The Battle of Aihui, which took place in May 1860, was not highly rated for a long time, for a simple reason:

The two sides of the battle are the local governor's palace of Lucia, and the other side is the local "natives", what is there to say, it is nothing more than that the Lu people suffered a big loss where their own forces could not be invested.

But as time went on, more and more scholars agreed that "the hurricane may have been caused by butterfly wings, and a closer look has revealed that the Battle of Aihui was actually the beginning of a change in the situation in Northeast Asia." ”

After this war, the political situation in China and Lucia, which was directly related, changed greatly after that:

On the Chinese side, the ban on Kanto was actually started, and the ban that began with the poetry super expert Hongli was finally abolished.

In the 10th year of Xianfeng (1860), the wicker side wall was abandoned, encouraging the recruitment of people outside the border to reclaim the famine—a decision that also happened in Naoxiu's original world, but then immigration progressed slowly for various reasons.

Later, due to the discovery of a large number of coal mines to solve the heating problem, the emergence of improved varieties to solve the food problem, especially the precious minerals such as gold, silver and copper to solve the financial problem, coupled with the large export of iron ore and other large quantities, the opening of the immigrants became wider and wider, and it was impossible to close.

Unlike the self-improvement and prosperity activities that began in 1861, because the people outside the customs area were sparsely populated and the government's control was not strong, the main force in the large-scale development at the beginning was the merchants, and the common people who later cultivated the land and became rich also participated more and more.

Because of the local self-sufficiency of raw materials, coupled with the stimulation of Lucia's invasion, a perfect industrial system has slowly been built in this region - the poor foundation affects development, but it is not without benefits, at least there are few people who blindly command and desperately take advantage.

Of course, this major change had a profound impact on the future development of China.

And Lucia has also changed a lot.

Originally, after the defeat of the Crimean War in 1856, the focus of Lucia's expansion was not on the Wulong River basin.

In 1856 the conquest of the Caucasus was increased, and at the same time the exploration of Central Asia began, and the Wulong River valley was entirely the wishful thinking of the emperor and the adventurous actions of the local governors.

The defeat in the Battle of Aihun in 1860 deprived the region of a valuable standing army, which led to the resurgence of the rebellion in the Eastern Siberian Governorate just two years after quelling, and even the miners and exiles of the Irkutsk province were in trouble.

At the same time, news of the previously secret Siberian gold and silver mines was spread everywhere, causing turmoil in the Viceroyalty of Western Siberia.

Although serfdom was abolished in Lucia in 1861, the migration permit system for the peasants was not abolished until 1887 due to the obstruction of the aristocracy, so that the situation in the Siberian Ru territories did not fundamentally improve—there were not enough immigrants and there was no peace.

It was not until September 1885, when Lucia and England finally reached a close agreement in Central Asia, that the insatiable empire once again turned its attention to the Far East. Until then, the Wulong River basin had been considered "an indefensible burden" by St. Petersburg.

Of course, in the past 25 years, there has been no shortage of Eastern Siberian governors who want to "make a difference", but each time they have inexplicably failed - in the final analysis, the brutal rule of the Lu people in the Far East, regardless of whether they are inside or outside, has brought too much trouble to themselves.

Therefore, the Wulong River basin has a resurgence of storms, and that is 25 years after 1860.

However, although the Battle of Aihui was called a landmark ~ event in the future, at that time, the forces of all parties did not have any special feelings, especially for the various departments of Sauron, "Of course I have to fight back if you come to fight me, what is there to think about." ”

On May 17, 1860, all the leaders of the 48 Tun in Jiangdong gathered in Laotun to discuss the major event of counterattacking the Lucians.

It is said that it is forty-eight tuns, but in fact this is not an accurate number, originally more than thirty tunzi, but because of Lucia's invasion along the east of the river, many tribes moved over, and then these forty-eight tuns do not know that they are called, anyway, everyone says so now.

Moreover, these forty-eight tuns were full of people and Sauron, of which Sauron accounted for only half of them.

