Chapter 642: Negotiations Break Down
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At this time, the pro-soldiers outside the room heard the movement and immediately rushed in, and then dragged Lombardo's head and body out.
Timur looked at the scene in front of him, not daring to make the slightest move. Although he can shoot when Lombardon makes a move, he can do the same. But he knew that if he made a move, it would just be one more corpse on the ground.
At this time, Yuming's gaze was looking at him, and Timur only felt that the gaze of the Central Plains Emperor was like a blade, cutting across his head and neck, making him break out in a cold sweat on his back.
For the first time in years, he felt death so near.
"Timur, if I want to kill you, it's easier than killing a cat or dog. It's just that you are also smart and know that if you make a move at this time, you will kill yourself. Yu Ming said coldly: "You go, don't let no one go back to pass the word." ”
Timur's face turned blue with anger at this time, but he didn't dare to attack. He knew that what Yu Ming said was definitely not a big word, and when Yu Ming's gaze swept over him just now, he felt a fierce murderous aura.
There is no point in talking about it any longer, there is no guarantee for his life at all if he stays here, maybe Yuming will kill him on a whim.
So, he left without saying a word, and then left the temporary palace. The dozen or so guards who followed were still obediently waiting outside, which seemed so insignificant compared to the five thousand Yulin Guard soldiers who were waiting here.
The Turkic guards saw two people who went in, but only Timur came out, and their eyes showed doubts, but when they saw that Timur's expression was so embarrassed, and his whole body was still a little trembling, no one dared to ask.
With a wave of his hand, Timur mounted his horse and ran out of the city. When they left the city for five miles, no longer worried about the Zhou army coming to chase them, Timur said hatefully: "Yuming, you wait!" If you don't give us the face of the Turks, our Turkic army will be able to break through your original city! ”
When the people heard this, they immediately asked about the things in the tent. How Timur was willing to tell the details of this humiliation, only to say that Lombardo rose up against Yuming because of Yuming's insulting words and insulted the Khan. But in the temporary palace, Yuming was protected by several guards. How can Lombardo be the enemy? So he finally killed the palace, and he was released by Yuming to pass the message.
After hearing this, all the Turkic guards scolded Yuming for being really despicable and shameless, and using so many people to deal with Lombardo was really insulting the emperor's identity.
Although Timur hid from the world, his face was not happy, but on the contrary, he was a little worried. Yu Ming's confidence is so sufficient, I'm afraid that he has already made a perfect plan. This expedition to the Central Plains is only afraid that it will not go as smoothly as the Khan thought before.
After returning to the camp, the Khan asked about the envoy, and Timur told him what he had seen. Except for the change of Lombardo's death as previously mentioned, there is nothing missing.
"! This Yuming is really deceitful! I don't believe he can stop my 800,000 Turkic wolf army! The Khan was also furious.
"Khan, I am willing to lead the army as the vanguard and attack the Yuan!" Timur said, bowing down.
"Hmmm! However, the original city was too strong, and the Zhou army had a lot of troops in the city, so if our army blindly attacked their city, it would suffer heavy casualties and suffer the defeat of Duji and Jieli that year. "Militarily, however, the Khan is not exactly a straw bale.
At this time, he ordered someone to take the map, and then pointed to the mountain road east of the original city: "This is the official road from Hebei to Hedong, and the grain and grass of the Zhou army are transported from here." On this mountain, the last day the army built a camp to garrison. I've sent people to reconnoitre, and there are about 50,000 people in it. If this place can be occupied, the grain route of the Zhou army will be cut off. Now I will allocate 100,000 horses to you, and you will go and take this battalion for me, is there a problem? ”
"No problem! I must have made a contribution to the Khan! Timur patted his chest and assured.
If 100,000 Turkic wolves can't take the camp of the Central Plains, then there is really no face. He believed in the combat effectiveness of the Turkic cavalry, and thought that as long as the 100,000 cavalry stepped over, they could level the Zhou army camp, so he was eager to send troops immediately and disgrace himself!
"Khan, when will I send my troops? Can you do it now? Timur asked.
After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Okay! You're allowed to send troops! But remember, be careful of the schemes of these Central Plains people, they are all scheming. ”
Naturally, Timur even said that he would be more careful, so that the Khan did not have to worry.
After lunch, Timur gathered 100,000 Turkic soldiers and marched to the official road beside the mountain.
He knew very well that there was a military camp of the Zhou army there, and they decided to level the camp of the 50,000 Zhou army first and cut off the original grain route. After the defenders are panicked, they will launch a siege battle, which will definitely lead to a big victory.
And Yuming decided to use this camp to consume the strength of the Turkic army. Narrowing the gap between himself and the Turkic army in the original area.
And he also knew that the Turks had a clear advantage in strength, but they also had an obvious inferiority in grain and grass. If the Turks can be dragged in the original area, then the supply of grain and grass for the Turks will be a big problem. In the end, they will definitely retreat because of the lack of food. After all, 800,000 people consume a lot of food in a day. Without a stable and reliable supply of food and grass, the defeat of the Turks was almost inevitable.
