Cabest could never have imagined that the Northern Yuan Dynasty's 70,000 to 80,000 cavalry would be defeated so suddenly.

Of course, the envoys sent by the Northern Yuan Dynasty were not aware of this matter.

After meeting with the envoys from the Northern Yuan Dynasty, Cabest summoned his generals to discuss military affairs.

After the news was spread, a general laughed and said, "These cavalrymen living on the grasslands claim to be the most ferocious heroes. They have 70,000 to 80,000 cavalrymen. It is said that the cavalrymen of the Ming Dynasty are less than 20,000."

"Two or three people can't beat one person, and they still ask us for help. It's simply a disgrace to the Khan."

Other generals also seconded the motion.

In their view, the Northern Yuan army, who were of the same ancestry as them and descendants of the same Heavenly Khan, were too timid and cowardly.

I was easily defeated by them before, so I look down on them.

However, the generals who retreated from the Western Regions expressed different opinions.

"General, the Ming cavalry is very powerful. They are covered in solid armor. Our arrows can't penetrate them at all. Their firearms can cause great damage even at a long distance."

"When we were in the Western Regions before, we were defeated by these Ming cavalry."

"General, please be careful of their cavalry."

The general who was speaking still had a look of fear on his face, as if the Ming army was about to become their nightmare.

The other generals, who were originally somewhat relaxed, became much more serious after hearing this.

The general who went to the Western Regions had a very high status among the generals. Even he was so afraid. The cavalry of the Ming army might really be very powerful.

Cabest nodded: "The Ming army's firearms are indeed very powerful. This distant Eastern Empire has the most powerful craftsmen in the world who forge weapons and armor for them."

"The Northern Yuan Dynasty is very familiar with the Ming army. Since they asked for help, it means they are not sure of victory."

"Don't laugh at them. Although we won the victory, you have experienced the strength of the Northern Yuan cavalry."

"For such heavily armored cavalry, perhaps only artillery can suppress them, but we cannot ignore the Northern Yuan's request for help."

"I intend to send 30,000 cavalry to support the Northern Yuan Dynasty. What do you think?"

Cabest is not in a position to betray his ally now, mainly because he is still hoping that Bei Yuan can help him get the secret recipe of the Ming Dynasty's train.

If the Northern Yuan Dynasty had not promised the secret recipe for the train, Cabest would certainly not have been able to send troops to support them.

Thirty thousand cavalry, plus the Northern Yuan Dynasty’s own cavalry, already has a total of one hundred thousand cavalry.

This is an absolutely powerful force in any country or region.

The Ming army had only more than 10,000 cavalry. No matter how good their armaments were, they would be worn out if they were worn out.

After hearing the general's words, many generals agreed, and several generals were willing to lead troops to provide support in person.

Timur's army was different from that of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Although they did not yet have the title of a country, they were already an organized entity, unlike the large army of the Northern Yuan Dynasty which was pieced together.

"Usna, you will be responsible for the support this time." Cabest called out.

The other generals wanted to fight for it, but when they heard it was Wusina, they stopped talking.

Because Usna's sister is Cabest's wife.

Everyone called on the brother-in-law to do it, so even if others were dissatisfied, they certainly didn't dare to say it out loud.

"Yes, sir."

Wusina was very happy because this was a good opportunity to gain merit.

In Timur's military structure, it was mainly composed of commanders of hundreds, commanders of thousands, and commanders of ten thousand, and above them was the commander-in-chief.

Wusna is a commander of ten thousand troops. Under the command of Cabest, there are two other commanders of ten thousand troops accompanying him, but they need to obey Wusna's orders.

Timur attached great importance to the status of the army. In the entire Timurid Empire, military personnel had a high status, and they needed meritorious service to be promoted.

The fact that Cabest was able to gain Timur's trust and lead the entire army that invaded the Ming Dynasty shows that his status was very high.

In Timur's army composition, the core of the military force was the Transoxiana military group composed of the descendants of the Mongol Western Expedition Army and the Turkic vassal tribes.

These people largely retained the military strength of the Mongol Empire during its heyday and enjoyed a high social status because of their importance.

Cabest was a Mongolian nobleman, and because of his outstanding performance in the conquest of Khwarezm, he was appointed as the commander of the vanguard army.

Wusina was very excited.

