People from all walks of life in the Timur Khanate are still gathering, especially those in the southeast and northeast regions. They are far apart. Coupled with the food and supplies, it will take at least two months.
Abu Saiza did not continue to wait, but led the leading army of 200,000 to set off.
Military Minister Muharda commanded 300,000 civilians to transport supplies, a total of 500,000.
The vast army marched straight towards Tehran.
"Your Majesty, Timur has sent 500,000 troops and has arrived in the city of Gamsa."
Zhu Qizhen looked at the map. The distance between Tehran and Gamsa was only fifty miles, and a war was imminent.
"How are you going to respond?"
Li Zhen replied: "The soldiers will block it, and the water will cover it with earth!"
"Stop talking nonsense, talk about tactics!"
"yes!"
Li Zhen drew a diagram on the map: "The enemy army is large in number, and the cavalry is the main force. They can only go through open areas. There are mountains south and north of Tehran, and only the east and west are open areas. I dug twenty trenches in the east."
, to limit the opponent's cavalry, and if the war breaks out, we can use long-range firepower to prevent the opponent from getting close."
Zhu Qizhen suddenly asked: "Where is the west side?"
"The west side...is our territory!"
"Aren't you worried that Timur's army will retreat?"
"Probably...not..."
Li Zhen stared at the map and suddenly lost confidence in her heart.
"The possibility of the enemy's retreat is indeed very small. However, we are in a war now. As long as there is the slightest possibility, we cannot let it go. You are now the top commander of our army. Any mistake will lead to a big mistake."
"I understand, I will make arrangements now."
"Don't be impatient first, let's talk about your plan later."
Li Zhen turned around and said: "The front troops are mainly composed of firearms. Black Sheep and White Sheep each lead 5,000 men and horses. They will circle behind to cut off the enemy's supplies. I have agreed with them to only sneak attacks and attack the grain transport team.
Run away when you're done, never be reluctant to fight."
"That's a good idea!"
Zhu Qizhen nodded and said: "A half-million-strong army, with people eating horse chews, how much food will they consume in a day? As long as there is a problem with supply, I'm afraid it will lead to chaos without a fight!"
"The minister also recruited a large number of workers to expand the workshop, produce gunpowder, and refine steel, which are mainly used to make landmines and cluster bombs needed by the Academy of Sciences."
"What did Beilein say?"
"Scholar Bei is busy making cluster bombs. What I mean is that the Academy of Sciences is a secret weapon and cannot be revealed at the beginning. In the early stage, our army will focus on defense, consuming the opponent's supplies and patience. When the time is right, the Academy of Sciences will take action.
Destroy it completely!"
Zhu Qizhen smiled with satisfaction: "I don't have any meaning in your tactical arrangements, go ahead and implement them!"
"According to the order!"
Both sides are still busy nervously, making various pre-war preparations.
Ten days later, Abu Saiza thought everything was ready, so he took the lead in launching an attack.
Timur's army was led by General Baluras. This man was naturally brave and was especially good at siege warfare. He had made great achievements when he attacked the Sultan of Delhi and was honored by thousands of households.
Various siege equipment such as turrets, ladders, and siege engines appeared in his army. It seemed that they were well prepared.
However, in the eyes of the Ming army, these instruments were really not worth mentioning.
In this era, any type of siege equipment is not as practical as artillery.
Huihui cannon is a large trebuchet, which throws huge rocks and breaks down city walls.
There are two types of siege vehicles. One is called a siege vehicle, also called an opposite tower. It has a bumper in front or a big pendulum hung to hit the door.
There is also a kind of siege tower called Lu Gong Cha, which is a five-story siege tower with eight wheels. The soldiers on the bottom floor are responsible for pushing the cart. The other four floors carry siege combatants, who can be near or far. It is also a kind of siege tower.
A killer weapon on the battlefield.
The aerial ladder is an improvement based on the folding flying bridge of the Song Dynasty. The bottom is designed as a vehicle with shields on all sides, and the outside is reinforced with rawhide. When the personnel push the cart in the shed and approach the enemy city wall, they set up the upper ladder so that the combatants can climb directly.
city wall.
In addition, there are also floor trucks responsible for observation and wooden curtain trucks responsible for defense...
Li Zhen stood at a higher position and observed the enemy's situation through a telescope, becoming increasingly confused.
The Timur Khanate fought everywhere and was invincible, but why were its weapons and equipment so backward?
They are obviously old antiques from the Song and Yuan Dynasties, not as good as the big iron cannons from the early Ming Dynasty!
Although the range of that thing is limited, the shells are also solid iron lumps, and it is easy to explode, but it is still better than these wooden frames, right?
"Come on!"
"Kill!"
The cavalry of Timur's legion began to speed up. They raised their long swords and shouted, and they were bound to chop the Ming army into pieces.
Through the telescope, one can even clearly see the ferocious faces of those Mongolians.
In fact, these people are different from the Mongols in the north of the Ming Dynasty. They inherited Persian culture, believed in Muslims, and have been Turkized from beginning to end. It is more accurate to say that they are Turks.
However, Li Zhen did not bother to distinguish between Mongolians and Turks, and directly ordered to open fire.
Boom!
Boom!
The first round of artillery bombardment began. The artillery shells roared like meteors, fell into the enemy's cavalry square, and then exploded.
The Timurid cavalry who rushed at the front suddenly fell over, and either died on the spot, or fell down and were trampled to death by the horses behind them.
Boom!
Boom!
The artillery continued to roar, constantly harvesting the lives of the enemy cavalry.
The large troops were still moving at high speed. They had no time to fear and pity, so they could only continue to charge.
Li Zhen stared at the battlefield from a distance. There were too many enemy troops, and the number of artillery on her side was limited. Even if the firepower continued, it would not be able to cause a devastating blow to them.
The other party saw this clearly and continued to charge at the cost of casualties.
In their eyes, as long as they can get close to the Ming army's position, the next step will be unilateral killing.
When the two sides were a hundred steps away, the leading line of Timur's cavalry suddenly began to fall to the ground one by one.
This was the first horse trap prepared by the Ming army, specifically for the cavalry.
After discovering the horse trap, Timur's cavalry began to deliberately jump up to avoid it. However, there was a second and third one behind...
Looking at the battle ahead, Balulus finally felt something was wrong.
At this rate of battle losses, his cavalry would not be able to advance to the front of the Ming army's formation!
"withdraw!"
Balulus gave the decisive order, and the retreat horn sounded.
The troops in front stopped, the rear formation changed to the front formation, and began to retreat.
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