Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 513: Sweeping Jinglu and Waiting for the Wind to Come (Part )
Zhe Ziming and Gao Yixiang killed Liu Liangchen's troops and took advantage of the situation to defeat Linqing general Yi Yonggui, deputy general Tong Tou, and generals Jiang Youcheng and Zhang Bin.

Flames shot into the sky, the defeated troops were scattered, and in the midst of the chaos, the sophomore general discovered a familiar face, which was none other than his "good brother" Zhang Bin from Green Forest.

"Where are brothers Zhang going?" Zhe Ziming asked with a smile.

When he saw the two of them, Zhang Bin was stunned, "Brothers, for the sake of fellow Green Foresters, please spare my little brother's life!"

"You should not take the word 'brother' seriously. In the past, Brother Zhang and Li Zhangpan from Xiangshan had a sworn relationship with Jinlan. They also called him 'brother', but before the oath was fulfilled, they tied him up and presented him to Liu Fangming. Li Zhangpan died. It's so miserable, inch by inch! The flesh on his body was cut off inch by inch. Tsk, tsk, we don't have people like Brother Zhang in Shaanxi Green Forest, we really can't afford to disgrace this man!" Zhe Ziming said with sarcasm.

Zhang Bin looked pale and kowtowed violently, "Brothers, no, two grandpas, please spare the little one's life." Knocking and knocking, he jumped up suddenly, and the four-edged mace in his sleeves flew straight out of the front door. It turns out that this person is sinister and vicious, and he is good at hiding tricks up his sleeve and plotting against people. I don't know how many famous heroes died under his short mace sneak attack.

"Second brother, be careful." Gao Yixiang on the side held out the steel knife in his right hand, held the mace, and cut Zhang Bin's throat with a backhand knife with his left hand.

The fire grew bigger and bigger, and the Qing army finally reacted. Hahamu, Esai, Huang Erxing, Li Guohan, Chen Wanlue, and Ren Zhen arrived one after another.

"The wind is tight! Damn it!" Zhezi Ming Dynasty's central army roared. The flags and drums understood each other and raised the "retreat" command flag, and the men retreated like the wind, as fast as when they were thieves in the past.

"Damn it! How did you lead the troops?" Pingxi General Tunqi Chuli was angry. He pointed the riding whip at Huang Erxing, the Shaanxi governor in charge of the East City War, and tried to whip out, but did not pull it out. Although in the eyes of the Manchu dignitaries, the lives of the Nikans (Han people) were as low as ants, Huang Erxing was, after all, a provincial governor and a frontier official, so it would not be too damaging to his face. Moreover, after Emperor Shunzhi came into power, Han officials were gradually used , the Han Dynasty controlled the Han Dynasty, so the whip was not drawn.

Upon seeing this, Meng Qiaofang, the governor of Shaanxi, hurriedly smoothed things over and said, "Please the general, please temporarily calm down the thunderous anger, and it is better to clarify the losses first."

"Huh, let's remember your mistakes for the time being. If you are negligent again, your head will be beheaded to enforce military law." Tun Qi scolded angrily and ordered someone to count the losses. The results came out quickly. The losses were not huge. There were more than 3,000 casualties, but countless weapons and supplies of all kinds were burned. What's worse is that after this setback, the originally high morale quickly dropped.

Tunqi knew that their morale was low and needed time to recover, so they ordered a three-day rest before attacking the city.

Three days later, the morale of the Qing army was restored. The Pingxi general, filled with rage, gathered those who dared to fight and went straight to the city. He dug into the ring and attacked, raining artillery fire. After attacking for more than ten days, the defenders were few and increasingly impoverished.

Looking at the broken city wall and the soldiers who were sleeping soundly against the wall bricks due to excessive fatigue, Zhe Ziming sighed deeply and remained silent for a long time.

"Second brother, if this continues, I'm afraid the Qing army will break through the city in less than three to five days," Gao Yixiang said self-evidently.

"Third brother, it's the second brother's fault for causing Ruo (you) trouble." Zhe Ziming looked apologetic.

"What did the second brother say? We will still be brothers in the next life." Gao Yixiang laughed and threw a wine bag.

Zhe Ziming was not polite. He poured it into his mouth and clearly felt that the wine was sour!
The two of them thought that there was still three to five days left before the city could be broken, but Tunqi didn't want to wait that long. Outside Jinglu City, three tunnels have been dug, and the first-class imperial guard Li Guohan is commanding the Eight Banners Han Army to prepare for blasting. The Manchus and Qing Dynasties had already mastered the underground blasting technology when they were in Liaodong. Although the gunpowder of this era was not very powerful and could hardly shake the solid city, it did blow up some small towns that were in disrepair. Jinglu Acropolis is a small city that has been in disrepair for a long time, and some walls even have cracks.

The generals looked at Tunqi expectantly. "Light the fire," he ordered through gritted teeth.

After receiving the military order, Li Guohan waved his hand, and three Eight Banners Han troops holding fire sickles went into the tunnel.

