The deputy capital of Alchuka is called Deqing'a. He is 56 years old. He belongs to the clan and belongs to the Zhenglan Banner. His ancestor is Nurhachi's half-brother Mulhaqi. Strictly speaking, he is not a direct descendant of the Aisin Gioro family.
The reason why Deqing'a ordered the people of Tun 24 to enter the city to help defend and clear the country was because the "four beacons and four artillery" signals representing the incoming attack of 5,000 enemy troops were sent out from the city of Bertune.
Many systems of the Qing army were inherited from the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty clearly stipulated the types of alarm signals for beacon towers in the second year of Chenghua, which were later widely used in Liaodong and along the Great Wall. The so-called "four beacons" are four pillars of smoke; the "four cannons" are naturally four trumpet cannons.
From Bertune to Alchuka, the Qing army had thirteen Karen outposts along the river. They would exchange posts every day and inspect each other. Therefore, once a beacon warning was discovered, it would take less than an hour to travel hundreds of miles. Can be passed on.
Facing the sudden appearance of a large number of Northern Navy troops, many armored soldiers from the deputy capital Tong Deqing'a down to the lower ranks were frightened. You must know that more than half of them have stayed on the Ningguta and Jilin-Ula front lines, and many of them are still patients with "shell shock".
Of course, the term this space-time has not been proposed yet. However, since every battle of the Northern Navy must ravage the opponent through overwhelming artillery fire, there are not a few people suffering from this disease; compared to the Qing army, the Tsarist Empire has a deeper understanding of it.
Whether it was Qinggui or Fukang'an, they thought at first that these armored soldiers were scared out of their wits by the artillery fire of the North Navy and would recover after a few days of recuperation at the rear. Unexpectedly, some people's condition not only did not improve, but got worse. The symptoms were severe, including deafness, voice loss, blindness, paralysis and mental breakdown. In order to identify and treat this strange mass disease caused by "cowardice in fighting", Qianlong specially sent people from Tai Hospital to Jilin Wula with a large amount of medicine to treat the sick soldiers.
It is said that the origin of the psychiatric theory in traditional Chinese medicine begins with the "Huangdi Neijing", which is generally expressed by the words epilepsy and madness. Most treatment methods start with reducing phlegm and clearing fire. For example, the "Zhenshi Guntan Pill" created in the Yuan Dynasty uses rhubarb to clear fire, scutellaria baicalensis to clear the lungs, Zhenshi to dissolve phlegm, and agarwood for relaxation.
Isn't it crazy? Come on, take 80 pills first. If that doesn’t work, take 80 pills again.
Although large-scale drug treatment has had a certain effect, as soon as the North Navy's cannon is fired, it will be in vain. At that time, Fukang'an was deeply worried that the morale of these people staying in Jilin Ula would be affected, so he sent or transferred them back to places such as Shengjing, Alchuka, and Bertune in the rear. If you can't fight, you can always guard the granary and supervise the soldiers back in the camp.
Thanks to the fact that the Northern Navy has not launched an attack from Sanxing City along the Songhua River in recent years, the two jurisdictions of Alchuka and Bertune have had a comfortable life. Due to the lack of troops in the Northeast due to the concentration on dealing with Tsarist Russia in the first few years, the Northern Navy Staff set up the defense line in the western part of Sanxing City at the intersection of the Mayan River and the Songhua River and built a military station there.
After receiving the beacon fire alarm, Deqing'a quickly summoned his assistant leaders, assistant leaders and water camp counselors to come to the government office to discuss matters. Unexpectedly, when I heard that the Beihai Navy was coming, the mental illness that everyone had finally stabilized in the past two years broke out again. Some were shivering, some were giggling, some had runny noses and some were in tears, and some even suddenly twitched all over and fell to the ground foaming at the mouth.
Only then did Deqing'a realize the character of his men. If he asked these people to fight against the Northern Navy, they would definitely have to kneel down and surrender as soon as they met.
The problem is, well, here comes the problem again. It's easy to say that others have surrendered. The children are all in the local area, Deqing A'ke is a clan member, and the whole family is in the capital. If he surrenders to the Beihai Navy, the news will definitely spread to his family. As for Qianlong's urinary nature, he was not even considerate of his direct relatives, and the other relatives of the Yuanzhi Emperor were not even given any preferential treatment!
Deqing Ah was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. When he returned to the back house, he kept smoking and thinking of a way out. If you don't count on fighting, there won't be many options left.
Escape? Even if you can escape to Ula, Jilin, you won't be able to escape! suicide? He hasn't lived enough yet, and besides, he really can't bear to part with the beautiful concubine and the wealth of his family!
This man tossed and turned all night, and didn't fall asleep until the sky became bright. Unexpectedly, he stared in confusion for less than half an hour when he was woken up by his concubine.
It turned out that early in the morning, Goshiha, who was responsible for opening the door to the office, found a letter on the ground inside the gate. Someone must have slipped it in through the crack in the door at night. He picked it up out of curiosity and took a look. He was so frightened that he didn't even bother to open the door. He hurriedly went to the back house to report the news. The reason for this is because there are three shocking words written in calligraphy on the envelope - Beihai Navy.
