Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

The battle to break through the inner city mainly relied on the surrendered troops. Of the 41,000 surrendered troops and prisoners who attacked Beijing, 26,000 were killed or wounded, while the casualties of other guards were no more than 2,000. In order to boost morale, the Great Khan Lianhua rewarded the meritorious officials, namely, Xuan Youcai, the general of Jizhou Town, who made great contributions to the capture of the city, was awarded the title of the third-class Jizhou Earl, and Zhang Wei, the general of Tongzhou Town, who was the second-class, was promoted to the first-class deputy admiral. The other generals who had made contributions to the capture of the city, such as Enhe Batu, Gunbu Yileden, and Zhou Youde, were given a son as a centurion; Galdama and Chao Lemen were given ten horses and a thousand taels of silver. As soon as the decree was issued, the morale of the guards was greatly boosted, and they all wanted to break the city as soon as possible so as to win a title for their wives and children.

"Warriors of David's Kingdom, you have breached the two walls of Dadu. Now, I order you to continue advancing towards the imperial city, where the pseudo-Qing emperor and his concubines live, as well as countless gold and silver treasures. Go forward, my warriors, make the pseudo-Qing emperor kneel and tremble in front of your horses, make the pseudo-Qing emperor's women become your slaves, let the bags on your horse's back be filled with gold, silver and jewelry, and make your families proud of you! Go forward, my warriors, no matter how strong the city walls are, they can't stop your horses! Haorui~" The spirited Lotus Khan rode his horse slowly around the military formation of tens of thousands of soldiers, then shouted loudly to mobilize the soldiers before the war, and hundreds of guards with loud voices spread his words to all parts of the military formation.

"Haorui~Haorui~Haorui~" Inspired by the victory, the guards followed their Khan and shouted loudly, their morale high.

Seeing that the army was ready, Sultan ended the review with satisfaction and ordered the generals to prepare to attack the imperial city. Although he looked confident in front of others, in fact, there were not many troops available to attack the imperial city at this time. Although the surrendered troops were mainly used to attack the city, as the war progressed, the elite soldiers of the David Kingdom still suffered losses. Only 90,000 of the 93,000 elite guards brought from Tongzhou to Beijing remained, plus the remaining 15,000 surrendered troops, the total force was no more than 105,000. Another 30,000 elite troops were assigned to Zhao Wang Biligenda to intercept the Qing army coming from Datong. The total force to attack the imperial city was no more than 75,000.

According to the intelligence provided by the Wuyi Guards, there were about 73,000 Qing troops in the imperial city, including about 50,000 Eight Banners soldiers and about 23,000 Beijing camps. The pseudo-Qing Dynasty also recruited 20,000 Eight Banners women to join the army, bringing the number of defenders to more than 90,000. Although the combat effectiveness was far inferior to that of his own army, after all, there were a large number of people and a strong city to rely on. Facing such a large number of enemies, the Great Khan was actually unsure whether he could take the imperial city before the Qing army in Datong arrived. In particular, the attack on the inner city caused a total of 28,000 casualties. Although most of them were surrendered soldiers and prisoners, he was still frightened. After all, the number of surrendered soldiers was not large. The subsequent battles mainly relied on the most elite imperial guards of the David Kingdom. This was his capital for dominating the world. If too many casualties were suffered, how could he control the world in the future? After thinking about it, he decided to use the old method, first using artillery to blast a gap and then let the infantry attack the gap. In order to shake the enemy's morale, he ordered people to shoot many letters of persuasion to lure the defenders to surrender.

"Boom~Boom~Boom~" The sound of dense artillery fire was heard, and the artillery battalion of the Guards began to bombard the imperial city. The fierce bombardment showed the strength of the Guards and allowed Sultan to temporarily put aside his anxiety.

