Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 743 The King of Yongzhou’s Qi faded sadly (Part )
At the foot of the five-mile slope, looking at the long slope, General Zhengbei stood up and looked up to the sky and sighed, "It is said that Fengxiang Mansion is the place where the ancestor dragon of the Han people (referring to Qin Shihuang) was crowned. It is protected by the king's spirit. It is really difficult to fight!"

Fu Shan, the governor of Shaanxi, laughed when he heard this and said: "The general's words are true. Fengxiang was called Yong in ancient times because of Yongshan and Yongshui in its territory. It is one of the nine states in China and the birthplace of Zhou and Qin. Twenty kings of the pre-Qin Dynasty established their capitals here. , The king's spirit is really strong! It's not easy to fight, it's not easy to fight."

"Commander, our army has many cavalry, and they come and go like the wind. It is better to leave the infantry to continue the attack on Wulipo, and send the cavalry to detour to Yongshan or Duyang Mountain to harass Fengxiang." Su He, the deputy general of the Northern Expedition, suggested.

"Well, that's a way." Tuoli thought for a moment and ordered Shaanxi Admiral Sandan and Gansu Admiral Sabir to each lead 10,000 cavalry in an attempt to reach Fengxiang City from the mountain trails of Yongshan and Duyang Mountains. This idea sounds good, but Jidu has already ordered his lieutenants Fan Chaochen and Gaozong to each lead 6,000 elite troops to guard Yongshan and Duyang Mountains. Although there are not many soldiers and horses, the mountain road is rugged, and they defend the country through danger. It was not easy for the cavalry to pass. Soon, Sandan and Sabir returned one after another.

"Hmph! Could it be that this Fengxiang is really protected by the king's energy and cannot be attacked?" Su He yelled angrily.

"Don't be upset, Lieutenant General. Our troops outnumber the enemy. Let each battalion take turns to attack day and night and not let the enemy rest. If you don't believe that we can't conquer Wuli Slope," Alatancang made a suggestion while advising Su He.

Doing this meant that his army would face huge casualties. Tuoli thought carefully and remembered the military order from the Great Khan of Lotus that ordered him to quickly gather troops from Shaanxi to Datong. He finally made up his mind, "Tomorrow, each battalion will take turns to attack the slope, and the Hezhou battalion will attack." The first formation, the Lingong Camp will take the second formation, and the Taomin Camp will take the third formation..."

The Hezhou Camp is a subordinate of the surrendered general Xiao Mingzuo. It originally had 2,000 soldiers and horses. It followed the guards to recruit rebels along the way and expanded to 3,000. After the bloody battle at Wulipo, it was depleted and now only has 1,500 troops left; Lingong Camp It is the subordinate of Zhang Jiyuan, who was demoted to the rank of official. It was originally built by the merger of the troops of Gongchang and Pingliang. It has 3,000 men and horses, but now there are only 1,500 people left. The Taomin camp is the subordinate of Liu Shu, who was demoted to the rank of official. It was formed from Taozhou It was formed with the Green Camp troops from Minzhou. There were originally four thousand soldiers and horses, but now there are only two thousand left. These demoted subordinates were used as cannon fodder by the Guards during the attack on Wulipo. The casualties had reached half and their morale was low. Hearing that the general wanted to be the first to attack again, Xiao Mingzuo and Zhang Jiyuan looked sad, but did not dare to argue. They had to bow their heads and say yes. However, Liu Shu held his hands and said: "General, if you attack hard, you will be able to defeat it, but the general will probably defeat you." There will be at least 20,000 casualties. Shaanxi is the land where Qin dominates, and there are countless precipitous mountain cities. If every mountain and every city is attacked like this, how many times can you withstand such tough battles even if you have an army of 100,000?"

"Be bold!"

"presumptuous!"

"How dare you disobey me?"...

The generals of the Kingdom of David in the tent all stared angrily. Although these demoted officials were also awarded official positions in the Kingdom of David, after all, they had only been surrendered for a short period of time. In their eyes, they were not considered their own people, but just servants. Since it is a servant army, it has no qualifications to talk about military aircraft.

He stayed silent and looked at Liu Shu with bright eyes. He originally had a good impression of this demoted man. This man was calm and knowledgeable about current affairs. Not only did he obediently offer the Tao and Min states, but he also allowed himself to reorganize and use the 4,000 demoted troops under his command. Because of his obedient attitude, he was recommended as the leader of Shaanxi Province. The punishment will be imposed according to the inspection envoy. This march along the way really gave me a lot of good ideas, but I didn't expect that I would dare to speak rudely today.

