Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

"Your Highness, Wu's Zheng Liuwei's troops are stationed at Fenghuang Mountain, Du Chong's troops are stationed at Fenghuang Chi, Ta Xin Ce's troops are stationed at Yanzi Rock, and Gao Qilong's troops are stationed at Dongtao Mountain, blocking our army's way to Pingjiang City. There are still 3,000 troops stationed in the city by Chen Wance, the deputy general of the Qing army," Xiang Ding, the pacification envoy of Sangzhi, reported to Qi Wang Mai La Si. In addition to the 60,000 troops of his own army, Mai La Si's subordinates also had 20,000 recruited local troops. Because Pingjiang is mountainous and hilly, and the terrain is similar to the mountainous areas in western Hubei, he ordered the chieftain Xiang Ding's troops to serve as scouts. This man lived up to the trust and sent his subordinates disguised as hunters to find out the situation in Pingjiang clearly.

Melas nodded and suddenly asked, "In your opinion, which mountain should I attack first?"

Xiang Ding felt honored to be asked by the King of Qi about how to defeat the enemy. After thinking for a while, he replied: "In my opinion, we should attack Phoenix Wing first, as the terrain there is lower and there are not many defenders."

"Well, leave," Melas nodded slightly and ordered him to leave. He turned around and asked the surrendered general Ma Tengyun: "General Ma has been in Kuidong for a long time and is familiar with the situation of the Jingzhou army. Who is Du Chong, the commander of Fenghuangchi?" The King of Qi has a large number of surrendered troops under his command. Among the surrendered generals in Kuidong, the former Ming Dynasty Marquis of Fuping He Daoning was timid and afraid of fighting, and Marquis of Xingping Dangshou was brave but not wise. Only Marquis of Tongcheng Ma Tengyun was both wise and brave. After surrendering to the guards, he was promoted to the position of general and was most valued by the King of Qi.

"Du Chong is brave and resourceful, and is trusted by Zheng Siwei, the former general of Jingzhou. Don't underestimate the fact that there are not many defenders in Fenghuang Wing, and it may not be easy to capture. On the contrary, Zheng Liuwei, who is stationed in Fenghuang Mountain, is just a reckless man. He can be in charge of the Jingzhou army because he has some courage and is the younger brother of the former general Zheng Siwei. I think that if our army attacks Fenghuang Wing, Zheng Liuwei's reckless character will make him abandon the dangerous place and lead the army to rescue. We can set an ambush and wait for the enemy, and we will surely be able to defeat the enemy," Ma Tengyun said.

"Great plan!" Melas laughed. "Tomorrow the armies of Baojing, Shinan and Sanmao will attack Fenghuang Wing, and the armies of Yongshun, Sangzhi and Zhongjian will attack Yanzi Rock. You and Dang Shousu will each lead an army to lie in ambush at the foot of Fenghuang Wing. Ada and Anbahai will lead 10,000 cavalry to cruise around Fenghuang Wing. The rest of the troops will stay in the camp with me and respond to changes in circumstances."

"The Khan is leading the army in person. Whoever dares to retreat in the face of battle and embarrass me in front of the Khan, I will recognize you, but this sword will not recognize you," Peng Ding, the envoy of Baojing, stared fiercely at the deputy generals of the five battalions Peng Zejiao, Peng Zeqiu, Peng Zeao, Peng Fu, Peng Xun, as well as the chief of Maogang Division Peng Zehong, Bashe Qiu Shangren, and Yu Daji, with a look as ferocious as a wolf.

Looking at the cold white blade, the local residents felt a chill in their hearts and obeyed the order in unison.

The next day, when attacking the mountain, just as the troops of Shinan and Sanmao reached the foot of the mountain, the troops of Baojing rushed to the middle of the mountain under the supervision of Peng Ding. Ever since he was granted the land of Maogang by the Kingdom of David and witnessed the demise of the once powerful Rongmei Tian clan, Peng Ding was determined to cling to the strong legs of the Kingdom of David and attacked with extra effort.

"Kill!" Qiu Shangren, a brave general of Baojing and a shepherd, rushed forward quickly with a machete in his hand.

Seeing the enemy approaching, Du Chong calmly ordered: "Shoot!"

Arrows, bullets, rolling logs, and rocks rained down like raindrops. Qiu Shangren was hit by a thick log and fell off the cliff.

"Brother Qiu~" The deputy general of the left camp, Peng Fusu, was good friends with Qiu Shangren. When he saw Qiu Shangren falling off the cliff, he rushed up with red eyes, fearing his own death.

"Bah~bah~bah~"

A dull gunshot rang out, and Peng Fu's body collapsed like dough.

