Chapter 132 The war begins
King Yan shook his head and said: "I still don't know where Tuoyin Timur will start. Now we have to be calm. See clearly Tuoyin Timur's intention, and it will not be too late to make a move. There is no rush now. But you should be ready." Then King Yan sneered and said: "One hand is peace, and the other hand is war. It seems that the Tatars definitely have no good intentions."
He Xi will not delay.
He believed in King Yan's judgment. Perhaps the current Changchun Fort is the tranquility before the war. So he immediately took a boat and withdrew from the canal to Liaodong under the protection of more than a thousand soldiers.
However, he left a little late.
When we arrived at Yunliang Lake. But they saw a raging fire burning in the Baihu residence outside Yunliang Lake.
To be precise, it was not that Baihusuo caught fire. But the dozens of shops outside Baihusuo have been set on fire.
He Xi immediately summoned hundreds of households here to inquire.
Only then did we know that about a hundred Mongolians suddenly appeared nearby. This hundred households urgently gathered the people into their homes. Naturally, the Tatars did not attack the city, but burned the streets outside and fled.
Only then did He Xi know that this time the war had already begun.
But he never expected it. It was Mongolia who made the first move.
He Xi secretly thought: "I didn't expect that there are such courageous people among the Mongolians. Not all of them are just arrogant people."
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The envoy of Semu was brought to Tuoyin Timur by a group of Mongolian cavalry.
The envoy was shocked when he saw Tuoyin Timur. He immediately knelt on the ground and said tremblingly: "Meet the Grand Master."
Timur's white hair was gathered in his helmet. But there are still many strong ones growing out of the sides of the helmet. Contrasted with metal armor. I don't feel any sense of sadness. Tamerlane stood upright with all his strength, showing his shrewdness and ability.
But when you are young, no matter how embarrassing the situation is. Tamerlane always straightened his back, no matter how heavy the armor was, it never bent, so it was an instinctive feeling. Now it takes a lot of effort to complete it.
Tuoin Timur said: "Tell me, what did the barbarian Hague talk to the Ming court?"
The envoy trembled all over, sighed for a long time, and said: "Grand Master, please kill me. I die here, but it is the death of one person. If I say it out, it will be the death of the whole family. Please forgive me, Grand Master."
Tuoin Timur said: "Okay, I understand you. Do you have to remove the imperial title, declare yourself a minister, send protons, pay tribute and taxes in terms of your negotiation conditions?"
The envoy was shocked and immediately said: "It's okay not to talk about it."
Tuoyin Timur was silent for a while and said: "I have a sister who is the concubine of King Qin of the Ming Dynasty. Go to the south and see if you can help. Tell Barbarian Hague. Ask him to move faster. It's time to give in. Just give in. Your Majesty has many sons."
The last sentence is simply terrifying to think about. This sentence of "Decoined by Timur" can be interpreted in many directions.
The envoy didn't dare to think too much and said immediately: "Yes."
He knelt on the grass and did not dare to get up. Then I heard the sound of horse hooves gradually going away. Only then did he dare to raise his head. There was only one war horse beside him. There is also some dry food and water. He breathed a sigh of relief and felt that he had walked through the ghost gate again.
But doubts arose in his mind. He thought secretly: "Isn't he the one who takes the lead in fighting? How could this happen?"
He didn't know. Tuoyin Timur's biggest goal was to preserve Mongolia, and he took the lead in the battle, because in his view, only victory on the battlefield could extend the life of the Yuan Dynasty. Nothing else can do it. If we can really reach a peace agreement with Ming Dynasty. Timur would not have disagreed, even the most.
In terms of concessions, Tamerlane was very generous. Especially the last sentence. It can be understood that Emperor Tianyuan had many sons. Can be sent to the south as a proton. It can also be understood that if Emperor Tianyuan is disobedient. They also change some.
Although Tamerlane was a Mongolian noble. But are the interests of the Mongolian nobles and the Golden Family exactly the same?
