The Battle of Aihui, which took place in May 1860, was not rated highly for a long time. The reason is very simple:

One of the two parties fighting was the local governor of Lucia, and the other was the local "indigenous people." What's there to say? It's just that the Lu people suffered a big loss where they failed to invest enough power.

But as time goes by, more and more scholars agree that "hurricanes may be caused by butterfly wings. Careful research has found that the Battle of Aihun was actually the beginning of changes in the situation in Northeast Asia."

After this war, the political situation of China and Lucia, which were directly related, changed greatly:

On the Chinese side, they actually began to ban and blockade the Kanto region, and the ban started by Hongli, a super expert at composing poems, was finally abolished.

In the 10th year of Xianfeng's reign (1860), the wicker border wall was abandoned, and people from outside the customs were encouraged to reclaim wasteland. In Zhixiu's original world, this decision also happened, but the immigration progress was slow after that due to various reasons.

After that, the discovery of a large number of coal mines solved the heating problem, the emergence of improved varieties solved the food problem, especially precious minerals such as gold, silver, and copper solved the financial problem. In addition, the massive export of iron ore, etc., opened the door for immigrants.

It actually can't be closed.

Different from the self-improvement and wealth-seeking activities within the Pass that began in 1861, due to the large area outside the Pass and the weak government control, the main force in the large-scale development was businessmen at the beginning. Later, civilians who became rich through farming also participated in more and more.

Because the local area can be mostly self-sufficient in raw materials, and coupled with the stimulation of Lucia's invasion, this area has slowly built a complete industrial system - a poor foundation affects development, but it is not without its benefits. At the very least, it is blindly directing and trying to take advantage.

There are few people.

This major change will of course profoundly affect China's future development.

And Lucia has also changed a lot.

Originally, after the defeat in the Crimean War in 1856, the focus of Rusia's expansion was not in the Wulong River Basin.

In 1856, investment in the conquest of the Caucasus was increased, and at the same time, exploration in Central Asia began. As for the Wulong River Basin, it was entirely the emperor's wishful thinking and the local governor's risky behavior for meritorious service.

Due to the failure of the Battle of Aihun in 1860, the local area lost its valuable backbone standing army, which led to the resurgence of the rebellion in the Eastern Siberian Governor-General Region that had been quelled for just two years. Even the miners and exiles in Irkutsk Province also started to riot.

At the same time, someone spread the news about the originally confidential Siberian gold and silver mines, causing the Governor-General of Western Siberia to become turbulent.

Although serfdom was abolished in Rusia in 1861, due to the obstruction of the nobles, the migration permit system for peasants was not abolished until 1887. Therefore, the situation in the Siberian Rusia territory has never fundamentally improved - there are not enough immigrants and no

Peace.

It was not until September 1885 that Lucia and England finally reached a tacit agreement on the balance of power in Central Asia, and this greedy empire once again shifted its attention to the Far East. Before that, the Wulong River Basin had been considered by St. Petersburg as "a difficult-to-defend territory."

burden".

Of course, in the 25 years from 1860 to 1885, there were many governors of Eastern Siberia who wanted to "make a difference", but they failed inexplicably every time. In the final analysis, the Lu people's cruel rule in the Far East did not distinguish between internal and external affairs.

, brought too much trouble to myself.

Therefore, it was 25 years after 1860 that the Wulong River Basin experienced another storm.

However, although the Battle of Aihui will be called a landmark event in the future, at the time, the various forces did not have any special feelings, especially for Sauron's tribes, "Of course I will fight back if you come to attack me.

There’s nothing to think about.”

On May 17, 1860, all the leaders of the forty-eight villages in Jiangdong gathered in Laotun to discuss the major matter of counterattacking the Lucians.

It is said to be forty-eight villages, but in fact this is not an accurate number. It was originally more than thirty villages, but due to the eastward invasion of Lucia along the river, many tribes moved here, and then I don’t know what the forty-eight villages were called. Anyway, now

Everyone says so.

Moreover, these forty-eight villages are full of people, including Sauron, and Sauron only accounts for most of them.

It's sad to say that although the former Wulongjiang general Yishan always said that "the Sauron tribes fought bloody battles with the Lu people", in fact, it was the Sauron people, the Manchus and a small number of Han people who took the lead and fought side by side.

