The Haixi Jurchens and Savage Jurchens entrenched in the Songhua River and Heilongjiang river basins finally disappeared without a trace like snow in summer and winter.
The originally planned seven-month campaign came to an end in just three months.
In mid-May, Yang Wen crossed the Tartar Strait by boat and landed on Sakhalin Island. He set up Sakhalin guards in the north of Sakhalin Island and an Uleh station in the middle. When he marched to the south of Sakhalin Island, he encountered a strong force. Ainu people.
The leader of the Ainu people, Andogawa, sent his envoy Bei Yanzhen to ask for a meeting with Yang Wen, and waited until he was promised.
Bei Yanzhen led seven or eight strong men into the Wulie River Station with harpoons in hand. Zhang Han ordered Bei Yanzhen and others to put down their weapons, but Bei Yanzhen refused, speaking in an incomprehensible language and waving his hands. The harpoon threatened the Ming army who wanted to approach.
The general translated Bei Yanzhen's words to Yang Wen and others: "I am a great Ainu. I am strong and have fought through the cold winter and the sea. Sharks are our prey. If you want to drive us away, we I will come up with the means to hunt sharks and let you see."
Yang Wen blinked and looked at Tongshi: "Are you sure the translation is correct? He is here to issue a challenge to me?"
Tongshi is innocent. He has good professional ethics. How could he translate randomly?
Yang Wen looked at Bei Yanzhen and said succinctly: "Aren't you powerful? Let's fight in a one-on-one battle. There are no restrictions on weapons or methods. As long as you defeat the Ming sergeant, I will give you a way to survive."
After the general interpreter came over, Bei Yanzhen immediately laughed, patted his chest, and was about to stand up in person, but was overtaken by someone behind him.
This person is similar to Bei Yan. They are both shorter, have slightly curly hair, and have thick breathing. However, the harpoon in this person's hand is different from Bei Yan's real harpoon. It is a sharp stone tied with The harpoon is not pure wood.
Tongshi looked at Yang Wen helplessly: "His name is Sanyu, and he wants to challenge the most powerful sergeant of the Ming Dynasty to a duel."
Yang Wen looked at the private soldier Huang Dang who was holding a gun and narrowing his eyes.
Huang Dang grinned and took a step back: "Commander Shi, I am your personal soldier. I have been with you for more than ten years, fighting in the north and south. How could I do such a thing..."
Sanyu asked the general: "What did he say?"
Tongtong explained: "He thinks you are too weak and not worthy of fighting him."
Sanyu suddenly became unhappy. He picked up the harpoon and shouted loudly.
Huang Dang was helpless. It was really embarrassing that the personal soldiers of Dangtang Commander Shi had to fight against this group of savages who were even less civilized than the savage Jurchens.
Sanyu and Huangdang stood five steps apart.
Bei Yanzhen shouted at Sanyu, asking Sanyu to use his shark-fighting skills to defeat his opponent.
Sanyu excitedly raised the harpoon high and stared at Huang Dang with fierce eyes. Huang Dang's fighting spirit was not high. After hearing the starting sound, he yawned, picked up the gun and pulled the trigger.
Bang!
A dull sound was accompanied by a burst of smoke from the fire gun, and iron pellets flew out one after another, without any wastage, and they all penetrated into Sanyu's body.
Sanyu felt sluggish all over, as if he had been bitten by something. He looked down and saw blood began to gush out. He took a step forward, lost all strength and fell to the ground.
Bei Yan was really shocked, and quickly stepped forward to check, only to find that San Yu was dead. Like those dead fish, there was no movement no matter how hard he pushed or pulled.
Huang Dang put away his gun and went back to stand in line, as if it had nothing to do with him.
Bei Yanzhen didn't feel much sadness about Sanyu's death. Men in the tribe always had to die when hunting, and they would become indifferent after seeing too many people. However, he felt scared that Sanyu was killed so easily, even the most powerful shark. It was impossible to eat such a brave man in one bite, but the Ming sergeant didn't even get close and killed Sanyu directly!
No resistance!
Sergeant Daming has terrifyingly powerful power.
Bei Yan really laughed out loud, which made Yang Wen and others feel a little frightened. Is there something wrong with this guy's brain?
General translator: "He said that the leader of the Ainu wanted to cooperate with the Ming army and hoped that the leader could interview the capital commander Shi."
"cooperate?"
Yang Wen was surprised. The Ming army is about to occupy the entire island. Why are you cooperating?
"Tell him that Sakhalin belongs to the Ming Dynasty, and there is no room for negotiation on this point. They must either surrender and obey the teachings and management of the Ming Dynasty, or leave here. Otherwise, they will all die."
Yang Wen doesn't need to talk about cooperation.
After Bei Yanzhen heard about it, he quickly said: "???????????????This cooperation will be beneficial to Ming Dynasty. I believe that the Ainu people will not deceive Ming Dynasty."
Considering that logistics would take time, Yang Wen agreed to meet Andeng Chuan.
Three days later, Andengchuan and more than 100 tribesmen arrived at Wuliehe Station and showed great respect to Yang Wen and the Ming army.
Yang Wen didn't like to beat around the bush and got straight to the point: "Chief Ando River, Sakhalin belongs to the Ming Dynasty. As long as you surrender to the Ming Dynasty, learn the Ming Dynasty culture, speak the Ming Dynasty language, and obey the orders of the imperial court, the Ming Dynasty can treat everyone equally and work together as Chinese people."
