Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 741: Entering Ningxia and Shaanxi is easy first and then difficult (Part )
After easily capturing Jinglu and Ningxia, Alatancang continued southward and attacked Qingyang Mansion behind Pingliang Mansion. The guards were all cavalry, and they came and went like the wind. It only took four days from the Ningxia guards to Zhi'an Hua County in Qingyang Prefecture. Yang Zaofeng, the prefect of Qingyang, was dumbfounded. Qingyang Mansion was still far from the border and there was no heavy guard. Even if the prefecture was entrusted with security, it would only be a battalion of 600 soldiers. Magistrate Yang was in charge of current affairs and knew that resistance would lead to death, so he gritted his teeth and surrendered the city.

After the news of the Guards' roundabout capture of Ningxia and Qingyang reached Guyuan Prefecture in the town of Shaanxi Province, Bike, the commander-in-chief of Liangzhou Town, who was confronting the Guards' Gansu Admiral Sabir in Guyuan, was shocked. The fall of Qingyang meant that the east and west of Guyuan Guards appeared on both sides, and he fell into the unfavorable situation of being flanked on both sides.

"In the main town, our army is attacked on both sides. Guyuan City cannot be defended. It is better to go south to Liupan Mountain to defend. The terrain there is steep. Meng Duxian (referring to Meng Qiaofang) once blocked the puppet King Mingzhangwu there." Guyuan Guerrilla Wang Xuan persuaded.

"Well, without further ado, let's make preparations tonight and leave the city early tomorrow morning to evacuate to Liupan Mountain." Although Biko is a Manchu with Zhengmiaohong roots and is one of the three banners directly under the emperor's jurisdiction, he has no influence on the Qing Dynasty. He is loyal, but he is not stupid. He knows that Guyuan Prefecture cannot be defended now and must retreat immediately.

The military orders were like mountains, and the seven thousand Qing troops were preparing to retreat in chaos. Early the next morning, he opened the south gate and fled. However, Biko overlooked one thing: most of his men were infantry, but the guards were all cavalry. How difficult it was for the infantry to outrun the cavalry! Withdrawing to Kaicheng, only one step away from Liupan Mountain, the Guards' Gansu Admiral Sabir came roaring in with 10,000 cavalry. This Yerqiang general had made many military exploits after surrendering, and now he had another meritorious service. With a few charges, he defeated the Qing army and defeated Si Wanwenyuan, the capital of Guyuan Zhenbiao. Biko had no choice but to escape with Wang Xuan and two thousand cavalry, abandoning his own infantry. He did not even dare to defend Liupan Mountain anymore, and fled directly into Fengxiang Mansion.

Alatancang remembered the military order Tuoli gave him. After taking Pingliang Mansion, he no longer continued to attack Fengxiang Mansion. Instead, he turned a corner and came to Qinzhou, Gongchang Mansion, intending to join forces with Tuoli in Qinzhou.
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The battle of Tuoli to attack Gongchang was considered a success. Although he marched eastward with great fanfare, Li Guoying, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi Province, mobilized many elite troops to guard Gongchang. Bai Yongfu, the commander-in-chief of Gongzhen in the Qing Dynasty, and Xu Zhankui, the deputy general of Gongchang, were both veteran generals. Gong Dao Zhang Jiyuan is known as knowing soldiers. However, the Hegongchang Mansion only had 20,000 defenders. Under the overwhelming strength of the 70,000 elite guards, it was like throwing an egg against a stone. Soon, Tuoli captured Anding and Huining counties, opening the way to Gongchang Mansion to govern Longxi; then, killing, killing, killing all the way, he defeated the Qing army on the east bank of Chiting River, and conquered the northern deputy general. Su He's ferocity broke out in this battle. He used himself as an arrow and charged at the front, slashing Gongchang's deputy general Xu Zhankui with an axe. Then, the guard troops approached the Longxi city. Although Bai Yongfu and Zhang Jiyuan fought tooth and nail to defend the city, the city was still half way. It was breached months later.

"Commander, I brought those two birdmen to you." Duqianhu Ramadash smiled and escorted Bai Yongfu and Zhang Jiyuan into the commander's account to report.

"Quickly untie them, don't be rude." The old general wanted to recruit the two men and ordered them to be untied. First, I asked Bai Yongfu, "General Bai, is he willing to submit to David?"

"If a man wants to kill, he will kill him, why bother to say more". Unexpectedly, Bai Yongfu was very stubborn and would rather die than surrender.

