Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

The west mountain is covered with wind and rain,
The right arm of the divine capital is filled with desolation.

I have always been concerned about my country but never afraid of death.
He mounted his horse, wielded his sword and killed the barbarian king.

It was raining, and the Western Hills in Beijing showed green and yellow in the mist and rain, like a beautiful painting. Looking at this beautiful scenery from afar, the 28-year-old General Anyuan Jingkou of the Qing Dynasty, Prince Xin, Doni, was moved and chanted this poem. "The Western Hills, the general name of all mountains, the right arm of the capital, the eighth peak of the Taihang Mountains", was called "the first of the Taihang Mountains" in ancient times, and also called Xiaoqingliang Mountain. The mountains stretch like a rising dragon and a python, guarding Beijing from the west, so it is called "the right arm of the capital".

"Your Highness, your concern for the country and the people is evident to all. However, scouts have sent us news that the Western Barbarians have breached the two city walls of the capital. The emperor will inevitably blame us for our failure to rescue him and for disturbing him. We need to submit a petition to apologize," said Tong Yangliang, the governor of Xuanda, who spoke slowly. As an old minister who had experienced many political ups and downs, he naturally knew the temper of Emperor Shunzhi and gave him a careful reminder.

"Alas! I have already written the letter of apology, but the guards are blocking us in Xishan, and both the outer and inner cities of Beijing have been captured. How can I send the letter to Beijing?" Donny sighed, feeling that he had no way to defend himself.

"Alas! It's all because the fake crown prince and the duke are too difficult to deal with, which delayed our army's return to Beijing for assistance! If the emperor blames us in the future, I and the prince will bear the responsibility together," Tong Yangliang also sighed.

After hearing what Tong Yangliang said, Doni couldn't help but frown. The emperor regarded the capture of the strategic city of Datong as his primary goal. He successively deployed more than 300,000 troops near Datong. Even though he suffered heavy casualties in the process of attacking Datong, his army still had 220,000 troops when he returned to Beijing to support him. But the pseudo-prince and pseudo-duke of Weiguo were very difficult to deal with. One wandered around outside the city, harassing the grain transport team and small troops, so that he could not attack the city with all his strength; the other defended the city and did not attack. The attack on Datong and the nearby Shuozhou, Ningwu and other strong cities became a nightmare for the Qing soldiers. The number of casualties was as high as 100,000. Although the casualties of the defenders were not small, they had the city to rely on after all, and the number of casualties was estimated to be less than half of their own. Even so, the defenders of Datong still showed signs of fatigue. He firmly believed that as long as they persisted for another two or three months, they would be able to capture Datong. But at this juncture, the pseudo-Khan actually made a feint at Shanhaiguan and crossed the Great Wall from Zunhua to the capital. This forced him to withdraw his troops and return to the capital to provide support.

Before retreating, he made arrangements, leaving 10,000 elite soldiers of Beile Shangshan and the troops under the command of Shanxi Governor Bai Rumei and Taiyuan Town General Li Haoxian to garrison Shanxi; ordered Gushan Ezhen Jixiha's 10,000 elite soldiers and Fuguogong Gao Sai, Zhenguo General Ye Bushu, Chang Shu, and the first-class guard Jie Yin to stay in Xuanfu Town; he led 200,000 troops to rescue the capital. It was thought that the guards of Datong were exhausted after the bloody battle and would not dare to pursue. Unexpectedly, the pseudo-prince was young and vigorous, and the pseudo-duke was old and fierce, and actually sent troops to follow and harass. Mu Shenghui, the general of Yunyang Town under his command, accidentally took the wrong road and was alone during the march, and was surrounded by the guards. Not only did he die, but more than a thousand of his troops were also annihilated. If he had not learned the news and quickly sent troops to rescue, the entire Yunyang Town would have been finished. The cavalry of the Wei State was like flies, harassing you from a distance with arrows. You sent cavalry to chase them, and they ran away. As soon as your cavalry returned to the formation, they returned to harass you again. I was forced to send cavalry to cover the march and engage in cavalry battles with the Wei Army. Even so, under the constant harassment of the Wei Army, the marching speed had to slow down, and it was not until today that we reached the vicinity of the capital.

