Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Datong City is bordered by Yuhe River to the east and Shilihe River to the southwest. Only the Wuding Gate in the north is most suitable for deploying large troops for combat, and thus it was also the focus of the Qing army's attack. The second most popular gate is Qingyuan Gate in the west, followed by Yongtai Gate in the south and Heyang Gate in the east.

"Woo~Woo~Woo~" The attack horn sounded in front of Wuding Gate.

"Attack," Yunyang General Mu Shenghui gave the order to attack with a wry smile. He was from Tianzhen, Datong Prefecture, and he was a fellow villager. He really couldn't bear to attack the city of his hometown, but it was hard to disobey the military order, and he couldn't help his heart. Five thousand subordinates pushed shield carts and ladder carts and slowly moved forward. Originally, Yunyang Town often fought with the Thirteen Families of Kuidong, and it was considered a powerful force. Unfortunately, it suffered heavy losses in the battle of southern Liaoning, and only one thousand veterans were left. Although the court added another four thousand new soldiers, the combat effectiveness was at the bottom among all the Qing troops. It was normal for them to serve as the first wave of consumables in the brutal siege. A similar situation was the Minister of State Affairs Lai Tuku. After returning from southern Liaoning, he had only five hundred veterans left. The court added fifteen hundred new soldiers from the Manchu, Mongolian and Han bannermen to him. Although the combat effectiveness was not strong, he was a Manchu, so naturally he didn't need to fight the first battle.

"Archers, get ready! Shoot!" On the city wall, the commander of Yongtai Gate and the Kazakh chieftain Tegus gave a cold order to Ketu.

“Swoosh~swoosh~swoosh~” “Chirp~Chirp~”

Countless arrows flashed with cold light and flew towards the Qing army that rushed up. Although most of them hid behind the shield carts with rattan shields on their heads, some were unfortunately shot in the neck, hands, feet and other exposed parts, and wailed in pain. Finally, they approached the city wall, and ladders were set up on the wall. The Qing army jumped out from behind the shield carts and climbed the city enthusiastically.

Mu Dacheng climbed up quickly, as fast as a monkey. He was originally a servant of Mu Shenghui, and had followed Mu Zongzhen for a long time. He was quite brave and was promoted to a captain because of his merits. Just as he was about to climb the city wall, a pot of hot boiling oil suddenly fell in front of him. The two Datong folks were carrying the pot, speaking in authentic Datong dialect, "Dog Tartar, die!"

"Ah~" Mu Dacheng was splashed and fell off the city wall with a scream.

This scene was just a small episode in the battle. The siege became increasingly fierce. From time to time, people climbed up the city walls, fighting with hand-to-hand blades and the sound of metal clashing.

Seeing that more and more Qing soldiers were coming to the city, Tegus drew his Mongolian scimitar and shouted, "Warriors, follow me and kill!" He was the first to rush to the Qing soldiers who were climbing the city. The general is the courage of the soldiers. The morale of the Yongtai Gate defenders was greatly boosted, and everyone fought bravely. Most of Mu Shenghui's subordinates were new recruits who lacked battlefield training. Seeing the fierceness of the guards, they were timid and were driven down the city.

This scene was expected by Prince Xin Doni, who was supervising the battle. He ordered Mu Shenghui to fight the first battle only to consume the enemy's city defense supplies, and did not expect Yunyang Town to break the city. He sneered and ordered Zhejiang Town General Shang Haoren's troops to follow up. The Zhejiang soldiers were quite capable of fighting, and soon occupied several footholds on the top of the city and continued to expand.

Tegus sneered at Ketu and waved a signal flag. The leader of the Great Yuzi Yisti tribe, Zhuokebai, who had been resting and conserving his energy, immediately led 600 Yisti warriors to charge out. They all held large shields and sharp axes, like demons from hell, using shields to block the weapons of the Qing army and using axes to chop off the bodies of the Qing army. Zhuokebai, in particular, was known as the Baturu of Kazakhstan. He killed the enemy one by one with one axe. Shang Haoren could not resist and had to retreat.

Doni remained motionless and continued to raise the signal flag. This time, he replaced the troops of Hu Yousheng, the general of Nangan Town. Hu Yousheng was a veteran of the battlefield. When Jin Shenghuan and Li Chengdong rebelled against the Qing Dynasty, he defended Ganzhou to the death and was awarded the title of Jingqinihafan, the third class of hereditary rank. In another time and space, he retired last year, but with the rise of Weiguo, Emperor Shunzhi was in great need of talented generals and insisted on keeping him.

