Inside the city of Salai.

Borakhan looked at the battle report in front of him, and his face was covered with dark clouds.

100,000 troops approached the city, but he, the great khan who quickly took over the throne after Uluhei Mahama was captured by the Ming army, had no way.

It's not that there are too many 100,000 troops, 100,000 people, maybe the Golden Horde can't gather so many people in a short time, but after all, it is one of the four major khanates, and the background is still more or less.

But the problem is that he has to face the Ming army.

What happened in the battlefields of Europe has long been no secret, and his predecessor, the Great Khan Mahama, was also captured by the Ming army.

For the Golden Horde, the good news for the Ming army was that they did not have to worry about the threat from the sea, because the Golden Horde did not have any coastal areas, but the bad news was that they had to face the enraged Ming army.

Zhu Zhan Yan has been on an expedition to Europe for two years, and in addition to thinking about the place of Astrakhan, he has hardly made any moves against the Golden Horde, and Borakan Khan does not know why, but he knows the reason why the Ming army is almost pouring out of the nest this time.

It was Mahama's encirclement and attack on Qian Yong that caused the Ming army to be enraged.

Yes, it is true that their Golden Horde does not have to face the sea power of the Ming army, and most of the sea power of the Ming army has already been sent, but the remaining supply fleet will continue to send the Ming army's backup from the Black Sea into the Sea of Azov and then into the Don River.

The worst thing is that the Don is just on the western side of the highlands along the Volga, a distance from Sarai...... It's close.

In addition, what the end of Astrakhan will be like, Bora Khan already knows.

This is still the case for an Astrakhan, so how will the Ming army do it to Sarai?

The results speak for themselves.

Thinking of this, Borakhan seemed to have seen that the Ming army did not rush forward, but used white phosphorous eggs to strike at a distance, and finally Sarai turned into a sea of fire.

Thinking of this, Borakhan couldn't help but shudder, and instead looked up in the direction of the northwest.

There, is the direction of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

The old land of the Timurid Empire belonged to the Ming Dynasty after the fall of the Timurid Empire, although it had already formed allies and was one of the four khanates, the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, Borakan Khan no longer counted on it.

As the most important passage, the exit of Lake Balkhash was already occupied by the Ming army, and Borakhan did not feel that the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, which was trembling under the deterrence of the Ming court, dared to face the main force of the Ming expeditionary force.

Besides, the most important minister in the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, and the most trusted minister of the Crooked Khan, Alipu, has defected and switched to the Ming army, and the Eastern Chagatai Khanate can now be said to be even worse, what dare to fight with the Great Ming?

Therefore, Borakhan can now only pin his hopes on the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, with whom they had previously negotiated.

It's just that he didn't know that at this time, there was already a rumor in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and everyone was frightened by the treasure fleet of the Ming army on the northern Baltic Sea coast, and it can be said that all the troops that could be mobilized were withdrawn to defend.

Where is the time to care whether they live or die in the Golden Horde?

Besides, even if the Grand Duchy of Lithuania had the intention to rescue them, it might not be effective.

After all, Jian Xiao ran to the south of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania early in the morning, as long as the Grand Duchy of Lithuania dared to make a move, the first thing to encounter was definitely Jian Xiao's obstruction.

At last...... The Ming army has already arrived in the city, and there are white phosphorus eggs, even if the Grand Duchy of Lithuania arrives in Sarai immediately, will it definitely have an effect?

The Ming army can first let Chen Mao, who is north of Sarai, temporarily resist the attack of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and Zhu Sanfeng in the south can throw a wave of white phosphorus eggs into Salai City, and then they can put it aside and go to support Chen Mao.

As for the weapon of white phosphobe, it can be said that Zhu Zhan has made great contributions in the two years of his expedition to Europe, but after two years, no one has been able to find a way to restrain this weapon.

……

Outside Sarai City, Zhu Sanfeng looked up at the sky.

Today is bound to attack, the time is not early, but she can't attack first, because she has to wait for Chen Mao in the north of the city to attack first, and she can attack with confidence after making sure that Chen Mao has launched an attack.

For no other reason, she and the soldiers led by Zheng Heng were south of the city of Sarai, and from this side to the south, there was no other country except the destroyed Timurid Empire.

But Chen Mao in the north of the city is different.

To the north of the Golden Horde there was the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Grand Duchy of Mosk, and although Jane Xiao was there, it was difficult to determine whether someone had made a big circle to the east to support Sarai.

The possibility of this kind of thing happening is extremely small, but he can't be prevented, because of what happened to his husband Qian Yong, Zhu Sanfeng doesn't want to have any accidents, let alone lose troops in a mediocre Eastern European battlefield.

Only when Chen Mao in the north of the city launched an attack, this can show that Sarai really has no reinforcements, and Zhu Sanfeng can launch an attack with confidence.

