Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

"Humph! This Jidu is really overestimating himself, actually wanting to counterattack Taiyuan~" In the Qianqing Palace of Wei Dadu, the Great Khan Lianhua saw the memorial submitted by his younger brother, the Liao King Sumur, about the Qing army in Shaanxi invading Shanxi, and couldn't help but sneer. Once upon a time, in the big chess game of fighting for the world, he was just a small chess piece. After unremitting efforts, he was qualified to become a chess player who controlled the chess pieces. Now, there are fewer and fewer people who are qualified to play against him. Jidu, a mere Jidu, is really not in the eyes of this Oirat war god.

"As soon as the false emperor ascended the throne, he raised an army to attack us. His ambition is not small. Your Majesty should not underestimate him. You can send troops to destroy him while his foundation is unstable," suggested Grand Secretary Liu Haogu.

"Our army has just pacified Xuanfu and needs to rest. It is not appropriate to send a large army to reinforce. We can send a small division to reinforce and hold Taiyuan firmly." The second assistant Tie Moli had a different opinion.

For a time, the ministers were divided into two factions, one supporting the expedition and the other sending only a small force to provide support, and the debate continued.

"What does the Prime Minister think?" Sultan asked Batuhetan slowly.

"Hasn't the Khan already decided to send troops to Huguang? I think it is not appropriate to start a major war in Shanxi at this time. We can send a detachment of troops there and at the same time order Toli to send troops to attack Xi'an and contain the false emperor," Batuhetan expressed his thoughts.

"Your Majesty, I think what the Prime Minister said makes sense. Since the pseudo-emperor wants to counterattack Shanxi, why not lure the enemy deep into our territory, tie down the main force of the Qing army near Taiyuan, and secretly order the General Zhengbei to seize Xi'an while the situation is weak," suggested the Minister of Revenue Hu Lianqi.

"Minister Hu's plan is very good. But if we want to lure the enemy deep into our territory, we should not send too many reinforcements to Shanxi. Too many may scare off the Qing army," said the Minister of War, Harahuri.

"Well, I order Admiral Alinbao of Chahar, Admiral Yang Jie of Shandong, Lieutenants Ke Yongzhen, Shang Jun, Fu Jinzhong and Zhong Jida to lead 50,000 Manchu and Han troops to rescue Shanxi," Sultan gave the order, and suddenly frowned and said, "What I am worried about is not the Qing army in Shaanxi invading Shanxi, but the Three Feudatories actually sending troops to rescue Shaanxi. I wanted to surrender the Three Feudatories, but it seems that it won't work." The Three Feudatories refer to the three princes who dominated the south, Wu Sangui, the King of Pingxi, Shang Kexi, the King of Pingnan, and Geng Jimao, the King of Jingnan. Each of these three had powerful troops and ruled their own territories, and they were not easy to deal with.

After hearing this, Liu Haogu laughed and said, "Although the Three Feudatories have powerful troops, they only want to establish their own territory and have no intention of competing for world dominance. If they really want to help Shaanxi, why would they only send a mere 10,000 soldiers? In my opinion, they are not a big threat. On the contrary, the false emperor Jidu sent troops to Jin as soon as he ascended the throne. He is ambitious and must be taken seriously."

"Well, Master Liu is right. But since the Three Feudatories dared to send troops to aid Shaanxi, I must also show some pressure on them. The strategy of advancing into Huguang must be implemented immediately. I originally wanted to send 100,000 surrendered troops to Huguang, but because of the commotion in Jidu, I had to transfer half of the surrendered troops to Shanxi, and only 50,000 surrendered troops were sent to Huguang. In your opinion, who is the most appropriate person to send as the commander?" Sultan asked his ministers solemnly.

The Minister of War, Halahuli, reported: "I have been ordered to mobilize the newly surrendered troops, and found that these surrendered troops include Mongolians, Han, and Manchus, and are diverse and have no subordinates to each other. In my opinion, if we want to prevent them from having any disloyal ideas, it would be best to have a prince lead the army."

"Well, that makes sense. Tell me, who among my sons can take on this important task?" Sultan asked, nodding his head.

