Zhu Di hurriedly summoned Zhang Yu and other generals and asked them to explain to Zhu Su the details of the previous harassment of Shaharul, Miransha and other troops. Judging from Zhu Su's expression, Zhu Di had already guessed that he might have found a flaw in Timur's army, and naturally he would not ignore it.
Could it be that the two sons under Timur's knees will be in trouble with their brothers?
Why didn't I think of that?
Although Timur called himself Sultan, his imperial system was generally copied from the system of the old Golden Family Great Mongol Kingdom. According to the system of the Great Mongolia, the successor system is its biggest flaw.
During the Great Mongol period, every successor of the Great Khan of the Golden Family was a potential competitor. Overtly and covertly, they would fight to the death whenever they had the opportunity. Since the death of Genghis Khan, the killings of brothers in the Golden Family have never stopped.
Although Timur was still healthy at this time, it did not mean that they had no chance to sow discord among his subordinates.
In fact, it was Zhu Di who was blinded by a leaf. He himself was also the son of a monarch. But among the brothers of the Zhu family, there was another Zhu Biao. The eldest brother Zhu Biao was very kind to them. He was like a father, and the brothers were so harmonious that almost no one thought about competing with his eldest brother for that position.
Subconsciously, he judged others by himself, and naturally he would not have imagined how unbearable the relationship between the princes and brothers of Timur's empire would be.
It just so happened that Zhang Yu had just harassed the headquarters of Timur's third son, Miransha, a few days ago. After hearing Zhu Su's inquiry, Zhang Yu thought for a while and said:
"Back to the Fifth Highness, Timur's third son Miransha is very brave and a man who relies on his own bravery."
"When the last general went to harass, Namilan Shah personally went to fight and charged forward. He had thousands of Turkic cavalry under his command. They charged all the way with him. His momentum was indeed as majestic as a tiger's."
"I heard that a few days ago, when Timur conquered the Golden Horde Khanate Tokhtamysh, he almost fell into the army of Tokhtamysh. It was the third son Miransha who did not avoid danger and rescued his father from the crowd of thousands of troops. And out."
"However, he was not completely reckless. Although he attacked personally, he could not pursue him far. So he returned to the camp. Perhaps it was because his father Timur had already asked him to do so."
"Relying on his own bravery, his temper is as fierce as fire..." Zhu Su murmured a few times, remembering in his mind that Timur did have a son who was known for his bravery and recklessness. Miran Shah had the merit of saving his father, so his reputation in Timur's army should be at its peak at this time. If Shaharuru also wanted to be powerful, he would surely have wanted the Ming army to defeat Miran Shah's majesty.
When he mentioned this inference to Zhu Di, Zhu Di frowned and thought deeply. Miran Shah and Shaharul were both Timur's beloved sons. It would be great if they could catch Timur by surprise and open up the siege of Timur's army from Miran Shah. But if Zhu Su's reasoning is wrong and Shaharu comes to support his brother, the Ming army may suffer heavy losses like the last storm.
But now, there is no other better way... Keshi City, surrounded by Timur's army, does not have much food reserves. Although the harassment operation has achieved some results, if it continues like this, Fei Ju, who is surrounded, may have to first I can't hold it any longer. If you want to win this battle, you have to break through the many turtle shells of Timur's army and join forces with Fei Ju's Keshi City defenders.
"Hesitating and hesitating will not help. I, Zhu Di, travel across Central Asia, and I am not afraid of making a big bet with Timur." Zhu Di slammed the table and made a decision. "It's done. If I, the Ming Dynasty, expel Timur, a serious enemy of his, if we fail, the worst we can do is to retreat to Persia, become poisoned, and then ask my father for some reinforcements... Fifth brother, you tell me what to do. Fourth brother, I listen to you. of!"
This is the benefit of a strong country. When a country is strong, it is confident. With enough confidence, even if you fail, you still have a chance to make a comeback.
"Since we mainly focused on harassment before, we might as well stick to the plan this time." Zhu Su actually already had a rough plan in his mind, so he took advantage of the situation and said it to attract others.
"We are still pretending to be harassers, but we just want to harass Mirasha more often. Mirasha is as fiery as hell. If we keep harassing him, he will definitely be furious."
"His father Timur's restraint on him must have become smaller and smaller. Whenever he strayed too far from the camp, we would suddenly rush out and capture the son of the sultan first, and then take advantage of the fact that he had no master in the army. At that time, attack his camp."
"His nearest neighbor is his brother Shaharul. In order to make this brother fall out of favor, he may stand by and watch... Even if he doesn't stand by and watch, for us, just hesitating is enough."
"If Shaharul's rescue of Miran Shah's troops is not timely enough, we can rely on the power of firearms to quickly break through Miran Shah's garrison."
"One move can affect the whole body. If Miran Shah's troops are defeated, Timur's troops' strategy of encirclement and reinforcements will naturally fall apart. We and the garrison in Keshi City will naturally be able to unite internally and externally to give them a blow. Cruel..."
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With the decision made, the three armies immediately began to take action. Zhu Su rushed to the rescue this time and brought a lot of supplies and baggage, but he also supplied some of the firearms of Zhu Di's Shenji Battalion. The commander of this operation was still Zhu Di. He led the Shenji Battalion and thousands of Fujian, Guangdong and Ming troops brought by Zhu Su as ambushes, lying in ambush dozens of miles southwest of Keshi City. The bait to harass and tease Miran Shah was provided by the Mongolian cavalry of Mahamu and Abdulqin who were proficient in equestrian skills.
Zhu Su led his own guards, Shendu surrender army, and Persian surrender army as reserve troops. The morale of these surrendered troops is not high, and it is very troublesome whether they are ambushed or used as bait, so they can only be used as rear army reserves.
The Mongolian cavalry came and went like the wind, and in terms of harassment, it was much superior to the Turkic cavalry under Miran Shah. Every night for several nights, Miransha's military tent was attacked by rockets from the Ming army's Mongolian cavalry.
Most of the military tents of the Timurid Empire were covered with thick felts. These felts were generally difficult to ignite, so the losses were not huge. But the losses were not big, but they couldn't withstand the Ming army's attacks every night. What's even more outrageous is that sometimes the Ming army used screaming arrows...
Mirasha would often just fall asleep in the silence when he suddenly heard several screams from far to near, and then the sound of soldiers rushing to put out fires... This farce would continue three to four times every night. Who can endure such torture?
Miran Shah led his army to pursue him several times, but when the Ming army attacked, it was mostly at night and there was nowhere to find him. Secondly, those Mongolian cavalry came and went like the wind, and they could not catch up for a while... Miransha attacked several times, but returned without success.
What's even more outrageous is that later, when the Ming army saw that Milansha's army switched to changing shifts during the day to catch up on sleep... they actually brought several military drums in broad daylight and placed them near the camp to beat them non-stop.
When the war drums sound, how can anyone sleep? Miransha attacked in anger, but the Ming army was nowhere to be found. The person beating the drum in front of the drum was just a sheep that kept flapping its legs because it was hung upside down...
During the day, hanging sheep beat drums, and at night, rockets and arrows were fired. The constant harassment day and night made Miransha so angry that his orifices were filled with smoke.
(End of chapter)
