Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

"Aixing, you have misled me! Before he left, I repeatedly warned him that the fake Khan was treacherous and he must be careful. But what did he do? He was ambushed as soon as he arrived at Shanhaiguan. His defeat means the entire Shanhaiguan is in danger!" Inside the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Shunzhi was furious.

Sony blushed with shame. He was the one who recommended Ai Xing'a to the emperor. Now that they had lost, he was also responsible. Seeing the emperor's anger, the hall fell silent for a while, and the ministers did not dare to speak.

After a while, Prince Xian Fu Shou volunteered, "Your Majesty, please allocate 18,000 banners to me, I am willing to lead the army to rescue Shanhaiguan." This young prince believed in the myth that "If the Jurchens have less than 10,000 men, they will be invincible, but if they have more than 10,000 men, they will be invincible", so he asked to take 18,000 banners with him.

After hearing this, Emperor Shunzhi was both happy and worried. He was happy that Fu Shou asked for battle in a time of crisis, worthy of being a descendant of the Aisin-Gioro family. But he was worried that after several transfers, the number of the Eight Banners stationed in Beijing was seriously insufficient. He ordered the conscription of all Manchu, Mongolian and Han Eight Banners men aged between thirteen and seventy to join the army. Although there were 30,000 more Eight Banners, most of them were old and young with low combat effectiveness, and their combat effectiveness was far from comparable to the previous Eight Banners. If another 10,000 were transferred to Shanhaiguan, the capital would become even more empty.

"Your Majesty, I think the Eight Banners stationed in Beijing have a duty to protect the capital and should not be withdrawn lightly. You can select the Beijing Camp to go to Shanhaiguan," Ebilun suggested. In fact, the elite troops of the Beijing Camp had already been withdrawn to Datong and Shanhaiguan. Except for the three patrol camps that were responsible for guarding and access control of the nine gates of the inner city of the capital, and also responsible for night patrols, firefighting, and arrests, the rest of the camps were newly formed. Although the number of people seemed large, the combat effectiveness was not strong. This statement was more for the purpose of boosting courage than for practical significance.

"Well, pass on my order, and appoint Fu Shou as the General of Pingbei to command all the troops in Shanhaiguan, and lead 3,000 white-bordered flag soldiers and 12,000 Beijing troops to rush to Shanhaiguan for support", Emperor Shunzhi ordered with a sullen face, as if he felt a little embarrassed that the soldiers given to his nephew were too weak. After thinking for a while, he said: "The troops of Liu Guang, the deputy general of Tianjin, will also follow the general of Pingbei to the expedition". Liu Guang was the eldest son of Liu Zhiyuan, the general of Zhenhai in the Qing Dynasty and the Han army of Gushan Ezhen of the Yellow-bordered Banner. He was originally a guerrilla in the water camp of Zhenjiang. When he transported infantry to fight in southern Liaoning, he made military achievements and was promoted to a lieutenant general. This time, because the troops in the capital were empty, Emperor Shunzhi transferred Liu Guang to Tianjin and promoted him to the deputy general of Tianjin again. His 5,000 green troops were quite capable of fighting.

"I thank the emperor for his grace!" Fu Shou breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Emperor Shunzhi had assigned Liu Guang's troops to him. Although the emperor only gave him 3,000 Eight Banners, Liu Guang's 5,000 soldiers were capable of fighting, and with the 12,000 Beijing troops, it should be enough to rescue Shanhaiguan.

"Your Majesty, I think that after repeated transfers, the defense of the capital is weak, and we must immediately transfer the Green Camps from various provinces to the capital to serve," said the old minister Fan Wencheng.

"Mr. Fan, you don't know that some of the elite Green Camp troops in various provinces have been transferred to Datong, and some are needed to guard important places to prevent unexpected events. Even if they are transferred, most of them are new camps with weak combat effectiveness," sighed Ming Andali, the Minister of War.

"Even a new camp is better than nothing. For the safety of the country, Your Majesty, please mobilize the troops as soon as possible," Fan Wencheng said seriously.

