Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2130 Naowen City and Hulunbuir ([-])

The north wind came whistling with snowflakes, blowing the earth into a vast expanse of whiteness.It was already night outside, and it was freezing cold, but the soldiers of the Hulunbuir advance detachment were still meticulously carrying out the night defense work. There were many clear whistles, dark whistles, and mobile whistles, and even some scouts were scattered. , It can be seen that they attach great importance to safety work.

Xue Ye is on duty outside and completes tasks in strict accordance with the drill code, that is really a first-class strong army.The Hulun Buir Advancement Team has developed so far. Although there are only 2000 people, they are really elite.If these people go through some more battles and supplement their cultural knowledge, they will be good officers in the future, and they can easily bring troops together when expanding the army.

Army Lieutenant Colonel Sun Wu just went outside in the dark to check around. This was not only to check whether the soldiers were on duty, but also to check whether the cotton coats on them could withstand the cold weather at night.It turned out to be fine. The combination of warm leather boots, cotton coats, fur hats, gloves, and antifreeze ointment gave the soldiers sufficient ability to resist the cold and complete various on-duty tasks.

"It's really inconvenient without a portable lighting device at night." After entering a side hall of the Changchun Palace, Sun Wu complained while shaking off the snowflakes on his fur coat: "I heard that the local people are researching a kind of windproof oil lamp." , but because the fuel is not easy to refine and is very expensive, it has not been popularized. In fact, let me tell you, the Ministry of the Army can try to purchase some for military use, and sometimes it can actually come in handy.”

"Captain Sun, instead of counting on that kind of thing, it's better to think of a way. It's more reliable to purchase a larger gas lighting system." Loumeng Xionglou, who was resting with his eyes closed, opened his eyes and said.

In fact, there is a gas lamp system on the side of the Hulunbeier Advancement Detachment.The gas generator is installed in the boiler room in the backyard of Changchun Palace, and there are more than [-] lamps all over the palace.When it is lit at night, it can illuminate the entire Changchun Palace, allowing this Taoist holy place to shine brightly even in the dark night sky.

It is worth mentioning that the gas lamp system owned by Changchun Palace is a backward product that has been eliminated locally.Not only does it have a small capacity, but the pipes and lamps also emit a vaguely unpleasant smell, so few people in China will buy it.However, no one bought it locally, but it doesn’t mean that no one bought it in the Far East.No, real Loumeng Xionglou bought it as if it were a treasure, and then entrusted the Navy's ship to help transport it to Temple Street Port.Here, this gas lamp system and some auxiliary spare parts went up the Amur River on a small river steamer until it entered the Ergun River.

Here, the small steamer sailed for a while and arrived at Shiwei Township (located near Shiwei Town, Erguna City in later generations, a new stronghold established by the people on the east bank in 1688) and dared not move forward.The captain apologized and explained to the Taoist priests escorted by the boat that according to regulations, they could only sail to the confluence of the Shilka River and the Ergun River.If you go further up, you must wait for the wet season to go, otherwise you may be stranded or hit the rocks.Now that they have sailed so far ahead, it is already against the rules, and it is really impossible to continue.However, they can help hire some natives living nearby, let them use small wooden boats to help transport, and finally arrive at the confluence of the two rivers south of Maimai City.The Taoist priest on board agreed to this condition, because he had no better way.

In this way, this old but expensive gas lamp system was dismantled from a local warehouse and workshop, and then traveled all the way across the ocean, going through hardships and dangers, and finally arrived at the vicinity of Heishantou Town, Erguna City.People from the East Bank set up a settlement here, temporarily serving as the base of the third brigade of the Hulunbeier Advancement Detachment, and also the location of Changchun Palace, the first large-scale missionary center of East Bank Taoism in Manchuria and Mongolia.

The Changchun Palace was completed in the middle of this year (1690), and it cost a lot of money.The main reason is that there is a serious shortage of labor here, which needs to be transferred from the outside world. At the same time, a lot of bricks and stones are used as building materials (a small brick kiln has been built in Shiwei Township).Fortunately, not far from here is the trading city, where you can buy a lot of grain, livestock and meat at a low price, otherwise the construction cost would be even higher, even with the wealth of Taoism, I am afraid that you have to think twice.

And precisely because the Changchun Palace was so well built and was about to be strengthened, the third brigade of the Hulunbuir Advancement Detachment also set up the brigade headquarters here, and started daily office work to manage the military and civilian affairs of Heishantou Township.There are currently about 800 permanent residents in this township, nearly half of whom are immigrants from Ningbo, the rest include more than [-] Ainu people who migrated from Heishui, more than [-] Japanese immigrants, and the rest are many. They are local Tungusic natives and Buryat Mongols, who are basically legal residents under the administration of the East Bank government.

