Chapter 967

Beregutai also did not reap the benefits, and after being covered by the side-fire fire of the Ming tanks, he sadly found that he had lost nearly 2,000 men.

But fortunately, the Ming army did not continue the pursuit due to insufficient troops. Instead, he chose to besiege the city of Tashkent, after all, there are still 100,000 people here.

For Cao Bianjiao and Zu Kuan, who are eager for military exploits, the most important thing is to eat these military exploits in their hands. If you let Lobzang Tenzin slip away because of the pursuit of Beregutai, it is tantamount to picking up sesame seeds and throwing watermelons.

In order to prevent the cooked duck from flying away, Cao Bianjiao and Zu Kuan surrounded Tashkent in a pincer shape. The next step was to wait for the Fourth Infantry Division behind to come over. Kill these damned Mongols!

This is also what Li Xiao specially advised, tanks are not allowed to participate in siege warfare. Cao Bianjiao and Zu Kuan also felt that tanks were not suitable for street fighting.

The wind blew across the battlefield at night, and even the battle-hardened Lobzang Tenzin had never smelled such a strong smell of blood.

He knew that the smell of blood came entirely from his own people.

The whole day of fighting during the day brought very limited damage to the Ming people. The kind of steel monster that emitted a huge roar with black smoke gave the Ming army perfect protection.

He even believed that if it weren't for the fear of running away, they would have pursued Beregutai.

The war horse runs very fast, but the full speed can only last for a short period of time. Horses will be tired, but those chariots of the Ming army will not be tired.

The cavalry of Beregutai will eventually catch up, and there is no doubt that they will be wiped out.

This is also the reason why Lobzang Tenzin did not want to escape, because he knew that the war horses could not outrun those chariots.

In the moonlight, you could see those wars stop ten miles away. Although the moonlight is not as bright as the sun, the telescope can still see the fall of those steel chariots.

In a trance, Lobzang Tenzin seemed to have returned to ten years ago. At that time, he also went to attack Yinchuan with his cousin Alabutan.

At that time, the Dzungar tribe was so powerful that the Tuhute tribe was driven away by them and had to move out of their pastures. In the entire Western Regions, all the good pastures belong to the Jungar Department.

Even, the Dzungar tribe attacked the Khalkha department to the east.

Those who claim to be descendants of Genghis Khan have now degenerated into weakness like lambs.

Without the help of the Han Chinese, the Khalkha Mongols would have been wiped out long ago. As for the Horqin Sanqi, who used to follow the Jurchens, they were already the dogs of the Han people.

The opportunity for the Mongols to reunify the steppes and even settle in the Central Plains has come again.

However, the defeat in the Battle of Yinchuan made the situation take a turn for the worse. Large numbers of Mongol warriors were killed in battle, although there were arms to support them with the British.

However, in the confrontation with the Ming army, the essence of the Jungar Mongols was still consumed by batch after batch. In those years, the front line was a flesh mill.

As long as the soldiers walked up, they were rarely seen returning.

It takes a Mongol mother eighteen years to raise a warrior, but it only takes a split second to destroy them.

The catastrophic defeat came from the loss of Star Gorge.

With tactics that have never been seen before, the Ming people rushed through the Star Gorge strongly. The flames of war finally reached the Western Regions, and soon the Ili River Valley became a battlefield.

There were too many dead, and the Zungar Mongols, which once had millions of tribes. Now there are only more than 300,000 people left, and now even the continuation of the bloodline has become a huge problem.

Feet! The Mongol soldiers were looking out of the ruins of the city walls, clearing the rockets.

Those Russian-made rockets are very powerful, judging by the results of today's battle. Only this kind of rocket can cause substantial damage to the steel chariot.

Lobzang Tenzin is going to plant these rockets on the main transportation routes, and as soon as the steel chariots come by, they will detonate on the spot and destroy the invulnerable monsters.

The Ming army's position on the opposite side was silent, as if there was no one. This made Lobzang Tenzin wonder, could it be that they didn't make a fire to roast a fire? You must know that the temperature difference between day and night in the Western Regions in spring is very large.

It still feels a little hot during the day, but after the sun sets for a while, the weather starts to get colder.

Even Robzang Tenzin, who was wearing a leather robe, now had to wear another fur coat.

