While the fierce battle in Ningupa was in full swing, the Russian army, which was more than 2,000 kilometers away, spent three days completely wiping out the five Yaksa cities near the border and began to move down the river in the southeast direction.
The first stop they encountered on their way south was Guigudal City (near present-day Xinjieji Village, Jinshan Township, Mohe County).
In May of the eighth year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1615), the Khabarov gang that invaded Heilongjiang once bloodbathed Guigudal City. After the city was captured that year, the Cossack bandits beheaded all the captured Daur people, killing a total of 661 adults and children, and robbed more than 240 women and more than 100 children. There were more than a thousand people in the city, but only a dozen people survived in the end. The women who were robbed were "distributed" and ravaged by the Cossacks on the spot, and were humiliated in every way according to Cossack "customs".
In the early morning of that day, after the old fisherman Zamusu escaped from the boat of the Tsarist Russian advance team, he took a shortcut and hurriedly arrived at Guigudal City the next night and alerted the Daur people here.
The Daur leader known as "Xiaogui Gudal" heard that the Rakshasa people were invading again. He first sent his tribe and Zamusu to row south to ask for help from the officers and soldiers of Humal Kalun. At the same time, he sent people to summon nearby tribesmen to ask for help from Gui. Gudal City is concentrated.
More than a hundred years have passed, and the number of Daur border residents around Guigudal City has increased to more than 2,000. When they heard that the foreign enemy was invading, the whole family, old and young, rushed out together, leading their livestock, bows, arrows, spears and belongings, and rushed to the city of Guigudar.
Like his ancestors, Xiaogui Gudal first led his tribe to reinforce the old city wall overnight, and then built three lines of defense built with earth walls and wooden piles in the city. There are no doors in each earthen wall, but passages are dug underground to facilitate attack and retreat. Two deep ditches were dug between the three earth walls, and tunnels were built in the walled city leading to the bank of the Heilong River to store grain and grass.
In order to prevent all the women and children in the tribe from being slaughtered by Rakshasa like in the past, Xiaogui Gudal asked the elders, women and children in the tribe to retreat to Humal Kalun. But no matter how much he tried to persuade them, those old people and women just refused to leave.
An old man in the tribe said: "Xiaogui Gudal, we are all old, and we can't escape what is coming. In the past, the old people in the tribe said that Rakshasa were beasts. They even ate people back then! They could only use bows and arrows." Just talk to them with the spear.”
Xiao Guigudal was helpless, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "Old people, I won't force you not to leave, but the women and children must leave! If there are not enough boats, then ride horses! Take as little as possible of your belongings! If you don't leave, it will be too late. !”
He tried hard to talk, but in the end, dozens of women stayed, while hundreds of other Daur women took their children and said goodbye to their brothers, husbands and children with tears. They led their animals and took their few belongings with them. A major retreat began toward Humar, hundreds of miles away.
Behind them are the burning cottages and houses to fortify the walls and clear the wilderness...
Early the next morning, dozens of Tsarist Russian ships appeared on the river outside Guigudal.
Xiaogui Gudal took a dozen young tribesmen to the riverside, and saw dozens of large boats crossing the middle of the river and approaching the shore. On one of the leading boats stood a muscular guy with a face similar to his own.
"People on the boat, listen, you should stop the boat and go back immediately, otherwise we will fire our bows and arrows!"
"I am Second Lieutenant Eshin of the 1st Buryat Infantry Regiment. People on the riverside, listen, you should immediately put down your weapons and surrender! As long as you pay the 'fur tribute' to Her Majesty the Queen, you will be spared! If not, we will Bombard the city, just like a hundred and seventy-three years ago, and you will be beaten to death!"
Xiaogui Gudal listened to the other party's well-spoken Mongolian and shouted angrily: "We Daur people only pay tribute to Bogda Khan, and this is also the territory of the Qing Dynasty! If you want us to pay taxes to you, ask me first The bow, arrow and spear in your hand will not answer!"
After that, he raised his bow and nocked an arrow, and shot an arrow at the guy named Essin.
"Boom!" The long arrow dyed with black feathers hit the edge of the ship's side, immediately startling Essin.
"You don't know how to live or die, shoot him!" Essin was furious. He pulled out his sword and loudly ordered his subordinates.
Xiaogui Gudal saw Rakshasa raising his musket and quickly called his men to retreat into the city.
Several streaks of white smoke rose from the big ship, and harsh gunshots echoed on the river. Several young Daur men were shot and fell from their horses.
More than one hundred and seventy years have passed, and the Daur people still live the same life of raising horses and herding; but the Rakshasa are no longer the wandering bandits of hundreds of people back then, and this time they are more vicious than before. of devil.
Boom! Boom!
