The Ming Dynasty: The most ruthless imperial grandson, Old Zhu begged me not to kill him.

Chapter 441 Qu Neng's Night Raid
The Ming army is still stationed in this area, but it is clear that the number of troops defending this place is not large, which is enough to prove that the Chagatai Khanate is still holding on.

As long as they can open up the road from Almaty to the Chagatai Khanate in time, everything will still be alright.

That evening, Qu could see that the Timurid Khanate soldiers were already asleep, while some craftsmen were still busy working in the same place.

He quietly arrived at this place with his troops, dividing them into small squads.

"Listen to my orders in a moment, everyone rush in and burn everything that can be burned. Try to kill all the craftsmen as well. As long as our mission is successful, they won't have enough siege equipment to attack the city!"

"Then our pressure will be much less!"

These people nodded after hearing this, and then began to prepare.

When all the soldiers were asleep in the dead of night, Qu Neng suddenly led his troops out and attacked, catching the soldiers completely unprepared.

At this point, they took out all sorts of firefly-shaped items that they had prepared in advance, and in an instant, all of these siege weapons were burned, including their tents and fodder.

The general in charge looked extremely grim upon seeing this scene and immediately ordered his troops to search. That's when they saw the towering flames; it turned out to be...

Qu Neng also set the nearby woods on fire.

The fire was extremely large, turning the entire outside into a sea of ​​flames.

Prince Zhu Di of Yan was overjoyed to see the sea of ​​fire.

"I never imagined that General Qu Neng would actually succeed!"

"Excellent! Order our brothers to prepare immediately so we can attack together in a moment!"

After completing his mission, Qu Neng led his soldiers in a retreat.

Timur's army looked extremely grim upon seeing this scene. Their losses this time were severe, and the thought of this place filled them with rage.

Brothers, follow me and we must take them down completely. Our losses this time are so severe that if we don't take them down, we're all doomed.

Everyone nodded after hearing this, and then rushed over.

Just then, two armies suddenly arrived at this place.

Qu's eyes lit up when he saw this army; it was the very army led by Zhu Di, the Prince of Yan.

The two armies clashed directly, thanks to Timur Khan.

The general of the country did not have a particularly large number of troops, and they also did not expect it.

This is how it happened: the Ming army charged forward with overwhelming momentum, and in an instant, his proud elite troops suffered a crushing defeat.

Seeing this, he was filled with disbelief and could not understand why such a change had occurred. At this moment, he was extremely unwilling to lead his army.

"Continue the charge," the lieutenant beside him hurriedly said.

"General, we can't continue fighting like this. We've suffered extremely heavy losses in this battle. If we continue, the strength we've painstakingly built up could be completely wiped out. We need to prioritize the overall situation!"

"Let's get our troops organized first, and then we'll deal with the enemy together once our reinforcements arrive!"

Upon hearing this news, the leading general's eyes were filled with resentment. Who could have imagined that such a situation would arise? He sighed deeply. "Brothers, follow me and retreat!"

Seeing that he had driven back the enemies, Prince Yan Zhu Di took a deep breath. Although they had gained a temporary advantage, it would not be easy to completely wipe them out.

The best course of action now is to take what you can get, and with that thought in mind, he immediately ordered his troops to retreat.

Prince Zhu Di of Yan looked at Qu Neng in front of him and laughed heartily.

"General Qu Neng, congratulations on your great achievement. I owe you a lot this time. I will report this matter and record your merit later!"

Qu Neng laughed, a rare occurrence, after hearing this.

He didn't have any major conflicts with Prince Yan, Zhu Di. However, since he was following the Crown Prince, he naturally didn't want to get too close to these princes. Moreover, he had previously encountered some princes and members of the Zhu family who not only lacked ability but also caused trouble everywhere, which made him have a less than favorable impression of these princes.

However, the existence of Prince Yan, Zhu Di, changed his mind.

The general of Timur's Khanate looked extremely grim as he examined the losses in his hands.

Although the troops did not suffer many losses, all their tents, equipment, provisions, and even craftsmen were lost.

Without these things, it won't be easy to win a battle relying solely on the army at hand.

"They're all a bunch of good-for-nothings, how could they get beaten up like this? If word gets out, where will they put their faces?"

The soldiers all kept their heads down, not daring to say a word; they didn't know how to bring it up.

At that moment, a deputy general stepped forward and said...

"General, these people are too cunning. We can't continue like this. Without these things, we can't continue our attack. I think we should report this to the Khan and ask him to make some adjustments!"

Upon hearing this, the leading general's face turned a deep shade of liver with rage. If he were to report this back, wouldn't it imply that he was incompetent and couldn't even defeat these enemies? Thinking of this, he let out a cold snort.

They seem to disregard such ideas.

At this moment, another general stepped forward and spoke.

"General, I have another idea. Aren't there many tribes around here?"

"These tribes also have many artisans and provisions. Why don't we temporarily requisition all of their resources? I believe they won't complain."

"At worst, we can just return it to them after this battle is over!"

Upon hearing this, the leading general's eyes lit up. It was indeed a good idea, as he held the local tribes and towns in utter contempt.

Although these locals have submitted to them, they are only given some taxes, which is far too little. Since they have already submitted, according to the rules of the grasslands, everything they own should belong to them.

As for these tribes, it wouldn't be a problem to plunder them all, since it was all for this battle anyway. Thinking of this, he nodded.

"In that case, let's divide our forces and gather all the strength of the surrounding tribes, and also bring them all their food supplies!"

(End of this chapter)