Forty-eight years of Qianlong

Chapter 338
Calculated according to the time when the ice in Heilongjiang melted in previous years, the Beihai Navy would not be able to catch up with Yaksa in early May anyway.From the end of March to May, the snow on the land melted and the rivers were still frozen. It would be good if the troops could go to Beli Kashan (village).

A week later, a battalion of Pan Xiucheng's regiment set off for Khabarovsk as a northward detachment, and a civil affairs detachment with 80 people also went together.This team includes a 50-member construction team, [-] trainees from the cadre school, and a ten-member medical team.

At the same time, the civil administration began to mobilize idle labor from various settlements and go northward in batches, with the purpose of following the northward detachment and building a land passage to Khabarovsk.

Zhao Xin intends to build Boli into the largest town on the north shore of Xingkai Lake.It is located on the east bank of Heilongjiang, and it is the center of Heilongjiang. It can not only control the upper and lower reaches of the river, but also connects with the Songhua and Wusuli rivers. The terrain is very dangerous and has always been valued by successive dynasties.Since the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, Khabarovsk has not only been the center of the central dynasty's rule of the region, but also a necessary place for the management of the lower reaches of Heilongjiang.

At the same time, Xu Dayong and Wang Changsheng who were far away in northern Jiangsu also received orders from Zhao Xin.Zhao Xin asked Wang Changsheng, who was doing well with the Cao Gang, to go to Guangzhou to contact Cai Zhaoping of Wanhehang. Last year, Zhao Xin asked Wanhehang to help buy the sailboat. It was time for delivery.

At the same time, Zhao Xin ordered Xu Dayong to transport at least [-] refugees to Beihai Town this year.

Xu Dayong suddenly felt that Alexander, one hundred thousand!It's better to let him directly raise the flag to rebel.

It has been the 53rd year of Qianlong, and the severe drought that affected six provinces has passed. The disaster relief operations of the Qing Dynasty in the past few years have been quite effective. Agui, who was relegated from Beijing to manage the river, has been busy dealing with the people's livelihood after the disaster.Now the scale of refugee refugees is no longer so large. If you want to buy people through human traffickers, you will die in the thousands every year.

Of course, rebellion is impossible. Not to mention that Beihai Town has no extra strength to open up a battlefield. Just messing up the Central Plains, Beihai Town will have to come out to end the situation, and the gains outweigh the losses.

Xu Dayong discussed countermeasures with a group of subordinates with a frowning face, and some of his subordinates came up with an idea to go to Shandong to recruit people.Last year, both summer and autumn harvests in Shandong saw large-scale production cuts. It is estimated that more than 5 people could be recruited from Dengzhou and Laizhou, which were hardest hit by the disaster.

Another guy who went to Hubei to buy refugees came up with an idea. He said that there are many refugees at the junction of the three provinces of Sichuan, Shaanxi and Hubei.Moreover, it belongs to the three-way zone, and the government's control is weak.Instead of recruiting refugees in the Central Plains area where the government has strong control, it is better to go there and have a look.

In fact, Xu Dayong has long known about the refugees at the junction of the three provinces, but because there are many bandits and secret sects there, he has been reluctant to provoke them.Right now there is no better way.He first sent a telegram to Beihai Town, and after getting approval, he planned to take people there after Qingming.

At the end of March, Liu Sheng finally returned to Fuerdan City with his new wife. He also came back with Balk villagers headed by Sahalian and the old shaman.

As soon as Liu Sheng and the others came back, the first thing they did was to contact Zhao Xin.On the way back, they ran into the Northward Detachment, and thus learned the news that Tsarist Russia was about to invade.

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Zhao Xin said with a smile: "You don't plan to hold a banquet anymore?"

Liu Sheng said in a hurry: "I drank all the wine that should be drunk in Balk Village. It doesn't matter if we are a few days late!"

"That's good. I will take a regiment to Fuldan the day after tomorrow. You should prepare the troops for battle first."

