The second year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty.

Spring.

"Timur finally dared to fight me in a decisive battle, which can be regarded as embarrassing for him."

The city of Samarkand.

Zhu Di couldn't help but sigh.

"Timur has no way out, and the decisive battle with our Ming Dynasty is imminent, so he can't afford to delay it." Zhu Neng firmly believed without doubt, his face was full of autumn frost.

In the past two years, everyone has gone through the baptism of wind and sand, and the white people have become rough.

Zhu Neng covered his hair with a thick hat.

Otherwise, after only half a day of wind and sand, the hair will be full of sand and dirty, and the conditions in the city are not perfect, and it is very difficult to wash the hair once, and they also understand why the locals like to wrap their heads.

Didn't they join in, and the merchants improved many styles of hats, and finally the big hat with a blanket on the sides became the most popular item.

In the hall were not only the generals of the Ming army, but also Benjamin, the son of the original Erlebok Khan.

Shami Chagan persuaded Zhu Di to the Tashkent region.

With the assistance of Benjamli, most of the chiefs did not resist, and the Ming army easily obtained the huge Tashkent region, plus the Barihei region, which was almost the territory of the entire Western Chagatai Khanate.

That is, Timur's lair, which was served by the Ming Dynasty. Decades of savings fell into the hands of Daming.

Whether it was Benjameri or Shami Chagan, or the leaders of the rest of the region, they had a lot of blood on their hands, and they wiped out the local resistance forces for the Ming Dynasty and eliminated the leaders who were interested in Timur.

The big war has not been fought, and the small war continues.

It was only last winter that it gradually subsided.

"Timur retreated to the Mali area, and even Bukhara did not dare to send a main force, which shows how afraid he was of God." Sha Micha said with a smile, his face full of flattery.

His strength is the weakest, only more than a thousand people.

"Don't underestimate Timur."

Benjamin spoke.

Compared with Shami Chagan, Benjamin is far superior to the other party in terms of name and strength, with as many as 5,000 men and horses in his hands, and with the support of the Ming Dynasty in the past two years, he is already the largest leader in the Tashkent region.

"Timur did not rush to recapture Samarkand, but chose to shrink, not because he was afraid of our Ming Dynasty, but because he judged the situation and chose to win over many forces and look for the best opportunity."

Hearing Benjamin's words, Shami Chagan couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Although he patted the Ming Dynasty's sycophants, he had the idea of building a country in his heart, at least it was a vassal country, wasn't it, where was it like Benjamin, who was directly the consolation envoy of the Ming Dynasty and belonged to the generals of the Ming Dynasty.

That Benjamin looked dignified, but in fact he was much more villain than himself.

Obviously he could sell it for a better price, but he lowered the price.

"No matter what Timur's idea is, in the end, it will be true on the battlefield, Daming doesn't want to spend it with him, he can't afford it, Daming doesn't want to waste time, and all departments are ready for a decisive battle with Timur."

Zhu Di ordered directly.

In the past two years, in addition to stabilizing the rule in the new territory and trying to restore production, there was also a constant stream of cavalry harassment by Timur, which was very annoying.

Da Ming survived.

It's time for Timur to be unable to survive.

Supply from the interior to Samarkand.

There is not one in a hundred materials.

Daming has been boiling for two years, shocking everyone, no one can deny the strength of Daming, the brilliance of Daming's materials, as if there is no bottom line of general supply, such a huge ability, so that everyone feels powerless.

Wooden deer.

The old man looked to the east.

The old man looked sad.

His most powerful sons have died of illness in recent years, one in Aleppo, one in the journey, and another in the Erzu region.

"I really envy Genghis Khan."

Why did the Great Khan say this? In terms of merit, the Great Khan was no weaker than Genghis Khan. The general behind the old man asked curiously.

"In Genghis Khan's later years, there were many outstanding sons who fought for him, so that he could enjoy his old age in peace, but Ben Khan's outstanding sons left me one by one, and to this day, Ben Khan is still needed to conquer in person."

Timur said calmly.

