Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 173 The confrontation at Lingsi Benzhai
After killing Dadonnai and seizing all the military power of Suonan Raodan, Sarula Bilig Khan continued to do nothing. In the name of unfavorable combat, he successively deprived more than ten Gelug sect generals of their official positions. Everyone knew that this was just the Khan's method of eradicating dissidents, but they still became energetic, fearing that the blame would fall on themselves, and unconsciously their will to fight became much stronger. Compassion does not focus on soldiers, righteousness does not focus on wealth, and the people of Song Dynasty are sincere and will not be deceived by others.

"Boom~boom~boom~" artillery shells rained down on Lingsi Benzhai. The defenders hung curtains to defend against shrapnel, but they still suffered a lot of casualties.

"Alas! The number of our Mongolian heavy artillery is still too small! Carrying artillery is good for field battles but not good for siege," Sultan muttered to himself. He has always attached great importance to the use of artillery. When he went on an expedition, he carried 20 heavy artillery. After the war losses, there are only 15 left. Although many enemy artillery were captured, they were all small artillery such as piggyback cannon. Siege warfare was of little use.

"Great Khan, I have compiled a book in the Luobu Tibetan Fuyuan, asking him to collect some heavy artillery from various cities in Yarkand and transport it over. I received a military report yesterday that twelve heavy artillery are already on the way," Xue Zongzhou on the side immediately reported , he was appointed quartermaster in the army.

Suletan smiled. The governor of the Ming Dynasty also had the title of right deputy censor of the capital procuratorate or right censor of the capital, so it was called "Fuyuan". Although he imitated the official system of the Ming Dynasty and carried out reforms, he did not have any part-time jobs and titles. Xue Zongzhou called Luo Bu Zang "Fu Yuan", which implicitly persuaded him to continue to deepen the reform of the official system.

But the problem is that the customs and habits of the Mongolian and Han people are different, and the reform of the official system can only be promoted under the banner of restoring the old system of the Yuan Dynasty. Even so, some people are dissatisfied because they have touched the interests of some Noyans. Thanks to their sophisticated methods, they can pull some people, suppress some people, and beat some people. More importantly, now that the war is in full swing, the entire tribe has unanimously opened up to the outside world. , it didn’t cause any major turmoil just now. Therefore, reform cannot be rushed. It must be based on reality and prescribe the right medicine. Some aspects that are not in line with Mongolia's reality should not be changed.

"Well, thank you for your hard work, Mr. Xue. It's just that it will take a long time to wait for Luobuzang to transport the artillery. To attack Shigatse, we have to rely on the soldiers to fight for their lives." Sultan pretended not to understand and changed the topic to the war.

"The great Khan is wise," Xue Zongzhou replied respectfully.

When the artillery stopped, Zhongmenai, Asumu, Zhuowo Garbu, Pilengli Zamusu and others defected to Suletan's Daba and led eight thousand Tibetan troops to attack Lingsiben stronghold fiercely.

"Fire the gun," Yapsai shouted. On the city wall, five small cannons that had been hidden and silent began to fire. Although the range was short and the power was not great, it still caused damage. Sultan witnessed a soldier's intestines being shot through by a shotgun. He clutched his intestines in pain and tried to stuff it back, but he collapsed to no avail.

"Great Khan, this place is too close to the battlefield, please retreat a moment," advised his confidant Qianhu Alatancang.

"The soldiers are fighting bloody battles. As a profuse sweater, how can I retreat?" Sultan stood majesticly under a pure white banner. Unlike other tribes whose military flags were printed with the "Sulu Ding" pattern of Genghis Khan, after ascending to the throne of Khan, he ordered all the military flags of the Huite tribe to be replaced with the "fishing pole" pattern. At that time, the ancestor of the Huite people, Yabu Ganmeiergan, was fished out of the river. Using fishing rods to make patterns meant that he did not forget his roots. The deeper reason is that Sarula Bilig Khan does not want to live in the shadow of Genghis Khan. He wants to establish greater achievements than Genghis Khan. The first step is to change the military flag.

There was strength in numbers, and after suffering hundreds of casualties, the Tibetan army filled up the trenches and pushed the carts and ladder carts straight to the city.

