Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

After receiving the order to go north to Xuanfu to assist in the battle, Qi Wang Mailas immediately began to prepare. Because 20,000 captives were incorporated into the army, his army expanded to 77,000 people. In view of the situation in Shanxi, he decided to leave 27,000 troops under the Liao Wang Sumur and Shanxi Admiral Ji Jike, and cooperate with the 5,000 troops of General Halaqi stationed in Shuozhou to guard against the more than 40,000 Qing troops entrenched in Linxian and Pingyang Prefecture, and led 50,000 troops to the north. In fact, at this time, his army had incorporated many captives, and the morale of the army was not solid, but the Qing army in Shaanxi had only 20,000 and was unfamiliar with the situation. After the defeat, the Qing army in Shanxi became a frightened bird. Even though they knew that the main force of the Wei army had left, they did not dare to attack in the short term. The two sides maintained a short peace in Shanxi.

"Your Highness, the front is Weizhou. General Elinqin Batur sent someone to report that the Qing army has captured Taohua Fort, and he is confronting the Qing army in Changning Town." Chen Hongzhu smiled and presented him with the military report sent by Datong General Elinqin Batur. As he expected, when Xihe Emperor Doni learned that the Wei army had captured Weizhou, Guangling, Lingqiu, Guangchang and other places, cutting off the connection between the Qing army in Xuanfu and the Qing army in Shanxi, he was greatly frightened and immediately ordered the governor of Xuanda, Tong Yangliang, and the first-class Adahahafan Sangtu to lead 30,000 troops to launch a counterattack. The trapped Qing army attacked fiercely, quickly captured Meiyuso and Taohua Fort, and headed straight for Weizhou City. Elinqin Batur is the Queen's cousin, and has always been a thorn in the eyes and flesh of the King of Qi. It is actually a good thing for Your Highness to be able to use the Qing army to consume the power of dissidents.

Melas also smiled at Chen Hongzhu and said, "Sir, you are really a genius. However, according to the military newspaper, E'linqin Batur can't hold on any longer. If we really lose Weizhou, it will probably affect the overall situation."

Chen Hongzhu understood what he meant and said, "Your Highness is right. You must not give His Majesty the impression that you are ignorant of the overall situation. You must go to reinforce immediately."

"Well, it's getting late today, so let's go into Weizhou City to rest and set off early tomorrow morning," Melas said calmly.

Upon learning that the Prince of Qi had led his army back to Datong, the Shanxi Governor Li Shiying breathed a sigh of relief and immediately ordered the Governor Wang Du and the Censor Qi Liangzai to rush to Weizhou in advance with a large amount of food and money to reward the army.

"Haha, Li Fuyuan is too polite. Thank you Wang Fangbo and Qi Tixing." Seeing them and the large amount of food and money, Melas smiled and secretly praised Li Shiying for being a good person. He immediately ordered wine to be prepared in the city to entertain everyone and ordered rewards for the three armies. After winning the battles and receiving rewards, the morale of the guards, which was already high, became even higher.

Changning Town is not big, but it is close to Xiao Wutai Mountain, which makes it easy to defend but difficult to attack. The King of Qi took the elite troops of Datong with him. The general of Datong, Elinqin Batur, had only 15,000 soldiers under his command, but was ordered by the King of Qi to defend the entire Datong Prefecture. When he heard that the Qing army was invading, he had no choice but to leave 8,000 soldiers to guard Datong City and take 7,000 elite soldiers to Weizhou.

As soon as they arrived in Weizhou, they experienced what a violent storm was like. The Qing army attacked fiercely, breaking through Meiyuso and Taohuabao, and the Weizhou garrison was killed. As a last resort, they led troops to guard Changning Town, relying on the terrain of Xiaowutai Mountain to delay the enemy's offensive. The Qing army was like a beast that smelled danger. In order to survive, they fought back desperately and tried to reconnect with Shanxi. Tong Yangliang, the governor of Xuanda, personally supervised the battle, and the first-class Adahahafan Sangtu repeatedly led the charge. In just over 20 days, more than half of his troops were killed or wounded, and they were almost exhausted.

