Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Under the majestic wall, there were densely packed flags of the guards everywhere, like a vast ocean, boundless. Seeing this scene, Feng Duo, the general of Shanhaiguan in the Qing Dynasty, was terrified. The main force of his Shanhaiguan Green Camp was completely lost in the Battle of Horbolejin. If he had not made a decisive move to abandon the infantry and escape with only a few hundred cavalry, he would have died on the battlefield. Although he rebuilt the Shanhaiguan Green Camp after escaping back to Shanhaiguan, the combat effectiveness was far inferior to that of the camp. He was discouraged and wanted to find a backbone. He asked the Banner General (the commander of the guards) and the Minister of State Affairs Fei Yasiha: "General, the pseudo-Khan has deployed military formations at Zhendong Gate, Weiyuan Gate, and Wangyang Gate, but there is not a single soldier outside Yingen Gate. What is his plan? Is he trying to surround three and kill one?"

As a veteran Manchurian general, Fei Yasiha had participated in a series of major battles, including the conquest of Chahar, the capture of Datong, the siege of Jinzhou, the defeat of Li Zicheng, the conquest of Zhang Xianzhong, and the fight against Jiang Ge. He had extremely rich battlefield experience. After hearing what Feng Duo said, he nodded slightly, "General Feng is right. The pseudo-Khan probably left a way out on purpose to confuse our army. This guy is cruel by nature and will never let our army escape. If what I expected is correct, there must be an ambush outside the Ying'en Gate. But among the three gates of Zhendong, Weiyuan, and Wangyang, which one is the focus of the guards' attack?"

"Marshal, in my opinion, the guards outside Weiyuan Gate have the largest number of flags and tents, and should be the enemy's main attack direction," said Yang Tingyu, deputy general of the Beijing Camp.

"The false Khan has always been cunning. The place with more flags may not be the main force. The place with fewer flags may be more cautious. We must pay attention to the Zhendong and Wangyang gates, and leave enough garrisons at the Weiyuan and Ying'en gates. I think it is better to send cavalry out of the city to test it instead of observing from the city wall," said Zu Zechun, the Melezhangjing. He was the second son of Zu Dashou, a famous general in the Ming Dynasty, and was quite good at using troops.

Fei Yasha glanced at him with admiration, thinking that his ancestors' family had been a family of generals for generations, and their reputation was well-deserved.

"Humph! According to what you said, the enemy with more flags is less, and the enemy with fewer flags is more. The guards outside Wangyang Gate have the least flags. Could it be that they are the main force of the enemy?" Feng Duo said unconvinced. He is the younger brother of Feng Quan, the Grand Tutor and Grand Secretary of Zhonghe Hall. He has a deep network of people in the court. There are rumors that the emperor is dissatisfied with his abandoning the army and escaping in the Battle of Horbolejin, and intends to let Zu Zechun take over the post of the general of Shanhaiguan. Although it is just a rumor, there is no smoke without fire. Therefore, he targeted Zu Zechun everywhere and made things difficult for him.

"It is indeed possible," Zu Zechun was not annoyed and answered neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Cough~" Fei Yasha coughed majestically to stop the dispute among his subordinates, and said slowly: "We will know whether it is the main force of the enemy army by trying. Since General Feng thinks that the guards outside Wangyang Gate have few flags and are not the main force, let your cavalry attack to test it."

Although Feng Duo was arrogant in front of Zu Zechun, he dared not disobey the real Manchu guard commander and minister of state, Fei Yasiha, and said shyly: "In this case, I am willing to test the enemy's strength for the commander-in-chief." After that, he ordered his son Feng Yuansi to lead 2,000 cavalrymen to attack the guards from Wangyang Gate. The 2,000 cavalrymen of Feng Yuansi were the elite of the Green Camp of Shanhaiguan. In order to show his face in front of Fei Yasiha, Feng Duo took out his best troops.

"Squeak~Squeak~Squeak~" the heavy city gate opened, and Feng Yuansi led two thousand cavalrymen slowly out of the city. "Da~Da~Da~" the sound of horse hooves was slow at first and then fast, like sharp arrows shooting towards the guards.

