he was fully prepared, he faced Liangzhou with only about 100,000 Turkic troops.
There are many factions in the Turkic army. After the old Khan became seriously ill, the third prince Mirasha took over as regent. Many people below him were dissatisfied. If they gave up the initiative of the war, their internal conflicts would not be exposed. If they fought in the wild, Liangzhou
What the army must face is a mess.
"The most powerful empires often collapse from within." Yuan Feng lamented.
"Brother, how did you place Chu Jian among the Turks? With this chess piece, we will win without a doubt." Ye Kai said excitedly.
"Chu Jian was not arranged by me, and he will no longer be Chu Jian in the future, but the black Erhuo, the Khan of Chagatai. This is his fate, an unchangeable fate." Yuan Feng said.
According to the agreement, the decisive battle with the Turkic army outside Liangzhou City will take place five days later. The enemy voluntarily abandoned the fortified city and chose to fight in the wilderness. This was a good thing that the Turks could only dream of. Miran Shah felt that his opportunity had come, and Liangzhou could not be conquered by his father Khan.
, was about to collapse in his own hands, he held a military meeting overnight to discuss strategies to deal with the enemy. As the newly appointed general of the direct line of the third prince, Hei Erhuo Zhe naturally also participated in the high-level meeting...
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Five days later, there was a clear morning. The south of the Yangtze River must have been blooming with flowers and willows at this time, but the northwest was still cold and cold in spring. The vast land was withered and yellow, because the grass roots were dug out and eaten by Mongolian horses, and the good fields were abandoned because no one was cultivating them.
, with smoke rising from the top of Liangzhou City, the sergeants had a good meal, cheered up, and opened the city gates on a large scale for the first time.
The cowhide war drums on the top of the city were dull and powerful. Cao Yanhui, wearing a cloak, accompanied by his son, came to the top of the city to watch the battle. The life and death of Liangzhou depended on this battle.
The Liangzhou army, which had been dormant all winter and experienced countless defensive battles, was finally able to fight the enemy face to face. Although the military appearance was not very neat, its morale was high. Reinforcements arrived one after another. The generals were wise and courageous.
Unsurprisingly, the main force of the Liangzhou Army was infantry, divided into several flat lines, with musketeers and spearmen mixed in. The artillery participated in the battle as an independent unit, and the flanks were covered by archers and a small number of cavalry.
The main force of the Turks is also infantry. Although the Timurid Empire is powerful, it will not reach the point where all the troops are mules and horses. Not to mention, the logistical consumption of war horses can collapse the army. They also set up their formations and divided into one
In a square formation, soldiers wearing armor and holding shields lined up in the front, soldiers without armor stood in the rear, archers covered the two wings, and cavalry were placed on both sides of the entire team.
The Turkic Central Army, under the black banner, and wearing golden armor, Milan Shah looked arrogantly at the pitiful Liangzhou Army of more than 20,000 people in the distance, and waved his riding whip: "History will remember this day."
After finishing his riding whip, he pointed forward, and twenty buglers behind him blew the large conches in their hands. The deep sound resounded throughout the battlefield. The cavalry on the flanks heard the wind and moved, and thousands of elite cavalry urged their horses to rush forward.
First use two wings of cavalry to carry out a pincer-like outflank, disrupt the enemy's formation, divide and encircle them, and then the infantry presses up, defeating the enemy in one go, and taking advantage of the victory to occupy the city. This is a typical strategy and the most effective strategy.
In a battle involving tens of thousands of people, opportunism is of no use. It all depends on strength. This time Miran Shah dispatched 50,000 troops, twice as many as his opponent. The opponent only had a pitiful few hundred cavalry, which could not withstand the Turkic cavalry.
As expected, after the cavalry rushed over, the battle was basically over.
"It's time to begin." Yuan Feng ordered his subordinates. The flags of the central army flew up, and the artillery on both wings and in the center opened fire at the same time, covering the Turkic cavalry with firepower.
At the same time, the Turkic artillery also began to bombard, but the range was far less than that of the Liangzhou people's artillery. All they could do was blast up lumps of dirt in the open space.
The artillery of the Liangzhou Army used shotguns and chain rounds, and the muzzles of the guns fired bursts of iron rain into the sky. The muzzles of the cannons that fired solid shells were level with the ground, so that the fired shells could bounce on the ground to cause greater damage.
