When night falls, along the mountain road northeast of the Mongolian River, under the light of countless torches, groups of Eight Banner Mongolian cavalry are walking. Behind them are dozens of Qing army shotgun soldiers, and hundreds of others.
An archer. Some of these people were wearing felt cloaks, some were wearing foam-studded cotton armor, and some were wearing tattered quilts.
On both sides of the mountain road they had walked, more than a dozen horses had fallen to the ground; the ragged archers of the border people sometimes walked into the advancing team, sometimes fell behind, and kept changing.
The horses in the team were all radiating heat. Whether they were maroon or black, they all turned jet black because they were wet with rain and sweat. The manes on the horses' necks were stuck together because they were wet.
, the neck looks very thin.
Everyone's clothes, saddles and reins were slippery and wet. A gust of mountain wind blew by, causing the Mongolian cavalry on horseback to immediately shrink their necks; most of the archers had already taken off their bow strings.
Put it in your arms so that your body's warmth can keep the bowstring dry.
In the middle of the long queue were the Chinese guardsmen flying banners. Behind them, several carriages pulled by horses were jolting. The wheels were filled with mud and made a squeaking sound when pressed against the ground.
"Junmen, we will leave the mountain pass in two miles, and Mongolian Karen will be here."
Duerjia, whose beard and hair had turned slightly white, tightened the cloak around him. After hearing this, he looked into the distance and saw that the dark night was still in front of him. He let out a long breath and said, "We are finally here!"
Aixinjueluo Duerjia is forty-eight years old this year. His ancestor is Nurhaci’s sixth son Tabai, a member of the yellow-belted clan. This man is also a veteran of the army and has inherited the title of Feng En since he was twenty-two years old.
After becoming a general, he started from the rank of guard officer (in charge of the guard palace and the palace confinement), and reached the position of general of Jilin. In the 40th year of Qianlong's reign, he was painted in the Ziguang Pavilion for his military exploits in Jinchuan and Jinchuan.
But what he never expected was that when he was about to reach the age of knowing his destiny, he would be defeated by a group of unknown people under the city of Fuldan in the far north. What a nightmare! How could these people do this?
Is there such a ferocious firearm? Not only can it hit far, but it can also explode. No matter how loud the war drums are, his cavalry simply cannot charge through.
In fact, Duerjia felt in his heart that it was fortunate that he escaped quickly, otherwise these three thousand people would have to answer in the end. The most important thing right now is to return to Ninggu Pagoda alive. As for how Qianlong will deal with him later, he is not very sure.
Worried. First of all, he is not the head coach, and his subordinates are also working hard; secondly, the identity of the yellow belt clan is also a guarantee of survival.
On the way to escape south, this group of troops had several false alarms. The sergeants raised their bows and fired at the mountains and forests, ran blindly, collided with each other, and then gathered together again, complaining and cursing each other because of the unwarranted fright.
Swinging the riding whip, Duerjia ordered his subordinates: "We will cross the river in a while, and let everyone have a good meal first!"
"Hey!" After hearing this, the Qing soldiers within a dozen meters in front and back finally had a smile on their faces.
After leaving the mountain road, a Qing cavalry team holding a torch arrived at the north side of the pontoon bridge in more than half an hour.
"Who?! Tell me your name!" Across the pontoon bridge, a dozen Qing army guards raised their bows and arrows and yelled towards the north.
"I'm from the Chinese Guards under Duerjia Junmen. Hurry up and boil water and kill the sheep for cooking! Dujunmen is about to arrive!"
The leader was not afraid at all. He picked up the reins and was already on the pontoon bridge. After crossing the bridge, a veteran in his forties holding a torch came up to him.
The veteran held the torch and looked at the north side of the pontoon bridge, and hesitantly asked the leader: "Sir, how many people have been brought to Dujunmen? I can also let the younger ones prepare meals."
"What an unruly thing! You don't kneel down when you see me!" The leader whipped the head of his horse whip down, leaving a bloody mark on the veteran's face.
"Sir, spare my life!" Several Qing soldiers stationed in Karen had expressions of shock and fear on their faces, and they quickly knelt down and begged for mercy.
"There are three thousand people behind the army! Be careful! Kill the sheep and cook them quickly! Free up the main room and give the army a rest!"
In the darkness, a figure hiding under the wall of Karen Courtyard quietly ran towards the south.
Two hours later, Duerjia and a group of officers sat around a square table, biting into the fragrant fat lamb, and their hands were dripping with oil. Inside and outside Karen, more than 3,000 Qing troops broke down and sat on the ground along both sides of the post road.
And, we had dinner around clusters of bonfires. Fatty, sizzling and oily mutton soup was tumbling in each army pot, and the soldiers rushed to hold bowls and ladles to scoop the soup and fish out the meat.
"Here comes the sorghum rice!" Several Karen sentries came out of the yard carrying a large iron pot. One of the young men said to a group of Qing soldiers who were surrounding them: "There is not enough left, everyone, hurry up and eat!"
