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Whoosh!

An arrow hit the Cossack bandit in the back, and the arrow pierced the leather armor.But the power of the horse bow was not great, the enemy was wounded and survived, and the arrows dangled on his back, and he continued to escape.

shhhhhh!

Bang bang bang!

Bows, arrows and bullets rained down on the Cossack robbers.

There are three types of cavalry in the Datong Cavalry Division.

One is the cavalry, who can shoot arrows from a long distance and fight in close combat, and even carry crossbows and bucklers.

One is the Yi cavalry, which can organize wall charges and shoot arrows from a long distance. The traditional melee fighting ability is weak.

One is the dragoons, which mainly use firecrackers to fight.

Among the 300 people brought by Luo Yanggui, 50 of them were dragoons, and the rest were all Xiao cavalry.This time it was an expedition, and the cavalry took off their iron armor and came here wearing only leather armor.

When Yegor heard the gunshot, he subconsciously lay down on the horse's back, turned his head back to check the situation, and was immediately frightened out of his wits.

After being baptized by arrows and bullets, more than a dozen of his subordinates were almost wiped out, only two lucky ones were left alive.One of the guys, with an arrow stuck in his shoulder, kept shaking as the horse rose and fell.

"Run, run!"

Yegor accelerated his horse frantically, and finally rushed into the forest, while the horse's speed automatically slowed down.

In the outskirts of this primeval forest, there are often indigenous activities, and many paths have been stepped out.Yegor rode his horse along the path, looking back from time to time, only to see an enemy chasing him closer and closer.

Luo Yanggui's position is the commander of the cavalry regiment, and this time he only brought 300 cavalry, purely for the reason of the expedition.

What he was riding on his crotch was a second-generation hybrid of a Wari horse and a Mongolian horse, which was barely close to the edge of the BMW.At this moment, all four hooves are galloping, as if flying in the forest, at most half a stick of incense will be able to catch up.

Yegor was shocked and angry, knowing that he couldn't get rid of it, so he slowed down and stopped.

The former Lithuanian serf raised his spear and rushed towards Luo Yanggui on his horse.

Luo Yanggui also raised his spear and chose to confront the enemy.

The two war horses passed by each other, and Yegor suddenly flew up, fell to the ground and fell to the ground, and a lot of blood gushed out from the hole in the leather armor on his chest.

At the moment of stabbing the enemy, Luo Yanggui abandoned his spear.Immediately, he reined in his horse and turned around, drew out his waist knife and charged, and Yegor, who was on the ground, was slashed in the knee before he recovered his senses.

Luo Yanggui dismounted from his horse, picked up his long spear, and without saying any nonsense, plunged it into the enemy's throat.

This group of Cossack bandits was wiped out without any effort.

In history, the Qing army fought against the Cossacks for the first time, and it was a disgrace.

At that time, Khabarov robbed the village and was stationed in a stockade with earthen walls.There were 20 musketeers, 70 Cossack refugees, 117 native servants, and three artillery pieces.

And Ningguta General Haise has 600 Eight Banners Army, 500 Daur Aboriginals, 420 Feiyaka Aboriginals, and 105 Huerha Aboriginals under his command.Carry six artillery pieces, 30 muskets, and 12 bullets.

The strength of the Qing army was six times that of the Cossacks.

And the Manchu Qing Dynasty at that time was at the peak of its prosperity.The surrounding aborigines were all reporting to the Qing army, and the Cossacks were completely unaware that they were surrounded.

In this battle, the Qing army was defeated...

Obviously the Cossacks have been surrounded, and the Cossacks don't know it yet, the Qing army just attacked at night and it's over.

Ke Ning Guta General Hai Se wanted to swagger and line up, and then bombarded the earth wall with artillery.

Blow down a few more gaps in the earth wall, attack on several sides at the same time, and use the superiority of troops to get it done.Hai Se wanted to order the capture of the living, and since the breach only collapsed in one place, he ordered the whole army to charge and capture the prisoners.

The Cossack aimed all three cannons at the gap in the earth wall.

The Qing army swarmed up, crowding at the gap, and became a living target for artillery.

The Qing army was soon stunned by the artillery, and the Cossacks took the opportunity to organize a countercharge.In the chaos, including the Eight Banners Army, the Qing army suddenly collapsed, killing 676 people.Those Cossack robbers captured 830 Qing army horses, 17 muskets, 2 artillery pieces, and a large amount of food.

After this battle, Khabarov's strength soared, and it was more than enough for one person to ride two horses.

This is the real Eight Banners Army, don't think they are so awesome, it's just that the Ming Army is worse than them.

"Captain, there is still life left."

"bring it here!"

A Cossack robber who survived the arrow was brought before Luo Yanggui.

Originally planned to torture the news, but the two sides did not understand the language.

Luo Yanggui felt that the other party was pretending to be stupid, so he ordered torture.But that Cossack, who was tortured to death, was still just screaming.

The indigenous boy and patriarch Bao Bai brought the people of the clan over and kowtowed to Luo Yanggui when they met.

