Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

"Your Highness, now that all the rebel forces have gathered at Ningwu Pass, the troops guarding the pass are sufficient, but they are mixed and difficult to coordinate. I am afraid that they may not be able to defend Ningwu Pass," Zheng Guoyin, a lieutenant general of Datong, expressed his concerns to the Liao King Su Muer. This lieutenant general Zheng was originally a guerrilla in the rear camp of Datong Town of the Qing Dynasty. When Datong City was captured, he guarded Wuding Gate. Seeing that the situation was not good, he led his subordinates to surrender. In order to buy horse bones for a thousand gold coins and encourage more Qing officials to surrender, the Great Khan Lianhua not only did not kill him, but promoted him to the rank of Lieutenant General of Datong, so he worked hard for his new master. The Kingdom of Dawei did not practice shaving hair and changing clothes. Many Han surrendered officials wore the tall hats and wide belts of the Ming Dynasty back. This Lieutenant General Zheng took a different approach. He did not wear the tall hats and wide belts of the Han people, but wore Mongolian robes instead, and even shaved his head into a three-piece hairstyle that Mongolians often combed. Therefore, he was appreciated by the Liao King Su Muer and became his confidant.

"This is exactly what I am worried about. Although there are many soldiers guarding Ningwu Pass, they are leaderless. Without a general to lead the troops, I am afraid they may not be able to defend the pass." Su Muer paused here and looked at Zheng with a scornful look. That means, since you brought it up, it is appropriate to send you to guard Ningwu Pass.

Zheng Guoyin's heart tightened, and he cursed himself for being too talkative. He rolled his eyes and said, "Forgive me for my rudeness. The Yang brothers, Li Zongsheng, and Hui Chongde are all famous bandits. They are arrogant and unruly. If it weren't for the real Mongolian army, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to control the situation." As David's power grew, the myth that "the Mongolian cavalry and archery are invincible" began to spread, so that the surrendered soldiers regarded the "real Mongolian army" as a stabilizing force. When they encountered difficulties, they asked the Great Khan Lianhua to send the real Mongolian army to rescue them. It was also amazing that as long as the Mongolian army was present during the battle, these surrendered soldiers would often be very morale-boosting and brave and tenacious.

"The Qing army has now occupied Yanmen and is very powerful. They will soon rush to Shuozhou. I don't have enough troops, so how can I send the Mongolian cavalry to Ningwu?" Su Mur shook his head.

"I think there is no need to send too many real Mongolian troops. Just sending one thousand cavalry will be enough to boost the morale of the Ningwu defenders," said Zheng Guoyin.

"Eqige, I am willing to lead a thousand cavalry to reinforce Ningwu," said Halaqi on the side, who took the initiative to ask for a fight.

Su Muer frowned. Although Ningwu Pass was a strategic military location, the current situation was that Yunchuan, Pinglu, and Shuozhou, which were close to Datong, were the focus of defense. He had actually thought of giving up Ningwu if he couldn't defend it. But after hearing what his third son said, if he didn't let his son go, it would seem that he was following personal feelings, which might shake the morale of the army. Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and said, "In this case, I will allocate you one thousand Mongolian cavalry and two thousand infantry from Zheng Guoyin to rush to Ningwu Pass for reinforcement."

"Yes~" the second general responded loudly.

Su Muer originally had 15,000 troops, but he immediately transferred 3,000 to Ningwu. Feeling that the troops were insufficient, he hurriedly ordered Feng Yunxiang, the governor of Shuozhou, to recruit young and strong men in the city to help defend the city. Feng Yunxiang was originally a professor at Datong Prefecture School in the Qing Dynasty. Because of his meritorious service in helping the Wei army capture Datong, he was promoted to the deputy director of the Ministry of Revenue, who was in charge of taxation in Shahukou and Hebao, and later promoted to the governor of Shuozhou. This person had participated in the Datong surrender uprising and had no way out. He quickly recruited 5,000 young and strong men to help defend the city.
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Yanmen Pass, one of the most important passes in the world, is now filled with the aroma of wine and meat. The Qing army led by Beile Shangshan and the Qing army led by Shanxi Governor Bai Rumei met at Yanmen Pass. The combined strength of the two armies reached more than 41,000. To celebrate the victory, Shangshan ordered a wine feast to entertain the three armies.

