Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 341: Riding the strong wind and breaking through thousands of miles of waves (Part )
"Eqige, we just received news that the Duerbot people on the north bank of the Emin River have rebelled. The guards have captured Polo and Jinghe, and captured Yumin through Alashankou, and are heading towards Tuoli to kill." Ahai, the head of thousands of households, reported to Mergen Daiqing.

This tall and strong second son looked very much like his old father when he was young, so he was deeply loved by Mergen Daiqing. He sighed, "Ah Hai, you lead two hundred soldiers and horses back to Hoboksaili and show your respect to your fourth uncle." Reporting the situation here, I’m afraid the Guards will soon reach Hoboxerli.” The news that the Guards had captured Alashankou had already spread, and the Hoboxersi side knew about it and sent a messenger to inquire. There was absolutely no need to send another messenger. The old father actually wanted to leave a way for his son to survive.

"No, Eqi Ge, Hoboxel has already heard the news of the arrival of the guards. You are the head of thousands of households in Junggar. How can you be a deserter when the war is approaching? Please allow me to stay in Tuoli with you to fight. This is the destiny of longevity. The honor given to children."

"Okay, okay, you are indeed a descendant of my Choros family! I'm so proud of you!" Mergen Dai was in tears.

Father and son are united and vow to fight the Guards to the bitter end, but the disparity in strength cannot be changed with determination. There were only 7,000 defenders in the city, but the number of the Western Route Army defending the country reached 23,000 after Dulbert's four troops surrendered.

The Tuoli area is wide from east to west and narrow from north to south. Mountains such as Baluk, Mayil, and Gail are natural barriers. The Junggar army defended against the mountains, trying to use the mountains to delay the enemy's attack. However, the number of people was too small to cover every corner of the vast mountains. The guards climbed up the back mountain via a small road. The defenders only defended for three days before they were forced to withdraw into the city.

The brutal siege started in the early morning of the fourth day. The first wave of "guards" carried long ladders and carried simple spears, knives and shields.

Ah Hai had sharp eyes and said to Mergen Daiqing: "Eqi Ge, something is wrong. Why doesn't the enemy have any armor? There is no chariot to cover it?"

"It's our people. The Guards are using prisoners to attack the city." Mergen Daiqing sighed.

In the previous battles, the West Route Army attacked fiercely and captured more than 4,000 prisoners alone, who were forced to serve as the first echelon of siege troops. These Dzungar prisoners had no armor and were only given some simple weapons and were driven to the edge of the city. The Guards did not expect to capture Tori City with these prisoners. The significance of their existence was only to consume the defenders' city defense supplies, nothing more.

The "enemy" was getting closer and closer, and Ah Hai's voice trembled a little, "Eqi Ge, do you want to shoot?"

"Shoot", Mergen Daiqing gritted his teeth, took off his long bow and pulled the string to full length. The strong wind of the arrow shot over a running Junggar prisoner of war with a whistling sound. Seeing that the former Pao Ze was now a dead man, his expression showed no difference as he continued to take the second arrow and shoot it.

"Cum~cum~cum~"

The military orders were like mountains, and arrows and bullets from the city were raining down on the prisoners of war below the city. If any prisoner of war turned around and tried to escape, he would be shot or hacked to death by the supervisory team of the guards behind him.

After three days of continuous attack, only a thousand of the more than 4,000 prisoners of war were left, losing their ability to attack. Only then did Su Hefang order people to be replaced by guards.

The artillery began to fire, and bursts of artillery rain failed to destroy the city wall, but it effectively improved the morale of the siege party.

"Everyone, His Majesty the Emperor is waiting for our victory. The city will be destroyed today. Please move forward bravely," Su He shouted.

"Dong~dong~dong~"

The heavy drum of march sounded, and Obodui Wulanghai, Aledar, Orros, and Mamadale Ubashi each led 3,000 elite troops to attack the city from the southeast, northwest, and south. The Guards placed three thousand-man teams on each city wall, attacking alternately and taking turns to rest. Su He also prepared additional reserves for each city wall, which could be supplemented at any time if there were too many casualties.

The large number of casualties and physical exhaustion gradually reduced the morale of the defenders. More and more guards poured onto the city wall, occupying more than ten climbing points. The guards continued to climb up the city along the ladders at the climbing points.

"Go to hell", Ah Hai hacked to death the last guard at a climbing point, and set fire to the ladder. Before he could take a breath, a stray arrow shot through his chest. His eyes widened, and at the last moment of his life, his lips opened as if he wanted to say something, but no one could hear him clearly, and he slowly fell down.

There were fewer and fewer personal guards around Mergen Daiqing. The guards saw his general flag and swarmed around him.

"puff!"

The scimitar in his hand cut open the belly of another enemy. Mergen Daiqing couldn't remember which person he had killed, so he just killed them silently. "Bang!"

A heavy tiger fork was pressed against his knife, and the blade trembled as if he was about to let go. The man had so much strength and his tone was crazy, "I am a member of the Kashgar Kebo and Dulbert tribe of the Kingdom of David. Aldar, if your subordinates don’t kill unknown people, who are you?”

"Don't kill unknown people?" Mergen Daiqing sneered, "I am Mergen Daiqing from the Junggar tribe. If you want to kill me, you must have the ability." After saying this, the scimitar flew up and down, and he bullied himself. close. Seeing that the enemy's weapons were heavy, he wanted to fight in close combat.

Hearing that it was the enemy's general, Aldar was overjoyed. Seeing that the enemy was approaching, he pulled out his short sword with his left hand and stabbed him hard.

"Ah!" Morgan Daiqing screamed. The knife flashed with cold light, inserted into his eye socket, and twisted hard again. The Confucian general of Junggar fell on the city wall.

The offensive and defensive battle of Tuoli ended after only seven days. Su He did not stay much and took advantage of the victory to head for Emin City in the north.

Emin City is a city built on the south bank of the upper reaches of the Emin River. The Emin River is an ancient river originating from the confluence of Talbahatai Mountain and Wuerkaxiayi Mountain. It was called Yemili River in ancient times. It flows southwest through Yumin and Talbahatai, and finally flows into Ala Lake. Very beautiful! Like a white hada running across the entire territory of Emin, the river is blue and blends into the blue sky. In this season, some river sections are covered with ice, some are not, and the flow is still the same. Everywhere near the river is full of ice. The ice hanging is very spectacular!

If Sultan saw this scene, he would definitely suspect that he had entered a dreamlike "Ice Age". It's a pity that he is not here. The person enjoying the river view at this moment is Su He, the fierce general of the Guards. "Suhe" means "axe" in Mongolian. This fierce general brother has loved to wield swords and guns since he was a child. He doesn't like to dance with words and ink. He is good at wielding a big ax and has the courage to be unstoppable by ten thousand people. Normally, he is not proficient in writing lyrics and poetry, but that doesn't mean he doesn't appreciate it. Seeing the rushing river water blocked by ice and making a huge roar like the roar of the gods, Su He's heart suddenly broadened, and the pride of a prairie man burst out, and he sang loudly:
Follow the guidance of Changshengtian,

Under the emperor's order, he conquered the north.

Riding on a galloping iron horse,

In search of paradise for Oirat people.

The eagle is flying in the sky,

The battle ax in his hand glows with silver,

The warrior's mood is so exciting.

The Emin River is long and long,
Good pastures on the north and south sides.

Fat cattle and sheep fill the hills,

The pastoral songs everywhere are so joyful.

Wherever the military flag passes,
It is the hometown of the Mongols.

Pedestrians coming and going,

Please listen to Su He singing!

(End of this chapter)