Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Xue Chenwei, the deputy envoy of Shanxi Province in the Qing Dynasty, was a capable person. He was ordered by Emperor Shunzhi to rectify northern Shanxi and almost wiped out the bandits that were rampant in northern Shanxi. Capable people naturally have vision. After Doni led his troops to withdraw to Xuanfu, he keenly realized that the Qing Dynasty was not going to work. As a result, the news came that the Wei army broke through Beijing and Emperor Shunzhi collapsed. Because he had an old relationship with Wei Xiangshu, the left censor of the State of David, he sent someone to communicate with him secretly. Wei Xiangshu was also a nostalgic person. He sent his servant Wei Ju with his own handwritten letter to persuade him to surrender. Xue Chenwei was tempted for a while, but because his hometown of Kaifeng was still in the hands of the Qing court, he did not dare to act rashly considering the safety of his family. Later, he received a letter from his old friend Chen Hongzhu, but still did not dare to act rashly. Until the news came that the Wei army had captured Henan.

"Master, Mr. Chen has another letter," said Xue Qiang, the captain of Guangling, who respectfully handed over a letter persuading him to surrender. He was born as a servant in the Xue family, and although he is now an official, he still habitually calls Xue Chenwei "Master".

Xue Chenwei opened the letter and saw that it said: "The general trend is in Wei, brother should return early and lead troops to Hunyuan Prefecture to help King Qi conquer the city." He couldn't help but sigh: "Today we can finally restore the clothes and hats of the Han Dynasty!" Then he said to Xue Qiang: "Today is the time to use you again."

"Don't worry, sir. The brothers in the camp will obey your orders," Xue Qiang puffed out his chest and said in a proud voice.
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Xue Chenwei, along with Wang Xiqi, the garrison commander of Weizhou, Xue Qiang, the captain of Guangling, and 5,000 green camp soldiers, hurried to Hunyuan Prefecture. Although he was a civil servant, he also had experience in suppressing bandits in northern Shanxi. Although most of the soldiers in the two camps of Weizhou and Guangling under his command were newly recruited soldiers, he had trained them well.

"Sir, you are really a fortune teller!" When King Melas of Qi heard that Xue Chenwei came to seek refuge with him, he was overjoyed.

"Your Highness does not have enough power now, so you should treat the surrendered officials well," Chen Hongzhu advised.

"That's right. I will go out to the camp to greet you in person!" Melas laughed.

"It is better to show power first, and then be gentle to them. The combination of hardness and softness is the right way," Chen Hongzhu advised again.

"Yeah," Mylas nodded slowly after hearing this.

Xue Chenwei led his army to the Wei army camp ten miles away when they were blocked by a fierce cavalry. The army had about 5,000 soldiers, all wearing armor, holding bows and swords, and standing in neat formation, standing still like a mountain. He suddenly felt a strong murderous aura coming, and felt extremely uncomfortable. He was sweating coldly, and he said with a calm breath: "I am Xue Chenwei, the deputy envoy of Shanxi Province. I have led 5,000 soldiers and horses to abandon Qing and return to Wei. I want to see His Royal Highness the King of Qi. Please answer your questions."

After a long time of shouting, a sturdy general with eagle eyes and a wolf-like look rode his horse to him within an arrow's reach and said, "I am Ada, the captain of a thousand households. Since you have come to surrender to me, David, you may set up camp here first, and the commander will follow me into the camp."

Xue Chenwei, Wang Xiqi, and Xue Qiang looked at each other, knowing that there was no turning back, so they had to order their subordinates to camp here, and returned to the guards' tent with only a dozen followers and Ada. At this time, their lives were in the hands of the guards, and the closer they got to the camp, the less safe they felt, and they came to the gate anxiously. Suddenly, three cannons were heard, and a team of people and horses slowly drove out, with a man in the lead wearing a battle robe embroidered with dragon patterns, sitting on a pure yellow divine horse, looking majestic.

