Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

"My son should be credited with the greatest contribution to the capture of Pingjiang. Tell me, what do you hope I can reward you with?" Great Khan Lianhua asked Prince Melas of Qi with a smile.

"This is all due to my father Khan's good command. I dare not take credit for it. I am willing to continue to lead the army to capture Mufu Mountain for David," said Melas modestly. In the Battle of Pingjiang, the Wei army easily defeated Han Shangliang, the deputy general of the Right Auxiliary of Nangan Town who came to rescue Pingjiang from Mufu Mountain. The prince felt that the fighting power of the Mufu Mountain defenders was not strong, and suggested that Mufu Mountain be captured. On the one hand, it would eliminate the worries of the army crossing the river, and on the other hand, if the crossing failed, they could bypass Jiangxi and attack Changsha.

"My son's words make sense, but he is a step slow~" The Great Khan ordered someone to show his second son the news brought by Hada, the head of the Wuyi Guard. It said that Jiangxi Admiral Hu Qitai and Jiangxi Governor Dong Weiguo sent Deputy General Zhao Yingkui to garrison Ningzhou and Deputy General Xu Sheng to garrison Wuning to provide support for Mufushan; they ordered General Xiergen and Deputy General Gent to lead 10,000 troops to reinforce Mufushan; they also ordered General Wu Youming of Fubiao, Deputy General Ke Sheng of Guangxin, Lieutenant General Cheng Feng of Raozhou, and Guerrilla Yang Yisong to gather in Ningzhou.

"These officials in Jiangxi refused to submit to David, but insisted on joining Wu Sangui's side. Hu Qitai sent his elite troops, and Dong Weiguo even sent his own Fu Biao. Is it because I am not a Han Chinese? How foolish!" The Great Khan looked calm, but he felt a little jealous. He thought that Wu Sangui would be despised by the Han people if he gave up the golden signboard of the Ming Dynasty and established himself as emperor. He thought that there would be a situation where many people would surrender when he went south. Unexpectedly, no one surrendered along the way south, and he encountered fierce resistance instead.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. Wu Sangui has long had rebellious intentions and has been colluding with local officials for a long time. People like Hu Qitai and Dong Weiguo have been flirting with him for a long time. It is not surprising that they send troops to resist the royal army," the Minister of Finance Hu Lianqi smiled and comforted the Khan, "These local officials are all fence-sitters. As long as we defeat Wu Sangui, they will abandon Wu and join Wei."

"Well, Mr. Hu's words make sense. Since the reinforcements of the Wu army have appeared in Mufu Mountain, we can put the strategy of seizing Mufu Mountain aside for now and wait until the army crosses the Miluo River and defeats Wu Sangui." Sultan was persuaded and decided to cross the river first to defeat the main force of the Wu army. He left some troops to monitor the defenders of Mufu Mountain and assembled 280,000 troops on the north bank of the Miluo River to prepare for crossing the river.

On the other side of the river was Wu Sangui's 250,000-man army. It was the summer flood season, and the Miluo River was much wider than usual, with a turbulent current. Emperor Zhaowu of the Zhou Dynasty, who had spent his life in military service, ordered his men to dismantle all the bridges on the river, and to set up horse traps, caltrops, mines, and other objects along the river beach, dig deep trenches, plant wooden fences, and deploy heavy troops behind the wooden fences, silently waiting for the storm.

"Cross the river!" Seeing that the troops were ready, the Great Khan calmly issued the order. Upon hearing the order, the Admiral of the Huguang Navy Guo Yi and the General of the Dongting Lake Fan Shaozu led 30,000 naval forces to cross the river first by boat, and the guards behind them carried the prepared boats and rafts to prepare to cross the river.

"Order, speed up!" Guo Yi, the admiral of the Huguang Navy of the Wei Army, who was in charge of commanding the navy, excitedly issued the military order. He couldn't help but be excited, because the one watching the battle behind him was the Lord of the World, the Great Khan of Lotus! In order to show his face in front of the Supreme, he had already done enough pre-war mobilization for his subordinates before coming, and the morale of the army was high. As soon as the military order was issued, Guo Yi's deputy general Liao Lian'an took the lead in sailing to the other side. Not far away, Fan Shaozu, the general of Dongting Lake who had just surrendered to the Wei Army, also used all his strength to urge his subordinates to speed up. This was a rare opportunity, and he must leave a good impression on His Majesty!

"Fire!" Wu Sangui gave the order with a sinister look on his face.

"Boom~Boom~Boom~" Wu Jun's artillery began to bombard, and countless shells whistled towards the ships of the Wei army crossing the river. Although many ships were sunk or damaged, the number of Wei army warships was large, and soon a large number of ships came ashore, and the soldiers landed under the leadership of their respective generals.

