Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1103

Let's go back in time to a few months ago.

In mid-May, the Amur River Basin is warm and full of spring flowers, a scene full of vitality.Outside the newly established Tongjiang village last fall, the former Cossack Pavlov knelt on the ground, kissed the ground under his feet again, and murmured: "This must be God's mistake. This land is bigger than my land in the hinterland of Ross." My hometown is much more fertile, but the winter here is so cold.”

Pavlov's new North Korean wife came out of the house with a basin. She looked at her husband for no reason, then threw some corn kernels into the chickens, touched the door and shook her head. hound, and went back to the house to make breakfast.

Smoke rises from behind the steeple wooden house, and the snow on the roof complements the fresh green trees outside, making everything seem so peaceful—of course, this is not the case in reality!

A dull siren sounded from the Songhua River channel behind the woods, and Pavlov jumped up when he heard the sound: "This must be the return of the general who went to conquer the barbarians!"

"Great victory! Great victory! Commander Chang came back with a great victory in conquering the Tartars. The defeated captives will beheaded more than 250 ranks of Melezhang Jingnihari! It is ridiculous that the slave chief Sarhuda has only more than [-] real Tartars under his command. This battle I have lost so much, and from now on I will be like that lost dog who will not dare to make mistakes. My Dadong’an is mighty, and Commander Chang is mighty, mighty!” A preacher who was born as a poor scholar stood on the deck of the ship holding a tin trumpet roared loudly.

At this time, the boat was approaching the pier, and hundreds of Songhua River security regiments for morning exercises were gathered nearby—a newly established force with a staff of 1000, mainly from Daur, Hezhe and Ming people—soldiers, the voice of a dilapidated scholar Shouting, the Shandan translator next to him translated in native language, and everyone looked sideways and excited.Although in recent years, relying on strong ships, strong guns, and excellent equipment, the Yellow Clothes Army is invincible in this area of ​​Heilongjiang, but most of the people who were defeated were the natives who surrendered to Bogd Khan (at most they were considered the Eight Banners reserves), and they were able to defeat them in one battle. It is really not easy to kill hundreds of so-called "True Eight Banners". It is estimated that the Battle of Khabarovsk that defeated Sarhuda can be compared!

However, in the past two years, the people on the east coast have digested the Shandan tribes that have occupied the territory and settled them as much as possible. At the same time, they have also pushed the line of defense further to the intersection of Heilongjiang and Songhua River. Qing's old fate made it impossible for Ning Guta to pretend not to see the existence of the Dong'an people.Ever since, there was a record of killing hundreds of enemies in this Songhua River battle.

In fact, this battle commanded by Chang Kaisheng was an encounter from the very beginning.Chang Kaisheng originally took half of the Heilongjiang security regiment and a hundred or so East Coast musketeers (less than a thousand people in total) on a boat south to collect taxes, and beat the local pro-Manchu tribe forces by the way.But who would have thought that Nasharhuda sent Nihari, one of his deputy, to lead the Zhenglan Banner with several hundred people, secretly sneaked into the reed marshes tens of kilometers upstream of the same section of the Songhua River, and waited for the formation of gunboats from the east bank to arrive. Shi took rafts and boats and rushed out in one fell swoop, trying to eliminate the people on the east bank with brave close-range hand-to-hand combat.

But who is the Heilongjiang security group?These sergeants from Shandan have not lost their wildness (even bear hunters dare to carry a wooden spear), and they are well-equipped, and they will not lose the wind in hand-to-hand combat against the soldiers of the Eight Banners.Coupled with the assistance of musketeers and gunners on the east coast, after a fierce battle, the Qing army was naturally defeated, killing 50 and [-] enemies on the spot, and beheading nearly [-] people in the cold and shallow water of the river beach in the follow-up pursuit. big win!And not only that, their troops also defeated more than a thousand Shandan tribesmen who accompanied the Eight Banners in the battle, killed and wounded more than [-] people, and defeated the courage of these tribesmen in World War I.

This kind of spirit-boosting battle naturally inspired the Shandan soldiers of the Heilongjiang Security Regiment. In the past, when Huang Taiji was still alive, this fellow would lead a large army to the vicinity to capture wild Jurchens as a source of soldiers almost every few years. Although the Jurchen is strong in battle, but the equipment is too poor, the strategy is not very good, and it has been repeatedly defeated by Huang Taiji - in this matter, Sauron, Huerha and other ministries must have a say - the tribe was also incorporated by him, The tribesmen who did not want to take refuge were brutally ravaged.They have held back this hatred for many years and have not reported it!God is pitiful, now the wise and powerful Khan in yellow has come to save everyone, equipped everyone with armor, machetes, arrows, and cannons with unpredictable abilities, and finally can kill these Bogd Khan's dog legs It's really a joy to cut it down!

