1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 735

On November 1657, 11, Zhenzhou (now Vladivostok, Russia), Shuangchengwei (now Ussuriysk, Russia).

Shuangchengwei is located at the southern end of Xingkai Lake Plain.In the fourth year of Yongle (1406), in the seventh month, Jirijina and Zhe Genan, the virgin leaders such as Hulawen Sanjiao, came to the court.In the middle of the 4th century, this place was also an important town of Bohai State, and Yu Loumohe lived here.

Shuangchengwei is named for the coexistence of its east and west cities. The east city is called "Fuldan" and the west city is called "Juergen". They are about four miles apart.When the territory of Daming Township built a fort here four years ago, it built two fortresses with civil structures on the basis of the original site, restored the two-city acropolis established more than 200 years ago, and raised awareness of the surrounding Sauron people. effective governance.

In the evening, a supply team from Daning Acropolis, Zhenzhou (now Artyom, Russia, 45 kilometers north of Vladivostok), braved the wind and snow, drove a horse-drawn sled into Shuangcheng guard.

"One hundred shovels, fifty shovels, two hundred iron hooks, two hundred iron pots, three boxes of iron nails..., oh, fifty waist knives, one hundred iron spearheads, twenty muskets , four barrels of gunpowder. The rest are some salt, spices, frozen dried fish, paper, cloth..." Jia Shengquan, the leader of the team, led several township soldiers to unload the supplies on the sleigh, "In these two days, you will collect The fur, ginseng, and deer antler are all gathered together and packed into bags, so we can take them back."

"What are these, round ones, and these... black stones?" Chang Baode, the deputy commander of the Shuangchengwei, kicked several cast iron stoves and a pile of round stones. black stone.

"Oh, my lord! Don't kick around, it's an iron stove! An iron stove made by the people of Qi." Seeing this, Jia Shengquan rushed over to stop Chang Baode's rude movements, "Those black things are not ordinary stones. Those are briquettes. The people of Qi State pointed out the briquettes we made in Zhenzhou. This thing is filled into an iron furnace and burned, not to mention how warm it is. If you trade this thing with the wild people around, you can exchange at least five or six good ones. mink!"

"Our side is full of mountains and forests, and there are endless firewood. Will the savages use this?" Chang Baode squatted on the ground, looking suspiciously at these iron stoves.

"Ordinary savages are naturally reluctant to use this, but the leaders and lords in the surrounding tribes must like this." Jia Shengquan said, and took out a tin kettle from a sleigh cart, "See, it can be used on the iron stove." How pleasant it is to boil hot water and then drink some hot tea. Or stew an iron pot and cook some broth, those are the beautiful days that tribal leaders should enjoy!"

"Where's the wine?" Chang Baode looked up at the sleigh, "What's wrong, didn't you bring us some wine this time? In this cold weather, a sip is a good way to keep warm. Besides, this sorghum shochu wine can be eaten in the mountains and forests." All the savages like it, maybe we can exchange for more good furs."

"This time there is no wine. The people of Qi are about to fight, and the wine is under control, so let alone your place, even Zhenzhou City, there is not much wine in stock."

"Hey, in what year did the people of Qi not fight!" Chang Baode said with a smile: "What's the matter, Qi is going to make a big landing behind the Qing captives, and give the Tartars a direct attack? I remember that our Ming army's Northern Expedition war seemed like It has come to an end, Xuzhou has not been defeated, and it is temporarily at a stalemate with the Qing captives."

"The Qi people are going to fight Japan!" Jia Shengquan said solemnly.

"What?" Chang Baode asked in surprise, "Why did the Qi people beat the Japanese?"

"The Japanese raided the Ryukyu territory of the Qi people and killed hundreds of Qi people. In addition, thousands of immigrants were slaughtered." Jia Shengquan shook his head and said, "So, Qi is going to retaliate against this and fight back. "

"Hey, why do these wicked Japanese pirates think of provoking the Qi people... Then what's our attitude?"

"His Royal Highness (Zhu Cizheng) sent an order from Yunzhou (today's Hokkaido Island), asking our Zhenzhou to mobilize before the war in winter and spring, and to conduct training for the guarding troops and township soldiers under its jurisdiction. I guess, We are ready to support the Qi State at any time and jointly conquer Japan. By the way, Sun Junmen may ask you Shuangchengwei to conscript some wild men on the spot, and then they will be sent to Yunzhou to serve as pawns in the battle."

"Recruiting people to send to Yunzhou, I think we will have some difficulties here." Chang Baode frowned and said: "Last month, from Anhuawei, more than 60 miles away (now 30 kilometers north of Ussuriysk, Russia) Kilometers from Yaroslavsky Town) came the news that near the east side of the Great Lake (Xingkai Lake), the Raksha people were found. Ten days ago, Commander Deng brought fifty officers and men and more than 30 A Hezhe hunter went to Anhuawei to investigate in a dozen horse-drawn sleigh carts."

