Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

After capturing the Jiajian City without bloodshed, Prince Seleng of Henjirige immediately ordered his subordinates to build a pontoon bridge and sent his second brother Duerben to lead 3,000 soldiers to cross the river first and guard the bridgehead.

When Great Khan Lianhua arrived with his troops, he found three floating bridges on both sides of the Hunhe River. He was very happy and stretched out his lotus palm to pat the prince on the shoulder, saying, "Seleng, you are very good! You are cautious in using troops, brave and resourceful!" Don't underestimate this slap in the face, not everyone can have this treatment. It is a blessing that one has accumulated in several lifetimes.

Se Leng was so happy that he smiled and said, "This is all due to the great Khan's planning and strategy. I dare not take any credit for it."

This person is not cunning, his emotions are clearly visible on his face, and he has no ambitions. Well, he can be reused! After careful observation, Sultan came to the conclusion and said warmly: "Don't be modest. If I say it is your credit, then it is your credit. But Bahai is not easy to deal with, and there will be tough battles to fight later."

"I am willing to chop off Bahai's head and present it to the Khan." After being hit by the lotus palm, Seleng's head became hot and he shouted loudly unconsciously.

This was exactly what Sultan wanted, and he encouraged him: "Great! With a brave general like you, Seleng, what do I have to worry about? Rest well tonight, and tomorrow morning you will be my pioneer to capture Fushun Pass."

The next morning, Seleng led 13,000 warriors of the Nen Khorchin Durbert tribe to attack Fushun Pass. There were 2,000 troops under Langtan, a first-class guard of the Qing Dynasty, stationed at Fushun Pass and Guanling, plus 3,000 troops from the Jialazhangjing Daldai and Halde who were withdrawn from the vicinity of Jiajiacheng, totaling about 5,000 troops. Relying on the large number of troops, the guards attacked Guanling. Although Langtan, Daldai and Halde were few in number, they were very elite. Relying on the danger of Guanling, they held on for two days, but could not make an inch of progress.

On the third day, Khorchin Prince Dushihuoer arrived with 10,000 guards. Seeing that the battle was at a stalemate, Dushihuoer suggested to Seleng: "Father-in-law, our army has more soldiers and the enemy has fewer. Why don't you stay here to attack the city, and I will lead the army to bypass the Great Wall and attack the enemy from behind."

"Great idea!" Seleng exclaimed.

Dushihuoer led 10,000 warriors to sneak south, intending to bypass the Great Wall in the Dongzhou Fort area. However, he could not hide from the Qing army's scouts, who soon passed the military information to Fushun Pass. Upon hearing the news, Langtan said to Generals Daldai and Halde: "The commander-in-chief's order to us is to resist step by step and delay the guards. Now the guards are divided and advancing around the Great Wall, and Fushun Pass cannot be defended. I intend to retreat to Sarhu, what do you think?"

"We have fought bloody battles for two days and have completed the Marshal's orders. If we don't withdraw now and allow the guards to cross the Great Wall and cut off our retreat, the consequences will be disastrous." Daldai and Halder both agreed to retreat.

Guarjarangtan was the son of the Minister of Internal Affairs Wu Bai. He had participated in suppressing the rebellion of Jiang Ge and had made military achievements. Later, his father Wu Bai was convicted and dismissed from office, but he was reinstated soon after. Having experienced political ups and downs, he was particularly mature and decisive. He left overnight after making up his mind. When Se Leng realized what was happening, Fushun Pass had become an empty city.

"Damn it! I originally wanted to wipe out the enemies at Fushun Pass to repay the emperor's grace, but I didn't expect that this Qing army was more cowardly than sheep and actually abandoned the city and fled. Chase them!" Prince Jirige, who was eager to make a contribution, sent someone to report the victory to the Great Khan Lianhua, and led his subordinates in pursuit, all the way to the city of Sarhu.
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Sarhu was originally a strong city. Bahai used the time bought by Langtan and others to strengthen the defense. Dadu, Zhuerkengge, Feiyaka, and Suoduoerkai each led a thousand soldiers to guard the four walls. Sabusu and Shen Liu led 500 Qing army gunners and 500 Korean gunners to line up on the west and south walls respectively. Xiluganu and Fu Sennei each led 1,000 Suolon soldiers who were good at shooting to line up behind the gunners. The army also concentrated 20 artillery pieces at the west and south gates, with 10 pieces on each wall. The reason for this arrangement was that Sarhu was close to the Hunhe River in the north, and it was difficult for the army to gather. It was estimated that the guards would not come from the north gate. As for the east, he had ordered Daldai and Bayalbuha to lead 3,000 eight banners and Daur cavalry to lurk in the Sarhu Mountains in the east. It would be best if the guards focused on the east gate. In addition, this warlike Zhang Jing also ordered Langtan, Taifeiying'a, Haoerde, and Gundeyi to lead their own troops as reserve troops for the four gate defenders. Alanjika and Park Erzhao led 300 deer-riding warriors and 1,500 Korean cavalry and infantry to patrol the city.

