Baoning, the left deputy general of Dingbian, was from Tibet, a native of Zhengbai Banner in Mongolia, and was fifty-seven years old. This man is a veteran of the war. Although he carries the title of third-class dukedom from his ancestors, he started as a guard of the Qianqing Sect and participated in the Battle of Jinchuan and Shifengbao to quell the rebellion. Due to his military exploits, he served as General of Chengdu, General of Chengdu, Admiral Jiangnan and General Yili.
His previous visit to Beijing was because his term had expired, and Qianlong originally planned to let him succeed Sun Shiyi as acting governor of Sichuan. As a result, news came from Tsarist Russia that the Northern Navy was going to attack Outer Mongolia, so Qianlong pulled the general from the northwest and asked him to come to Ulyasutai.
When Bao Bao, who was holding a military meeting with his generals, learned that the Northern Navy had emerged from the Chahan Toro Sea, he was immediately surprised. He immediately walked up to the knight kneeling in the tent and shouted sternly: : "How many people are there? How many cannons are there?"
"The thieves suddenly opened fire on our army. There were probably dozens of muskets, and the cannon only fired once. So, so..."
Don't ask, the answer is just three words, I don't know.
Anger flashed across Baoning's face, and he asked sullenly: "Where is Ye Chu?"
The Ye Chu he mentioned was the Zhengbai Banner Mongolian Co-Leader who led the forward troops. The Xiaoqi School who was kneeling on the ground did not even dare to raise his head and gritted his teeth and replied: "The Co-Leader said that the enemy's situation is unknown. If he comes back like this, I feel sorry for those dead brothers. He asked his subordinates to come back and report that he has already taken everyone around to the upper reaches of the Tes River, preparing to find out the enemy's situation before returning to the commander."
Baoning snorted. If Ye Chu dared to come back with such a gray-headed rat face, Baoning would have to kill him. He said to the heroic cavalry school: "You underestimated the enemy and rushed forward, killing dozens of elites. Although Ye Chu is the chief general, you and others should also be responsible for admonishing and admonishing! Go down and get fifty military sticks!"
"Hey! I'm humbled to thank you for not killing me, Commander-in-Chief!"
After the Knight Riding School was taken down, Zasak Tuhan and Doro County King Buniratna, who was sitting on the right side of the commander's seat, stood up and said: "Commander, it sounds like there are not many people in the Northern Pirates. Otherwise, Send some more people to investigate?"
This man had just attacked the prince at the beginning of the year and took over the Zasak Tuhan tribe. He was very eager to serve. He thought that if he could make a great contribution in this battle, he would be able to achieve the rank of prince like Chebu Denzabu back then.
Baoning took two steps back and forth with his hands behind his back, thinking silently. He walked to the wooden map and carefully looked at the mountains and rivers above, trying to figure out where this northern navy came from.
Kyaktu? That’s more than 2,200 miles! Baoning firmly believed that if the North Navy really marched in from the Kyaktu West Road Station, even if the Karen soldiers could not stop it, someone would have to send a message with beacon fire, right? Even if the Beihai Navy captured all the soldiers in Karen Station and none of them escaped, the herdsmen grazing along the way would still see them, right?
Since Kyaktu is impossible, the only possibility left is that these people should have come by boat from the lower reaches of the Huakemu River. Baoning had heard about the fact that the Northern Navy defeated the Tsarist Russian army last year and captured several Russian towns on the Yenisei River in one fell swoop. Recalling that Chahantuoluo Sea Station is also part of the line leading to Tangnu Uliang Sea, the answer seems to have come to light, but the problem is that no one from Tangnu Uliang Sea came to report the news!
"Could it be that Tangnu Wulianghai is lost?!"
A layer of cold sweat instantly broke out on Baoning's forehead, and his hands behind his back were trembling slightly.
At this time, Ai Longa, the counselor who was accompanying the army, hurriedly approached Mutu and asked in a low voice: "Commander, do you want to take a rest first?"
Baoning shook his head slightly when he heard this, then pointed at Mu Tu and expressed his guess. Everyone in the tent frowned when they heard this. Ailong'a's eyes scanned the wooden map repeatedly for a while, and then he said: "Commander, I guess based on my humble opinion, the number of pirates in front of us will not be very large, and only two thousand people will be able to survive."
"Oh?" Everyone in the tent turned their doubtful eyes to Ailonga, waiting to hear his opinion. As for Baoning, although he had never fought against the North Navy in recent years, he had read all the transcripts from the Military Aircraft Department. Before leaving, he even talked to Qinggui for half the night. After listening to Ailon'a's words, he immediately realized that what the other person said made sense, and then used his eyes to signal the other person to continue speaking.
"From a humble point of view, if the North Sea Pirates invaded the Wakmu River with thousands of troops, even though Karen, the station along the way, would be invincible, they would still send out a warning signal and light up the smoke. Even if all the Karen soldiers died in the battle, , but the surrounding herdsmen will also fly into panic. However, since our army set off, there has been no warning signal on either the east or west road. This shows that the bandits must be attacking in small groups and lightly armed, and the strength of the troops will definitely not be too large. many."
