Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Sending troops to attack Yagu Pass was actually a temporary decision made by the Great Khan Lianhua. After receiving the military report that the Qing army had abandoned the two cities of Jiefan and Gule on the east bank of the Suzi River and concentrated its forces to guard Maldun City, he immediately understood that Bahai wanted to use the dangerous terrain near Maldun City to delay his army's attack. Since it was difficult to attack from west to east, he changed the direction and attacked from south to north. He ordered Babai, Tengjitai, Dongyisilabu, Chaoer and other generals to lead 7,000 troops to attack Yagu Pass, catching the Qing army off guard and successfully breaking through the pass.

After breaking through the pass, the Great Khan ordered Babai's troops to continue southward to attack the famous Jianzhou city of Wula Mountain and cut off the retreat of the Qing army in southern Liaoning. He himself led the army to bypass Yahu Pass, first heading east and then north, directly to the Manchu capital of Hetuala.

Serving as the vanguard were 800 surrendered soldiers and 1,200 prisoners of war under the command of the Korean surrendered general Park Erzhao, while Sultan led an army of more than 70,000 troops following behind.

"Speed ​​up, tell the soldiers, there will be a big reward after taking Hetuala!" Park Erzhao, the former Jeolla military commander of the Joseon Dynasty and the current guerrilla general of the David Kingdom, encouraged his subordinates loudly. As a surrendered general, he was more eager to make merit than other generals. But his subordinates were either surrendered soldiers or former captives, who only wanted to survive and did not have much morale. He had no choice but to use a big reward to motivate them. Sure enough, when they heard about the reward, their subordinates marched much faster.

Ten miles behind him, Dushihuoer, Seling, and Zharbu led 10,000 cavalrymen composed of warriors from the Horqin, Zhalai, and Gorlos tribes to follow slowly. One was to provide support, and the other was to monitor. If this group of surrendered soldiers dared to make any unusual moves, they would be annihilated immediately.

"This group of Koreans walk so slowly!" Gorlosbo Zharbu muttered in dissatisfaction.

"Haha, it's better to go slower. If we go too fast, won't they take all the credit?" Korchin Prince Dushihuoer laughed. Let these infantrymen go in the front. If the enemy sets an ambush, they will die. If there is no ambush, their horses will quickly get ahead of the infantrymen and the credit will still be theirs.

"Hahaha~" Generals Se Ling and Zarbu laughed heartily.

There really was an ambush. Bayalbuha, the Mukunda (clan leader) of the Solon Daur tribe, followed Bahai's order and led 1,400 Daur cavalrymen to cover the rear and delay the guards. He hid his men and horses in the woods and discovered this strange army.

"Brother-in-law, the pseudo-Khan actually sent an infantry as the vanguard, this is a heaven-sent merit for you," said the brother-in-law Bursai to Bayalbuha with a smile. His son Beibao and his two nephews Qinuo and Mandai also wanted to fight.

"I see that the enemy's formation is disorganized and they are not a strong army. Besides, the pseudo-Khan is knowledgeable about military affairs, so why would he put a group of infantry in the front? This is strange! Could it be a bait?" Bayarbuha was a little suspicious.

"Eqi Ge, I have already found out that it is indeed a bait. But the enemy's rear troops are still ten miles away from them. We can just fight and leave," Bei Bao suggested.

"Okay! Let's fight him!" Bayalbuha made up his mind. With a wave of his hand, 1,400 cavalrymen of the Daurdedule tribe rushed out of the woods.

"Form a line! Quickly form a line!" Park Erzhao was shocked and hurriedly ordered his men to form a line. However, except for 800 Korean surrendered soldiers, the other 1,200 of his 2,000 men were all Qing prisoners of war. These prisoners were not willing to fight for the Guards, and most of them fled when they saw their former "own men" rushing over. The Daur warriors took advantage of the situation and rushed into the formation, killing the "Guards' vanguard" like chopping melons and vegetables. Seeing that the situation was not good, Park Erzhao simply changed into the clothes of a soldier and lay down among the dead. He was lucky enough to escape with his life, but most of his men were killed or wounded, and even the general's flag was cut off.

"Retreat!" Bayarlebuha whistled casually and led his subordinates to retreat northward.

