Xinshun 1730

Chapter 32 Arrangement
It was only after seeing Mudanjiang that Liu Yu truly understood Jiaolaobutu's warning.

Standing on a hill by the river, looking sideways, the mountains and rivers are picturesque.

It is covered with white snow, dotted with green pines, and there are many big trees that cannot be surrounded by one person. There are many lightning strikes that fell down and lie on the ground.

Along both sides of the river, there are many swamps, the tower heads are covered with grass, and the grass roots have been entwined for thousands of years, just like a pagoda, as tall as a person, and walking on it is like dancing on a pontoon bridge. .

The river surface like a jade belt has become the best road.

The highest goodness is like water, leveling all things. In summer, the waves are rough and folded, and in winter, they are condensed into ice and flat like the imperial city avenue.

In terms of hardness, I am afraid that only the imperial way in the Forbidden City can compare with it.

This is just the source, the river is not wide, about [-] meters.

There are dense willow bushes on both sides of the river, sometimes mixed with clusters of ash, and the pendant-like fruits in autumn are all over the river bank.

If there were people lying in ambush on both sides of the river, it would be difficult to deal with the open river and the enemy's darkness.

There is nowhere to grab it, because there are no roads and there are trees everywhere.

Whether it is the local tribe or the nearby frontier army, they are all local snakes and are familiar with the terrain.

Even if there is snow, people still have invisible means-jump on a big red pine that is as thick as a person, and run on the branches that are connected together, without even leaving half a footprint.

From here to Handuoliwei, there are still four to five hundred miles, and there is only one Ningguta stockade in the middle of the way, which was originally Houjin, but now it is also a post station, and there are not many people.

The distance from here to Yaksa City of the Sauron Khanate is no less than the distance from here to return to the capital, and it is even more out of reach.

Not to mention Yaksa, it is Ninggu Pagoda. Some people once commented: Ninggu is cold and bitter. From the beginning of spring to mid-April, the strong wind is like thunder and electric shocks. It snowed heavily in the middle of the month, and the river was completely frozen in early September.When the snow reaches the ground, it turns into solid ice, and you can see the vast expanse of snow for thousands of miles.

What's more, it may be said: People say that on the road of Huangquan, if you reach Ninggu Pagoda, you will not be afraid of ten Huangquan!

Liaodong has not yet been filled, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and few people come to such a place.

During the chaos at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Hou Jin arrested people from various ministries to enrich the population, and smallpox was rampant, so the land was already sparsely populated.

On average, there are only one or two villages in tens of thousands of square kilometers of land, which is indeed a good place for the frontier army to "do a side job".

Think about it, too. Under the tribute system, the tribal leaders all have official positions in the court. It is impossible for the frontier army to rob the tribe like the Cossacks on the opposite side. If they want to make a fortune, they can only find smugglers.

Liu Yu can't stay in Handoliwei either, at least he won't go to Handoli City until he has inspected the castle closest to Handoliwei, for fear that someone will leak the news.

From here, everything has to be done carefully.

The road is easy to go, and there is no need to go over mountains and ridges, just like the highways of later generations.As long as you walk along the river, the road is smooth and the ice is like cement.

If you walk fast, you can reach the first castle of the Raksha people in half a month at most. The Raksha people call it Stepansk. It is at the confluence of the Songhua River and the Heilongjiang River, and it is about near Jiamusi in later generations.

In the 17th year of Chongzhen and the first year of Yongchang, during the Battle of Tongguan, there was a Jurchen named Sharhuda on the battlefield.

Originally, in history, shortly after the death of Li Zicheng Jiugongshan, this person was transferred to Ningguta, fought a battle with the Russians in Jiamusi, and killed the Cossack leader Stepanov.

But because of the change of history, after the battle of Jingxiang in Li Guo, the Qing Dynasty was shaken, smallpox was rampant, and the generals of the Qing Dynasty continued to die, so they could only intensify their efforts to catch more birth girls from the north of the Songhua River to supplement, and they had no time to care about the affairs in the north. , Sarhuda also died in Xiangyang.

