Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

"There is such a fairyland in the world! If I were not entangled in worldly affairs, I would like to live in seclusion here and live the life of an immortal." Even the knowledgeable King Pingxi could not help but admire the beautiful scenery painted by the clear plateau lakes and green grass and flowers. Suddenly, a black-necked crane flew straight into the sky from the grass, which made Wu Sangui feel that he had too many missions to shoulder and could not be an idle wild crane.

"Changbo (Wu Sangui's courtesy name), why should you feel sad? Expelling the Tartars and restoring the mountains and rivers of the Han Dynasty is also a form of cultivation! It will benefit generations to come, and the merits are immeasurable!" Fang Guangchen, a trusted adviser, advised. He was a good friend of the King of Pingxi before he became famous, and he was also one of the few people who dared to call the King of Pingxi by his courtesy name when no one was around. Because of their close relationship, the King of Pingxi only took him and a few of his personal guards to visit Caohai this time. The phrase "restoring the mountains and rivers of the Han Dynasty" is full of profound meaning, and it is implicitly intended to persuade Wu Sangui to establish a brand new Han court between the Qing Dynasty and the Wei Dynasty. In fact, the civil and military officials around Wu Sangui were all Han people, and many of them wanted to restore the mountains and rivers of the Han Dynasty, and regarded the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the Wei Dynasty as Tartars.

Wu Sangui was absolutely confident in his old friend and told him frankly: "Things have their priorities, and this one cannot be rushed. When the time comes, I will raise the banner of rebellion. By the way, how is the task I asked you to do?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Guangchen said solemnly, "I have ordered people to spread the rumor everywhere that 'when the capital city was broken, the two emperors Zhou and Tian had an intimate meeting with the eunuch Wang Feng, who held the third prince of the late emperor, who was only three years old. He pricked his thigh as a mark and entrusted his life to you.' It has spread throughout Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan."

"Well, very good!" Wu Sangui breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, the Ming Dynasty had not been destroyed for long, and if he wanted to establish himself, he would better use the banner of the Ming Dynasty. However, Emperor Yongli died in his hands, and supporting other members of the Southern Ming Dynasty would inevitably be contradictory, so he could only use the banner of Emperor Chongzhen. There has always been a legend about the Third Prince Zhu among the people, which can be used as a good opportunity.

"Your Majesty, military reports!" The two were happily chatting when Wu Sangui's son-in-law Xia Guoxiang came running over breathlessly, "Great victory! Our army has captured Jianchang!"

"Oh?" Wu Sangui was delighted and took up the military report to read it carefully. It was sent by his second son Wu Yingqi. He and Hu Guozhu led an army of 20,000 to attack Jianchangwei. After seven days of fierce fighting, the defenders abandoned Jianchang City and fled.
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The chief of the guards of Jianchang was the second-class Pali Bo Pala Gesang. He had a "close" relationship with the Great Khan of Lotus. When the great monks of the Snowland launched a rebellion, the Supreme Khan stayed in his manor to command the rebellion. He was a devout believer and admired the Supreme Khan as the incarnation of Guru Padmasambhava on earth. He willingly donated his wife Yangjin Meiduo to the Supreme Khan. Later, perhaps because of his devout belief, the young master of the Pala family actually looked very similar to the Supreme Khan. He therefore had a good relationship with the Great Khan and had a prosperous career. Not only did he inherit the position of the commander of the Pali land, but he was also awarded the title of the second-class Pari Earl and the position of the Pari General.

Knowing his relationship with the Great Khan, the Wolf of Oirat, Xirimo, took good care of him and appointed him as the garrison commander of Jianchang, responsible for commanding his own troops and the armies of the chieftains such as An Taining, the commander of the Jianchang Guard, Ling Fengqi, the envoy of Qiongbu, An Weiwei, the envoy of Liangshan, An Meng, the chieftain of Lizhou, and Adu chieftain Ajiaziku. These troops, when gathered together, also had more than 18,000 people, which was about the same as the Wu army that attacked Jianchang. However, the 20,000 troops led by Wu Yingqi and Hu Guozhu were all well-trained elite soldiers, and their combat effectiveness was much stronger than that of the local soldiers.

Led by Zhang Zhaoyuan, the chieftain of Weilong Prefecture who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, Wu Yingqi made rapid progress along the way. Gesang led his army to fight several fierce battles with him, but all ended in failure. Wu's army killed Yuzhu, the pacification envoy of Guabie in Yanjing Guard, Lang Junwei, the chieftain of Gubaishu, Ge Zhongchen and his son Ge Yingkui, the chieftains of Bijulu, and forced the chieftains of the middle chieftain of Yanjing Guard, La Shuzu, the chieftain of the right chieftain, Bajizong, the chieftain of the left chieftain, La Mafei, and the chieftain of Zhebao, Lu Age, to surrender, and marched straight to the city of Jianchang.

