Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

There was a rumbling sound of artillery fire in Tongzhou City. In addition to the infantry's artillery, Dengzhou Navy Deputy General Xue Xun and Rongcheng Navy Deputy General Qu Zhonghe led more than 70 warships of various sizes into the canal, and the artillery on the ships also vented their anger at the city walls.

"Soldiers, follow me to capture the city. The first person to reach the city will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver!" Before the thick smoke had dispersed, Jin Jun, the deputy general of Daming and the first-class Ashanihafan (baron), roared and led 5,000 green camp soldiers to attack the city. He was the younger brother of the famous surrendered general Jin Li. After his brother's death, he inherited his brother's title. He was originally a guerrilla in the Hangzhou Water Camp. He made military achievements in the battle of landing in southern Liaoning and was promoted to deputy general of Daming. He was under the command of Miao Cheng, the governor of Zhili stationed in Daming Prefecture. Behind him, Miao Cheng, the governor of Zhili, and Zhou Youde, the governor of Shandong, led more than 20,000 land and sea troops to silently support the battle.

"General, why are there so many Qing troops under the city? They have cannons and ships," said the captain Yelugube to Toroshihu, the general of Yarkand.

"What? Are you scared?" Torosh asked sarcastically.

"Afraid? We followed the general to fight all over the country, when have we ever been afraid?" Feeling hurt, Yeergubo's face turned red with anger. Indeed, most of the 3,000 guards guarding the city were veteran Hui soldiers from the Yarkand area, who were brave and good at fighting, and were not afraid of fighting.

"Hmph! If you're not afraid, then fight like a champ and earn face for us in front of the Khan!" Toroshihu snorted coldly.

Experienced veterans crouched in hiding caves and low walls to avoid the bombardment. When the Qing army approached with shield carts and ladder carts, they returned to the edge of the city wall and shot down with bows and muskets. Even the sixteen cannons on the top of the city were effectively used to catch the Qing army by surprise. After a fierce battle for most of the day, the Qing army suffered more than 700 casualties and only caused more than 100 casualties to the defenders. In addition to the protection of the city wall, this loss ratio was also related to the fact that a large number of the Qing army's elite were transferred to Datong and Shanhaiguan, and the combat effectiveness of the newly formed camps declined.

"Hmph! Withdraw the troops and return to the camp!" Seeing that the war was not going well, Zhili Governor Miao Cheng gave the order with a gloomy face and sneered repeatedly.

"Tongzhou City is strong, it is normal that it cannot be conquered for the time being, the governor should not worry about it," Shandong Governor Zhou Youde hurriedly advised.

"I am not upset about the war situation, but this. Life and death are minor matters, reputation is major, Huanji (Wei Xiangshu's pen name) is so stupid!" Miao Cheng angrily took out a letter of persuasion to surrender from his sleeve and showed it to Zhou Youde. It turned out that he and Wei Xiangshu were old friends. Wei Xiangshu once wrote a poem "Miao Dasheng Governor's Office Worthy of His Attention and Poem of Thanks" as a gift to Zhou Youde, in which the sentence "Traveling to the border in the autumn rain with integrity, the locks and keys of the north gate show the elegance" implies encouragement. Unexpectedly, things have changed, and the old friend actually surrendered to Wei and became a traitor, and even wrote a letter to persuade Zhou Youde to surrender as well. How could he not be angry!

After reading the letter, Zhou Youde smiled contemptuously, "Why should the governor be angry about such a shameless person? Wait until we capture Tongzhou and defeat the pseudo-Khan, and see if that traitor will be ashamed!"

Miao Cheng nodded slightly when he heard this, stroked his long beard and said, "What Governor Zhou said is very true. According to the scouts, there are only 3,000 defenders in the city. Even if they are fierce, as long as we attack day and night, I don't think they will be able to hold out for long!"

"Pass the order down, speed up, and reach Tongzhou within one day," Urrigendalai, the Junggar chief of the David State, gritted his teeth and issued the military order.

Originally, Beijing was not far from Tongzhou, and the Mongolian horses were fast, so they arrived in Tongzhou within one day.

"Hide in the dense forest tonight, set up many sentries, clamp the horses' mouths, and don't reveal your whereabouts," Urgendale issued a second military order.

The next morning, the Qing army led by Ma Xiongzhen, deputy general of Dengzhou, replaced Jin Jun's army and launched a fierce attack on Tongzhou City, while the rest of the army lined up and took careful precautions. Miao Cheng also knew that Tongzhou was close to Beijing and the enemy's reinforcements could arrive at any time, so he was extra cautious.

Ma Xiongzhen was a member of the Red Banner of the Han army and the son of Ma Mingpei, the governor of Jiangnan and Jiangxi. As the provinces organized green camps, the Qing court appointed a large number of bannermen to strengthen the control over the green camps in various places. Ma Xiongzhen, a descendant of a loyal and righteous man, was transferred from a civil servant to the position of deputy general of Dengzhou. His 5,000-man army was a newly established camp with weak combat power. After attacking for an hour, they could not shake the city at all.

In the dense forest, Zhamusu, the hereditary left captain of the Aokhan tribe of the Wei army, asked Urrigendalai, "Captain of the army, the enemy is attacking the city. Tongzhou is in danger. Please give the order to attack."

"Don't worry. The enemy's army is right next to the canal. If we attack now, we will easily be bombarded by enemy ships. Let's wait until their navy comes ashore," said Urgendale, who remained calm.

"How does the commander judge that the enemy navy will go ashore?" Zhamusu asked curiously.

