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Not only do they have to pay for the huge war expenses, but they also have to bear the pain of losing their loved ones, and even the suffering of the common people as the invaded side is unimaginable.

When Genghis Khan conquered the Mongol tribes, he ordered the slaughter of some tribes who were unwilling to submit, but he never let go of any man who was taller than a wheel.

Today's Tsarist Russians are even more so, they have not spared even newborn babies.

In just one week, Lian Tu slaughtered four Dzungar gathering points, and Batur Huntaiji could only gather a large army to intercept the Russian-Manchurian army on the way to the next gathering place.

This move is in the hands of the Chinese, Russian, and Manchurian coalition forces.

Soon, the two sides invested nearly 300,000 troops in the Dzungar Kobdo region and launched a decisive battle.

In the early stage of the tentative (harmonious) confrontation, both sides had their own victories and defeats, after all, the Mongols were also a people on horseback, and the duel between the cavalry was not much better than that of the Cossack cavalry.

What's more, among the Russian-Manchurian coalition army, there are still many Han Eight Banners, these Han Eight Banner soldiers, it is okay to fight with the wind or siege battles, but they have no confidence to fight the opposing cavalry in the vast steppe.

Batur Huntaiji seized this opportunity and stormed the first section of the Han Eight Banners, hoping to use this as a breakthrough to quickly expand the results.

However, the scene of the large-scale melee of hundreds of thousands of people is really difficult to control in place, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty has weaknesses, and the same is true of the Dzungar Ministry.

The Dzungar tribe is actually equivalent to a Mongolian tribal alliance system, and it is naturally impossible for Batur Huntaiji to treat all his subordinates equally.

The generals in the army have their own ghosts, and in order to preserve their strength, many people did not use their full strength.

In addition, the same problem existed on the Manchu side, so soldiers on both sides began to "grind foreign workers" on the battlefield, and it was difficult to distinguish the winner for a while.

It was the 60,000 Cossack cavalry sent by Lao Maozi, these people were more like pure soldiers, and their goal was the same, that is, to win the battle.

The two sides of the surrounding battlefield were half a catty against eight taels, and no one could help anyone, but the Cossack cavalry and Batur Hunteiji's 50,000 personal guards launched a battle of life and death.

On one side is the descendants of Genghis Khan, who once crisscrossed the Eurasian continent.

On one side were mercenaries from Central Europe, Cossack cavalry born for war.

"Why are the Tsarists so fierce! No, General Kuba can't hold it anymore, Ye Hongji, you quickly lead 10,000 cavalry to support. Remember, this is Dzungar, and behind us are thousands of Dzungar people, and this group of invaders must be defeated! Batur Huntaiji said to a general beside him.

The first cavalry confrontation between the two sides only invested 5,000 men and horses, and the result was that in less than half an hour after the battle began, the Mongol cavalry showed defeat, which could not help but be frightened by Batur Huntaiji.

"The opponent's weapons are very sharp, and the armor defense is also good, our soldiers do not have such sophisticated equipment, and it is inevitable that they will suffer." When Ye Hongji led the troops into battle, a strategist beside Batur Huntaiji slowly analyzed: "Another point is that their war horses are much stronger than Mongolian horses, and whenever they charge, they can always increase their speed to the extreme in a short period of time, and we have no advantage in cavalry hedging." ”

"Mr. Han, according to what you say, then wouldn't we lose?" Batur Huntaiji looked coldly at the strategists beside him.

According to Mr. Han's analysis, the Mongol cavalry was inferior to the Cossack cavalry in terms of equipment and horses, and the opponent's sense of battle was extremely strong, and the number of troops was 10,000 more than that of Batur Huntaiji's headquarters.

"Not necessarily, from the past few small-scale battles, it can be seen that although the opponent's war horses are explosive, fast, and have an advantage in size, they have an Achilles' heel, that is, their physical strength is not good, especially in this kind of high-intensity combat, they can maintain an hour at most, while our Mongolian war horses can fight continuously for more than three hours!" The strategist analyzed.

European war horses are better than Mongolian horses in all statistics, but there is one thing that is not as good as Mongolian horses, that is, endurance.

According to historical records, when Genghis Khan rode westward, he often relied on the amazing endurance of Mongolian horses to carry out surprise attacks on the enemy, thus achieving victory.

In September 1219, two of Genghis Khan's generals, Subtai and Jebe, failed to break through the fortifications of the city of Khorezm when they attacked the city of Khorezm.

After that, Jebe led his army to retreat 500 miles away and rest his ranks, and when the enemy spies learned that Genghis Khan's army had retreated to a distance of 500 miles, the guards in the city relaxed and relaxed their vigilance.

As a result, after the Mongol army had rested for a few days, one night Jebe suddenly ordered to lead a large army to attack the city.

