Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Zhu Xuan thought that his military strength was not much different from that of the Qing army, but he did not know that most of his subordinates were a mob with weak combat effectiveness, and their combat effectiveness was far from comparable to that of the Qing army.

In the autumn of the 1662th year of Qianyuan (), the two sides fought for the first time in the northern suburbs of Qingshen County. Initially, the Ming army blocked the Qing army's attack with blood and courage. However, the northern suburbs and central parts of Qingshen County were flat land formed by the alluvial deposits of the Minjiang River, which was very conducive to the cavalry. General Wang Yizheng concentrated his cavalry to charge, and the infantry followed behind. The frenzied hooves quickly disrupted the Ming army's square formation, and the subsequent killing made them even more defeated. In this battle, the Qing army killed Ming Weiyuan Earl Yang Guoming, Anle Earl Du Xue, Neijiang Earl Wu Guoyong, General Yang Youcai, and Chen Anguo, and annihilated Ming troops.

"Today is the day to kill the king. You should fight bravely and the imperial court will reward you!" Admiral Wang shouted excitedly to his subordinates after the great victory. Stimulated by the reward for meritorious service, the Qing army was like crazy, launching a fierce attack on Qingshen City, and the situation became increasingly critical.

"It's impossible to do anything! The ships are ready, Your Highness, please withdraw to Fuzhou immediately," Minister of War Ouyang Zhi pleaded again.

"Alas! This is the only way," Zhu Xuan sighed. Under the escort of Jinyiwei Commander Qin Yougong and General Liu Yao, he fled along the Yangtze River in dozens of small boats overnight, intending to go to Fuzhou. When the fleet reached the surface of the river in Jiading Prefecture, it was blocked by the patrolling water camp of the Wei army. After asking about the purpose of the visit, Asumu, the Sichuan governor of the Dawei Kingdom, who hoped to use the Qingfu Wang regime to contain the Qing army, not only ordered his men to let them go, but also gave the defeated army some food and weapons.

At this time, Ma Wannian, the Ming Shizhu envoy, Ran Qibiao, the Youyang envoy, Tan Yi, the Renshou Marquis, and Tan Hong, the Zhongzhou Marquis, were attacking Chongqing. When Zhu Xuan's fleet reached the vicinity of Yongchuan, it was supported by Ma Wannian's troops.

Seeing Prince Qingfu coming in person, Shen Xunwei, the right vice minister of the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty, who was ordered to stay in Ma Wannian's army for liaison, was overjoyed and hurriedly led Ma Wannian, Ran Qibiao, Tan Yi, Tan Hong and others to welcome him.

"Your Highness, we are here to pay our respects to you," the generals knelt down respectfully.

"Gentlemen, please stand still. The national situation is precarious. It will be a blessing for the Ming Dynasty if you risk your lives to support and protect the country!" Zhu Xuan was moved by their thoughtful manners and comforted them with warm words.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. All of us subordinates are brave men who dare to fight. If the Qing invaders dare to come, we will make sure they never return!" Ma Wannian was very confident in the white-pole soldiers under his command and made an impassioned speech.

Zhu Xuan had also heard of the names of the White Spear Soldiers in Shizhu and Youyang, and he felt relieved after hearing this. Ma Wannian then ordered his troops to station at Bishan, quietly waiting for the Qing army.
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It was not only the White Spear Soldiers who dared to fight. After winning battles in succession, Wang Yizhen was eager to make achievements, so he ordered Lieutenant General Feng Keyou, Guerrilla Yang Fuding, and Commander Zhang Kui to lead 4,000 soldiers to guard Qiong and Mei states. He himself led an army of more than 10,000 along the Luoshui (Tuojiang) and the Yangtze River (Yangtze River) to Chongqing. After arriving in Jiangjin, he heard that the Ming army was stationed in Bishan, so he went to Bishan again.

"Is this Chongbi Mountain? I heard that this mountain is 'produced with white stones, bright and smooth like jade', and it is indeed true!" Admiral Wang was in a very good mood and said while pointing his whip at Chongbi Mountain in the distance.

