Nearly 100,000 people were able to break out of camp, but it was not something they could set out in half an hour if ordered at that time, even if this team was mainly made up of cavalry.
Bayezid adopted a defensive strategy in the mountainous area. His original idea was to lure Timur to attack the fortress, thus consuming his cavalry power, and then wait for the battle situation to change before defeating Timur.
Defense means that a large amount of supplies are needed. Now that we are leaving camp and heading to Angola, we naturally need to take these supplies with us. The leading troops here have already set off for an hour, and the people in the camp over there are still packing up pots and pans.
But Bayezid did not gain his reputation in vain, and the title of Lightning was not given in vain. When the Ottoman soldiers were fully mobilized, they began a forced march. The cavalry opened the way in front, and the infantry followed closely behind. Some old soldiers Weak and collapsed in the middle of the road, no one would reach out to rescue them, and some mercenaries also fled the team because of exhaustion.
However, Bayezid's dominance was still strong. With his tenacious will, after two days of rapid march, he overcame difficulties such as the desert and pulled the troops to the northeast of Angola City.
However, the number of troops has been reduced a lot. After counting, there are only more than 85,000 people and less than 90,000.
In front of him was the Chubuk Plain, and Timur's army had already completed its formation not far away and was waiting for him. Bayezid's eyes flashed with killing intent, and he convened a military meeting.
Stefan reported a very bad news: "Timur occupied the upper reaches of the Chubuk River and cut off the water source. The water source downstream was filled with horse feces and dead animals, making it undrinkable."
"What?"
Bayezid was a little angry.
Without water, how will horses and men fight? But within a radius of nearly a hundred miles, there is only one river!
Suleiman was a little anxious. The current situation had proved that Timur was constantly weakening his troops. He could not wait any longer and had to fight. So he proposed: "Sultan, we must fight and defeat the enemy directly, otherwise the sergeant will be killed." Die of thirst here!"
If you want to enter Angola, you must pass through Timur's defense line. If you want to cross the desert and go back, you may not reach the place where the army will die of thirst. The longer time passes, the more detrimental it will be to the Ottoman sergeant.
Stefan disagreed with Suleiman's suggestion: "Now we are working hard to come here and march all the way. Both the horses and the soldiers are very tired. How can we fight against Timur with our tired body? We must rest, even if it is One night!”
Issa disagreed with the two people's views and persuaded: "We should set up camp, wait and see, and arrange for others to find water sources. Timur comes with an expedition, and the logistics will not last long..."
Bayezid thought for a long time before making up his mind: "The decisive battle will be tomorrow!"
Timur sat in the camp and arranged his formation. The 140,000 army was divided into three parts, all led by his children and grandchildren.
Shaharul on the left and Mirasha on the right are both cavalry. Among them are Turks and Mongolian Tatars. No matter where they come from, they all have similar appearances.
The cavalry wears sabers on their waists, long bows on their horses, and arrow kettles on the left and right in front of the saddle. The bow is their most powerful weapon and the most important weapon in battle.
The central army is Muhammad, the Samarkand heavy cavalry and ordinary Tatar cavalry built by Timur. In addition, there are thirty-two Indian-Indian war elephants, and this is the speed of Timur's movement. The main reason for the uncertainty in speed is also the secret weapon that Timur brought specially to deal with Bayezid.
After walking out of the camp and looking at the majestic war elephant, Timur couldn't help but feel proud.
Each elephant is like a small castle, wearing chain armor, with a tower-like building on its back, which can accommodate three sergeants. They can kill people with bows and arrows, or throw javelins. And around the elephant, there are also cooperating cavalry.
"Great Khan, Bayezid's army has not moved. We should launch another attack tomorrow."
Muhammad reported.
Timur nodded slightly and asked, "Is there any news from the Anatolian cavalry?"
Muhammad hesitated and said: "The other party has not directly agreed, but has wavered. I am afraid they are waiting and watching."
Timur sneered, these people are like this, they have lost their dignity, lost their land, and now they have become the pawns of others. They don't know any regrets, but just want to see who is stronger and follow them.
In this case, they must be given a severe blow. Only in this way can they fight back.
"The Anatolian cavalry is placed on the right wing?"
Timur asked.
"That's right."
Muhammad affirmed.
Timur shook his head slightly, this arrangement was a bit unfortunate for them.
Bayezid's right wing corresponds to Timur's left wing. Although Shaharul is humble, his soldiers are not humble at all. If we really fight, the other party will suffer.
Bayezid also completed the formation, which was basically the same as the previous formation.
The left wing is still the Balkan vassal troops led by Stefan and others, including Stefan's black heavy cavalry, and the right wing is still led by Suleiman, including the Anatolian cavalry.
Only this time, Suleiman placed the Ottoman cavalry behind and the Anatolian cavalry at the front of the formation. The intention is already obvious, that is:
You are the ones who surrendered, and of course you should be at the front to show your loyalty.
