Chapter 644: Duerjias plan to conquer the east and attack the west
"Grand Army Gate! It's not that I'm greedy for life and fear of death, it's actually the Northern Pirates who have magical powers! The brothers were still two hundred steps away from their camp, and the Northern Pirates suddenly did something, and the surrounding area was instantly bright as daylight. The brothers were all panicked and in chaos.
The general cannot see where the thief is! In the blink of an eye, we will have a lot of casualties!"
After the Qing army failed in the night attack and fled back to the city, the team leader and assistant leader who luckily escaped threw themselves to the ground and cried loudly when they saw Duerjia.
The deputy commander and the other six assistant leaders who were present did not say anything. They all saw the bright light that suddenly lit up on the Beihai Navy position earlier. The ultra-high brightness turned the blinding night into day in an instant, and the city wall was blown away.
All the defenders were frightened. The most terrible thing was that the dazzling light would flash continuously, and anyone who came close would be blinded.
Well, none of the Qiqihar generals, including Duerjia, had ever seen the powerful flashlight of the Northern Navy with their own eyes. The defeat in Fuldan City was during the day, and Duerjia was at the Mongolian River Station.
When he was captured, the Northern Navy had not yet used this thing.
Although the Jilin side mentioned this in the military newspaper, saying that the Beihai pirates could do this at night and had the ability to "reverse yin and yang", the Qing army in Qiqihar had not yet "enjoyed" it.
At this time, the flickering candlelight on the handsome desk reflected on Duerjia's expressionless face, which was also bright and dim, and looked strangely ferocious. He sat motionless and waited for the assistant leader to finish speaking before asking.
: "Where are your people?"
"Go back to the army gate, we only have thirty muskets, we can't stop..."
Duerjia chuckled, like a night owl on a branch at night, stood up and walked to the leader, and said lightly: "So you escaped back?"
"Grand Army Gate, spare your life!" The assistant leader already sensed something was wrong and crawled to his knees to take two steps while still trying to defend himself. Duerjia pulled out the knife from the waist of the soldier behind him and stabbed it with his hand. The sharp long knife had already penetrated his chest.
When he entered, he kicked his foot and pulled out the knife. The assistant leader was already bleeding profusely and fell to the ground with a "plop".
The deputy commander and seven other assistant commanders in the commander's tent, the naval battalion commander, and the firearms officer were all shocked and backed away. They didn't expect that Duerjia, who usually looked like a harmless old cat, would actually take action.
So cruel.
"Whoever dares to desert the battle again will set an example!"
A soldier stepped forward and breathed, then turned to Duerjia and shook his head.
"Take it out and bury it alive."
After a while, the deputy commander of Qiqihar said in a low voice: "Junmen, why don't you summon the shamans in the city to do this, and then use the black dog's bloody feces and urine to break it?"
After hearing this, Duerjia smiled and felt very disapproving. He didn't believe these nonsense. To be honest, Duerjia felt that the failure of the sneak attack was nothing. Although the other party's "witchcraft" made him
Fang could not accurately determine the number of enemy troops, but more than 700 people could escape from the 1,500. In addition, based on the analysis of the fact that the Northern Navy did not launch a pursuit, he felt that the Northern Navy outside the south gate was overwhelming.
There are only two hundred people.
Don't forget, this guy saw with his own eyes how thousands of Eight Banner Mongolian cavalry were wiped out in ashes on the battlefield of Fuldan City. Seven hundred people are nothing!
He stood up and walked to the large sand table in the commander's tent. He glanced at it for a long time with his hands behind his back and a gloomy face. All the officers present were silent, waiting for his order.
Durga knew very well that he did not have much time left for him. Fortunately, the soldiers and civilians in the city had not seen the scene of the Northern Navy firing guns during the day. Otherwise, the morale of the soldiers would be completely lost, and he would have to commit suicide.
Since you can't fight at night, then fight during the day, and it is better to fight early than to fight late...
After a while, Duerjia's slightly hoarse voice sounded in the commander's tent: "This battle is not easy to fight, and it cannot be delayed. Today is different from the past. To tell you the truth, regardless of the strength of the troops in the city
In addition, there are tens of thousands of young people, but as long as the large group of people behind the Northern Pirates comes soon, it will be useless to double the number of troops! If he is moved, I can only wait for death if I stay in the city. I want a safe way to fight
It’s simply impossible, we can only use our lives to fight our way out! We’ll make plans when we get to Hulan City!”
"I will obey the order of the Grand Army Gate! Please arrange the strategy for the Grand Army Gate!"
Duerjia nodded, said "hmm" in his nose, and said to Deputy Dutong: "The method you just mentioned is not bad, I will leave this matter to you!"
