Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 702: Divide the troops and encircle Datong City

Baishan Mountain (Mapu Mountain) is a very famous mountain located on the east bank of Yuhe River and northeast of Datong City. The reason why it is famous is that the famous Battle of Baidun took place here. Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, led an army of 320,000 to conquer the Xiongnu. He fell into the trap of luring the troops. As soon as they arrived at Baishan Mountain, they were surrounded by 400,000 cavalrymen of Modun Shanyu. The siege lasted seven days and seven nights, with no food or water. The situation is extremely critical. Thanks to the advice of the counselor Chen Ping, who sent a large sum of money and images of beautiful women to Mao Dun Shanyu's wife, the Yan family, who tried her best to persuade Mao Dun Shanyu to withdraw his troops, Han Gaozu escaped.

At this time, on Baishan Mountain, Datong Town Biao Zuoying guerrilla Bao Zhenguo and Shuoping Camp Commander Zhang Zhong were shocked when they learned the news that the Guards had captured Gudian. They immediately led their men to leave Baishan Mountain, planning to attack from Yu Hedong. Take a boat across the river from the pier on the shore to return to Datong. As soon as they arrived at the dock, they met the army of King Baoyin of Chu. Although some soldiers were left to garrison at Gudianguan, Baoyin still had 4,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, which was far more than the 2,000 men under Bao Zhenguo and Zhang Zhong. In addition, he had just won the battle and his morale was strong. In a confrontation, the Qing army was defeated. Bao Zhenguo was chopped off his horse by Babu, a guard general. Zhang Zhong desperately fled back to the other side in a small boat, and barely managed to save his life with more than 300 remaining soldiers.
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The good gathering of all the public belongs to Fangchen,
Tourists who laugh at themselves are distant people.

Let’s work together under the flowers and get drunk today,
Jiangnan has lost another year of spring.

Yunshan’s eyes are full of hurtful past events,
When will the wind and rain wash away the dust of war?

Looking back at the ancient Duangou Heng Road,
Overwhelmed with grief and anger, I want to stain my towel.

Guerrilla Wang Yi of the Biaoqian Battalion of Datong Town and Zhang Sizhen of the Xinzhou Battalion stationed in Leigong Mountain did not have the same luck as Zhang Zhong. Before they could figure out what was going on, they were cut off by the guards who detoured from the direction of Gudianguan. Received supplies and surrounded the mountains.

"Pass my military order to camp and rest tonight, and attack the mountain early tomorrow morning." Orros, the commander-in-chief of the guard army and head of ten thousand households in Torgut, was impatient.

"Wait a minute, ten thousand households." General Wei Zheng of Talbahatai stopped him.

"Oh? Wei Zheng, what do you mean?" Orros asked in confusion.

"Before setting up camp today, I sent people to inspect the water sources on the mountain and found that it had not rained for a long time and the springs on the mountain had dried up. The Qing army's drinking water needs to be transported from the creek at the foot of the mountain. As long as we cut off the Qing army's water source, there is no need to fight, the enemy will If you don’t fight, you will be defeated.”

"Oh, Wei Zheng, everyone says you have a lot of clever ideas, and it's true! I'll do as you say." Orros laughed loudly and ordered his men to cut off the water source on the mountain and build fortifications to make the Qing army die of thirst.

For several days, the Qing troops on the mountain kept water to drink. Wang Yi knew that he couldn't do anything without fighting hard, so he said to Zhang Sizhen: "Zhang Dusi, the situation is urgent! Now the only way to survive is to fight desperately and go down the mountain."

"Wang Youji, don't worry, I will definitely advance and retreat with you." Zhang Sizhen also knew that there would only be death if he did not fight, so he agreed generously. The two ordered people to give all the water in the camp to the soldiers. After a meal, they ordered to charge. Everyone in the Qing army knew the consequences of not being able to break out, so they all aroused their ferocity like hungry wolves and fought down the mountain without fear of death.

"Boom~Boom~Boom~"

The guards' artillery fired at the charging Qing troops, but they watched their companions being torn to pieces by the gunfire, but they continued to charge without fear.

"Cum for me!" Orros shouted. Upon hearing the order, the archers and gunmen of the Guards fired arrows and fired muskets desperately. The dense muskets caused a lot of damage to the Qing army, but the red-eyed Qing army ignored them and just rushed towards the guards' camp.