"Go north?"

"No, hit Ning Guta!"

Na Qitai's right eyelid has been twitching for the past few days, which makes him feel that something big is about to happen.But what could it be?

He is still the deputy governor of Ning Guta, but he has been promoted from the second rank to the first rank, and he has also been conferred the title of second-class viscount.The reason why he was not transferred away was mainly because he had dealt with Bei Haizhen and Zhao Xin too many times.Both Qianlong and Qinggui thought that he had done a good job in negotiating with Beihai Town; among the officials in Jilin General's Yamen, Na Qitai was the one who knew Beihai Town and Zhao Xin the most.

Of course, except for Fukang'an.

Could it be that Beihai Town wants to do something?Na Qitai recalled the intelligence of the sentry and reconnaissance these days, and thought that there was nothing unusual about the Beihai Navy.However, he felt that even if the Beihai Navy wanted to attack, with the current size and strength of Ningguta City, that bastard Zhao Xin would not be able to please him.

Yes, Na Qitai hated Zhao Xin to death.If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be staying in this "broken" place.

The current Ningguta City is no longer the original wooden city with pine trees and soil. After more than two years of repairs, the city wall of Ningguta is now a brick city with a height of two feet and a thickness of six feet; The old city has also risen from the ground and has a new look.

In this way, a pattern of Ningguta new city as the main and old city as the supplement has been formed.The two cities, one east and one west, are separated by the Huerha River (Songhua River).The Eight Banners troops transferred from Jilin, Heilongjiang and Guannei camped on the two wings of the old city, also known as the "Ningguta Camp", and are now under the command of Jilin General Mingliang.

The entire Ningguta camp has a total of 5000 Manchu, Han, and Mongolian soldiers. Counting the soldiers and civilians, the number is almost 3.The entire camp stretches from the north bank of the Taktongka River in the south to the south bank of the Kushiha River in the north, across the Hualan River and the Shangjian River, and is nearly [-] miles from north to south.

After experiencing the power of the Beihai Navy, the Qing army now also learned from the Beihai Navy, digging several trenches with a width of one foot and a depth of eight feet outside the camp, with a large number of antlers and repellent horses in the middle.

After Jilin General Mingliang had a detailed understanding of the First World War in Fuldan City, he divided the artillery into several places and deployed it in a centralized manner to form cross-intensive firepower.

As for the Hunchun Camp, which is hundreds of miles away to the southeast, it now has a total strength of 1 troops. In addition to Hunchun City, there is also a mountain city guarding the pass.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to transport supplies to the old city, Na Qitai went to the camp on the other side of the river in person, and raised his concerns with Mingliang.

Throughout the Qing Dynasty, there are not many Zanying families like the Fucha family that can produce several generals.Needless to say, Fu Heng, Fukang'an is one of the best, and Jilin General Mingliang is actually a figure whose military talent is not inferior to Fukang'an.

Like Fu Kang'an, Fucha Mingliang is the son of Fu Heng's eldest brother, Fucha Guangcheng. Like Fu Kang'an, he is Qianlong's nephew.

In the 19th year of Qianlong's reign, Mingming entered the provincial examination.Qianlong asked Fu Heng by chance at that time: "Is there anyone in your family who participated in the rural examination?" Fu Heng said brightly.After hearing this, Qianlong said, why should the children of the aristocratic family compete with those scholars for their fame?no need!So he promoted Mingliang to Lan Ling's guard and ordered him to participate in the battle against Junggar.

Later generations commented on him as "knowledge soldiers pass Fukang'an, Lian Mo Sun Shiyi", but this man's luck has always been bad, he is often implicated by friends, and the officialdom is wasted.

After hearing Na Qitai's words, Mingliang smiled and comforted him not to worry too much.Since February of this year, each battalion has regularly sent out sentries to the area around Fuldan City, and news has been sent back every day, and there has been no change in Beihai Town.