"Tong, you and I are paid by the Qing Dynasty, so we must serve the Qing Dynasty. I want the Eight Banners Cavalry to continue to suppress the following guards, and you lead the Green Camp to attack the mountain, what do you think?" This sounds reasonable, but in fact, it is treating the Green Camp as cannon fodder for attacking the mountain. However, although Tong Yangliang is in charge of the Green Camp troops in Xuanda, he is a bannerman himself, and he also thinks that it is more appropriate for the Han army to serve as cannon fodder for attacking the mountain. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "The prince has ordered, how dare I not obey!"

"Your Highness, some people have brought us news about the guards." The two were discussing military intelligence when Gushan Ezhen Yilde came excitedly with three people to report.

"Greetings, Your Highness." The three men had pigtails on the back of their heads, wore long robes commonly worn by Manchus, and spoke authentic Manchu. When they saw Donny, they knelt on the ground and saluted deeply.

"Who are you?" Donnie asked, raising his eyebrows.

The oldest of the three spoke, "I am a bondservant in the mansion of Prince Rao Yumin (referring to Abatai), and I have been ordered to live in Longensi Village, Jianfu Mountain (Keqinyu) to guard the old prince's tomb. After the guards entered the capital, there were no heavy troops stationed near Xishan. Perhaps because they learned that you were leading your troops back, an army entered Xishan to deploy defenses a few days ago. I risked my life to find out the military intelligence and came here to report it."

"Oh, you are the bondsers of the Seventh Uncle's family. It's a rare opportunity for you to risk your lives to deliver a letter. Don't be polite. Get up." Doni smiled and asked them to get up. He asked about Abatai's family and they answered fluently. Doni nodded slightly. "Tell me, what military information have you found out? Who is the leader of the Xishan Guards and how many troops are there? Tell me clearly, and I will reward you handsomely!"

"In reply to the prince, there are about 30,000 guards stationed on the West Mountain, mainly stationed in Shijingshan, Cuiweishan, Qinglongshan, Hutoushan and other places. The leader is the pseudo-Zhao King Biligendalai, and the king's flag is on Shijingshan," the old bondservant answered seriously.

"Oh, there are only 30,000 guards? Even if a mere 30,000 soldiers can rely on the mountain, it won't be difficult for my 200,000 troops to force their way through," Donny sighed.

"Your Highness, there is no need to attack head-on. The pseudo-king's central army is stationed in Shijingshan, and he only has a few hundred troops stationed in Tiantai Mountain, northwest of Shijingshan. There is a small path in Tiantai Mountain that leads directly to Shijingshan. If we can capture Tiantai Mountain, we can use the small path to launch a surprise attack on the pseudo-king stationed in Shijingshan," the old bondservant offered another plan.

"A small path?" Donnie's eyes sparkled. He stared at the guards for a long time before slowly saying, "Do you know this small path? Are you willing to lead the way?"

"We are all bannermen and should serve the Qing Dynasty," the three bondservants answered in unison.

"Okay! You guys go down and rest first, and I'll lead the way to Mount Tiantai tomorrow morning," Donny made the decision.

After the three baoyi left, Tong Yangliang hurriedly persuaded them, "Your Highness, in this time of war, most of the Eight Banners descendants have retreated to the capital. It is really suspicious that a few baoyi suddenly appeared in this place."

"What Governor Tong said is quite right. In my opinion, these three bannermen are most likely spies sent by the Wei Army. They want to lure us to Tiantai Mountain and ambush us."

"Your Highness just pretended to fall into a trap. Could it be that you wanted to take advantage of the situation?" Tong Yangliang asked with his old eyes narrowed.

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Donnie smiled and said, "We can't completely rule out the possibility that they are the tomb-guarding bandits of Uncle Qi. You can't get a tiger cub without risking it. I'll give it a try this time. As long as the arrangements are made properly, even if the guards have ambushes, what's there to be afraid of?" (End of this chapter)