"Get up," Luo Yanggui asked, "are there still Raksha ghosts nearby?"

Bao Bai said: "Also, but it's not the Raksha ghost, but the dog raised by the Raksha ghost. The Raksha ghost subdued two Daur tribes, and some timid Daur people became dogs for their enemies. They Just in the woods, there were looted food, women, and some wild animal furs."

"Lead the way immediately!" Luo Yanggui said.

These natives didn't know where the enemy was, and let the hostages who were released to report the news lead the way, but there was not even a ghost there.

The indigenous teenagers organized hunters to explore the traces in the forest all the way. After spending most of the day, they finally found the traces of the enemy.

More than a dozen Daur natives still foolishly stayed where they were, guarding the livestock, food, women and furs that the Cossack robbers had plundered.Seeing that there were so many Datong cavalrymen, and all of them were riding horses, they did not choose to escape, so they immediately knelt down and begged for surrender.

Under repeated questioning, Luo Yanggui obtained more military information.

It turned out that Khabarov's main force was not everyone with matchlocks.There are only more than 20 Cossack musketeers, more than 100 Cossacks using cold weapons, and the rest are all Siberian indigenous hunters.

These indigenous hunters come from different tribes, including the natives on the north side of Lake Baikal, and Mongolian herders who were captured by the Cossacks.These people are all equipped with hunting bows, some with knives and some without knives. When facing the Datong cavalry, their combat effectiveness is negligible.

Luo Yanggui muttered, "It's really a group of robbers. There are only two or three hundred such weak robbers, and they are able to run rampant on both sides of the Heilongjiang River. Can the local aborigines have no eggs?"

It's not that there are no eggs, but those who have eggs are either killed by the Tartars, or captured by the Tartars and killed in battle.

Moreover, the Cossacks have big ships, and they come and go like the wind in Heilongjiang.If several indigenous tribes unite and appear with thousands of troops, the Cossacks will immediately flee by boat and go to another place to rob.

Chapter 731 [Temptation of Benefits]

Jiang Xinzhou.

Erle knelt in front of Khabarov, burying his head in the lines he had memorized.

He was the smartest in the tribe, and his parents were killed by the Raksha ghost, so he was selected by Wang Fuchen as a dead man.As long as the task is successfully completed, he will be rewarded with food.Even if he died, he would give food to his younger brother.

Khabarov became excited after hearing the translation from the Daur people: "You mean, there is a Chinese caravan carrying gold and silver to your tribe to buy furs?"

"Yes." Elle nodded.

Khabarov asked: "Are the Han tribes powerful and wealthy? Where is their territory?"

Erle was confused by the question.

The Daur boy who was Khabarov's dog suddenly said: "Master, I heard from the shaman in the tribe that the Han people live in a warm place far to the south. There is no ice or snow all year round, and the land is so fertile that it can flow Honey. The Han people have a big leader (the emperor) who lives in a very big house. There is too much food to eat, and there are too many livestock to eat.”

Live somewhere warm in the South?There is a big leader who lives in a big house, and there is so much food that he can't finish it?So fertile as to flow honey?

Khabarov thought for a long time, and asked, "Are you talking about Khitan (China)? Han people are Khitan people?"

Now it was the turn of the Daur juvenile delinquent to be confused, and said weakly: "I have never heard of the Khitan, I only know that the Han people are very rich."

Khabarov thought about it, and felt that it could not be Khitan (China).

In fact, among the Cossack community, although there are stories about China, no one knows where China is.

Khabarov asked: "How many people are there in the Han Chinese caravan?"

Erle replied: "There are many, many people, more than two hands and two feet. They come by boat, which is as big as your boat. In addition to gold and silver, they also bring a lot of cotton cloth, and a piece of leather is very good. A large piece of cotton cloth. They also brought wine, and according to the patriarch, drinking that kind of wine cuts the throat like a knife, and warms the whole body in the coldest winter."

"Is there still wine?" Khabarov couldn't help swallowing.

Erle said, "There is wine."

Khabarov stared at Erle and asked, "Why did you report?"

Erle replied: "I want to join you and grab a lot of food, women, and furs. In this way, I won't starve or freeze to death, and I can give birth to many sons."

"Hahahaha!"

Khabarov laughed loudly, completely dispelling his doubts.

Half of the robbers under his command were natives.There are more than one or two natives who have actively requested to join the group.

Khabarov asked again: "Has there been a Han caravan before?"

Erle said: "No. I heard that the Han people used to fight against the Jurchens, and defeated the Jurchens in the past few years, so they came here to do business."

"Jurchen?" The Daur boy turned pale with shock.

Khabarov asked, "What's the matter?"

The Daur youth said: "The Jurchens are very powerful. They used to come to attack the Daur tribe often, and even organized us into the Eight Banners."

"Eight Banners?" Khabarov didn't understand.

