Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 369: This is the time to show off the power of our army (Part )
Altay consists of mountainous areas in the north, hills in the south, and alluvial plains in the central part. The wooden village was built on the plain in the middle. Although the defense was relatively complete, the terrain was convenient for the Khalkha cavalry to gallop.

Sumur's thick eyebrows were furrowed. The enemy was numerically superior, and the wooden stronghold alone might not last long. After spending the night with Yumhagas, he was embarrassed to break his promise. He got up early the next day to inspect the defense facilities, intending to compete with the Khalkhas here.

Soon, His Highness had an idea and summoned Bu and Artu, "You lead three thousand soldiers and horses to hide in the mountains to the north of the stockade. When you see the beacon fire burning on the city wall, you will attack. When the time comes, there will be a pincer attack from inside and outside. The Khalkha people Must be defeated."

"Yes!"

As the northern branch of the Tianshan Mountains and the boundary mountain between the Western Regions and Mongolia, the Altai Mountains are extremely famous. However, the most famous one is the folk proverb, "There are seventy-two ditches in the Altai Mountains, and there is gold in the ditches." In addition to gold, there are also vast virgin forests, snow-capped mountains, glaciers, lakes, grasslands, rare birds and animals, and Tianshan snow lotus. Originally, the Junggar people herded horses and dug gold here. Later, the Khalkha people came, and the gold mines here became The financial resources of the Hetuohite tribe, a large amount of gold was mined here, and exchanged for various materials that the Hetuohite people desperately needed.

Such a treasure, no one wants to give it up. After Ombu Erdeni and Hang Tudai led the defeated troops of Tuohite tribe to escape into the mountains, the first thing they did was to defend according to the danger, fearing that the guards would take advantage of the victory to pursue him and take away his cornucopia.

The guards did not pursue, but ten thousand Zasak Tubu cavalry rolled in. The aging Zasak Tuhan Subadi originally wanted to move south slowly, but Ombu Erdeni was eager to seize the pasture land of the Junggar people and marched very fast, leaving him behind. Subhadi was not anxious at all. As the commander-in-chief of the army, he was indispensable for the spoils of victory, and those who were defeated were not his soldiers, so he simply allowed himself to test the strength of the guards with the Tohuites.

He admired the pictures of glaciers and snow peaks along the way, and did not forget to tell his son Norbu anecdotes about his pursuit of the Oirat people and the battle in the Altai Mountains when he was young. The father and son were talking and laughing, so happy!
Norbu was his favorite legitimate son, a famous eagle shooter in the tribe with excellent eyesight. While chatting, he suddenly pointed towards the mountain opposite and said, "Eh, there are enemy spies on the mountain."

Subadi's heart trembled, and he looked towards the mountain with his old, cloudy eyes, and suddenly smiled, "They are not spies, they are Kazakhs who came to pick snow lotus. They like to wear colorful clothes and hats, so those few moving little A little colorful."

Norbu didn't believe it and sent sergeants to search for them. As expected, they caught several Kazakhs carrying bundles filled with precious snow lotuses. The purple hemispherical flower center wrapped by dozens of jade-white or light green translucent membranous bracts, and the emerald-like oblong leaves on the stem all show their preciousness to the world. Ginger is still spicy! He was secretly amazed in his heart, and looked at his old father with a little more respect.

Subadi smiled and asked a Kazakh boy, and soon asked about the campsite of the Tohuit Army. "Son, this is for you. Thank you for your help." He ordered his subordinates to hand the boy a bag of money, and then calmly went to find friendly troops.

As soon as they entered the camp, they noticed something was wrong. The Tohuite people were all dejected and prepared to defend as if they were facing a powerful enemy. They were clearly defeated.

Ombu Erdeni came out to welcome him.

Subadi asked with a smile: "Did Huitaiji ever rescue Yumhagasi, Sengge's mother and son? How about the outcome of the battle with the Guards?"