Therefore, you can see that the soldiers in leather hats and iron armor (cotton armor in winter) are still talking and laughing loudly when they are approaching the Tongjiangzhai Wharf.Chang Kaisheng, who was wearing a fur coat, was surrounded by a group of middle and senior military officers, smiling all over his face. He was still joking with the left and right: "This year I will set up a model fort more than 200 kilometers upstream of the Songhua River. The fort will adopt the latest design, and its strength, firepower and ability to accommodate troops are not comparable to those of other villages, so I named it the model fort. Hehe, I have invited several architects from China. The materials are also ready. From the end of this month, everyone will go south to build the fort for me, Wang Shichuan, I will leave this matter to you, is there any problem?"

"Report to Commander, there is absolutely no problem!" Wang Shichuan, the head of the Heilongjiang Security Corps in leather armor, shouted in response.This guy was from the Shun Army, he was originally a general who was personally selected by Marshal Mo, but unfortunately he was suppressed when Deputy Commander Wei was in charge, and he didn't get along very well.Now that Commander Chang Kaisheng, who pays attention to military exploits, came to power and once again used Wang Shichuan, who can be called a veteran general, his energy was suddenly full. Jiamusi), immediately agreed: "The old thief Sharhuda has lost his courage, and the nearby Shandan tribesmen also have doubts about Bogd Khan who can no longer protect them. Just give me a thousand soldiers and five A cannon, and some Korean masters, will be able to repair the fort before winter and let the sons live in it. In the next spring, we can use this as a base to attack the Tartars in the Zhangjing area of ​​Ningguta and make them sleep well. "

"It's good to have such a determination. Someone will cooperate with you when the time comes. I hope I won't be disappointed." Chang Kaisheng happily patted Wang Shichuan on the shoulder and said, "Of course, the model castle is the key point of construction, so there must be no mistakes. .But other places can’t be ignored. I’ll send you a group of Qing army prisoners and Korean masters next month. First, Dongjiao Township under the jurisdiction of Jiangdong County (located near Lazarev Port, a straight line away from Sakhalin Island) The distance is less than ten kilometers, and the strategic significance is extremely important), Wannei Tun Township (De Castries Bay), Heijiao Township (located near Heijiao Town) and three settlements have been repaired. Four townships including Jiangdong Town , it will be the basic base of Jiangdong County in the future, and as the second county established by our country in the lower reaches of the Amur River, it is of great significance."

Chang Kaisheng had taken over from Li Renjun's squad to take up the post in the Amur River theater, and spent a very good time here, so he still has quite deep feelings for this place.Therefore, after he was promoted to the captain of the Blackwater Pioneering Team, he single-handedly led the decision to build a second county nearby (that is, Jiangdong County, with an estimated population of less than 5000 people). The reason was to develop along the waterway of the Amur River. Competitive colonization with the Russians.

This reason barely convinced all the members of the Standing Committee. Everyone felt that Edom and Russia are now so enthusiastic, and there seems to be little concern about the deterioration of the relationship in a short period of time. The complementarity between the two parties is very strong, so the two sides Even if there is colonial competition in the outer Northeast, it is unlikely to be decided through war, but mostly through negotiations and consultations to demarcate the border—this is very possible. Russia has not many troops in the Far East, and its military strength is the strongest The city of Yakutsk (the residence of the governor) only has more than 1000 Siberian Cossacks. The strength of the same people from the east bank in the outer northeast is the same. , can definitely delineate their respective spheres of influence through friendly consultations.

And to divide the border, the most important basis is undoubtedly their respective actual control areas. People from the East Bank established Temple Street and Jiangdong County in the Amur River Basin (at the same time, officials were assigned, refugees were resettled, and the Public Security Bureau, Courts, tax offices, etc.) are the undisputed areas of actual control, which have a great influence on possible future demarcation. Therefore, the resolution to establish a second county in the Amur River Basin was passed after some debate.

After Pavlov asked his wife to drive the family's sheep into the wild to let them graze and mate freely, he walked quickly to the pier, first complimented Chang Kaisheng in stammering Chinese, and then reported a Important situation: "Stepanov sent someone... It was Khabarov... and asked for a joint attack on Bogd Khan. The letter is here!"

Chang Kaisheng was stunned when he heard the words, and then he took the letter and handed it to an officer behind him, and asked him to go back and translate it, and then he said indifferently: "The old Maozi group, from Franzbekov to Sijie From Panov to Khabarov, they are a bunch of robbers and speculators from top to bottom, so despised! We don’t have time to play with them this year, let’s let them hang out for a while, if they want to go south, they can go alone , maybe you can share some pressure with us. The focus of this year in the Amur theater is to build the model fort first, and everything must revolve around this theme. By the way, last time there were a few tribes in the western mountains who refused to surrender and beat them to death. Injured our tax collector and fled to the Albazin area, I will write back to ask Stepanov if he has seen it, and if he sees it, he will be handed over to us, otherwise everything will be discussed."

After the explanation, Chang Kaisheng inspected the surrounding area again, and appeased some Shandan tribes who had recently taken refuge, and then boarded the returning grain ship and headed for Temple Street Port - where he will replace it with a Big ships (now regular liners have been opened between Temple Street, Heishui and Dabo) go to Heishui Port.

(End of this chapter)