Not only the Han people understand this principle, but the Oroqen people also understand it. Wuer Leng has been to Yuan Dynasty as a soldier of Zhenghongqi in his early years, and he understands this principle even more. He knows that if he does not agree to Zhao Qiang's request, he will be punished next time.
When the blunderbuss is fired, it hits nothing more than a wooden board.【】
If you don't agree, the other side will attack. Although our side has the strength to fight, the casualties will be huge. If the other side still has men and horses later, then this battle will be lost, and it will really be a massacre. Wu'er was stunned.
Pan Heng reiterated that it was absolutely impossible to fight with the other party for the sake of the women and children in the village, so he agreed and would go through the current hurdle first.
After the black smoke completely dissipated, Wuer Leng completely agreed to Zhao Qiang's request, gritting his teeth and suppressing Malji and others who strongly opposed and wanted to fight to the death. Seeing that the clan leader agreed, some Oroqen men couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
, secretly wiped the sweat from his forehead. When Malji and several young people who wanted to resist saw this, they could only sulk there. They could not change the clan leader's decision.
"Don't worry, the Rakshasa stronghold can be easily captured. They don't have many troops and are no match for us. The reason why we want you to participate is just to build up your reputation. Your tribe will never have that."
If there are any casualties, I will thank you again after the incident is completed..."
While Zhao Qiang comforted the sullen Ur Leng, he asked someone to kill the bows, arrows and daggers of those Oroqen men. Maleji and others were very dissatisfied with this. When they came, these bandits were not worthy of trust at all. Who knew they had killed themselves?
After receiving the weapons, would they immediately turn against them and attack them? However, under Ur Leng's strict order, they had no choice but to hand over their bows and arrows.
"My life and that of my people are now in your hands. I hope you will not break your promise and allow us to return home after defeating the Rakshasa people."
Wu'er Leng seemed to be ten years older and more energetic, which made Zhao Qiang feel a little embarrassed.
"It's easy to say, easy to say. Zhao has always been true to his word and will do what he says. Don't worry, patriarch."
There are so many Rakshasa people in the Far East, and they have captured one fortress and another. I know when they will be finished. Zhao Qiang thought after watching Wu Er Leng leave.
Guo Fei had already led people back along the original route and notified the supply camp and the old and weak women and children to move here. When it was getting dark, the supply camp and the old and weak women and children all arrived at the village. The Oroqen women had already reluctantly prepared
Food, boil hot water and wait for them.
The old and weak women and children smelled the aroma of food a mile away. When they came, they heard that Mr. Zhao Qian had found a place for them and got a lot of food from the Oroqen people. So when they smelled the aroma carried by the wind, they
They happily rushed towards the village. The scene could only be described as scrambling. If they had not received the order, those Oroqen people would have thought they were refugees from somewhere in front of them.
The young men in the supply camp performed better. Under the leadership of Guo Fei and Qian Lin, they kept an orderly formation and walked towards the stockade. After entering the stockade, although most people's throats were swallowing, their eyes were facing each other.
The food was glanced back and forth, but no one rushed out of the team to grab food from the old, weak, women and children. They just waited quietly for the battalion officer's arrangement.
Looking at the old people and children stuffing rice balls into their mouths greedily, the women were young and strong, Wu'er's face was green and red, and he was suffering from pain. From time to time, he heard his tribesmen reporting to him that the freshly cooked food was gone.
No more. Every time he heard the cries of his tribesmen, he could only sigh and ask the tribesmen to cook for them again.
Where did these hungry Han people come from? Wuer Leng was very confused about this question. Since the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, the Han people were not allowed to stay outside the customs, but now there are so many Han people popping up all at once, or is it still
What is going on in the northernmost part of the Qing Dynasty? Could it be those criminals sent from the customs?
Qian Lin, under Zhao Qiang's order, counted the situation in the village and found that there were 174 men, 6 elderly and children, and 215 women. The large livestock in the village were very limited, with only 13 mules, and there were also
There are eight horses. In terms of food, as Wuer Leng said, there is not much, because most of their food sources are through hunting, and they don’t eat much rice and noodles. A rough estimate shows that the current food in the village can only last about one thousand.
It lasts about ten days for humans to consume.
Ten days? That’s enough! Hu Wang and the others must have discovered the Russian fortress. What the Russians did in the Far East was banditry. Their fortress must have a terrifying amount of food. As long as they capture it, they won’t have to worry about running out of food.
. Zhao Qiang wanted to find food in the mouths of the Russians, so he was not interested in how much food there was in this small village. As long as it could last for a few days, it was enough.
106 Oroqen men were organized into an arrow battalion by Zhao Qiang, and Wu'er Leng himself served as the battalion officer. Zhao Qiang did not interfere with his leadership of the tribe. He believed that with the 215 women and 6 old people and children in hand, Wu'er Leng
He won't do stupid things.
When he learned that he was appointed as the battalion officer, Ur opened his mouth again and again, and frowned again. He wanted to refuse this illegal appointment, but he did not dare to say it.