"General, the Qing army is attacking like crazy. The soldiers can't hold on any longer. Let's retreat," advised his subordinate, Lieutenant General Borji.

"Retreat? If we lose Changning Town, the Qing army will go straight to the city of Weizhou, and then there will be no place to defend," Elinqin Batur shook his head.

"Then we should return to Datong and join forces with Li Fuyuan. Datong is the most fortified city in the world, and the Qing army can't do anything to us," Borji came up with another idea.

"If we return to Datong, won't that mean we can let the Qing army from Xuanfu go south?" Elinqin Batur shook his head again. "As the general of Datong, how can I give way to the enemy? Tell the soldiers that Changning Town is where we will be buried. When the soldiers die, the generals will fill in. When the generals die, the town will fill in. We will never let them die alone!"

"Yes!" Borji had no choice but to salute and return to his headquarters.

The spirit of fearlessness moved the god Tengri. When he was about to collapse, the news came that the King of Qi led his army back to Datong. "General, His Royal Highness the King of Qi has arrived in Weizhou. His Royal Highness orders you to hold on for two more days. After two days, our army will cross Xiao Wutai Mountain and attack the Qing army together with you," the King of Qi's confidant, Qianhu Chang'an Bahai, smiled and presented the military order of Mailas.

Although this person was respectful, Elinqin Batur somehow felt that there was a hint of mockery in his smile. He immediately took the risk and shouted, "Please go back and tell His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi that we can hold our town even in twenty days, let alone two!"

Xiao Wutai Mountain, located at the junction of Weizhou and Zhuolu, is the main peak of Taihang Mountain. It is magnificent, steep and towering. The guards led their horses and carried military equipment and supplies, trudging along the mountain road. To prevent leaks, the King of Qi sent out elite scouts to detain the people along the way and block the news. After two days of hard marching, they finally arrived near Changning Town.

"Your Highness, Changning Town is ahead. The scouts reported that the old villain Tong Yangliang is still unaware of the arrival of our army and is still attacking the town. Please give your instructions on whether we should attack," Chahar Admiral Alinbao asked respectfully.

"No hurry. It's morning now and the Qing army still has strength. It will be the right time to attack in the afternoon when they are exhausted. Didn't E'linqin Batur claim that he could hold on for another 20 days? Humph, let him wait a little longer," Melas sneered.

At the foot of Changning Town, Xuanda Governor Tong Yangliang was staring at the city wall. As far as his eyes could see, his trusted general, Deputy General of the Central Camp of the Governor's Flag, Lin Guoliang, was attacking fiercely and had already occupied several footholds on the top of the city.

"Governor, the guards are almost exhausted. If nothing unexpected happens, we can take this city today," said the first-class Adahahafan Sangtu happily.

Tong Yangliang nodded slightly, then suddenly paused. He saw E'linqin Batur, with a white beard, suddenly appear on the top of the city wall with his personal guards and drove Lin Guoliang down again.

"The next team will attack. I must spend the night in Changning Town," Tong Yanggu ordered fiercely, unaware that danger was approaching.

In the afternoon, the defenders were gradually exhausted, Lieutenant General Borji was killed in battle, and more and more Qing troops rushed into the city. Elinqin Batur sighed, silently wiped the blood off his sword, and prepared for the final battle.

"Look, General, reinforcements are coming!" The guards around him suddenly shouted with joy.

E'linqin Batur looked into the distance and saw fishing poles and flags appearing behind the Qing army formation outside the city. The huge word "Qi" was faintly visible on the flags.

"Pah~" The old general spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm fiercely and howled to his subordinates: "The King of Qi is here, warriors, follow me to kill the enemy!" (End of this chapter)