As the night deepened, he tossed and turned in his arms, unable to sleep, hugging Ning Fei Odunmuqier's soft body. Other concubines were either pregnant or weak and could not withstand the long journey, so this time he only brought the young Ning Fei Odunmuqier with him. Like Zhuang Fei Erdene Bumba, Odunmuqier was also born in the Khorchin tribe of Mongolia. He did not understand why the Aisin Gioro family liked to marry women from the Khorchin tribe, but after experiencing it personally, he could not stop.

"Is the Khan worried about something?" Odunmuqier asked shyly while stroking the Khan's back.

"Well, the battle of Dadu has been going too smoothly so far. It was so easy to break the outer city and the inner city, but I always feel uneasy. I have few soldiers and cannot be defeated. If I am defeated, I will have to retreat to the grassland. The pseudo-Qing has many soldiers, so it doesn't matter if we lose a few battles. As long as we give them time, they will recover soon," Sultan murmured.

Ao Dunmuqier secretly sighed, everyone said that her husband was a great hero, but who knew that great heroes also had anxious moments! Every time her husband encountered storms, he could only complain to the woman beside him! Thinking of this, she showed a warm smile and comforted her husband, "Don't worry, Khan. In my opinion, the emperor and ministers of the pseudo-Qing Dynasty are already trapped in a jar. As long as we guard the inner city walls, they can't escape. The only thing they can rely on now is the reinforcements outside the city, but you have defeated two enemy reinforcements. Except for Datong and Shanhaiguan, they can't get any reinforcements in a short time."

"Yes, you are right. Shunzhi is now trapped in a jar. As long as we can capture Dadu before the main force of the Qing army in Datong comes to support, I will win!" Sultan said excitedly, encouraged by his beloved concubine.

"Great Khan, His Royal Highness Prince Zhao has sent a military report that the fake King Doni has led 200,000 Qing troops to 50 miles west of Dadu, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Duke Liang have led 40,000 troops to follow and harass the enemy and have also arrived in Dadu." Just when he was in high spirits, the guards delivered the military report.

"What! The Qing troops from Datong have arrived? What are the prince and Duke Liang doing? How can the Qing troops from Datong come to support so soon?" Sultan was so angry that he jumped up from the dragon bed and opened the military report to study it carefully.
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Because of different standpoints, the same thing will form different views in the eyes of different people. In the eyes of the Great Khan Lianhua, the speed of the Qing army in Datong returning to Beijing was too fast, making it impossible for him to break through Beijing before the enemy reinforcements arrived. He even felt that the Crown Prince Zhuoligetu and Liang Guogong Barsi did not fulfill their duties and failed to effectively delay the time for the main force of the Qing army to return. However, for the Shunzhi Emperor in Beijing, it was too late for Prince Xin Doni's army to return at this time!

"Your Majesty, the barbarians outside the city sent a message via flying slaves, saying that Prince Xin has led an army of 200,000 to a place 50 miles west of the capital," Wu Liangfu, the eunuch in charge of the Thirteen Yamen, respectfully presented the military report.

"Hmph! Damn Donny! It took you so long to come back to the capital to provide assistance. If it was a few days later, I'm afraid the imperial city and the palace would have been conquered, and I would have been dead as an emperor. What's the point of coming back?" Emperor Shunzhi was delighted at first, but then he snorted in annoyance.

These words were very serious, and there was a hint of suspicion in Doni's heart. Since ancient times, serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. After all, Doni's surname is Aisin-Gioro! Wu Liangfu was so panicked that he fell to his knees and said, "According to the news brought by the servants sent to Datong, when Prince Xin learned that the pseudo-Khan had attacked the capital, he immediately prepared to return to the capital to rescue him. However, in the battle to attack Datong, many troops suffered heavy casualties and needed to rest. The pseudo-crown prince and the duke led their troops to harass constantly, which delayed their return to the capital. The pseudo-crown prince and the duke were so hateful that they actually followed Prince Xin's army all the way to the capital."

"Oh, so Doni also has his reasons!" Emperor Shunzhi slowed down his tone and said to Wu Liangfu: "We must find a way to contact Doni, cooperate with him from inside and outside, and defeat the Wei army." (End of this chapter)