Harry raised his head, frowned and looked toward the northeast, and asked Qiang Zhili and others beside him, "Did you hear anything?"
Qiang Zhili listened and replied: "It should be the sound of the Ming Dynasty cavalry mobilizing."
Harry narrowed his eyes. The cavalry's voice shouldn't be like this, but the voice was too far away to hear clearly. Regardless, the most important thing now is to deal with the main force of the Ming Dynasty in front of us. The intelligence has been confirmed. The person leading the team in front of us is Zhu Di, the general of the Ming Dynasty's Western Expedition!
As long as Zhu Di is dealt with, not to mention occupying Yili's territory, even Hami, no, Jiayuguan, he can also defeat it in one battle. If not, he can march straight in, occupy the entire Hexi Corridor, and clear all obstacles for Grandpa Sudan!
"somebody is coming."
Ba Qishan raised his head and looked three miles ahead. Under the sun, the Ming Dynasty's military formations were arrayed in order, with flags waving. It was obvious that Zhu Di was quite capable of leading troops.
An infantryman held a shield and walked over cautiously. He stopped halfway and shouted at the top of his lungs.
Harry ordered people to go to the mountain to listen.
The conversation is simple:
Zhu Di's soldiers: You people, go back wherever you come from.
Harry's soldiers: If we don't leave, you will leave.
Zhu Di's soldiers: If you don't get out, we will beat you.
Harry's soldiers: Come here.
Zhu Di's soldiers: Don't cry for a while.
Harry's soldiers: You cry first too.
When calling for battle on the battlefield, you don’t necessarily have to greet someone’s eighth generation, nor do you necessarily have to give them women’s clothes. Everyone talks and bickers. Isn’t this good...
The infantry of the Ming Dynasty returned the same way, walking in a straight line. If you look carefully, you can see that there are two lime lines on the ground that are not white. The infantry walked back and forth along the middle of the two lines, looking cautious. It seems that he is afraid of something.
Harry sat on his horse and looked at the Ming army formation in the distance. They had cavalry on the left and right wings. Although the number was not large, it was enough to block his cavalry for a period of time. Only the center position was occupied by Massive infantry.
Use infantry to defend the Chinese army?
Harry shook his head. He had seen the infantry of the Ming Dynasty himself. They did not have spears that were ten feet long. This kind of infantry could not withstand the impact of cavalry. This was his chance!
"Qiangzhi Li, you lead 7,000 cavalry to attack Zhu Di's right wing. Ba Qishan, you lead 7,000 cavalry to attack the left wing. I will lead the remaining 10,000 cavalry to attack Zhu Di's central army. The remaining 1,000 cavalry will be handed over to Kuhuai for support."
Harry assigned a battle plan.
Qiang Zhili was a little worried and asked for orders: "Zhu Di's central army is heavily guarded. Please let me be responsible for the main attack on the central army!"
Harry said no.
The Qiang Zhili requested again: "Until the Ming Dynasty's central army collapses, please don't risk your life in the vanguard."
Harry agreed.
The combat strategy had been decided, and Harry did not rush to launch an attack, but waited, waiting for night to come, and also waiting for Karachi to come to join forces.
The time seemed extremely long, and even the war horse lost its patience and began to become a little manic.
Ming Dynasty military tent.
Zhu Di was overjoyed when he took the battle report sent by Song Sheng, and repeatedly praised Song Sheng as an immortal general. Although Song Sheng gave the main credit to the Shenji Battalion and the cavalry and other sergeants, no one can replace the glory that belongs to Song Sheng.
Xu Huizu looked at the battle report and was a little stunned.
Karachi had only 8,000 cavalry out of 15,000, which was a direct reduction of nearly half! The Shenji Camp is really too powerful. With such power, why worry about the Ming Dynasty being victorious?
"The age of firearms is coming."
Xu Huizu gave a judgment.
Zhu Di nodded deeply. Whether he recognized it or not, the era of firearms was approaching in great strides. Not to mention Tianwei, which was fully covered with firearms during the Annan expedition, let’s talk about the Beijing army. They are replacing a large number of firearms. Originally, the proportion of Shenji camp was not large, but in recent years, with Zhu Yunwen’s efforts, in With the cooperation of the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Office, the Shenji Battalion has more and more soldiers!
Yes, the fire gun has the advantages of the fire gun, and the divine machine gun also has power that cannot be ignored. But in Zhu Di's heart, he couldn't help but feel a little sad. And this sadness is also reflected in Song Sheng's reward document.
Song Sheng strongly praised the combat effectiveness of the Shenji Battalion and regarded it as the force that determines victory on the battlefield. As soon as the conversation changed, he turned to the cavalry, and the two words "cooperation" were very crucial.
The cavalry is the main force. Shouldn't the cavalry take the lead on the battlefield, and then the infantry should cooperate?
But now?
The infantry took the lead, the Shenji battalion fought first, and then the cavalry coordinated!
The role of the cavalry seems to have transformed into a supporting role, and its weight, status, and importance seem to have been weakened.
Zhu Di knew very well that with the widespread popularization of firearms, future Ming battles would move more towards the "Beita Mountain" model, with artillery bombing first, then cavalry attacking, and finally infantry attacking. And this also means that the famous generals and horses are no longer important. What is more important is the commander of the Shenji Battalion, the person who stands behind the firearms and gives orders.
Even without famous generals, the Ming Dynasty's sergeants could win battlefield victories with firearms.
The age of firearms is coming, and the age of famous generals is about to die.
Yang Rong saw through Zhu Di's loneliness, understood his thoughts, and said from the side: "The emperor said that whether it is firearms soldiers or cavalry, they are all arms. It is never the weapons that determine victory on the battlefield, but the sergeants who are united and united. And generals with genius command skills. Great generals, no matter how popular firearms are, the Ming Dynasty still needs famous generals."
