Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 732 The spring breeze goes to Xinzhou with pride (Part )
While he was hesitating, he suddenly reported to Datong General Zheng Guoyin to ask for an audience. After Zheng Guoyin surrendered to the Wei Kingdom, he helped the Kingdom of David to recruit surrenders and rebels. He made a lot of achievements and was deeply trusted. Hearing that it was him, Sumur immediately ordered someone to call him into the account.

"Please, Your Majesty, immediately go south to attack Xinzhou," Zheng Guoyin suggested in a cheerful voice as soon as he entered the account.

"Oh, why is this?" Sumur asked with a smile.

"Liu Ding, the commander of the Pingyang camp of the Qing army, had an old relationship with the last general. He wrote to the last general saying that if David could make him a deputy general, he would be willing to surrender. After this man withdrew to Xinzhou, Li Haoxian ordered him to guard Xinkou Village. Xinkou Village is the gateway to the north of Xinzhou, straddling the junction of Xinshui River and Hutuo River. We can cross the river from Xinkou Village and head straight to Xinzhou." Zheng Guoyin's voice was a little excited.

Sumur also became excited. If this is the case, it seems that Xinzhou is not difficult to defeat. However, after all, he is a veteran who has experienced countless storms. He quickly calmed down and asked: "Is Liu Ding reliable?"

"Returning to the prince, I have known Liu Ding for many years. He is very timid and greedy for small profits. He disappears when fighting hard battles, but always rushes to the front when fighting smooth battles. Such people are the most spineless. He is afraid of the strength of our army and wants to take advantage of the opportunity to gain official position, so his surrender should be believed." Zheng Guoyin was full of confidence. Seeing that His Highness the King of Liao was silent, he added: "Liu Ding and Wu Laifu were guarding Ningwuguan a few days ago. Wu Laifu lied to him and said he was going to die. Unexpectedly, he turned around and surrendered our David. This incident shocked Liu Ding. Extremely, presumably he made up his mind to surrender because of this incident.”

"Yes." Sumur nodded, and ordered someone to summon Wu Laifu, deputy envoy of Shanxi Provincial Inspectorate and deputy inspector of Ningwu Dao who was accompanying the military counselor, to inquire about Liu Ding's situation. Sure enough, Wu Daotai's view of Liu Ding was similar to Zheng Guoyin's.

At this time, His Royal Highness the King of Liao finally felt relieved and led 6,000 Mongolian soldiers and more than 9,000 Han soldiers, totaling more than 15,000 troops, to Xinzhou in a mighty manner.
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The military situation was raging, and the news of the Wei army approaching Xinzhou could not be concealed from the Qing army scouts. One after another military reports were sent to the Qing army's camp stationed at Shilifu at the foot of Ping'an Mountain in the north of Xinzhou.

After hearing the news that the guards were heading straight to Xinzhou, the deputy general Wang Guowei of the Zhenbiao Battalion, the deputy general Xu Changchun of the Puzhou Association, the general Song Jiaxuan of the Taiyuan City garrison and others looked at Li Haoxian with admiration in their eyes. Rushen said that the guards would attack Xinzhou, and sure enough they came to kill Xinzhou.

"Ahem~" Li Haoxian coughed lightly and said with a smile: "The soldiers will block it, and the water will cover it with the soil. There is nothing to panic. Just follow the commander's instructions."

"The last general has received his order," there was a roar in the big tent.

"Headquarters, since the guard's attack direction is Xinzhou, why not transfer General Chahatai Zhangjing stationed at Shapoling and General Guo Shen stationed at Yuzaoguan to Xinzhou to strengthen the troops guarding Xinzhou?" Wang Guowei suggested.

"No," Li Haoxian shook his head, "I have ordered Chahatai to attack Ninghua Institute and Guo Hu to attack Wutai and outflank the guards."

When the generals heard this, they were shocked. The guards were powerful and it was good to be able to hold Xinzhou. Why did the general town's plan seem to have the intention of counterattacking and annihilating the guards? Although they were doubtful and frightened by Li Haoxian's power, no one dared to question it.
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Xinzhou is named after Xinshui. "Xinshui, also known as Siluchuan, is seventy miles north of the state and merges with Mumashui in the south of the state into the Hutuo River." The Weiguo army came to the north bank of the Xin River. Looking at the surging Xin River, His Highness the King of Liao was suspicious for a while. What if this was the enemy's trick and they attacked our army while they were halfway across the river? What should we do? At this time, "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was extremely popular. There were countless examples of half-crossing and attacking the enemy in the book. Naturally, the King of Liao had read it and couldn't put it down, so he studied it as a military book.