As more than a dozen plumes of white smoke rose from the bow of the big ship on the river, the Tsarist Russian army opened fire.
The earthen walled city that could withstand muskets and bows could not withstand the bombardment of the 12-pound cannon. Iron bullets penetrated the earthen walls of the old city, and the momentum continued unabated, knocking the young Daur who was hiding behind to the ground.
Not long after, dozens of other large Russian ships also joined in the bombardment. In an instant, shells were flying from the river to the walled city on the shore, and the thin old city wall was riddled with holes.
Under the cover of artillery fire, the barges of the Tsarist Russian army began to land on the shore. Hundreds of Buryats rushed to the shore and fired at the city head with muskets.
There were muskets and cannons on one side, and bows and spears on the other. Thousands of Daur people competed with the artillery fire with their flesh and blood.
"Sumuti, you are injured, retreat to the tunnel quickly!"
"No! That's where women and cowards stay. I will die on the city wall!"
After the roaring young man finished speaking, he sat down on the city wall. He endured the severe pain of his injured leg and threw the arrows in his bag at the enemy one after another. When he had no arrows to shoot, the young man tried his best to push himself up with his right leg, suddenly roared and threw himself out of the city...
This battle was unprecedentedly brutal for the Daur people, but it was really easy for the invading Tsarist Russians. The concentrated fire of several 12-pound guns soon opened a large gap in the city wall, and the Buryat musketeers rushed in.
Xiaogui Gudal had already shot all the arrows he had scattered in his bag. He picked up a prepared stone and threw it at a Rakshasa soldier. The Buryat man was immediately hit with a bruise on his face. He screamed and fell to his knees.
A dozen old men and women came over carrying stone baskets. Xiaogui Gudal hurriedly picked up another piece and was about to throw it when a grenade fell from the sky.
"boom!"
When the smoke cleared, Xiaogui Gudal fell into a pool of blood. When the women carrying the baskets saw it, they immediately went crazy. They grabbed stones from the ground, rushed over and tried to smash the enemy to death.
"shooting!"
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Women and old people were shot and fell to the ground.
The roar of cannon and muskets covered up the cries of the killings and drowned out the laughter of the Rakshasa generals on the river. With blood and gunpowder everywhere, the city of Guigudal fell again one hundred and seventy-three years later.
...
A few days later, seven hundred miles northwest of Heilongjiang City, the confluence of the Huma River and the Heilongjiang River.
After thousands of years of river erosion, this area has formed a wide delta area, surrounded by mountains and rivers, with fertile land and lush aquatic plants. (Lord Wei’s territory, Luding Mountain, is here.)
In the winter of the 11th year of Shunzhi (1654), after the Cossacks and Stepanlov bandits were defeated by the troops of the Qing Dynasty general Qingche Duwei Ming Andali, they fled here in a hurry and built the Humarsk Castle. They lingered for four years. Ningguta Zhangjing Sharhuda led his army to conquer it, and the angry border residents burned the castle.
In the 22nd year of Kangxi's reign (1683), in order to colonize the border and capture Yaksa, the Qing government approved the petition of the ministers and agreed to build Humalmu City on the riverside islands and set up scouts. However, after the Second Battle of Yaksa, the wooden city was abandoned.
In the fifth year of Yongzheng's reign, in order to prevent Rakshasa from entering the country and poaching, the Qing government established Humal Kalun here. In the history of another time and space, later generations called this place the "ancient station".
Since the Qing Dynasty, Karen outposts in the Northeast have been divided into two types in terms of function, outer Karen and inner Karen; based on geographical and climatic considerations, they are further divided into permanent Karen and transferred Karen.
Humal Kalun belongs to the outer Kalun; however, due to its remote location and severe cold climate, it was also moved to Kalun. Every year after the river freezes, the garrison soldiers go to Aihui City to spend the winter. It is not until the river melts the next year that they return to the island to continue garrisoning.
This is also the place where the Yamen of Aihui's deputy capital collected tribute from the surrounding border residents. Every year in March and December, Qing court officials came here from Aihui City to collect tribute taxes. The heads of various ministries came here with the tributes to pay taxes and receive rewards.
However, with the warning signal coming from Yaksa, the tranquility of Humal Karun was broken.
In order to resist the invasion of Rakshasa, the deputy commander of Heilongjiang City, Eledmubu, ordered all the surrounding Karen garrison to gather at Humal Karen. The three hundred armored soldiers who had been ordered to go north also arrived here. In the past few days, thousands of border residents of various ethnic groups from the surrounding area have arrived here one after another after hearing the news to assist the officers and soldiers in the defense.
Although the wooden city built during the Kangxi period has been destroyed, the original wall base is still there. The border residents who came over immediately started building the wooden city regardless of their hard work.
