The first snow has fallen in Shanghai south of the Yangtze River, and thousands of miles away in the Heilongjiang River basin has already been frozen for thousands of miles, and the snow is knee-high.

Thousands of ploughs and sleds are rushing on the ice. These horses, reindeer, and even dog-drawn plows and sleighs, laden with grain, pots, stoves, kitchen utensils, tents, and escorted by more riders, galloped south along the river!

In the ranks of the horse team, a huge red and black military flag was tightly guarded by more than a dozen guards, and under the tearing of the north wind, the military flag was spread flat, if you know the words, you can see that there are words written on it.

A little later, several flags of various sizes fluttered in the wind. Under the military flag, dozens of men were dressed in thick fur coats, wearing fur hats made of sea dragon skin, and saddles hung with double-barreled horseguns or short firearms that were also wrapped in fur to protect them from the cold.

Behind them, a huge army of horses left its footprints on this ancient wasteland like a torrent. In the horse team, the one-color fire red army is the core strength, and around this flame, the colorful team is even larger.

Yes, this is the march of the Nanyue Army troops stationed in the Heilongjiang River valley to the south.

The fiery red in the team is the soldiers and horses of the Nanyue Army stationed in Yongning Temple and other places. Around them were the men and horses of Sauron.

In the team, who was closely guarded by hundreds of elites, it was Bomu Bogol, the left-wing commander of the Heilongjiang Datou of the Sauron Department and the Nuer Gandu Division. On his face, he could no longer see the bad luck of distress and hatred when he was beaten by Huang Taiji's subordinates, and his face was full of the look of revenge today.

He thinks so, and that is also confident.

After more than two years of recuperation and recuperation, the whole army has been reorganized and trained, and various departments in Heilongjiang have completed the leap from the armed force composed of the tribe Ding Zhuang to the feudal army, and have begun to evolve into a modern army. Of course, all this was done under the guidance of the two garrison brigades of the Nanyue Army stationed in Heilongjiang based on Yongning Temple and other places. In addition to sending instructors to help them train, improve the organizational system, and teach them military discipline, the continuous transportation of all kinds of materials from the sea, along the Heilongjiang River and several other rivers was also a strong help for the Sauron troops to quickly recover from the defeat. Otherwise, with their material reserves and supply capacity, once they lose a battle, a tribe may never be able to turn over again.

Therefore, when the Nanyue army stationed in Yongning Temple issued a mobilization order to the surrounding tribes in the name of Nuer Gandu Division, Heilongjiang Town Guard, and Long Shengxing, ordering them to send troops south and copy the rear of Jiannu, the various departments did not hesitate to point up the youth in the clan and prepare to go south.

Just as everyone was tidying up their horses, arranging their weapons and armor, and preparing to fry rice and dried meat and prepare to set off, the second order was sent by the herald Pegasus.

"All the soldiers and horses don't have to carry grain and grass, just gather the soldiers and horses at the designated place! During the Southern Expedition, all the food and grass supplies were borne by the grandfather of the country! In addition, all the acquisitions of each department are still acquired according to the previous practice! After receiving the order, the ministry must convey it to the neighboring tribes, and it must not be intercepted! Those who violate the order, once verified, will be the public enemy of all departments in Heilongjiang! ”

This order immediately lit a prairie fire in a vast area of the Heilongjiang River Valley.

Originally! Everyone was worried about how to survive the winter, and suddenly Grandpa Guo came to this grace, as long as he went to build slaves, everyone's food, drink and chewing grain would be borne by him. Moreover, the booty and the heads obtained from the killing of Jiannu were still done according to the old rules. This kind of good thing, if you don't go, then you are a stupid roe deer!

Although the people of Sauron in Heilongjiang live in the forest and snow fields, they are as simple as gold and jade, but simplicity is not the same as stupidity. It is still clear which side is better and which side is different. As a result, not only did the old and weak women and children of the tribe who received the mobilization order go into battle, but only a few people who were really inconvenient to move were left to guard the hunting grounds. Even those small tribes who had not received a mobilization order, and whose scale was too small, and who had never entered the eyes of the Nanyue military, were also mobilized, riding horses, driving plows, and coming to the assembly place in a mighty way.

