Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 724 The sharp knife pierces the chest

"Hahaha, Tongpianguan Pass, Tie Ningwu, old camp forts made of pig iron. Now, Gu has got two of the three passes. The remaining Ningwu Pass, all he has to do is climb Kelan Mountain and capture Ninghua Institute. Cut off their retreat, and then we will cut off the enemy's food and grass. Even if we have a strong pass, what's the use?" After taking the Piantou Pass and Laoying Fort effortlessly, King Sumur of Liao was in a good mood and analyzed the military situation with excitement. The military situation he faced now was completely different from that at the beginning. Not only did he occupy the two great passes in the north of Shanxi, he also had the danger of the pass, and his military strength was also greatly increased. Ma Zhilin, the commander-in-chief of the Pianguan camp, surrendered with 1,800 troops. He also annexed more than a thousand subordinates of David Fan, the commander-in-chief of Weiyuan Road, and the total force expanded from 11,000 to more than 14,000.

"Your Highness, our army is now in a good situation and our troops are very fast. We should immediately go south to capture Hequ County, Baodou County, Kelan County, Ninghuasuo, Xinzhou, and Wutai County, and cut off the retreat of the Ningwu and Yanmen defenders. The elite troops of the Qing army in Taiyuan Town are all at Ningwu and Yanmen Pass. If the main force of Taiyuan Town can be annihilated outside Taiyuan City, it will be easy to capture Taiyuan," Wang Du suggested. Ever since he was promoted from a small county magistrate by the wise and powerful Lotus Khan to Shanxi Chief Envoy Si You Shen and Shanxi Datong Road, Counselor Wang's political enthusiasm was fully ignited and he volunteered to accompany the King of Liao on his southern expedition. Obviously, he is not satisfied with guarding Datong Road. The Guardsmen first arrived in Shanxi and currently have to stay in Datong Prefecture. The candidate for Shanxi's chief envoy has not yet been determined. This person's goal is to be the chief envoy of Shanxi Province, so he is willing to do it regardless of the risks. Follow the army to make plans.

"Well, what Wang Shenzheng said is absolutely true. Generals Zheng and Ma led 3,500 troops to capture Hequ County and Baodezhou. I led 11,000 troops to attack Bajiaosuo. After the two armies crossed Zhujiachuan, they fought in Wuhan "The states will unite their armies", Liao King Sumur gave the decisive order. This time, he recruited more than 3,000 green camp troops to surrender, but in his heart he was not at ease with these surrendered troops. He always felt that these surrendered troops were just useless troops, running around in the wind, so he simply transferred them all at once. In order to conquer the city, we only arranged some flood soldiers and government officials to defend the city in the newly occupied areas.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. The final general and Hebao Camp Commander Ning Chongguang also have an old relationship, and we are sure to surrender to him." Datong Commander Zheng Guoyin was very confident. Unlike other demoted officials who prefer to call Sumul their Highness, he prefers to be called "Prince" or "Prince". With the word "ye", it is mostly used to address the master by cronies, followers, slaves, etc., but he is not ashamed of it, but proud of it. He deliberately calls him this way to show his "extraordinary" relationship with the King of Liao.

Pooh! Spineless thing! Wang Du couldn't bear to see him like this, but there was nothing he could do.

Needless to say, the most humble person is invincible. Because he is a surrendered general, the recruitment of Hebao camp was very smooth. Hearing that the troops coming to attack Hequ County were his former colleagues Zheng Guoyin and Ma Zhilin, Hebao Battalion Commander Ning Chongguang surrendered very happily. His Hebao Camp itself was under the control of Datong Town, and he was very familiar with Zheng Guoyin and Ma Zhilin. They had drank wine with each other countless times, so they were naturally relieved. Although it was a big detour from Hequ County and Baodou State to Wuzhou, Zheng Guoyin and Ma Zhilin actually reached Wuzhou before Liao King Sumur because they encountered no resistance.

King Sumur of the Liao Dynasty was quite depressed. He had far more troops than Zheng and Ma. However, Zhang Zihan, a minister of Shanxi Ningwu Dao who was guarding the Bajiao Station, was very stubborn and led more than a thousand soldiers to fight to the death. As a result, His Royal Highness the King of Liao had to attack military forts one after another, and successively conquered Yongxing Fort, Limin Fort, Lougou Fort, Bajiaosuo, Sancha City, and Yijing Tun Fort. Although there were only more than 200 casualties and annihilated 1,000 soldiers. The Qing army lost time after all, causing the main force to arrive in Wuzhou later than the partial division. Feeling shameless, the Liao king ordered Zhang Zihan to be hanged on the wall of Yijing Tunbao and his body exposed for three days as a warning.

