There are ten fortresses surrounding Hami City, collectively known as the Hami Ten Fortresses.
The Qinghai Mongols arrived so suddenly that many Yarkand nobles fled into the castle and hid, scattered everywhere and unable to gather.
There are only one or two hundred soldiers in this castle and two or three hundred soldiers in that castle. How can they dare to come out to face the Mongolian army?
Likewise, tens of thousands of Mongolian troops were helpless against these castles.
Eqir pretended to march towards Barkol, just to lure out the enemies in the city.
Before Muhammetixia and Zhuo led their troops out of the city, Batur led 5,000 cavalry and quietly turned eastward to kill, defeating the noble reinforcements from Anxi and Yumen in one fell swoop.
In the end, the two sides fought a decisive battle twenty miles northwest of Hami.
There are more than 40,000 troops in Eqil. In addition to the Qinghai Mongolian cavalry, there are also Tibetan and Yugur coalition forces. However, their equipment is relatively backward, and there are many teenagers participating in the battle.
On the other hand, Muhanmetixia and Zhuo have less than 10,000 troops, but there are 6,000 elite troops. There are even 500 heavily armed musketeers. The full set of armor is similar to heavy infantry and can be used for close combat. The other equipment requires two
The heavy muskets operated by three people. The three thousand Barkol fanatic believer cavalry, all wearing Central Asian chain mail, spears and scimitars.
"It's not easy to fight." Batur, who led his army back, observed the situation with a telescope.
The telescope was bought from Sichuan, but unfortunately the government had strict control and they could never buy a musket.
As for the Hami army, they were able to purchase muskets from Central Asia - the second-tier dealers were engaged in smuggling, and they lost several hands along the way. These muskets actually came from the Ottomans.
Historically, the Jungar tribe was able to rise because it fought with the Cossacks and Yarkands all year round, gradually realized the importance of firearms, and then frantically organized and trained firearms troops. When the Jungar army raided the snowy area, the ratio of musketeers was as high as 12
%.
Later in the Battle of Ulan Butong, 20,000 Zhungar troops faced off against 100,000 Qing troops. The proportion of Zhungar musketeers exceeded 50%! In the first battle, 20,000 versus 20,000, the Qing army was almost completely defeated.
The army was annihilated, and Zhungeer's casualties were negligible.
The sixty-year-old Eqil rode in front of the formation and shouted: "Warriors, we came here from Qinghai and have no retreat. Only by defeating the enemy in front of us can we have grassland to thrive...
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Some Mongolian soldiers were morale-boosted, but some were dissatisfied.
For example, Eqil's brothers thought they would be able to win easily when they arrived in Hami, but they found out that they were difficult to deal with during the fight. It was better to stay in Qinghai and dedicate the Kham area to Emperor Zhao!
Batur led five thousand Mongolian cavalry and circled to the left side of the battlefield.
He felt that he could fight. No matter how elite the Hami army was, it would be easier than fighting the Han army. He sent people to explore the Datong army. Both infantry and cavalry were 100% armored, which made Batur dare not fight at all.
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Troops from both sides pressed forward, and the battle was imminent.
"Boom boom boom!"
Hami's artillery fired first, and the Mongolian army was divided into more than ten groups, forming a sparse formation and taking turns to attack. It was still the traditional way of fighting. They rushed over and shot arrows, one after another, trying to disrupt the enemy's formation with charge and mounted fire, and then captured
Seize the opportunity to defeat it in one fell swoop.
The Hami army actually arranged a car formation, with five hundred heavy musketeers, shooting from about a hundred meters away.
This kind of heavy musket can easily penetrate cotton armor. If the distance is slightly closer, it can even penetrate full-body plate armor. However, the Hami army obviously lacks training and has some problems with its tactics. It does not know how to launch a salvo and does not move closer.
Hit again.
Mongolian cavalry kept getting hit by artillery fire.
Since the casualties were scattered, the morale of the Mongolian cavalry did not drop too much, and they continued to charge and shoot arrows in turns.