When Dushihuoer led his troops to the scene, they saw only a few survivors and corpses scattered all over the ground. "Damn it!" The Korchin Prince was really angry. "Your Highness, the Qing cavalry just left not long ago, we should be able to catch up," Gorlosbo Zharbu suggested.

"Well, order the whole army to gallop day and night, catch up with them, and kill them all," Dushihuoer roared. The Qing army annihilated his friendly army under his nose, which was an insult to him, and he had to retaliate!
Ten thousand cavalrymen galloped day and night and finally caught up with the Daur people two days later. Seeing this, Bayalbuha called Bursai, Beibao, Qinuo, Mandai and other taijis, "I will lead 300 cavalrymen to stop the pursuers, you retreat quickly."

"Brother-in-law", "Eqige", "Uncle"... Everyone wanted to persuade him again, but Bayalbuha waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "This is a military order. Anyone who violates it will be executed immediately. Go!"

The taijis had no choice but to retreat, while Bayalbuha calmly led 300 cavalrymen to shoot arrows from their bows on horseback, delaying the guards. The Daur people are descendants of the Tatar tribe of Mongolia. Their ancestors, the Tatars, were famous for their archery skills. To this day, they are still the best archers among all the Mongolian tribes.

"Swoosh~Swoosh~Swoosh~" Arrows rained down like rain, shooting down a group of guards. But after all, there were only 300 people, and they could not stop the enemy's horses.

"Warriors, follow me!" Seeing the enemy approaching, Bayalbuha gritted his teeth and led his troops to kill the enemy. He had made up his mind to die, and was determined to preserve the strength of the tribe at his own expense.

Ten thousand guards quickly surrounded the three hundred cavalry. In the face of absolute strength, any bravery was powerless. Soon, the Niulu Zhangjing of the Qing Dynasty and the Mukunda of the Daurde Dule tribe were killed in the battlefield.
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Khorchin Prince Dushihuoer led his army to continue northward, but did not find any Qing cavalry. When they arrived at the city of Hetuala, they thought there would be a tough battle, but unexpectedly there was no defender at all. When they entered the city, they found that there were not only defenders, but also civilians. At first, they thought it was a trick of the enemy, but they found a lot of supplies abandoned by civilians outside the north city, and then they realized that the Qing army had moved all the soldiers and civilians in the city to Ningguta.

The prince who was unwilling to give up went to Fuala City to the west of Hetuala. This city means "old hill" in Manchu. It was built by Nurhaci on the ruins of "Jianzhou Old Camp". It has three layers: outer city, inner city and fence city (outer city). After Nurhaci moved the capital to Hetuala, this city was abandoned, but it was still inhabited by 2,000 people from the Eight Banners. Dushihuoer wanted to take advantage of Fuala City, but it turned out to be an empty city, empty without even a single person.

"Bah! Bad luck!" Dushhor cursed angrily.

"Your Highness, further west is Zaotu Mountain. Could it be that the people in the city have fled to the mountains? Why don't we go into the mountains and search?" suggested Gorlosbo Zharbu.

"That makes sense. Let's go into the mountains and search to see if we can find anything," Dushhuoer said excitedly.

Zaotu Mountain, known as "Hulan Hada" by the locals, is also called Chimney Mountain because of its chimney-like shape. The guards did not find anyone hiding on Zaotu Mountain, but found a Qing army stationed on Qiyun Mountain opposite Zaotu Mountain. The guards on the mountain were Langtan, a first-class guard of the Qing Dynasty, and his 300 men. He could not leave because the Yongling Mausoleum of the Qing Dynasty was in the mountain. There were also 30 guards of the mausoleum who did not leave. Most of them were from the clan of Nurhaci's mother, Xitala. They had the responsibility to guard the mausoleum, and they took up swords and guns even though they knew they were no match for the enemy.

More than 300 people fought against 10,000 people. The outcome of the battle was no surprise. The fierce and wolf-like guards quickly captured Qiyun Mountain and Yongling.

"Your Majesty, I have tried my best!" Facing the swarming guards, Lang Tan desperately drew his sword and stabbed his neck hard, splashing blood all over the mausoleum. (End of this chapter)