Wurigendalai grinned, "Toroshihu is not good at attack, but he is good at defense. I see that although the enemy has 20,000 infantry, their formation is not neat. I think it is a new battalion with weak combat effectiveness. The enemy's navy is an old battalion, and its combat effectiveness is much stronger than the infantry. If we want to capture Tongzhou, I'm afraid we have to rely on the navy."

Toroshihu was indeed good at defending. Ma Xiongzhen attacked for a long time but to no avail. Miao Cheng then replaced Jin Jun's troops with Zhou Youde's Fu Biao, but they were both unable to break the city. After half a day of fierce fighting, all the troops were exhausted. The only one who could still fight was Miao Cheng's Du Biao. However, the Du Biao had to hold the line to prevent any accidents. How could he move easily?
Miao Cheng was hesitating when Zhou Youde stepped forward to offer a suggestion, "Governor, the 20,000 land troops we brought are mostly new troops from Zhili and Shandong. They are not very strong and it will be difficult for them to conquer a strong city. However, the four naval battalions of Dengzhou, Rongcheng, Jiaozhou, and Jinzhou are all old troops and their combat power far exceeds that of the land troops. Why not let them land and fight?"

"Landing operation?" Miao Cheng was stunned when he heard this, and finally nodded slowly.
Upon receiving the military order, Dengzhou Navy Deputy General Xue Xun ordered Jiaozhou Water Camp Guerrilla Liu Kongxi to guard the warships, and together with Rongcheng Navy Deputy General Qu Zhonghe, Guerrilla Yuan Dehui, and Garrison Tang Shiliang, led 4,000 naval forces to land and fight.

This group of Qing troops was extremely fierce. As soon as they landed, they attacked the Tongzhou defenders, causing them to panic and face danger.

"Just as I expected, the enemy's navy has landed!" Seeing this scene, Urgendale laughed and said to Jamsu: "I will lead the army to attack the Qing army, and you lead your troops to seize the enemy ships docked on the shore. Act quickly, otherwise they will escape into the river."

Jamsu gladly accepted the order and led 3,000 brave warriors of the Aohan tribe to the canal to seize the boats.

"Not good! Hurry up and raise the anchor and go to the canal!" Liu Kongxi, the guerrilla general of Jiaozhou Water Camp, gave a hasty order. As soon as he finished speaking, a feather arrow came and sent the guerrilla general to meet the King of Hell. Except for a few that escaped, the rest of the more than 70 warships were captured by the guards.

The 7,000 cavalry led by Wurigendalai were unstoppable. They first defeated the Qing guerrilla Jin Shengzhen's troops who were responsible for the outer perimeter defense and killed Jin Shengzhen in battle; then they defeated Ma Xiongzhen's troops who were retreating to rest. Ma Xiongzhen was originally a civil servant and was not good at riding. He fell off his horse in panic and was trampled to death by the horse's hooves.

The sudden arrival of the guards caught Miao Cheng off guard. The governor did not retreat, but commanded the town flag to resist. Soon, the town flag's army formation was disrupted by the iron hooves of the guards. Miao Cheng drew his sword, and an enemy general came galloping, with a Mongolian scimitar in his hand flashing coldly. Miao Cheng wanted to block with his sword, but for no reason his body became lighter and his head flew out.

"Hahaha, I have achieved the feat of beheading the general!" Urrigendalai laughed loudly and cut off the enemy's general's flag with another sword.

"Reinforcements have arrived, warriors, follow me out of the city to kill the enemy!" Seeing the reinforcements, Toroshihu was greatly encouraged and took advantage of the situation to lead his troops out of the city.

The Qing army, attacked from both sides, completely collapsed. Deputy General Xue Xun and Qu Zhonghe were killed, and Shandong Governor Zhou Youde, Deputy General Jin Jun, Guerrilla Yuan Dehui, and Garrison Commander Tang Shiliang were captured. In this battle, the Wei army killed 10,000 Qing troops and captured 10,000 Qing troops with only 2,000 casualties, and also seized 56 warships, which was a great victory.

The triumphant Urigendalai returned to Beijing with the prisoners and spoils.

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Inside the Wei army camp, Great Khan Lianhua looked at the Shandong Governor Zhou Youde, who was tied up like a dumpling, and asked with a smile: "Are you willing to surrender, Governor Zhou?"

Zhou Youde's face turned pale and he kept silent.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Suletan laughed and said, "I heard that you are from Liaoyang? If not for yourself, you should at least consider your people."

"Since ancient times, benevolent kings have not harmed the relatives of their enemies. Please show mercy, Khan!" Zhou Youde knelt down and begged.

"I have never said that I am a benevolent monarch. Today I only ask you one question: 'Do you surrender or not?'"

Thinking of the evil reputation of Lotus Khan, Zhou Youde's heart trembled and he said tremblingly: "I am willing to surrender."

"Great! Come on, untie Zhou Fuyuan," Sultan laughed, and asked Jin Jun, Yuan Dehui, and Tang Shiliang, "Are you willing to surrender?"

Seeing that the provincial governor had surrendered to Wei, Yuan Dehui and Tang Shiliang knelt down and pledged their allegiance without saying a word.

The only one still standing was Deputy General Jin Jun. He had joined the Han army flag, and his family was in the Qing army-controlled area, so he naturally refused to surrender. He trembled and shouted, "A loyal minister should not serve two masters. Please grant my wish, Khan!"

"Since that's the case, I'll give you a quick death. Drag him away and behead him!" Sultan sneered and waved his hand. (End of this chapter)