The battle next to Jiamusi was not fought, and the Raksha people built the city there, named after the Cossack leader, and it can be said to be the outpost of Raksha's southward invasion.

It is also the trading post of the Raksha Kingdom in the Heilongjiang River Basin. Smugglers from Liaodong, North Korea, and tribes from all over the place will trade there. It is also the first stop for Liu Yu to investigate.

Dashun's frontier army is of course bandit-like, and Rakshasa's Cossacks are also a fool. They can stab the chief to death just for a few furs. If you go out, you will be a bandit.

Coupled with the deer hunting tribe in the surrounding mountains and forests, and the rest of the Jurchens who have retreated to the tribal state, it can be said that they may be in danger along the way.

Seeing the possible danger clearly, Liu Yu also had an idea in his heart.

"Brother Shu, I think we're going to have a rest here today. You take a few good men to hunt some roe deer and the like. It's not only a tooth-beating sacrifice, but it can also be regarded as setting off firecrackers to pay homage to the grandpa of the mountain god and grandma of the river god, and bless you." We are safe and sound."

Jiaolaobutu laughed and said, "My lord, is this going to knock the mountain to shake the tiger? It's true, we have a lot of people, and unless they are frontier soldiers, ordinary tribes dare not do anything to us when they hear the gunshots. Okay, then the lord is resting here, we Go and bring some brothers to shoot a few shots, and also add some movement to the mountain god, so as not to be lonely."

He jumped on his horse and rushed down the mountain like flying along the ridge.

He took out his roe fur hat from the tent, which he had prepared a long time ago. Some people were going to disguise themselves as a deer hunting tribe to go to the north to survey the terrain.

The whole head of a roe deer is cut off, it must have horns, the bones and meat inside are hollowed out, and the eyes are sewed with black leather to make fake eyes.

It is said that their ancestors were only qualified to wear this kind of hat if they had shot a tiger to death. Jiaolaobutu may not have that ability with a bow and arrow, but he also killed a tiger with a large-caliber matchlock gun, which is a bit stinky and shameless I don't know if it counts as cheating because I got this hat.

He yelled at a few veterans who were originally hunters, and took a gun and went to the mountains and forests.

By the river, the team that had been ordered to set up camp stopped, busy setting up tents, digging ice and boiling water. Liu Yu went down the mountain and found the carpenters accompanying the army—there were not only carpenters but also stonemasons in the team. Outside the Yongning Temple stele, a new Yongning Temple inscription will be engraved and a small temple will be built.

"You know how to make ice sledges?"

These carpenters shook their heads, but then said: "My lord, the young ones are not boasting, the craftsmanship is absolutely good. Whatever the adults want to do, just say it. As long as the adults can say it, the villain can do it."

After looking at the calluses on the hands of these carpenters, he was convinced that what he said was true, so he roughly said it.

It is nothing more than finding two logs, peeling off the skin, smoothing the ground, and inserting the crossbar and the shaft with mortise and tenon.

Three to four meters long, like a big cart, except that it doesn't need wheels, but it is much easier to slide on the ice when the horses pull it, than the carriage without bearings and balls at this time.

When he said this, the carpenters felt a little insulted, and said with a smile: "What should I be, so it is this thing. This is also simple, and the adults understand what they said. But I don't know how many adults want?"

After counting the number of people, Liu Yu stretched out eight fingers.

"Success, don't worry, my lord, I will finish it before tomorrow morning."

These carpenters went to work with their tools, and there were plenty of high-quality wood nearby, so they could take them at will.

Liu Yu brought some people to the nearby woods to peel off the birch trees.The bark of the birch tree is like white oiled paper cloth, extremely tough, and it will burst into flames when it encounters a small fire.It is only afraid of fire, but not water. It can be used to make simple boats, and it can also be used to shelter from wind and rain.

