Chapter Thirty-Six: The Seven Stars
With the main cavalry of the enemy's Fourth Legion, which had been badly damaged, Kduckel finally advanced to the designated place after paying heavy casualties. But it had been a full hour since the time Hygura had given him to take his seat. Seeing that the main battlefield was in full swing, his team had not yet come in handy, and it seemed that he had missed out on the best fighter, he was anxious!
After gradually stabilizing the formation, Kedakel set up his own temporary command position on a gentle slope more than two kilometers behind the Jinhua Hatun command position.
In the binoculars, he saw clearly that the one who was commanding the battle on the high slope not too far ahead was the Jinhua Hatun who had made him lose his prestige and lose face, and the nameless liver fire suddenly surged into his heart!
He eagerly ordered: "The 1st Cavalry Regiment charges!" …… Separate the Golden Flower from her cavalry! ”
The leader of the enemy cavalry responded, leading a large group of cavalry to rush out howling......
From the command position, Jinhua Hatun closely watched the development of the battlefield situation. Faced with the wolf-like Kokand army pressing forward step by step, she had no choice. Although she knew that the enemy army numbered in the tens of thousands and was well-equipped, the military strength was very disparity; But now they have to be kept out here. Because behind him is the homeland of Turgot, and the villagers who are moving deep into the mountains, it is necessary to buy precious time for their safe transfer. If you can delay the Kokand army here for one more minute, the old and young of the tribe will have more hope of survival, and it will leave an extra bloodline for the entire tribe......
Bayinchaolu suddenly reported: "Report to Hatun! A detachment of enemy cavalry is rushing from behind our flanks! ”
Jinhua Hatun was calm, turned around and glanced at the approaching enemy cavalry, drawing his sword in his hand.
"Hatton, look! A troop of cavalry rushed from the east...... Rushed straight to the cavalry of the Kokand Army! Bayin Chaolu suddenly shouted again.
Sanji Meren put down the binoculars and said, "Hatton! It's Tashi Delektaiji of the Heshute tribe who has come to our aid! ”
"Sanji Meiren!"
"In!"
"Tashi Delektaiji doesn't have many people, I'm afraid of falling into the enemy's formation, go and pick it up!"
"Yes!" Sanji Meiren led a group of men and horses to rush out......
The cavalry of the Heshute tribe led by Tashi Delek came to the battlefield, and just happened to run into the enemy's cavalry regiment to charge, so they directly slashed into the middle of the enemy team, cutting the cavalry regiment into two parts.
A group of men and horses led by Sanji Meiren rushed into the enemy group from the front and held the enemy front team head-on...... The two cavalry teams instantly rushed the enemy cavalry regiment to pieces, catching and fighting each other.
Seeing that his 1st Cavalry Regiment was intercepted, Kdakor was in command of the position, and hurriedly ordered again: "The 2nd Cavalry Regiment charges!" Take down Golden Flower Hatton and her guards! ”
The enemy's 2nd Cavalry Regiment roared and rushed out again......
"Another group of enemy cavalry is rushing over." Bayin Chaolu reported to Jinhua Hatun again.
"What should come is destined to come. Everyone, prepare! Jinhua Hatun ordered calmly.
"Yes!" The generals responded.
Erdeni, the leader of the Left Banner, was a little impatient, and hurriedly asked Jinhua Hatun for instructions: "Hatun! Leave these bandits to me, right? It's almost suffocating me......"
Jinhua Hatun nodded, "Okay, be careful!" ”
Erdeni grinned, "Don't worry! Look at me! He led a group of men and horses to rush out with a shout......
Kedakel was a little angry when he saw that the two cavalry regiments that had launched the attack had been intercepted, but he was the only one with him, the third cavalry regiment, which was the reserve of his fourth legion. Despite some hesitation, he decided to take a risk and gave the order again:
"The 3rd Cavalry Regiment charged at once! Be sure to take down Golden Flower Hatun! ”
The enemy's 3rd Cavalry Regiment screamed and began to charge......
Jinhua Hatun watched the enemy's cavalry rush towards him, and sneered: "This is the last madness of the Kokand people! ”
After speaking, he immediately waved his command knife forward, and decisively ordered loudly: "Kill!" ——”
Jinhua Hatun led a large group of cavalry to rush down the hillside, flanked by Lama Mucheng with a long stick and Bayin Chaolu with a Chashik saber on the left and right.