On the Hami side, on the other hand, more than 2,000 infantrymen were temporarily recruited. Under the repeated rain of arrows, the formation had become chaotic. If it were not blocked by chariots and horses, the Mongolian cavalry would have taken the opportunity to overwhelm them.
Suddenly, Barkol's fanatic cavalry was dispatched.
These people carried their bows and arrows and charged straight towards Özil's main formation. Thousands of Mongolian elites came to resist. The two sides fired arrows at each other, and then the cavalry charge began.
Due to their inferior equipment, the Barkol cavalry was desperate for their lives, so the battle was almost one-sided. The Barkol cavalry suffered more than 400 casualties, and they defeated the thousands of Mongolian cavalry. Erqil took the opportunity to lead his troops around, heading towards the battlefield to kill them.
Barkol cavalry archery.
Barkol's mad believer cavalry turned around and rushed to the other side to chase down the defeated Mongolian troops. After chasing for a while, they suddenly attacked the enemies next to them, which were the coalition forces of various ethnic groups recently recruited by the Mongols.
The equipment and morale of the coalition forces of all ethnic groups were even worse. They collapsed before engaging in battle and were chased and slashed by the Barkol cavalry.
At this point in the battle, the side with fewer soldiers actually had the upper hand, and the Mongolian army of tens of thousands showed signs of collapse.
"kill!"
Eqil personally led the Mongolian cavalry to pursue the Barkol cavalry.
Batur led thousands of Mongolian soldiers to attack the vehicle formation regardless of the cost. His entry point was the temporary recruitment of troops from Hami. The formation there was already chaotic. The Mongols fired with bows and arrows, dismounted and moved away the horses and wooden vehicles.
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There was a gap in the vehicle formation, and Batur immediately led his troops to charge.
More than 2,000 Hami infantry were killed and routed. Muhammetisha and Zhuo were shocked and asked his son to lead the elite infantry on top.
These Hami elites were all heavy armored infantry, armed with long axes or spears. There were also a small number of shield bearers, holding large shields half a man high in front of them.
Batur was forced to retreat. He had no way to deal with these heavy infantry. Archery could not penetrate the armor, and it was even more blinding in close combat. Within a few minutes of fighting, the Mongolian cavalry suffered nearly a thousand casualties. When retreating, the Mongolian cavalry
The cavalrymen were killed by heavy musketry and dozens more were killed.
"withdraw!"
"Woooooooo~~~~"
The horn sounded and the Mongolian army retreated. At this time, there were only more than 36,000 horsemen left.
"Come back, blow the trumpet quickly to let them come back!" Muhanmatixia Hezhuo shouted.
However, they saw more than 30,000 Mongolian cavalry retreating, and less than 3,000 Barkol cavalry were left dead, and they actually pursued and killed them alone.
Muhammetisha and Zhuo were blowing their horns like crazy, and the Barkol cavalry seemed unable to hear them. They were all from southern Xinjiang and were invited to fight holy war. When they encountered infidels on the battlefield, they were always going to kill them all.
And the more than 30,000 Mongolian cavalry, faced with the pursuit of more than 3,000 enemies, actually ran for their lives in panic.
Especially among the Mongolian cavalry, there were a large number of children over ten years old. Many of them had never been on the battlefield, and they were so beaten that they could only whip their horses to escape further.
The brothers Eqil and Batur, one in his sixties and the other in his fifties, were not panicking at all at this moment. They always maintained the organization of their headquarters and allowed the enemy to kill those tribesmen who fled slowly, and escaped all the way.
Nearly ten miles.
"Blow the trumpet!"
Ozil himself blew the trumpet.
The horn sounded, and Ezier and Batur each led their own cavalry to go around in two directions. As for the other seven brothers, they had really collapsed and continued to be chased by the enemy and fled for their lives.
"Shoot the horse, shoot the horse!"
The cavalry under Eqil and Batur circled to both sides and shot arrows at the enemy, including the hunted tribesmen indiscriminately.
