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Chapter 74: War begins, armor abandoned (please read, please vote)
The 5000-strong Mongolian cavalry, led by Ogedai, quickly reached the front of the Delhi Sultanate army and kept a distance from them.

In order to prevent the horse from being frightened by the elephants, he drew his bow and arrow and began to harass him from a distance.

The Mongolian cavalry roared and began to attack some infantry phalanxes and flanking troops of the Delhi Sultanate.

Because of the mobility of the Mongolian army, the elephant soldiers could not reach them at all.

"Order the cavalry troops to go into battle, followed closely by the elephant troops, and then the infantry phalanx will press forward, with the spearmen in front and the archers behind, ready to support." General Chattu of the Delhi Sultanate quickly issued the combat order.

The battle with the Mongolian army a few days ago made them full of confidence. Facing their elephant soldiers, the Mongolian cavalry had no ability to resist.

The miraculous Mongolian army rumored by the people of Khwarezm doesn't seem to be that powerful at all!

When they faced the Mongolian cavalry, the Mongolian cavalry simply collapsed and even suffered zero casualties.

Hundreds of captured Mongolian soldiers were pushed to the ground and then trampled to death by elephants.

Over the years, their Delhi Sultanate, under the leadership of the great Sultan, Shamsuddin Iltutmish, has been expanding its territory to the south, making the native residents surrender to them and to Allah.

This belongs to the management of the northern provinces, giving you Mongolians an opportunity to take advantage of it.

After the great Sultan learned of the Mongolian invasion, he immediately mobilized 1 cavalry, a large number of elephant soldiers, and a group of improvised infantry to stop the Mongols.

Before leaving, Sultan Shamsuddin had given him an order. This time he only needed to drive the Mongols away, and never pursue them across the river.

If the Mongols were willing to retreat, they could even be given some money.

But the battle a few days ago made him full of confidence. The so-called Mongols were nothing more than a bunch of barbarians.

They have received accurate information. The real Mongolian army is still on the other side of the river, in the territory of Khwarazm. This time, only 2 vanguard troops came over.

There is no problem in negotiating with the Mongols, but these 2 Mongolian troops must be wiped out themselves, so that they can have the confidence to negotiate with that Genghis Khan.

I heard that the leader of the army this time was his third son, so I captured him and killed him to sacrifice the flag, so that they could see the power of the Delhi Sultanate.

If our main army hadn't been marching south, our army of only 2 people would have dared to cause chaos in their northern province.

"General Chatu, it's getting dark now. It's not easy for our elephant troops to fight at night. I suggest that we rest where we are and let the infantry phalanx guard the perimeter, take turns to rest, and wait until early tomorrow morning to attack the Mongols. ." Another general from the Sultan of Delhi said.

It would not be good to send out cavalry troops to pursue them at this time. We and others only have 1 cavalry, while the opponent has more than 15000 cavalry.

"What you said makes sense, but you have also seen that if we stop to set up camp, the Mongols will continue to fire arrows to attack us. We will continue to reduce our numbers, and their numbers are far less than ours. We will wipe them out in one go. That's the best choice." Chatu said.

"But if we pursue like this, what if the enemy sets an ambush in front?" Another general of the Delhi Sultanate asked.

"They probably won't have any decent ambush troops because they don't have enough people." General Chatu sneered and said.To defeat your enemy, you must understand your enemy. In order to fight the Mongolian army this time, they collected a lot of information about the Mongolian army.

According to his own intelligence, the Mongolian army only came with about 2 people. No matter what the 1000 people he had wiped out before, some of them had to be left to take care of logistics. In other words, the more than 15000 Mongolians in front of him were them. The main force.

So he wasn't worried about ambushes or anything like that.

Because he had sent out a large number of scouts to investigate the area along the Shen River, he did not find the Mongolian army crossing the river collectively.

The main Mongolian army on the other side of the river is still stationed and has not made any movements. This is just a vanguard force. There is no need to be afraid of them.

What's more, the Sultan has ended his southern expedition and is returning with the main army of the Delhi Sultanate.

"But our elephants are afraid of fire. What if they use fire attacks?"

"These elephant soldiers are specially trained. Even if you hold a torch and wave in front of them, they will not be afraid. And just in case, I have asked the troops in the rear to prepare a large number of water trucks. The elephants He also carries a lot of water on his back, so he can put out fires anytime and anywhere. If they attack with fire, then come on!

But what you said makes sense. Let the army maintain its formation. Never pursue them rashly. Just follow them slowly. "Chatu said.

The two sides went back and forth like this for more than an hour, by which time the sky was slowly getting dark.

No matter how the Mongolian army tempted them, the Delhi Sultanate's cavalry troops, infantry phalanxes, and elephant soldiers maintained their own formations and advanced slowly, not being tempted by them at all.

"Uncle Wo Kuotai, this can't continue like this. They, they won't come with us at all." Batu rode up to Wo Kuotai and said.

"Order the warriors to fight them at close range, and then throw down all the trophies we have snatched before." Wo Kuotai said.

Soon, the Mongolian army of about 3000 people rushed in front of the elephant soldiers and cavalry phalanx, and was then flanked by the catching up cavalry troops and elephant soldiers.

After leaving hundreds of corpses behind, a group of Mongolian cavalry began to flee backwards.

Then they discarded the looted treasures, a cart full of gold, silver and jewelry, as well as various spices, cloth, and even ivory products, pearls and agate, all randomly thrown on the battlefield.

These things made the eyes of the Sultan soldiers in Delhi brighten up. After all, no one dislikes money.

"General Chatu, the Mongolian army was defeated and all the spoils of war were lost. They are no match for the elephant soldiers. Should we order the entire army to pursue them?"

"Don't be anxious. Let's take another look and move forward according to our formation."

In the distance, Wokuotai frowned secretly when he saw that the army of the Delhi Sultanate was not moved by their spoils at all and still maintained its own military formation and advanced slowly.

This enemy is not fooled at all!You can't send thousands of people to fill it in, right?
"Order all the cavalry troops to attack them and fight them for a round. Then throw away all their armor, helmets, and flags, and then run away, throwing away everything except their sabers and bows and arrows." Wo Kuotai bit. He gritted his teeth and said.

I can’t bear to let my child catch the wolf, so I’ll fight hard!
(End of this chapter)