The fleet continued upstream along the Heilongjiang River. Thick smoke spewed out of the chimney. The sound of the whistle spread far across the empty river. Many savage Jurchen tribesmen along the way stood on the shore and watched in horror.
They had never seen such a giant beast made of steel. It had a deafening whistle and a big chimney with black smoke. It had no sails or oars, but it could automatically swim upstream.
These were beyond their understanding. It was almost a miracle. However, some sharp-eyed people soon saw the sun and moon flag of the Ming Dynasty. They all talked about it, and the people of the Ming Dynasty came back after two hundred years. This flag,
Many tribes have it. It was given to them by the Ming Dynasty when they were officials of the Ming Dynasty two hundred years ago.
As long as this flag is planted, it is the land of Ming Dynasty.
They were a little at a loss. They neither tried to contact nor dared to shoot arrows, but just watched stupidly.
Three days later, Heilongjiang reached the end of its main stream, and the fleet entered the Ergun River upstream.
The upper source of the Ergun River is the Hailar River, which originates from the western slope of Gillaoqi Mountain on the west side of the Greater Khingan Mountains. It flows west to near Abatu, Xinbaerhu Zuo Banner, and was first called the Ergun River.
Then it turns northeast and joins the Shilka River (commonly known as the northern source of Heilongjiang) flowing from Russia near Luogu Village in the west of Mohe County in Heilongjiang Province (the opposite bank is Poklovka in Russia) to form Heilongjiang.
The total length of the Ergun River is about 1,608 kilometers, the river width is 200~400 meters, and the water depth is navigable. When this river ends, you can enter Hulun Lake.
There are three livable grasslands in Mobei Mongolia. One is the Great Lakes Basin in the west. The center is Uliasutai City. The other is the Selenge River Basin and the center is Ulaanbaatar City. The other is the Hulunbuir Grassland.
The city is Hyrule.
Hulun Buir Grassland is named after the two pearls on the grassland, Hulun Lake and Bell Lake. The water and grass here are rich and it is a very good pasture land.
This area belongs to the jurisdiction of the Chechen Khan. The royal tent of the Chechen Khan is on the shore of Hulun Lake.
Hulun Lake is fed by many rivers, including the Onan River that Yang Fan plans to visit this time. It is the birthplace of the Mongolian people and the place where Genghis Khan ascended the throne.
The Ergun River is very deep and wide, making it particularly suitable for navigation. After entering Hulun Lake, the navigation conditions here are better.
Hulun Lake is an irregular oblique rectangle. The long axis is from southwest to northeast, and the lake is 93 kilometers long. The maximum width is 41 kilometers, and the average width is 32 kilometers. The lake circumference is 447 kilometers and the area is 2315 square kilometers. This size is enough for the fleet to move around.
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The maximum water depth of Hulun Lake is 8 meters, the average water depth is 5.7 meters, and the water storage capacity is 13.85 billion cubic meters. It is the largest lake in Inner Mongolia. Even cruisers can enter this water depth. Unfortunately, the Heilongjiang estuary is only less than four meters deep, and the sea
The boats were blocked outside.
If the mouth of Heilongjiang River is five meters deep, then the cruiser can drive directly to Hulun Lake.
When Yang Fan's fleet of 500-ton white sailboats entered Hulun Lake, Yang Fan saw from the glass window of the cab that there were densely packed white yurts on the shore of the lake. There were 50,000 or 60,000 yurts.
The Chechen Khanate is one of the three major Khalkha tribes. Its strength cannot be underestimated.
When An Sanxi defeated Tushetu Khan's tribe, he relied entirely on a surprise winter attack. He directly destroyed Tushetu Khan's cavalry. Because at that time they were all huddled in tents to survive the winter. Unexpectedly, there was a camel riding a camel.
The army will rush out of the blizzard.
But this season is only the beginning of winter. The wintering camp of the Chechen Khan is here. The water and grass here are rich. Even if it snows, there is enough hay for the cattle and sheep to eat.
The arrival of the Great White Fleet immediately destroyed the Mongolian camp. They looked at the seven 500-ton ships on the lake in horror. People in the entire camp were shouting and neighing, and there was a chaos.
The Mongols don't know how to use boats. They use canoes at most, or they get small boats made of birch bark from 30,000 households in the forest. And it's been three hundred years since they left Han Dynasty. They have long forgotten about sea ships.
Got it clean.
The Chechen Khan's cavalry was of good quality. In a short period of time, 3,000 of them were pulled out. They bent their bows and arrows by the lake and remained vigilant.
There are 50,000 to 60,000 men in each tent. If one tent has at least one strong man, there are 50,000 to 60,000 cavalrymen. According to the Mongolian rule of one out of three men, there are also 20,000 or so cavalrymen.
