Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Nihari, deputy governor of Ningguta, led the remaining 3,000 naval forces up the Songhua River to the Sachha River (Buyu), where they joined with deputy governor Haita and the leader of the Huerha tribe, Yine. Haita was a veteran Manchu general, and Yine's tribe was located in Shilimianwei between the Mudan River and the Wusuli River. Because he surrendered early, the entire tribe was incorporated into the Eight Banners, and Yine himself was appointed as Jiala Zhangjing, enjoying a generous banner salary and being loyal to the Qing Dynasty.

"Nihari, why are you in such a state? Could it be that Jilin Ula has been lost?" Seeing Nihari's embarrassed look, Haita guessed something.

"The guards crossed the river regardless of casualties, but they eventually captured Jilin Ula. Don't say more, quickly gather your troops and follow me to Ningguta. There are only a few thousand people left in Ningguta now, and we must meet with the Marshal immediately," Nihari said anxiously.

"Retreat to Ningguta? But we haven't received the order to retreat yet." Haita is a soldier and he insists on following orders.

"The military situation is urgent, and a general should be able to adapt to circumstances. Just follow me and retreat. If the commander-in-chief blames me, I will take responsibility," Nihari shouted.

"Hmph! There's no need for you, I'll take the responsibility myself." Haita, like Nihari, is a veteran from the period of Sharhuda, the father of Bahai and former Ningguta Aungbang Zhangjing. He is quite brave. When he saw Nihari said he wanted to take the responsibility, he angrily refused and took it himself.

The two generals gathered their subordinates, which totaled 7,000 cavalry, infantry and water camps. They did not dare to delay and rushed to Ningguta (now Ning'an City, Heilongjiang Province) without stopping.
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In Ningguta, Angbang Zhangjing Bahai was listening to the escaped Ewenki Kharada Fu Sennei describing the battle situation. Fearing that he would be held accountable for leaving the battlefield, Fu Sennei exaggerated the number and combat power of the guards. According to him, the guards had as many as 100,000 soldiers, and he had no choice but to flee after being defeated. Bahai had a gloomy face and said nothing, pondering the first detail of the moment in his mind.

"Marshal, military reports have arrived from Zhuerkengge and Sabusu," Cavalry Captain Alanjika presented a military report.

Hearing these two names, Fu Sennei shuddered for no reason.

Bahai read the letter quietly, snorted coldly, and stared at Fu Sennai with sharp eyes, "Do you know what this military report says?"

“I don’t know,” Fu Sennei’s body was shaking more and more violently.

"Zhuerkenge and Sabusu accused you of deserting the battlefield during the Jilin Ula battle. They left you to guard Tuduhe Village together, but you didn't dare to fight. You used the excuse of going back to Ningguta to get military supplies and escaped again. The country has been raising troops for a thousand days, and now is the time to use them. If everyone is as afraid of the enemy as you are, wouldn't it be bad?"

"Marshal, please spare my life. I also fought hard in the battle of Jilin Ula. But the number of the guards was too large. No matter how hard we tried, it was useless. We had to retreat temporarily. When we retreated to Tuduhe Village, our men were exhausted and their horses had no will to fight. We had to continue to retreat to Ningguta. I know my crime and I beg the Marshal to allow me to make meritorious contributions while serving my sentence!" Fu Sennei kowtowed like crazy.

"The soldiers have no fighting spirit?" Bahai sneered, "Our army has been defeated repeatedly, and morale is indeed low. If we want to boost morale, we can only borrow your head. Drag him out and behead him, and circulate his head among the three armies!"

"Marshal, please spare me~Marshal, please spare me~Marshal, please spare me~" The guards rushed up and held Fu Sennei, and let him struggle desperately for mercy, but it was useless. After a moment, the begging stopped, and the bloody head was presented. "Marshal, although this man fled in the face of the enemy, he has made military achievements and is the head of a tribe. Will killing him cause dissatisfaction among other tribes?" Niulu Zhang Jingtai Feiying'a asked.

"I killed him for three reasons: first, to enforce strict military discipline and boost morale; second, to warn the tribal leaders; third, his territory has been captured by the guards, and his subordinates' families have fallen into their hands. If the guards use his family to threaten him, he will inevitably defect. In this case, it is better to kill him and eliminate the trouble forever. You lead your troops to his camp immediately, break up his subordinates and divide them into different tribes. Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!"

