Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Emergency documents were flying to Xuanfu like snowflakes, especially the death of Xuanda Governor Tong Yangliang in battle, which made Xihe Emperor Doni lose his soul. He hurriedly summoned all the ministers to discuss. He asked everyone anxiously: "After the battle of Weizhou, the pseudo-King of Qi continued to move north and successively captured Shunshengchuanxi City, Shunshengchuandong City and other places. Huai'anwei City has been surrounded. What should we do?"

Batai, Grand Secretary of the National History Academy, was a man of strong character. He was famous in the court for not being loyal to Dorgon. He was an old minister highly valued by the late Emperor Shunzhi. Upon hearing this, he said proudly: "If the enemy comes, we will fight them; if the water comes, we will block it with earth. Your Majesty should recruit all men aged 15 to 60 in Xuanfu to join the army and fight to the death with the guards."

"Alas! I'm afraid that the people of Xuanfu may not be willing to be loyal to the Qing Dynasty~" Another university scholar from the National History Academy sighed to Kana, implying that the people of Xuanfu are mostly Han people and may not be of the same mind as the Manchus.

The more critical the moment, the more acute the ethnic conflicts were. The Grand Secretary of the Internal Secretariat, Fu Yijian, and the Grand Secretary of the Internal Hongwen Academy, Li Xun, who were both Han officials, changed color upon hearing this and hurriedly stood up and said, "Our dynasty governs the country with benevolence, and the people of Xuanfu are definitely willing to serve the Qing Dynasty!"

"Yeah," Donnie nodded, then sighed: "Even if all the people are conscripted into the army, these untrained laborers may not be of much use!" He had fought in wars and knew the difference between laborers and soldiers.

"I think we should gather all the troops in Xuanfu and fight a decisive battle with the guards. The emperor has been storing food in Xuanfu for many years. The food in the city is enough to support half a year. Xuanfu is strong, and there will be a turning point in half a year," said the Duke of Fuguo, Banbulshan. This idea can be summed up in four words: "Hold on and wait for help." It was originally a bad idea, but after a series of defeats, it seemed to be the only way.

"What the Duke of Fuguo said is true. As long as our army holds out for half a year, Prince Jian will definitely lead his army to help us," Batai agreed. At this moment, everyone present regarded Prince Jian Jidu, who was far away in Shaanxi, as a lifeline and agreed one after another.

In desperation, Doni had to order the withdrawal of all the garrisons of Wanquan Zuowei, Wanquan Youwei, Longmenwei and Chaigou, Zhangjiakou, Songshu and Chicheng forts around Xuanfu town into the town, and forcibly conscripted 20,000 civilians to help defend the city.

These measures accelerated the fall of surrounding towns, and bad news came one after another: the pseudo-Qi King Mailas and the pseudo-Tucheng County King Nagat conquered Huaian Weicheng and approached Xuanfu from the west; the army led by Beile Dulan was surrounded by the guards in Baoan Prefecture. This was the main force of the Qing army in Xuanfu. Doni still expected them to guard Xuanfu, but unexpectedly, they could not protect themselves. Not only that, according to the messenger sent by Dulan, the troops of the pseudo-Chu King Baoyin and the pseudo-Zhao King Biligendalai also appeared in Baoan Prefecture to join forces with the pseudo-Crown Prince Zhuoligetu; there was even worse news, the troops of the pseudo-Jin King Ergalang also appeared a hundred miles south of Xuanfu Town. Roughly estimated, the number of guards attacking Xuanfu would not be less than 200,000.
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"Fourth brother!"

"Second brother!"

Under the city of Xuanfu, the brothers, Prince of Qi, Mailas, and Prince of Jin, Ergalang, met and were particularly affectionate. With the war at this point, it was only a matter of time to capture Xuanfu, the only difference was speed. Mailas had been secretly competing with the crown prince Zhuoligetu, hoping to capture Xuanfu before his brother captured Baoanzhou. To achieve this goal, he had to rely on the power of his fourth brother, Ergalang, whose more than 20,000 troops were all warriors who were experienced in fighting.

That night, Melas hosted a banquet for Ergalang. Drinking alcohol was forbidden in the military camp, and only milk could be consumed instead. However, in the face of the great military merit and glory of destroying a country, the meal was very enjoyable. The two brothers talked and laughed with their cousin, Tucheng County King Nagat, creating a good story of the meeting of three kings.

Coincidentally, outside Bao'an Prefecture, Crown Prince Zhuo Ligetu also joined forces with his two younger brothers, Chu Wang Baoyin and Zhao Wang Biligenda, with a total of 120,000 troops. He also ordered a banquet to entertain his younger brothers, but as the crown princes, Baoyin and Biligenda did not dare to be presumptuous and spoke carefully, so the meal was far less lively than the one in Xuanfu.

