On September 10, 1792 - the 24th of July in the fifty-seventh year of Qianlong's reign, the Qing army that captured Palangu conquered Nayakot, the summer capital of the Shah Kingdom, in one go the next day. Because his men were exhausted from fighting for days and too many generals and soldiers died in the battle, Fukang'an immediately ordered the entire army to rest for two days and arranged to gather the bodies of the soldiers and generals who died in the battle.
When the Qing army stayed in Yongya before, Gurkha King Uncle Badur Saye had sent the big-headed men Puduer Bangli, Gaji Langmujier Bangli, Dasar Nerxing and Xiaotou Four people, Bala Badur Hawass and more than 20 followers, brought the previously captured Kalon Tenzin Banjul, Tashi Dundup, Nyalam camp officer Nie Dui, Han soldiers Lu Xianlin, Feng Dacheng and their followers, Tibetan There were 24 civilians in the group, a total of about 50 people. On June 25, they went to Yongya Camp to request an armistice.
At that time, Fukang'an interviewed four leaders and put forward five harsh conditions. These five points are: 1. The Kuo army withdraws from the Palanggu area and all the defenders evacuate; 2. Prince Shabadur and Wang Shu Badur Saye lead all the big heads to surrender in person; 3. After entering the invaders Since the hidden culprit, Shamarpa, claims to be dead, all his ashes and disciples should be sent out for investigation; 4. All the gold and silver treasures stolen from Tashilhunpo Monastery should be returned; 5. Hand over the contract that Tenzin Banjul privately owned under deception and coercion before handing over, and the matter of Tibet having to pay silver taels shall not be mentioned again.
At that time, after the Kuofang envoy returned to Yangbu with a message, he did not reply because the military strength was still there and he was worried that the Qing army would detain Prince Bahadur and Wang Shu Batur Sayye. However, when the Qing army was only one day away from Yangbu, the Shah's kingdom was really panicked.
Kuofang acted quickly. On July 25th, the peace mission sent by Kuofang, composed of the big-headed people Diudat Taba and Taman Saye, arrived at the Qing army camp and went to Fukang'an. A personal letter from Prince Bahadur was handed over. In this letter, Bahadur humbly asked General Fuyuan to forgive Kuofang's rudeness, and agreed to hand over the private contract documents with the Tibetan side, the bones of the culprit Shamarpa, his disciples, followers, and property, and property stolen from Tashilhunpo Monastery.
Fukang'an read the letter and said in a deep voice: "Why don't Prince Bahadur and Regent Uncle Badur Saye come?"
Diudat Tower, who was kneeling below, said respectfully: "Reporting to the general, the prince is ill and the regent uncle is also ill, so he cannot come to apologize in person."
Fukangan sneered: "Hahaha~~You're already sick? What a great time!"
After hearing what the translator said, Diudat Taba and Tamansaya were so frightened that they did not dare to raise their heads. They only said that the prince and uncle Wang were really sick and did not dare to lie to them. But both of them knew in their hearts that those two people were still afraid of being detained by Fukang'an, so they didn't dare to come even if they were beaten to death.
At this time, Diudataba kowtowed again and said: "The Shah's kingdom is located in a remote place. He did not know the great emperor's power, so he offended the kingdom, causing the two sides to fight against each other. The culprit Shamarpa's wife had escaped earlier. We are sending troops to hunt down, and if they are captured, they will be sent to the general immediately. In addition, many of the items we took away from Tashilhunpo Monastery were lost along the way, and were secretly hidden by the leader soldiers. Although they were ordered to be handed over by the prince , but there are still many that have not been found. As for the ingots obtained from Hou Zang, some of them were melted and minted into silver coins. When I came this time, I brought the remaining objects and silver ingots, including the golden book of the Sixth Panchen Lama. Among them, I dare not hide one thing.…
A fleeting grin appeared on Fukangan's face, and he looked down at the two of them in silence. At this time, except for He Lin who was sitting at the bottom of the handsome tent, the other generals of the Qing army were all standing close to the tent. It was so quiet that they could only hear the sound of wind and rain outside the tent and the friction of the big cowhide tent being blown by the wind. Just when Diudat Taba, Taman Saye and others were almost suffocated by the suffocating silence, they heard Fukang'an suddenly raise his voice: "Come here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his captain walked in and said with a smile: "Please give me your orders, Commander-in-Chief!"
"Pass my order to arrest all Kuofang's followers! Don't let anyone escape!"
"Hey! I obey you!"
Diudataba didn't understand why for a while, but then he heard the screams of his men outside the tent, and he was shocked and said: "What does this mean, General? We are here to sincerely beg for peace this time!"
"Do you think of suing for peace now? It's too late!" Fukang'an said in his slightly hoarse voice: "Since Bahadur and Batur Saye are both 'in health', then I will lead The army will go to Yangbu to visit and hear for yourself how they will defend themselves. Take these two down!"
