The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 380: The Piercing Tactic Reappears
To ensure that everything went smoothly, Timur sent out all his cavalry and left only 500 personal guards.

The two armies charged at each other across the wilderness.

The Qin army was small in number but in high spirits, and they kept shouting sharp battle cries.

Inspired by them, the morale of the Arab cavalry behind them was also boosted, and they shouted.

The scimitar in his hand was waved, reflecting the shining light.

In contrast, Timur's army seemed a bit dull, with only the occasional shouts of generals.

The soldiers' eyes were filled with fatigue, and their hands holding their weapons felt a little weak.

But the morale aroused before the battle still makes their eyes full of determination.

If you look down from the sky, you can see two torrents flowing towards each other and then colliding with each other with a loud bang.

Then a shocking scene appeared.

The Qin cavalry, which was smaller in number, easily tore through Timur's formation like a hot knife through butter.

Many times willpower can indeed work miracles, but the body will not lie.

Although Timur's soldiers tried their best to swing their weapons, their tired arms still seriously hindered them.

All speed and strength cannot be exerted.

The result of a head-on collision is to be torn to pieces.

With just one encounter, the cone-shaped formation of the Qin army created a gap in Timur's army.

Xu Yingxu raised his lance and smashed it down hard. An enemy general on the opposite side tried to block it with a scimitar.

With a clang, the scimitar was swung away, and the lance continued to fall and hit his shoulder heavily.

"Ah..." The general screamed and fell backwards.

But his feet were still in the stirrups, so he didn't fall off directly. Instead, he was dragged by the horse and continued to run forward.

Xu Yingxu ignored the enemy and when he charged, the two sides only had a few breaths of face time.

It can be said that it passes in the blink of an eye, and there is only one chance to make a move.

Regardless of whether you kill the opponent or not, it is impossible to go back and attack a second time because the next enemy has already appeared in front.

Looking back means death.

The only way is to charge, keep charging, and attack all enemies in front of you desperately.

As for the enemies that were missed, leave them to the comrades behind to deal with.

This was the tactic Xu Da taught him: when charging, the cavalry should never look back until all the enemies in front of them were killed.

He kept these words firmly in his heart and regarded them as his guiding principle.

He did the same thing at this time, charging forward without looking back and killing continuously.

I don’t know how long it took, but the front suddenly became empty.

Only then did he react and realized that he had already killed everyone.

He looked back at his own army and in just a moment he came up with a number: less than seven thousand people.

More than a thousand people were killed in this charge.

However, the faces of the remaining people were full of fighting spirit, even the Arab cavalry, and there was no longer any fear as before.

Obviously, this battle gave them confidence.

Looking at Timur's side again, we found that their army formation was already in some disarray, and the enemy generals were trying hard to reorganize the formation.

Xu Yingxu naturally would not give them this opportunity and laughed:

"Brothers, reorganize your formation and follow me to kill them."

"Kill." The people around him started shouting first.

"Kill, kill, kill." Then more and more people followed suit and shouted.

At this moment, morale reached its peak.

As quickly as possible, the Qin army re-formed a cone formation and rushed towards the enemy formation again.

At this time, Timur's army had not yet formed its battle formation and could only fight hastily.

Needless to say, the result is natural.

The Qin army once again broke through the enemy's army, and this time it was easier and cost less.

Only less than six hundred people were lost.

In contrast, Timur's army suffered even greater losses, and the army formation finally fell into chaos.

The key point is that the soldiers and horses were seriously exhausted, which made their movements even slower.

Xu Yingxu was well aware of the principle of pursuing a victory, so he did not rest at all. He immediately reorganized his formation and rushed forward again.

In the distance, Timur, who saw this scene, closed his eyes in pain.

lost.

He didn't expect that his 20,000 cavalrymen would be defeated by a group of mobs on the other side.

Even now, he still looked down on the Arabs.

He understood the Qin army's tactics at a glance. They relied on the Qin army in the front, and the Arabs were just following behind and fighting with the wind.

But it was such an army that easily defeated their own cavalry.

The strength of the Qin army's combat effectiveness once again exceeded his expectations.

If the combat effectiveness of the Prince's Guard is so strong, how strong should the combat effectiveness of the Ming army be?

At this point, Timur couldn't help but feel ashamed of his previous arrogance.