After listening to Tongshi's translation, Andogawa shook his head slightly: "We Ainu can withdraw from Sakhalin, but we need your help to help us Ainu survive. If you agree, then The Inu people will regard Ming Dynasty as a friend, be friendly from generation to generation, and will never invade."
Yang Wen waved his hand: "The withdrawal from Sakhalin is not a gift from you Ainu people to the Ming Dynasty, nor is it your negotiation of the conditions for help, but this island belongs to the Ming Dynasty, and Ming Dynasty has the final say. As for help, you want Will Ming provide ships to send your people away?"
Andeng Chuan felt secretly surprised. The strength of the Ming army was no worse than that of the shogunate.
"We can go back if we have our own boats. Even if we don't have a boat, we can use wood to drift back. We don't need the help of the Ming army, but we hope that the Ming army can give us weapons, like weapons from the gods, to protect our people. "
Ando Chuan solemnly requested.
Yang Wen frowned. They actually want firearms support. What a joke. The Ming Dynasty Guards have not popularized firearms. Where can I have extra for you? Besides, it's not enough for you to have a harpoon. What kind of firearms do you need? If you have such a thing, you will probably perish faster.
When Ando River heard the rejection, he looked solemn and began to complain tragically.
This is a scar of a clan. There is no scab, but blood is still flowing and the bones are exposed.
The Ainu originally occupied most of the vast and prosperous areas in the northern part of Honshu Island, Japan. Ainu, Aomori and other places were where their ancestors lived. But five hundred years ago, the He clan began to conquer the Ainu.
In the Heian period, Yamato's national power became more prosperous, and it stepped up its foreign conquests and expansion. Emperor Keiyuki and his descendants began to call the Ainu people Ezo people, and the place where the Ainu people lived was called the Ezo region. The pronunciation of Ezo means dog.
The He tribe did not treat the Ainu as human beings. They believed that the Ainu were savages and dogs who did not deserve rich land and only deserved to be tamed by the He tribe, like animals.
After a series of wars, the Ainu paid a heavy price, lost most of Honshu Island, and migrated to Hokkaido and Sakhalin. For hundreds of years, the Wa tribe has continuously squeezed the living space of the Ainu people, and sent a large number of Wa tribesmen to Hokkaido to reclaim land, engage in trade, and even kill Ainu people!
Today, the population of the Wa tribe in Hokkaido has reached one-fifth of the number of Ainu people. If this continues, the Ainu people will lose everything to the Wa tribe.
Now that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu is strong, daimyo from all over the country have pledged their allegiance to him. In order to avoid annihilation, Ando Moriki, one of the leaders of the Ainu people, and his younger brother Shikaki surrendered to Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and founded the Akita Minato family.
But Ashikaga Yoshimitsu would not give up the Tsugaru Plain. He wanted to control the entire Honshu Island, and he also wanted the entire Hokkaido Island. The Ainu people have no way to survive, and it is very likely that they will face a devastating blow due to a conflict with the He clan.
Andogawa wiped his tears and begged sadly: "The Ainu are not Ezo, nor sea shrimps that are peeled and eaten by others. The Ainu have fighting spirit and the will to protect their homeland and people. It's just that , we don’t have good weapons, and we are no match for our tribe. We hope that Ming Dynasty can lend a helping hand and help the Ainu so that we can defend our last homeland."
After hearing this, Yang Wen, Zhang Han and others finally understood.
The Ainu are not the Yamato people of Japan. They are an ethnic group living on the island of Hokkaido. Now faced with the dilemma of exterminating the Yamato people, they reached out to ask for help from the Ming Dynasty.
Yang Wen spread out a map, looked at it carefully, and said to Andogawa: "Hokkaido Island is just south of Sakhalin Island, separated only by a strait."
Andogawa nodded seriously: "Yes, if there is a favorable wind, crossing the strait from Sakhalin Island, it won't take long to reach Hokkaido Island."
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Yang Wen was silent for a long time, then raised his head and asked: "Do you know Tsushima Island and Iki Island?"
Andeng Chuan nodded, only knowing that it was far away.
Yang Wen understood that the Ainu people did not know that the Ming Dynasty had conquered Tsushima Island and gave Ashikaga Yoshimitsu a blow on Iki Island.
Their information is stagnant.
Yang Wen did not agree directly, but said: "Providing help to you is not something I can agree to. If you don't mind, I can arrange for someone to send you to the capital of the Ming Dynasty to meet the emperor. But this time, It will take at least half a year, or even longer.”
Andogawa was a little worried. After weighing it, he speculated that the Yamato people would not invade Hokkaido Island in a short time, and made up his mind: "If meeting the great emperor can help the Ainu survive, even if it takes longer, I will go."
Yang Wen looked at Zhang Han and ordered: "Place the manpower responsible for sending Chief Andengchuan to the capital as quickly as possible. It is best to take the Liaodong Bay first and send him to the capital by navy."
Zhang Han took the order.
Andokawa arranged the affairs within the clan, ordered Bei Yanzhen to lead the clan back to Hokkaido Island, and then followed the Ming army on the road to the Ming Dynasty. Andogawa would not have thought that this time going south would determine the fate of the Ainu and Yamato people.
