My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 334 The Battle of Faith

Hazel Khan never dreamed that the elephant soldiers, whom he regarded as his trump card, were defeated by the Ming army so easily, and even the running elephants disrupted his own army formation.

Of course, Zhu Gaoxu, who had been in battle for a long time, would not let go of such a good opportunity, so he gave an order, and the cavalry on the left and right flanks rushed out.

Among them, Chang Wei led [-] cavalrymen, like a sharp arrow, hewed a huge gap in Hazel Khan's army in the blink of an eye, and was about to cut the opponent's army in two.

The elephant soldiers were defeated, and the cavalry of Ming Dynasty raged in the army again, and the morale of Hazel Khan's army was hit hard.

To make matters worse, except for some elites of Hazel Khan's army, most of the remaining Tianzhu people were recruited from the local area. These Tianzhu people were timid and treacherous, and they had no loyalty to Hazel Khan.

So now seeing that the battle situation is unfavorable, many Tianzhu people immediately turned around and fled, and some even knelt down and surrendered in fright.

Hazel Khan's army was in chaos, and at this time Zhu Gaoxu had personally led the Chinese army to kill them. Under heavy pressure, Hazel Khan's army finally completely collapsed.

As the saying goes, the army is defeated like a mountain, Zhu Gaoxu has been holding back for so long, his mind is full of killing, so he took the lead, rushed into the defeated army and killed a lot. Kill dozens of miles.

It's just a pity that when Hazel Khan saw that the defeat was set, he immediately led his confidant cavalry to fight out of the encirclement very decisively. Only then did he escape and was not caught up by Zhu Gaoxu.

However, Hazel Khan was also frightened. Even if the Ming army's pursuers had stopped, he did not dare to stop. He fled all the way back to Delhi in a hurry, then withdrew his troops and concentrated in Delhi. Rely on the defense of Derry City.

Facing the contraction of Hazel Khan, Zhu Gaoxu expanded all the way, and successfully won Rajput, Punjab and other regions.

During the process of conquering these areas, the defenders of Tianzhu almost all fled. After all, even Hazel Khan was defeated by the Ming Dynasty. How could they have the courage to resist the Ming army?
Of course, there were also a few people who were very courageous, or who were really loyal to Hazel Khan, and wanted to fight to the end, but facing the attack of the Ming army, these people's counterattacks had no effect at all.

As for the local Tianzhu people, they have long been used to being ruled by others. Whether it is the Central Asians, Turks and Mongols in the past, or now the Ming people, they all look the same, so they don’t have any special reaction .

In just two months, Zhu Gaoxu occupied most of the territory of the original Delhi Sultanate, and in the end only Delhi and its surrounding territories remained, which was still in the hands of Hazel Khan.

Hazel Khan mobilized all the troops he could use around the city of Derry, intending to stick to Derry and start a brutal offensive and defensive battle with the Ming army.

Temple City was originally a medium-sized city in the southwest of Delhi, but a few days ago, Zhu Gaoxu personally led a large army to arrive here and used it as the base of the Ming army, who might send troops to Delhi at any time.

"Yang Changshi, now is the time to send troops to wipe out Hazel Khan in one fell swoop, why do you stop me from sending troops?"

In the handsome tent, Zhu Gaoxu yelled at Yang Shiqi angrily.

No wonder Zhu Gaoxu was angry. He had conquered most of the territory of the Delhi Sultanate, and now only Delhi was still in the hands of Hazel Khan. As long as he conquered here, the Delhi Sultanate would be considered dead.

At that time, Zhu Gaoxu can use the prestige of a great victory to force the surrounding small countries to surrender, and then cannibalize these small countries a little bit, so as to unify Northern Tianzhu, but at this critical moment, Yang Shiqi stopped him. not angry?

"My lord, please calm down. Hazel Khan has shrunk all his troops to Derry City. Even if we take Derry now, we will definitely have to pay a lot of casualties. Your lord, you only have more than 2 troops in your hand, and if you lose one, you will lose one, so try your best." Don't confront the enemy head-on!"

Yang Shiqi persuasively said.

"Of course I know that fighting will kill people, but now that the arrow is on the string, I have to fight. I can't leave Derry without fighting, right?"

Zhu Gaoxu said angrily again.

This is the period of time he got along with Yang Shiqi, which made him more and more satisfied with Yang Shiqi. If it was his previous temper, he might have pulled Yang Shiqi out and chopped him off.

"My lord, as the saying goes, it's more beneficial to fight now if you don't fight now!"

Unexpectedly, Yang Shiqi said with a slight smile.

"Is it more beneficial not to fight than to fight?"

Zhu Gaoxu frowned, and even wondered if Yang Shiqi was talking nonsense?
"Look, my lord, Hazel Khan was terrified of his defeat last time. For this reason, most of his troops were shrunk to Delhi, estimated at no less than [-] troops. Although Delhi is the capital of the country, its food reserves are limited. , With so many troops and people, the daily consumption is not a small amount, how long do you think he can last?"

Yang Shiqi directly pointed out Hazel's current predicament.

"Makes sense!"

Zhu Gaoxu also showed a look of suddenness when he heard the words.

"In addition, not fighting now will also give us a breathing space. After all, we are expanding too fast and the rear is not stable. If we encounter setbacks on the battlefield, there will definitely be changes in the rear. Therefore, it is better to take advantage of this time to stabilize. rear!"

Yang Shiqi suggested again.

There are still several large forces around the Delhi Sultanate. If a certain force suddenly intervenes during the decisive battle between the two sides, it is likely that Zhu Gaoxu and his previous efforts will come to naught, thus benefiting others.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded after hearing this. He is good at fighting, but sometimes when his head gets hot on the battlefield, he doesn't care about it, and it is easy to ignore the overall situation. Fortunately, his son recommended Yang Shiqi at the beginning, so he can remind himself at critical moments.

"Yang Changshi is right, so let's not hit Derry first, and stabilize the rear first!"

Zhu Gaoxu finally agreed.

"Not only to stabilize the rear, but also to launch an attack on Delhi, but it is not sending troops, but attacking the heart!"

Yang Shiqi said again with a smile.

"Spirit attack? I understand. Hazel Khan has shrunk his forces and lost most of his territory. People in Derry must be in panic. Even if he wants to defend, those under him may have other plans!"

Zhu Gaoxu slapped his hands excitedly.

"My lord is wise, this subordinate is exactly what I mean!"

Yang Shiqi laughed and nodded.

The so-called heart attack is actually trying to bribe those people under Hazel Khan's subordinates. Maybe it won't be long before Hazel Khan will be tied up in front of Zhu Gaoxu by his subordinates without them sending troops.

(End of this chapter)