The merit of capturing a city is not comparable to the merit of beheading the emperor. In a hurry to rush to Xuanfu, Zhuoligetu ordered the Battle of Baoanzhou on January 1665, , with guards against Qing troops. This was a battle with a huge disparity in numbers. Although Qing Beile Dulan, Gushan Ezhen Aljin, Bashan, the first-class guard Jieyin and his soldiers fought desperately, they only held out for days.

On January 21, Baoan Prefecture was captured. Gushan Ezhen Aljin and Bashan died in battle; the first-class guard Jieyin was seriously injured and refused to be humiliated, so he fell from the city and died; Beile Dulan and his eldest son Nemosun were surrounded on the top of the city with hundreds of personal guards. They killed and wounded nearly a thousand enemies and died in battle. "Order, the whole army rests for one night and rushes to Xuanfu to guard the city tomorrow morning!" Zhuoligetu laughed loudly after winning the victory. Suddenly, his uncle, the head of the Durbet Wanhu, Ebodui Wulanghai, ran over in a hurry with a piece of paper in his hand, "Your Highness, there is a battle report from Xuanfu."

Zhuoligetu's body trembled slightly. He opened it and read it. What he feared came true. It said: "Our army lived up to the high expectations and captured Xuanfu Town on January 18th. We beheaded the false emperor Doni, the false auxiliary prince Banbulshan, the university scholar Batai, the general Tula and 13,697 soldiers and officers under his command, and captured 18,562 people..."

Xuanfu was captured so quickly? This time my second brother got ahead of me again! Just as he was sighing inwardly, Junior Secretary Ma La saw what he was thinking and said with a smile: "A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. Your Highness does not need to compete with the King of Qi for credit. You only need to submit a memorial to give the credit to the other kings, and especially praise the King of Qi as much as possible. The more exaggerated, the better. On the one hand, it will let the Khan understand your broad mind, and on the other hand, it will make the other kings angry."

Zhuo Ligetu thought about it and suddenly understood. He bowed and thanked him, "Thank you for your advice, sir!"
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The Battle of Xuanfu started on January 9th, and was broken by the guards in just ten days. The reason for the fall was the people's hearts. Originally, there were 30,000 defenders and 20,000 civilians in Xuanfu Town. The city walls were strong and the food and grass were sufficient. If everyone worked together, they could still hold on for some time. However, after repeated defeats, especially the death of Tong Yangliang, the governor of Xuanda, the morale of the defenders was low. On the first day of the siege, the guards drove more than 10,000 prisoners captured in Yuzhou to attack the city. These prisoners had only some simple weapons. Under the drive of the supervisory team, they had to climb up the city to survive. They died and were injured in just two days. At this time, it was winter and there were fewer epidemics. The cruel guards piled soil on the bodies of these prisoners to make a slope and drove straight to the city. In just a few days, the defenders could not hold on. In order to survive, Zhong Jida, the deputy commander of the Han army, secretly contacted the guards to open the city gate.

In the fierce battle, the Prince of the State Banbulshan, the Grand Secretary Batai, and the Commander-in-Chief Tula were killed. Doni, under the protection of the Grand Secretary Batai and a few guards, tried to break out, but was surrounded by the guards more and more.

"You are the emperor of the Qing Dynasty. You cannot be captured and humiliated. Please respect yourself!" The resolute Batai drew his sword and handed it to Donny.

Donnie smiled and declined, "I am the emperor, I should use the emperor's sword." He then drew his sword and slashed it across his neck, blood splattering on the palace wall.

"Your Majesty, please take care. I will wait for you," Batai said with tears in his eyes as he slashed his throat and committed suicide.

Dozens of the guards around him committed suicide.

Some are not afraid of death and some are afraid of death. Grand Secretary of the National History Academy Dui Kana, Grand Secretary of the Internal Secretariat Fu Yijian, Grand Secretary of the Internal Hongwen Academy Li Xun, and President of the Hanlin Academy Chen Tingjing all surrendered after being captured.

Chen Hongzhu, the trusted adviser of the King of Qi, was grateful for the heroic death of the false emperor and his ministers, and composed a poem titled "On the 18th day of the first lunar month, the King's Army Defeats Xuanfu":
The fall of the Qing Dynasty and the rise of Wei were in accordance with the will of heaven.
It took only ten days to break through the city foundation.

There are fools even in desperate situations.

I am so loyal that I can't bear to leave. (End of this chapter)