What does 30,000 cavalry mean? Except for the Ming Dynasty, they can destroy almost 80% of the countries in the world. Even the remaining 20% ​​can pose a threat of national annihilation.

With hundreds of thousands of cavalrymen, in this era, only the Mongols have so many war horses.

The reason why the Ming Dynasty wanted to build armored knights was that there were too few war horses, so every cavalryman was very important to the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, Usna's 30,000 cavalrymen were not all elite heavy cavalry. Among them, there were about 5,000 heavy cavalrymen. In Cabest's view, this was completely sufficient to support the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

It was only the second day, it was impossible that the Northern Yuan Dynasty had already been defeated.

The next day, Wusina led the 30,000 cavalry to support the Northern Yuan Dynasty. They did not need infantry, but instead adopted a raiding approach.

Because it would only take less than three hours to reach the Northern Yuan camp, bringing infantry would be a burden.

"As expected, he has come. Duke Ying is truly a man of foresight."

"Okay, hurry back and inform them."

On a small hillside, two scouts dressed in Ming Dynasty costumes were looking at the galloping cavalry in the distance, their tone very excited.

Tubo has a vast territory, so it is impossible to set an ambush because you have no idea where the enemy will pass.

There are no designated roads here and people can walk anywhere. If Fu Youde wants to intercept them, he can only send out scouts, and then arrange cavalry to chase and intercept them after finding their tracks.

However, the general route can still be guessed. Timur's cavalry can only bypass Xu Huizu's military camp and march from the side. This will lengthen the distance and give the Ming cavalry a chance to block them.

Although Wusina relied on connections to rise to power, he also had some military strategy.

He was very cautious and did not let the 30,000 troops act together. Instead, he dispersed them into several groups so as not to cause too much shock. Even if they were discovered by the Ming army, it would still have some confusing effect and make the Ming army unaware of their true strength.

When the news reached the Ming army camp, many generals were excited and immediately sent out cavalry to ambush and intercept.

Fu Youde was not in a hurry and asked the scout, "Do you know how many troops Timur has sent?"

The scout thought of the previous scene and replied, "About five to six thousand cavalry."

Fu Youde asked again: "How many light cavalry are there, and how many heavy cavalry are there?"

The scout said, "They are all light cavalry, no heavy cavalry has been seen."

Fu Youde ordered: "Explore again."

The scout dared not disobey, and bowed with his fists clasped: "As you command."

Generals Xu Huizu and others were puzzled. Seeing this, Fu Youde explained, "Timur will either not help the Northern Yuan or send a large army to help. The Northern Yuan still has 80,000 cavalry. Timur has fought against them before and of course knows their combat power. It is meaningless to send 5,000 cavalry."

"The interests between Timur's army and the Northern Yuan Dynasty lie in our Great Ming. Timur's army has always been cunning, and they have already experienced the might of our Ming army in the Western Regions, so they will definitely not be careless."

"We have found only about 5,000 to 6,000 soldiers, but we haven't seen any heavy armor. This shows that they are just a small group of Timur's troops. There are more troops on other routes. If our army rashly blocks them, we may fall into his trap."

"Our Ming cavalry is heavily armored, so they are a little weaker than the horses. If we want to annihilate Timur's reinforcements, we can only encircle them. If there are more troops outside the encirclement, our army will be attacked from both sides. Even if we can win with our superior armaments, it will be a tragic victory, not a great one."

The generals were stunned when they heard this.

Not long after, another scout came to report that Timur's enemy troops had also been discovered.

In just a short moment, the scouts that Fu Youde sent out for a walk reported seven or eight places.

After hearing this, Fu Youde immediately ordered someone to bring a map of Tubo.

The terrain of Tubo is flat, but there are also many mountains blocking it.

Based on the areas of Timur’s army that have been discovered, Fu Youde and others began to speculate on the possible main route of the march.

The main route means that although Timur's army is scattered, they must be advancing along a certain route, and they will gather before arriving at the Northern Yuan camp.

Otherwise, if they kept dispersing, many of the cavalrymen might get lost.

After Fu Youde finished looking at the map, he turned his gaze to Xu Huizu, obviously with the intention of testing him.

Fu Youde admires this junior very much.

Their generation is getting old, and the future Ming Dynasty will be ruled by young people.

As Xu Da's eldest son, Fu Youde believed that Xu Huizu could give him a satisfactory answer.

