Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 742: Entering Ningxia and Shaanxi is easy at first and then difficult (Part )
Liu Shu was not very courageous when he prepared the troops at Tamin. Seeing the strength of the Wei army, he was already in panic. After receiving a letter from his old subordinate Zhang Jiyuan persuading him to surrender, he surrendered without saying a word. Not only did he surrender, but he also surrendered with the four thousand garrison troops from Taozhou and Minzhou. Tuoli was overjoyed and immediately went to the Great Khan of Shulianhua to recommend Liu Shu as the Inspector-General of Shaanxi and Zhang Jiyuan as the Deputy Inspector-General of Shaanxi. Then, hurry up and march into Fengxiang Mansion.

While he was marching into Fengxiang, a big event happened: the governor of Shaanxi was changed. Chen Jixin, the former governor of Shaanxi, retired and returned to his hometown, and was succeeded by Zhang Zide, the minister of Dali Temple. Chen Jixin spent several years in Shaanxi and was quite capable. He rebuilt the Xi'an city wall, repaired the east gate main tower and south gate moon tower that were destroyed in the late Ming Dynasty, and dredged the city moat. Zhang Zide, who took over, was also a capable official. Due to his outstanding political achievements, he gradually rose to the high position of Dali Temple Minister. He originally wanted to serve as governor for a few years and gain some qualifications as a frontier official, and then make further progress. Unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived in Xi'an, they received news that the Wei army had invaded Fengxiang. He couldn't help but complained that he had made a mistake. He originally thought that the Guards were only harassing the Shaanxi border on a small scale. Driven by the fierce official spirit, he quickly rushed to Shaanxi. Unexpectedly, he jumped into a pit of fire and saved Chen Jixin from danger.

After the handover, Chen Jixin immediately left Xi'an, a city that was about to face war. According to the rules of the officialdom, Zhang Zide naturally had to send someone off. When he first arrived in Shaanxi, he didn't understand the situation, so he asked humbly: "Brother Chen, the Guards Army is pressing down on the border. Why do you teach me?"

Chen Jixin sighed, "Yuan Gong (Zhang Zide's nickname), the current situation is very difficult. Now many of Shaanxi Green Camp's elite soldiers have been transferred to the south. If we want to defend Xi'an, we can only abandon the surrounding prefectures and counties and concentrate our forces to defend Xi'an City. The pond is high and deep, so as long as the defenders have enough troops, they can defend it for a year and a half, and then reinforcements from the imperial court will come."

"Thank you, Brother Chen, for your advice." Zhang Zide bowed his head and thanked him.

He listened to his predecessor's words and proposed in the military meeting to concentrate troops to defend Xi'an. However, the highest military commander of Shaanxi was not him, but Prince Jian Jidu. Behind Jidu was the Governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi who had higher official position and power than him. Li Guoying.

Hearing Zhang Zide say that he would abandon the prefectures and counties around Xi'an and concentrate his troops to defend the city, Jidu slammed the table and roared: "What's the point of fearing a mere 100,000 guards? When I was in Fujian, I only led more than 10,000 Eight Banners and killed them." Defeated more than 100,000 Haini (referring to Zheng Chenggong's subordinates). Other prefectures and counties can just pay it back. Fengxiang is the gateway to Xi'an, so why give up?" What he said is true, but in addition to the more than 10,000 Eight Banners who defeated Haini, there are also The tens of thousands of green battalion troops in Fujian and Zhejiang provinces have all been ignored. Prince Jian was angry because he had just received news that Prince An Yue Le, who was stationed in Guihua City, was defeated and captured and beheaded by the Great Khan of Lotus. Yue Le had a good relationship with him and had a desire for revenge.

Jidu was the second son of Prince Lao Zheng Jierhalang, whom Emperor Shunzhi called "uncle", and the prince of the Aixinjueluo family. He said that he would stick to Fengxiang, who dared not listen? The battle to defend Fengxiang began at the insistence of this Manchurian dignitary.
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Prince Jane is such a good person, he arranges military affairs calmly and calmly. Li Guoying, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, was ordered to lead 12,000 troops to garrison Hanzhong Prefecture and the south of Gongchang to prevent the Shaanxi guards from going south to join the guards who were attacking Sichuan. He also ordered Li Haraku, the general of Yansui Town, and Gao Bichang, the deputy general of Yan'an Battalion, to lead There are 12,000 soldiers to guard Yan'an Prefecture and Yulin Guard as the northern barrier of Xi'an; Shaanxi governor Zhang Zide, Angbang Zhangjing Fu Kachan, Shaanxi left chief envoy Zhou Tianyi, right chief envoy Xiao Shiyan, and inspector general Xu Tengjiao stay in Xi'an; Then, together with Zhou Guozhen, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi and Ningxia, deputy generals Fan Chaochen and Jiang Youcheng, Manchuria Jia Lazhang Jing Dumin with a red flag, Aiyindali with a white flag, a Mongolian Jia La Zhangjing with a white flag, and Badala, a Mongolian Jia La Zhang with a red flag, they led 40,000 Manchu troops. The Mongolian and Han armies came to aid Fengxiang. After joining forces with Fengxiang deputy general Gaozong of the Qing army stationed in Fengxiang, Liangzhou town commander Bike, and Guyuan guerrilla Wang Xuanbu, the Qing army's strength reached 50,000 and was massive.

