The Tale of Manas. The Great Campaign. Victory over Konurbay. Part - 2
The Great Campaign. Victory over Konurbai. Part - 2
Manas inflicted a bloody massacre on the Chinese, driving many into the turbulent waves of the Sarysu. Konurbai could not stop his fleeing army, became confused, and, without engaging in battle with Manas, fled as well. Half of the Chinese troops, fleeing from the slaughter, perished, drowning in the river.
Konurbai sent a messenger to Beijing, and a new numerous army arrived from there, led by Madykan-doo. But Almambet, before their arrival, spoke to the weather, froze the waters of Sarysu with ice, and transported the numerous army safely to the other shore.
The one-eyed Madykan-doo, seated on a one-horned bull (62), whose gallop was faster than the wind, and whose height was like a mountain, angrily charged at Muz-burchak and Koshoy, knocking them off their horses and taking them with him. In an instant, he also knocked down Kökchö and Bokmurun, but could not capture them. Chubak seized Bokmurun, and Bakai grabbed Kökchö, and, placing them on their horses, they galloped away from the giant. When Madykan rushed off, holding the mule with Koshoy and Muzburchak, Syrgak swooped in and freed them.
Forty choro attacked Madykan. They threw spears at him, stabbed him with daggers, but Madykan found their blows to be like mosquito bites. When he met him, Manas engaged him in a duel. They fought one-on-one for a long time, and neither could knock the other down.
At that moment, Konurbai's army engaged in battle with Manas's army, and a long, bloody battle began, with human and horse corpses lying in high mounds on the battlefield. Blood flowed like a raging river. When Almambet knocked the Chinese warrior Berukev off his horse, Bakai jumped up and cut off his head. At that time, Jolo warrior was fighting with Azhybay and knocked him off his horse. Ylama warrior caught his horse Kartkurena and took it away, but Bakai knocked Jolo down, and Chubak cut off his head.
Chubak and Syrgak, in a fierce battle, knocked Konurbai off his horse and wanted to kill him, but Madykan swooped in and freed him. Madykan nearly killed Tyoshtyuk, but he managed to escape.
Finally, the Chinese troops, frightened by the brutal slaughter, began to flee. Madykan was surrounded by Manas with forty choro, Almambet and Bakai immediately threw spears at him. Madykan, from the jolt, released the reins of his bull. Not giving him a chance to grab the reins, Chubak and Shuut also simultaneously thrust their spears into him. At this jolt, Madykan's leg slipped out of the stirrup. Following them, Manas charged in, and from his onslaught, Madykan fell off the bull. At that moment, Chubak arrived on his Koktek and cut off the head of the giant's gray bull. Dismounting, Madykan perished at the hands of Manas.
In this battle, many Chinese giants were destroyed. Konurbai fought with Manas but fled.
A strong rage seized Kokdzhala,
Konurbai could not withstand it,
With a cry, he could not thrust with his spear,
He could offer no resistance.
Over the top of a huge hill
Manas leaped, sensing the fury.
Konurbai lost his mind,
With all his might, he ran towards Beijing,
At the sight of the formidable Kalcha,
Manas did not flinch.
Manas did not hesitate at all:
Flames blazed from his mouth,
Sparks flew from his eyes,
He raced after Konurbai,
Competing in speed with his horse.
Separated from his army,
Over hills, over elevations
Konurbai sped like an arrow.
Cautiously glancing back at Manas,
He hurried to escape.
If you look at the place of his flight,
It is all crisscrossed with hills.
The path through these hills
Would take forty days.
When the kulans run, their hooves
Dry up from the heat, for this steppe burns with heat.
There is not a drop of moisture in it,
You won't even find a blade of grass to pinch.
In the area covered with clouds of mist,
In the area cut by hills,
Konurbai rushed, crouching to the ground.
Seeing the fearsome figure of the pursuing Akkula,
He completely lost his head,
He fled, engulfed in terror.
When he encountered a slope,
Konurbai's Algara
Tensed its neck, flexing its muscles like a bull.
When he faced an ascent,
The Akkula of Khan Manas
Sparkled with eyes like flint sparks,
When they descended the slope
With Algara, Konurbai's horse,
Its front legs, like those of a gazelle, barely touched the ground.
When they soared up the ascent
With Akkula of Khan Manas
The mane and tail fluttered
When they approached the steepness,
The Khan Kechile, Konurbai,
Left Manas far behind.
When they approached the ascent,
Khan Manas, his horse closely pressed against Algara's flank.