Smoke and dust billowed, and the Turkic cavalry kept falling off their horses, but many people still broke through the fire net. The ground was shaking, and the shouts of killing were getting closer and closer. You could already see the sharp sabers spinning in the air, and the calves of many Liangzhou infantrymen.
I started to twist my muscles, but I was in the formation, surrounded by determined Roman soldiers holding down the position. I couldn't escape even if I wanted to, so I had to mechanically obey the officer's orders, raise the gun, and shoot!
A cloud of white mist rose up. The first row of soldiers finished shooting and quickly walked to the back to load ammunition. The second row of soldiers filled in the gaps and continued to shoot. Then came the third row. The smoke was so thick that they could not see the enemy on the opposite side. They could only
Shoot at the sound of horse hooves.
However, the firepower network composed of artillery and muskets was still not dense enough. The Turkic cavalry still rushed forward after paying heavy casualties. At this time, the musketeers retreated across the board and hid behind the spearmen. The spearmen were all determined.
It is composed of veterans, wearing heavy armor, holding a two-foot-long iron-tipped spear. The birch pole of the spear is placed on the ground at a 45-degree angle, forming a jungle of spears. The war horses are also smart. Seeing so many sharp things,
Naturally, they turned around and hid, and the infantry formation was like a rock, facing the impact of the tide, remaining unmoving like a mainstay.
The Turkic cavalry were caught blind now. They had never encountered such a difficult infantry. They shrunk into a hedgehog-like shape and stretched out their spears. The scimitar in their hands was simply out of reach. If you want to shoot with bows and arrows, other people's muskets can't be reached.
They are not vegetarians. Those hateful musketeers hid behind the spearmen and shield bearers, fighting on their own, firing their guns randomly. The Turkic cavalry trapped in the infantry formation were either stabbed to death by spears or killed.
They were killed by muskets and fell from their horses from time to time. Of course, they also caused considerable losses to the Liangzhou army. Many soldiers were shot to death by bows and arrows, but the army still held firm.
Seeing his cavalry troops sinking deep into the mud, and the Milan sandstorm thundering, he picked up a telescope to take a look or two from time to time, wondering why the infantry was so difficult to attack. Eager for success, he quickly threw the reserve team into the battle.
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Thousands of cavalrymen pressed forward again. The Liangzhou Army's artillery had abandoned its cannons and ran away. The infantry were too busy to take care of themselves. The Turkic reserves successfully rushed into the Liangzhou infantry, and the two sides started a brutal bloody battle.
The Turkic cavalry once rushed in front of Yuan Feng's banner, but was blocked back by the soldiers. The sound of killing was loud and screams could not be heard. The smoke and bloody smell were choking their noses. The spearmen fought more and more, and the number of musketeers was reduced.
They also raised the three-edged spears under their muskets and stood bravely in front to fight against the cavalry's sabers.
There was no expression on Yuan Feng's face. When the generals saw the heavy casualties, they all urgently advised: "Commander, attack!" He just said lightly: "Wait a little longer."
"What are you waiting for? If you wait any longer, the fight will be over!" Zhao Ding'an, who had just returned from injury, asked with eyes wide open.
"Ding'an, kindness cannot command troops! You can't win victory if you are unwilling to sacrifice, do you understand!" Yuan Feng scolded sternly.
The fierce battle was still going on. Miransha looked over and over with his telescope, wondering why the opponent hadn't collapsed yet, but the maneuvering power in his hands was gone. An ominous premonition came to his mind...
"Why doesn't he move!" At the top of Liangzhou City, the second son of Cao Xiu and Cao, who was already frightened by this scene, shouted eagerly. The little guy was panting heavily and his face was covered with sweat. He turned to look at him.
's father.
"My child, Ci is not in charge of troops. He is taking human lives to consume the enemy's maneuverability." Cao Yanhui said.
I don't know how long it took, maybe an hour, maybe a quarter of an hour, Yuan Feng finally gave the order: "That's it, the cavalry will attack!" The city gate behind him suddenly opened, with a thousand iron kites in front and three thousand Qiang troops cavalry behind.
, four thousand recharged cavalry shouted and charged out, their horses hooves rumbled, and they attacked the Turkic army with an unstoppable thunderous force.