Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

"Chase the false king?" After hearing what Rotto said, Donnie pondered in silence.

"Now the main force of our cavalry is being entangled by the cavalry of the pseudo prince and is still stationed near Miaofeng Mountain. It will take time to arrive. Since we have crossed the river, why not set up camp by the river, send people to call back Dulan Beile's cavalry, and then join forces to go to the capital to rescue the emperor?" Tong Yangliang, the governor of Xuanda, advocated calling back the cavalry and then fighting again.

"Hmm," Donnie hummed, still not saying anything.

"You have all witnessed the bravery of the fake king. Our army has finally inflicted heavy damage on the fake king. If we don't take advantage of his defeat to annihilate him in one fell swoop, and wait for him to escape back to the capital and meet with the fake khan to recover his strength, the subsequent battles will be difficult to fight," Roto retorted.

"The Westerners have always been cunning. What should we do if they are cheating?" Tong Yangliang insisted on his opinion.

"Is it a trick?" Loto pointed at the abandoned food, supplies, weapons and armors of the guards and asked, "If it was a trick, why would they even throw these away?"

After hearing this, Doni looked around and saw that the Guards had retreated in a hurry. Not only were the food and supplies, weapons and armor thrown everywhere, but even some artillery was abandoned on the river beach. He muttered in his heart that if they were faking a defeat, they would not have abandoned all these precious supplies. It seemed that they were really defeated! However, after many battles, he had accumulated rich experience in war and knew that the number of cavalry in his army was not as large as that of the Guards. If Duran's cavalry was not transferred back, the gap between the two sides in cavalry would be even greater. Although his infantry was far more than that of the Guards, the lack of cavalry was still risky. However, as Roto said, the pseudo-king Biligendalai was a fierce general. If he was not annihilated after his recent defeat and allowed to escape and join the pseudo-Khan, the subsequent battles would be difficult to fight. After thinking about it, he found it difficult to make a decision, so he asked the minister of state, Lai Tuku, and the governor of Baoding, Liu Zuoyuan, beside him: "What do you think?"

"I agree with the pursuit. If we can wipe out all the subordinates of the fake king, it will surely shake the morale of the Wei army. Once the enemy's morale is lost, the subsequent battles will be easier to fight," Lai Tuku supported Roto.

"Dulan Beile is not far from us. It would be safer to wait for two days and pursue him after our cavalry has joined us," Liu Zuoyuan supported Tong Yangliang's observation point.

"Wait two days? If you wait two days, the fake king will have run far away. Isn't it a good opportunity to miss?" The usually calm Roto stamped his feet anxiously. Seeing that Doni was silent, he added: "Your Highness, do you know that Beijing is in danger? If the emperor knew that you had crossed the Lugou River but camped by the river and stopped moving forward, I wonder if the emperor would be anxious?" This was a powerful remark, which hit Doni's heart directly! You are the grandson of Taizu and the cousin of the emperor. You knew that the guards had broken through the two inner and outer walls of the capital, but you did not immediately rescue them but camped by the Lugou River and waited. If the emperor knew about it, would he be suspicious? Would he suspect that you were plotting treason and deliberately let you die without saving you?

After hearing this, Doni finally made up his mind and said slowly: "The capital is in danger. As subjects, we should rescue you without delay even if we know there is danger. Pass on my military order, the entire army will pursue the false king and save the capital from danger. Gushan Ezhen Luoto will lead his cavalry as the vanguard, and the rest of the troops will follow closely. They must march in formation and beware of ambushes. Order Dulan Beile to immediately lead the cavalry from Miaofeng Mountain to the northeast of Lugou Bridge to meet up with our army."

"Yes~Yes~Yes~" All the generals responded in unison.
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"Tell me, will that kid Doni fall into our trap?" In the dense forest northeast of Lugou Bridge, Lotus Khan asked his advisers with a smile.

"The Khan is extremely wise. I think the fake king Doni will definitely fall into the trap, and then we can destroy him in one fell swoop." Bobei, the Grand Secretary of Wenhua Palace, quickly flattered him and clapped his hands.

"I also thought that Doni would fall into the trap," "God bless David, the Qing army will soon be destroyed" ... Jianji Palace Grand Secretary Nasutu, Liu Haogu, Minister of War Halahuli and other trusted ministers were not fools, and they all echoed, no one wanted to spoil the Khan's interest. "I thought Doni would fall into the trap. In the Battle of Lugou River, Zhao Wang's subordinates lost more than half, and I ordered them to abandon a large amount of food and supplies, and even more than ten cannons. It's like doing business with a huge investment, how can there be no rich returns? Hahaha~" Perhaps he was proud of the trap he had set, and the Khan laughed after he finished speaking.

"Your Majesty, don't be too confident. I think that even if Doni falls into the trap and chases us, our army may not be able to completely defeat the Qing army." Just when he was in high spirits, the Minister of Revenue Hu Lianqi, who didn't know when to advance or retreat, poured a basin of cold water on him.

Sultan's face darkened. "What do you mean by that, Mr. Hu? Are you doubting the fighting power of David's warriors?"

Hu Lianqi seemed not to notice the anger on his face and asked calmly, "What does your majesty think Donnie is?"

Sultan thought for a while and said seriously: "Although this guy is young, he is also a veteran in the battlefield. He has many veteran generals who have experienced many battles to assist him. He is really not easy to deal with."

"Since you know that Donny and his generals are all experienced and difficult to deal with, you should know that they will never pursue rashly, but will definitely form a battle formation when pursuing. The enemy's number far exceeds ours. If they form a battle formation, even if our cavalry is the most elite, it will probably be difficult to break through the layers of infantry formations. Even if they break through, they will probably be seriously damaged and it will be difficult to capture Beijing," Hu Lianqi continued.

After hearing this, Sultan couldn't help but frown and asked slowly: "What do you think we should do?"

"Heavy artillery! If you want to shake the Qing army's infantry formation that far outnumbers ours, you must use heavy artillery," Hu Lianqi said calmly, "Your Majesty, please immediately order people to transport the Qing army's heavy artillery seized from the inner and outer walls of Beijing and the heavy artillery in our army to here. If the Qing army lines up to resist stubbornly, we will use heavy artillery to attack them!"

"Sultan hesitated a little, "I have ordered Tarhun to fire artillery at the imperial city every day to bluff the Qing army in the city so that they will not know that I have left Dadu. If the heavy artillery is moved away, won't it be easy to expose the strength of our army?"

"This place is very close to Beijing. After a while, people in the city will definitely know the news of the arrival of reinforcements. It is not important to use heavy artillery to bombard the city. The key is to quickly defeat the Qing reinforcements. Otherwise, the Qing army in the city will rush out and cooperate with Doni from inside and outside, and the battle will be difficult to fight." At this point, Hu Lianqi paused, and seeing that the Great Khan listened carefully, he continued: "The pseudo-Emperor Shunzhi is suspicious by nature. Seeing that our army bombarded the city every day before and suddenly stopped now, he must think it is a strategy of our army and may not dare to send troops out of the city to attack immediately. You can order Tarhun to put up more flags in the inner city to confuse the enemy. As long as we concentrate the artillery bombardment, the Qing army's infantry formation will inevitably be shaken. At that time, our cavalry will be able to quickly defeat the enemy. The enemy is numerous and we are few, so we must fight."

Sultan pondered for a long time, and finally nodded and said: "What Hu Qing said is very true. The Qing army has far more troops than us. We must fight. Tell Tarhun to send troops to transport all the heavy artillery to me immediately. Move quickly. All the heavy artillery must be delivered within one day." (End of this chapter)