In the early morning, a steamship sailed into the dock of Duolun.
A messenger came down from the ship and shouted to the soldiers at the dock: "Give me a horse, urgent military situation."
A quarter of an hour later, An Sanxi and Huang San had gathered the generals in the main hall of the Yamen.
"Latest news, I defeated 100,000 Mongolians at Sandaowan. I wiped out 4,000 infantrymen of Jiannu Zhenglan Banner. Now there are still 3,000 cavalry of Zhenglan Banner. They are surrounded by me."
"There are only 20,000 organized Mongolians outside the city now, mainly the Tumut tribe. The other Duoyan and Haraqin people have dispersed." An Sanxi said.
As soon as this statement came out, there was a buzz of discussion below.
No one expected that the master would leave the customs with 18,000 regular soldiers and more than 10,000 auxiliary soldiers. Against 50,000 Mongolian cavalry and 50,000 tribesmen. There were nearly 30,000 Jiannu slaves, but they actually won.
This is simply appalling.
For a moment, all the generals were so happy that they were a little silly. Can't believe this is true.
An Sanxi coughed, and then everything became quiet.
"Now is not the time to talk about these specific situations. I know everyone finds it unbelievable, and I also find it unbelievable."
"However, the soldiers are very fast, and the fighting opportunities are fleeting. Now, I order. The whole city is mobilized. Whether they are Mongolians or Han people, all strong men, according to their respective production organizations, follow me out of the city and annihilate the people of the Tumote tribe. "
"Boss, what about the Mongolian herdsmen outside? They were defeated and their tribe is still outside." Huang Hao asked.
"We will attack the Tumuts first. They are the only ones who are organized. We wiped out 10,000 of them last time, and the remaining 20,000 are the last elite soldiers of the Tumuts."
"After defeating them, Zhaocheng (Hohhot) will be like hunting for something. The cavalry and I went to attack the Tumut people. The others went to gather the tribes brought by Haraqin and Duoyan. Capture these people and bring them into the city. We’ll make arrangements when the master comes.”
Huang San said: "Since the battle has reached this point, let's go out. No Mongols will come to attack the city. Just leave some militiamen to defend the city."
Huang San's original mission was to guard the dock and Bastille Castle and protect this nail on the grassland.
During this period, so many battles were fought, but the infantry regiment was never used. Just to ensure the safety of the back road. As long as the dock and castle are still in hand, no one can drive Yang Fan's forces away from the grassland.
Even if they conquered the city of Duolun, it would be useless. They could not take down the docks and the castle. Earth buildings and castles made of cement and granite sandwich the pier, and there are long wall forts in the north and south.
As long as the water transport is unobstructed, they will be firmly fixed on the grassland. The Mongols eventually had no choice but to evacuate. Therefore, Yang Fan issued a death order, and Huang San's infantry regiment was only responsible for defense and must be foolproof.
They were equipped with the best flintlock rifles and three-pound cannons. They did not participate in other battles and were only responsible for guarding the earth buildings, castles and docks.
The people stationed in the earth building are family members of soldiers and government officials. Both the earth building and the castle have towers and are connected by a chain bridge across both banks. Convenient to transport troops back and forth.
If the city of Duolun is destroyed, the people and soldiers in the city will retreat to the earth buildings and castles. Military supplies and grain warehouses are also in the earth building.
The city here is high and the walls are thick, so it can be defended for a long time.
Coupled with water transportation, there was a constant flow of supplies and reinforcements.
Mongolia has no chance of conquering this place. Yang Fan had already planned this.
Be invincible first, then wait until the enemy becomes victorious.
Therefore, An Sanxi has no pressure at all and can fight with confidence and boldness.
Duolun's ability to build such a large city completely exceeded Yang Fan's plan. This is entirely An Sanxi’s credit and unexpected surprise.
An Sanxi rubbed his chin. The infantry regiment had never had any decent military exploits except for killing hundreds of people when the Mongols attacked the castle in the early days. It's really a bit unsightly.
The Mongols are not fools either. This one-to-one replica of the Bastille covers an area of approximately 2,670 square meters. There are eight towers about 100 feet high, connected by a wall 24 meters high and 3 meters wide. There are also 15 heavy cannons on the city wall.
The castle is surrounded by a trench 26 meters wide and 8 meters deep, with only a suspension bridge connected to the outside world. It is an impregnable castle.
The Mongolians had never seen such a high city wall in their lives. When they looked up, they even dropped their hats.
The most majestic city they had ever seen was Datong. Anyway, after they returned to the grassland, their ancestors had never defeated them.
The height of the ancient city wall of Datong is about 14 meters, which is 2 meters higher than the city wall of Xi'an. The widest point is 16.6 meters, which is 6.6 meters wider than the widest point of the Nanjing Ancient City Wall. The perimeter of the city wall is 7270.7 meters.
But the height of the Bastille walls made them worship it. They fought in a daze for a month, but except for more than 800 corpses, they found nothing.
I never fought again. They all turned to attack the rammed-earth city of Duolun.
"Okay, you leave a battalion to defend the city, and I will give you a brigade of militiamen to assist. You go and attack the Duoyan and Haraqin coalition forces that have retreated. The master wrote that they may still have 20,000 to 30,000 remaining troops, but all I’m already discouraged. It’s not that difficult.”
At this time, Zhao Xuan, the scout captain, came in hurriedly.
"Antou, the tribes of Duoyan and Haraqin outside the city are packing up, and some people have begun to retreat with their cattle and sheep. I don't know what happened. The Tumut people have abandoned their cattle and sheep and are running to the west. .”
An Sanxi squeezed his palm. The joints made a crisp sound.
It seems that Khan Ahai and Buyan Ahai escaped last night. Otherwise they wouldn't have been able to pack up and run away early in the morning.
Moreover, Duoyan, Haraqin and Tumut ran in two directions. He was obviously afraid of us chasing him. If you hesitate any longer, these people will flee in all directions, the birds and beasts will scatter, and you will be unable to pursue them.
"We can't wait any longer. We must leave the city immediately. We will count as many herdsmen as we can grab."
"We can't wipe out all the Mongolian soldiers in this battle. They are fleeing in all directions and we can't catch them. But the herdsmen are driving their cattle and sheep with their families and they can't escape."
"As long as we capture all the herdsmen, it will be the greatest victory. I only want the herdsmen. I don't want those Taiji masters and nobles. If they run away, just run away."
"Adjust the order. The Tumuts did not bring herdsmen with them. They came with the army. If they run away, they will run away. There is no need to chase them."
"Three cavalry regiments went out with me, gathered all the strong men, and immediately left the city, looted cattle and sheep supplies, and captured as many herdsmen as they could," An Sanxi said.
Subsequently, the mobilization order was quickly conveyed, and the general mobilization began immediately.
Huang San's infantry regiment is also a mounted infantry. The most indispensable thing here is horses. They have enough horses to ride on. With the sound of bugles, large numbers of troops rushed out of the city.
