Elle knelt in front of Khabarov and immersed himself in speaking the lines he had memorized.
He is the smartest and smartest person in the tribe, and his parents were killed by a Rakshasa ghost, so he was selected by Wang Fuchen to be a dead man. As long as he successfully completes the task, he will be rewarded with food. Even if he dies, the food will be rewarded to his younger brother.
After listening to the Daur people's translation, Khabarov became excited: "You mean, there is a Han caravan carrying gold and silver,
Come to your tribe to buy leather goods?"
"Yes." Erle nodded.
Khabarov asked: "Are the Han tribes powerful and wealthy? Where is their territory?"
Erle was confused by the question.
The Daur boy who worked as a dog for Khabarov suddenly said: "Master, I heard the shaman in the tribe said that the Han people live in a warm place far south. There is no ice and snow throughout the year, and the land is so fertile that it can flow out.
Honey. The Han people have a big leader (emperor) who lives in a very big house. There is too much food to eat, and there are too many livestock to eat. "
Living in a warm place in the south? There is a big leader who lives in a big house and has too much food to eat. The land is so fertile that honey can flow out?
Khabarov thought for a long time and asked: "You said it was Khitan (China)? Are the Han people Khitan people?"
It was the Daur juvenile prisoner's turn to be confused and said weakly: "I have never heard of the Khitan. I only know that the Han people are very rich."
Khabarov thought about it and felt that it could not be Khitan (China).
In fact, among the Cossacks, although stories about China are circulating, no one knows where China is.
Khabarov asked: "How many people are there in the Han caravan?"
Elle replied: "There are many, many people, more than two hands and two feet. They came by boat, as big as your boat. In addition to gold and silver, they also brought a lot of cotton cloth, and a piece of leather can be easily exchanged."
A big piece of cotton cloth. They also brought wine. I heard from the patriarch that if you drink that wine, it will cut your throat like a knife and keep your whole body warm even in the coldest winter."
"And wine?" Khabarov couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
Elle said: "There is wine."
Khabarov stared at Erle and asked: "Why did you come to report the news?"
Elle replied: "I want to join you and grab a lot of food, a lot of women, and a lot of furs. In this way, I won't starve or freeze to death, and I can give birth to many sons."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Khabarov laughed loudly upon hearing this, completely dispelling his doubts.
Half of his bandits are natives. There are more than one or two natives of all kinds who have taken the initiative to join the gang.
Khabarov asked again: "Have any Han caravans come here before?"
Elle said: "No. I heard that the Han people used to fight with the Jurchens and defeated them in recent years, so they came to do business."
"Jurchen?" The Daur boy was shocked.
Khabarov asked: "What's wrong?"
The Daur boy said: "The Jurchens are very powerful. They often came to attack the Daur tribe, and even incorporated us into the Eight Banners."
"Eight Banners?" Khabarov didn't understand.
The Daur boy explained: "There are many tribes, organized into a banner, and each banner has a hunting animal wing chief. A part of the fur hunted by the tribe must be handed over to the tribe leader, who then gives it to the animal hunting wing chief.
Those who can hunt animals and have long wings are the leaders of large tribes. The Jurchens will also come to recruit soldiers, and the tribesmen of each banner are bannermen. If the Jurchens do not hand over enough tribesmen to serve as soldiers during the recruitment, the women will
The real person will personally lead his troops to arrest people.
Khabarov immediately understood that the Jurchens were a large tribe and had conquered the indigenous people here.
The so-called Daxiu Wing Chief is an indigenous leader who is responsible for collecting taxes and recruiting troops, equivalent to the indigenous lords in Europe.
A large tribe that can enfeoff the natives as lords may have established a nation.
Such a powerful Jurchen tribe, or the Jurchen country, was actually defeated by the Han people. Then the Han people were also a large tribe, or they were simply a Han people country.
No matter whether it is a tribe or a country, it is definitely richer than these scholars!
In the eyes of these Cossack bandits, both sides of the Heilongjiang River were already wealthy lands.
Khabarov's predecessors took the lead in exploring the Daur area (outer Xing'an Mountains) after hearing about the legend of wealth in Amur (Heilongjiang).
Nowadays, a richer place than Amur has appeared. This is very, very important news.
Khabarov muttered: "The Han tribe, or the Han country, should be further south in Amur (Heilongjiang). The climate there is warmer, so a lot of food can be grown and cotton can be woven. This Han caravan, the last
It is best not to attack directly. You can get in touch with them and find out the specific location of the Han tribe."
Khabarov was not a reckless man, otherwise he would not have been able to transform from a landless peasant to a wealthy businessman owning salt fields and farms, and then make a comeback after his property was seized by a lord.
He is even a master at running a farm.
He could tame the natives and farm in the tundra. He was once the largest Cossack food supplier in the Lake Baikal region. Today, Yaksa
(North Bank of Mohe), Khabarov also opened up a farm, and a group of Daur natives are helping him farm the land.
Khabarov called a few confidants and ordered: "We will go south immediately to meet the Han caravan there. Remember, put away your evil,
They all laughed at me. Even if the Han caravan is very weak, don’t rob them, just show our strength. If we can agree,
I will send a few people to go with the caravan to the territory of the Han tribe. Once we find out the details of the Han tribe, we will then choose how to deal with it. Perhaps, we can summon more Cossacks and focus on the rich Han tribe to conquer. "
These guys don't know what they are talking about, and at the same time they are bold.
