Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

"Your Majesty, the Weiguo envoys have left Beijing early this morning. I sent Niulu Zhangjing Surma to keep an eye on them, and they have behaved themselves and have not tried to spy on military intelligence," Sony, the Grand Secretary and Minister of State Affairs, respectfully reported military intelligence to Emperor Shunzhi in the Qianqing Palace in Beijing.

"What do you think about the envoy's leaving the capital?" Emperor Shunzhi asked Sony calmly. At this time, he had been in power for a long time and gradually developed the majesty of an emperor. He remained calm even when faced with a huge crisis.

"I think this is a deliberate gesture made by the pseudo-Khan. He wants to use this method to show his subjects his determination to be irreconcilable with the Qing Dynasty. From now on, it will be either him or me. Your Majesty, we must be prepared to face the big battle ahead!" Sony's voice was a little excited.

"Well, it seems that we need to intensify the offensive against Datong. This place is a nail that the pseudo-Khan has stuck in my side. If it is not removed, I will not be able to sleep peacefully at night," Emperor Shunzhi said leisurely, and then asked: "I have ordered 10,000 troops from Guangxi, Guangdong, and Yunnan to be sent to Datong for service. Where are these troops marching to? Also, how is the matter of training another 200,000 Green Camps in each province going?"

"Shang Kexi, the Prince of Pingnan, and Qu Jinmei, the Governor of Guangxi, have traveled eight hundred miles to report urgently that the troops of Guangdong and Guangxi provinces have left the province. I calculated that they should have entered Huguang. However, Wu Sangui, the Prince of Pingxi, said that with the Wei army in the north of Yunnan and the remnants of the Ming Dynasty in the south, it would be difficult for the Yunnan garrison to protect itself, and they requested to remain where they are. As for the training of 200,000 Green Camp troops, the governors of various provinces all said that they were short of silver and food, and the maximum number of people reported was far from the court's requirement. So far, only 73,000 troops have been trained." Having said this, the cunning Sony paused for a moment, carefully paying attention to the reaction of Emperor Shunzhi.

"Damn it! Does Wu Sangui want to disobey my order? Why didn't Zhao Butai and Tunqi urge Wu Sangui to send troops? And governors and governors-general everywhere, why don't you speed up the expansion of the army when the war is imminent?" Emperor Shunzhi shouted excitedly after hearing this.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. What Wu Sangui said is not unreasonable. After the main force of the Eight Banners returned to Beijing, Yunnan was sandwiched between the Pseudo-Guardians and the remnants of the Ming Dynasty, and its military strength was indeed insufficient. Zhao Butai and Tunqi had no more than a few thousand Manchu soldiers and generals, and most of Yunnan's military power was in the hands of Wu Sangui. Wu Sangui refused to send troops, and Zhao Butai and Tunqi were powerless. Expanding the army means expanding powers, and local governors are actually happy to see it. The number does not meet the requirements of the court. It is estimated that the local treasuries really have no money and food. Your Majesty, now is a time of turmoil, and you must not punish local officials too much, so as not to provoke civil unrest! I have failed to do my job well, please punish me, Your Majesty!" After saying that, old Sony knelt on the ground.

"Alas, what are you doing? In terms of loyalty, who can compare to you, Sony? Get up quickly, I will never vent my anger on loyal ministers!" Emperor Shunzhi hurriedly ordered Sony to get up, and he was really moved. If he and other old ministers such as Oboi had not sworn to be loyal to me, my throne would have been taken away by Dorgon. Now that he sees me angry, he is afraid that I will force Han ministers to rebel because of my anger, and he takes the initiative to plead guilty so that I can step down. How many people in the court can be so loyal? Wu Sangui, humph, Wu Sangui, I will hold back my anger for now, and settle accounts with you after defeating the Wei army!
Emperor Shunzhi's expression eased, and he suddenly asked leisurely, "That Surma is Aobai's nephew, the third son of the Murima family, right?"

"Your Majesty is considerate of your subjects, that's true," Sony replied hurriedly.

"Aoba and Murima have both been loyal to the Qing Dynasty. How can I treat the descendants of loyal ministers badly?" Emperor Shunzhi raised his voice and shouted, "Sulma has been diligent in his work and has made great contributions in supervising the patriotic envoys. He is promoted to the rank of Jialazhangjing of the Bordered Yellow Banner."
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The solid Yanggaowei City is now riddled with holes. After several bloody battles, there are more than a thousand corpses around the city wall today. Qi Wang Meinas stood on the top of the city wall, silently staring at the Qing army cleaning up the corpses below the city. After such a long battle, the two sides have reached a tacit understanding not to attack the other side's soldiers who are cleaning up the corpses. After all, if the corpses are not cleaned up in time, an epidemic will occur, which is not a joke.