"Your Highness, you can order the surrendering troops to build a pontoon bridge to cross the river first, and immediately control the beach after crossing the river." Wang Du guessed his intention and came up with an idea.

Sumur nodded and ordered Datong General Zheng Guoyin to lead the Hebao Camp, General Ning Chongguang, and Daizhou Camp Guards Wuguang, and lead 4,500 troops to build a pontoon bridge to cross the river first; to assist Malu Commander Li Yingming, and Pianguan Camp Commander. General Ma Zhilin led 4,000 soldiers and horses as the second formation; he led 6,000 Mongolian troops as the third formation; Shanyin garrison Sun Zongkai led 1,000 troops to guard the beach on the north bank of the Xin River.

It went very well. Liu Ding's troops of the Qing army stationed on the north bank of Xinshui River not only did not fire cannons and arrows, but cooperated very cooperatively and retreated three miles to let the guards do what they did. Zheng Guoyin and others built a pontoon bridge and successfully crossed the Xin River. Once they crossed the river, they controlled the beach, and the guards behind them kept crossing the river. "It seems that Liu Ding is sincerely surrendering." Sumur slowly put down his telescope and spoke in a relaxed tone.

"Your Highness, even if Liu Ding sincerely surrenders, our army must be on guard. You must occupy Xinkou Village immediately after crossing the river. You must not leave Liu Ding's troops in the village. Instead, order him to be the vanguard to lead the way, and send other reliable troops to control Xinkou Village. Kouzhai to ensure the safety of our army's retreat," Wang Du suggested again.

"Well, don't worry. I have been fighting for so many years and I know it in my heart." Sumur laughed.

Things went smoothly afterwards. Seeing that the guards had crossed the river, Qing Pingyang camp general Liu Ding led his troops to throw away their weapons and change their flags to greet them.

"General Liu understands righteousness, don't worry, I will never forget your contribution." When he saw him, Sumur praised him for a while.

"The general's despicable body has finally surrendered to the Lord, and he is willing to die for the prince." Liu Ding fiercely expressed his loyalty with a sincere expression.

"Well, I will lead my troops and lead Gu's army into Xinkou Village." Sumur's eyes were like lightning, staring at him closely.

Liu Ding heard the order and obediently ordered his subordinates to open the gate of Xinkou Village and let the guards into the village. As soon as the wolf-like and tiger-like Weiguo army entered the stronghold, they swarmed up the stronghold wall and firmly controlled the military stronghold. Liu Ding did not dare to resist at all and allowed the guards to do whatever they wanted.

Being so well-behaved made Sumur feel a little embarrassed. Was he too suspicious? But there is nothing trivial about a soldier. If he is not careful, he will be in catastrophe. He does not dare to risk the lives of his soldiers. However, the Mongolian man has a really good temper and treats his friends very well. He stretched out his tiger paw and slapped Liu Ding hard on the shoulder, "General Liu, after we capture Xinzhou, you will be the deputy general of Xinzhou." High-ranking Han officials rarely do this directly, and most of them will express it implicitly. Sumur didn't care about so many things. If he wanted to promote someone, he would just say so.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!" Liu Ding's face showed a look of joy.

"Your Highness, you must hold your retreat," Wang Du Fu'er said to His Highness the King of Liao.

Sumur nodded and ordered General Talbahatai to lead two thousand elite Mongolian troops to guard Xinkou Village and the south bank of Xinshui River. Shanyin garrison Sun Zongkai led one thousand troops to guard the north bank of Xinshui River. He also ordered Liu Ding to lead two thousand troops from his headquarters. The soldiers and horses were the vanguard, and he led more than 12,000 Mongolian and Han troops to follow closely, and went straight to the Qing army's camp stationed in Shilifu.

"Send an order to the whole army. Anyone who kills Li Haoxian will be promoted to the third level and rewarded with a thousand taels of silver." His Royal Highness the King of Liao raised the whip in his hand with high spirits.

(End of this chapter)