Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Yabulan, the Manchu minister of the Ministry of Justice, was no ordinary person. He was a member of the Qing imperial family and qualified to be called "Jiaoluo". However, he was famous not because of his identity or official position, but because of his military exploits. Born in the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner, he was originally the most elite general of the Bayala Camp of the Qing Dynasty, and was famous for his archery skills in the Eight Banners. In the battle to capture Dongjiang Town (Pi Island), he led 150 archers to shoot arrows and cover the main force to successfully land, pulling out the last nail planted by the Ming army on the side of the Qing Dynasty in one fell swoop, and became famous in one battle. After that, he fought in the south and the north, from outside the Great Wall to inside the Great Wall. In the war with Prince Su Haoge to fight Zhang Xianzhong, he shot and killed the Eight Great Kings with one arrow, making great contributions to the victory of the Qing army. Although the credit went to the above, Haoge took the credit for shooting Zhang Xianzhong to death, and Oboi also boasted that he had made great efforts, but the truth could not be concealed after all. The old men in the Eight Banners knew who shot and killed Zhang Xianzhong.

Yabulan was a low-key person. When his superiors took credit for his achievements, he never said a word to explain. This low-key attitude made his career very smooth. He was promoted to the position of Minister of State Affairs and Minister of Punishment, and was in charge of the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate. He was also awarded the third-class Adahahafan title. Emperor Shunzhi admired him very much and issued a special decree to praise him: "You, the former Minister of State Affairs, Minister of Punishment, in charge of the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, and the third-class Adahahafan Jueluo Yabulan, are descendants of the family, and have a prudent nature. Therefore, you are promoted to the role of friendship and are given the grace of a higher title. You have served for many years, and you have worked hard without slacking off. You have been diligent and diligent, and your achievements are outstanding. You have been promoted to higher positions in many celebrations, and have been awarded many favors as a reward..."

Although this person did not care much about his personal official position and fame and fortune, he was never vague when it came to the life and death of the Qing Dynasty. Seeing that the guards were coming in full force, he was willing to risk his life by leading 3,000 elite soldiers out of the city to launch a surprise attack and crush the enemy's morale.

"Great! You are worthy of being Baturu of the Qing Dynasty. With such a brave warrior, why should we fear the guards!" Looking at Yabulan, who was over fifty years old and had gray hair on his temples, Emperor Shunzhi was very moved and praised him repeatedly.

"The courage of Minister Yabulan is commendable! However, although the defenders of the capital have more than 100,000 soldiers, most of them are old and weak soldiers, and there are not many elite soldiers and generals. If 3,000 elite soldiers are drawn to attack the camp, if they fail, it will probably shake the morale of the army even more." Ming Andali, the Minister of War, did not agree to take risks. If someone else said so, he might be suspected of being timid and afraid of fighting, but Xilut Ming Andali was a veteran during the Taizu period. He participated in a series of major battles before and after entering the Pass. He not only attacked the Ming Dynasty, conquered Mongolia, fought against Li Zicheng, and fought Zheng Chenggong, but also severely damaged the Russians in Humaer City. Until three years ago, he was still confronting Zheng Chenggong's army in Zhoushan. Because of his outstanding military exploits, he was transferred to the capital to serve as the Minister of War. Seeing him, Emperor Shunzhi hesitated.

"It is precisely because our army does not have many elite soldiers that it will be difficult to hold the city if we allow the guards to attack at will. I think we should allow Yabulan to lead 3,000 cavalry to attack the guard camp. If they win, they can severely damage the enemy's morale and help defend the city in the future. If they lose, they will only lose 3,000 soldiers. Besides, the cavalry can come and go quickly and may not be unable to come back." However, Sony, the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of State, had a different opinion.

The ministers were divided into two groups, some supporting Sony and some supporting Ming Andali. After all, the Shunzhi Emperor was young and energetic, so after thinking it over, he agreed to Yabulan's request and ordered him to select 3,000 elite Eight Banner soldiers to attack the camp. "Yabulan, where do you plan to leave the city for a surprise attack?" he asked with a smile.

