After Zhao Xin received Yu Deli's telegram, he quickly responded. He felt that not only Madras, but also West Bengal must have a port base. You must know that the northern part of West Bengal is different from Sikkim and Sikkim.
On the border with Denmark, if you set up a point there, you can monitor the movements of the Manchus and Qing Dynasties very well in the future, and disrupt the British layout in the entire India.
By the end of October, the "Southward Detachment", which was marching while reforming prisoners, finally slowly approached the city of Ulyasutai, stopped at Chubuliya Station ninety miles to the north, and set up camp.
At this time, the total number of people in the southward detachment has reached more than 3,000 people. In addition to more than 1,200 Mongolian archers who have been converted and converted, there are also herdsmen who continue to join along the way just to beg for food.
After Hu Ji and others got in touch with Zhao Xin, they stopped moving forward. In addition to sending people to monitor the movements of the Qing army in the south, they devoted most of their energy to grievance meetings every day, letting the reformed Mongolian recruits complain loudly in order to expose
The ugly faces of princes, nobles and lamas.
Previously, due to the Northern Navy's southward movement, Vice General Zuo of Dingbian ordered the Khalkha ministries to increase the service allocation for the Outer Mongolia ministries this year. Money was given out if no one could be found, which caused complaints among the herdsmen of various banners.
At this time, Baoning was powerless against the Northern Navy. He received an edict from Xinjiang a few days ago, asking him to abandon Ulyasutai as soon as possible and lead his army to retreat to Khovd. The Qing troops stationed in the city
The generals also received strict orders from Baoning, telling them to restrain themselves in the past few days and stop beating and scolding the Mongols arbitrarily in order to prevent them from losing the support of the people and even losing their way out.
In the past, Mongolian princes and officials who were good at flattering people always liked to add a few Manchu sentences to show that they were "learned people" when talking to others. They often told others with flattery that what Deputy General Zuo of Dingbian said to them
He said something, and he replied something else. An insignificant word or a casual question from the General, they would show off everywhere for a while. However, as the North Navy approached step by step, this kind of thing disappeared now.
Now they are more concerned about how they should get along with each other after the ruler is replaced by the powerful Beihai Town. It is said that the people in Beihai Town do not speak Manchu, but only Mandarin, so learn a few words of Mandarin from the local Han businessmen.
It became something that princes and nobles did quietly.
As the Mongolian saying goes, those who herd camels don't know the temperament of male camels. The princes were afraid that their words would reach the ears of the general who was already suspicious of the Mongols, so they decided not to
Make public remarks that could endanger life and only discuss them privately with people close to you.
Beihai Town was so terrifying to the feudal hereditary khans of Khalkha. Even Catherine II, the reincarnation of the "Chaganda Lahai" by the lamas, could not stop the Beihai Navy.
However, they had very little understanding of such an upcoming ruler.
The princes and nobles were completely confused about the meaning of the gears and five-pointed star symbols on the flag of the Northern Navy. Why is there not even a dragon on it? Or maybe it should be like the Tsarist Empire in the north, with a menacing double-headed eagle.
On the ninth day of October in the fifty-sixth year of Qianlong's reign, in a small courtyard in Uliasutai City, several leading figures among the Mongolian nobles gathered together for secret discussions to discuss how to deal with the current situation.
Buniratna, the crown prince of the Zasak Tuhan tribe, knelt the ashes in his tobacco bag on the edge of the kang, looked at several of his accomplices in the dim candlelight, and whispered: "We sent gifts to the Northern Navy through Master Dalai Lama.
I sent you a letter, but there is still no news yet. It seems that the chips we gave you are not enough!"
The Dalai Lama on the side was twisting sandalwood beads and counting them, and said with a distressed look on his face: "They don't want silver, jewelry, livestock, or women. There is nothing I can do."
Sanyin Noyan Khan Chedenzha preached: "In this case, why not send someone with a higher status?"
Eyidobu Dorzi from the Tushe Tuhan tribe suddenly sneered a few times, which sounded sinister. Chedenzabu showed a trace of dissatisfaction on his face. He saw Tushe Tuhan Cheden Dorzi present here.
He was just smoking a cigarette, so he teased: "I wonder what Taiji has to say? Tell me."
Eryi Dobdorji never mentioned that he had been to Kyaktu, but explained: "I laughed because you still have illusions and think you can cooperate with Beihai Town. Don't count on it! It was sent by someone else.
