Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Fengjie was originally named Yufu. When Liu Bei retreated to Baidi City, it was renamed Yong'an and entrusted his son to the care of others. In order to respect Zhuge Liang's character of "entrusting his son to Liu Bei and not taking away his life in the face of great difficulties", Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, changed the name to Fengjie again. Perhaps inspired by Zhuge Wuhou's integrity, the defenders, Ma Tengyun, Marquis of Tongcheng, Dang Shousu, Marquis of Xingping, and General Suo Yanlong, defended the city and fought to the death, which made the old commander of the Wei army, Xi Rimo, helpless for a while. At this time, the Ming army had two reinforcements. Liu Tichun, Duke of Wan, Yuan Zongdi, Duke of Jingguo, and He Daoning, Marquis of Fuping, came from Wushan with 30,000 troops to support. Yang Xun, the general of the Ming army, led more than 8,000 Han, Tu and Miao soldiers to come from Jiannan to support. They were all blocked outside the city by the troops sent by the Wolf of Oirat.

"Report! Marshal, a large group of Ming troops appeared in the direction of Jiannan, and they are flying the flag of Jiangling King Li Laiheng." On this day, the Wolf of Oirats was looking at Fengjie City with worry, but received the news he least wanted to hear.

"Li Laiheng?" The old commander's eyes showed solemnity.

"I am willing to lead my troops to stop the Ming army," shouted the Deputy General of the Southern Expedition Na Risong, as if he had found a good opportunity to make a contribution.

"No, Fengjie City is strong, and we have only 40,000 troops. We have been constantly sending troops to reinforce, and we are no longer able to capture the city. In this case, it is better to withdraw to the Beijiang line, which can not only cut off the connection between Shaanxi and Sichuan, but also provide mutual support with the garrisons in Yunyang and Xingshan," Xi Rimo said slowly.

"If this happens, wouldn't that mean we will be handing over the achievement of pacifying Kuizhou to others?" Na Risong was reluctant to leave.

"The little tiger is back. Do you think we can pacify Kuizhou with just the little force we have?" Xi Rimo glared at Na Risong unhappily and shouted, "Pass my military order, the entire army will march out immediately."

"Yes," Na Risong saluted and left.

The Wei army retreated northward like the wind, and Li Laiheng successfully joined forces with Liu Tichun, Yuan Zongdi, He Daoning, Ma Tengyun, Dang Shousu, Suo Yanlong, and Yang Xun, with a force of more than 90,000 people, and an astonishing momentum. Before they could be happy about meeting their comrades, they heard the news that the Wei army had entered Shizhouwei.
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"Your humble servant, Tan Yingchang, the pacification envoy of Maogang, and all the officials of the department respectfully welcome His Majesty the King of Qi." Tan Yingchang and the local officials of Maogang knelt in front of the horse of King of Qi, Mai La Si. As a small local chieftain, he would surrender to whoever had greater power. This kind of scene was common. He knelt there, said polite words, and then quietly waited for the other party to accept the surrender.

"Get him!" Unexpectedly, what he welcomed was not peace, but the two sinister words "get him".

The ferocious guards rushed forward and tied up Tan Yingchang and his men tightly.

"Your Highness, why is this happening?" Tan Yingchang was shocked.

"Some time ago, the bandit chieftain Li Laiheng led the remnants of his troops through Maogang, and you entertained him with wine and provided him with food and fodder. It is obvious that you are colluding with the bandits. Do you think I don't know?" Melas sneered.

"It's unjust! Your Highness! There are only a few hundred soldiers in Maogang, while the traitor Li has more than 30,000 people. How can I defeat him? I could only pretend to be in collusion with the enemy, but I did not collude with him," Tan Yingchang cried out in injustice.

