Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

The Great Khan Lianhua returned to the capital of the Kingdom of David, Shenyang, with an army of 82,000. Erke, the Duke of Lu, who received the news, led all the officials of the city to welcome him. The third son of the emperor and the King of Chu, Baoyin, who was originally ordered to stay in Shenyang, was reprimanded by the Great Khan. He was deeply stimulated and led 6,000 soldiers to Gaizhou to fight against Bahai, the Angbang Zhangjing of Qingning Guta. Erke became the head of all officials in Shenyang. Hearing that the third son went to Gaizhou to fight the enemy and claimed to take off Bahai's head as a gift for himself, Sultan was very happy. This is a good man of my Mongolia. The stronger the enemy, the more courageous you must be to draw your sword!

"Great Khan, according to your instructions, I have prepared enough food for the army for four months, and I can find ways to collect more later." Erke's old face was slightly red. The three armies did not move, but the food and grass went first. Not long ago, he received an imperial edict to prepare food and grass for the army in Shenyang. However, after years of fighting, there was not much food in the treasury of Shenyang. He could only collect this much no matter how hard he tried, and he was afraid that the Great Khan would not be satisfied.

"It's okay. I have seized a lot of cattle and sheep in the south of the desert, which can be used as military rations. Together with your food and grass, it is enough for the army to support half a year. Within half a year, the north should be pacified. In addition, I have gained a lot in the south of the desert. The money I have gained can support the court for several months." Sultan laughed. The so-called "gained a lot" actually refers to the seizure of the Khorchin Left Wing Taijis who were attached to the Qing court. Those Taijis are really rich! Thinking of the proud place, he couldn't help but stroke his beard and feel proud.

"The Khan is the incarnation of Guru Padmasambhava, who is protected by the Eternal Heaven. Naturally, our army will not have to worry about lack of food..." The Erkes were old and experienced. Seeing his happy expression, they hurriedly flattered him, making the Oirat war god extremely happy. He happily praised his old minister, "Erk, when I was away from Shenyang, you stayed in the rear and ensured military supplies. You really did a good job!"

Praising his master, Erke's old face was filled with smiles and he said respectfully: "I dare not take credit for it. You must be tired after a long journey. The palace has prepared wine and food. Please come in and rest."

"Yes," Sultan said without hesitation and ordered him to lead the way. The so-called imperial palace was actually the Shengjing Imperial Palace (Shenyang Imperial Palace) built by two Qing emperors, Nurhaci and Huang Taiji, in Shenyang. After the guards occupied Shenyang, it became David's palace.

After a hearty meal, the Oirat God of War remembered his business and asked Erke, "Is there any news since I left Shenyang?"

"Reporting to the Khan, after Qingning Guta Angbang Zhangjing Bahai defeated Jinzhou General Wang Guotai, he forced Korea to break the alliance and return to the Qing court. Not only did he obtain a large amount of supplies from Korea, he also forced the Korean king to send 2,000 troops to help. He also recruited all the Manchu bannermen in the areas of Fenghuang City and Xiuyan City into the army, gaining several thousand people and greatly boosting his momentum. Babai just sent a military report from Fushun, saying that the guy has led his troops back to Jianzhou and is currently stationed in Sarhu, with the intention of advancing to Fushun," Erke reported in a low voice.

"I have cut off the connection between the outside and the inside of the Great Wall. Bahai's men have become isolated. He is a brave man who can travel freely with an isolated army. I really admire him!" Heroes appreciate heroes. Although they are rivals, Lianhua Khan praised Bahai highly. After praising him, he asked, "After Bahai returned to Jianzhou, who did he send to garrison southern Liaoning? How many soldiers did he have?"

"I heard that he appointed a Jala Zhangjing named Taldai to garrison Fenghuang City, Xiuyan City and other places. The pseudo-Qing Jala has no more than 1,500 people. Even with other troops, there should not be too many troops left in southern Liaoning. However, the Solon soldiers under Taldai like to ride deer and are said to be very fierce. Babai and Wang Guotai have suffered from him." As expected of a veteran, he analyzed the situation in southern Liaoning very thoroughly. After Bahai conquered half of southern Liaoning, he recruited all the adult Manchu bannermen in the areas of Fenghuang City and Xiuyan City into the army. However, after the Qing army entered the pass, most of the Eight Banners outside the pass moved away, and the number was much less than before. In addition, they fought for years and suffered serious losses in soldiers. Even if all those aged 13 to 70 were recruited into the army, there would only be 3,000. Bahai also forced the king of Chao, Li Jian, to send troops to help. At first, Li Yu wanted to delay and just wanted to give some money and food to settle the matter, but he could not stand the repeated invasion of the Solon soldiers. Under strong military pressure, he had to order Jeolla military commander Park Erzhao and Hamgyong Province Hyesan assistant Shin Liu to lead 500 fire gun soldiers and 1,500 cavalry infantry to assist in the battle. Together with the Korean troops, Ba Hai's troops reached more than 11,000. In order to concentrate his forces for a big battle, he returned to Jianzhou with more than 9,000 main forces, leaving only 2,000 troops of Jiala Zhangjing Taldai to guard southern Liaoning, resulting in a small number of defenders in southern Liaoning.

"Haha, no matter how brave the Sauron people who drive the deer are, they are useless if their numbers are too small. Present Babai's military report to me," the Great Khan sneered.

Erke brought the military report, and Sultan opened it and read it carefully. The report said: After Bahai returned to Jianzhou and joined the troops of Fengtian Deputy Governor Dadu, First-class Guard Langtan, Jiala Zhangjing Daerdai, and Haoerde, he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity that the main force of the guards had not returned to capture Fushun and then attack Shenyang. As an experienced military officer, he was not in a hurry to attack the city, but deployed 13,000 main forces in Sarhu, ordered First-class Guard Langtan to lead 2,000 troops to seize the Great Wall fortress Fushun Pass, and ordered Niulu Zhangjing Gundeyi to lead 300 troops to capture Jiajia City to the east of Fushun City.

"Haha, Bahai is such a talented commander! Jiajian City and Fushun Pass are located on the north and south banks of the Hun River, respectively, like the two claws of a crab. The nearby Sarhu City is like the body of a crab. No matter which claw the Fushun defenders attack, they will be attacked by the main force of the Qing army in Sarhu. But if they sit back and watch, the Qing army will go straight along the river to the city of Fushun." Sultan was a veteran of the battlefield and could see at a glance how powerful this crab tactic was. However, after seeing Babai express his determination in the military newspaper that he and Fushun general Ma Chengxun, Keshiketeng Taiji Ayushi and his 6,000 soldiers swore to live and die with Fushun, he felt relieved. Babai was an experienced veteran. If he held his ground, Fushun City would not be taken down in a short time.

Since it was judged that Fushun was temporarily safe, the Great Khan turned his attention back to southern Liaoning and said coldly: "Order Baoyin and Wang Guotai to send troops from Gaizhou to sweep southern Liaoning, retake Xiuyan City, Fenghuang City, and Kuandian Fort from the Qing army, then station troops on the Yalu River and send envoys to blame Korea."

After hearing this, Erke couldn't help but ask: "The Khan wants to take advantage of the situation to attack Korea?"

"No, after all, Korea has been a country for a long time and its terrain is mountainous. It is not easy for them to conquer Korea with their 10,000 troops."

"What does the Khan mean?"

Sultan stroked his short beard and was happy. "I think that once our army is stationed on the Yalu River, the king will be afraid. Tell our envoys to take a tough attitude and at least make the king hand over 200,000 taels of silver as military expenses for our army." (End of this chapter)