The first thing we did when we arrived at the assembly site was to distribute flags and form a battalion. This is a lesson that the generals of the Southern Guangdong Army learned that Li Peilin led tens of thousands of Sauron troops and horses to attack the Rakshasas, and the victorious army that had already captured the city was driven out by hundreds of Rakshasa people who were desperate to attack.

The establishment of the soldiers and horses of these Sauron tribes is generally based on the establishment of the Nanyue Army, with one armor for every ten people and a commander. For every 50 people, there is one officer. At the level of team officer, there are five veterans of the Nanyue Army to assist, what inspectors, instructors, quartermasters, and so on. The purpose is to strengthen the management of the grassroots contingent.

Through the formation of the battalion, the large tribes were better, and the smaller tribes inevitably had to merge with other tribes, and gradually, in the day's food, daily life, marching and hunting, the view of the region was eliminated, and they slowly merged into one place.

"All battalions and teams must strictly abide by military discipline! If there is any more disrespect for orders, fleeing first in the face of the enemy, and looting the spoils of war, the official will not punish you much! Your clan will be removed from the trade list forever! Your hunting ground will be shared by neighboring troops, or rewarded to those who have made meritorious contributions to battle! ”

The words of Mai Yunmin, the town guard, were passed on to everyone through the copper microphone, which immediately made these men who were originally grinning and looking forward to this hunting activity of eating and drinking, grabbing people's heads and women, and being covered in cold sweat in the winter.

The permanent abolition of trade and the deprivation of hunting grounds would undoubtedly push the entire tribe to the point of no return.

The Nanyue army canceled your trade qualifications, and no one dared to trade with you, and even if there were, they would have to be ruthlessly peeled off a layer of skin by others, and return to the days when you had to fill the iron pot with fur when you bought an iron pot. And the deprivation of hunting grounds, rewarding them to surrounding tribes or tribes that have made meritorious contributions to war, has eliminated the source of livelihood.

These two fluttering words suddenly made countless men from small tribes obey in shock. It was a big-headed man like Bomu Bogol, looking at the officers and soldiers of Nanyue who were standing still like pines and cypresses in the wasteland, and his heart was also palpitating, he knew that since Huang Taiji died, he, the big-headed man of Heilongjiang, had completely boarded the ship of the Nanyue Army and wanted to make peace with Jiannu, unless the sun and the moon appeared in the treetops at noon at the same time!

The mighty soldiers and horses, along the course of several rivers, slowly moved south. Everyone has long been clear that the main force of the Jiannu in the south has already entered the customs, and all the family members and slaves of important people have also followed into the customs to enjoy the blessings. Those who remained in Liaodong were just some old, weak, sick and disabled people who guarded the old nest. Every day, he drank in the city and basked in the sun and scolded the streets, complaining about his bad luck, not being able to follow his masters into the customs to get promoted and make a fortune, and robbing the barbarians' silver, houses, and women.

The two garrison brigades of the Nanyue Army each left one battalion in Yongning Temple, and the newly formed Heilongjiang Naval Division, all the gunboats and two battalions of the naval division and land battalion were all left behind. Counting up, there are thousands of left-behind troops in Yongning Temple and several key places at the mouth of the Heilongjiang River, with more than 200 artillery pieces on the ship, several walled ditches, forts, pillboxes, watchtowers, in this land, it is Huang Taiji resurrected, leading the two Yellow Flag Manchurian elites to come, but they can only go away with hatred and hatred, leaving corpses all over the ground.

Mai Yunmin, the town guard envoy, Chen Dehong, the commander of the 15th Garrison Brigade, and Zhou Yufa, the commander of the 16th Brigade, each led a road and divided them into three roads: left, middle and right. Mai Yunmin led the soldiers and horses of his headquarters and the 4,000 soldiers and horses of the Bomu Bogol Chiefs as the central army, and provided the army with thousands of climbing plough vehicles in the positions slightly behind the left and right armies. Chen Dehong led two regiments of men and 10,000 tribal soldiers and horses to the left road, marching on guard in the east and south directions, and the outpost was far away for more than 100 miles. Zhou Yufa's 16th Brigade also marched on alert in the west and south directions with two regiments of soldiers and horses and 10,000 tribal soldiers and horses. Groups of cavalry heralds galloped back and forth across the snowfield, reporting the slightest suspicious situation to the commanders who followed.