In the words, there is a meaning of lamenting his old twilight.

His generals did not sigh.

Timur had many outstanding abilities and won the hearts of many people, and even now, Timur's situation does not seem to be dominant, but his military spirit has generally remained stable.

"Great Khan, the Ming army has moved frequently, and has strengthened the harassment of Bukhara from three sides, it is estimated that there is an idea of a decisive battle with us, should we fight or retreat?"

"The people of the land of Kipchak have not agreed to join forces with us."

Timur said with annoyance.

When he was in his prime, he looked down on all the heroes in the world, and he didn't think that he would have the day to ask for help.

So taking advantage of the civil strife in the land of Kipchak, he bullied the land of Kipchak very much, and killed the other party's Mamai Khan, and wanted to force Mithri to be a vassal to himself, but the other party swore to death.

So he invaded and slaughtered and ignited civil strife in the land of Kipchak.

Following the Tatar invasion of Hanroth, the city of Moscow was set on fire and destroyed, and the Lithuanian soldiers rebelled, originally thinking that the Kipchak land would perish, but unexpectedly contributed to the unification of the region, and the Slavic people became stronger and stronger.

"The Ming army itself only has 100,000 soldiers, plus those traitors, it is about more than 200,000 troops, but we have 400,000 troops, twice as many as them."

"Fighting a war is not just a matter of numbers."

Timur shook his head.

Many generals demanded to be defeated, and many clamored for the recovery of Samarkand, but Timur suppressed them.

"The Han people have a saying that knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent will win all battles."

"Those traitors are not worth mentioning, but the fighting power of the Ming army is very strong, and if we can't find out their shortcomings, we can easily fail." Timur hesitated.

Daming can't afford to lose.

If the Ming lost, they could only retreat to Samarkand and return to their own country.

And what about yourself?

I can't afford to lose.

Timur wanted to wait a little longer and continue to drag on.

But many below him disagreed.

Quite a few people took the opportunity to leave Timur's army and return to their own land, and there were more and more such people.

Timur practiced the system of sub-feudalism.

Kings and nobles, large and small, they are the foundation of the existence of the Timurid Khanate, and the system is not the same as that of the Ming Dynasty, they saw Timur's old age and timidity.

In the wolf pack, when the first wolf gets old, what will happen to him?

Although the Timurid Khanate did not end there, Timur's avoidance of war made him gradually unable to control the army.

Forced by the situation.

Timur finally made a decision to lead the whole army of 300,000 cavalry to advance in the direction of Bukhara, and the Ming army, which received the news, immediately began to move-for-tat.

Although there was no agreement between the two sides, they tacitly regarded Bukhara as the area where the two sides fought a decisive battle.

There are thousands of people, and there is no boundary.

And the battlefield with 500,000 troops on both sides is an unprecedented war in this region.

Timur started with a large army of soldiers.

Zhu Di is also a talent who commands a large corps to fight.

There is no doubt that these two people are the most powerful marshals of this era.

This is also the reason why Zhu Gaochi must ask Zhu Di to personally recruit before he can rest assured, commanding a large corps to fight, and leading an army is an absolutely different situation, especially when the army is becoming more and more refined.

The generals of the Ming army, there are many generals who become famous generals, but there are not many marshals who can stand alone, at least in the early stage of Yongle.

In the late Ming Dynasty.

There are even few.

The Ming army marched slowly, and Timur's army marched slowly.

One side transported a large number of artillery, the other side also prepared a lot of long-range equipment, and the technology absorbed by craftsmen and civilizations from various countries, in addition to muskets, there were also trebuchets that could shoot long distances, and elephant soldiers who mounted iron cannons on elephants.

Timur's elephants were not the same as those in Burma.

Timur's elephant soldiers, armed with iron cannons, were a formidable force in the countries of West Asia, and a scene they will never forget.

And at this time.

The cavalry on both sides within a radius of a hundred miles had already begun a fierce battle.

The elite cavalry troops of the entire north of the Ming Dynasty were transferred as high as eighty percent, and they had to bring the territorial cavalry in addition to themselves, and the two sides did not fight together, but fought for each department.