What's more, the distance from Dongning to Ningguta is only more than 200 miles, and beacon towers are set up every five miles along the way.

Na Qitai felt a little relieved when he heard this, but that was all. After that, he went back to Ningguta City and asked a doctor for acupuncture, but unfortunately it didn't help.

In fact, his worry was right, the Beihai Navy had already been dispatched; but because the mountain road was difficult, the Qing army in charge of the sentry did not do its duty.

In the south of Hunda Mountain and one kilometer north of the Suifenhe River, a unit composed of the Second, Fifth and First Regiments of the Beihai Navy was walking hard on the muddy mountain road.

"Come here and help!"

Following the loud greetings of several coachmen, hundreds of soldiers from the marching ranks of the Second Beihai Regiment rushed out to help push out the muddy carriage.

"What's going on!" Liu Sheng and Fan Tong, who came riding from behind, jumped off their horses one after another, and joined the cart team with their guards.

The officer in charge of the Second Regiment's supply team turned around while pushing the wheels of the carriage, "Commander, the road has collapsed, and the carriage is stuck in the mud, so we can only push it."

It is said that the road construction army in Beihai Town is not a professional construction company after all. Although they have been reminded in advance, how can the refugees who can even read big characters know what a road slide in the tundra is?
Because of the excessive excavation of the roadside, coupled with the excessive erosion of rain and snow, and the stampede of the vanguard brigade, the five-kilometer-long slope section eventually collapsed in a large area.When the carriages carrying supplies passed by, they were dumbfounded.

After everyone worked together to push the carriage out of the mud pit, Liu Sheng said to the exhausted Fan Tong, "This is not possible, we have to find a way, there are still more than 3000 people behind!"

Fan Tong took out his handkerchief and wiped the dirt on his face and said, "What can we do? It would be great if Mr. Zhao came with us."

Liu Sheng frowned and said, "I can't handle such a little trouble?! We can't let him be the transportation captain every time, what are you talking about! We are attacking in two directions this time, and the northward detachment is short of manpower, so he still has to wait." Bring the three groups back and go together."

Fan Tong hurriedly said: "Then I'll organize people quickly to fill up these mud holes first."

Liu Sheng nodded, signaling him to go quickly.

Zhao Xin asked him to capture Ningguta before the end of April to control the waterway from the Huerha River to the Songhua River.But what Liu Sheng didn't expect was that the team's speed slowed down after only walking more than 200 miles.

After entering April in the Gregorian calendar, the Polya family living outside Nerchinsk was surprised to find that two regiments of Cossack soldiers and no less than 4 Yakuts came from the direction of Chita outside the city.

Although those Yakuts look like Mongols on the outside, they are actually descendants of the Huns-Turks; and unlike the Buddhist Mongols, most Yakuts believe in the Orthodox Church.

The arrival of the Cossack regiments began building warehouses and officers' barracks outside the city.Since the time of Peter I, there has been a regulation in the Tsarist Russian army, that is, only the officers of the regiment headquarters can have permanent barracks, and never build permanent housing for soldiers.

Where do soldiers sleep?Find a house for lodging.

A few Cossack musketeers also lived in the cowshed of Polya's house. When they came, they asked Polya's aunt for drinks and told some innocuous jokes. The aunt was so frightened that the two of them didn't even dare to go through the main entrance, they just jumped out the window.On the second day, a Tsarist Russian officer came here and reprimanded the Cossacks, and then Polya got the courage to go out to feed the cattle.

The spring of 1788 was earlier than in previous years. In February of the Gregorian calendar, the ice in Heilongjiang was still more than one meter thick, and by the beginning of March, people could no longer leave.As the temperature rises, from mid-April in the Gregorian calendar, the thawing river water begins to take away the ice of the severe winter.

Large pieces of ice drifted down the river like hills, and when they hit, they made a thunderous roar. The ice shattered more and more, and finally turned into pebble-like debris and drifted downstream.When there was no pebble-sized ice on the river from Nerchinsk to Chita, the Tsarist Russian invasion began.

