The Hezhe people make a living from fishing and hunting, and like the white lords, they raise dogs and do not raise horses - Oroqen horses are bred in the middle and upper reaches of the Wulong River for hunting and transportation, and this area of the Wulong River Estuary is all Hezhe people, because of the focus on fishing, so there are very few horses, at least several tribes near the mouth of the river do not raise them.

In fact, the Lucians also had dogs, but they were killed and wounded in conflicts with nearby tribes - people had weapons and daicha dogs did not, and the hounds of the Hezhe won a great victory in the conflict between dogs. Of course, after the owner was defeated, most of these brave dogs were also killed.

There are more than 20 of these brave companions in the team attacking Miaotun, and ten of them are military dogs of the commission—because dogs are much more alert than humans, the white lord has always had the habit of raising military dogs.

Miaotun is a trading place for hundreds of miles nearby, and in the past, in addition to the nearby tribes, there were also the Feiyaka people from the north of Huatai who came here to exchange their furs for the goods of the Tang people.

According to the information obtained before, the Lusian people still have 45 infantry and more than a dozen civilian adventurers in Miaotun - in fact, they are part-time robber merchants, and the 35 soldiers in the winter camp may also withdraw to Miaotun, adding up to nearly 100 people, while there are 148 regular soldiers and 61 warriors of the Hezhe people on the Zhixiu side, about 2 to 1 people, and the white lord has a great advantage.

The earliest battle plan was to attack from two directions, and the group that set out from Woydtun would attack from the west to cooperate with the landing operation of the main force, and the time to launch the attack was early in the morning, so it was best to catch the enemy by surprise.

But there are too many whimsical ingredients in this plan:

Everyone doesn't know how to ride horses, it's spring, and you can't use sleds, and there are about 50 kilometers of road between Woydtun and Miaotun, and the forced march is a day, and it takes a day and a half to walk normally, and the so-called split attack is very likely to be broken by the opponent - according to the current density of firepower, it is very dangerous for a team of dozens of people to be attacked by cavalry during the march.

And taking the early morning as the time of the attack, this is even more taken for granted - the time taken to land from the ship is enough for the enemy to react, of course, the idea of attacking in advance is correct, this time it will be replaced by the white master to attack the enemy with fortifications, if it is delayed until the evening, it is easy for the enemy to run away or increase unnecessary risks.

Moreover, if the ship attacks in the early morning, the ship must depart in the middle of the night, and there is a certain danger in sailing at night.

"Win with the right and win with the odd", this idea is correct, but we should not be too demanding, this time since our side has an advantage in troops, then there is no need to pursue too much strategy.

Departing in the early hours of the morning, the boat sailed down the river and finally arrived at Miaotun at nearly twelve o'clock.

Sure enough, the Lucians had been prepared, and actually dragged a six-pounder cannon to the dock and waited for it.

But no one said that the landing must be at the wharf, and the battle started first on the west side of Miaotun.

In a normal military stronghold, the trees in the vicinity should be cut down in order to prevent the enemy from launching an attack or even a surprise attack under the cover of trees. The Lucia people did burn and cut down the nearby forests, but in this era there were too many and too dense forests, and there were woods everywhere a little farther away from Tunzi, and the Lucia people did not clean up, only cleared the forests on both sides of the road and within a mile of Tunzi.

The brigade of the enclosure had already disembarked under the cover of the forest about five kilometers from Miaotun, and the boats seen by the Lusians on the pier were used to attract attention.

When landing and approaching Miaotun, there was constant fear of being discovered by the Cossack cavalry, but strangely enough, the Lusians did not send cavalry to scout the battlefield.

Actually, it is not surprising that the military qualities of the Lucians have always been criticized, and only middle and high-ranking officers can be trained to a certain extent, and the requirements for junior officers and ordinary soldiers are bravery - the bullet is a coward, and the bayonet is a good man.