Jinhua Hatun's team rushed head-on into the core of the enemy's Third Cavalry Regiment. The enemy team was instantly split into two halves, and dozens of enemy troops had been cut off their horses.
Sanji Meiren saw that Jinhua Hatun personally attacked the enemy formation, so he led the team to fight and respond, while gradually moving closer to the vicinity of Jinhua Hatun to ensure the safety of Hatun.
After killing through the enemy formation, Jinhua Hatun turned around and bent his bow and arrows, and shot out with the escort cavalry behind him, and more than a dozen enemy soldiers were put down...... Several of the cavalry guards opened fire, knocking down several more enemy soldiers who were following them.
After gathering the team, Jinhua Hatun once again led the soldiers and turned around and rushed into the enemy group......
Jinhua Hatun's war horse knocked a leader of the enemy cavalry who crossed in front of him, and his men and horses to the ground......
Bayin swung his sword at Ru, resulting in an enemy soldier trying to get close to Hatun, and then slashing down an enemy soldier who was about to raise his gun.
Lama Mucheng's long stick flew up and down, knocking off several enemy soldiers who were close to Jinhua Hadun......
At this time, the front of the south side and the rear of the north side of the Seven Star Mountain Pass had become the main battlefield.
On the battlefield in front of the south side of the Seven Star Passes. Battle, Zhao Tiefeng, Guluzab, Manji Dorji and other leaders, led the main cavalry force to fight more than a dozen back and forth...... Both sides suffered heavy casualties, but they were evenly matched.
Suddenly, a group of men rushed from the southeast...... Su Kaizhalen, who was injured in his left arm, rushed over with the shouts of the Khan's guards......
Guruzab shouted, "Battle! It was the Khan's guards who had rushed back from Yanqi. You and Su Kaizharen, hurry up and take the guards to protect Hatun! Leave it to us here. Fast! ”
Battle responded loudly, and together with Sukaizhalen, he led the Khan's guards to rush out......
On the rear battlefield on the north side of the Seven Star Mountain Pass. Sanji Meiren, Bayin Chaolu, Mucheng Lama, Erdeni and Tashi Delek escorted Jinhua Hatun and led hundreds of cavalry to repeatedly charge and kill in the positions of more than 2,000 horses of the enemy's three cavalry regiments...... An enemy soldier raised his gun and aimed it at Jinhua Hatun......
Batel arrived with the Khan's guards, and he threw out his scimitar neatly, killing the enemy soldier who raised his spear when he was pierced through the heart by the scimitar.
At this time, on the front battlefield on the south side of the Seven Star Mountain Pass and the rear battlefield on the north side, the enemy and us were indistinguishable and the sky was dark!
On one side is a group of tigers and wolves who swallow territory and plunder the butcher's knife and dance wildly, coveting the world is bound to win; The other party is a mighty army that protects the family and the country, and fights for his life and does not let an inch of land!
Both sides who killed the red eye have no scruples and are ruined! All of them used all their combat forces to participate in this devastating showdown!
From early morning to after noon, the entire battlefield was full of corpses and rivers of blood, which was unbearable! However, the two sides still do not give in to each other and will not retreat from the fierce battle......
Although the enemy army has a clear advantage in the size of the team and the level of equipment; However, the fierce combat effectiveness of our Turk cavalry, the strong will to protect the homeland and the country, and the great attrition of the enemy troops along the way, caused this situation of equilibrium on the battlefield.
Haigula was in the command position, and he was very anxious when he saw that the two sides could not tell the winner from the defeat! The more than 10,000 cavalry of the two legions brought out have all been put into battle, and their own reserves have been transferred to Yanqi City to rescue Nazar and the remnants of the Yanqi battalion, and there is no reserve mobile force to be deployed. He looked at the stalemate on the battlefield and glanced at the sun approaching the top of the mountain on the western side, and Hygura's heart felt like he had been scratched by a cat, and he was very uncomfortable.
