Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 575: Using oneself as bait, musketeers

How can we let our own Khan come to be bait?
Are all the generals of the Golden Horde dead?

Are all the princes of the Golden Horde cowards?

Such a dangerous mission was actually given to the Khan of his own country! What kind of thing was this?

This was unacceptable to all the princes and generals of the Golden Horde present.

"Batu Khan! Please leave this task to us! We will complete this task for you. We will act as bait to attract the enemy's army."

"Khan! How can you risk your life for such a thing? You should stay in the army and command the troops!"

When Batu heard these words, he nodded with some relief, but still waved his hand, signaling everyone not to speak.

"I know you are doing this for my own good, and I also know that you are willing to take this risk by accepting such a difficult task for me.

But there are some things that I must do personally. If you go out, you will definitely not be able to deceive Zhang Yong's son."

"Khan! He is just a young boy who has inherited the glory of his ancestors. He followed his father to fight a few days of favorable battles. How can he compare with us?"

"Yes, he defeated the extremely weak Southern Song Dynasty, destroyed the Dali Kingdom, and followed the last generation of Mongolian Khan Guyuk on the grassland for a few days. Does he really think he is great?"

These generals of the Golden Horde looked down upon Zhang Yong's eldest son. The Southern Song Dynasty was extremely cowardly, and in their eyes, defeating it was nothing.

As for the Dali Kingdom, it is even more not worth mentioning. When he went to the grassland, it was because Guyuk was there and used the magic weapon brought by his father that he defeated Kublai Khan and Mongke in one fell swoop.

What level is Guyuk? Compared with Batu, the founder of the Golden Horde, there is a world of difference. Batu even doesn't take Guyuk seriously at all, and the same is true for them.

Therefore, many generals of the Golden Horde looked down on Zhang Dingguan, thinking that he had only won a few battles thanks to his father's glory.

"This guy just relied on the strength of his army to fight in favorable situations. He has never fought a battle against an unfavorable situation or turned the tables in a desperate situation."

"The last time he led an army with about the same number of troops as us, and we still chased him to death."

"That's right. If Kublai Khan hadn't stabbed us in the back, causing us to withdraw, this kid, don't think you can go back so easily."

“Although this kid is only 25 or 26 years old this year, we can’t underestimate him.

When I was the same age as him, Great Khan Ogedei proposed to start a new Western Expedition.

This kid is younger than all of us when he goes to the battlefield, so we can't underestimate him, and we can't underestimate any opponent.

Have you forgotten all the losses we have suffered over the years?" Batu said.

Sometimes being self-righteous is a taboo. It was because of his self-righteousness that he closed the trade routes between the East and the West, leading to the decline of the Golden Horde in just a few years.

It was precisely because of his carelessness that the rebellion broke out in the Northern Ross region, so this time, no matter what, he would never underestimate any opponent, even if the opponent was a teenager.

"Batu Khan, you!"

"Okay, stop talking. I know what you want to say. I have made up my mind. You don't need to persuade me anymore. This time, I will act as the bait and lure them into the ambush." ​​Batu said.

Seeing that Batu had made up his mind, everyone sighed helplessly and said nothing more.

Next, Batu began to arrange strategic work, first notifying the scout troops to behave exactly as usual.

Let all the cavalry of the Western Expedition Army follow them, and then lead them to that valley.

"I will lead 20,000 cavalrymen to attack the enemy's formation. I will fight with them for half a day, then retreat and lead them into the encirclement.

After they are encircled, you must quickly block both sides, and then prepare rocks and logs, as well as kerosene and other things on the top of the mountain to try to annihilate their army." Batu said.

This time, in order to deal with Zhang Yong's army on the westward expedition, Batu planned to spend a huge amount of money. He risked his life to serve as bait to lure the enemy into the encirclement, and the rest of the army would ambush on the top of the mountain.

Troops were stationed in front and behind the valley to block the gaps and prevent Zhang Yong's westward expedition army from escaping.

"The 30,000 Mongolian troops will be responsible for blocking the back hole to prevent them from rushing out. The 20,000 troops I will lead will be responsible for blocking the front hole, and another 10,000 Turkic troops will be arranged to support me at the front of the valley.

Remember to prepare more licorice, and use fire to block it. This time, even if we can't annihilate the Western Expedition Army, we must inflict heavy damage on them. " Batu looked at the map in front of him with a heavy face and said.

There are three roads in this valley, one of which is the main road. At that time, our army and the 10,000-strong Turkic army will block it here.

The remaining two trails are not suitable for large armies, so there is no need to send too many people.

"Batu Khan! We will lead the main force over there now, open up the battlefield, and prepare a large amount of falling rocks, kerosene, and rolling logs." A general of the Golden Horde said.

"Okay! Kill more animals, extract all their oil, and then make kerosene for me." Batu said.

