Forty-eight years of Qianlong

Chapter 550

Dingbian Zuo Deputy General Bao Ning, Tibetan family, Mongolian Zhengbai Banner, 57 years old.This man is an old man who has fought in battle. Although he inherited the third-class duke title from his ancestors, he still relied on his military exploits to serve successively as General Chengdu, Admiral of Jiangnan and General Yili from a guard of the Qianqing Gate.

His term of office had expired when he returned to Beijing for an audience. Qianlong originally planned to let him replace Sun Shiyi as the acting governor of Sichuan.As a result, news came from Tsarist Russia that the Northern Navy was going to attack Outer Mongolia, so Qianlong pulled the general from the northwest and let him come to Uliasutai.

When Bao Ning, who was holding a military meeting with his generals, was shocked when he heard that the North Navy suddenly appeared in front of him, he immediately walked up to the kneeling Xiao cavalry school in the tent, and asked sharply: "They How many people? How many cannons?"

"The thieves suddenly opened fire on our army. There were about dozens of bird guns, and the cannon was only fired once. Yes, yes."

Don't ask, the answer is only three words, I don't know.

The anger on Baoning's face flashed, and he asked sullenly, "Where's Ye Chu?"

The Ye Chu he mentioned was the leader of the Zhengbai Banner Mongolian leader who led the vanguard. The Xiaoqi school who was kneeling on the ground did not dare to lift his head, and replied through gritted teeth: "The leader said that the enemy's situation is unknown. If you just come back like this, I'm sorry for those brothers who died. He told Biao Xia to come back and report that he had already led everyone to the upper reaches of the Tess River, and he planned to find out the enemy's situation before returning to report to the commander in chief."

Bao Ning snorted, if Ye Chu dared to come back with such a gray face, Bao Ning would have to kill him.He said to the Xiao cavalry school: "Go forward underestimated the enemy, and lost dozens of elites. Although Ye Chu is the chief general, you should also have the responsibility of praising the painting and admonishing him! Go down and get fifty army sticks!"

"Hey! I'm humbled to thank the Marshal for not killing me!"

When Na Xiao Riding School was taken down, Zhasak Tuhan and Doro County King Bunilatina who sat on the right of the commander stood up and said: "Commander, it sounds like there are not many people in the Northern Sea Pirates, why don't you Send someone to spy again?"

This man, who had just attacked the noble at the beginning of the year, took over the Zasaktu Khan Department, and he was eager to serve him. He thought that if he could make great contributions in this battle, he would also be a prince like Chebudenzabu back then.

Baoning walked back and forth two steps with his hands behind his back, silent in thought.He walked to the wooden map and carefully looked at the mountains and rivers above, trying to figure out where the Northern Navy came from.

Chakta?That's more than two hundred miles in 2000!Bao Ning firmly believed that if the North Navy really drove straight in from the Qiaktu West Road Station, even if the Karen soldiers could not stop it, someone would have to send a message, right?Even if the Beihai Navy captured all the soldiers in Karen Station, and none of them escaped, the herdsmen grazing along the way would always see it?

Since Chakta is impossible, the only possibility left is that these people should have come by boat from the lower reaches of the Huakemu River.Baoning had heard about the fact that the Northern Navy repelled the Tsarist Russian army last year and captured several towns on the Yenisei River in one fell swoop.Reminiscent of the fact that Chahan Toro Haitai Station is also part of the line leading to Tangnu Wuliang Haitai, the answer seems to be revealed, but the problem is that no one from Tangnu Wulianghai has reported the letter!
"Could it be that Tangnu Wulianghai is lost?!"

A layer of cold sweat broke out on Baoning's forehead in an instant, and his hands behind his back trembled slightly.

At this moment, Ailonga, the Minister of Counselor accompanying the army, rushed to Mutu and asked in a low voice: "Marshal, do you want to rest for a while?"

Bao Ning shook his head slightly when he heard the words, then pointed to Mu Tu and told his guess.Everyone in the tent frowned.Ailonga scanned the wooden map repeatedly for a while, and then said: "Marshal, my humble guess is that the strength of the Northern Pirates in front will not be many, and it will be 2000 if they die."

"Oh?" Everyone in the tent turned their puzzled eyes to Ailonga, waiting to hear his opinion.As for Bao Ning, even though he had never fought against the Beihai Navy in these years, he had read all the copies of the newspapers from the Military Aircraft Department. Before leaving, he even chatted with Qing Gui for half a night.At this time, after hearing what Ailonga said, he immediately realized that what the other party said was reasonable, and then signaled the other party to continue talking with his eyes.

"From the humble point of view, if the Northern Sea Pirates enter the Huakemu River with thousands of troops, although Karen, the station along the way, is invincible, they will still send out a warning and light the smoke. Even if all Karen's soldiers are killed in battle , but the surrounding herdsmen will also be in a hurry. But since our army set off, there have been no warnings on either the east or west roads. many."