It can be seen from the population structure that the colonization of the East Coast people here has not achieved very good results. At least the number of natives who are willing to surrender and come to settle is seriously insufficient, so that they all need to import immigrants from Ningbo, which has a small land and a large population. to solve.And this seems to be an important reason why Lieutenant Colonel Sun Wu, the detachment leader of the official new official, who has been in office for less than a year, came here. He needs to have a good understanding of how the officials here work.

And when it comes to the Hulunbuir advance detachment, we have to talk about the three brigades and one squadron under its jurisdiction.Each of the three brigades has [-] soldiers, all of which are horse-riding infantry capable of fighting well. They have horses, armor, muskets, and cannons. They have frequent training and efficient combat. It is the East Coast people who have established their prestige in this vast land. The main weapon.

Among them, the headquarters of the third brigade is located in the newly established Heishantou Township, and most of the 500 soldiers and horses are also stationed in the nearby area, guarding the less than [-] residents of Heishantou Township and the two newly conquered Buri. The safety of the Yate Mongol tribe.The headquarters of the second brigade is located in Baihualin Township (located in Shanghulin Village, Genhe City, later Shishi). Currently, [-] members of the unit are scattered in the line from Baihualin Township to Laohegou Township (near Deerbull Town, Genhe City, Later Shishi). The local Shantar, registered as Qimin, expanded the actual control area.The third brigade is further away. Now the team is headquartered in Tulihe Township (located near the later Tulihe Township), manages the two strongholds of Genhe Township and Tulihe Township, and waits for an opportunity to move to the eastern edge of the Hulun Buir Grassland. On the one hand, they surrounded the Hulunbuir Grassland from the flanks, and on the other hand, they tried to communicate with the Naowen City area east of the mountain, opened up the traffic on both sides, and connected them into one piece.

In addition to the three brigades, the advance detachment also has an additional squadron with a staff of just over 100.The squadron is under the direct command of Lieutenant Colonel Sun Wu, the leader of the advance detachment. Everyone is a master selected from Han, Mongolian, Daur, Ewenki, Oroqen and other ethnic groups. , No matter where you go, you basically take it with you.This time Lieutenant Colonel Sun Wu set off from Baihualin Township, crossed the Hulun Buir Grassland all the way, and finally arrived at Heishantou Township, relying on the guards of this well-equipped squadron officers and soldiers, which shows its strength.

"Larger gas lamps are expensive and cost tens of thousands. How can you afford them? It's better to avoid them." After stamping his feet at the entrance of the main hall, Lieutenant Colonel Sun Wu sat opposite Lou Mengxiong with a cigarette in his mouth. Rubbing his hands together, he asked with a smile, "Renren Lou, you have to pay close attention to the two newly attached Buryat tribes. As far as I know, their beliefs are not very stable."

"Of course we don't need to be reminded by Team Leader Sun. Pindao knows about it." Lou Mengxiong replied, "It's Hutuktu and Woqilaihan who asked us to return the escaped Mongolian herdsmen. We should carefully consider it."

"Think about it! What Wu Qi Lai Khan is, it's just some unidentified Mongolian officials who are causing trouble. Real man, you also know that tens of thousands of fine cavalry from Galdan raided Khalkha Mongolia, and the Chechen Khan was defeated in one battle. , the Great Khan Umoke has fled to the south, leaving only a few confidantes here to watch the situation. This matter is mostly caused by these people who stayed behind. , Jugaldan is outside the traditional grazing land, so that the people fled in all directions, so what else is there to say? The Chechen Khan Mongols who came to Hulunbeier are willing to join us. We will do our best to protect them. You run The road is really fast, so there is no need for Khan to babble." Lieutenant Colonel Sun Wu said with some amusement: "My lord, you really don't have to worry about this matter. The Chechen Khan is very weak now, and there is no such thing as leisurely crossing the border. Guna River, come to Hulunbuir to trouble us. Hulunbuir is an area where many forces are mixed, it is not so easy to think about!"

"Chechen Khan's protest can be ignored, so what about Hutuktu's opinion? Can it also be ignored? I feel that his appeal is still quite large, so don't be careless. There are many Buryat Mongolians in Hulunbeier. People and Barhu Mongols respect him very much. If he directly hates us, things will still be very troublesome. Just imagine, if the Pope of Rome excommunicates a certain country and declares it a heresy, what will the surrounding Catholic countries do? " Lou Mengxiong waved his whisk and said worriedly.

