Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

The northern part of Datong has been the dividing line between farming and nomadic peoples since ancient times. Tianchengwei, which borders Yanggao in the west and Huaian in Hebei in the east, is an important link on this dividing line. Although the land in this area is barren and the climate is dry and cold, it has been a strategic location for resisting the Xiongnu in the north since the Warring States Period. In the early Ming Dynasty, the country was strong. In addition to Tianchengwei, many guards were set up in the Inner Mongolia region north of Tianchengwei. However, in the middle period, the country's strength gradually weakened, and some guards had to be moved inland. The Zhenluwei originally stationed in Hohhot was moved to Tianchengwei. The two guards strengthened the defense of the northwest of the capital in the same city, and built Xinping Fort, Baoping Fort, Pingyuan Fort, Huamen Fort, Yongjia Fort, Wayaokou Fort, Zhenning Fort, Zhenkou Fort and other military forts to guard the city, making the city impregnable.

But there is no unbreakable city in the world. Under the crazy attack of the Qing army, the guards stationed in Tiancheng lost all the outer forts and had to concentrate their forces to defend the city. Tong Yangliang, the governor of Xuantong, who was good at using troops, ordered Ke Yongsheng, the general of Jiaozhou, to lead 7,000 troops to cut off the connection between Tiancheng and the outside world, and he led 23,000 elite troops to attack the city day and night. In the brutal siege, his original 40,000 troops lost 10,000 due to casualties, but the old and fierce Tong Duxian ignored the casualties and still ordered his subordinates to attack, just because he firmly believed that he was in trouble and the guards in the city were in even more trouble.

This was indeed the case. After the war, only 10,000 defenders of Tiancheng were left. Qi Wang Mai Lasi, Shanxi Admiral Ji Ji Ke, Chahar General A Lin Bao and others fought desperately, but they could only barely maintain the city. The situation became more and more serious, and no one knew when the city would fall.

"Boom~Boom~Boom~"

The continuous sound of artillery fire rang out, but King Melas of Qi, who was standing on the top of the city wall, did not move. After months of offensive and defensive battles, he had long been accustomed to the enemy's tactics and knew that after the sound of artillery fire, the enemy's infantry would continue to attack the city.

"Kill~kill~kill~"

The artillery stopped, and the Qing infantry pushed shield carts, ladder carts, and battering rams like a tide. Melas came under his royal flag and deliberately let his subordinates see him. The more critical the moment, the more important morale is.

"Your Highness, look ~ reinforcements are coming!" Chahar General Alinbao suddenly ran to his side excitedly.

Melas looked around and saw that countless fishing poles and fishing flags appeared behind the Qing army, thrusting into the center of the Qing army like a wedge. The 30,000 cavalrymen of the Crown Prince Zhuoligetu came, and because they had two horses each, they ran very fast, and arrived at the Tiancheng battlefield before the messenger sent by Ke Yongsheng to deliver a letter to Tong Yangliang arrived.

Although the Qing army also deployed scouts in the rear, they were dealt with by the sharp soldiers of the guards before they could pass on the news. Looking at the suddenly appeared guards, Tong Yangliang's face turned pale instantly, but as a veteran of many battles, he knew that panic would not solve any problems. He sank his heart and issued an order, "All units gather at the center of the army, line up to resist the enemy, and retreat after dark." As a veteran who had fought against the guards many times, he knew that the number of cavalry in the guards was far greater than his own. If he retreated during the day, his infantry would not be able to escape. He could only hold on until dark to minimize the losses.

With flags flying, the Qing army gathered in the center, with spearmen in front, sword and shieldmen in the back, and archers and gunners in between, like a huge reef resisting the impact of the waves. The guards charged several times, but could only swipe through the forest of spears. Although they continuously weakened the Qing army's formation, they could not break it quickly.

Upon seeing this, Orros said to Zhuoligetu: "Your Highness can order the artillery battalion to bombard the enemy formation. I am willing to lead the elite soldiers to charge into the formation along the gap created by the bombardment."

"Good," Zhuoligetu agreed decisively. His army carried more than a hundred cannons on this expedition, and since camels run slower than horses, they had just arrived and were just in time to be used.

"Boom~Boom~Boom~" Cannonballs flew everywhere, blasting gaps in the Qing army's formation.

"Warriors, let the enemy tremble in fear before our sabers!" Orros roared at his thousand guards, and then rushed to the gap on horseback. Those who were selected as the guards of the captain were all brave men. Seeing that their commander was not afraid of death, they naturally dared to risk their lives. They followed Orros to the gap and quickly wedged into the enemy formation. Seeing this, Bao Jing, the general of Henan and Hebei in the Qing Dynasty, led his troops to intercept, but was killed by this elite army. In the melee, Orros saw Bao Jing, stretched out the Mongolian scimitar with his right hand, and slashed at him with the help of the horse's horse.

The martial arts of a general must be very good. Bao Jing shrank his body and easily dodged the scimitar, but he didn't expect that it was just a feint. The lance in Orros' left hand suddenly stabbed out like a ghost and shot straight into Bao Jing's throat.

"Haorui~Haorui~Haorui~" Qi Wang Mailas, Shanxi Admiral Ji Jike, Chahar General Alinbao led thousands of cavalrymen and suddenly rushed out of the city.

The Qing army, which had been struggling to hold out, could no longer hold out and fled in all directions. Tong Yangliang knew that there was no way out, so he fled to Yanggaowei under the protection of Kede, the general of Tianjin Town.

In this battle, the Wei army suffered a thousand casualties, but killed five thousand Qing soldiers, captured six thousand Qing soldiers, and seized countless food and supplies.

After Tong Yangliang and Kede fled to Yanggao, they counted the defeated soldiers and found that there were only more than 10,000 soldiers left. Even if they were combined with Ke Yongsheng's troops, there were only 16,000 soldiers. They were so frightened that they dared not stay in Yanggao and retreated to Datong overnight.
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"Brother~"

"Second brother~"

In Tiancheng Acropolis, two pairs of strong arms embraced each other tightly. Qi Wang Meilas was very moved. He had always regarded his elder brother as the biggest obstacle to realizing his ambitions, but he did not expect that it was his elder brother who came to rescue him. Zhuoligetu was also very excited. He won such a great victory in his first time leading the army. His prestige in the army would definitely increase greatly. More importantly, if his father Khan knew that he went to the battlefield to save his second brother, he would definitely trust him more.

"Brother, you must be tired after a long journey. We have prepared fine wine in the city. Please follow me into the city and have a drink!" After a while, Melas reacted and took the initiative to invite.

"Let's save the celebratory wine for next time. This time, my father has ordered me to rescue Datong. The military situation is urgent, so I dare not stay any longer," Zhuo Ligetu patted his brother's shoulder affectionately.

"I would like to go with my brother," Melas volunteered.

"Yanggao and Tiancheng are the main roads connecting Datong and Chahar, and are also our army's retreat routes. We must not lose them. My second brother should continue to guard these two guards," Zhuoligetu refused. Although he only brought 30,000 cavalrymen, which was not enough to face the numerous enemies besieging Datong, he still did not want to give the credit of rescuing Datong to his younger brother.

"I will obey your orders, brother." Melas knew his brother's plan, but he owed his brother a favor for the battle of Tiancheng, and after the brutal battle to defend the city, the number of his troops was greatly reduced, and he needed to rest and replenish his troops, so he had no choice but to accept his brother's arrangement. (End of this chapter)