After receiving the report from his subordinates, Deqing'a instantly broke out in white hair. His first reaction was that there was a spy from the Northern Pirates in the city. He couldn't wait to open the envelope and found that in addition to the letter paper, there were also several "hard pieces of paper" slightly larger than a palm.
Deqing'a took it out out of curiosity, touched it with his tentacles, and felt that the texture was a little weird. Unexpectedly, when he looked closely, he felt that his whole body was not good! His hand trembled, and the "pieces of cardboard" fell to the ground. The maid standing by the side saw this and hurriedly stepped forward to pick it up.
"do not move!"
Before Deqing'a could say anything to stop him, the maid had already bent over and picked up one, then turned it over and took a look.
"Ah~~~!"
The woman then let out a scream and fell to the ground. The "piece of cardboard" floated from her hand to the ground, but this time it was face up.
Up there, I saw Durga hanging on a rope with a wooden sign with her name on her chest. Her eyes were closed, her face was purple-red, and her lips were black. She was obviously dead. It's not that Deqing'a has never seen a dead man before, but the problem is that this is the first time he has seen a hanged clan member. Moreover, the clarity of the picture on that "cardboard piece" had never been seen before in his life, and it would be difficult for even a good painter to depict it in such detail, making people feel as if they were actually there.
The concubine who was staying in the back room heard the sound and just opened the door curtain when she heard Deqing'a roar angrily: "Go back to the room and stay there! Don't come out!"
Everyone inside and outside the house was shocked and didn't know what was going on with the Vice-President. Deqing'a sighed, leaned over and picked up the "cardboard pieces" on the ground one by one, clasped them like hot potatoes and threw them on the table. Then he let people from outside come in and took the frightened maid down. He did not forget to ask the housekeeper to keep an eye on the maid to prevent her from chewing her tongue. After everyone had retreated, Deqing'a stretched out his trembling hand, took the letter and read it.
"Li Rui, the commander of the North Korean Navy's southward force, told the defenders of Alchuka, Hulan, Lalin, and Shuangqiao:
This spring offensive aims to regain the Nen River and various places along the Songhua River in one fell swoop. Our army has dispatched more than 10,000 combat troops. Since moving south on the ninth day of February, Mergen, Butha, Qiqihar, and Bertune have all been defeated in one day, and Hulunbuer can be captured in less than ten days. Now all places along the Nen River have been liberated, and the area under the jurisdiction of General Heilongjiang is almost owned by Beihai Town. In addition, our troops on the southern front are shelling Jilin Ula and Dashou Ula. Tens of thousands of Qing troops are like animals trapped in a cage, with no way out, and their hope for rescue is like knocking on ice to ask for fire.
The hundreds of thousands of soldiers of our Northern Navy will soon march south, and the liberation of the entire Northeast is just around the corner. You must see the current situation clearly, repent, and surrender. The Beihai Navy has always been tolerant and tolerant of the people's livelihood, and should not indiscriminately kill surrendered soldiers and people of all ethnic groups. If you are not a treacherous person, your life and property as well as those of your family will be safe.
Du Erjia, the general of the Heilongjiang Province of the Qing Dynasty, was corrupt by nature. When the army came to the city, he acted unkindly and unwisely, shaking the trees with mayflies, and used tens of thousands of people in Qiqihar as bait to hide his escape. However, the sky net is restored, and the cruel and rogue thieves cannot escape after all. The special punishment of hanging with a chime was thought to kill one policeman and a hundred. Attached to the letter are three photos of Durga's trial and execution to prove that the North Korean navy did not predict what it said.
Now I would like to advise you, if you still persist in your stubbornness, if the soldiers press down, all jade and stone will be burned, and thousands of artillery fire will be like blowing away ashes. Now within a five-day period, the generals in various places must go to Karen, Mongolia in person to hand over the surrender matters with a sealed letter file. For my own sake and for the sake of the people's livelihood in Hecheng, I hope I will think twice. It was May 18th, the 4490th year of Xuanyuan. "
After reading the letter, Deqing'a opened his mouth in disbelief, dripping with cold sweat, and slumped on the chair like a stone, unable to even speak. But he finally figured it out. It turned out that the Northern Pirates called the three pieces of cardboard with shocking scenes painted on them "photos."
I don't know how long it took, but Deqing'a stood up in confusion and called out to the outside. Geshiha, who had been waiting for a long time, hurried in, called Qianer, and stood there without daring to speak.
"What time is it?"
"It's past nine o'clock."
"Pass my order to have all the battalions in the city and the commanders of the 24 villages come to the government office to discuss matters before Weichu."
"嗻."
Early the next morning, Deqing'a, in accordance with the requirements in the letter, filled a cart full of relevant account books, carried his deputy capital's seal letter, took 20 personal soldiers, and among a hundred fully armed soldiers Under the escort, he left the city of Alchuqa.
