Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Jinjiang River near the west is green with smoke and water.
Lychees are ripe on the hilltop after the rain.

There are many restaurants near Wanli Bridge.
Which house do tourists like to stay at?

A song "Chengdu Qu" describes the prosperity of Chengdu at that time. However, after a long period of war, the people of the land of abundance were in dire straits. After the Wei army took control of Chengdu, the situation was relatively stable. Asumu, the governor of Sichuan, was talented in governance. He organized the military and civilians to actively cultivate and build new water conservancy projects, and only then did the situation recover. However, even after several years of recuperation, the two counties of Chengdu and Huayang were still sparsely populated. As a provincial capital, the population was about the same as that of a medium-sized county in other provinces. Therefore, someone petitioned the Great Khan of Lotus to change the capital of Sichuan to Chongqing, but Asumu's petition stopped the request.

According to the governor, this place is backed by Dujiangyan, has a flat and open terrain, and a suitable climate, making it a natural treasure. Although the population is small at present, as long as the court and the people take a break and encourage immigration, it will soon become a land of abundance again. The Great Khan agreed with this. After conquering the Qing Dynasty, he moved 20,000 households of Manchu bannermen to Sichuan, half of whom were placed in Chengdu. He also moved prisoners to Sichuan several times, which restored some vitality in the Chengdu area.

But now the population of Chengdu has increased suddenly. General Ergalang, the King of Jin, and Deputy General Tuoli, under the order of the Great Khan, led 100,000 troops into Chengdu. According to the strategy formulated by the Great Khan, the total force of the Western Route Army was 150,000. In addition to these 100,000 troops, another 50,000 were led by Altan Cang, the Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and Jiancun Jiangqu, the Admiral of Sichuan.

Ergalang's 100,000-man army was of complex composition. The Mongolian army was about 40,000. There were troops from the southern Mongolian tribes led by Khorchin Prince Dushihuoer, Ongniud Prince Biligundalai, and Sunite Left Wing Hou Tengjitai, as well as troops from the northern Mongolian tribes led by Tushetu Khan Gunbu's third son Xili Batur, Saiyin Noyan tribe Shanba, Khalkha Right Wing Burbentar and other taijis; there were also warriors from the western Oirat tribes led by Wanhuzhang Bayar, Sebuteng, deputy Wanhuzhang Omuzhuomu, Balebaqi, Duqianzhang Omuzhuomu, Ramadashi, Gellutu, Tuocha, Baibo, Zhuoqiba, Shakdur and others.

Most of these Mongolian generals had distinguished families. For example, Bayar was the grandson of Erke, the Prince of Longxi; Zhuoqiba and Sebuteng were both grandsons of Orolike and Shuoqi, the elders of the Huite tribe. One was born to Jimba, the eldest son of Orolike and Shuoqi, and the other was born to Omubudash, the second son; Omuzhuomu was the elder brother of Taogus, the favorite concubine of the Great Khan Lianhua, and also a famous nobleman of the Junggar tribe; Shakdur was the eldest son of Wei Zheng and Shuoqi, who died for his country and was a senior official of the Kingdom of David; Balebaqi, Ramadas, Gellutu, Tuocha, and Baibo were all from the Tuerhut tribe of Qinghai, and were from the same tribe as the mother of Jin Wang Ergalang, Huang Guifei Ya, and were considered Ergalang's confidants; most of the other generals were from the families of Taijis of various tribes. Although there were generals of civilian origin, most of them were middle and lower-level military generals. What lies behind this reflects that although Great Khan Lianhua carried out a series of reforms to strengthen the Khan's power and weaken the power of the nobles, the nobles of various Mongolian tribes still had considerable influence inside and outside the court.

In addition to the 40,000 Mongolian troops, there were also 30,000 troops composed of Tibetan, Hui, Tu and other ethnic soldiers, mainly led by Shaanxi Governor Sandan, Gansu Governor Sabir, U-Tsang Governor Batumengke, and Hezhou Commander He Xiong.

There were also 30,000 Han soldiers and generals, led by Deputy Admirals Long Haiyang and Zhu Yangen, Generals Li Hongyuan and Ding Jiasheng, and Lieutenant Generals Bai Yunming and Li Mao.

