Liu Sheng and Fan Tong walked onto the mound and raised their binoculars to look at the battlefield to the west. They saw gunpowder smoke still filling the distance, and black smoke rising from the Qing army camp a few kilometers away.
On the Beihai Navy's 75mm artillery position, ten artillery pieces were still firing at the Qing warships fleeing across the river. Under the mound, the logistics troops from the village seven miles away have also arrived. They drove their carriages through the trenches carefully laid out by the Qing army, and rushed towards the Qing army's camp impatiently.
Fan Tong, who was on the battlefield for the first time, saw such a scene, and his heart burst with pride. He shouted: "How happy! It's really thanks to you, Liu, that five armored vehicles scared away the Qing soldiers!"
Liu Sheng curled his lips, put down the telescope and said, "What's the point of attacking our own people? The North Navy wants to dye its battle flag red with the blood of foreign enemies."
Fan Tong was unconvinced and said: "We are rebels now, and this is the Eight Banners Army of the Qing Dynasty!"
Liu Sheng said: "In the final analysis, the Eight Banners are still Chinese. What I want to fight most now is Rakshasa!"
Yes, when it comes to fighting the Eight Banners, Zhao Xin and Liu Sheng have the most say in Beihai Town. The two of them have been fighting all the way from Bear Island until now, and they have conquered Beihai Town. But if you really asked him what it was like for the two of them to fight against each other, Zhao Xinhui would change the subject with a smile, but Liu Sheng didn't want to talk about it at all.
In the final analysis, what you are fighting against is your own rotten past.
It’s okay not to mention this taste...
Fan Tong was so excited that he hadn't realized this fact yet; in his opinion, Liu Sheng's quarrel with him must have been because his little wife was from Hezhe. To mention Han chauvinism in front of him now is just asking for trouble.
"Let's go to the Qing army camp to see if there's any good stuff."
"You go first. I have something else to do here. I'll be there in a minute."
Fan Tong waved his hand, got on his horse with his two guards, and headed towards the Ninggu Tower Camp excitedly.
Ning Guta's camp was over, and when he saw Mingliang vomiting three liters of blood and unconscious, Na Qitai felt it was time to take action on his own.
He thought that it was still Zhao Xin who led the Northern Navy in front of him, so with the mentality of being killed, he ordered people to cross the river by boat with trepidation to discuss the details of the "city redemption fee".
The people sent by Qitai were acquaintances. Zhang, Qian, and Huang had all met Zhao Xin a few days ago, but the problem was that Liu Sheng did not show up that time. So when the three envoys were led by soldiers to see Liu Sheng, they were all shocked.
Why is that King Zhao who is smiling and saying weird things not here? Who is this tall and strong guy sitting on the main seat with the reincarnation of a bear spirit? And who is the fat man sitting next to him who is smiling but not smiling?
After some greetings, Zhang Yubei carefully explained the purpose of the three of his visits, but Liu Sheng couldn't help but sneer after hearing this.
"We don't want the city redemption fee this time. You go back and tell Qitai to leave the city and surrender! I don't have the time to waste time with him!"
Zhang Yubei and the others were shocked and said quickly: "Why did the general say this? If eight thousand taels of gold are not enough, please tell me the amount, so I can raise it as soon as possible when I get back."
"Pah!" Liu Sheng slapped the table and said angrily: "Bastard!"
"General, spare your life! I am just passing the message on behalf of the Vice-President."
Fan Tong on the side said: "I might as well tell you the truth, the Rakshasa army has crossed the border and invaded, and in a few days, it will move south along the Heilongjiang River. The Manchu and Qing court is thinking about dealing with us all day long, and our Northern Navy is I want to go north to fight Rakshasa."
Zhang Yubei and the three of them looked at each other and thought to themselves that you are a liar! Returning Rakshasa, that's all happening thousands of miles away, how could you rebels know?
Qian Yu, one of the three, rushed to Fan Tongtong and said, "Master Fan, even if you want to attack Rakshasa, you can just make way for the troops stationed inside and outside the city. Why bother attacking the city and causing tens of thousands of people to die?"
Fan Tong held a riding whip and said with a majestic look: "Hmph, we are afraid that the Manchu court will stab us in the back..."
"Whether we fight Rakshasa or not, we will take down Ning Guta this time!"
The more Fan Tong spoke, the more absurd he became. Liu Sheng interrupted hastily, looked at Zhang Yubei and the three of them and said, "Go back and tell Na Qitai that I will give him one day. If he doesn't surrender, the Bei Navy will bombard the city! I'm a man who said Do it!”