The restored wooden city has been reduced by half from its original circumference of eight miles. The outer walls are made of thick pine wood from the surrounding mountains and filled with earth and rocks.
"Sir, there are several Daur people who came from upstream to report and want to see you!"
Tibet, the co-leader from Aihui City, said quickly: "Bring it quickly, I will ask in person."
Not long after, when the old fisherman Zhamusu and his three companions were brought into the tent by the armored soldiers, when they saw the Qing general sitting in the middle, they bowed their heads.
"Zhamusu, a common man, comes to see the leader! Please send troops to rescue Guigudal City quickly!"
"Get up and talk."
Zamusu stood up and said hurriedly: "Sir! The villain escaped from Yaksa. The three of them were sent by the leader of Guigudal City to ask for help!"
Tubot nodded and said: "Don't be anxious, speak slowly."
After a meal, Aihun assisted Tibet after listening to the stories of Zamusu and the other three people. He sighed: "It took you three days to get here. I estimate that Guigudal City may not be saved." ”
"Ah!" The three Daur people who came with Zamusu suddenly became anxious. "Sir, there are nearly a thousand people, old and young, in the city. We need to save them!"
"It's too late!" Tibet stood up and walked outside the tent, pointing to the officers and soldiers who were building a wooden city with the border people: "Look, I only have 400 soldiers here. I'm afraid it's not enough to defend Humar. How can we do it again?" Divide your troops and go north for rescue?"
Zamusu looked sad after hearing this, while the other three Daur people burst into tears and knelt on the ground in the direction of Guigudal City, praying for their relatives whose life or death was unpredictable.
At this time, a lieutenant came up behind Tibet and whispered: "Sir, I would like to lead my soldiers to the northwest to scout out, in case anyone escapes, it would be better to have a response."
Tubot said solemnly: "I can't give you more people, you can only bring ten people."
Na Zuo led the way: "嗻!"
Aihun assisted Tubote and waited for Nazuo to lead him away. He turned his hands behind his back and looked to the southeast. He sighed secretly. He understood that his time was running out and Rakshasa's fleet would go down the river at any time. But when will the reinforcements from Qiqihar arrive?
...
Qiqihar City, the Heilongjiang General's office is located in the east direction of this wooden city. Because the weather has not completely warmed up yet, Heilongjiang General Hengxiu's office is still in the warm hall in the back hall.
At this time, a staff member opened the door and walked in. He bowed to Hengxiu who was sitting behind the desk and handed over an urgent letter with three chicken feathers on it.
Hengxiu took it and looked at the cover. It was from Ning Guta Camp. He opened it and took a few glances, but his face suddenly became filled with anger.
"Ming Yinzhai, that bastard, actually wants me to send troops?! The Rakshasa are almost fucking attacking Heilongjiang City!"
The staff cupped their hands and said: "Commander, how do we get back to Commander Ming?"
"What the hell! I don't have any soldiers! He has tens of thousands of elite soldiers under Ming Yinzhai. If this can't stop Zhao Ni and his gang, we might as well kill them head-on!"
Heng Xiu walked back and forth in the room for a few steps. The heat from the earth dragon in the warm hall made him feel very irritated. He asked without thinking: "How many days has it been since the urgent report to Mr. Qing was sent out?"
The staff member said: "It's been two days."
Qinggui was the minister of economics and strategy who was ordered by the emperor to manage Jilin and Heilongjiang. Now that Hengxiu was asking for reinforcements, he had to report to Qinggui who was in Wula, Jilin.
At present, the Eight Banners soldiers stationed in Qiqihar are insufficient to support Ningguta, and there are only 3,000 soldiers left in total. Yesterday, Hengxiu, after receiving an urgent report from the deputy commander of Heilongjiang City, had mobilized 1,500 armored soldiers to support. There are no troops left at the moment.
"At my service with pen and ink." Hengxiu decided to send another urgent message to Qinggui asking for help. According to the news coming back from Aihui City, Rakshasa launched a sudden attack this time, and the attack was extremely fierce. There were hundreds of warships alone, and it was difficult for Heilongjiang City's more than a thousand defenders to resist it.
The staff hurriedly sharpened the ink. Hengxiu picked up the brush and was about to dip it in ink when he heard the door curtain ring. He looked up and saw that his own soldier, Captain Geshiha, had walked in.
Hengxiu dipped his hands in ink and said, "Tell me, what's the matter?"
"Commander, Zhao Ni's 8,000 men broke through the Ningguta camp three days ago, and Marshal Ming retreated to Ningguta City!"
"What?!" Hengxiu screamed in shock. The brush in his hand fell onto the white letter paper with a "clack", and ink spattered everywhere.
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