Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 348 The Wolf King retreats as fast as the wind (Part )
In the gentle flow of the Shawan River downstream, 10,000 guards led by Luobuzang and Mandu Latu were lurking in the woods by the river. Because this place is far away from Shawan City, there are only a hundred Junggar defenders and a simple front fire tower on the other side of the river.

"Marquis Ying Sachuan, there are only a hundred enemies on the other side, why haven't you attacked yet?" Mandu Latu asked Luo Bu Zang. Since the implementation of the military title system, the ministers of defense, especially the generals, have been proud of the title.

"Uncle Luntai, please look at the Fenghuo Tower. It is easy to cross the river, but it is difficult to prevent the enemy from passing on the news! Your Majesty ordered you and I to swim across the river from the lower reaches of Shawan River and ambush Batur in the Junggar Desert. If the news is leaked, wouldn't it be To arouse the enemy? I intend to wait until dark to cross the river and attack by surprise," Luo Buzang said with a smile.

"Let me go, my Wolf Fang Peng hasn't eaten meat for a long time," Mandu Latu asked automatically.

The moon climbed over the treetops. The water here was shallow. The Guardsmen were leading their horses to swim across the river. The Junggar Army on the other side was still dreaming. Because it was far away from Shawan City, the Junggar people did not think that the Guards would land here, so they only deployed a hundred soldiers.

As a general, Mandu Latu naturally did not need to lead the horse. He held a mace and jumped onto the shore with a tap, gathered two hundred selected soldiers and quietly went to the beacon tower. There were so few enemies and they were so careless that they were taken down before they even had time to grab torches.

"Send the order, immediately go to the desert in the north of Shawan, and don't let any Junggar people escape back to Hoboksali." Luobuzang's voice was as firm as iron.

A month and a half later, the army arrived in the middle and lower reaches of the Manas River flowing through the Junggar Desert. Because it is located in a desert, this part of the river often stops flowing. In this season, there are only small pools or puddles. It is a rare source of water in the wild sand.

"Commander, there are some herdsmen there," the guard's report made Luo Buzang ecstatic, "catch them quickly."

But it is a Hetun village consisting of two families of six, an old couple, the eldest son, his wife, a young grandson, and an unmarried younger son.

"Old man, are you herding sheep? Is there a place to herd sheep in the desert?" Luo Buzang asked the oldest old man with a smile.

"You bandits, you go around arresting people and going to Hoboksali. If you don't go, you kill people and rob cattle and sheep. Allah (also known as Huda in China) will punish you!" the old man's youngest son said angrily.

"Allah? Are you the Uighur tribe living in the desert?" Luobuzang knew that there were some Uighur tribes called "Maanghui" living in the southern part of the Junggar Desert.

"We originally lived in the north of Shawan, but you were arresting people everywhere and taking them to Hoboxer. Our family had no choice but to flee into the desert, but unexpectedly we still couldn't escape your clutches," the younger son said with a look of despair.

"Don't talk nonsense," the old man hurriedly scolded his younger son, "Master, this little calf is ignorant, don't be offended. The old man and his family are deliberately disobeying Huitai Ji's order. It is really difficult to leave their homeland. Please You are so accommodating. After years of fighting, I really don’t have anything valuable at home. I still have a few horses, and I am willing to give them to the official." Upon hearing this, my wife and eldest daughter-in-law burst into tears. They were afraid of the swords in the hands of the soldiers and did not dare to cry.

"Old man, you misunderstood. The one who forced you to leave your homeland and go to Hoboksali was the jackal Batur of the Junggar tribe, and our guards came here specifically to fight the jackals." Luo Buzang smiled to appease the people and inquired by the way. Military sentiment arose.

Soon, he couldn't laugh anymore. The old man told him: Five days ago, Batur Hutaiji's army left here and headed north. They had two horses per person and a large number of camels, and they were marching very fast. "Marquis Yingsochuan, Batur's men escaped too fast. Your Majesty ordered us to ambush the enemy in the Junggar Desert north of Shawan and prevent the enemy from escaping northward." Mandu Latu said with a look on his face Unwilling to do so.

"I have no choice but to apologize to Your Majesty." Luobuzang also looked decadent and wrote to apologize: "The slave is incompetent. When he rushed to the north of Shawan, the would-be thief had already escaped into the desert for five days. The thief was one man and two horses. , Bring more camels, travel lightly, and move as fast as the wind. I feel that I can't catch up, so it is better to go south and wipe out the entire rear group of thieves. I have little knowledge and wait for the Holy Judgment."

Although it is already winter, the amount of rainfall and snowfall in the desert is very small. A snowfall of 1.5 meters is equivalent to 100 millimeters of rainfall. The occasional light snow cannot change the climate of the desert at all.

Batur Hutaiji lowered his body and rode the horse galloping. He tried to keep a constant speed so that the horse could run longer.

A horseman galloped up to catch up with him from behind. Even without looking closely at the flamboyant red jersey, one could tell that it was his eldest son Chechen.

"We are praying for Ge. We are traveling fast day and night. We are tired and our horses are exhausted. There is an oasis in front of us. Do we want to let the warriors rest for a while?" Chechen asked.

"No, we can't rest. Our army is not out of danger yet. Only by sweating more can we bleed less." Batur shouted: "Tell the warriors to speed up and when we reach Karamay, I will let them rest for a day."

Sultan's army landed in the river section between Shawan and Wusu.

As soon as he landed, he received two military reports. Sandan reported that he had swum across and occupied Kutaba Port, and captured Changji, Werumu, Urumqi, and Besbali. However, they were all empty cities. Even the army and the people in the city had fled without a trace. Luobuzang reported that when he arrived in the north of Shawan, Batur's army had already fled into the desert for five days. The Junggar army consisted of one man and two horses, carrying a large number of camels, and marched as fast as the wind. He felt that he could not catch up, so he suggested going south to annihilate the remaining troops of the Junggar people.

"You bastard, if you can't catch up, why don't you give up? Send the order, ignore the enemy's remaining troops, and let the whole army go north to pursue Batur's fellow. I must skin that old wolf!" Sultan roared angrily! road. This is actually a different kind of attention, because he regards Batur as a strong enemy, so he will be angry. If he is a mediocre person, he will run away, and his expression will never make any waves.

"No, if you abandon the remaining troops in Junggar and pursue the enemy in the desert, you will be in trouble if the enemy cuts off your retreat. You are the commander-in-chief of the army, how can you put the entire army in danger because of your anger? My slave suggests annihilating the enemy's rear troops first. Chase Batur again," Nasutu advised.

"What your Majesty is angry about is letting the bandit leader Batur go. But our Western Route Army has been ordered to attack Karamay and cut off his return. Batur may not be able to escape." Seeing the emperor's moved expression, Liu Haogu smiled slightly , "There are actually two things we have to do now. One is to encircle and annihilate the remaining troops in Junggar, and the other is to annihilate its Eastern Route Army and capture their tribesmen who fled to the Altai Mountains. If this can be done, even if Batur escapes, his strength It will also cause great damage."

"Master Liu is right." Suletan finally changed his mind and ordered viciously: "Ten days. Within ten days, the enemy defenders must be completely wiped out. Then the whole army will go north to pursue Batur."

(End of this chapter)