Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 152 The rain and wind blow in Asov City (Part )

"The Chronicles of Taizu of Wei": "Taizu led the army, and when in battle, he first shot with bird cannons, and then shot and stabbed. He ordered the soldiers to hold bird cannons and short spears, carry bows and arrows at their waists and carry sabers, and carry camels with cannons from far and near. They were frightened by the news."

Among the Oirat tribes, only the Huite tribe and the Junggar tribe attach the most importance to the production of firearms. They ingeniously placed the artillery on the back of the camel and invented the highly maneuverable "horseback cannon"; they also created a large fowling gun with a total length of more than two meters, with an effective range that even exceeded the direct shooting of ordinary infantry bows. That's why we can "In battle, shoot first, shoot second, and stab second."

The 23,000-strong army arrived directly at the foot of Asov City. Sultan waved his arm lightly, and the soldiers in the artillery battalion began to set up cannons. Twenty heavy artillery carriages and forty piggyback cannons began to be erected; in addition, there were hundreds of small cannons similar to the Ming army's squatting tiger cannons. Most of the heavy artillery was purchased from Samarkand and other places. At this time, Oirat still lacked the ability to cast heavy artillery. However, it could produce large quantities of pack artillery and small artillery.

Because the territory is rich in natural resources such as copper, iron, saltpeter, sulfur, and is adjacent to Central Asia, Tsarist Russia, and the Ming Dynasty, logistics and trade are frequent, and the handicrafts, smelting, and mining industries in the Huite Department gradually developed. Sultan believed that it would not be long before the Huite Ministry would have the ability to cast heavy artillery.

On the wall of the Aso city, I saw the enemy troops laying artillery. Aqimubek (Governor) Xia Hafu's face was livid. If the Mongols were allowed to fire artillery, the city would probably not be able to defend it. He slowly gave the order: "Open the city gate and go to battle!"

"Aqimu, the enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered, so don't go to war," Isagabok (deputy governor) Isam advised.

Shahaf glanced at Issam with disgust. Although he is both a confidant of Shadi and Zhuo, his position as governor was gained by fighting with real swords and guns on the battlefield; and this Isam was just the second housekeeper of Hezhuo Mansion, and on weekdays he only knew how to surround himself with He Zhuo is running around, bah! Just a jester.

He Zhuo, He Zhuo, Asu is such an important place, you should send me a tiger; if there is no tiger, you can send a wolf; how can you send a dog here?

Because he looked down on Isam, what he said was naturally not very pleasant, "War is the business of the generals. What you are good at is settling accounts and being a housekeeper. Just stay on the city wall and watch the battle."

These words were extremely rude and tantamount to a direct slap in the face. Unexpectedly, the other party, worthy of being the second housekeeper of Hezhuo Mansion, was not angry at all. Instead, he nodded and bowed with a smile, "The general will be at the top of the city to congratulate you on your triumphant return."

Eight thousand Yerqiang troops filed out in a neat formation.

Xia Hafu had someone to rely on if he dared to go into battle. General Kuozibayi led 400 heavy cavalry (equipped cavalry) at the front of the military formation. The horses are all tall, both men and horses are wearing armor, and the weapons are large axes, ring-headed knives, maces and other close combat weapons.

The name "Kozibayi" is very common among the Uighurs, and it means: "born in the year of the sheep." But beneath the seemingly ordinary name, there is a brave and tenacious heart hidden. Once the war breaks out, the enemy will experience his terror.

"Woo~wu~wu~"

The horn of attack sounded, and Kuozibayi led four hundred heavy cavalry to charge in a dense formation. Their tactic was to break through the enemy formation to facilitate the killing of friendly forces behind them.

"Boom~boom~boom~"

The artillery of the Mongolian army roared, and people kept falling from their horses.

Kuozibayi activated his horse power and began to charge. He knew that as long as he drove into the blind spot of the artillery, these guns would be useless.

The Huite fire gunners began to place the big bird gun on the stand. This kind of gun was very large and followed the style of the matchlock gun in Central Asia. It was equipped with a wooden or iron fork-shaped stand under the gun body. Because it is bulky and inconvenient to carry, it has a high rate of fire, great power, and a long range.

A thousand big bird cannons shot the kiss of death at the Yarkand heavy cavalry. Their armor could protect against swords, guns and arrows, but not against muskets. One after another, men and horses fell down.

"崴聿迁", the dismounted war horse screamed, and Kuozibayi was thrown off the horse. He wanted to struggle, but the war horse behind him stepped on him and he was reduced to a pulp in an instant.

Xia Hafu's eyes widened. His weapon, which was usually invincible, was unexpectedly wiped out. But the two armies are already engaged. If you retreat, you will be defeated. You can only fight forward to the death. "Woo~wu~wu~" The horn of charge also sounded in the Huite army.

The generals Luobuzang, Narisong, Suhe, Alatancang, and Boluji each led their headquarters to attack. Suddenly, a light cavalry of about 200 people took the lead in galloping into the enemy's formation. The leading general was holding a huge mace. Rushing from left to right, unstoppable, it was Baishan who sent the generals to surrender, and the capital was Baihu Aishan. He broke into the enemy's center and knocked down the banner of the Yarkant people with one stick.

"Haorui~Haorui~Haorui~" The Mongolian army had high morale and attacked the enemy from all directions.

In this battle, Sultan destroyed 3,000 enemies with about 400 casualties. In order to encourage the generals to fight bravely, and to win over the Yarkand generals to surrender, he was promoted to Deputy Chief of a Thousand Households in the name of Aishan's meritorious service in rushing into battle and capturing the flag.

Shahaf retreated to the city with his head downcast. Isam did not criticize or dissatisfy at all. Instead, he greeted him humbly, "Aqimu, you have worked hard for a long time in the fierce battle. Come in and eat and have a good rest." He said thoughtfully. .

Xia Hafu took a piece of beef pie and ate it, then poured the water from the water bag into his stomach, and then he felt better. After eating and drinking, he said to Isam in shame: "I regret that I didn't listen to Ishagar Bek's words, so I suffered such a disastrous defeat!"

"Victory or defeat is a common matter for a soldier. Don't take it to heart. Asok City is strong. As long as we can't hold on and wait for He Zhuo's reinforcements to arrive, we will definitely turn defeat into victory," Issam persuaded in a soft voice.

"Alas! That's all we can do. As long as you and I work together, we will be able to defend Asu." Xia Hafu regained his fighting spirit.

"You are tired from fighting for a long time. Let the general guard the city for you tonight." Isam volunteered.

"Okay, there's Laoisagabok." Xia Hafu said no more and went back to his house to rest. Because I was too tired, I quickly fell asleep.

It was late at night, but the guards of the Governor's Palace were still on duty, and a group of soldiers came to the door of the palace.

"Who?" the guard asked.

"It's me. I have urgent military information that needs to be reported to Aqimubek." A familiar voice came from his ears. The guard took a closer look and saw Isam's kind face.

"Oh, it's you, please wait a moment, I'll inform you right now."

"It's time to work."

Just as the guard turned around, he suddenly felt pain, and a steel knife penetrated his body from his back.

"Quickly, go to the back house," Isam ordered his men in a low voice, looking as ferocious as a murderous god.

Xia Hafu was sleeping soundly when he suddenly heard a noise outside. As soon as he got up, he was stabbed in the chest.

In severe pain, he saw Isam's face and couldn't believe it! "Why are you like this?" He murmured.

"Because I need your head as a certificate of surrender to the Huite people." Isam's voice was cold and without human fireworks. The knife in his hand struck the governor's neck accurately, decapitating him with one clean stroke.

(End of this chapter)