"Hey, Lou Zhenren, it's your fault. The beliefs of the Buryats and Barhu people have not been won over, which has caused us so many troubles. If we break the deadlock earlier, will our pressure be the cause? Much younger?" Lieutenant Colonel Sun Wu said, "Okay, okay, I'm just kidding, there's no rush to compete for faith. You don't have to worry about things in Khalkha Mongolia, I have a solution. Well, after a while I will take people to Maimai City and discuss with the Russians. They had just clashed with the Mongols the year before last, and the anger between the two sides has not subsided. I plan to talk to them about jointly dealing with the Khalkha Mongols, lest these nomads Guys with their brains wandering around can't see the situation clearly."

The conflict between Russia and Mongolia mentioned by Lieutenant Colonel Sun Tzu just happened in 1688.That was when the three Mongolian tribes of Khalkha united under the persuasion of Hutuktu, and the leader of the Tushetu Khan tribe, Uzilai Khan, came forward and asked the Russians to transfer the Balagansk, Upper Lenask, and other places on both sides of Lake Baikal. The nomadic Buryat Mongols near the cities of Tunginsk and Udinsk, Selengesk, Nerchensk and other towns handed them over to them, saying that these people had been their subjects since ancient times and had to be returned.

Obviously, it is impossible for the Russians to agree to such conditions.The two sides did not agree, so they soon resorted to force. In January 1688, Tuxietu Khan Chahundorji ordered troops to be dispatched, and his younger brother Batur Huntaiji led 1 soldiers and horses, carrying shotguns and small cannons bought from the Manchus, and surrounded Selen successively. Gesk and Udinsk, threatened to crush these two fortresses.In the next few months, the two sides fought several times. The Russian army won the final victory. More than 1000 Cossacks who came from the two places for reinforcements raided and suffered heavy casualties. In the end, they had to return to the starting point in vain.

It is almost 1691 now, because Galdan invaded Mobei Mongolia on a large scale, all the tribes of Khalkha could not escape in order to seek the protection of Kangxi's army, and there are not many people still staying in Mobei.And it's just these defeated generals of Ramhuo and Galdan who dare to threaten the Chechen Khan herdsmen who were handed over to us on the East Bank, it's unreasonable!

There is nothing to say about this!People on the east bank are now doing everything possible to compete for the influence and voice of the Mongolian world. Don't you find it ridiculous that a Chechen Khan who is in a state of bereavement dares to issue orders to the east bank?Lieutenant Colonel Sun Wu even had some doubts. Did the Manchu court put some pressure on them, asking them to take back the herdsmen that belonged to them?Chechen Khan didn't know much about the East Bank, after all, he hardly dealt with it, but the Manchu Qing knew it very well, so it was possible.

But no matter what, the thousands of Chechen Khan Mongolians gathered on the east bank are not going to be released, but are going to be reorganized on the spot, combining them with the two Buryat Mongolian tribes that have recently taken refuge. The slowly naturalized Barhu Mongolian tribes were organized into three tribes, collectively referred to as the Eastern Hulunbeier Tribes.Oh, by the way, the northern part of the sea can also be compiled into one, that is, the fourth part of Hulunbuir!Lamas in Tibet can seal the sweat of the Mongols, and the Manchu Qing court can seal the sweat of the Mongolians. Can’t we people on the east coast seal the sweat of the Mongols?How can it be!

Well, let’s confer the honor of the four tribes of Hulunbeier Mongolia, the subordinate Buryat Mongolian leader Idir Kong is powerful and brave, and he will confer Erile and Kehan ​​to praise his bravery; the naturalized leader of the Barhu people Bateer can just call him Barhu Khan, and the name is justified; the Mongol leader of the gathered Chechen Khan is called Gardi, so he can just call Ergun Khan, anyway, they are from the west of the Ergun River, so they are called Dao That's right; in the end, he surrendered to Nahai, who was the earliest and the most hardworking, and he was named Jirimutu Khan to commend his loyalty.

The Erile and Ke Khan tribes, the Balhu Khan tribe, the Erguna Khan tribe, and the Jirimutu Khan tribe are the four Mongolian tribes in the Hulunbeier Grassland under the control of the East Bank people.Of course, this is only Lieutenant Colonel Sun Wu's idea at the moment. Whether it can be realized or not will have to be reported to Commander Lu Xiaofeng in Vladivostok for approval, but it should not be a big problem.

From now on, if the people on the east coast want to conquer the Mongolian world, the total number of Mongolians from these four tribes will be less than [-], and they will be their pioneers and fighters.I hope that with the help and rectification of the people on the east bank, these four Mongols will become stronger and stronger, and finally defeat the Khalkha Mongolia, break the Monan Mongolia, and coerce the Oirat Mongolian tribes. This is also good for them. no doubt!

(End of this chapter)