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The Beihai Protectorate was established on the shore of Lake Baikal, and Buzundan led his troops to stay permanently as the Little Protector of Beihai.And built on the basis of the Cossack Domain Fort, and established a "vassal city" in the name of Su Wu.

Li Dingguo and Altan returned with a small army, leaving Xiang Yayong with [-] cavalry, [-] infantry and thousands of civilians, and leaving Xiang Yayong with [-] cavalry, [-] infantry and thousands of civilians.

It was only the fourth month of the lunar calendar at this time, and Mobei hadn't had the first heavy snow yet, but luckily it cleared up after a few days.

Le Shi Yanran, seal the wolf as Xu.

The Beining Domain to be built is at the foot of Langjuxu Mountain.Li Dingguo sent troops to search for Yanran Mountain in front of the west.

With the two mountains in front of him, Li Dingguo felt that he lacked interest.

It's really that Mobei Mongolia is too strong. After decades of internal wars, coupled with the hellish weather of the Great Ice Age, the population outside that area has not increased to the extreme, and it will not be possible to recover in a hundred years.Hundreds of thousands of small troops were dispatched, and a small part of the time was looking for the enemy

Ao Er told him to lead four thousand riders to finish the decisive battle.

What kind of stone is there?

What kind of mountain is still sealed?

Such an anticlimactic war made Li Dingguo feel radiant.

It's because Guo Ao Ergao is very good at being a man, and he plans to build monuments on two mountains at the same time as he plans to build the domain next year.Recording the achievements of His Majesty the Emperor, Li Dingguo and Al Tan, can also be regarded as helping Li Dingguo fulfill Shi Yanran's wish.

Buzundan brought troops, horses and supplies to the mountainous area southeast of Lake Baikal.

That is the territory of the Sirahu tribe, which belongs to another big tribe of Buwaiyat.Tens of thousands of Mongolian women and children in Mobei, as well as a small amount of Ma Fang, livestock, and food, were all hidden in a mountain pasture.

The leader of the big tribe was punished, and he still came to inform the news by harboring bandits without authorization.

The leader was killed, and his eldest son was appointed as an official. Now he defies Xiang Yayong's dispatch.Ma Fang kept some of his livestock and food for Buzundan to build the Beihai Protectorate, and sent all the rest to Aoergao in the south.

Ao Ergao controlled the captured population and supplies, and all the Mongols who surrendered or recruited had to be obedient.

After the geese had plucked their feathers, Ao Ergao also withheld some women and children, Ma Fang, livestock and grain as capital for establishing the Mobei Protectorate.The rest were distributed to the Mongolian nobles and arranged for us to have our own pastures. At the same time, we ordered that all Ma Fang should be converted into free citizens.

For the release of slaves, the Mongolian nobles are not too resistant, because our population is too large.

Among Ma Fang, there are not even a majority of Han people, only two or eight generations of slaves, and they can basically speak Chinese.But Guan Ruwen, as long as he said that his ancestors were Han Chinese, he would be detained by Aoer.Even if there is no impostor, if you change your Chinese surname and learn to speak Chinese, you are not Han people now!

As for the Zhexiang Yayongba Hutuktu H Buddha, his residence was occupied by Aoer.These thousands of tribes were also dispersed, some were detained by Ao Ergao, and some were rewarded to the Mongolian nobles. Only 2000 tribes remained outside H Buddha's hand, and the pasture was arranged right under Ao Ergao's eyelids.

Zhexiang Yayongba Hutuktu himself had to follow Li Dingguo to the south, and then went to Nanjing to meet the emperor.

That's called real control over Mobei, but you can garrison troops for a long time, and you can arrange them however you want.

Later, Mobei also said that he would obey Emperor Zhao, but he allowed the Xiaotong army to station, and even allowed the Nanjing court to arrange officials, and often came to the south to plunder.What kind of surrender is that?

A small part of the thousands of fleeing Mongolian cavalry were recruited, but there were not hundreds of them crossing the Altai Mountains to join the Zhungeer tribe here despite the wind and snow.

Chechen, the leader of Zhungeer, heard the news that his brother was defeated and the Han people occupied Mobei. He was so frightened that he hurriedly called the nobles to discuss.We decided to send envoys to Nanjing before the snow melts in the coming year. As long as the Celestial Dynasty sends troops to attack, and after the Han army is stationed, we will not agree to any conditions.

In the winter of that year, Ao Ergao lived in Beining City (Ulaanbaatar), and Buzundan nested outside the valley on the southeast side of Lake Baikal.

We have enough supplies to survive the winter and wait for the spring even if we encounter a snowstorm.

Before the snow melted in spring, Xiang Yayong immediately organized the construction of the domain, and the building materials came from Langjuxu Mountain.

Yes, the original name has been restored.

It was called Langjuxu before, but it was called Mount Kent again.

Kent is a transliterated name, also translated as Kuiteng, which means very hot.It is the holy mountain of the Mongols, and it was called Erhan Mountain in the Yuan Dynasty.

But Butsundan continued to retreat northwards, subduing the Buwaiyat ministries along the way.

The first Cossack stronghold I encountered was Ulan-Ude, hundreds of years ago, this place was the eighth city of East Siberia.Now there are only wooden fences, and the main force has been spared to support Nerchinsk. The scattered Cossacks left behind were attacked by the Bryats.

The village has long been burned down.

Buzundan placed Mongolian women and children, released Ma Fang, and a small amount of livestock and grain here, and then went straight to Lake Baikal along the Selenga River.

There is no bastion by the lake, named Ust-Borolva.