"No wonder Nurhaci was able to defeat the Ming army here. The terrain of Sarhu is indeed easy to defend but difficult to attack. It faces the Hun River in the north and is not far from the Hun River in the west. Although the east is a little open, it is also close to the Suzi River and has many mountains. It seems that it is best to attack the city from the south gate." As soon as the Jirige County Prince Se Leng arrived at the foot of Sarhu, he personally rode his horse to explore the terrain and came to a conclusion. He ordered his second brother Duerben and third brother Taben to lead 3,000 soldiers and horses to feint and attack the east and west walls, and he and his son Norbu led 7,000 soldiers and horses to attack the south gate. "Boom~Boom~Boom~" The twelve cannons in the guard army fired ammunition at the city wall. These twelve cannons were specially allocated to Se Leng by the Great Khan Lianhua, who said that since you are the vanguard of our army, how can you be without cannons? When you encounter a strong city, use the cannons to blast it open for me. When Se Leng first saw these cannons, his eyes lit up. The Qing court often recruited the right wing of the Nenkorchin to fight, but they did not trust them as much as the left wing, which made it difficult for them to get firearms, and even the number of fire guns was very small. Before that, Seleng's army only had three old-fashioned tiger squat cannons, which not only could not shoot far, but also had little power. Now that they finally had decent cannons, how could they not be moved? So they decided to serve. The enemy seemed to have no cannons, and the guards fired shells at the south wall without any movement.

"Attack the city!" Seleng gave the military order majestically.

"Haorui~Haorui~Haorui~" The warriors of the Nenkorchin Durbert tribe roared and began to attack the city.

"Boom~Boom~Boom~" A rain of bullets suddenly broke out from the South City Wall, which had been silent for a long time. The bullets exploded in the dense formation of the guards, taking away lives one after another.

Seleng frowned and ordered to speed up the attack. According to experience, as long as they rushed to the city, the enemy's artillery would be useless. The guards pushing shield carts and ladder carts accelerated their speed. When they arrived at the city, they were intensively shot by bows and muskets from the city, and corpses were everywhere. But the military order was as strong as a mountain. They braved the arrows and bullets and struggled to climb up. The two armies were in a bitter battle. Soldiers kept rushing to the top of the city, and corpses kept falling from the top of the city.
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Outside the east city, the Taiji Duerben of the Durbet tribe lazily led his troops to attack the city. The reason why the battle was not fierce was that he and his third brother Tabenling had ordered the army to feint and attack the east and west walls. Since it was a feint, there was no need to attack too hard.

He did not want to fight, but some people did. The Qing Jialazhang Jing Daldai and Sorenzuo led Bayalbuha to ambush in the Sarhu Mountains. Seeing that the enemy was not aware of the danger in the rear, they took advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and led 3,000 cavalry to attack. The first-class guard Langtan also took the opportunity to lead 1,000 cavalry out of the city to attack the guards.

Seeing the bad situation, Durben hurriedly led his troops to retreat, but was spotted by Bebao, the son of Bayalbuha, a young general of Sauron. Although Bebao was only fourteen years old, he was a good archer like his father. He took out his bow and arrow calmly, pulled the string to the full, and shot it into Durben's back with a "whoosh".

Outside the south gate, Se Leng was leading the main force to attack the city, but found that some defeated soldiers were fleeing back from the east. He ordered people to stop the defeated soldiers and ask them about their whereabouts. Only then did he learn that the enemy had hidden an ambush in the Sarhu Mountains in the east, and his second brother had died in the battle.

"My second brother~" Prince Henjirige burst into tears, his eyes turned black, and he almost fell off his horse.

"Eqi Ge, now is not the time to be sad. We must guard against the Qing army taking advantage of the victory to attack me," Norbu hurriedly persuaded his father.

"Hurry! Notify your third uncle to return to the camp immediately, defend the camp, and do not attack the city again until the Khan's army arrives," Seleng came back to his senses.

The army of Great Khan Lianhua arrived. After listening to Seleng's explanation of the battle situation, he sneered and said, "Since ancient times, the side with more soldiers has always bullied the side with fewer soldiers. How can the side with fewer soldiers bully the side with more soldiers? Now that my army has gathered, even if it costs human lives, we will crush the city of Sarhu!" (End of this chapter)