Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

The bloody massacre frightened the various tribes of the wild Jurchens in the Heilongjiang and Wusuli River basins. The remaining Udehe people dared not resist any more and sent envoys to surrender. Orros settled the more than 3,000 Udehe people he had gathered in Boli, and ordered General Zhamubi of Hoboksari to lead 1,800 soldiers to garrison this important military town, while he led 7,000 people to continue to march to the lower reaches of the Heilongjiang River. At this time, the guards were exhausted from the long battle, but Orros did not dare to give his subordinates enough time to rest. The military order was like a mountain, and they had to control all the key points in the middle and lower reaches of the Heilongjiang River before the Ningguta Qing army could react, and cut off their escape route to the north.

The 7,000-strong army galloped in the snow using horses, deer, sleds and other tools, and quickly entered the territory of the Huerha tribe, Sarhuwei. The three major tribes of the wild Jurchens: Wuji, Huerha, and Valka. The Wuji tribe is the longest, but the Huerha tribe has the widest area, from Wuzala in the lower reaches of the Heilongjiang River to the city of Yaksa in the upper reaches, all of which are places where the tribe thrives, especially in the Mudanjiang and Songhuajiang River basins. The Huerha tribe in the lower reaches of the Heilongjiang River has a large population. Like other wild Jurchen tribes, most of them were incorporated into the Eight Banners of the Manchus and were called Yiche Manchuria (New Manchuria). Because they shared the same language and race with the Jianzhou Jurchens and received the banner salary of the Qing Dynasty, they were loyal to the Qing Dynasty in their hearts. But the situation was stronger than the people. After the news of the Khabarovsk massacre spread, even the powerful Huerha people were afraid. Narbu, the commander of the Huerha tribe stationed in Sarhuwei, did not dare to fight and led his 300 men to surrender.

Looking at Narbu kneeling on the ground, Orros was very proud. Finally, an organized Manchu Eight Banners surrendered to him. Although it was not Buddhist Manchuria (Old Manchuria) like Jianzhou Jurchen, but Yiche Manchuria (New Manchuria) which had surrendered for a relatively short time, it was still a Niulu of the Manchu Eight Banners after all. If even the Manchu Eight Banners surrendered without a fight, the subsequent battles would be easier to fight. He suppressed his joy and asked: "Are you surrendering for real or fake?"

"I am truly surrendering," Narbu replied tremblingly.

"I heard that your tribe has been incorporated into the Eight Banners of the Manchus, and you are receiving banner pay and good treatment. Why don't you fight?" After asking this, Orros squinted his eyes to observe his reaction.

"My entire clan is in Sarhu, and I don't want Sarhu to follow in the footsteps of Boli," Narbu said painfully.

Hearing him talk about his masterpiece in Blagoveshchensk, Orros nodded slightly and said, "You are indeed honest. Don't worry, I never kill surrendered generals. Since you really surrender, please write a letter to me to persuade the nearby tribes to surrender."

How dare you not bow your head when you are under someone's roof? Narbu obediently wrote letters to the leaders of the nearby Huerha tribe. However, except for the two tribes of Gulu and Hushimen on the north bank of the Heilongjiang River, which were across the river from Sarhu, the other Huerha tribes fled to Zhaling Mountain and took refuge with Tohei Ke, the chief of the Huerha tribe in the lower reaches of the Heilongjiang River.

"Hehe, most of the Hurha people in the lower reaches of the Heilongjiang River went to Zhaling Mountain? Who is that Toheiko? Why does he have such a high prestige?" Orros asked Narbu.

"In reply to the Marshal, Toheko was one of the first leaders of the Hulha tribe to surrender to the Qing Dynasty. As early as the fifth year of Tiancong (1631), he paid tribute to the Qing court and made many contributions. He was promoted to the position of Jiala Zhangjing, which was much higher than the official position of other tribal leaders. Because of his old age and prestige, many tribes listened to him," Narbu answered respectfully.

"I see, it turns out to be an old man," Orros laughed, "I will go meet this old man and see if his age and wisdom match each other." After that, he ordered his men to advance to Zhaling Mountain. Because he was worried that the newly surrendered Jurchen tribe would cause chaos after the army left, he deliberately took away the elite of the Huerha tribe who surrendered to him, and ordered Sarhu Zuoling Naerbu, Gulu Zuoling Eyitu, and Hushimen Zuoling Nierdu to lead 900 surrendered soldiers as the vanguard, and followed closely with his own 7,000 troops.
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On the Zhaling Mountain, the leaders of the Huerha tribes had serious disagreements over whether to fight or surrender. Azhe Zuoling Abukai and Fushan Zuoling Anba advocated surrender, as they were frightened by the Khabarovsk massacre committed by the guards; Fulihe Zuoling Bodun and Gumerhe Zuoling Baobai advocated fighting, as they were Jurchens, how could they not be loyal to the Qing Dynasty?

