Chapter 1074 Decisive Battle - Surrounding and Center Blossoming
(make up for yesterday’s missed update)
"Quick! Send the order to Jesb,..., send the order to Salha,..." Timur kept giving instructions.
Just as Zhu Shanglie feared, Timur was indeed faking defeat. Facing the new infantry led by Yang Feng, Timur could not think of a way to defeat it with infantry for a while, so he could only send out his cavalry to try to tear the five soldiers apart.
A straight guard formation defeated them.
But Xu Huizu also sent the left and right guards of the Fu army led by Cao Xing. Although the left and right guards of the Fu army were somewhat damaged after a fight in the early morning, the morale of the soldiers was still high and their combat effectiveness was still very strong. They defeated several cavalry groups and not only defeated
1's plot forced Salha to lead the main cavalry to fight with them in order to prevent them from rushing to the Chinese army's formation.
Seeing that the elite main forces in his hands were killed one by one, Timur couldn't sit still. Just as Cao Xing guessed, he was unwilling to win miserably, and he couldn't win miserably. To him, a miserable victory was the same as defeat.
no difference.
So Timur used his last tactic: fake retreat. He ordered his soldiers to pretend to be retreating, luring the enemy to pursue them, and unknowingly created an ambush to annihilate most of the enemy's troops in one fell swoop. Then he chased and defeated the remaining defeated troops in one fell swoop.
The enemy. Today, the Ming army is large in number, and Xu Huizu is very cautious in using his troops. He does not expect to completely defeat the Ming army in one fell swoop, but defeating the tens of thousands of the main Ming army can reverse the current unfavorable situation and tilt the balance of victory and defeat again.
Own.
When the tactics worked and Cao Xing led his troops to catch up, he immediately began to pass orders and prepare for an ambush on the left and right guards of the government army.
"Great Khan, the Ming army is pressing forward in full force." As he was giving instructions, a guard suddenly said loudly.
"Huh?" Timur looked at the situation on the battlefield carefully and said: "Quickly, order the infantry led by Jesbu to retreat quickly so that they cannot be overtaken by the Ming army and block the left side of the Ming army's cavalry."
"General Jesb's flag: The mission must be completed." After seeing Jesb's reply, another guard said.
"Jesbu has been following me in the north and south for more than thirty years, and he can still perform this task perfectly." Timur smiled and asked, "Where are the infantry led by Tiledai?"
"The right side of the Ming army has been blocked."
"Okay!" Timur said, staring closely at Salha's troops who were retreating in front and Cao Xing's troops who were chasing after him. When Cao Xing entered the ambush, he would give orders loudly.
But at this moment, he suddenly coughed loudly, and his face turned red abnormally. A guard supported him and ordered: "Quick, call the doctor!"
"No!" Timur said with difficulty: "No, don't call the doctor for now." Although there are no military doctors in the Xilu army, Timur certainly has his own full-time doctor. As the commander-in-chief of the army, he is responsible for the entire army.
His morale is almost entirely based on his huge prestige. If the soldiers learn that he is sick, their morale will definitely fluctuate, morale will drop, and battles that should not be lost will be lost.
"But your body," "Let the big hairy come over. He also knows some medical skills, and I asked him to come over in the name of praying to God and not disturbing the morale of the army." Tamerlane interrupted him and said.
"Yes, Khan." The guard agreed, helped him sit down, and hurried to find the big mullah.
Timur took another breath and ordered: "Order to surround and annihilate Cao Xing's troops!"
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"No, Cao Xing! We are surrounded!" As soon as Tieletai and Jesbu's troops on the left and right moved, Song Xuan realized that the situation was not good and shouted loudly.
"Withdraw!" Cao Xing said immediately.
"Can't withdraw!" Ji Ye suddenly said: "Although our army is surrounded now, it has also held back tens of thousands of Xilu's main force. Now the army is catching up from behind. As long as we can hold on for a while, Xu Huizu can take advantage of it.
This is the opportunity to defeat the Xilu in one fell swoop and seal the victory! So not only can we not withdraw, but we must stick to this place!"
"But." Cao Xing was a little hesitant. Ji Ye's opinion was to his liking, but he did not dare to agree easily. First, Ji Ye was in the battle at this time. In case of death, even if Yun Ye did not pursue the consequences for him,
This is not a good thing at all; secondly, he has been commanding more than 20,000 people for more than a year and has great affection for the soldiers. If he persists, he will suffer great losses. He does not want all his subordinates to die here.
"Don't hesitate any more!" Song Xuan did not put forward his own opinion, but urged Cao Xing to give the order immediately. "There is no time to hesitate now. Salha in front has also turned his horse and is about to turn around to fight with our army. The order must be given immediately!
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"Send me the general's order to retreat!" Cao Xing finally decided.
"No!" Ji Ye objected fiercely, but Cao Xing shook his head and disagreed with his opinion, and motioned to the drummer to let him pass the order.
But when Ji Ye saw that he could not persuade Cao Xing to change his order, he suddenly turned his horse and ran a few steps to the drummer. Before he could react, he snatched the wooden hammer off and started banging on the drum with a "dong-dong-dong" sound.
Knocked a few times.
Hearing the sound of the drum, Cao Xing's face changed and he rushed forward. He grabbed the hammer from his hand and was about to hit it again. But Ji Ye smiled and said, "Cao Xing, it's useless even if you hit it again. Look, the soldiers have already
The formation was arranged according to the method of riding on foot. If you beat the drum to make them retreat, firstly, they will be confused because of the two inconsistent orders, and secondly, it will be too late to raise the horses again and mount them again."
"So be prepared to deal with the Xilu who are surrounding you from both sides!"
Cao Xing glanced at the surrounding mounted infantry who had dismounted from their horses and were about to push the horses to the ground. He sighed and ordered: "Give me the general order again. All officers and men should dismount and defend against the Xilu attack! Hold on until reinforcements arrive!"
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"Have Cao Xing's men been disarmed?" Timur was originally receiving treatment from the mullah. Seeing this situation, he stood up and threw away the mullah, feeling a little confused.
But then he suddenly realized and said to himself: "So, I felt that he was too hasty in chasing after him, as if he concluded that our army had been defeated. It turned out that this was the idea: If our army is really retreating,
They will pursue them closely so that our army cannot escape, at least forcing our army to lose tens of thousands of our elite main force in the rear. If our army pretends to retreat, they will have a center and fight to the death. They will also make it impossible for our army to escape the pursuit and be defeated.
Even if the large Ming army behind catches up, they will still be defeated or lose the rear troops."
"In this case, order Jesbu and Tieletai to separate some soldiers to form a formation to block the Ming army that is chasing behind them. We must hold on until Cao Xing's troops are completely annihilated."
Timur suddenly became filled with great pride and shouted loudly: "It depends on whether our army will wipe you out first, or whether most of your army will break through the obstacles first and rescue you."