Late at night on July 26, five thousand Qing troops left Nayakot under the cover of darkness and attacked Yangbu, the capital of the Shah's kingdom.
Early Nepal was composed of dozens of tribes that did not belong to each other. In the late 18th century, the Gorkha tribe living in the northwest of Baleb emerged. Led by Prithvi Narayan Shah, the leader of the Shah Dynasty, they took advantage of the civil strife in Balab and spent 20 years annexing the three tribes of Balab and more than 20 other surrounding small tribes. In 1769, the Shah Dynasty moved its capital to Yangbu, which originally belonged to Baleb, forming the unified Kingdom of Gorkha.
Because Gorkha has many high mountains and a narrow and densely populated area, it is difficult to be self-sufficient and urgently needs to expand its territory to the surrounding areas. In 1777, the two-year-old prince Bahadur Shah succeeded to the throne, and his uncle Batur Sayye became the regent. Because West Bengal was occupied by the British to the south, Gorkha knew that it could not afford to offend, so it directed its expansion towards Tibet, Lukba and Jemengxiong.
Yangbu, known as "Kathmandu" in Nepali, is located in the valley where the Bagmati River and the Bixingmati River meet. The entire city is not as large as the Forbidden City of the Qing Dynasty. In addition to the red-brick palace, the most conspicuous building in the city is a three-story Hindu temple dedicated to "Joroghadra"; the interior of this temple is supported by a single tree, so it is also called "Gassa Mandala Cabin". Yes, the city takes its name from this temple.
In order to motivate his men and frighten the Gurkhas, Fukang'an ordered before the battle that the sword should not be sealed for three days after capturing Yangbu. The only requirement was that no fire should be set. As soon as these words came out, more than 5,000 Qing troops cheered loudly, and each one of them sharpened their swords with murderous intent.
The reason why they did this was because since the Qing army crossed the Himalayas, there were no towns along the way and they were all engaged in arduous battles in dangerous valleys. In addition, due to difficulties in logistics and transportation, Sun Shiyi, Huiling and others first gave priority to meeting the needs of military rations, ammunition, bows and arrows, and the delivery speed of military pay was very slow; only 30,000 taels of the 270,000 taels of military pay that were supposed to be delivered to the front line have been delivered so far.
Even though you may not have enough money to spend it on, isn't that why everyone fights to the death? …
Facing the wolf-like Qing army, the Kuo army lost all morale. Although they had made defensive preparations, their own civil fortifications were unable to withstand the fierce bombardment of the Qing army's 12-pound cannon. In the past, the Qing army was able to defeat the Kuo army who refused to defend the cliff fortifications in a single battle. Now on the flat ground, the Kuo army was no longer an opponent.
The battle continued into the early morning of the next day, and the Yangbu Palace fell. Regent Badur Saye had no choice but to retreat with his remaining men to Patan City on the south bank of the Bagmati River. Fukang'an knew that success or failure depended on this move, and Patan City was only more than four miles away from Yangbu. He immediately ordered the entire army to cross the river, and then divided his troops into three groups to encircle Patan City. Badulsa must not be allowed to escape. Lose.
At noon on July 29, facing the fierce offensive of the Qing army, the few remaining Kuo troops laid down their weapons and surrendered. Batursaye knew that the situation was over, so he had to leave the city with a group of leaders, big and small, to beg for surrender. Subsequently, the Qing army began to looting in Yangbu and Patan, and the temples in the city suffered. If you want to talk about Buddhist temples, the Qing army would still have some scruples. After all, there were many Tibetan soldiers from Jinchuan in the team. But the problem is that the Gurkhas believe in Hinduism. The Qing army denounced the Hindu gods and deities as demons and heretics without mercy. In addition, the favorite thing of Hindus is to pile up gold and gems in temples to express their piety. What will happen? Needless to say.
Two days later, Fukang'an ordered several of the surrendered guys to carry messages written in both Tibetan and Chinese languages, and to inform the tribesmen from various places in Gorkha respectively. They had to come to Yangbu within a time limit to obey the orders, otherwise they would be severely punished. In order to fear that there would be many nightmares and unhappiness, the regent Badur Saye was imprisoned for three days and was escorted to Jilong by several guards from the Qianqing Gate to wait for Qianlong's fate.
At this point, the war of annihilation that lasted for seven months from Fukang'an Qingqi into Tibet finally came to an end. As for the fifteen-year-old prince Bahadur, after hearing the news, he fled to Patna and went to the British for help.
In late September 1792, the fleet consisting of the Thor and two three-masted motor sailing ships set off from Madras. After more than ten days of sailing, they sailed westward along the Maldives, crossed the equator, and passed southward through the Seychelles Islands. Mauritius finally arrived at the French base camp in the southern Indian Ocean - Bourbon Island, which in another time and space was called "Reunion".
However, when they arrived at the port of Saint-Denis, the size of the fleet had changed from three to seven, four of which were two-masted pirate ships captured near the Arabian Sea west of the Maldives.
