Ye Luofei. Pavlovich. Khabarov kicked open several pockets stacked in the tent, and the white silver rolled out of the bags dazzled his eyes.

Sixty-five thousand rubles of silver (at this time 1 ruble contains about 40 grams of silver), hehe, of which 5,000 rubles were for Khabarov, Stepanov and even Franzbekov in Yakutsk, and 60,000 rubles were hired by all Cossacks and Khabarov's hired volunteers (usually fugitive serfs, bankrupt merchants, hunters).

Was Bogd Khan generous or stupid? With tens of thousands of rubles to drive the Cossacks to fight for their people, haha, won't we take it ourselves? What stupid Tatars, do you really think that we don't know anything? Don't you tell us the details of the so-called bandits in the lower reaches of the river? Hmph, Father Konstantin, who came from the hinterland of the Rus' to educate the barbarians in the Amur River, told us a long time ago that the so-called yellow-clothed thieves who claimed to be from the East Coast were not bandits in the mouths of the Manchurians at all, but explorers and colonists from civilized countries. They are well-armed and well-trained, but they do not lack adventurous spirit, and it is very unwise to be their enemy!

"What a foolish and hateful Manchurian who would try to lure the servants of the great Rus' monarch into fighting for you! I hope you don't regret your actions in the future! Khabarov reluctantly withdrew his gaze from the silver, then straightened his hat and beard, and asked Stepanov, who had been following him, "What did that bastard Pavlov say?" The East Coasters agreed to our terms? ”

"Yes. The shameful betrayer said that relations between the Eastern Republic of China and the great Muscovy had always been harmonious, and that there should be no conflict between the two sides over trivial matters. This will affect relations between the two countries. Therefore, he agreed to the conditions we put forward, and the two countries opened trade and commerce with each other. As for the border between the two countries, they did not say anything clear, but they also vaguely acknowledged our occupation of Albazin and the region west of it. Stepanov said, and after a pause, he frowned again and said: "But Pavlov's character is very despicable. Since he was able to take refuge with the people of the East Coast, I have reason to doubt whether he was honest in relaying the words between the two of us. Although Father Konstantin confirmed to me that Pavlov still maintained a pure faith, ......"

"There's nothing to worry about, Onufri." Khabarov shook his head and said: "We will not participate in the war between the Manchurians and the people on the eastern coast. Although it is a good opportunity. The Manchurians gathered more than 800 Tatar soldiers this time, plus more than 1,000 native servants, and the Koreans sent nearly 1,000 musketeers to help in the battle. Although I doubt that the Manchurians' material reserves in the Amur Valley will be able to sustain them in a long war of several thousand men, I think they can still fight a dozen if the war is limited to the coldest winter before the onset of the coldest winter. As for how many soldiers there are on the East Coast, I honestly don't know, maybe it's similar to our men. But they must still have a large number of servant soldiers, and if they were to defend wholeheartedly, the Manchurians would certainly not be able to open the situation. Until then. Maybe our opportunity will come, whether it is the Manchurians or the people from the east coast, there will be a ...... for us at that time."

"I know how to do it." Stepanov bent slightly towards Khabarov. The Cossacks have always respected strength, and of the three hundred men stationed somewhere in the lower reaches of the Amur at this time, only 70 were subordinate to Stepanov himself, and the rest were recruited by Khabarov when he returned from Yakutsk in the spring. Therefore, it is normal for Stepanov to show obedience to Khabarov at this moment, after all, his strength is not as good as others. Moreover, the Franz Bekov overseers had always been very supportive of Khabarov, which was enough to make him lose command of this Cossack armed force.

On this occasion, the people on the east bank of the city of Boli on the lower reaches of the Amur River actually sent a message to this place through the Cossack Pavlov, who had been captured by them - it is not known how they found out how Khabarov and others arrived here - they confirmed with Khabarov the "friendly relations" between the two countries, and then proposed that the two sides should conduct trade and sign a non-aggression pact.

Khabarov and others were very hesitant when they first received this news, on the one hand, they were hesitant to take advantage of the strong force of the East Coasters, and on the other hand, Father Konstantin who came from the hinterland of Rus also confirmed the friendly relations between the two countries from the other side - as evidenced by the establishment of a trading post in the port of Arkhangel by the East Coasters (opened in the second half of 1649) - their own family members knew their own affairs, whether it was Khabarov or Stepanov, they knew about the Rus' monarch who lived in Moscow, The great Tsars were very interested in weapons and technology from the Western world, so they asked themselves about the toss of these people in the Far East, and in the eyes of the Tsar, it was far less important than the overall situation of harmony with the people of the East Coast. In other words, these people are pawns that can be sacrificed at any time, and in this case, everyone should think more about what they do.

Today is September, and the Amur River Basin is in the best season of the year. According to the news they inquired about a few days ago, the troops led by the Manchurian general Shahrhuda have arrived near Boli City, and the outpost battle between the two sides has already begun. No, maybe there will be no large-scale war this time, and this kind of short and fierce outpost warfare and assault warfare is the mainstream.

