Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

"Fuyuan, Cheng Minxin, the native official of Chengfan, Cheng Dengyun, the native official of Xiaochengfan, Guan Zhenggang, the native official of Fangfan, and Wei Zhang, the native official of Weifan, have surrendered to Wu Sangui. Long Guorui, the chief of Wolongfan, is leading Long Dengyun, Long Zhengfei, Shi Ruyu, Hong Guozhao, Lu Dayong and others to fight with the rebels on the bank of the Ni River in Yudu." When Lang Dai's envoy Long Anfan reported this news to Ren Zhen, the governor of Guizhou, the highest military and political official of the David Kingdom in Guizhou couldn't help but tremble in his heart. He originally wanted to flee to the territory of the Yi people and borrow the power of the Eighth Fan native soldiers to deal with the Wu army, but he didn't expect that the Eighth Fan would be in chaos first. What should he do? Surrender to Wu? This old man never thought about it. Although he was not a loyal minister, he still had vision. Seeing that the David Kingdom had the potential to unify the world, how could he abandon the strong and surrender to the weak? What kind of person is Wu Sangui? He was so cruel that he had hanged Emperor Yongli after receiving so much favor from the Ming Dynasty. He had killed many of his soldiers and generals these days. What if he was retaliated after surrendering? Moreover, David valued military merit the most. If he could hold out alone until the imperial court's reinforcements arrived, wouldn't it be a great achievement? It was not impossible for him to be granted a title.

"Governor, the Eight Tribes are in turmoil. We won't get much help even if we go to Wolong Tribe. It's better to stay in Kangzuo. The terrain here is rugged and the people support us. It's enough to hold out until the imperial reinforcements arrive," Langdai's envoy Long'an Fan quickly suggested. Kangzuo Changguansi was his jurisdiction. As a great chieftain who dominated Anshun and Zhending states, he had to give up Guansuolingso (Langdai chieftain's residence), and he really didn't want to leave his only remaining territory, Kangzuo.

"Fuyuan, Mugua, Maxiang, and Dahua are all my clansmen, and they are close to Bafan. We can go there to respond to Long Guorui and others," suggested Wang Yingzhao, the pacification envoy of Jinzhu (Guangshun Prefecture). The above three chiefs were his territories, and like Long'an Fan, he also wanted to defend his territory.

"It's better to go to Wolong Fan. Long Guorui has many soldiers and generals who can be relied on. In addition, there are many local officials in Duyun Prefecture, Xintianwei, and Longliwei to the east of Wolong Fan who support David. If you go to Wolong Fan, you only need to raise your arms and call for help, and you will soon be able to gather thousands of troops!" Long Jizhao still insisted on the original route. He lost his old nest Pu'an Prefecture, and urgently needed to borrow troops from his fellow clan members, Wolong Fan Chief Long Guorui, Dalong Fan Chief Long Dengyun, and Xiaolong Fan Chief Long Zhengfei.

Ren Jian's eyes lit up when he heard this. Under the siege of the Wu army, he only had 15,000 defeated soldiers left and was in urgent need of reinforcements. If it was true as Long Jizhao said, he could get thousands of troops by going to Wolong Fan, then he could give it a try. However, the old man was experienced after all. Although he was excited, he remained cautious before the deal was done and only agreed to go to Maxiangsi, east of Kangzuosi, to see which way the wind would blow.

This caution saved the remnants of the Guizhou guards. At this moment, Long Jizhao's self-proclaimed allies: the Longli Guards and Xintian Guards to the east of the Eighth Army, and the chieftains of Duyun Prefecture, big and small, were all throwing themselves into Wu Sangui's arms.

Long before the invasion of Guizhou, counselors Fang Guangchen, Liu Maoxia, Guo Zhuangtu and others suggested to the King of Pingxi that there were many Tusi in Guizhou and they should be won over to serve him. The shrewd Wu Sangui agreed with this. He first used military power to defeat the Wei army and the Tusi army that surrendered to Wei, exerted military pressure, and then promised high positions and generous salaries to win over and divide them. This move had a very good effect. When the news that Wu's generals Ma Bao and Li Rubi conquered Pingyuewei and Kaili and killed Arong, the Kaili pacification envoy appointed by the King of Wei, spread, the Tusi in Duyun Prefecture could not sit still. Wang Shiru, the Tusi of Yange Village, Yang Maogong, the Tusi of Fengning, and Song Liangyong, the Tusi of Leping, accepted the official positions appointed by Wu Sangui. Wu Sangui was also generous and directly promoted them as pacification envoys along with the previously surrendered Ningguzhai chief Gu Weicheng, Xibao chief Sha Yuqi, Chengfan chief Cheng Minxin, Xiaochengfan chief Cheng Dengyun, Fangfan chief Guan Zhenggang, and Weifan chief Wei Zhang.

