Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 892 Khabarov's Choice ([-])

Ye Luofei Pavlovich Khabarov kicked open a few pockets piled up in the tent, and his eyes were dazzled by the glistening silver rolling out of the pockets.

Silver worth 1 rubles (at this time, 40 ruble contains about [-] grams of silver), hey, [-] rubles are for Khabarov, Stepanov and even Franzbeko in Yakutsk The husband's favor fee, [-] rubles is the employment fee, which is shared by all Cossacks and volunteers hired by Khabarov (usually escaped serfs, bankrupt businessmen, and hunters).

Is Bogd Khan generous or stupid?Even with tens of thousands of rubles, they want to drive the Cossacks to fight for their people, haha, don't we take it for ourselves?What stupid Tatars, really think we don't know anything?If you don't tell me the details of the so-called bandits in the lower reaches of the river, don't we know?Humph, Father Constantine, who came to the Amur River from the hinterland of Ross to teach the barbarians, told us long ago that those so-called thieves in yellow clothes who claimed to be from the east bank were not bandits in the mouth of the Manchus, but came from civilization. Explorers and colonizers of the nation.They are well-equipped and well-trained, but they are not lacking in adventurous spirit. It is very unwise to be an enemy of them!

"You are really stupid and hateful Manchurians. How arrogant are you to try to lure the servants of the great Lord Rus to fight for you! I hope you will not regret your actions in the future!" Khabarov withdrew his words reluctantly. Looking at Baiyin, he straightened his hat and beard, and asked Stepanov who had been following behind him: "What did that bastard Pavlov say? The people on the east coast agreed to our request." condition?"

"Yes, that shameful betrayer said that the relationship between the East Coast Republic of China and the Great Moscow Principality has always been very harmonious, and the two sides should not clash over trivial matters that are not worth mentioning. This will affect the relationship between the two countries. Therefore , He agreed to the conditions we put forward, and the two countries will open business exchanges with each other. As for the border issue between the two countries, they did not make a clear statement, but they also vaguely recognized our occupation of Albazin and the area west of it. " Stepanov said, and after a pause, he frowned again and said: "But Pavlov's character is very despicable. Reasons to doubt whether he honestly relayed the words between us, although Father Constantine confirmed to me that Pavlov still maintains a pure faith, but..."

"There is nothing to worry about, Onufri." Khabarov shook his head and said, "We will not participate in the war between the Manchurians and the people on the east coast, although this is a good opportunity. The Manchurians this time More than [-] Tatar soldiers were assembled, and there were also more than [-] indigenous servants. The Koreans also sent nearly [-] musketeers to help. This lineup is already very large. Although I doubt that the Manchurians Can the material reserves in the Amur River Basin support them in a long-term war with thousands of people, but if the war is limited to before the coldest winter comes, I think they can still fight a dozen. As for the East To be honest, I don’t know how many soldiers the Manchurians have. They may be similar to ours, but they must still have a large number of servant soldiers. The opportunity will come, whether it is Manchurians or people from the east coast, there will be people who ask us..."

"I know how to do it." Stepanov bent slightly towards Khabarov.Cossacks have always respected strength. Of the 300 people stationed somewhere in the lower reaches of the Amur River at this time, only 70 belonged to Stepanov himself, and the rest were from Khabarov when he returned from Yakutsk in the spring. The recruited people, so it is normal for Stepanov to express his obedience to Khabarov at this moment. It was enough to make him lose command of this Cossack armed force.

This time, the people on the east bank of the city of Khabarov in the lower reaches of the Amur River sent news to this place through the Cossack Pavlov who was once captured by them—I don’t know how they found out that Khabarov and others arrived here— — They and Khabarov confirmed the "friendly relationship" between the two countries, and then proposed that the two sides conduct commercial business and sign a non-aggression pact.

Khabarov and others were hesitant when they first received the news. On the one hand, they were a little hesitant because of the powerful force of the people on the east coast. In addition, Father Constantine, who came from the hinterland of Ross, also confirmed from another aspect that the current two The friendly relations between the two countries - as evidenced by the trading post established by the East Coasters in the port of Archangel (opened in the second half of 1649) - everyone knows their own affairs, whether it is Khabarov or Stepanov, We all know that the Russian monarch living in Moscow and His Majesty the Great Tsar are very yearning for weapons and technology from the Western world, so they ask themselves that these people’s tossings in the Far East, in the eyes of His Majesty the Tsar, are far from being in harmony with the people on the east coast The big picture matters.In other words, people like myself are pawns that can be sacrificed at any time. In this case, everyone should think more about it when doing things.

Today is already September, and the Amur River Basin is in the most beautiful season of the year.According to the news they inquired a few days ago, the troops led by the Manchurian general Sarhuda have arrived near the city of Khabarovsk, and the outpost battle between the two sides has already begun.No, maybe there will be no large-scale war this time, and this kind of short and intense outpost and raids will be the mainstream.