The 7,000 Nangan Town soldiers were all trained by Hu Yousheng, and they were considered a first-rate strong army. They acted upon hearing the order. In addition to the infantrymen who climbed the city walls, there were also archers shooting arrows under the city walls to provide cover. The Green Camp soldiers who attacked the city walls did not fight on their own, but automatically formed small formations by the ladders in groups of three or five to cover the Qing troops climbing the ladders. Although Tegus Chaoktu fought desperately to defend the city, gradually, more and more Qing troops climbed the city walls, and the formations became larger and larger, with some consisting of dozens of people and some hundreds of people, and the Wuding Gate was on the verge of collapse.

"Humph, the Firearm Battalion goes to the battlefield to kill the enemy," Bars, who stood in the corner tower, sneered and ordered. Justen, the chief of the Firearm Battalion, was originally a Swede. He first served in the Russian army and later became a general of the Kazakh Khanate. After being defeated and captured, he surrendered to the imperial court. He has rich experience in using firearms. His 2,000 men are all equipped with advanced flintlock rifles, which are Bars's trump card. Bars arranged 1,000 firearmsmen at the north gate, 400 at the west gate, and 300 at each of the east and south gates to prevent any accidents. Justen led a thousand firearmsmen, divided into ten teams, each with 100 people, and attacked the Qing army that climbed the city. Every time they approached a place, they lined up and fired.

"Bang~bang~bang~" "Bang~bang~bang~" The sounds of gunfire came one after another, and soon knocked down wave after wave of Qing troops.

Hu Yousheng, despite his old age, climbed the city wall himself. He had just chopped off the head of a guard with his sword when he saw the guards' musketeers shooting and killing their own elite soldiers. He became furious and rushed towards a team of musketeers with his sword in hand.

"Ah~" The captain of the guards had not yet reacted when his head fell to the ground. Hu Yousheng took advantage of the situation and ordered his men to kill the musketeers. Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, he heard a thunderous roar, "Die, old man!" The leader of the Isti tribe, Zhuokebai, ran towards him with a sharp axe in his hand.

Although Hu Yousheng was old, his martial arts skills were still as good as before. He brandished a broadsword and fought with Chuokebai. After all, Chuokebai was young, with quick eyes and hands. He found a gap and chopped his axe into his shoulder blade.

"Ah~" Hu Yousheng screamed in pain, but his hands did not soften. While the enemy's battle axe was still stuck in his shoulder blade, he thrust his right hand knife straight into Zhuokebai's chest.

"Ugh~" Chukebai screamed miserably, his life slipping away. Before he died, he hugged Hu Yousheng tightly with his arms, and the two of them rolled down the city wall together.

Nangan Town still failed to take Wuding Gate, but Doni was not discouraged and ordered Wu Wanfu, the general of Fujian Town, to continue the attack. This time the Qing army's attack was more fierce, and Wuding Gate was in danger.

Liang Guogong Barsi's eyes turned red, like a tiger ready to devour someone, and he roared, "Cavalry, attack!"

The side door next to Wuding Gate was opened, and the leader of the Zhongyuzi Kelie tribe, Zhile Kebai, and the leader of the Naiman tribe, Alten, each led a thousand cavalrymen to charge out of the city, and attacked the Fujian Green Camp that was attacking the city. They killed the Fujian Green Camp outside the city and then charged towards the Qing army formation not far away. Seeing this, Doni, who was watching the battle, immediately ordered Gushan Ezhen Yierde to lead 3,000 Eight Banners cavalrymen to intercept.

Bars frowned and ordered the leaders of the Xiaoyuzi Khitan tribe, Kuozi, and the leader of the Ke Khitan tribe, Almas, to lead 3,000 cavalry to attack. The Qing army also sent 3,000 cavalry from Gushan Ezhen Bashan. The cavalry of both sides fought each other outside the city, disrupting the Qing army's formation that was attacking the city and preventing them from attacking the city smoothly.

As the sky gradually darkened, the horn of retreat sounded, and the soldiers who had fought for a day breathed a sigh of relief and returned to their camps. The bodies piled up like a mountain. On that day, at Wuding Gate alone, 2,000 Qing soldiers, 800 guards, and 300 civilians died in battle. The situation at other gates was roughly the same.

As the sun sets, the red Datong City is dyed red with blood! (End of this chapter)