"Yeah!" Tai Feiying'a's heart trembled, and he obeyed the order loudly and left.

"Alanjika, send someone on fast horses to notify Haita, Yine, Zhanukabukto, Garu, Manzhuna, Achuhun, and Kuliha, and ask them to bring their troops to Ningguta to meet me immediately. At the same time, all the Manchu women who can shoot arrows in Ningguta and the exiles outside the city should be organized into an army, and go up to the city to assist in the defense."

"Yes!" Alanjika took the order and left.

After Alanjika left, Bahai sighed, "Haita and Yine are far away on the Sachha River; Zhanukabukto and Garushang are in Helan City; Manzhuna and Achuhun are even farther away, on the west bank of the Ussuri River. I guess only Kuliha can make it in time. The situation is turbulent and people's hearts are unstable. I hope Kuliha will not let down the Qing Dynasty!"

Kuoliha, the head of the Hezhe Geyikele tribe, was a prominent figure in Ningguta. He was awarded the title of Jiala Zhangjing because he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty early and made many great contributions. At that time, the nine Hezhe clans living in the lower reaches of the Heilongjiang River refused to surrender. At that time, the Ningguta Angbang Zhangjing Sharhuda knew that the Geyikele clan was related to the nine Hezhe clans, so he asked him to send people to persuade them to surrender. He sent the eloquent headman Kuligan Efu to assist Sharhuda in persuading them to surrender, and successfully persuaded 432 households of the nine Hezhe clans to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, making great contributions to the Qing court's stabilization of the lower reaches of the Heilongjiang River.

As the head of the Geyikele tribe, Kuliha was extremely powerful. He governed the four halas (clans) and twenty-one mukuns (families) from the Khalha River (Mudanjiang) to the lower reaches of the Heilongjiang River in Wuzala Village. Among them, the seven mukuns of his tribe Geyikele (surname Ge) hala, the four mukuns of Nuyele (surname Lu), and the six mukuns of Hushhali (surname Hu) hala were the original three halas (clans) and seventeen mukuns of the Geyikele tribe. The four mukuns of Shumulu (surname Shu) hala were moved here later. These four halas lived in Yilan. Later, because Hushhali hala moved to Ningguta, only three surnames were left. The Qing Dynasty built the Sanxing City in Yilan and set up the Sanxing Deputy Governor to be under the jurisdiction of the Ningguta General. In addition to these four halas, in order to unify the deployment of troops, the Huerhakusakali tribe and the Horfukuo tribe were also transferred to his command by Bahai.

When receiving the urgent message of 800 hours from Bahai, Kuliha, the leader of the Geyikele tribe, was not in Hurhai (Yilan) City, but was commanding a 6,000-strong coalition force of six halas from the Geyikele, Nuyel, Hushhal, Shumulu, Kusakali and Horfukuo tribes to garrison at the "Hasancheng Hashan Station", an important water and land transportation hub on the south bank of the Songhua River.

Upon seeing the military order, he immediately summoned the Nuyel clan's harada (clan leader, chief) Sishini, the Hushhal clan's harada Bukten, the Shumulu clan's harada Chongguka, the Kusakali clan's harada Bena, the Horfoku clan's harada Jingdali, as well as the three haradas of his own Geikeli clan, Namuda, Buzhu, and Kuliganefu, to discuss the matter.

The Qing Dynasty liked marriage alliances, and except for Chongguka and Kuligan Efu, all the people present married noble ladies of the Qing Dynasty and enjoyed the treatment of the emperor's vassal. Family affection played an excellent role as a bond at a critical moment. Despite the critical situation, no one was willing to abandon the Qing Dynasty and return to the Wei Dynasty. They all expressed their willingness to lead the army to rescue Ningguta.

"Good! A horse should be given a rein when it is lowered, and a dog should be given a grass when it is wet. We are paid by the Qing dynasty, and our people have not been freezing or starving in recent years, all thanks to the emperor's great grace. How can we not repay the emperor's grace? Moreover, a favor is worth a thousand gold. If we save the commander-in-chief this time, will we be afraid that he will not look down on us in the future? Since everyone agrees to rescue, we should set off immediately without delay," Kuliha ordered with a big smile. (End of this chapter)