There are a lot of cavalry under Sha'erhuda's command, and they should not make the mistake of the last time, and engage in a head-on battle with the people on the east coast, which is not cost-effective and impossible-you must know that the people on the east bank have used the time of the past two to build the city of Boli into a strong masonry fortress, and set up cannons at the head of the city, and also stationed hundreds of men and horses in the city, which is not something that the Manchurians can easily capture.

Therefore, the most likely strategy for Shahrhuda is to use the more mobile cavalry under his command to constantly cross the position of Boli City and cut off the land connection between Boli City and the outside world to the north. At the same time, it destroyed the tuntians, farmhouses and pastures of the people on the east bank outside the city, attacked the Shandan tribe who depended on the people on the east bank, and expanded the prestige of the Manchurian Bogd Khan. I have to say that this method of operation is still very correct, it takes into account the objective strength comparison between the two sides, makes use of their strengths and avoids their weaknesses, gives full play to their strategic and tactical advantages, and regains the advantage that has been seized by others little by little.

The East Coast people are certainly proactive! On September 11, more than 1,200 soldiers of the Heilongjiang Security Corps, composed of most of the Shandan people, rushed to the aid of Boli City. These people were basically skilled in riding, equipped with armor, spears, sabers, handcuffs, bows and arrows issued at Miaojie Port, and rode mixed war horses eliminated from the Hallasan Ranch (the shoulder height is generally about 150 centimeters, which can be described as a tall horse compared to the Mongolian horses of the Qing army), and drove into Boli City with great vigour, filling this small city to the brim.

Outside the city, the soldiers of the 788 banners, mainly with the Zhenglan Banner, were actually taken by the might of these people and failed to carry out effective interception, watching these people swaggering into the city, the morale of the Daur people, Hezhe people, Oroqen people, Mongols, and Koreans who followed the Eight Banners to fight was suddenly shattered.

Starting from September 13th, the cavalry of the Heilongjiang Security Regiment, who had rested for two days, attacked everywhere, with superior equipment and superior numbers, rode tall horses and constantly invited the Qing army to fight with the blue banner, and scolded some Shandan people, Sauron people, and Mongols on the opposite side for "recognizing the thief as their father", asking them to "wake up", "abandon the darkness and turn to the light", and "reward 3,000 yuan in silver" for those who kill Sha'er Huda!

The Qing army only had a few hundred cavalry, even with some tribesmen who could ride horses, how could they be the opponents of these Jurchen Shandan people who had been trained for many years on the east coast, so after experiencing several cruel and bloody cavalry hedge battles and finding that the exchange ratio was very poor, Shaerhuda decisively stopped this meaningless confrontation and began to think about how to fight against these yellow-clothed thieves in Boli City.

This time, he dispatched more than 800 soldiers with the Blue Banner, and also requisitioned more than 1,500 tribesmen from the nearby Qing Dynasty, in addition to nearly 1,000 soldiers sent by the Korean Kingdom, totaling about 3,300 soldiers; At this time, there were two or three thousand auxiliary soldiers (mostly old and weak among the tribesmen) who were collecting grain, grass, and horses, with a total of about 6,000 troops, which was almost the largest military operation in the Ningguta area since the Huangtaiji era to conquer the Saurons.

But now it seems that so many troops are still a little powerless when facing the turtle shell of the yellow-clothed thief. In particular, the so-called cannons that they had spent months laboriously transporting from Jinzhou before, when they bombarded the yellow-clothed thieves' Boli City, their effect was extremely limited. What's even more tragic is that these cannons were quickly damaged by the cannons of the yellow-clothed thieves on the city, and they could not be repaired and used in a short time, which made Shar Huda almost gray in his hair.

An army of 6,000 people is not a small number near Ningguta, this is not a densely populated place like Guannai, and the tribesmen here live a hard life, and there is no surplus food on weekdays. Now that he has been urged by Sha Erhuda many times, although he has raised some, he can't last long, so the battle with the yellow-clothed thieves still has to be resolved quickly, if the food is cut off for a long time, it will not be possible for the whole army to collapse, so that Ningguta will have few soldiers to fight, and most of them will be driven down by the pursuing yellow-clothed thieves.

"The yellow-clothed thief can carry grain from the river, but he has taken a big advantage!" Sharhuda punched the saddle hatefully, then turned the horse's head and commanded to the left and right: "It seems that the original plan is about to fail, and this yellow-clothed thief's horse team is not bad. From tomorrow onwards, change the way of playing, let those fish-skin barbarians start attacking the city with all their might, I don't believe that I can't take this Boli City. ”

The left and right generals nodded knowingly, they accurately grasped Shangguan's thoughts, that is, the cannon fodder went first, in case of luck, it would be good to capture Boli City; Even if you can't attack it, then there will be a lot less mouth to eat, and the rest of the people can hold on for a few more days, right? (To be continued)