Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

"Listen up, everyone. Divide into two teams and concentrate the bombardment for two hours first. After two hours, take turns bombarding, starting from the first quarter of the yin hour (3 a.m.) and not stopping until the first quarter of the hai hour (9 p.m.). Within ten days, you must destroy the city wall of the east gate for me," said Tarhun, the first-class Guangling Earl and the commander of the firearms battalion, who loudly gave the order.

"Eqige, no, captain, don't worry, we will be able to destroy the city wall within ten days," Mengkutmur, the son of Tarhun, patted his chest and guaranteed.

"Hmph! The Khan is watching us from behind. If we fail to bring down the city wall within ten days, the Khan will chop off my head. I will chop off your head first!" Tarhun glared at his son fiercely.

"Yes!" Mengkutmur was startled and answered hurriedly. There is no father and son in the army. If you fail to complete the military order, you might really lose your head!
A total of sixty heavy artillery pieces and one hundred and eighty tube-mounted cannons were densely placed in front of the east gate of the city, and the well-trained gunners quickly completed the loading.

"Shoot!" Tarhun gave the order, and the flag and drum officer waved the command flag.

"Boom~Boom~Boom~Boom~" "Boom~Boom~Boom~" The shells rained down like rain, making the city wall full of potholes, and the entire East Gate shook constantly.

The soldiers defending the outer city were not soldiers of the Eight Banners, but 40,000 soldiers and 20,000 civilians led by Tong Huinian, the commander of the infantry, and Han Shiqi, the governor of Shuntian. Although there were many soldiers, they were mostly made up. Except for the three patrol battalions directly under Tong Huinian, the rest were new battalions with weak combat power. Zhao Rong, the commander of the Han army of the Yellow Banner, had 5,000 soldiers and 2,000 civilians stationed at the East Gate. Zhao Rong was also considered a brave general in the Beijing camp. He ate and lived on the top of the city every day to boost morale. A general is the courage of his soldiers. Although his troops were not strong, seeing the bravery of the commander, his subordinates were not panicked and they defended the city tightly and in an orderly manner in the past few days.

The guards had also bombarded the city a few days ago, but they only fired a few shots occasionally and did not cause too many casualties, so the defenders were a little careless, and many people gathered on the top of the city to brag and enjoy the scenery. Suddenly, they were bombarded intensively, and hundreds of casualties were suffered in an instant.

"Quick! Leave a sentry behind and the rest go into the soldier hiding cave!" Zhao Rong yelled, but his voice was insignificant amid the thundering artillery fire.

Some clever soldiers hid in the hiding caves to avoid the artillery fire. According to the usual practice, the artillery fire would stop at night when it was dark and the target could not be seen clearly. But this time, the artillery shells of the guards seemed to be free of charge. They kept firing even when it was dark, and they did not stop until the first quarter of the night.

"Oh my God! It's finally quiet!" An old soldier came out of the hiding cave and sighed.

"Light the torches quickly and check where the damage is and repair it with sandbags!" Zhao Rong ordered.

Under the urging of the officer, the soldiers hurried to repair the city wall. After finally completing it, they could not sleep for a moment, as the cannons of the Guards sounded again at the hour of Yin.

"Damn it! What's wrong with the guards? Are they eyeing our East Gate?" Zhao Rong cursed and ordered his subordinates to ask for reinforcements from the infantry commander Tong Huinian.

Tong Huinian said to Shuntian Governor Han Shiqi: "Brother Han, it seems that the guards have set their sights on the East Gate. They broke through the outer city from here last time, and most of the city walls are in ruins. I intend to send Zhang Guoyan, the captain of the left wing infantry, to lead 3,000 patrol battalion soldiers to reinforce, but I'm afraid it's not enough. I would like you to bring the governor's flag with you. What do you think?"

"It is the duty of a minister to share the country's worries. There is nothing to say. I will go now," Han Shiqi promised. On the seventh day of the bombardment, a section of the city wall collapsed, and a gap appeared at the East Gate. Han Shiqi, Zhang Guoyan, and Zhao Rong urged the soldiers to pile up sandbags desperately, and finally blocked the gap. However, another gap appeared on the eighth day, two on the ninth day, and three on the tenth day. This time, the defenders in the city had no time to block it.

