Samarkand.
Fu An, the envoy of the Ming Dynasty, was pulled out of the dungeon by Timur's sergeants. The dazzling sunlight made Fu An's eyesight go dark. After he got used to the light, he saw groups of sergeants with bright armor gathering in the huge square.
Fu An's head was filled with depression, and his heavy breathing became difficult.
The war is finally about to begin irresistibly!
This war madman is going to attack the Ming Dynasty. Countless people and soldiers will be killed by him!
All lives are devastated and the world is in catastrophe!
"Brother Fu!"
The sound of chains being pulled came over.
Fu An turned around and saw a middle-aged man with a haggard face staggering over. The iron chains on his feet scraped against the stone slabs, making a rattling sound. The middle-aged man was very thin, with sunken eyes and vicissitudes of life. The cheek seems to be swollen, a little higher than the other half of the cheek.
Down and out, suffering.
"Who are you?"
Fu An is a little hard to distinguish.
"Brother Fu, I am Guo Ji."
"Ah, Brother Guo!"
Fu An was taken aback, and hurriedly stepped forward to catch him. After careful identification, he finally saw from a black mole in the corner of Guo Ji's eye that this was indeed Guo Ji, the same Guo Ji who was on the mission with him and was detained together!
It's just that Fu An hasn't seen Guo Ji or anyone else for many years, and thought they...
The two hugged each other and cried.
After a long time, Fu An stopped crying, took Guo Ji's hand, and said tremblingly: "You know, Timur is mobilizing the army to prepare for the Eastern Conquest of the Ming Dynasty."
Guo Ji lamented: "It's hard not to know. Brother Fu thinks why Timur released us, isn't he just to take us with him to fight, so that we can watch the Ming Dynasty's mountains and rivers shattered, and watch the people be slaughtered by him!" "
Fu An was in great pain.
Who in the Ming Dynasty can stop this cruel and angry conqueror?
I heard that Taizu had passed away, and the person who took over the throne and controlled the Ming Dynasty was Taizu's grandson Zhu Yunwen.
I was sent as an envoy in the 28th year of Hongwu, so I naturally knew Zhu Yunwen. He was a weak scholar, too lenient and lacking in sharpness. He was a proper and conservative monarch. What is even more worrying is that Lan Yu, who served in the 26th year of Hongwu, The case killed countless experienced military generals, and almost all the founding military veterans were exterminated. Who can still fight for the Ming Dynasty, who can protect the Ming Dynasty, and who can face this terrifying cripple?
Fu An lost his mind and said to Guo Ji worriedly: "If we return to the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty disappears, then are we going back, or are we not going back?"
Guo Ji was as sad as Fu An. Hearing this, he was even more frightened. He comforted himself: "No, no, Timur will not be able to break through the city gate and enter the Ming Dynasty. You know, we have Jiayuguan, there are The Great Wall has guardhouses..."
Fu An looked at Guo Ji and said painfully: "Timur has fought for decades, has he fought too few fortified battles? Which city has not fallen at his feet? This time, the Ming Dynasty is in danger!"
Guo Ji was slumped and sat on the ground helplessly: "What can we do? Is there really anyone in this world who can be Timur's opponent?"
Fu An held on to his fantasy: "Maybe, there is one!"
"who?"
"King Yan Zhu Di!"
When Guo Ji heard the name, he just looked at Fu An helplessly and said, "Do you think the new emperor will hand over the elite division to a vassal prince? This emperor, Zhu Yunwen, is not the great ancestor."
Fu An knew that this was just his fantasy. Zhu Yunwen is not Zhu Yuanzhang. He does not have the courage and cannot possibly hand over heavy troops to Zhu Di, to this uncle who is senior and more prestigious than him!
Perhaps, even if all the generals in the world are dead, Zhu Yunwen will not use Zhu Di. This has nothing to do with the life or death of the country, but only whether the imperial power is stable or not!
Bibi-Khanem Grand Mosque.
Timur prayed solemnly: "Great Allah, please grant me blessings and strength. Your devout believers will lead loyal warriors to fight against the last powerful enemy, the Ming Dynasty. There are tens of millions of people there. I With a sword in one hand, all
The infidels beheaded and crushed their cities, slaughtered their wives and daughters, and took over their lands. I will hold the Quran in one hand to educate all the people who are willing to surrender to Allah, and let the light of the mosque and the gospel of Allah spread to every inch of the land..."
Muhammad and Ali stood outside the Bibi Khanem Grand Mosque, waiting for Tamerlane to finish his prayers.
Ali really wanted to go in. This mosque can be said to be the most majestic building in Samarkand, no, in the whole world. In order to support the huge atrium, craftsmen built 480 pillars, and the huge roofs are each It is composed of a small and beautiful small dome.
*** looked at the crowd walking in the distance and said to Ali: "You have issued a military order to occupy Yilibaoli within two months. As an elder brother, I want to remind you not to underestimate Shami Chagan, the lion Use all your strength to fight the rabbit."
Ali said indifferently: "Who does Shamicha deserve to be our enemy? He has repeatedly violated the law over the years. It's not that grandpa doesn't want to deal with him, but he thinks that he needs to be dealt with, so he should be dealt with thoroughly. Don't look at Shamicha. He is very strong, but in my eyes, he is just a circus clown."
*** Seeing Ali like this, it was hard to say anything.
Timur came out and asked in a deep voice: "Are you ready to conquer the Ming Dynasty?"
"Ready!"
***, Ali replied in unison.
Timur looked at the palace not far away and said solemnly: "Send the military order to set off at noon!"
royal palace.
Timur stared at the huge map and thought about the various possibilities of this expedition.
