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Volume 4 Leviathan Chapter 24 Battle to the Death

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    But if Sharif's own wishes were followed, instead of staying in Kulun and besieging the small fortress of the Chinese defenders, he would prefer to immediately lead the entire army southward and capture Eren, the headquarters of the Zhangbei Protectorate in China.  Kulun is different from Zhangjiakou, Eren, and many cities in the mainland. It was just a monastery at first and had no military or economic significance. Most of the supplies for the Mongolian army came from the accompanying herds, and those left behind  Pointing at the Chinese defenders will not cut off the supply line.  Eren can be said to be the most important stronghold of the Chinese Communist Army on the entire Mongolian Plateau. It not only has a strong permanent fortress, but also a large number of farmland, hoarding a large amount of food and arms.  If the rebels could capture the city before the Shun army from the interior arrived, they would be tantamount to taking the lead in the future war and occupying a huge advantage.  Sharif knew very well that a considerable part of Eren's defenders were Mongolians. These Mongols were inextricably linked to the Khalkha Mongolian rebels. As long as the rebels could surround Eren before reinforcements from the interior arrived, they would  Victory is quite certain.  But the situation did not go as Sharif expected. The leader of the rebels, Chelindorzi, refused to go south before wiping out the small group of Chinese and completely occupying Kurun.  The reason why he did this is very simple. The Chinese fortress is not far from Mount Burhan, the holy mountain in Mongolia. It is the birthplace of the Mongol Empire and the burial place of Genghis Khan. This place is also the Langjuxu Mountain recorded in ancient Chinese history books.  , has a special mysterious meaning for the herdsmen on the grassland.  Chelin Dorji hoped to raise his banner here, be crowned the Great Khan of the Khalkha Mongolian tribes, unify the entire Mobei grassland, and then go south.  If the Chinese fortress is not captured for a day, he will not be able to lift the banner of the Mongolian Khan. After all, if he cannot even eliminate a small group of enemies beside the holy mountain, how can he claim to be the Great Khan of the entire grassland?  Although Sharif was quite dissatisfied with Chelindorzi's statement, he had to admit that it made some sense.  Although the vast majority of herdsmen on the grasslands may nominally believe in this or that religion, in fact what rules their spiritual world is primitive fetishism. For them, the majestic mountains, rivers, sky, and earth on the grasslands  , even a certain pile of rocks or a tree may become an idol of worship.  For these herdsmen, if they were crowned in the legendary Mount Burhan and Genghis Khan¡¯s mausoleum, it would cast a halo of half-god and half-man on Chelin Dorji, which would have a self-evident impact on the next step of the war.  the benefits of.  But now the question is, is it worth the time spent?  "How great it would be if the Great Khan had an adult son! Or a trustworthy brother!" Sharif couldn't help but sigh. For this emotionally indifferent Russian official, this is a very rare thing.  matter.  For the rebels, there is actually a choice that has both ends. Chelin Dorji can stay in Kulun, and a deputy general will lead the main force to attack Eren, and capture the fortress before the Chinese reinforcements from the interior arrive.  However, Chelin Dorji's two sons were both underage and had no brothers. Chelin Dorji was unwilling to hand over such a large army to another untrustworthy person at this critical juncture.  So Sharif could only stay in Cullen and watch the precious time passing by day by day. This was also the reason why he was in a worse mood.  At this time, there was a burst of intensive gunfire in the distance. Sharif turned his head and looked in the direction of the gunfire. It was the direction of the Chinese fortress. It seemed that his threat just now had an effect. The Mongolian officer  As soon as they returned, they resumed the attack.  Sharif stopped, hesitating whether to go over to see how the Mongolian army's siege organization was being organized. A young Russian military officer quickly ran over and gave him a military salute: "Major, the Chinese Communist Army is dispatched."  , the merchant house in Zhangjiakou sent the news by carrier pigeon. Twelve hours ago, the Chinese army had passed through Zhangjiakou, and looking at the direction they were heading, it was Eren! " "What, so fast?" Sharif?  His brows wrinkled, the speed of the Chinese ** team exceeded his expectation. According to his expectation, it should take a week or more for the Chinese ** team to leave the country.  But war is war, and there are too many unforeseen things in it. We can't waste time staying in Cullen now.  Thinking of this, Sharif ordered the officer in a deep voice: "Konstantinovich, go to the troops immediately and let them take action and get ready to go! I'm going to see the Khan. We have to go south as soon as possible!" "Yes! Major  !" The officer puffed up his chest and gave Sharif a military salute, then turned around and ran quickly, his heavy thick-soled leather shoes making a sharp friction sound on the road with broken ice.  