Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1289
Hengluosi City is a famous historical city, and it has such an unusual meaning for the Central Plains Dynasty.

It was under the jurisdiction of the Anxi Protectorate in the Tang Dynasty, with Samarkand in the south, and the trade route leading to the Aral Sea and the Caspian Sea to Ukraine in the north. It is a meeting point between the north and south lines of the Silk Road.

The [-] Han Fan allied forces of the Tang Dynasty were defeated here by Dashi, and the westward expansion of the Central Plains Dynasty stopped here.

Since then, except for the Mongols, the Central Plains Dynasty has never set foot on this land again.Because of the severance of the Silk Road, this city was gradually abandoned and slowly abandoned, leaving only broken arms and ruins.

After the Kingdom of Jin dug a trade route, many caravans passed by, going to Samarkand in the south or the Mongolian tribes in the north, and they happened to be able to spend the night among the ruins.

If it takes longer and more caravans pass by, it may be able to recover here, but if the Raksha people come here, once the trade roads are cut off, this already dilapidated city may be destroyed in a hundred years. It will be completely eroded by wind and sand, and finally disappear slowly, becoming a legend like Loulan.

At this time, Sengge took the lead and rushed into the dilapidated city. There were basically only a few loess walls left in Hengluosi, which could be knocked down with a few hits. , a sense of security.

In fact, this situation is not suitable for hiding in the city, and it is easy to catch a turtle in the urn, but if the Mongols continue to flee all the way to Julan City, I am afraid that even the Yuzi people will be swept away by them, and the whole of Central Asia will be lost. Raksha people.

Seng Ge rushed into the city and immediately reined in his horse. The cavalry behind him entered the city and calmed down a little. They were no longer dragged eastward because of the crowd's panic.

"Gerile, Dedema, each of you lead 2000 people to the earth wall and shoot back the Rakshasa people with bows and arrows." After Sengge entered the city, he immediately ordered in a hurry, "Hurcha, take people to the city Sprinkle some caltrops around, and be quick."

It's not enough just to enter the city. Now the Mongols' morale is low. If the Raksha people also rush in, it will be over.

After listening to the order, several Mongolian commanders hurriedly beat their chests to accept the order.

Two teams of Mongols rode to the left and right sides of the west city, and then got off their horses one after another. They took bows and arrows and arrow pots from the horses. Some people held matchlock guns bought from the Kingdom of Jin. Soon, Shunzhi had become an earthen wall on the hillside Climbing, occupying the top, and some holding shields, forming a shield wall at the gap in the earth wall, and several Mongols holding firecrackers stood behind the shield soldiers.

Another team of cavalry galloped out of the gap in the east city, and then divided into two teams, galloping along the city, one on the left and the other on the right, scattered in places where the horses could directly rush into the city, or rushed up the collapsed earthen wall. On barbed wire.

There are 2 Mongols. When the Mongols entered the city to deploy defenses, the Mongols who fled into the city were still pouring into the city.

Hengluosi City is not a big city. Even in the Tang Dynasty, it was just a trade transfer station and a resting place for businessmen, and it didn't have a large population.

Soon the ruins of the city were crowded with Mongols. As soon as the Mongolian cavalry rushed into the city, they got off their horses and sat down on the ground, panting, without the appearance of a prairie overlord.

Soon, when the two teams of cavalry scattered barbed caltrops along the city wall from the left and right, respectively circled from the east city to the west city, the tails of the Mongols and the Rakshas almost reached the west city. He entered the tail of the Mongolian cavalry and rushed into the city at the risk of being shot off his horse by the Raksha people.

A few Mongolian cavalry behind them scattered barbed wire and spurred their horses to run wildly, but the sound of hooves behind them was getting closer and closer. The first cavalry behind them was already within [-] paces, only to hear "Boom!" The sound of "bang bang" continued, arrows shot past the Mongolian cavalry, and "swish" nailed to the ground. Some cavalry dodged, and some were hit in the back. sacked.

Just when the Mongolian cavalry was shot down, the Cossack cavalry rushing in front suddenly screamed and fell down one after another. The cavalry on top were directly thrown into the air, hit the ground heavily, and rolled far away, splashing a cloud of yellow dust.

The horses running in the front fell forward with a series of mournful hisses. The fallen horses knocked down the horses behind, and the horses and cavalry also fell down.

At this time, the Mongols standing on the earthen wall began to shoot arrows and blunderbusses. The Cossacks approaching were shot down again and again, and the large group of cavalrymen could not stop. The galloping horses trampled on the fallen cavalrymen. , The Cossack cavalry behind turned their horses' heads in fright, and did not dare to continue marching towards the city.

Ivan Zolotarenko originally wanted to lead his troops directly into the city and kill the Mongols who fled into the city, but the sudden change surprised him, and he hurriedly reined in his horse and stopped outside the city.

"What's going on?" He was very upset. Originally, when the Mongols rushed into the city, it was equivalent to the mouse getting into the box by itself, purely looking for death, but he did not expect that the Mongols would hold their ground at the critical moment.