The army marched 500 miles by night, and the next morning reached the city for a surprise attack, and because the city was unprepared, Genghis Khan's army easily broke through the city and won a complete victory.

After traveling 500 miles at night, and after arriving at the destination, they quickly launched an attack, which shows the strength of the Mongolian horse.

In a battle of more than 300,000 people, it is difficult to distinguish the winner for a while and a half, and it can be said that the longer Batur Huntaiji drags on, the higher the chance of victory.

But the Cossacks were not stupid, and only sent 5,000 to 10,000 people to fight each time, just to keep most of the war horses in their hands in a state of full strength at all times.

"Pass the order, and throw another 20,000 troops into the enemy with cavalry and archery!" Batur Huntaiji thought for a moment, and then gave the order again.

The Cossack cavalry wanted to slowly eat the Mongol cavalry, but Batur Huntaiji did not let the other side have a chance to breathe.

Although this is done, the opponent will inevitably increase its troops, and if the opponent's war horses are fully superior, the losses of the Mongol cavalry will become more and more serious.

But as long as they can hold on and wait for the opponent's horses to run out of physical strength, it will be time for the Mongol cavalry to counterattack.

Batur Huntaiji took a breath and invested 35,000 troops, leaving only 15,000 reserves, these are the final killer weapons, once the Cossack cavalry's horses are tired, this killer weapon will play a decisive role.

And the Cossack cavalry, seeing that the Mongols sent most of the army, and changed the original hand-to-hand combat to a cavalry tactic, how could they not understand the other side's mind?

The people on horseback know the war horse very well, and the natural soldier must also understand the advantages and disadvantages of his own weapons.

Batur Hunteiji wanted to stall for time, but the Cossack cavalry refused to let him do so.

So the Cossack cavalry, once again invested 45,000 men in one go, and as soon as they came on the field, they accelerated their charge, directly sticking to the Mongol cavalry, trying to crack the opponent's cavalry tactics while rapidly expanding the results.

50,000 against 35,000, with weapons and equipment and numbers overwhelming, the casualty rate of the Mongol cavalry soared rapidly.............

Half an hour later, there were only 30,000 Mongol cavalry left.

An hour later, there were only more than 24,000 Mongolian cavalry left on the field, and some of the battlefields had already collapsed.

At this time, the Cossack cavalry on the field, there were 45,000 troops, and their casualties were less than 5,000...........

Riding and archery can only be implemented when the war horse has a speed advantage, otherwise you can't outrun others, why fly other people's "kites".

"Great Khan, we can't wait any longer, let's rush, we can't let the brothers die in vain!" Among the Chinese army, some people couldn't bear it anymore.

"Shut up! Rush down now, that's to let the brothers die in vain, and let me continue to wait! Batur Huntaiji said.

The 15,000 men reserved for him to turn the tables in the end, and he would not give the order to attack until the enemy's horses showed fatigue.

Time passed little by little, and the situation on the battlefield began to slowly take a turn for the better, and I don't know whether the Mongol cavalry suffered too many casualties, the fewer the more difficult it was to kill, or whether the Cossacks' war horses were really showing fatigue.

In short, the casualty rate of the Mongol cavalry slowly began to decline, while the Cossack cavalry, thwarted by the opponent's cavalry tactics, began to increase casualties.

"The Mongols really have some means, it seems that we are underestimating our opponents." One of the Cossack cavalry generals couldn't help but sigh.

"Yes, they are indeed worthy of respect." Another general also admitted.

In fact, the Cossacks did not feel how powerful the Mongols' tactics were, but found that they underestimated the tenacity of the other party.

Because the Cossacks understood the weakness of their cavalry, but the price to pay for breaking this weakness was very high.

An army with more than sixty percent casualties, in Europe and even in today's West Asian countries, should have broken up or surrendered long ago, but the other side has always insisted on fighting until now, and gradually turned the situation around, which was indeed unexpected by the Cossack cavalry.

"Fortunately, we have already grasped the initiative, so let's order the second and third corps to retreat and rest, and the sixth corps to attack and stop the opponent's new force!" The Cossacks ordered tactical adjustments.

By the time the battle had been fought, the Cossack cavalry had an absolute advantage in numbers, and at this time it was the king to adopt the system of rotation and rest, and to fight steadily and steadily.

And when Batur Hunteiji found that some of the Cossack cavalry began to retreat and recuperate, he knew that the opportunity had come, and whether he could turn defeat into victory depended on this wave...........

Batur Huntaiji drew the saber at his waist, pointed the blade straight at the battlefield ahead, and said loudly: "The generals listen to the order, the whole army will attack, avenge the dead relatives, kill!" ”

After Batur Huntaiji finished speaking, he slapped the horse's belly with the back of his sword, and personally led the last 15,000 cavalry to the front battlefield.

