Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

With the death of Zheng Liuwei, the morale of Jingzhou Town was low. When the guards attacked Fenghuang Mountain, the guards on the mountain fled in all directions and easily rushed to the top of the mountain. Then the guards rushed along Fenghuang Mountain towards Fenghuang Wing. Melas ordered his men to attack with a spear carrying Zheng Liuwei's head. Seeing the head of the commander, the guards were terrified and many smart people kept running away. No matter how the guard Du Chong tried to restrain them, it was useless. Soon the guards attacked the top of the mountain. "God doesn't bless the Han people~" Du Chong sighed and abandoned the camp and fled.

"Order Ma Jinyu and He Daoning to lead their troops to cut off the enemy's retreat route at Yanziyan. Zhong Jida, Gao Bichang and Peng Zhaoxiang will lead their troops to surround Yanziyan. The rest of the troops will follow me to attack Dongtao Mountain." In just two days, they successively captured Fenghuang Mountain and Fenghuang Wing. Melas was secretly delighted and issued military orders with great spirit, intending to defeat the Wu army one by one.

"Zheng Zongzhen died in the battle. I was incompetent and failed to defend the Phoenix Wing. Please punish me, Marshal!" Du Chong, who had fled to Dongtao Mountain, reported the military situation to Gao Qilong. After asking about the reason, Gao Qilong was furious, "This is not your fault, it's all the fault of Zheng Liuwei. One general's incompetence killed the whole army. I repeatedly emphasized that we should defend the dangerous place~ defend the dangerous place! But that man just wouldn't listen!"

Gao Qilong was originally a general of the Dashi Army. He was granted the title of Yichuan Earl during the Southern Ming Dynasty. After Yongli fled to Burma, he surrendered to Wu Sangui when he saw that there was no hope of restoring the Ming Dynasty. Wu Sangui was good at controlling his subordinates, and he managed to make them obedient and loyal. After Wu Sangui became emperor, he appointed him as the Left General of the Cavalry of the Imperial Guards, and the word "infantry" was added before the general's title, which was considered to be a great respect. Although he was born a bandit, he still had national integrity. In his eyes, Wu Sangui was a Han Chinese after all, and the Great Khan of the Wei State was just a Hu person. How could a barbarian king be qualified to rule China? So when he heard that the Wei army was coming, he ordered his subordinates to set up a copper wall and iron wall, intending to give the Hu people a look. Unexpectedly, as soon as the fight started, the reckless man Zheng Liuwei went down the mountain without listening to orders to fight with the Wei army, resulting in the loss of Phoenix Mountain and Phoenix Wings one after another, and his own defense system was exposed. How could he not be annoyed?

After all, he was a veteran of many battles, and he soon realized the danger his army was facing. "Quick, tell Ta Xin Ce to abandon Yanzi Rock and come closer to me!" But it was too late. The troops of Ma Jinyu and He Daoning of the Wei army had already cut off the retreat of the defenders of Yanzi Rock. The troops of Zhong Jida, Gao Bichang, Peng Zhaoxiang and others took turns to attack the mountain. The beacon fires for help on Yanzi Rock were lit one after another. Gao Qilong tried to send reinforcements, but as soon as he arrived at the foot of the mountain, he was dispersed by the cavalry led by Ada, the chief of the Wei army, and could only sigh at Yanzi Rock.

After two days of holding out, the defenders suffered heavy casualties. Seeing the critical situation, Ta Xin Ce said to his subordinates: "Our army is in a desperate situation. I see that the guards in the southeast of the foot of the mountain are weak. We must break out from here at night. If we fail to break out, we will die in Yanzi Rock!" Upon hearing this, his subordinates were eager to survive and were willing to fight to the death.

That night, the Wu army extinguished their torches, tiptoed down the mountain, and suddenly launched a sneak attack on the Wei army in the southeast of the foot of the mountain. The southeast guard was the Wei army's general He Daoning, who was a surrendered general from Kuidong. He Daoning was always timid. He was sleeping soundly when someone sneaked into the camp and hacked him everywhere. He lost his composure in panic and actually abandoned the camp and fled. Unable to find the commander, his subordinates were in chaos. Ta Xinze took the opportunity to break out, secretly thanking his luck, and led the remaining troops to run wildly towards Dongtao Mountain.

It was already early morning the next day when they reached the foot of Dongtao Mountain. Seeing that they had escaped, their subordinates could not help but breathe a sigh of relief. Suddenly, they heard the sound of horse hooves like thunder. Ada, the captain of the Wei army who was ordered to monitor the defenders of Dongtao Mountain, led 5,000 cavalry to attack. At this time, Taxinze's subordinates were extremely tired and could not form a battle array. They were defeated by the Wei army cavalry with just one charge.

"Da~da~da~" Taxinze tried his best to speed up the horse to escape.

"咴聿聿~" The warhorse, which had run out of strength, let out a sad cry and fell to the ground. No matter how it was called, it could not get up.

