"It's nothing." Shang Lie said categorically: "Nowadays, although most brothers don't dare to do evil, they are too lazy to do anything. They rely on the salary from the court to eat and wait to die. How can this continue? The eldest brother and the eldest brother Jin are both princes.
, it is very important not to be harmed. I am just a county king, not someone who cannot bear losses. Although I am not ranked among the brothers, I will never wait for the outcome of the war."
Xu Huizu was also touched after hearing Shang Lie's words. However, he still did not want any prince to die in battle under his command.
Just as he was about to persuade him again, he suddenly approached with troops and said: "Commander Xu, prepared flags are coming from everywhere."
After hearing this, Xu Huizu had no time to continue to persuade Shang Lie. He could only sigh: "Your Highness, take care of yourself", left here, mounted his horse and began to direct the battle.
The war was at a fever pitch from the beginning.
Xu Huizu did not know how to give a speech and was not in the mood to give a speech. He rode to the front and rear of the two armies and immediately ordered the battle. As the horn sounded, tens of thousands of soldiers lined up in irregular formations and rushed towards the Xilu formation;
At the same time, Xu Huizu pushed the nearly three hundred artillery and small artillery of the entire Western Expeditionary Army to the front, and ordered the artillery bombardment after the soldiers of the Western Expedition were also dispatched.
Xu Huizu's tactics were very simple. He had more soldiers than Timur. He first used miscellaneous troops to consume the Xilu's strength, artillery shells and arrows, and then put in the main army to make a final decision. Naturally, the miscellaneous troops sent to the field first were those who defected to the Ming Dynasty.
There are barbarian soldiers from all walks of life.
In addition to the cavalry, these barbarian guards who took refuge in the Ming Dynasty had some combat effectiveness. When the horseless infantry faced the elite guards of the Ming Dynasty, they basically collapsed at the first touch. Even if a few people fought hard without fear of death, they could not change the situation of the war. Those called commanders
The people who are actually the tribal leaders know very well that when they face the Ming Dynasty's guard, they will not be much different when facing Timur's soldiers: even if they have never heard of Timur's reputation before, they will not
After arriving in Yiwu, I also learned that there is no possibility of winning in battle.
They did not want to go into battle, but they did not dare not to go into battle. Xu Huizu changed his usual friendly expression and told them in a very cold and irrefutable voice: "Your guard post is at the front of the army. After hearing my general's order,
Immediately attack Xilu's formation."
Someone raised objections and was immediately arrested by the military police ambushing on both sides and beheaded in public! The remaining tribal leaders immediately knew what they should do.
Looking at the Shazhou Guard and other barbarian soldiers who were rushing forward with a tragic atmosphere, Zhu Shanglie suddenly felt unbearable in his heart and couldn't help but said: "Xu Huizu, is this too harsh on them?"
How much?"
"Your Highness King Yongxing, isn't it just for this day that your Majesty sent them to the Western Expedition? Use the lives of these barbarians to replace the lives of the Han people, so that the Han people will die less." Xu Huizu replied very calmly.
"Of course I know why my brother sent them here, but is it too naked to do so? It goes against the teachings of the saint." Zhu Shanglie said.
"The teachings of saints are used to treat people who believe in saints, not barbarians who do not respect Confucianism at all." Xu Huizu said: "Your Highness should be worried that they will resent the Ming Dynasty from now on, and the news will spread to all parts of the border, causing the barbarians to
Don’t take refuge in Ming Dynasty anymore.”
"Your Highness, there is no need to worry. Your Highness has not done everything right. Before they sent out the troops, Your Highness had promised them that they would not be sent into battle again today after their defeat, and all those who died in the battle would receive ten guan of money as compensation."
"This is actually buying a life with money, buying a life with ten guans! Barbarian soldiers usually live a very hard life, and ten guans for one life is already a lot."
"This is also the reason why ordinary barbarian soldiers are not opposed to this. Otherwise, how would they go out to fight obediently?"
"As for the commanders and other generals, they are all tribal leaders. Naturally, they will not be willing to sell their lives just like that. But after I immediately killed a person who was unwilling to fight, I had no choice but to fight. If they were killed by the Xilu
If you are beaten to death, your life is bad." Xu Huizu talked eloquently.
"Hey." Zhu Shanglie stopped talking now. He raised his hands with clairvoyance and looked at the Xilu formation to see how Timur would respond.
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"Order Shaharul to lead the fifty thousand troops on the left wing to fight." Timur said.
Of course he saw Xu Huizu's intention, so he would not dispatch his elite main force, but also sent out a miscellaneous army to deal with it. And he also had an advantage over Xu Huizu. The miscellaneous troops or auxiliary soldiers he brought were all herdsmen.
They all have horses, and although their combat effectiveness is not as good as that of real cavalry, they are still stronger than pure infantry. So after seeing the flag signal from the Chinese army, Shaharul shouted and charged forward with 50,000 cavalry.
Of course, Xu Huizu would not let the soldiers die in vain. Even if they were cannon fodder, they could not be killed so easily. Soon, the cavalry, mainly Mongolian, was also dispatched under the leadership of Shamechagan.
After Shami Chagan saw the flag message, he immediately scolded the eighteenth generation of Xu Huizu and Zhu Shangbing's ancestors in his heart, but he still did not dare to disobey the order, so he could only lead himself and the miscellaneous barbarian cavalry temporarily placed under his jurisdiction into battle.
Soon, they arrived first and were about to encounter the cavalry led by Shaharul.
