Before Guo Xing'a went to Heilongjiang, he also placed a meritorious person - Funiyanga, the deputy capital of the three surnames. This guy has no credit for Guo Xing'a, and he has a great sin, when several deputy capitals take the lead in making trouble, except for the deputy capital of Jilin, he is happy, but he has merit to the country and the nation.

The territory of the two provinces of Heiji in the Qing Dynasty and the two provinces of Heiji in modern times were largely the same, except that they belonged to a part of Mongolia, but the respective territories of the two provinces changed greatly, as if the two provinces were erected on a map. Heilongjiang Province was originally a vast area that included the outer northeast, so it was more westward and northerly on the whole. Jilin Province, which looks somewhat flat in the modern north-south direction, was almost completely erected in the Qing Dynasty, and the part to the west still belonged to the Mongolian Six Leagues, while the eastern part of the country, which belonged to the Heilongjiang River in modern times, and other areas such as Jiamusi, which belonged to Heilongjiang in modern times, were under the jurisdiction of Jilin. The so-called three-surname areas are modern Jiamusi, Fuyuan and other large areas, these areas are not only bordered by the land occupied by Lao Maozi, but even part of the land robbed by Lao Maozi is the territory of the original three surnames.

At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the area with three surnames was called Hetun Gashan (the ancient city of Tun in Chinese), and later the three surnames of Keyikle, Nuyal and Hushihari lived here, and it was renamed Yilan Hara. In Manchu, Yilan means three, and Hala is a surname, so it is called three surnames. Lao Maozi forced Yishan to sign the "Aihui Treaty", which ceded the northwest, north, and east lands of the three surnames respectively, so the Yilan Mansion in the city of the three surnames became the front line of the enemy.

The thinking of Funyana is still maintained in the feudal era, but the personal quality and patriotic sentiment are not bad. In the most difficult years when Lao Maozi was pressing forward step by step, and Guan Nai kept dispatching elites, it was he who withstood Lao Maozi's coercion, assisted the acting Jilin General Tepuqin, and held the last line of defense, so as not to let Lao Maozi further occupy the Northeast. The Qing Dynasty has no soldiers, no food, and the court can't count on it at all, and it is really difficult for this feudal general to face the Cossack cavalry who show off their might.

It was precisely because of Funiyanga's exploits that Guo Xing'a specially summoned this Xibe banner general, and instead of coercion and intimidation, he comforted him with kind words and took good care of him. Although Funyana himself was also very brave, Goxinga judged that he was not the material to command the new army at all, and he was already over fifty years old, so Goxinga arranged for him to enter an administrative training school, and promised that after graduation, he would be the chief executive of the three surnamed districts. Funyana's two sons all joined the teaching corps and became reserve talents for the new type of officers.

Funyana was not very moved, and thought that this was Goxinga's routine, and all high-ranking officials would have such an arrangement. But Guo Xing'a walked for more than half a month before he realized that except for him, no one else had any preferential treatment, and he didn't even have the opportunity to set foot in the military and political worlds again, so he could only be an aggrieved rich man in Jilin City. Funyana was still not grateful to Guoxinga, but he called his two sons in front of him and specially instructed them to say a word, to serve the country with great rewards and justice.

It is also because of this episode that Guo Xing'a reacted to one thing, he, the boss of Heiji, is not very peaceful, and this is still a war zone. Funiyang stayed in Jilin to study, and the armed forces in the three surnamed areas were also reorganized and disbanded, and there could be no hole in the defense line. Guoxing Ake did not have the good temper of the Qing court officials, so he gave Actun a death order, and Lao Maozi would immediately intercept him if he dared to cross the border, and all cross-border property would be confiscated, and anyone who dared to resist would be killed. The Gu'an Army, which the British Red Shirts had trained, could still be afraid of his group of Xosako militia.

In addition to Actun, Guo Xing'a left Jiying's second infantry regiment and a new regiment in Jilin, and went to Heilongjiang with the rest of the main force. On the way, Guoxing'a transferred back the two regiments of the light cavalry brigade, because they were both from the flag soldiers outside the Guan, and the production and construction corps in Heilongjiang still had to rely on them. Because he had agreed to recruit troops in Mongolia and left a large part of the teaching brigade with Bo Zhitu, Guo Xinga didn't feel that there was anything wrong with this dispatch, but in fact, Bo Zhitu almost committed suicide in fright.

