Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

"Your Highness, there is no more sound of fighting in the direction of Tiantai Mountain. According to the scouts' report, all the defenders on the mountain should have been killed in the battle. It is commendable that only 500 people could hold on for three days!" In the Shijingshan guard tent, Aohan Left Captain Zhamusu reported to Zhao Wang Biligenda who was waiting for news.

Biligendalai paused and asked leisurely, "What's the name of the commander of Mount Tiantai? Where is he from?"

"The general guarding Tiantai Mountain is Captain Boyezbek, who comes from the Uzbek tribe of Bukhara Wanhu Mansion."

"Write down his and his men's names, and report to the court for generous compensation. After the victory, erect a monument on Mount Tiantai and write the names of the warriors on it," Biligendalai sighed, his eyes actually turning red with sadness and emotion. After all, he was young, and not as cold-blooded as his father, the Khan.

Captain Boyezbek was unfortunate. He received a military order to defend Tiantai Mountain to the death, but he did not know until his death that he and his 500 subordinates were just baits used by His Royal Highness Prince Zhao to lure the Qing army into an ambush. But he was also lucky. At least the honorable His Royal Highness Prince Zhao remembered his name. Compared with many unknown soldiers who died on the battlefield, he was much luckier.

"Report! The vanguard of the Qing army is advancing towards Bandenggou, and is still twenty miles away from the mouth of the ditch." The military situation is urgent and there is no room for sentimentality, so a military report soon arrived.

"Let's go! Follow me to Bandenggou", Biligendalai put aside the romantic feelings in his heart and led his subordinates to the front line.
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"General, Bandenggou is another twenty miles away," the old bondservant said slowly to Xu Erxian, his body trembling slightly involuntarily.

Xu Erxian raised his whip proudly, "Tell the brothers to speed up and capture Shijingshan to win honor for the prince!" Although his men suffered 1,500 casualties in the Battle of Tiantai Mountain, he was the first to achieve success after all. If he could capture Shijingshan, it would be an even greater achievement. By then, he would be promoted and it would bring honor to Prince Pingnan. It would be a great thing!

"General Xu~General Xu~" A flag and drum officer came on horseback and said breathlessly after seeing Xu Erxian, "The governor has ordered that Zhaoqing Town is moving too fast and must wait for the left wing of Guangxi behind. Each unit should maintain a distance of two miles between each other."

"Got it, tell the governor, I will obey your orders," Xu Erxian said angrily. He was the confidant of Pingnan King Shang Kexi, and the Guangxi Left Wing General Wang Yongnian behind him was an old general of Dingnan King Kong Youde and a subordinate of Guangxi Admiral Lian Guoan. Although Kong Youde and Shang Kexi were both old people from Pidao, there was a rift between them. At the beginning, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, but Shang Kexi refused to surrender because of the hatred of his father's murder with the Later Jin Dynasty. Kong and Geng had killed Shang Kexi's family. However, seven months later, Shang Kexi was forced to surrender to the Later Jin Dynasty. Although no one mentioned the grievances and hatreds of the year, the knot in their hearts has not been untied. In addition, the Qing court also deliberately sowed discord and divided and ruled among the surrendered Han generals, resulting in the bad relationship between Kong and Shang, and the Dingnan vassal soldiers and the Pingnan vassal soldiers were naturally not harmonious. Playing as a forward this time, Xu Erxian deliberately sped up to leave Wang Yongnian's troops behind, also with the intention of winning credit.

After the flag and drum officer left, Tian Degong, a trusted guerrilla, asked, "General, should we slow down our march?" Tian Degong and Xu Erxian were both senior officers under Shang Kexi, and they had nothing to hide from each other. Xu Erxian laughed and said, "Although Tong Duxian was ordered by the prince to lead the front army, how can he be so accurate in this long and remote place? Let's go faster and capture the fake king before Wang Yongnian arrives to save face for our prince." At this time, he still had 11,500 of his original 13,000 soldiers and horses. He thought he had a strong force. He heard that the fake Zhao king was stationed in Shijingshan, so he wanted to get the credit for killing the king by surprise, and was unwilling to share the credit with other parts.

