Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 712 The falcon tests its wings and stirs up dust (Part )
"Chief of ten thousand households, the Qing army has entered the valley." Da Zhamusu on Ma Tou Mountain looked at Nagat in awe. This young man has the unique sword eyebrows and eagle eyes of the Yikmingan family. He is not very old, but he is domineering. , which he did not dare to underestimate.

"Don't be anxious, it's just the vanguard of the Qing army who entered the valley. Wait a little longer, and when their central army enters, I will cut off the enemy's flag with my own hands," Nagat said with a smile, pressing the handle of the knife. At this moment, Dazhamusu had the illusion that Wanhu Chang's arm holding the handle of the knife was not an arm, but rather the wings of an eagle.

In the valley, Badasi Zhaisang led the defeated troops and ran wildly. Badali, Baisgal, Esen, Sonomu, Dalai and other generals were chasing after them, and the Horqin tribe appeared behind them. In Dahu, Wu Keshan's Chinese army gradually entered the valley.

Just as he was about to run out of the valley, Badasi Zhaisang suddenly stopped and ordered to his subordinates: "Don't run anymore, form a formation! Form a formation quickly!" The Chahar army, which was still running desperately just now, stopped. Escape and regroup in units of hundreds or thousands of people under the guidance of generals and flags. The spearmen are in front, the sword and shield are in hand, and the archers are at the end, forming a tight square formation, blocking the entrance of the valley tightly. .

"Uh~huh? What kind of tricks are the guards doing?" Horqin's right center banner and Prince Badali of Shuotu Xietu were surprised.

"Your Majesty, something is wrong. The guards seem to be cheating," the leader of the Keshiketeng Banner, First Class Taiji Sonomu, came to Badali and said.

"You don't have to say it, but our army has entered a narrow road. The brave will win when we meet in a narrow road. You should quickly inform the commander that there are guards blocking the way at the exit, and ask him to send troops to guard the entrance." Badali shouted angrily.

"Hey", Sonomu took the order and left.

"Warriors, follow me out of the valley," Badali roared, pulling out his Mongolian scimitar and charging in person. Seeing his father desperately fighting, Sha Jin, the second son of Badali, raised his shield to protect his father. Seeing Badali's bravery, Esen, Sonomu, Dalai and other generals cheered up and led their troops to follow suit. What greeted them was a forest of spears in front of the Guards' formation. On the narrow mountain road, the Qing army's numerical advantage could not be used, and they could only fight to the death with flesh and blood against flesh and blood. "Whoosh~whoosh~whoosh~" The archers on both sides began to release arrows, and the long card players held up their long cards to block the arrows. The fierce battle turned the exit of the valley into a hell, and people kept falling down.

"The artillery battalion was ordered to fire cannons and the archers fired rockets; Barason and Genden led two thousand-man troops to attack the entrance of the valley. If they could not seize the entrance, they would also disrupt the Qing army's formation and make them unable to line up; Dong He'er led A team of thousands of people rushed down from the right side of the valley; Da Zhamusu, you and I dive down from the left side of the valley." Seeing that the time was almost up, Nagat ordered with a sneer.

"Boom~boom~boom~" Dozens of small cannons set up by the Wei army on the top of the mountain began to fire, and the archers on the mountain also fired ignited rockets at the Qing army in the valley. It was already early summer, and flammable dry firewood and withered grass had been placed in the valley in advance. Although they could not burn the enemy to death, they still produced thick smoke, making the Qing troops at the bottom of the valley confused and confused. The sudden attack caught the Qing army off guard. Although their number was much larger than that of the Guards, they gave the illusion of being surrounded by a large army.

"Cha~" Nagat suddenly pulled out the long sword from the sheath and uttered two words: "Attack!" At this moment, Dazhamusu once again had an illusion. The arm holding the sword of the head of ten thousand households was opened, and it was not an eagle. What are the wings?
Nagat didn't bother to care what he thought, and roared like a tiger roaring in the valley, swooping down towards Wu Keshan's handsome flag. Now that the knife is out, I want to kill him! Dazha Musu felt the blood burning in his chest, and he also raised his short spear and rushed down the mountain.

Upon seeing this, Wu Keshan's fifth son Manda and sixth son Darima quickly led their troops to intercept.

"You dog slave, you are here to die." Manda raised his big ax and struck at Nagat. He was also a well-known brave general in the Horqin tribe, and he was confident that with this axe, the opponent would be peeled off even if he died. Nagat did not answer, but pressed the back of the knife against the axe. The blade slid down the ax arm, easily cutting off four of the opponent's fingers. With their fingers connected to their hearts, Manda screamed in pain, but before he could react, Nagat's second knife came again, so fast! Straight from forehead to chin.

"Fifth brother", Darima cried out in pain, drew her sword and moved forward to fight Nagat desperately. Nagat was too lazy to pay attention to him. He just said "leave it to you" to Dazhamusu and continued to rush towards Wu Keshan's handsome flag.

Seeing that he was coming fiercely, Wu Keshan's fourth son Baoteta shouted to Bier Tahar: "Third brother, I will stop him. Quickly cover Eqi Ge when he comes out of the valley." After saying this, he led his headquarters to stop Nagat.

"Eqi Ge, please retreat quickly. If you are too late, it will be too late," Bier Tahar requested.

