To the west of Nerchinsk, more than a dozen small boats went down the river,
"Hush!"
Suddenly a copper whistle sounded in the forest, three short and two long, followed by two long and one short. After hearing the whistle, the boats stopped at the shore, and soon a scout came.
Chen Yutai saluted the friendly troops who had landed and said: "First Battalion of the Third Regiment of the 2nd Brigade of the 14th Division of the Datong Army, Sergeant Chen Yutai of the reconnaissance post of the Anton Protectorate in Yaksa, sir, which department do you belong to?"
The officer who came by boat was named Yun'an. After announcing his home address, he said: "We came from the grassland. Have you finished fighting Nerchinsk?"
"We just captured it two days ago and are currently resting and preparing to attack Chita." Chen Yutai asked, "How is the war in Mobei going?"
Yun'an said: "The Mongols in Mobei have suffered from civil strife in the past few years and are already very weak. When our Datong army arrived, the Mongols did not engage in the battle at all. They led us around in detours for two full months.
I haven't even touched a hair. I'm sure there are no Mongols in the east, so I was asked to take a look and ask you if you need reinforcements here."
In northern Mongolia, there is a large desert Gobi belt. The habitable area is divided into three parts: west, middle and east.
In the eastern part, with Hulun Lake as the center, there are many pastures distributed, especially the Hulunbuir Grassland, which is the most fertile. There are also a large number of mountain pastures. Depending on the height of the mountain, the grass growth period is different. Mongolian pasture
seasonal nomadism,
This area directly threatens Northeast China. Genghis Khan relied on this area to attack the Jin Dynasty. Other areas in Mobei are not necessary. Hulunbuir grassland must be captured. Hulunbuir is occupied.
If the principle is established, the Northeast will be stable.
Yan Xin came along the Enen River. Before crossing the mountain pass, he was only about a hundred miles away from Chen Yutai.
This does not mean that there is no rebellion in Hulunbuir, and Yan Xinfeng cannot send troops. It is more than a hundred miles down the river, through the mountain pass and along the Enen River. There are mostly mountainous grasslands along the way, and you cannot reach the north of Hulun Lake.
Bian, similarly, if Chen Yutai breaks out, Hulun Buir Grassland will not be able to send troops.
Yun'an rested in Chen Yutai for two days, then assigned 500 troops to attack Chita.
Due to time constraints, getting Chita this year is already the limit, as supplies must be obtained before winter.
Not all the prisoners of war from the enemy's reinforcements were killed. The Cossacks and the servants were each left behind. While tortured, they told us that the two people with the most wrong intelligence would be spared death. Moreover, they were currently serving as the commanders of the small army.
guide,
After being tortured repeatedly, most of them were stubborn and just wanted a quick death, while a few of them just said whatever they asked.
Since they all went to support Chen Yutai, there were only 20 Cossacks and 30 soldiers and servants left in Chita, and the rest were all men and children.
The waterway is more than 400 meters away and can be reached in ten days.
Chita is obviously better to fight than Chen Yutai. There is only a solitary castle, and there is no mother-fortress design. The city walls are shorter and thinner, and the area is smaller. The Cossacks set it as a stronghold earlier:
When Yun'an arrived at this place, he immediately laughed and laughed. Chita had not been surrounded yet.
"Ta-ta-ta-ta!"
Hundreds of Buwaiyat Mongolian cavalry, seeing the small Tongjun fleet, rushed towards them in a panic, and were ready to fight at any time from a distance.
"Who can speak Mongolian?" Yun An asked,
Li Zheng, who came from the grassland, said: "Li Duhu, you can say something,"
Yun An said: "He went to negotiate."
Li Zheng removed his weapons and before landing, he raised his hands to show that he was ready.
After a Mongolian warrior dismounted from his horse, he said: "You are the Taijinibchu of the Four Thorns tribe. Are they the legendary little fellow army?"
Buyat language is a branch of Mongolian. Although communication is a little easier, the basic meaning can still be understood.