To put it simply, it is to be cannon fodder.
Suleiman's good use of cannon fodder is not a talent, but imitation, because the one who is really good at using cannon fodder is Bayezid. In the layout of the central army, Bayezid placed the Guards in the middle and placed his third son Muhammad · Celebi's Sipashi heavy cavalry was placed at the rear, acting as a reserve, while the center army used light infantry at the front.
Yes, they are light infantry, with spears and bows as their weapons.
It had been a long night for Sergeant Osman.
Because of the lack of water, the horses were hungry and wailed all night long. The people were also hungry, but they could only lick their chapped lips and wait for dawn. The soldiers who couldn't sleep could only look at the night sky, and then get up and pray to Almighty Allah to give them some water. drink.
Allah probably fell asleep and did not hear their prayers. There was no water that night, and they could only stay in pain until dawn.
Sunny day, wide view.
Plains are good for cavalry.
Bayezid and Timur looked at each other from a distance. The two overlord-level beings finally drew their swords and gave the order to attack.
Perhaps it was a combination of geniuses, or perhaps they were both considering and observing the strength of the other party. Neither Timur nor Bayezid used the central army, but ordered the left and right wings to attack.
east.
On the left wing of the Ottoman army, Stefan was sitting on horseback, wearing heavy armor. Even the horse under him was covered with black iron armor. The enemy opposite is Tamerlane's third son Miransha. This man is fierce and domineering and a powerful enemy.
The call to arms goes out.
The Ottoman Turk cavalry set off first, and Timur's Chagatai cavalry also began to gallop.
The sound of war horses trampling on the plains was like rolling thunder, accompanied by the endless shouts of killing, which made people's blood spurt and their whole body was filled with strength.
On the battlefield, if you don't kill the enemy, you will die!
Stefan squinted and looked ahead. The formation of Timur's Chagatai cavalry was very strange. Their cavalry team was not a hive, galloping forward together, but two rows in one group, two rows in one row. Groups, with gaps in between, as if the cavalry team was divided into echelons.
The charging method of two rows and one group of cavalry gave Timur's cavalry more flexibility and made it possible for them to carry out side attacks.
In Stefan's surprised eyes, after the Chagatai cavalry charged halfway, they began to move their horses' heads sideways like poisonous snakes. All the cavalry turned sideways neatly, and then drew their bows and nocked arrows.
Buzz!
Dense arrows rose into the sky, and when the arrows fell through the air, the Ottoman light cavalry suffered heavy losses.
"It can be seen that Timur's success as the overlord was not in vain."
Stefan watched helplessly as Tamerlane's cavalry continued to charge and shoot arrows. He watched the Ottoman cavalry continue to fall to the ground, blocking the subsequent cavalry's impact. Seeing that his side's impact formation was in chaos, he could only wear coldly. Put on the helmet, adjust the throat guard, and protect the cheeks. Only the mouth, nose and eyes are exposed.
Gently clamping the war horse under him, the war horse began to walk forward, very slowly at first, but after accelerating for a certain distance, it began to run.
Behind Stefan are groups of heavy cavalry.
Miransha looked at the frustrated Ottoman cavalry and was feeling relaxed when he suddenly saw a heavy cavalry appearing on the battlefield, and the dense arrows hit them, only making a tinkling sound without any damage!
Stefan's heavy cavalry seemed to have entered uninhabited territory, killing Timur's Chagatai cavalry, but the Chagatai cavalry who had just shown bravery and fearlessness were unable to resist at this moment!
The light cavalry can't fight against the heavy cavalry at all. No matter whether they use bows or sabers, they can't hurt them at all!
Flesh and blood flew everywhere, the horses neighed in despair, and the soil began to turn red. It was unclear what they were shouting, but they only knew that there was a battlefield in front of them, and death was the protagonist.
west.
Timur's fourth son Shaharul issued the order to attack. The opponent was the Anatolian cavalry, or to be precise, the light cavalry, who wanted to surrender but looked away.
Shaharul received instructions from Timur. In this battle, the Anatolian cavalry must be severely beaten, so that they can completely see the terror of Timur's imperial army and destroy their will!
In order to achieve this goal, Shaharul used 20,000 cavalry from the beginning and pressed against the Anatolian cavalry camp in a large-scale mounted shooting. The sky was filled with arrows, like countless locusts covering the sky...
The Anatolian light cavalry did not have enough protective gear and could not withstand the arrows. Seeing the heavy losses of the Anatolian cavalry, the Anatolian leader hoped that Prince Suleiman would use heavy cavalry for support, but Suleiman did not agree because the Anatolian cavalry was far from using its full strength.
"Attack, attack, I will kill whoever dares to retreat!"
Suleiman issued the order majestically.
