Chapter 421: Evenki Village

This army was well-equipped and had defeated the extremely fierce Rakshasas, much to the admiration of the Dawas. You must know that www.biquge.info the Rakshasas are red-haired and green-eyed devils, they feed on human flesh, and they don't know how many small tribes along the river have been slaughtered by them, and they also build castles everywhere along the river. The Rakshasas rode tall horses, much taller than the horses of the Jurchen Eight Banners, and in the hands of the Rakshasas, the fire-breathing iron pipes fought much farther than bows and arrows, and some brave warriors in the local area fought against them, but they couldn't get close at all, so they were beaten into a sieve by the Rakshasas.

The army that arrived defeated the Rakshasas, and Dawa later learned that this army was a Ming army, and it seemed that it was an enemy with the Jurchen Eight Banners.

But the Evenks don't care about all this, whoever can drive away the Rakshasas and let them return to their homeland is a friend! The Jurchen Eight Banners, I only know that when people are needed, they come to arrest their young and middle-aged people to enter the flag, in fact, they are to become soldiers and go to the battlefield to die. When they needed support, the Jurchen Eight Banners did not know where to go, and they were allowed to be invaded by the Rakshasas. Instead, it was the Ming army that helped them drive away the Rakshasas so that they could go home.

What made Dawa even more grateful was that the Ming army not only helped them to leave the hateful Rakshasa people, but also helped them build a good house to protect them from the cold.

Although the Ming army had regulations on the places where the Evenks lived, requiring them to relocate according to the places designated by the Ming army, the new places they moved to were all close to the river or the sea, there were endless fish to catch, and the food resources were more abundant than before. In addition to these, the most important point is that the new houses built by the Ming army for the Evenks are comfortable to live in, and it is very warm to live in, and these new houses are very popular with the Evenks.

Originally, the local Evenks and Oroqen people lived in simple huts built with thatch and firewood, and when winter came, the inside of the shed was as cold as the outside, and they had to wear thick animal fur to keep out the cold. At most, the role of the shed is barely able to withstand the wind and snow, and it cannot keep warm.

The resettlement sites built by the Ming army for the Evenks, Oroqen, Daur and Hezhe were small cities built by the river or the sea, surrounded by a one-zhang high earthen city and wooden wall, and rows of neat houses were built inside the wall.

These houses are uniformly structured, built of bricks, with a mezzanine in the walls and a stove in the house, and when a fire is lit, heat enters the mezzanine of the walls, which warms the whole house. The windows of the house are covered with something as transparent as crystal, which can block the wind and snow, and allow light to penetrate into the room, making the room very bright. The roof is tiled, but there is also a ceiling that insulates the heat and ensures that the temperature inside the room does not escape. Living in this kind of house is much more comfortable than the tribe where you used to live.

Even some of the newcomers have not yet been able to live in a house and can only live in a makeshift wooden house, but the house has a steaming stove, and it is much warmer to live in than before.

In addition to living in a good house, there are all kinds of good things that they didn't dare to imagine before, and they are also sent here in a steady stream, such as iron pots, ceramic supplies, tea, cotton cloth, grain, salt, wine and other good things, these things are good things that the Evenks are in short supply!

At this time, Dawa was wearing a particularly warm coat, which was very light on the body, but the miraculous thing was that this kind of clothing was particularly warm, the outside was cotton, and the inside was also cotton, and in the middle of the two layers of cotton, it was filled with the down of birds, which is said to be called a down jacket.

Inside the jacket, a thick sweater is worn. It is also light to wear, but it goes well with the coat and keeps you warm. The innermost underwear is made of cotton, which can block the prickly feeling of the sweater and is very comfortable to wear.

The women of the tribe also have something to do. In the past, the women of the tribe could go up to the mountains in the summer to collect wild fruits, mushrooms, and dig up things in the mountains. In winter, women are confined to their homes and mend sewing. But now, some women went to the pastures of the Ming army to herd cattle and sheep, and some went to work in factories, and when they returned home, in addition to the silver that could be used to buy goods, they also brought back a good thing called canned food.

Canned food is indeed a magical good thing, especially canned fruit, open it, it is sweet fruit, take a bite, not only quench your thirst, but also sweet from the mouth to the bottom of your heart, eat this kind of thing, it is really a pleasure!

Dawa's mother-in-law also works in the ranch run by the Ming army, and every time she goes home, she can not only bring back canned food, but also often bring back some good things that Dawa has never seen, such as toffee, cakes, sausages and the like. These things were sold at the castle on Temple Street or in the towns of Sakhalin, and Dawa's mother-in-law thought that it would be better to buy good things and bring them back with her money. In addition to food, she often brought back daily necessities such as wine, salt, and clothing.

Since the Ming army has brought them so many good things, many locals have voluntarily signed up for the army and taken up arms to defend their good life today and prevent the Rakshasas from coming to rob them of all this.

"Even if the Jurchens come to rob it, we will fight with them the same!" Dawa thought to himself.

Just as Dawa was thinking about things, someone suddenly shouted, "The Rakshasa people are here!" ”

"Damn Rakshasas! Why did you run out to grab things on such a cold day? Dawa cursed.

An old man said: "It's just that it's too cold, and the Rakshasa people have nothing to eat before they run out!" ”

The Evenks who were working by the river threw away their tools one after another, fled back to the Tucheng, closed the gate of the wall, took up the weapons in their hands, and climbed the tower and the wall. Connected to the earthen city of the Evenks, there was also a small castle of the Ming army, which was made of brick and wood. The castle was not strong, but the Russians came from afar without artillery and had to pay a great price to take it.

At the forefront of the charge was a group of Cossack cavalry, who saw the locals fishing by the river fleeing into an earthen city, so they rode their horses to catch up, but they could not catch up with the locals, and could only watch them flee into the gate, which was closed before the Cossack cavalry rushed to them.

The Cossack cavalry looked at Tucheng and was helpless, so they could only ride their horses and circle around Tucheng.

Not long after, the Russian musketeers in the back also caught up. The Russian army circled around Tucheng a few times and found that it was a large stockade.

"There's got to be a lot of good stuff in there! If we go in and rob it, we'll make a fortune! A Russian officer said, glancing at Tucheng.