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At this time, at the mouth of the Heilongjiang River, the temple street fort with the same specifications as Sakhalin North Fort was finally successfully established.

Looking at the big fort in front of him with a square circumference of four miles and an inner layer of rammed earth and blue bricks, Wu Zhuang, the commander of the Zhendong Battalion, was very happy in his heart.

This temple street fort is located in the position of the black dragon estuary, east of the Tatar Strait, south of the Heilongjiang River, leading the water of the Heilongjiang River into the moat around the city, the whole temple street fort by the sea of the river, the terrain is very dangerous.

In order to facilitate the sea transportation in case of need, the temple street only opened the east gate of a city gate, which faces the sea, only four or five miles away from the sea, but it is very conducive to the sailors to transport all kinds of supplies and commercial goods.

Defensive measures such as urn city, city tower, corner tower, gun emplacement, female wall, pheasant moat, and jack falling dark city gate have all been built. The whole castle is 15 meters high, and the wall road is 6 meters wide, which is very majestic.

Wu Zhuang originally thought that in the process of building the Miaojie Fort, there would definitely be Qing troops to make trouble, so he mobilized the soldiers and horses of the First and Second Departments of the Zhendong Battalion, as well as all the cavalry troops, to strictly guard the Miaojie Fort under construction.

But he didn't expect that in the more than two months from the start of the construction of the Temple Street Fort to the completion of the entire castle, there was no Qing army to attack and disturb at all, which made Wu Zhuang feel strange.

It wasn't until he received Li Xiao's flying pigeon message that he learned that more than 40,000 people had been wiped out by the Qing army in the pass, and Jinfu Erzhou was razed to the ground by the Tang army. Therefore, there is no spare strength to attack the temple street fort located in such a wild area as the estuary of the Heilongjiang River.

It's just that the Qing Dynasty wanted to recuperate quietly, but Li Xiao didn't plan to give them such an opportunity.

Soon, Wu Zhuang passed on to the "Qing Hunting Order" issued by Li Xiao himself.

In fact, this hunt order is very similar to the method of exchanging Tartars for rewards issued on Sakhalin that day. They all used the nearby Haixi Jurchen tribes to encourage their tribal warriors to hunt and kill the Qing Dynasty Tartars by giving rewards.

Now that Sakhalin Island has been pacified, and there are no more Qing Dynasty soldiers and horses to go, this source of hunting and killing Tartars will naturally move forward to the Miaojie Fort at the mouth of the Heilongjiang River.

Wu Zhuang, who received this hunting order, immediately sent his men to several nearby Haixi Jurchen tribes to preach to them about Li Xiao's new policy.

Hearing this new policy of exchanging rewards for Qing captives, all the Haixi Jurchen tribes were very happy.

Originally, before the temple street fort was built, the Tang army had already given them two preferential policies, which won the hearts of these barbarian tribes.

The first policy was to tell them that they were now under the rule of the Tang army and completely separated from the rule of the Qing Dynasty, so they no longer had to pay taxes to the Qing court, and that the Tang Duke Li was lenient and benevolent, and Huai Rou Yuanren allowed all the Haixi Jurchen tribes under his rule to be exempted from paying taxes for three years.

The second policy was to allow them, like the natives of Sakhalin, to trade at the fort for three days at the end of each month, and exchange the skins, meat, dried fish, and other goods produced by the tribe for salt, cloth, iron, and other things that they desperately lacked.

And now, this Lord Li, the Duke of Tang Kingdom, has given them a new way to make a fortune, but he has made full use of the characteristics of these barbarian tribes who are brave and good at fighting, and even more to the appetite of these bloodthirsty and murderous barbarian tribes.

There is a saying that under the heavy reward, there will be brave men, whose family lives in the Heleri area on the south bank of the Heilongjiang River, about 100 miles away from the Miaojie Fort, and the adult warrior of the Jurchen Tugen tribe in Haixi Province, Jisht, was deeply attracted by the new strategy of the hunting order announced by the tribal leader.

"Sons, you hear me clearly! As long as a Qing prisoner is killed, the reward of the Tang army is two catties of salt and twenty catties of grain plus a piece of cotton cloth, or two catties of salt and twenty catties of grain plus two pieces of iron, such a heavy reward is much stronger than the original reward given by the Qing people! Tang Jun also said that as long as we can hunt down the Qing captives, whether they are dead or alive, they will do it. Moreover, this reward will never be canceled, and will always wait for the warriors of our tribe to take it with blood and bravery! ”

Listening to the vigorous agitation of the tribal leaders, the tribal warriors, including Zisht, were all enthusiastic. They were excited, and they let out a high howl like a wolf's howl.

