Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

On the rugged mountain road, about 2,000 well-equipped local soldiers were walking slowly. Yes, well-equipped. Although they were local soldiers, they had more than ten turret cannons, hundreds of muskets, and a large number of weapons and armor. In terms of equipment, they were no worse than combat soldiers.

"Human Domain Khampa", the commanders of these two troops are two typical Khampa men, although their skin color is darker, their faces are firm and they have a heroic spirit. One is Muping General and Native Commander Jiancan Nanha, and the other is Dege General and Native Commander Danba Ciren. Kangrong Province was the province that surrendered to David earlier. Jiancan Nanha and Danba Ciren followed the Great Khan Lianhua in the battles and made many military achievements. Therefore, they were not only granted the hereditary native commander position, but also were named generals. The native soldiers under their command also received a large amount of military equipment allocated by the court and were well-equipped. This time, the two generals led the army from Jiarong area to Songfan in accordance with the order of the Great Khan. It is said that the Great Khan personally wrote a letter to them, saying that Jiarong and Songfan have the same language and race, and asked them to take their Jiarong native soldiers to Songfan to contact the local chieftain to assist the general Xi Rimo in attacking northern Sichuan and southern Shaanxi. Not everyone is qualified to receive the Supreme Immortal Letter. The two felt honored after receiving the letter and immediately selected a thousand elite private soldiers to march eastward. Although there were only two thousand soldiers, they were all the bravest warriors in the territory.

"Jiancan Nanha, the general commander, the Songfan City is in front of us. I wonder what Buerjixi and his people have to welcome us with?" Danba Ciren asked Jiancan Nanha with a smile. As Jiarong people, they have a good relationship with the chieftains of Songfan and often trade with each other, just like visiting a good friend's home.

"What else could it be? Nothing but strong liquor and a beautiful female slave? We are not the master, could it be that Buerjixi would be willing to donate his Haikou (wife) to us?" Jiancan Nanha laughed out loud, his eyes shining when he mentioned the "beautiful female slave".

Sure enough, just as they arrived not far from the Songfan Weicheng, the chieftains of Songfan, big and small, led by Zhanglaying chieftain Jianaba and Songpanzhongying chieftain Buerjixi, came to greet the "king's teacher". Although Jiancan Nanha, Danba Ciren and Buerjixi were joking around, they did not dare to neglect Jianaba, who was a master, and saluted respectfully.

"Amitabha! The two generals' visit to Songhan is the will of the Buddha. Please come into the city and rest." Janaba clasped his hands together in return and led the two generals into the city. That night, just as Jiancananha had expected, the chieftains of Songhan brought out all kinds of delicacies, fine wines and delicacies, as well as young and beautiful female slaves to entertain the distinguished guests.

After all, they were the generals of the David Kingdom. The two generals only had a happy night and stopped indulging themselves. The next morning, they strongly requested the local soldiers of Song Fan to follow them to attack Long'an Prefecture. The David Kingdom valued military merit the most, and time was of the essence for rewarding merit. The chieftains of Song Fan had already gathered their private soldiers in the Weicheng and gladly obeyed the order. There were about 4,000 local soldiers of Song Fan, plus the 2,000 elite soldiers brought by the two generals, and the number of the Wei army reached more than 6,000. They marched towards Long'an Prefecture with great momentum.
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"State affairs are difficult! Do you have any advice?" In the mansion of the deputy general of Pingwu County in Long'an Prefecture, Xu Xueyi, the deputy general of Songpan in Long'an, asked Yu Xiangui, the deputy general of Tongchuan, and Zhao Wenkui, the guerrilla, with a sad face. He was really troubled. The army of Xi Rimo, the general of the Wei State's expedition to the south, had already captured Tongchuan and Chengdu, and would soon go north to Long'an and Baoning Prefectures. To make matters worse, he just received news that the chieftain of Songfanwei in the west killed the deputy general Feng Keyou and surrendered to the Wei State, which meant that the west of Long'an Prefecture was also in danger. And looking at the Long'an defenders, even with the 3,000 soldiers of Yu Xiangui who escaped from Tongchuan Prefecture, there were only more than 7,000 people. How could they be opponents?
"The Qing Dynasty has declined, and it is beyond human power to save it. It's a pity that Li Duxian can't see this, alas!" Yu Xiangui sighed deeply, and on the surface he was lamenting for the Qing Dynasty, but secretly he was testing it. He was really frightened by the strength of the Wei army. As the garrison commander of Tongchuan, he abandoned the city and fled without firing a single arrow. Now he even thought about surrendering to the Wei army.