Li Zheng said: "The cute Rakshasa ghosts invaded the territory of the Celestial Dynasty and killed the people of the Celestial Dynasty. The Emperor of the Celestial Dynasty was angry and sent troops to conquer them later. Before Chen Yutai was captured by your army, they were also captured by the Luosha people."
Ghost invasion, you don't have the same enemies as each other, so you should be friends,"
Nerchinsk said in surprise: "They conquered Chen Yutai? Did the Rakshasa ghost outside escape?"
Li Zheng said: "All the Rakshasa ghosts have been killed."
"That's great!" Nerchinsk Xiaoxi said,
Li Zheng continued: "They will be Mongolian vassals of the Shixie Tu tribe in the future. The Shi Xie Tu tribe has long been defeated by the Celestial Empire. From now on, they should submit to the Celestial Emperor. As long as the remaining people surrender, the Celestial Empire's small army will protect them."
our danger,"
Nerchinsk was quite vigilant and asked: "Will the Celestial Empire invade your pastures and plunder your herdsmen like the Rakshasa ghosts?"
Li Zheng smiled and said: "The Celestial Empire will occupy the castles of several Rakshasa ghosts and station some soldiers. This is to prevent the Rakshasa ghosts from counterattack. The land on the same side of the castle is definitely suitable for reclamation and farming. You will occupy a
Part of the pasture and the rest of the pasture still belongs to the Mongols. Your Majesty has not decided yet. He will set up the Beihai Protectorate there. Each Mongolian tribe will be divided into a few governors. The one in the cabinet can inherit the tribe and cannot take other tribes.
If the people move north and multiply in the pastures occupied by the Rakshasa ghosts, you will be appointed as the protector by the Celestial Empire."
"What if I have to pay taxes?" Nerchinsk asked again.
Li Zheng said: "It is necessary to pay taxes, but the tribute horses must be returned to the Beihai Protectorate every year. I am worried that there are few horses that need to be returned as tribute, and you will bring salt, iron pots, cotton cloth and other materials to pour water in Beihai."
There is free trade in the areas under the jurisdiction of the Protectorate. Without those items, the Mongolians can live better,"
Nerchinsk said: "That's a small matter. You need to go back and report it to your father."
"Of course, they will discuss it as soon as possible," Li Zheng said with a smile,
Nerchinsk rode on horseback to meet Yun'an, knelt down on one knee and said: "Siji Hubu Taijin Nerchinsk, meet the general of the Celestial Dynasty!"
"Please get up slowly!"
Yun'an helped Taiji up with his own hands and praised: "He is really a hero for many years. He must be the weakest warrior outside the Buayat people."
Li was translating next to him, and Nerchinsk was very happy.
In fact, I am not yet seventy years old, and I have experienced many hardships in the North. I look like I am not even eighty or seventy years old. How can I be like a hero of many years?
Yan Xin beckoned for a flintlock musket with two packs of ammunition: "A sword is given to a hero. When you see such a heroic Mongolian daughter, how can you bring a gift worthy of your status? That fire blunderbuss,
Just give it to a friend!"
Yan Xinfeng took the gun, letting go of love, and stroked it repeatedly,
Of course I have seen the power of muskets, but now I don’t have one myself, and I feel happy for a moment. I think the Chinese are friends enough. They give gifts as soon as they come, but they are like Rakshasa ghosts who only know how to plunder.
Moreover, Yan Xinfeng has eight brothers in total, and I am the seventh oldest. Li Zheng’s words have already moved my heart. Before driving away the Rakshasa ghosts, he took some of the Ruo people to move north to occupy their own pastures to reproduce. This is better than
Is the part of the four spines weaker?
For the Mobei and Lake Baikal regions, there is almost no protective palace established in Youli.
Xiao Tong's army stationed in important cities, organized the Mongols into various guardians, and ruled through military, political, economic and religious aspects. Moreover, all the ministries were quasi-integrated with each other.