Sharhuda has a lot of cavalry under his command. They should not make the mistake of last time. It is not cost-effective and impossible to start a frontal battle with the people on the east coast—you must know that the people on the east coast have used the past two years , built Boli City into a solid masonry fortress, and erected cannons on the top of the city, and hundreds of troops were stationed in the city, which was not easy for the Manchurians to attack.

Therefore, the most likely strategy for Sarhuda is to use his highly mobile cavalry to continuously cross the position of Khabarovsk and cut off the land connection between Khabarovsk and the outside world to the north.At the same time, destroy the farmland, farmhouses and pastures of the people on the east bank outside the city, attack the Shandan tribe attached to the people on the east bank, and expand the prestige of Bogd Khan in Manchuria.I have to say that this tactic is still very correct. It takes into account the objective strength comparison between the two sides, maximizes strengths and avoids weaknesses, uses its own strategic and tactical advantages, and regains the advantage that was taken by others. Now it depends on how the people on the east coast respond. up.

The response of the people on the east coast is of course proactive! On September 9, more than 11 soldiers from the Heilongjiang Security Regiment, mostly composed of Shandan people, rushed to the aid of Khabarovsk.These people are basically proficient in riding skills. Equipped with armor, spears, sabers, hand guns, bows and arrows issued in Temple Street Port, they ride mixed-breed war horses eliminated from Halla Mountain Ranch (the shoulder height is generally about 150 cm. Compared with the Mongolian horses of the Qing army, they can be described as tall horses), and they marched into the city of Khabarovsk arrogantly, filling this small city to the brim.

The soldiers of the seven or eight hundred and eight banners outside the city, dominated by the Zhenglan Banner, were photographed by the power of these people and failed to effectively intercept them. Watching these people enter the city swaggeringly, surrounded by the Daur people and Hezhe who followed the Eight Banners to fight. The morale of the Chinese, Oroqen, Mongols, and Koreans was immediately shattered.

Beginning on September 9th, the cavalry of the Heilongjiang Security Regiment, who had rested for two days, attacked everywhere. With superior equipment and superior numbers, they rode tall horses and continued to fight against the Qing army Zhenglan Banner Ding Ding, and yelled at some Shandan soldiers on the opposite side. Humans, Saurons, and Mongols "recognized the thief as their father", and asked them to "wake up", "abandon the darkness and turn to the light", and "reward 13 yuan in silver" to those who killed Shar Huda!

The Qing army only had a few hundred cavalry, and even with the addition of some tribesmen who could ride horses, how could they be the opponents of these Jurchen Shandan people who had been trained for many years on the east bank? After discovering that the exchange ratio was very poor, Sharhuda resolutely stopped this meaningless confrontation and began to think about how to deal with these yellow-clothed thieves in Khabarovsk.

I dispatched more than 800 Zhenglan Banner soldiers this time, and also enlisted more than 3000 tribal people from the nearby tribes who were loyal to my Qing Dynasty. There are about [-] soldiers; and there are [-] auxiliary soldiers (mostly old and weak among the tribesmen) who are collecting food, grass, and horses in the rear. The total number of soldiers is about [-], almost following the conquest of Sauron in the Huang Taiji era. This is the largest military operation of "My Great Qing Dynasty" in the Ningguta area since the beginning of history.

But now it seems that so many troops are still a bit powerless when facing the tortoise shell of the yellow thief.In particular, the so-called cannons they had spent several months transporting hard from Jinzhou had extremely limited effects when they bombarded the city of Khabarovsk of the yellow-clothed thieves.What's even more tragic is that these cannons were quickly damaged by the cannons of the yellow-clothed thieves on the top of the city, and they could not be repaired and used in a short period of time, which made Sharhuda almost grey.

An army of 6000 people is not a small number near Ninggu Pagoda. This is not a densely populated place like Guannei. The tribal people here have a hard life, and there is no surplus food on weekdays.Now, under repeated urging by Sharhuda, although I have raised some, it won't last long. Therefore, the battle with the yellow-clothed thieves must be resolved quickly. If the delay leads to a shortage of food, the whole army may collapse , then Ning Guta would not have many soldiers to fight, and most of them would be rushed down by the chasing bandits in yellow.

"The thieves in yellow have taken advantage of being able to transport food by boat on the river!" Sarhuda punched the saddle resentfully, then turned the horse's head, and ordered to the left and right: "It seems that the original The plan is about to fail, but the cavalry team of the bandit in yellow is pretty impressive. From tomorrow onwards, change the style of play and let those fish-skinned barbarians attack the city desperately.

The generals on the left and right nodded knowingly. They accurately grasped Shangguan's mind, that is, the cannon fodder should go first. With many mouths to eat, the remaining people can last for a few more days, right?

(End of this chapter)