Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Horse hooves crisscross the nine states,
Today we will fight again in Jiangjin.

How can a river of ten thousand miles be easy?
The waves rushed down without any return.

David's tiger warriors turned into dragons.
The roars of dragons and tigers are so powerful that they reach the sky.

The wind rides on me. I ride on the wind.

Urge my boat to release its arrow.

It is the work of the brave to ride the wind and waves.

Let the feng shui prevail.

The river follows the mountains and the spirit becomes more arrogant.
Straight into the sky and travel in the sky.

Suddenly I heard the sound of war drums from across the river.
The enemy camp was setting up its battle formation.

The soaring dragons and phoenixes are not scholars,
The dark yellow dragon blood kills the enemy general.

This poem "Riding the Wind and Breaking the Waves to Seize Jiangjin City" was written by Fang Yuxuan, the governor of Yunnan in David's country, to flatter General Xi Rimo and Deputy General Na Risong. Governor Fang was originally Sun Kewang's confidant. He surrendered to David and was appointed as the governor of Yunnan. Although he was the governor of Yunnan, Yunnan was now occupied by Wu Sangui. He was a governor in name only and had to serve in the army of General Xi Rimo. This person was quite talented, and Xi Rimo was in need of a capable adviser, so he was very important. This time, the navy and land forces were advancing together, and he would be sent to the navy led by Na Risong to make plans.

In fact, most of Narisong's 30,000 "navy" were adapted from the land army, and most of the "warships" used were also requisitioned civilian ships. Although there seemed to be a large number, they were completely incomparable to the combat power of the navy at sea. Fortunately, the people in Shu knew how to sail, and the sailors recruited were quite capable, so they sailed safely on the river. In order to record the experience of this expedition and to curry favor with Mongolian dignitaries such as Xirimo and Narisong, Governor Fang wrote this poem. Unexpectedly, it was circulated and was considered to be a strong proof that David's warriors could not only roam the continent, but also roam the water.

Jiangjin is the gateway to Ba County, the seat of Chongqing Prefecture. In order to defend Chongqing, Li Guoying, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, specially ordered Wang Mingde, the general of Jianchang Town, Chen Fu, the lieutenant general of the Zunyi Town, Chang Rong, the guerrilla commander of the right camp, Zhang Panlong, the lieutenant general of the Yongning Town, and Li Hualong, the guerrilla commander, to lead 12,000 troops to guard Jiangjin. Wang Mingde was a veteran general who had defeated the invasion of the thirteen Ming armies in Kuidong many times together with Cheng Tingjun, the general of Chongqing Kui Town. After being ordered to move to Jiangjin, they sent patrol boats to patrol the river every day, and naturally saw the fleet of the Wei Army Navy.

"Gentlemen, the Wei army is known for its cavalry, but its strength in naval battles is average. Now they are abandoning land for water, which is really a taboo in military strategy. In my opinion, we should not let them land so that we can intercept them on the water," Wang Mingde said in a firm and confident tone.

"We are willing to obey General Wang's orders," the generals responded in unison.

"Okay! Let Li the guerrilla guard the city, and the rest of you follow me on board the ship to intercept the enemy!" Wang Mingde ordered Yongning guerrilla Li Hualong to lead 2,000 troops to guard Jiangjin City, and he himself led 10,000 soldiers on board the ship to intercept the guards.

Similar to the navy of the Guards, the warships of the Qing navy were mostly requisitioned civilian ships, and the navy soldiers were actually only slightly trained by the land army. The difference was that the Qing army was stationed on the river bank for a long time and had fought with the Kuidong righteous army on the water many times, so they had more experience in naval warfare. Under the command of Wang Mingde, they quickly formed a battle formation, with more than ten ships in a column and dozens of teams lined up on the river, full of murderous intent.

Na Risong was frightened when he saw the neat formation of the enemy. He was good at fighting on land, but he was a novice in commanding naval battles. But the arrow was on the string, and he dared not show any fear of fighting, so he could only pretend to be calm. Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty surrendered general Zhu Yangen, the Marquis of Yanchang, who accompanied him, had some experience in naval battles, and reported to him: "The deputy commander can order the Luzhou Town and Xuzhou Town to form a vertical formation to attack the enemy, and the other units to form a horizontal formation in turn to block the enemy. Take advantage of our numerical advantage, wait for the enemy ships to approach, fire cannons at the enemy first, and then fight close to the enemy." Among the 30,000 Weijun naval forces, the 10,000 soldiers under the command of Luzhou General Long Haiyang and Xuzhou General Du Zixiang have been stationed on the riverside for a long time and have the most experience in naval battles. Therefore, Zhu Yangen advised Na Risong to order the two generals to attack the enemy and dampen the enemy's morale.