The Daur boy explained: "Many tribes are compiled into one banner, and each banner has a sacrificing wing chief. Part of the fur hunted by the tribe must be handed over to the patriarch, and the patriarch will then give it to the sacrificing wing chief. The leaders of the big tribes are those who can be the leader of the sacrificial offerings. The Jurchens will also come to recruit soldiers, and the tribesmen of each banner are bannermen. If the Jurchens don’t hand over enough tribesmen to serve as soldiers when the Jurchens enlist, the Jurchens The real person will personally lead soldiers to arrest people."

Khabarov immediately understood that Jurchen was a large tribe and had conquered the natives here.

The so-called Dashou Wing Chief is the native leader who is responsible for tax collection and conscription, which is equivalent to the native lord in Europe.

The large tribes that can entrust the aborigines as lords may have already established a country.

Such a powerful Jurchen tribe, or the Jurchen country, was actually defeated by the Han people.Then the Han people are also a big tribe, or they are simply a Han country.

Whether it is a tribe or a country, it must be richer than these natives!

In the eyes of these Cossack robbers, both sides of the Heilongjiang River already belonged to the land of prosperity.

The predecessors of Khabarov first went to the Daur area (Wai Xing'an Mountains) to explore after hearing the wealth legend of Amur (Heilongjiang).

Today, a richer place than Amur has emerged, which is very, very important news.

Khabarov muttered: "The Han tribe, or the Han nation, should be further south of Amur (Heilongjiang). The climate there is warmer, so a lot of food can be grown, and cotton cloth can also be spun. This Han caravan, the most It’s best not to attack directly, you can get in touch with them and find out the specific location of the Han tribe.”

Khabarov is not a reckless man, otherwise he would not have changed from a landless peasant to a rich businessman who once owned salt fields and farms, and then made a comeback after being seized by the lord.

Even, this guy is still a master at running a farm.

He can domesticate the natives, cultivate land in the tundra, and was once the largest Cossack food supplier in the Baikal region.Today's Yaksa (on the north bank of Mohe River) has also been opened up by Khabarov as a farm, and a group of Daur natives are helping him cultivate the land.

Khabarov called a few confidants and told him, "Let's go south immediately to meet the Han Chinese caravan there. Remember, put away your viciousness and laugh at me. Even if the Han Chinese caravan is weak, don't rob it." They just need to show our strength. If there is an agreement, I will send a few people to go with the caravan to the territory of the Han tribe. When we find out the details of the Han tribe, we can choose how to deal with it. Maybe we can call more Cossacks, focus on conquering the wealthy Han tribe."

These guys don't know what to say, and at the same time they are bold.

Decades ago, the Spanish governor of the Philippines clamored to send [-] troops to conquer China.A few years ago, the Siberian Cossacks planned to gather an army of three hundred to conquer the entire Heilongjiang.

Now, Khabarov is trying to conquer the "Han tribe".

Facing the huge unknown wealth, Khabarov couldn't sit still at all, and went south by boat the next day after receiving the news.

After a day and a half passed, Erle pointed to the riverside and said: "That is my tribe. After the master conquers it, please give me the most beautiful woman in the tribe. I have liked her for a long time, but his father is very hateful. It takes ten mink furs and a lot of food to marry my daughter to me."

Khabarov smiled and said, "Haha, this is a small matter. After the Han Chinese caravan leaves, I will help you fulfill your wish."

The three cannons are all small field cannons, and two people can carry them around.

Khabarov left behind the gunner, mounted the artillery on the ship, and was ready to receive the landing troops at any time.Immediately, he led two hundred troops and couldn't wait to disembark and land.

Although it does not directly attack the Han Chinese caravan, it still needs to show force.

In Khabarov's understanding, only by showing one's own strength can one sit down and talk with the other party on an equal footing.

105 Cossacks with cold weapons lined up at the front. More than 20 Cossack musketeers walked behind with Khabarov.On the wings are 112 native hunters.There were more than a dozen Cossack cavalrymen who rushed out quickly to investigate the situation, and immediately warned the police if they were in danger.

With such a strong force, Khabarov believed that he could scare the Han Chinese caravan.

As long as the other party has fear, then the next step will be easy.

Khabarov had a sweet dream in his heart. He wanted to call more Cossacks.At that time, I will bring 500 Cossacks and hundreds of indigenous hunters to conquer the declining Jurchen tribe first, and then conquer the richer and more powerful Han tribe.He would be a hero of Russia, knighted by the Tsar, and transformed into a true noble lord.

Before going far, a Cossack cavalry ran back: "Boss, something is wrong. The natives in the village were not very scared when they saw us. They didn't run away immediately, nor did they take up weapons to defend."

"Stop moving forward!"

Khabarov frowned and asked, "What's going on?"

Erle was already sweating on his back, and said bravely, "The Han Chinese caravan brought soldiers. The tribesmen here are backed by Han people, so they are not afraid of their masters."

Khabarov sneered, pointed at the Daur boy and said, "Go outside the village and ask the leader of the Han Chinese caravan to come out and talk, and say that I have a big deal here."

Wang Fuchen pretended to be a merchant, and negotiated with an interpreter, trying to lure some Cossacks over.