The ultimatum was very clear."
Sanyin Noyan Khan Chedenzabu slapped the table and said angrily: "You want to give my pasture to those untouchables? How dare they! At worst, I will summon all the herdsmen under my command to fight the Northern Pirates!"
Tuxie Tuhan Chedendorji suddenly said: "Well, men like us Mongolians are very brave. But have you ever thought about what you are going to use to fight the Northern Navy? Will you use bows and arrows or spears? Just
Can this be used against the North Korean Navy’s fast guns and cannons?”
"I...even if I die, it will be better than being a slave!" Chedenzabu said unconvinced, but felt guilty in his heart. The battle at Chahan Tuoluohai caused him heavy losses.
"If you can deal with them just by talking about being brave, then I'll tell you that it doesn't matter if you don't sleep for three days and three nights." Chedendorji stretched out the empty pipe pot to his son and motioned for him to help him fill it.
The tobacco was shredded, and then he looked at the crowd and said: "What should we do when we get to this point? We should make a decision quickly. If you want to stay and not leave, then you have to do what the winner says. When the situation reaches this point, if you still hold on to the
It’s so stupid to have objections!”
The Dalai Lama said unwillingly: "But Bogd Khan (Jebzundamba) is still in Rehe and has not come back. Are we going to make the decision for him now?"
Chedendorji asked back: "Do you think the emperor will let him come back at this point?"
The Dalai Lama said sadly: "In this case, the only choice is to follow the general and retreat to the west from Kobdo."
The Mongolian princes present were silent when they heard this, and they all made their own plans in their hearts.
Since ancient times, the hasty retreat of armies has always been accompanied by the looting of the evacuated places, and the Qing army in Ulyasutai was no exception, and the objects of their looting were the merchants in the city.
Baoning, the left deputy general of Dingbian, thought carefully about whether to loot before leaving. Since he led the army to encounter a hard nail in the Chahantuoluo Sea and returned without success, the Qing army's
Morale was greatly affected. In addition, he recruited too many archers from various ministries, resulting in food and salary being unable to be received in time, and there were many complaints among the people.
Anyway, if you stay, you will benefit the Northern Navy, so it is better to benefit yourself first. So he issued an order on the eve of the retreat. It was stated that he was searching various shops in the trading city to see if they had any connections with the Northern Navy. In fact, all the generals below knew it.
Grab it!
The area of Uliasutai's Buying City is not large, less than half of the area of Kulun Buying City, and there are no wooden walls around it. The two old streets intersect in the shape of a cross, with the four ends pointing to the southeast, northwest, and northwest.
More than a hundred shops are lined up on the cross streets.
On the night of October 10th, a large number of officers and soldiers carrying torches suddenly poured into the sleeping cross street. Among these people were the Eight Banners Mongolian soldiers wearing various colored foam nail armors, and the Han soldiers wearing brand new black cotton uniforms.
There are also Mongolian soldiers dressed in dirty rags, like a group of country beggars.
The originally potholed pavement on the street was trampled by people and soon turned into a big muddy pond. However, no one cared about all this. Teams of soldiers beat the door of each store fiercely, attracting the dogs in the yard.
The living ones barked wildly.
"Open the door! Open the door quickly! Let your shopkeeper come out!"
"My lord, all the shopkeepers have gone to bed. You can come tomorrow morning." The voice of the waiter behind the door sounded trembling. Through the wooden door, he could see the swaying firelight on the street outside, which was really scary.
"Mom! If you want to survive, open the door quickly! Otherwise I will turn you all into ashes in a fire!" A Qing soldier outside the door shouted angrily, and then shouted to several of his subordinates: "If they don't open the door, you will
Climb over the courtyard wall."
As soon as these words came out, the shopkeeper who came to the door in his clothes knew that something was wrong and begged: "Master Jun, I'm just a small business. The boss's goods are all stored in the Lama Temple. We really don't have anything here."
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"What nonsense! If you want to live, be honest! Leash the dog! Open the door!" After the squeaking sound, the man pulled the dog away. The chain on the door made a clatter and slowly opened a gap, and the door
The Qing troops outside swarmed up and rushed in with a roar.
"Everyone, come out! Stand still in the yard! Damn it! What about you? Drill into the corner of the wall! Stand still! If you dare to touch me again, I will chop you to death!"