Their opponents were eight thousand Solon warriors led by Daur Bokenzhe Ule. These Solon warriors grew up in a difficult environment, and almost all of them were good hunters. They were extremely fierce in battle. Previously, their combat effectiveness was affected by poor equipment and lack of battle formation training. When they were in the secret camp of Yiwulü Mountain, Suhe provided them with various weapons and trained them, which greatly improved their combat effectiveness. The commander even selected two thousand Solon warriors to serve as his central army to supervise the battle of the "Kare to Death Army" at the east gate.

Seeing the Qing army coming out of the city to attack, old Kenzhe Ule was not panicked at all. His experience of following the Wei army to the Heilongjiang River had accumulated a lot of experience in commanding troops. Suhe told him that if the Qing army came out of the city to harass, he must fight hard, the harder he fought, the safer he would be. So, he did not hesitate to order the siege of the Qing army coming out of the city, and he attacked half of the army: 4,000 people.

"Yo~Yo~Yo~" Dular, leader of the Ewenki Tukedun tribe, and Amantai, leader of the Arla tribe, led two thousand deer-riding warriors to attack the right wing of the Qing army; "Da~Da~Da~" Narbu and Baobai led two thousand Hurha cavalrymen to attack the left wing of the Qing army.

In a short period of time, deer can run faster than horses. The armies of Generals Dular and Amantai came into contact with the Qing army before the armies of Generals Narbu and Baobai. The majestic male deer thrust their long antlers against the Qing army's horses, stabbing or knocking them down. Li Nong, a fierce general and guerrilla under Feng Yuansi, was fighting with a saber when he suddenly saw a shadow of a deer passing by. The deer-riding warrior Dular stabbed his chest with a tiger fork, and his body fell softly under his horse. The charge on the right wing alone caused the Qing army to lose its formation. When the left wing of the 2,000 guards led by General Narbu and Baobai arrived, the Qing army was in disarray. Seeing that the situation was not good, Feng Yuansi hurriedly ordered a retreat. After returning to the city and counting the number of people, he found that 700 people had been killed.

Feng Duo felt distressed and ashamed, and he apologized to Fei Yasha with a red face. Seeing him like this, Fei Yasha secretly despised him, but now he was in need of people, so he didn't want to blame him too much, and said slowly: "The pseudo-Khan has always been cunning in using troops, with fewer people and more flags, and with fewer people and more flags. It is normal for General Feng to suffer a little loss because he was not careful. Remember the lesson and be careful next time."

"Thank you, Marshal!" Feng Duo breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he did not punish him.

Fei Yasiha ordered the deputy generals of the Beijing camp, Yang Tingyu and Fu Jinzhong, to lead 2,000 cavalrymen to go out of Weiyuan Gate and Zhendong Gate to test. Yang Tingyu's troops rushed to the front of the Weiyuan Gate's army formation and found that the front was densely covered with deer horns. The Wei army lined up behind the formation and shot arrows, but the arrows were not dense, which seemed that the number of archers was not large. Yang Tingyu ordered his men to shoot against the Wei army, and he did not lose the upper hand until he received the golden signal and returned to the camp; Fu Jinzhong's troops were bombarded by the Wei army outside the Zhendong Gate. After the rumbling of the artillery, Suhe ordered Tohei Ke, Abukai, and Anba's 2,000 Huerha cavalrymen to attack. Fu Jinzhong, whose formation was disrupted by the artillery, did not dare to fight again, and led his troops to withdraw into the city. He counted the casualties of nearly 300 men and horses.

After several attempts, Fei Yasha was confident and said to all the generals: "It seems that the Zhendong and Wangyang gates are the main force of the Wei army, and we should deploy heavy troops to defend them." In the previous test, Feng Yuansi's cavalry and Yang Tingyu's cavalry suffered losses, which made him believe that the army outside the city was led by the pseudo-Khan himself, otherwise it would not be so powerful. The experienced old general was confused by the fierce tactics of the Wei army and decided to defend instead of attacking, and hold on to wait for help. Although the defensive position is safe, it is difficult to test the strength of the Wei army. (End of this chapter)