Shaharul's men immediately opened their bows and nocked arrows. There was a "swish, swish" sound, and countless arrows flew up. They passed the top in the air and then fell downwards, landing on the top of Shamechagan's men. Although it was nothing.
Although he was accurate, he shot many people to death due to their large numbers. Of course, Shamechagan's troops also shot arrows at about the same time, causing the same losses to Shaharul's troops.
Immediately, the two armies fought together. Neither side had the determination to fight to the death for the people they were currently serving, but there was no room for retreat on the battlefield. They could only try their best to fight with their opponents in order to survive.
Soon, the two cavalrymen passed each other and were about to turn their horses' heads. Suddenly there was a whistling sound from above their heads, and then countless cannonballs fell beside them. Many people were hit by the cannonballs and were immediately smashed into meat patties.
Although some people were not directly hit, their horses were hit by the cannonballs. The horses fell to the ground with a wail. Of course, the riders on the horses could not survive. Although they had paid attention to staying away from the enemy's formation, they still entered
Within the range of the cannon.
Shamechagan endured the casualties caused by the shells and forcibly turned his horse's head to attack again, as did Shaharul. They quickly rushed together again. This time, because their horses had already charged a distance, they could no longer break through the enemy's attack.
The formation is like this, fighting in one place.
At this time, the barbarian soldiers who had been sent out by Xu Huizu as cannon fodder had also rushed to the battlefield and started fighting with the cavalry led by Shaharu. Some of them could not even tell the difference between Shamichagan's troops and Shaharu's troops.
Both sides were killed, and the battlefield turned into a big melee.
But at this time, neither Xu Huizu nor Timur paid attention here. Timur raised his clairvoyance and looked across, pointed at a place and said to Jesb: "Which of the elite troops you saw this morning is very good."
Cavalry, are they them?" The place he pointed to was where the left and right guards of the government army led by Cao Xing were located.
"That's them!" Jesb said: "This army of more than 20,000 people does not have many real cavalry, only about 1,000 people, but these 1,000 people are very powerful in combat, and they are by no means the most elite under Timur.
"Under the cavalry. These people on the battlefield now," he looked at Shami Chagan and others who were fighting, "the Ming army's cavalry can defeat one against five or even ten."
Although Jesb's troops had not been in contact with the left and right guards of the government army for a long time last night, he had already realized that these were very elite cavalry. Even those mounted infantry who he recognized at a glance should not be underestimated when fighting on the spot.
"Their position is too close to the artillery array. Ulebek," he called one of his generals: "You lead 50,000 cavalry, force into the Ming army's artillery array, and let Cao Xing's troops of the Ming army move.
Get up. Use your 10,000 main force for this battle."
Ulbek agreed and went down to carry out Timur's order.
But Jesb asked in confusion: "Great Khan, if you aim at the Ming army's artillery array, doing this now is likely to alert the enemy."
"No, my target is not the artillery array. But I want the Ming army to mistakenly think that my target is the artillery array." Timur explained briefly and then stopped talking.
Seeing this, Zhu Shanglie immediately said to Xu Huizu: "Xu Huizu, the Xilu have dispatched 50,000 soldiers, including 10,000 main troops. It seems that they are going to deal with our artillery array, but do we need to send out troops to fight?"
"No need. Don't pay attention to them as long as they are within three hundred feet of the artillery array. But order the flag-bearers to be ready. If the Xilu cavalry rushes into the array, they will open fire." Xu Huizu remained unmoved. The war had just begun at this time.
Even if Timur's target is the artillery formation, it cannot be captured now, at least with these 50,000 troops. Moreover, it is not clear exactly where Timur intends to use as a breakthrough, and it may not be the artillery formation.
"Hurry up and send cavalry to support Shami Chagan." He added.
At this time, the Shamicha cadres were already somewhat outnumbered. Although the soldiers on both sides had no motivation to die, after all, the Xilu side had a religious calling, but the Ming army did not yet have one, and their morale was lower than that of the Xilu side.
The one who was beaten stepped back step by step.
Zhang Lun immediately led the cavalry, except for the Shangzhi Guards and Quaning Guards, to charge forward. The father-in-law of the commander of the Jinyi Guards relied on his many years of merit and qualifications as a border general and was appointed as a staff general for this battle. At this time, the commander-in-chief
The troops rushed towards the battlefield.
The morale of the Han soldiers was much higher than that of the Mongols, and they pushed back the Westerners in an instant.
But Tamerlane immediately sent out another 50,000 cavalry to fight towards the melee. With his numerical advantage, he took the initiative again.
"Order Zhang Lun to follow Shami Chagan and retreat. Order the artillery to bombard the enemy's rear." Xu Huizu immediately ordered.
"What about the infantry?" Zhu Shanglie asked.
Xu Huizu was about to speak when his eyes suddenly flashed, as if he had discovered something, and said: "Order Lan Zhen's entire front army formation to press forward. Rescue these infantrymen. Order Quan Ning Guards to guard them."
"What is this?" Zhu Shanglie was very puzzled. Xu Huizu originally treated these infantrymen as cannon fodder, why did he want to save them now?
However, Xu Huizu did not explain, but said something to the bodyguard beside him. After receiving the order, the bodyguard seemed to be galloping away on horseback towards the location of the artillery array.
Xu Huizu then turned his head and looked at the battlefield ahead.
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"What is Xu Huizu going to do?" Timur was a little confused. He had been confronting Xu Huizu during this period and knew that he was very cautious in using his troops. Why did he let the army led by Lan Zhen come forward now? Even if some cavalry were transferred, he
There are a total of 80,000 soldiers in hand. If they are wiped out by them, the Ming army will be very disadvantaged.
