Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 582 The Battle of Erdenizhao (Part )
Erdenizhao was surrounded, and the mountains and plains were covered with the military flags of the Zasaktu tribe. Looking at such a large number of enemies, the great monk Lobsang Tenpai Gyaltsen was not afraid at all. He climbed up to the gate tower on the west wall of the temple with a strong will. Seeing him so brave, the followers of the Jonang sect were all courageous.

"Farewell, please prepare more dung juice, boiling oil, sandbags and cloth curtains." Duqin, the head of a thousand households, widened his eyes, waiting for the upcoming battle.

"Woo~wu~wu~"

The shrill horn sounded, and Zasaktu's army slowly advanced.

"Advance", following the order of Baga Ahai Laotaiji, three thousand Zasaktu soldiers slowly pushed into the northern temple wall. They did not push the ladder to attack the city, but only fired at the head of the city. The city refused to be outdone and fought back. , for a time the sounds of "swish" and "chirp" were endless.

"Dong~dong~dong~" Siqib Erdeni ordered his men to beat the marching drum. The drum beat urgently, but his three thousand subordinates stopped outside the shooting range of the archers in the east city, shouting and making noise to create momentum, but they could not Siege the city.

"Tell the warriors that even though we are feigning an attack, we must still make a show of attack." Outside the southern city, Gonbuzak Bingtu Ahai issued a military order to the eight thousand soldiers and horses under his command.

"Kill~kill~kill~"

Eight thousand Zasaktu warriors shouted and pushed the ladders and carriages forward quickly.

Centurion Alta nimbly huddled behind the carriage, jumped up after approaching the temple wall, and climbed up the ladder leaning against the wall. He was originally a companion (servant, follower) of Gonbuzak Bingtu Ahaitaiji. Because of his bravery in battle, he was awarded the title of centurion. As a result, his life changed drastically. He married a mother-in-law and gave birth to three children. In order to make his family's life more comfortable, he always strives to be the first in every battle.

"Alta, if you can show off for me in this battle, I will reward you with a thousand sheep if you are promoted to a higher rank." Before the battle, the words of Gonbuzak Bingtu Ahaitaiji still echoed in my ears. Thinking of the many benefits after achieving military exploits, his heart warmed up. Holding a shield in his left hand and a sword in his right hand, he braved the rain of arrows and climbed up quickly.

"Wow~"

A pot of scalding hot oil was poured towards the ladder, and the top of the ladder and the Alta on the ladder became a sea of ​​fire. The burning heat and smell of burning enveloped the warrior. He howled, struggled and twisted and fell from the ladder, but the fire on his body could not be extinguished. Life gradually passed, and before he died, his wife and children appeared in his mind.

Although the three directions of east, south and north were powerful, they were all feint attacks. Norbu's main attack direction was the west city. He assembled 26,000 troops and all artillery in Xicheng.

Because he reached an arms trade agreement with the Kingdom of David, he successively received thirty cannons and more than a thousand muskets. Including the original cannons, the number of cannons was as many as forty. He firmly believed that it would be easy to blast through Erdenizhao's temple wall with these cannons. As long as a few gaps are opened, his well-trained army can rush in and tear the enemy into pieces.

"Boom~boom~boom~"

The cannons of Zasaktu's army began to fire. Although they were mostly small cannons, their power was still astonishing. The shots made the temple walls tremble. However, the sandbags placed on the top of the city slowed down the rebounding momentum of the artillery shells, and the opened curtain blocked most of the shrapnel, so the actual damage caused was limited.

"Good! The artillery battalion did a good job." Norbu praised the artillery battalion loudly. He seemed to see his own military flag planted on the top of the wall after the wall was blown down.

"Boom~boom~boom~"

Suddenly, artillery shells poured out from the top of the city, hitting one artillery cart after another. In the blink of an eye, nine artillery carts in Zasaktu's artillery camp were overturned, forcing the head of the artillery camp to order a retreat.