Not only did Ergalang's subordinates have diverse ethnic origins, but the subordinates of Yunnan-Guizhou Governor-General Altan Cang were also composed of Han, (Yi), Baiyi (Dai), Mongolian, Mosuo (Naxi) and other ethnic groups; the subordinates of Sichuan Admiral Jiancun Jiangqu were a coalition of Tibetan, Tujia, (Yi), Baiyi (Dai), Mosuo (Naxi) and other ethnic groups.

All this is because the Kingdom of David is a multi-ethnic country. In order to enhance the loyalty and cohesion of the army, in addition to clear rewards and punishments and generous military pay, the Great Khan has always claimed that the king's power is granted by God and the imperial power is sacred and inviolable. He also claimed that he is Guru Padmasambhava who has come to the world to save the people of the world.

Ergalang, who was always cautious by nature, did not become arrogant after leading the army alone. Instead, he sent people to ask his old father for advice from time to time. He also respected Toli, the elder of the David Kingdom and the deputy general of the Western Expedition sent by his old father to assist him. He never acted like a commander, but always consulted him for important matters with the attitude that an old man in the army was like a treasure. As soon as he led the army into Chengdu, he invited Toli to discuss, "Duke of Shu, my father Khan ordered me to go south from Chengdu, first to Sichuan, and then to Yunnan and Guizhou. But now Altan Cang is stationed in Chishui to confront the Wu army in Zunyi, and Jiancun Jiangqu is stationed in Daliangshan to confront the Wu army in Jianchang. Which Wu army do you think I should attack first?"

As a senior official of the David Kingdom, Toli had been through hundreds of battles. He thought for a moment and said, "If our army captures Zunyi, we can go south to seize Guiyang, then advance to Qiandong, and continue eastward to attack Huguang, and jointly encircle Wu Sangui with the Khan. From this point of view, Zunyi is more important than Jianchang! But Wu Sangui has been through military battles for a long time, how can he not be on guard against this move? I heard that the "General Poshuo" Wang Pingfan of the Wu army who is responsible for the defense of Guiyang is very good at fighting and difficult to deal with. On the contrary, Wu Zhimao, the defender of Jianchang, has not heard of any major achievements and is relatively easier to deal with. If we take Jianchang, we can directly attack Wu Sangui's old nest in Yunnan, which is also a brilliant move!"

"Even so, Zunyi is also very important, too important to be ignored. I want to divide my troops to take it. I will lead 50,000 troops to Jianchang, and you will lead 50,000 troops to reinforce Altan Cang." After saying this, Ergalang stared at Tuoli calmly. It seems that this prince has a lot of ideas in mind and has already made plans before the meeting. The reason why he still asked the old general Tuoli to discuss the matter was just to express his respect for this senior official.

"I am willing to obey your orders!" Tuoli accepted the order happily. Two other old ministers of the same period as him, Bars was conferred the title of Hezhou County King, and Erke was conferred the title of Longxi County King. The old man was jealous, and his heart was filled with great ambition, and he couldn't wait to set out and establish merit.

Seeing him like this, Ergalang smiled and said, "In the past, when Chu and Han were fighting, the Han army openly repaired the plank road and secretly crossed Chencang, which successfully confused the enemy. This time when I enter Shu, I also want to do the same."

"What does your Highness mean?" Toli seemed to understand the commander's intention, and his sharp eagle eyes suddenly flashed with brilliance.

"I would like to ask the Duke of Shu to take the main road to Zunyi, and advance with great fanfare all the way to confuse the Wu army in Sichuan; while I will lead the army to take the small road and sneak to Jianchang. This way we will be able to catch the enemy by surprise," Ergalang's smile became more and more profound.

"Your Highness, this is a brilliant idea. I admire it!" Tuoli gladly accepted the order.

After the two men finished their discussion, they prepared themselves. After they left, Toli was filled with emotion: Nomu Dalai Taiji was brave and tenacious, Sultan Khan was talented and wise, and now the Khan's sons are all outstanding people. This is the blessing of God for me, David! (End of this chapter)