"I pay my respects to His Majesty!" Upon seeing him, Ada, who had been arrogant just now, immediately changed his expression to humility, turned over and dismounted to salute. Xue Chenwei and others realized that it was His Majesty the Prince of Qi who came, and hurriedly dismounted and saluted.

"It's Mr. Xue who is here, right? Mr. Xue, you've made me wait so long! Please stand up quickly and don't be so polite, hahaha~" Melas laughed and slowly came to Xue Chenwei, helped him up, and signaled Wang Xiqi, Xue Qiang and others to stand up.

"How dare I, a humble official, allow Your Highness to come out to greet me in person? I am so ashamed." Xue Chenwei was deeply moved when he saw that the King of Qi actually came out to greet him in person.

"Master Xue, what are you talking about? You surrendered Guangling and Weizhou, which helped our army a lot. It is only natural for me to welcome you. Come with me into the tent. The food and wine are ready for you~" Melas laughed and took Xue Chenwei's sleeve and walked in. Seeing this prince being so polite, the surrendered officials were deeply moved.
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On August 1664, , the Wei army led by Wu Chengluan launched another attack on Hunyuan Prefecture. The defenders, under the command of Deputy Governor Amida, repelled the enemy's attack again. However, this time the Wei army did not give up after being repelled, and replaced it with the troops led by Zheng Guoyin, a lieutenant general of Datong, to continue the siege.

"Well, it seems that the pseudo-King of Qi has lost his patience and is serious about it." Amida laughed and ordered, "Tell the suicide squad to rest well and prepare for a big battle." As a veteran who had fought in the battlefield, he knew the importance of keeping a reserve force when defending a city. He had already carefully selected a thousand elite soldiers to rest under the city wall, and would be sent to the most dangerous place as a suicide squad when the city was about to fall.

"Look, Deputy Governor-General, it seems that a group of people are attacking the Wei army formation," Ji Ningdao Wan'ao suddenly shouted excitedly.

Amida looked carefully and saw a group of people fighting in the Wei army. The only friendly troops around were the troops of Xue Chenwei, the deputy envoy of Shanxi Province stationed in Guangling, and the troops of Jiala Zhangjing Boduo Hengao stationed in Lingqiu. Who were they?

"Yes~it's Deputy Envoy Xue's flag!" Wan Ao exclaimed in surprise again. He was a calm man, but he was surrounded for many days and was nervous. It was inevitable that he lost his composure when he saw the reinforcements.

"Don't worry, it's a trick of the guards." After all, Amida had seen the world and did not believe it immediately.

The troops were very brave and quickly broke through the Wei army formation, forcing Zheng Guoyin's troops who were attacking the city to retreat in a hurry. The leader, with a resolute expression and a long beard, came to the city and shouted: "I am Xue Chenwei, the deputy envoy of Shanxi Province. I heard that Hunyuan Prefecture was in danger, so I led the army to help. Please open the city gate and let our army in!" "Deputy Governor, it's really Deputy Envoy Xue!" Wan Ao said loudly after seeing Xue Chenwei.

Amida had also met Xue Chenwei, but in order to prevent any fraud, he still said one more sentence: "Please ask Deputy Envoy Xue to put the seal in the basket for me to check." After that, he ordered someone to drop a small basket from the top of the city wall.

"At this critical moment of the war, you should be careful," Xue Chenwei nodded, took out the seal from his arms and put it into the basket.

After a careful inspection, Amida breathed a sigh of relief and laughed, "Thank you, Deputy Envoy Xue, for your help. I will report your contribution to the Emperor! Quickly open the city gates and let the reinforcements in." To express his gratitude, the deputy governor personally went down the city wall to welcome them.

"Attack!" Xue Chenwei suddenly shouted to Wang Xiqi and Xue Qiang beside him. The two generals drew their weapons and led their men to kill Amida quickly. The reinforcements turned out to be assassins. Although Amida was also a veteran, he was unable to resist in a hurry and was killed by the unknown Xue Qiang.

Wan Ao was shocked and tried to flee, but was caught by the guards who caught up with him. Xue Chenwei laughed at him, "Brother Wan, you are a Han Chinese. Why do you have to work for the Manchus? Can you help me surrender the guards and make amends for your sins?"

