Forty-eight years of Qianlong

Chapter 191 The Battle of Songqian ([-])
"Duang!!" The thick wooden door became crumbling under the crazy impact of the Ainu a dozen times.

Finally, there was a "click" sound from inside the gate, and the thick latch could no longer withstand the violent impact.The seal looked happy, and he beckoned his men to continue knocking on the door.After the door was broken, he rushed in first, and seven or eight warriors from the Shachuan tribe followed him into the gate.Suddenly, there was a burst of violent gunshots and screams in Dongzhiwan.

Seeing that the castle gate was breached, Tuka laughed excitedly.The Ainu people in other cities also cheered, holding various cold weapons and wanting to enter the city from the east.

Just as these people retreated across the wooden bridge outside Otemon and were running eastward, Otemon suddenly opened from the inside, and a group of knights on horseback in armor and holding two guns rushed out from the door.

These warriors had just rushed across the wooden bridge, and they had already been waiting for the Beihai Town soldiers behind the wooden bunker to aim their guns.Following Pan Xiucheng's order, bullets rained down on the team of warriors.Amidst people shouting and neighing, more than a dozen knights on horseback were shot and fell off their horses, and some rolled directly into the moat.

The men of the Matsumae clan behind the Otemon Gate saw that the firepower from the opposite side was too fierce, and hurriedly closed the gate.Dozens of Ainu warriors lying behind the bunker wanted to take advantage of the situation to kill and seize the gate, but unexpectedly, the dead and wounded warriors and horses were so tightly blocked on the bridge deck that they couldn't get through.At this time, human blood and horse blood were mixed together, flowing on the wooden bridge, and dripping into the moat along the cracks in the bridge deck.

Several Ainu warriors slipped and tumbled in the pool of blood, and retreated quickly.

At this time, there was a lot of shouting and killing in Tonomaru, and the No. [-] troops sent by Matsumae Fan suffered heavy casualties and were retreating to Ninomaru.

"Retreat! Retreat!" Sato Yukinobu, who was wearing a bamboo armor, shouted to his opponent.

The sea dog, already covered in blood, picked up a wooden spear on the ground, pointed it at Yukinobu Sato who was directing the retreat, and threw it out forcefully.Yukinobu Sato caught a glimpse of a black figure approaching from the corner of his eyes, subconsciously turned sideways, and slashed at the same time.Unexpectedly, another Ainu raised his bow and aimed at him, "Boom", the bowstring rang, and a light arrow hit his left arm.Seeing that Sato was injured, the two ashigaru quickly supported each other and retreated towards Ninomaruuchi.

At this time, the sea dog's eyes were fierce. He picked up a samurai sword that fell on the ground, swung it with a finger, and rushed into the double oar with a dozen people.

In the evening, Ninomaru was also captured.In the end, the Matsumae clan and the shogunate investigation team left [-] samurai, a dozen ashigaru and civilian husbands, and they all retreated into Sannomaru to defend.

Deng Fei heard the number of casualties reported by Pan Xiucheng, and thought to himself that the Ainu people deserved to be ravaged by the Matsumae clan with their combat level.Fighting without any rules, you know how to swarm and rush, and pick up good things when you see them on the way.If he hadn't led more than 200 soldiers to press the ground, he didn't know what would happen.

Seeing that Songqian Fan had become a turtle in the urn, the chiefs of the various tribes went to Tuka to discuss it, saying that we should do this for today, and everyone was tired after fighting for a long time.Attack Sannomaru tomorrow.

When Deng Fei heard this, he hurriedly spoke to stop him.He explained to Tuka: "The night is long and there are many dreams. We must take the Sannomaru before it is dark. We caught the Matsumae clan by surprise. If they react, the civilians in the castle towns tomorrow will all be killed." will be our enemy! So we must not give up tonight!"

After listening to Deng Fei's words, Tuka, who was originally full of ambition, broke out in a cold sweat.He remembered what Zhao Xin had said to him, that he must take Matsumae Castle in one go, and not give the opponent a chance to breathe.Well, then keep playing!
For the samurai of the Matsumae clan in Sannomaru and the shogunate investigation team, this battle was a real battle.If it weren't for the strange bursting muskets, thousands of Ainu people would not be able to attack at all.Now that it's like this, what's the next step?Fight to the death or make peace?So the eyes of all the samurai focused on Matsumoto Jurobei.

