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The north bank of the Tumen River is now bustling with activity, with a large number of looted North Koreans and mountains of supplies being transported from the other side. The company mobilized all its flatbed barges and wooden motorized fishing boats to transport the North Koreans here to Vladivostok day and night.

Song Tao's operation to sweep Wencheng County was nearing its end, and the entire Wencheng County was about to be emptied by them. The villages and towns on the north bank of the Tumen River were also plundered by them. Wencheng County was already empty, and they either looted to the other side, or fled with their families.

The indigenous militia is accustomed to living a hard life, and the plundering of Wencheng County can be said to be scraping the ground. There is no way, their family is too poor, and every family in the tribe can't even get together an iron pot and a kitchen knife. As long as they could move and lift, they looted everything. Even the North Koreans' miso jars and kimchi jars were taken away by them.

The operation lasted for more than ten days, and more than 10,000 Koreans in Wenseong County alone were plundered by them. There are too many grains and other materials to be counted, and they are all piled up on the other side of the Tumen River. Every day, there are many people gathered here, all of whom are natives of mountain villages, with red eyes waiting for the post-war distribution.

A few days after Song Tao returned to the other side with the militia, the reinforcements sent by North Korea were late, and when they saw the empty county town of Wencheng and the villages and towns on the south bank of the Tumen River, they were immediately stupid.

The Korean general who led the team found out that this qiē was actually done by the natives on the other side, and immediately organized an army to try to cross the river to cover it, but as soon as the wooden boat of the North Korean army rowed to the opposite bank, it was beaten all over the ground by nearly 100 Huzun cannons and small Furang machine guns of the indigenous militia.

In the face of the fierce artillery fire of the indigenous militia, the Korean general who was standing on the other side of the river to watch the battle suddenly turned black.

He turned around and left with his men, and there were nearly 100 artillery pieces on the opposite side, which was a fart.

When the North Korean authorities learned the news, they sent a careful detective across the river to investigate, and when they returned to report, they almost scared the DPRK to death. It turned out that the opposite side had become the territory of the Far East. They scolded the North Korean civilians who crossed the river, and this is not to invite trouble for the DPRK.

The North Korean authorities immediately died down, and then there was no more. For many years to come, there were almost no people along the coast of Wenseong-gun, and even Wenseong-gun became very depressed, and the Korean officials and generals who came here were all people who were excluded and persecuted. No one wants to come here.

After the war, Li Ming and Song Tao personally distributed the spoils of war to all the militia participating in the war, and the natives were dismissive in the face of mountains of grain, gold and silver. Their eyes were focused on the iron pots, kitchen knives, pots and pans, iron tools, clothing, shoes and hats, silk and cloth and other daily necessities, and the natives were more interested in these things.

There are also captured bows, arrows, armor and horse harnesses, which are also very popular with the natives. Food, gold and silver were not attractive to them. There are a lot of things in the mountains that can fill their stomachs, so they don't care about food, and their villages are far away from here, and they are all mountain roads, so it is not cost-effective to carry food home.

In the sparsely populated Outer Northeast, the natives traded in barter, and gold and silver were of little use to them, and only the leaders of the large tribes liked to collect. For these hard-pressed tribes, it is the materials for production and life, which are even more scarce.

Like poultry, livestock, big animals, etc., they don't care even more. They themselves are a fishing and hunting people, how can they have the leisure to raise livestock, when they want, pick up bows, arrows and harpoons and go up the mountains for a walk, there are in the mountains, just hunt some.

Li Ming heard the explanation of the indigenous warriors in the mountains next to him, and he also had a wry smile on his face. So Li Ming followed the wishes of the natives and let them automatically choose the loot, as long as you can take it, you can choose it. Anyway, the natives snatched it back from the other side of the river, and the tatters piled up like a mountain, and the thousands of indigenous militia couldn't choose any of them.

The natives cheered when they heard the news that they were to be elected. Li Ming began to ask everyone to distribute the spoils in order, and Li Ming recorded all the outstanding natives in this battle, and he would discuss it with Gao Jianguo and the others when he went back, and further commend them in the future.

The indigenous militia excitedly picked out what they liked, and the war horses were full of all kinds of rags, let alone riding, and even the horses were so crushed that they couldn't walk. They would rather lead their horses back than take the booty home. Li Ming looked at the various rags on the horses of the natives, and felt a little reluctant in his heart, so he gave them all the remaining canned whale meat.

After the indigenous militia finished picking the booty, Li Ming asked the natives from nearby villages to come to support to pick the loot. The distribution of the loot alone lasted for two days, but the rags were still not finished, and there was still a lot left.

Li Ming simply brought back Vladivostok and prepared to send it to the Shuangchengzi trading market in the future, and exchanged it for mink, mountain ginseng and other mountain specialties from the Northeast with those foreign natives. He was really speechless, the most useless thing in the eyes of the Far Eastern Company had become a sweet spot for the natives.