As it turned out, Lobzang Tenzin's worries were unnecessary.

It was cold, but everyone in the Ming army had a garment supported by duck down. This kind of clothing is not only warm, but also very lightweight.

Put this on and get into your eiderdown sleeping bag. Even if it's snowy outside, it's warm inside the sleeping bag.

With their own body heat, the fighters can easily survive this cold night.

Zu Kuan inspected the tank and asked the sappers who had returned from the mines in front. At this time, in addition to killing and injuring enemy troops, mines play a more important role in early warning.

In front of the position, wooden piles and barbed wire were lined up. This kind of barbed wire and wooden stakes have been arranged as many as four ways.

It turned out that this kind of thing had a good retardation effect on cavalry.

After doing all this, Zu Kuan went into the tank and slept with peace of mind. It was cold inside the tank, but after getting into the eiderdown sleeping bag, Zu Kuan soon felt warm.

The fatigue of a day of fighting came up like a tidal wave.

With a long yawn, Zu Kuan fell asleep. In the dream, I reported to Zu Dashou, who was covered in blood, how many Mongolians he killed today.

For the next few days, the main task of the tank regiment was to besiege. It's boring, but there's nothing you can do. You can't let a boiled duck fly like that!

The officers and men of the tank regiment have been training hard for a year, waiting for this opportunity to be promoted to an official position and make a fortune.

Beregutai was lucky enough to get rid of the pursuit of the Ming army, and galloped forward as if he was dead, until the war horse could no longer support it. It came out in too much of a hurry, and there was no preparation of one person and two horses at all.

The rations and ammunition carried by the soldiers were even more limited. However, Beregutei is still confident about the road ahead.

When did those fools in Ashgabat have the courage to fight against the Mongol army. The vast majority of those guys still have scimitars in their hands, not rifles.

I hurriedly ate some jerky and drank a little muddy lake water.

Beregutai urged the warriors to continue their journey, and there were no supplies along the way. It is destined that his subordinates can only rely on looting to support Ashgabat.

And looting is the most unscored. God knows, there's not enough to eat along the way.

You must leave here as soon as possible before the Ming pursuers are approaching. At the same time, conquer the sheep-like Persians of Ashgabat before they get the news.

In front of you is the Kurbash Pass, and once you cross it, you will leave Tashkent. Counting the distance, it is already more than 100 kilometers away from Tashkent.

Running so far in half a day is already the limit of the Mongol cavalry.

Beregutai decided to cross the pass. Let your men rest, rest the people, and rest the horses. There is still a long way to go, and it is impossible to complete the task without horses.

The front team of 3,000 cavalry had just crossed the mountain pass, and the Chinese cavalry was advancing at full speed.

Suddenly! There was a sound of tearing linen in the night sky, and countless tongues of fire erupted from the cliffs on either side of the pass.

The cavalry, which was marching at full speed, immediately turned on their backs. In the chaos, it is not known how many people were hit.

People are screaming and roaring, and horses are neighing in terror. The entire marching procession was in disarray, and before Beregutai could react. A few orange sparks bloomed in the most crowded places.

With the orange spark in the background, you can clearly see people being blown up by the blast several meters high. The war horse was directly beaten into a sieve by the scorching shrapnel that was scattered in all directions.

In just an instant, the main road in front of the pass became a Shura slaughterhouse. There were corpses of people and horses everywhere, and the quick ones had already begun to turn their horses' heads and run backwards.

But there are people behind who are not so clever, some people are forward, and some people are backward. The team suddenly crowded into a ball, and many guys who were eager to escape actually waved their sabers at their robes. Now, whoever stands in the way of escape is the enemy.

The scene became more and more chaotic, and Beregutai was horrified to find it. Under the hail of bullets, their own soldiers are killing each other.

Almost at the same time that the Yamaguchi brigade was attacked, a dense burst of gunfire rang out outside the pass. You can even hear the shouts of Mongolian soldiers between the gunfire.

Beregutai's heart fell to the bottom all of a sudden, and the Ming army calculated that he would run here? Immortal God, does it mean that the army is all immortals?

There was no time to study this problem for Beregutai, the five thousand cavalry of the Chinese army were being slaughtered by the enemy. Anyway, you have to take it down.

