Chapter 1041 The gap before the final battle - changing places
"After Boermu learned that water was pumped out of Tiemenguan City, he suddenly became suspicious and suspected that there was really a Buddhist evil god blessing them. He also thought of the rain two days ago: even if the wound quickly festered because of poisoning,
But the rain obviously cannot be controlled by them, but it happened at such a coincidental time, and I couldn't help but feel a little scared."
"He immediately ordered to stop the siege, but still cut off the Kongque River, and asked the mullahs accompanying the army to pray all day long. However, he was afraid that the mullahs under his command did not have such high magic power, so he sent someone to ask the Great Khan to send a big mullah to assist him."
Jesb said.
"Haha, Boermu was scared. But I don't blame him. The Ming army stationed in Tiemenguan City was so lucky that they were able to encounter two such strange things in a row. But sending the big mullah to his army would
No need. It's just two coincidental things." Timur said.
In fact, Timur was a little confused about such a coincidence happening twice in a row. However, a person who can be the ruler of a country only has so much religious belief. A person who is too devout cannot become the boss, especially
It was Timur who had climbed up from the middle level and the consideration that the morale of the army must not be shaken, so he made the above decision.
"But." Of course Jesb also knew that Timur's decision was right, but if he didn't send the big mullah, I'm afraid the army led by Boermu wouldn't be able to restore morale for a long time.
"Aren't there going to be 100,000 civilians recruited from China in a few days? I'll send a big mullah to Urumqi in the name of their prayers," Timur said.
Jesb immediately understood what he meant, agreed with a "yes", and then asked: "Who will be sent to escort the big mullah back?"
"Just send Abu Belk. He will only make trouble in the army, let him go back to the rear." Timur said. Abu Belk is another of his grandsons, and he also has thousands of soldiers. This man
He had a violent temper and was very discriminatory towards the Khitans and Semu people in the east. He did a lot of things that made Timur unhappy. This time he just kicked him out.
When it came to Timur's family affairs, Jesib was not easy to talk about, so he changed the subject and said: "Speaking of which, if the people of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate had not fled without fighting, and the cattle and sheep could not run as fast as horses, many of them would have been abandoned.
We may have to save the soldiers' rations now, not to mention recruiting herdsmen from the country."
"Mongols! Doesn't fighting rely on running fast? Since you run fast when fighting, it's not surprising that you can run fast when escaping." Timur laughed.
After a few words about killing the Mongols, Jesbu suddenly thought of something and said: "By the way, Great Khan, that army has also been brought."
"That army? Which army?" Timur asked doubtfully, and then he reacted and smiled: "I didn't bring them because I was worried that there was not enough meat to eat. It's okay to bring them here this time. But they are scared.
There is no problem with the army once, but it is of little use in fighting a war."
"It's good to scare the Ming army once."
"makes sense."
After chatting for a few more words, he saw that Timur was in a better mood and asked seriously: "Khan, what should we do next?"
"Next." Timur stopped laughing when he heard Jesb's words. He walked out of the tent and looked at the Ming army who were still holding the funeral with his clairvoyance. He then sent someone to call Shaharul and others over and asked them: "
What do you think our army should do now?"
"Great Khan, the Ming army's reinforcements have now arrived. Although the total strength is still less than ours, it is not much less, and there will be reinforcements coming later. According to my idea, we should retreat immediately and return to Gurban
Tungut Basin, and then actively contacted the Mongols in the east, leaving some soldiers to defend Urumqi, and the main army marched eastward into the Mongolian grasslands."
"The border between the Mongolian grasslands and the Khitan territory is too long. Even if the Ming army really had more than two million troops as they said, it would not be enough to defend every point on this long border.
Deploy enough soldiers. After absorbing the Mongols, our army can send a small number of partial divisions to harass and attract the attention of the main force of the Ming army. Then the army can attack them in the richer areas in the north of the Ming Dynasty, such as the north of Hebei Province or Shanxi Province.
The Great Wall, entering the interior of the Khitan people. After that, we will implement the strategy set by the Great Khan before." Shaharul said.
Timur did not comment after hearing this, but asked again: "Do you have any other opinions?"
"Great Khan, we must prevent the Mongols and the Ming from uniting to deal with our country." Salha said: "Although the Mongols on the grassland have enmity with the Ming people, and the hatred is still very deep, it is difficult for the Ming people to really eliminate them, but we
It is possible to actually eliminate them. So now is not a good time to enter the Mongolian grasslands."
"Then how to prevent them from uniting with the Khitans?" Timur laughed.
When Salha saw Timur smile, he was shocked. This showed that what he said contained content that Timur agreed with. "Great Khan, the most important thing to prevent the Mongols and Khitan people from uniting is to let them
They think that the Ming Dynasty is not our opponent. The Mongols have always followed the strongest, and as long as they think that we are the strongest, we can prevent them from joining forces with the Khitans."
