Liu Sheng and Fan Tong walked up to the mound, raised their binoculars and looked at the battlefield to the west. They saw gunpowder smoke still filling the distance, and black smoke rising from the Qing army camp a few kilometers away.
On the 75mm artillery position of the Northern Navy, ten artillery pieces were still firing at the Qing warships fleeing across the river. Under the mound, the logistics troops from the village seven miles away had also arrived. They rushed
The carriage passed through the trenches carefully laid out by the Qing army and rushed towards the Qing army camp.
Fan Tong, who was on the battlefield for the first time, saw such a scene, and his heart burst with pride. He shouted: "How happy! It's really thanks to you, Liu, that five armored vehicles scared away the Qing soldiers!"
Liu Sheng curled his lips, put down the telescope and said: "What's the point of attacking our own people? The North Navy wants to dye its battle flag red with the blood of foreign enemies."
Fan Tong was unconvinced and said: "We are rebels now, and this is the Eight Banners Army of the Qing Dynasty!"
Liu Shengdao: "In the final analysis, the Eight Banners are still Chinese. What I want to fight most now is Rakshasa!"
Yes, when it comes to fighting the Eight Banners, Zhao Xin and Liu Sheng have the most say in Beihai Town. They have been fighting all the way from Bear Island to now, and they have conquered Beihai Town. But if you really ask them.
How does it feel to beat the Manchus? Zhao Xinhui changed the subject with a smile, but Liu Sheng didn't want to talk about it at all.
In the final analysis, what you fight against is your own rotten past.
It’s okay not to mention this taste...
Fan Tong was so excited that he hadn't realized this fact yet; in his opinion, Liu Sheng's quarrel with him must have been because his little wife was from Hezhe. It was purely selfish to mention Han chauvinism in front of him at this time.
Not happy to find it.
"Let's go, let's go to the Qing army camp and see what good things there are."
"You go first. I have something else to do here. I'll be there in a minute."
Fan Tong waved his hand, got on his horse with his two guards, and headed towards the Ninggu Tower Camp excitedly.
After the Ning Guta camp was over, and after visiting Mingliang who had vomited three liters of blood and was unconscious, Na Qitai felt that it was time to take action on his own.
He thought that it was still Zhao Xin who was leading the Northern Navy in front of him, so he ordered people to cross the river by boat to discuss the details of the "city redemption fee" with the mentality of being killed.
The three people sent by Qitai were acquaintances, Zhang, Qian, and Huang. They had met Zhao Xin a few years ago, but the problem was that Liu Sheng did not show up that time. So the three envoys were led by soldiers
Everyone was shocked when they saw Liu Sheng.
Why is that King Zhao who is smiling and saying weird things not here? Who is this tall and strong guy sitting on the main seat with the reincarnation of a bear spirit? Who is the fat man sitting at the top who is smiling but not smiling?
?
After greeting each other, Zhang Yubei carefully explained the purpose of the three of them's visit, but Liu Sheng couldn't help but sneer after hearing this.
"We don't want the city redemption fee this time. You go back and tell Qitai to leave the city and surrender! I don't have the time to waste time with him!"
Zhang Yubei and the others were shocked and said quickly: "Why did the general say this? If eight thousand taels of gold are not enough, please tell me the amount, so I can raise it as soon as possible when I get back."
"Pah!" Liu Sheng slapped the table and said angrily: "Bastard!"
"General, spare your life! I'm just passing the message on behalf of the Vice-Captain."
Fan Tong on the side then said: "I might as well tell you the truth, the Rakshasa army has crossed the border and invaded, and in a few days, it will move south along the Heilongjiang River. The Manchu and Qing court is thinking about dealing with us all day long, and our Northern Navy is
Those who want to go north to fight Rakshasa."
Zhang Yubei and the other three looked at each other and said to themselves, "You are a liar! Returning to Rakshasa is something thousands of miles away. How could you rebels know about it?"
Qian Yu, one of the three, rushed to Fan Tongyi and said, "Master Fan, even if you want to attack Rakshasa, you can just make way for the troops stationed inside and outside the city. Why bother attacking the city and causing tens of thousands of people to die?"
Fan Tong held a riding whip and said with a majestic look: "Hmph, we are afraid that the Manchu court will stab us in the back..."
"Whether we fight Rakshasa or not, we will take down Ninggu Pagoda this time!"
The more Fan Tong spoke, the more absurd he became. Liu Sheng hurriedly interrupted, looked at Zhang Yubei and the three of them and said: "Go back and tell Na Qitai that I will give him one day. If he doesn't surrender, the Bei Navy will bombard the city! I am a man who has said that.