More and more Barkol cavalry fell down due to injuries to their horses. These fanatical believers were not fools either. They quickly gave up the pursuit and turned around and rushed towards Eqil's troops.
Eqier did not engage in the battle at all, and led his troops to flee and shoot at the same time.
Farther north on the battlefield, Galdan was also running away. But he soon discovered that the enemy was not pursuing him, so he reined in his horse and shouted: "Kill back, fight back!"
No one paid attention to him, and the Mongolian cavalry around him had long been frightened.
Galdan, who was only twelve years old, rode a horse to pick up a flag and immediately waved it: "I am a Buddha, follow me to kill the enemy! I am a Buddha, follow me to kill the enemy..."
This slogan really works, because the Mongols have long known that there is a little zodiac Buddha in their army.
One after another, more than a dozen riders gathered around Galdan. They went upstream in the rout, shouting "The Buddha is here" along the way. The rout soldiers kept stopping and joining their counterattack, and finally they gathered into four.
A team of more than a thousand people.
The addition of this new force completely sealed the victory.
Barkol's fanatic believer cavalry could only break through the siege southward. By the time they fled to the city of Hami, there were only more than 1,600 cavalry left.
Muhanmatixia Hezhuo was furious: "I asked you to withdraw your troops, why didn't you listen to the military order?"
It's useless to say anything. The battle has been fought like this, and the next step is to defend the city.
The Mongols also suffered heavy losses. After gathering their defeated troops, they did not dare to besiege Hami again. They took their tribes and livestock and headed straight for Barkol, which was once the pasture of the Heshuote Mongols, and now they can finally take it back.
Halfway through, Batur found his elder brother: "Firearms, we have to get firearms, otherwise we won't be able to fight in the future. The Han people's firearms are powerful, and the firearms returned from Hami are also powerful. We are still using bows and arrows, and we can't shoot for a long time."
Impenetrable to armor!”
Ozil said angrily: "I also know that firearms are powerful, but where can I buy them?"
Batur didn't speak, he could only feel anxious.
The battle was very fierce, but it also ended in an anticlimactic manner. The Mongolian cavalry suffered thousands of casualties, and finally recaptured Barkol and joined forces with the Heshuote troops in the north.
In the next few years, the Heshuote tribe will definitely fight against Turpan and Hami, and there will be repeated battles around the Barkol area.
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north.
The Jungar tribe, which had already taken advantage of the situation and occupied Mobei, was attacking the Cossack outpost.
These Cossack bandits, with dozens of them setting up an outpost, dared to tax the Tiyanguti tribe. The Tiyanguti tribe was a subordinate tribe of Zhungar, and the monks were so angry that they immediately led their troops to conquer them.
The battle never started. As soon as the Zhungeer army arrived, the Cossacks had already fled by boat.
"Tear this whole place down!" Sengge said, pointing to the Cossack outpost.
Just as the soldiers were dismantling the outpost, a horn suddenly sounded.
Sengge's eldest brother, Chechen, led his troops to kill Sengge. Immediately afterwards, Sengge's second brother, Zot Babatur, also led his troops to kill Sengge.
These three people are all Galdan's brothers.
Sengge was caught off guard when he was killed and had no time to escape. He soon died among the rebels.
The Jungar tribe, which was on the rise, fell into a state of division.
Chechnya rules the vast area in northern Xinjiang, and Zhuote Babatur rules the Mobei region and allocates pasture to their sons and cronies. As for the Sengge's cronies, some went south to join the Khoshote tribe, and some went to join the Datong Army.
Even Sengge's son, Cewang Alabutan, led his tribe to Raole Duhu Mansion and asked Emperor Zhao to give him a piece of pasture to settle down.
This Cewang Alabutan was a misfortune to Galdan in history. His father was killed by two uncles. Galdan came back from Tibet and helped him avenge his father's murder. As a result, Galdan conquered Kar.
Ka took the opportunity to rebel again, blocked Galdan's retreat, and forced Galdan to commit suicide after defeat. Afterwards, he also dedicated Galdan's ashes to Kangxi.