Zhu Di looked deeply at Yang Rong and sighed: "You are indeed powerful. With this thought, you will definitely have a place in the court one day."
Yang Rong even said he didn't dare.
Zhu Di put away the document and sent an order: "Tell Song Sheng to arrange for someone to inform Harry that Karachi's army has arrived behind us. After confirming that Karachi's army is flanking, Harry will definitely launch an attack, and the time is likely to be tonight!"
Xu Huizu nodded heavily: "That's right! It's just that Harry is not Karachi. Song Sheng occupies Beita Mountain and has the advantage of the land, but we are in the plains with no canyons and no mountains to support. If we want to defeat Harry, we need to be serious. "
Zhu Di smiled and said: "Don't worry, there will be a chance for you to play."
Dusk comes slowly, lengthening people's shadows.
Also try to control the inner city.
A group of cavalry waved their whips and shouted: "Get out of the way, get out of the way, good news, good news!"
The sergeant at the gate of the city was whipped just as he was about to intercept them. He looked angrily at the two hundred cavalry entering the city, but he did not dare to say anything. Those were Harry's soldiers. They were very proud. Now they had won a great victory. They could Aren't you arrogant?
Also defending the inner city is Timur's old subordinate Meier, a calm veteran. Brutus received the good news from Harry's cavalry and was overjoyed. He quickly gave the good news to Meier.
Seeing Harry's continuous victories and the Ming army's retreat, Meier was very pleased. I have to say that although Timur did not have many good sons, he still had several powerful grandsons. This Harry was a very good one. General, with him around, Timur's empire can be expected to prosper.
"Where's the person who delivered the good news?"
After reading it, Meyer suddenly remembered and asked Brutus.
Brutus pointed outside: "The news of the great victory makes us very happy. We have already asked the envoys who reported the news to go down to rest, and sent people to send them food and wine."
Meier looked at the battle report and said with a smile: "These are our heroes on the bloody battlefield. We can't neglect them. Give them some rewards and have a good rest in the city for a few days."
"As commanded."
Brutus agreed immediately.
Meyer sealed the letter of victory and handed it to Brutus: "Forward it to the Sultan immediately, so that the Sultan will not be uneasy waiting."
After Brutus took it, he hesitated and said, "The Sultan is coming in the next two days. Should we send it at another time?"
Meier waved his hand: "The good news naturally needs to be delivered as soon as possible without any delay. You should also have heard that the Sultan has been worried about Harry these days and decided not to wait until Harry completely occupied Besbali, Turpan and other places. , first enter Polo City, and then stationed in Kurkhalawusu City, where we will wait for news from Harry."
Brutus asked in confusion: "The Ming Dynasty has no ability. They are vulnerable. What should the Sultan worry about? We are going north in such a hurry, but we have to be busy again."
Meyer was bitter.
Sultan Tamerlane is going north early, what else can his subordinates do? Naturally, prepare the corresponding supplies.
Because Yili made the location of the inner city very important, Timur used it as a city for material storage and transshipment. A lot of grain was sent here, and many cattle, sheep and livestock were also driven to the vicinity of the Ili River.
"Send the information first, and arrange other people to seize the time to prepare supplies and transport them to Polo City."
Meyer was a little worried.
Brutus said no more, took the paperwork and walked out.
The rewarded "Harry" cavalry was freed. Li Zongyin successfully deceived Brutus and a group of sergeants. In order to get more information, Li Zongyin took a large reward and directly invited some Timur sergeants and low-level generals. Let’s talk about Harry’s victory over the Ming army and the occupation of the city of Kurkhalawusu, and then ask from time to time why the supplies in the city haven’t been sent over yet, and whether they have all been saved...
Under the influence of wine and meat, there must be truth. What’s more, in the eyes of these sergeants, Li Zongyin is one of their own. He looks the same, sounds the same, and dresses the same. What’s more, he is Harry’s cavalry and is delivering victory reports. What bad intentions can he have...
In just an hour, Li Zongyin got the location of the warehouse where Yili was storing supplies in Licheng. When Li Zongyin found Shen Chen and was about to take action, Shen Chen refused.
Li Zongyin was a little anxious: "Shen Qianhu, you have to think clearly. We are in Yili City and surrounded by evil wolves. Once our identities are revealed, we will have no way out."
Zhang Mu glared at Li Zongyin: "Listen to what he says first."
Shen Chen looked at Li Zongyin and asked seriously: "Did you just say that Timur is coming to Yili to take control of the city?"
Li Zongyin nodded: "Yes, what those soldiers said was only tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. There is no accurate information about the specific time."
Shen Chen lowered his head and thought for a while. Just when Li Zongyin wanted to speak, he raised his head: "What do you think our purpose is here?"
Li Zongyin frowned.
Zhang Mu said: "Of course it is to prevent Timur from going north to the east earlier, and to give the general more time to deal with Harry and prepare to face Timur."
There was a sly smile on Shen Chen's lips: "If we kill Timur here, he will naturally not be able to march north to the east."
"What?"
Li Zongyin, Zhang Mu and others stared wide-eyed.
Kill Timur?
In this Yilibaili city, in the camp of Timur's army?
Li Zongyin felt his heart jump into his throat and swallowed hastily: "No, absolutely not, this is too risky! Just burn Timur's logistics, we still have a chance to leave. If we assassinate Timur, we are afraid that we will not be able to leave at all. It’s impossible to leave alive.”
Zhang Mu shook his head repeatedly and said to Shen Chen: "No, absolutely not."
