Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

The city of Polo on the west bank of the Urtu Choonong River was originally the territory of the Alukhorchin tribe, but the herders of the Alukhorchin tribe had already fled to the Xila Wenduer Mountains, and the Zhao King Biligendalai and the Junggar chieftain Wurigendalai led an army of 10,000 to occupy the city. The dense fishing rods and fishing flags declared the ownership of the city. The brave soldiers sharpened their swords and guns, silently waiting for the battle, but their commander seemed to have forgotten about it and there was no movement for more than ten days.

Wurigendalai could no longer sit still, so he came to ask His Royal Highness the Prince of Zhao for clarification, "The Khan asked His Royal Highness to conquer the four tribes in the south of the desert hiding in the Xila Wenduer Mountains. We only need to cross the Urtu Choonong River to enter the mountains to fight the bandits. Why are you so slow?"

Biligenda smiled and said, "Some battles do not need to be fought with swords, just wait patiently."

"Your Highness, do you want to wait for the enemy to come out of the mountains and surrender?"

"The current situation is very clear. The Qing Dynasty is doomed in the south of the desert. After all, we are all Mongolians. If they can surrender to the Qing Dynasty, why can't they surrender to our own people? If we can defeat the enemy without fighting, we will have fewer deaths," Biligendalai sighed softly. The cruel war made his young face look calm and solemn, which was different from his peers.

Wuzhigendalai thought for a moment and asked, "But what if the enemy refuses to surrender?"

Biligenda gently stroked the scabbard and said, "If the enemy refuses to surrender, this sword will drink blood!"

The wait worked, and soon, the Taiji Chuyi of the Alukhorchin tribe and the Prince of the Right Banner of the Ongniud tribe, Boduohe, sent people to surrender. Chuyi was fine, but Boduohe was the Minister of the Ongniud tribe and a Prince conferred by the Qing Dynasty. He was the most powerful among the four tribes and had said that he was willing to offer the head of the Prince of the Right Banner of Balin, Sebuten, who refused to surrender, to David.

Biligendalai first cordially received Chuyi's envoy and asked him to go back and tell him that if Chuyi could help the Alu Khorchin tribe return to the Wei, he would support him to take charge of the horse whip of his tribe and report to the Khan to confer him the title of Earl. Then he met Boduohe's envoy. Boduohe was much stronger than Chuyi, and the promise made by King Zhao was much greater, saying that he would report to the Khan to confer him the title of Duke. Unexpectedly, when the envoy heard that he could only be conferred the title of Duke, he was not enthusiastic and implicitly mentioned that his master was already a prince in the Qing Dynasty.

"Prince?" Biligendalai frowned, but did not refuse. Instead, he said to the envoy politely: "David seldom grants titles of kingship to people with different surnames. Currently, there are only three princes with different surnames, namely, Prince Chahar, Prince Khorchin and Prince Henjirige. If your lord wants to be granted the title of king, he must make great achievements, and then I can ask my father Khan for the title."

After the messenger left, Wuzhigendalai asked Biligendalai, "Your Highness, Boduohe is too greedy. He is not satisfied with being granted the title of Duke. I, David, rarely grant titles of kingship to people of other surnames. If the Khan refuses, what should we do?"

"Haha, as long as Bodo Kazuma kills Sebuten, nothing else can happen to him. Besides, I just promised to ask the father Khan for a title on his behalf. Whether the father Khan agrees or not has nothing to do with me."
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Unlike the Alukhorchin and Ongniud tribes, the Zarut and Balin tribes belong to the same five Inner Khalkha tribes. The five Inner Khalkha tribes were originally loyal to the Chahar tribe for generations. Zarut means servant in Mongolian. However, as the Later Jin became stronger, they gradually turned to the Later Jin, which led to the annexation of the other three tribes, Bayut, Ongjilat, and Uqiyet, by Ligdan Khan. Only two of the five tribes survived, and the Zarut and Balin tribes have been supporting each other. The two beiles of the tribe: Doruo Beile Sangjiabu of the Left Banner and Doruo Darhan Beile Sanggar of the Right Banner had a good relationship with the taijis of the Balin tribe. After receiving the letter of surrender from the Great Khan of Lotus, they immediately went to the tent of the Balin tribe to discuss with the Prince of the Right Banner of Balin, Sebuteng, and the Gushan Beizi of the Left Banner, Manzhu Xili.

