Jiang Xinzhou.

Erle knelt in front of Khabarov and buried himself in the lines he had memorized.

He was the smartest and most clever in the tribe, and his parents were killed by the Rakshasa ghosts, so he was chosen by Wang Fuchen to be a dead soldier. As long as the task is successfully completed, he will be rewarded with food. Even if he died, he would give food to his brother.

After listening to the Daur translation, Khabarov's heart began to get excited: "You mean, there is a caravan of Han Chinese, with gold and silver, who came to your tribe to buy leather goods?" ”

"Yes." Elle nodded.

Khabarov asked: "Are the Han tribes strong and rich?" Where is their territory? ”

Ele was confused.

The Daur boy, who was a dog for Khabarov, suddenly spoke up: "Master, I have heard from the shaman of the clan that the Han people live in warm places in the south. There is no snow or ice all year round, and the land is fertile enough to flow honey. The Han people had a big chief (emperor) who lived in a very large house. There is too much food to eat, and there are too many livestock to eat. ”

Living in a warm part of the South? There is a big chieftain who lives in a big house and has too much food to eat? Is the land fertile enough to flow honey?

Khabarov pondered for a long time and asked: "Are you talking about Khitan (China)?" Han people are Khitans? ”

The next round of Daur juvenile offenders was confused, and said weakly: "I haven't heard of the Khitan, I only know that the Han people are very rich. ”

Khabarov thought about it and felt that it could not be the Khitan (China).

In fact, although there are stories of China among the Cossack community, no one knows where China is.

Khabarov asked: "How many people are there in the Han caravan?" ”

Alek replied: "Many, many people, more than two hands and two feet." They came by boat, as big as your ship. In addition to gold and silver, they also brought a lot of cotton cloth, and a piece of leather was exchanged for a large piece of cotton cloth. They also brought wine, which, according to the patriarch, was drunk like a knife and slashed their throats, and warmed their bodies in the coldest winters. ”

"And wine?" Khabarov couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

Elle said: "There is wine. ”

Khabarov stared at Erle and asked, "Why did you come to report the news?" ”

Elle replied: "I want to join you and grab a lot of food, a lot of women, a lot of furs. So that you won't starve, you won't freeze to death, and you will be able to give birth to many sons. ”

"Hahahaha!"

Khabarov laughed loudly and completely dispelled his doubts.

Half of the robbers under his command were native. There are more than one or two indigenous people of all kinds who have taken the initiative to ask for joining.

Khabarov asked again: "Have there been Han caravans before?" ”

"No," he said. I heard that the Han people used to fight with the Jurchens, and they have defeated the Jurchens in recent years, so they came to do business. ”

"Jurchen?" The Daur boy was shocked.

Khabarov asked: "What's wrong?" ”

The Daur boy said: "The Jurchens are very powerful, they used to come to attack the Daur tribe, and they also incorporated us into the Eight Banners. ”

"Eight Flags?" Khabarov did not understand.

The boy explained: "It is a number of tribes, organized into a single banner, each with a wing of a cattle. A part of the furs caught by the tribe were to be handed over to the chief, who in turn took them to the captain of the cattle. Those who can be the wing-cutting chiefs of cattle are the leaders of large tribes. The Jurchens would also come to recruit soldiers, and each of the clansmen of the banner was a bannerman. If the Jurchens did not hand over enough of their clansmen to serve as soldiers when they were conscripted, the Jurchens would personally lead troops to arrest them. ”

Khabarov immediately understood that the Jurchens were a large tribe that had already conquered the natives here.

The so-called cattle winged chiefs were the indigenous chiefs who were responsible for collecting taxes and levying troops, which was equivalent to the indigenous lords on the European side.

The large tribes that can divide the natives as lords may have already established a state.

Such a powerful Jurchen tribe, or rather the Jurchen state, was actually defeated by the Han Chinese. Then the Han people are also a big tribe, or simply a Han country.

Whether it's a tribe or a nation, it's definitely richer than these natives!

In the eyes of these Cossack robbers, both sides of the Heilongjiang River already belonged to the land of wealth.

Khabarov's predecessors heard about the legend of the wealth of the Amur (Heilongjiang), and took the lead in the Daur region (Outer Khing'an Mountains) to explore.

Today, a much richer place than Amur has appeared, which is very, very important news.

Khabarov muttered: "The Han tribe, or the Han state, should be further south of the Amur (Heilongjiang)." The climate is warmer, so you can grow a lot of food, and you can also spin cotton cloth. This Han caravan, it is best not to attack directly, you can get in touch with them and inquire about the specific location of the Han tribe. ”

Khabarov was not a reckless man, otherwise he would not have gone from a landless peasant to a wealthy merchant with salt works and farms, and then made a comeback after being seized by the lord.

Even, this product is still a master of running a farm.

He could domesticate the natives, farmed in the tundra, and was once the largest supplier of Cossack grain to the Baikal region. Today's Yaksa (on the north bank of the Mohe River) has also been opened up by Khabarov on farms, and a group of Daur natives are helping him farm the land.

Khabarov summoned a few henchmen and ordered: "Let's go south at once and meet the Han caravan there." Remember, put away your wickedness, and give me a laugh. Even if the Han caravan is weak, don't rob them, just show our strength. If the talks are successful, I will send a few people to the territory of the Han tribe with the caravan. Wait until you find out the details of the Han tribe, and then choose how to treat it. Perhaps, we can gather more Cossacks and focus on the rich Han tribes. ”

These guys, I don't know what to say, are also bold.