Timur knew very well that the reason why Ming Dynasty went after Can Yuan was because of the presence of the Golden Family. Deep down in his heart, he may not have given the Golden Family to Yuan Ting so that they could live a peaceful life outside the Great Wall. After all, only those who have truly experienced life and death on the battlefield know how valuable life is.
It's just that this kind of thinking is a bit too rebellious. After all, the Golden Family also has enough influence on the grassland.
Naturally, this cannot be said clearly.
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"Okay. Okay, okay." King Yan looked at the battle reports everywhere. Said: "I do know what Timur wants to do. He is really sophisticated and can't find any flaws. I don't even know where to start."
What was Timur's preemptive strategy?
They bypassed the city and headed south in a big way. The army was dispersed into several clusters, each consisting of 10,000 households. Scattered across dozens of miles, it was like a big broom sweeping away to the south.
This is the standard fighting method of the Mongolian cavalry.
The Mongolian cavalry is the pinnacle of light cavalry.
Not just being able to maneuver quickly. Moreover, generals at all levels have subjective initiative. When the Mongolian cavalry attacks, they will spread out widely. Wherever it passes, all the common people will be plundered. Trapped into slavery. Become part of the Mongol army.
What's more, it seems that the army is widely dispersed. This is not the case. Within a few miles. If there is any movement, other ministries will soon gather together.
That is, this style of play. Seemingly sweeping. Unfocused. But they will automatically gather together when they encounter resistance. People who dare to resist. I found that the enemies were attacking more and more, one wave after another. Finally destroyed.
In this style of play, there are no main attacks, auxiliary attacks, or feint attacks. This is all due to the differences in the front areas and the rapid transformation. It has truly been achieved that soldiers have no constant potential and water has no constant shape.
Once encountering a fighter plane, one unit encountered resistance. Many other troops will spontaneously flank. Strike directly behind enemy lines. The cavalry in the same frontal attack also spontaneously completed the task of containing the feint attack.
There is a reason why the Mongolian army can sweep thousands of miles and is invincible in field battles.
The Mongolian cavalry can always appear in time behind the enemy, on the side, or even in other directions, triggering the total collapse of the enemy. Then the chase began. Of course there are really tough enemies. But not much.
But, this was the way of fighting back then.
This kind of flexible tactics. There seems to be no center of gravity, but it requires a center of gravity everywhere. When the Mongolian cavalry encounters the enemy, it is usually a small force, one with a hundred households or one with a thousand households. But at the same time, when this small force encounters the enemy, it is actually responsible for converging the main force, containing the enemy, and will provide a steady stream of reinforcements.
In other words, this little officer has become the former enemy commander in the battle between the two sides.
And the vast majority of these generals can complete their tasks well.
The rise of a generation involves more than just a group of famous generals. There is also a group of strong officer corps. Just like Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty. Not only Xu Da and other generals whose names are famous in history, but many unknown middle- and lower-level officers are actually quite good in quality.
How can the middle- and lower-level military officer groups today without Timur be compared with those during the Genghis Khan period.
Even during the Genghis Khan period, there were no more than forty households per thousand. At that time, there were thousands of households, and now, most of them can take over the command of the entire army in his place.
As a result, the combat plan of decoupling Timur was actually compromised. After all, today's Mongols simply cannot be as flexible as they were during Genghis Khan's time. Even the Mongolian cavalry during Kublai Khan's period may not be able to do it. After all, Kublai Khan's key battle for the throne was fought with Han troops.
This was also expected by Timur.
He also did not require the generals under his command to best practice the fighting style of their ancestors. The reason why he did this. In fact, it is based on the most fundamental reason.
That is to avoid a decisive battle with the Ming army cavalry. and put the greatest pressure on Daming.
That's right.
The reason for avoiding a decisive battle with the Ming army cavalry. the reason is simple. It's not that it can't be beaten. Although Timur was defeated repeatedly in battles, he still had confidence in the Mongolian cavalry. He did not think that the Ming army almost entirely copied the Mongolian cavalry combat model. Comparable to them Mongolians.
But can't afford to fight.