It's sad to say, although the former Wulongjiang general Yishan has always said that "the various departments of Sauron and the Lu people are fighting bloodily", but in fact, it has always been the planers of the Saurons, the Manchus and a small number of Han people, who fought side by side. Everyone's blood has not been shed. It's just that Yishan is afraid of things and pushes all the troubles to the "savages" Sauron's departments.

"Ge Stretch Forehead, Tu Gedong, you can do what you say, what is there to discuss."

Ge Bang is the leader of the Manchus, and Tu Gedong is the head of the Sauron tribes, these two people have a high reputation among the people, and everyone is gossiping - the Sauron language here is also Manchu and belongs to the Tungusic language family, although there are differences, but it is no problem to understand each other seriously.

"It's not okay for this wolf pack to be without a leader, but our fighting skills are still a little worse, so this leader has to choose a capable one."

"Then let Zalasi do it!"

The man in the north was straightforward, and when he heard the two of them say that they wanted to choose one that could fight, they directly thought of Zalaxi - Zalasi not only took his companions to teach everyone to shoot, but also taught everyone how to disperse and attack the Lu robbers, which is definitely a person who can fight.

Moreover, although Zalasi was an outsider, he had brought many benefits to everyone over the years, and without the caravan he introduced, there would have been no muskets, food, and other things, and everyone would have been killed and starved to death.

Hearing his name called, Zalasi, who was sitting on the ground, stood up.

Seeing him appear, everyone cheered.

"Someone died last year? How many brothers died in battle after August? Zalasi asked.

"In August (lunar calendar), more than 400 people in Jiangwanzi died, and none of the old or young escaped. As for the aftermath, not counting the robbers killed by the Lu people, the old and young masters died more than 500 in the battle. ”

The "Lu robbers killed" here refers to being attacked, and those who died in battle refer to those who took the initiative to attack and died in battle.

"How many warriors are here today? How many Luthia jackals are left in Jiangwanzi? Zalashi asked in a loud voice.

"There are 1,000 men who are not afraid of death, and there are less than 800 bastards!"

"Wrong! The king of Jiangwan is eight hundred, and he will soon come from the river for two thousand! ”

I heard that the Lu people are going to increase their troops by 2,000, and everyone can't sit still, how can this battle be fought!

I listened to Zalasi before, and the tribes fought and retreated, until they retreated to the vicinity of Aihui, but at that time, which bastard in Yishan didn't let everyone enter the city, and took some food to bluff everyone to the other side.

In August (lunar calendar), the Lusia people chased here, and the old and young masters of Jiangwanzi felt that there was Aihui's deputy capital to come forward, and there were elite soldiers of the imperial court in Aihui City, so they did not run, and they were all killed by the Lu people.

After that, the Lu people still wanted to continue to harm people, but the forty-eight tun coalition soldiers, in Laotun this Gada, first fought a street battle, and then joined forces inside and outside, and destroyed four hundred kings and bastards.

The Lu people later mobilized the red-clothed cannons, but when they got out of Jiangwanzi, they were hidden in the old forest by the old and young masters, and they fled back like ducks.

Laotun to Jiangwanzi is twenty-six miles (fifteen kilometers), tossing and turning a few times, stunned that he didn't let the bastard enter Tunzi again, it's really happy.

Later, the lord Guan Bao took office, and the Lu people took the opportunity to negotiate peace, and the two families stopped.

Master Guan Bao is a person who understands, and knows that if the wolf does not die, there will be trouble, so when the river is frozen, let everyone blow up the two warships of the bastard.

But how can you not die in a war, the old and young masters died more than 500 in the battle, and only 700 Lu people were killed.

I thought that Kaichun would wipe out the remaining 800 Lu people in Jiangwanzi with all his might, but Aihui's Guan Bao master didn't let go until two days ago.

But okay, I finally gathered less than a thousand old and young masters, ready to trick the Lu people out again, but the people increased their troops by 2,000, how can this battle be fought? I can't say, everyone still has to escape the river, and return this left bank in the end

It's to give it to someone else.

may have fled early, the imperial court has not allowed it, not to mention that there is no big boat, even if there is, it will not be able to cross the river.