"Your Highness, the situation is critical. I suggest that we immediately cross the Great Wall and retreat northward to Liangmatai. Our army has many cavalrymen, and we can run freely on the grasslands outside the Great Wall," General Alinbao suggested. This man was originally a Manchu surrendered general. When Emperor Shunzhi learned that he surrendered to the Wei Dynasty, he was furious and killed or exiled his entire family. He then devoted himself to serving the Kingdom of David and served as the General of Chahar.

"I also want to withdraw to the frontier, but Datong will be in even greater danger. If Datong is lost, I'm afraid some villains in the court will put the blame on me, so I can't leave!" Mainas sighed, no longer as high-spirited as when he first led the army. The Qing army's offensive was extremely fierce. After Prince Xin Doni led the army to make a comeback, he first attacked Baideng Mountain with a heavy force. The commander of the Wei army, Bal, thought that he would use the same trick on Baideng Mountain to inflict heavy damage on the enemy again, but this time Doni was very cautious. He first built a solid camp at the foot of the mountain, and then brought in heavy artillery to bombard the mountain day and night, and organized various troops to attack the mountain in turns. The arduous offensive and defensive battle lasted for more than a month. The Qing army suffered more than 5,000 casualties in exchange for more than 2,000 casualties of the Wei army. Although the casualty ratio was in favor of the Wei army, Bal was worried about the safety of Datong, and finally decided to give up Baideng Mountain and concentrate his forces to guard Datong City. Before evacuating Mount Baideng, he wrote a letter to King Mainas of Qi who was stationed in Yanggao, asking him to act according to his discretion. If he could defend Yanggao City, he should do so. If he could not, he could abandon the city and carry out guerrilla attacks on the Qing army in the wild.

After the initial victory, the Qing army was in high spirits. Doni ordered the governor of Xuanda, Tong Yangliang, to lead the Tianjin Town General Kede, Henan and Hebei General Bao Jing, Shandong Jiaozhou General Ke Yongsheng and other 40,000 troops to attack Yanggaowei, and he led 110,000 troops to attack Datong. Datong was originally under the jurisdiction of the governor of Xuanda. Governor Tong was determined to recover the jurisdiction and fought very fiercely. He first conquered Zhenchuan Fort to the west of Yanggao and then attacked the city. Qi Wang Meinas originally had 10,000 troops, but only 7,000 were left under the day and night attacks of the Qing army, and the casualties were heavy. Although the Qing army also suffered 4,000 casualties, they were outnumbered and did not suffer any injuries, and were able to continue to launch large-scale sieges.

"If this continues, our army may not be able to hold out for ten days," said Alinbao.

"Escape to the outside of the Great Wall~I can't afford to lose this man! Tomorrow morning, while the fog is still there, the entire army will lightly load up and retreat to Tiancheng. If we can't hold on, we will die in Tiancheng!" Mainas shouted in a deep voice.

"I am willing to defend Tiancheng with Your Highness to the death!" Alinbao blushed and went back to the camp to prepare.

In the early morning of the next day, the Yanggao defenders suddenly seized the city and rushed to Tiancheng. After joining forces with Ji Jike, the governor of Shanxi stationed in Tiancheng, the number of troops reached 14,000. Before they had time to catch their breath, Tong Yangliang's army arrived.

"The Tong thief is so despicable! Put on your armor and I swear to fight to the death with him!" Looking at the huge number of Qing army flags under the city, King Qi Mainas was furious. He just wanted to join forces with the Tiancheng defenders to fight the enemy, but he didn't expect that the enemy really thought he was defeated and chased him so fast!
"The Qing army has more soldiers and our army has fewer. Your Highness, please calm down your anger and defend the city!" Shanxi Admiral Ji Jike advised.

"Hmph!" Minas snorted, knowing in his heart that Ji Jike was right. He tried to calm his anger and ordered his men to hold their ground.

A brutal offensive and defensive battle broke out in Tiancheng. In less than two months, the Qing army suffered 6,000 casualties, and the defenders also suffered 4,000 casualties. Broken limbs could be seen everywhere, and screams of pain could be heard day and night. The northeastern part of Datong became a living hell. (End of this chapter)