Chapter 543: A Serial Plan
Now he still has to rely on the soldiers and horses of Hesar, so he has to be respectful to him.
"No! Must be completed in five days! After hearing this, Hasal simply refused. After all, Khorasan had tens of thousands of troops in the Eastern Karakhanate. I haven't come now, I'm just still on my way.
Therefore, the sooner you take Keshihar, the more obvious the advantage of your own army will be.
Of course, he was not afraid of the Khorasan army.
In the end, their Mongol tribes conquered Mobei, unified all the tribes, and established the Great Mongolian State, there were nearly 100 large and small wars. Many times the enemy army was several times stronger than theirs, but in the end, it was they who won.
So even if the Khorasan army was several times larger than theirs, he was not afraid.
But that's when your army is all Mongols!
At present, there are only nearly 5,000 Mongolian soldiers and horses under his command, and the other 15,000 are Huihe people. It's okay to let them transport grain and grass and act as cannon fodder. If you charge into battle, it's still avoided. When he fought with the Khorasan army before, the unbearable situation of the Huihe soldiers was seen by Ghazal .
Therefore, he had no expectations at all for the fifteen thousand Huihe soldiers and horses.
It was for this reason that he was still a little worried in the face of the upcoming reinforcements from Khorasan.
What's more, he already knew the advantages of firearms and bows and arrows of the Khorasan army. So in my heart, I didn't dare to be careless.
Shamubek also knew Hesar's concerns, so he frowned and said, "But the city of Lost Har was built on a plateau, and the flood drained down, but it would not have been able to drown them. And the people who built the dam have been working day and night for two days, and no matter how hard they try, it is impossible to complete the repair in five days. ”。
Although Ghassal knew that what Shamubek said was the truth, he was still dissatisfied with his face: "The foundation of the city is too high, so build the embankment higher." If there is no man nearby, then go to a distant village to catch it. Aren't there still old people and children? You can catch it. Those women could not be left behind, and sent to make a fire to cook and relieve their children's fatigue.
Anyway, I'll only give you five days, and if it doesn't work, then I'll drive these people to forcibly attack the city. ”。
Before, Hatar wanted to use the nearby people as cannon fodder to attack the city, but was strongly dissuaded by Shamubek. In the end, he was born in Keshihar and grew up in Keshihar, so he is extremely soft on the people of this land.
But Hatsar is not! In order to siege the city, no matter how many lives are paid, it will not hesitate. Even the Mongolian sons under him can be used to die if necessary.
At that moment, Shamubek listened to this and knew that Ghassal had decided. I had to respond with a bitter face and urge the progress of the embankment.
And when he returned to the camp, he happened to meet Alephom, who had come to find him.
"The chief of a thousand households, the spies in the city have sent a letter back. It is said that tonight, the Tina Guli Gate will be opened to welcome us and the army into the city. Aller's joy is in the form of color.
Fortunately, he was able to run fast, and he slipped out of the city before Khorasan blocked the city. Otherwise, it is like Mahmut Bai, who was trapped in the city and was caught by Khorasan.
Now that the Mongol and Huihe coalition forces want to recapture Kashihar for the Eastern Qarakhanid, then he can be a powerful vizier again. Although the little Khan who had just succeeded to the throne was picked up by Quini Tu Aidi, who had prepared in advance, as long as he was in control of the government, then it was up to him to decide who the Khan King was. So in his heart, he was not worried about his status at all.
However, he knew who he would listen to in the future, so he couldn't wait to hug the Mongols' thighs. For Hesar, it is also very close to the ability to flatter.
This connection with the city's fine work to open the door to the Menghe coalition army was one of his efforts to curry favor with Hesar.
"Really?" , Hatsar knew that Alepon didn't dare to fool himself about this, but he couldn't help but confirm.
"It's true! The man who opened the door was the nephew of the great imam of Keshhar, who was recruited by the Khorasan thieves to help defend the city with the militia. His performance was good, and he became the head of the ten households of the militia, and happened to be on duty at the Tinagulmen.
The boundary of the land is close to the mountains, and the official roads outside the city are not easy to walk. When our Khanate was still in control of Koshhar, we didn't care much about it. Last time, the Khorasan army bought off the fine work from there and opened the door into the city. Alephong introduced in jerky Mongolian, for fear that Hathar would not understand.
He learned this from Mahmut Bai. After having the intention of taking refuge in Mongolia at the old age, he consulted Mahmut to learn the Mongolian language. At that time, he also admired Mahmutebai as an old fox who had controlled the government of the Great Liao for several years, and even invited a Mongolian-speaking merchant to teach him Mongolian a few years in advance.
It is a pity that Mahmut was not blessed to be able to speak to Khsar in fluent Mongolian himself. It was cheaper for him, and he had the opportunity to get closer to Hesar.
"Vizier, let's talk back to the crane! Your Mongolian language sounds very difficult to understand. Hesar said unceremoniously.
Al slapped the horse on the leg with the horse, and had to repeat it in Huihe's dialect. The Eastern Kara Khanate was also established by the descendants of the Huihe, and in terms of language, it is not much different from the Huihe. It's just that there will be some differences in accents and words depending on the place.