"Well, I will issue an order to all provinces to mobilize troops," Emperor Shunzhi was calm. He had been a monarch for many years and had already been tempered. The more anxious he was in his heart, the calmer his face was. He said slowly: "A few days ago, Doni wrote to me saying that with the arrival of troops from various provinces in Datong, he has sufficient troops and is able to send a large army to guard the grain route. The pseudo-Guardian Crown Prince has repeatedly attacked our grain transport team but was always repelled. In addition, three earth walls have been built outside Datong, completely isolating Datong from the outside world. Even if the pseudo-Guardian Crown Prince wants to rescue Datong, he can't break through the earth wall. Although the city of Datong is strong and our army suffered heavy casualties in the strong attack, the casualties of the Guard Army were also not small. Our army has far more people than the Guard Army. I believe it won't be long before we can conquer the city."

"Your Majesty is wise and the Qing Dynasty will surely win." Seeing the emperor so confident, all the ministers echoed in unison.
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"Vanguard, this river is the Luan River. After crossing the river is the Baimachuan. The Kharchin tribe has been grazing in the Baimachuan since they were driven out of the Qilaotu Mountain by our army. Right now they should not know the news of our army's arrival, so you can cross the river and attack them immediately," said Gunbu Yileden, the deputy vanguard of the guard army and the third-class Hetohuite Marquis, to the vanguard and the Huite Wanhu chief Mandulatu.

It is said that the Khalkha Mongols and the Oirat Mongols have a century-old feud. Back then, the Khalkha Mongols' god of war and leader of the Tohut tribe, Shuolei Ubash, almost destroyed the entire Oirat with his own strength. Mandulatu, who was born in the Tohut tribe of the Oirat Mongols, should have hated Shuolei Ubash's son Gunbu Yilden very much. However, the Mongols respect the strong. Mandulatu respected Gunbu Yilden, who had followed his father to sweep across the Oirat Mongols. After pondering for a moment, he said, "What the old Taiji said makes a lot of sense, but we still need to report it to the Khan." "The Han people have a saying, 'When a general is away from the Khan, he may not obey his king's orders.' As the vanguard, you and I need to report to the Khan before attacking, and it will take one or two days to go back and forth. If the Kharchin people find out where our army is and run away, we will miss the opportunity. In my opinion, there is no need to ask the Khan for permission, just fight first and talk later," Gunbu Yileden widened his eyes, and seeing that Mandulatu was a little hesitant, he said loudly, "I came up with the idea. If the Khan wants to blame me, I will bear the responsibility alone."

Mandulatu was now so embarrassed that he said angrily: "Who does the old Taiji think I am? I am the commander-in-chief. If the Khan wants to blame someone, he should blame me first. Pass the order down, rest for half an hour, and after half an hour, find a shallow place to cross the river and attack Kalaqin."

This reckless man is simple-minded and fell for my provocation! The Kharchin tribe is the in-law of the pseudo-Qing royal family. They must have collected a lot of gold and silver treasures over the years. The Khan's military discipline is too strict. If we wait for him to come before attacking, the spoils will be confiscated. Only by fighting first can we grab the good things! As an old generation of nobles, Gunbu Yileden still retains the Mongolian custom of loving to grab spoils in war. This time he took the initiative to volunteer to serve as the vanguard. In addition to wanting to make military achievements, he also wanted to grab a lot of things, so he urged Mandu Latu to fight first. Seeing that he agreed with his opinion, he hurriedly took the military order and happily went down to pass the order.

"My lord, I have prepared a hundred carts to transport your things when the time comes," the general Boritichina ran excitedly to Gunbu Yileden.

"Stupid! David's army has strict discipline and the captured items must be returned to the public. You are robbing them in such a blatant manner. If the Khan gets to his ears, will he spare you and me?" Gunbu Yilden glared at him.

"So what do you think we should do?"

"You prepare 500 horses, tie a sack to each horse, and prepare a small team of loyal and reliable warriors. When the battle starts, only carry gold and silver that is easy to carry. Don't carry any large items that are difficult to carry. Do you understand?"

"My lord, you are wise. I understand." Boritichina understood what his master meant and went to prepare happily.

The vanguard of 10,000 guards quickly crossed the river from the shallow water and headed towards Baimachuan on the west bank of the Luan River.

"Warriors, the Khan is waiting for our victory news behind, follow me to kill the enemy!" Mandulatu raised the mace in his hand, howled, and rushed towards the grazing area of ​​the Kharchin tribe.

"Haorui~" Gunbu Yileden screamed and followed closely behind, waving his saber, like a greedy wolf. (End of this chapter)