"Raksha people?" Jia Shengquan wondered, "A Raksha people were also found in Anhua? Is the news reliable?"

"The officers and soldiers stationed in Anhua didn't see it with their own eyes, but they heard from the nearby Saurons that some tribes by the lake were attacked by the Rakshas. With few men, many women were captured."

"Why are these stupid Raksha people everywhere!" Jia Shengquan said: "Six months ago, several small galleys from Qi State explored the river section hundreds of kilometers from the mouth of the Heilongjiang River to the upper reaches of the Heilongjiang River, and found Raksha people. I heard that , They also had a fierce conflict. After sinking two small boats of the other side and killing and wounding more than a dozen people, they drove back the Raksha people. They also captured seven or eight Raksha captives and sent them to Kuye Island (now Russia Page Island) Pine Ridge Guard (now Korsakov City at the southern tip of Russia’s Sakhalin Island) felled trees.”

"That's right." Chang Baode nodded: "We came to this bitter cold place to seek food and clothing because we couldn't survive in the mainland. What do you think those Raksha people came here for? It’s just that the savages nearby don’t have decent self-defense weapons, so they let those Rakshasa people take advantage. Huh, if you meet us, you must make them look good!”

However, a few days later, Deng Yongbiao, the commander of the Shuangcheng Guards who led the troops to Anhuawei to investigate the situation of the Raksha people, immediately mobilized more than [-] soldiers and civilians in the fortress to strengthen the defense of the city, and ordered They seized combat supplies and conscripted more than a hundred strong men from the nearby Sauron tribe to join the army.

"There is a group of Qinglu armored soldiers haunting the Dajiang (Songhua River) hundreds of miles away, maybe they are coming for us. According to the Luocha people, there may be hundreds of people." Deng Yongbiao stood on the low wall. On the ground, he looked worriedly at the distant mountains, "Perhaps, the Qing captives have discovered our existence, so they want to send a large army to conquer us."

"This is a world of ice and snow, how many people can the Qing Dynasty send to attack?" Chang Baode was relatively calm, "In the nearby mountains, they can hardly get any supplies. As long as we strictly guard the city, the cold weather will freeze them." Died in the wild."

"Having said that, it's better for us to be cautious." Deng Yongbiao said, "I don't know what the rules are for Master Zhizhou Luan and Sun Junmen to get the letter....At least some reinforcements should be sent over."
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On December 12, Al Chuka Village (now Acheng District, Harbin City).

Ba Hai, formerly the leader of the Manchurian Inlaid Blue Banner of the Great Qing Dynasty, turned his head to look at his father sitting upright in the room. Seeing that he had no words, he waved to a group of armored soldiers.

More than a dozen armored soldiers held down several Manchu and Mongolian officers on the ground. The armored soldiers next to them raised their long knives high and swung them vigorously. Cut off with one knife.Those armored soldiers leaned over to pick up the head, turned around and strode out, ready to hang their heads to warn the army.

"Is there anyone else willing to go to Ninggu Pagoda?" Guerja Sharhuda, former Daqing Gushan Ezhen and Ninggu Pagoda Angbangzhangjing, asked coldly.

Nuonuo, more than a dozen Manchu and Mongolian generals in the tent, dared not speak, and looked down at their feet.

"Hmph..." Sarhuda sneered a few times, and glanced at the more than ten generals under his tent, "You think that the little emperor of Aixinjueluo's family can easily spare us rebellious people? Hmph, Don’t blame the past, and the future of the official body will remain the same. If I wait for the armor to surrender, I’m afraid that waiting for us will be quartered and cut into pieces! Don’t forget how the Aixinjueluo family has treated the betrayers for decades.”

Four years ago (1654), General Xuanwei of the Qing Dynasty and Wang Yuele of Duoluoan County commanded more than [-] troops to conquer North Korea. Le was killed in battle, more than [-] Eight Banners soldiers were killed and injured, nine thousand were captured, and the rest were scattered in the wild.However, nearly [-] officers and soldiers of the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia, led by Sarhuda, turned around and attacked North Korea again.Fighting all the way to Pyongyang City, nearly a thousand people died of frost, starvation, injury and disease on the way, and only [-] remained in the end.

These officers and soldiers of the Eight Banners looted wantonly in the northern part of North Korea, collected countless grains, cloth, gold and silver, and then engulfed more than 4 Korean people. In April, they passed through Hamgyong Road in North Korea, entered Jilin, and then passed through the vast dense forest. In mid-May, we arrived at Ninggu Pagoda.Here, Sarguda recruited his eldest son Bahai and looted the surrounding area of ​​Ninggu Tower.At the same time, hundreds of Saurondin strongmen who were forcibly recruited from the area were filled into the army, making the number of its core troops reach more than 5.