"Marshal, Bishan is named after Chongbi Mountain. This place not only has beautiful scenery, but also unique food. The seven-star fish, red-tailed fish and green-peeled fish in the Nanhe River have been tributes for generations, and they are delicious," said General Liang Jiaqi with a charming smile.

"Well, after I defeat the false king, I will definitely have people buy more river fish to reward the soldiers!" Wang Yizhen laughed.

"The fake king is at the end of his rope. Should we notify General Cheng and General Wang to join forces to attack him?" Liang Jiaqi asked.

"Without the help of the Chongqing garrison, can't I defeat a few remnants of the defeated army?" Wang Yizheng was unhappy. He had won many battles and was in high spirits. He was unwilling to share the credit with Cheng Tingjun, the general of Chongkui Town, and Wang Mingde, the general of Jianchang Town, who were stationed in Chongqing.

"The Marshal is right. Given the bravery of our army, there is no need to notify the Chongqing garrison." Liang Jiaqi realized that he had said something wrong and hurried to please him.

Wang Yizheng turned his anger into joy, pointed his whip at the Ming army camp in the valley of Bishan and said, "When the war drums sound, you all should march forward bravely!"

"嗻~" all the generals responded in unison.
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The terrain of Bishan is peculiar, that is, "a valley between two mountains": there is a valley between the two anticline mountains, the East Mountain and the West Mountain. The East Mountain is divided into Jinyun, Jinjian, and Longyin Mountains from north to south, and the West Mountain is divided into Yangtianwo, Chaqi, Randeng Temple, and Yungu Pass from north to south. At this moment, the troops of Tan Yi and Tan Hong were guarding the valley, the troops of Shizhu Xuanwei Envoy Ma Wannian were lurking in Longyin Mountain in the east, and the troops of Youyang Xuanwei Envoy Ran Qibiao were lurking in Yungu Pass in the west. The Ming army, which was familiar with geography, was waiting for the Qing army to get into the pocket. Although Zhu Xuan's relocation to Chongqing was a helpless move, it greatly inspired the morale of the Ming army in eastern Sichuan, and all the generals were willing to make military achievements and show their faces in front of King Qingfu.

"Soldiers, follow me to kill the enemy!" As soon as the battle started, Li Liangyu, a brave general of the Qing army, led 800 cavalrymen to charge into the battle formation. Cai Rui, the garrison commander of Pengzhou, and Gao Panlong, the garrison commander of Nanchong, led 1,500 infantrymen to follow closely behind, and behind them was Wang Yizhen's army.

Seeing that the enemy was coming fiercely, Ming generals Tan Yi and Tan Hong led their subordinates to fight and retreat, luring the Qing army deep into the valley.

"Humph! I've already said that the fake king's army is just a bunch of dirt, vulnerable. What do you think?" Seeing the victory of the front army, Wang Yizheng laughed triumphantly and ordered fiercely, "Chase, don't let the enemy escape!"

The Qing army roared into the valley, going deeper and deeper.

"Boom~Boom~Boom~"

Suddenly, the cannons rang out. Ma Wannian and Ran Qibiao of the Ming army rushed out from Longyin Mountain in the east and Yungu Pass in the west. Their army was composed of 25 people as flags and 24 flags as formations, arranged in three, five, seven, and nine. The formation was strict, with five formations on each side. The well-trained soldiers each held a white-pole spear with a bladed iron hook on the top and a hard iron ring on the bottom. Because most of the soldiers in each flag were relatives, and the law of collective responsibility was implemented, if one person was afraid of fighting, the whole flag would be punished, so they fought bravely and never retreated. "Puff~" Li Liangyu's iron spear stabbed a white-pole soldier in the left rib, but the man was unaware and held his spear with his left hand, and stabbed his chest with the spear in his right hand.

"Ah~" Li Liangyu fell off his horse, and the white-pole soldier also slowly fell to the ground.

Seeing their own ambush troops coming out, Tan Yi and Tan Hong took the opportunity to lead their troops to counterattack from the valley.