Decades ago, the Spanish governor of the Philippines clamored to send 2,000 troops to conquer China. A few years ago, the Cossacks in Siberia planned to gather 300 troops to conquer the entire Heilongjiang.
Now, Khabarov is making plans to conquer the "Han tribe".
Faced with the unknown huge wealth, Khabarov could not sit still. The next day after receiving the news, he took a boat south.
A day and a half later, Elle pointed to the river and said: "That is my tribe. After the master conquers it, please reward me with the most beautiful woman in the tribe. I have liked her for a long time, but her father is very hateful and wants to
Ten pieces of mink skin and a lot of food are needed before you are willing to marry your daughter to me.
Khabarov smiled and said: "Haha, this is a small matter. After the Han caravan leaves, I will help you fulfill your wish."
The three artillery pieces are all small field artillery pieces that can be carried around by two people.
Khabarov left the gunner behind and mounted the artillery on the ship, ready to meet the landing troops at any time. Immediately, he led 200 troops and eagerly disembarked from the ship and landed.
Although they did not directly attack the Han caravans, they still had to show force.
In Khabarov's understanding, only by showing his own strength can he sit down and talk with the other party on an equal footing.
105 Cossacks armed with cold weapons lined up at the front. More than 20 Cossack musketeers walked behind with Khabarov. On both sides were 112 indigenous hunters. There were also more than a dozen Cossack cavalry who quickly rushed out to investigate.
If there is any danger, alert immediately.
With his troops so powerful, Khabarov believed he could scare the Han caravans.
As long as the other party is afraid, then things will be easy to handle.
Khabarov had a sweet dream in his heart. He wanted to summon more Cossacks. When the time came, he would bring 50 Cossacks and hundreds of indigenous hunters.
First conquer the declining Jurchen tribe, and then conquer the richer and more powerful Han tribe. He will become a hero of Russia, be awarded a title by the Tsar, and become a real noble lord.
After not advancing far, a Cossack cavalry ran back: "Boss, something is wrong. The natives in the village are not very afraid when they see us.
He didn't run away immediately, nor did he take up arms to defend himself."
"Stop moving!"
Khabarov frowned and asked: "What's going on?"
Elle was already sweating from his vest and said bravely: "The Han caravan is carrying soldiers. The people here are backed by Han people, so they are not afraid of the master.
Khabarov sneered, pointed at the Daur boy and said, "Go outside the village, ask the leader of the Han caravan to come out and talk, and tell him that I have a big deal here."
Wang Fuchen dressed up as a merchant and negotiated through an interpreter, hoping to attract some Cossacks.
Khabarov led the troops and continued to move forward, but after walking for a while, he stopped and asked Wang Fuchen to come out to discuss business, unwilling to risk entering the village.
Wang Fuchen said helplessly: "This bitch is very alert. Let's blow the trumpet!"
"woo woo woo woo!"
The horn sounded, and the rumble of horse hooves soon came from the forest two miles away to the north.
At the same time, hundreds of natives rushed out with canoes from the forests on both sides of the upper reaches. Their mission was to intercept the attack from the water.
When the Tatars first conquered the Heilongjiang Basin, they used canoes, all contributed by the affiliated indigenous tribes.
"How dare you lie to me!" Khabarov was furious.
Erle had already run away and ran towards the river, hoping to jump across the river to survive.
"Boohoo!"
A shower of arrows came, but it was the indigenous hunters who were shooting.
The dead man who led the enemy into the encirclement was instantly shot into a hedgehog and fell to the ground with an unwilling look on his face.
"Get back to the ship!"
Khabarov gave the order, and more than two dozen bandits fled. Regardless of their formation, they rushed to the riverside. As long as they got on the boat, they would be safe.
The Cossack gunners on the ship also quickly filled the cannonballs to cover the retreat of their main force.
Less than three miles away, seven hundred Datong cavalry arrived in an instant, and the accompanying soldiers and civilians who had been hiding in the stockade also rushed out.
“Boom boom boom!
Three artillery pieces were fired. One of the charging Datong cavalry was hit in the chest, and the hoofs of three war horses were hit by the advancing and rolling cannonballs.
Cossack robbers rushed to board the boat, and the native hunters also crowded together and pushed each other.
Seeing that there was no other way, Khabarov quickly said: "Turn around and line up, turn around and line up!"
This guy was extremely cruel to his subordinates. Those who usually disobeyed would all be hanged in public. When the order was issued at this moment, there were actually many indigenous hunters who turned around to face the enemy with fear of death.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Khabarov decisively led people on board the ship and abandoned the indigenous hunters as cannon fodder.
Those twenty-odd Cossack musketeers were Khabarov's favorites, and the rest of his men could be sold at any time.
Hundreds of fully armed cavalry rushed towards him, and Khabarov only fought because he was confused. A cavalry force of this size and equipment could already serve as the main force of a small country in Europe. He knew that he had hit a brick wall this time.
More than 60 poor-minded native hunters fired arrows at the Datong cavalry in a panic.
Some arrowheads, even those made of bone and stone, were immediately replaced by hundreds of iron arrowheads. When the arrows fell, the native hunters collapsed immediately, and those who survived turned and ran away, fighting for the boarding planks with the Cossack masters.
“Bang bang bang!”
The dragoons also fired, hitting the crowd at close range. From time to time, enemies fell into the river.