.Everyone's blood was shed. It's just that Yishan was afraid of trouble and pushed all the troubles to the "savage" Sauron's minions.

"Ge Bong forehead, Tu Gedong, you can do whatever you say, there is nothing to discuss."

Ge Bong'e is the leader of the Manchu people, and Tu Gedong is the leader elected by the various tribes of Sauron. These two people have a high reputation among the people, and everyone is talking about it - the Sauron language here is also Manchu.

Although there are differences among the Tungusic language group, there is still no problem in understanding each other if we take it seriously.

"This wolf pack can't live without a leader, but our fighting skills are still a little bit behind, so as a leader, we have to choose someone who can do it."

"Then let Zalasi do it!"

The men in the North are straightforward. When the two said that they should choose someone who can shoot, they immediately thought of Zalasi - Zalasi not only taught everyone how to shoot with his companions, but also taught everyone how to disperse and attack the Lu bandits. This is definitely a good guy.

Can fight.

Moreover, although Zalasi is an outsider, he has brought many benefits to everyone in these years. Without the caravan he introduced, there would be no muskets, food and other things, and everyone would have been killed and starved to death long ago.

When he heard his name being called, Zalasi, who was sitting on the floor, stood up.

Seeing him appear, everyone cheered.

"Who died last year? How many brothers have been killed since August?" Zalasi asked immediately.

"In August (lunar calendar), more than 400 people died in Jiangwanzi, and no one, old or young, escaped. As for the aftermath, not counting those killed by Lu bandits, more than 500 young and old men died in battle."

The "killed by Lu bandits" mentioned here refers to those who were attacked, and those who died in battle refer to those who took the initiative to attack and died in battle.

"How many warriors are here today? How many Lucian jackals are left in Jiangwanzi?" Zalaxi asked loudly.

"The man who is not afraid of death has one thousand, but the bastard has less than eight hundred!"

"You're wrong! Jiangwanzi bastard has eight hundred, and two thousand more will come from Dajiang soon!"

I heard that the Lu people wanted to increase their troops by two thousand. Everyone couldn't sit still. How can we fight this battle?

According to Zalasi's advice, each tribe retreated while fighting, until they retreated to the vicinity of Aihui. But at that time, some bastard in Yishan refused to let everyone enter the city, and frightened everyone to the other side with some food.

In August (lunar calendar), the Lussia people chased them here. The young and old men in Jiangwanzi thought that the deputy governor of Aihui was coming and that there were elite soldiers from the imperial court in Aihui city, so they did not run away. As a result, they were all killed by the Lu people.

After that, the Lu people wanted to continue to harm people, but the forty-eight-tunnel coalition forces, in Gada, Laotun, first fought some street fighting, and then cooperated internally and externally, and killed four hundred bastards.

Later, the Lu people mobilized red cannons, but after leaving Jiangwanzi, they were hidden in the old woods by young and old men, who beat them like ducks and fled back.

It's twenty-six miles (fifteen kilometers) from Laotun to Jiangwanzi. After trying it several times, I didn't let the bastard take another step into the village. It was really fun.

Later, when Guan Bao, the governor of the capital, took office, the Lu people took the opportunity to negotiate a peace, and the two families gave up.

Mr. Guan Bao was a sensible man and knew that there would be troubles if he beat the wolf alive, so he took advantage of the freezing river and asked everyone to blow up the two warships of the bastard.

But there is no way to fight without killing people. More than 500 young and old men died in battle, and only 700 Lu people were killed.

I originally thought that the remaining 800 Lu people in Jiangwanzi would be wiped out in the spring, but the Guanbao master of Aihui refused to let go and only agreed two days ago.

Well, we finally gathered less than a thousand young and old men and planned to trick the Lu people out again. But they added two thousand troops. How will we fight this battle? I don’t know, everyone still has to escape across the river.

How can we return this left bank?

It is to be given to others.

Maybe he had escaped long ago, but the court refused to let him go. Let alone a big boat, even if he had one, he wouldn't be able to cross the river.

Seeing everyone's low mood, Zalasi said loudly, "I have a way!"