"We have received great kindness from Governor Li, and now is the time to repay him. As long as the Governor has not said we should surrender, we must not do so! At this time, we must cooperate sincerely to resist the powerful enemy." Xu Xueyi was a close confidant of Li Guoying, the Governor-General of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and he made his attitude clear.

"I am willing to follow Deputy General Xu's orders," said Guerrilla General Zhao Wenkui, who was Xu Xueyi's confidant. Seeing Deputy General Xu's clear attitude, he immediately expressed his support loudly.

"In this case, how about I lead the army to defend Jiangyou against Xirimo, and the two generals guard Pujiang Pass and Huangyang Pass respectively to guard against the local soldiers of Song Fan. How about that?" Yu Xiangui asked with his eyes rolling. At this time, he had already thought of surrendering. Defending Jiangyou was a lie, but offering Jiangyou City to the Wolf of Oirat was real.

Xu Xueyi was worried about Yu Xiangui. He didn't have the courage to defend Tongchuan before, so how could he have the courage to defend Jiangyou today? If he ran away again, wouldn't it harm our army? After thinking for a while, he said, "Our army is small. If we divide our troops again, we will inevitably be defeated one by one by the guards. It is better to give up the counties and concentrate our forces to defend Pingwu City. What do you think?"

"Jiangyou is an important place for Long'anwei and must not be lost. Let me go to guard Jiangyou." Yu Xiangui had already thought of surrendering and refused to listen.

"Military report~Military report~" Just as the stalemate was about to begin, a trusted lieutenant suddenly brought a military report.

Xu Xueyi opened the letter and looked at it, then burst into laughter and said to Yu Xiangui: "Yu Canrong, there is no need for us to argue. Li Duxian has already led his troops into Long'an. Come with me to welcome him. As for the defense, we will talk about it after he arrives."
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Li Guoying, the nearly sixty-year-old governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, led an army of 23,000 from Hanzhong to Long'an Prefecture in Sichuan. Although he was nearly sixty years old, he was handsome and majestic. This is a man with a story: he first served as a general under Zuo Liangyu; then he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty with Zuo Menggeng and was incorporated into the Han Army Zhenghong Banner; then he followed Haoge into Sichuan to fight Zhang Xianzhong, and after Haoge returned to Beijing, he presided over the military affairs of Sichuan, repeatedly defeated the Thirteen Yijuns of Kuidong and the remnants of Zhang Xianzhong, and at the critical period when Li Dingguo defeated two famous kings and the Qing court intended to give up the southwest and negotiate peace with the Southern Ming, he petitioned the Qing court that the Qing court should send troops to retake Sichuan as soon as possible, and use Sichuan as a base to recover Yunnan, Guizhou, and even the entire southwest. He emphasized that the use of troops against Sanba must be planned according to waterways, "the method of defeating the enemy must be both land and water... warships and grain ships are indispensable." In the end, he defended northern Sichuan with a small number of troops. Because he had stayed in Shu for a long time and had great prestige among the Qing troops in Sichuan, when they heard that he was coming, Xu Xueyi, Yu Xiangui, Zhao Wenkui and others stood outside the city gate early to welcome him.

Li Guoying, riding a black horse, appeared in everyone's sight. "I am here to see the Governor~" Upon seeing him, Xu Xueyi hurriedly saluted.

"Xu Dapao has become a more refined general. I almost didn't recognize him because of his politeness." Xu Xueyi spoke with a strong voice like a bell, so some people in the army nicknamed him "Xu Dapao". Li Guoying was very humble and joked with Xu Xueyi. He also greeted all the generals warmly, which made everyone feel warm.

"The military situation is urgent. Don't stay outside the city. Follow me into the city to discuss matters." After saying hello, Governor Li did not waste any words and immediately invited everyone into the city. (End of this chapter)