After a fire burned Ninggu Pagoda, Sharhuda continued to lead his troops to march northward, and finally arrived at the banks of the Songhua River in late June, and captured Al Chuka Village.The Korean civilians who came here were killed and wounded along the way, and only 6 people remained.

After occupying Al Chuka Village, Sarhuda immediately divided his troops and plundered all directions. In less than a year, he successively conquered dozens of Sauron tribes on both sides of the Songhua River and became the de facto ruler of the Songhua River Basin. By.

In June of last year (6), the Qing court sent a 1657-strong Manchurian Eight Banners troops to conquer these rebels.Relying on the familiar geographical environment of the area and the tendency to wait for work, Sarhouda easily repelled the rebellion actions of the Qing Dynasty officials and consolidated their ruling foundation in the area.

Seeing that the military conquest failed, the Qing court sent several waves of envoys, announcing that these rebels would be exempted, and all officials and careers would be restored, in an attempt to peacefully incorporate the Sharhuda Department.Faced with this temptation, many former Eight Banners officers and soldiers in the army wavered accordingly.

In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Sharhuda had to resort to thunderous tactics. Several Manchu and Mongolian officers who wanted to defect from the general beheaded to show the public.In addition, the confidant generals threatened the captured envoys of the Qing court and falsely claimed to all the officers and soldiers who defected from the Eight Banners that the Qing court's policy of surrendering was a tactic to delay the troops. The purpose was to induce the officers and soldiers to give up resistance and return to Liaodong severely punished.

Although the panic-stricken team was temporarily stabilized, Sharhuda was still worried and decided to evacuate the core area from the Al Chukazhai and move to the lower reaches of the Songhua River, thereby widening the distance from Liaodong.

"Marshal, from Al Chukazhai downstream, more than 1000 li, all navigable." After entering the tent, Lai Da, the former commander of the Eight Banners Guards, glanced at the Eight Banners generals present, and then attacked Shar Huda. He gave a thousand gifts and said, "In addition, we found a wooden village built by Raksha people at the confluence of the two rivers in Boli (now Boli, that is, the city of Khabarovsk, Russia) more than 1000 miles away."

"A wooden village built by the Raksha people?" Sharhuda got up suddenly when he heard the words, "How many people are there?"

"About seven to 80 people." Lai Da said: "We captured and killed a dozen Raksha people in the wild, and learned from them that there was a cannon in that wooden village, and there were more than 40 musketeers. The rest are some Mongolian slaves captured from the north, and it should not be difficult to remove them."

"Very good!" Sharhuda nodded, and said, "After we lead the army over, we will pull them out immediately. These Raksha people are really annoying, and their methods are extremely cruel. If you are fighting, you must not hold back."

"Marshal, do we really want to continue moving north?" Lai Da hesitated, and looked up at Sarhuda, "Those North Korean slaves are not many left. If we go further north, I'm afraid it will be exhausted." It's all over!"

"So, after the beginning of spring, let's go to North Korea again, try to get tens of thousands of Dingkou back, and explore the reality of Shengjing by the way." Sarhuda sighed slightly.These North Korean slaves really couldn't stand the toss. More than 3 people died on the way. Half of them died on the way. When they got to the banks of the Songhua River, they had hoped that these North Koreans could grow some food locally to supply the soldiers of the Eight Banners.Unexpectedly, for two consecutive winters, half of them died again, and now there are only more than [-] Korean civilian husbands left.

In other words, the winter here is indeed a bit colder than that in Liaodong, and the heavy snow that falls is several layers thicker.How could the North Korean peasants who lacked clothing and food be able to withstand such severe cold? Often, in one cold night, all the Koreans in the wooden hut would freeze into popsicles.Although, this winter season, these Korean peasants built many half-buried earthen houses and collected enough firewood.But to survive this harsh winter, I am afraid it is also very difficult.It can't be said that when the spring is warm, many people will freeze to death.If things go on like this, there will probably be fewer and fewer peasants who grow food for the masters of the Eight Banners.

"Almost forgot a big thing!" Laida suddenly remembered something, "When we were investigating the situation south of Boli, we encountered several Sauron tribes, and found that those Saurons had iron pots and iron knives and guns. Carefully After some inquiries, I got an important piece of information, near the great lake in the south, there is a fortress built by Ming people, and their iron tools are all from Ming people there."

"Huh?" Sharhuda was stunned when he heard the words, "...how did the Ming people appear there?"

(End of this chapter)