How to attack Samarkand?

Although the Timurid Empire has fallen into weakness due to the failure of the harvest, the so-called lion fighting the rabbit also needs all its strength, and Zhu Zhan Yan has long been prepared for Samarkand.

He himself returned to Barihei with Zhu Sanfeng, as well as the Shizi Guards and Ah San, while Jian Xiao took Kun Tashi to Jade Dragon Jiechi.

At this point, Zhu Zhan took the Amu Darya River as the line and occupied Barihei upstream, while Jian Xiao occupied Yulong Jiechi, which was close to the mouth of the Aral Sea downstream, and marched towards Samarkand with a corner momentum.

By the end of March, the cold had receded, and although it was not yet time to farm, it was time to send troops.

Zhu Zhanyan was waiting for this time.

Similarly, Shaharu is also waiting for this time.

With the last family background, he is ready to have a decisive battle with Zhu Zhanyan, but the number of people is ......

It's a huge disparity.

……

Bukhara.

Zhu Zhan Yan was wearing battle armor and a saber at his waist, walked out of the protection of the shield soldiers, stood in front of the formation, and looked at the Timurid Empire phalanx in the distance through binoculars.

"Sanfeng, how many people do you say they can have?" Putting down the binoculars, Zhu Zhanyan looked at Zhu Sanfeng with a smile.

"70,000 people, the most." Zhu Sanfeng gave an answer without hesitation.

Although she is a woman, Zhu Sanfeng, who has long been known as the female devil under Zhu Zhanqi, is not weaker than a man in this kind of thing.

"Then you say, why are they fighting?"

……

This time, Zhu Sanfeng did not answer.

She didn't know why Shaharu insisted on fighting Zhu Zhanyan, obviously she didn't have an advantage in numbers, weapons, and morale.

Are you going to say that he has no way out? Yes.

Although there is the Moinkum Desert in the northern part of Samarkand, it is possible to go around it a little bit, either from the east or from the west.

From the west, enter Zhongyuzi, and then go north into the Golden Horde, Zhu Zhanyan can't chase even if he wants to.

From the east, you can go to Lake Balkhash and enter the Kazakh hills, which is a good place to make a comeback.

But Shaharu chose to make a desperate bet and fight to the death with Zhu Zhanyan.

Zhu Zhanyan beckoned and summoned the herald to his face.

"Send an order to Jane Xiao and tell him that he can start copying the bottom."

"Yes!"

"Sanfeng." Watching the herald leave, Zhu Zhanyan's eyes narrowed.

"Drumming, passing the army!"

"Yes!"

Zhu Sanfeng pulled the reins fiercely, and the war horse under his crotch stood up directly, and the long neighing sound was extremely eye-catching.

Knock, knock, knock......

Woo......

The snare drums and horns sounded, and the most unruly Ah Sange rushed out first, and it was the kind that was shouting.

Zhu Zhanyan treats these Ah San very generously, and after every war, he will arrange a lot of rewards for these Ah San, and the number of them is even richer than that of his son's guards.

This also led to the fact that these Ah San were really fatal when they started fighting.

As for Zhu Zhan's guards, every time they are in the war, they are always centered on Zhu Zhanyan, and only when the victory has been established, Zhu Zhanyan will let them attack.

said that it was an attack, but in fact, it was to let them rob it, because there was an unwritten rule in warfare in this era, that is, after winning the battle, the soldiers would more or less stuff something into their pockets.

This is also the reason why the prince guard is obviously the most trusted person in Zhu Zhanyan, and the battle exploits he got are the same as last time, but they have no complaints.

There is no danger at all, there are still spoils to be gained, naturally there are no complaints, and even they are very grateful to Zhu Zhanyan and cherish their identity as the guardian of the prince.

"Your Royal Highness, it seems to be ...... Not quite right......"

As the third brother charged with a roar, Zhu Sanfeng's expression became more and more ugly.