Nagat's ferocious attack gave Wu Keshan the illusion that the opponent was attacking so fiercely. It didn't look like a small force. Could it be that he had fallen into a trap and that what was ambushing in the valley was the army of Patriot Lotus Khan? "Blow the trumpet and withdraw the troops," he finally issued the military order. "Woo~wu~wu~" Hundreds of households blew the retreat horn. As soon as the shrill horn blew, the Monan Mongolian coalition forces in the valley lost their fighting spirit and turned around and fled towards the entrance.

At this time, a fierce battle was also taking place at the entrance. The guards' two thousand-household chiefs, Barason and Genden, led two thousand warriors to attack fiercely. Dorodulengbeile Gulusbuqi, who was guarding the entrance, led the Karaqin left-wing flag. Three thousand soldiers and horses of the Zhongyi Banner and the Right Banner resisted, but were killed to pieces. Fortunately, two thousand Tumut soldiers from the east, led by Guogong Gumu from the right-wing banner town of Tumut and Guogong Shanba from the left-wing flag town, were able to hold on.

Seeing that they could not seize the valley entrance, Balason and Genden changed their tactics and only attacked the Qing troops who had just escaped and were in formation, ignoring the fleeing Qing troops. This effectively shook the Qing army's will to resist. After the panicked Qing army escaped from the valley, they no longer formed formations, but scattered for their lives. Even Wu Keshan, who escaped from the valley, was abducted by his third son Bier Tahar and fled. .

"You bastard, your fourth and sixth brothers are still in the valley, why don't you save them?" Prince Zhuoliketu angrily kept beating his son with a riding crop.

"Eqi Ge, you are the commander-in-chief of the entire army. You must not make any mistakes. Please leave the valley first and join the rear army before fighting." Bil Tahar let his old father beat him and ran away with his old father on his back. The mountain road was rugged, but he ran very fast. After finally escaping to a safe place, another group of people chased him.

"My life is over!" Wu Keshan sighed, closed his eyes and waited for death.

"Brother, it's me!" The leader of the Biao people shouted and rushed over, but it was Wu Keshan's younger brother, Prince Heshuo Darhan Batulu, who was doing the ceremony.

"Fourth brother, what happened to your two nephews?" Seeing that it was him, Wu Keshan felt at ease and started to care about his two sons.

"When I came out of the valley, I found that the Baote Pagoda and Darima's general flags had fallen down. It was probably more serious than bad," Manzhu Xili said sadly. His estimate was correct. Darima was hacked to death by Dazhamu Su's soldiers in the battle, and Baote Pagoda was beheaded by the Nagat formation.

After hearing this, Wu Keshan was lost for a moment. Although he had many sons, giving birth to a total of seventeen, the eldest and second sons died early. The other sons were either too young or had mediocre talents and were unable to take on big responsibilities. The most important ones were the third, fourth, fifth and sixth sons. This person is considered to be an outstanding person who can take charge of the Horqin Department. I didn't expect to lose my three favorite sons in this battle, and only the third son, Bier Tahar, was left. How could I not be heartbroken! That's not all that made him sad. News came one after another that his two nephews, Qitat and Dorobele Choerzi, princes of Doro County of Horqin Left Wing Middle Banner, and his two younger brothers, Badali, Prince of Horqin Right Wing Middle Banner and Shuitu Xietu, Ersenjun, king of Zasaktu Bingtu County in Horqin's left-wing front banner, died in the battle. The Horqin tribe lost a prince, two county kings, and a Dorobele, which was a real injury! The losses of other tribes were also considerable, including the leader of Alu Horqin Banner, Gushan Beizi Dalai; the leader of Tumut Left-Wing Banner, the Duke of Darhan Town Shanba; the leader of Keshiketeng Banner, first-class Taiji Sono Mu, Taiji Shali; Taiji Neqi, the left-wing flag of Zalut, both died in the battle.

"Brother, our army has lost its vigor. It is better to return to Keshiketeng Banner to garrison and fight again in the future." Manzhu Xili persuaded him to retreat.

Wu Keshan nodded. After the war, he gathered the defeated troops, leaving only 17,000 of his 27,000 troops. Although there are still a lot of people, and not all of the 10,000 people lost may have died in the battle, and many just fled, their morale has been reduced and they can no longer fight. "Fourth brother, you are right, now we have to retreat!" There was only a long sigh at this time.

After retreating to Keshiketeng Banner, they recalled the troops of Bandi, Mazike, and Gunbuyilden on the east bank of the Yuhe River, and some defeated troops came back one after another. The strength of the troops was restored to 20,000, but the army had no fighting spirit and could no longer fight. If you dare to attack Tucheng, you will only have deep ditches and high fortresses, lest the guards attack.

The first thing Wu Keshan did when he settled down was to write an apology letter, telling Emperor Shunzhi how he fought bloody battles for the Qing Dynasty and how he was defeated by the superior guard army and so on. In order to save the sagging morale, he also requested titles for the fallen Mongolian princes. Request that Shajin, the second son of Badali, succeed to the title of Prince Heshuo Tuxietu, Erdeni, the son of Qitat, succeed to the title of Prince of Korchindoro County, Ezier, the son of Choerji, succeed to the title of Prince Dorobele, and Esenzi Er Jiyin succeeded the prince of Zhasaktu Bingtu County, Dalaizi Mu Zhang Huang Jigu Shanbei Viscount, Shanbazi Zhuoliketu succeeded the Duke of Dalhan Zhenguo, Sonomuzi Boluohe succeeded the first-class Taiji Duke .

(End of this chapter)