"Warriors, follow me and show the might of the Hetohuit tribe! The Khan is watching us from behind!" David Guosan, the third-rank Hetohuit Hou Gunbu Yileden, drew his Mongolian scimitar and yelled at his men. He knew his own business. He had violated military regulations by embezzling the spoils when he attacked the Kharchin tribe last time. Who was the Khan? He must have known about it and was keeping his own account. If he didn't show his strength, his life would be in danger sooner or later! This man wanted to make meritorious deeds to atone for his sins, so he personally led the arrow and rode his horse into the city. The general was the courage of the soldiers, and more than 3,000 Hetohuit cavalrymen followed their commander to the gap. In particular, the deputy chief of the capital, Borite China, had the fastest horse speed, and quickly jumped over Gunbu Yileden and rushed to the front.

"Form a formation! Form a formation quickly to stop them!" Zhao Rong yelled, ordering his troops to form a formation to stop them.

"Da~Da~Da~" The horses' hooves were flying, and Boritechina laid down his saber and used the horse's power to cut off heads like cutting wheat. Zhao Rong raised the spear in his hand, trying to stop the galloping horse with it.

Seeing this, Boriti China suddenly threw out his saber, stabbing Zhao Rong's throat. Zhao Rong did not expect that the other party would use the weapon as a hidden weapon, and was caught off guard and died. After the saber was thrown, Boriti China took out his lance without panic, and flew left and right on his warhorse, sweeping down and stabbing the Qing soldiers who blocked his way.

The cavalry of the Tohuite tribe fought fiercely, rushed into the city and killed people everywhere, followed by the army led by the Great Khan Lianhua. The Qing army was thrown into disarray by the cavalry and was completely defeated. In the melee, Shuntian Governor Han Shiqi and the left wing infantry captain Zhang Guoyan were both killed in the battle.

"Warriors, the time has come to make achievements. Follow me to take Guangqumen!" Gunbu Yileden hoped to make greater achievements, and led the cavalry towards Guangqumen.

Liu Bingli, the lieutenant general guarding Guangqu Gate, was a former guard of Emperor Shunzhi. He fought desperately, but his subordinates were not strong enough and they were suddenly attacked by the guards' cavalry. The gate was soon opened by Gunbu Yileden, and the guards' captain Okchotbu took the opportunity to lead his troops in. Seeing that there was no way out, Liu Bingli sighed and fell from the city to his death.

The guards then headed for Yongding Gate, where the infantry commander Tong Huinian was stationed. This gate was connected to the main street in the city and had an important geographical location. Tong Huinian ordered the patrol camps in the middle and right camps to counterattack in an attempt to drive out the guards who had rushed into the city.

Gunbu Yileden and Okchotbu rode their horses down the street and led their troops to attack. After a while, they killed Li Dengxiang, the chief lieutenant of the right wing infantry of the patrol camp, and Wang Zhaochun, the infantry lieutenant.

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"Your Majesty, I have failed your grace!" Tong Huinian sighed and had to lead the remaining troops to retreat to the inner city. The lieutenant general Zhou Yuren, who was defending You'an Gate, was unable to retreat in time and died in the chaos.

Less than half of the 40,000 green soldiers and 20,000 civilians stationed in the outer city escaped back to the inner city, and the casualties of the guards were less than 2,000, which was a great victory. Just when the Great Khan Lianhua was gloating and planning to take advantage of the victory to break through the inner city in one fell swoop, a military report came: a Qing army of about 20,000 reinforcements was advancing along the canal by land and water in an attempt to rescue Dadu, and was now attacking Tongzhou. The Yarkand general Toroshihu, who was ordered to garrison Tongzhou, had only 3,000 men, and he complained bitterly, asking the Great Khan to send reinforcements.

"Tell Toroshihu to hold Tongzhou for me before the reinforcements arrive, otherwise I will take his head!" Sultan gnashed his teeth after hearing the news. (End of this chapter)