Although Jidu was young and vigorous, he had fought in the war after all. As soon as he arrived in Fengxiang, he set up his camp at Pengzuyuan, Wulipo in the northwest of Fengxiang, and defended it at Yongshan and Duyang Mountains in the north.

Wulipo, as the name suggests, is a slope about five miles long. This ramp is a place that caravans often pass by, and it is an important trade route in Fengxiang Mansion. Salt and other commodities pass through here to and from Fengxiang. The land here is barren and the locals make a living by pulling carts for caravans. Going up Wulippo, you will reach Pengzuyuan, which is rich in locust trees and twigs, and is red and green with unique scenery. However, Prince Jian Jidu did not come to see the scenery, but wanted to use the slope of Wulipo to offset the guard's cavalry advantage. In order to deal a greater blow to the enemy, he also deployed fifty artillery pieces of various types on Pengzuyuan.

Everything is ready, just waiting for a strong enemy. When Tuoli, the general of the Wei army who conquered the north, arrived at Wulipo with his army, what he saw was the iron and copper walls laid out by the Qing army at Wulipo. As soon as the veteran general saw this long slope and saw the dense enemy camp on the slope, he knew that it would be difficult to fight. He was reluctant to let his direct troops die, so he ordered Hezhou deputy general Xiao Mingzuo and Lin Gongbing Road Zhang Jiyuan to lead 10,000 soldiers to surrender. The army attacks.

The second general did not dare to disobey the order and led his army slowly up the slope. As soon as we reached the halfway point, we heard the sound of "chirp" coming from the slope, and then countless artillery shells exploded in the military formation. "Boom~boom~boom~" The sound of thunder seemed to never stop, and the bombing made the soldiers fall on their backs; It was easy to get close to the top of the slope, and countless arrows and bullets were fired from the Qing army's ramparts. Soldiers fell to the ground one after another. The huge casualties frightened the surrendering troops and they fled back one after another. But there was a supervising team sent by Tuoli behind. They retreated without orders, so they were stabbed. The surrendering soldiers had no choice but to turn back and fight again. Occasionally, some were lucky enough to rush to the Qing army's stronghold, where they met with swords and swords. They captured the stronghold again and again, only to be driven down again and again. After three days of fierce fighting, the 10,000 surrendered troops suffered casualties of 5,000. The Qing army on the slope only lost 2,000.

Tuoli didn't feel bad at all. To him, these surrendered troops were nothing but consumables. In the past three days, it was estimated that the Qing army's artillery shells had been consumed a lot. Our own artillery had also been set up. It was time to dispatch the elite. With an order, the Guards General Xin Sizhong of Lanzhou, Qi Zhizhen of Xi'an, Fan Dingge of Yan'an, Ma Anbang of Ningxia, Deputy General Ding Guodong of Lanzhou, and Mila Yin of Ningxia took turns to attack the mountain under the cover of artillery. They all returned without success, and Mirayin was killed by a stray arrow while still attacking.

"These days, I have carefully inspected the slope of the earth slope and found that it is not particularly steep. A driver with good riding skills can charge up with a horse. Moreover, the enemy's earth wall is not high, and war horses can also jump over it. "Tomorrow, each battalion will pick out the best riders and attack the slope on horseback," Tuoli ordered calmly.

In the early morning of the next day, Aorigele, the head of thousands of households in the Guards, led a thousand carefully selected warriors to attack the mountain on horseback under the cover of mist. They were followed by the infantry of the commander-in-chief Liu Denggou, Xie Rude, and Ji Jiao. This move was indeed beyond the expectations of the Qing army. The Guards cavalry used the speed of their horses to quickly gallop up the slope, while the infantry took advantage of the situation and followed the cavalry up the slope. Jiang Youcheng, the deputy general of the Qing army, was caught off guard and was killed by Aorigele.

"Hahaha! We finally attacked!" Tuoli, who was watching the battle at the bottom of the slope, was overjoyed and ordered the second wave of troops to prepare for battle.

However, he soon stopped laughing. Seeing that the situation was not good, Prince Jian Jidu ordered the Qing cavalry to counterattack. Du Min, Aiyindali, and Badala led five thousand Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners troops to attack the guards who rushed up the hill. The Guards had only a thousand cavalry, and since they were going uphill, the horses could not reach the fastest speed and consumed a lot of horsepower. Under the charge of 5,000 Eight Banners cavalry, they were outnumbered. Aorigele was killed in the battle, and most of his men were killed. The Qing cavalry attacked the Guards infantry again, and the huge impact of the horses knocked away the Guards sergeants one after another. The three generals Liu, Xie and Ji had to be defeated and returned in despair.

"Damn it! We almost succeeded!" Tuoli was furious when he saw this, put down his telescope and ordered to retreat. Along the way, he fought very smoothly, taking half of Shaanxi with almost no effort. It was not until Fengxiang Mansion that the battle became difficult.

(End of this chapter)