The Dzungar tribe sent the last hole cards, and the Cossack cavalry also sent the last 10,000 fresh troops, and the two sides finally entered the decisive moment.

"Great Khan, give me 5,000 men and horses, I'll stop them, and you can be in charge of the main battlefield!" Mr. Han, as a strategist, took the initiative to ask for help.

The purpose of the Mongol cavalry was to enter the main battlefield to harvest, and the Cossack fresh army, naturally, was to prevent the other side from entering the main battlefield.

"Then please sir."

Batur Huntaiji was not hypocritical, and directly divided 5,000 soldiers and handed them over to the other party's command.

Based on the comparison of the combat power of the two sides, 5,000 against 10,000, there is basically no chance of winning, but it is still no problem to persist for a while.

And the new force of the Cossacks, at this time, not only to block the new force of the Mongols, but also to block the Mongolian cavalry that entered the battlefield before, after all, the physical strength of the Mongolian war horse is still at its peak, which has been on the battlefield for nearly two hours for the Cossack cavalry, almost all the Mongolian cavalry, is a new force.

Therefore, when a Mongolian cavalry of 5,000 people took the initiative to charge it, this 10,000-strong team could only launch a counterattack.

Soon, the Mongol cavalry led by Mr. Han suffered a large number of casualties as soon as they clashed with the Cossack cavalry, and nearly 400 people were killed in just one wave of hedging, and the casualties were close to one-tenth.

The situation does not look good.........

Fortunately, the Cossack cavalry had withdrawn two corps (10,000 men each), and now there are only more than 20,000 people left on the main battlefield.

However, the number of Mongol cavalry increased to about 26,000 after the arrival of reinforcements led by Batur Huntaiji.

With one increase and one decrease, the Mongol cavalry gained an advantage in numbers, and the Cossack cavalry fought for a long time, and the physical strength of the horses declined.

In terms of the main battlefield, the Mongol cavalry gradually mastered the rhythm of the battlefield.

In the past, Genghis Khan's troops, relying on one-handed cavalry and archery tactics, conquered almost all the military powers in Eurasia at the beginning.

Today, although this glory has long since receded, the Mongols still have a spirit of not admitting defeat in their bones.

To put it bluntly, it's paranoia.

They could lose to the Ming Dynasty, because the Ming Dynasty defeated them by using firearms.

But you must not lose to the Cossack cavalry, because only the Mongols are the strongest cavalry in the world!

For the sake of this glory, even if the price is great, the Mongolian cavalry will not hesitate.

This is also the fundamental reason why the Mongolian cavalry, which suffered sixty percent casualties, can still hold out until now.

And the Cossack cavalry, too, had their own glory, they were born for war, they had no real nationality, and they did not have their own country (in Tsarist Russia, they only lived on the territory of the other side in the form of mercenaries).

Such an army, once it loses the war, not only loses the glory that belongs to them, but also loses everything.

No country would pay to hire an army that would only defeat the battle, at least, with the same number of people and the initiative on the battlefield, the Cossack cavalry had to defeat the opponent............

Unfortunately, the battle lasted somewhat unexpectedly for a period of time that the Cossacks expected.

The war horses under their crotches gave them a great advantage in the early stages of the war.

Now, however, it became a weak point for the Cossack cavalry.

The Cossack cavalry did not know much cavalry tactics, and the only way to deal with the enemy was to use a sharp scimitar to engage the enemy in hand-to-hand combat.

If their horses cannot catch up with each other, then the Cossacks are also powerful and have nowhere to go.

"I can't go on, let the second and third corps go on."

The situation on the battlefield became more and more unfavorable for the Cossack cavalry, and the Cossacks were finally not as calm as before.

"But......... They've only been resting for less than twenty minutes! Otherwise, rest for another ten minutes, otherwise the war horse won't be able to run for long. A general said worriedly.

If you stop and rest completely, in more than twenty minutes, the war horse will be able to recover almost half of its physical strength.

However, in the battle of more than 100,000 cavalry, there are too many corpses, which will affect the charge of the war horses, especially the Mongolian cavalry also used cavalry and archery tactics, and the place of their fight can be seen how far it covers.

To put it mildly, the current location is almost twenty or thirty miles away from the place where the first battle began.

Therefore, even if the Cossack cavalry rested, it was just a rapid charge that had been transformed into a slow march at a constant speed, hanging at the rear of the battlefield all the time, ready to charge again at any time.

A mere twenty-minute break was not enough for the horses to charge a few more times.

"If you die, you can rest forever, do you want to look at the yellow-skinned monkey on the other side and kill all our soldiers?"

Batur Hunteiji had the courage to buy time with his life, but the Cossack cavalry was unwilling to endure such huge losses..........