"Well, as for the letter of persuasion to surrender, not only do you have it, I also have it. Seleng, the Taiji of the Al Horchin tribe, has also received it. Seleng is a really brave guy. He said he wanted to avenge his father Zhulezagan, but he tore up the letter without even reading it and sent someone to send the pieces to me." After seeing the letter, Saibuteng smiled at the two of them, "As far as I know, the number of the guards coming this time is not large, no more than 10,000 people. As long as our four tribes are united and rely on the dangerous terrain of the Xila Wenduer Mountains, we will be able to fight against the guards."

"But brother, there has been no movement from the Ongniud tribe so far. Since the pseudo-Khan has sent us a letter of persuasion to surrender, we will naturally send one to them as well. If they are loyal to the Qing Dynasty, they should hand over the letter of persuasion to surrender. But now there is no movement, which is not a good sign," said Gushan Beizi Man Zhu Xili to his cousin Saibuteng.

"Well, wait a little longer. If Bodohe and Souse still don't come after a few days, we must act decisively," Saibuteng snorted. As they were talking about the Ongniud tribe, Bodohe, the prince of the right wing banner of the Ongniud tribe, and Souse, the prince of the left wing banner of the Ongniud tribe, came in pairs. As soon as they met, Bodohe asked Saibuteng, "My lord, have you received the letter of persuasion from the pseudo-Khan?"

Sebuten smiled knowingly at everyone, "I got it. The pseudo-Khan is really thoughtful and wrote letters to everyone. It's a pity that all his efforts have gone to waste!"

Hearing this, Bodo knew immediately that Sebuten would never surrender to the Wei with him, but what about the others? Then he asked: "Your Majesty, the Wei army has now reached Polo City and is preparing to cross the Urtu Chonon River to attack us. You have to make a decision on where to go."

"To be honest, Se Leng and Sang Jiabu have already handed me the letter of surrender and expressed their willingness to be loyal to the Qing Dynasty until death. Bodo and Prince, what do you think?" Saibuteng smiled.

"Oh," Boduohe said with a look of delight, "I was worried that someone would be deceived by the false Khan, but I didn't expect everyone to be so united. There's nothing much to say. I swear to stand together with you all!"

"Good! With the four tribes united, why should we fear the Wei army? When you go back, please organize all the men between the ages of thirteen and seventy in the tribe into an army, and also organize the young and strong women, and try to gather an army of 30,000. The Wei army is no more than ten thousand people, and with three times the number of soldiers to defend the mountain, it will not be difficult to defeat the enemy."

Hearing him say this, Bo Duohe sneered in his heart. The so-called 30,000 troops were mostly women and the elderly. No matter how many people there were, what good would they do? How could they be the opponent of the Hundred Battles Guard? But he did not show his expression and laughed in agreement, "Your Highness, what you said makes sense. I will gather my troops immediately after I return and swear to fight the Guards to the end!"

After returning from Sebuteng's tent, Souse said to Boduohe: "Brother, both the Alukhorchin and Zhaluut tribes are willing to help the Balin tribe. It seems that this matter is going to be troublesome."

Boduohe stroked his long beard and remained silent for a long time. Then he slowly said, "Seling is a drunkard. He does not have high prestige in the Al Horqin tribe. His third brother Chuyi has never submitted to him. You go and test Chuyi's attitude. He is a smart man and will not do stupid things like trying to stop a chariot with his arms. Tell him that as long as he surrenders to us, we will support him to be the leader of the Al Horqin Banner. As for the Zhalut tribe, at today's meeting, although Sangjiabu and Sanggar handed the letter of surrender to Sebuteng, they did not say harsh words as firmly as Sebuteng, which shows that they are afraid of David's army. As long as we kill Sebuteng, they will not dare to resist and will follow us to surrender."

"Brother, this is a great idea. I will contact Chu Yi right away," Souse said happily.

Boduohe called his son Biligundalai and said, "You go to Polo City in person and meet His Royal Highness the King of Zhao. Tell him that the three tribes of Balin, Alukeerchin and Zalantu are unwilling to surrender. I am trying to find a way."

"Yes," Biligundalai accepted the order and left. (End of this chapter)