Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Bandenggou was littered with corpses, like a hell on earth. One after another, the bodies of Qing generals were carried in front of Tong Yangliang, the governor of Xuanda, Xu Erxian, the general of Zhaoqing, Sun Wenjin, Sheng Yiming, the lieutenant generals, Tian Degong, the guerrilla... As he looked at them, the old man's face turned red, and a mouthful of blood spurted to his mouth, but he struggled to swallow it back. This battle killed 8,000 Zhaoqing Green Camp soldiers, and Zhaoqing Town was crippled!
"Governor, the guards have retreated to Shijingshan. Should we pursue them?" asked Baoding Governor Liu Zuoyuan.

Tong Yangliang tugged at his beard, suppressed his anger and spoke slowly, "Morale has been crushed, so let's rest for a night and fight again tomorrow morning. You lead the Xuanhua Town, the left wing of Guangxi, the Green Camp of Henan and Hebei, and the remnants of Zhaoqing Town as the vanguard, and I will lead the troops from Tianjin, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Zhenjiang to cover the rear. We swear to avenge this bloody shame!"

"Don't worry, Governor. I will definitely take Shijingshan to avenge General Xu!" Liu Zuoyuan, who was over fifty years old, was the great-great-grandson of Liu Zhengzong, a favorite of Emperor Shunzhi and the late Grand Secretary of Wenhua Palace and Minister of Rites. He was loyal to Emperor Shunzhi, and when he saw that Xu Erxian had done his best to serve the Qing Dynasty, he felt a sense of grief for the loss of his lover and wanted to avenge Xu Erxian.

"Zi Yan (Liu Zuoyuan's pen name) should remember the lesson of Xu Erxian's greed for merit and reckless advance, and strictly order each unit to keep a distance of two miles and take it slowly. Our army has far more soldiers and horses than the Wei army, so as long as we advance steadily, we will surely capture Shijingshan," Tong Yangliang carefully instructed Liu Zuoyuan. Indeed, although 8,000 Qing troops were annihilated in Bandenggou, and 7,000 were killed and wounded in the battle with the Wei cavalry, there were still 185,000 people at this time, and they still had the upper hand in terms of military strength.

"Don't worry, Governor. I will advance steadily and crush the guards with the force of a mountain," Liu Zuoyuan said grimly.
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Shijingshan, as a remnant of the Taihang Mountains, is only 184 meters high, but is known as the "No. Fairy Mountain in Yandu". There are many temples built in the mountain, especially the Buddhist Golden Pavilion Temple and the Taoist Bixia Yuanjun Temple. Buddhism and Taoism coexist harmoniously in one mountain, and the exit of the Wuding River (Yongding River, Lugou River) is also here. In view of Xu Erxian's lesson, the Qing army's units were very close to each other and soon reached the northern part of Shijingshan.

Things in this world are impermanent.
Xianshan battlefield.

A little compassion,

Let the river flow.

Liu Zuoyuan climbed up to Keqin Valley, a commanding height in the north, to observe the enemy situation. Seeing the clear water and green mountains, and the fairy air, he was moved and wrote this poem "Battle of Shijingshan". Before the ink was dry, he organized his men to launch a fierce attack on the guards guarding the mountain.

The Qing army first attacked Xiangshan, which is located outside Shijingshan. This mountain was designated as a royal mausoleum during the Ming Dynasty, where prematurely deceased princes, princesses, and some of the emperor's concubines were buried. During the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, there were palaces and courtyards built, and the emperors would go there to hunt and cool off in the summer and autumn. However, this mountain was not the focus of the guards' deployment. The David State's Karaganda Burbarandu who was guarding the mountain had only 2,000 men, and after guarding it for half a day, he retreated to Cuiwei Mountain in the south.

"The guards look arrogant, but I didn't expect them to be so weak. We took the mountain in just half a day!" Liu Zuoyuan walked into Ganlu Temple, the headquarters of the Xiangshan Guards, and laughed.

"Your Excellency, the Governor has sent two troops, Wu Wanfu, the general of Fujian Town, and Zhang Yuanxun, the deputy general of Zhenjiang, to reinforce you. He also gave you four words." Just as he was feeling proud, a flag officer brought Tong Yangliang's handwritten letter.

Liu Zuoyuan took a look and saw only four words on the handwriting: "Advance cautiously at every step." He could not help but change color and said, "I almost became arrogant because of my small victory. Fortunately, Tong Gong reminded me that arrogant soldiers will be defeated."

