Chapter 773 The most insidious knife always comes from behind
When Zhu Di was conducting his own expedition, Tamerlane's right army had already arrived in Mongolia.
Mongostan is part of Besropali, starting from the Altai Mountains in the east, to the desert east of the Talas River in the west, from Talbahatai Mountain to Lake Bargosh in the north, and to the Tianshan Mountains in the south. It has vast grasslands, high mountains and
The valley pastures are rich in water and grass, making them a suitable place for nomadic herding. The Eastern Chahatai Khanate previously established its capital at Beslopali at the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, using it as its core to control the various Mongolian tribes.[]
After the Yuan Dynasty was defeated in the Central Plains, it lost control of the Western Regions. The Mongols at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains gradually merged with the Uighurs. The Mongolians at the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains also merged with local ethnic groups and tribes, forming the modern Kazakhs, Uzbeks, Kirgiz and other ethnic groups.
.At present, it is occupied by three forces. The western area is basically surrendered to Timur, the northern area belongs to the Oara's sphere of influence, and the eastern area is surrendered to the Ming Dynasty.
Tamerlane's right-leg army set out from Tashkent, crossed the Tianshan Mountains, and advanced to the Ili River. In late February, when the weather got slightly warmer, they entered Beslopali and arrived about 30 kilometers away from Hamiwei, an important military town on the western border of the Ming Empire.
A distance of eight hundred miles. At this time, Xia Xun set off from Dunhuang and was heading towards Hami. Xia Xun had just walked more than three hundred miles, and the distance from Hami was also about eight hundred miles.
The commander of the right army of Timur's empire in the Eastern Expedition was Harry Sultan. He was the royal grandson of Timur and the eldest son of Timur's third son. Timur had four sons, the eldest son and the second son all died young.
, the third son, the fourth son are still alive, but the third son has never been in good health. He stayed in Samarkand during this expedition. Of Timur's sons, only the fourth son is still active in the army, and he is currently serving as the left army.
's coach.
However, Timur had many grandsons, many outstanding, excellent, and proud grandsons, and Harry Sultan was one of them.
Harry Sultan was just over 20 years old, young, strong and heroic. After he arrived in Mongolia, he was grandly welcomed by the generals of the Timurid Empire's army stationed in Mongolia. Now, tens of thousands of troops have been stationed as the vanguard.
, the main infantry force and the baggage troops are encamping. The baggage carries a large amount of armor, ordnance, artillery, as well as family members and herds accompanying the army.
There were many people accompanying the army, including butchers, cooks, bakers, and merchants. They sold all kinds of fruits and vegetables, armor, blacksmith tools, coppersmith tools, and saddles.
Although the army's baggage troops can supply a large amount of bread, most of Timur's soldiers would rather eat meat with rice. Since Muslims are very demanding about body cleanliness, their army even has wooden ones that are easy to dismantle and carry.
Mobile bathroom, this is simply a mobile, fully functional city.
The composition of the entire army is very complex, consisting of Turks, Mongols, Transoksanians, Manzandaranis, Sistanis, Turkestanis, Azabyanis, Indians, and Khussans.
Roshans, Afghans, Turkmens, Persians, Iraqis, Armenians..., because the composition of the army is very complex, the soldiers' religious beliefs are also diverse, including Muslims, Shamans, Zoroastrians, and Indians
, believers of religious beliefs in Yilang and other places, people from different places, and people of different religions, pieced together into the same army.
Now they are busy setting up camp.
"What's going on with the Ming army?"
Harry Sultan did not show politeness to the generals who came to greet him. He asked immediately as soon as he entered the tent.
Suo Yaerha, the Timur Empire's chief general stationed there, quickly reported: "General Harry, the Ming army is still unclear about our precise purpose. We don't know whether we plan to attack Jiayuguan in the south or go east to Juyanhai, so
The mobilization of troops is not frequent, but the number of troops in the direction of Jiayuguan has increased significantly. It seems that they have estimated that our best main attack direction is Jiayuguan."
Harry Sultan nodded. Although he had just arrived, he was already familiar with the map of the Western Region of the Ming Dynasty. As soon as he said these place names, he could clearly know their locations: "Who is the leader of the Ming army? Song Sheng."
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"Yes, General Harry. The chief general of the Ming army is Song Sheng, the Marquis of Xining, who has been stationed in the Western Regions for more than ten years. However, the imperial court sent another supervisor named Yang Xu, a Duke of the Ming Empire!"
"oh?"
Harry Sultan raised his thick eyebrows, stroked the beautiful curved beard on his lips, and said suspiciously: "Yang Xu? This name is very familiar. Oh, I remembered it. General Gesuyeddin and Prime Minister Al Barsha were on a visit.
During the Ming Dynasty, it seems that he was the one who came out to receive them and accompanied them in the military parade in Texas!"