It's ridiculous that he actually wanted to cross the Western Regions to attack the Ming Dynasty.

He used to think that it was the desert in the Western Regions that protected the Ming Dynasty, but today he realized that it was himself who was being protected.

If it weren't for the vast deserts in the Western Regions, the Ming Dynasty would have attacked long ago.

But now is not the time to think about these things, we must evacuate as soon as possible.

Go as far as you can before the enemy cavalry has cleaned up the battlefield and completed their rest.

Otherwise, if they were entangled by the enemy cavalry, these tens of thousands of infantry would be wiped out.

Now he only hoped that his cavalry could delay a little more time and cause more casualties to the enemy before their demise.

Looking at the slow movement of his own infantry, he knew that some changes had to be made.

Immediately give orders to abandon all baggage except the necessary rations and leave as quickly as possible.

Naturally, the other generals also noticed the abnormality and immediately carried out the order without delay.

At this point, even ordinary soldiers realized that the situation was not good.

The army began to riot.

Fortunately, Timur was a veteran after all, and he promptly ordered the entire army to restrain itself, thus preventing the army from rout.

On the other side, Zhu Chong was delighted to see his cavalry display their prowess.

Won.

He knew he could win, but he never imagined it would be so easy.

Yes, easily.

Even when the battle was most intense in the past two days, he still didn't feel it was very dangerous.

Only less than one fifth of the arrows were used, and none of the shrapnel shells were used. How could it be called dangerous?
As for the next two days, I basically spent them watching the show.

Looking at his own cavalry constantly interweaving in the enemy army, he said with some pride:

"Timur's reaction was quick, but he was still a step too slow."

"If he had chosen to retreat and set up camp again yesterday while the army still had strength, we would have been helpless."

"Unfortunately, he did not do so. Instead, he launched an even more violent attack, draining the army's already insufficient strength."

"It's too late to retreat today."

Tang Fu said with admiration: "Your Majesty is a master at using troops. I admire you."

Zhu Chong just boasted a little bit and didn't immerse himself in it too much.

Moreover, although he was cruel, he would never embezzle the credit of his subordinates.

"Xu Yingxu played a great role in winning this battle..."

"I didn't expect that he actually mastered the method of drilling through. He is indeed worthy of being the successor of Duke Wei."

Tang Wei asked in confusion: "The method of drilling through? What is that? Why have I never heard of it?"

Zhu Chong, in a good mood, explained it to him, which was rare.

"The so-called method of drilling through is the most commonly used tactic by the Tang cavalry..."

"Use elite cavalry as sharp swords to tear through the enemy's formation..."

"Then charge repeatedly to completely disrupt the enemy formation."

"The Tang Dynasty was able to remain undefeated in the early days largely thanks to this method."

"However, with the destruction of the Fubing system, the Tang army's combat effectiveness declined severely, and this method became extinct."

"I didn't expect to see it again today."

What tactics did the cavalry use in the early Tang Dynasty? Tang Fu was confused and felt it was impressive.

Although he didn't know exactly what happened, he knew how terrifying the fighting power of the early Tang army was.

If you open the history books, you will find that almost all of them were won by using the few to defeat the many, and by using the small to defeat the numerous, and achieving great victories.

Even a hundred people dare to launch a head-on attack on tens of thousands of enemy troops and still win.

He created a situation where all nations came to pay tribute.

The tactics they used were definitely not simple.

I didn't expect that Xu Yingxu actually mastered such a tactic. He really hid it well.

No, I have to blackmail him later.

Under the repeated attacks of the Qin cavalry, Timur's cavalry corps was completely defeated.

Xu Yingxu was already blinded with rage and no longer cared about reorganizing his formation.

After breaking through the enemy's line, a group of people gathered together and immediately launched a new round of charge.

They would rush to where there were more people and tear the enemy into pieces.

Seeing this, Zhu Chong immediately made arrangements:

"Except for the wounded, send all the troops to attack and assist Xu Yingxu in the battle. Remember to capture as many horses as possible."

With his order, a gap was opened in the convoy.

The soldiers who had been waiting for a long time rushed towards the battlefield like wild horses.

What, it’s too dangerous for infantry to attack cavalry?
Ah……

Seeing the Qin infantry rushing out, Timur's cavalry, who had lost all morale, completely collapsed and some of them began to flee.