Lord Izumori's thoughts became very clear at this moment, he looked at the people in front of him coldly, and said lightly: "Do you know what the full name of Shangzhang is?"

Everyone present was stunned for a moment, isn't Shang Jiang the general?wait a minute
Matsumoto Juro Bingwei didn't wait for everyone to answer, he suddenly said loudly: "It's General Zhengyi! As the ministers of Shangzhang, can we surrender to the Ainu people?!"

Everyone at the scene was full of anger, stood up and shouted loudly: "Never!"

Matsumoto Jurobei, Izu Mamoru, who was born as an accountant, was very clear-eyed at this moment.To surrender, for him, the fief will be confiscated, his family will be exiled, and he will be infamous forever.Even if you die sooner or later, you can't escape the knife. Instead of doing this, it is better to die and die for the country.

Besides, the caesarean section hurts so much. Of course he can't say that.

He looked at everyone present, and continued to encourage: "Everyone of the Matsumae family, think about your young master in Edo, you must not allow the Matsumae family to be stigmatized!"

The samurai present, the servants of Ashgaru, Sannomaru, and the concubines of Michihiro Matsumae who became monks all nodded.The young master of Edo is still there, and the family business is still there.As long as the Songqian family is not infamous, even if it is transferred to another land, the bloodline can be continued.If people like himself surrendered, then the young master of Edo might lose his life.

Besides, the shogunate will definitely send troops to avenge people like themselves!
A samurai from the Matsumae domain knelt on one knee and said, "Master Izumori, I wish to leave the city in the dark, contact the righteous people in the city, and attack from inside and outside. I will definitely be able to repel the Ainu people!"

Matsumoto Jurobei nodded, and was about to speak when suddenly a man guarding the gate ran over panting.

"My lord! The Ezo people are attacking!"

Matsumoto Jurobei drew his samurai sword and shouted: "Everyone, take up your weapons and follow me!"

The final attack has begun.

As the night fell, thousands of torches were lit outside the gate of Sannomaru, illuminating the inside and outside of the city as if it were daytime.

At this time, Deng Fei put all the remaining troops on hand into the attacking team. The soldiers in Beihai Town were mainly responsible for dealing with the archers and iron gunners that suddenly appeared on the wall and gate tower.

Hundreds of Ainu held torches in one hand and weapons in the other, waiting on both sides of the gate. More than 20 Ainu people held the thick wooden beams and kept banging on the gate amidst the sound of slogans.

Inside the city gate, a group of men and women headed by Matsumoto Jurobei held bows, arrows and spears, waiting for the last moment.

In the temple on the top of the mountain on the other side of the river, the people who fled here lie on the top of the wall, looking at the dots of torches in the feudal city, heartbroken.Fukuyama Castle (Matsumae Castle is also called Fukuyama Castle) is coming to an end!No one knows what the fate of these people waiting for them will be.

Standing in the night, Deng Fei looked at the restless Ainu people in front of him, and suddenly had a strange thought of "what on earth did I come here for?".Everything in front of me was happening in reality, and I was like a bystander, without the slightest excitement or passion.He felt a little bored and had no interest in this war between alien races.

He glanced at Tuka who was standing among a group of guards, and the other party showed him a friendly smile.

In the middle of the night, Sannomaru of Matsumae Castle fell.The shogunate surveyed and determined that Matsumoto Izu Morijuro Bingwei, the leader of the survey group Tsuchiyama Soujiro and the samurai of the Matsumae domain all died in battle. The concubines and servants of the Matsumae family committed suicide, and only a few ashigaru and civilian husbands knelt down and surrendered.

Since Tsugaru Ando established his rule on the Toshima Peninsula in 1454, the Yamato people's 330-year rule in Ezo has finally come to an end.

In the early morning of the next day, the refugees hiding in the temple found a tall flagpole erected inside the Otemon Gate of Matsumae Castle. On the blood-red flag on the top, a white bear bared its teeth and claws, as if swearing to the land. inherent sovereignty.

The more than 200 years of peace in the island country have made the citizens lose their courage. In order to save their lives and the safety of their families, many people chose to obey.