Seeing that everyone was depressed, Zalasi exclaimed, "I have a way!" ”

He explained:

Before, the downstream Woydtun where he was located was plagued by the Lu people, and when he was desperate, he met a nobleman, and with the help of the nobleman, he took revenge.

Now he gave up his old face to ask the nobles for help, and got 800 elite soldiers.

But he himself has a blood feud with the Lu people, and he will definitely fight to the end if he doesn't die, but there is no need to count everyone, he can help if he is willing to cross the river.

"What are you talking about?"

The Manchu leader Ge Bandage and the head of Sauron, Tu Gedong, complained about Zalasi, who had already run away when they could cross the river and freeze in winter, and the court and Lord Guan Bao meant to let us and the Lu people fight to the death. Besides, even if your family didn't say it, the Jili Warehouse opened by Wang Li Hu and the four wealthy merchants in the Guannei and what kind of Eagle Country merchants were given for nothing.

The Han people said that people left their hometowns and were cheap, and the court promised a lot of profits.

That's a great kindness!

These Manchus led by Ge Banda are said to be Manchus, but few of them are in the banner, they are all Tunzi leaders, and most of their ancestors are Han and Mongolians. Moreover, hunting grounds, cultivated land, mountain forests, and tomb land are all allocated to Jiangzuo, and if you run, you will be gone, and you can run anywhere.

And the best way out for the Sauronians is to become a soldier and enter the flag, and if they are not soldiers, they will have to endure hardships - grazing, hunting, and reclamation!

In addition, after many battles with the Lu people, everyone has a blood debt to each other.

Therefore, this fight must be fought, and if it is not fought, it must be fought!

Zalasi knew that Ge Bandage and Tu Gedong were two mallets, and he didn't know what pre-war mobilization was, so he had to whisper, "Listen to me." ”

After careful explanation, the dozens of leaders who participated in the meeting understood that running is a dilemma of life and death, and only by fighting can they protect their own families and even win a future.

When everyone's ideas were confirmed, Zalashi invited Hori Naoyoshi out and introduced to everyone, this is the leader of the eight hundred righteous warriors who "passed five levels and cut six generals, sent Yingniang for thousands of miles, and Yibo Yuntian is comparable to Guan Erye".

Everyone laughed at a glance, this righteous man leaked the bottom - he was wearing the same uniform as everyone else, and he was given the uniform by the eagle country birdman who used to be called "Pain Foreigner", and the so-called Western cloth armor was also. This was obviously prepared, but the Lucians were full of evil, and it was good that all sides hated him to death.

The Che Guevara Chamber of Commerce is another skin of Xianheng Foreign Company, which is famous in the Wulong River basin because of its fair trade and internal response like Zalasi. However, since 1858, when Lucia's navy had eased up, the Guevara Chamber of Commerce had rarely appeared.

In place of the Guevara Chamber of Commerce, John Jr.'s Huitong Foreign Company appeared, and in order to cause chaos to the Lu people, it was also considered a fair deal.

The connection between these two is quite good:

In the name of other English merchants, the Guevara Chamber of Commerce did business with the tribes along the Wulong River, and in 1858, when the Lu people in the upper reaches of the Wulong River began to invade, the Guevara Chamber of Commerce disappeared after half selling and half sending a batch of ordnance and war preparations, and Huitong Foreign Company continued to send supplies, which can be called a seamless connection.

Hori Naoyoshi is black-eyed, yellow-skinned, and naturally has a good feeling, plus he is heroic, and he soon became warm with everyone - Hijikata Suizo's temperament is gloomy, but Hayato has followed Naohide since he was a child, and although he grew up in the white master, he also made the girl's belly bigger, but he is tall and golden, and he is married, so his personality has always been cheerful.

Naoyoshi Hori knew that these people didn't have any tactical qualities, so he asked Zalashi to set up tasks such as luring the enemy, cooling the gun, and defending, and the main attack still had to depend on the regular team.

But the entire military plan must be made clear, otherwise Jiangdong Forty-eight Tun will not dare to fight.

After the bloody alliance, 1,000 of the left army of Koto and 800 people of Hakodate finally launched an attack on the Lucia people of Jiangwanzi on May 18, 1860, and the great war was about to start!