Now the kerosene used by the Golden Horde is generally animal oil, and they no longer use the black crude oil.

Originally they occupied the rich Khwarezm, but due to their living habits, the top leaders of the Golden Horde gave up those important cities and moved to the Kipchak steppe.

Otherwise, ordinary kerosene could be replaced with kerosene, or even the golden gasoline refined by Zhang Yong.

No one knows how to refine that golden gasoline now. All the craftsmen who knew how to refine gasoline were taken back to Karakorum by Genghis Khan at the end of the Western Expedition and placed under house arrest there.

They have lived there for generations. If other Mongolians want to use this weapon, they must get the consent of the Mongol Khan. When they occupied the territory of Khwarezm, they could not easily use this kind of flame gasoline.

As a result, this also led to Zhang Yong inventing the most powerful weapon, which the Mongols can no longer use.

If there was that kind of golden gasoline, this war would be much easier to fight. Once this kind of golden gasoline burns, it will be extremely lethal to horses.

He vaguely remembered how high-spirited he, the young Zhang Yong, and Ogedei were when they launched the expedition against the Delhi Sultanate.

With a force of only 20,000 men, they defeated the elephant corps of the Delhi Sultanate and annihilated tens of thousands of enemy troops.

That was also the first time he saw the power of gasoline. What a pity! Now he can no longer use this kind of thing. After Zhang Yong unified the East.

The method of making this special oil was kept strictly secret, and there were no decent experts in their Golden Horde.

"All of you must remember that in this battle, our Golden Horde must not fail. If we fail, Genghis Khan's empire will be gone.

Genghis Khan worked so hard to build his empire, but his legacy was taken away by an outsider."

Batu said while looking at all the princes and generals of the Golden Horde in front of him.

This war was extremely crucial. If they won, the Golden Horde would be able to continue to survive. And after repelling this expeditionary force, Zhang Yong would not launch another Western Expedition for a long time in the future.

"Batu Khan! You don't have to worry about us. We won't engage in direct combat with the enemy. You are the one who should be careful. You must be careful and cautious. Don't..."

"Okay! I understand. Stop talking. Okay, everyone get ready!

Go to our ambush site, I will stay behind to cover them and lead them slowly over there, you go and set up the battlefield first." Batu said.

After the final order was issued, Badu's army began to carry Zhang Yong's westward expedition army and slowly advance towards the designated battlefield.

Every day during the day, four or five giant hot air balloons would take off and continue searching. The distance between the two sides was constantly shrinking.

Even the vanguard of the Western Expedition Army had already bitten the Golden Horde's back, and the two sides slowly approached the mountains in the northwest. A few days later, the vanguard of the Western Expedition Army led by Zhang Dingguan had arrived in a huge valley northwest of the Golden Horde.

This time, he brought a vanguard of 30,000 men, all of whom were cavalry, including 25,000 Mongolian cavalry and 5,000 Han cavalry.

The most elite cavalry unit of the Han army, with a strength of about 500 people, was equipped with Zhang Yong's latest short-range single-handed musket specially developed for cavalry use.

The remaining Western Expedition army was led by his deputy general Cha Tuohua and slowly came towards him.

"Commander! We have already found out that the main force of the Golden Horde is right ahead. There is a cavalry unit waiting for us. The number of people is about 20,000 to 30,000." Several scouts came riding high and told Zhang Dingguan all the news they had learned.

Zhang Dingguan frowned when he heard this and took out the high-definition telescope that his father asked him to carry with him.

Through the high-definition telescope, he could see people ten miles away. Indistinctly, he saw a Mongolian man in his forties, wearing golden Khan armor, standing ready for battle in front of him.

There was a large group of cavalry behind him, and the cavalry in the front row were equipped with relatively sophisticated European iron armor.

The soldiers in the back row were dressed in varying styles, some wearing worn-out armor, and some wearing leather armor.

Are they planning to have a decisive battle with me here? But the number of people seems a little off!

Although I am bringing tens of thousands of people to pursue us, are you only bringing such a small army to fight?

"Commander! Something is wrong. The enemy may have set up an ambush."

"This is a great place to set up an ambush!"

"I don't think so. There is indeed a valley there, but the cliffs on all sides are very steep and not suitable for a large-scale army to climb up. Moreover, it is not easy to surround people in such a huge valley." A cavalry general from the Ogedei family said.

The Mongols' preferred way of fighting was to make a roundabout move. This kind of ambush in a valley required a lot of preparation in advance. He didn't think that Batu would adopt such a strategy.

Moreover, this valley can be blocked by infantry, but it is a little difficult to block the cavalry.

"Well! It doesn't matter, everyone can tell us what they think." Zhang Dingguan nodded and said.