Two thousand Mongolian eagle shooters, in groups of three to five, approached the city wall to shoot arrows to cover the army's attack on the city.

Yixi Renzeng raised a big stone and threw it towards the city. His parents, wife and children were all in the city. The robbers wanted to break in, burn, kill and loot unless they could climb over his body.

"Bang", the stone smashed a soldier who was attacking the city into a pulp.

Before he could care less about being happy, Yixi Renzeng felt the force of the wind, and an arrow with eagle feathers came quickly and shot through the eyes of Pao Ze beside him. "These Mongolian dogs can shoot really accurately, bah," he spat harshly and retracted his head behind the arrow stack.

The war was still going on, and soldiers continued to climb the city walls and fight hand-to-hand with the defenders.

Yapsai struggled to chop down a Tibetan soldier, threw away the long curled knife, picked up another one from the ground, and continued to kill the enemy. The general is the courage of the soldiers. Seeing that the general is so brave, the morale of the defenders is greatly boosted and they will fight to the death. It was getting dark, and finally, the retreat horn sounded, and the Tibetan army retreated like a tide as if they had been granted amnesty.

"Let the Yarkands attack the city tomorrow," Sarula Bilig Khan ordered expressionlessly under the white banner.

"Great Khan, Zaisandiba wants to see you." In the big tent, Sultan was about to take a rest, so he reported to the left and right.

For the sake of Sonam Tsomo, Suletan was quite polite to Zaisandiba and said calmly: "Let him come in."

"A slave meets the Great Khan." Zhong Meinai stepped into the tent and called himself a slave according to the Mongolian custom, just as he had called himself a slave in front of the two great monks. This is a person who knows how to adapt to the situation, or assess the situation, and can always make the right choice at the right time.

Suletan was extremely satisfied with his careful flattery. More importantly, this was the first big nobleman to defect to him. He had to be promoted, favored and favored, and his horse bones could be sold to other nobles. Therefore, He was always tolerant towards this person and asked in a pleasant manner: "Zaisandiba is exempt from courtesy and comes to see me so late. Is there anything wrong?"

"Great Khan, my servant thought about it. The city of Lingsi Benzhai is strong. A strong attack may hurt the lives of the soldiers. Why not capture Langkazi on its southeast side first, and then directly attack Yangsiduo, Sanzhujie Village, and Shigatse from Langkazi? Shigatse In a moment, Lingsi Benzhai will surrender without a fight," Zhong Meinai reported cautiously.

"Nakako?"

Sultan looked at the military map, nodded slowly, and said with a heavy expression, "I heard that the guard of Langkazi is Zangba Khan's general Sangye Tsering. This man is brave and good at fighting, and he is very difficult to deal with. I'm afraid it may not be easy! "

"Great Khan, I have fought against Sangye Tsering before. This man is braver, but his strategy is worse. Now that the holy lake has frozen, our army can reach the east of Langkazi from the holy lake. Sangye Tsering is absolutely Unexpected." Zhong Mei is very confident.

Suletan knew that the "holy lake" he was referring to was Yamdrok Yumtso Lake, which in Tibetan means "jasper lake in the pasture above". The water source of this lake comes from the snow water of the surrounding Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains. There is no outlet. The inflow of snow water and natural evaporation achieve a unique dynamic balance. In later generations, it was known as the most beautiful water in the world.

"Attack from the surface of Lake Yamdrok Yumtso? This is feasible." Suletan finally nodded in agreement.

"My slave is willing to lead five thousand troops to capture Langkazi for you." Zhong Mei took the initiative to ask for the order.

"No, I will go with you. I have long heard that Yamdrok Lake is called the 'Goddess's scattered turquoise earrings'. It is said that Yamdrok and her three sisters Kongmucuo, Shencuo and Bajiucuo are in the huge lake. In the lake basin, the hands and feet are connected and it is difficult to separate. No matter which angle you look at, you cannot see the whole lake. I want to see it."

After all, he was a young man, so Suletan wanted to have fun. He ordered Zhongmei Nai to lead the way and led 15,000 elite troops to Langkazi. He also ordered his younger brother Sumur, his confidants Narisong, and Su He to continue to lead the army. He attacked Lingsi Benzhai because he thought he was a suspicious soldier.

(End of this chapter)