Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 205 Punch into the Seven Rivers
Lake Balkhash, also known as Yi Bohai in ancient China, has been the natural dividing line of China's northwest border since the Han Dynasty. This area is called the Seven Rivers Basin because there are seven major rivers including the Ili River, the Karatar River, the Aksu River, the Lepse River, the Ayagus River, the Baskan River, and the Salkand River. The total area is about more than 40 square kilometers, which is both beautiful and rich!
Many ethnic groups including the Yueshi, Wusun, Xiongnu, Rouran, Turks, Geluolu, Uighurs, Xijiasi, Tubo and Gaochang once lived here. The Han Dynasty was under the jurisdiction of the Protectorate of the Western Regions, the Tang Dynasty was under the jurisdiction of the Protectorate of Anxi, and the Song Dynasty was under the jurisdiction of the Western Liao Dynasty.

At this time, this fertile land belonged to the Oirat Mongolian Heshuote tribe, Taiji Kundu Lun Ubas. He placed his tent in Kashiluk in the middle reaches of the Ili River, and generously settled the Dulbert people who were dependent on him in Kukwusu on the banks of the Karatar River. This was a fair leader who divided clear grazing lands for each tribe, so there were few internal conflicts and the foundation of the alliance was very solid. Because of this, the bandits who covet this place can be defeated time and time again. In the eyes of outsiders, this place is indestructible, like an iron walnut.

Batur Hutaiji came with 30,000 soldiers. He wanted to use his iron fist to smash this iron walnut that hindered his struggle to conquer the world.

The Salkander River, one of the seven rivers, has disappeared in later generations. Like the Baskan River, future generations can only find a few words about it in legends.

In this era, the river was still turbulent. Someone used earth and rocks to build high platforms every two miles, and set up firewood on the high platforms. The grasslands are mostly populated by Populus euphratica, tamarisk, apocynum, splendens splendens, white grass, camel grass, licorice, dry reed, etc. If you use a little fire, it will be smoke.

Centurion Na Shunbuhe inspected a high platform and saw that the sentry remained alert and did not nap. He praised a few words with satisfaction and then rode his horse to the next high platform.

He was in charge of the five high towers by the river. The Kundulun Ubas Tower Ji You ordered, "keep an eye on the Junggar people on the other side of the river, and light up the smoke when encountering the enemy."

As a veteran, he knew very well that Datai Ji's military laws were strict, so he did not dare to neglect and patrolled every day. His parents gave him a good name "Nashun Buhe", which means "strong destiny". He was indeed tough-minded and survived many battles, but was still alive and even rose to the rank of centurion.

"Drive~drive~drive~" Na Shunbuhe gently raised his riding whip and rubbed it against the ear of the war horse. The yellow gelding horse stepped down was very smart, raised its four hooves, and soon came to the next high platform.

This is the last high platform, where you can rest for a while after the inspection. Guarding the platform is his friend Changzhao Nasitu, who is also a veteran and has a good name, which means "hundred years old".

"Centurion, you arrived half an hour earlier than usual today. Are you anxious to chat with me?" Zhao Nastu joked about Shangguan.

"Old man, military law is not forgiving. You can chat, but you have to keep your eyes open. If you miss your errand, no matter how strong your life is, you can't live a long life." Na Shunbuhe started talking about himself and his old friend joke.

The two of them were laughing and chatting, bragging about everything from how many enemy heads they had cut off on the battlefield to which tribe's girls were the most romantic. While bragging, they really kept their eyes on the other side of the river.

Time flows moment by moment.

"Ah!" A scream suddenly came from under the high platform.

"Who is it?" Zhuo Nasitu shouted sharply, pulled out his knife and walked down. Nashun Buhe also quickly followed up. A veteran who had experienced hundreds of battles, he was extremely vigilant.

After a few more groans, Shun Bu and Zhao Nastu fell softly to the ground, with blood seeping out from their chests. There were nearly a hundred soldiers standing under the high platform, some with water dripping from their bodies, and all of them had their eyes exposed. The fierce light makes him look elite at first glance. "No, the scouts from the Junggar tribe swam over from the other side of the river!" Without saying a word, Na Shunbuhe lit the torch in his hand and ran towards the firewood.

"Whoosh", an arrow shot through his back. The veteran's life was passing by, but he did not forget his mission. He used his last strength to throw the torch at the firewood. The oiled firewood was very flammable. After being ignited, the high platforms one after another burst into smoke.

"Enemy attack~Enemy attack~Enemy attack~" the alarms were quickly transmitted to Kashluk one after another.

"Has the messenger who sent the message to my son come back?" Kundulun Ubas asked his second son Ubas Hutaiji seriously.

This "my son" refers to his adopted son Yangir Khan of Kazakhstan. A few days ago, he robbed and killed the messengers of the Junggar tribe, and found that Baturyo, Orlek, and Oziltu were attacking the Kazakh Khanate from the northwest, south, and east. Afraid that his godson would suffer a loss, he ordered someone to deliver a message to Yang Gilhan.

This old man is so righteous and can help his friends at every expense, so he has an excellent reputation among the Oirat tribes. Because of this, although he was ostracized by Batur Hutaiji and Oqirtukhan because of his bad relationship, he has always been able to have a place within the Oirat Alliance and remains standing to this day.

"Don't worry, Eqige, Yangjier Khan has received our alarm letter. The entire khanate has been fully mobilized and is gathering troops," Ubashi said.

"Well, this way my son will not suffer easily. We must also prepare troops and horses to reinforce him at any time." Kundulun Ubashi sighed, worried about his adopted son, but he never thought that he would be killed because of his robbery. Junggar's messenger, Batur Hutaiji, changed the direction of the battle and led the army towards him.

"Eqi Ge, urgent military information: The Junggar army has crossed the Salkander River and is heading towards Kashgar." The eldest son, Mamadale Ubas, broke into the tent and brought shocking news.

"What! Batur, this wolf cub is so cunning, he actually attacks the east and the west!" Kundulun Ubashi was shocked. He did not know that it was because he robbed and killed the Junggar messenger that he stimulated the enemy to change the direction of the war. Instead, he thought it was a trick of the Junggar people.

Although he was shocked, he was an older person who had experienced countless storms and waves, so he was shocked but not confused. He roared sonorously and forcefully: "Pass my military order, all Otok, Aimak, Ayinle, and Tun villages must assemble in Kashiluk. All men between the ages of thirteen and seventy must pick up Knives and guns. We must defend our women, children, cattle, sheep and pastures!”

Kundulun Ubashi has been fighting for a lifetime and knows that his own strength is far inferior to that of his enemies and he must obtain the help of his allies. The Kazakh Khanate is far away, and Yangir Khan's army cannot count on it for the time being. Now the only people who can reinforce themselves are the Dulbert people who are stationed in Kukwusu.

He ordered people to bring a message to Dulbert Zhutaiji, and ordered them to bring troops and horses to join him in Kashluk. Good character received good rewards, and Aledar, Gumubu, Da'e, Talhun, Sonomu Celing and Zhutaiji all sent reinforcements. Because Kukwusu was close to Kashiluk, Dulbert's army arrived quickly, bringing the army in the hands of Kundulun Ubas to 30,000.

(End of this chapter)