After speaking, he waved his hand to signal the guards to see off the guests.
The three envoys returned to Ningguta City with gloomy expressions. When they saw Na Qitai, they told Bei Haijun what he wanted. The master exploded upon hearing this.
"Have you not seen that Zhao Xin?"
"Liu Sheng? I have the impression that he looks like a bear spirit... a loser? How come there are still people with this name? Oh, Fan Tong."
"What? They don't want money this time?! Damn it! I'll fight them!"
"Rakshasa? Humph~ Hahaha~~ If Rakshasa crosses the border, General Heilongjiang will handle it. He has nothing to do with Thief Zhao!"
Just when the man was chattering away, as if he was in a state of panic, his subordinate Geshiha came to report, and Qiqihar sent the flight documents. It was extremely urgent!
The Rakshasa invaded on a large scale and destroyed five cities in Ravkai within a few days. Heilongjiang General Hengxiu implored Marshal Ming to quickly mobilize his troops to the north for support!
After Na Qitai heard this, his eyes and chin hit his feet... The house was leaking!
Now Fucha Mingliang is lying in bed and unconscious, and the biggest official in Ningguta City is Na Qitai. As a senior general of the Qing Dynasty, this man's first reaction was not to send troops, but to think that Rakshasa and Zhao Xin were colluding with each other.
There's nothing wrong with him thinking so. How could things be such a coincidence?
Indeed, if Tsarist Russia had not known that Beihai Town had defeated the Qing army and made them realize the weakness under the tiger skin of the Qing Empire, the Queen in St. Petersburg could only think about it and would have to wait until her grandson Alexander II to actually take action.
From this point of view, Beihai Town was indeed one of the driving forces of Tsarist Russia's invasion.
Of course, the most important reason is that the Tsarist Russians have coveted the middle and lower reaches of Heilongjiang for many years; even after two Yaksa battles, their ambitions for the Northeast still exist.
Although Na Qitai wanted to resolve the predicament through negotiation and payment of the city redemption fee, it was because there was a precedent with the Bei Navy before; but now the Bei Navy on the other side of the river was busy sharpening their swords and did not discuss with him at all.
"That's right. Thief Zhao has even raised his flag, how can he live in a remote place?!"
You will definitely not be able to defeat them, but you can't make the decision to retreat alone, otherwise you will definitely be the first to lose your head when the time comes. The only way is to share the responsibility with everyone.
Na Qitai wanted to understand all this, so he immediately sent his men to ask the generals inside and outside the city to come to the government office to discuss. The Marshal Ming who fled into Ninggu Tower City was still unconscious, so the person with the highest official rank in Ninggu Tower City was Na Qitai, who was from the first rank.
An hour later, the back hall of the Deputy Dutong Yamen was already full of people. From the deputy commander to the wing commanders of each battalion, from the staff general to the third-class bodyguard, everyone who could come came except those who could not afford to be seriously injured.
Na Qitai first showed the emergency report from Qiqihar and said with a serious expression: "Everyone, the Zhao thief is ambitious and colludes with the Rakshasa to plot our Qing territory! What they say now about going north to fight against Russia is really ridiculous!"
He glanced at the generals present and noticed that everyone had ugly expressions and remained silent. Most of these people had injuries on their bodies and damaged armor. They sighed in their hearts, then stood up and cupped their hands towards the south, saying: "Your Majesty, my Qitai has gone from being a sixth-grade blue feather guard to what he is today. Jiang. The Zhao thieves on the opposite side will attack the city tomorrow, and I have decided to lead all the soldiers and civilians in the city to defend Ninggu Pagoda and be loyal to the country! I hope you will work together with me to be loyal to the emperor and kill the enemy to serve the country!"
The generals present looked at me and I looked at you, and they said to themselves that the commander-in-chief, with tens of thousands of people, was defending at all levels, and had been working hard for two years but could not stop it. Your lord just wanted to defend it with the help of thousands of remnant soldiers inside and outside the city. ?
You can't joke like that!
Those quick-thinking people understood what this or that adult was planning in just a moment's notice, but they made up their mind not to speak first.
No hurries? There is always someone more anxious than yourself.
There was silence for a moment in the second hall. Terdenche, the Mongolian deputy commander and general manager of the Zhengbai Banner, who was sitting at the top, spoke: "Sir, the Zhao bandits are powerful, have powerful firearms, and are good at using black magic. I am the official. Do you think it would be better... to retreat to Jilin Ula?"