"Hmph! Even if you didn't dare to stop the Kuidong bandits because of your small number of soldiers, why didn't you report the whereabouts of the bandits to me? How could I say that you were in cahoots with the bandits? Come on, drag Tan Yingchang and his son Tan Hongzhi out and behead them," Mailas shouted, and the people around him immediately dragged Tan Yingchang and Tan Hongzhi out after hearing the order.

"Alas! If I had known this would happen, I should have led my army to help Prince Jiangling fight the Wei Army to the end!" Tan Yingchang cried out in regret before his execution, but it was too late. The King of Qi soon ordered the two bloody heads to be sent to the various chieftains as a means of persuading them to surrender.

When seeing the heads of Tan Yingchang and Tan Hongzhi, Xiang Ding, the pacification envoy of Sangzhi, was shocked. He agreed to surrender to the Wei because the Kingdom of David agreed to annex the land of Anfu. After getting the permission, he immediately took advantage of the battle between the Ming and Wei armies to send troops to occupy Anfu. When he was feeling complacent, he saw these two heads that were once very familiar to him. Although Tan Yingchang's power was not as strong as his, his official title was the same as his, and they were both pacification envoys of Shizhen. His Royal Highness the King of Qi was so murderous, he killed the pacification envoy just like he said!
"To the pacification envoy, His Highness has ordered you to gather all the troops and set out immediately to fight the enemy. Is there any difficulty?" The guard's words were polite, but his eyes were glaring at the tripod fiercely, which made the chieftain feel a chill on his back.

He originally wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between the two tigers, but how could he dare to have such an idea now? He said generously: "Don't worry, Your Excellency. I will immediately mobilize all the elite troops in my department to go there."

When seeing Xiang Ding and 3,000 fully armed Sangzhi soldiers, Qi Wang Mailas was overjoyed, thinking that his intimidation strategy had succeeded, so he stationed troops in Sangzhi and continued to wait for other chieftains to surrender. Unexpectedly, after ten days, not a single chieftain was willing to surrender, only Rongmei chieftain Tian Ganlin sent 200 carts of food and hinted that Rongmei would remain neutral in the Ming-Qing war.

"Your plan has failed. The heads of Tan Yingchang and Tan Hongzhi cannot make those local officials afraid and submit to David," he said to Li Xun unhappily.

"If he was not afraid, why would Xiang Ding be willing to send troops to join the expedition? Why did Tian Ganlin, who has always been pro-Ming, send you food and fodder? In my opinion, the local officials are not afraid, but Li Laiheng had gathered their troops together before he left. Even if they wanted to surrender with their troops, they would not have the chance." Li Xun did not mind being ridiculed at all and explained calmly.

"Well, that seems to be the case. What do you think I should do?" asked Melas.

"In my humble opinion, after seeing the letter of surrender and the heads of Tan Yingchang and Tan Hongzhi, the morale of the local army has actually been shaken. Half of the Ming army in Shizhou are local troops. We should take this opportunity to have a decisive battle with the Ming army! As long as the Ming army is defeated, the local army will surely flock to surrender, and Shizhou will be in Your Highness's pocket," Li Xun said calmly.

"Puchi~" Melas laughed, "It seems that I have been taking advantage of the situation and forgot that these chieftains are all cunning fence-sitters. They won't easily fall to the side that has more power unless they see clearly which side is stronger. Well, I will fight with the fake Ming Duke Jing!"
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At the Zhongdong Anfusi on the east side of Youshui, 50,000 Ming troops were stationed on the mountain, ready to stop the 70,000-plus guards. Wang Guangxing stared at the densely packed camps at the foot of the mountain without saying a word.

"Your Highness, my stronghold is located in the mountains and beside the water. Although the guards are numerous, it is difficult for them to break into my stronghold," said Tian Chuzhen, the Zhongdong appeasement envoy under the command of Tusi Zhongjian, with a proud look on his face.

"Well, this is indeed a dangerous place, but~" Wang Guangxing looked solemn.

"What are you worried about?" asked Tian Yangmin, the Zhongjian envoy.