When everyone in the shop, including the accountants and cooks, were gathered together, the Qing army locked them in the dark woodshed, and then began to plunder them. Silver, coinage, silks, cloth, etc.
He took whatever he could find, even a few packets of brown sugar, tobacco, turbans and other things that no one wanted on a daily basis.
The same scene was played out in every shop on the cross street. Because the shops were not large, the search was quickly completed in the house, and the Qing army began to search in the yard again, making a fuss.
"Take away the carts, cattle and horses! Take the saddles as well! Block up the wells! Don't let the Northern Pirates have an easy time!"
"Master! Master! I beg you, this cow is my lifeblood, you can't take it away!"
"Stay? Do I want to make you an enemy? Get out of here!"
Large-scale looting also caused chaos within the Qing army. Even a new hat with a gold top caused a fight. You wanted it too, and I wanted it too. Everyone was fighting for it, saying that they saw it first.
Yes, why should I give it to you?
After arguing with each other for a while, several people suddenly started to take action. A strong Qing soldier suddenly stepped forward, grabbed the hat, and cursed: "Damn it! It's just a broken hat! No one wants it.
Got it!"
After saying that, he tore his hat to pieces. Everyone was furious when they saw it. They fought and fought from the yard to the street. After a while, everyone was bruised and swollen. It wasn't until a counselor leader arrived on horseback, pulled out a knife and yelled loudly.
Stop.
Samuba, a Mongolian soldier from Zhenglan Banner, snatched a large bag of brown sugar from the main room of a shop. This was a good thing that he usually coveted. The shopkeeper was lying on the heated kang in the house because he was ill.
He didn't go to the courtyard to gather. He was covered with a Mongolian robe and his teeth kept chattering.
Samuba walked outside the door and looked at the room where the goods were kept. It was already empty enough for mice to run away. Just as he was about to leave, he remembered the man lying on the kang in the room, so he turned back and tugged off his robe.
He came over and took off his tattered robe and threw it over. At this time, he saw a new pair of felt boots hanging on the wall behind the door, so he also took them over and muttered: "Okay, I'll do it."
Take these and take good care of yourself."
In the morning, when the soldiers and horses of Sanyin Noyan Khan finally left Ulia Sutai, all the houses in the trading city had been looted, and countless people were crying and beating their chests in the yard.
In the west room of the main building in the backyard of "Mei Gong Yu Ji", the waiter Liu Changshun carefully brought a bowl of freshly brewed medicine to his second uncle. After serving it, he drank it, and then said with a worried look: "
"Second uncle, all the goods have been robbed. How can I explain this to my employer?"
Liu Maocai coughed lightly a few times and felt his breathing became easier. He sighed and said, "As long as everything is fine, my boss won't blame me."
Liu Changshun said angrily: "What do you think this is! The officers and soldiers couldn't defeat Beihai Town, but they actually attacked us at the end. They took away all the leather robes that were newly made in the spring."
"Oh! As the old saying goes, bandits are like a comb and soldiers are like a grate. This has been true since ancient times. How old are you..."
Half an hour later, Liu Changshun waited for his second uncle to go to sleep, then exited the west room and came to the west wing. Seeing that he had returned, several clerks and accountants first asked about the shopkeeper's condition with concern, and then began to discuss the future.
what to do.
Now the store is not only out of stock, but even the grain has been robbed. Just now, the accounting office sent someone to the grain store in the west to see if they could borrow two or three hundred kilograms. Who knew that the owner of the grain store was even more ready to cry?
Wu Lei, several granaries are empty enough to run away mice, let alone two hundred kilograms, he can't even get out fifty kilograms now.
Everyone was helpless. After much deliberation, they could only go to the person who had sold the goods on credit to ask for the account. In business on the grassland, money was generally not available. Herders used cattle, sheep and horse hides, horsetails, wool, camel hair, mushrooms, etc. to settle accounts.
, the prices of various raw materials have been negotiated before doing business. If the creditor fails to pay when due, then he can only go to the person who provided the guarantee to ask for the account.
Although the repayment date for credit sales has been agreed upon by both parties, and the store cannot come to collect the bill before it is due, but now there is no food to eat, and there is no place in Uliasutai, and there is no store.
That's it.
Fortunately, the soldiers who were pulling the wagons did not take away the horses, so the cashier found the previous credit receipts, and each of the clerks divided them into two or three, and then they hurried out of the city.