Do it!”
After speaking, he waved his hand to signal the guards to see off the guests.
The three envoys returned to Ningguta City with gloomy expressions. When they saw Na Qitai, they told Bei Haijun what he wanted. The master exploded upon hearing this.
"Have you not seen that Zhao Xin?"
"Liu Sheng? I have the impression that he looks like a bear spirit... a loser? How come there are still people with this name? Oh, Fan Tong."
"What? They don't want money this time?! Damn it! I'll fight them!"
"Rakshasa? Humph~ Hahaha~~ If Rakshasa crosses the border, General Heilongjiang will handle it. He has nothing to do with the traitor Zhao!"
Just when the man was chattering away, as if he was in a state of panic, his subordinate Geshiha came to report, and Qiqihar sent the flight documents. It was extremely urgent!
The Rakshasa invaded on a large scale and destroyed five cities in Ravkai within a few days. Heilongjiang General Hengxiu implored Marshal Ming to quickly mobilize his troops to the north for support!
After Na Qitai heard this, his eyes and chin hit his feet... The house was leaking!
Now that Fucha Mingliang is lying in bed and unconscious, the largest official in Ningguta City is Na Qitai from the first rank. As a senior general of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, his first reaction was not to send troops, but to think that Rakshasa and Zhao Xin were mutually exclusive.
Collusion.
There's nothing wrong with him thinking so. How could things be such a coincidence?
Indeed, if Tsarist Russia had not known that Beihai Town had defeated the Qing army and made them realize the weakness under the tiger skin of the Qing Empire, the Queen in St. Petersburg could only think about it and would have to wait until her great grandson Alexander II to actually take action.
From this point of view, Beihai Town was indeed one of the driving forces of Tsarist Russia's invasion.
Of course, the most important reason is that the Tsarist Russians have coveted the middle and lower reaches of Heilongjiang for many years; even after two battles of Yaksa, their ambitions towards the Northeast still exist.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Na Qitai originally wanted to solve the dilemma through negotiation and paying the city redemption fee, because there was a precedent with the Bei Navy before; but now the Bei Navy on the other side of the river
The Navy was busy sharpening its sword and did not even discuss it with him.
"That's right. Thief Zhao has even raised his flag, how can he live in a remote place?!"
You will definitely not be able to defeat us, but you cannot make the decision on your own regarding retreat, otherwise you will definitely be the first to lose your head when the time comes. It is the right thing to do if everyone shares the responsibility.
Na Qitai wanted to understand all this, so he immediately sent his men to invite all the generals inside and outside the city to come to the Yamen for discussion.
An hour later, the back hall of the Vice-President's Yamen was filled with people. From the Vice-President to the wing commanders of each battalion, from the staff generals to the third-class guards, everyone who could come came except those who could not afford to be seriously injured.
Na Qitai first showed the emergency report from Qiqihar and said with a serious expression: "Everyone, the Zhao thief is ambitious and colludes with the Rakshasa to plot our Qing territory! What they say now about going north to fight against Russia is really ridiculous!"
He glanced at the generals present and noticed that all of them had ugly expressions and were silent. Most of these people had wounds on their bodies and damaged armor. He sighed in his heart, then stood up and cupped his hands to the south, saying: "Your Majesty, I will not give up."
, my Qitai has gone from a sixth-grade blue feather guard to what he is today. The Zhao thieves on the other side of the river will attack the city tomorrow, and I have decided to lead all the soldiers and civilians in the city to defend Ninggu Pagoda and be loyal to the country! I hope you and me will
Let’s work together as one, be loyal to the emperor, and kill the enemy to serve the country!”
The generals present looked at me, and I looked at you, and they said in their hearts that the commander-in-chief, with tens of thousands of people, was defending at all levels, and had been working hard for two years but couldn't stop it. Your lord just wanted to hold on with the help of thousands of remnant soldiers inside and outside the city.
?
You can't joke like that!
Those quick-thinking people figured out what this or that adult was planning in a moment's notice, but they made up their mind not to speak first.
Why are you anxious? There is always someone more anxious than yourself.
There was silence for a moment in the second hall. Terdenche, the Mongolian deputy commander and general manager of the Zhengbai Banner, who was sitting at the top, spoke: "Sir, the Zhao bandits are powerful, have powerful firearms, and are good at using black magic. I am
Do you think...it's better to retreat to Wula, Jilin?"
