Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 32: Zhuang Zai hunts the Great Khan

As soon as Abdullah Khan succeeded to the throne, he received the news that the Mongolian Huite tribe went south to conquer Chalishihe Iron Gate Pass. Fight, because he has just succeeded to the throne, and the internal situation is not stable; don't fight, if the Mongols are allowed to attack in Cha If he loses his foothold, the western part of Turpan will no longer belong to him.

"Great Khan, your father-in-law, Abu Hadi, is currently serving as Kuqa Azim Bek. Why don't you write a book and ask for help from him?" Ishag Bek Sadiq offered a "wonderful suggestion."

Abu Hadi, Governor of Kuqa, was a vassal town in the northern part of the Yarkand Khanate. This man was quite good at maneuvering and currying favor with Yarkand powerful figures, the Montenegrin sect and Zhuo Shadi, and became the governor of Kuqa. After taking office, he saw that the Yarkand Khan's court was weak, and he wanted to separate himself from one side, and he defied Yarkand Khan's yang. He also saw that Turpan was powerful, so he got married to Abdulrayim Khan, and married his daughter to Abdul Prince Duraha.

Abdullah Khan knew his father-in-law very well and sighed, "I can write books and ask for help from my father-in-law, but he is ambitious but timid and will never dare to send troops for rescue. It is better to rely on him than on ourselves."

He ordered his veterans Anivar and Sadiq to lead two thousand troops to guard the city of Turpan, while he led an army of eleven thousand to Chali to kill him. Although this army is large in number, only 3,000 are his direct descendants, and the other 8,000 soldiers and horses are all subordinates of his three younger brothers.

The opponent is the more than 6,000 Mongolian warriors of Nomdale. Although they are small in number, they are brave and good at fighting. They are also internally stable and have a unified heart.

It was late at night, and a life-or-death battle was about to begin. Abdullah Khan tossed and turned in the camp, unable to sleep.

"Great sweat~" Suddenly someone called softly.

Abdullah Khan stood up in his clothes and walked out of the tent. Outside the tent stood his trusted generals Ullu Heji.

He knew that this person had a strategy and came late at night, and he must have some ideas. Asked: "General, why did you see me late at night?"

"Great Khan, although our army has many soldiers and horses, they all have their own agendas. If time is prolonged, they will inevitably fall apart. We should take advantage of the new surge of vigor and fight the enemy quickly!" Ulu Heji's voice was very anxious.

"Well, these are very good words. Tomorrow I will go to the battlefield in person and fight the enemy decisively. The general is the supervisor of the army. Anyone who retreats without orders will be killed!" Abdullah Khan made up his mind.

A ray of sunshine dispelled the early morning mist, and the fog cleared and the two armies lined up to fight.

Abdullah Khan took the 3,500 troops of the third prince Ibrahim as the left wing; the 2,500 troops of the fourth prince Babai as the right wing; and 5,000 troops of himself and the younger prince Ismail. The horse is the central army. One after another, the formation is dense.

Nomudale ordered 1,500 cavalry from the Aldar and Erke tribes to serve as the left wing, and 1,500 cavalry from the Tuoli and Nasutu tribes as the right wing. The wings are spread sparsely and slowly spread outward. He personally led 3,100 cavalry as the central army, which was densely deployed.

"Dong~dong~dong~"

The urging war drums sounded, the sound was urgent!
"Asshai!" Abdullah Khan shouted, taking the lead and rushing towards the Huite army. His courage inspired the entire army, and both Babai on the right and Ibrahim on the left followed his lead. However, although Ibrahim shouted to kill fiercely, his marching speed was slow, and he obviously wanted to preserve his strength.

Seeing the Great Khan of Turpan charging in person, Nomudalei frowned, "I only thought the Yarkand people were weak, but I didn't expect there to be such heroes!"

"shoot!"

The flag was waved, and the Mongolian archers began to shoot. Almost all the people on horseback were good at shooting. The number of archers is much greater than that of the Turpan army. Although Turpan was rich and the army was highly armored, the dense rain of arrows still caused hundreds of soldiers to lose their combat effectiveness.

Abdullah Khan put his head on the horse's neck and galloped, looking at the flying arrows as if they were nothing.

