Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

A white horse galloped across the vast grassland. The knight on the horse had sword-like eyebrows, his deep eyes flashed with warm light, and he was wearing a red cloak over a golden chain mail. His hand holding the knife was steady and powerful. This was the crown prince of David, Zhuo Ligetu, who was 26 years old, young and steady.

Under the constant urging of his old father Sultan, he crossed the Liaohe River from Shenyang, passed through Duerbi City, Kulun nomadic land, Naiman, Aohan, Keshiketeng, Chahar and other places, and finally reached Maoerzhuang, Chahar Wanhu Mansion, north of Datong Prefecture. Even a strong man would feel tired if he kept on riding a horse instead of a carriage in order to win the hearts of the troops. It was really hard.

"Your Highness, Maoerzhuang was originally a pass for the Ming Dynasty to receive envoys from various tribes in Mobei. When the Yuan Dynasty Prime Minister Yesen attacked Datong, he defeated the Ming army here. The Yaerya Pass is very steep. You might as well set up camp at the pass and send light cavalry to get information and hunt down enemy scouts to be on the safe side," suggested Ma La, the Junior Secretary. This man was originally a counselor of Gushri Khan Tulubaihu of the Khoshut tribe. He was knowledgeable and wise. The Great Khan Lianhua heard of his reputation and appointed him as the Junior Secretary and ordered him to tutor the prince.

"What do you two captains think of Ma La's words?" Zhuoligetu knew that he was inexperienced in leading an army for the first time, so he liked to ask the generals for their opinions on everything. He asked Ebodui Wulanghai and Orros. He glanced at Orros secretly. His old father once said that he should listen to Orros's opinions on military affairs.

"What Shao Zhanshi said makes a lot of sense." As the Crown Prince's uncle, Obodui Ulanghai was aware of his noble status and answered first. He did not want to offend his nephew's confidants and expressed his agreement.

"I think it is necessary to send light cavalry to gather information and search for enemy scouts. However, the camping location should not be at the pass, but the tents should be set up in the dense forest. This will better hide the whereabouts of our army," Orros said calmly.

"Well, in this case it will be convenient to set up camp in the dense forest, deploy more scouts and search for the enemy's scouts," Zhuo Ligetu readily accepted Orros's suggestion.

The light cavalry sent out for reconnaissance quickly captured a small group of Qing scouts and obtained important military information from them: Tong Yangliang, the governor of Xuanda, was besieging Tianchengwei, and ordered Ke Yongsheng, the general of Jiaozhou, to lead his troops to station at Yanggaowei City and the forts along the Great Wall to cut off the traffic between Tianchengwei and the outside of the Great Wall. Zhang Guozhong, a guerrilla of Ke's army, was stationed in the Liangmatai area southeast of Maoerzhuang. Yanghekou, Huyukou, and Yangkou along the Great Wall were stationed by Ke Yongsheng's second brother Ke Yongsheng, third brother Ke Yonglong, and eldest son Ke Jian, respectively. Wu Chengluan, a lieutenant general of Ke's army, was stationed at Wayaokou Fort east of Yangkou. There were about 4,000 soldiers in total, and Ke Yongsheng himself led 3,000 elite soldiers to guard Yanggao City.

"Your Highness, the Khan's military order to us is to rescue Datong. Since there are Qing troops stationed in Yanggao and Tiancheng, we might as well take a detour to help Mabao cross the Great Wall," said Obodu Wulanghai, the head of the Durbet Wanhu. This suggestion seems reasonable, but it is actually malicious. Tong Yangliang, the governor of Qing Xuan, is besieging Qi Wang Mailas in Tiancheng City. If he takes a detour, he will not have to rescue Tiancheng, and can use the Qing army to get rid of Qi Wang. After all, Mailas's mother is Namu Zhong, the royal concubine of Lin Danhan and David. She has the support of Lin Danhan's ministers and the Chahar tribe. She has made many military achievements and has great prestige in the army. She is the biggest threat to the crown prince among all the princes. There is no family affection in the royal family. As the uncle of the crown prince, he naturally wants to eliminate the hidden dangers for his nephew.

