Chapter 1178: Waiting for an Opportunity
"Khan, there is an elite cavalry on the opposite side, driving away a large number of our foot soldiers and throwing our light cavalry into chaos......"
The two Indian princes were disgraced and withdrew to plead guilty to Timur.
"Their cavalry has always been fierce, this is normal."
Timur's expression remained calm.
The losses in the early attack on Zhao Shuangbi were very large, but Timur didn't care, thinking that this was the price that had to be paid to defeat the Xia army.
The servant army he drove also brought a lot of losses to the Xia army, and under the whip of God, the black and oppressed Indian light infantry, still under the urging of Timur and the Mongol and Turkic cavalry, swept the Xia army's earthen ramparts and chariot bases.
The war elephants were still destroying the Xia army's defensive line, and under the pressure of a million troops, coupled with the dispersion of war elephants, Lian Po was unable to organize an effective fire attack, so he could only use spears to attack the war elephants.
The attack and defense of the Tibetan army on the mountain was almost the same as that of Lian Po's side, and the tactics of the Tibetan army were even more cruel - only when all the soldiers of the front team were killed, the rear team would engage the enemy.
This kind of cruel tactics made the Tibetan army a nightmare for many enemies.
The fighters of the front team had almost no way out, and could only keep fighting forward.
The Indian princes who supervised the war sent teams of infantry, under the cover of a large number of archers, to continuously attack the 100,000 Tibetan army, which was suppressed by the Tibetan army and suffered heavy casualties.
The Tibetan Protectorate is located in the northeast of the Mughal region of India, but because of the treacherous terrain, neither side is at war, and the Indian princes do not know that the Tibetan army has a high bonus in the mountainous terrain.
Fortunately, the Indian princes of the Deccan Plateau also have a group of mountain-type generals, so they are not so embarrassed.
Several front units of the Tibetan army were completely annihilated under the fierce attack of the princes of the Deccan Plateau.
The rear of the Tibetan army took over from the front and continued to fight the Indian princes.
The Tibetan army has 20,000 elite troops, the "Weizang Siru", and the remaining 80,000 are their servants, and each team has military nobles with servants to fight.
The Metropolitan Protector Tashi watched as the Indian soldiers and horses gathered at the foot of the mountain and stretched to the sky, fighting against a civilization with a large population, which required a large number of troops.
However, the Tubo army is not easy to mess with, and it has repelled more than a dozen attacks from the other side in a row, and the Indian soldiers and horses that fell under the mountain are as many as tens of thousands.
"Just trap them, you don't have to storm them!"
The Indian princes were also frightened by the staggering losses, and eventually had to abandon the mountainous terrain defended by the Tibetan army, instead besiege the Tibetan army, and then concentrate on attacking Lianpo.
The Tibetan army has been waiting for the right opportunity to attack with all its might.
When the Indian princes shifted their attention, the four rus of Weizang began to gather under the command of the Lunqin Tomb, preparing to descend from the mountains of the Pamirs, condescendingly and fiercely.
"It's not time yet, wait a little longer......"
On Qinling to curb the Tibetan generals who were already angry.
was constantly attacked by Ah San, which made the anger value of the Tubo generals rise.
Many of the "reckless" Tubo generals could no longer hold back, and if no one stopped them, they would go down the mountain desperately.
There are still more than 10,000 people left in Weizang Siru, anxiously waiting for an opportunity.
Seeing hundreds of war elephants crashing into the earthen ramparts, and many soldiers being trampled to death, he thought that the time was not yet ripe.
Timur's elite troops were never engaged in a big battle, and he obviously had a hand, preferring to consume the forces of the princes of the Indian princely states rather than use his elite cavalry easily.
In addition, Timur was stationed in the middle, and the Tibetan army descended the mountain, so it may not be able to attack Timur's main tent.
"Timur is really cautious, it seems to be more difficult than it was more than a decade ago."
The Tibetan army participated in the first western expedition and collected a lot of information about Timur, and Timur's rule over the Indian peninsula was not what it used to be, and it also grew to its peak.
If Timur had set up his camp near the mountains, perhaps the Tibetan army would have descended the mountain and could have taken Timur in one fell swoop.
The battle of the Lianpo Legion was extremely tragic, thousands of soldiers were killed, and a raging ironclad war elephant finally crashed into a military vehicle, so that the surrounding military vehicles were also implicated, and several military vehicles were mixed up.
Lian Po wears iron armor and personally fights war elephants with guns!
The furious war elephant roared, with a sharp blade tied to its tusks, and rushed past Lian Po, nearly killing Lian Po.
Lian Po retreated to the side, and the battle slashed through the iron armor, and the weapon rubbed sparks, but it was difficult to break the defense.
"This kind of behemoth can only attack its weaknesses."
Lian Po constantly dodged the attacks of the iron-armored war elephants, and stabbed the war elephants in the eyes and nose with their war ge.
Wanyan Zonghan also had to lead the kidnapping horse, and he could join forces with Wanyan Yinshu to drive out the Indian cavalry with all his might.
Bands of Indian cavalry rushed in and were driven away by the Jurchen cavalry.
The battle lasted until the night, and the two sides ceased fighting to rescue the wounded.
Zhao Kuo led a team of Zhao Bian cavalry to inspect the camp in this battle, and couldn't help frowning.
The Xia army suffered 20,000 killed and 30,000 wounded.
Zhao Hao also returned to the camp to redeploy: "Today's strong attack of Timur has a bit of temptation. But Timur has probably tested our forces, and tomorrow's battle will be unprecedentedly fierce. Be careful. ”
At present, the elite of Zhao Bian cavalry and Weizang Siru has not yet been exhausted, and Timur has not yet used elite cavalry.
Li Mu, Lian Po, Wanyan Zonghan, Zhao Hao and other generals gathered around the fire, and Li Mu threw a piece of firewood into the fire: "Tomorrow's battle, when the two sides fight, the Tubo army will be condescending and launch a surprise attack. ”
Zhao Hao looked at the fire: "What are the odds of winning?" ”
"He has a large number of soldiers and horses, and if he deploys them layer by layer, the odds of victory are not great, but he can still alleviate the urgent need. If our casualties are too heavy, we can consider temporarily retreating, joining up with Wu Qi, and keeping the way out. In addition, the Western Regions Army that invaded the Great Wan Kingdom can also be used by us. ”
Li Mu has not yet reached a dead end, in the northwest is the siege of Wu Qi in the city of Randa, in the northeast is the attack on the Dawan Kingdom of Huo'an, in addition to the surprise attack on the central town of Khorezm Mobei Army.
The soldiers of Chutian are divided into five routes, and at the necessary moment, the five routes of soldiers and horses can cooperate with each other.
The next day, as Zhao Hao estimated, Timur attacked the fortress of the Xia army again, this time with the new army that did not go into battle yesterday, both morale and physical strength, were above 90, and attacked the camp of Li Mu and Lian Po.
Timur began to send elite troops to the offensive.
"Wei Zang Wuru, assemble under your command!"
On Qinling did not find a chance yesterday, and on the second day of the battle, he had already seen Li Mu and Lian Po with the beacon fire as the signal, and immediately understood that Li Mu and Lian Po would cooperate with the Tubo army to flank Timur's main army tent.
As long as Timur was killed, perhaps a million Indian armies would collapse because of the leaderless dragons.