"To make them think that our country is the strongest, we must defeat the Ming Dynasty and defeat the Ming Dynasty here. So I think we must stay here and fight the Ming Dynasty people head-on. Even if we cannot annihilate them, we must repel them.
." Salha finally said.
He completely disagreed with Shaharul's words, but Shaharul was the grandson of Timur, and he was inconvenient to refute directly, so he went around in a big circle to express his meaning.
Shaharul immediately retorted after hearing what he said: "Then we will not recruit the Mongols. If our army does not provoke them after entering the Mongolian grassland, they will certainly not take the initiative to oppose our army. When we enter the Khitan mainland, the grassland will
The Mongols will definitely be tempted, and they will go south and join the ranks of robbing the Khitans without us forcing them."
"But in this way, Shaharul, all the troops invested in the war at the beginning are our own soldiers. The Mongols cannot be trusted. If our army suffers too heavy losses in the war with the Khitans, the Mongols will
He may defect at any time and return to the Ming Dynasty." Salha had to say directly.
Shaharu wanted to say more, so Timur said: "Shaharu, Salha is right, the Mongols on the grassland cannot be trusted, and the combat effectiveness of the Ming Dynasty army still has some improvement even before the official war begins.
Although we despise it, the war during this period is enough to prove that we are a powerful force. Instead of being in a situation where we may be attacked from both sides, it is better to defeat the Ming army here now."
"Moreover," Timur finally said with great pride: "If we let the main force of the Ming army stay here while our army goes to the Mongolian grasslands, wouldn't we be afraid of them!"
As soon as Timur said this, everyone stopped trying to persuade him. And this was not just a matter of face. If the army let the main force of the Ming army go to the Mongolian grasslands, the soldiers might think that they were afraid of the Ming army. Then the soldiers
The morale of the people is reduced, and the war becomes even more difficult to fight.
But there was a worried look on Jesbu's face. If his worry about not being able to win before setting off can be regarded as unfounded, then the battles during this period were enough to prove his worries. And the total number of Ming troops finally dispatched
The strength of the troops will not be less than theirs. Even if the climate in the land in the river is similar to that here, they are more adaptable and the Ming army is not so adaptable. If they have a slight advantage, it is unlikely that they can defeat the Ming army. Once the war drags on, because Timur
The age of the children is definitely not a good thing for them.
But it’s not a good idea to retreat at this time. If you haven’t set off yet, that’s okay; but if you retreat when you encounter the main force of the Ming army after setting off, it will turn out that Timur is afraid of the Ming Dynasty. Those who were just taken by Timur
The tribes that surrendered because of their great reputation may rebel again, and the country may be at war.
'I just hope that I can defeat the Ming army here and control the entire Eastern Chagatai Khanate. Then the Great Khan will wake up and withdraw his troops after granting the Eastern Chagatai Khanate to a certain prince.' Jesb can only do this.
Thinking.
"But our army cannot be stationed so close to the city of Hami. The enemy has a city but our army does not have a city, so the defense is disadvantageous. I remember that there is a garrison city west of Hami that has not been too seriously damaged. Pass me
Order, the entire army will be stationed near the garrison city tomorrow." Timur said.
"Najosa, prepare the equipment needed for battle." He ordered again.
"Yes, Khan." Nayosa agreed quickly.
Timur gave a few more instructions, and finally said to them: "After your troops have been reorganized and the ordnance has returned to its original quantity, we will fight the Ming army and defeat them in the field."
"Yes, Khan."
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"I have met General Xu and General Lan. All the soldiers of the five guards under me have rushed to Yiwu City." A rather handsome man bowed to Xu Huizu and Lan Zhen and said.
"Get up, we are all colleagues, there is no need to be so polite." "Yes, Yang Feng, you hurried all the way here. You are very tired now. Just stand up and talk." Xu Huizu and Lan Zhen said one after another.
This man was naturally selected as the eldest princess's consort, Yang Feng. Now his official official position was only to serve as a general, and was dispatched as a staff general. The five direct guards he led set out late, and they were carrying too much baggage.
There were too many, and the carriages running on the track were not unlimited, so they were excluded from the emergency rescue of Yiwu City and did not arrive at Yiwu City until today.
Yang Feng was generally considered to have become more prosperous after returning to Beijing last year. Even Lan Zhen deliberately made friends with him, so what he just said was much more casual than Xu Huizu, who had not had much interaction with Yang Feng.
Yang Feng couldn't help but feel a little swollen, but when he looked up and saw Xu Huizu, he immediately calmed down, bowed again and stood aside.