Zhu Di was startled, pulled the reins of the horse, and the horse stood up, and before he could stop, Zhu Di had jumped off the horse.

"What do you say? Timur withdrew? ”

"Yes." The messenger of the red antelope hurriedly told Zhu Di the details. "At noon today, Timur and Shahru's army beat drums at the same time, as if they were about to go into battle. However, during the war, only Shahru attacked from the east, and the west did not encounter the enemy. ”

Zhu Di thought about it, it was indeed so. At noon today, he suddenly heard the enemy's war drums, and he thought that Shaharu and Timur were trying to flank it again, so he raised 120,000 points of spirit to support everywhere. However, it is true that only the east is attacked today, and there is no urgent news from the west.

In view of this, Master Daoyan was suspicious, so he ordered the scout camp to venture into Timur's camp to investigate. The messenger continued. "The scouts entered the camp with a mortal heart, but found that Timur's camp was empty!"

"There are only a few drums in front of them, and the drums are rumbling with the beating of upside-down sheep kicks, and the rest are untouched. Your Highness, the thief chief Timur has indeed retired! ”

At this, the messenger's expression couldn't help but show joy.

It's not easy, in the past few days, they have been under siege and dare not be careless. The whole army was undressed, and even slept with one eye open, if it weren't for His Royal Highness King Yan's bravery, I'm afraid the camp would have already fallen.

However, Rao did not expect much. Their army is far away from the border here, and the only support soldier is the old and weak brigade of His Royal Highness King Zhou, which is now besieged by the army led by the thief chieftain, and the time and place are not on their side, how much chance can they win?

The reason why they were able to repel the attacks of thieves again and again was not so much because they were brave and invincible, but because they had become a mourning army, full of only thinking about the horse leather shroud, and not losing Huaxia's face in front of the barbarians. In addition, he thought about using his own death battle to exchange a wife and shadow son for his family in Daming.

But now that I suddenly learned that the siege had been lifted and the vitality was flourishing, could I not be happy?

Even the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion behind Zhu Di showed a look of excitement.

"Your Highness?" Zhang Yuben also showed joy, Timur withdrew his troops, and Shaharu alone would inevitably not be able to shake Zhu Di's army again. When they repair the fortifications of the camp and repair them for a few days, they will be able to gain a firm foothold here.

And after gaining a firm foothold, they can really echo the city, and even Timur's army of more than 100,000 can no longer easily help them.

But before he had time to congratulate His Royal Highness King Yan, he had just turned his head slightly, but he saw that His Royal Highness was worried and even frightened, and couldn't help but be a little puzzled: "Your Highness, why do you show such an expression?" ”

"Could it be that the thief chief is cheating?"

"In order to withdraw the army, Timur even learned our strategy of 'hanging sheep and beating drums', and there is nothing to deceive." Zhu Di shook his head, but his face became more and more worried. "But have you ever wondered why Timur withdrew his troops in such a hurry?"

The generals were stunned for a moment, and then looked at each other, and someone said tentatively: "Could it be that there is a shortage of food and grass and have to retreat?" ”

"If the food and grass are insufficient, at this time he will attack and defend me, and he can calmly pull out the camp and slowly retreat. And why do you want Shaharu to storm our camp to attract attention, and at the same time go to great lengths to use some 'hanging sheep and drums'? Zhu Di said.

And Timur's military system inherited from the Mongols, and the army carried a large number of cattle and sheep with them, and there were many pastures here, so they would not lack food and straw when they were idle. There must be only one possibility for such a haste to withdraw troops...... They think that we are just suspicious soldiers, and the attention of the thief chief Timur has been diverted to another friendly army! ”

"Another friendly army?" Zhang Yu was stunned. "Is he trying to storm Thirsty Stone?"

Or ...... It was the fifth brother who attracted his attention! ”

Everyone was shocked, and Zhang Yu said: "The Fifth Highness only has a weak brigade, how can it lead away the thief chieftain......"

"I don't know." Zhu Di's face was serious, and he was puzzled. If you want to lure Timur away, you must make Timur jealous, and it is deeper than the jealousy of himself, the king of Yan. Now that most of the elite of the Ming Army of the Western Expedition are in his own hands, what method did Lao Wu use to make Timur so vigilant about him?

Before he could figure out what to do next, Zhu Di had already seen from the corner of his eye that another soldier in charge of communication was running in the distance. "Your Highness!"

"Urgent news from Thirsty Rock City!"

Zhu Di strode up and immediately rushed up to greet him, and Zhang Yu and other generals behind him were also in a hurry, Zhu Di took the letter from the hands of the Ming soldiers, and at a glance, his eyes widened.

"Your Highness, what did Marquis Pingliang say?" Zhang Yu asked.

"Pingliang Hou said that the fifth brother of the Chengdong Battlefield had defeated Timur's grandson Ma Heima's department." Zhu Di said, his tone was full of shock. "Ma Heima retreated for three miles, and he didn't dare to directly attack the fifth brother Qifeng......"

"How is that possible!" Zhang Yu couldn't help but exclaim. "Under Ma Heima, there are 30,000 elites of the Timurid Empire. The main force under the Fifth Highness is only a thousand people, and the rest are rabble who can only wave their flags and shout......"

"Actually killed Ma Heima and retreated for three miles?"

"The ability of the fifth brother, I can't do it!" Zhu Di closed the letter paper and put it into his arms. "However, no matter what method the fifth brother used, now we can be sure that the reason why the thief chief Timur withdrew his army was because the fifth brother defeated Ma Heima, and he thought that the fifth brother's department was the main force."

"This is the fighter plane that the fifth brother was born and died to find for us! Repair the camp as soon as possible, establish a foothold here, and contact the Thirsty Rock City to attack Shahru......"

"Yes." The generals were still shocked by how Zhu Su defeated Ma Heima, but they also knew that at this time, it was the first priority to quickly repair the fortifications and restore their combat strength. Timur mistook the subordinates of the Fifth Highness for the main force, which was his greatest negligence.

The scales of victory have begun to deflect. As long as he took this opportunity to swallow Shahru, then Timur would be unable to support himself and would surely be defeated.

But after these days of fighting, they also know that Shaharu is not a mediocre general, and now that Timur has encircled and suppressed the "main force" of the Ming Dynasty, in order to prevent them from rushing to help, Shaharu will definitely turn from offensive to defensive, and strive to drag them down.

The gap between them and Shahru's forces is not large, and it is not easy to eat them in a short time.

"Your Highness, no matter what method the Fifth Highness uses to defeat Ma Heima, his strength is weak after all."

"Timur commanded 50,000 men, and each of them was an elite of a hundred battles. If there is no help from us, I am afraid that the Fifth Highness is in danger. Zhang Yu said worriedly.

"I know." Zhu Di nodded, with a resolute look on his face.

"Therefore, this king will definitely defeat Shaharu as quickly as possible."

The next day, the Ming army began to turn defense into offense, uniting with the Fei Ju Department in Thirsty Rock City, and storming the Shahru camp that remained here. However, Shaharu knows very well what he should do now, and no matter how hard Zhu Di is beaten, he is like a piece of kraft candy, although he has been defeated repeatedly, he is still pestering Zhu Di.

On the other side, Timur's army had already arrived in front of the trench of Zhu Su's headquarters.

(End of chapter)