Chen Zuwang put down the telescope and asked: "Master, do you need to fire?"
Yang Fan shook his head and said: "No, they don't attack us, there is no need for us to attack them."
Chechen Khan was still sleeping, after all, it had just dawned at this time. He was soon woken up by the noise outside. He was a little confused. Could something have happened?
He couldn't help but laugh and said: "What could possibly happen? Huang Taiji took away the best men from all the ministries and went south to rob the Ming Dynasty. There are still people there who come to attack."
He turned over and prepared to continue sleeping for a while.
At this time, a captain broke into the king's tent, talked to the commander of the guards outside, and asked the commander of the guards to wake up the Khan. He said that something serious had happened.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Sun Shuolei, the 19th generation of Genghis Khan, established himself as Khan in the Kherulun River area and was called "Chechen Khan". Together with Tushetu Khan Gunbu and Zhasaktu Khan Subadi, they were also called the Three Khalkha Mongols.
Sweat profusely.
Its jurisdiction extends to the Ergun River in the east, Chahar Khan to the south, Tushetu Khan to the west, and Buryatia to the north.
There is a reason why Yang Fan did not attack the Chechen Khan.
Including that after Ansanxi destroyed the Tushetu Khan tribe, he did not get the order to continue attacking the Chechen Khan tribe. Yang Fan transferred the cavalry and infantry troops and went to the northwest to deal with Mongolia in the desert.
Because the Chechen Khan has always maintained friendly relations with the Ming Dynasty.
They even adopted a hostile attitude towards the slaves.
At the beginning of the founding of the country, the Chechen Khan established a strong base and surrendered to Chahar Lindan Khan.
In the ninth year of Emperor Taiji Tiancong's reign (1635), the army of the Later Jin Dynasty defeated Lin Dan Khan, and the Chechen Khan Shuolei was forced to pay tribute to the Later Jin Dynasty.
In the first year of Chongde (1636), Huang Taiji, who changed the name of the country to the Qing Dynasty, accused the Chechen Khan of conducting trade with the Ming Dynasty, and the Chechen Khan was forced to sever relations with the Ming Dynasty.
In the third year of Shunzhi (1646), Shuolei induced Sunit Mongolia to betray the Qing Dynasty and sent 30,000 troops to help them resist the Qing army. However, they were defeated by the Qing army and had to resume paying tribute to the Qing Dynasty.
In the twelfth year of Shunzhi (1655), Shuolei died, and his son Babu succeeded to the throne. The Qing Dynasty added a Bayinnoyan tribe to the Khalkha Mongolia. In the same year, it was further divided into eight Zhasak tribes on the left and right, with the intention of
Disperse the power of Khalkha. Appoint one of the Chechen Khans to lead the left wing, Zasak.
There is another theory in academic circles about the time of Shuolei's death.
In 1650, when the Russian mission led by Semyonov visited the territory of the Chechen Khan, the mission received news that the Chechen Khan Sholei had died.
For a period of time after that, Shuolei's widow Ahaihatun (also recorded as "Taika" in Russian documents) supervised the Khan Ministry until the new Khan began to take power.
They always kept a distance from the Qing Dynasty. Until the twenty-seventh year of Kangxi (1688), Galdan of the Junggar tribe attacked the Khalkha tribes. Chechen Khan could not resist, and Umoq Khan was forced to move his family southward and attach himself to the Qing Dynasty.
In the 30th year of Kangxi's reign (1691), the Qing Dynasty abolished the independent status of the Chechen Khan and renamed it the "Chechen Khan Tribe". The following year, the territory under its original jurisdiction was designated as East Khalkha Road.
In the thirty-sixth year of Kangxi's reign (1697), Galdan was defeated by the Qing army, and the Chechen Khan tribe was ordered to return to the Kherulun River area to graze their cattle.
After that, the Chechen Khanate assisted the Qing government in conducting many wars against the Dzungar Khanate and repeatedly made military exploits. In the middle of the Qianlong period, the Chechen Khanate organized a total of 23 banners and established an alliance in Baltun.
It is far from the Qianlong period when the Chechen Khan tribe was completely dependent on the Qing Dynasty. Yang Fan feels that they can still fight for it. At least the hostility to the slave establishment should be maintained.
At this time, it was during the reign of the first generation of Chechen Khan Shuolei. His birth date is unknown and he died in 1655. At this time, he was probably in his thirties.
Shuolei Khan was getting ready to ask what happened when he suddenly heard a high-pitched whistle.
The whistles of all seven ships sounded, and the sound was very loud. This was an open grassland. The sound waves propagated very far. And it was morning again, so everyone was woken up at once.
Shuolei Khan was so frightened that he almost sat down on the ground.
He became angry, put on his robe, and walked out angrily. He wanted to go out and see what happened.
