Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

The Jinsha River is the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. It is named because of the yellow color of the sand in the river (it is said that it got its name from the abundant sand gold along the river in the Song Dynasty). The current is rapid and surging. On the north bank of the river were 7,500 men and horses commanded by Zhang Mingzhi, the deputy general of Jianchang of the David Kingdom. He left 500 men to guard Songping Pass and personally led 7,000 men to set up defenses along the north bank of the Jinsha River, intending to take advantage of the danger of the river to block the attack. The Qing army; on the south bank of the river, there were 10,000 soldiers and horses led by Wu Sangui, Wu Guogui, and Gao Dejie, the deputy vanguards. At this time, boats and rafts for crossing the river had been built, and they were ready to cross the Jinsha River in one go.

Before the battle, Wu Guogui looked at Li Rubi with a smile, "I have heard for a long time that you are a tiger general, and today I would like to see your style."

Li Rubi was once the public security officer of the Ming Dynasty. She and Zhang Mingzhi on the other side were both old members of the Daxi Army and knew each other. But now they had to fight to the death for their own masters. I couldn't help but sigh in my heart. However, as a surrendered general, it would be difficult for him to gain a foothold in the Wu army without meritorious service. He knew this well and immediately expressed his stance: "Don't worry, the vanguard, the last general will fight to the death."

"Okay!" Wu Guogui cheered loudly and looked at Gao Qilong and Liu Zhifu, "General Manager Li will be the first to cross the river, and you two should follow closely."

Gao and Liu, one of the two generals, was the Yichuan Bo of the Ming Dynasty, and the other was the Zhaowu general of the Ming Dynasty. They both had the same mentality as Li Rubi, and they repeatedly claimed that they were right.

Six thousand surrender troops were ordered to cross first. Wu Guogui and Gao Dejie led four thousand square meters of the old troops of the Western Fan to the rear. Gao Dejie is a brave general of Pingxi Fan. He fights fiercely and always likes to hit more with less. Now that he was placed in the back, he couldn't help but feel a little depressed. Seeing him like this, Wu Guogui was happy, "Brother Gao Xian, don't worry, this is the prince's wish. Let those who have surrendered for the first time take the lead. On the one hand, it can reduce the casualties of the vassal soldiers, and on the other hand, it can also test their loyalty to the prince." . "Brother Wu, don't worry, I understand in my heart." Gao Dejie smiled and looked up the river.

The river has been beaten into a pot of porridge! First, the cannons of both sides fired at each other. The guards were mostly native soldiers, and the artillery was mostly native cannons that could not shoot far. They were far less sharp than the Qing army's artillery. However, although the Qing army's artillery could shoot farther, it was difficult to shoot. Go to the Guards position on the other side of the river. The casualties caused by the artillery battle were minimal, but the surging Jinsha River caused great trouble to the Qing troops crossing the river. Small boats and rafts were constantly overturned by the river, and soldiers fell into the water from time to time.

After the river swallowed up nearly 200 lives, the Qing army gradually approached the other side. Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhang Mingzhi ordered people to wave the flag. Biju Lutumuge Zhongchen, Achengfu from the previous one hundred households, and Baimata from the next one hundred households led a thousand Mozu (Naxi) warriors to support them. He rode on a raft and attacked the Wu army, trying to prevent the enemy from crossing the river.

Holding two guns in hand, Ah Chengfu leapt bravely onto a row of Qing army rafts. While flying up and down, he killed seven people in a row and slaughtered all the enemies on the raft. Just when he was triumphant, an arrow shot from a stray arrow, hit his throat, and fell into the water.

Baimata's raft collided with Li Rubi's boat. He jumped ferociously out of the air, made a hawk-like gesture, and pounced on his prey. It's a pity that I met the evil spirit Li Rubi! This big bandit was originally a farmer from Hezhou, Sichuan (today's Hechuan, Chongqing). Because he couldn't live to follow the Eighth King Zhang Xianzhong to join the army, he spent the first half of his life killing and being killed. He had excellent martial arts and reflexes. Hearing the sound of wind in the air, he knew that the enemy was coming. He stabbed the spear in his hand against the wind, hitting Baima Tower in the chest. With a splash, the White Horse Tower fell into the rushing river without a trace, and a red Spuri (felt hat) with feathers on it floated along the river.

After all, the Qing army had more people and gradually gained the advantage. Seeing that the momentum was not right, Ge Zhongchen fled back to the other side in embarrassment under the protection of his son Ge Yingkui.