In order to defeat and occupy the Ming Dynasty, he originally planned to use 800,000 troops, but the long supply line could not support such a large army, so he had to settle for the next best thing and lead 200,000 troops to attack the Ming Dynasty.
After completely occupying the entire territory of Yilibaoli and Hami and other places, the troops left Jiayuguan, opened the Hexi Corridor, and used the pastures at the foot of the Qilian Mountains as their base. They waited for the follow-up troops to be continuously replenished until 800,000 troops were mobilized, with Hexi as the base. , troops sent out five routes to occupy Shaanxi, Shanxi and Beizhili, and then sent their troops southward to capture the capital of the Ming Dynasty in one fell swoop.
Timur stretched out his hand and touched Yilibali, Hami, Guazhou and other places on the map, with a smile on his lips. Perhaps, military strength is not an issue at all. In this era of returning to the world, he can bring his own With such a brave army, everyone will surrender to it wherever it passes!
The source of troops is not our own problem, the real problem is logistics!
It may take three years to conquer the Ming Dynasty!
Timur gave a rational estimate. This was longer than the time it took to conquer any enemy. In order to ensure that his army could truly control the occupied land and to ensure the army's logistical supplies, he mobilized half a million civilians to lead the army. Bring farm tools and seeds with you! When they pass through every oasis, they will sow suitable seeds. Next year, these seeds will bring supplies to their army...
I, saber, army, logistics...
Ready!
Daming, it's your turn to tremble. I allow you to crawl and kneel at my feet. I allow you to cry and grieve. I allow you to become believers in Allah.
But I will never allow you to resist, disobey, or be disrespectful!
Go to war!
Timur ordered his people to put away the map and walked out of the palace. Looking at the saluting ministers and generals and the majestic military formation, he mounted his horse, drew his saber, and raised it high: "Pull out your sword and let us speak to Allah." I swear, this eastern expedition is intended to conquer the Ming Dynasty and win countless believers for Allah! The Ming Dynasty will not be destroyed, the horses will not turn around, and the people will not go west! Victory!"
"Win!"
"Win!"
"Win!"
Countless soldiers shouted in unison, resounding throughout the sky!
Tamerlane looked at the battle-hardened soldiers with firm eyes. Each of them raised their weapons with high fighting spirit and continued to shout: "Take back your swords and swear to the Sultan with your hands. The Sultan's military orders are your direction." , The Sultan’s military order is your life. No discount is allowed on the Sultan’s military order. You must use your life to execute it and execute it thoroughly! Win!”
"Win!"
"Win!"
"Win!"
The sound comes again.
Timur beat his chest and shouted: "I am your Sultan Timur, the invincible Sultan! Follow me and let me take you to conquer the rich Ming Dynasty and win the greatest glory in the world! Go to war. !」
"Go to war!"
The generals mounted their horses one after another and issued orders.
Two hundred thousand troops!
Most of them are elite teachers, capable of hundreds of battles!
For this eastern expedition, Timur mobilized all the resources of the empire and built 150,000 cavalry, including 130,000 light cavalry, 20,000 heavy cavalry, and 50,000 infantry. These infantry included both spearmen and bows. There are many craftsmen, but most of them are craftsmen. What they are best at is making returning cannons.
Timur's Eastern Expedition was not a fluke or a careless one. He did not know how many gates and cities the Ming Dynasty had, but he knew very well that the Ming Dynasty was good at defense and indispensable for tough battles.
The mighty army left Samarkand. This day was May 26th, the sixth year of the founding of the Ming Dynasty!
Also work hard.
Shami Chagan's intelligence was lagging behind. When the news of Timur's expedition was detected, Timur's vanguard, Ali, had already led 50,000 cavalry to cross the wooden bridge on the Syr Darya River.
Ali acted so quickly that he led his army to Tashkent in only two days. Without any persuasion or warning, he launched an attack immediately.
Before the Tashkent defenders could react, they saw a wave of cavalry coming. They had no time to organize a resistance, and all eight thousand defenders were wiped out. Ali didn't even bother to write a petition for merit, wiped his bloody saber, and climbed Wai Latau Mountain.
Yili set up three thousand troops to guard the pass of Wai Latau Mountain. Ali fought several times but failed to defeat them. Seeing that the sergeants suffered a lot of casualties, Harry became fierce and personally took the lead in the charge. The spirit of fear of death was at the forefront. Seeing this, the sergeant rushed to the front to win the pass in one fell swoop!
The loss of the Wai Latau Pass brought great panic to Shamichagan.
Because after passing Wailatau Mountain, it is equivalent to rushing directly down to the plains. Timur's cavalry can charge unscrupulously!
Shamichagan quickly ordered General Saramu to defend Taraz and continued to increase defense.
Taraz is an important town to the north of Wai Latau Mountain and cannot be missed. Once this place is captured, Timur's army will easily cross the Tianshan Mountains and enter the Ili Valley. By then, the entire Ili Valley will become a battlefield! And Yilibali (this is the capital, the capital is the same as the name of the country) is located in the deepest part of the Ili River Valley!
On June 8, Shamichagan mobilized elite troops and stationed in the Ili Valley. He ordered Yehuomen to garrison the Tianshan Mountains and guard the city of Almaty. At the same time, he ordered his brother Mahama to lead 20,000 elite troops across the Tianshan Mountains to support Taraz. city.
Shamichagan quickly wrote a letter to the Ming Dynasty, urging the Ming Dynasty sergeants to comply with the agreement and send elite cavalry to help Yili in the battle.
Urgent military information, eight hundred miles away!
Four days later, Zhu Di in Hami received a letter from Shami Chagan and began war mobilization. However, the scope of this mobilization was really limited, with only 10,000 people, and it was only a change of defense...