"Shoot at that man." Orros saw a Qing general who was very brave and killed many of his own soldiers. He ordered those on the left and right who were good at shooting to shoot him.

"Whoosh~whoosh~whoosh~" More than ten arrows were shot at the general. Poor Wang Yigang, a guerrilla from the front camp of Datong Town, had just killed a guard tenth household leader, and was shot into a sieve himself.

The word "king" flipped the flag, and the Qing army was immediately in chaos. Some surrendered and some fled. Zhang Sizhen, the commander of the Xinzhou camp, finally broke out of the Wei army camp and fled along the Shili River in a panic. There was a sudden gust of wind behind his head. General Wei Zheng of Talbahatai caught up with his horse's tail, slashed him off the horse with a sharp knife.
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At the same time that the peripheral Qing troops were cleared, the main force of more than 50,000 people led by His Majesty the God of War Suletan of Oirat moved south from Gudianguan along the Yuhe River, and surrounded Datong City with lightning speed. Poor Peng Youde, the commander-in-chief of Datong Town, was surrounded tightly while he was still in his dream, and could not escape even if he had no wings.

"Great Khan, the latest news is that Peng Youde has transferred all the garrison troops from Shuoping Camp and Hunyuan Prefecture, Yuzhou, Guangling, Lingqiu, Guangchang and other places to Datong. The states and counties outside Datong have no troops to defend themselves." As soon as they set up camp, Hada, the head of the Wuyi Guard, brought another piece of good news.

"Excellent! Since Peng Youde ignored all the troops and mobilized all the troops stationed in the surrounding prefectures and counties, wouldn't I be sorry if I didn't accept this great gift?" Suletan laughed loudly and shouted: " After receiving my military order, Orros, the head of ten thousand households in Turgut, and General Wei Zheng of Talbahatai immediately led their troops to seize Pingluwei, Jingpingsuo, Shuozhou, Mayi, and Shanyin; King Melas of Qi led the army. Ten thousand, Xujiazhuang Fort and Hunyuan Prefecture were captured, and the two armies met in Yingzhou. In this way, even if Peng Youde has three heads and six arms, he will not be able to escape from my dragnet."
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Orros and Wei Zheng led their headquarters and were ordered to set off towards Pinglu Guard. When passing Zuoyun Guard, they found that this place had been captured by Sumur's army of King Liao. The King of Liao also left a group of thirty soldiers to garrison.

It is said that it was conquered, but in fact it was won without fighting. In the 1449th year of Zhengtong (), the Ming Dynasty moved Yunchuan Guard to Datong Zuowei and renamed it Zuoyunwei. At its peak, there were more than troops stationed there, making it an important town near Datong. But in the Jiangwan Rebellion that year, Lin Guochang, the deputy general of Zuoyunweixie Town, was the first to respond to Jiangwan. He killed the Qing county magistrate Chang Zhisheng and raised his troops. However, he was attacked by Nikan, Prince of Jingjin County of Qing Dynasty, and Prince Boluo of Heshuo Duanzhong. In the fierce fighting, Boluo's third son Abson was killed. Lin Shichang vowed not to surrender, and summoned his subordinates to cry and said: "God will not bless us, and today, the city will be destroyed. If it is not saved, our people will all be in ruins. I and you all have only one death to repay the local ears." After saying that, he shouted: "Glory to the Han people, glory to the race" and rushed to the top of the city, hacking and killing the Qing soldiers who climbed up the tower, and died in a fierce battle, causing a lot of damage to the Qing army. After the city was broken, Bolo saw that his men suffered heavy casualties, and remembered the revenge of his son's murder, so he ordered the massacre of the city for three days. After the disaster, "most of the four corners of Zuoyun Acropolis were scorched earth, and only a thousand residents survived", which damaged its vitality. At this time, there were only a few hundred households in the central street, and there were no garrison at all. It was won without a fight.

Not only did Zuo Yunwei, which had a small population, have no garrison, but the garrison troops in other prefectures and counties around Datong, which had a large population, were also mobilized, except for some government officials. Seeing the arrival of the guards, local officials surrendered and fled without any effort. Orros and Wei Zheng easily captured Pingluwei, Jingpingsuo, Shuozhou, Mayi, and Shanyin; Qi King Melas also Successfully capturing Xujiazhuang Fort and Hunyuan Prefecture, the two armies easily achieved the goal set by the Great Khan of Lotus to join forces in Yingzhou.

(End of this chapter)