Li Rubi's boat was only a few feet away from the shore. He raised his sword and jumped out of the boat onto the river beach. "Brothers, follow me and kill!" This roar was like a thunderbolt. Seeing that their general was so brave, the morale of his subordinates was greatly boosted. Howling, they rushed to the river beach and quickly broke through the defense area of ​​Ji Rongtai, the commander of Puji on the other side of the river, and established a solid beachhead. Gao Qilong, Liu Zhifu and other troops landed one after another, and rows of military formations rushed towards the guard position. Most of the guardsmen were recruited native soldiers. Although they fought bravely, they were not good at long-term battles. They quickly fell into panic in the face of the Qing army's surging offensive. Upon seeing this, Wu Guogui and Gao Dejie also joined the battle group. Gao Dejie was particularly brave. He rushed to Miyi's deputy Qianhu Xianguan and slashed the chieftain of the Xian clan in half with a sharp knife.

"Kill~kill~kill~" The Qing army's killing cries could be heard everywhere on the north bank of the Jinsha River.

"Retreat! Evacuate to Songping Pass quickly!" Zhang Mingzhi ordered with a pale face, leading the remaining defeated soldiers to retreat to Songping Pass. However, most of his subordinates were private soldiers of various chieftains brought in by coercion and inducement. It would be fine if he won the battle, but once he suffered a defeat, the chieftains no longer wanted to accompany him, and they took the remaining subordinates back to their own territories and followed Zhang Mingzhi. The only two chieftains who fled to Songpingguan were Song Dian Rongbu, the pacifier of Muli, and Ase Xun, the chieftain of Qianhu, Malato. Vice General Zhang counted the men and horses. Including the troops and horses originally guarding the pass, there were only a little more than 2,000 left. His face turned pale and he did not dare to defend the city, so he abandoned the pass and fled.

Wu Guogui and Gao Dejie showed the bloody bravery of Guan Ning's cavalry in the past and took advantage of the victory to kill Milang Pass behind Songping Pass. Zhang Mingzhi did not dare to resist and fled to Huichuan Acropolis. As soon as he entered the city, he received bad news: Chieftain Zhang of Weilong Prefecture sent troops to help Wu Sangui, and successively captured Puji Division and Miyi Suo, cutting off his escape north to Jianchang.

"Heaven will kill me!" Zhang Mingzhi looked up to the sky and sighed. When others are at this point, they can still surrender and survive, but he killed the guard who surrendered to Di Sanpin, the Hou of Shucheng in the Qing Dynasty. He has no way out, and he will not escape death even if he surrenders. The only solution now is to wait for help!
"Fu Rong, An Qianhu and Chief Ji's envoys are coming to join us." In despair, Miyi Tu Qianhu Anwen and Puji's chief envoys Ji Rongtai, who had returned to their own territory, came with more than a thousand defeated soldiers. meet.

It turned out that Zhang Zhaoyuan, the governor of Weilong Prefecture, took advantage of the opportunity of Anwen, a thousand households in Miyi Tu, and Ji Rongtai, the governor of Puji, to leave his territory and go to Songping Pass to attack Puji Division and Miyi Suo. Generals An and Ji wanted to lead their men to retake the territory, but they fought hard and failed. They had no choice but to lead their troops to Huichuan Acropolis to join Zhang Mingzhi.

"Please ask Vice Rong Zhang to avenge the last general" and "the last general swears to kill the dog thief Zhang Zhaoyuan". Upon seeing Zhang Mingzhi, An Wen and Ji Rongzhuo made an impassioned statement that they would fight the Qing army to the death. No wonder, the territory is the life of the chieftain. Now that Chieftain Zhang is occupying his territory with the help of the Qing army, how can he not be angry? It is inevitable to work hard!

With more than a thousand soldiers and horses from these two chieftains, plus more than 2,000 people who escaped from Songping Pass, Zhang Mingzhi had another 3,500 men under his command, and he felt a little at ease. He conscripted all the adult men in the Sichuan Guard City to the city to help defend it, and gathered more than 5,000 people. He ordered Muli's pacification envoys Songdian Rongbu, Malatu Qianhu A Shixun, and Miyi Tu Qianhu Anwen. Ji Rongtai, the commander of Puji, each led a thousand men to guard the four walls of the city. He led more than a thousand elite soldiers as a reserve team, preparing to defend the city and wait for the rescue of the general Para Gesang.

"Commander, you have to come here quickly, otherwise the general will be dead!" Vice General Zhang looked up at the sky and prayed devoutly. (End of chapter)