Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 519 On the eve of fighting Kazakhstan again (Part )
Endless grassland,

The horizon cannot be seen.

At the end of the grassland is the horizon,
The horizon used to be grassland.

The sun comes out and warms you,

The moon shines brightly.

Wandering is life,

Life is wandering.

This pastoral song captures the bitterness of the Kazakh people's wandering and nomadic life. If you listen carefully, you will find that the bitterness is also mixed with unyielding and heroic spirit. For hundreds of years, the Kazakhs lived in pursuit of water and grass, fought bloody battles, and finally turned this vast land into a grassland named after them.

It's midsummer, and the summer in the Kazakh grasslands is warm and short. The grasslands are decorated with livestock, and the mountains are decorated with spruce, blue sky, white clouds, mountains, grasslands, and herds of cattle and sheep. The young men are singing pastoral songs, trying to tease the girls they like, and the girls are happily squeezing the sheep. Milk, and occasionally returns the enthusiastic singing voice
Beautiful prairie, a treasure gifted by the immortal God. If there was no war, this would be paradise on earth! But the war has come again, the boys have put on military uniforms, and the girls can't see their lovers. All this was caused by the damn Oirat Mongols.

When the ambitious Lotus Khan captured Tashkent and left, everyone thought that the demon had returned to Lhasa after being full. Who would have thought that the devil's appetite was endless. After a false shot, he went west to attack the Bukhara Khanate, and formed an alliance with the Turghut people in the northwest and the Khiva Khanate in the southwest, instigating the Turghuts. The special army surrounded the city of Saraishk in Xiaoyuzi and persuaded the Khiva Khanate not to send troops to rescue Kazakhstan. Then, the big devil led his army back to Tashkent. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this time, the tyrant wants to swallow the whole Kazakhstan in one bite.

The great "King of Turan" issued a conscription order, and all men in the country between the ages of thirteen and sixty were required to take up swords and guns and fight to defend the country. The Kazakhs have never lacked enthusiasm, and every household has men wearing battle armor.

As soon as he received the urgent letter from Xiaoyuzi Alei Khan, Yangjier Khan knew that he had to make a choice, whether to deal with the Torgut tribe invading Xiaoyuzi from the northwest first, or to deal with the Weiguo from the south first. After thinking for a long time, Torhut was just a scabies disease, and Weiguo was a serious problem. What's more, Xiaoyuzi Aleihan only obeyed him in name and maintained de facto independence, letting him and the Turhut people consume each other. Ichiban is good.

The king of Turan made up his mind to fight the Weiguo decisively first, and then attack the Turguts. He assembled an army of 120,000, of which 20,000 were left to guard Turkestan (Turkistan) and its surrounding cities such as Szanak, Sau, and Koksarai; 20,000 were led by the Eastern Governor Hadir to guard the The city of Talas (called Talas by the Mongolians, or Taraz in later generations) northeast of Tashkent; he himself led an 80,000-strong army stationed in the city of Shymkent just north of Tashkent, forming a corner with Hadir.

Great Khan Lotus is very smart and knows how to win over allies and isolate enemies. Great Khan Yangjier is not stupid either and is actively looking for allies. He sent an envoy to Moscow, but the cunning and cunning Emperor Oros was not willing to be directly involved in this war. He was only willing to sell him some muskets and artillery, and at the same time asked him to surrender to him. In desperation, they had to pay verbal loyalty and exchange gold, silver and livestock for their guns.

Yangir Khan came up with the idea of ​​​​a "American country" living in the upper reaches of the Syr Darya River.

The so-called "American Country" is actually a tribal alliance composed of descendants of the Nogai Khanate. The Nogai people (Caucasian Turks) originally lived in the vast areas of the Caspian Sea, Ural River, and Volga River basins, and they were once powerful. Later, internal strife was divided into two parts, the Great Nogai Khanate and the Lesser Nogai Khanate. They fought with each other and their strength declined greatly. Then, the Lesser Nogai Khanate was merged with the Crimean Khanate, and the main body of the Great Nogai Khanate was annexed by the Kazakh Khanate. Later, after the Turgut people moved westward to the Volga River Basin, they launched an aggressive war against the fragmented Nogai people. How can we defeat this? The Nogai people had to move around, and moved to a group in the upper reaches of the Syr Darya River called the "American Country".

It is said to be a country, but it is actually a tribal alliance composed of four tribes. After they fled to the upper reaches of the Syr Darya River, they realized that they were weak and weak, so they surrendered to Yangir Khan. The talented and resourceful Yangir Khan felt that the Nogai people now only had more than 10,000 tents, so they would not be a serious problem, and their geographical location could serve as a barrier against the ambitious Turguts, so he readily accepted it.

On weekdays, the "Beauty Country" with only 70,000 herdsmen and 15,000 troops is nothing in the eyes of Yang Gil Khan, but now the situation is critical, and every ounce of strength is good. In the sweat tent, he cordially received Musa, the eldest son of Nogai chieftain Karl Mirzan. The burly Yangir Khan spoke with a loud voice, and laughed heartily when he saw Musa, "Chief Musa, there is a Kazakh proverb, 'Part of the inheritance of ancestors is left to the guests.' You You are a distinguished guest from Kazakhstan, so don’t be polite!”

Seeing the great Khan treating an envoy from a small country with such courtesy, Musa was secretly moved. He was worthy of being the "King of Turan" and his heart was as broad as the grassland! He raised his wine bowl and said in salute: "Great King of Turan, if you hadn't taken us in back then, our whole family would have died under the sword of the Turgut people. Your kindness to the Nogai people is higher than the sky and deeper than the sea." Deep. Please allow me to sing a song for you to express my respect!"

"Oh, that's great. I've heard for a long time that the 'Beauty Country' is good at singing and dancing. I (Yangir Khan calls himself me after succeeding as the Great Khan of Mongolia) are all ears."

Musa picked up Tambula and sang while playing:
Dombula is the loyal mouthpiece of the herdsmen,
It is the lark in the hearts of Kazakh people.

Even though it only has two thin strings of intestines,
But it ties the heart of the shepherd.

Just a flick of your nimble fingers,
It can stir up the most sincere feelings in your heart.

Pedestrians coming and going,

Listen to the song of Musa the Nogai,
In this life, I will only be a subject of King Turan

Needless to say, this young chief of the American country sang exceptionally well and moved everyone present.

Yang Gil Khan was moved and suddenly shouted: "Musa, at this moment, can I trust the Nogai people?"

"Great King of Turan, before I came, my father told me that the Nogai people will always be your most loyal subjects. As long as you give an order, the Nogai people are willing to go through fire and water for you," Musa said firmly.

"Very well, lovely Musa, you immediately return to the tribe to convey my order to your father. The Turghut army is besieging the city of Saraishk. The situation of Alyihan in Xiaoyuzi is critical. Order him to lead the army immediately." Lead all the Nogai warriors to the city of Saraishk to relieve Alyihan from the siege."

When he heard that the Great Khan asked his father to send troops to attack the Torguts, Musa became excited. The Torguts were enemies of the Nogai people. It was they who drove the Nogai people out of the Ezil River (Volga River). ) watershed.

"Don't worry, Khan, the Nogai Warriors will never let you down," he roared.

(End of this chapter)