Tuoli was unhappy and asked strangely: "I heard that you were a general of the Ming Dynasty before. Seeing that the Qing army was in great power, you surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. Since you can rebel against the Ming Dynasty and surrender to the Qing Dynasty, why can't you rebel against the Qing Dynasty and surrender to the guards?" These words had a hint of insult. That means that you are a traitor and should not have integrity. Since you can surrender to the Qing Dynasty, you can naturally surrender to the Wei Dynasty, so don't pretend to be a loyal minister.

With his self-esteem hurt, General Bai was very hurt. He spat out thick phlegm at the old general and roared: "What do you know about the barbarians! The Ming Emperor has no principles and the people have no life. The Qing Emperor is benevolent and deserves to win over the world." I surrendered to the Qing Dynasty in compliance with the destiny. Moreover, since surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, the emperor has treated me very kindly. Not only has I been granted the title of Commander-in-Chief, but I have also joined the Han Army of the Zhenghuang Banner. Now my whole family is a banner man, receiving the banner pay, and we have no worries about food and clothing. , naturally he must die for the Qing Dynasty."

After all, he was an old man who was over 60 years old. His reaction to taking off his underwear was a little slow, and he was spitted out by Bai Yongfu. Looking at the disgusting things on his shirt, the old general became angry and said with a sullen face: "We have a saying in Mongolia, 'Those who work hard sweat more, and those who eat gluttons salivate'. Since you salivate a lot, This man must be a gluttonous dog. Come on, put this man in a dog cage, deprive him of food, and let me starve him to death!'"

After dealing with Bai Yongfu, he looked at Zhang Jiyuan coldly, "Will you surrender or not?" "Surrender, I am willing to surrender!" Zhang Jiyuan was a happy man, and without saying a word, he said he was willing to surrender.

"Hahaha! You are a sensible person!" Tuoli laughed loudly and ordered Zhang Jiyuan to remain in his original position and recruit surrounding states and counties for him.

Zhang Daotai was indeed a sensible person. He knew that since he surrendered, there was no way out. He could only serve his new master well and immediately write a letter to the states and counties of Gongchang Prefecture. Seeing that all the dignitaries had surrendered, the morale of Gongchang's Qing army became more and more turbulent. The magistrates and prefectures in Zhangxian, Ningyuan, Fuqiang, Tai'an, Qinzhou, Qingshui and other places either surrendered or fled, but none of them dared to resist.

Tuoli effortlessly captured Qinzhou, the destination of the rendezvous, and soon joined forces with the partial division led by Alatancang.

After the two armies joined together, the military momentum became stronger. On this day, Tuoli was discussing with Su He, the deputy general of the Northern Campaign, Alatancang, the governor of Gansu, Fu Shan, the governor of Shaanxi, Sabir, the admiral of Gansu, Sandan, the admiral of Shaanxi, and others about continuing to attack Fengxiang Mansion and opening the door to Xi'an Mansion. Everyone unanimously agreed that while capturing Fengxiang Mansion, they would also capture the southern part of Gongchang Mansion and the two guards of Taozhou and Minzhou to eliminate the worries of the army. Suddenly, a confidant reported that the newly surrendered Shaanxi inspector, Si Qianshi, came to Gongdao, Zhang Jiyuan, to see Zhang Jiyuan.

On the surface, Tuoli was quite good at being demoted, not for anything else but to shake the Qing military's morale. Seeing a demoted official asking for an audience, he ordered him to come in, and ordered people to watch and serve tea. Then he asked with a smile: "What does Zhang Qian have to do with me?"

"Commander, Liu Shu of the Puppet Qing Tao Min Army Preparation Road is Xiaguan's old boss. Xiaguan is willing to persuade him to surrender to the two guards of Taozhou and Minzhou," Zhang Jiyuan said with confidence. Although they were both on the Military Bei Dao (common name for the Fen Xun Dao), he was only in charge of the Shaanxi Chao Chao, while Liu Peng was the deputy envoy of the Shaanxi Chao Chao and was regarded as his superior officer. They had an excellent personal relationship with each other.

After hearing this, the generals in the tent became energetic and were about to attack Taozhou and Minzhou. This man said that he could persuade the two states to surrender. If so, it would save a lot of effort.

Tuoli was overjoyed and said to Zhang Jiyuan: "If this is accomplished, I will become the Great Khan, appoint Liu Shu as the inspector of Shaanxi, and Zhang Qianshi as the deputy envoy of Shaanxi."

(End of this chapter)