Na Risong nodded repeatedly and hurriedly ordered the flag officer to raise the signal flag. Seeing the signal flag on the flagship, Long Haiyang and Du Zixiang quickly commanded their troops to line up in front.

"Attack!" Wang Mingde issued a military order, and the Qing army warships quickly approached the Wei army.

"Haha, Wang Mingde still thought it was the past. Now that we have surrendered David, we have more people and more artillery. We are not afraid of you in a naval battle! Attack! Tell the brothers to fight hard and show the power of our Xuzhou Town!" David, the third-class Xuzhou Earl and the general Du Zixiang, smiled and ordered his subordinates to attack the Qing army. "Boom~Boom~Boom~"

The sound of cannons rumbled, and the two sides first fired at each other with bow guns, and then fought on board. At first, the Wei army had the wind in their favor, which gave them some advantages in the battle, but after they broke through the enemy's formation, the Qing army had the wind in their favor.

"Turn rudder!" Wang Mingde ordered his subordinates to turn the rudder, intending to rearrange the formation after turning and attack the enemy with the wind.

"General! Look, there are guards behind us!" Suddenly, a confidant reported to Wang Mingde in fear.

Wang Mingde looked back and found that there was actually a larger fleet of guards behind him. It turned out that Na Risong followed Zhu Yangen's plan and ordered Long Haiyang and Du Zixiang, who were good at naval warfare, to lead 10,000 naval forces in the front, while he led 20,000 "naval forces" who were not good at naval warfare in the back.

Wang Mingde was really frightened, thinking that he had been trapped by the enemy and surrounded by the enemy. But things had come to this point and there was no escape, so he had to give up turning and sail towards the guards behind in the original formation.

"General Zhu, I am not familiar with naval battles, so I will leave the command to you. Don't worry, if we win this battle, I will definitely commend you in front of the Khan!" Na Risong was a straightforward Mongolian man. He simply admitted his shortcomings and handed over the command to Zhu Yangen, a surrendered general who was familiar with naval battles.

Zhu Yangen was overjoyed, and after taking over the command, he ordered the flag to be hoisted, "Turn the rudder and form a horizontal formation." The ships of the central and rear armies of the Guards turned their ships horizontally one after another, blocking the Qing army's path.

"Fire!" Zhu Yangen roared. Although the guards were not good at naval battles, they had captured a lot of artillery during the long battles, and Xi Rimo ordered them to be installed on the sides of the warships. At this moment, they were lined up in a horizontal formation, which was just right to take advantage of their broadside artillery.

“Boom~Boom~Boom~” “Boom~Boom~Boom~Boom~”

The fierce artillery fire caused considerable damage to the wooden warships of the Qing army, and also made Wang Mingde have an illusion that the troops in front were just a small force of the guards, and the ones behind were the main force of the guards? Otherwise, how could there be so many cannons?

"Bang~bang~bang~"

The Qing army's vanguard warships in the column rammed into the front of the guards in the horizontal column. Some ships were hit by the rams of the Qing warships and slowly sank, while others were caught in a brutal boarding battle. In the fierce battle, the guard Liang Jincai and the Qing guerrilla Chang Rong were killed.

Through the battle, Wang Mingde found that although the enemy in front of him was numerous and had many artillery, they were not good at naval warfare. Unfortunately, the enemy was too numerous, and it was not easy to break through the layers of horizontal formations. What was even more terrifying was that the enemy's forward team, who were good at naval warfare, had turned their boats around and were re-forming their formations, and would soon attack from behind. He realized the danger he was facing and shouted heartbreakingly: "Paddle back~ Turn the rudder~ Go back to Jiangjin~"

The Qing army tried to get rid of Na Risong's central and rear armies, and began to turn around and re-formed their battle formation, intending to escape back to Jiangjin. As soon as they formed their battle formation, they were rushed into the battle formation by the vanguard of the Guard Army led by Long Haiyang and Du Zixiang. At this time, Zhu Yangen also ordered the central and rear armies of the Guard Army to change from horizontal formations to vertical formations and attack the Qing army.

Under the attack from both sides, the Qing army was defeated, and Lieutenant Generals Chen Fu and Zhang Panlong were killed in the battle. Wang Mingde finally broke out of the encirclement and fled back to Jiangjin. Just as he joined the guerrilla Li Hualong's troops, the Wei army landed and attacked Jiangjin. How could he maintain morale after the defeat? He had to lead the defeated army to retreat to Ba County.

"Gee~Gee~Gee~" Li Hualong, the Qing army guerrilla, hurriedly rode his horse to escape.

"Da~da~da~" Zamusu, the captain of the guard army, rode his horse at full speed and quickly caught up with Li Hualong, killing him with a single blow.

Fishing poles and fishing flags were placed on the top of Jiangjin City, and countless corpses were lying below the city. The blood dyed the ground red, and all that was left was infinite desolation. (End of this chapter)