Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Entering Henan by Imperial Order

The general has fought hundreds of battles on his horse's hooves.
A loyal minister would die a thousand times to repay his master's kindness.

Henan has been a battlefield since ancient times.
Another person shed blood in the Central Plains.

This poem was written by Cai Lu, the general of Henan Province of the Kingdom of Dawei, when he led his army from Damingfu, Zhili, to march into Henan. Half of the emotion in the poem is flattering the Great Khan of Lotus, and the other half is true. To be fair, the Great Khan treated him well. He not only appointed him as the general, but also appointed his eldest son Cai Wei as the guerrilla general and his second son Cai Gong as the head of a hundred households. At that time, he and Zhang Li, Guo Yi and others took the surname Wan and fought against the Qing Dynasty to restore the Ming Dynasty. He was also a well-known hero. Later, he followed Zheng Chenggong to attack the Qing Dynasty and was appointed as the general of Youchong Town. Unexpectedly, Zhang Li died in the Battle of Nanjing. Guoxingye actually believed the slander and thought that Zhang Li did not die in the battle, but drowned while escaping, so he removed Zhang Li's tablet in the Loyal Minister Temple in Xiamen. Cai Lu, Guo Yi and others were filled with righteous indignation, and then they had no choice but to lead their troops to rebel against Zheng and surrender to the Qing Dynasty. However, the Qing Dynasty did not trust the surrendered generals of the Zheng family. In order to prevent frequent contact, they were dispersed and settled by drawing lots. In fact, in another time and space, Cai Lu had been appointed as the general of the Qing Dynasty. However, with the rise of the Wei Kingdom, the Qing court did not dare to trust the Han generals too much. At that time, he was only a deputy general. It was not until the surrender of the Wei Kingdom that his official position and family became prominent step by step. The Great Khan had endless ways to win people's hearts. Not only did he give him official positions, he also often wrote letters, gave him food, and sent gifts. Not long ago, he heard that Cai Lu had a knee injury and actually sent him a knee pad, which moved the straightforward Cai Lu.

"General, in front of us is Anyang County of Zhangde Prefecture. It is located between Tangshui River and Huanshui River. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The one guarding Anyang is Yang Jie, the general of the left wing of Jiangnan in the Qing Dynasty and the prince's guardian. He is a famous escaped general who fled all the way from Zhili to Anyang. Hahaha~" Deputy General Dang Shouquan laughed.

"Don't underestimate the enemy, Yang Jie is still capable of fighting." When he was under Zheng Chenggong, Cai Lu had fought with Yang Jie and knew his ability. After thinking for a while, he said, "Come on, bring paper and pen." The generals smiled, and the commander wanted to defeat the enemy without fighting.

After taking Daming Prefecture almost without a fight, Cai Lu selected 3,000 young and strong men from the surrendered troops, and the number of troops increased to 13,000. Having tasted the sweetness, he naturally wanted to repeat the old trick. To show his sincerity, the general made up his mind and sent his eldest son Cai Wei. It was not that he did not care about his son's life, but he knew that Yang Jie was a smooth person, and even if he refused to surrender, he would never hurt his son's life. Besides, if he could persuade him to surrender successfully, it would be greatly beneficial to his son's future.

Sure enough, when Yang Jie saw that Cai Lu had sent all his sons, he couldn't help but be moved and sighed, "Your father and I are old friends, and my nephew looks very much like your father."

The so-called old friends are actually the "friendship" of life and death on the battlefield. Fortunately, Cai Wei is not very old, but he is thick-skinned. He said with a smile: "My father often talks about my uncle, and I have always wanted to visit him. Today I finally see you in person. In my eyes, you are just like my own elder."

"Haha," Yang Jie snorted with a fake smile, and said slowly, "If I surrender to the Wei, what position can I get?"

"Before the army set out, the Khan only authorized my father to be a deputy general, and any higher position must be recommended to the court. My father said that if you are willing to return to Wei, he will definitely recommend you as the governor of Shandong."

Yang Jie believed it a little more. If the other party directly said that he would be appointed as the governor of Shandong, it would be unbelievable. After all, Cai Lu himself was just a general. He said slowly: "My dear nephew, please have some wine and food first, and then report to your father that I will surrender the whole prefecture of Zhangde to you tomorrow morning." Since escaping to Anyang, this general has stationed troops in various counties. It is not an exaggeration to say that he surrendered the whole prefecture of Zhangde to you.

"Thank you, uncle," Cai Wei smiled and went into the back tent to drink and eat meat without saying anything else.

"Why doesn't the commander-in-chief detain this boy as a hostage in the army? If he is not a trick, he can release him at any time," suggested the trusted lieutenant general Li Lian.