"My lord, I have something I don't know whether to say or not." Decheng'er, who was sitting next to him and the commander of the Jianrui Battalion and the Shotgun Guard Academy, also joined in. He is from the Mongolian Zhenghuang Banner, and his uncle is Horqin and Prince Gongge.
Rabutan.
Na Qitai thought that there was a way out, and he said solemnly: "But it doesn't matter."
Decheng said: "The general thinks that apart from Hunchun, there are only 8,000 soldiers in Wula, Jilin. Although we are waiting to defend the city and die for the country, we would not regret it, but if Jilin Wula falls, there will be no heavy troops outside the pass! I must have some experience.
Your Excellency and the Emperor will not blame me."
With the first two heavyweight "contestants" taking action, others also spoke out.
"Yes, sir, the first priority is to keep Jilin Ula intact..."
"It doesn't matter if I defend the city and serve the country, but if something happens to Jilin Wula, I'll die without redemption!"
"What should we do about Rakshasa? Mr. Heng's place is already in a critical situation!" As soon as Na Qitai said these words, the whole hall became silent again.
Compared with the Northern Navy, the generals here despise Rakshasa. But the problem is that all the weapons and baggage are lost and there is insufficient food and grass. If we really want to go north to fight Rakshasa, we will have to rely on the support of Jilin Ula. After all, the largest army in Liaodong
The shipyard is in Jilin.
What a fart if you don’t have a boat or a cannon!
Terdenche said: "We have no control over this matter. We must make a decision before sending troops. The most important thing now is to withdraw to Jilin Ula and reorganize the army to fight again. Now Zhao Ni is like a wolf and a tiger. If he really wants to fight with Rakshasa
Collusion, sooner or later there will be a gap between them..."
Hi! Dozens of "soy sauce people" think it's better to say it clearly, just sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.
Na Qitai pretended to be in deep thought. After a while, he suddenly slapped the armrest of the Grand Master's chair in annoyance. With tears in his eyes, he stood up and knelt down, facing south. The generals in the hall didn't understand why, and "swish" showed up in front of Na Qitai.
An open space.
"Your Majesty! The guilty minister has failed the Emperor's trust. Now, in order to protect Jilin, this is all he can do!" Na Qitai said and kowtowed three times respectfully.
When the generals of the Qing army in the hall looked at it, they felt extremely disgusted. How dare you, my lord, still play this trick?!
Although they thought so, everyone hurriedly faced south and knelt down, kowtowing in the direction of Beijing City to apologize.
The officers and soldiers are leaving! No matter whether the people in the city live or die!
Thousands of Qing troops were about to retreat from Ninggu Pagoda. This news could not be hidden from the people in the city anyway, so the people in the city panicked. The most unlucky ones were the various shops in the city, and the horses, cattle, and carts in their stores
All the pushcarts were requisitioned by the Qing army, and the defeated troops, like wolves and tigers, did not bother these merchants at all.
"Master Jun! Please leave us two cars. There is also a warehouse of goods in the backyard!"
"The Deputy Governor has an order! Recruit vehicles of all sizes to transport military supplies. If anyone disobeys, he will be killed on the spot!"
Seeing the Qing soldiers looting all the vehicles, horses and cattle in the courtyard, the owner of the shop collapsed on the ground, crying and shouting: "It's over, it's all over now! Eight thousand taels of ginseng, what should I do?!
"
The waiter on the side advised: "Master, pack it up quickly! Why don't we let everyone carry the baggage and carry as much as they can."
The store owner wiped his tears and said, "That's all we can do."
Compared with the wealthy and powerful businessmen, the tens of thousands of bannermen and Han people in the city were unlucky. According to Na Qitai's order, everyone in the city had to follow the army south.
No boats or horses? Then give me your legs! Anyone who dares not to leave will be killed on the spot!
For the local exiled Han people, they are enslaved by armored men wherever they go, and it is still warmer if they go south. But for the local banner people, there is really no way to survive. Their land and homes are all here.
When we got to the south, there was nothing.
Once the current banner people are ruined, their lives will still be miserable! I really think that the banner people are all hardcore farmers.
Since the end of Kangxi, due to the proliferation of Eight Banners, wars have decreased, and the proportion of bannermen carrying armor has continued to shrink. As a result, the livelihood problems of the banner people have been exposed, and it has become more and more serious by the Qianlong period. Starting from the seventh year of Qianlong, the Qing government promulgated
"The banner is an order for the people"; in the past few decades, a large number of Han army bannermen have been dismissed, and they have either been naturalized locally or reorganized into green camps.
