Chapter 732: In the Name of Righteousness
The cold arrows at the time of the scuffle, in fact, the guards around Zhu Su were also on guard.
However, the arrows actually couldn't do much damage to Zhu Su and his guards. Each of the guards wore armor forged from 100 refined steel, even if they encountered a rain of arrows, they just covered their faces with their wrists, and it was over after a hard resistance, ordinary arrows could not cause much damage at all, not to mention that Zhu Su's armor was more sophisticated, and he was wearing an extra piece of soft armor.
Coupled with the fact that there are guards to cover them, ordinary cold arrows are not of much use.
However, the musket is different, Daming's firearms have been upgraded with conical bullets, and the armor-piercing ability has been greatly improved. Timur's musket was obviously also confiscated from a Ming soldier on the battlefield.
It doesn't hurt if the cold arrow falls, although Timur has long been ***, but after all, it is still a Mongolian power, and it is expected to put a cold arrow. But he suddenly drew his musket, which caught everyone off guard. It's like a guy who is known as a sword master takes out a firearm during a martial arts competition, or a barbarian tribe in the deep mountains launches a cannon when he is about to fight, full of a sense of disobedience.
Fortunately, there were still people who were alert, and hurriedly pushed Zhu Su and blocked in front of Zhu Su.
However, it was obvious that Timur was not very able to play the fire, and he didn't know whether it was good luck or bad luck, and this gun did not go towards the key point that Zhu Su had already been covered, but it was a little off the side.
failed to hit Zhu Su and the guard, but it happened to brush Zhu Su's shoulder, bursting out a string of sparks.
This scene was seen by many Ming army generals.
"Protect Your Highness!" The souls of everyone were in a hurry, and the water around Zhu Su's body was blocked in an instant. Even the Ming army in the distance suddenly gathered towards Zhu Su in panic: they only saw a spark on Zhu Su's armor, but they didn't see whether Zhu Su himself was really shot.
As a result, the formation of the Ming army was slightly chaotic, and Timur took this opportunity to take the Mamluk cavalry to turn their horses around and get out of the encirclement.
There is nothing to do, and if you step forward, it will only end up at best. As a hero, Timur naturally distinguishes between the important and the important.
"It's nothing, this king has nothing to do...... Pursue the Thief Chieftain!" It took a lot of effort for Zhu Su to reorganize the slightly chaotic Ming army. After all, Timur did not have the ability of Zhang Dingbian to break through the army. But if he is allowed to get out of the way, it will be a missed opportunity. Zhu Su endured the burning pain in his left shoulder and personally led his troops to pursue Timur. However, Timur was extremely decisive and did not hesitate to abandon hundreds of Mamluk cavalry and send them back
died, and then he broke out of the encirclement with dozens of horsemen.
Subsequently, Timur's army began to fight and retreat, abandoning the battlefield.
"The cripple!" Zhang Dingbian chased for a few miles, and after determining that he could not catch up with Timur, he also stopped pursuing. The thief chief took the initiative to retreat, and the Ming army could be said to have won. It's just that Timur led the crowd to rush to Zhu Su's array and calmly came out, but once again made his personal body plated with a layer of golden light.
In this way, even if he loses this time, his personal reputation will not be affected too much. The goal of causing Timur's prestige to be greatly damaged and the Timurid empire to fall apart could not be achieved.
If you really killed King Zhou by luck...... It can turn defeat into victory, and its prestige is great.
And the stakes ...... It's his own safety.
"A good decision, a good hero." Zhu Su was also amazed in his heart, but the look in his eyes became colder and colder. Although the projectile had only grazed, his left shoulder was now completely unconscious, and he was so soft that he couldn't use any strength at all. However, he knew that this was not the time for a truce to heal his wounds, and if Timur wanted to withdraw, his own side would have to bite as much flesh off him as possible and make every effort to weaken him.
If I miss this time, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult in the future.