When they broke out of Tashkent, they lost 2,000 men, and the 3,000 troops who ran through the pass were sure to be annihilated. If he loses these 5,000 men again, he will lose more than half of his own men before they leave Tashkent.

And at this time, there was no other choice for Beregutai.

If you want to make a detour, you can only walk more than 200 kilometers away from the Kulejin Pass. Not to mention that people are sleepy and tired now, even if they have full physical strength, it will take two days to get to that place.

God knows! Will there be the same Ming army stationed there?

"I want to fight back on both sides of the high ground and rush over. Otherwise, everyone will not have a way to live! Drawing his saber, Beregutai yelled like crazy.

The Mongol soldiers quickly reacted and began to return fire at the places where tongues of fire erupted on both sides of the cliff. After all, there were more than five thousand people in the place of the pass, and after the initial chaos of the attack had passed, the Mongols began to fight back.

Accurate shooting, so that the machine gun fire on the cliff is a little weaker. But at the same time, the mortars fell even more happily.

The mortar shells rained down like drops, and they were forced to stand on the mountain pass more than 20 meters wide, smashing out a wall of fire.

Anyone or horse that tried to cross this wall of fire would be torn to shreds by the scorching splash of steel.

On the other side of the pass, the gunfire became more and more intense. At the same time, the shouts of the Mongols when they charged were much quieter.

Beregutei knew that his men were being slaughtered on the other side of the pass.

But at this moment, he had no way to rescue his subordinates. Because now he can't protect himself.

Two cavalry charges were organized in succession, in a vain attempt to rush over. But twice he was swallowed up by that wall of fire!

The Mongols began to climb the cliffs, after all, the Mongols were very good hunters besides shepherding sheep.

As long as you climb the cliff and fight one-on-one, you don't believe in those Ming people.

Unfortunately, the cliffs are a bit steep. And, the moon is good tonight.

Those who climb the cliff are as obvious as lice on the bald head.

The Mongols shot accurately, and the Ming army shot equally well. Moreover, the Ming army used Aka rifles.

This rifle does not have to pull the bolt after each shot, as the Mongols did.

The Mongol soldiers who climbed fell off the cliff one by one. With a long scream, it also took away the hope of Beregutai to change the tide of the war.

Beregutai was completely blocked in front of the Kulbash Pass, unable to move! This made him anxious, if he continued to delay, maybe the Ming army's pursuers would arrive.

The pursuers did not come, but came to wait for a few days of work.

In the harsh winter, Man Gui set off. For a month and a half, they bypassed the northern foothills of the Altai Mountains. Walked through the wild Siberian ice field!

Many excellent warriors have fallen forever in the ice and snow of Siberia. Without the duck down jacket and eiderdown sleeping bag, as well as the woolen cloak, Man Gui would have lost more soldiers.

There is no way to do this, and only by crossing the Siberian wilderness in winter can the secrecy of sending troops be kept to the greatest extent.

The people you meet along the way, regardless of race, are all killed. The secrets of the army's movements are not to be known to anyone.

Overcoming all kinds of difficulties, Man Gui finally arrived at the Kurbashi Pass as scheduled.

After only resting here for two days, Man Gui is still worried about early exposure. The 30,000 Mongol cavalry brought by Beregutai appeared here.

It was only a battalion that held back the pass. The other two battalions, laid an ambush outside the mountain pass, began to encircle and suppress the cavalry of the 3,000 former army that rushed over as planned.

And Man Gui with the rest of the 1st Cavalry Division was actually ten miles behind Beregutai.

Beregutai was like a madman, commanding the troops again and again, charging at the Ming army that had the advantage of the terrain. If you don't take advantage of the fact that the three thousand cavalry on the side of the mountain pass have not been wiped out, they will rush out in one fell swoop.

After the 3,000 cavalry were wiped out, he was afraid that he would never be able to rush through the Kurbash Pass.

Just when Beregutei commanded the Mongol soldiers to fight back to the death, there was a sudden chaos behind him. In the silver moonlight, a cavalry was rushing at high speed.

In the hands of the soldiers in the front row, tongues of fire were constantly spitting.

There were tracer bullets everywhere, and his rear army was in a panic. Mortar shells, already smashed to the head.