Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 396: Troops Arrive in Turkistan

Governor Hadir was born in the Naiman tribe of Zhongyuz. When he was young, he was selected as a bodyguard because of his strong martial arts. He gradually became a confidant of two great Khans and served as the governor of the East. More than 4,000 of his people were originally part of the most elite Eastern Legion in Kazakhstan. , is the main force guarding the mouth of the Ili River. His long military career has allowed him to maintain a good figure. At the age of fifty, he is tall and has no general belly that is common among his peers.

The autumn wind was bleak, and Batur Kessel of the Korayil tribe, dressed in military uniform, hurriedly came to report, "Emir (Turkic, meaning "leader, commander"), there were defeated soldiers of the Sali Usun tribe who had fled back, saying that they were The guards have defeated Shaliwusun's tribe and are heading towards the camp."

Hadir frowned slightly, "Where's the beacon? Why can't we see the beacon?"

"I asked the defeated soldiers and they said that the guards took advantage of the early morning fog to launch an attack and lit the beacon fire but could not see it."

"These Oirat people are so cunning. If you blow the trumpet and gather troops quickly, the enemy will come soon," Hadir roared.

"Woo~wu~wu~" the long horn sound penetrated the sky, telling the world the horror of war.

Groups of soldiers followed the horn and walked out of the camp. There were no soldiers from the Korayir, Suwan, Alban, or Saliusun tribes, but only Kazakh cavalry.

Although time was tight, Governor Hadir still fulfilled his responsibilities as a commander and quickly organized his subordinates to arrange themselves in "335545", placing the 4,500 most elite warriors directly under him in the front two formations. The next four formations are lined with warriors from each tribe.

As a feudal khanate with a strong tribal alliance, the Kazakh Khan did not need to spend too much money to purchase equipment for his army. They still maintained the Mongolian tradition. The warriors who responded to the call of the Khan were required to prepare their own equipment including mounts, weapons, armor, and food. They climbed mountains and waded to the predetermined assembly point to accept the review of the Great Khan. After the Great Khan personally or ordered someone to review the number of people and equipment, he issued them flags and set off directly to the front line.

This principle of bringing your own equipment greatly reduced the cost of war, allowing the Khanate to have the financial resources to launch war after war, but it also gave the Kazakh army a variety of equipment. The children of the nobles wore chain mail and chichak helmets with necklaces; the children of the rich wore chain mail blouses and pot-lid mail helmets; the children of middle-class civilians wore copper-nailed cotton armor and fur half-helmets; the poor and slaves could only Wear an old robe and a ragged felt hat.

The army's equipment is not uniform, which directly leads to difficulties in the maintenance and replenishment of ordnance. After Yang Gilhan succeeded to the throne, he always wanted to build a standing army with unified equipment. However, limited by the country's financial resources, he could only build tens of thousands of elites. In order to subdue the opponents in various places, these elites had to be stationed in various places. This resulted in Governor Hadir having only 4,500 regular troops among his nearly 17,000 troops. Even for these regular troops, the armor on their bodies is still not uniform. With the popularity of firearms, most soldiers wear cotton armor, while some soldiers wear iron armor such as plate armor and disc armor. Spearmen, sword and shield soldiers, and archers lined up in a neat formation.

Generals Bazibabu and Jambi came over with four thousand warriors to kill them. Although most of the guards are composed of soldiers temporarily recruited from various tribes, they are also equipped with their own weapons and equipment in accordance with Mongolian tradition. But the weapons and equipment of the regular soldiers of the Guards and the Forbidden Army were uniformly equipped by the imperial court. Ordinary soldiers wore cotton armor, officers wore iron armor, and all swords, guns and firearms were uniformly equipped. The equipment of the imperial guards who serve as guards of the capital and the palace is even better than that of other imperial troops. Among these four thousand people, they are actually equipped with fifteen cannons and one thousand heavy armored cavalry.

In this era, due to the popularity of firearms, heavy armored cavalry gradually became less popular. However, Sultan still ordered a batch of equipment. After all, his current main opponents are still Mongolian tribes whose level of firearms is not high. These heavy armors still have major advantages over bows and arrows and light cavalry.

"Boom~boom~boom~" The artillery on both sides started shooting. Because they were close to arms trading centers such as Bukhara and Samarkand, the Kazakh army still had artillery. "Ouch~Ouch~Ouch~" Jambi, with his men and horses in heavy armor, rushed towards the enemy in front of him, with a thousand heavy cavalry and three thousand light cavalry behind him. "Bang", the huge inertia knocked the person on the opposite side into the air.

The thousand heavy cavalry played an important role and quickly broke through the Kazakh light cavalry queue. After breaking through the sixth level, the cavalry from both sides regrouped and prepared to fight again. Enhe Batu and Bayar suddenly arrived with 4,000 soldiers and horses. This caused the Kazakh army who was reorganizing to be attacked from both sides and was in chaos.

Governor Hadir still wanted to struggle, but suddenly a huge banner appeared in his eyes. One side was embroidered with a dragon, and the other side was embroidered with a lion, which symbolized the noble status of the owner of the banner in the world of monks and seculars. In the entire Oirat and even Mongolia, Sultan was the only one who struck this dragon-lion banner. He came with great arrogance, bringing Tegus Chao Ketu, Sebuteng and ten thousand troops.

"No, Lotus Khan has arrived in person." As soon as he saw this big banner, Dayuzi Amul Khan knew that it was Sultan's Dharma who came in person. According to his thinking, if the emperor personally marched, the guards would definitely come in full force, and their number would not be less than 100,000. He could not help but think of conserving his strength and escaping. "Retreat, retreat quickly", roared wildly, and led three thousand Kangli soldiers to gallop on their horses.

"Emir, look, Amul Khan has escaped," Kessel came to Governor Hadir's horse in panic.

Hadir looked around and saw that Amul Khan was quickly fleeing the battlefield with three thousand Kangli soldiers.

"Coward, I will tell the Great Khan to chop off your head," Hadir yelled angrily.

"Emil, what should we do?" Kessel, who has always been known for his bravery and tenacity, panicked, his voice trembling.

"What else can we do? Hurry and retreat. How many warriors can be saved can only be left to fate." Hadir sighed and ordered the flag and drum officer to give the order to retreat.

However, the two armies are fighting fiercely, and it is not easy to retreat unscathed. After the Kazakh troops heard the order to retreat, they fled one after another, leaving their backs for the guards to pursue. The chase continued for sixty miles before giving up.

In the battle at the mouth of the Ili River, the Guards killed more than 3,000 Kazakh troops, captured more than 3,000 Kazakh troops, and captured more than 10,000 herdsmen from various tribes with less than 500 casualties. Cattle, sheep, horses and camels filled the mountains and fields. Sultan ordered the capital Qianhu Zhuoqiba to lead 2,000 soldiers to escort the captured herdsmen, cattle, sheep, horses and camels from various tribes back to Ili for resettlement. He led more than 17,000 warriors towards Turk, the capital of the Kazakh Khanate. Stan City advances.

In order to give peace another chance, the kind-hearted Lotus Khan once again wrote to Yangir Khan: "Although Kazakhstan is thousands of miles away and desolate, it is also part of Mongolia, with the same language and species. In the past, I succeeded the Mongolian Khan At that time, I sent envoys to attract people, and asked you to declare yourself a minister, serve me with a letter, and contribute horses. However, you did not follow the way of heaven. How can you be disobedient? Where to go? Please do as you please."

(End of this chapter)