When Tuxie Tuhan Cheden Dorji's eldest son, First Class Taiji Eduob Dorji heard this, he said, "What if there are a large number of people behind them?"
Ai Longa shook his head firmly and said: "No! If there are a large number of people and horses attacking the border, Tangnu Ulianghai's flags will definitely send people to call for help. No matter how fast the thieves are, they will not be able to compete with four-legged horses."
When the generals in the tent heard this, they realized that it was true. You must know that the stagecoach horses at the station are all the best horses, with the best endurance and speed. The imperial court's 600-mile express and even the rarely used 800-mile express rely on these horses. realized.
Baoning felt a lot more relaxed, and a sinister smile appeared on his lips. In this case, don't blame me for being rude, let's use this Northern Navy to boost the morale of the entire army!
The second-class station of Saiyinnoyan Division, Jipunchukdash, was determined to win the glory. Seeing this scene, he first handed over to Baoning and asked for orders: "Commander, I am willing to lead a thousand people to take back the Chahan Toro Sea Station." !”
Bunila Tenapi, the king of Doro County, said with a smile: "Hey~~ It's a small inn. Why does Punchukda Shitaiji personally go out and send a left wing commander?"
Eyiduobu Dorji of the Tuxie Tuhan tribe looked coldly at these guys who were trying to grab credit, and he couldn't help but sneer in his heart. He made up his mind not to stand out. Others didn't know what the Beihai Navy was like, but he had seen it with his own eyes. Before setting off, his Ama Cheden Dorji had told him that safety came first in this battle and preserving strength was the most important thing.
"Remember, our family is already the Prince of Duoluo County, and we are just a prince if we fight for it. Besides, now that the Beihai Navy is fighting with the imperial court, it is hard to say who will win. If we fight to the death with the Beihai Navy, then It’s not time to give others an advantage.”
The problem is that when the old fox Chedendorzi said this, he never expected that half of his troops left in Culun had been almost wiped out by the Northern Navy.
At the same time, on the hills on the southeast and northeast sides of Chahantoro Sea Station, more than 600 soldiers of the Northern Navy were digging trenches and building fortifications desperately. There are too many rocks in the soil on the local mountains, and the method of blasting is afraid of landslides, so the soldiers consume a lot of energy. They set out lightly at dawn and marched for more than a hundred miles, with only an engineering shovel at hand.
Several wounded Qing soldiers captured were immediately interrogated after simple treatment. When Mislang confirmed the size of the Qing army, he immediately reported the situation to Hu Ji in the rear. He placed the four companies of the first battalion on the north and south hills one kilometer apart, and sent a platoon across the river to conduct reconnaissance in the direction of Zhurkuzhu.
After dark, the reconnaissance platoon exchanged fire with the Qing army's sentry cavalry on the grassland twenty miles northwest of Zhuerkuzhu. The Qing army in the rear was immediately alerted. Regardless of the poor visibility at night, they immediately sent thousands of Mongolian cavalry with torches to search for traces of the Northern Navy. The thirty men of the reconnaissance platoon could no longer move further after sneaking for five miles south. They encountered more and more Mongolian cavalry, and the risk of exposure was also increasing. The platoon leader saw that the situation was not good and immediately He led his men to retreat and returned to Chahantoro Sea in the early morning.
Mislang, who had barely slept all night, was woken up by the orderly just after half an hour of sleep. He told the soldier that he would be called as soon as the reconnaissance platoon came back.
"How's it going? What's the situation?" After meeting the reconnaissance platoon leader, Mislang asked the question he was most concerned about.
"There are too many enemies! We first went up the mountain ridge and used night vision binoculars to observe from a distance. There were camps everywhere on the grassland, and we couldn't see the end at a glance. I guess there must be more than 15,000 people. Later, when we came down from the mountain and were almost twenty miles away from the enemy's camp, we encountered the camp of the enemy's sentry cavalry. Basically every two hundred meters there was a tent set up by a team of cavalry, with a population of about twenty. Everyone, the bonfire will stay on all night long.”
The platoon leader swallowed his spit and continued with lingering fear: "Those Mongolians' ears are so bad that we had no choice but to shoot and kill two cavalrymen. In the end, one guy shot a loud arrow to call the police. Good guy, the enemy actually More than a thousand people were dispatched. Twenty miles to the west and south of the Tesi River is a large grassland with no mountains and not even a dirt bag. Close reconnaissance can easily be discovered by the enemy."
After hearing this, Mi Shilang nodded and asked the platoon leader to go back and take some time to rest. He was no longer sleepy at this moment, so he asked the orderly to make him a large cup of strong tea, and he immersed himself in looking at the map again.
On the morning of August 5, Boryeong dispatched 500 Zhengbaek Banner Mongolian soldiers and 1,000 archers led by Vice-Capital Fude, intending to test the firepower of the North Navy and learn the specific number of the North Navy. If possible, attack the other side of the Tes River and capture the inn.