So as not to bring more confusion to the incompatible mode of warfare.

"This war will determine who will dominate this land in the future."

"Defeated."

"Our Ming army has returned to China, and you have no land of your own, everything is gone."

"Victory."

"The banner of the Ming Dynasty will be planted all over this land, and you will also have your own land, and the size of whose land is determined by the military merits of this war, even if your army is finished, you are not afraid."

"As long as there is land and population, more troops can be pulled up."

Zhu Neng told each leader.

Not only for the Ming Dynasty, but also for themselves.

In the past two years, the leaders have more or less benefited, and at the same time, they have also killed a lot of Timur's people and forces, knowing well what they will do if they are defeated, plus the temptation of the Ming Dynasty.

The natives and Timur's army also fought fiercely.

The Western Expeditionary Army had 200,000.

In the end, only 100,000 arrived in Samarkand, and in addition to a small number of injuries and rotations, tens of thousands of troops remained in the Eastern Chagatai Metropolitan Division, and the establishment of a second line of defense was the worst plan, and there were also supply lines.

The main forces of both sides were there, and the cavalry of the surrounding forces on both sides were killing rivers of blood.

Timur and Zhu Di had the same thoughts.

Their own army is used in the end, first beating out the forces in the hands of the leaders, and the leaders can't resist, they have come to this point, they can only bite the bullet, even if the local soldiers in their hands are decreasing day by day.

The leaders of the Hashihar region have had a smooth ride all the way, reaping the benefits of two years, and everyone is smiling from ear to ear.

Lost everything.

In front of him is the army of Timur, which is already on the same footing, and behind him is the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty, no one dares to mess around, and can only follow the layout of the Ming Dynasty, and the native soldiers of a tribe will be wiped out in one day.

Inside the big tent.

"Young in the end."

The map is full of circles.

Timur suddenly laughed, and the Turkic generals in the tent showed different eyes, I don't know why the Great Khan laughed, their casualties were not less than those of the other party.

"Da Ming is only 100,000 native soldiers, how can he compare with us."

"Although the emperor of the Ming Dynasty has a good idea, he has forgotten the difference between the two of us, and in this regard, he has made a big mistake." Pointing to the situation on the map, Timur smiled confidently.

It's like playing chess.

At the same level, whoever makes more mistakes and who seizes the opportunity for others to make mistakes will have the upper hand.

These Turkic generals were Timur's closest confidants.

They understood what the Great Khan meant, and each smiled with relief, seeing the dawn of victory.

There were less than 500 people left in Sha Michagan's hands.

In order to manage the native soldiers, as well as to implement the layout of the battlefield and strengthen the combat effectiveness of the front, a total of three combat armies were arranged, one in the Hashhar region, one in the Samarkand and Tashkent regions, and the last in the Balikh and other regions.

The leaders of the Hashhar region, their territory is in the Eastern Chagatai Division, which is controlled by the Ming Dynasty, and in a foreign land, they can naturally only be loyal to the Ming army, on the whole.

Then came the Barihe, where the people and chieftains, who had a great enmity with Timur and were slaughtered for many years.

"If we continue to fight, we will run out."

Sha Micha said tentatively.

The corners of Benjamin's mouth twitched, and he mocked: "Shami Chagan, do you know why your family was originally the Great Khan of Chagatai, but it has a bad reputation, and no one is willing to take refuge in you?" ”

"You!"

Shamichagan looked angrily at Benjamin.

"You're too undetermined."

"Whether it is Timur or the Ming army, their approach is the same, this is also the inevitability of human nature, and what we have to do is not a grass on the wall, we are weak, we must firmly rely on one side."

"The fate of the grass on the wall, even if the noble name of your golden family is only in such a situation, even if you are given the name of the Great Khan of Chagatai and given to your army, it is just a water dog."

"The weak can only hope for the strong."

"Since we have chosen to take refuge in Daming, what we have to do is to help Daming win this war, otherwise our fate will be even worse."

The latter words, Benjamin did not say.