You must know that the commodities of the Tang army, such as iron, cloth, salt, grain, etc., are basically the necessities of life that these Haixi Jurchen tribes are extremely scarce, and they are very important for the development and growth of the tribe. What's more, among the barbarian tribes, the honors and rewards that can be obtained through bloody battles are far more respected by the tribesmen than the items obtained by sweating and sweating, or the goods obtained through trade and commerce.

In fact, although the reward given by the Tang army now seems to be considerable, it is much smaller than the reward originally issued on Sakhalin.

This is because Li Xiao considered that after the implementation of his plan to go south and then north, this reward would most likely be implemented in Outer Manchuria for a long time, so he could not feed these barbarian tribes at one time, like raising eagles, so that they would have to ensure enough hunger when they received the reward.

Excited and enthusiastic, after returning to his bark house, he immediately began to pack up and prepare to go out to capture the captives.

He first washed his two-year-old adult green horse, and fed it bean essence, after the green horse was washed and fed, he was suddenly full of energy, snorting, and kept tipping his hooves, in a high-spirited state.

Then, after carefully tuning, restringing, and trimming the birch arrow, which had the strength of a stone, to make sure that the bow was free of defects or hidden dangers, he inserted it into the deerskin quiver and hung it on the back of the green horse's side.

Next, Zisht carefully selected twenty of the bone arrows that had just been sharpened, sorted out the tail feathers one by one, and then inserted them in a birch quiver, and hung them carefully on the other side of the back of the green horse.

After arranging the horses and bows and arrows, Zisht put on the ancestral fishskin armor, put on a small untieth knife that was an inch long and made of fish skin, pinned it around his waist, and then put on thick cowhide boots, tied the leggings, and armed himself.

After that, he tied a large bag of beans to the saddle and carefully arranged the necessities such as flint and velvet cloth in his clothes, and led the horse out.

"Boss, wait."

As soon as Zisht had led the horse out of the house, his wife Menkha strode out of the kitchen and handed him a hot cloth bag with both hands.

"This is what I just made, enough for eight days of dry food, you can take it with you on the road." Mengka stared at her own sturdy and tall husband and said affectionately.

Zisht carefully fastened the hot bag in the saddle, opened his arms, and embraced his wife affectionately in his arms.

"Mengka, take good care of the children, you just wait for me to come back with good things."

"Well, master, you can go with confidence."

Zisht snorted and let go of his wife.

Under the concerned gaze of his wife, he led the horse and strode away, and when he reached the mountain road at the exit of the tribe, he turned over his horse and shouted, "Drive!" The big green horse neighed, spread its hooves, and galloped away.

When the Heilongjiang River and the Ussuri River merged, they together formed the present-day Amur River, and in the Ming Dynasty, the river was known as the Longmangge River. He was very familiar with the local geography and knew that in the upper reaches of the Longmangge River, there would occasionally be patrols with clear sights, so he planned to go there and set up an ambush to see if he could try his luck.

Two days later, he arrived in the area of Haspurmagu, where he had chosen an ambush terrain beside a trail, where Zisht had stayed.

The reason why I chose this place is because Zisht found that there are many fresh horseshoe prints on this path, which shows that the patrols of the Qing army will often appear here, so as long as you stay, you will eventually gain something.

Since it was the height of summer, there were a lot of mosquitoes in the ambush of Zisht, and they took turns biting him. This kind of environment must not be tolerated by ordinary people, but as a tribal hunter who often hunts, Zisht is completely inappropriate for such mosquito bites.

He stayed here for two days.

On two occasions in the past two days, as many as six or seven Qing army squads passed by on the road, and because of the large number of Qing troops, Zisht did not dare to move lightly, so he could only let them pass.

It wasn't until noon on the third day that Zisht finally waited for his chance.

There were only two Qing patrolmen, and on this trail, they slowly rode their horses from north to south.

Because it was summer, these patrolling Qing troops, who thought the weather was too hot, did not wear thick armor, but only wore thin arrow clothes and summer clothes, but now, they happened to become the prey of Zisht.

