Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 642: The Ming Army marches westward to Suoya Prefecture

In Zhuqing Mountain in Hongya County, there are military villages and earthen walls, and the mountain ridges are built into iron walls and copper walls. Looking at the completed fortifications, Qi Sansheng, the left general of the Ming Dynasty, said with satisfaction to Yang Wei, the commander-in-chief of the Pinglu camp: "Brother Yang, your camp is well built. The fortifications are complete and there is a risk of being condescending. I understand that those native soldiers are also overstepping. But this mountain."

Yang Wei was a little puzzled, "Commander, our army is an elite force that has fought a hundred battles. Why should we be afraid of a few local soldiers? It's fine if you don't take the initiative to attack. Why did you build fortifications and defend on the spot instead?"

"Haha, brother Yang doesn't know something. The local soldiers in Yazhou, Lizhou and Tianquan are very difficult to deal with. In the past, when the old king (referring to Zhang Xianzhong) was there, they couldn't do anything about these soldiers. Now the guards are attacking Tianquan. , Lizhou, I will set up camp first and sit on the mountain to watch the tiger fight. It will be easy to attack Yazhou after the native soldiers and guards have killed both."

"Congratulations, Commander!" Yang Wei praised sincerely.

The two were talking loudly when General Di Sanpin came over in a hurry and said, "Commander, I'm in trouble. I just got news that the Guards have captured the entire territory of Lizhou and Yazhou."

"What? How is this possible? How did the Guards pacify the three places so quickly?" Qi Sansheng was in a daze for a moment.

"The officials and chieftains in western Sichuan were divided. Tianquan's Sixth Recruitment Envoy Gao Jitai, Deputy Recruitment Envoy Yang Xianzhu, Lizhou's pacification envoy Anmeng, and Hongya garrison Pan Lin all surrendered their guards, so the guards were able to gain control so quickly. "Three Lands." Di Sanpin stomped his feet bitterly, "If we act quickly, we will be the ones to pacify the Three Lands."

Qi Sansheng's heart skipped a beat. Di Sanpin's words were expressed with regret, but implicitly with blame. This person is a confidant of the king. The king has always wanted to use this person to seize the military power in his hands. Be careful when talking to him! After thinking about this, he didn't worry, and slowly opened his mouth to defend, "The king has made an alliance with the Wei Kingdom, and the crown prince has also married the princess of the Wei Kingdom. Tianquan Sixth Division and Lizhou are originally betrothal gifts to the Wei Kingdom, so it's okay. What’s the benefit of handing it over to Weiguo?”

Di Sanpin was not convinced, or he thought he had caught Qi Sansheng's fault, and sneered: "What about Yazhou? Yazhou is not a betrothal gift. You can't give the guards this precious land in vain?"

"That's natural. I am going to force Yazhou City and send people to ask for Yazhou from the Wei Kingdom. However, the king's strategy is to unite the Wei Dynasty to fight against the Qing Dynasty. We can just create momentum and must not conflict with the Wei army." Qi Sansheng suddenly exuded an intimidating aura, "Send the commander's military order to immediately set up camp a hundred miles away from Yazhou. The generals will restrain their subordinates and those who provoke border provocations without authorization will be killed!"

Changshengtian always seems to like joking with warriors. Lalm and others have just pacified Yazhou and are preparing to return successfully and receive rewards from the court. The Daxi bandits in the east, no, the Ming army has moved. Twenty thousand troops came overwhelmingly, their military flags covering the sky and the sun.

"Commander, the Ming army is camped a hundred miles away from Yazhou, with about 20,000 people," Tan Ma brought back the news.

Larm was lost in thought. He had just captured Yazhou, and the casualties of his troops had not yet been fully recovered. He still had to leave some troops to defend the city. The number of troops he could dispatch was no more than 10,000, and they were tired from fighting for a long time. However, he faced an enemy of 20,000, who was also a world-famous Western thief. Should we fight this battle or not?

"Commander, David's cavalry dominates the world. Why does it matter to the Ming army? The last general is willing to be the vanguard." Batu Mengke wanted to take the lead.

"Thanks to the hard work of Batu Mengke, let the general go." Jiancun Jiangqu wanted to fight with him.