"My lord! As far as I know, from Heilongjiang to Jilin, there are not many people in Jiannu. At most, it is a village that belongs to the rebels, how can it be so close to the enemy? Bomu Bogol is still a leader in the end, and he is very puzzled by Mai Yunmin's arrangement.

"That's why you suffered a big loss from Huang Taiji! Fought such a defeat! Mai Yunmin said a few words in his heart, but he couldn't see it on his face. Big head, you are also an official of my Nanyue Army, and in the military order issued by the lord, you also know the rules and regulations on how to march and camp. How did you get to this point and forget it? Besides, at present, the soldiers and horses under our subordinates, in addition to the thousands of soldiers and horses you originally have, are more people from various departments who are constantly rushing to join. ”

mentioned the embarrassing incident of the Lena River back then, Bomu Bogol's face couldn't help but turn red, and he no longer discussed with Mai Yunmin whether he should be so cautious.

It's just that the horsewhip was raised, and a personal attendant was called: "Pass the order!" All battalions and teams must strictly enforce military discipline! Who dares to disobey military discipline and make adults soft-hearted, this official can't tolerate this kind of thing! ”

"Piercing!"

Dozens of fast horses galloped out of the ranks of the Chinese army, and went to the ranks of the tribesmen everywhere to convey the military orders of the Bomu Bogol chiefs.

In the distance, several horsemen from the southeast were speeding towards them, and they were meeting more than a dozen riders who were giving orders to the left.

"Your Excellency! Brigade Commander Chen ordered us to come and report that the outpost on the left found the enemy's situation, and there were about more than 100 Liao thieves! Troops are being sent up! ”

"Good! Finally less stuffy! Bomu Bogol was the first to speak. He was a little happy, "It's been a few days since I left, and I finally have something to do!" My lord, do you want to go up? ”

"The big man, from the Chinese army to the left road of soldiers and horses, about dozens of miles, from the left side of the team to his forward outpost, at least dozens of miles, these hundred and ten miles of road to rush over, I am afraid that there is nothing. You just have to sit in the Chinese army, if there is a big war, you have to show your skills. ”

Mai Yunmin spoke, and Bomu Bogol had to take back the eager energy to try. Bored, he raised his binoculars and looked around the wasteland. Suddenly, several fast horses leaped out of the western skyline, breaking his boredom.

The hooves of the horses flew and lifted the knee-deep snow and splashed snowflakes on the horses and the riders on horseback. At first glance, it is clear that there must be some kind of emergency situation that makes the rider come all the way with such disregard for horsepower.

"Tell your lord! There is a police on the side of the west road! Brigade Commander Zhou ordered me to come and tell you! ”

"Say! What's the matter? Did the Mongols of Korqin kill them from the west? Are you waiting to get on fire with them? Mai Yunmin analyzed and judged based on the enemy information in his mind. The closest to him is the forty-nine banners led by Wu Keshan, a relative of the Liaodong rebels and a vassal of the Horqin Mongols.

"Herald! The Chinese army stops advancing! ”

With Mai Yunmin's order, the sound of horns, horses' hooves, and passwords sounded intertwined, and the cavalry heralds galloped away in all directions of the marching procession.

"Stop!"

"All departments are on standby, and they must not relax!"

"Send men and horses to the west to release a guard, ready to answer at any time!"

I can't help but be imprudent, among the thirteen banners of the outer Mongolian domain, the Prince Tushetu of the Horqin Right Wing Banner has a population of 254 Niulu, and the Prince Zhuoliktu of the left wing also has 193 Niulu, the left and right wing banners, a total of 447 Niulu, a huge population of more than 22,000 households. And that's not even counting the shepherd slaves in the hands of the princes, nobles, and tribal leaders. If Wu Keshan really gathered tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry to come from his flank, not to mention that the battle plan to attack the Liaodong anti-thieves in the south would have failed, and it would not have been able to attract the attention of the Liaodong anti-thieves, and it would not have been possible to create a kind of pressure on them to be attacked by the enemy. I'm afraid that the fiasco at the Lena River will recur.