Liao Li'an was the first to step onto the river beach, where he assembled hundreds of troops and marched in formation. "Boom!" A soldier accidentally stepped on the mine detonator buried by the Wu army. This type of mine is filled with gunpowder and fire, buried about ten feet underground, with the detonator placed on the ground, a fuse running from the mine to the detonator, and then covered with sand and stones to level with the ground surface. Once someone steps on the detonator, the fuse will be pulled, touching the fire inside the mine, and then the gunpowder will be ignited, causing an explosion.

"Ah~" the soldier howled and rolled on the ground. With the power of gunpowder in that era, although he would not die, he would immediately lose his combat effectiveness.

"Forward!" Liao Li'an didn't even look at the unlucky guy, holding a big axe in hand, and led his men to continue forward. However, they were blocked by a trench, which was dug so deep and wide that it was difficult to cross.

"Bah~bah~bah~"

"Whoosh~whoosh~whoosh~"

Wu's gunners and archers stood behind the wooden fence behind the trench and fired, and guards fell from time to time. The experienced guards quickly put up their shields and hid behind them to avoid arrows and bullets. "Quick! Dig the soil and fill the trench!" Liao Li'an ordered his men to take out the small iron shovels behind them to dig the soil and fill the trench. These small iron shovels were forged by skilled craftsmen at the order of the Great Khan. Although they were not long, they were very sharp and were very easy to dig. There were not many of them, and they were only equipped to the first troops to cross the river.

Soon, his subordinates filled a section of the trench, and the landing troops behind them continued to pour in, and Liao Lian'an's subordinates increased to more than a thousand people.

"Furong, your horse," a subordinate brought his mount.

"Soldiers, the Khan is watching us from behind, move forward~" Liao Lian'an shouted to his subordinates, jumped on his horse, and led the way waving a big axe.

Seeing the fierceness of the guards, Wang Daoheng, the general of the Wu army, ordered his men to open the gate and led more than a thousand men to meet the enemy. Liao Li'an burst into a ferocious state and ignored them. He chopped one by one with his axe, and soon killed dozens of enemies. He quickly killed them in front of Wang Daoheng's horse. Seeing the fierce momentum, Wang Daoheng was timid and wanted to turn his horse back, but Liao Li'an, who was on a faster horse, caught up with him and chopped him in two with one axe.

After killing and dispersing Wu's army, Liao Li'an's troops were blocked by the wooden fences built by Wu's army. He did not waste any words and immediately dismounted to get an axe to chop down the wooden fences. His men either took up knives and axes or simply used small shovels to destroy the wooden fences. Inspired by the victory, the guards quickly cut off large pieces of the wooden fences and opened up a passage.

"Hahaha~ I got the first credit for crossing the river!" Liao Lian laughed. However, he soon stopped laughing, as a snake spear appeared in his eyes. Wang Xu, a fierce general under Wu Sangui, led 300 cavalrymen to form a battle formation and wait for battle. Wang Xu was born in Pingxi, handsome, with long hair. He looked gentle, but he was extremely fierce in battle. "When he shouted and fought, the snake spear swirled like flying, and everyone was frightened." Because of his outstanding military exploits and loyalty, he was named General Fenwei by Wu Sangui.

Seeing Liao Lian'an rushing into his own camp, Wang Xu gathered all his strength and shouted the word "Kill", then rode towards the guards first. Seeing this, the three hundred cavalrymen also followed their leader and charged forward.

"Not good!" Liao Lian'an, a veteran of many battles, knew that his men had just landed and had been fighting for a long time, so they were inevitably tired. If the enemy's horses speeded up, the battle would be difficult to fight. "Kill!" He made a prompt decision and led his men to meet the Wu army's cavalry.

"Bang~Bang~Bang~" The snake spear and the axe tangled together. After a few rounds, Wang Xu shook the snake spear in his hand violently, and the tip of the spear went straight into Liao Lian'an's head like a spirit snake. After his death, the morale of his subordinates was greatly depressed, and they were killed by the Wu army.

Seeing the defeat of the front army, Huguang Navy Admiral Guo Yi and Dongting Lake General Fan Shaozu had to hold the river beach and hold out against Wu's army, hoping to wait for the guards behind to land before attacking.

"Long live ~ long live ~ long live ~"

Suddenly, a thunderous "Long live" sounded in the Wu army. Seeing that the Wei army had landed successfully, the Great Zhou Dynasty Emperor Wu Sangui personally led the army to charge, hoping to drive the Wei army back. Seeing him in person, the morale of the Wu army was greatly boosted, and the "Long live" sound was deafening.

Wu Sangui raised his long-famous crescent-shaped sword and was about to fight the enemy, but Wei Pu, the general of the right wing of the imperial army, led his soldiers to surround him. Wei Pu was not only a fierce general of the Wu army, but also Wu Sangui's son-in-law. He was loyal and responsible for protecting Wu Sangui's safety.

Facing the overwhelming attack of the Wu army, Guo Yi and Fan Shaozu could not hold out and had to fight and retreat. Fortunately, the horn of retreat finally came from the north bank of the river. As if they had been pardoned, the two men immediately led their men on board the ship and returned to the north bank. (End of this chapter)