The Ainu who had completed their revenge did not continue to kill the civilians. They looted the loot in the castle, and then went to the tavern in the castle town to drink.

According to Deng Fei's proposal, the more than 100 Ainu fighters headed by sea dogs who had been trained by Beihai Town were divided into two groups, some of them served as Tuka's personal bodyguards; order.

In order to prevent riots among the citizens who were worried about lack of food due to the cessation of sea trade, Deng Fei carried dozens of tons of rice when he set off from Beihai Town.When these grains were put on the market at a reasonable price, the burghers quickly calmed down.After all, in times of famine like this, it would be nice to have cheap food to sell.

The few Matsumae clan warriors who were lucky enough to hide outside the city and survived incognito were surprised to find that the strange giant ship was not a red-haired Ezo at all, but belonged to a place that called itself "Beihai Town".

Those who wear colorful short jackets and trousers, step on black leather boots, and carry a strange-looking musket on their backs, patrolling the port and the city every day are the warriors of Beihai Town. These people have the same black color as themselves. Hair, yellow skin, and even many people speak the dialect of the Mutsu area fluently.

However, some middle-class people have noticed that most of these people speak a language with a strange accent, and the words they use every day are actually Chinese characters!This is too strange, who are they?

When they saw that those barbaric Ainu people were very polite to the samurai from "Beihai Town" and didn't even dare to disobey the order of the other party, they gradually understood in their hearts that these visitors from Beihai Town were the ones who came to Dudao Peninsula. real master.

Li Ji decided to change his name and take a surname.As the first person to defect to Zhao Xin's family and consider himself the No. 1 retainer of Zhao Xin, Li Ji felt that his surname should be Zhao, and it must be Zhao.However, whether the surname can be Zhao still requires the consent of the owner.

But the name hasn't been changed yet, but the little concubine is about to be delivered to her door.The one who came to curry favor was the owner of a grain store in the city, named Taniya Shinshiro.

As a businessman who often travels between Omi and Tsugaru, on the third day after the city was broken, the owner of Tanitaya keenly discovered Li Jina's unusual identity.It seems that there are more than 100 iron cannon warriors under his command. Not only can he speak fluent Mutsu dialect, but he can also speak a very imposing "Mandarin".It was said that he heard this word from the soldiers of Beihai Town patrolling the street.

The owner of Gutianwu got involved with Liji because he took the initiative to buy a lot of cheap rice from Beihai Town.It was the first time that Li Ji was invited to drink in a high-end wine house outside, and within two days he invited Li Ji to a banquet at home again.

Who is Liji?Although he was born as a small farmer in the Mutsu Hirosaki Domain, he spent the longest time with Zhao Xin and saw the most strange things.Li Ji has been on Zhao Xin's large yacht, RV, and Thor, and more than once.Therefore, the owner of Gutianya took out a few rare gadgets, he didn't pay much attention to them at all.

No matter how good your stuff is, it would be nice to have something from my master?joke!

The owner of Gutianwu wanted to get in touch with Beihai Town. Seeing that the material temptation failed, he was heartbroken, so he called out his eldest daughter to toast Liji.

This girl is sixteen years old and looks very handsome.The appearance of toasting is shy and cute.And Li Ji had been away from Beihai Town for several months, and when Jiu Kuang saw a beautiful woman, he felt itchy in his heart; coupled with drinking a few cups of cat urine, there was a strange emotion in his eyes when he looked at the girl.

(It is said that polygamy was allowed in the Edo period, as long as you can afford it. The "husband guides the wife" in Confucianism has been completely inherited by the islanders until modern times. The most obvious example is the general's Ooku , It is entirely for the sake of passing on the family line, the more children the better.)
In the past few years since Li Ji and Zhi Nai got married, Zhi Nai's stomach has not moved.After Hong Tao and Liu Siqi came, they were also checked; but because of the lack of laboratory equipment at that time, X-rays and ultrasounds did not find any results.Over twenty years old, the fact that she has no children has always been a knot in Liji's heart.

The owner of Gutianya is such a thief, he can see that Li Ji is attracted to his daughter.So since then, opportunities for two people to meet have been created every now and then.After coming and going, Li Ji had the idea of ​​taking a concubine.