Sha Mi Chagan led the way for Daming, a down-and-out aristocrat who had nothing, and made a fortune all of a sudden, it is also a new choice, Sha Mi Chagan did well in the early stage, which shows that their family is still very smart.

Defeat is defeat because it is not firm enough.

Historically.

Benjamin was exiled to the Timurid Khanate, received the support of the Timurid Khanate, and after a generation of recuperation, the tribe was strengthened, and did not choose to make a fortune in the Timurid Khanate, but returned to northern China and became the new Great Khan.

Not only that, but also defeated the 100,000 Ming army led by Qiu Fu.

That is, the biggest defeat in the early stage of Yongle, sacrificing several Jingnan generals, which shocked Zhu Di, and finally personally marched north, only to defeat Benjamin again, which opened the prelude to Zhu Di's choice to personally conquer every time.

Shami Chagan was taught a lesson by Benjamin, although he was not convinced, he did not dare to refute it, he was afraid that Benjamin would sue.

Benjamin did not complain, but led the warriors of his tribe to firmly complete the combat tasks arranged by the Ming Emperor, and fought again and again with Timur's servant army.

With the accumulation of military exploits, Benjamin's strength became weaker and weaker, but his military exploits also became the highest among all the leaders.

Zhu Neng personally found Benjamin and was handed to Benjamin by himself with some credit books.

"Don't worry."

"It's really hard for you to endure this time, but in the future, Da Ming will definitely not treat anyone with merit badly, especially you people, Da Ming will definitely make you satisfied."

"Since I am the consolation envoy of the kingdom, I will definitely work for the kingdom, and I will not have any other thoughts."

Benjamin laughed.

"You're good."

Zhu Neng patted Benjamin on the shoulder.

Three months later.

The main forces of the Ming army and the main forces of Timur fought a decisive battle on the east bank of the Amu Darya River and launched a general attack around the city of Bukhara.

One hundred and ten vehicle-mounted guns.

The hole in the black hole was pointed ahead.

The banners of the surrounding Ming cavalry are all over the mountains, and under the yellow sand, there are soldiers everywhere.

Timur was very clever and did not regard the elephant soldiers as a magic weapon for invincibility in the past, and those elephant soldiers could become divine soldiers in Central Asia, West Asia, and even the West, but not in China.

If Timur counted on the elephant soldiers to defeat the Ming army, he was betting on the wrong treasure.

What is really expected is that the soldiers will use their lives, use several times the military strength, resist the firepower of the Ming Dynasty, and defeat the Ming army head-on.

The banner of the Ming Emperor fluttered.

"Long live Daming!"

"Long live His Majesty the Emperor!"

"Hooray!"

"Knock knock."

The drums of war sounded, and the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty shouted, and the shouts shook the sky.

Zhu Di sat on the high platform.

There were many guards around him, Zhu Di held up the telescope and saw Timur in the distance, "It's not easy to be so old." ”

Zhu Di sighed.

The long march was not an easy task.

Zhang Fu and others persuaded Zhu Di, hoping that the emperor would continue to sit in the rear, but Zhu Di is different from ordinary emperors, and most of the situation of the Ming Dynasty in Central Asia today can be said to come from Zhu Di's planning.

The understanding of the army made Zhu Di reluctant to sit in the rear.

Opposite side.

Timur also saw the artillery of the Ming army.

"When did Daming bring so many cannons." Timur was incredible.

The power of the Ming army's artillery, he has long been watching.

The city of Samarkand was breached, and Timur did not feel any fuss.

As long as it is a city, there is nothing that cannot be attacked.

But people said that there were not many casualties in the army's capture of Samarkand, which made Timur feel wrong, so he carefully understood the past and knew that it was the credit of the artillery, and it could also explain the power of the Ming artillery.

But the artillery is heavy and not easy to transport.

Timur predicted that the Ming would have twenty or even thirty artillery pieces, but he did not expect that the Ming would bring hundreds of artillery.

"Can you fight it?"

"Fight for it."

The master of equipment of Timur's army gritted his teeth and said.