Among the chieftains who surrendered in Duyun Prefecture, Song Liangyong, the chieftain of Leping, had the greatest influence. This was not because of his strength, but because of his origin. He was born in the Shuidong Song family. The Song family was involved in the She'an Rebellion and was changed from a chieftain to a regular official by the Ming Dynasty. The territory of its direct lineage became Kaizhou and was governed by regular officials, but many branches still existed. The Leping Song family, the Xintian Song family, the Laping Song family, the Caotang Song family, the Maha Song family, and the Xiaopingfa Song family were all descendants of Song Jingyang, the ancestor of the Shuidong Song family who entered Guizhou. They were of the same blood. Hearing that Song Liangyong had surrendered to Wu Sangui, Xintian chieftain Song Hongji, Longli chieftain Song Zhiyin, Caotang chieftain Song Huan, and Danping native official Mo Zhilian all wrote letters to express their willingness to surrender. Wu Sangui was very happy and promoted them all to pacification envoys.

Then the King of Pingxi ordered Li Benshen, the governor of Guizhou, to lead 10,000 Wu troops and 10,000 native troops from Longliwei to attack Wolongfan from east to west; General Xia Guoxiang led 10,000 Wu troops and 5,000 native troops from Chengfan, Xiaochengfan, Fangfan, and Weifan to cross the Duni River and attack Wolongfan from west to east; Generals Wu Guogui and Gao Dejie led 20,000 troops to attack from north to south; and ordered Cen Jilu, the chieftain of Sicheng, Guangxi, to lead local troops to block the escape route from Bafan to Guangxi. It can be said that a net was laid out, and as long as the remnants of the Wei army entered Bafan, they would be wiped out. Fortunately, Ren Jian was old and timid, and he was only willing to stay in Maxiangsi, which was adjacent to Bafan, and refused to get into the trap, so he escaped.
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Ma Bao and Li Rubi led 15,000 Wu soldiers from Qingping County, Duyun Prefecture, into Pingyue Military and Civilian Prefecture. This was originally the territory of Bozhou Xuanweisi. After Yang Yinglong's rebellion, the Ming Dynasty changed the native system in Bozhou and divided Bozhou into two. Pingyue Military and Civilian Prefecture was established in Guizhou, governing Yuqing, Weng'an, Meitan and Huangping Prefecture; Zunyi Military and Civilian Prefecture was established in Sichuan, governing Zunyi, Tongzi, Suiyang, Renhuai and Zhen'an Prefecture. There was news that the deputy general of the Wei Army, Wang Liucang, fled to Zunyi and joined the Zunyi garrison with more than 10,000 soldiers and horses. Wang Liucang was also a veteran general. Ma Bao thought there would be a fierce battle, but unexpectedly there was none.

As soon as Wu's army entered Chong'an, Zhang Weizhen, the chief of Chong'an, led 300 local soldiers to warmly welcome them. Upon inquiry, it was found that Zhang was on good terms with the Song family of Caotang, and surrendered under the persuasion of Song Huan, the Caotang pacification envoy appointed by the King of Pingxi. Ma Bao was delighted and ordered Zhang Weizhen to lead the troops northward. When they arrived at Huangping Prefecture, Feng Shitai, the local co-governor, and He Shihong, the chief of Yanmen, offered the prefecture city. Upon inquiry, it was also persuaded by Song Huan. When they arrived at Caotang, Song Huan had already opened the city gate and slaughtered pigs and sheep to welcome them.

Ma Bao was very grateful to this meritorious man and humbly asked: "I heard that Weng'an is a strong city. I'm afraid it will be difficult to attack it?"

"Don't worry, General. Among the four chieftains of Weng'an, the You, Ting, and Yang families have all declined. The 500 defenders in the city are led by Gaoping Chief Li Yongchang. The Gaoping Li family is my old friend, and I have persuaded them to surrender!"

"Oh! If we can capture Zunyi this time, it will all be the credit of the pacification envoy!" Ma Bao was overjoyed.

Just as Song Huan said, Wu's army captured Weng'an without losing a single soldier; then they entered Yuqing, and Yuqing local county magistrate Mao did not dare to fight with Wu's army nor offend the David Kingdom, so he simply fled to the mountains with his family and property; when they entered Meitan County, the magistrate Wen Ruzhen came to greet them with a thousand recruited soldiers. Unlike Song Huan who wanted to use Wu Sangui's power to restore the former glory of the Shuidong Song family, the magistrate Wen was willing to submit to Wu, mainly because he felt that the Qing and Wei were both ruled by Hu people, and Wu Sangui was a Han Chinese after all.

After several struggles, Ma Bao's men had not only 15,000 Wu troops, but also more than 3,000 messy garrison troops and local soldiers, which was a huge force. As a veteran of many battles, he naturally knew that speed was of the essence in war, so he ordered his men to cross the Le'an River and Renjiang River immediately, and appeared in the north of Zunyi City like a god descending from the sky. Poor Wang Liucang was only focused on the possible enemies in the south, and he didn't expect that the enemy would come from the rear. When the Wu army attacked, the Wei army didn't even have time to close the north gate, and was rushed into the city by the Wu cavalry.

"Kill~" Ma Bao, a burly man with red eyes, wielded his famous whip spear and killed the guards, leaving corpses all over the ground. Li Rubi led his men to control the city gate, and the Wu army followed Ma Bao and swarmed in.

Wang Liucang knew he was no match for the enemy, so he led the remaining troops to open the west gate and flee. After finally escaping to the Chishui River, another force arrived from the north.

"My life is over!" Wang Liucang was shocked and was about to wait for the death. Suddenly, his pupils dilated. The opponent was actually hitting the fishing rod and fishing flag of David Country! (End of this chapter)