Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

The smell of blood lingered over the Huliping Village for a long time. What surprised Orros was that although they were in a desperate situation, the Eight Banners outside the Great Wall defending the village fought to the death and very few surrendered. After a whole day of fierce fighting, most of the 1,700 Qing soldiers died, and only 300 prisoners were captured. Their own side also lost 600 soldiers, and the number of troops dropped to 15,000. Fortunately, Qinuo opened the gate of the village for them and caught the Qing army off guard. If they really attacked the village, it is estimated that they would not be able to take it down without losing 1,000 or 2,000 people!

After all, he was a general who had been fighting for half his life. The commander of a thousand households quickly calmed down from his shock. He was a soldier and had to complete the military order given to him by the Khan: go down the Heilongjiang River to conquer the tribes that refused to surrender along the way and cut off the retreat of the Qing army in Ningguta.

"Warriors, I know you have worked very hard, but despite the hard work, we have been winning. There is nothing more glorious than winning one battle after another! Now, I will lead you to continue advancing along the Heilongjiang River, annihilate all the tribes that dare to be enemies with David, and cut off the retreat of the Ningguta Qing army. Forward! For the sake of David's country, advance bravely!"

"Forward~forward~forward~"

"Haorui~Haorui~Haorui~"

The cheers of soldiers could be heard everywhere. In the face of continuous victories, the soldiers forgot their fatigue and became extremely excited.

After all, Orros had been through many battles, and the purpose of saying this was to boost morale, so that the soldiers would not become tired of fighting due to fatigue and heavy casualties. After successfully arousing the fighting spirit of his subordinates, he ordered the entire army to rest for a day in Huliping Village. The next day, he ordered the captain of the capital, Bobush, to lead 500 soldiers to garrison the military stronghold of Huliping Village, and he led 10,000 troops down the Amur River to conquer the Solon tribe that refused to surrender.

The troops rode horses, reindeer or sleds, and the tools they used were varied, but they all had one thing in common: fast! They galloped against the wind and snow, without any regard for the hardship.

To commemorate this event, after the war, General Jambi of Hoboksari composed a song to record it: "Beside the Heilongjiang River, there are fearless warriors marching. The gray wolf and white deer are our totems. We follow the Khan's order to conquer the rebels. We are brave and tenacious wherever our flags point us. War horses, reindeer and sleds gallop, chasing the fleeing enemies. No matter how strong you are, no matter how powerful you are, whoever stands in my way will be plundered and massacred. Kill, kill, kill, and win the decisive battle. Kill, kill, kill, our mighty military power is tempered in the flames of war."
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Because they were dissatisfied with Qinuo's great contribution in the attack on Huliping Village, the two deputy chiefs of the Barhu tribe, Arsaleng and Enhesen, insisted on being the vanguard. Orros could not resist and had to order them to lead more than 2,000 Barhu soldiers as the vanguard, and he led the army to follow. The first enemy they faced was the Bilar tribe living in the Bilar River (Bureya River) basin. The tribe was a branch of the Oroqen people, good at raising reindeer and hunting. The tribe's halada (chief) Duneheng had already surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and was transferred to the command of the Jiala Zhangjing Haoerde of the Zhengbai Banner by the Ningguta Angbang Zhangjing Bahai.

Like the Evenki (Yakut) people, the Oroqen people also use the names of their clans as their surnames. Dunehen was born in the Oroqen Bila clan, and Bila is his surname. Except for him, all the Bila people in the Bila River (Bureya River) basin have the surname Bila. This tribe has a long history and originated from the Bila tribe during the Jin Dynasty.

In addition to the Bilar people, not long ago, Halder also moved three Oroqen Niulu who were still subservient to the Qing Dynasty in the upper reaches of the Nenjiang River to the Bilar River Basin. They belonged to another Oroqen surname: Marayier. Since the leader of the tribe, Kutince, was shot dead by Maokao Daihan, the leader of the Ewenki who surrendered to the Luosha people, these three Niulu were ruled by another leader, Cholunbuku. Cholunbuku means "as strong as a stone". He is a warrior who is one of the two subordinates of Marayier. He has been shouting to avenge Kutince and has won the hearts of the tribe. On this day, Cholunbuku had just hunted a leopard in the forest and was in a very good mood. He was invited by Duneheng to his tent to discuss.

"Captain Duneheng, you called me here in such a hurry, but is there something important? If not, why not have a few bowls of wine together? I just hunted a leopard, which is the best to go with the wine," said Chuolunbuku jokingly.