Time passed little by little, and Zhu Sanfeng sat quietly on horseback, looking straight at Sarai, waiting for the herald to bring the news that Chen Mao had launched an attack in the north of the city.

However, Chen Mao in the north of the city seemed to have the least chance of encountering it, and it was also the thing that Zhu Sanfeng was most worried about, so he did not launch an attack for a long time.

waited until noon, seeing that the soldiers under his command were already a little impatient, and their morale had become a little shaken because of the long-term immobility, Zheng Heng was worried.

His lips opened slightly, and after a long time of not being in water, he instantly felt a heart-piercing pain in his lips, and then felt something liquid slowly flowing down the corners of his mouth.

Gently wiping the blood stains from the corners of his mouth, Zheng Heng gently pulled the reins, wanting to discuss with Zhu Sanfeng whether to send a team to the north of the city to see the situation.

At that moment, a rattling arrow lifted into the air with a long tail, followed by an explosion.

"Attack!"

Almost at the same time, Zhu Sanfeng jerked the reins and turned back.

Da Ming's first attack has always had nothing to do with a general like her, because the first attack is always launched by long-range artillery.

With Zhu Sanfeng's order, the Ming army moved quickly, and the few cavalry took the lead in rushing out from both flanks and heading in the direction of Salai.

Following the pace of the cavalry, the infantry also rushed out of the middle line, and the main force of the first round of attack, the Shenji Battalion, fell to the last.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the cavalry rushed to a distance of three hundred paces below the city, which was already the farthest distance that a cavalry could rush during a siege, and this distance was already a little too far compared to normal circumstances.

If it is a longbow, and it is a projectile, and it occupies a vantage point such as the head of the city, the range of the longbow can definitely reach this distance.

The cavalry turned around and pulled back some distance, dodging the first round of arrows fired by the enemy at the head of the city of Sarai, then turned and drew his bow and arrows, even though he knew that the range was not enough, but still fired a volley.

It doesn't matter if there is a kill or not, what matters is interference.

After a volley of cavalry, the infantry quickly took up where they needed it and began to level the firearms battalion.

Seeing that the other party had steadily entered the process, the Golden Horde soldiers at the head of Sarai City were anxious, but there was no way.

The well-trained soldiers quickly sorted out the place, and Zhu Sanfeng, who was behind, gave his guards a look when he saw this.

Soon, a low horn sounded, and when the horn sounded, both the infantry and the cavalry turned their heads and headed towards the southwest.

The Golden Horde soldiers at the head of Sarai were full of confusion, they could be said to have never fought against the Ming army, and they did not understand the Ming army's combat process at all.

But soon, they understood, but this understanding came a little late.

Bang!

As the first cannon exploded, the artillery of the Shenji battalion also exploded one after another, and one after another the shells with white tails dragged towards Sala.

"Pass the order, stay for a stick of incense, and always guard against the remnants of the city rushing out."

"After a stick of incense, the whole army moves in the direction west of Sarai, and according to the direction of the wind, the friendly forces north of the city need to hold half of the north and half of the west, and we will hold the whole south and half of the west."

"Yes!"

……

With this order issued, the siege of Sarai, the capital of the Golden Horde, can be said to be in the final stages.

It looks simple and unpretentious.

The cavalry charged, attracting attention, and the infantry leveled their positions and defended the Shenji battalion, which launched the first attack with white phosphores.

Then, the siege is over, and all that remains is to hold the position of the upwind and make up for the enemy troops running out of the city.

As for the location of the downwind vent...... There's nothing wrong with not keeping it.

Under the attack of the white phosphorus eggs, even if they were lucky not to be contaminated with phosphorus fire, the smell of white phosphorus burning was a great harm, even if it could not kill them, it was enough to make them lose their combat effectiveness.

Even, for the rest of their lives, they have to be taken care of in bed for the rest of their lives.

North of the city of Salai.

Although he was the first to attack, the excited look on Chen Mao's face could not be concealed.

In this battle, they didn't use much effort, because their white phosphorous eggs were not as many as those on Zhu Sanfeng's side.

After all, Chen Mao used to be a general in the emperor's lineage, and now that he has just arrived, Zhu Zhanyan must have taken precautions against him, if he hadn't sent the prince to guard Chen Mao by the way, Zhu Zhanyan would not even have given him the white phosphor.

Therefore, although some white phosphorus eggs were used when cleaning up the nomadic tribes in the north of Sarai, Zhu Sanfeng used more when he entered the palace of Astrakhan, and in this case, all the white phosphorus eggs in Chen Mao's hands were still not as many as Zhu Sanfeng's.

But for Chen Mao now, none of this matters anymore.

Because, the greatest credit for this battle has been in his hands.

Previously, it was not in vain to let Zhu Sanfeng wait until noon to launch an attack, because it was during that time that he took the greatest credit for this battle in his hands.

With this credit, the Ming Dynasty can confidently announce to the world: Of the four khanates, only the last khanate, the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, remains.

(End of chapter)