"Hurry up, hurry up, there's not enough food for you!"
The Karen sentries nodded, turned around and entered the kitchen in the yard.
"Bang! Bang!"
Gunshots suddenly rang out from all around, and two Qing soldiers covered their chests and fell into the fire. All the Qing soldiers suddenly burst into laughter. They were so familiar with the sound of gunfire!
"Da da da!"
"Bang! Bang!" Beside the bonfire, more and more Qing troops fell down, and there was no more movement.
"Crash!" With a sound, Duerjia pushed the table in front of her away, stood up suddenly, and shouted loudly outside: "What happened?"
A co-leader, his head covered with blood, stumbled open the door and shouted: "Junmen! It's bad! We are surrounded!"
"What?! How did they catch up so quickly! How many people are there?!"
"I don't know. I and my brothers can't see clearly at all. There are their people everywhere!"
In panic, Duerjia pointed at the back window: "Get out of here! Quick!"
Outside Karen, gunshots were getting louder and louder. There seemed to be soldiers from Beihai Town in the southeast, northwest and northwest. The panicked Qing army couldn't tell the direction of Beihai Town's attack. They tried several times to break out, but were repulsed by bullets flying in the night.
, a mass of casualties.
"Ta da da! Ta da da!" Several Qing soldiers who tried to put out the bonfire were knocked to the ground, and hot broth overflowed from the overturned iron pot.
Dozens of Qing army musketeers hurriedly loaded up gunpowder and iron bullets, and fired them randomly into the dark night. The Qing army archers, who were composed of border residents, hurriedly strung their bows and fired wildly.
Some Qing troops threw away their weapons and ran towards the pontoon, while others fled towards the plain on the east side. A Qing army left wing commander hurriedly passed through the courtyard of Karen Nei and just jumped on a horse. In the dark night, the bowstring sounded softly.
The captain of the left wing suddenly loosened the reins, tilted his body, and slid down the side of the saddle. The horse ran to a fire and stopped.
Several Qing soldiers curiously came over to take a look, and saw the left wing leader lying on the ground, his arms and legs twitching, but his head did not move. A long black arrow shot through his head.
Bullets were still whizzing non-stop, and the sound of whistles one after another in the dark night replaced the command orders.
Durga and a few soldiers and generals crawled out of the back window of the main house with their buttocks stuck out. They were about to climb over the wall and escape. Suddenly, a torch was thrown at them in the dark night and hit the ground. When the fire exploded, a long arrow was like a ghost.
Usually, a general is shot across the cheek.
Duerjia and others were frightened. They turned around and tried to run east. A series of bullets hit the green brick courtyard wall and sparks flew everywhere.
"Put your hands up! Put down your weapons!" In the hazy night, a dozen Beihai Town soldiers holding rifles appeared.
Duerjia knew that he could not escape. He looked at the Beihai Town soldiers opposite. Under the light of the torch, each one had a fierce expression and a murderous look on his face. He sighed in frustration and threw away the long knife in his hand.
On the ground. Seeing that their masters had surrendered, several soldiers threw out their weapons and raised their hands in desperation.
Outside the post road on the west side of Karen, the sound of gunfire became more intensive. The Qing soldiers lay down and hid in the darkness far away from the campfire, their faces pale. The battle during the day had already frightened them, and the hunger and pain caused by their desperate escape
Fatigue made them unable to resist. Most of the Mongolian cavalry who tried to rush out were hit by the overwhelming bullets, and some who were lucky enough to survive were lying on the ground rolling and screaming, and gradually became silent.
After about a stick of incense, with several rapid whistles, the gunfire gradually stopped. Under the light of the bonfire, a Qing military attaché picked up a piece of white cloth that he had found somewhere with a waist knife, and stood carefully.
He came out and shouted tremblingly: "No, stop fighting! We surrender, surrender!"
Late at night, a burst of cheers suddenly erupted from the headquarters in Jurgen City. Soon, Fuldan City also received a call.
"Old Chen, Wang Yuanfang and the others blocked the Qing army fleeing south!"
"This is good news! What are the casualties?"
"On our side, there are only two unlucky guys who sprained their feet. The Qing army was in a terrible situation. I heard that many of them were killed."
"I'll arrange someone right away to escort the prisoners early tomorrow morning. By the way, is there any news from Liu Sheng?"
"It can't be so fast!"
On the afternoon of August 24, Chen Qingsong rushed to Karen, Mongolia with two companies of soldiers and more than a thousand migrant workers, replacing Wang Yuanfang and others who had not slept all night, and then escorted the Qing prisoners to Fuldan one after another.
Go to the city.
On August 25, Wang Yuanfang, who had rested all night, received Zhao Xin's order. He immediately set off westward with two battalions, divided into two groups, one by boat and one by horseback, heading west along the Mongolian River.