However, the soldiers were tired and their horses were exhausted, so they could not run fast at all.

Xu Yingxu also discovered that the enemy was fleeing, and ordered his troops to disperse and pursue. At this point, the Arab cavalry did not need the guidance of the Qin army, and they burst out with extremely strong combat power.

It feels so good to give someone a beating when he's down.

Soon large numbers of fleeing soldiers were caught up and either killed or dismounted and knelt in surrender.

Only a few scattered groups of defeated soldiers managed to escape because the Qin army was short-handed and had no time to pursue them.

Seeing that there was no hope of escape, the remaining people knelt down and surrendered.

The final statistics of the battle showed that more than 7,000 enemy troops were killed and more than 9,000 were captured.

More than ten thousand war horses were captured, and the rest of the baggage was countless.

More than 2,000 of our own people were killed, including 600 Ming people and the rest were Arabs.

Most of the Qin army casualties died in the first two charges.

What followed was a one-sided massacre, but not many people died.

There was nothing that could be done about the high death rate among the Ming people, after all, they were at the forefront of the charge.

But no matter how you look at it, this was a resounding victory.

After finishing the work, Zhu Chong called a small meeting with all the generals.

First, he verbally praised the contributions of the generals, with particular emphasis on praising Xu Yingxu, and then the topic moved on to the next item.

It is called an agenda, but in fact it is Zhu Chong's unilateral arrangement of what to do next.

Pursuit is inevitable, but pursuit alone is not enough, he wants more.

"I want to take this opportunity to destroy the Aries Kingdom and occupy its land."

"So, we must eliminate these 50,000 Aries soldiers..."

Aries is a big country in the local area, but it is only a big country in the local area.

In the whole world, it is actually just a small country with a population of only a few million.

Half of them are from other tribes and only obey orders but not announcements.

These 50,000 troops already account for 60% of their total strength, and they are the elite among them.

If this army is destroyed, the Aries Kingdom will no longer have the power to resist.

All the generals had no objection to this order.

After defeating the Anxi overlord Timur with a smaller force, everyone was so confident that they didn't take the Aries Kingdom seriously at all.

But in the next step of attacking the Aries Kingdom, these nearly 10,000 prisoners would become a burden.

The troops are already insufficient, we can't leave some behind to guard them, right?
Zhu Chong’s response was simple: kill.

As a result, a huge Jingguan was built in the center of the battlefield.

After doing all this, Zhu Chong called two people.

One was a messenger of the Qin army: "Tell Fu Zheng to enter the Baiyang Kingdom along the river and disrupt its country."

The other was the Persian Farhad, who was the liaison left by Azasa.

This person experienced the entire process of the war and witnessed Zhu Chong killing more than 9,000 prisoners.

I was filled with awe for the King of Qin.

Zhu Chong's order to him was simple: "Go back and tell Azasa everything you saw, and then tell him one sentence."

“There is no such thing as a free meal.”

Fahad did not dare to delay and immediately took his subordinates and rushed to the Aries Kingdom at full speed.

Met Azasa at the family settlement.

Upon learning the outcome of the war and Zhu Chong's plan, Azasa was surprised and happy.

He didn't expect that this Ming prince was so powerful that he could defeat Timur by using the weak to defeat the strong.

He was only too happy to see the occupation of Aries.

After all, this was the territory that Chen Bandu allocated to the Persians.

He could also understand why Zhu Chong wanted to place the Qin State here.

Now is not the time to attack the Black Sheep Kingdom. It is most appropriate to leave the Qin Kingdom here for the time being.

He even had a vague hope that Zhu Chong would take a fancy to the more fertile White Sheep Kingdom and give the plateau occupied by the Black Sheep Kingdom to them.

After all, that is the ancestral land of the Persians. It is unrealistic to say that there is no emotion at all.

It’s a pity that he has no say in this matter.

Afterwards, he immediately summoned all the family heads to a meeting.

After returning to Anxi for so long, he has not been idle and has privately connected with many big families.

It’s just that the Persians have been divided for too long and don’t trust the strength of the Qin State.

No one was very interested in the restoration agreement.

Of course, there is another reason why they are not interested. Why should you, Azasa, be the leader?

Therefore, in this war between Qin and Timur, they did not send troops to help, but only provided intelligence support.