The eldest son of Tuxietu Khan Chedendorji, the first Taiji Eidobudorji, heard this, and said, "What if there are still a large number of people behind them?"

Ailonga shook his head affirmatively and said: "No! If there are a large number of people banditing the border, Tannu Wulianghai's banners will definitely send people for emergency. No matter how fast the bandits are, they are no match for four-legged horses."

All the generals in the tent heard it, yes, it is such a reason.You must know that the stage horses at the station are all good horses, whether it is endurance or speed, they are the best in a hundred. Achieved.

Bao Ning relaxed a lot, and there was a sneer at the corner of his mouth.That being the case, then don't blame the general for being rude, and use this Northern Navy to boost the morale of the entire army!
Seeing this scene, Ji Pengchukdash, the second-class station of Saiyinnuoyan Department, was dedicated to striving for success. Seeing this scene, he took the lead in pleading with Baoning: "Marshal, I would like to bring 1000 people to take back the Chahantoluo station! "

Bunilatina, the king of Doro County, smiled and said: "Hey~~ It's a small station, why do you need Peng Chukdashtaiji to go out in person, and send a left wing leader to go."

Eyidobudorji from the Tuxietu Khan Department looked coldly at these guys who were climbing along the course and wanted to grab the credit, and couldn't help sneering in his heart. He made up his mind not to be the first bird.Others don't know what Beihai is like, but he has seen it with his own eyes.Before setting off, he, Ama Chedendorji, had told him that safety is the first priority in this battle, and the most important thing is to preserve strength.

"Remember, our family is already the king of Duoluo County. If we fight over and over again, we will be a prince. Besides, it's really hard to say who will win the battle between Beihai and the imperial court. If we fight Beihai, we will die It's not time for others to be cheaper."

The problem is that when the old fox car Dendorji said this, he never expected that the half of his troops left in Kulun had almost been wiped out by the Northern Navy.

At the same time, on the hills on the southeast and northeast sides of Chahan Toro Sea Station, more than 600 soldiers of the Northern Navy are digging trenches and building fortifications.There are too many rocks in the soil on the local mountains, and the method of blasting is afraid of landslides, so the soldiers are exhausted physically.They set out lightly at dawn and marched in a hurry for more than 100 miles. The only tool at hand was an engineering shovel.

The wounded soldiers of the Qing army who were captured were interrogated immediately after simple treatment. When Mishran confirmed the size of the Qing army, he immediately reported the situation to Huji in the rear.He placed the four companies of the first battalion on two hills in the north and south, one kilometer apart, and sent a platoon across the river to reconnaissance in the direction of Zhuerkuzhu.

After dark, the reconnaissance platoon exchanged fire with the sentry cavalry of the Qing army on the grassland twenty miles northwest of Zhuerkuzhu.The Qing army in the rear was immediately alarmed. Regardless of the poor visibility at night, they immediately dispatched thousands of Mongolian cavalry with torches to search for traces of the Northern Navy.Thirty members of the reconnaissance platoon could no longer walk after sneaking five miles south. They encountered more and more Mongolian cavalry, and the risk of exposure was also increasing; the platoon leader saw that the situation was not good, and immediately He led his men to retreat and returned to Chahan Toro Sea in the early hours of the morning.

Michelang, who hadn't slept much all night, was woken up by the orderly just after half an hour of sleep. He told the other party that he would be called as soon as the reconnaissance platoon came back.

"How? What's the situation?" After seeing the reconnaissance platoon leader, Michelang asked the question he was most concerned about.

"There are too many enemies! We first went up the mountain ridge and observed it with night vision binoculars from a long distance. There are camps everywhere on the grassland, and there is no end in sight. I estimate that there must be more than 5000 people. Later we When I came down from the mountain and felt about 200 miles away from the enemy camp, I came across the camp of the enemy cavalry. Basically every [-] meters there was a team of cavalry tents with about [-] people. Burning fires all night long."

The platoon leader swallowed a mouthful of spit, and continued with lingering fear: "Those Mongols' ears are too thieves. We had no choice but to shoot and kill two cavalrymen. In the end, one guy shot a loud arrow to call the police. Good guy, the enemy actually More than 1000 people were dispatched. Twenty miles to the west and south of the Tesi River is a huge grassland, with no mountains, and not even a small field bag, so it is easy for the enemy to detect at close range."

Mishilang nodded after hearing this, and asked the platoon leader to go back and take a rest as soon as possible.He didn't feel sleepy anymore, so he asked the orderly to make a big cup of tea, and buried himself in looking at the map again.

On the morning of August 8th, Baoning dispatched 5 Zhengbai Banner Mongolian soldiers and [-] arrows led by Fude, the deputy governor, with the intention of testing the firepower of the Northern Navy and knowing the specific number of the Northern Navy.If possible, attack to the other side of the Tes River and occupy the station.