"Captain Chuolunbuku, you may not know yet, the guards are coming, the Daurde Dule tribe has rebelled, the kid Qinuo killed Beibao and offered Hailanpao to the guards, and then led the guards to open the gate of Huliping village, and Halde Zhangjing was killed in the battle."

"What!" After hearing what Dunehen said, Chuolunbuku was so shocked that he could not speak. He thought that the Qing army was powerful and his new pasture was located downstream of Huliping Village, so the war would not spread to him. He did not expect that Huliping Village would be captured by the guards so quickly. Their next target, without thinking too much, was himself and the Bilar people who were nomadic in the Bilar River Basin. After thinking for a while, he said: "Du Nehen, since our two tribes are sharing the same pasture, we should advance and retreat together. What do you think we should do?"

"What else can we do? We can't win the fight, and surrendering will probably end in disaster. We can only leave! Go north and join the Ewenki people in the north or the Huerha and Hezhe people in the northeast," Du Neheng sighed.

"In that case, I will return to the tribe immediately to prepare, and we will leave early tomorrow morning," Cholonbuku made a prompt decision.

The Bilar and Maraier tribes, led by their respective leaders, hurriedly migrated north, dragging their families, driving sleds and livestock, and had to leave behind many large items that were difficult to carry, making the grazing land a mess. The deputy commanders of the Wei army, Arsleng and Enhesen, led 2,400 soldiers to this place and were stunned by the scene.

"We traveled day and night, but we still arrived a step late!" Arsleng sighed. "It doesn't matter. Look, they even lost the slanting pillar (a kind of movable conical wooden house), which means they left in a hurry. We didn't find many livestock, which means they were driving livestock to migrate, so they must not run fast. As long as we follow the traces, we will definitely catch up," said Enhesen.

"Well, keep your armor on and your saddle on, and chase them!" Ars howled and gave the order.

"Da~da~da~"

The horses galloped and after two days of pursuit, they finally caught up with the hastily fleeing Bilar and Maraier tribes on the east bank of the Bilar River (Bureya River).

"Warriors, for our families, fight the guards!" Seeing that there was no escape, Du Neheng and Chuolunbuku gathered more than 2,000 deer-riding Bilal and Malayil warriors and attacked the Barhu people. Chuolunbuku, who was as solid as a rock, rushed to the front and vowed to carve out a way out for his tribe.

“Bang~Bang~Bang~” “Swoosh~Swoosh~Swoosh~”

The Barhu tribe began shooting with nearly a hundred muskets and a large number of powerful bows. Since surrendering to David, their equipment had improved greatly. Not only had their armor coverage rate increased significantly, but they also had muskets and armor-piercing arrows.

Chuolunbuku felt his body tremble, and an armor-piercing arrow shot through his heart, and he fell to the ground. The death of this fierce general demoralized the troops of Bilal and Marayi, and they were soon killed and dispersed.

"I won't fight anymore. I surrender! I surrender!" Du Neheng lost the courage to resist to the end, dropped his weapons, knelt down and asked for surrender.

"Gee~Gee~Gee~"

A Barhu lieutenant recognized that he was the enemy's main general, so he rode his horse to his side, raised his sword, and cut off his head to gain merit.

In this battle, the Barhu people annihilated more than a thousand people from two armies with less than 200 casualties, and captured 13,000 people.

The young and strong men and the old, weak, women and children from the Bilal and Maraier tribes were surrounded separately. Looking at the surrounded young and strong men, Orros laughed and said loudly: "You do not know the will of heaven, and you should all be beheaded. But God is merciful, and now I will give you two choices: the first is to join our army, and your families will not only be pardoned, but also receive military pay; the second is to kill you and send your families to various tribes as slaves. You can choose for yourself."

They said they were given the choice of path, but unless they were fools, no one would choose the second path. Anyway, they were fighting for others, so what was the difference between fighting for the Qing Dynasty and fighting for David? As long as they could protect themselves and their families, it would be fine! The young and strong men of the two divisions chose the first path, which increased the number of the guards by more than 1,200 warriors, and the number of troops increased from 10,000 to 11,000.

Seeing the growing strength of the army, Orros gained confidence and led the army to continue down the Heilongjiang River, successively conquering Jiahewei, Muluhanshanwei, Zhafeihewei, Kemuwei, Qileniwei and other places. These places were established during the Ming Dynasty. They were originally inhabited by Jurchens and a few Bilar people. With the migration of the Jurchens to the south, these places were sparsely populated and were easily conquered. (End of this chapter)