After everything was settled, Zhao Qiang specially led people to inspect it. He was afraid that someone young and full of warmth would have lustful thoughts and do bad things to Oroqen women.
Fortunately, the young and strong men were all clear-headed and knew that the situation was still very difficult. No one thought about this matter for the time being. However, Zhao Qiang was still a little worried and asked Wu Si to fire two teams of gunmen and patrol the village continuously to ensure that
Just in case someone is so bold as to destroy his "national united front".
After resting for a night in the village, before dawn, Zhao Qiang ordered the departure and returned the weapons collected last night to the Oroqen people. Since they were reorganized into the Arrow Battalion, they had to be given weapons. Otherwise, how would they get along with the Russians?
People fight. The Oroqen people have learned from the mouth of their leader Ur Leng that they have become a member of the Arrow Battalion. They do not accept or reject this new identity. Most of them just want to end this damn mission as soon as possible.
The order of departure was Wu Si's gun battalion in the front, Ullen's Oroqen arrow battalion in the rear, and Guo Fei's supply camp in the rear. All the old, weak, women and children stayed in the village, and thirty young people from the supply camp were left behind.
Zhuang is responsible for their safety. Zhao Qiang knows that if there is an enemy attack, these thirty young and strong men will not be of much use. They are left here just to comfort the old and weak women and children, and to monitor the Oroqen women to prevent
They ran away. He didn't want all these Oroqen archers to escape overnight.
Thirteen mules were all hitched to the cart. In addition to pulling the wounded, they also hauled some food for the road, mostly dried meat. The eight horses were also put to use. Zhao Qiang rode one himself, Wu Si and Guo
Each of Fei's two battalion officers had one horse. As the battalion officer of the Oroqen Battalion, Ureng naturally also got one. Of course, this horse was his mount. The other four horses were used by four young Wu Jun men who were proficient in riding skills.
, used for pathfinding and communication in front.
The family members of Wu Jun and the old Oroqen women in the village gathered on both sides of the village gate and watched the men leave. The Oroqen women couldn't help crying as they followed their husbands' backs and walked further and further away. After hearing their words,
Crying, those Oroqen men looked back one by one. If it weren't for the Han Chinese who were staring at them in front, I'm afraid they would have run back.
"Brother Zhao!"
As soon as Zhao Qiang rode out of the village gate, Feng Yun's call came from behind. Zhao Qiang stopped in a hurry, jumped off the horse, and saw Feng Yun pulling his younger brother Feng Jie towards him. There were too many things last night, and Zhao Qiang had no time to go to Feng Yun.
Yun, and he didn't eat her rabbit meat, so he felt a little apologetic. When he saw her coming, he wanted to apologize and say goodbye.
"Miss Feng, I am going north to fight the Rakshasa people. I will eat your rabbit meat when I come back."
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Zhao Qiang felt funny. What the hell, by the time he came back, the rabbit meat would already stink.
After Feng Yun walked up to Zhao Qiang with his younger brother, he wanted to say something but couldn't. He stared at Zhao Qiang with rippling eyes, which made Zhao Qiang very embarrassed. After a while, he heard Feng Yun say: "Be more careful!"
"
"Well, thank you Miss Feng for your concern."
Zhao Qiang's heart felt warm. He had always been sympathetic to Feng Yun, and there was no love between men and women. But now this girl was so concerned about him. Zhao Qiang was not an iron man, so he would naturally feel a little strange, as if someone cared about him.
It's really quite sweet.
Zhao Qiang had a girlfriend in his previous life, but he never had a real relationship with her, and it was still at the stage of just talking, so he didn't understand many things, and he didn't have a good grasp of girls' psychology, and he was quite honest with his words.
.I didn't know what to say to Feng Yun for a moment, so I leaned over and touched Feng Jie's little head, and said harmoniously: "Uncle is going to fight the Rakshasa people. When I'm not around, you must listen to your sister, Qian."
Don’t make your sister angry, you know?”
"I listen to my sister the most. Don't worry, uncle."
Feng Jie tilted his little head and stared at Zhao Qiang, then blurted out: "But uncle, nothing can happen to you, otherwise my sister will be sad."
"Well?"
Zhao Qiang choked after hearing this and his face turned red.
"Brother, don't talk nonsense."
Feng Yun's pretty face also turned red. She scolded her younger brother. She glanced at Zhao Qiang and saw that he was blushing at her. She lowered her head shyly and said softly: "Brother Zhao, you must come back. Xiaojie and I will wait."
Waiting for you to pick us up."
Even if Zhao Qiang didn't understand, he still knew that Feng Yun had something to say. Hearing this, he said seriously: "I will definitely come back to pick you up! I swear!"
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Note: The name Oroqen was first recorded in the early Qing Dynasty. In the 22nd year of Kangxi's reign, the Heilongjiang Dutong Yamen reported it as "Ruochun". Only then did they use the name Oroqen to call them more uniformly.