At the Miaotun outpost, the only person who attended a regular military school was Lieutenant Ostovsky, who was a minor nobleman, but this one also

He had not participated in any major battles, and had been killed in the previous battle of Woydtun.

The battle of Woydtun took place on June 21, and it was true that no one could escape back to report that the river at the mouth of the Wulong River was not wide, only a few hundred meters in most places, and that there were no snorkels among the few Lucians who jumped into the river, and they were indeed all killed.

But these people did not contribute without contributions, and a dead horse and some clothes drifted downstream and were found by soldiers on duty on the docks. The presence of a dead horse does not mean that something has happened, but combined with the fact that Manjiro Nakahama led the ship to pass by again, the Lucia people were completely blinded.

At this time, infighting broke out again between the remaining Luthia infantry and the Cossack cavalry, and the deputy left behind by Lieutenant Ostovsky asked the Cossack cavalry to go and investigate, but was refused, on the grounds that "the Cossacks are natural riders, first of all, it is impossible to be defeated, and secondly, if there is any bad news, someone will definitely come back to report".

The Cossack cavalry officer Lemych called the subordinates of the winter camp back to Miaotun before sending out his troops, and the winter camp had nothing to do, and the temple was rich in materials and civilians could be harmed, just under the guise of concentrating troops, so that his subordinates could come back and enjoy the blessings.

These Cossacks suffered a lot of sins in the winter camp, and when they arrived at the temple, they refused to go out again to suffer any more crimes, and they did not leave the outpost to live or die, and even patrols had to provoke a relaxed afternoon before they were willing to act.

But the eldest brother Mo said that the second brother, the infantry of the Lucia people was also undisciplined, and after the lieutenant left, they also let themselves go, and only dragged the only bronze cannon to the dock under the punches and kicks of the officers left behind.

It stands to reason that the infantry and Cossack cavalry should be nervous, but this winter they have scourged enough of the inhabitants of the neighborhood, and they have not been spared wine, so they cannot be nervous anyway.

When the soldiers of the Commandery Army attacked in a skirmish, although the Lucians fired their guns, none of them were hit—the shortcomings of the breech smoothbore guns were exposed, such as their slow rate of fire, short range, and inaccuracy.

But the soldiers of the enclosure are not vegetarians, there are no fire marksmen, and precision marksmen, that is, hunters, have been trained.

After the Crimean War of 1853~1856 in the future, the Europa countries began to use rifled guns to replace the abandonment of smoothbore guns, and the establishment of steam warships to replace pure sail warships, and there were innovations in army and navy tactics, fortification construction, logistics support, medical care, etc., including the formal formation of snipers.

For Naoxiu, there is no need to go through the cruel baptism of war, these advanced ideas have been instilled when the white lord formed an army.

The main forces of the Lusians were concentrated at the outposts and docks, and the cavalry was not sent in advance to guard the battlefield, and even the cavalry did not appear on the battlefield in time to suppress the opponent's flank, and the weapons were not effective, and the tactics were backward, so the dozen or so soldiers in the west of Miaotun did not even delay the time, and were rushed in by the combined forces of the Worship Station and the Hezhe people.

In fact, Naohide was most worried about the impact of the Cossack cavalry, and it was a disaster for the charging troops without repeating firearms to be flanked by the cavalry in the open field, so now rushing into the temple, Naohide breathed a sigh of relief, and this time it was stable.

According to the plan made in advance, the precision shooters have occupied the commanding heights - there are no tall buildings in the temple except for the Lucia outpost and the Yongning Temple, but there is also a condescending advantage on ordinary rooftops, and the tactics are reflected in the details.

The key to this battle is to be fast and fierce enough, and try to destroy the opponent's living force before they can react.

Miaotun was not very big in the first place, so when the coalition troops rushed into the tunzi, they were flanked from both the post and the pier, and more dangerously, the Cossack cavalry also appeared on the street.

What makes Naohide cry and laugh is that the Lucians are actually slowly advancing in an array line on the road, and the skirmish line appeared in the Napoleonic era, and the enemy is doing it?