Crossing the southern foot of Tongken Mountain, they quickly captured the Qing army's wharf on the Hunchun River.
On August 27, Wang Yuanfang and his men went south along the Hunchun River, and captured Amida Karen two days later. Hadama Karen was captured the next day.
On August 29, Hu Ji led a battalion to launch a strong attack on Hunchun City. The Hunchun City Wall, which was entirely surrounded by double-layer wooden palisade and filled with earth, was completely vulnerable. In just two hours, Hunchun led Tuoketong'a
All 450 Bingjia soldiers were killed in the battle, and the red flag of Beihai Town was planted on the bombed-out Hunchun City Gate.
On August 30, Wang Yuanfang ordered Serdan and Elu to lead two companies to set off from Hunchun. The troops were divided into two groups and attacked Zhugan Kalun and Foduo Xikalun in the southeast. One day later, the two groups of troops arrived at
They met at the southern foot of Mount Situ and captured Situ Kalon in half a day.
On September 3, Khula Mukalen was captured.
Beihai Town's actions, like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, alarmed the Kurkaqi, Hezhefeyaka, and Xibo people in nearby villages and towns along the way. They blocked the mountain road one after another. Each surname chief and the village chief sent his subordinates to handle the villagers.
At the main road, soldiers from Beihai Town might be plundering the village. However, Serdan and Erlu did not even stop at all after capturing Hulamukalen, and led their troops directly back to Hunchun City.
At this point, all eight Karen outposts of the Qing government from the east of Hunchun to the city of Fuldan were captured, which also meant that all the Qing government's rule in the Hunchun and Suifen river basins collapsed.
On September 5th, Wang Yuanfang, who had just posted a notice to calm the people, left a battalion of Hu Ji to garrison in Hunchun after Serdan and his companions came back. He himself took a battalion and traveled along the Gahali River day and night, all the way across.
The six Kaluns including Muked Kalun, Muked and Kalun, and Hashun Kalun were now deserted, and their troops were pointing directly at Ninggu Pagoda 600 miles away.
On September 13th, a total of 1,300 people from the east and south groups of Beihai Town met on a hill five miles south of the old city of Ningguta.
At this point, the Qing court's most important military strategic location north of Shengjing was in danger.
At this time, in Ningguta City, only the 1,500 garrison Eight Banners led by Na Qitai were holding on to the city. After the imperial envoy Agui learned the news of the fall of Hunchun City, he took his men by boat and sailed to Huer.
Hahe (Mudanjiang) fled to Wula, Jilin.
On September 15th, Zhao Xin, who arrived belatedly, led a company of soldiers and 500 civilians, followed Liu Sheng's marching route, and appeared outside the old city of Ningguta.
"You guys are here, I've been eating compressed biscuits for five days! Hurry, bring out the delicious ones!" When Liu Sheng saw Zhao Xin grinning, he went up and gave Zhao Xin a bear hug, almost hugging Zhao Xin
Suffocate to death.
"Why are you so anxious? Let me take a breath first. My ass is going to be worn out from walking all the way! Let me salivate first." Zhao Xin limped into the tent and looked around, not even a chair.
There are only a few wooden blocks.
Zhao Xin stood and drank a large bowl of water, and then said to Liu Sheng: "Forget it! I won't sit down anymore. Find me an empty tent."
The two of them came out of the tent, and Liu Sheng said as they walked: "Hey, are your butts worn out?"
Zhao Xin felt that he could no longer walk, so he gritted his teeth and said, "This damn road is broken! Let the prisoners build the road after we defeat Ninggu Pagoda!"
Liu Sheng asked: "By the way, how did you deal with those Qing troops?"
Zhao Xindao: "We built a large prison camp, divided into several areas, and they are all locked up."
Liu Sheng asked curiously: "Where is Marshal Fu?"
Zhao Xin had a bored expression on his face, shook his head and said: "He was detained in solitary confinement and watched 24 hours a day. He committed suicide several times after making such a fuss! I asked Director Liu to give him a sedative. Be honest first.
Let’s talk about it after a few days of sleep.”
"What are you going to do with him?"
"What a meat ticket! If you don't pay, you won't be released!"
Liu Sheng stopped when he heard this and asked in surprise: "Are you still planning to let him go?"
Zhao Xin said with a smile: "If you give me the money, let him go. Why should I keep him? I think the 'emoticon pack' is probably useless this time, and there will be no improvement even if he returns to the Qing Dynasty."
"Well, I remember you said that there would be a Tiandi Hui in Taiwan next year?"
"Don't worry, without Butcher Zhang, Qianlong wouldn't eat pigs with hair on them. If Fukang'an can't do it, there are others!"
On the same day, Agui's apology letter was rushed along the Northeast Road Post Road to the Chengde Summer Resort at a speed of 600 miles. After receiving the memorial, Heshen read the contents, and suddenly he was sweating profusely and his face turned pale.