Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 723 Two of the three levels are easily accessible (Part )
Ma Zhilin boarded Piantouguan City and found that the number of guards under the city was about a thousand, which was similar to his own strength. I couldn't help but feel reassured, if only this few guards came, there would be no problem in holding the Piantou Pass. He originally had 1,800 soldiers and horses, and 600 were divided to guard Yongquan Yingbao, Baliushu Fort and other peripheral military forts. There were also 1,200 soldiers in the pass.

"General Ma, please go up to the city and answer your question~ Please come to the city and answer your question~" Suddenly dozens of loud sergeants appeared from the opponent's army formation, shouting at Guancheng.

Ma Zhilin was confused and came to the city wall and said, "I am Ma Zhilin, the commander of the Pianguan camp. Why are you calling me to the city?"

"Brother Ma, it's my younger brother." Suddenly, a man wearing a general's uniform appeared in the group. He was about forty years old, and his eyebrows seemed familiar.

"Who are you?" Ma Zhilin asked doubtfully.

"Brother Ma, it's me." The man laughed and took off his helmet. Who could it be if it wasn't Zheng Guoyin?

Seeing that it was him, Ma Zhilin became furious and said, "How did our Dao Guards know that they came from the Laoniuwan path? It turned out to be you who brought them here. Bah! All these years of friendship have been wasted." He immediately pretended to take the arrow. shoot.

Zheng Guoyin was not afraid, and said with a smile: "Even if the elder brother wants to kill the younger brother, he must allow the younger brother to finish his words. The army of Wei is approaching, how can the elder brother resist it with the few men and horses in his hands? It is precisely because of consideration Because of my friendship with you, I asked His Highness the King of Liao to be a pioneer. It was not for meritorious service, but to save my brother. Good birds choose trees to roost, so please don’t be foolish and do something stupid like a mantis blocking a cart."

"You are just the vanguard, and the defending army is still behind?" Ma Zhilin asked thoughtfully.

"It's absolutely true, how dare I lie to my elder brother. If you don't believe it, you will know later." Zheng Guoyin said calmly.

The more this happened, the more unsure Ma Zhilin felt, and he couldn't help but let go of the hand holding the bow and arrow.

After a while, there were billowing smoke and dust, and the Guards Brigade arrived. Ma Zhilin had fought in the war, and he could tell at a glance that there were ten thousand people. That was enough. It was enough to destroy a mere thousand soldiers and horses of his own.

"Brother Ma! The matter is urgent! Are you still stubborn? You are a Han, why bother to be loyal to the Manchus? If not for yourself, you must also think about the wives, children and children in the city." Zheng Guoyin suddenly shouted in the city.

This sound was like a wake-up call, waking up Ma Zhilin. He sighed deeply and bowed to Zheng Guoyin, "Brother Fool is willing to surrender. From now on, I hope that Brother Zheng will take care of you."
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King Sumur of the Liao Dynasty was so happy that he captured the Biantou Pass without losing any blood. He summoned Ma Zhilin to comfort him, saying, "General Ma understands the righteousness well and surrenders with righteousness. He is truly a hero!"

"The last general was stupid, but now he has surrendered. He is guilty, guilty," Ma Zhilin hurriedly apologized.

"No, the general is not only innocent, but he has merit! He has great merit!" Sumur laughed and said: "The Puppet Dynasty (referring to the Qing Dynasty) does not know how to employ people. With the general's great talent, it is an injustice to serve as a general in the Pianguan camp. It is also necessary to add the word "department" in front. This is really true! When Gu came, the Great Khan gave Gu Baibai a piece of appointment documents. Shanxi officials of the third rank and below can be selected and hired. Today, the appointed general is a third-rank official. General of the battalion, please remove the 'department'. If you achieve military exploits in the future, you will be rewarded by the Great Khan. I hope that the general will continue to work hard and not let down the expectations of the court!"

Alas, this Weiguo really treated the demoted officials favorably. He had just surrendered and had not made any achievements, so he changed the word "sign" to the correct one. Ma Zhilin felt grateful and hurriedly thanked him.

"Your Majesty, General David Fan of the Weiyuan Road of the Qing army is still resisting at Laoyingbao, Hongmenbao and other places. We must take advantage of the opportunity before they know the arrival of our army and send troops to attack them," Wang Du, the right political counselor in Shanxi, suggested. "Well, can you send someone to persuade him to surrender?" Sumur asked. He doesn't have many troops, and what he wants most is to recruit rebels and expand his strength.