"Yes!" Tian Degong happily sent someone to pass the order.

As soon as the order was given, Sun Wenjin, Zhang Jiucheng, Sheng Yiming and other generals all rushed forward to save face for Prince Pingnan. The soldiers of the Three Feudatories were different from other Qing troops. Most of them followed their lords with their families, so they were more loyal to their lords than to the Qing court.

"I have already given the order, why are Xu Erxian's troops moving so fast?" After hearing the report from his subordinates, Xuanda Governor Tong Yangliang was so angry that his white beard began to tremble.

"Xu Erxian once defended Zhaoqing to the death and repelled the old bandit (referring to Li Dingguo). He is quite capable in fighting. A few days ago, he captured Tiantai Mountain. I guess he is looking for credit. Now the Western Barbarians are arrogant, and some generals are afraid of them like a tiger. It is rare that Xu Erxian dares to fight. I don't think it may be a bad thing," advised Lin Guoliang, deputy general of the central camp of Xuandadubiao.

"Hmph!" Tong Yangliang snorted coldly and frowned. "Send a message to Xu Erxian, and order him to send soldiers to search the mountain immediately after entering Bandenggou to prevent any trap. Then order Wang Yongnian to speed up and make sure to follow Xu Erxian closely. The rest of the troops must also speed up their marches."
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In the woods beside Bandenggou, Naimanbo Ahan of David State and Alu Khorchin Bochuyi each led 3,000 elite soldiers and lay in ambush silently. On the top of the mountain, 10,000 troops of Urigendalai, the commander of the Junggar army, were hidden, and 10,000 troops of Mandulatu, the commander of the Huite army, were hidden at the mouth of the ditch.

Prince Biligenda of Zhao led his guards to Bandenggou and climbed up to look around. Soon they saw the flag of the Qing Zhaoqing Green Camp, with the big "Xu" character clearly visible on it. Seeing the nervous expressions on the faces of his left and right, the prince smiled and said, "Haha, this enemy general runs fast. Is he in a hurry to die?"

"Haha~" Everyone around him laughed when he heard this, and their nervous expressions relaxed a lot. But he stopped joking and looked at the bottom of the ditch with a serious expression. At the bottom of the ditch, teams of Qing soldiers began to climb up and search. Although Xu Erxian wanted to compete for merit, he was a veteran of the battlefield. After receiving the military order from Tong Yangliang to send soldiers to search the mountain, he did not dare to neglect it. He sent people to search the mountain as soon as he entered Bandenggou. There were many veterans among the Pingnan Fan soldiers, and the search was very thorough.

Oh no! This search method will sooner or later be discovered by the Qing army! Biligenda groaned inwardly. Things in the world are often like this, what you fear will come true! Some Qing soldiers discovered the ambush hidden in the mountains and blew the alarm horn.

"Woo~Woo~Woo~" When the horn sounded, Biligendalai knew that the enemy had discovered him, and he immediately ordered an attack.

"Boom~Boom~Boom~" The artillery that had been deployed began to fire, and the guns, arrows, rocks and logs all covered the Qing army, and they fell down in an instant. Ahan and Chuyi led their troops to rush out from the woods beside Bandenggou, quickly cutting off the Qing army's retreat; Wurigendalai led his troops to rush down the mountain from the top of the mountain; Mandulatu led his troops to block the mouth of the ditch and launched an attack from the mouth of the ditch into the ditch. This head of the ten thousand households was very fierce. The mace in his hand was full of strong wind. As soon as the battle started, he smashed the head of Sun Wenjin, a lieutenant general of the Qing army, and also disrupted the army formation of another lieutenant general Sheng Yiming. Sheng Yiming could not resist and died in the chaos. Both Sun and Sheng were old men who had followed Shang Kexi for many years. When they died, the Qing army was in chaos.

"How dare you lie to me, you bastards!" Xu Erxian glared at the three Manchu bannermen.