Hundreds of horsemen leaped over his royal banner, leaving him behind. Those were Mansur Bek's five hundred subordinates. They were worried about the humiliation and death of their ministers. How could it be reasonable for the Great Khan to risk his own life? Therefore, Mansur Bek came and rushed to the front without hesitation.

"shoot!"

When the flag moved again, four hundred Mongolian gunmen lined up in two rows and set up fire guns. The rear row charges, the front row fires a volley. After shooting three times and knocking down more than a hundred horses, he mounted his horse and returned to the formation.

Seeing the enemy approaching, Nomdale opened his mouth and shouted two words: "Retreat!" The well-trained Mongolian cavalry lined up in a formation commonly used when hunting, and retreated. They skillfully controlled the horse by holding its belly between their feet, leaning sideways and shooting arrows backwards.

Mounted shooting! Real mounted shooting! In this era, even the Eight Banners Soldiers of the Jin Kingdom, who were known as "unparalleled archers and horses in the world", most archers could only dismount and shoot on foot. The Mongolians grew up on horses, and almost all of them knew how to ride and shoot.

Turpan troops were shot down one after another. As a semi-nomadic and semi-agricultural people, they have much fewer archers than the Mongols, and even fewer can ride and shoot. On the surface, they were chasing the Mongols, but in fact the casualties were much greater than the Mongols. To make matters worse, they still had four thousand infantrymen. During the chase, the infantrymen were gradually thrown away, and their numerical advantage was no longer there.

During the chase, the left and right wings of the Turpan Army gradually merged with the Chinese army, forming a cone-like formation and driving deeply towards the Mongols. The Mongolian central army continued to gallop, attracting the opponent to advance; the two wings spread out, quietly surrounding the enemy cavalry that advanced. This is an old method used by the Mongols when hunting, and it is also a commonly used tactic in battle. Regardless of whether it is a herd or an enemy, after being surrounded, the entire army is often annihilated.

Uluru and Jichi came to Abdullah Khan's side and said, "Great Khan, the enemy retreats without chaos. Our cavalry and infantry are separated. Be careful of fraud."

"You said they were cheating?"

Abdullah Khan reined in his horse and observed carefully. Suddenly he was shocked and said, "Retreat! Retreat immediately!"

It was too late, and a desolate horn sounded from the Mongolian army.

"Turn the horse's head and form a formation," Nomudale gave the military order. Teams of Whit warriors turned around and formed a charging formation.

"Warriors, follow my banner," Nomudalei shouted. He took the lead in killing the Turpan army with a prancing horse and a sword. There were people behind him carrying his commander's flag.

Seeing the Jishuai flag of Datai moving forward, the morale of the Huite soldiers was greatly boosted, and the cheers of "Haorui~Haorui~" resounded throughout the Chalishi grassland.

The Mongolian army in the center counterattacked, and the Mongolian army on both wings attacked from the side. The Turpan army became a hunted beast.

"Whoosh~whoosh~whoosh~"

The five bronze cannons pre-arranged by Nomdale on a nearby slope began to unleash their power. The shells exploded among the Turpan army. Once they were hit, they would be knocked off their feet.

It was a trap carefully planned by the hunters, and Abdullah Khan and his army became the prey.

"The Great Khan retreats quickly, and the queen is about to be cut off." At the critical moment, Mansur Bek showed his loyalty to the Khan.

"Mansoor, you have to be careful," tears welled up in Abdullah Khan's eyes. He held back tears and fought back with all his might.

Mansur Bek led hundreds of horses towards the Mongols and was soon submerged in the rolling torrent.

After Abdullah Khan led the remaining defeated troops to break through the encirclement, he joined his own infantry. Before he could take a breath, the Mongolian cavalry pursued him again.

The Turpan army, which lost its fighting spirit, collapsed, and the cavalry fled, leaving the 4,000 infantrymen who could not escape with the enemy.

The Mongolian cavalry calmly pursued the fleeing infantry, using arrows from afar and swords and guns from close range. A man cannot outrun a horse, but a wise man can kneel down and ask for surrender, thus saving his life.

In this battle, the Mongolian army suffered 500 casualties, killed and wounded 3,000 enemies, and captured 3,000 prisoners.

Nomudale organized the prisoners into three thousand-man teams, with the Huite general Dash, the surrendered generals Sabir and Alimu as the heads of the thousand households respectively.

(End of this chapter)