The governor calmed down and ordered to continue attacking the Cuiwei, Qinglong, Hutou and other peaks. He ordered the troops of Zhang Yuanxun, deputy general of Zhenjiang, to contain the defenders of Hutou Mountain; the troops of Cai Lu, deputy general of Henan and Hebei, to contain the defenders of Qinglong Mountain; the troops of Wu Wanfu, general of Fujian Town, Shang Xuan, general of Xuanhua Town, and Wang Yongnian, general of the left wing of Guangxi, were assembled to attack Cuiwei Mountain; he led the remnants of Fu Biao and Zhaoqing Town to support the various troops. The Qinglong and Hutou peaks were both feint attacks, and the focus of the attack was Cuiwei Mountain. Cuiwei Mountain was named after Princess Cuiwei of the Ming Dynasty was buried here, but the most famous thing on the mountain is not the tomb of Princess Cuiwei, but the temple. Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, eight temples (the eight major places in Xishan) have been built on this mountain, including Chang'an Temple, Lingguang Temple, Sanshan Temple, Dabei Temple, Longwang Hall, Xiangjie Temple, Baozhu Cave, and Zhengguo Temple. It was originally a quiet place for Buddhism, but unfortunately, once the sound of the cannon sounded, it could not care about the Buddha's light shining!

"Why don't Ahan and Chuyi come down the mountain to attack the Qing army?" Wurigendalai, the chief of the Junggar army, stamped his feet in anger. He was ordered to guard Cuiwei Mountain. According to the original battle plan, Cuiwei, Qinglong and Hutou Mountains were mutually supported. If one mountain was attacked, the other two mountains would send troops to attack. After the Battle of Bandenggou, he had only 9,500 of his original 10,000 men left. He was suddenly attacked by more than 30,000 troops from three towns of the Qing army, and he was really unable to resist.

"Captain Wanhu, look, there is smoke from both Qinglong Mountain and Hutou Mountain. I think they were also attacked by the Qing army," a confidant replied.

Urrigendalai carefully observed the direction of the other two mountains and sighed, "It seems that we can only rely on His Highness and that guy Mandulatu!" The hills behind Cuiwei Mountain such as Shijing, Jinding, Laoshan, Babao, etc. are where the troops of Zhao Wang Biligendalai, Huite Wanhu Chang Mandulatu and others are stationed.

As expected, seeing that Cuiwei Mountain was in a tight spot, Biligendalai had to draw reinforcements from the troops of Huite Wanhuzhang Mandulatu. This Wanhuzhang was notorious for not fearing death in battles and liked to fight and charge fiercely. As a result, his men suffered the most casualties in the Battle of Bandenggou, accounting for half of the total casualties. Only 9,000 of the 10,000 troops were left. Although there were only 9,000 troops, they fought with the momentum of a 100,000-man army, killing Liu Zuoyuan's Fu Biao and the remnants of Zhaoqing Town led by Lieutenant General Du Chaoxiang and forcing them to retreat step by step.

The more they fought, the more frightened Governor Liu felt. His 8,000 Fu Biao troops plus more than 3,000 remnants of Zhaoqing Town outnumbered the Guards, but unexpectedly they were no match for the Guards. If they were allowed to break through the interception and destroy the strategy of seizing Cuiwei Mountain, the battle would be over. The capital was in danger, and reinforcements were needed like putting out a fire, so they could not be delayed!
Just when he was getting anxious, Tong Yangliang led his own inspector's standard, and troops from two towns under the command of Tianjin Town General Kede and Zhejiang Town General Shang Haoren arrived.

"Damn it! I didn't expect there would be so many Qing dogs!" Seeing more than 30,000 enemies coming, Mandu Latu cursed. He was a fierce general, but not a fool. He knew that with his 9,000 soldiers, he could not break through the blockade of more than 40,000 Qing troops. He spat on the ground viciously, led his men to mount their horses and shoot arrows at the Qing army from a distance, and no longer charged directly.

Three days later, seeing that Cuiwei Mountain was in danger, King Biligendalai ordered Wurigendalai to evacuate. The loss of Cuiwei Mountain made Qinglong and Hutou Mountains lose their support. Liu Zuoyuan ordered the Qing army to attack the two mountains. Ahan and Chuyi could not resist and had to evacuate through the back mountain path after defending for two days.

"Ten thousand wins~ Ten thousand wins~ Ten thousand wins~" Inspired by the victory, the Green Camp soldiers cheered for victory and rushed towards Shijing, Jinding, Laoshan, Babao and other mountains. These hills are located in the middle of Shijing Mountain. The mountains are not high or steep. The guards guarding the mountains tried their best to defend for two days, and there were dangers everywhere.

"How many days have we been guarding?" On Shijingshan Mountain, King Zhao Biligendalai murmured to his confidant.

"Your Highness, we have been guarding Tiantai Mountain for three days, Bandenggou for two days, Cuiwei Mountain for three days, Qinglong and Hutou for two days, and Shijing Mountain for two days. In total, we have been guarding for twelve days."

"Twelve days! My father Khan ordered me to defend for ten days. So I have already fulfilled the order!" Biligendalai suddenly jumped up and said, "Order all the camps to prepare and retreat to Lugou Bridge tonight under cover of darkness." (End of this chapter)