But when it comes to communication, it's perfectly fine.
After listening to Alepon's explanation at this moment, Hathar nodded happily. He ordered his sons to rest well and prepare to attack the city at night.
The time was very fast, the sun was setting in the west, and the remnant sun on the horizon stained half of the sky. A carrier pigeon flew into the city and landed in the hands of the Unuor. But it was the defenders led by Ya'er who sent a message, they had received the news, and they were summoning the soldiers and horses of Duan, Luobu and other cities to come back to help.
The Unur felt a lot of relief and decided to teach the Menghe coalition army a profound lesson in the evening.
"Meow meow meow ······", a wild cat jumped on the wall, the cry was long and sharp, making people unconsciously a little creepy.
An army is secretly approaching Tina Gulmen! Because the official road was not easy to walk, they abandoned the war horses. The night was dark, except for a curved crescent moon hanging high in the night sky. Occasionally, clouds drifted by, making the night even darker.
Shamubek led the people to hide outside the city gate, waiting for the signal to open the city from inside the city. But it is Hasal who is cautious! Inevitably, Khorasan was deceitful, and he deliberately let Shamu Bek lead the Huihe soldiers and horses to test first.
As for himself, he led the Mongol army to guard not far outside the city. If Shamu Bek and them are safe and sound, then he will lead the army into the city.
Now it is the appointed hour, and seeing that there is nothing unusual on the city gate, Shamu Bek can't help but have a bad premonition in his heart. Just as he was secretly worried, the torch on the head of the city was extinguished three times.
Shamu Buick was shocked, and immediately clenched the sickle in his hand. This is a weapon that the Persians used on the battlefield, and the Eastern Karakhanate borrowed it from it very early on and has always been equipped with it in the army.
There was a creaking sound, and the city gate slowly opened. This is not the time to hesitate, so Shamu Buick didn't care if there was any danger inside, and rushed in first. More than 2,000 soldiers and horses of the Khanate also immediately followed his pace.
Hatsal waited outside, not hearing shouts for a while.
"The head of a thousand households?" , a Mongol general urged.
"Wait!" Although there is no abnormality in the situation yet, Hasal always feels that it is too smooth. After all, judging from Shamubek's previous experience of fighting with the Khorasan army, the enemy commander was not the kind of careless person.
There was no defense against the Tina Gulmen, which had caused the Khanate to lose its city.
After waiting for a while, the shouting of killing, which gradually got higher, came out. Knowing that it should be decided, he no longer hesitated, and ordered his soldiers and horses to enter the city in a big way.
And in the city, after Shamu Bek entered the city, he took the lead in going up to the city tower. When he saw the blood on the ground and the corpses being collected by the militia, he was convinced that the Khorasan army had not cheated. But he didn't dare to trust the militia completely, so he let his soldiers and horses take over the city defense.
Then, while the enemy was still unaware, he immediately marched along the streets towards the city.
Tinagul Street is not short, and it is lined with rows of shops. Due to the fighting, the shop has been closed for several days. There are also withered flowers on the ground and debris that fell when the people fled, and it looks a little desolate.
But as he walked, Shamu Buick realized that something was wrong. Because the whole street was too quiet, and the behavior of the Khorasan army was too strange. They had been in the city for so long, and no one had noticed it.
I quickly called the militia to find out what was going on.
"Oh no! The militia killed our men and ran away. ", the pro-soldier who gave the order said urgently.
When Shamu Buick heard this, he suddenly felt bad, and he was about to turn around and leave the city.
But at this time, the earth suddenly shook.
"Earthquake?!" ,
"It's not! Look ahead! ”,
Shamu Bek looked at it fixedly, and suddenly felt cold in his heart. But on the other side of the street rushed a herd of cattle with their tails on fire, all with red eyes, and obviously going crazy with pain. Not only that, but the head of the ox was also tied with a shiny scimitar, which shone a chilling red glow in the light of the fire.
Before they could escape, the fire bull rushed towards the crowd at great speed. Suddenly there were screams, and countless soldiers of the Khanate were blown by the herd and cut by the scimitars on the heads of the oxen. After falling to the ground, he was trampled by countless cows, either dead or injured.
Hassar, who had already entered the city gate, also felt the shaking of the ground, and before he could think, shouts of killing sounded above the city. I saw that the rebel militia suddenly opened fire on the soldiers of the Khanate stationed there, and the dead Khorasan defenders also got up from the pile of dead bodies, but they faked their deaths.
At the same time, the southern gate of Koshhar was wide open. A squad of cavalry rushed out at a gallop and went straight to the dam to kill. Several Huihe soldiers who supervised the construction of the dam were shot dead by the extremely fast militia before they could escape.
When the people looked at it, they didn't care about anything, and ran away from the girl. The Khorasan army did not pursue either, but seized the time to dig a breach in the dike. The river water, which had been hoarded for several days, poured thousands of miles and swept across the entire banks of the Chihe River.
He had already found that it was not good, and he led the troops to withdraw in advance, and the house leak happened to rain overnight, and a large number of soldiers and horses were washed away by the sudden flood.
At this time, the defenders of Khorasan in the city rushed out, and their situation was even more dangerous.