A few decades ago, the Spanish governor of the Philippines clamored to send 2,000 troops to conquer China. A few years ago, the Siberian Cossacks intended to gather an army of three hundred to conquer the entire Heilongjiang River.

Now, Khabarov is making up his mind to conquer the "Han tribe".

Faced with the unknown great wealth, Khabarov could not sit still at all, and the next day after receiving the news, he sailed south.

After a day and a half, Erle pointed to the river and said, "This is my tribe, and after the master has conquered it, please give me the most beautiful woman in the tribe." I liked her for a long time, but his father was hateful, and asked for ten minks and a lot of grain before he was willing to marry his daughter to me. ”

Khabarov laughed: "Haha, it's a small thing. After the Han caravan leaves, I will help you fulfill your wish. ”

Three artillery pieces, all small field cannons, can be carried around by two people.

Khabarov left the gunners, mounted the guns on the ship, ready to meet the landing force. Immediately, he led an army of 200 and couldn't wait to disembark and land.

Although it did not directly attack the Han caravan, the force still had to be demonstrated.

In Khabarov's understanding, only by showing his own strength can he sit down and talk to each other on an equal footing.

105 Cossacks with cold weapons marched in the front. More than 20 Cossack musketeers, walking behind with Khabarov. On the two wings are 112 indigenous hunters. There were also more than a dozen Cossack cavalrymen, who quickly rushed out to inquire about the situation, and immediately warned in case of danger.

His own forces were so strong that Khabarov believed that he would be able to scare the Han Chinese caravans.

As long as the other person is afraid, then the next thing is easy.

Khabarov had a dream in his heart that he was going to gather more Cossacks. When the time comes, he will take 500 Cossacks and a few hundred indigenous hunters to conquer the Jurchen tribe that has declined, and then conquer the richer and more powerful Han tribe. He will become a hero of Russia, be knighted by the tsar, turn into a real noble lord.

Not far forward, a Cossack cavalryman ran back: "Chief, something is wrong, the natives of the village are not very afraid when they see us. He did not immediately flee and did not take up arms to defend himself. ”

"Stop!"

Khabarov frowned and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Erle was already sweating in his vest, and he said stubbornly: "The Han caravan brings soldiers, and the clansmen here have the support of the Han people, so they are not afraid of the master." ”

Khabarov sneered, pointed at the Daur boy, and said: "You go outside the village and ask the leader of the Han caravan to come out to talk, and say that I have a big deal here." ”

Wang Fuchen disguised himself as a merchant and negotiated through an interpreter, trying to lure the Cossacks over.

Khabarov led his troops to continue forward, but after walking for a while, he stopped and asked Wang Fuchen to come out to talk about business, unwilling to venture into the village.

Wang Fuchen said helplessly: "This dog thing is still very alert. Blow the trumpet! ”

"Woooooooooooo

The trumpets sounded, and soon the rumbling of horses' hooves could be heard in the forest two miles to the north.

At the same time, hundreds of natives rushed out of the forests on both sides of the river, carrying canoes, and their task was to intercept them from the water.

The Tartars first conquered the Heilongjiang River basin in canoes, all of which were contributed by affiliated indigenous tribes.

"How dare you lie to me!" Khabarov was furious.

Erle had already slipped away and ran towards the river, trying to jump across the river to survive.

"Woohoo!"

There was a rain of arrows, but it was the native hunters who were shooting.

This dead soldier, who led the enemy into the encirclement, was instantly shot into a hedgehog and fell to the ground with an unwilling face.

"Get back on board!"

As soon as Khabarov gave the order, more than 200 robbers pulled their legs and left. I didn't care about the formation, so I rushed to the river, as long as I got on the boat, it would be safe.

The Cossack gunners on the ship also hurriedly filled the shells to cover the retreat of their main forces.

Less than three miles away, seven hundred Datong cavalry arrived in an instant, and the soldiers and civilians hiding in the stockade also followed suit.

"Boom, boom!"

Three artillery pieces were fired, and one of the charging Datong cavalry was hit in the chest, and the hooves of three war horses were hit by the advancing and tumbling shells.

The Cossack robbers scrambled to get on board, and the indigenous hunters huddled together and pushed each other.

Seeing that it was not a solution, Khabarov hurriedly said: "Turn around and line up, turn around and line up!" ”

This thing was extremely cruel to his subordinates, and those who were usually disobedient were all hanged to show the public. At this moment, when the order was issued, there were really many indigenous hunters, carrying the fear of death and turning to meet the enemy.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Khabarov decisively brought people on board the ship, using the indigenous hunters as cannon fodder.

The more than 20 Cossack musketeers were Khabarov's heart, and the rest of his men could be sold at any time.

Hundreds of heavily armed cavalry rushed in, and Khabarov's brain was flooded before he fought. A cavalry unit of this size and equipment can already be used as the main force of a small country in Europe, and he knows that he has kicked the iron plate this time.

More than 60 native-minded hunters shot arrows at the Datong cavalry in a panic.

Some arrowheads, even bone and stony, were suddenly exchanged for hundreds of iron arrowheads. When the rain of arrows fell, the native hunters suddenly collapsed, and those who were not dead turned and fled, grabbing the planks with the Cossacks.

"Bang bang bang!"

The dragoons also fired, striking at the crowd at close range, and from time to time the enemy fell into the river.

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