Chapter 477: Wildfire

"Haha... This cathar is also in vain. Although a trench with both offense and defense was arranged, the two wings did not know the arrangement. Now it has been easily broken by the general's subtlety. ", laughed the emir of the Western Qarakhanid state, Gazen Bidan.

He's a Tibetan! In his early years, he was sold into the river and became the personal guard of the second prince. Later, he was recommended by him to enter the army to lead soldiers. The success of the second prince's seizure of power this time is indispensable to him.

But he's a complete speculator! Although he is the second prince's person, he will not really be loyal to the second prince. Therefore, when Mahamat made a condition for him to persuade the second prince to agree to cooperate with Khorezm. He agreed to the latter without hesitation!

That's why! After the Khorezm people entered the city and turned the second prince into a puppet. He went straight to Khorezm and became the highest-ranking commander of the Western Qarakhanid generals.

At that moment, Ali Silvard listened to his words, and said with a slight chuckle on his face: "Don't be careless! The prestige of the cathar is not for nothing. I can't say, what kind of conspiracy is hidden. ”。 As he spoke, a fire suddenly broke out in the east.

It was a small forest, close to the camp of the border army. After discovering that there were no traps inside, the coalition forces crossed the forest and launched an attack on the border army. At first, there was nothing wrong, but after the border army poured barrels of fire oil. The whole forest began to burn out a fire.

Immediately, the fire became bigger and bigger, and it not only swept through the entire forest, but also spread to the surrounding grasslands.

You know, it's the beginning of autumn. The grass and trees are gradually withering and yellowing, and it has not rained for more than half a month. Once this fire is burning, it is not so easy to extinguish.

"Not good! Hurry back! Ali Silvard's smile froze, and his tone was not good. He immediately ordered his soldiers to rush to the other side of the river desperately.

The scorching situation on the battlefield also became clear all of a sudden.

I have to say that Ali Silvad's vision is still very unique. Soon after the order to retreat was given, the fire burned the right bank of the river at a speed visible to the naked eye. The cathars were well prepared and dug a trench not far from the river. So that the fire was isolated at once. At the same time, the area connected to the camp was burned in advance to artificially create a fire barrier.

Just when the coalition forces were forced back by fire and crossed the river together. A group of men and horses suddenly rushed out of the woods to the north. saw Li Chengye taking the lead and leading a large group of men and horses to kill the coalition army.

Just when people were panicking, Li Chengye and their arrival suddenly broke the psychological defense of the coalition army. At the same time, the approaching fire also made them anxious.

So before Li Chengye and them could get close, a large number of coalition soldiers rushed into the river. Although the river is not spacious, it is also two feet wide. And the water level is more than one person high, and the depth is different. It is necessary to ride a horse and wade across the river.

That speed must not be fast.

So after the coalition soldiers who couldn't wait rushed down the river, it immediately caused a chain reaction. Many of the Khanate's soldiers who were lined up behind could not stand the orders of their commanders to meet them and did not hesitate to let their own people obey them, and rushed to the river bank one after another. All the Kipchaks who stood in their way were hacked to death by the soldiers of the Khanate, who had fled the way.

Naturally, the Kipchaks will not give up! So at the critical moment, a major infighting broke out within the coalition forces.

When Li Chengye rushed over, the soldiers and horses of the coalition army, who had no heart of resistance, rushed to the river bank and jumped into the river desperately. At one time, thousands of dead and wounded were killed.

After killing two rounds like cutting leeks back and forth, Li Chengye also had to lead his troops to retreat. Fortunately, the fire barrier had been burned out on the camp side, and a corresponding passage had been made. So Li Chengye and the others put away the bloody butcher knife and rushed back to the camp like a gust of wind.

By later in the evening, there were only a few thousand abandoned remnants on the other side of the river. But it was Kazen Bidan who did not wait for the soldiers and horses to gather, so he led his own soldiers to retreat first. Ali Silvad was afraid of a sneak attack by the cathars, so he had to gather the remnants of the Kipchak army and leave.

As a result, thousands of remnants of the Khanate, as well as a small number of wounded Kipchak soldiers, were thrown across the river and fell victim to dragging the cathars.

It's just that this group of soldiers and horses has no heart to resist! With the exception of some who fled elsewhere, the others surrendered to the border army. When the report of the battle here reached Xunsigan, a big battle was in full swing.

However, after the cathars came to the outside of the city of Xunskan quite smoothly, they began to attack the city on a large scale. Among them, the siege cannon just cast by the firearms division was also put to use. There was a rumbling sound, and the masonry on the walls of the city kept falling.

It's a pity that the number of artillery pieces is still too small. And the city of Xunskan is not an ordinary city! Not only is the city high and the walls thick, but also heavily garrisoned. So despite the artillery suppression, the cathars were repulsed several times.

Duoduo Atan listened to the reports of the people below about the battle, and his face was a little dissatisfied. Because he originally thought that there would be artillery to help the war. No matter how impregnable the city is, it will be pacified by the cathars.

But when you really attack the city, you know how powerful this search for Sigan City is. With artillery, it is difficult to bomb it up in four or five days. The houses in the city were mostly clay houses made of stone and mud by fire. Flood it, and the city is on a plateau. When the time comes, not only will it not flood the city, but it will also flood the cathars themselves.

Coupled with the garrison of the large army in the city, the entire city is armed to the teeth.

So after several attacks, the cathars have lost more than 2,000 soldiers. There are also those who have broken hands and feet and those who have not died for a while, and the number of people who have been reduced to more than 6,000 people. Such a large casualty had only occurred before the establishment of the state of Khorasan.

And, just once.

Therefore, after receiving the news that the city had been attacked for a long time, Duoduo Atan's heart could no longer be calm. Then he angrily said to the general who reported to him: "I gave you so many manpower, artillery, and oil, and you beat me like this?" In the future, when we come to the lord of the country, what face will we have? ”。

The general endured the spitting of Duo Atan, and replied: "The city of Xunskan is not an ordinary city. I don't think it's okay to attack, so it's better to outwit? ”。

"Outwitted? Do you have a way? Duoduo Atan stared at the general for a long time, and said suspiciously.

This made the general's heart furious, and he replied a little cautiously: "This -- the last general is not talented, and there is just a way to offer it." ”。

"Oh!" , Dodo Atan was intrigued, and squinted at him.

"The day before yesterday, the last general learned from a fugitive that the Kipchak tribes under Khorezm burned, killed, plundered, and committed misdeeds. It has aroused the anger of the heavens and the resentment of the people, and the people's resentment is boiling. ”。

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