To be fair, Gesang had followed the Great Khan in battle for many years and was not an incompetent man who relied on nepotism. However, except for his own 2,000 troops, his subordinates were all poorly equipped and poorly trained local soldiers. They were no match for the fierce Wu army. Looking at the enemy camps scattered all over the mountains outside the city, he could not help but lose confidence in defending the city and lamented repeatedly.

"I think the general does not need to defend the city. The Daliang Mountains in the north of Jianchang is my territory, with dangerous terrain and many mountains. If we abandon the city and hide in the Daliang Mountains to garrison, even if the Qing army is good at fighting, they will not be able to stop us." At the critical moment, An Taining, the commander of Jianchang Guards, offered a suggestion.

"Abandon the city and go into the mountains?" Gesang thought carefully and said it was a good idea. He knew the dangers of Daliang Mountain. With the support of the local chieftains, military food would not be a problem. With the dangers of the mountains and rivers, he would be able to delay the Qing army's northward advance. At this time, the main forces of the guards in Sichuan and Guizhou provinces were all transferred to northern Sichuan. The military order given to him by Sichuan Governor Asumu was to stop the Qing army from going north to Lizhou and Jiading. Defending Daliang Mountain to the death was also considered to have fulfilled the military order. So he abandoned Jianchang City and left, taking more than 13,000 defeated soldiers to hide in Daliang Mountain for garrison.

The backward equipment of the local soldiers was light and practical for mountain warfare. Wu Yingqi thought he had achieved a "great victory" and asked Wu Sangui for credit, but he was later restricted by the terrain of Daliang Mountain. He went into the mountains to fight several times, but not only did he not gain an advantage, but he also lost a lot of soldiers. The two sides were in a stalemate in the north of Jianchang.
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"Good! Qi'er fought beautifully!" Wu Sangui laughed after watching. Although Wu Yingqi was his second son, he was adopted by his elder brother Wu Sanfeng since he was a child, so he was not as close to him as other children, but he was really good at fighting. Blood is thicker than water. After all, he was his own flesh and blood. The King of Pingxi was very proud of his son and shouted happily: "Order Wu Guogui and Gao Dejie to speed up the march. I want to use the fast to beat the slow and catch the guards off guard!" After receiving the order, Wu Guogui and Gao Dejie accelerated the march, especially Gao Dejie, who led 3,000 cavalry to run very fast. His 3,000 cavalry were the old foundation of the Guanning Army. They were few in number but extremely elite. Soon the Wu army captured Jialeze Creek and Yaojiaze Creek and arrived at Huozhuze Creek where Nayong City was located.

Shuixi is an important place in Guizhou, where Xirimo left 4,000 infantrymen under General Liu Ding and 1,000 cavalrymen under Chief Zamusu. Liu Ding was a surrendered general of the Ming Dynasty, while Zamusu was a genuine Mongolian general.

"Da~da~da~" Gao Dejie led 3,000 cavalrymen and marched slowly around Nayong City in a proud and arrogant manner, showing off the military power.

"This man is really abominable! How dare he shout in front of my Mongolian cavalry! I am willing to lead my troops to defeat the enemy, please support me." Seeing this, Zamusu was filled with anger. In fact, among his 1,000 men, only half were Mongolians, and the other half were from Tibetans, Hui and other ethnic groups, but the Mongolians' sense of superiority on horseback made him unable to tolerate such provocation.

"Wu Sangui is cunning in using his troops, so the captain must not fall into the enemy's trap," Liu Ding advised.

"There are only three thousand enemy cavalry. Even if they have some tricks, what's the harm? I will only take a thousand of my own troops out of the city and I will definitely kill all of these lunatics! Warriors, follow me to kill the enemy!" Zamusu refused to listen and led a thousand cavalry to fight.

Seeing the enemy leaving the city, Gao Dejie went to fight, but was defeated in a short while and fled. The Mongolian cavalry chased him closely, and the sound of "Hao Rui" continued outside the city.

"Not good! Hurry out of the city to support General Zamusu!" Liu Ding knew very well that although Zamusu held a low official position, he was a descendant of Mongolian nobles and his foundation in the court was far beyond his own. He was afraid that something might happen to him, and dared not not leave the city to support him even though he knew it might be a trap.

After running for more than 20 miles, Gao Dejie stopped fleeing and led his troops to fight. Wu Guogui's infantry also suddenly rushed out. Zamusu realized that he had been tricked and was in a panic. Gao Dejie rode up to him and shot him off his horse.

Wu and Gao quickly wiped out the Wei cavalry and turned back to fight the Wei infantry who left the city. Unfortunately, Liu Ding not only failed to save Zamusu's life, but was killed by Wu's army. In a panic, he fled to Bijiewei with only a few hundred remaining soldiers. (End of this chapter)