Many Russian generals looked at each other, not knowing what happened, but someone who was familiar with the Mongols said, "It must have been sprinkled with barbed wire."

This kind of weapon existed in China during the Warring States Period. When the Mongols attacked the Kingdom of Jin, many people were injured by this weapon. Later, they learned from it. They like to arrange some outside the camp when they are stationed to prevent the enemy cavalry from kicking the camp. They are carried with the army.

Hearing that it was a barbed terrier, Ivan Zolotarenko immediately understood that it was a weapon with four long thorns, which were extremely sharp and could pierce a horse's hoof, making it unbearable for war horses.

Ivan Zolotarenko looked at the city wall in the distance and saw the Mongols standing on it. He was unwilling to let the Cossacks fight on foot, so he led the cavalry to turn to other sides, but there were Mongols on the earthen wall, and On the road suitable for cavalry to rush in, barbed wire was thrown.

Seeing that several Cossack cavalry fell down because of this insidious method, he was furious. He must sell all the Mongols as slaves, so as to relieve the hatred in his heart.

It was already dark at this time, and the Russian army didn't know how many barbed wire the Mongols had scattered, so they could only stop their temptations to the Mongols.

Ivan Zolotarenko waved for a signal soldier, "You go to see Marshal Morozov overnight and tell him that we have trapped the Mongols and let the army come quickly."

Cossacks are cavalry, and they rarely give up their advantages and fight on foot.Ivan Zolotarenko thought for a while, and he still handed over the matter of attacking the fortifications to the army. When they fired their cannons and defeated the Mongols, the Cossacks could cover and kill the fleeing Mongols. They did not need to pay casualties, and went to close combat with the Mongols. .

The messenger saluted immediately, and then rode away. Only then did he turn around and order: "Retreat and leave the camp. We must arrange enough sentries to monitor the Mongols."

The Mongols in Hengluosi City were relieved to see the Russian army retreating, but no one thought about chasing them.

[-] Russian troops surrounded [-] Mongols in the city, which is unbelievable.

This is actually a matter of "potential". In the battle on the Volga River, the Mongols suffered a terrible defeat. More than 20 people lost as soon as they said they were defeated. Even the Khan was killed by others, and the body was not snatched. Some timid.

This is like the panic caused by the Eight Banners to the Ming army after the first battle in Sarhu, and it is rumored that "many ten thousand are invincible". Sometimes it is not that the enemy is too strong, but that you scare yourself, and you are scared by the enemy you imagined. broken.

When the Russian army sent soldiers to call the main force to come over, Seng Ge also called a few scouts and gave them a few letters, telling them: "You take advantage of the darkness and rush to Julan City overnight to tell Yuzi Khan that the Raksha people The attack is coming, let the Yuzi people send troops over, and then continue westward, go to the Kingdom of Jin to ask for help, and ask King Anxi to send troops for reinforcements."

Several scouts nodded one after another. Seng Ge handed them the letter and explained it again, asking the scouts to repeat it to him before letting them leave.

Not far to the east of Hengluosi City is Julan City, the king's court of the Dayuzi Khanate. The distance between the two is only more than 200 miles. The old and weak women in Zhungeer are all there.

Originally, Sengge wanted to retreat to Julan City, join forces with the Yuzi people, and then deal with the Raksha people, but now he has been bitten and can only stay in Hengluosi City.Fortunately, the location is key here, with the desert to the north, the Syr Darya River to the southwest, and the mountains to the southeast. It is the barrier of Julan City and the Silk Road. The north-south bifurcation node is equally important to Yuzi and Jin.

There is also a reason why the Tang army met Dashi here in the Tang Dynasty and fought a big battle.

It's actually not bad to choose this place as the battlefield, but Seng Ge doesn't have the confidence in his heart.The people of Yuzi had no choice. After crossing the city of Hengluosi, they would be Julan city. They had no way out, and most likely they would come to reinforce them, but that was not the case for the Kingdom of Jin.

King Anxi might not have fought the Raksha people because of them, and if there was no Jin Kingdom to intervene in this battle, in Sengge's opinion, they would probably lose.

Thinking of this, Sengge couldn't help being agitated. He waited for the scouts to leave, turned around, and shouted loudly: "The men and horses are divided into two teams, each with ten thousand people, one team is building fortifications, and the other team rests immediately." , and rotate again in the middle of the night."

Hearing that the Mongols started to move immediately, but they didn't have anything to build fortifications. They could only level up the broken walls and ruins in the city one by one, piled the stones and sand on the wall, and simply put The gap and the door opening without the city gate are blocked.

While the soldiers were repairing the city wall, Seng Ge recruited men and asked them to scatter all the remaining barbed wire outside the city.

All day the next day, the Cossack cavalry outside the city just watched from a distance, and no longer approached the city wall, while the Mongols inside the city were busy repairing the city wall with sand and soil, looking for some comfort in their hearts.

Both sides are waiting for reinforcements to come, and a battle between East and West will be recorded in history...
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