When you are under someone's roof, you must bow your head. Wan Ao, who had not lived long enough, immediately chose to surrender. The commander was dead, and the deputy commander took the lead in surrendering. The defenders in the city, even the fierce Eight Banners soldiers, lost their fighting spirit and surrendered one after another. Only a few hundred stubborn Eight Banners chose to resist, but they were soon annihilated by the rolling guards.

Over 9,000 defenders were captured without a fight, and the King of Qi, Mailas, was delighted. He disbanded these surrendered soldiers and prisoners and incorporated them into his own army to expand his strength. In order to win over the people, he recommended Xue Chenwei as the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner of Shandong, Wang Xiqi as the Guerrilla of Weizhou, Xue Qiang as the Garrison Commander of Guangling, and Wan Ao as the Deputy Provincial Surveillance Commissioner of Shanxi.

Since ancient times, speed is the most important thing in war. Taking advantage of the victory, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi led more than 40,000 troops to Lingqiu County. The Jiala Zhangjing Boduo Hengao stationed in Lingqiu had only 1,500 Eight Banners soldiers and 1,500 garrison soldiers under his command. Although he knew he was no match for the enemy, he still refused to surrender.

"Hmph! You are trying to stop a chariot with a mantis arm. You don't know your own strength!" Seeing this man so stubborn, Melas got really angry and wanted to order an attack on the city.

"Wait a minute, my lord. The garrison commander here, Boduo Hengao, and I are from the same banner. We had some friendship in the past. I am willing to persuade him to surrender!" Chahar Admiral Alinbao reported. This man was the first Manchu general to surrender and was also the confidant of Qi Wang Mailas. Seeing that it was him who asked, Mailas naturally agreed and whispered: "When you persuade him to surrender, you must stay away from the range of an arrow, be careful of the enemy's ambush."

"Yes!" Alinbao felt warm in his heart and followed the order. When he was an arrow away from the city, he shouted: "Where is Bodo Hengao Zhangjing? Please come out and see the old friend~"

Hearing someone calling his name and claiming to be an old friend, Boduo Hengao was a little confused. He walked to the top of the city wall and took a closer look. He was surprised and asked, "Who are you? Why do you call yourself an old friend?"

"My dear brother, we haven't seen each other for many years. Have you forgotten me, Alinbao?" Alinbao suddenly burst into tears and simply took off his helmet to let him take a closer look.

"It's you? How could you, as a bannerman, betray the Qing Dynasty? You're ungrateful to the Emperor~" Bota Hengao murmured.

"In the past, I also fought to the death for David, and had to surrender to him after being defeated. I thought it was just a temporary measure, but the emperor was so narrow-minded that he killed or exiled my entire family, cutting off my retreat. I had no choice but to serve David wholeheartedly. Unexpectedly, it helped me, and now I have become the governor of Chahar. Bah! What imperial grace! The emperor is dead, where does the imperial grace come from? My dear brother, don't be stubborn, and surrender quickly. As long as I am here, I will never treat you unfairly. Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about your relatives in Beijing," Alinbao shouted.

The last sentence hit the nail on the head for Boduo Hengao. After the Kingdom of David occupied Beijing, it ordered the bannermen in Beijing to write letters to their families serving in the army to persuade them to surrender. He also received letters from his family to persuade him to surrender, but thinking of his bannerman status, he did not dare to surrender easily for fear of retaliation. But today was different. The person who came to persuade him to surrender was Alinbao, an old acquaintance from the same banner in the past. His safety was greatly increased after surrendering.

"Brother Alinbao, I trust you," Boduo Hengao made up his mind and ordered his subordinates to open the city gate.

Without any effort, he easily captured Lingqiu and Guangchang counties, and gained 3,000 more subordinates, especially the 1,500 soldiers under Bodo Hengao, all of whom were elite. His Highness the Prince of Qi, who was worried about his lack of strength, was overjoyed and immediately recommended Bodo Hengao as a first-class captain. (End of this chapter)