"My lord, I have something I don't know whether to say or not." Decheng'e, the commander of the Shotgun Guard Academy and the forward officer of the Jianrui Battalion, who was sitting nearby, also joined in the conversation. He is from the Zhenghuang Banner of Mongolia, and his uncle is Prince Gongelabutan of Horqin and Shuo.
Na Qitai thought that there was a way out, and he said solemnly: "But it doesn't matter."
Decheng said: "The general thinks that apart from Hunchun, there are only 8,000 soldiers in Wula, Jilin. Although we are waiting to defend the city and die for the country, we would not regret it, but if Jilin Wula falls, there will be no heavy troops outside the pass! I must have some experience. Your Excellency and the Emperor will not blame me."
With the first two heavyweight "contestants" taking action, others also started speaking out.
"Yes, sir, the first priority is to keep Jilin Ula intact..."
"It doesn't matter if I defend the city and serve the country, but if something happens to Jilin Wula, I will die without redemption!"
"What should we do about Rakshasa? Mr. Heng's place is already in a state of emergency!" As soon as Na Qitai said these words, the whole hall became silent again.
Compared to the Northern Navy, the generals here despise Rakshasa. But the problem is that all the weapons and baggage are lost and there is insufficient food and grass. If they really want to go north to fight Rakshasa, they will have to rely on the support of Jilin Wula. After all, the largest shipyard in Liaodong is in Jilin.
What a fart if you don’t have a boat or a cannon!
Terdenche said: "We have no control over this matter. We must make a decision before sending troops. The most important thing now is to withdraw to Jilin Wula and reorganize the army to fight again. Now Zhao Ni is like a wolf and a tiger. If he really wants to fight with Rakshasa Collusion, sooner or later there will be a gap between them..."
Hi! As Mr. Jie made it clear, just sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.
Na Qitai pretended to be in deep thought. After a while, he suddenly slapped the armrest of the Grand Master's chair in annoyance. With tears in his eyes, he stood up and knelt down, facing south. The generals in the hall didn't understand why, and "swish" showed up in front of Na Qitai. A vacant lot.
"Your Majesty! The guilty minister has failed the Emperor's trust. Now, in order to protect Jilin, this is all he can do!" Na Qitai said and kowtowed three times respectfully.
The generals of the Qing army in the hall looked at it, and they felt very disgusted. How dare you still play this trick, sir? !
Although they thought so, everyone hurriedly faced south and knelt down, kowtowing in the direction of Beijing City to apologize.
The officers and soldiers are leaving! No matter whether the people in the city live or die!
Thousands of Qing troops were about to retreat from Ninggu Pagoda. The news could not be hidden from the people in the city, so the people in the city panicked. The most unlucky ones were the various shops in the city. The horses, cattle, carts and carts in their stores were all requisitioned by the Qing army. The wolf-like and tiger-like troops did not attack these merchants at all.
"Master Jun! Please, please leave us two cars. There is also a warehouse of goods in the backyard!"
"The Deputy Governor has an order! Recruit vehicles of all sizes to transport military supplies. If anyone disobeys, he will be killed on the spot!"
Seeing the Qing soldiers looting all the vehicles, horses and cattle in the courtyard, the owner of the shop collapsed on the ground, crying and shouting: "It's over, it's all over now! Eight thousand taels of ginseng, what should I do with this?! "
Compared with the wealthy and powerful businessmen, the tens of thousands of bannermen and Han people in the city were very unlucky. According to Na Qitai's order, everyone in the city must follow the army south.
No boat or horse? Then give me your legs! Anyone who dares not to leave will be killed on the spot!
For the local exiled Han people, they were enslaved by armored men wherever they went. Going south was still warmer; but for the local banner people, there was really no way to survive. Their land and homes are here, but there is nothing left in the south.
Once the current banner people are ruined, their lives will still be miserable! Do you really think that the bannermen are all die-hard farmers?
From the end of Kangxi's reign, due to the proliferation of Eight Banners soldiers, wars decreased, and the proportion of Banner soldiers picking up armor continued to shrink. As a result, the livelihood problems of the Bannermen were exposed, and they became increasingly serious during the Qianlong period. Beginning in the seventh year of Qianlong's reign, the Qing government promulgated the "Order of Setting Up Flags for the People"; over the past few decades, a large number of Han army flag officers were continuously dismissed, and they were either naturalized locally or reorganized into green camps.
