Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

The Three Loyalties Temple is built on the top of Jingzhong Mountain between Zunhua and Santunying, where Zhuge Liang, Yue Fei and Wen Tianxiang are enshrined, "for people to admire their deeds". The mountain is not high, less than 610 zhang ( meters), but it is located on the main road from Santunying to Zunhua.

Guo Ertai, the Mongolian commander-in-chief of the Bordered White Banner, and Yang Quexiang, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Han army of the Bordered White Banner, led 8,000 banner soldiers galloping on the mountain road. Reinforcements were needed like a fire. Zunhua was very close to the capital. If the emperor was disturbed, no matter how many heads they had, they would not be enough to be chopped off. They must not lose their heads.

"Your Majesty, the Qing army has been ambushed. Should we attack?" On the top of the mountain, Babai, the head of the Southern Desert, asked Nagat, the Prince of Tucheng. He had been stationed in southern Liaoning before and had just been transferred to the side of the Great Khan. He was eager to make military achievements.

Looking at the Qing army entering the valley, Nagat laughed, "Don't worry, the enemy has not penetrated deep yet, wait a little longer, don't let any of them go." As the second son of Liao Wang Sumur, he did not enjoy too many benefits brought by his father's noble status. Instead, he followed his uncle and father to fight on the battlefield since he was a child, tempering his courage and perseverance. Seeing that the last Qing soldier also penetrated deep into the valley, he suddenly shouted: "Attack!"

"Boom~Boom~Boom~" The shells flew towards the Qing army in the valley like snowflakes, blooming one flower of death after another, and countless rocks and logs fell, and the Qing army, caught off guard, suffered heavy casualties. Before they could react, 20,000 wolf-like guards rushed down from the mountain, and the Jirige County King Norbu and the Wengniute County King Biligundalai each led 3,000 elite soldiers to block the entrance and exit.

"Commander-in-chief, we are surrounded. We didn't expect the Wei army to be so cunning. There were ambushes here as soon as the beacon fire of Zunhua was lit. They must have been ambushed before the attack on Zunhua," Yang Quexiang, deputy commander-in-chief of the Han army of the Bordered White Banner, said to Guo Ertai with a sad face.

"What's the point of saying all this? Why don't you break out quickly?" Guo Ertai rolled his eyes at him and led his troops to the entrance. The mountain road was rugged, so he simply dismounted and fought on foot, holding a spear to clear the way. His subordinates were inspired by the bravery of their leader and followed him to fight fearlessly. However, the guards had already set up a trap, and it was not easy to escape. They rushed left and right, but could not break out.

Seeing that his men were getting fewer and fewer, Guo Ertai was anxious and shouted: "Full Commander Yang, you lead the archers to shoot arrows to cover, and I will lead the army to attack the enemy." After saying that, he did not hear Yang Quexiang's response. He turned around and saw that Yang Quexiang's neck was pierced by a feather arrow at some point, and he fell softly in a pool of blood.

"Soldiers of the Eight Banners, if you want to live, follow me and fight your way out," Guo Ertai's eyes turned red. Holding a rattan shield in his left hand and a spear in his right hand, he ran madly towards the valley entrance, followed closely by hundreds of Eight Banners warriors.

"Haha, shoot arrows and fire guns!" Norbu, the Prince of Henjirige who was guarding the valley entrance, smiled sinisterly. Five hundred gunners lined up in five rows and took turns firing. Behind the gunners, there were Mongolian archers shooting arrows.

Guo Ertai's rattan shield could block arrows but not bullets. When a bullet hit him, the brave general trembled and died instantly. With his death, the fate of the Eight Banners soldiers in the valley came to an end. Three thousand of them died in the battle and five thousand were captured.

The same scene happened in Tiantai Mountain, west of Zunhua. Sangge, the commander of the Han army of the Bordered Blue Banner, was ambushed by 10,000 guards from the Zhao Wang Biligendalai and the Junggar Wanhuzhang Wurigendalai as soon as he entered Tiantai Mountain. Sangge was cautious and did not enter the valley but went around the mountain. However, most of his men were infantrymen, and they could not escape from the 10,000 guards cavalry even if they wanted to. They were quickly annihilated and he himself died in the battle.
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After receiving the victory reports from the two battlefields, Great Khan Lianhua was overjoyed. He ordered the heads of the Qing soldiers who died in the battle to be cut off and piled up into a memorial in front of the wall of Zunhua. He also sent messengers with the heads of Guo Ertai, Yang Quexiang and Sangge into the city to persuade them to surrender.

"Where does the envoy come from?" Looking at the guard envoy, Zunhua garrison commander E Sihai knew the answer but asked deliberately.

"I am here by order of the Great Khan to send the heads of the pseudo-Qing commander-in-chief Guo Ertai, deputy commander-in-chief Yang Quexiang, and lieutenant-general Sangge to the general. Your reinforcements have been completely wiped out by our army. Please do not make any unnecessary resistance," the messenger said arrogantly.