"Kill the enemy and serve the country today!" Feng Jingming, the general under Tan Hong, shouted and led more than a hundred cavalrymen to attack the Qing army's flag. Cai Rui, the Qing Pengzhou garrison commander, took advantage of his small number of soldiers and wanted to take advantage of him, but was chopped off his horse by Feng Jingming.

"Not good! There's an ambush! Retreat!" Seeing the enemy getting closer and closer, Wang Yizheng hurriedly led his troops to retreat. But the Ming army refused to give up and pursued them relentlessly. Fortunately, the Chongqing garrison commander Cheng Tingjun, the general of Chongkui Town, and Wang Mingde, the general of Jianchang Town, received the news and led their troops to support them. Only then did they stabilize the position and retreat into Fotu Pass.

"I thought the fake king was at the end of his rope, but I didn't expect the bandits in eastern Sichuan to be so rampant!" After the defeat, Admiral Wang was depressed and sighed to the sky.

"Don't worry, General. The Ming army relies on the terrain. I have a plan that can lure the enemy out of the mountainous area..." Cheng Tingjun, the general of Chongkui Town, offered a brilliant plan.

The next day, Wang Yizhen followed his advice and ordered his deputy general Liu Yingju and guerrillas Zhang Wancang, Zhao Huchen and Dang Shichang to detour to the west bank of the Fu River in the northeast of Bishan and set up camp.

"What! The Qing army is setting up camp near the Fu River? They want to trap our army to death on the west bank of the Fu River! Order the entire army to go down the mountain to fight the bandits and not let the Qing army successfully set up camp." Upon hearing the news, Ma Wannian was deeply afraid that the Qing army would cut off his retreat, so he gave up the danger and went down the mountain to fight the Qing army.

Seeing that the Ming army had indeed come down the mountain, Wang Yizheng was not in a hurry and ordered 1,500 cavalrymen under the Red Banner Manchu Jiala Zhangjing Du Min to charge. The west bank of the Fu River was flat land, which was conducive to the cavalry's movement. The 1,500 Eight Banners cavalrymen who came roaring in quickly disrupted the Ming army's formation. Wang Yizheng took the opportunity to lead his troops with Cheng Tingjun and Wang Mingde to follow and kill. The Ming army was in chaos, and many people died. Tan Yi, Tan Hong and their sons and nephews Tan Tianxu and Tan Disheng, and General Feng Jingming died in battle; Qin Yiming, the cousin of Shizhu Xuanwei Envoy Ma Wannian, and Zhou Zi'an, the counselor of Youyang Xuanwei Envoy Ran Qibiao, were captured and died unyieldingly; Ji Yongling, the deputy general of Tan Hong's army, saw that the Qing army was powerful and led hundreds of defeated soldiers to surrender.

After the great victory at Bishan, the Qing army was in high spirits and took advantage of the victory to attack Tan Hong's old nest, Fuzhou. Tan Hong's sons Tan Tianmi and Tan Tianlun, and the general Li Gongqiang fought desperately, but were outnumbered. Soon the city was broken, Tan Tianmi and Tan Tianlun died in the battle, and Li Gongqiang led more than 600 remnants to the south to Bozhou to join the Wei army, and was taken in by Ren Zhen, the governor of Guizhou in the Kingdom of David. Ren Zhen had a good vision and knew that the Ming army was doomed, so he ordered Li Gongqiang to write a letter to recruit the remnants of the Ming army to surrender.

The Qing army attacked Shizhu again. Ma Wannian, the Ming Shizhu envoy who was forced into a desperate situation, personally led 500 white-pole soldiers to attack the enemy camp at night and killed Zhao Huchen, the guerrilla commander of the left camp of the governor's flag. However, the Qing army was large in number and did not collapse despite the chaos. The battle lasted until dawn the next day, and the Qing army from all directions rushed in, so Ma Wannian had to retreat. Wang Yizhen, who was humiliated and angry, commanded his subordinates to attack regardless of casualties, and soon captured Shizhu. Ma Wannian, Ma Wanchun, and counselor Ma Douchun were all killed in the battle. Qin Yougong, the commander of the Jinyiwei, protected Zhu Xuan, the King of Qingfu, Ouyang Zhi, the Minister of War, and Shen Xunwei, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, to Youyang. In the chaos, the Ming general Liu Yao lost contact with the brigade, and simply led more than 500 defeated soldiers to the south of Bozhou to join the Wei army.