The grain, gold, silver, poultry, livestock, and large livestock needed by the Far Eastern Company were given a cold reception by the natives. Li Ming selected some iron utensils such as iron pots and kitchen knives and some food for the winter from the spoils of war, and distributed them to the natives of the newly arrived villages.

The indigenous militia carried the "rich" booty and set out on the way home in high spirits. When they returned to their village, they were greeted like heroes, especially when they saw the loot on their horses, and the eyes of the natives in the village were red.

And those militiamen didn't know how to shake it up, and they blew unscrupulously to the natives around them. It is the envy of the natives of the same village.

This battle of crossing the river, through the spread of the natives and the deliberate propaganda of the company, has spread all over the company's control area, and all the natives who have attached themselves to the Far East are excited. And very envious of the mobilized militia, it is said that they fought a battle and received very "rich" booty, which made them all red-eyed.

The militia who were not mobilized by the company held their breath in their hearts, hoping that the company would also mobilize them to participate in the war next time, so that they could also share the "rich" spoils.

The news that the company had mobilized all the militia in the southern part of Ningguta for the sake of several dead natives and crossed the Tumen River to take revenge also caused an uproar in the Far East. All the natives who have joined the Far East are extremely excited, and now they truly consider themselves to be part of the Far East.

After Li Ming and Song Tao dealt with the matter of Mao Lian's newly annexed indigenous village, they returned to the company on the company's steam deck barge. It's late autumn, and the weather in Vladivostok is getting cooler, with cold air from the north raging from time to time. All outdoor work in Vladivostok has been halted and the equipment is mothballed for the next spring.

Li Ming and Song Tao returned to Vladivostok and went to the headquarters of the Far Eastern Division, Gao Jianguo saw Li Ming, greeted him, and laughed: "The battle of crossing the river you launched at Tavinburg was fought very well. It also proves that the gathering ability and combat effectiveness of the indigenous militia should not be underestimated, and it has played a huge role in the company's sweep of Liaodong and the later control of the northeast.

After studying and deciding, the Central Military Commission has set up a special office for the winter training of indigenous militias to conduct systematic winter training for more than 10,000 indigenous militiamen in the Far East-controlled districts this winter and to carry out large-scale ideological education for them. The environment in eastern Liaoning and the outer northeast is so harsh that even the cadres and fighters of the teaching brigade and garrison brigade that we have painstakingly trained in many areas cannot adapt to that kind of environment.

Although the mountain regiment with the indigenous people of the northeast as the main body can adapt to it, it would be good to expand it to one brigade at most for the sake of the needs of internal balance in the troops. In the face of the huge territory of the Outer Northeast, a mountain regiment of one brigade could not solve any problems at all. ”

Shi Mingfeng next to him nodded and said, "The work you did in Tawynburg not only gave the attached natives a sense of belonging to the company, but also increased the cohesion of the natives. It is very much the style of our party in doing mass work in the rural areas in those years, which makes our political department embarrassed, but it also finds a direction for the future work of our political department.

Mobilize the vast number of poor indigenous people in the Northeast to change their current situation, let them live a good life, and make them and our Far East Company one mind. In the future, when we pacify Liaodong and control the entire Outer Northeast, the indigenous militia that has undergone our strict training will be a powerful supplement to our regular troops. ”

Li Ming listened to their words and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that such a good result would be achieved in a battle. I have always believed that these indigenous people who have come to us can be fought for. They have lived in the harsh environment of the Outer Northeast for generations, and have been exploited and oppressed by the big tribes, as long as they are allowed to live a good life, they will have a sense of belonging to us.

Facts have proved that the strength and combat effectiveness of the indigenous militias are beyond our imagination, and the support of the indigenous communities for our Far East has also exceeded our expectations. In such a complex and harsh environment as Northeast China, it is still feasible for the company to carry out mass work. Win over the majority of the poor natives at the bottom of the Outer Northeast, and make them support the rule of the Far East Company in the Outer Northeast.

Lao Shi, your political department should also communicate more with the company's ethnic affairs department, and send a joint working group to go deep into those indigenous villages to help them help the poor and carry out ideological education. Let Xiao Zhongliang send a medical team to various indigenous villages on a regular basis to provide medical services to the local indigenous people. ”

Gao Jianguo listened to Li Ming's words, and said excitedly: "In this way, in a few years, the Outer Northeast will be in the company's pocket." And I think Li Ming's idea can also be used in other places in the future, such as Mongolia in the north and ethnic minority areas in the southwest. ”

They were chatting here, when a staff officer walked in outside and said loudly: "Report, Wang Yaowu, commander of the Jeju Island garrison area, has called, and the envoy sent by Houjin has arrived." ”

Gao Jianguo was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "They didn't say it, which envoy of the Houjin faction is?" ”

The communication staff officer nodded and said, "According to their report, there are three envoys in Houjin, a total of three of whom are Han Chinese, and the person headed by them seems to be called Fan Wencheng. (The novel "Far East 1628" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will be 100 lucky draw gifts for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner to "add friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up! )R1152