Chapter 1180: Xu Shu, the miracle of the Mobei Army!
"Damn! If the Iron Float is here, how can it be ......! ”
Wanyan Zonghan, the commander of the Jin State, was surrounded by the iron wall of the Mughal Imperial Forest Army, and his eyes were full of equipment!
This group of Mughal royal guards belonged to the South Asian heavy armored cavalry during the Ming Dynasty, and Timur equipped them with sophisticated armor!
Wanyan Zonghan's kidnapping horse did not belong to the heavy cavalry, and it was intercepted by the mounted iron cavalry, and it was difficult to crush this group of iron cavalry.
The Jin civilization also has special mounted cavalry, such as the Tiefutu and the Loyal and Filial Piety Army, all of which are ironclad heavy cavalry that can rival the Mughal Imperial Forest Army.
However, Wanyan Zonghan's exclusive class is not the Tiefu Tu, which is in the hands of Jin Wushu, and the loyal and filial piety army is in the hands of Wanyan Chen.
Li Mu and Zhao Hao led the Zhao State to ride on the side, and when Yan Zonghan contained the Mughal Imperial Forest Army, they each divided 7,500 cavalry, detoured left and right, bypassed the Mughal Imperial Forest Army, and attacked Timur in the backbone!
Zhao Bian rode fast and non-stop!
"Destroy them all."
Timur waved his hand, and tens of thousands of low-level foot soldiers went into battle, trying to resist the cavalry assault of Li Mu and Zhao Hao.
"There's no time to dwell on you right now!"
Zhao Hao also broke out at this time, and personally swung his knife to kill the low-level foot soldiers along the way.
Tens of thousands of low-level foot soldiers basically couldn't stop Li Mu and Zhao Hao's cavalry, which was broken by 15,000 Zhao Bian cavalry!
"Cavalry, up."
Timur sent tens of thousands of cavalry to block Li Mu and Zhao Hao.
Timur used a large number of tactics to continuously consume the forces of Li Mu and Zhao Hao.
The Tibetan army also began to fall under siege of two or three hundred thousand Indian troops.
The priests of the Brahmins blessed the low-level soldiers who were cannon fodder with various states, improving the combat effectiveness of the low-level soldiers as much as possible, and then consuming the physical strength of the Tibetan army!
"Don't underestimate our ancient India, thinking that with the help of the Tibetans, you can succeed in raiding? Tibet has a population of one million, which is two levels different from us. ”
The brahmin sat on a war elephant with his back to a golden throne studded with diamonds, and there was a hint of contempt in his eyes.
He could already be sure that it was not the main force of the Central Plains that was arrayed here, at most it was just a partial division.
And there are at least two special types of troops under the command of Brahmins, sacrificial and war elephants.
In addition, the Mughal Imperial Guards are also a high-ranking branch of the Indian Peninsula.
Sacrifice is a cannon fodder infantry that constantly stacks various bonuses, so that the cannon fodder infantry enters a state of frenzy and fights hard for their masters.
An arrow hit Non Qinling's chest, making a sound that hit the heart goggles, making Non Qinling almost fall!
Many Tibetan warriors were killed in the tragic raids, and the fanatical low-level cannon fodder frantically attacked the Tibetan elites who tried to make a detour, and the headache-inducing war elephant army split the Tibetan army into two, and the indomitable momentum of the Tibetan army was hit.
The number of soldiers and horses brought by Timur was too terrifying, even if 600,000 soldiers and horses were invested to attack the Xia army, at least 400,000 were still in the camp or rear!
Timur relied on his huge strength to consume the Xia army that was raided on two fronts, in order to prove that neither Li Mu nor Lun Qinling had the ability to break through the heavy guards.
"They lack mounted cavalry, so it seems I don't have to worry about it."
Timur knew that most of the elite heavy cavalry of the Great Xia Dynasty were in the Praetorian Guard of Chutian, and the Xia army in front of him seemed to lack elite special troops, so Timur judged that they could not break through.
Timur and his own Takhan heavy cavalry were not used, and this group of cavalry followed Timur, allowing Timur to occupy the absolute initiative.
Lian Po, Zhao Kuo, and Wanyan Yinshu can fight back with all their might, and contain more enemy troops for Li Mu and Non Qinling.
"No, Timur had too many heavy cavalry!"
Li Mu waved a spear, picked an enemy horse, and found that almost all of Timur's side were mounted iron cavalry, whether it was the Takhan heavy cavalry or the Mughal royal forest army, they were all high-level mounted cavalry.
In addition to these special cavalry, there are also tens of thousands of low-level heavy cavalry, which is outrageously difficult to break through.
Unless Chu Tian and the Iron Cavalry Army came in person, it was possible to break down Timur's guards.
"Withdraw your troops and join Wu Qijun!"
Li Mu tried out all the heavy cavalry around Timur, and soon knew that the difficulty of the surprise attack was greater than he imagined, and decisively gave up the plan to capture the thief and capture the king first before there were major losses.
Timur was too cautious and never used the heavy cavalry, using the heavy cavalry as a decisive force and a force to protect himself.
Li Mujun threw arrows and conveyed them layer by layer, and the Tibetan army, which was fighting fiercely with the Brahmins, received the news, so under the command of Tashi and Nonqinling, they also began to abandon the extremely difficult goal, and planned to return to the mountains and retreat from the mountain roads of the Pamirs.
"Attack!"
Timur thwarted the surprise attack of the Xia army with an absolute superiority of troops, and lost a considerable part of the cannon fodder soldiers, so he ordered a counterattack, intending to take advantage of the situation and take the positions of Li Mu and Lian Po in one fell swoop!
The crowd tactics of the Mughal Empire in India, combined with Timur's "Whip of God", were undoubtedly a rather terrifying force.