The final battle took place in Youyang. The desperate Ming army burst into bloody courage and fought to the death. Wang Yizheng personally led the troops to supervise the battle and attacked for five consecutive days before finally breaking through the Ran family's stronghold wall. Ming Minister of War Ouyang Zhi, Ran Qibiao, his uncle Ran Tianze, and counselor Peng Qifeng died in the battle, and the Right Vice Minister of Rites Shen Xunwei committed suicide and died for his country.

The Qing army pursued Qingfu King Zhu Xuan to Pingcha Cave and surrounded him and the remaining dozen or so guards on the bank of the Pingcha River.

"Admiral Wang has ordered that those who surrender will not be killed." The Qing general wanted to gain credit for capturing Wang, so he loudly urged us to surrender.

"As a vassal king of the Ming Dynasty, how can I surrender to the enemy?" Qingfu King Zhu Xuan sighed and plunged into the tea.

"My lord is gone, how dare I live alone?" Jinyiwei commander Qin Yougong also jumped into Pingcha with tears in his eyes.

The rolling waves are the endless tears of heroes throughout the ages.
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"This Prince Qingfu is so useless, how could he be pacified by the Qing army so quickly?" After reading the military report, Lianhua Khan muttered in dissatisfaction.

"Is the Khan worried that after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, our army will lose a barrier in Sichuan?" Concubine Shun Fatima gently asked the Khan, kneading his shoulders with her slender hands. She was the daughter of Murad, the prime minister of Bukhara. She entered the palace after her father surrendered to the Wei Dynasty and had some experience. Seeing that she was smart, the Khan liked to chat with her about political affairs in his spare time.

"Barrier?" Sultan sneered, "If my army was far away in Yunnan and Sichuan was empty, they would indeed be a barrier. But now Xi Rimo has returned to Guiyang, what is the use of this barrier?"

That being said, after all, King Qingfu had once pledged his loyalty to him and was considered a force on his side. His demise was not a good thing for the Kingdom of David, as it meant that the Qing army in Sichuan could concentrate its forces to deal with the Wei army. After thinking for a while, the Oirat God of War quickly formulated a countermeasure: he ordered Xirimo, Narisong, Asumu and others to recruit the defeated Ming army soldiers to expand their strength; he also ordered Ahai, a doctor of the Ministry of Works, and Wu Zhaoqian, a deputy director of the Ministry of Rites, to secretly go to Huguang to recruit the "Thirteen Families of Kuidong" who resisted the Qing under the name of the Ming Dynasty King of Han.

The "Thirteen Families of Kuidong" were originally the remnants of Li Chuang, and they had some fighting power. In another time and space, they were trapped in Kuidong for various reasons and did not make much progress. In this time and space, because the Wei army invaded Liaodong, the Qing court had to transfer 11,000 cavalry and infantry from the Huguang Admiral Dong Xueli to southern Liaoning, resulting in the strength of the Huguang Green Camp being smaller than in another time and space. Leaders such as Li Laiheng, Yuan Zongdi, Hao Yaoqi, Liu Tichun, and Dang Shousu took the opportunity to expand their power from Wushan, Shizhou, and Xingshan to the surrounding Yunyang, Xiangyang, and Chengtian. Seeing that these people were so capable of tossing, Sultan had a heart of love for talents and ordered Ahai and Wu Zhaoqian to go and recruit them. Even if it doesn't work, they must become their "friendly army."

With the temporary cessation of the war, the whole chess game was too quiet. Sultan was not satisfied and wanted to make some random moves to make some noise. (End of this chapter)