Ombu Erdeni blushed, "Forget it, I suffered a big loss in this battle with the Oirat people. Not only did I fail to rescue the mother and son, but I also lost more than 2,000 horses, including my third brother Gunbu." Ilden also doesn’t know whether he is alive or dead, and I’m afraid it’s more likely to be bad than good.”

"Why?"

"You don't know, but the people of Oirat are not what they used to be. Not only do they have a lot of firearms, but their soldiers and horses are also very elite, and they are skilled in formations, which should not be underestimated. Since the "Mongolia-Oirat Code", Khalkha There has been no war with Oirat for many years. In my opinion, it is better to send envoys to make peace, and everyone can defend their territory as before. Wouldn't it be good?" Human nature is like this, bullying the weak and fearing the strong. At first, I thought the guards were soft persimmons, but Huitai Ji was the first to kill the guards, more ruthlessly than anyone else. But now he found out that the guards were iron walnuts, and his attitude changed again and he wanted to sue for peace. "Are you sure the guard army only has ten thousand riders?"

"Absolutely true".

Subadi frowned, "If there are only ten thousand horses, we will be so scared that we ask for peace. I am afraid that Oirat will underestimate me, Khalkha, and the border will be troubled in the future! Not to mention that the mother and son have a rare place to live. It would be a pity to give up!" "

"You mean to keep fighting?"

"Exactly, only when we can fight can we make peace. It will be much more advantageous to defeat this guard first and then negotiate with that kid Sultan." Seeing Ombul Erdeni's hesitation, Subaadi laughed and said, "This In the first battle, I, Zasaktu, will be the main attacker, and Huitaiji will help me hold the battle."

Ombu Erdeni blushed and said, "What are you talking about? Although I have been defeated for a while, I can still fight. I am willing to advance and retreat with you."

"Okay! This is my good man from Khalkha! Come, prepare wine and food in the mountains. After returning from victory, I will be drunk with Huitai Ji forever." Subadi laughed. Strangely enough, with this older Khan of Khalkha sitting in charge, Ombul Erdeni's confidence was immediately restored, and the shadow of defeat disappeared.

Ten thousand Zasaktu troops and seven thousand Tuohite troops came hand in hand, and they still deployed the "Crow Soldiers and Star Formation" passed down by their ancestor Genghis Khan. However, Suba Di's troops had a lifetime of experience and their formations were more organized. Although they still dispersed their men in small groups, they also concentrated one thousand-man troops on the left and right wings, and two thousand-man troops in the center. , and fifty artillery pieces were concentrated. There are gatherings in the scattered, scattered in the gathering, boundless, as vast and huge as Haizi (lake), and quickly surrounded Muzhai.

"Array like a sea", Genghis Khan is a master of psychological warfare, this array is extremely scary just from the momentum. Although there are only 17,000 soldiers and horses, they have the feeling of a million troops, overwhelmingly surrounding the wooden village. If it were an ordinary army, they would definitely feel fear. But the more than 6,000 guards in the village were all warriors and tigers. They were not afraid and silently waited for military orders.

"All troops stick to their posts, and those who make noise and move without permission will be killed!" Sumur gave this order, and the guards fell silent. Looking from a distance, it seemed like an empty city.

"Boom~boom~boom~" the Khalkha people's small cannon began to fire.

"Boom~boom~boom~" the guards' small artillery fired back. Although they have more cannons than the Khalkhas, these small cannons are not very powerful and cannot play a big role in siege warfare.

The Khalkha cavalry squads galloped around the stockade in twos and threes and shot arrows to harass the guards, while the infantry began to fill the trenches. The archers on the city also began to shoot directly and intensively. People on both sides continued to fall, and the casualties were actually more than the shelling.

Sumur stood on the wall of the village, holding a telescope to observe the enemy. He knew in his heart that despite the excitement of the fight, the real war was yet to come.

(End of this chapter)