The pastures are public enemies,
Basically, we followed the Manchu rule of Mongolia, but with Mongol princes and only small and large Mongol guards.
"Ta-ta-ta-ta!"
A Mongolian cavalry rushed over and shouted in a low voice: "Taiji, the Rakshasa ghost is trying to escape!"
"^Chase!"
Nerchinsk got off his horse and went down to talk to Yun'an, then followed his followers to catch up.
Xiao Tongjun did not bring any horses. Yun'an caught up with him and followed the soldiers to take over the castle.
However, hundreds of Buwaiyat Mongolian cavalry besieged Chita City for half a month. There were only 20 Cossacks and 30 servants in the city, but they rarely attacked the Mongols' retreat. Those Mongols were on the city
casualties
less than ten,
The Cossacks who defended the city didn't take it seriously at all when faced with the siege by the Mongols:
Now Xiao Tong's army came. Although they only sent 700 troops, they also brought artillery. As soon as the Cossack defenders saw the artillery landing, they knew that Chen Yutai had not yet fallen, so how could he dare to hold on? He just rode away and ran away.
Hundreds of Mongolian cavalry chased 70 enemy troops,
These Cossacks and servants had no horses. As they ran away, they turned around and fired arrows. Several Mongolian cavalry fell off their horses one after another.
Those who shoot arrows can still continue, but their muskets cannot be loaded while they are escaping on horseback.
Chitatong is surrounded by hills and rugged areas.
The Cossacks and the servants rode on war horses and could only escape from the narrow river bank. They fled several places along the way. Behind them was a reed swamp. They could only ride their horses and turn back to the valley.
The first ones abandoned their horses and walked on foot, fighting outside the sparse mountain forest.
After half a day, Nerchinsk returned covered in blood. In this pursuit, nearly a hundred of my men were killed or injured, all caused by Cossacks' heat guns outside the forest. However, I was stunned and only killed 8 people.
Brother
Sak, 11 soldiers and servants, and captured a few, and the remaining enemies all ran away.
Seeing Yun'an again, Nerchinsk felt his face light up and asked: "Young general, the Rakshasa ghost's fire blunderbuss is very powerful. Can you exchange your war horse for the fire blunderbuss? It would be easier to deal with us if we met before."
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Yun An comforted him: "Although there are more than ten Rakshasa ghosts running away, we have lost our war horses and we have no boats. I think a few of them can survive and leave the hill. As for the exchange of war horses for fire guns, you have to ask your superiors for instructions."
The commander of the Xiaotong Army can dispose of ordnance at will."
Nerchinsk was a straight man, but he actually heard that Izumo An was perfunctory and said excitedly: "The price is easy to negotiate, how about ten horses for one blunderbuss?"
"You can go back and ask for permission before we talk." Yun An smiled and said,
Of course you can't trade ten horses for one gunpowder, just jam the gunpowder.
Whether it has ammunition or not, a firecracker is not a fire stick.
For the small army in the north, merchants are not allowed to transport food and grass, but the ordnance is transported by themselves, and merchants are strictly prohibited from carrying any cold weapons.
Historically, the Cossacks fought with Chukotka for hundreds of years. Primitive tribes like Chukotka even learned to smelt iron and use muskets and artillery during the war, but they never learned how to make fire.
medicine.
Nerchinsk left with a bag of refined salt, which was a gift from Yan Xin to the leader of the Sicihu clan.
Xiao Tongjun drove the Cossacks away, and the news spread slowly throughout the Sicahu tribe. The clan leader came with his son to pay a visit in person. Before some exchanges, the Sicahu tribe was willing to surrender to the emperor of the Celestial Dynasty.
The tribes further west also gradually heard the news, and in preparation for the snow melting in the coming spring, they came to Chita to ask Xiaotong's army to send troops.
As long as we can drive away the Rakshasa ghosts, we are willing to take the lead in attacking the city and remain loyal to the emperor from generation to generation!