"Ah?" The deputy was all stunned, and then he suddenly remembered the bad idea he had just come up with.
"But I can only give you two hours. Regardless of whether it's a dog's blood or a boy's urine, as well as the shaman, everything must be ready before dawn! I've written a warrant for you. Anyone who dares to stop him will be killed immediately!"
"嗻!"
The deputy commander actually had no idea about his idea, but he felt that whether it worked or not, he would at least calm down the troops and boost their morale.
After the deputy commander went out, Duerjia looked around at the seven assistant leaders and other generals present, and said in a deep voice: "You should go and inform the battalions under your command now, so that they can eat and drink as soon as possible and feed the war horses.
Then prepare dry food for ten days, and have them put on their armor, put on their war horses and weapons before midnight, and go to the main campus in the city to stand by! Remember! Before dawn, no one is allowed to make loud noises or walk around outside the barracks. Anyone who violates this will be immediately
Kill without mercy!"
Everyone said in unison: "Hey! I will obey the army's order!"
The city of Qiqihar was brightly lit that night. The Vice-Capital ordered hundreds of his men to go door-to-door to collect child urine and black dogs. The city was noisy and there was no peace. During this period, the North Navy also sent out drones for reconnaissance, but
Looking at the chaotic scene in the picture, I didn't feel anything was wrong.
Duerjia really guessed it right. The reason why the battalion commanders of the two battalions outside the city dared to disperse their troops and block the city gates during the day was mainly because the battle ahead was going so smoothly!
Regardless of the inns along the way, or the cities of Morgan and Butha, they all surrendered on the same day they approached the city. Now the entire battle has become a camping exercise in the eyes of many recruits. Every day after waking up, there is nothing but
Eating means marching in a hurry. As long as you reach the target position, set up an attack formation, and fire two cannons, the Qing army will surrender.
In addition, the large army arrived at Talal Station, which is sixty miles away, yesterday afternoon, which also gave them confidence. At most, if they hold on for a day and a night, the large army will arrive.
Due to lack of manpower, the Northern Navy outside the south gate did not bother to treat the wounded Qing soldiers left on the battlefield. They only sent a platoon of soldiers to move some of the corpses away so as not to block the firing range. There was a strong smell of blood on the battlefield.
, causing the recruits who were carrying the corpses to vomit.
At the same time, the hungry wolves in the wilderness and the wild dogs outside the city were also attracted by this smell, and began to howl when they were far away. After a while, pairs of green eyes, like will-o'-the-wisps, began to howl in the wilderness.
beat.
At five o'clock in the morning, another battalion and the regiment finally arrived after a night of rapid march, which made the two battalions breathe a sigh of relief.
At 6 o'clock in the morning, the sun rose and the sky was bright. When the Beihai Navy in various positions outside the city were busy lighting fires and having breakfast, they discovered that some people wearing strange clothes appeared on the city wall. In the field of view of the telescope
, these people wear bronze helmets and masks of different shapes, and double-breasted robes decorated with large copper buttons and bronze mirrors, which are also decorated with many shells, streamers, leather strips, copper bells and other accessories.
Immediately afterwards, with the joint efforts of some Qing troops, a pillar almost two meters high and as thick as a bowl was erected at the top of the city, with a bloody skin hanging on it, as well as a bow, several arrows, and spears.
and other weapons.
"Shaman?!"
Almost a quarter of the Northern Navy soldiers in the two battalions outside the city are from the aborigines around Heilongjiang City, including Daurs, Ewenkis, Xibos, and Oroqen people. They are too familiar with this stuff.
Got it!
You must know that around Heilongjiang City, each border people's family has its own ancestral temple and wild temple, and each generation has lived in "Mokun" - that is, every village has its own shaman. From the Lunar New Year every year to the "Second Day"
The second day of the lunar month is the shaman's "meeting period". People from all over the country and outside the villages have to drive cattle and sheep, bring money and various tributes to worship, and there is an endless stream of people seeking fortune telling and medical treatment.
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In the early years, the Daur people in the Heilongjiang City area would think that whenever someone got sick, they would blame their ancestors for their sins, so they hired shamans to perform dance rituals to treat illnesses, and at the same time, they also killed cows to offer sacrifices to the gods. It would be even more troublesome if someone in the family died.
Kill a cow or a horse, take the skin and hang it high on a pillar for sacrifice.
In the middle of the Kangxi period, under the influence of some unscrupulous shamans, this bad habit spread widely in the area under the jurisdiction of the generals of Heilongjiang, and killing cattle and horses became common for a while; often all the cattle and horses in the family were killed, and the patients also died, which led to
Many people fell into extreme poverty. Sabusu, who was the general of Heilongjiang at the time, also dealt with a large number of people and finally stopped the indiscriminate killing of livestock.