This question was not a big deal, and all the ministers immediately started to speak up and act as recommenders. The most people recommended the crown prince to lead the army, followed by the King of Qi, whose supporters were only slightly less than the crown prince, then the King of Jin, and then the King of Zhao. Some ministers also supported the King of Chu.

The ministers were busy taking sides and arguing, but Sultan did not pay any attention. He just watched coldly. He found that several important ministers, including Nasutu, Liu Haogu, Xue Zongzhou, Hashha, and Hu Lianqi, had not yet recommended candidates, so he smiled and named them one by one.

"Na Qing, Liu Qing, Xue Qing, Ha Qing, Hu Qing, what do you think?" "All the kings are good generals. I think they can all take on this important task. Please make your decision, Khan." Na Sutu played tricks and did not offend anyone.

"Yes, no one knows a son better than his father. Your Majesty, just take charge of the affairs and make decisions on your own," Liu Haogu also used an ambiguous tactic.

"I second the motion," "Your servant second the motion," Xue Zongzhou and Hashha echoed.

"Humph~" The Great Khan of Lotus knew their little tricks very well, and he snorted coldly and cursed them secretly as "cunning". Seeing that Hu Lianqi still didn't say anything, Yuan knew that he was stubborn, so he asked, "What do you think, Hu Liao?"

"I think if we are going to send someone, we should send the Prince of Qin." As soon as Hu Lianqi said this, everyone in the palace was shocked. This was because the Prince of Qin Chuo Siji was only fourteen years old this year, just grown up, and had never been on the battlefield. Why did they not recommend so many princes with great military achievements, but recommended a child who was still wet behind the ears?
"Oh, the ministers recommended the crown prince or the kings of Qi, Jin, Zhao and Chu, but you only recommended the king of Qin. Why?" Sultan asked with a smile.

Hu Lianqi straightened his back and replied: "The people in the south are mostly Han people, and the King of Qin has half the blood of the Ming royal family flowing in his body. If the King of Qin is appointed as the leader, it will be more conducive to appease the hearts of the Han people all over the world."

Sultan understood what he meant: Qin Wang Chuo Siji's mother, Concubine Zhu Huiyan, was the daughter of the former Ming royal family. This identity had a great influence on those Han people who still had ties to the former Ming Dynasty. If he was appointed as the commander-in-chief, it would help appease the hearts of the Han people in the south.

Even so, the Supreme was still somewhat worried, and asked slowly, "A young boy is ignorant and has never experienced war, can he really be a commander?"

"That's fine. If Your Majesty is worried that the King of Qin lacks experience, you can select a general who is good at fighting to assist him," said Hu Lianqi.

"King Qin~uh~King Qin~" Sultan muttered to himself, the image of the wind-chasing boy emerged in his mind. When he was his age, he had already ridden a horse and fought on the battlefield. It was time to send him out to gain some experience!

Thinking of this, the Great Khan laughed loudly, "Hu Qing is right. Little Six has grown up and has half the blood of the Ming Dynasty royal family flowing in his body. It would be a good idea to send him. So I order the King of Qin to be the General of Dingyuan, and the Kazakh chief Tegus Chaoktu and the Mo Nan chief Babai to be the Deputy Generals of Dingyuan to assist him, and lead 5,000 imperial guards and 50,000 surrendered troops to the south. The soldiers and generals who will take part in the battle must be carefully selected, and only those who are brave and courageous must be selected."

"The Khan is wise~" "Your Majesty is wise~" The voices of wisdom rang out in the hall. It was not all flattery, but after experiencing victory after victory, the Khan had a very high prestige among the ministers. Everyone felt that as long as they followed the Khan, they would be able to win, and they couldn't help but shout that he was wise.

After the Supreme made the decision, the war machine of the Kingdom of David was put into operation quickly. The Ministry of War dispatched soldiers and the Ministry of Revenue prepared food and wages. On May 1665, the nd year of Qianyuan (), Qin Wang Chuo Siji, assisted by the brave generals Tegus Chaoktu and Babai, led troops from Xuan Youcai, Zhang Wei, Chen Shikai, Feng Duo, and Zu Zechun to attack Huguang. (End of this chapter)