Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 744 The King of Yongzhou’s Qi faded away sadly (Part )
It must be said that this surprise attack by the Guards was very successful. Because they set out at night, the Qing troops stationed at Wulipo did not notice it at all; when they landed at Lianshui, they only encountered more than a hundred flood soldiers. A mere hundred or so people were killed by the guards before they had time to light the beacon fire. After crossing the Qianshui River, he rode without stopping and then came to the Yongshui River. He swam through the shallow water and reached the foot of Fengxiang City.

It was already noon, and some people along the way saw the flags of the Guards and reported to the city. The defenders rushed to the city, but the Liangzhou Town and Guyuan battalions that defended the city suffered heavy losses in the battle of Kaicheng. Together, they only had 2,000 troops left. Although another 1,000 new soldiers were recruited in Fengxiang, they were not trained enough. Nor did the morale of the veterans recover.

Liangzhou Town Chief Soldier Bi Ke and Guyuan Guerrilla Wang Xuan were both banner men. One was the Manchurian Zhenghuang Banner, and the other was the Han Army Xianghuang Banner. They were loyal to the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Even though they knew they were losing, they ordered their sergeants to defend and forced the people in the city to fight. Thousands of people came to the city to help defend the city.

"Headquarters, there are too many enemies, what should we do?" Wang Xuan asked Biko.

"What else can we do? Light the beacon quickly and ask the prince to come back for help!" Biko smiled bitterly.

Although he knew that it would probably be too late to ignite the fire alarm at this time, Wang Xuan still followed the order and left.

The blazing fire was burning and twisting, and the smoke was billowing, seeming to be mourning for the defenders in the city. The guards rely on their large numbers to attack the city. They are not afraid of casualties, as long as they win. During the fierce battle, Lieutenant General Yang Zhenbang was shot in the chest and fell down a long ladder. As soon as the battle began, he lost one of his lieutenants. He could not shake his will to seize the city. He personally beat the war drums, and the morale of the guards was greatly boosted. More and more soldiers As they climbed to the top of the city, the Qing army's resistance became weaker and weaker, gradually extinguishing like a residual fire.

Guyuan guerrilla Wang Xuan was hacked to death on the city wall with random knives. His eyes were as big as copper bells when he died. Biko, who had dozens of wounds on his body, gasped for air and tried to draw his sword, but it had already been cut and curled. He saw a figure walking over. The man had his hair combed in the three-part style that Mongolians often wear, and his eyes were small and sharp. "I am Sebuteng, the chief of thousands of households in the capital of David. According to you Manchus, I am Aung Bang Zhangjing. Seeing that you are a good man, I came here to send you on your way. I am Aung Bang Zhangjing. I died in Aung Bang Zhangjing. The hand is not wronged." After saying this, Sebuteng swung the sword and chopped off Biko's head with just one blow.
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After the beacon tower above Fengxiang City was lit, Prince Jian Jidu knew that something was wrong and wanted to return to Fengxiang City to aid him. However, the guards at the foot of the five-mile slope were too tight and it was not easy to retreat.

"Please, Your Majesty, lead the army back to Fengyang as soon as possible. The general is willing to stick to Wulipo to stop the guards." Zhou Guozhen, the commander-in-chief of Ningxia, Shaanxi Province, took the initiative to request the rear. This commander-in-chief made many military exploits and was classified as the Han Army's Red Banner. He was also a banner man. He was loyal to the Qing court and served as the governor of Qianshi and the commander-in-chief of Ningxia, Shaanxi Province.

"Take care, Mr. Zhou." Jidu glanced at Zhou Guozhen gratefully, left eight thousand soldiers and horses for him, and led the army back to Fengxiang by detour from Yongshan.

"Headquarters, the guards are attacking again." As soon as Jidu left, some panicked guards reported to Zhou Guozhen.

"Why are you panicking? Follow this town and drive them down." Zhou Guozhen glared at his personal guards and picked up the big knife in his hand.

The fierce battle lasted for a whole day and night. Although the defenders were brave, they only had 8,000 soldiers and could not defeat the 75,000 tigers and wolves of the guards. More and more guardsmen rushed to Pengzuyuan on Wulipo. Zhou Guozhen fought and retreated to an old locust tree, leaning against the locust tree, looking fiercely at the dozens of sergeants who surrounded him. The ferocious beast is the most ferocious before death, and for a while no one dared to move forward.