The Qing army camped in the woods three miles away from the east bank of the Tesi River. After a short rest, Fu De ordered his men to attack.He let [-] Eight Banner Mongolians walk in front, followed by [-] Mongolian Arrowmen, and Fu De led [-] Zhengbai Banner Mongolian soldiers to walk at the end.

At this time, the trench system of the Northern Navy had not yet been dug, and hundreds of foxholes were distributed on the hills in tiers.In order to attract the Qing army to cross the river, Mishilang specially placed a squad near the post station. He told the squad leader that once the Qing army's forwards started to cross the river, they would retreat after firing a few shots.

The sound of rumbling horseshoes came from far to near, and the flags of the Qing army teams soon appeared in the field of vision. With the sound of a horn, the figures of dozens of Mongolian cavalrymen with Zhengbai Banner became more and more clear.

"Don't shoot! Follow my orders!"

Although there is only one squad of Beihai Navy at the post station, these people have fought with Zhao Xin in the Battle of Usoliye before, and chased the Tsarist Russian army for more than 1000 miles. They have rich experience in battle.

The Eight Banners Mongolian soldiers rushing to the front were scattered widely. Everyone knew that there was a cannon on the opposite side, and it was still a bomb.After they tried to get close to the river bank, they found that there was no movement on the other side. Then they immediately raised their bird guns and fired a dozen shots at the reeds on the other side. Reload.

After two rounds of shooting, there was still silence on the other side. Fude, the deputy governor, was relieved now, and he immediately ordered a thousand arrows to rush across the Tess River in the order of the team.When the Mongolian arrows wearing uniforms and holding shields walked to the river bank, the Northern Navy ambushing on both sides of the post station opened fire immediately.

The Mongolian arrows on the shore were caught off guard, and seven or eight of them were killed on the spot, and the scene suddenly became a little chaotic.The Mongolian soldiers who had already reached the river and were about to cross the river took down their bows and arrows one after another, and shot them across the river.

Fude, the deputy commander of the capital, heard the sparse gunshots that were obviously different from the bird guns, he didn't take it seriously at all, and said to his opponent: "Tell them not to be afraid, there are not many pirates in the North Sea, as long as they rush to the other side, the thieves will be killed." It's over."

The horn sounded again, urging the Mongols on the river bank to cross the river. At this time, Fude called in another [-] horse-riding blunderbuss soldiers, divided into three teams, and fired at the opposite bank in turn.

"Regimental Commander, the Qing army is only so capable, so it's up to us to fight."

After hearing the guard's words, Mi Shilang showed a smile on his face, and said: "Don't underestimate, there are only so many people here, and the big heads are behind!"

The guard said unconvinced: "It's useless to come here, we've shot tens of thousands of Rakshasa soldiers with muskets, why are we afraid of the Qing army with bows and arrows?"

Near the post station, the squad leader who led the team ordered his men to fire another round of guns to the opposite bank, and then said: "Withdraw!"

When the Qing army on the other side of the river saw a dozen Beihai soldiers in dark green clothes suddenly stand up from the grass, turn around and run towards the hill more than a mile away, they burst into cheers.

"Cross the river quickly! Kill them! The commander-in-chief has ordered that each head reward three taels of silver!"

As soon as these words were uttered, the Mongolian arrows on the bank led their horses into the water like crazy, wading through the waist-deep river water desperately.Three taels of silver is not a small number for Mongolian arrows, and they will not worry about this winter's food.

As people shouted and neighed, as more than 200 arrows in front safely crossed the river, most of the Mongolian arrows and Eight Banners soldiers rushed to the river bank, especially when Mishilan saw a side with a height of more than one foot from the telescope. When the large square white flag embroidered with selling gold, flying clouds, and dragons appeared on the river bank, he knew that it was the flag of the vice capital of the Qing army, and immediately ordered the three mortars on the southern hill to use that large flag as the flag. Center fire.

More than 20 seconds later, the explosion smoke with flames rose on the river bank, and countless stumps and short bodies were thrown into the air by the shock wave.Afterwards, the three mortars each fired five consecutive shells. Both the Qing army and the Mongolian soldiers on the river bank were shrouded in thick gunpowder smoke, and even the big flag disappeared.Not long after, countless stumps, weapons, and clothing fragments mixed with blood and fell from the air, crackling and falling into the Tess River.

The Mongolian soldiers who had crossed the river were all frightened and stupid. They all looked pale and knelt on the ground and kept chanting Buddha and Bodhisattva.From their point of view, this is not a war, it is simply a demon from hell!

At this time, behind a hill three miles to the north of the post station, Ye Chu, the leader of the Qing army with [-] men, heard the roar like rolling thunder in the distance, and his complexion changed drastically, and he retreated back to the col inside.

At this time, a veteran soldier in the bunker of the Beihai Navy was chewing a straw stick in his mouth, and muttered in a low voice: "If you don't fire the artillery sooner, don't fire the artillery later, damn it! The fish in the river can't be eaten now!"

(End of this chapter)