The Three Leagues of Mengdong are also managed by the princes, and it is not possible for Bo Ritu to recruit soldiers with a big face, so Bo Ritu has been mixed in Inner Mongolia for more than half a year, that is, he has incorporated more than 1,000 people from the Bai Ling'a rebel army, and only recruited less than one battalion of recruits. Guoxing's order to Bo Zhitu was to let him gain a firm foothold in Mengdong and be ready to cooperate with the main force to annex Mengdong at any time. Now Guoxinga has pulled away all the main forces that Bo Ritu has just trained, and there is only one battalion of recruits left that Bo Ritu can call. At this point, people can barely look at Bai Ling'a, who is not very convinced, and it is not realistic to want to do something in Mengdong. Bo Ritu, who felt that he had just been in the past few days, strongly suspected that someone had sued him in front of Guo Xing'a, and he was refrigerated by Guo Xing'a again.

At present, Guoxing'a can't take care of the suspicious Mongolian fox Bozhtu, and after collecting the light cavalry brigade, Guoxing's main force drove into Heilongjiang in high spirits. Tepchin was obviously not as formalistic as Jinglun, and there was no welcoming ceremony, and the real power faction in various places remained where they were. But Guoxing's co-optation journey is not too difficult, with the dusty lessons of Jilin ahead, the old men in Heilongjiang are very obedient, and none of them dare to argue with Guoxinga. Moreover, they were not very afraid of the muskets and artillery of the Gu'an army, but they were very afraid of the shovels of the engineering regiment. After all, Guo Xing'a has never shot anyone in Heiji, let alone used artillery, and in their eyes, the sapper shovel that digs a pit at a very fast speed is the real killing weapon.

Guoxing'a walked around for more than a month to roughly settle the whole province of Heilongjiang and stationed in Qiqihar, the provincial capital of Heilongjiang, but Tepuqin was not in Qiqihar, he took Aishentai, the deputy capital of Heilongjiang, to Aihui, and Lao Maozi came to find fault again. It stands to reason that Guo Xing'a has already come to receive the seal, and no matter how much Lao Maozi makes trouble, it is also Guo Xing's business. But Tapqin did not shirk his responsibilities like other officials, but bravely stood up, as long as Goxinga did not arrive for a day, he would defend the northern frontier for the country for a day. Guo Xing'a moved the old general enough, and immediately set off to Aihui to meet the old-timer, but Guo Xing'a walked very slowly, and only walked to the place after half a month. It's not because Guo Xing'a is putting up a shelf, but because there is basically no road. The cavalry and infantry could still make do in the wilderness, the artillery and baggage were miserable, and the convoy could not walk in the grass half a man high. It was only the sappers who walked in front and smoothed the road, and the artillery and baggage followed behind and moved slowly. This is still Guoxing's heavy artillery and a large number of baggage in Qiqihar, otherwise it will go more slowly, 220 mm, 150 mm heavy artillery, the weight has exceeded 10,000 catties, there is no road can not move at all. Field artillery and mountain artillery of about 100 mm and below 100 mm can follow the brigade to move in such bad road conditions.

If it weren't for the many witnesses, Guo Xinga would not have been able to believe that there was a sixty-year-old man in front of him. Tepchin's face is no longer wrinkled, it is a face composed of pure wrinkles. The face was a little scary, and it didn't have any luster, but instead had a kind of cracking that resembled the bark of a tree. The once tall body is already rickety, and it is as thin as a skeleton, and there is no brave appearance in the introduction of others. The eyeballs are a little cloudy, there is a cataract-like feeling, and they are covered with bloodshots, and it looks like I haven't had a good rest for a long time.

Tepuqin has practiced martial arts from literature, was admitted to Xiucai when he was young, and went to Taiwan at sea. During the Northern Expedition of the Taiping Army, Tepuqin also entered the pass to fight the Taiping Army, and had some combat exploits. Therefore, in the introduction that Goxinga heard, Tepqin was a brave and capable person. But Tepuqin, under the city of Aihui, is simply a dying old man who is about to run out of oil, and his face is always sad, and he has to look north a few times from time to time, and his eyes are full of worry.

"The old general is fortunate! The younger generation came to receive the print! Guoxing took Tepchin's hand, and did not know how to phrase it for a long time.