"General, please spare our lives. The guards have captured my family members." The old bondservant still wanted to beg for mercy.

"Spare my life? I spared you, but who will spare my soldiers?" Xu Erxian was furious, and swung his sword, and the old bondservant's head fell off. His angry subordinates also chopped the other two bondservants into meat paste.

"You stop the enemy, and everyone else follow me!" After killing everyone, Xu Erxian's anger subsided a little. He ordered his deputy general Zhang Jiuchen to lead 3,000 soldiers to stop Mandulatu's attack, and he personally led his troops to turn around and escape along the original route.

After all, the Pingnan vassal soldiers had been through many battles, and in a desperate situation, they fought desperately. Guerrilla Tian Degong rushed to the front, trying his best to fight his way out, and met Alu Korqin Bo Chuyi. Chuyi took out a bow and arrow, bent the bow and aimed, and the arrow seemed to have eyes and went straight into Tian Degong's throat.

"Form a formation~ quickly form a formation~" Seeing that he couldn't rush out, Xu Erxian hurriedly ordered his men to form a formation to resist. At this time, he didn't care about regretting that he was greedy for merit and rushed too far away from Wang Yongnian's troops. He just hoped that Wang Yongnian could come faster.

After receiving the military order from Tong Yangliang, Wang Yongnian accelerated his march and rushed to Bandenggou. Hearing the shouts and screams, the general put aside his prejudices and ordered to help Xu Erxian. Although he had only 7,000 men, most of them were recruited from the mountainous areas of Guangxi. These local soldiers were very brave and especially good at mountain warfare. After several fierce attacks, Wei Naiman Bo Ahan, who was responsible for blocking the entrance, was unable to resist.

"What's wrong with Ahan? He can't stop such a small number of Qing troops?" Seeing this, King Zhao Biligendalai on the top of the mountain was furious and cursed. Although he cursed, he knew that he had to take action immediately, otherwise the cooked duck would fly away. He said to Zamusu, the left captain of Aohan beside him, "Take my personal guards and block the Qing troops in front of the ditch."

"Your Highness, what will you do now that I'm gone?" Zhamusu hesitated.

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"As long as you fight well, I will be safe here," Biligendalai sighed, and then said fiercely: "Blow the horn, and tell all the troops to end the battle as soon as possible!"

"Woo~Woo~Woo~" The horn of the general attack sounded, and the various units of the Wei Army launched a more fierce attack on the surrounded Qing army upon hearing the order.

Soon, the Qing deputy general Zhang Jiucheng's troops were annihilated by the Junggar commander Wurigendalai, and Zhang Jiucheng himself was captured by the guards. Xu Erxian was in a desperate situation, surrounded by guards on all sides, and his men were getting fewer and fewer.

"His Royal Highness Prince Zhao has issued an order that those who surrender will be spared~His Royal Highness Prince Zhao has issued an order that those who surrender will be spared~" In order to resolve the battle in the ditch as quickly as possible, Biligenda ordered people to persuade them to surrender. This method was very effective. In order to save their lives, many Qing soldiers laid down their weapons.

"Hold on a little longer and reinforcements will arrive. Don't forget that your families are still in Guangzhou. If you dare to surrender, be careful of the prince's military law!" Xu Erxian was very anxious when he saw this, and he shouted to encourage his men's fighting spirit. Hearing this, some of the vassal soldiers picked up their weapons again.

Seeing that he was so stubborn, Biligendalai became furious, "Line up and fire, shoot them to death!" The guards gathered the three-barreled guns, lined up in rows and took turns shooting at the Qing army. Countless Qing soldiers fell in a pool of blood.

"Brothers, follow me to kill the enemy!" At the critical moment, Xu Erxian burst out with courage, raised his sword and rushed towards the guards, but what greeted him was a rain of bullets that seemed to never stop.

The sounds of fighting in Bandenggou gradually died down. Seeing that most of the Qing troops in the ditch had been annihilated, Zhao Wang Biligendalai issued an order to retreat, and the guards retreated like a tide. (End of this chapter)