Sharif looked at the leaving figures of his men for a while, then turned and walked towards Chelindorzi's residence.  Kulun Duwei¡¯s Mansion.  This symbol of Dashun's highest authority in Cullen City has completely changed its appearance, but in another sense, it should be said that it has restored its original appearance.  After all, when this mansion was first built, it was originally a stronghold for monitoring the Khalkha Mongolian Living Buddhas and princes.?It is likely to be surrounded and attacked by the rebels, so the people at that time built this fortress completely according to the standards of a military fortress, with thick outer walls, narrow and winding gates, deep trenches, cross  gun holes, well-fired forts, strong warehouses, and wells.  But as time goes by, peace gradually changes the building. The trenches are silted up, the gate is remodeled to be more suitable for entry and exit, and the open space outside the outer wall is cleared and various kinds of things appear.  hut, and even a small market appeared.  But the siege for more than twenty consecutive days changed everything. Houses were burned, gates were blocked, and the market turned into ruins. It was as if an invisible giant hand peeled off the appearance of peace from the outer skin of this building.  , the ferocious face of the fortress was revealed again.  Jueluo hunched over and looked out from the perforation. The female wall made of shale in front of him was half-missed by a solid cannonball. The jagged gaps were like the mouth of a monster.  To devour people in one bite.  The open space outside the fortress is littered with corpses of rebels. These are the traces left by yesterday's repelled attack. These unfortunate people wearing sheepskin coats are already covered in white, which is the result of a sudden light snowfall last night.  result.  Further away, you can see a few fireworks, which are the surrounding enemies cooking breakfast.  At this time, there was a rustling sound coming from behind, Jueluo turned around vigilantly, his right hand already holding the handle of the pistol at his waist.  "Sir!" A young man came over in a semi-prostrate posture. It was very dangerous on the wall and he might be hit by the rebels' cold guns at any time. He took out a few steamed buns from his wide sleeves.  : "Eat some!" "Yeah!" Jueluo took the steamed bun and took a bite. The young man looked at Jueluo and whispered, "Sir, how are the Tatars outside?" Jueluo didn't.  He answered immediately, after finishing a steamed bun, he asked: "How many people can still fight, and is there enough ammunition and food in the warehouse?" "There are still more than 140 people, and there is still enough food and bullets, but the shells have been used up.  !" When the young man said this, his voice dropped: "It has been twenty-four days, and there is no movement at all-" "Shut up!" Jueluo interrupted the other party's complaint, turned around and looked  Looking at the young man in front of him, the expression on his face softened a little: "Tan Ke, we are here to defend the territory for Emperor Dashun. One more day is just one more day to defend. Master Gao will not abandon us!" "Yes!  "My lord!" A hint of crimson appeared on Tan Ke's young face. He felt ashamed for his wavering at that moment. He gritted his teeth and whispered: "My lord, it's just dawn, it's the night watchman's last day.  When you are tired, let me take ten people out to attack. I will definitely deal with those Tatars!" "No need!" Jueluo looked outside and whispered: "You know how many Tatars are out there!  How many thousands of people are there? Each of us is precious. As long as we can survive until Master Gao comes back, it will be a great achievement! You will have a hard time today!" "Yes, sir!"  Just as he was about to get up, a dull whistling sound suddenly came from the air. Before he could react what was going on, Jueluo threw him to the ground. Then he heard a loud bang next to his ear, and his face  A sharp pain.  "Get down quickly, the Tatars are going to attack again!" Jueluo pushed Tan Ke away fiercely and said sternly: "Get everyone ready!" "Yes, sir!" Tan Ke rolled and jumped off the outer wall,  He quickly ran inside, and then Jueluo heard the unique shouts of establishment of young people in his ears.  "The Tatars are coming, the Tatars are attacking!" Jueluo turned around, and a large piece of the parapet was missing again, and the unique gray-white texture of shale was exposed in the gap, which was the mark of being hit by a shell just now.  , he wiped the blood stains on his face scratched by the gravel, and looked out from the perforation hole again. He saw the few makeshift forts and the Mongolian rebels busy around the old bronze cannons.  Well, they don't know where they got these these days. They can only fire solid bullets and shotgun shells. Originally, for the defenders who had captured six new Russian-made cannons, these old antiques did not pose any threat, but the problem  The defenders have almost used up their artillery shells.  "What a pity!" Jueluo shook his head slightly. His eyes had already seen rows of bayonets and spear points appearing at the end of the horizon. Obviously, those were rebels waiting for the bombardment to end and prepare to attack.  Judging from the scale and the troops that will be invested, the number of rebels has exceeded the sum of the troops that have been invested in the past few days.
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