Without going through the cruel actual combat test, Mai Yunmin couldn't believe the military discipline of these Sauron's soldiers and horses! This is also the reason why he sent a large number of soldiers of the Nanyue Army to those tribes to serve as the backbone. Otherwise, I am afraid that tens of thousands of Mongolian soldiers and horses will be killed all over the wasteland, and if they do not engage in battle, these tribal soldiers and horses will disperse with a shout!

However, after more than two years of training, the thousands of soldiers and horses of the Bomu Bogol headquarters are still good. Under the orders of the officers, they began to choose the terrain on the wasteland, lined up in formation, and made preparations for camping. Someone took out the rope decently, measured the size, and assigned the section. Shovels and pickaxes were taken out and digging in the frozen ground in an attempt to dig a trench to hold back the onslaught of the enemy's cavalry. Some people even set up tents in a circle with vehicles carrying baggage.

Some people carried birch bark buckets to the frozen rivers nearby to smash the ice to get water, and some tribes who were good at fishing caught a net of fat fresh fish from under the ice. As soon as the fish came out of the water, it froze hard in this bitter cold weather. It was strung with straw rope and sent to the cooking car, and there was a burst of enthusiastic jubilation. In just a few moments, they will be able to drink the delicious hot fish soup.

Ordinary soldiers could cheer, but the commanders did not dare to slack off. A team of ten sentinels has already released dozens of teams to strengthen vigilance against movements in the northwest and northwest directions. At the same time, he ordered someone to convey the latest military information to Chen Dehong on the left side, so that he must also strengthen his vigilance to prevent the Liaodong rebels from setting a huge trap for us!

The signal corps at Chen Dehong's place on the left route had just set off, but the signal corps sent by Chen Dehong was brought to the Chinese army by the side horses of the patrol post.

"Tell your lord, Lin Jun, the outpost officer of the guard battalion under Brigade Commander Chen Dehong of the Left Route Army, has been ordered to come to report the victory!"

As an officer of the Guards Battalion, Lin Jun was naturally familiar with many of Mai Yunmin's subordinates, and even Mai Yunmin also had some impressions of this sentry. Naturally, there is no need for those procedures to check the waist plate seal.

"Bring it on!" Seeing that Lin Jun took out the document covered with the big seal of customs defense from the picture bag he was carrying, Mai Yunmin fell half of a stone. The Left Route Army must not have any major enemy situation, otherwise, Chen Dehong would definitely not have the spare time to write documents to report success.

The letter is written by Chen Dehong, which can be seen from the familiar handwriting and the tone of the words. In the letter, Chen Dehong reported to Mai Yunmin quite complainingly about the battle situation of the Left Route Army!

I thought I had met a king, but it turned out that it wasn't even bronze! This is the central idea of Chen Dehong's book.

His sentinels did encounter a small group of Qing soldiers. It is also out of rigor that while sending people to face the battle, he reports to the upper peak. As a result, as soon as the signal corps sent to report the message left, the war was over.

In this battle, more than 20 levels were beheaded, more than 30 horses were captured, and a batch of armor weapons were captured. This was nothing to do, but dozens of prisoners were taken back from this small Qing army.

"Our brigade commander said that these people are also subordinate subordinates of our Nanyue Army, and they can't be disposed of casually, so he ordered someone to escort them over. I guess it's almost tomorrow. ”

"Takeuchi Fujiemon? Wa people?! Mai Yunmin couldn't help but be surprised when he looked at the list of recaptured personnel listed on the paperwork. How did these dwarves become captives of the thieves?!

"General, that's a long story!"

When Takeuchi Fujiemon and the others were escorted to Mai Yunmin, it was already dinner time the next day. He had to explain to Mai Yunmin why he came to this land of Liaodong.

It was still the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, and speaking of which, it was already the last era name.

Two ships of Takeuchi Fujiemon, a merchant of the Echizen Domain of Japan, and his son Takeuchi Fuji Tibetan, as well as a ship of Kunita Hyoemon, were anchored. Including the crew, a total of 58 people. Where are they going? We are going to Matsumae Town in southern Hokkaido. They're going to get there and do some business.

The Echizen Domain, one of the ancient Japanese kingdoms, belonged to Hokuriku Province and was also known as Echishu. The territory of Echizen Province was approximately the Lingbei region and Tsuruga City in present-day Fukui Prefecture. Listen, Echizen Province, known as one of the 66 countries, is only as big as two sub-district offices.