He explained to everyone:

Previously, Woidetun, a village downstream where he was located, was harmed by the Lu people. When he was desperate, he met a nobleman and with the help of the nobleman, he took revenge.

Now he abandoned his old face and asked for help from nobles, and got eight hundred elite soldiers.

But he himself has a blood feud with the Lu people, and he will definitely fight to the death. But there is no need to include everyone. If he is willing to cross the river, he can help.

"Why are you talking about these useless things?"

The leader of the Manchus, Ge Bong'e, and the leader of Sauron, Tu Gedong, complained about Zalasi. They could have crossed the river and ran away when the winter was freezing. The intention of the court and Lord Guanbao was to let us fight with the Lu people. Let's forget it.

Your family didn't say that the Jili Warehouse opened by the wealthy merchants in Guan, Wang, Li, Hu, and some merchants from the Eagle Kingdom were given for free.

The Han people said that people were humbled when they left their hometown, and the imperial court promised generous profits. From now on, in this land on the left side of the Yangtze River, forty-eight villages were allowed to move in and raise their flags to make a living.

This is such a great kindness!

The Manchus led by Ge Bong'e are said to be Manchus, but few of them are in the banner. They are all village leaders. Most of their ancestors are Han people, and most of them are Mongolians. Moreover, the hunting land, cultivated land, mountains, forests, and tombs are all

It is assigned to Jiangzuo. If you run away, it will be gone. Where can you run?

As for the Sauron people, the best way out is to serve as a soldier and join the banner. If you don't serve as a soldier, you will have to endure hardships - herding, hunting and cultivating!

In addition, there were many battles with the Lu people, and everyone had blood debts to each other.

Therefore, we must fight even if we don’t fight!

Zalasi knew that Ge Tong forehead and Tu Gedong were two sticks. He didn't understand what pre-war mobilization meant, so he could only whisper, "You are right to listen to me."

After careful explanation, the dozens of leaders who participated in the meeting understood that running would be a life-or-death dilemma, and only fighting could protect one's family and even gain a future.

After everyone's thoughts were confirmed, Zalaxi invited Naoyoshi Hori out and introduced to everyone that this was the eight hundred righteous man who "passed five passes and killed six generals, sent Ying Niang a thousand miles away, and his righteousness is comparable to the second master Guan."

leader.

Everyone laughed when they saw it. This righteous man was wearing the same uniform as everyone else. He was the so-called "Western Cloth Armor" given by the bird man of the Eagle Country who used to be called "The Painful Foreign Trader". This was obviously

I have been prepared for this, but the Lucians are full of evil, and everyone hates him to death, which is good.

The Guevara Chamber of Commerce was another branch of the Xianheng Company. Because of its fair dealings and internal agents like Zalasi, it was very famous in the Wulong River Basin. However, since 1858, the Russian naval forces here had slowed down.

As time goes by, the Guevara Chamber of Commerce rarely appears.

In place of Guevara's Chamber of Commerce, Little John's Huitong Company appeared. In order to cause trouble for the Lu people, it was considered a fair transaction.

The connection between the two is pretty good:

Pretending to be the names of other British merchants, the Guevara Chamber of Commerce did business with tribes along the Wulong River in 1856 and 1857. By 1858, the Lu people in the upper reaches of the Wulong River began to invade, and the Guevara Chamber of Commerce half sold and half gave away a batch of arms and

The war preparations disappeared, and Huitong Foreign Company continued to send supplies, which was a seamless connection.

Hori Naoyoshi has dark eyes and yellow skin, so he is naturally popular with him. Coupled with his heroic spirit, he quickly became popular with everyone. Hijikata Toshizo's temperament is gloomy, but Hayato has followed Naohide since he was a child. Although he grew up,

In Bai Zhu's case, he also made the girl pregnant, but he has a high position and a lot of money, so he just needs to get married, so his personality has always been cheerful.

Naoyoshi Hori knew that these people had no tactical qualities, so he asked Zalaxi to assign tasks such as luring the enemy, launching cold shots and defending. The main attack still depends on the regular team.

But the entire military plan must be made clear, otherwise Jiangdong 48 villages will not dare to attack.
Chapter completed!