This is also a war, but the comparison is the supply of military supplies, not to see who can win in a head-to-head battle, but to see which side cannot receive food first, and it is considered a defeat. This analogy, although somewhat unusual, is also common. Because the Tang Army used this method when it was against Xue Ju, and it was effective.
However, Yuming was even more confident that he would be able to drag the Turkic soldiers in terms of grain and grass.
When the sun gradually sinks in the west, the yellow dust is already rising to the sky under the mountain. The 100,000-strong army of Turkic soldiers, led by Timur and commanded by ten commanders with the assistance of ten commanders, rushed towards the camp of the Zhou army all over the world.
At this time, the Turkic soldiers were obviously still mainly engaged in field warfare, and they were not fully prepared for the battle of the city. However, in Timur's mind, it was only a fortress to attack, not a fortified city like the original city. As long as the Turkic wolves ride and kill, the army of the Han people in the Central Plains will not collapse at the first touch?
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The yellow sand is rolling, and the smoke and dust cover the sun. The spectacular scene of 100,000 Turkic wolves charging together can be described as shocking, magnificent, and earth-shattering.
At this time, Chi Jingde, the general of the Zhou army in the camp, was on the mountainside, wearing a black cloak, looking coldly at the smoke and dust rising in the distance.
I saw that in the smoke and dust, a black line first gushed out, and then the black line grew bigger and bigger, turning into a torrent of steel, which rushed over with lightning speed.
Let the originally gentle spring breeze suddenly carry a cold air.
Seeing such a formation, Wei Chi Jingde smiled. This scene is similar to the method used by Shibi Khan when he attacked the Sui army during the first battle at Yanmen Pass.
Such a charge, although impressive, could not be sustained. Moreover, the combat effectiveness of today's Zhou army is much stronger than that of the Sui army back then.
The camp of the Zhou army was based on the mountain, and there was a valley pass left behind as a retreat to the direction of the official road.
Knowing that the enemy was coming, the battalion immediately sounded the alarm, and all the soldiers went to their original posts and waited for them.
They hid behind the high fortified walls that had been built long ago, and used the fence as a barrier to block the onslaught of their opponents.
The Zhou army has been fighting for more than ten years, with the world-famous ironclad cavalry, and also has a complete set of tactics against cavalry!
Outside the main camp, they still left a scout camp to observe. However, at this time, seeing that the Turkic army had attacked, he immediately rode back to the camp.
At this time, a commander of the Turkic army led the team to rush to the front, and saw several scouts of the Zhou army turning back to the camp from a distance, so he immediately shouted and led the army to follow and pursue. He wanted to eat this small number of Zhou Army scout camp first, which could be regarded as a profitable market.
And the Turkic wolf army is strong and strong, and the horses run wild like the tide, if you talk about the method of riding horses and archery, which people are more proficient than the Turks?
The cavalry of the Zhou army was still far away from the Turkic army, but when they were rushed by the enemy, they seemed to be stunned by the fright, and seemed to be panicked, and fled without turning around. And it was only during this hesitation that the thousands of Turkic cavalry that rushed first approached them.
The more than one Zhou army scout came to his senses and immediately rode his horse and galloped, but they were still more than ten zhang away from the Zhou army's camp. Whether they can run back to the camp smoothly is still a question.
The Zhou army camp suddenly fell silent, and the Zhou soldiers behind the walled wall seemed to be worried about their companions, surprised by the superb horsemanship and invincibility of the Turkic cavalry.
Seeing this, the commander of the Turkic army ordered his men to prepare to release the arrows.
Although he was tempted to rush forward and cut them off with his sabre, his troops were almost within range of the opponent's bows and arrows, and he knew that the enemy was all infantry, and that the longbows of the infantry were longer than the short bows of the cavalry. So if he really rushes over, it is a situation where he can't shoot the enemy infantry, and the enemy infantry can shoot him.
In addition, he also remembered that the Zhou army had that chilling Lianzhu crossbow, and if he really rushed close, his army would be at risk of being shot into hedgehogs. So he didn't want to rush over and become a target for the enemy.
At this time, he raised the short bow in his hand, and then shouted: "Release the arrow!" ”
He was ready to rush to the front of the Zhou army camp and release the arrows before making a quick turn, and the Turkic soldiers' horsemanship was so good that it was easy to do. He was going to give his opponent a dismount and shoot at least half of the enemy's scouts. Then provoke the Zhou army commander to go out of the camp and fight with himself in a dignified manner.
Zhou Jun didn't make any movement, as if he was stunned. The captain was overjoyed when he saw this. His men drew their bows as they galloped, and were about to release their arrows, when their horses suddenly screamed and fell out of thin air.
And when the commander flew out, he saw the Turkic cavalry who followed him, one by one, as if they were ghosts, and each horse stumbled and flew into the air.
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