The Qing army camped in the woods three miles away from the east bank of the Tes River. After a short rest, Fu De ordered his men to attack. He asked two hundred Eight Banner Mongolian soldiers to go in front, followed by a thousand Mongolian archers, and Fude led three hundred Zhengbai Banner Mongolian soldiers at the end.
At this time, the trench system of the Northern Navy had not yet been completed, and there were hundreds of foxholes distributed in steps on the hills. In order to attract the large Qing troops to cross the river, Mi Shilang placed a squad near the inn. He told the squad leader that once the Qing forwards began to cross the river, they would fire a few shots and then retreat.
The rumble of horse hooves came from far and near, and the flags of the Qing army's teams soon appeared in the field of vision. With the sound of the horn, the figures of dozens of Zhengbai Banner Mongolian cavalry became increasingly clear.
"Don't even shoot! Listen to my orders!"
Although there was only one squadron of the Northern Navy at the inn, these people had followed Zhao Xin in the Battle of Usolye, and then pursued the Russian army for more than a thousand miles, so they had rich experience in combat.
The Mongolian soldiers of the Eight Banners who were at the front were spread out widely. Everyone knew that there were artillery on the opposite side, and they were full of explosive shells. After they tentatively approached the river bank, they found that there was no movement on the other side. Then they raised their blunderbuss on their horses and fired more than a dozen shots at the reeds on the other side. Then they rode back more than a hundred steps and started Reload.
After two rounds of shooting, there was still silence on the other side. Fu De, the deputy commander, was relieved. He immediately ordered a thousand archers to rush across the Tesi River in small groups. When the Mongolian archers wearing uniforms and holding shields walked to the river bank, the Northern Navy ambushing on both sides of the inn immediately opened fire.
The Mongolian archers on the shore were caught off guard and seven or eight were killed on the spot. The scene suddenly became a bit chaotic. The Mongolian soldiers who had walked to the river and were preparing to cross the river took off their bows and arrows and fired a bunch of arrows at the other side of the river.
Deputy Commander Fu De heard the sporadic gunshots that were obviously different from those of blunderbuss. He didn't take it seriously at all and said to his subordinates: "Tell them not to be afraid. There are not many pirates in the North Sea. As long as they rush to the other side, the thieves will be gone." It’s over.”
The horn sounded again, urging the Mongolians on the river bank to cross the river. At this time, Fude mobilized 30 horse-mounted cannon soldiers, divided them into three teams, and fired at the other side in turn. White smoke suddenly billowed from the river bank.
"Captain, the Qing army only has so much ability, so it's not up to us to fight."
After listening to the guard's words, Mi Shilang showed a smile on his face and said: "Don't underestimate how many people there are, the big ones are at the back!"
The guard said unconvinced: "It's useless no matter how much you come. We've beaten tens of thousands of Rakshasa soldiers with muskets. Are we still afraid of the Qing army with bows and arrows?"
Near the inn, the squad leader who led the team ordered his men to fire another round of volleys on the other side, and then said: "Withdraw!"
When the Qing army on the other side of the river saw a dozen Northern Navy soldiers wearing dark green clothes suddenly stood up from the grass, turned around and ran towards the hill more than a mile away, they burst into cheers.
"Hurry across the river! Kill them! The commander-in-chief has ordered, and each head will be rewarded with three taels of silver!"
As soon as these words were shouted, the Mongolian archers on the shore all led their horses into the water like crazy, wading through the waist-deep river as hard as they could. Three taels of silver is not a small amount for a Mongolian archer, and he will not have to worry about food for this winter.
With people shouting and horses neighing, as the more than 200 archers in front crossed the river safely, most of the Mongolian archers and Eight Banners soldiers rushed to the river bank, especially when Mishi Lang saw through the telescope that one side was more than ten feet high. When a large square white flag embroidered with gold, flowing clouds, and dragons also appeared on the river bank, he knew that it was the deputy capital flag of the Qing army, and immediately ordered the three mortars on the southern hill to use that large flag. Fire for the center.
More than twenty seconds later, when the flaming explosion smoke rose on the river bank, countless short limbs mixed with it were thrown into the air by the shock wave. Then three mortars fired five consecutive shells. Both the Qing and Mongolian soldiers on the river bank were shrouded in thick smoke, and even the big flag disappeared. Not long after, countless stumps, weapons, and pieces of clothing mixed with blood fell from the air, clattering into the Tes River.
The Mongolian soldiers who had already crossed the river were all frightened. They all looked pale, and they knelt on the ground and kept chanting about Buddha and Bodhisattva. In their opinion, this is not a war, it is simply the appearance of a demon from hell!
At this time, behind a hill three miles away from the north of the inn, Ye Chu, the Qing army leader with 300 men, heard a roar like rolling thunder in the distance. His expression changed drastically, and he immediately led his men back to the mountain col. inside.
At this time, a veteran in the North Navy fortification bunker was chewing a straw stick in his mouth and muttering in a low voice: "If you don't fire the artillery sooner or later, damn it! You can't eat the fish in the river now!"