Suo Yaerha said respectfully: "Yes, general, we know Song Sheng's situation very well. Regarding this Ming general who has just arrived in the Western Regions, we specially sent people to sneak into the Ming Dynasty territory to collect as much information about him as possible.
This person has now arrived at Shazhou. It seems that although their main line of defense is at Jiayuguan, they do not want to give up the line of defense outside the pass!"
Suo Yaerha said: "General, after Duke Yang Xu arrived at the sandbank, he did many great things in a short period of time..."
He reported Yang Xu's recent actions in Dunhuang to Harry Sultan, and finally said: "Through these cruel methods, the Shazhou local armed forces, which were scattered like sand, were temporarily organized into a group by him. We recruited some of them in Shazhou and cultivated some
Having lost all its power, it seems that we can no longer hope to take over the sandbank through relatively peaceful means."
"oh?"
Harry Sultan continued to stroke his beard, looking very interested, and smiled slightly: "It seems that we have met our opponent!"
Suo Yaerha smiled slyly and said: "Your Majesty General, if this opponent is unlucky, he may die soon!"
"how?"
Suo Yaerha said with a sly smile: "The people we sent to Shazhou sent urgent news and got the exact time of Duke Yang Xu's visit to Hami. I have dispatched one of the most elite troops, hoping to kill him! If
Yang Xu died on the road, so his death will definitely severely dampen the morale of the Ming army. Of course, General, you will also regret that you can't fight him head-on!"
Harry Sultan laughed loudly: "How could such a thing happen? Soya'erha, you did a good job, I hope he really dies. What we have to do is to kill our opponent, and it doesn't matter what means we use.
To be honest, if there is a more clever way, I don’t like fierce fighting. I don’t want our women to cry because they have lost their husbands, and our children to be sad because they have lost their fathers!”
"You are so kind!"
Soyalha complimented and asked for instructions: "Your Majesty General, what are your next steps? Can you tell me first so that I can prepare for you in advance?"
Harry Sultan smiled and said: "Don't worry, General Soyalha. After a long journey, let my soldiers settle down and have a good rest. I will report my news to the Great Khan and wait for the Great Khan.
instructions in order to decide the next action!”
"Yes, General!"
Soyalha respectfully agreed, and a maid came to report that the water was hot and asked Hari Sultan to take a bath. Soyalha hurriedly got up and left.
Harry Sultan's bath tent is also made of wood. It is not much different from the ones used by the soldiers. It is just used by him alone. It is a Turkish-style bathroom. As soon as you enter, the steam is steaming and the air is filled with mist.
Harry Sultan was only wearing a bath towel, with his strong and toned body exposed. As soon as he stepped into the bathroom, a voluptuous female body pressed against his body: "Dear Harry, just after we settled down, you left me and the generals behind."
It’s been discussed, is there going to be a war soon?”
"Of course not, my beauty!"
The fog was thick, and only two vague figures could be seen, and their appearance could not be clearly seen. Harry Sultan put his hands on the strong and round waist of his beloved woman, hugged her and walked towards the wooden bath chair.
As the two of them sat deep inside, enjoying the steaming heat, they could only hear their voices, and it was even more difficult to see their faces clearly.
"I will not send troops rashly. Sometimes, doing more things may not be a good thing, but will bring you death. Therefore, I will stay here and wait for the Central Route Army and the Left Route Army to arrive.
I will not take action until my grandfather sends me the exact order."
The woman asked strangely: "Why? Didn't you say that in war, you have to be as fast as the wind and as fierce as lightning, so that you can defeat the enemy with minimal losses?"
Harry Sultan's happy laughter came from the mist: "Hahaha, my dear, you come from a far away place, and you don't understand our country, let alone our palace, which is the most filthy and filthy place."
!You have to know that I am not the eldest grandson. My father is my grandfather’s third son. I have no hope of inheriting the throne. If I perform too well..."
There was silence in the bathroom for a while, and Harry Sultan's voice came out again, but this time his voice was a little low: "Did you know? Seven years ago, one of my cousins led troops to Mongolia, and he captured
Khotan has advanced to the middle reaches of the Tarim River. If we continue to fight, Hami, Dunhuang, and at least all the territory outside Jiayuguan will be occupied by us now.
But, he died! His achievements aroused the jealousy of my grandfather's designated heir to the throne and his eldest grandson. Those officials continued to slander him and speak ill of him in front of my grandfather. He was recalled to Samarkand.
He was put under house arrest for violating military moderation, and then... he died of a strange illness. He died, and he was only fifteen years old when he died!
He was only thirteen years old when he led troops to capture Khotan and sent troops to Tarim! He is a genius, he is a military genius. He has been my idol since I was a child. I have always thought that he is the second Timur Khan. If
My grandfather's inheritance can be handed over to him in the future, and I believe that we can conquer the whole world! However, this invincible genius died because of the tricks of the insidious villain!"
Harry Sultan's voice was a little sad, a little nostalgic, a little angry, and a little inexplicable fear: "Dear, I don't want to die inexplicably like him, I want to live!"