The names of various tribes in the Northeast are often named after rivers.
Sakhalian tribe, free translation means Heilongjiang tribe, and Sakhalian Ula means Heilongjiang. It generally refers to the indigenous tribes living in the vast area on the north bank of the middle reaches of Heilongjiang, which are subdivided into many small tribes.
On the south bank of Heilongjiang are the Greater Khingan Mountains and the Lesser Khingan Mountains. The environment is difficult, the population is small, and the living conditions are relatively primitive.
The north bank of Heilongjiang, which is the territory of the Sakhalian people, is relatively more advanced and wealthy.
A lot of arable land has been reclaimed along the river, and crops grown include barley, oats, buckwheat, millet, peas, etc. However, we can’t get enough just by farming.
Therefore, they also engaged in fishing and hunting, forming a half-fishing and hunting-half-farming society.
Wang Fuchen came here and soon discovered traces of the war.
It was autumn at this time, when crops such as barley were just ripe, and animals such as sables were also growing plump. The Cossack bandits chose a good time to grab both new grain and freshly skinned fur.
In order to establish prestige and weaken the natives, the food that could not be taken away was directly burned.
In front of Wang Fuchen's eyes, large areas of wheat fields were scorched black by the Cossacks.
The chief of the local tribe and his tribe knelt on the shore. After Wang Fuchen got off the boat, he immediately cried and cried: "General, help me, please give me some food!"
Wang Fuchen, who himself was short of military rations, immediately sneered and said: "When you helped the Tatars fight and massacred the Han people, why didn't you think of sharing food with the Han people? Now I'm here to help you drive away the Rakshasa ghosts. It's enough without requisitioning food from you.
Okay, you still want me to share the food with you?"
After hearing the translation, the indigenous chief quickly defended: "General, we did not help the Tatars in the war. We have always been bullied by the Tatars!"
I can't explain this clearly.
The Jurchens in Jianzhou were purely military expansion. The Jurchens in the East China Sea, Jurchens in the West Haixi, and Jurchens in the North Mountains were all conquered by the Tatars in Jianzhou. It was nothing more than conquering cities and territories, killing leaders, plundering the population, and establishing eight banners.
In the early days, those who helped the Tatars fight were all abducted natives, who had been promoted step by step from slaves to meritorious service. In the middle period, a large number of natives in the Heilongjiang Basin were forcibly moved to Liaoning, organized into eight banners, engaged in production and farming, and fought in wartime.
As for the indigenous people who have not moved away, they have to pay tribute to the Tatars every year with pearls and furs. Even if they are honest and obedient, they may continue to be attacked by the Tatars and plunder the population to supplement the Eight Banners Army.
These natives are definitely oppressed.
But some of them did join the Eight Banners Army.
This Saha company alone has many names in the Qing History Manuscripts in history. For example, Eyi Tu died in the battle in Changsha. Duo Luo Dai died in the battle in Bazhou.
His son Sarai died in the battle of Dongting Lake. Gunbu died in the battle of Luancheng. Ayantu died in the battle of Nanpi. Narmadai died in the battle of Xiamen.
At this time and space, the Datong Army killed Eight Banners officers and at least a hundred people from the Sakha Company. They fought extremely bravely, or they were not smart. When the Tatars gave the order, the Sakha Company soldiers moved forward without fear of life or death.
rush.
Precisely because too many people were robbed by the Tatars and the death rate after joining the army was extremely high, the population along the Heilongjiang River was empty.
Otherwise, how could hundreds of Cossack bandits dare to come to Heilongjiang to show off their power?
Wang Fuchen glanced over and found that most of the people kneeling in front of him were old, weak, women and children. There were also some young and strong people who had been deliberately left by the Tatars to collect pearls and hunt furs.
Should you hate them?
Or should we pity them?
Wang Fuchen was too lazy to settle old scores and asked: "When did the Rakshasa ghost leave? Which way did it go?"
The indigenous chief replied: "The Rakshasa ghosts have been walking for six days. They are divided into two groups. One group is going back upstream by boat, taking the stolen furs and food with it. The other group is riding north and going into the forest.
I'm afraid I'm going to rob the tribe in the forest."
"How many people do they have? How many boats do they have? How many horses do they have?" Wang Fuchen asked.
The indigenous chief said: "The boats of the Rakshasa ghosts are very big, more than two hands and two feet combined. The Rakshasa ghosts don't have many horses, just a little more than two hands. They come very fast.
, it went so fast that we didn’t even have time to summon the warriors to resist.”
Wang Fuchen said: "I'm asking you, how many Rakshasa ghosts are there?"
"Countless, many, many." the indigenous chief replied.
Wang Fuchen was so depressed that he called a hundred soldiers, lined them up in order, and asked: "Are there so many?"
The native chief said: "More."
Wang Fuchen asked another three hundred soldiers to line up and asked: "Are there so many?"
The indigenous chief recalled carefully: "It was less than this."
That's about two hundred.
Wang Fuchen pointed to his boat and asked: "Is the Rakshasa Ghost's boat that big?"
The indigenous chief immediately replied: "It's bigger than the general's largest ship."
Wang Fuchen's grain transport ships were all collected halfway, and the largest ones were not very big. It seemed that the Rakshasa ghost's ship was not much bigger either.
Wang Fuchen immediately ordered: "Divide the troops and pursue Luo Yanggui..."
"exist!"
A cavalry officer stepped forward.
Wang Fuchen said: "Take three hundred cavalry to pursue the Rakshasa ghosts in the north, and pick a few locals here to be your guides. Regardless of the outcome, we will only pursue for half a month and return to this place immediately."