"What's going on? Why is there a cannon in the temple? Why didn't our spies notice it?" Norbu was shocked. What he didn't know was that two years ago, the great monk Rosang Dambe Gyaltsen ordered people to buy ten bronze cannons from the Oros people and secretly set up an artillery team. They usually trained in the mountainous area north of Erdenizhao. , was transferred to the city just before the war. Although there were only ten cannons, these fast-firing bronze cannons still caused heavy losses to Zasaktu's artillery battalion.

"Archers and musketry came close to shoot, and covered the infantry to attack the city." Norbu, who had suffered a heavy loss, refused to give up and ordered the mosquitoes to attack the city.

Zasaktu's army used wheel tactics, and kept rushing towards the city in wave after wave, killing one wave and then another, seemingly never ending. Five days later, Erdenizhao was in crisis, and the temple walls were damaged in many places. Zasaktu troops continued to climb onto the city and were driven back down.

"Great Khan, according to my opinion, the enemy is already exhausted and the city will be destroyed today," the veteran Ahai Fangqing said to Norbu.

"Well, I ordered Gonbu Zak Darhan and Ishar Yosutuahai to attack at all costs and hit them hard."

"Yes".

"I didn't expect that the Jasaktu army was so capable of fighting that they pushed us to this point in just five days!" Looking at the swarming Jasaktu army, the great monk Lobsang Dambe Gyaltsen sighed.

"Wendur Gegen, please order the ambush troops in the mountains to attack, otherwise Erdenizhao will be lost," Duqin said anxiously.

"Amitabha, light a fire." Following the order from the great monk, beacon fires and wolf smoke were lit at the top of the city.

Seeing the beacon fire and smoke at the top of the city, Gazhu Chedeng knew it was time to take action on his own. He summoned the three thousand monks who were hiding in the northern mountains and shouted: "Disciples of Juenang, Zhasak Tuhan Norbu and Suletan Khan of Nyingma colluded to send troops to desecrate the holy land. Now it is us who are sacrificing our lives to protect the teachings." It’s time. Wendu Erguergen said that those who die to protect the religion can go to bliss after death. He himself has already put on the armor. So, there is nothing to say, follow me and move forward!"

"Go forward! Follow the guidance of Wendu'er Kudzu and go forward!" The three thousand monk soldiers shouted in unison.

"Get on the horse." After completing the pre-battle mobilization, the Garzhu chariot was mounted without any fuss. He got on the horse and led the way, followed by the three thousand monk soldiers behind him.

These monks are all carefully selected from among the monks, and all of them have excellent riding skills. What's more important is to be devout in faith and fearless of death. From the mountains in the north of the city to the west of the city, they went straight to the camp of Zasaktu's army. The sergeants guarding the camp did not expect that at a time when their own side had an absolute advantage, enemies would come out from behind. They were caught off guard and broke into the camp, causing chaos.

"Set fire, burn it for me!"

Garzhu Cheden gave the order fiercely, and smashed the heads one by one with the Zen staff in his hand.

"Bald donkey, take your life." Dalmashiri, the veteran of Zasaktu, with his eyes about to burst, slashed at Garzhu Cheden with the big knife in his hand, but was knocked to the ground by his fierce Zen staff.

"Uh~" Garzhu Cheden howled, looking for the next target, with a ferocious expression like a Buddhist Vajra.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the commander of the camp, Sonamu Ahai Chuhu'er, quickly sent a signal for help. In fact, there was no need to ask for help. Norbu had already seen the generals shooting up in the rear, so he had no choice but to withdraw his troops and return to the main camp to support him.

Unexpectedly, Garzhu Chedeng was extremely cunning. When he saw the main force of Zhasak's army returning, he immediately greased his feet and escaped.

"Great Khan, those monk soldiers have fled into the mountains outside the city. It is not easy to search," Sonamu Ahai Chuhu'er reported.

"Hmph! I didn't expect these monk soldiers to be so cunning, how annoying!" Nuoerbu was so angry that he was helpless for a moment.

(End of this chapter)