After a long time, "Boom~Boom~Boom~", three loud noises came, the East City shook three times, the smoke dissipated, and a large gap appeared. "It's done!"

Tunqi is overjoyed. Last time the enemy came from Dongcheng. This time we are going to blow up Dongcheng. Sure enough!
"All troops attack," he immediately ordered. Generals Li Gang, Lu Guonan, Gao Di, Kong Xigui, Chen Wanlue and Ren Zhen each led their headquarters and rushed towards the gap. Generals Meng Qiaofang, Zhang Wenheng, Huang Erxing, Tong Tou and Zhao Liangdong led their troops to besiege other city gates. It was said to be a whole-army assault, but there was a difference between the front and the back. The Green Camp troops from various places were leading the charge, while Tunqi, Han Dai, Hahamu, Esai, and Li Guohan led the Eight Banners Army to supervise the battle from a distance. The lives of the bannermen, especially the children of the Eight Banners of Manchu and Mongolia, are precious and cannot be compromised easily.

Something unexpected happened. Although the Qing army had entered the city, the resistance did not end. The fierce street fighting lasted for three days before it subsided.

"Are these the bodies of Zhe and Gao?" Tun Qi asked, looking at the two corpses carried in by his subordinates. It was so scarred and bloody that it was impossible to see clearly.

"General, I have searched many prisoners for careful questioning and determined that they are the bodies of Zhe Ziming and Gao Yixiang," Huang Erxing, the governor of Shaanxi Province, replied respectfully. He was reprimanded last time, but this time he finally achieved great results.

"Well," Tun Qi glanced at Huang Erxing appreciatively and said slowly, "What a pity! These two are considered good generals. Let's find a place to bury them."

"嗻".

The Qing army lost 7,000 people in the small Jinglu Acropolis, suffering huge casualties. They became angry and slaughtered the city bloodyly. The beast soldiers broke into people's homes, killed people, set fires, raped and looted. The whole city was filled with an eerie atmosphere.

"General, our army has captured the Jinglu Guards and linked up with Longxi. We can report our victory to the emperor and return to the court," Han Dai suggested with a smile.

"What Duke Fu Guo said is right. Our army is tired from fighting for a long time. Now it has accomplished its merits. There are heavy guards stationed in Lintao. It is not appropriate to attack Lintao again. It will be self-defeating." Meng Qiaofang was afraid that Tunqi would attack Lintao Mansion again, so she also spoke out to persuade her. .

"Haha, don't worry, I am satisfied that I have defeated Zhangwu and captured Jinglu Guards. I have no new battle plan yet. It's just that we have to wait a little longer for our troops to return to the court."

"Why is this?" the two asked in surprise.

"I have written to the leaders of the Yikezhao League and the Ulanqab League, asking them to attack Gansu and contain the Guards. We must see the results."

The Qing court divided Monan Mongolia into Outer Mongolia and Inner Mongolia. The banners of Inner Mongolia were managed by the Qing government directly dispatching deputy commanders, ministers of casual rank or general managers as banner commanders, with officers such as counselors, assistants, cavalry schools, military guards, and forward schools. In Mongolia, the banners of the outer vassals were managed by each banner. The nobles hereditary Zasak (i.e. flag chief).

At that time, forty-nine Taijis from the sixteen tribes of Monan Mongolia jointly recommended Huang Taiji as "Bokda Chechen Khan" (Emperor Kuanwen Rensheng) and recognized him as the Great Khan of All Mongolia. Monan Mongolia then became a vassal of the Qing Dynasty. . Gradually, these forty-nine Taiji subordinates were organized into alliance flags by the Qing court. There are six leagues in total: Zhelim League, Zhuosuotu League, Zhaowuda League, Xilingol League, Ulanqab League, and Yikezhao League. Among them, the Zhelimu League and the Zhuosuotu League have the closest relationship with the Qing court. The Horqin tribe where Empress Dowager Zhaosheng was born has served as the leader of the Zhelimu League for generations, and the noble daughter of the Harqin tribe who serves as the leader of the Zhuosuotu League also accounts for A considerable part of the Qing harem.

However, their territories, as well as those of the Zhaowuda League and the Xilingol League, were far away from Gansu and Shaanxi. Without the will of the Qing court, they might not be willing to help. Therefore, Tunqi chose to write letters to Erlinchen, the leader of the Yikezhao League, and Prince Omubu of Doro, the leader of the Ulanqab League. These two people have some friendship with him, and their territory is close to Gansu and Shaanxi, so I believe they should be willing to help.

"The general is wise," Tun Qi said, and the two of them praised him repeatedly.

After leaving the tent, Han Dai said to Meng Qiaofang with a smile: "I said why the general insists on staying in Shaanxi and refuses to return to Beijing even though he has already achieved great success. It turns out that he is waiting for the wind from Monan to blow to Gansu."

"Yeah, don't care about the strong wind or the gentle breeze, as long as there is wind, it will be fine." Meng Qiaofang also stroked her beard and smiled.

(End of this chapter)