"Hehe~ Your lord gave me a head, so I should return the favor," E Sihai sneered, "Come here, cut off the messenger's head and shoot it out of the city."

The Mongolian tradition was not to kill envoys, and beheading an envoy was a great insult. The Great Khan of Lotus was enraged and ordered an attack on the city from all sides.

E Sihai led his troops to fight desperately, but soon after the battle, he heard a commotion coming from the South Gate. Badala, the Garazhangjing of the Bordered White Banner Mongolian, ran over in a panic, "Deputy Governor, Xuan Youcai led his troops to surrender the city." The 3,000 Green Camp soldiers of Xuan Youcai, the lieutenant general of Zunhua defending the South Gate, accounted for half of the Zunhua garrison. His surrender put the 3,000 men of E Sihai, the Deputy Governor of the Bordered White Banner Manchuria, and Garazhangjing Badala into a desperate situation, and they were soon drowned in the vast sea of ​​guards. In order to avenge the humiliation of killing the envoy, the Great Khan Lianhua ordered the bodies of E Sihai and Badala to be chopped into minced meat.

"Are you the Han general who surrendered the city? What's your name?" Looking at someone kneeling in front of him with a flattering face, Sultan's expression was kind and warm like a spring breeze.

"The guilty general Xuan Youcai kowtows to the Khan." Although the other party was clearly smiling, Xuan Youcai felt as if a mountain was pressing down on him and broke out in a cold sweat unconsciously.

"Not only are you innocent, but you have made great contributions! If you hadn't led your troops in an uprising, I don't know how many more people of my David would have died," Sultan laughed and personally stepped forward to help Xuan Youcai up. "Convey my decree. Xuan Youcai has made great contributions in surrendering the city. He is promoted to the deputy general of Zunhua, and all the more than 6,000 captured Qing soldiers will be under his jurisdiction."

"Thank you very much, Great Khan!" Xuan Youcai was so moved by the Khan's kindness that his eyes filled with tears.

Sultan was very satisfied. This was the first Qing general to surrender to the Wei Army. He must be won over to get the effect of buying a horse bone for a thousand gold coins. "Are you willing to be the vanguard and take Jizhou for me?" He said to Xuan Youcai with a smile.

"I am willing to go," Deputy General Xuan knew that attacking Jizhou was his token of surrender and he must fight well, so he agreed generously.

Sultan ordered Babai, the commander of a thousand troops, to lead an army of 10,000 to attack the Santunying, and he himself led the main army to Jizhou.

Santunying was originally called Dawangzhuang. Zongsheng, the general of Jizhen in the Ming Dynasty, once appointed three centurions stationed in Zunhua Zhongyi Zhongwei to camp and cultivate land here, so it was renamed Santunying. Later, the general's mansion of Jizhen was moved here and expanded and renovated during the reign of Qi Jiguang, the general of Jizhen. It was equipped with corner towers, enemy towers, parapet walls, five gates, and moats, and its defense was strict. However, no matter how good the city defense is, it is useless without soldiers. After Guo Ertai and Yang Quexiang took away the main force of the garrison, the only ones guarding Santunying were the 2,000-eight-banner Han army of Tuosalahafan Jiabujia. Jiabujia was a first-class guard in front of Emperor Shunzhi. He refused to rebel against the Qing Dynasty and surrender to the guards. He committed suicide after the city was broken by the fierce attack of the Babai governor for half a day.

The battle of Jizhou was easier. The Great Khan Lianhua first ordered the artillery camp to bombard the city for half a day, and then ordered Xuan Youcai's 9,000 surrendered soldiers to attack the city. In order to prevent these surrendered soldiers from not working hard, a supervisory team was set up behind the battle formation to supervise the battle. Kua Dai, the deputy governor of the Bordered Blue Banner Mongolian who guarded Jizhou, was also a first-class guard of Emperor Shunzhi. Together with Zhang Wei, the deputy general of Jizhou, he led 5,000 defenders to resist.

Zhang Wei and Xuan Youcai were old acquaintances. During the fierce battle, Xuan Youcai shouted to Zhang Wei: "Brother Zhang, there are as many as 100,000 guards outside the city. It is useless to resist. Surrender quickly to save your life."

Zhang Wei said nothing. Xuan Youcai shouted again: "The Khan is kind and allows the Han people to restore the Ming Dynasty's clothing. Do you want to meet your ancestors wearing the pigtails of the Jiannu?"

After hearing this, Zhang Wei no longer hesitated and led 2,000 Green Camp soldiers to surrender.

"Your Majesty, I have done my best!" Looking at the swarming guards, Kua Dai knew that the situation was hopeless, so he jumped off the city wall and was crushed to pieces. (End of this chapter)