But, things are different now.

If Qin actually defeated Timur, the situation would be different.

What's more, Zhu Chong's words were very clear, there is no free meal in the world.

You want to restore your country without making any effort?
Think more.

All the companies that took this seriously immediately started taking various small actions.

As mentioned earlier, since the fall of the Sassanid Empire, the Persians chose to break up into smaller groups and disperse across the country.

Relying on the knowledge passed down from their ancestors, they served as government officials and religious scholars.

No matter who becomes the overlord of Anxi, they can live a comfortable life.

The country of Aries is filled with a large number of Persian bureaucrats and scholars.

If the elite troops of the Aq Qoyunlu were still alive, these Persian bureaucrats would not be able to do much.

But things are different now.

At least they can win over some people and open the city gates at a critical moment.

Aries King Osman, who was on the retreat, had no idea that things were about to change at home.

At the same time, Fu Zheng, who received the order, led a part of the navy into the Dashi River again and attacked the settlements along the coast.

And this time his actions were very radical, he actually sailed the boat into the Euphrates and Tigris rivers.

It directly hit the Aries country's lair.

Naturally, his actions could not be hidden from the eyes of the Black Sheep Kingdom and other forces.

It’s just that many forces don’t know what happened.

According to common sense, this should be the time when the fighting between the two sides is the most intense.

It is not known who has the upper hand.

The Qin navy's deployment at this time caused many forces to speculate.

Could it be that Qin was at a disadvantage? Or was it simply about to collapse?

So that's why they sent the navy to harass Aries' rear area and shake the morale of the Aries army?
Most people think this speculation is reliable.

After all, Timur was famous and had an absolute advantage in military strength.

The Qin State was just an outsider with few generals and soldiers, so it was normal that it could not win.

Many forces have developed different ideas.

Although the Qin people are few in number, they are rich.

if……

However, thinking that their own ships had been driven out of Anxi Bay, they could only give up the idea with regret.
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On the other hand, Zhu Chong was not in a hurry to launch an attack on Timur's infantry.

The Qin cavalry were also very tired, and the captured war horses also needed to rest, so there was no rush.

He first sent out a thousand cavalrymen to follow behind the enemy, both for surveillance and harassment.

The main force rested in place for two full days.

Taking advantage of these two days, he evacuated all the wounded soldiers, leaving behind 8,000 men who were still able to fight.

Plus 4,000 Cannibal cavalry, a total of 12,000 people.

It happened that some war horses were captured, so these infantrymen were transformed into cavalry.

Of course, the ability to fight on horseback is not good, but it is still possible to travel on horseback.

There is absolutely no problem in pretending to be a cavalryman in front of people who don't know the situation.

Two days later, when his troops had recovered to their peak strength, he officially set out to fight.

If we really compare the ability to travel long distances, humans can be called the strongest king among all animals on earth.

But when marching short distances, humans are not as fast as horses.

Timur's army walked for three days, but was caught up by Zhu Chong in one day.

Zhu Chong still did not launch an attack, but instead used the tactic of harassing the enemy again.

Harass the enemy day and night.

A few days later, seeing that the enemy was exhausted, Zhu Chong did not want to wait any longer and launched an attack decisively.

The enemy's 60,000 infantrymen had no ability to resist and were easily defeated.

Looking at the enemy troops in chaos, Zhu Chong looked puzzled.

No, it's too easy for the enemy to mess around.

With Timur's ability, it is impossible for him to be without resistance even if his soldiers are tired.

And the enemy before them seemed to have no one in command at all.

His mind moved and he thought of a possibility.

Could it be that Timur is not in the army?
The more I think about it, the more this possibility seems to me to be very high.

He immediately ordered the attack to continue and completely disrupt the enemy.

Then he sent some people to capture the enemy's generals and inquire about the situation.

It was finally confirmed that Timur had escaped with his cavalry guards the night before.

Also fleeing with him were Shah Rukh, Osman and others.

The one who commanded the army was one of his confidants.

Seeing his guess come true, Zhu Chong had to admit that Timur was decisive and ruthless enough.

But it doesn't stop him from despising the other person.

An army of 100,000 was defeated by my 20,000 men. The key point is that I didn't even reveal my trump card. Timur is not worthy of his reputation.

(End of this chapter)