He knew very well that if it dragged on until dark, these seven star mountain passes would become a huge "grave" for burying his two legions that fought from a long distance. But now, there is no reserve force in his hands that can change the situation of the battle, and he can only hope that these subordinates who are fighting independently can slowly gain the upper hand in the struggle and gradually change the situation on the battlefield. But I don't think it's likely......
Seeing that the Hardun of Turghut was in front of him, he could not surpass the "Great Wall" built by the Turghut Mongols with flesh and blood. The many ambushes along the way and the fierce fighting on the current battlefield have caused heavy casualties to their cavalry team, and they can hardly withstand this kind of attrition.
The current situation is a tragic scene that he has never encountered since he marched into Xinjiang. Before, when dealing with the regular Chinese army, the majestic momentum of the storm and the glorious military power accumulated for many years were already a little erratic in his heart at this time, and instead came an extreme worry about the war situation.
He couldn't figure it out - what kind of power was this? In support of their will to resist so tenacious? What kind of existence is it that can make these people sacrifice their lives to fight, regard death as home, and smile on the battlefield? ……
Just when Hygura was at a loss for what to do, a herald suddenly came to report:
"Report to the General! Reinforcements sent by the Great Khan - the Guards Cavalry Division of Yunus and the artillery corps of Lieutenant Colonel Bigg have arrived! The Kuburi division also arrived at the ......"
This Guards Cavalry Division of Yunus was the most elite of the Kokand army; With more than 2,000 cavalry, it is the watchman team who has followed Aguba for many years, is directly commanded by Aguba, and does not leave the left and right. This army is full of battle-hardened elite soldiers, and the standard of equipment is also higher than that of other troops. Until the critical moment, this full cavalry division never showed up easily...... Aguba is clearly on a desperate note! He was determined to take advantage of this battle to take the Hatun of the Turghut tribe, destroy the will of resistance of Turghut, and completely remove the last obstacle on the passage to Ili and Urumqi.
Haigula was overjoyed when he heard this! The muscles on his face instantly twitched violently, revealing an even more fierce and vicious face. He suddenly felt that his father Khan was really like a god! At this most critical moment, he sent just the right amount of fresh force that could change the course of the battle, so that he instantly had the confidence and strength to launch a fatal blow. He immediately ordered:
"Inform Yunos! A cavalry regiment was left to fight here. He personally led the other two cavalry regiments, along the march route of the Fourth Army, to quickly rush to the aid of Kedakel, and he must take Jinhua Hatun! …… Lieutenant Colonel Bigg was informed, and the artillerymen immediately chose a position and were ready to open fire! ”
The herald shouted the order and quickly left the herald. Cavalry and artillery of the enemy brigade that came to reinforce rushed in......
Bigg observed the battle situation between the two sides on the battlefield and chose the best position on the flank hillside with a relatively flat hillside as the artillery position. It is a condescending place with a wide field of vision, which is extremely beneficial to the power of artillery.
He ordered the sappers to quickly clear the site, and commanded the artillery team to quickly enter the position. The infantry, who was guarding the artillery, had not yet completed the construction of fortifications, and urgently ordered to immediately mark the firing elements and prepare for firing.
Kubri came to Khagula and reminded, "Now that your father Khan has sent his favorite Yunus cavalry division and Lieutenant Colonel Bigg's artillery corps, you should understand the Khan's intentions, right?" ”
Haigura glanced at Kubry, and his heart was already very unhappy, but he had just been relieved, and he felt that this sentence sounded very uncomfortable! Turning his head and asking coldly:
"Did you come to oversee the war?"
Kubri saw that the momentum was not right, and hurriedly explained: "In front of you, how dare I call it 'Overseer'? It's just that along the way, I saw those places where they set up ambushes, and we lost a lot of men and horses by ambushes, and I was a little worried that you would lose confidence......"
"I naturally understand the intentions of Father Khan, and I don't need you to remind me! Without your reminder, I must also take Jinhua Hatun, and completely destroy this resistance. This most immediate obstacle to our advance into Ili and Urumqi has been completely removed. Hygura said with some annoyance.
