My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 670 Ulugh Beg wants to withdraw his troops

The night was already deep, but Besunhu did not rest. Instead, he personally led a cavalry group to patrol near the military camp.

There has been no progress in the recent siege, but the Han army has repeatedly sent troops to harass the military camp. Each time, they set fire to them and ran away without fighting them at all. Beisunhu sent troops to intercept them many times, but failed. On one occasion, he chased them. When they arrived at the gate of the city, they were killed by the Han troops inside, and Besun suddenly became furious.

So these days Bei Sunhu stayed up all night and led patrols in person, just to keep the group of Han cavalry who harassed them every day.

However, this group of Han cavalry was elusive and the time of harassment was irregular, so Besunhu patrolled for several days, but did not see even a hair.

In fact, Bei Sunhu had no idea that the Han army had such an epoch-making weapon as a hot air balloon. Even at night, they could fly into the sky to monitor the military camp of Timur's army. The torches of the patrolling soldiers could easily reveal their location and identity. Moving direction, it can be said that every move Beisunhu and the others made was watched by the Han army.

Besunhu led his army to patrol in the camp until midnight. The city of Peshawar opposite was still quiet. Except for the torches on the top of the city, there was no light. It seemed that the entire city had fallen into a deep sleep.

Seeing this situation, Beisun suddenly felt that the Han army would not come today. In addition, he was sleepy and tired at this time, so he asked others to continue patrolling, and returned to the tent himself, with the help of his attendants. Take off your armor and get ready for a good night's sleep.

However, just when Bei Sunhu lay down and looked drowsily about to fall asleep, he suddenly heard a commotion outside, and someone even shouted "The Han army is coming."

This made Beisun suddenly jump out of bed. He didn't even bother to put on the armor, and rushed out of the tent with his knife drawn.

I saw a fire outside the military camp and shouts of killing. It was obvious that the cavalry harassed by the Han army had come again.

This made Besun curse angrily, mount his horse and rush towards the direction of the fire.

This time the fire started in the south of the military camp. When Besun suddenly arrived, he saw that a dozen tents near the edge had been burned to a white ground, and there were injured and groaning soldiers everywhere.

"Where are the people? Where did the Han army go?"

Beisun suddenly saw the miserable situation in the camp and couldn't help but asked angrily.

"Reporting to the Governor, the Han army immediately fled towards the direction of Baisha City after setting fire, and the patrolling troops have already pursued them!"

Someone immediately came forward to report it.

Beisunhu's official official position was the governor of the Hezhong area, and he held military and political power.

"Run away again!"

Besun suddenly slapped his horse on the back angrily and wanted to chase him in person, but it was too dark now and the patrolling army had already caught up. If they couldn't catch up, it would be useless for Besun to go in person.

Therefore, Bei Sunhu could only hold back his anger and inquired in detail about the Han army's sneak attack.

It turned out that just when Besunhu returned to his tent to rest, the Han army quietly came out of the city. This time the Han army was even more cunning. They actually divided their troops into two groups and pretended to attack the northern part of the military camp, attracting the patrolling troops to come to the rescue. , but the real target turned out to be the south of the military camp.

Fortunately, the number of people in the Han army's sneak attack was not large. They did not dare to attack the camp. They only fired rockets outside the military camp, igniting the tents in the military camp, and then turned around and fled.

After Beisun suddenly heard the report from his men, he felt even more annoyed. He felt that the fight had been very frustrating since the dispatch of troops, as if it had never been smooth sailing from the beginning.

Half an hour later, the pursuing army finally came back, but unfortunately, as usual, they failed to catch up with the Han army.

This result was also what Bei Sunhu had expected. The Han army would leave as soon as it touched the enemy. Unless they could predict the Han army's actions in advance, it would be impossible to stop them.

"Third brother, how is the situation?" At this moment, Ulugh Beg finally rushed over and asked immediately when he saw the blackness all over the place.

"The losses were not big, but some soldiers were killed or wounded, and they were allowed to escape in the end."

Beisun suddenly said with a frustrated look.

Originally, because of the unfavorable attack on Peshawar, the morale of the entire army was very low. Now they often encounter harassment from the opponent at night, which further reduces morale. If this continues, they may really return without success.

Ulugh Bo also saw that Besunhu's mood was not right, so he ordered his men to deal with these matters, and he took Besunhu back to the tent to talk alone.

"Third brother, the morale of the whole army is low now, and our logistics are beginning to be tight. If we continue to use it like this, it will be very detrimental to us!"

Ulugh Beg said earnestly at this time.

"Brother, what do you mean? Do you want to withdraw?"

Besunhu was worthy of being the biological brother of Ulugh Beg, and he immediately understood the implication of his words.

"Yes, I have indeed been considering withdrawing our troops in the past two days. The Han Dynasty is determined to fight a war of attrition with us, but we have been working hard on an expedition for so many days without making any progress. It is time to withdraw."

Ulugh Beg did not beat around the bush and admitted directly.

He is not an excellent commander, but he is an excellent politician. When he knows that something cannot be done, he must give it up, otherwise he will only get deeper into trouble.

"No, if we return without success, what will father think of us?"

Beisun suddenly refused without thinking.

"I'll explain to my father. In fact, we have been at a disadvantage since the vanguard army suffered a disastrous defeat during this expedition."

Ulugh Beg said again that he had carefully considered the withdrawal of troops because he knew that if they continued like this, they would pay a greater price.

"But……"

Besun suddenly wanted to say something more, but Ulugh Beg waved his hand to interrupt him and said: "It's nothing, I have already decided on this matter. You will have the entire army ready tomorrow and evacuate Peshawar the day after tomorrow!"

Seeing Ulugh Beg's determination, Besun suddenly knew that no matter what he said, he had nothing to say. In the end, he had to sit down on the chair slumpedly and did not speak again for a long time.

In the end, Ulugh Bo reached out and patted his shoulder and said: "Third brother, the Han army has already come tonight, and they probably won't come again. You should go back and have a good rest. You have been tired and thin these past few days!"

Hearing what his elder brother said, Besunhu finally nodded helplessly and said: "Okay, elder brother, you should also have a good rest. I will go back and consider how to withdraw the troops."

After Beisunhu finished speaking, he said goodbye and left. Ulughbo also personally escorted him out of the tent.

After returning to his tent, Besunhu couldn't sleep. He was always thinking about the withdrawal. Although Ulugh Beg said he would explain it to his father in person, everyone knew that Besunhu was the one who The general who commanded the army returned without success this time, and his father would definitely be disappointed in him.

(End of this chapter)