Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 349: The gecko still can’t fight with its tail cut off (Part )
Sultan was a man who kept his word. In order to eliminate the Junggar army behind him within ten days, he ordered Luobuzang and Mandu Latu, who had moved to the north of Shawan, to immediately go south to capture Shawan and Manas. Luobuzang was short of troops, so he ordered Erketaij and Bingtudale Ubas to lead 10,000 troops to assist in the battle; he personally led an army of nearly 40,000 to attack Wusu City.

For the Junggar Chuhu'er Ubas army on the eastern front, they adopted the tactic of making a large roundabout and advancing to encircle them. Order Sandan to come from the west, Urigendalai from the south, Ananda Gushi from the east, and the Wei Zhengbu detour back to the Ulungu River in the north, and be sure to swallow up the Junggar people who are trying to escape to the Altai Mountains.

Continuous fighting resulted in heavy casualties among the troops. Fortunately, more than 18,000 new soldiers recruited from Huitwanhu Prefecture, Western Region Province, and Yarkand Province arrived at the front line. He ordered to select 7,000 new recruits with combat experience to add to the army. The number had just been restored, but it still took time for the new recruits to get used to it. The remaining more than 10,000 new recruits were also ordered to perform logistical support tasks while training, and learn war during the war.

The gecko is a magical species. When in danger, it swings its body violently and breaks off its tail. The fallen tail can still beat for some time because there are still nerves in it. When the enemy is attracted by the jumping tail, he has already escaped. Bingtu and his 15,000 soldiers and horses were left behind to guard the three cities of Wusu, Shawan, and Manas, and Batur left the Duanwei to contain the pursuers. This veteran Junggar general knew his mission and had already made up his mind to die. Because he did not know the specific direction of the attack of the Guards, he distributed his troops evenly, leaving five thousand soldiers and horses in each city.

Just like a broken gecko's tail can still beat, the Junggar army who stayed behind seemed to be going crazy, constantly attacking small groups of guards and grain transport teams, preventing them from pursuing the main force of their own army. This also prompted Suletan to resolve to deal with the enemy in the three cities first.

The battle first started in Wusu City.

"Wusu" means "snowy black water". The semi-desert impact plain in the north, the hills in the middle, and the North Tianshan Mountains in the south gradually rise from north to south. The city was built on the hills in the middle, originally relying on the long Jing River and Shawan River, and leaning on the majestic Yilianhabirga Mountain and Brokonu Mountain. The guards were unable to capture this small city.

However, after Batur Hutaiji led the main force to withdraw northward, the remaining five thousand soldiers and horses were unable to hold on to the long stretch of the river, and the guards landed on the eastern bank of the river. Sultan, who had experienced hundreds of battles, would not foolishly fight with the Dzungars from hill to hill among the mountains in the south. Instead, he would lead his army to the north and take the northern plains directly to Wusu City in the middle. .

On the city wall, two Dzungar generals, one white and one black, one thin and one strong, were silently observing the movements of the guards. The one wearing the white robe is Batur's sixth brother Shabatu, who is thin and elegant, with a white face and short beard; the one wearing the black robe is Batur's seventh brother Nomqi, who is tall and burly, with a sinewy face. The two people, white and black, form a sharp contrast, just like the legendary impermanence of black and white.

"Seventh brother, what I was most worried about has happened. The Guards finally crossed the river and circled from the north. The danger of the high mountains was lost." Shabatu sighed.

Nomqi usually respects this elder brother the most, thinking that he is a descendant of wisdom from many stars. Now seeing him sighing, he couldn't help but be busy, "Sixth brother, how should we deal with it?"

"Wusu City is built on a slope, and the terrain is not high. If the enemy is allowed to rush up the slope, the situation will be over. The only solution now is to lead the army to guard the slope and prevent the enemy from rushing up." After finishing speaking, Shabatu He looked at Nomuqi with sharp eyes.

Being watched by his brother, Nomu Qi suddenly gained infinite courage and beat his chest, "Don't worry, brother, I am willing to lead three thousand soldiers and horses to defend the slope and never let the guards go up the slope."

"Well, you can place the 500 companies of soldiers on the uphill passage, so that it will be difficult for the guards to ascend," Shabatu warned seriously.

"Order the artillery camp to bombard me." Emperor Qianyuan, who was experienced in military affairs, saw that the slope was not high and the cannon could barely reach it, so he immediately ordered the artillery fire. In the twelfth lunar month of winter, the "chirping" sound of cannons sounded like ghosts crying, and countless cannonballs fell and exploded with whistling sounds. However, the snow on the mountains greatly reduced the lethality of the artillery shells, and many of the artillery shells actually exceeded their effective range. The lethality is greatly reduced. Only a handful of Dzungar people died under artillery fire, but the momentum was huge and greatly boosted the morale of the Guards.

The experienced guards had already learned how to coordinate infantry and artillery in the war. As soon as the artillery stopped, countless soldiers swarmed up the slope. The forwards Zhuoliketu and Shuoqi took the lead and charged at the front. Stones and logs were thrown, blunderbuss and arrows were thrown down. Although the casualties were heavy, the guards refused to retreat because their emperor was watching the battle from behind.

Suddenly, Zhuoliketu and Shuoqi staggered, and were hit by an arrow in their left legs. They gritted their teeth and tried to hold on, but were helped aside by their subordinates to rest. This scene was seen by Emperor Qianyuan, who was holding a telescope, and his eyes turned cold, "Tengpai hand comes forward," he said angrily.

Larm, the commander-in-chief of Kangrong, led a thousand rattan players to attack the mountains along the path of the earth slope. His men came from the mountainous Kham and Rong areas. The rattans in their hands were made of old vines accumulated in the mountains. There were Made of two layers with cotton sandwiched between them, it is not only strong but also invulnerable to swords, guns and arrows, and even ordinary firecrackers cannot penetrate it. These rattan players were weapons in the charge. In order to break the city as quickly as possible, the emperor used his trump card.

The sound of "pop, swish, swish" is endless. But he couldn't shoot through the guards' shields, and gradually approached the top of the slope.

"Brave Junggar people, come and kill with me," Nomqi roared and rushed towards a rattan player. He waved the wooden handle and iron chain of the flail in his hand. The hammer at the other end of the chain jumped over the rattan and fell with inertia. , easily smashing the rattan player's head. The flail is the nemesis of shields and shields. It requires extremely high waist and arm strength and cannot be used by non-strong men. Five hundred flail soldiers killed Larmu in a panic and had to be defeated.

"The archers came forward to shoot." Seeing the enemy's ferocity, Sultan became furious.

The archers themselves have low protection and can shoot arrows at close range. Although they can cause a lot of damage to the enemy, they also increase their own casualties. The training period for archers is long, so the Ming army lacks archers. However, the Mongols have been bending bows for hunting since childhood, and almost all of them can shoot. The most indispensable thing is archers.

Because using flails consumes a lot of physical energy, many of the flail soldiers were shot down one after another with light armor or even no armor. Some brave men rushed forward with meteor hammers flying, killing many archers.

The Guards' human wave tactics were effective, and countless arrows flooded the Lianjia soldiers. The hammer head of the meteor hammer fell, and Nomqi was shot into a hedgehog and fell to the ground unwillingly.

"Seventh Brother", seeing that his younger brother was in danger, Shabatu rushed out of the city to rescue him, but the guards who swarmed up took the opportunity to rob the city and died tragically in the rebel army.

It was easier than imagined. In just one day, the Guards captured Wusu City.

(End of this chapter)