It was up to the Hezhe to search houses and contact the inhabitants, and the soldiers of the Fan group engaged the enemy head-on, like ducks, under the attack of rifled guns and grenades

The Lucians in an array held out for a long time before they scattered in a hurry because of the heavy casualties.

The Cossack cavalry, which numbered just over twenty, could not give full play to the advantages of the cavalry in the narrow streets, and was soon beaten by shotguns, revolvers and rifled guns, and the only regret was that they could not be left behind.

Gaining the upper hand, the post quickly cordoned off the perimeter of the outpost and then began to clear out the enemy who had not had time to enter the outpost.

It's really not good to do too many bad things. In the shouting and shouting of the Hezhe people, the residents of Miaotun, young and old, came out to help, and the Lucians who were hiding everywhere were found and eliminated, and soon only the Lusians remained in the outpost in the entire Miaotun.

It is said to be a sentry post, but it is actually a building complex that includes the main building, barracks, post station, warehouse, etc.

The Nikolaevsk outpost was built in August 1850, and now it is June 1852, because of the ice period, the construction period of the temple by the Lusia is actually just over a year, so the complex is mainly wooden, and the walls are stone, but it is not a military fortress at all.

Now that the battle has been fought, as long as the outpost is taken, complete victory can be declared, and when the final word is reached, it is time for the artillery to appear.

Naohide didn't like the six-pounder cannon left at the docks by the Lucians, because the White Lord had something better - the famous 3-inch rifled gun.

In fact, there was also a sharp weapon in the Mi-Mo War, the M1841 mountain howitzer, with a caliber of 4.62 inches, the barrel can fire the same shells as the ordinary 12-pounder howitzer, and the thief is lightweight, which is a classic of front-loading smoothbore guns, second only to the M1857 Napoleon gun that appeared later.

But for a better future, Naohide and others worked hard to make a 3-inch rifled gun. After the rifled guns dragged down from the ship were in place, the gate of the outpost quickly came to naught, and the wall was blasted open several large openings.

The coalition forces fought steadily, quickly placing shooters on the perimeter wall, repulsing several enemy counter-charges. Then under the cooperation of cannons and grenades, one by one cleared the wooden buildings.

During this time, the Lucians also carried out several tactical attacks - freeing the imprisoned natives and then charging behind them. However, this tactic was easy to crack, and the locals quickly "lay down" after hearing the shouts of the Hezhe warriors, which caused the enemy to lose a lot of troops.

There were about 100 Lusians who stayed in Miaotun, more than half of them were killed outside, and more than 20 people were killed in the outpost.

Until now, they couldn't fight anymore, waving a white flag and asking to surrender, because the enemy still controlled a lot of locals who had been captured, so Naohide agreed to the other party's request.

However, some of the Hezhe warriors within the coalition army and some of the residents of Miaotun were very dissatisfied with this, believing that these robbers were full of evil and unworthy of surrender.

After the surrender, everyone hurriedly cleaned up the battlefield, hoping to catch a fish that slipped through the net. But the front has been cleaned up, and the enemy in the outpost also surrendered in a desperate situation, and I really didn't find anything that slipped through the net.

After the confessions of the captives, in fact, there were only 87 people in Miaotun, including 45 infantrymen, 25 Cossack cavalry and 17 "civilians" - 10 sailors held the winter camp and did not come to Miaotun. Of the 87 men, 16 were taken prisoner, 68 were killed, and three Cossack cavalrymen were missing, and according to the locals, they escaped on horseback.

Compared to the Lucians, the losses of the coalition forces this time were negligible, only a few people were wounded in the commission, and no one was killed in battle, and the Hezhe soldiers were killed or wounded less than ten people. Unfortunately, the locals fought too bravely, killing and wounding more than a dozen people, including several women and children.

As soon as the outpost was taken down, Manjiro Nakahama led a ship to attack the winter camp, but unsurprisingly it fell short, the winter camp had been burned down, and the Lucians were nowhere to be found.