"Boom~Boom~Boom~" The war drums sounded like thunder, the military law was ruthless, the blades of the supervisory team were stained red, and they would strike at any retreating soldiers they saw.

Peng Ding looked at his subordinates who had suffered heavy casualties expressionlessly, without any sadness at all. A general's success is built on the bones of hundreds of soldiers, and these are the prices that must be paid in order to preserve the wealth and glory of the Peng family.

There was also a fierce battle at Yanziyan not far away. The local troops of Yongshun, Sangzhi and Zhongjian attacked the mountain under the command of Peng Zhaoxiang, the envoy of Yongshun. Peng Zhaoxiang was not as ambitious as Peng Ding, so the casualties of the local soldiers of Yongshun were much smaller than those of the local soldiers of Baojing. He did not want to make merit, but someone else did. Xiang Ding, the pacification envoy of Sangzhi, had made merit in spying on the enemy a few days ago and was praised by the Great Khan of Lianhua. This time he wanted to make more military merits and be promoted from pacification envoy to pacification envoy, so he fought particularly hard.

"My sons, follow me to kill the enemies! Let's make achievements today!" Xiang Ding ran up the mountain waving the ancestral goose-feather knife. That was the reward his ancestors got for fighting for the Ming Dynasty.

"Kill~kill~kill~" Fifteen hundred Sangzhi soldiers followed their commander to charge.

"Huh? This must be the local chieftain. Shoot him to death for me. If you hit him, you will be rewarded handsomely." Ta Xinze caught a glimpse of the enemy general and gave orders to his personal soldier Du Er.

"Yes," Du Er raised the big bird gun in his hand and aimed it horizontally. Although he looked calm, he was actually unsure whether he could hit the target.

"Bang!" The gun went off. Du Er was lucky. He saw the local chief tremble and fall down.

"Well done! After this battle, this town will give you the rank of captain!" Taxinze patted Du Er's shoulder excitedly.

"Aba (father)~" He held his father's body and cried loudly to Chang Geng. Then his eyes turned red and he rushed towards the enemy, howling like a wolf.

Upon hearing that Xiang Ding had died in battle, Peng Zhaoxiang only sighed slightly and continued to command the battle. As the commander-in-chief, he really did not have the time to feel sad for a mere lieutenant general.

Farther away, Qi Wang Meilas just held a telescope, glanced at Fenghuang Wing and Yanzi Rock, and then ignored them. His target was Zheng Liuwei on Fenghuang Mountain and Gao Qilong on Dongtao Mountain. Even if Peng Ding and Peng Zhaoxiang fought their soldiers to death, it would be a trivial matter for His Highness. A general's success is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers. Behind the military exploits are countless corpses!

"Captain Ada reports from the army that no defenders from Dongtao Mountain have been found coming down the mountain." The words from the central army's flag drum made Melas feel a chill in his heart. Gao Qilong was a veteran who had experienced hundreds of battles and it seemed that he would not be easily fooled.

The second battle report that followed made the King of Qi, who was already somewhat depressed, happy, "General Ma Tengyun reports from the army, the defenders of Fenghuang Mountain have gone down the mountain to reinforce Fenghuang Chi, and the flag of Jingzhou General Zheng Liuwei has appeared among the enemy troops."

"Okay! Order Ma Tengyun and Dang Shousu to stay calm and wait until the enemy enters the ambush circle before attacking; order Chahar Admiral Alinbao and Songpan General Xu Xueyi to lead their troops to reinforce Ma Tengyun and Dang Shousu immediately and not let any Wu army escape; order Ada and Anbahai to continue to keep a close eye on the defenders of Dongtao Mountain; order Long'an General Cao Chunzhong and Shunqing General Liu Hanchen to support Ada and Anbahai; order the rest of the troops to put on armor and wait in the camp." What a good King Qi! He issued five military orders in one breath, each of which hit the nail on the head and directly sentenced Zheng Liuwei's troops to death.

Poor Zheng Liuwei, just as he arrived at the foot of Fenghuangchi Mountain, he was ambushed by the Wei army. Ma Tengyun and Dang Shousu, who had recently surrendered to the Wei and were eager to make a contribution, led their troops to fight bravely and killed the Wu army who were caught off guard. Zheng Liuwei still wanted to resist, but two new forces from the Wei army, Alinbao and Xu Xueyi, joined the siege.

Relying on his personal bravery, Zheng Liuwei broke out of the encirclement and fled towards Phoenix Mountain on his horse.

"Zheng Liuwei, don't run away, leave your head behind!" With a loud shout, General Dang Shousu rode his horse to chase him, and with a swift swing of his sword, the head fell to the ground, and blood splattered in the wilderness. (End of this chapter)