Zhu Di was startled, reined in his horse, and the horse stood up. Before it could stop, Zhu Di jumped off the horse.
"What did you say? Tamerlane withdrew the siege?"
"Yes." The Hongling messenger who sent the message quickly told Zhu Di the details. "At noon today, Tamerlane and Shaharul's troops were beating drums at the same time, as if they were about to go into battle. However, when the battle came, only Shaharul's troops attacked from the east, and there was no enemy in the west."
Zhu Di thought about it, and it was indeed true. At noon today, he suddenly heard the enemy's war drums. He thought that Shaharul and Timur were trying to attack from a flank again, so he worked hard to provide support. However, it is true that today only the east was attacked, and there was no urgent news from the west.
"In view of this, Master Daoyan had doubts and ordered the scout battalion to venture to Timur's camp to investigate." The messenger soldier continued. "The scouts went into the camp with the hope of death, but found that Timur's camp was empty!"
"There are only a few large drums in front of which are kicked and beaten with upside-down sheep. The drums are rumbling incessantly, and there is no trace of the rest. Your Highness, the thief chief Timur has indeed retreated!"
Having said this, the messenger soldier couldn't help showing joy in his expression.
It's not easy. In the past few days, they have been under heavy siege and have not dared to be careless. The whole army was still naked and even slept with one eye open. If His Highness King Yan had not been so brave, I am afraid that the camp would have fallen long ago.
However, despite this, they did not hold much expectations. Their army is far away from the country, and the only supporting force is the old, weak and sick brigade of His Royal Highness the King of Zhou. Now they are besieged by the army led by the bandit chief himself. The right time, place and people are not on our side, so what chance of victory do they have?
The reason why they were able to repel the thieves' attacks again and again was not so much because they were brave and invincible, but rather because they had become a mourning army, thinking only about wrapping their bodies in horse leather and not losing the face of China in front of the barbarians. In addition, he thought about using his own life-and-death fight to exchange for a wife and a wife for his family far away in Ming Dynasty.
But now that we suddenly know that the siege has been lifted and vitality is booming, how can we not be happy?
Even the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion behind Zhu Di showed expressions of joy.
"Your Highness?" Zhang Yuben also showed joy. Timur withdrew his troops. Shaharu alone would definitely not be able to shake Zhu Di's military power again. After they repaired the camp fortifications and repaired it for a few days, they would be able to gain a firm foothold here.
After gaining a firm foothold, they can truly communicate with the city. Even Timur's army of more than 100,000 people can no longer easily deal with them.
But before he could congratulate His Highness King Yan, he just turned his head slightly and saw a look of worry or even fear on His Highness's face. He couldn't help but wonder: "Your Highness, why do you have such an expression?"
"Is it possible that the thief chief is deceitful?"
"In order to withdraw his troops, Timur even learned our strategy of 'hanging sheep and beating drums'. I guess there is nothing deceitful about it." Zhu Di shook his head, but his face looked increasingly worried. "But have you ever thought about why Timur wanted to withdraw his troops in such a hurry?"
The generals were stunned for a moment, and then looked at each other. Someone asked tentatively: "Is it because we are running out of food and grass and have to retreat?"
"If there is a shortage of food and fodder, and he attacks and I defend the situation at this time, he can calmly break out of the camp and retreat slowly. Why should Shaharul storm our camp to attract attention, and at the same time, he has to spend so much time using the 'Hangyang Sheep' Beat the drum?" Zhu Di said.
"Moreover, Timur's military system was inherited from Mongolia. When large armies march, they usually bring large numbers of cattle and sheep with them. There are many pastures here, so they will never be short of food. The reason why the troops are withdrawing in such a panic must be only one possibility... They think that we It’s just a suspicious soldier, the thief chief Timur’s attention has been transferred to another friendly army!”
"Another friendly force?" Zhang Yu was stunned. "Does he want to attack Keishi City by force?"
"Or maybe... it was the fifth brother who attracted his attention!"
Everyone was shocked, Zhang Yu said: "The Fifth Highness only has a weak brigade, how can he possibly lure away the thieves chieftain..."
"I don't know either." Zhu Di looked serious and puzzled. If you want to lure Timur away, you must make Timur fearful, and the fear will be deeper than the fear of himself, the King of Yan. Now that most of the elites of the Ming Army in the Western Expedition are in his own hands, what method did Lao Wu use to make Timur be so wary of them?
Before he could figure out what to do next, Zhu Di saw out of the corner of his eye another Ming soldier running a message in the distance. "Your Highness!"
"An urgent report has been sent from Thirsty Stone City!"
Zhu Di strode forward and immediately rushed to meet him. Behind him, Zhang Yu and other generals also hurriedly followed. Zhu Di took the letter from the Ming soldier's hands and his eyes widened when he saw it.
"Your Highness, what did Marquis Pingliang say?" Zhang Yu asked.
"The Marquis of Pingliang said that the fifth brother on the battlefield in the east of the city actually defeated the troops of Ma Heima, the grandson of Timur." Zhu Di said, his tone full of shock. "Ma Heima retreated three miles and did not dare to attack the fifth brother directly..."
"How is that possible!" Zhang Yu couldn't help but exclaimed. "Ma Heima has 30,000 elites from the Timur Empire under his command. His Majesty the Fifth Prince has only a thousand men who can fight the main force, and the rest are just rabble-rousers who can only wave flags and shout..."
"You actually killed Ma Heima and retreated three miles?"
"My fifth brother is not as capable as I am!" Zhu Di closed the letter and put it into his arms. "However, no matter what method the fifth brother used, we can now confirm that the reason why the thief chief Timur withdrew his troops was because the fifth brother defeated Ma Heima. He thought that the fifth brother's troops were the main force."
"This is the fighter plane that fifth brother has worked hard to find for us! You can quickly repair the camp, establish a foothold here, and contact the CCP in Keshi City to attack Shaharul..."
"Yes." The generals were still shocked at how Zhu Su defeated Ma Heima, but they also knew that repairing the fortifications and restoring combat power was the top priority at this time. Timur mistook the Fifth Prince's troops for the main force, which was his biggest mistake.
The balance of victory has begun to tip. As long as he takes this opportunity to swallow Shaharul, Timur will be unable to survive alone and will definitely be defeated.
But after these days of fighting, they also know that Shaharul is not a mediocre general. Now that Timur has gone to encircle and suppress the "main force" of the Ming Dynasty, in order to prevent them from rushing for reinforcements, Shaharul will definitely switch from offense to defense and try to hold them back. .
The difference in strength between them and Shaharul is not big, so it is not easy to defeat them in a short time.
"Your Highness, no matter what method Your Highness uses to defeat Ma Heima, his military strength is weak after all."
"Timur has 50,000 people under his command, and every one of them is an elite in a hundred battles. If we hadn't rushed to help, I'm afraid that His Highness the Fifth Prince would be in danger." Zhang Yu said worriedly.
"I know." Zhu Di nodded, with a determined look on his face.
"Therefore, I will definitely defeat Shaharul as quickly as possible."
The next day, the Ming army began to switch from defense to offense, uniting with Fei Ju's troops in Keshi City to storm the Shaharul camp that remained here. However, Shaharul knew very well what he should do now. No matter how hard Zhu Di attacked him, he was like a piece of brown sugar. Although he suffered constant defeats, he still clung to Zhu Di.
On the other side, Timur's army had arrived in front of Zhu Su's trench.
(End of chapter)