Tuoli has the eyes of a pair of eagles. When he was young, he was a famous archer of the Oirat Mongolian Huite tribe. If Balsi is the Tiger of Oirat, he is the Eagle of Oirat. Liu Shu was brave. Being stared at by the sharp eyes of this eagle, he neither dodge nor fear, and calmly faced General Zhengbei with his eyes. The air fell into a terrible solidification. After a while, the general suddenly spoke, "Liu Tixing is not a foolhardy man. He must have come up with a clever plan to defeat the enemy. I will listen to it for now." After saying this, he smiled, and his smile was intriguing. He stared at the demoted official who dared to question his decision to attack Wulipo with a pair of eagle eyes.

At this moment, Liu Shu's neck felt cold. His intuition told him that if he couldn't come up with a way to defeat the enemy, the old commander in front of him would definitely execute him without hesitation to establish his power and force the troops to surrender. At the critical moment, he got wise and shouted: "Qishui, the secret strategy to defeat the enemy lies on this Qishui. The Qianshui flows into the Wei River through Wuli Slope. The water has always been gentle, and the Qing army has not built a water camp. Block it. If we build small boats or bamboo rafts, sail down the Lishui River, land behind Wulipo and attack the enemy from a flank, it will be useless even if the enemy has the advantageous location!"

After listening to Liu Shu's words, he took off his clothes and observed the map carefully. After thinking for a long time, he suddenly burst into hearty laughter and said, "A scholar has many methods! As soon as I heard what Liu Tixing said just now, I knew that I had a clever plan to defeat the enemy. What do you think, am I right about what I said?" After saying that, he walked over to Liu Shu with a smile and patted him on the shoulder gently to show encouragement.

"Hahaha~" All the generals laughed loudly, as if the general was really joking with Liu Shu just now.

Liu Shu was also smiling, but cold sweat broke out on his back. Just now, he could clearly feel the murderous intent in Tuoli's eyes. That murderous intent was locked on him without a trace of mercy. If he couldn't find a way to defeat the enemy, the God of Death would definitely kill him! well! The Mongolian Tatars, like the Manchurian Tatars, are just as rebellious, brutal, cruel and difficult to serve, and they want to kill people at every turn! It's better for the Han people, who have a sage teacher who teaches everyone etiquette, knowledge and enlightenment, and talks about principles rather than fists in everything. This is a country of etiquette! He suddenly remembered the poem: "The emperor's deeds are in vain when the bamboos and silk smoke are sold out, and the Guanhe River is empty and the ancestral dragon's residence is locked. The ashes in the pit are not yet cold, and Shandong is in chaos. Liu Xiang originally did not study."
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The Qishui River originates from Xiaolong Mountain in Longzhou, Fengxiang Prefecture, flows through Longzhou, Qianyang, and Wulipo, and flows into the Wei River in Baoji County.

Because thousands of soldiers and horses were left to garrison the newly occupied Ningxia and Shaanxi areas, coupled with the casualties of the war, only 90,000 of the original 100,000 guards were left, in addition to 5,000 surrendered troops. Since he decided to walk on the water, Tuoli secretly ordered his subordinates to quietly build boats, bamboo rafts, and sheepskin rafts. Five days later, all preparations were done. He ordered Su He, the deputy general of the northern expedition, and Alatancang, the governor of Gansu, to lead 75,000 troops and horses to continue the feint attack on Wulipo to confuse the Qing army. He personally led 20,000 warriors who knew the nature of water to go down the Mishui River.

The old general deliberately chose a calm day and ordered the entire army to float down the river on bamboo poles at night without lighting any lights. Although the selected soldiers all knew some about water and there were not many dangerous shoals and rocks in the water, more than 200 people still accidentally fell into the water and died.

A mere two hundred lives are nothing in the eyes of the Oirat Eagle who has experienced hundreds of battles. Finally, the fleet docked downstream of Wulipo. At this time, the sky has turned white, and Fengxiang City on the east bank of Lishui can even be seen in the distance.

Since the idea came from Liu Shu, Tuoli naturally wanted to take him to praise the military aircraft. For some reason, Liu Shu always felt that this old man had no good intentions in bringing him out. If he succeeded, everything would be fine. If he failed, he would probably not be able to escape. After thinking about it, he always felt that he was a hostage. In order to save his life, he deliberately flattered the general who conquered the north in every possible way along the way. "General, this is the boundary of Baoji County. Baoji is a sacred chicken in ancient times. If you get it, you can become a king. It is said that Liu Xiu's acquisition of Baoji finally brought the Han Dynasty to prosperity. Now that you land from Baoji, it is like getting Baoji. There is nothing to be afraid of when the King of Yongzhou is angry!" He said respectfully.

snort! Do you think just saying a few nice words can make me let you go? If we can capture Fengxiang City this time, that's fine. If we can't capture it, we will behead you to serve as a warning to the three armies! Tuoli sneered in his heart, but said with a smile on his face: "I have always made clear rewards and punishments. If I can really break through Fengxiang City this time, Liu Tixing's contribution will be indispensable."

(End of this chapter)