"yes!"
Luo Yanggui held his head high and his chest high.
Wang Fuchen said: "The remaining cavalry will follow me to pursue along the Heilongjiang River. The civilians, livestock and boats will advance slowly behind me, leaving fifty cavalry to protect the logistics."
After choosing a good guide, the Datong cavalry will immediately pursue and kill them.
After advancing for more than a hundred miles along the river, the sentry rider came back and reported: "General, according to the locals in front, the main force of the Rakshasa ghosts is dozens of miles away, where are the Heilongjiang River and the Man River (Russia's Brya River).
At the intersection, there is a large island in the center of the river. The rivers on both sides are densely covered with swamps. Rakshasa ghosts are stationed on the island in the center of the river. "
"These Rakshasa ghosts do know how to fight." Wang Fuchen couldn't help but mutter.
The main means of transportation for the Cossacks who invaded Northeast China were boats. The performance of the boats they built was far superior to that of the natives, and they could quickly escape by boat when the situation was bad.
The place they chose to camp was located on Jiangxin Island. With the advantage of ships, the Cossacks were already in an invincible position. What's more, there were swamps everywhere on both sides of the bank, and the Datong cavalry could not approach quickly.
You can't chase him directly, otherwise he will be alerted, and the Rakshasa ghosts will take a boat to escape if they feel they are in danger.
Missionary officer Zhong Kaidong said: "You can ask the indigenous people to spread the news, saying that there are Han merchants bringing a lot of gold and silver to collect furs. Choose another indigenous person,
If you have a blood feud with the Rakshasa ghost, let him be a dead soldier to report the news to the Rakshasa ghost. Since the Rakshasa ghost is a robber, he must be lured by gold and silver, so our army can set up an ambush at a suitable place. "
"good idea!"
Wang Fuchen said: "The natives here are not very bright. You have to prepare the rhetoric for them and let them memorize it thoroughly, so that they will not reveal the truth easily."
The Cossack leader who looted Heilongjiang was named Khabarov.
After the city of Khabarovsk in China was ceded to Tsarist Russia by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it was renamed "Khabarovka" after this person.
Khabarov was originally a yeoman farmer. Due to the loss of his land, he was better off than a serf. In order to make a living, he joined the Siberian expedition and gradually became the expedition leader. By relying on bloody and cruel methods, he could always get things from the Siberian natives. fur.
Relying on the profits from selling furs, Khabarov bribed officials and obtained licenses from the government.
Gradually, he not only engaged in fur business, but also became a private salt dealer, purchased land and owned his own farm.
Then Khabarov was targeted by the lord, who not only robbed him of his salt fields and farms, but also imprisoned him for tax evasion. The wealth accumulated over the years was wiped out in one fell swoop.
After he was released from prison, Khabarov relied on his past reputation to explore further east, heading eastward step by step to Heilongjiang.
At present, Khabarov already owns a walled city, which is Yaksa on the other side of the Mo River!
It was originally the residence of the Aola clan of the Daur tribe. A large number of young people from the Aola clan were taken away by the Manchus. With the population empty, it was occupied by Khabarov and used it as a base to plunder along the Heilongjiang River Basin.
Historically, the Treaty of Nerchinsk signed by Kangxi was the result of the war between China and Russia in Yaksa.
Jiang Xinzhou.
Khabarov was eating and drinking with a woman in his arms. The woman was snatched from a nearby indigenous village.
In addition to property and food, the Cossacks also liked to rob women to vent their frustrations during the march. If there was no danger, they would bring the women back to the base to be slaves. If there was danger, they would abandon the women or simply kill them before running away.
If you run out of food on the way, you can kill a woman to eat meat!
After eating and drinking, Khabarov called his deputy: "It's been more than ten days, and Yegor hasn't come back yet? Send a few riders to the east forest to inquire about it. Don't go too deep, just one or two God will come back."
"I'm afraid I'm lost," the deputy said and left.
Khabarov's men initially had only 138 men, several ships, and three artillery pieces, all with muskets.
When he occupied Yaksa and had a base, more Cossacks soon joined the army. At present, the manpower has expanded to 257 people, and they exchanged their furs for war horses. Those war horses are Cossacks from further north, from Buryatia to Mongolia. snatched from human hands.
Patting the woman's butt and pushing her away, Khabarov said to the indigenous boy next to him: "Take what is given to you and use it. As long as you are loyal to me, you will benefit from it."
The indigenous boy quickly lay down on the ground, kowtowed to thank him for the gift, and then took the woman out to express his sexual desire.
An indigenous boy from the Aola clan of the Daur tribe. The place had been conquered by the Cossacks. Those who resisted fiercely were all killed, and those who survived were farmed and hunted by the Cossacks. There were also some timid and weak ones who were taken as slaves by the Cossacks and became bandits. A loyal lackey.
A sound of gasping soon came from the next door. The indigenous boy did not dare to resist the robbers, and vented all his anger on the innocent woman.
When Khabarov heard the voice, a smile suddenly appeared on his face. This kind of woman snatched halfway is purely a consumable, and he is tired of playing with it for a few days. Giving rewards to slaves can gain loyalty. Just like taming a hound, you must give Hounds eat meat.
Khabarov walked to the edge of Jiangxin Continent with a fire gun on his back, overlooking the vast swamps and forests on the other side.
He divided his forces into two groups and went into the forest to plunder the natives. Now one group has returned, but the other group has disappeared, otherwise he would have returned to Yaksa with the loot.
This situation is not unusual, most likely it is due to getting lost.
