My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 667 The Battle of Qingshui River

Qingshui River is an important river that flows through the Peshawar area. The water and grass on both sides of the river are lush and suitable for farming and grazing. Therefore, many tribes live on both sides of the river.

But just some time ago, the tribes on both sides of the Qingshui River heard the news and ran away almost overnight, because they already knew that Sultan Shaharul sent a hundred thousand troops to kill, and the Qingshui River is where Peshawar is. A must pass.

Chang Wei led thousands of cavalry and lurked in a hidden mountain col. Above his head, a hot air balloon was flying high in the sky. The air bag was painted blue and almost blended into the blue sky. You couldn't notice the heat unless you looked carefully. The presence of balloons.

After a while, the watchman on the hot air balloon finally dropped a piece of information along the traction rope.

Chang Wei took the information and opened it, only to see a few big words written on it: "Enemy situation, twenty miles to the left, we will arrive at the Qingshui River in about an hour!"

Seeing this information, Chang Wei was also shocked. He immediately ordered the entire army to prepare, and everyone mounted their horses to wait for his order.

This time Chang Wei led three thousand cavalry and ambushed here, preparing to give the Timur Empire's army a severe lesson.

Although Zhu Gaoxu decided to rely on the strong city of Peshawar to defend, it was not in line with his character to defend blindly. Therefore, he sent the fierce general Chang Wei to at least destroy the morale of the opponent's vanguard army.

An hour later, a cavalry force of tens of thousands of people finally appeared on the other side of the Qingshui River. Although the cavalry was large in number, it was in a scattered formation.

This is not to say that the military discipline of the Timur Empire is not good, but a common problem of Turkic and Mongolian cavalry. Their cavalry usually does not arrange too closely, but they are very flexible. If they are not careful, they may suffer big losses. .

Chang Wei had fought against the armies of the Timur Empire before and was very familiar with their situation, so he was not in a hurry to take action at this time.

After Timur's army of tens of thousands arrived at the Qingshui River, they did not rush to cross the river. Instead, they let the horses drink enough water by the river. Some soldiers came to the river to wash their faces, which seemed quite scattered.

If it were not across a river, Chang Wei would probably order a charge to teach the vanguard a harsh lesson. However, the Qingshui River is not only wide, but also relatively deep, and it is not easy to cross the river even on horseback.

The enemy troops on the other side of the river restrained the soldiers until the officers from the rear arrived, and then sent out scouting horses to find shallow water along the river so that their army could cross the river.

After a while, the cavalry found a shallow water area where they could cross the river, and this location happened to be opposite the area where Chang Wei and the others were ambushing.

In fact, this is what Chang Wei and the others had planned long ago. On this shallow river, this is the only position where the cavalry can cross the river, so Chang Wei chose to ambush in this mountain col.

However, the general on the opposite side was still very cautious. He first sent a small team across the river, and then conducted a brief search on the other side of the river to prevent any enemy sneak attacks.

Fortunately, the mountain col where Chang Wei and the others were ambushing was very hidden and some distance away from the river bank. If they had not been closer, they would not have been able to find it. However, the other party's detective horse was obviously just on an errand and took a casual look around the river bank before lifting the alert.

So the cavalry in the rear also began to cross the river. The water in this shallow water area only reached the belly of the horse, so a group of cavalry quickly crossed the river.

Seeing more and more enemy troops crossing the river, one of the lieutenants beside Chang Wei finally couldn't help but said: "General, it feels almost done. Do you want to rush out now?" "Don't worry, there are still people crossing the river. Less than half, wait a little longer, and try to keep them in Qingshui River in one go!"

Chang Wei said very calmly.

After a while, seeing that most of the enemy troops had crossed the river, Chang Wei finally shouted: "Kill!"

Then Chang Wei took the lead and was the first to kill. The cavalry behind him were like tigers coming out of their cages, charging towards the enemy troops by the river with murderous intent.

These Timur Empire cavalry had just crossed the river. Because the crossing was quite chaotic, they were not even in formation at this time. Suddenly they saw an army of big men approaching, and they immediately panicked. Even some generals could not be found. to his subordinates.

The mountain col is only more than a mile away from the river. For the cavalry, it can be reached in the blink of an eye.

So before Timur's cavalry was ready to meet the enemy, they were hit hard by the torrent of Chang Wei's cavalry.

On one side were the disorganized and unprepared Timur cavalry, and on the other side were the Han cavalry who had recharged their batteries and had been lying in wait for a long time. The latter was like a red-hot sharp knife, tearing apart the Timur cavalry in the blink of an eye. There was a huge hole, and the cavalry from the rear continued to pour in, tearing the hole wider and wider.

After a while, Chang Wei had already killed the enemy, then circled back and killed him again.

The general of Timur's cavalry finally reacted and immediately ordered his men to assemble a formation for defense. However, by this time, his men had been beaten to pieces by the Han cavalry, and few of them listened to his orders.

Soon Chang Wei's cavalry came back again. At this time, Timur's cavalry was already frightened. Many people fled back desperately, planning to escape to the other side of the river. This way, blocked by the river, they would at least be safer.

However, the shallow water area that could cross the river was not very wide in the first place, and there was a stream of Timur cavalry behind them crossing the river, so there was no time to retreat at this time.

As a result, the Timur cavalry in front fled back, while the cavalry behind pushed forward. The two sides huddled together in the river, and finally trampled on each other, causing casualties among the men and horses. The dead horses and corpses almost piled up into a river dam, and the river was completely covered with water. blocked.

Chang Wei had already set his sights on the enemy's general. The enemy had been shouting to organize his men to defend, which also exposed his position in the army. Therefore, Chang Wei led his personal guards and killed the enemy like an arrow. general.

The generals of Timur's cavalry also quickly noticed Chang Wei's intentions, and were frightened to death. Especially since Chang Wei was wearing heavy armor, he was almost invincible on the battlefield and had the courage to be unstoppable by thousands of people.

Faced with such a fierce general, the general of Timur's cavalry also immediately realized that if he was killed by the opponent, he would definitely die, so he immediately asked his personal guards to protect him and retreat.

If he could successfully escape to the other side of the river and then organize the remaining soldiers, he might still be able to fight. Otherwise, if this continues, all the [-] cavalrymen under him will die here.

However, although the general's plan was very good, he underestimated Chang Wei's bravery. Before he could escape far, Chang Wei led his troops to kill him. The spear in his hand was like a poisonous dragon coming out of its hole, and stabbed the opponent with one shot. Get off your horse!

(End of this chapter)