After Beihai Town occupied Heilongjiang City, it did not prohibit folk sacrificial activities during festivals. It only summoned the shamans from surrounding villages to the military control committee and strictly ordered them not to extort people's money or take too much. Anyone who violated the rules would be assigned to the railway station.
Go to the construction site to build roads.
In addition, during the process of land reform and land distribution, there was a very important principle that family members could not seek help from the shaman when they were sick. They had to go to a clinic for treatment first. Otherwise, once discovered, the first time would be criticism and education, and the second time the whole village would be summoned.
Hold a collective criticism meeting.
A ban alone was not enough. Various methods were used, such as loudspeaker broadcasts and opening schools to educate children and recruits. However, the most effective method was Hong Tao's policy of sending medical teams to the countryside, which achieved unexpected results.
Generally speaking, those who can become shamans are almost all frail and sickly people. These people must be enlightened by the previous generation of shamans and can "come out" only with the consent of themselves and their families. However, with the spread of medical teams going to the countryside,
Afterwards, many diseases that were regarded as incurable by the border residents were cured. The shamans found to their dismay that the magic they had danced for three days was often not as effective as someone else's medicine.
With these methods, the Daur and other ethnic soldiers in the army no longer have any respect for the great Shaman Tiao God, so they all looked down upon the Qiqihar Qing army's actions.
At this time, it was like thunder rolling over the city wall, and more than a dozen large drums were beaten one after another. A dozen shamans summoned by the Qing army began to shake the sacred bells with their hands, shaking their whole bodies, and sang "Yegeye".
At the same time, more than two thousand men, women, and children gathered behind these shamans. They either beat the drums in their hands or howled along with the shamans' singing.
All of a sudden, there were noisy sounds on the walls of Qiqihar. People who didn't know it thought it was a temple fair.
"What the hell is the Qing army doing?!"
The regiment leader who was having breakfast muttered something, and then sent out a drone, intending to go over and have a look. Who knew that Duerjia had already prepared, and he sent a dozen or so good-looking Qing troops early in the morning.
He was responsible for the lookout on the oar tower. Although he didn't understand the purpose of those black and white "strange birds" released by the North Navy, based on his many years of experience in fighting with the opponent, he judged that those things were most likely clairvoyants.
"Evil things" such as wind ears.
"The strange bird of the Northern Pirates is flying over again! Shoot the arrow quickly!"
After hearing the news, a Sauron soldier immediately raised his bow and nocked an arrow. Hearing a "咻~~~" sound, the resounding arrow with a bone whistle whizzed away in the direction of the school grounds in the city.
"Spread the flag! Sound the conch! Everyone mount up! Give up the infantry and set off towards Nanxun Gate!"
Following Duerjia's order, the captain of the soldiers on the general stage immediately waved a gold-stained flag in his hand; then, the whimpering and desolate conch horn sounded, and more than two thousand cavalrymen who had been waiting for a long time on the school grounds began to rush.
They mounted their war horses. On the streets surrounding the school grounds, Qing infantry armed with weapons also began to march toward the south gate.
At this moment, for the three thousand Northern Navy soldiers outside the city, what filled their ears was almost all the loud chanting of shamans and the rumbling of drums. However, in the foxhole at the forefront, a man who had served as
The Daur soldiers of the Qing army still heard unusual sounds from the noise.
"Company Commander, something is wrong in the city! Listen, someone is blowing the conch horn!"
The company commander listened for a while, and his face gradually became solemn. The Qing army's blowing of the conch horn was usually a prelude to an attack. He immediately said to the signal soldiers around him: "Report to the battalion headquarters immediately, and everyone is ready for battle!"
A shrill whistle immediately sounded on the battlefield, and all the soldiers dropped what they were holding, grabbed their guns and jumped into the foxholes. At the same time, the drone footage transmitted back from the regiment headquarters made everyone in the tent
The regiment leader and several staff officers were shocked.
The regiment commander suddenly shouted: "Ask the third battalion to immediately send two companies to the south position, and ask the guard platoon to go to the third battalion's position! Move quickly! The first battalion is ready to support the third battalion at any time! Order the mortar company
Be on standby immediately and aim at the south gate! Follow my orders!"
The Nanxun Gate of Qiqihar City was slowly opened, and more than 4,000 Qing troops armed with bows, arrows, spears, or steel knives and shields poured out like a tide.
"Boom!"
As a loud noise sounded from the city tower, thick white smoke came out of the cannon after firing, and a shout suddenly broke out in front of the Qing army leaving the city: "Kill!"
Boom~~~The dark Qing army came up like a tide. At this time, on the city wall, the shamans' chants became louder and louder, and the sacred drums in their hands were beaten faster and faster.