Then when the rainy night came, there were fierce dogs to attack and harass, so that the sentries of the Ming army could not deal with many times more fierce dogs than in previous days for a while, and they were quickly eliminated, but at the same time, the Ming army in the camp would think that tonight, as usual, would not raise the level of defense. Then gather the elite main army, with Salha as the vanguard, and send troops to attack after the sentinels were basically eliminated, breaking through the Ming military guard and entering the Chinese army camp in one fell swoop.

It's a simple plan, but it's also very practical. Of course, there is an element of luck in being able to go so well. Timur randomly chose a guard post as a breakthrough point, this guard post happened to be the Western Fan guard post that took refuge in the Ming Dynasty, and was instantly blinded in the face of Salha's attack with his troops, and then began to flee, so that Salha could complete Timur's task so quickly.

"Haha," Timur smiled, but then said with a straight face: "Entering the Chinese army camp of the Ming army is only the first stage of this operation, whether it can destroy the Ming army in one fell swoop depends on how it is carried out later." ”

"Yesb, I'm still a little uneasy, you go and see for yourself, and if anyone doesn't follow my plan, correct it immediately."

"Yes, Great Khan." Yesbu agreed and walked into the Chinese army camp of the Ming army.

"Great Khan, isn't the second stage of this battle to attack the place where the Khitan emperor is, and win to capture or kill him?" The big mullah asked, a little confused. He didn't directly participate in this operation, and a few days ago he was busy making ordnance and didn't have time to care, so he didn't know part of the battle plan.

"Haha." Timur smiled again, but did not reply again.

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"General Xu, General Song, according to the news from the inquiry, the Xilu entered the camp of the Chinese army from the east, and it is not known whether the several guards east of the Bannerman Guard have been wiped out or are fighting with the Xilu, but the vanguard army of the Xilu has already hit the vicinity of the Bannerman Guard camp. According to the Commander of the Bannerman Wei Sang, Xi Yu wanted to bypass the camp of the Bannerman, but found that there was no such way, so he immediately launched an attack on the Bannerman, but was repulsed! A shopper bowed down and said to Xu Huizu and Song Sheng.

"Stand down." Xu Huizu commanded softly. The man bowed again and bowed down.

"It seems that tonight the Western Prisoners are going to attack the Chinese army and attack His Majesty! Thank God, His Majesty went to Zhang Fu's right army camp today. Song Sheng said half fearfully and half happily.

"Yes, although Xiyu's trick is simple, if it really succeeds, I will die. Fortunately, His Majesty went to the right army camp, so there is no need to worry. Xu Huizu also said with some joy.

As early as when Yun Xi decided to come to the Western Regions and the flying pigeon passed a letter to tell them, he had already concluded that Yun Xi's coming would boost the morale of the army, but at the same time, it would also become one of the weaknesses of the army.

The entire army of the Western Expedition, everyone can be sacrificed at critical moments: Song Sheng can be replaced by Yang Feng when he dies, and Xu Huizu can be replaced by Shang Bing, Ji Xi or Song Sheng and others when he dies, although it will affect the command efficiency of the army for a while, but it will not be defeated, let alone collapse of the whole army; But there is only one person who must not be sacrificed, and that is Zhu Yunxi, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Even if the war with Xilu is completely annihilated, as long as Yun Xi can return alive, it will not be a complete defeat; But if something happens to the emperor, even if all the Western captives are annihilated, for all the generals who participated in this battle, this battle will also be lost.

Therefore, when Yun Xi encounters danger, even if the probability of an accident is only 1 in 1,000 or even 1 in 10,000, everyone does not dare to take it lightly, and can only go all out to rescue His Majesty the Emperor.

Historically, this trick was repeatedly used by the Manchu Qing at the end of the Ming Dynasty. During the Chongzhen period, Huangtaiji entered the customs from Xuanfu and other places in the northwest of Beijing several times, and as long as they forced into Beijing after entering the customs, the Ming troops everywhere would fight to rescue, even if the Manchu army did not have the ability to capture Beijing at that time. Huang Taiji could then lead the Manchu cavalry to attack the empty and unprepared places.

Later, this view developed into the point that if you don't actively rescue people, you will be suspected of having a problem. The reason why Yuan Chonghuan was believed to have colluded with Huang Taiji, so that he later 'said that the whole city could be killed', also had something to do with the lack of enthusiasm in rescuing Beijing.

Therefore, Xu Huizu did not approve of Yun Xi coming from the beginning. But after thinking about it, he also thought of Yun Xi's worries: after he led the army to defeat Xilu in this battle, he made great contributions to the founding heroes, and he was suspected of being a master of high merit. That's not a good thing for him.

And after Yun Xi arrives, people will habitually think that His Majesty the Emperor personally commanded him, and his credit will be much smaller, but there will be no worries about high merit and shocking the lord, which is better for him. It was because he did not say anything against it.

Xu Huizu and Song Sheng were fortunate for a while, and began to think about how to deal with it later.

"Since Timur wants to harass His Majesty, the elite main force must be sent, if they can be wiped out, this battle can be said to be decided."

"Wei Guogong, when ordering the standard-bearer guards and other direct guards to attack, contain the western captives, and then order all the guards who are rushing to the rescue to detour to the east, and then order the left, front, and rear armies to send troops to assist in the rear of the western captives who entered the camp, and gather them in the camp." Song Sheng said.

Xu Huizu thought about Song Sheng's suggestion while looking at the map, felt that there was no problem, and was about to nod his head in agreement, when a thought suddenly flashed in his mind. But when he tried to grasp the thought, he couldn't remember it.

Could it be that there is something omission in Song Sheng's suggestion? He thought to himself.

Xu Huizu then talked to Song Sheng for a few more words, and didn't notice any omissions, but he always felt that something was wrong in his heart.

But at this time, there was a war, and every time he delayed a minute, the more likely he found that something was wrong, and he didn't have much time to think about it carefully, so he thought about it again and didn't come up with a problem, so he called the soldiers to come in and give orders everywhere.

After issuing these orders, Song Sheng said with a smile: "When the main force of the Xilu is annihilated, this battle will be won, maybe the remaining army of the Xiyu will collapse completely, and our army can chase the dead and chase the north, and annihilate the Xilu soldiers without much effort, and even follow the defeated soldiers of the Xilu all the way to its country." ”

"Not necessarily. However, if Timur could be captured or killed, Silu would surely collapse. Xu Huizu also said with a smile.

"Then try to capture Timur alive."

"If you want to capture him alive, you have to personally lead the troops to attack at night. Timur is over seventy years old this year, and he may not be able to stand the rain so hard tonight; What's more, as the commander of the Western Prisoners, the whole army is one, and he will definitely not stand under the dangerous wall, and the guards must be very tight, unless the Western Prisoner army is defeated, it will be very difficult to capture him. Xu Huizu said again.

But after he said this, his heart suddenly moved: 'Timur's guard is very tight, and His Majesty's guard is equally tight, and it is impossible for Timur not to know it. Is he really so confident that he can break through His Majesty's guard? ’