Obviously, Zhu Di and Fei Ju also had the same plan as Zhu Su, seeing that the black army retreated, and then Timur's army had the tendency to retreat, and both armies were in good spirits. Although they didn't understand why Timur was obviously defeated, but his morale was still strong, they saw that Zhu Su's banner of King Zhou was still there, so they put down their worries and began to command the Ming army to launch a fierce attack on Timur's army.
Timur
The gecko broke its tail, leaving more than 20,000 elite broken queens, and he quickly evacuated the battlefield with 10,000 people. Although this victory was achieved, Timur still retained a part of the elite troops that were enough to deter the forces in the country, which made Zhu Su and Zhu Di's hearts still dignified.
"Two highnesses, the Sultan of Timur sent an envoy to ask for a truce with us, and he is willing to return the land he has usurped in Yili Jangli, and give up the title of the Golden Family, and call me a vassal...... "In the camp of Rock Mountain, a soldier was kneeling on one knee and reporting the situation of the uninvited guests in the camp today.
"Oh, the lone wolf is back in its lair and has begun to lick its wounds." Zhu Di sneered, his eyes were full of coldness. "Summing? Think we're waiting for such a clumsy delay?"
"It's not necessarily a delaying tactic." Zhu Su said. At this time, he was wearing a big beard, with a few bandages wrapped inside, and his face was a little haggard. But he still stood up and came to the map.
"Since the thief chieftain withdrew into Kangju City three days ago, he issued an order to recruit the princes of the four sides of the empire to enter the city and enter the city. It is a pity that although the princes did not raise their flags, few came to help......
"What Timur urgently needs now is to quickly subdue the princes and re-establish the majesty of his imperial sultan...... The half of the country that we have captured is not so important."
Zhu Di nodded and waved his hand to let the soldier retreat. The so-called messenger can be left to dry for a few days, and it is no longer the Ming side that is in a hurry. He stood beside Zhu Su, looked at Yutu and said, "Kangju City is high and deep, the more than 10,000 defeated troops taken by Timur plus the original defenders in the city, even if there are not many princes of the Timurid Empire rushing to help, there are at least tens of thousands of troops in the city...... It's really hard for a while."
Kangju, later known as Samarkand, was the oldest and richest city in Central Asia and the hub of the Silk Road. Yelu Chucai said, "The westerners who seek to do things are also cloudy, and they are named after the fertile soil." For a period of time in the Tang Dynasty, it was the capital of the Timurid Empire, and it was the largest city in Central Asia.
"Fourth brother, do you think we should make peace with the thief chieftain?" Zhu Su said to Zhu Di.
"Hmm...... I haven't figured it out. However, our army sent troops to the Timurid Empire for two reasons: one is to open the eyes of the Li Kingdom, and also to make the Litai Khanate in the past, and its homeland was plundered by Timur, and now it is also trying to attach the Li Great Khan to my Ming Dynasty, and my Ming Dynasty, as the suzerain, should be open to it."
"Both, Timur calls himself the Golden Family, and wants to take over the land of the former Mengyuan Dynasty, and his ambitions are obvious. My father pinched his nose in the past and recognized that my Ming Dynasty was inherited from Mengyuan, and my Ming Dynasty naturally also had the righteousness of collecting the entire territory of Mengyuan in the past...... One mountain does not tolerate two tigers, so I should destroy Timur as soon as possible."
"Now Timur is willing to go to the Golden Family Honorific Title, and he is willing to surrender to my Ming Dynasty like Yili. These two reasons have been wiped out by this guy's calculations."
"If our army still wants to attack, we still need to think of other righteous names."
Zhu Di said. His goal was not only Timur. The Ming Dynasty is a ceremonial state, and if you want to truly swallow all nations, this righteous name must not be abandoned.
Otherwise, it will only be like Attila and other conquerors in the past, although the power of the army can dominate all nations, but after all, it is just a tower of gathering sand, once the wind rises one day, it will be scattered in an instant.