"In reply to the emperor, since ancient times, one must capture the leader first. The pseudo-Khan's central army is stationed between Dongbianmen and Guangqumen. I plan to launch a surprise attack on the guards outside Xizhimen, which is the farthest place from the pseudo-Khan's central army. Once the battle starts, the enemy's main force will not be able to rescue in time. Moreover, I have observed carefully that the number of guards outside Xizhimen is not large, only three or four thousand." Yabulan did not want to act recklessly and pick on the weak.

After hearing this, Emperor Shunzhi nodded slightly. If they could defeat the guards outside Xizhimen as Yabulan said, although they could not inflict heavy damage on the guards, they could at least dampen their morale and inspire the fighting spirit of their own army.
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The veteran's experience is definitely not exaggerated! Although the guards outside Xizhimen also took measures such as setting up more camps and flying more flags to bluff, the sharp-eyed Yabulan judged from the smoke rising from the guards' camps and whether there were birds circling around that there were only three or four thousand guards outside Xizhimen.

Indeed, the guards surrounding Xizhimen were composed of 3,500 people from Galdama's tribe. Galdama was less than 20 years old this year. He was able to become a chief at such an age because of his connections. He was the second son of Princess Shuji, the daughter of Great Khan Lindan and the adopted daughter of Great Khan Lianhua, and was also the "grandson" of the Great Khan. He also had merits. He and his brother Erdeni followed the Great Khan to attack Beijing. In order to cover the retreat of the army, his brother Erdeni died in battle. The Great Khan was grateful for Erdeni's merits and took good care of him. He also made some merits along the way. Therefore, he was less than 20 years old and was able to become a chief, commanding 3,500 Khoshut people.

Although he was young, Galdama had fought in major battles and insisted on patrolling the camp personally every night, never slacking off. This night he came to the camp again.

"Captain Du, you are here." Seeing that it was him, Captain Chang Bota, who was on duty tonight, came over respectfully and saluted.

"Well, you've worked hard. How is the situation tonight?" Galdama asked, his handsome face full of heroic spirit. "The Qing troops in the city are very honest, there is no movement," Bota laughed.

"Don't be careless. The Khan has ordered that our army has just arrived, so we must guard against the Qing army coming out of the city to rob our camp," Galdama said seriously.

"Don't worry, Captain. The soldiers have already set up the camp, built earth walls, and dug trenches outside the camp. I don't think the Qing army can break into the camp." Seeing the commander's serious expression, Pota also said seriously.

"Well, even so, we must be careful and alert. Tell the soldiers on duty not to slack off, light more torches, and keep their eyes open."

"Yes!"
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At 5 a.m., the morning mist had not yet dissipated, and the gate of Xizhimen quietly opened. The Minister of Justice of the Qing Dynasty, Yabulan, shouted to his subordinates: "Soldiers of the Eight Banners, for the sake of the Qing Dynasty, follow me to kill the enemy~"

With this roar, 3,000 Eight Banners cavalrymen began to attack. Shu Xilan, the Manchu commander of the Bordered Yellow Banner, and Zhuo Erbin, the commander of the Guards of the Plain Blue Banner, each led 1,500 men to attack the guard camp outside Xizhimen in two columns, one on the left and one on the right, while Yabulan followed Shu Xilan.

"Da~da~da~" The thunderous sound of horse hooves was deafening, but the way was blocked by the trench in front of the guards' camp.

"Laying down long planks to pave the road", the battle-hardened Yabulan was well prepared and ordered his men to lay down the long planks that had been prepared long ago. The Qing army laid the long planks on the trenches, and they became simple "bridges". Then they moved forward along the "bridges", with those with good horsemanship riding their horses across, and those with poor horsemanship simply leading their horses and walking.

"Enemy attack~Enemy attack~" As the sentry sounded the warning, the guards guarding the village quickly climbed up the earth wall to defend.

"Damn it, what Du Qianhu said was right, the Qing army really went out of the city to rob the camp." Bota spat fiercely and shouted: "Shoot the arrows, shoot these Qing dogs to death!" (End of this chapter)