When Manas caught up with the fleeing one,
The frantic Konurbai
Relentlessly whipped Algara,
Striking with the whip from both sides.
Through how many hilly steppes
They sped in such a run!
When only a little remained for Manas,
Konurbai, despairing to save his precious life,
Began to run even faster.
When Kalcha looked back,
He saw that Akkula of Khan Manas
Was racing with a mighty leap.
It runs swiftly, like a fledgling bird,
Curving its neck like the trigger of a gun,
Raising its mane upwards,
Sinking its hooves into the loose earth,
Gnawing at the iron reins.
Its tail, like combed silk,
Strikes against its right and left legs.
Its hooves clatter loudly against the ground,
The black bulat reins are gnawed at,
Its mouth wide open,
White foam mixed with blood
Covers the horse's shoulders,
Its head droops to the ground.
Crouching in a swift run,
The horse's body heated up.
Heavy as lead, Manas,
He carries lightly, like a ball of sheep droppings.
Manas, equal to the highest mountain,
He carries lightly, like a vertebra of the spine.
When he steps on a stone, the stone crumbles.
From his run, the wind whistles, like in the flight of a bird.
He rushes, sweeping everything in his path.
On Manas, who rode him,
The thirst for blood appears on his face (63).
Until the main gates of Beijing, the capital of Esenkhan, Manas pursued Konurbai. The heated hero wanted to slip through the gates after the enemy, but the wise Almambet blocked his way:
- Konurbai is deliberately luring you into the city, - he said. - If you enter there after him, you will perish.
And Almambet forcibly stopped Manas. Only then did Manas halt and raise his banner on one of the hills, ordering a check of the army. It turned out that Chubak and Tyoshtyuk were missing.
Manas said:
- My Chubak is missing! If he has fallen into the hands of the Chinese, then I will declare a campaign again in the morning. I will mark the ashes of the Chinese to the very sky. - With these words, he instilled fear in his army, and he himself lay down to sleep and fell asleep.
In the morning, during the prayer, Chubak arrived, bringing the bound Khan Manchu Neskara and his forty toré and presented them as a gift to Manas. Manas, in joy, stopped praying and went out to meet Chubak. He wanted to cut off the head of the giant Neskara, but he pleaded with Manas:
- Manas-batyr! Just as Bakai is precious to you, so am I precious to the Chinese people. I provide them with the same services. It is unworthy of a khan to behead another khan. Spare me, Manas, grant me life. If you spare me, I will do everything you ask.
At that moment, Almambet also arrived.
- Batyr! Spare him, do not kill! In Beijing, after Kara-khan, he is one of the most renowned khans. Therefore, he and his forty toré need to be kept alive; we must send a messenger to Esenkhan and ask him for the khanate in Beijing. If he agrees, we will raise you as the khan of the Far Beijing and return to Talas with a rich booty. If he does not agree, then we will kill Neskara and his forty toré and set out again on a campaign against China.
- Who shall we send as a messenger to Esenkhan? - asked Koshoy, gathering all the batyrs. But no one volunteered to go as an ambassador. While everyone sat in indecisive thought, suddenly Jamgyrchi stood up and said:
- Let Bakai go!
At these words, Manas swayed as if he had been struck from behind with a spear.
- What are you saying, Jamgyrchi? Are the Chinese so foolish as not to take Bakai hostage in exchange for Neskara, to not inflame our wrath like unslaked lime? - he raged. The other batyrs also grew angry at Jamgyrchi's foolish words.
While the numerous army was occupied with such an important council, suddenly the missing Tyoshtyuk appeared before them, who during this time had killed a thousand Chinese warriors in Suuktor and stolen eight hundred horses.
They decided to send the eloquent Azhybay as an ambassador, and they gave him the sharp-tongued Urby as a companion.
Both ambassadors arrived at the camp of Esenkhan. Azhybay handed over his horse to Urby, bowed before Esenkhan sitting on the throne, and presented him again with Manas. Esenkhan initially wanted to behead Azhybay, but fearing that Manas would take terrible revenge, he agreed to concede the khanate over Far Beijing to him. In addition, he gave his daughter Burulchu and the beautiful daughter of Aijandzhunya, Birmiskal, with a thousand girls, gave more than a hundred camels loaded with gold and silver, and sent all this to Manas:
Manas became the khan of Far Beijing. He gave the beautiful Burulchu to Almambet, the lovely Birmiskal to Chubak. Almambet was made khan of the Torghut tribe, and Chubak was made khan of the city of Tashkёprё.
The Tale of Manas. The Great Campaign. Victory over Konurbai. Part - 1