Nearby was a big Baihua that couldn't be carried by one person. He took out a knife and scratched it vertically on the tree, and pulled it hard, just like taking off his clothes.

Use some grass ropes to tie the barks together, and in the evening, the ice sledges are ready, just like pasting window paper, sticking these huge birch barks around the sledges.

The sledges that were leaking everywhere were like a house without a roof.

As night fell, the sound of gunfire hunting and scaring the surrounding tribes in the distance gradually died down.Boiled a few large pots of venison with a little salt, cut off a piece with a knife, and dipped it in the salt.

Liu Yu took out some more wine and shared a small glass with each other to relieve the pain of the birds coming out of their mouths these days.

When he was enjoying the meal, Liu Yu took the opportunity to talk about the future.

"Now that you're here, you can't slouch like you used to. You never know when a buckshot will shoot out of the woods. Be careful."

"It's going to the river tomorrow. When the time comes, everyone will be divided into three teams."

"There are 30 people in the front team, riding three to five hundred steps ahead of the big team."

"There are 30 people in the rear team, riding three to five hundred paces behind the big team."

"The rest are in the brigade. All the vehicles are divided into two rows, fifty paces apart horizontally, forming two walls. Except for the driver, the rest of the people are all sitting on the sledge, and a fire is lit in it. It is warmer, and the matchlock is always ready. If something happens, fight back immediately."

"The horses that are free are all sandwiched in the middle of the convoy. The convoys on both sides are connected with ropes. If there is an enemy attack, if there are horses running in panic, shoot the panicked horses to death immediately. The driver is responsible. Panic and confusion disrupted the traffic, and whoever drives the car will be fined."

"Once something happens, the front team and the rear team immediately outflank the two wings. People in the brigade refuse to defend in the car formation and listen to my orders. The front and rear teams change every day, and the drivers change every day. Craftsmen and mappers do not participate in the rotation."

"Select five scouts, go out to investigate and deliver news. Those who are selected as scouts can get two taels of wine and one catty of meat every day. They will be rotated for ten days, and they can rest for [-] days after the rotation."

"Do you understand?"

Everyone got fur hats and gloves a few days ago, and today they drank a ton of wine, and their morale was high.Liu Yu's words already carried weight, and they all agreed.

Jiaolaobutu secretly praised Liu Yu's arrangement, and felt that Liu Yu's arrangement was well-organized, and it really looked like that.

According to my own thinking, it is nothing more than that, but I never imagined that using birch bark with a sledge can not only shelter from the wind and keep warm, but also have fire at any time to light the match.

He had thought of using the convoy as a wall, but he was an officer after all, and he didn't think about how to make the soldiers more comfortable. That was not within the scope of the officer's consideration.

Thinking about my arrogance before, I don’t know if I had a bad relationship with Liu Yu, and I was planning to hug my thigh, at this time, I happened to hit the snake with the stick, and I took advantage of the situation and cupped my hands and said: "My lord, I, Shutu, today is the only one. I have convinced my lord. To be honest, my lord is not to be blamed. I used to think that my lord is just a dandy, but today I see that my lord has real abilities. I admire, admire."

"Zi said, judging people by their appearance is my fault. Today I judge people by their family background, which is even more wrong. If you can't choose your appearance, how can you choose your family background? It's really wrong."

This statement is half-truth and half-false. As early as a few days ago, when Liu Yu used his "money ability" to win people's hearts and quietly take away the command power, he had already accepted it.

I just felt that flattering at that time was a bit abrupt, so I kept secretly waiting for the opportunity.

Today's timing is just right, what's more, it's like confessing your heart and revealing your previous mistakes, making it easier to believe.

Liu Yu laughed, thinking that when I saw you angry at Tian Ping that day, I only thought that the gold and iron in your bones could make a suit of armor;

(End of this chapter)