Chapter 67 The Fall of Altarra

When Mahamo learned that the Mongols had approached the east gate of the empire in the autumn of 1219, he was shocked.He didn't expect Genghis Khan to come so soon, he was in a trance for a short time, and he couldn't accept this reality. After being reminded by Zalandin, he woke up from his trance and hurriedly dispatched a force of 30,000 people, but he didn't know where to send reinforcements.Zalanding reminded him again that Genghis Khan must first attack Erdala.It was only then that Mahamo wanted the 30,000-strong army to rush to the city of Yada.Probably frightened by Genghis Khan's speed, he was still not at ease, so he dispatched Haracha Khan, who was good at fighting, to lead 10,000 troops to reinforce Erdala.Including the 20,000 people in the city of Eidara, it is counted as 60,000 people.Only then did Mahamo feel relieved.

He encouraged himself and his generals: "The Islamic world will unite and beat Genghis Khan to pieces!" His generals also encouraged each other: "Yes, as long as the caliph and the queen mother give an order, the entire Islamic world will dominate!" Mahamo and his generals made another mistake of not knowing the enemy's situation.Just before the war, Genghis Khan had two letters written, one to the caliph in Baoda, and the other to Mahmo's mother, Tuerhan. In the letter to the Caliph, Genghis Khan said: "Mahamo has always wanted to kill you, and he has also marched towards Baoda City. This is no longer a family matter of your Islamic world, but an international incident of treason. I need your cooperation. Even if you don't want to cooperate with me, a heretic, don't interfere." The caliph gloated and wrote back: "You hit that bastard, I support you!"

This letter allowed Genghis Khan to avoid the risk of the great unity of the Islamic world. The caliph is the leader of the Islamic world. As long as he shouts "Jihad", Genghis Khan will fall into the ocean of Islamic war. In the letter to Tuerhan, Genghis Khan said: "You and your son often have political and personnel conflicts. We have no intention of attacking your residence, Yulong Jiechi. After I complete the conquest of Khwarazmo, I will use Wealthy and powerful Khorasan (south of the Amu Darya River in eastern Iran today) is dedicated to you." Bald Khan did not reply, but Genghis Khan was sure that the old woman would not lend a helping hand to Mahamo.Later facts also proved this point.

This letter allowed Genghis Khan to avoid possible rear attacks from Yulong Jiechi when attacking Bukhara. And all this, Mahamo didn't know.When the Jaghatai and Ogedai columns began to attack the city of Odara, he was still calculating the best time to unite the caliph and his queen. Yi Nale, the guard who killed 500 Mongolian people, went out to face the Mongolian army without fear, because the city had soldiers and food, the walls were strong, and he had a high IQ. commander.He said: "It's not a problem to guard for three years. I want to drive the Mongols to death under the city."

As soon as Chagatai and Wo Kuotai came to the city of Eida, they bombarded them with artillery for several rounds without saying anything, and Eida was unscathed.Chagatai began to launch a tentative siege. Since it was only a tentative attack, Yinale easily repelled the group of Mongols.This gave Yi Nale Chuhei an illusion: the combat power of the Mongols is ordinary.In the next few days, the Mongolian army did not launch a decent attack.During the intermission, Yi Nale Chuhei accidentally discovered that the soldiers in the opposing army camp were cutting wood and carrying boulders. Yi Nale Chuhei was inexplicable. He thought it was the Mongols planning to cut down forests and open up open land to plant crops for a long-term siege, but soon Soon he discovered that it was not what he had imagined. The Mongols felled wood and moved boulders to make trebuchets.This is a characteristic of the Mongolian army. They never bring bulky siege equipment when marching, but use local materials.

The trebuchet soon let out a sharp cry, throwing a large stone that could only be moved by a dozen people into the city.Yi Nale first defended with a huge net when he was out of black, but the stone was too heavy and his net was smashed to pieces.Then it occurred to him to ignore the boulders and concentrate on letting the soldiers deal with the Mongol soldiers who were using the ladders.After three days, none of the Mongols could climb the walls. Wo Kuotai begged for an ideological offensive. He told the soldiers in the city of Nadal that they only wanted the murderer who killed the envoy of the Mongol Empire to be out of the black. irrelevant.The defenders of Altarah were unmoved, because in their view, this was naked aggression, and they did not see any danger.Wo Kuotai found that these people were stubborn, so he said harshly: "If you resist again, on the day the city is broken, everyone taller than the wheel will be killed!" his threats.

Two months later, Chagatai became irritable, and his offensive became more fierce each time, while Yi Nale's defense became more tenacious each time.It seems that this is a close offensive and defensive battle.In fact, in terms of military strength, Yinale is far better than the Mongolian army.Chagatai and Wokuotai had only 30,000 troops, while Yinale Chuhei's troops were close to 50,000, and the defenders had a great advantage.Three months later, the radical commanders in the city of Altarah came up with a plan that seemed quite tempting: open the door.They have a very deep understanding of this plan: the Mongols have been doing nothing in the city for several months, and their morale has dropped to freezing point. Quick, you can definitely beat them back to their hometown.