"Commander, we can't let our guard down. After all, we are not very familiar with this land, while the army of the Golden Horde is extremely familiar with it. After all, they are the local tyrants. I think it is best to wait a while, not just for a few days.

When the main force arrives, send out the hot air balloon air force to fly up to the sky to take a look. Then we will know if there is an ambush in the valley." A Han army general said.

Zhang Dingguan nodded when he heard this, thinking it made sense.

It will take a few days for the follow-up troops to arrive, so it would not be a good idea to attack rashly.

When the army arrives, he will be completely at risk even if the other side has an ambush.

"You will miss the opportunity to fight by doing this. If we wait here for a few days, Batu will lead his army through this canyon and disappear again. We have finally found him." The general of the Ogedei family snorted coldly.

If Batu used a strategy of confusing the enemy to scare them into not daring to enter the valley and thus buy his army time to escape, they would be in great trouble.

After the main force arrives, the hot air balloon will fly up to conduct some reconnaissance, which will take at least a day or two. By that time, Batu's main army of the Golden Horde may have run away again.

"Stop arguing, both of you. The commander hasn't spoken yet!
And Batu may not want to ambush us. You see, he brought so many cavalrymen, and they are all the most elite cavalrymen. Maybe he wants to fight us head-on." A Mongolian general said.

This time, the number of people who came to pursue was not large, only about 30,000.

"Hahaha! Is Batu crazy to fight us head-on?

His army is far inferior to ours. If he really wanted to fight us head-on, he would have come over to fight us long ago, and would not have waited until now. "An officer of the Ogedei family said.

The weapons and equipment of the Khanate that split from the Mongol Empire were far inferior to those of the Mongol headquarters.

The armor of the Golden Horde army was far inferior to theirs. They were all wearing fine galvanized armor.

The most elite light guards of Batu's Golden Horde were only equipped with the iron armor of Western knights.

The rest of the army wore leather armor and some worn-out armor left over from the Second Western Expedition.

This is the equipment of the Mongolian army. The equipment of the Turkic and Kipchak people was even worse. They wore nothing but animal skins, which was at the same level as the oldest Mongolian army.

This army is fighting them head-on, are you kidding?
Just as everyone was discussing countermeasures, Batu on the hillside drew his saber and began shouting at the soldiers behind him.

"Warriors of the Golden Horde, men of the steppe, the enemy is right in front of us, follow me and kill them all.

Take away their food, their horses, their armor and their weapons."

"Hoo! Aaaah! Aaah!"

After boosting morale, Batu put on his helmet and charged towards Zhang Dingguan's army.

"Do you really want to fight us head-on?" Looking at the Golden Horde army charging in the distance, several generals following Zhang Dingguan were surprised.

"Haha! When enemies come, we will fight them; when water comes, we will block it with earth. Order the entire army to form a defensive formation. Let us let them taste the new weapons first." Zhang Dingguan said with a smile.

The pistol invented by my father, that powerful little pistol, can just do the job.

The Han troops equipped with these small pistols have learned the technique of changing bullets on horseback after a long period of practice. This time they must kill the enemy well.

Soon, the army of the Golden Horde rushed over, with a rain of arrows arriving before the troops, which was a typical tactic of the Mongolian cavalry.

However, the army on the Western Expedition would not wait there foolishly, but drew their bows and arrows and started shooting at the people of the Golden Horde.

The Western Expedition Army was equipped with the most advanced bows, using the modern drawings brought by Zhang Yong, and recurve bows made of fine materials, while the Golden Horde used traditional Mongolian ox horn bows.

Whether it was the power or the range of the bows and arrows, the Western Expedition Army had the advantage. Moreover, all of them were wearing armor, and even the horses were wearing armor.

The rain of arrows did not pose any threat, but instead many of the Golden Horde soldiers were shot down.

"Disperse!" Batu yelled.

The Golden Horde army quickly dispersed and attacked from the flank.

At this time, five hundred cavalrymen wearing silver iron armor and holding strange short muskets in their hands appeared in the middle and then formed a column.

He raised his guns at the soldiers of the Golden Horde.

boom!boom!boom!boom!boom!
"Ah! Ah!"

The few Golden Horde soldiers who were in the front row, even though they were wearing heavy armor, were shot through by muskets and fell off their horses.

The loud sound of gunfire also frightened some of the surrounding horses. However, the horses of the Western Expedition Army had all been specially trained and were already familiar with the sounds of firearms, so they would not show any signs of being frightened or frantic.

But the war horses of the Golden Horde were not so lucky. Many of them were severely frightened, raised their hind hooves, and threw their masters off. Only some experienced Mongolian soldiers were able to calm their mounts.

"Retreat! Retreat!"

In the first round of fighting, Batu's Golden Horde army did not gain any advantage. After leaving behind a pile of corpses, they immediately issued an order to retreat.

(End of this chapter)