"Whoosh!"

A cold light flashed, and a sharp bone arrow hit the chest of a Qing soldier!

One stone to the heart!

The Qing soldier screamed and then fell off his horse.

"Whoosh!"

Just when the Qing army next to him was so shocked that he didn't react at all, Jisht, who had outstanding archery skills, immediately shot away with another arrow.

With a thud, the arrow struck away the cool hat on the Qing soldier's head, revealing his shaved blue scalp and two small, ugly braids.

Only then did the Qing army react that someone had taken the opportunity to sneak attack. He wailed, slammed his horse's belly, and scurried toward the end of the trail.

It's too late!

In the squeaky sound of the strings, the silver-white tiger tendon strings stretched like a full moon, and the arrows sharpened with bear bones pointed directly at the place where the Qing army vest that the horse fled wildly.

"Whoosh!"

A sharp white light flashed, and the place where the Qing army's vest was immediately shot by this whistling arrow, spraying misty blood flowers, and the arrow was gone, leaving only the tail feather behind the arrow shaft, still swaying behind its back.

The Qing soldier, who had been hit by the arrow, trembled like an electric shock, and then shook and fell off his horse.

Zisht leaped out of the ambush and hurried down the hill to harvest his prey.

By the time he ran down the mountain, the horses ridden by the two Qing soldiers had already disappeared.

The look on Zisht's face was quite regretful, but he didn't think much about it, brushed the ground and pulled out the head knife from his waist, and immediately began to cut the heads of the two Qing soldiers on the ground.

His movements were skillful and accurate, and after a few small cuts, the two bloody heads were neatly cut off by him, tied in one place with a cowhide rope, and tied around his waist.

Zisht wanted to explore the two Qing soldiers again to see if he could find any loose silver or anything of value, but suddenly he heard the sound of horses' hooves coming from the south side of the trail.

Oh no, a large group of Qing troops is coming!

Zisht stood up sharply, put his fingers into his mouth, and with a crisp and loud whistle, the green horse burst out of the woods and galloped to him.

Zisht turned on his horse, slammed his horse's belly, and galloped north.

He could hear a faint curse behind him, and immediately there were sharp arrows around him, and he chased after him with a groan.

He was extremely familiar with the terrain, and finally after fleeing for nearly half an hour, there were no Qing pursuers behind him.

At this time, both men and horses were panting for breath and were very tired, and Zisht touched the two heads tied to his waist, but his heart was very happy.

Okay, with these two heads, I can go straight to Temple Street Fort and exchange them for reward items, but the hard work is worth it.

Next, after the people ate the food, the horses chewed the beans, and the people and horses had regained their strength, Zisht turned over and got on the horse again and went all the way north.

From Ha Thorn Magu, to Buruwu, to Nuanyin, and then to Heleli, where his own tribe is located, Zisht did not stop all the way, and even his own tribe did not go back, so he went straight to the Miaojie Fort at the mouth of the Heilongjiang River.

Zisht galloped all the way, but there was a clear look of anxiety on his face.

Because, it was the height of summer, and the head around his waist, although sprinkled with lime, already emitted a strong foul smell and began to decay rapidly. Jisht had to rush to the Temple Street Fort before the skull rotted, and let the Tang army there inspect and deliver the goods before he could receive the reward.

If these two heads rot before rushing to Temple Street Fort, they will be busy in vain.

On the winding path, Jishte galloped with all his might, and after arriving at the edge of the Heilongjiang River, he found a shoal and immediately crossed the river.

At this time, Wu Zhuang, the commander of the East Battalion of Tang Jun Town, who was guarding the fort, was also on the city tower, and saw with a clairvoyant mirror that a rider who looked like a barbarian tribe was rushing towards him.

As Zisht got closer and closer, Wu Zhuang couldn't help but have a bright smile on his face when he saw the two bloody heads pinned to his waist.

"Okay, after all these days, the first native to turn in his head has finally arrived."

When he arrived at the east gate, he untied the two heads from his waist and raised them high to the Tang army at the head of the city, shouting loudly in his mouth.

"Commander Wu, he said, he hunted two heads of the Qing army, and came to exchange them for our rewards." Translation reports on Wu Zhuangyu.

"Well, let him in. A priori look at the head, if it is really a Qing Tartar, according to the regulations of Lord Li, give him a reward. Wu Zhuang said with a smile.