Yi Nale Chuhei is a person who is easily dazzled by the victory before him, and he actually adopted this suggestion.Haracha Khan disagreed with life and death. A few years ago, when the Mongolian Expeditionary Army destroyed Xiliao, he was stationed in a small city on the border between Xiliao and Khwarazmo, and saw the field strength of the Mongolian Empire with his own eyes.He absolutely did not believe that their garrison of Otala could quickly defeat the Mongolian army, and he did not believe that the resilient Mongols would lose their fighting spirit.Yinale sneered blackly, he looked down on this helper, during the process of defending the city, the city gate that Haracha Khan was in charge of was always in danger, this showed a problem, Halacha Khan was an idiot, and the brave can't discuss things with idiots.

The attack on the city was determined to be on a sunny afternoon, and Yinale came out in the dark, so such a time was chosen because the sun set to the west, and the dazzling sunlight was hitting the Mongols.This may be the most fatal mistake Yi Nale Chuhei has ever made in his life. Wo Kuotai has been waiting for this opportunity.Wo Kuotai didn't have any foresight, he just felt that Yinale would go out of the city to launch an attack at a certain moment based on his years of experience on the battlefield.So, he prepared secretly, and the cavalry was divided into several detachments, riding on horseback in turn, with arrows on the string and knives in their hands, quietly waiting for the enemy to come out of the cave.

Wo Kuotai finally arrived. That afternoon, when the sun was shining on the faces of everyone in the Mongolian army, the three gates of the city of Erdala suddenly opened, and teams of cavalry rushed out. The cavalry that Wo Kuotai had prepared had not yet When they were all out of the city gate, they roared and launched a charge. Yinale came out of the city originally because he wanted to see the jokes of the Mongolian army, but to his horror, a group of orderly cavalry rushed out of the seemingly messy Mongolian army camp at an unprecedented speed. See.Although he opened three city gates, all the Mongolian cavalry attacked one city gate.Before the cavalry out of the city had time to line up, the Mongolian cavalry had already arrived, just like a bull entering a porcelain shop. If it wasn't for Yinale's quick reaction and order to close the city gate, the Mongolian cavalry might have rushed in.

Of course, this is not what Wokuotai is best at. When Yinal was in shock, the Mongolian army suddenly launched a full-scale attack on all the city gates of Erdala. Someone from the Mongolian army has already grabbed the city wall and chopped off the military flag with a knife.After a hard fight, the Mongolian army was finally repelled, and Yinal was panting with black breath, his face was pale.After this battle, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse. The Mongols' offensive was several times more violent than the previous few months, and the city of Erdara was tested several times a day.Both Yinal and Haracha Khan knew that it was only a matter of time before the city was destroyed.Haracha Khan suggested to Yinal Chuhei with a dejected expression: "Surrender to the Mongols, maybe there is still a way to survive." Yinale said decisively: "If we are not loyal to the king, it will be difficult to justify our apostasy, and we will not be qualified Muslims." He said this not because he was really loyal to Mahama, nor was he He was a devout Muslim, but because he knew the Mongols would not forgive him if he surrendered.He has only one way, which is to persevere to the end. Haracha Khan didn't have the difficulties of Yinale's blackness, so when the Mongolian army's siege battle was at its most intense, he escaped from Ertala with a few guards and took refuge in the Mongols.Chagatai met the traitor of the enemy, Haracha Khan took the initiative to introduce himself, and hoped to let him work for Genghis Khan, because he knew the Khwarazmo Kingdom like the back of his hand.Chagatai, like all Mongols, hates traitors the most. He expressed regret to Haracha Khan: "You are not even loyal to your masters for many years. How can we guarantee that you will be loyal to us!" Haracha Khan He was dragged out of the tent and beheaded, and none of his guards were spared. Haracha Khan's departure caused a cold echo among his 10,000 soldiers. They were sad that the commander had abandoned themselves, and panicked because of the imminent danger. In their pain and fear, the Mongolian army quickly captured their defense the city gate.The soldiers of Yi Na Le Chu Hei heard that the city gate had been breached, and they scattered in an instant, only the ten thousand guards of Yi Na Le Chu Hei remained in the city, retreating to the inner city. Wo Kuotai ordered to raid the city.Yinale and the Mongolian mopping-up army started a fierce street battle, and his ten thousand guards were fighting less and less, but under such circumstances, this trapped beast also launched several anti-mopping ups, the first time the Mongolian army Facing a strong enemy, the street fighting lasted for more than a month, until Yi Nale was out of the black and only he was left. He first used a bow and arrow, and when the arrows were exhausted, he used a broadsword, and a dagger was used to curl the blade of the broadsword, and a stone was used to break the dagger.This is a forced hero who realizes it's all about death.But in the end, when the Mongolian army captured him alive, he lost the courage to commit suicide, but was dragged to Okuotai and Chagatai like a dead dog. The two loaded him into a prison van and sent him to Genghis Khan.When Genghis Khan saw that Yinale was in trouble, he said angrily: "You killed my envoy for no reason and no reason, but just to make money, and I will fulfill you today." After finishing speaking, he ordered someone to pour the burnt silver solution into Yinale In Chu Hei's mouth and ears, Yi Nale Chu Hei screamed for a long time before he died. He should learn a lesson in his next life: seeking money is fine, but don't kill him, otherwise, "money" will come back and kill him. The fall of Altar City made Mahamo lose his mind. According to his previous opinion, it would not be a problem for Altar City to last for three years. Unexpectedly, it only lasted for five months.Mohamo thought that this time he had really met the most formidable opponent in his life, and he had to be cautious with all his heart.