Xu Huizu pondered for a moment, then pointed to the map and said, "Most of the land here is flat. Even if we can find their route, it will be difficult for our army to stop them. Therefore, we must choose a canyon and block them from the front and back to defeat them."

"There are three places suitable for this terrain, and Timur's army may pass through them all."

Xu Huizu pointed to three places on the map and said.

Fu Youde asked: "Then where do you think the ambush should be set?"

Xu Huizu thought for a moment, pointed to one of the places and said, "The road to the north is too far. If Timur's army wants to pass through here, they have to run a hundred miles more. They don't know the situation between us and the Northern Yuan Dynasty, so they naturally have to conserve their energy. They probably won't choose this road."

"The southern route is too close. Although it takes the fastest time, it is too close to our army camp. Judging from the enemy's cautious march, there is a possibility that they will choose this route, but it is not high."

"The middle road is the only one that is just the right distance away, and the canyon is short, so we can pass through it quickly. Even if there are ambushes, we can detect them and not suffer too much loss. Therefore, I think the middle road is the most likely."

After listening to this analysis, many generals nodded, thinking it made sense.

Fu Youde nodded approvingly: "It is most likely that Timur's army will take the middle route, but the south route cannot be ignored. The south and middle routes are only thirty miles apart. In addition to setting up cavalry ambush on the middle route, infantry can also guard the south route. If the enemy is bold enough, the infantry can delay them, and the cavalry on the middle route can quickly come back to support them."

"We must not let go of the northern route either. We are not familiar with Timur's generals. If we encounter a cautious general, it is possible that we would rather spend more time to take the safe route."

"The northern route is long, and if the scouts report in time, our army can turn around quickly and even ambush in front of the fourth Beiyuan camp."

"So no matter what choice Timur's army makes, they will inevitably have to fight with our army."

These words immediately made Xu Huizu submit.

It sounds simple to say it, but when you really face war, it is not easy to think of these things.

Fu Youde was able to make such meticulous arrangements entirely due to decades of battles, large and small.

In the early days, Fu Youde didn't have so many strategies. He just suffered a lot of losses and gained a lot of experience.

In fact, Fu Youde had another plan in mind.

That is to disguise as the Northern Yuan camp and wait for Timur's support troops to attack. This is also a very good method.

However, after a little consideration, Fu Youde gave up the idea.

First of all, the terrain where the Northern Yuan camp was located was open, and once it was discovered, the enemy's light cavalry would have difficulty catching up.

Secondly, Fu Youde wanted to attack Timur's camp while blocking the enemy. At this time, Timur's army had sent out a large number of cavalry, and its own strength was naturally weakened.

While attacking Timur's camp, even if they fail to stop it, they can still surround and attack the reinforcements, thus creating more opportunities for battle.

Most of the time, the enemy's weaknesses are not revealed by themselves, but are forced to reveal by the two sides' main generals in the game.

This opportunity is very important, because if Timur's army gets the news that the Northern Yuan Dynasty has been defeated, then the other side will definitely run away again. Such a tug-of-war will become very troublesome for both the Ming Dynasty and Tubo.

If we can defeat them in one blow, then Tubo will be conquered.

After discussing the strategy, Fu Youde ordered 10,000 cavalrymen to set off, leaving 5,000 cavalrymen to guard the camp.

Ten thousand Ming cavalrymen are enough to win a great victory even if the enemy has thirty or forty thousand troops.

In addition to the 10,000 cavalry, there were also 20,000 infantry pulling artillery.

The main role of infantry is similar to herding sheep.

Drive the enemy to the route set by the cavalry.

Immediately after the army was dispatched, Fu Youde ordered the army to march forward and head straight for Timur's camp.

The Northern Yuan army was defeated and there was no need to worry about the U-Tsang Dusi City. It was almost impossible for Timur's army alone to break through the Dusi City.

Even though the walls of U-Tsangdusi City were low and without the Northern Yuan's restraint, Fu Youde would be able to return to provide assistance quickly.

Xu Huizu had an army of 300,000 men, plus a large number of muskets and cannons, so he was not afraid of a head-on confrontation with Timur's army.

Just as Xu Huizu guessed, Wusina chose the middle road.

Wusina was still very cautious. He first sent a hundred riders to explore the way. After making sure that there was no danger, he moved forward as a whole.

However, just when half of the army had arrived, the Ming cavalry, who had been prepared behind the mountain, directly attacked Wusina.