In the Qing Dynasty, there were three Karen stations named after Mongolia in the northeast. There was the Mongolian River Karen in Hunchun, and there was also Mongolia and Luo Kalun in Tieling. The Mongolian Karen mentioned in Li Rui's letter was located in A post station in the eastern part of Bertune's jurisdiction is also called Mengwen Karen.
Although the Beihai Navy gave them five days, which seemed very generous, in fact it was more than 170 miles from Alchukha to Karen, Mongolia. Even if one person and two horses run as hard as they can, it will only last forty or fifty miles in one day. They have to rest at inns along the way, otherwise the horses will be dead the next day, let alone the people.
After Deqing'a and his party left the city, they first took a rest at Sakuli Station, more than 20 miles away, and then went straight to Lalin Duohuan Station, 70 miles away, and stayed there overnight. Early the next morning, everyone changed horses at the inn and continued to set off.
Unexpectedly, only ten miles after passing Lalin Station, they encountered the vanguard of the Northern Navy. Faced with the dozens of murderous Northern Navy soldiers who suddenly appeared from both sides of the road, Deqing'a and his men were shocked. He hurriedly rolled off his horse and went to negotiate, and then took out the letter of persuasion to surrender from his arms, blah blah blah. He explained that he went to Karen, Mongolia to surrender.
The platoon leader who led the team made an inspection, and then asked Deqing'a and his men to leave all the bows, arrows, nail guns, waist knives, and even daggers they carried, and sent a squad of cavalry to escort them on the road. After walking more than ten miles to the west, more and more Northern Navy troops appeared on both sides of the post road, including cavalry and runners.
Different from the Qing army, in addition to the cavalry units, the Northern Navy's infantry did not line up in a long and strict queue, but were divided into groups of six or seven people, separated vertically and horizontally. After more than thirty steps, a large format was opened.
Although he didn't understand what kind of formation the Beihai Navy was setting up, Deqing'a still kept the number of people in mind. He found that in just one meal, five or six hundred Beihai Navy had passed them and headed east along both sides of the post road. . Based on his previous experience of fighting against the Northern Navy, Deqing'a knew that this would require two battalions of troops. Cold sweat broke out on the back of his neck, thinking that this speed must be too fast! If it had been one day later, they might have captured Lalin City.
By the way, what does a battalion of the Northern Navy mean to the Qing army?
Not to mention the six mortars assigned to the battalion level, the thirty machine guns alone were enough to feed the Qing army. For example, the Northern Naval Staff deployed a battalion on the east bank of the Mayan River southwest of Sanxing City. However, after the more than 3,000 Qing troops in Alchukha provoked a provocation and suffered head injuries and bloodshed, they no longer dared to attack. went.
When Deqing'a arrived in Karen, Mongolia, it was already the morning of the fourth day. The officer in charge of the reception said that our commander-in-chief had gone out and had not come back, and then led him to the former office room to wait. Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the door, his nose almost became angry, and the co-leaders from Hulan, Lalin, and Shuangcastle had already arrived in advance. When those few people saw that the Vice-President had also arrived, their faces immediately looked a little embarrassed, but they still stepped forward to greet him.
After the officers of the Northern Navy ordered people to serve tea and leave, Deqing'a finally couldn't bear it anymore. He pointed at the noses of the three of them and cursed: "You are really nothing! You didn't even say hello to me in advance. , ran over secretly!"
"Hey, sir, aren't you here too?" The co-leader of Hulan City laughed with him, thinking in his heart that he was pretending to be a big clove of garlic. Didn't you tell us too?
The co-leader of the Twin Castles said with a mournful face: "Sir, that thing called a 'photo' is so scary. I dare not not come! I have an old man and a young man at home. If I come late, I won't be able to do it." If you are good, you will end up like Du Junmen, how can you live with an orphan and a widowed mother!"
The co-leader of Lalin City also lamented: "Yes, there are more than a dozen people in the family under the bid!"
"Alas!" Deqing'a held his forehead and sighed, thinking to himself, what the hell is this? A few pictures actually scared one second-grade and three third-grade officials to the point where they wet their butts.
On May 26, 1793, after accepting the surrender of four garrison military attachés headed by Alchukha Deputy Commander Deqing'a, all the Qing troops in the four cities went to designated locations outside the city to surrender. The vanguard sent by Li Rui The troops entered the city and took over the city defense and various warehouses.
At the same time, Jiang Fan's headquarters attacking Hulunbu Yuer and the Northern Navy coming from Kyaktu also successfully met on the banks of the Karal River. The defenders of Hulunbu'er City, who were sitting in the trapped city, saw that the Northern Navy was becoming more powerful, so they had no choice but to surrender after receiving Jiang Fan's letter of persuasion to surrender.
At this point, the two-month "spring offensive" in Beihai Town has basically come to an end, and the Qing government's Heilongjiang General District has been completely included. However, in order to truly bring the vast land including the Nenjiang Plain and Hulunbuir Grassland under control, Beihai Town still has a lot to do.
