Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 221 I stained Gyantse with my blood (Part )
The two armies launched a battle formation at Kangma.

Zangba Khan Danjong Wangpoling ordered Norbu and Tashi Batur to advance forward with 5,000 troops. He and Tenzin each led 10,000 troops to the rear. The whole army was arranged in the shape of "pin".

Sultan then ordered 5,000 native soldiers from the Zagu chieftain Sang Jiepeng, Dandong chieftain Wei Zhubu Celing, Muping chieftain Jiancannanha, Wasi chieftain Qu Yishen, and Badi chieftain Chuobu Muling. In front of the formation; the remaining 25,000 soldiers were arranged in six layers according to the Mongolian tradition "335545", with three thousand-man teams on the first layer, three thousand-man teams on the second layer, and five on the third layer. Thousand-man formation, five thousand-man teams on the fourth floor, four thousand-man teams on the fifth floor, and five thousand-man teams on the sixth floor.

This combat method was passed down from our ancestors. It can control a larger battlefield width with less troops, which is extremely beneficial for cavalry to gallop. Of course, even though they are cavalry, they can also dismount and fight on foot when necessary. Because Kangma belongs to the Yarlung Zangbo River Valley, the soil is soft and undulating, so both sides dismounted and fought on foot this time.

"Attack!" Danjong Wangbo issued a military order, and Norbu and Zashbatour led five thousand troops and rushed towards the Mongols.

"Attack!" Sultan on the opposite side was not to be outdone, including Zagu chieftain Sang Jiepeng, Dandong chieftain Wei Zhubu Celing, Muping chieftain Jianshen Nanha, Wasi chieftain Qu Yishen, and Badi chieftain Chuobumuling. Each led his troops to run towards the Tiszangpa-Ladakh coalition.

"Gee, hoo, hoo, woo, woo"

"Ji, Hu, Hu, Ming, Wuli"

The vanguards of both sides were Tibetan troops, and they made various strange whistling sounds when charging according to Tibetan customs. Some of these howls imitate the sounds of wild animals, and some imitate the sounds of natural objects such as wind. During the Battle of Gyantse in later generations, the British colonists were deeply impressed by the strange roar of the Tibetan army. Even though they had advanced weapons, when batch after batch of snow warriors, armed with simple swords, guns and spears, roared and charged towards them, the strange roars still frightened them.

"Boom~boom~boom~"

The cannonballs exploded in their respective military formations, but they only had time to fire a few rounds before they stopped due to the contact between the two armies.

Norbu, holding an iron rod, met Qu Yishen, the chieftain of Wasi, who was holding a mace. Both sides were famous for their bravery in their respective armies. What competes on the battlefield is solid moves and quick reactions. Qu Yishen's moves were very practical, and every move was capable of killing people. However, his reaction was a little slow. After one move, he was too slow to recover after overwhelming the mountain, and his waist was broken by Norbu's iron rod.

However, on the battlefield, personal bravery is not important, what is important is the coordination of the battle formation. The forwards of both sides wedged themselves into each other, and slowly their respective rear troops pressed up and strangled each other. Most of them fought in small formations as a team.

Sultan usually focused on the construction of a standing army, and the Mongolian army was battle-hardened for a long time. By using the combination of formations, he defeated the Tiszangba-Ladakh coalition forces. He gradually took the initiative on the battlefield and slowly moved the battle line in the direction of the coalition forces. go by.

Seeing that the battle situation was unfavorable, Danjong Wangbo used two thousand of his personal guards. There was no big reason. The personal guards only heard their Khan say one sentence, "Warriors, follow my saber and advance!"

After saying this, Zangba Khan ran at the front with a knife. During the fierce battle, his helmet was cut off by the enemy. More than ten small braids were raised in the wind, and he looked as murderous as the messenger of death.

Sultan saw his Khan Banner, "Zangba Khan is there, rush up, surround him, and destroy him." The Great Khan commanded all the troops he could mobilize in the melee to surround the opponent's Khan Banner.

"If you want my life, give your blood in exchange." Danjong Wangpo noticed the enemy's intention, but ignored it. The long knife passed by, and another Mongolian warrior's head fell to the ground. He wants to use himself as an arrow to shoot through the enemy's center.

"What a man! He is indeed the all-powerful Dishe Zangba!" Suletan took out his bright silver gun. "There are very few people who can force me to take action personally. Danjong Wangpo, you are one of them!" He laughed. Then he ordered to his three thousand personal guards, "Look where my spear is heading!"

Those who can serve as the personal bodyguards of the Great Khan are all warriors selected from thousands of soldiers. When they hear the words, they all shout "Haorui" and move forward bravely.

Danjong Wangpo's eyes turned red and he was about to fight towards Sultan's guards when he was grabbed by an old arm.

"Great Khan, retreat quickly, the Ladakh army has been defeated," Quyin Dorje's voice was full of sadness.

The secret order given by King Senglangjia of Ladakh to Tenzin was to control Shigatse in the name of protecting the religion. But once the battle started, Tenzin discovered that although his subordinates were brave, they were far inferior to the Mongolian army and the Tibetan and Ba army in terms of battle formation coordination. More importantly, if all the troops were exhausted, how could they control Shigatse? Therefore, during the fierce battle, he issued an order to retreat in an attempt to preserve his strength.

When two armies confront each other, it is not easy to escape unscathed! The Mongolian generals Suhe, Alatancang, and Mandu Latu stared at him and chased him fiercely, turning his retreat into a rout.

Seeing that the friendly army was defeated, Danjong Wangpo gritted his teeth and issued a retreat order. He ordered the rear team to move to the front team, the front team to the rear team, and he personally moved to the rear.

The great Khan's bravery saved part of the army, but could not reverse the defeat. The coalition was defeated, and fewer than 10,000 soldiers fled back to Gyantse. Even so, Danjong Wangpo was still determined to resist. Gyantse was too important. Once it fell, Shigatse would be open.

Sultan Khan, who had experienced hundreds of battles, issued a general offensive order.

The Mongolian army first captured the two outlying strongholds of Lacun and Jiangluolingka, then divided the Tibetan and Pakistani troops surrounding the Gyantse Zongyamen and streets, and completely cut off the water sources of Gyantse Zongyamen and Gyantse City.

The Gyantse Zongyamen is located on a prominent hill in the center of Gyantse City. It is the commanding height of the city. The defenders built a solid bunker here. Soldiers and people loyal to Zangba Khan used throws (a tool used by Tibetans to herd sheep) and stones to hit the enemies down the mountain. The Mongolian army besieged it for many days and still could not attack it.

Zangba Khan treated the people leniently in ordinary times, and he was rewarded in times of crisis. The soldiers and civilians who supported him not only defended unwaveringly on the mountain, but sometimes even came down to touch the enemy's barracks. After holding on for a full month, the water on the mountain was exhausted. At night, they used ropes to hang people from the cliffs dozens of meters high to drink the sewage from the puddles at the bottom of the mountain. Finally, the sewage was exhausted and they drank. own urine. Even so, no one wavered. Finally, the Mongolian army deployed heavy artillery, used superior artillery fire to blast a gap in the Gyantse Castle, and organized elite troops to charge.

The defenders engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the Mongolian army. In the end, they suffered too many casualties and could no longer hold on.

"Retreat, warriors, I am proud of you!" Danjung Wangpo ordered the retreat with tears in his eyes. The soldiers hung from the cliff in the southwest with ropes to break out. Some of the warriors who were unable to break out in time fought with the enemy until the end. Countless people jumped off the cliff and died for their country.

Gyantse was lost, and the beautiful Shigatse was exposed to the Mongolian troops.

(End of this chapter)