"The last general is also willing to be the vanguard, please let the commander-in-chief fulfill his wish." "The last general is willing to go." The generals asked for battle one after another, but they did not pay attention to the 20,000 elite Daxi Army. The Kingdom of Gai Wei had just been established, and it was a time when he was enterprising and ambitious. The generals think they are invincible, and everyone wants to be crowned with meritorious services, so why should they be afraid of jackals, tigers and leopards?
Seeing that his military morale was available, Lalm gritted his teeth and ordered Generals Salaltu and Pan Lin to defend the city and bring 14,000 troops to face the Ming army.

The Guards had many cavalry, and more than half of the 14,000 troops were cavalry. The cavalry was in front and the infantry was behind, slowly pushing towards the Ming army.

Hearing that the guards were coming, Qi Sansheng ordered the camp to form a formation. The phalanx of 20,000 troops was densely packed and murderous. "Report! The Guards are still fifteen miles away from our army."

"Report! The Guards are still ten miles away from our army."

"Report! The Guards are still five miles away from our army."

Military reports came one after another. When he heard that the guards were only five miles away from him, Qi Sansheng's face darkened and he ordered, "Take the troops back to the camp and hold on if they don't come out. Anyone who moves without permission will be killed!"

"Report, the Ming army is afraid of the battle and withdraws its troops back to the camp." When the sentry riders returned the news, the morale of the guards was greatly boosted. I don't know who started. The three armies sang "Sultan Khan Marches to Shigatse" in unison: "Fishing rods to catch warriors, majestic Heroic posture. The mighty Khan is too late to conquer the war."

Lalm couldn't help but feel moved. His morale was as strong as a rainbow, so there was no need to worry about the enemy having too many soldiers. More importantly, he figured out the Ming army's trump card: they did not dare to offend David, and sending troops was just a bluff. snort! I, the brave warrior David, am invincible in the world, why should I be afraid of powerful enemies? A sense of pride arose spontaneously.

Di Sanpin, the envoy of the Ming army and general after the reinforcement campaign, came to the Wei army camp. Originally he didn't want to come, but Qi Sansheng used military law to force him to come, so you won't go? Engaged in military law.

Qi Sansheng knew that as Liu Wenxiu's general, he was a thorn in the king's heart, and he always wanted to replace him with his confidant Di Sanpin and seize his military power. Therefore, the envoy asking for Yazhou must be Di Sanpin. The negotiation was successful. Di Sanpin wanted to return to Yazhou from the Wei army because he had commanded it well; otherwise, it was Di Sanpin who was incompetent and messed up the negotiations and destroyed the alliance between Ming and Wei.

Di Sanpin greeted Qi Sansheng dozens of times in his heart, feeling reluctant to come. As soon as he entered the guard camp, there was a forest of swords and guns, and Lalm deliberately gave him a blow.

After all, he is a veteran on the battlefield. His expression remained unchanged, which made Lalm feel a little respectful. He put on a smile and asked, "Why is the envoy here?"

"I came here to ask for Yazhou," Di Sanpin shouted: "Has the commander-in-chief forgotten the alliance between the Ming and Wei Dynasties? Why did he seize Yazhou from the Ming Dynasty?"

"General, you misunderstood," Larm smiled. "At the beginning, you and I agreed that the Tianquan Sixth Division, Lizhou, Songpan, and Long'an would be used as betrothal gifts for marrying Princess David. Today, Quanquan Sixth Division and Lizhou have been sent to our army. We still have Songpan and Long'an on hand. When will you hand over Songpan and Long'an to us, I can return them to Yazhou conveniently. Yazhou is only temporarily kept by us."

Di Sanpin was stunned, "Songpan and Long'an are in the hands of the puppet Qing Dynasty. Why didn't your army ask the Qing army for them, but instead asked me, the Ming Dynasty?"

"Absurd! Is there any reason in the world for the husband's family to take the betrothal gifts themselves? Aren't they all sent by the husband's family on their own initiative? I, David, live in the west, and I know this etiquette. Is it possible that the great Ming Dynasty doesn't know the etiquette?" Larm asked rhetorically.

Di Sanpin was a martial artist who was not good at debating and was rendered speechless by the refutation.

The lawsuit was brought against Sun Kewang. His cause of becoming emperor was at a critical period and he desperately needed the support of the Kingdom of David. So the leader of the Qin State acquiesced and ordered that the status quo should be maintained and the guards should not be provoked.

(End of this chapter)