"Puff~" Ada's lance, with fierce force, pierced into Taxinze's chest and nailed him to the ground.

On Dongtao Mountain, Gao Qilong heard the noise and ordered Du Chong to lead his troops down the mountain to rescue, but it was too late. Not only did he fail to rescue Ta Xinze, but Du Chong's troops were defeated by thousands of cavalry led by Chang'an Bahai, the deputy commander of the Wei army.

"I promised my father the Khan that I would capture Pingjiang in ten days, and now five days have passed. Today I will personally supervise the battle, and we must capture Dongtao Mountain. Those who are afraid of fighting will suffer the same fate as me!" King Mailas of Qi, who was covered in armor, ordered his men to tie up General He Daoning, who had abandoned the camp and fled, and ordered him to be beheaded as a warning to other generals.

"Your Highness, spare me~ Your Highness, spare me~" He Daoning was so frightened that his soul flew out of his body. However, the wolf-like guards dragged him out of the tent without giving him any explanation, and cut off his head with a knife. A general killed him without hesitation. The generals were terrified when they saw this, knowing that if they dared to retreat today, they would be the next one to be chopped by the prince's knife. Since there was no way to retreat, they had to fight to the death and advance without retreat.

"Boom~boom~boom~"

The drums of march are beating fast! The guards, driven into a panic by the war supervision team, charged towards Dongtao Mountain like a tide. One wave fell after another, and the dead guards still had body temperature, so the guards behind stepped on the bodies of their companions and continued to advance. By the afternoon, the Wu army gradually could not resist, and Gao Qilong and Du Chong had to lead the remnants to abandon Dongtao Mountain and retreat to Pingjiang City to join the deputy general Chen Wance's troops to defend the city. Now, they can only hope for rescue from the Wu army on the south bank of the Miluo River and Mufu Mountain.

However, how could the experienced Oirat war god not have expected this? Admiral Guo Yi of the Huguang Navy and General Fan Shaozu of Dongting Lake were ordered to lead the navy to pretend to cross the Miluo River. Wu Sangui was shocked when he heard the news. He did not bother to rescue Pingjiang, but ordered his subordinates to hold the river. After easily defeating the enemy crossing the river twice, he realized that the enemy was a feint, but he also lost the precious time needed for rescue.

Pingjiang in the south was in chaos, and the Wu army stationed at Mufu Mountain would naturally not remain indifferent. Han Shangliang, deputy general of the Right Association of Nangan Town, discussed with Ouyang Kai, deputy general of Jiujiang, that Ouyang Kai would lead 10,000 troops to guard Mufu Mountain, while he would lead his troops to rescue Pingjiang. Han Shangliang's troops were blocked by the guards of Zheng Guoyin, the general of Datong, and Li Yingming, the general of Zhumalu, just 30 miles away from Mufu Mountain. Zheng and Li surrendered to the State of David earlier, fought many ambushes, and their subordinates were well-trained and well-equipped. They were also well-rested. Not long after the battle began, they defeated Han Shangliang's army. In desperation, they had to lead the remaining troops to escape back to Mufu Mountain, and kept sending people to Nanchang to ask for help from Dong Weiguo, the governor of Jiangxi.

Han Shangliang was actually overthinking. The focus of the Wei army's attack was on Huguang at this time, and they were not very interested in Jiangxi. After a series of victories, Qi Wang Meilas led his troops to launch a violent attack on Pingjiang City. On the third day of the battle, Pingjiang City was broken, and the Wei army swarmed into the city, killing people wantonly. Du Chong and Chen Wance died in the battle.

"Brothers, go ahead and rob him!" Gao Bichang, the general of Fushi, laughed. He was originally a deputy general of Yan'an in the Qing Dynasty. After surrendering to the Wei Dynasty, he made many contributions and was promoted to the general of Fushi. Seeing that the city had been broken, this man wanted to make money and let his soldiers rob.

The superior ordered that it was a good opportunity to make money, so the subordinates ran away with a smile, breaking into houses and looting everywhere. Gao Bichang smiled at the subordinates who were dispersing happily, and sat on his horse without moving. As a general, he did not need to lower his status and do it himself, because his sensible subordinates would give back the looted property.

"You bastard, give me your life!" Suddenly, there was a roar, and Gao Qilong suddenly rushed out of a private house with a dozen bodyguards.

At this time, Gao Bichang's subordinates had already dispersed, and there were only more than 20 personal soldiers around him. Most of them were chopped down by surprise. "Ah~" He screamed strangely and turned his horse to escape. As soon as the warhorse turned around, Gao Qilong's knife arrived, with a strong hatred, and stabbed into his back.

This was the highest-ranking officer of the Guards who died in the siege, and was also Gao Qilong's last achievement. Afterwards, this small force was wiped out by the Guards who swarmed in from all directions. (End of this chapter)