Ever since Deng Fei and his companions left the Bay of Bengal and entered the Indian Ocean, the accompanying French merchants and military officers reminded him to pay attention to pirates.
It is said that since the end of the 17th century, Antungil Bay in the north of Madagascar and Fort Dovan in the south have become havens for pirates in the Indian Ocean. For example, the famous "Captain Kidd", Henry Avery, and Thomas Toot all used Antungil Bay and St. Mary's Island as their bases of operations. However, starting in 1720, the golden age of European pirates came to an end. At present, the pirates in the Indian Ocean are mainly Arabs.
The leader of this group of pirates is a guy named Jalahma, who has cruel methods and a ferocious temperament. He has more than 2,000 men under his command. Based in the Gulf of Khor Hassan and Antungil on the Arabian Peninsula, they plundered passing merchant ships in the Indian Ocean, Red Sea and Persian Gulf all year round; there was nothing they did not rob of: silk, cloth, spices, jewelry, coins, gold and silver. , occasionally recruiting crew members from black slaves trafficked on merchant ships. …
By the way, in many later works of art about pirates, the pirate leader is often depicted as a one-eyed man wearing an eyepatch. However, according to British historical records, Jarrahma was the first pirate leader to wear an eyepatch.
Sure enough, when the fleet passed through the Maldives, a pirate fleet composed of more than 20 large and small ships suddenly appeared from the northwest. After a period of tracking and observation, the pirates who did not know whether they were dead or alive attacked the Thor. Launch an attack in an attempt to capture this huge, strange ship. However, as Beihai No. 1 and No. 2 showed their fangs and the eight heavy machine guns located on both sides of the Thor's ship opened fire, the aggressive pirates suffered the heaviest blow in their lives - seven ships were sunk and seven were captured. Three ships and the rest turned around and fled back to the Arabian Sea.
Deng Fei was too lazy to pursue them. He ordered the ships to fish out the pirates who had fallen into the water and detained them in a cargo hold of the Thor. Then the Thor towed the three sailboats and continued westward. He planned to sell these three boats when he reached Bourbon Island.
Speaking of the earliest stronghold of the French in the Western Indian Ocean, it was actually Fort Dovan in southeastern Madagascar. Bourbon Island was originally just a penal colony. After more than a hundred years of development, the number of residents on Bourbon Island has reached nearly 50,000, three-quarters of whom are black slaves.
The decline of Duofan Castle actually stems from an ironic incident in 1672. At that time, a ship carrying a number of French women stopped at Dove Castle. The women on the ship were originally planned to be sent to Bourbon Island to be wives for the settlers there. Unexpectedly, these women actually jumped off the ship and escaped in the middle of the night, staying in Dufan Castle and marrying French people here. The problem is that these French men already have wives, and now they are divorcing the Antanosi men they married before for the sake of "beautiful" French women. As a result, on Christmas Eve of that year, the angry Antanosi launched an attack on Castle Dove. More than 2,000 French people were massacred, especially those who abandoned their wives and children and married French women. The few who survived The attacker eventually fled to Bourbon Island.
This incident tells us a truth: starting chaos and finally abandoning it will cost people's lives.
The arrival of the Thor and the Chinese caused a sensation on Bourbon Island. Tens of thousands of people rushed to the harbor of Saint-Denis to look at this blue and white "giant ship". As for the North Sea No. 1 and No. 2 The two sailing ships became less conspicuous. Fortunately, there were Frenchmen from the local government on the ship. After landing, they presented an autographed letter from the local governor Leclerc. After learning the news, Governor Moriarty of Bourbon Island immediately agreed to the North Sea No. 1, No. 2 and the other three captured ships. The pirate ship docked in the port and led his guards to the port to greet him in person.
After meeting Deng Fei, Moriarty was extremely surprised by his fluent French. He immediately invited the delegation from Beihai Town to visit the Governor's Mansion. After the dinner, Deng Fei and the others declined the offer to stay at the Governor's Mansion and returned instead. Reached the boat and rested.
It won't work if he doesn't come back. The time Zhao Xin agreed to meet with him is within these two days.
At midnight, the port of Saint-Denis becomes even quieter. Except for the squeaking sounds of moored ships driven by the waves, the occasional voice of French soldiers on patrol can be heard. At this time, the sailors on the Beihai No. 1 had all fallen asleep. Only Deng Fei'elu and the captain Hai Pingzhi were standing on the deck, each holding a night vision telescope, standing on both sides of the ship, looking around.
Suddenly, a figure appeared on the beach 200 meters west of Beihai No. 1, and disappeared in an instant. After a while, the figure appeared again one hundred and fifty meters away, stayed for about half a minute, and then disappeared again.
When the figure appeared thirty meters away from Beihai No. 1 for the third time, Elu had already seen the figure clearly. He came to Deng Fei excitedly and whispered: "Here he comes!"
