The Nanjing side is busy going to sea, and the Northeast side has already dispatched troops.
"Living Lu Bu" Wang Fuchen led a thousand cavalry, and three thousand Han Chinese and Haixi Jurchen civilian husbands, and headed northeast along the post road left by the Ming Dynasty.
Although the post road has been in disrepair for a long time, it is not very difficult to walk, because there are often indigenous people.
It's easier to walk when you reach the grassland.
Arrive at Yidonghewei, that is, Changchun City, where there are Mongolian tribes, which belong to the fiefdom of the Mongolian leader Gumu.
?Gu Mu was named Fuguogong by the Qing Dynasty, and the ruling center was in Tongyu and Tongliao.
His elder brother, Bumuba, was proclaimed the Duke of Zhen by the Qing Dynasty, and his ruling center was in the west of Harbin.
After the decline of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, the two brothers began to obey others.
Every time the Manchu Qing asked to send troops to help, the two brothers cried and complained that they were attacked by the Horqin tribe, and in turn asked the Manchu Qing to send troops to help fight Horqin.
Changchun belongs to Gumu's fringe territory, which was separated from his son Habutu to rule a small tribe.
Hearing that the Datong cavalry was coming, Habutu was very frightened, and he came to greet him in person while calling for vigilance. After seeing Wang Fuchen, Natou bowed: "Gollos Mongolia Taiji Habutu, I pay my respects to the general of the Chinese Celestial Dynasty!"
Wang Fuchen was very kind to others, even when he met the natives. He took Habutu's hand and said: "I sent troops this time to go north to fight against Raksha ghosts. Those Raksha ghosts burned, killed, looted and committed all kinds of crimes in the Heilongjiang and Songhua River valleys. The emperor was furious and ordered us to send troops to fight against them. This trip passed by Guibu, I was really disturbed!
It was the first time Habutu met such an amiable Han general. Under the addition of military prestige, Habutu was a little flattered, and quickly said: "My lord general, you are serious. If there is something useful, just ask for it."
"Then I won't refuse," Wang Fuchen asked, not treating himself as an outsider, "Does your ministry have ships? I bring food and grass, and I will be escorted by livestock and civilian husbands. There will be rivers along the way, and ships will be even better." Convenient for marching."
Habutu apologized: "I'm afraid it won't help. There are grasslands nearby. We usually ride horses. We really don't have the habit of taking a boat."
Wang Fuchen asked again: "What about the food? There is a lot of consumption on the march, and it must be replenished along the way. I don't want to take the food from your department for nothing. I have a military ticket here.
Your Ministry can exchange for supplies by taking the military ticket and going to Anlezhou (between Tieling and Siping). Iron pots, table salt, tea leaves, and cotton cloth can all be exchanged for military tickets. "
"Really?" Habutu's eyes lit up.
Wang Fuchen said: "Why did you lie to you? I also brought some silver. If you don't trust the military ticket, I will buy food for you directly with silver."
"I can trust it, I can trust it, I will go to raise food right away." Habutu was afraid of angering the Datong Army.
This guy used to fight with the Qing Dynasty, and suffered a lot from the Datong Army, and he was already frightened out of his courage.
What's more, in the past, when the Manchus came to Guoerluosi's department, they didn't discuss whether they wanted soldiers or food. At least Wang Fuchen is not arrogant, and while being amiable, he also said that food can be purchased with military tickets.
Compared with the two, Habutu is more willing to be a dog for the Datong court.
There is not much food to provide here. Habutu brought a lot of dairy products, collected some dried bacon, and provided more than a hundred livestock. The livestock are all alive, they can be driven along the way, and they can be killed and eaten at any time.
After repeated consideration, Habutu took the initiative to say: "Master General, Guo Erluosi's department has surrendered to His Majesty the Emperor. Since the Emperor ordered to send troops,
Then my department should also serve. It's just that this is not the headquarters, but a small tribe that was separated. Our troops are limited, we can send twenty warriors,
Follow the general to fight Rakshasa ghosts. "
"Very well, I will report to the imperial court and make a credit for you." Wang Fuchen was very happy. Although he was not short of the two Mongolian soldiers, his willingness to send troops was equivalent to showing a correct attitude.
This guy not only sent 20 troops, but also asked his eldest son Hassar to accompany the army.
Hassar was only seventeen years old, a short and stocky boy, wearing leather armor, with a waist knife, bow and arrow. The twenty cavalrymen under his command were even more crudely equipped, at first glance they looked like ordinary herdsmen.
No way, just a small tribe.
Before helping the Manchus to fight the war, the young and strong tribes suffered heavy losses. He suffered from frequent snowstorms and was bullied by the Horqin tribe, and his life became worse every year.
Although many clansmen died at the hands of the Datong Army, Hasar has no resentment. He looked enviously at the Datong cavalry equipment, knelt down in front of Wang Fuchen, and said excitedly: "I am willing to serve the general. I will cut off the head of whoever the general says to kill!"
"QuicklyThere is no need to bring much food, let the Mongols and Jurchens along the way give food. How much food was taken, how much military tickets were given to them, and they were asked to take the military tickets to Liaoning to exchange goods. If any tribe refuses to send out food, they will say that I will lead troops to borrow food at any time! "
There is almost not enough food and grass to support so many peasants. The various tribes here were ransacked by Raksha ghosts, and it was difficult to provide enough food, so they had to throw the extra folks back home.
Fortunately, the natives along the river are used to taking boats, so many boats can be recruited here, and the grain can be shipped and transported.
A few days later, Wang Fuchen took 1,000 cavalry, 1,500 civilian husbands, and more than 10 Mongolian soldiers along the Heilongjiang River towards the Xing'an Mountains. The nearby indigenous tribes sent warriors to follow them. They had a blood feud with the Cossacks, and they brought their own dry food to fight with the Datong cavalry.
Not to mention the destruction of the Cossacks, as long as the Cossacks are beaten so hard that they dare not come, the tribes in the lower reaches of the Heilongjiang and Songhua Rivers will sincerely support the Datong court from then on.
Just continue northward for dozens of miles, and Wang Fuchen will be lucky.
The Cossack bandits who were full last year came to rob again this year, and are currently robbing the Sakhalian natives along the Heilongjiang River.