In the first ten days of April in the 53rd year of Qianlong’s reign, Jing Qinbao, the co-leader of Aihui, who was patrolling the Sino-Russian border, received a report from Oroqen fishermen fishing on the Ergun River, saying that a large number of Tsarist Russian troops and warships had appeared outside the city of Nerchinsk. Looks like there's going to be a big move.

Jing Qinbao hurriedly led a team of one hundred to search around the city of Yaksa. The group stayed in Rafkai City in the upper reaches of Yaksa for a few days. Sure enough, they received reports from border residents who were grazing and fishing on the border, saying that they saw the Ergun River with their own eyes. A large number of Rakshasa warships gathered on the river to the west.Jing Qinbao was deeply aware of the seriousness of the situation, and hurriedly sent one of his assistants to drive the boat back to Aihui City to report immediately.

A few days later, Eredombu, the deputy governor of Heilongjiang City (Aihui) who received the news, also felt that the situation was not good.Since the first battle of Yaksa, there has been no Tsarist army assembled on the Nerchinsk side; even if there are Cossacks crossing the border to make trouble, they will be expelled soon after negotiation.

Eledumbu decided to immediately send additional troops to the city of Lafkai. He ordered another co-leader under his command to lead 300 people including [-] Han army shotgunners to the north to support them. Heng Xiu.

According to the Qing Dynasty, the garrison in Aihui City should have been 3000 people, but at this time there were only more than 1000 armored soldiers garrisoned.Except for a small number of Han army flags, most of the rest are Manchurians, Saurons and Dahur (Daur) soldiers.Since the 34th year of Qianlong, the Eight Banners garrisoned in Aihui City were requisitioned and sent south by Qianlong many times, fighting Burma, fighting Jinchuan, pacifying the chaos in Shaanxi, Gansu, and Huizhou. More than 1000 people were drawn.

Time is running out!

Even as a first-rank military general guarding the border, Hengxiu, a general of the Heilongjiang clan, knew that the Tsarist Russians were about to invade, and he had no right to transfer troops back from Ningguta.He only has the right to execute and act, and the right to adjudicate is in the hands of Qianlong and Li Fanyuan.

According to the "Treaty of Kyakta" signed by the Qing and Russia in the sixth year of Yongzheng (1728), if a general of Heilongjiang sends a letter or replies to the chief executive of Nerchinsk, he must first submit a letter to the Li Fan Yuan, waiting for the approval and copying. It can only be issued after drafting, reviewing, reviewing by the emperor, and translation.With the communication speed of this year and month, the handling of border incidents is calculated according to "years".

On April 53th of the 1788rd year of Qianlong, May 5th, 7 in the Gregorian calendar, Jing Qinbao and his party, who were patrolling the river near the city of Rafka, finally saw the Russian fleet crossing the border.

The invaders' overwhelming brigs and sloops filled the river, and the Russian sailors on the first few boats saw the Yaksa battleship that was protecting them at a glance, and immediately surrounded them.

On the battleship Yaksa, a sailor saw the flag on the opposite brig and quickly reported to Jingqin: "My lord, you are really a Rakshasa!"

The co-leader Jing Qinbao's face was full of astonishment at this time, and his right hand holding the waist knife trembled involuntarily.

"How dare they!"

One of his subordinates said: "My lord! What should I do? The Raksha people's boat is coming!"

"Go up!" Jing Qinbao glanced at the city of Rafkai behind him. The smoke in the city had already risen, and the exclamation of the crowd on the shore and the neighing of horses could be heard in his ears.
Behind him are the people of the Qing Dynasty. As a general patrolling the border, he dare not retreat, and he will never retreat!

"Bows and arrows on alert! Shotguns put on matchlocks! Charge the cannons! Get ready to meet the enemy!" Jing Qinbao ordered his subordinates loudly. Since they couldn't retreat, they had to fight to the death.

(End of this chapter)