"The David clan is quite loyal to the Qing court, and his family members are all in the capital, so he probably won't surrender." Wang Du thought for a while and answered.

"Oh, the old camp is also a strong fortress, and it is stuck on a traffic artery. If the David army defends it, it will be really troublesome." Sumur frowned slightly.

"Don't worry, my lord," Zheng Guoyin said with a charming smile, "there are horses and soldiers here, the old camp is easy to get."
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David Fan, the general of Weiyuan Road, was also an old soldier. During the Jiang Yu Rebellion, he killed many rebels and was commended by the Qing court. When the cannon was fired, he received thousands of taels of gold. The war to quell the chaos made him a real fortune. He had a big house in the capital, and his wife, children, and children were all happy in the capital.

But he never thought that when the Wei army went south, it was so fierce that all the castles of Weiyuan and Pinglu to which he belonged were lost. In the Qing Dynasty, it was a serious crime for an official to lose his land. Fortunately, the guard force was strong, and he was not the only one who lost his territory. He led the remaining defeated generals and fled to Piantou Pass to join Ma Zhilin. The army regained its strength, and he spent a lot of money to show his filial piety to the capital, but he only suffered a defeat. He was reprimanded and ordered to perform meritorious service, but was not held accountable. He couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, and organized his troops to cultivate their martial arts, preparing to defend the old camp and block the Weiguo's troops for the Qing Dynasty.

General Dai is still confident in holding the old camp, not only because he has recruited more than 300 young men to supplement the battle losses, but more importantly because of the terrain in this area. Laoying Fort is located to the east of Piantou Pass. It is second only to Piantou Pass in size. It is the second largest castle in Piantou Pass and the first town of the three passes of the Great Wall. The folk proverb goes like "Tong Pianguan, Iron Ningwu, Laoying Castle made of pig iron" "Fort". This castle is built on the mountain and is surrounded by the surrounding mountains in a "concave" shape. There are three city gates, the north gate is the ancient Great Wall on the top of the mountain, the west gate faces Pianguan, and the east gate leads to Pinglu and Shuozhou. Surrounded by mountains, it is close to the Great Wall on the east and north sides, and the Guanhe River flows south and west around the city. There are also 64 miles of side walls, fifteen brick towers, eighteen beacon towers, and thirty-two strategic passes. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack, even more difficult to defeat than the head-turning pass.

With a "plop", another soldier next to him slipped on the mud and fell.

Ma Zhilin frowned, spat thick phlegm, and cursed angrily: "Zheng Guoyin, you are a swordsman, and you have brought your forehead to this damn place." Despite the scolding, as a first-time surrenderer, he actually longed to achieve some military exploits so that he could gain a foothold in the Guards. "Send the military order and speed up the march," he roared.

The muddy mountain road was extremely difficult to navigate, and the sergeants from the Pianguan Camp had to walk for two days before reaching the foot of the Laoying Fort.

The fort guarding sergeant had already reported to David Fan. When he heard that Ma Zhilin was coming, David Fan was suspicious, but he was a guest soldier and was stationed in someone else's camp, so he had to show some courtesy to the other party. "Ma Canrong, why are you here?" he asked with a smile while standing on the city wall.

"The sentinel discovered that there was a large army of the Patriots coming towards the old camp. There were ten thousand in number. I was afraid that your troops would be outnumbered, so I brought 700 elite troops to support me," Ma Zhilin said with a smile.

"I see, my dear brother Lao Ma is helping me." David Fan expressed his gratitude and ordered his people to open the city gate and welcome Ma Zhilin's troops into the fort. He then asked solemnly: "Is the information from the sentry reliable? Is the number of guards really 10,000?"

"It's absolutely true, can I still deceive you?" Ma Zhilin pointed his hand towards the fort, "Look, the guards are coming."

Fan David took a closer look and saw smoke billowing in the distance. It seemed that a large number of guards were coming towards the fort, but the direction of the attack seemed wrong. The guards did not come from the direction of the front, but from the direction of the back.

"Huh?" As soon as David Fan let out a surprised sound, Ma Zhilin's Yanling Saber slashed towards his neck. The poor man was also a veteran, and he died in such a confused way at the hands of "friendly forces".

(End of this chapter)