"That's right! That's what your father Khan meant! Now that he has torn his face with the Turghut tribe, let's come to 'don't do one, two will not stop'. When attacking them in normal times, we will be very passive, and we will not be able to figure out in which direction their main forces are concentrated, and they will lead them by the nose. Since they are now concentrating their forces on us, we will take this opportunity to eradicate them once and for all! In such a situation, although there will be heavy casualties, it is worth paying the corresponding price. Don't miss the opportunity! ……”
"Don't talk about those useless ones, I'm in a hurry than you now! If we can't solve them before dark, we will be in a dilemma of not being able to advance and retreat. If you spend the night in these seven star mountain passes, these Chinese in all directions will definitely not let go of this opportunity to do the night. At that time, we were beasts trapped in cages, subject to their arbitrary attacks...... Needless to say, how much we'd lose, if they didn't want to stay entangled with us here; When it dawns tomorrow, if you want to see their main cavalry, you may have to go into the vast mountains to look for them...... This is tantamount to letting the tiger return to the mountain and giving up all the previous efforts! ”
"The general's analysis is right! …… Hopefully, Yunus and Khdachael will be able to take down their Golden Flower Hatun soon. This is critical! ……”
Bigg took his retinue and rode quickly to the enemy's command position. He rolled his last remaining eyeball and said to Hygura mysteriously:
"The artillery is ready to shoot. It should be informed to draw the Mongol cavalry within the frontal range of the artillery......"
Hygura shouted an impatient order to a herald: "Order the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Divisions to cooperate with the artillery operations at once, and go to give the order!" ……”
Guruzab, Manji Dorji, Zhao Tiefeng and other generals were fighting the front battlefield on the south side of the pass against enemy troops several times their size. Li Jiekundu also rushed here to participate in the battle from the cliff of the Great Buddha Temple with his men and horses.
After countless rounds of fighting, the casualties of the enemy cavalry far exceeded our losses, but the enemy still had an absolute advantage in numbers.
Manji Dorzi was very heartbroken when he saw the arrival of a steady stream of enemy reinforcements and the rapid movement of the enemy artillery!
He looked at the enemy's handsome banner on the high ground on the hillside not far away, and suddenly had a plan - capture the thief and capture the king first! Prepare to adopt a very bold "heart-splitting" tactic to destroy the enemy's command position and break the enemy's fighting spirit in one fell swoop!
Manji Dorji said to Guluzab and Zhao Tiefeng: "It is very bad for us to go on like this. I'm going to take people up and kill Khagura's command post and cut down their banners, and you'll see ...... again."
Zhao Tiefeng said: "Try to avoid the gun fire in front of them......"
Mangidorji nodded, turned and shouted to the cavalry ranks: "Warriors! On the hillside in front of him, on the high ground, is the head wolf of this pack of wolf cubs! We rushed up and broke the wolf's head flag and cut off the wolf's head! Kill! ——”
Manji Dorzi led a detachment of men and horses, shouting, and rushed towards the enemy's command position on the hillside......
On the enemy artillery position, Bigg ordered direct fire on the charging Turghut cavalry, and six Armstrong field guns opened fire almost simultaneously.
The enemy's artillery exploded on very accurate points, and more than a dozen Turghut cavalrymen who were charging were hit by artillery fire one after another and fell off their horses...... Manji Dorji led the cavalry to follow, braving enemy artillery fire, and continued to charge bravely.
At this time, Kubri saw the Turghut cavalry corps charging to the death, and gradually approached the command position on the hillside heights; In the melee, their own cavalry was entangled and killed by the opposing cavalry, and they could not withdraw to defend the command position. Shocked! He immediately advised Hygura:
"These Mongols are here to fight hard, and they should be avoided......"
Hygura also noticed that this deadly cavalry team was coming at him and his command post, and it was indeed necessary to guard against it. After a moment's thought, he immediately ordered:
"The command post retreated 1,500 meters and ordered the artillery to continue to intercept!"
With a wave of his hand, Haigula quickly turned his horse's head with Kuburi with great reluctance, and quickly withdrew from the command position on the hillside with this group of combat staff officers, under the escort of the guards. But the wolf-headed banner could only stay where it was......
Bigg hurriedly ordered to adjust the firing position, "the muzzle of the gun was deflected 30 degrees to the right, and the distance was 450 yards......"
The enemy artillery was in a hurry and urgently adjusted the gun positions......