Tepqin failed to regain the lost territory, he just looked at the ruined rivers and mountains, but in the environment of internal and external difficulties, this old man was already very difficult, and Guo Xing'a admired or admired in addition to admiration. Guo Xing'a also blocked foreign devils in the pass, but at that time, Guo Xing'a had a great advantage, and fighting was a very passionate thing. Tepchin, on the other hand, has no advantages, no passion, and no glory for Goxinga. Nearly half of his territory has been lost, and he has to face all kinds of troubles every day, but he can only make compromises. This old man lamented all night, but with his own efforts and a little calculation, he kept the precious land.

"The prince has been tired all the way, and the old man failed to meet the king in Qiqihar, which is rude!" Tepqin also did not agree with Goxinga's attitude towards the imperial court, so he did not respect the number of rites. But Tepuqin admired Guo Xing'a very much in his heart, because if it weren't for the young man in front of him, the thousands of miles of fertile land in the north would not only have been actually occupied by Lao Maozi, but also would no longer be owned by China de jure.

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then entered Aihui City to talk in detail. Tepuqin happily handed over the big seal of the Heilongjiang general to Guoxing'a, and the ceremony of worshipping the seal was very simple, because Guoxing'a had actually controlled Heilongjiang, and both sides of this ceremony actually didn't matter. After dealing with the formalities, Tepqin focused on introducing the current situation to Goxinga.

The current situation is not only not optimistic, but also very chaotic, and there is no clue at all. After Lao Maozi forced Yishan to sign the "Aihui Treaty", the Qing Dynasty did not recognize it, but the place had been occupied by others, so the status quo could only be maintained. However, Lao Maozi still refused to give up, not only immigrating to build castles in the occupied areas, but also crossing the border to provoke from time to time. Every ten days and half a month, officials will be sent to make a trip to put forward all kinds of conditions, and they will constantly try to find ways to expand the gains of their aggression.

In the past two years, Tepqin has been short of food and salary, and every step has been difficult, but he can only fight for the sake of the country. Tepuqin incorporated the Oroqen people of the Kumar Fifth Route into the Jiangyou regiment training, added Taika along the river, patrolled and watched, and was vigilant against the enemy. More than 500 soldiers were selected from Buteja and Morgen and trained diligently. 500 flags were selected from Qiqihar, Hulan and other four cities and moved to Aihui to respond to each other. In order to solve the problem of food and salary for officers and soldiers, he also put forward the idea of banning the Qing Dynasty government's policy of banning the northeast and recruiting people to reclaim the famine. After Guoxing'a and Xianfeng discussed secretly, the imperial court began to emigrate to Heilongjiang with all its might, completely breaking the ban policy. At present, the actual border of immigration has achieved initial results, and Jiang Province has a great momentum. The financial situation has improved greatly, and there is no need to rely on the supply of food from the imperial court, but the situation of vast land and sparse population has not changed.

The situation on the other side of the river is also very bad, and there are still many Chinese people of all nationalities living on the land that Lao Maozi has encroached upon. There are Han Chinese-speaking Han Chinese, Chinese-speaking Manchus, Xibes, Oroqen people, etc., and of course, a large number of people who can't tell what nationality they are, in short, all of them have fallen into the hands of the enemy. At present, Lao Maozi has no tendency to expel or slaughter them, but he is also plundering their property almost frantically, and Tepqin is anxious but helpless.

What's even more nonsense is that Lao Maozi has crossed the border from time to time to harass people is already a headache, and they have intensified their demands for trade. For this matter, Tepqin also saw the clues, the north is bitter cold, and Lao Maozi is not good at farming, so they can't even achieve food self-sufficiency, and can only hope to trade with China. Tepqin saw through this, so he has been very strict in trade, striving for a grain of rice and not selling it to Lao Maozi. But there are always villains on the border who are greedy for small profits and sell grain to Lao Maozi from time to time, which makes Tepchin, who has not enough food to eat, very headache but has no choice. It is not that he has not banned it, but it has not stopped repeatedly, and officers and soldiers at all levels have participated, and he cannot reverse this status quo.

Guo Xing'a listened to the old man's bitterness for most of the day, and also felt that the current problem was not easy to solve. The arsenal is building a foundation in Changchun, and it has not yet been officially put into production, at least half of the troops need to stabilize the place, otherwise Guo Xing'a really wants to fight with Lao Maozi. At the moment, we can't talk about it, and we can't afford to fight, it's just trouble!

"Report! General, more than 5,000 Russian cavalry crossed the river and went straight to Aihui City! Before Goxinga could come up with a clue, a guard had already hurried in.