"Of course I'm worried about His Royal Highness the Prince of Jiangling," Wang Guangxing said this, but his eyes were looking in the direction of the Rongmei Tusi's residence. What should we do if Tian Ganlin refuses to send troops to help and betrays the Ming Dynasty and leads the guards to cross the border to attack our flank?
"Don't worry, Duke. Your Highness is always brave and will definitely defeat the barbarians!" Tian Yangmin comforted him. "Well said! Pass on my military order, the whole army is on alert and ready for a war!" Wang Guangxing hid his worries, issued military orders, and secretly ordered people to be on guard in the direction of Rongmei.

"Kill~ Kill~ Kill~" Another charge was repelled. Looking at the bodies of his men lying on the ground, Xiang Ding, the pacification envoy of Sangzhi, wanted to cry but had no tears. In just three days, half of his 3,000 men were lost, and he did not even capture a hair of the enemy's stronghold. He had no choice but to beg for mercy from Melas with a sad face: "Your Highness, my Sangzhi men have suffered too many casualties. We are really unable to attack again!"

"Well, you lead your troops to rest. My own troops will attack the stronghold tomorrow," Melas comforted him and ordered the generals to withdraw.

"Alas~" In the long night, this person sighed.

Suddenly, someone beside me chuckled, "Your Highness, are you worried that Zhongdong is difficult to capture due to its strategic location?"

Melas looked back and saw that it was his trusted adviser Chen Hongzhu. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "Sir, you have come to see me, you must have a good plan to defeat the enemy."

"The Kuidong bandits occupy a strategic location and it is not easy to attack them by force. If we can lure them down the mountain for a decisive battle, it will be easy to defeat them," Chen Hongzhu said calmly.

"Wang Guangxing has been in many battles. How could he give up a strategic location and fight me?" Melas frowned.

"Have you forgotten that Rongmei Xuanfu Envoy Tian Ganlin sent people to deliver two hundred carts of food to us? We just need to spread this matter widely and let Wang Guangxing know. He will surely think that Rongmei has the intention of surrendering to Wei, and in order to prevent any changes from the rear and is reluctant to give up Shizhou, he will have no choice but to come down the mountain and fight a decisive battle with us."

Upon hearing this, Melas could not help but slap his thigh with joy, exclaiming that it was a good idea. He immediately sent people to spread the news that Rongmei Tusi had sent food and fodder to the Wei army.

"What! Tian Ganlin sent people to deliver 200 carts of food to the guards?" Wang Guangxing didn't believe the news at first, but after sending people to inquire, he found out that it was true. He couldn't help but sigh, "I didn't expect that the Rongmei Tian family, who are known for their loyalty, actually wanted to rebel against the Ming and surrender to the invaders!"

"Mr. Tian and his son have received great favors from the Ming Dynasty. Even if the situation is critical, they will not surrender immediately," General Deng Bingzhi advised after learning about it. He had some friendship with the Tian brothers and knew them well.

"Even so, I dare not trust Rongmei. If Rongmei surrenders, the morale of the army will definitely be shaken. The only way now is to take advantage of the fact that Rongmei has not rebelled and go down the mountain to fight a decisive battle with the Wei army. If we can defeat the Wei army, the people's hearts will be stabilized," Wang Guangxing said gritting his teeth.

"I am willing to fight to the death with the Duke!" Deng Bingzhi expressed his opinion upon seeing this.

On June 1667, , Wang Guangxing led Ming troops down the mountain to attack the Wei army camp. Unexpectedly, it was an empty camp. Qi Wang Meilas listened to the counselor Chen Hongzhu's plan and judged that the Ming army on the mountain would soon come down the mountain to fight him. He deliberately left only a few soldiers in the camp and ambushed the main force on both sides of the camp. The Ming army quickly attacked the camp, but found that a fire suddenly broke out in the camp. Suddenly, the sound of cannons rumbled, shouts of killing were heard everywhere, and countless Wei soldiers came from all directions.