Before the soldier was executed, he asked Zhang Qian with some confusion: "You are a Han official, and the official title given to you by the Qing Dynasty is not high. Why do you work so hard for a mere fifth-rank official? Isn't this stupid?"

"I won the imperial examination of the Qing Dynasty, and I should serve the Qing Dynasty. This is called 'Chen Jie'. What do you, a barbarian, know? Execute the execution quickly, don't be wordy!" Zhang Qian said righteously, without any trace of ambiguity. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with celebrating the death of a foreign race.

Sumur was deeply shocked. No wonder my brother ignored the opposition of so many Oirat nobles and insisted on implementing the imperial examination system in the Kingdom of David. It turns out that the imperial examination system actually won the hearts of scholars!
After understanding his brother's good intentions, His Royal Highness the King of Liao continued to carry out his Shanxi strategy, preparing to move south from Wuzhou to Kelanzhou. "Warriors, we have captured Piantou Pass, Laoyingbao, Hequ County, Baodou County, Bajiaosuo and many other places. No matter Tongguan or Iron Fort, they cannot stop your progress. I order you to continue like the strong wind. He marched forward bravely, like a sharp knife thrust into the enemy's chest." He loudly encouraged his soldiers before setting off.
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The governor's office in Yangqu County, Taiyuan Prefecture, is filled with an ominous air today. Bai Rumei, the governor of Shanxi, opened and closed the lid of the tea cup in front of him in fear and anxiety. He no longer had the demeanor of a frontier official. Yes, a frontier official. His official title is the governor of Shanxi and other places. He oversees military affairs and manages food and wages. He manages both the army and the people. He is not a frontier official.

Futai did not say anything. Others, such as Yu Jiqing, Shanxi's chief envoy, Li Wenhuang, the chief envoy's counselor, and Wan Ao, the chief envoy of the Shanxi Province, and Chen Dan, the deputy envoy of the inspection envoy and inspector of Jining Road. , Chahatai, Manchuria Maile Zhangjing and Jingchahatai with a red flag, Gao Guosheng, the chief officer of the Fubiao camp, and Song Jiaxuan, the chief officer of the Taiyuan city garrison camp, were also unable to say anything.

"Has Mr. Li arrived?" Finally, Bai Rumei asked angrily. The Commander Li in his mouth refers to Li Haoxian, the commander-in-chief of Taiyuan Town. Although he is the commander-in-chief of Taiyuan Town, Li Haoxian's station is not in Taiyuan Prefecture, but in Pingyang Prefecture. A few days ago, I heard that the Wei army had conquered Datong. Mr. Li personally rushed to Yanmen Pass to set up defenses. After receiving the news that the Wei Kingdom Liao King took a detour and invaded Taiyuan Prefecture, he was urgently recalled by Governor Bai for discussion.

"I saw him entering the city and said hello. He said that after a long journey, he had to go back to his hometown to change into an official robe, and he would be there immediately. Ahem! You Han people are very particular." Mailer, Manchuria with Red Flag Zhang Jing (deputy general) Chahatai curled his lips in dissatisfaction. He was a serious Manchu general and was not afraid of the Han generals.

"Sorry, sorry for keeping you waiting for so long." Suddenly a thunderbolt sounded, and Taiyuan Town Commander-in-Chief Li Haoxian walked into the main hall unhurriedly. He spoke with a strong voice and bowed his hands to everyone politely.

As soon as they saw him, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. After all, Taiyuan Town is the main force guarding Taiyuan. Although this person looks elegant, he has also fought hard battles. I think when Jiang Yu started the rebellion, almost the whole province of Shanxi responded. At that time, General Li and now General Li had a big sword. I don’t know how many heads of traitors I have chopped off.

"It's not too late, it's not too late. As soon as Mr. Li arrives, I will feel confident!" Bai Rumei said with a smile.

For some reason, everyone seemed to feel emboldened when they saw that the chief mayor was still in the mood to go back to his hometown and change his official robes after returning from Yanmen Pass.

(End of this chapter)