Although the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia will not be abolished, if they want to get their share of grain and rice, they must "fill the gap". If there is no shortage, they will eat one meal but not another.
Once a man from the Eight Banners of Manchu and Mongolia reaches adulthood, he is called "Dingkou". The standard of adulthood varies in different periods. During the Qianlong period, the adult standards for bannermen were eighteen years old and over one meter six.
What? Your child is already 19 years old and only 1.5 meters tall? Well, then your child will be a "minor" for the rest of his life...
For ordinary bannermen families, if they have passed the qualifications for becoming a senior citizen, they have to take exams, including riding archery, infantry archery, and Mandarin. Only those who pass the exam can fill the vacancy.
Why is it possible? Because the vacancies at the camp heads of the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia are fixed. For example, in the Xiaoqi battalion, there are 40 vacancies for each assistant leader; in the guard camp with good conditions, there are 17 vacancies for each assistant commander; as for the forward battalion, which was born out of the Bagala White Armored Soldiers and belongs to the emperor's personal bodyguards, each assistant commander only has 2 vacancies. lack.
At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, there were only more than 100 men in a subordinate position, and there were many vacancies; but by the end of the Qianlong period, there were more than 300 men in a subordinate position. Even if those who were officials were excluded, more than half of them could not fill the vacancies. No income!
Historically, in the mid-term of Daoguang, the imperial court's finances were tight. Banners' money and grain began to be distributed at a discount, and prices soared at the same time. A low-level bannerman only received two taels of silver every month. He had to feed a large family and horses, and it was enough to eat cornbread every day. Still carrying a caged bird? Pull the cart and carry the big bag, you!
Therefore, it is the same no matter which country the people who receive the imperial rations and salary are, and the same is true for the underlying banner of the Tokugawa shogunate across the sea. They all have a miserable life.
Turning his attention back to the Beihai Navy, the soldiers responsible for alerting the situation on the other side had noticed that something was wrong on the other side since evening. The sounds of crying, shouting, and horses neighing faintly floated over from the river. After receiving the report, Liu Sheng only asked the soldiers on duty to strengthen their vigilance and did not arrange reconnaissance. In his opinion, it was useless no matter how hard the Qing army tried. They would fight across the river tomorrow and everything would be over.
In fact, Liu Sheng and Fan Tong really didn't have time to care about this. They were busy just dividing their labors to take in the prisoners and collect supplies. In addition to the large and small artillery that was too late to be transported away, the amount of food and grass left in the Ningguta camp alone was terrifying.
At nightfall, Liu Sheng couldn't help but feel a little dizzy when he saw the preliminary inventory of supplies. There is no need to transport grain, cloth, and silver, but those bronze cannons are what Beihai Town urgently needs; Zhao Liang's side is currently suffering from a serious shortage of copper due to the manufacturing of bullet casings and artillery shell casings.
By noon the next day, under the cover of deafening artillery fire, the North Korean Navy took a dozen assault boats to forcefully cross the Hulha River. As a result, when we arrived at Ningguta City, we saw that the entire four gates of Ningguta City were wide open. Except for a dozen families of bannermen who had no time to escape and were kneeling outside the Nanxun Gate, not even a single resisting Qing army was seen. After asking around, I found out that the Qing army had hijacked the people in the city, and they all ran towards Jilin Ula before dawn!
Liu Sheng and Fan Tong were almost angry when they heard the news. We spent the whole night making noise on the other side, and it turned out that we were busy running away!
The battalion commander of the Beihai Navy who was crossing the river asked on the walkie-talkie what to do. Liu Sheng said what else could be done, chase him!
Afterwards, Liu Sheng felt that Mr. Ning Guta's deputy capital commander was really a good calculator!
He asked these crying people to walk behind the army, and only sent a small number of Qing troops to escort them, while he and other Qing army generals had long since disappeared. When the Beihai Navy caught up with them, the Qing army responsible for escorting them abandoned the people and ran away. In the end, the Beihai Navy was extremely busy just taking in and escorting these people back to Ninggu Pagoda.
On the second day after Ningguta City was captured, Zhao Xin, who was thousands of miles away, had just arrived in Khabarovsk with the Third Regiment of the Northern Navy. They only rested for one day in Khabarovsk, and then headed upriver toward Heilongjiang City with dozens of Hezhe hunters from Balke Village and Khabarovsk local guides, guided by two patrol speedboats.
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