The cavalry of the guard army was in front, and the infantry was behind, and they defeated the Ming army that was caught off guard. In the fierce battle, Tusi Tan Dianji, Tan Demei, Tan Lianchen and others were killed. Tan Hongdao, the envoy of Shinan, Tan Xunlin, the envoy of Sanmao, and Tian Yangmin, the envoy of Zhongjian, led the remaining troops to flee back to their garrisons. Wang Guangxing wanted to lead the defeated army back to the mountain, but was chased by the cavalry of Asu Housaihan, a fierce general of the guard army, and had to abandon his armor and flee to Shizhou again. Other Tusi fled, but Tian Chuzhen, the envoy of Zhongdong, did not want to flee. This was his territory. If he fled, the ancestral property that had been inherited for hundreds of years would no longer belong to the Tian family. He gritted his teeth and led the remaining troops to surrender to the Kingdom of David.

"The Duke can return to Shizhou via Jiaoshansi, this route is shorter," Deng Bingzhi suggested to Wang Guangxing during his escape.

"No, Jiaoshansi is Rongmei's territory. If we go to Rongmei, we will be captured!" Wang Guangxing did not believe Rongmei's envoy Tian Ganlin, and refused to go. He ordered his subordinates to cross Youshui River to Shizhou. In a hurry, they could not find enough boats, so they had to cut wood and make rafts to cross the river. A little delay would lead to smoke billowing, and the Chahar Admiral Alinbao and the chief of the thousand households Ada led 5,000 cavalry to catch up.

Wang Guangxing wanted to cry but had no tears. He had to cross the river with a few guards. Most of his men who didn't have time to cross the river were killed by the guards. After escaping for more than ten miles, he just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the sound of horse hooves. It turned out that the guard general Ada had seen his flag and crossed the river to chase him.

"Kill them all~" Ada ordered coldly, with a bloodthirsty light in his eyes. Half an hour later, the Duke of Jing and his more than 100 personal guards of the Ming Dynasty were all dead.
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No matter how tight the net is, there will always be fish that slip through it. In the crisis, Deng Bingzhi, the general of the Ming Dynasty, fled to the Jiaoshan Manju Chieftainship under the jurisdiction of the Rongmei Tusi, and entered the official camp of the Rongmei Tusi under the protection of Liu Yuelong, the chief of the Jiaoshan Manju Chieftainship. After all, they were all Ming officials for generations, and their father Tian Xuan died of depression because of worrying about Ming Zuo, which was an unshakable knot in the hearts of the Tian brothers. Deng Bingzhi was the general of the Ming Dynasty and had an old relationship with the Tian brothers. Tian Ganlin felt pity for him and hid him in the manor of his fourth brother Tian Shanglin.

When Tang Juren, the chief of Xiadong Prefecture in Shiliang, heard the news, he hurriedly advised Tian Ganlin, "Deng Bingzhi has surrendered to us in a hurry. The envoy should not be too soft-hearted. He should be arrested and handed over to David, or he should be expelled from the country."

"I have an old relationship with General Deng, how can I do such an unjust thing?" Tian Ganlin flatly refused.

"If you want to take in Deng Bingzhi, that's fine. Please immediately gather all your troops to help Ming attack Wei," Tang Juren said again.

"No, Wei is strong and Ming is weak. This will lead to death," Tian Ganlin refused again.

"If the Wei army gets to know about this, it will definitely bring disaster to Rongmei. Since they are unwilling to eliminate the disaster and dare not take the initiative, I'm afraid their defeat is not far away!" Tang Juren beat his chest and stamped his feet to persuade them again.

"He is just a defeated general. Letting him live in the countryside is a friendship. Why are you making a fuss about nothing? Go away." Tian Ganlin refused to listen and ordered his men to drive Tang Juren away. (End of this chapter)