"Alas! He treats me with sincerity, so how can I not treat him with sincerity?" Yang Jie shook his head repeatedly, and the next day he led 11,000 men to open the city gate to welcome Cai Lu.

"Brother Cai!"

"Brother Yang!"

The old rivals finally became a family, and they were extremely sad when they met.

Cai and Yang's combined forces, with 24,000 soldiers and horses, quickly captured Weihui Prefecture and entered Kaifeng. The first battle was in Yangwu County, where the newly surrendered Yang Jie's troops fought fiercely. Li Lian, the lieutenant general, was the first to climb the city wall and captured Cao Shenji, the deputy envoy of Henan Province. The rear guard crossed the Yellow River and captured Zhongmou County and Xuanwuwei City, and marched straight to Kaifeng.

"The enemy outnumbers us, so we should hold the city firmly. Don't act rashly!" Wu Wenyou, the deputy general defending Kaifeng in Henan, pulled Deputy Governor-General Chanbu's horsetail and tried to persuade him.

"How can we defend a city for long? We must dampen the enemy's morale. I have learned that most of the guards outside the city are infantry, and they will not be able to withstand the cavalry of the Eight Banners." Chanbu ignored the advice and whipped his horse whip, leading 1,500 cavalrymen to attack the guards. What greeted him was a forest of spears. "Chi chi chi ~" Arrows rained down. People and horses kept falling to the ground. But the fierce Qing army didn't care, risked their lives and charged, and finally rushed into the guards.

"Present your death!" Li Lian, the lieutenant general of the Wei army, pounced on Chanbu viciously.

"Hehe~" Zenbu snorted coldly and shook his spear on the horse. The tip of the spear stabbed straight into Lieutenant General Li's throat.

"Shoot with a musket!" Cai Lu was furious.

"Bang~bang~ping~" Bullets penetrated his body one after another, and Zenbu fell down.

After Chanbu was killed in the battle, Wu Wenyou saw that the situation was not good and decisively abandoned Kaifeng and fled. The Wei army took advantage of the victory to seize Kaifeng, Guide and Ruzhou, and successfully persuaded Nanyang and Runing to surrender.

"How powerful the Wei army is!" Henan Admiral Xu Tianchong exclaimed with a grin. He was originally a general under the first Xushun Gong Shen Zhixiang. He surrendered to the Later Jin with Shen Zhixiang and was awarded the third-class baron. Because he was grateful for the kindness of the Qing Dynasty, he refused to abandon the Qing and join the Wei.

"This is all because of that hateful guy Yang Jie! He received great favors from the late emperor, but he dared to betray the Qing Dynasty!" Deputy Governor-General Jiltab said angrily.

"Now is not the time to get angry. The guards have already reached the south bank of Luo River. Let's talk about it. How should we defend Luoyang?"

"We can defend along the Luo River and set up an ambush on the north bank," General Zhang Tao suggested. He was an old subordinate of Yang Jie. Yang Jie wrote a letter to persuade him to surrender, but Zhang Tao refused to surrender and gave the letter to Xu Tianchong, which won him the praise of Admiral Xu.

"Good~"

In the early morning of the next day, the Wei army forced a crossing of the Luo River, but was met with stubborn resistance from the defenders. By noon, Lieutenant General Chen Zong was the first to reach the beach. Qing General Zhang Tao led his troops to retreat.

"Brothers, follow me to kill the enemy! Don't let the enemy escape," Chen Zong shouted. Unknowingly, he chased to the vicinity of the woods. Suddenly, the signal cannon sounded, and Jiltab and Wu Wenyou led their troops out of the woods, and Zhang Tao also turned around to kill.

"Quickly form a battle line!" Chen Zong hurriedly ordered his men to form a battle line, but it was too late. The Qing army poured in like a tide and soon engulfed Chen Zong's troops. The sacrifice of Chen Zong's troops bought time for the Wei army to cross the river.

Cai Lu and Yang Jie led their troops to fight the Qing army again on the north bank of Luoshui River. In the fierce battle, the Qing army general Zhang Tao, deputy governor Jiertabu, and the deputy general of the guard army Dang Shouquan were killed. The battle ended with a tragic victory for the guard army.

Xu Tianchong and Wu Wenyou led the defeated troops to flee back to Luoyang. Before they could catch their breath, the pursuers arrived again, so they had to abandon the city and flee. Cai Lu and Yang Jie led their troops to pursue them and caught up with them again in Xin'an County. Wu Wenyou was killed in the battle, and Xu Tianchong committed suicide in despair.

When the news reached Dadu, the Great Khan Lianhua praised repeatedly, "The Henan General has taken Henan, and he lives up to his name!"

(End of this chapter)