Although the lord Brahmin did not have the "whip of God", with the ancient Indian priesthood, as well as his own characteristics, he could also strengthen the power of the infantry of the lower castes.
The Brahmins also had warriors who were made up of the Kshatriya caste, who belonged to the higher ranks.
"Are there still too many enemies after all?"
Lian Po slashed another enemy, and when he saw Li Mu sending a signal to retreat, he believed in Li Mu's judgment that with 300,000 troops, he would deal with millions of soldiers and horses, and he would suffer too much in terms of numbers.
As long as Timur does not show flaws, or does not panic because of Li Mu's surprise attack, then he can rely on his superior forces and be safe and sound.
Timur was protected by a group of ironclad cavalry.
On the contrary, the Indian princes were suddenly attacked by Li Mu and Qinling, and in a battle, at least 100,000 soldiers and horses were killed and wounded!
"Pick up Li Mu and prepare to go north to join Wu Qi. Wu Qi should still have 300,000 people, and Huo An also has 200,000 or 300,000 people, together, no less than Timur! ”
Lian Po is still holding the base.
Because when making the plan, Li Mu did not think about victory, but first considered defeat, so the failure of the surprise attack would not let the Xia army fall into a desperate situation along the way.
The stunned Indian princes were still a little dizzy, which gave Li Mu, Zhao Hao, and Qin Ling time to retreat.
If it weren't for Timur and Brahmin in charge of the overall situation, perhaps the million-strong army of these Indian princes would have collapsed.
The Golden Family's sweep across the Indian Peninsula is not because the Indian princes are not strong enough, but because the cooperation of these Indian princes is quite poor, and there are internal intrigues.
"What a bunch of idiots!"
Timur saw that many of the princes' armies were out of control, and only the Brahmins were more reliable, and thought it necessary to eliminate these princes after the battle in the river, replace them with his own generals, and rule the entire Indian peninsula.
"Khan, in the west of the battlefield, there is a Xia army coming from the west!"
When Timur was about to make a personal move, a piece of news came from Tanmachi, who was on the outskirts of the battlefield, against him!
"How many?"
"At least 100,000!"
"How is that possible? The Xia army appeared on our west side and had to cross the Red Desert (Kyzylkum Desert) from the Syr Darya River......"
Timur was incredulous.
100,000 Central Plains soldiers and horses crossing the Red Desert?
Supplies are a big problem!
"Wait, there are Mongolian cavalry in Mobei serving Emperor Xia, could it be them!"
It was a matter of life and death, and Timur could not concentrate all his attention, and his judgment was more rapid than usual.
Among the soldiers and horses of the Great Xia Dynasty, the Mongol cavalry was a force to be reckoned with.
Chutian completed an astonishing detour to the western Sichuan Plateau, relying on the Mongolian cavalry with amazing endurance.
The impact of Mongolian war horses is not strong, however, Mongolian horses are not so demanding in terms of feed, and they are one of the best war horses for expeditions.
"Order, collect the troops!"
Timur's face changed, and he had just ordered a counterattack and ordered the troops to be withdrawn, which caused the Indian princes to be confused, and their soldiers and horses were even more confused.
In the middle of the Khorezm Kingdom, the Mobei Army commanded by Prince Yan crossed the Red Desert and created a miracle, suddenly appearing under the city of Bukhara, an important town in the central part of Khorezm!
The defenders of Bukhara City thought that the gods had descended from heaven, and under the strong attack of Prince Yan, they quickly surrendered the city.
At this time, Xu Shu, the temporary military advisor of the Monan Army, ventured to Bukhara City with dozens of cavalry, found Prince Yan, and asked to go south!
Before Li Mu and Timur engaged, Xu Shu had roughly guessed that there was a huge difference in the strength of the two sides.
If Timur was just a second-rate figure, he might be able to win more with less, but after all, Timur created a century-old empire across West Asia and Central Asia, and fought with the Chagatai Khanate, the Golden Horde, the Delhi Sultanate, Persia, the Mamluks, and the Ottoman Turks, and finally won the victory.
Xu Shu only led a few dozen cavalry to Bukhara City for help, which was actually a bit risky.
If Prince Yan's Mobei army could not successfully cross the Red Desert, then the city of Bukhara was still under the control of the Khorezmians, and Xu Shu would most likely be captured by the patrolling Khorezm cavalry.
Fortunately, Xu Shu's bold judgment was correct.
Prince Yan's Mobei army not only crossed the Red Desert according to the original plan, but also took the city of Bukhara in a lightning flash.
When Prince Yan heard that Li Mu and Lian Po were about to fight Timur's army, he knew that Timur's army was huge, so he immediately ordered the "three generals of the Sui Dynasty" Shi Wansui, Han Baohu, and He Ruobi to support as the vanguard.
On the second day of the battle between Li Mu and Lian Po and Timur and the Indian princes, it was almost night, and the Mobei army created a miracle - starting from the Syr Darya River, crossing the Red Desert, quickly taking the central town of Khorezm, and quickly joining the Monan army!
Such a miracle means that the Mobei Army has not had a good day of rest since its departure!
"The pioneer general of the Mobei Army, long live Shi is here!"
"Han Baohu, it's all your fault for holding back and letting Shi Wansui's cavalry take the lead!"
"He Ruobi, when the battle in the river is over, Lao Tzu will definitely beat you up!"
Han Baohu and He Ruobi, who are currently serving in the Mobei Army, look at each other unpleasantly.
And the emperor-level fierce general Shi Wansui, taking advantage of the quarrel between the two people, when he took the official road for whose cavalry, he had already arrived at the edge of the battlefield in advance.
Shi Wansui pig burst out of an Indian prince on the edge, shot a streamer, and sealed his throat with an arrow!