Although the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia will not be abolished, if they want to get their share of grain and rice, they must "fill the gap". If there is no shortage, they will eat one meal but not the next.
Once a man from the Eight Banners of Manchu and Mongolia reaches adulthood, he is called "Dingkou". The standard of adulthood is different in each period. During the Qianlong period, the adult standard for bannermen was eighteen years old and over 1.6 meters tall.
What? Your child is already nineteen years old and is only 1.5 meters tall? Well, then your child will be a "minor" for the rest of his life...
For ordinary bannermen families, if they meet the qualifications to become a senior citizen, they have to take exams in riding and shooting, infantry shooting, and Mandarin. Only after passing the exam can they fill the vacancy.
Why is it possible? Because the vacancies at the battalion heads of the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia are fixed. For example, in the Xiaoqi Battalion, there are 40 vacancies for each assistant leader; for the Guard Camp with good conditions, there are 17 vacancies for each assistant leader; as for the Baijia soldiers, which were born out of Bagala
The forward battalion, which belongs to the emperor's personal army and bodyguards, only has 2 vacancies per commander.
In the early Qing Dynasty, there were only more than 100 men in a subordinate position, and there were many vacancies. However, in the late Qianlong period, there were more than 300 men in a subordinate position. Excluding those who were officials, more than half of them could not fill the vacancies.
No income at all!
Historically, in the middle period of Daoguang Dynasty, the imperial court's finances were tight, and the bannermen's money and grain began to be distributed at a discount. Prices were soaring. A low-level bannerman only received two taels of silver every month. He had to feed a large family and horses, and it was quite difficult to eat cornbread every day.
Carrying a bird in a cage? Pull a cart and carry a big bag!
Therefore, it is the same no matter which country the people who receive the imperial rations and salary are, and the same is true for the underlying banner of the Tokugawa shogunate across the sea. They all have a miserable life.
The eyes turned back to the Beihai Navy. The soldiers responsible for guarding the situation on the other side had noticed that something was wrong on the other side since the evening. Crying, shouting, and horses neighing faintly floated over from the river. After receiving the report, Liu Sheng just asked the soldiers on duty to
They strengthened the vigilance and did not arrange reconnaissance; in his opinion, no matter how hard the Qing army tried, it would be useless. They would fight across the river tomorrow and everything would be over.
In fact, Liu Sheng and Fan Tong really had no time to take care of this. They were only responsible for taking in the prisoners and collecting supplies. Except for the large and small artillery that was too late to be transported away, the only things left in the Ningguta camp were
The amount of food and grass is frightening.
At nightfall, Liu Sheng couldn't help but feel a little dizzy when he saw the preliminary inventory of supplies. There was no need to transport food, cloth, silver, etc., but those bronze artillery pieces were urgently needed by Beihai Town; Zhao Liang's side was currently in short supply of bullet casings and artillery shell casings.
The copper shortage is severe.
After noon the next day, the Northern Navy, under the cover of deafening artillery fire, took a dozen assault boats to forcefully cross the Hulha River. When they arrived at Ningguta City, they saw that the entire Ningguta City had four gates wide open, except for
More than a dozen families of bannermen who had no time to escape knelt outside the Nanxun Gate. Not even a Qing army was seen resisting. After asking about it, they found out that the Qing army had hijacked the people in the city and marched towards Jilin before dawn.
Ulla ran away!
When Liu Sheng and Fan Tong heard the news, they were almost happy. They made a fuss all night on the other side. It turned out that they were busy running away!
The battalion commander of the Beihai Navy who was crossing the river asked on the walkie-talkie what to do. Liu Sheng said what else could be done, chase him!
Afterwards, Liu Sheng felt that Mr. Ning Guta’s deputy capital commander was really a good calculator!
He let these weeping common people walk behind the army, and only sent a small number of Qing troops to escort him, but he and other Qing army generals had long since disappeared. When the Northern Navy caught up with them, the Qing troops responsible for escorting left the civilians behind and ran away.
In the end, the Beihai Navy was extremely busy just taking in and escorting these people back to Ninggu Pagoda.
On the second day after Ningguta City was captured, Zhao Xin, who was thousands of miles away, had just arrived in Khabarovsk with the Third Regiment of the Northern Navy. They only rested for one day in Khabarovsk, and then took dozens of Balks with them.
The Hezhen hunters from the village and the local guides from Khabarovsk headed upstream toward Heilongjiang City under the guidance of two patrol speedboats.