"If you don't save the King of Qi, what will you do if someone slanders you and says that you don't care about your brothers? The Khan is most pleased to see the deep brotherly love between your Highness and the kings," Ma La reminded lightly.

Zhuoligetu understood what his confidant meant: it is not only the King of Qi who threatens your position as the crown prince. The mother of King of Jin Ergalang is Beqi (Princess) of the Torghut tribe and Imperial Noble Consort Yaruo. Not only is her maternal power strong, but she also has military exploits. King of Chu Baoyin and King of Zhao Biligendalai also have great military exploits. If you do not save King of Qi and provoke the Khan's wrath, it will benefit the other kings. He immediately shouted: "My second brother and I have a deep brotherly love. Now that my second brother is trapped in Tiancheng, how can I not save him? Pass on my military order, first take down the horse-drying platform, then cross the Great Wall from Yanghekou to attack Yanggao, and then rescue Tiancheng from Yanggao."

"Tong Yangliang is a veteran general and Yanggao is a fortified city. If the attack on Yanggao is delayed for too long and the Qing army is prepared, the battle will be difficult to fight. I think after we capture Liangmatai and Yanghekou, we don't have to worry about Yanggao and can go straight to Tiancheng. With the speed of our cavalry, we will be able to catch the Qing army off guard. After defeating the main force of the Qing army, taking Yanggao will be just a piece of cake, as the Han people say," Orros expressed his opinion.

"Great! No wonder my father Khan praised the Orros commander as a talented general. The method you just used is very consistent with the art of war. I will follow your advice," Zhuo Ligetu exclaimed loudly and acted according to the plan.
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According to legend, in the Northern Song Dynasty, Mu Guiying washed her horses in Yanshui after the battle of Lianglang Pass, and the high platform for drying horses was called Liangmatai. The platform was very high and large, more than enough to dry a hundred war horses.

Two hundred steps outside the stage, two sentries were arguing about which woman was the most beautiful. Suddenly, two figures flashed behind them, covered their mouths, drew their knives and slashed across, sending them to hell before they knew it. Whether it was an open sentry or a hidden sentry, they were quickly dealt with.

Seeing that the sentry was killed, Orros waved his hand, and the captain of the guard army, Shangdu Batur, led his elite warriors to rush straight to the horse-drying platform and killed the unprepared Qing army into pieces.

As a fierce general under the command of Ke Yongsheng, the general of Jiaozhou in the Qing Dynasty, Guerrilla Zhang Guozhong did not flee, but took out his famous big iron hammer, intending to fight the enemy to the death. But he only had 500 soldiers, how could he stop the 30,000 guards? However, in just half an hour, the horse drying platform fell into the hands of the guards, and Guerrilla Zhang was shot by several arrows and died.

"Quick, go to Yanghekou!" After successfully capturing the pass, Orros was not satisfied and led another 10,000 vanguard troops to attack Yanghekou. The defender of Yanghekou was Ke Yongsheng, the second brother of Ke Yongsheng, the general of Jiaozhou in the Qing Dynasty. His 1,000 soldiers were very elite, but they could not hold out for long under the ten-to-one ratio of numbers. Soon, the guards captured Yanghekou again and gained the entrance to cross the Great Wall.

"What did you say? Yanghekou was lost?" Ke Yongsheng frowned as he looked at his second brother who had escaped. However, he was a veteran of many battles, so he quickly regained his composure. He ordered his men to prepare for the defense of the city, and sent someone to inform Tong Yangliang, the governor of Xuanda, who was attacking Tiancheng. Time passed by, but the expected guards never showed up.

"Warriors, the key to victory lies on your horses' hooves. I command you to mount your horses and march towards Tiancheng," Crown Prince Zhuo Ligetu said to his subordinates in high spirits before the battle, then mounted his white horse and galloped away. (End of this chapter)