"I have led my troops to attack Yanmen for several months, but have made no progress. Fortunately, Lord Beile is so brave that we were able to recapture Yanmen. I would like to offer a glass to Lord Beile," Bai Rumei smiled and raised the glass to toast Shangshan.

"Bai Fuyuan, you are too modest. The reason why our army could attack the flank of the Wei Army so smoothly was all thanks to Bai Fuyuan who tied down the main force of the Wei Army. You are the biggest contributor to this battle," Shang Shan said a few modest words with a smile and then drank it all in one gulp.

"My Lord, our army's morale is high now, so we should take advantage of the victory to attack Shuozhou. If we can capture Shuozhou, our army will be able to cut the guards near Yunchuan Pinglu and the guards south of Ningwu Pass into two parts," Bai Rumei suggested with a smile.

"Yes," Shangshan nodded slightly, but did not express his opinion directly. His army suffered heavy casualties when capturing Huairen, and now only 16,000 of the 20,000 troops are left. He heard that the one guarding Shuozhou was the pseudo-Khan's younger brother, King of Liao Sumur, who must be a strong enemy, so he was not willing to sacrifice too many of his men. "My Lord Beile has fought hard for a long time, why use a butcher knife to kill a chicken? I am willing to lead the Shanxi Green Camp as the vanguard," Bai Rumei smiled and asked to be the vanguard.

"It's rare that Fuyuan Bai is loyal to the Qing Dynasty. In this case, we will set out to Shuozhou early tomorrow morning." When Shangshan heard that the Shanxi Green Camp was willing to be the vanguard, he readily agreed.
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Shang Shan and Bai Rumei led an army of more than 41,000 troops directly to the city of Shuozhou. They marched in a mighty manner and set up camps densely packed with people.

Looking at the vast sea of ​​enemies, Liao Wang Su Muer looked at his generals and asked, "The enemy is powerful. If we wait for them to gain a foothold and then continue to attack, I'm afraid the city will be difficult to defend. I want to send warriors out of the city to harass the Qing army. Who dares to fight?"

"I am willing to go," "I am willing to go," suddenly two shouts were heard. They were from Su Mur's fourth son, General Qiao Ji, who was guarding the country, and Ma Zhilin, the lieutenant general of the Pianguan Camp.

Su Muer sighed and said, "Ma Canrong's subordinates are mostly infantrymen. Cavalry is more convenient for harassment. Let Qiao Ji go." Fatherly love is like a mountain. His Highness is actually unwilling to let his son take risks, but as the commander-in-chief, who will go if his son doesn't go?
That night, General Qiao Ji led 500 selected warriors out of the city to attack the camp. These 500 warriors were carefully selected from the army and fought very bravely. After arriving at the Qing army camp, they lit rockets with torches and shot them into the camp, causing a raging fire. Then they rushed into the camp and killed people everywhere.

"What happened?" Chen Dan, the deputy envoy of the Provincial Surveillance Department and the deputy inspector of Ji'ning Road, who accompanied Shanxi Governor Bai Rumei on the expedition, hurriedly got out of the tent when he heard the shouts and screams. A flash of white light passed by, and Chen Dan's head fell to the ground. The murderous Mongolian cavalry did not even look at the body, and went to look for the next target.

After the sneak attack was successful, Qiao Ji did not dare to linger and quickly led his troops back to the city.

After underestimating the enemy, Shangshan and Bai Rumei ordered their men to strengthen patrols and launched an attack on Shuozhou City the next day. The success of the night attack boosted the morale of the Wei army. The 12,000 defenders and 5,000 civilians were ready to fight. The Shanxi Green Camp under Bai Rumei attacked for more than ten days, but gained nothing except more than a thousand corpses. Just as they were about to continue the attack, Elinqin Batur, the general of Wei Datong stationed in Yunchuan, led 4,000 troops, and Li Yingming, the assistant general of Zhumalu stationed in Shaohukou, led 2,000 troops to help.

Seeing these two troops, Shang Shan realized that it would be difficult to quickly capture Shuozhou, so he had to call all the generals to discuss, "The enemy's reinforcements have arrived, let's talk about what to do next?"

"The fake king's elite troops are all in the city, so it's hard to attack. I heard that the people guarding Ningwu Pass are all bandits who surrendered to the guards. They are just a bunch of rabble. It must be easy to fight. Why not attack Ningwu Pass first?" Li Haoxian, the general of Taiyuan Town, said. (End of this chapter)