The other side, with no tendency to charge, looks as if they are ready to hold on.

But this method can only be used to defend the city, to hold on to this kind of great plain, and to fight more with less, and the final result will only be surrounded by the enemy.

"Don't worry about it yet, let them rush." Zhu Zhanyan's expression was also gloomy, and he put the telescope in front of him again, and carefully observed the front.

He also realized that something was wrong, but now it was Ah San who was charging, and Zhu Zhanyan was not distressed, because even if these people were ambushed, he still had Kun Taxi's Uszangdusi army behind him.

However, Shaharu is also a battle-hardened man, when Haril rebelled, he personally led people to suppress the rebellion and fight everywhere.

Merely......

"Your Highness! They retreated! Do you want to chase? ”

Zhu Sanfeng looked at Zhu Zhan Yan nervously when he saw Shaharu leading the army to retreat.

Normally, when the two armies are fighting, not only do they not charge but retreat, which is generally considered to be fraud, and retreat is the best choice.

"Mingjin." Zhu Zhanyan had a gloomy face and gave an order.

However......

Just as the Assans received the order and retreated dejectedly, Shaharu's side stopped.

Not only did it stop, but it even pushed forward a distance provocatively.

"His Royal Highness!"

Zhu Sanfeng's face changed suddenly, and he hurriedly shouted towards Zhu Zhanqi.

"Can't go to the northeast! It's a desert there! And because of its proximity to Alai, quicksand forms on the edge of the desert at the intersection of spring and summer! ”

The sound of a low horn that seemed to make people's internal organs vibrate sounded, and Zhu Zhanyan looked at the Shaharu army that seemed to be waiting for him in the distance, and his face was gloomy.

Zhu Sanfeng's unique experience played a role in the end, but this experience was painful for Zhu Sanfeng, and even Qian Yong and the three of them.

At the beginning, they were here, losing three people and six boxes of seeds.

Bukhara, Zhu Sanfeng didn't come, because she went to Samarkand before, which is why she didn't remember it at first.

"Give the order to go down, don't charge, just follow them, and wait for the news from Jane Xiao's side."

Zhu Zhanyan laughed, he wanted to see what medicine was sold in Shaharu's box.

……

It is not far from Bukhara to Samarkand, even if it is a large army, it will only take about half a day, and the existence of Bukhara is only a barrier set up for the capital Samarkand, and it is also a buffer zone.

It's like the Great Wall is to Shuntianfu and the Yangtze River is to Yingtianfu.

After seeing the city wall of Samarkand, Shaharu did not guide Zhu Zhan Yan forward as if hanging, but Sayakzi entered the city and closed the city gate.

"Report!"

The herald's shouts were so angry that everyone was stunned.

"Inform Your Highness that Shaharu's son, Ulugh Beg, left Samarkand yesterday and evacuated north with more than 10,000 men!"

"Oh? Interesting...... "Zhu Zhanyan suddenly realized, only then did he know what Shaharu was selling.

Feelings, it's gone.

Ulugh Bo ran away, and Zhu Zhan estimated that the "Shaharu" he saw through the telescope today was not the real Shaharu.

"His Royal Highness, what should I do?" The thief head fled, and Zhu Sanfeng's mood was a little low.

"Tell Jane to laugh, let those refugees storm the city, and tell them that as long as they break through Samarkand, all the food in the city will be theirs!"

Although the thief escaped, the smile on Zhu Zhanyan's face became more and more prosperous.

"Yes!" The herald is not Zhu Sanfeng, he never asks why.

"Sanfeng." Before Zhu Sanfeng could speak, Zhu Zhanyan gave the order first.

"Tell the order to go down, and when the refugees rush into Samarkand, they will immediately order an attack, and use ......"

Speaking of this, Zhu Zhanyan's eyes narrowed, and the expression on his face was already distorted.

"White phosphor!"

"Yes!"

I wish Sanfeng's heart to be in the dark.

(End of chapter)