"Bang", a gunman pulled out the trigger. Zhou Guozhen's body suddenly froze, a blood hole burst out in his chest, and his body slowly slid down the locust tree.
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Jidu joined the defenders of Yongshan and Duyangshan, a total of 36,000 people, and rushed to Fengxiang City in a hurry. Although the beacon fire on the city had long been extinguished, he still had a glimmer of hope deep in his heart. However, the fishing poles and flags on the city top shattered his hope.

Looking at the ferocious faces of the guards at the top of the city, Jidu spurted out a mouthful of blood and almost fell off his horse.

"Your Majesty, although Fengxiang is lost, the main force of our army is still there. The top priority is to rush to Xi'an as soon as possible, and we must not let the guards capture Xi'an!" Du Min, the Manchurian Jia La Zhang Jing with a red flag, quickly supported him and advised him. Jidu woke up, shouted with red eyes: "Quickly, go back to Xi'an." After hearing the order, the Qing army immediately marched and retreated. The road was not easy to walk and they had to cross two small rivers, Henghe and Wutingshui.

At this time, the main force of the Guards was still on Wulipo, and Tuoli did not have many troops in his hands. The veteran general with rich combat experience did not want to risk the pursuit, but looked coldly at the retreating enemy with sharp eagle eyes. In his opinion, the enemy is already a defeated general, and sooner or later it will be food in his mouth. There is not much difference between eating it sooner or later.

However, no one is a god, and what he thinks may not be true.
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The military flag is rolled back, miserable, miserable, miserable!
The Qing army moved quite quickly, and finally returned to Xi'an before the main force of the Guards arrived. Seeing the listlessness of the soldiers, the Shaanxi governor Zhang Zide, Angbang Zhangjing Fu Kachan, the left-handed envoys Zhou Tianyi, and the right-hand Bu were left behind. Officials such as the political envoy Xiao Shiyan and the inspector-general Xu Tengjiao knew that the war was not going well. However, they were all high-ranking officials in a very deep city, and no one wanted to get into trouble with Jidu. Prince Jian didn't say anything, and no one asked.

Finally, Ji Du, whose face was full of black anger, let out a long sigh, came to Zhang Zide and apologized: "I regret not listening to Zhang Fuyuan's words. Our army was defeated, morale was damaged, and Fengxiang was also lost."

The dignified prince apologized to a governor. This behavior immediately won everyone's favor and the cold atmosphere became warm.

"Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers. Your Majesty, please do not be discouraged. Just assemble your troops and fight again." Zhang Zide was the first to speak.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the city of Xi'an is strong, and the military rations stored in it are enough to feed the entire army for more than half a year. The guards will never be able to defeat it," Fu Kachan also said.

"The lower official is willing to follow the prince to defend the city", "the final general is willing to follow the prince to fight to the death"... As Zhou Tianyi, Xiao Shiyan, Xu Teng, Jiaofan courtiers, Gaozong, Du Min, Aiyindali and Badala led the civil and military officials to speak out one by one, Ji The color gradually returned to Du's face. The families of these officials all lived in the Qing Dynasty, and they were high-ranking officials who received generous salaries from the court, so they were still loyal to the Qing Dynasty. The Art of War says, "Throw yourself into danger and survive." Now that you are trapped in the isolated city of Xi'an, you are risking death. But precisely because they were in a desperate situation, they forced these officials to work together with themselves and become united.

After calming down, Jidu looked at Angbang Zhangjing Fu Kachan, "If we gather all the men in Xi'an, how many soldiers can we recruit?"

At this time, Fu Kachan was in charge of Xi'an General Yamen and in charge of the affairs of Xi'an City. Calculated by establishment, his subordinates had a total of 6,468 Manchu, Mongolian and Han Eight Banners soldiers. But due to the redeployment and battle losses, there were only five thousand soldiers. In addition, there are more than 10,000 family members of Eight Banners soldiers. What Jidu wanted to ask was how much more troops could be squeezed out of these family members.

"Your Majesty, if we recruit all the men in the city between the ages of twelve and seventy, we can still make up 4,000 men," Fu Kachan replied.

"Okay! Get it done immediately," Jidu ordered in a deep voice, and then gave orders to everyone one by one. "Zhang Fuyuan, Zhou Fangbo, you and others immediately organized the young people in Xi'an City and went to the city to help guard", "Xiao Fangbo, Xu Tixing, you and others organized government officials to patrol day and night to guard against spies"...

As military orders were issued one after another, 45,000 defenders and 20,000 strong men appeared in Xi'an City, and the entire city became rock solid. The guard army, which was overwhelming in the early stage, unexpectedly hit the wall repeatedly at the foot of Xi'an City. General Ren Zhengbei tried his best to attack the enemy, but could not capture it for a while.

(End of this chapter)