Paper could not contain the fire, and soon, this matter reached Deng Fei's ears.Well!Matsumae Castle is still not firmly established here, and they actually want to beg for a concubine!
So Deng Fei called Li Ji over and reprimanded him.

"There are so many people in Beihai Town who don't even have wives, yet you eat what's in the bowl and what's in the pot! Besides, who is that Taniya Shinshiro? Do you know?"

Among the modern crowd in Beihai Town, Liji and the others are most afraid of Zhao Xin, Liu Sheng and Wang Yuanfang.Deng Fei usually gives the impression of being very kind and meticulous in his work.Except for the mistakes of the sailors on the ship, Deng Fei generally seldom gets angry.

Li Ji said coyly, "I, I haven't agreed yet."

"It doesn't matter if you agree! This matter must be agreed by Zhao Xin! There is no need to talk about it!"

"Yes"

Under the old city of Juergen, in three field cooking trucks lined up, Zhi Nao was busy making lunch.This kind of cooking truck modified with Sinotruk's 6*6 off-road chassis was brought by Zhao Xin recently.Each car can provide outdoor catering support for 300~500 people, and can accommodate two chefs cooking together at the same time.In order to make it easier for the cooking truck to transport ingredients from Fuldan City and cook on the road, he specially asked the peasants to build a dirt road from Fuldan City to Jurgen City.

After Zhao Xin inspected the digging of the trenches, he went to the kitchen truck.When he saw Zhi Nao who was busy in the carriage, he asked in surprise, "Shi Nao, why are you here?"

Zhi Nai wiped the water from his hands with his apron, bowed to Zhao Xin and said, "I heard that there are not enough people to cook here, so I will come with you."

"Did you arrive last night?" For Li Ji and Zhi Nai, Zhao Xin felt like family.After all, she and Li Ji were the first people to take in when she first came to this time and space.

"That's right. This journey is really difficult. The few of us women are okay, and we all came here by boat with the supplies."

"Is this the habit of using the kitchen cart?"

"Oh, is this called a cooking cart? It's the first time I've seen such a nice kitchen. I don't know how to use many things." Zhi Nai said with a smile, and whispered to Zhao Xin: "This is another Sir, you brought it from the fairy world, right?"

"Ah?" Zhao Xin was taken aback for a moment, and then he laughed, as acquiescence.

"My lord, when will my guy come back?" Zhi Nao asked a little shyly.

"Liji and the others are in Ezo, and they should be back in another month. What, miss him?"

"To tell you the truth, I haven't seen you for a few months, and I feel a little flustered."

"Don't worry, your man is very clever. Although he will occasionally lose the lottery, it's nothing serious. I promise."

"With your words, I feel relieved!"

Zhao Xin waved his hands with a smile, turned around and went to the command post in the old city.Liu Sheng was standing at the observation port, leaning on an artillery mirror to direct the soldiers on the west plain to mark their positions.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Liu Sheng stood up and saw that it was Zhao Xin, so he asked, "Hey, let me tell you, when do you plan to install the telephone line?"

"In the afternoon, Zhang Bo will bring people to erect the signal tower in the afternoon. I will lead people to lay the telephone line."

In order to ensure the smooth communication of information on the battlefield, in addition to the walkie-talkie, Zhao Xin plans to set up telephone lines on the artillery positions and the defensive positions of each company to connect with the headquarters in the old city of Jurgen.To this end, he deliberately purchased more than a dozen flameproof magnet telephones and a large number of telephone lines.

Liu Sheng nodded and asked again: "How many days have the two teams of Seldan and his son set off?"

"Twelve days, what?"

"Walk thirty or forty miles a day, and it will take more than 20 days just to go back and forth. In addition to the investigation of the enemy's situation, I'm afraid it will have to be delayed until the end of June."

Outer Northeast is just too big!From Fuldan City to Ninggu Pagoda, it is 500 miles by land and [-] miles by water; from Fuldan City to Hunchun, it is more than [-] miles by land.

Zhao Xin thought for a while and asked, "What are you worried about?"

"I'm worried that when the two teams come back, the Qing army will follow. Our plan of encirclement and annihilation will not be carried out."

"It's useless for us to be anxious, just wait patiently.

(End of this chapter)