Despite the quarrels of the chiefs, Tohei Ke still calmly sipped his tea. He became addicted to tea drinking after he was rewarded with ten boxes of tea when he went to Shengjing to pay tribute to Huang Taiji.

"Zhang Jing, please say something frankly." "Yes, Zhang Jing, the guards are about to arrive. Everyone is waiting for your decision whether to fight or make peace." Seeing that he didn't speak, the leaders became more and more anxious.

"Alas~ I remember when I paid homage to Emperor Taizong (referring to Huang Taiji), I was shocked by the national strength of the Qing Dynasty as soon as I entered Shengjing. I didn't expect that Shengjing would be conquered by the Wei army in just thirty years. It seems that David's national strength is far beyond our ability to resist. Resistance is useless, so let's surrender," the old man finally broke the silence and expressed his opinion.

"No, Zhang Jing, we are all Jurchens, how can we betray the Qing Dynasty?" Fulihe Zuoling Bodun objected excitedly.

"The Wei army captured Shengjing because Prince Ping fell into the trap of the pseudo-Khan and destroyed the main force of our army outside the Great Wall, not because they were not good at fighting. The terrain of Zhaling Mountain is quite steep. We will be able to defend it by relying on the mountain!" Bao Bai, the captain of the Gumer River, also refused to surrender.

"Alas~ Since you want to fight, just fight first. If you can't win, then surrender," Toheiko sighed.
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On May 1662, the th year of Qianyuan (), the battle of Zhaling Mountain started. "Dong~Dong~Dong~" accompanied by the rumbling of war drums, the surrendered generals Narbu, Eyitu, and Nierdu led surrendered soldiers of the Huerha tribe to attack the mountain. They were still wearing the Qing army's battle robes, but they were worn inside out to show the difference. The mountain was raining arrows and stones. The surrendered soldiers were afraid of the military law of the guards' supervisory team, so they went up with rattan shields on their heads. It was getting closer and closer, so close that the pigtails on the back of their heads were clearly visible.

"These bastards who don't care about their ancestors!" Bo Dun was furious and led 300 warriors to charge at his former comrades. Seeing his bravery, Bao Bai next to him was unwilling to be outdone and also led 300 of his own men to charge.

"Kill~kill~kill~"

The fierce charge quickly disrupted the formation of the surrendered soldiers. They were originally Jurchens, but were forced to attack the mountain. Their will to fight was not firm. Seeing that the situation was not right, they turned around and fled. Eyitu ran slower and was caught up by Bodun, who cut off his head with a knife. Naerbu and Nierdu saw that the situation was not good and ran for their lives. Bodun and Baobai led their subordinates to chase them. Their bravery inspired other Huerha generals. Abukai, Amba and others also led their troops to chase down the mountain.

"Marshal, should we send troops to support our vanguard?" Aohan Bobuda, who was accompanying the expedition, asked Orros.

"Fire!" Orros ordered fiercely.

"Fire? Now our vanguard is entangled with the enemy, and firing will hurt our own people," Buda was shocked.

Orros rolled his eyes at him and said, "What do you mean by one of our own? They are just Jurchens. Let them die. I just want victory. Fire!"

As soon as the order was given, the cannons roared like thunder, and shells fell one after another among the Huerha people who were fighting, killing and wounding the pursuers and the pursued without distinction. The fierce bombardment stunned the Huerha people, and they could not form a formation or a team. The cowardly ones fled everywhere.

Orros found the opportunity to fight and decisively gave the order, "Attack! Kill the enemy!" Arsalen, Enhesen, Kenzheuler, Dular, Samakir, Qino and other generals heard the order and rushed out to kill the Qing army.

The Qing army was originally small in number, and the bombardment also dampened their morale. They could not resist and turned back to run up the mountain. In the melee, Bodun, the commander of the Fuli River, was killed. Sadly, Nie Erdui, the leader of the Hushimen tribe who had surrendered to the Wei, was killed by the Wei army's own artillery while fleeing.

Looking at the defeated generals Baobai, Abukai and Anba, Toheko did not blame them, but said in a sad tone: "After this battle, we have served the Qing Dynasty faithfully. For the sake of our people, we should not fight again and surrender." After that, the old man immediately sent someone to ask for surrender from the guards.

To show his sincerity when surrendering, this Jiala Zhangjing even tied branches to his bare upper body and asked for forgiveness. Orros did not blame him, but smiled and helped him up. The two of them walked into the tent shoulder to shoulder and arm in arm to chat, as if they were old friends for many years.

After the Battle of Zhaling Mountain, the wild Jurchen tribes in Harman, Nurgan (now Terlin), Geji River, and Yemu River surrendered one after another. So far, from Hulipingzhai in the middle reaches of the Heilongjiang River to the estuary, the coastal areas in the middle and lower reaches south of the Heilongjiang River were occupied by the Wei army. Orros successfully completed the task assigned to him by the Great Khan Lianhua to cut off the retreat route of the Ningguta Qing army along the Heilongjiang River. (End of this chapter)