"Even if the whole army is wiped out, as long as the Ming artillery can't be powerful, it will be considered your first merit." Timur said solemnly.

"Please rest assured, Great Khan."

Timur nodded.

The cavalry of Timur's army suddenly rushed to the Ming artillery position.

"If you want to destroy our artillery, you dare to think about it."

On the side of the Ming army, the cavalry was-for-tat.

"Whoosh."

"Suddenly."

Suddenly.

The trebuchets, rocket carts, etc., on Timur's side, emitted great movements and dazzling fire.

The rocket car is an invention of the Song Dynasty, which can continuously launch dozens of rockets, such a dense strike, it is also a big killer weapon of nomads in Central Asia and West Asia, the disadvantage is that the loading speed is slow, and the range is not accurate enough.

Some rockets will suddenly go up or down when they shoot because of gunpowder.

In contrast.

There was also a deafening sound from the artillery positions of the Ming Dynasty.

Compared with Timur's chaotic position, the Ming artillery was neat and of a single type, but it had a long range, great power and high accuracy, and most of them fell in Timur's military formation.

One trebuchet after another was destroyed, and the rocket carts were not spared.

The losses of the Ming artillery positions were not significant.

Half an hour down.

Timur's side has been completely muted, and it is the turn of the Ming artillery to be reckless.

Dozens of miles of land.

There was fighting everywhere.

Advance or retreat, only the main force, the blood of the two sides fighting is like a river.

"Stomp, stomp."

The soldiers of the Ming army, armed with self-made firearms, when the positions of both sides stabilized, the situation became clear, the cavalry scattered, with the protection of the cavalry, and the banners of the infantry forward.

Rows of "lines" move forward like ocean waves.

"Stand!"

"Ready!"

"Launch!"

"Bang."

Timur's cavalry struggled to break through the defense line of the Ming cavalry and rushed to the Ming infantry, which looked thin.

"Shh~"

The bamboo whistle sounded sharply.

In the shouting of the sentry, it quickly turned into a hollow array, and the bright bayonets made the remaining war horses of the Timurid cavalry afraid to move, no matter how urged by the owner on the body.

"Bang."

More and more Timurid cavalry were shot off their horses.

A Timur marksman, who could steadily hit the enemy in the distance with each arrow, was shot off his horse by the Ming cavalry who had caught up with a three-eyed firearm.

The initial order, as time passed, became more and more chaotic.

The senior generals can only barely maintain the big picture.

The fighting on the front line mainly depends on the tacit cooperation of various departments and the organizational ability of the officers at the grassroots level.

The farther away from the main battlefield, the more clueless it becomes.

A cavalry in full armor.

Riding a huge war horse, he rushed straight to Timur like a god of war.

A scurrying grenade cleared the way.

The self-generated three-eyed fire bolt sweeps away all enemies.

Timur's cavalry, which came to block one after another, was routed, and they were getting closer and closer to the Timurid banner, and many people couldn't help but clench their fists, and their hearts were tugging, they were already very close to the Great Khan.

Timur was somewhat unfamiliar with the current situation of the war.

Firearms are powerful.

But Timur was amazed at how powerful firearms could be.

Those of them who made a fortune by riding and shooting, how should they deal with firearms in the future, they can't help it, and it will inevitably be the world of firearms in the future, the end of the old era, Timur thought gloomily.

Countries that have invented firearms will inevitably become more and more powerful in the future.

I'm afraid I'm going to be alone in the world.

They can't even ban their own firearms.

Timur thought so.

"Look."

"The banner of the Great Khan has fallen."

A collapse.

The rest of the world did not know what had happened, and quite a few people said that the Great Khan had died.

It is also said that the Great Khan did not die.

The Great Khan led people to hunt down the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

There are more and more flags of the Ming Dynasty.

It seems that there are people everywhere, our own people.

Many generals looked around blankly.

That's when I realized.

Cold sweat flowed from the back.

More and more places collapsed, and more and more of the Ming army besieged those places that were still resisting, forming a crushing situation.

(End of chapter)