Due to sending troops to support Nerchinsk, there were only 60 Cossacks left in this area, and some were added from the west.Now there are about 80 Cossacks, more than 200 indigenous servants, and hundreds of women and children [(the children are all the mixed-race predecessors of Cossacks)m

After several days of siege, the Cossacks abandoned their territory and fled to Yayonghetun in the north by boat.

There is no Cossack stronghold in the middle, called Ugis Barguzin.The other Cossacks fled together, and about 150 Cossacks gathered in Barzhang Tieniu and Tun to defend.

"That's suitable for building a vassal city!"

Xiang Yayong immediately fell in love with Ust-Borolva.

Without the Cossack Bastion, Jianyu couldn't save a lot of effort.

The surrounding areas are all fertile alluvial plains, which are suitable for farming by Han immigrants.

It faces Lake Baikal in the west, and can radiate the surrounding area by boat.

It can go up along the Selenge River and connect with Mobei.But follow the river to the east and go straight to the mountainous area west of Chita, and you can take a boat to Chita after crossing two mountains, and the river in Chita is connected to the Bailong River.Whether it is military transportation or material transfer, it is very convenient.

Of course, Jianyu has to come quickly, and first wipe out the surrounding Cossacks.

Buzundan asked people to build a boat, planning to go north by boat and pull out the Barzhang Tieniu and Tun by the lake.

Li Zheng sent people from the east to contact. Before the two sides communicated, Li Zheng led a large force to go northward to remove the Bawon Special Territory.The two armies must have successfully attacked the city, so they can continue to retreat and join forces to attack Nizhny Angarask at the northernmost end of Lake Baikal.

Eight months ago, Xiang Yayong sailed northward, and the Cossacks in Barzhang Tieniu and Tun continued to flee northward.

The Cossacks in Baonte City also ran away, and Li was facing only an empty bastion.

Those Cossacks all fled to Lower Angarask, and 200 Cossacks and 800 servants were assembled in the region.

That is not the entire force that the Cossacks can muster in the area east of Lake Baikal.Of course, the northern stronghold counts, the distance is too far, and Zhang Tingxun is responsible for leading troops to eradicate one—it’s easy to fight, there is not even a bastion, they are all wooden fence strongholds.

Chapter 998 [Occupy Beihai]

Henceforth, Lake Baikal is collectively referred to as the North Sea.

The fresh water reserves of the North Sea account for 20% of the global fresh water resources, and there are 336 rivers that provide abundant water sources.

What does this mean from an ancient military perspective?

It means that as long as you occupy the North Sea, you can send troops to all directions by boat through its huge water system!

The largest of these rivers is the Selenge River, which originated from Yanran Mountain, flows through the core area of ​​the Mobei Grassland, and finally flows into the North Sea.Li Dingguo's soon-to-be-constructed "subordinate state" is located on the estuary flat of the Selenga River.

The North Sea is not a real sea. As a lake, if there is an entry, there must be an exit.

The only big river that flows out of the North Sea is called the Angara River.

It first flows north, then turns west, and finally joins the Yenisei River, all the way north into the Arctic Ocean.

To be precise, this river is called the Lower Angara River.

There is also the Upper Angara River, which is located at the extreme northeast of the North Sea and is also the third largest river that flows into the North Sea.

The target of Li Dingguo's attack is the upper Angarask area, at the mouth of the upper Angara River.There are mountains on three sides, one side faces the lake, and after passing the river valley and mountain pass, there is a huge and narrow open flat land.

It's a pity that the open land is full of forests and swamps, otherwise it is very suitable for farming.

"Look, Grave Bull!"

The chief missionary officer under Li Dingguo suddenly pointed at the animals by the lake and shouted: "Small scream."

"It's a seal, and it's available on the northeast coast. Last time I went home to visit relatives on vacation, there were seal skin sellers in Shenyang. I heard that it's more expensive to ship it to Nanjing."

Li Dingguo laughed.

Li Dingguo's wife and children live in Shenyang, and he plans to wait for the children to grow up before bringing his wife with him.

Seals, manatees, sea bushes, sea pigs, fur seals...these animal names already existed in the Ming Dynasty.Anyway, what do the seaside animals look like, and they didn't have a name before, so add the word 海 in front of them and name them.

In the Song Dynasty, this thing should be called a sea lion.

The chief mission officer's eyes lit up: "Is this a seal? I've heard of it, but I haven't seen it. There are so many seals in the North Sea, and killing them for their skins is very valuable. There must be businessmen willing to come here in the future!"

Li Dingguo curled his lips, businessmen might be willing to come, but immigrants might have to rely on the exile of criminals.

Last winter, they hadn't reached Beihai yet, they just stayed in the mountain nest in the southeast.Fortunately, there were thick woolen felt tents and sufficient winter padded jackets, otherwise many people would have died of freezing.

The lowest temperature was minus 36 degrees, which almost froze the mercury thermometer.

I heard that as far away as Luzhou, the thermometer is not a decoration, and the mercury will freeze in winter.

At this time, the ships we took were temporarily built this year.Whether the wood has been dried in the shade or brushed with tung oil will require craftsmen and supplies in the coming year to build a stronger warship.

Did Ma Cheng personally lead the troops here? Only [-] infantry were sent, and an old battalion commander later reconnoitred the formation. He also brought two Cossack captives as guides.

The two sides demarcated the administrative area according to the water system. The places where the lower reaches of the Bailongjiang River can be reached are under the jurisdiction of the Anton Governor's Mansion, and the farthest to the west is Chita.To the west of Chita, there is no Beihai Protectorate's territory, and the current Gujin River Basin also belongs to Beihai Protectorate.

The fleet went north along the shore of the lake, passing Ugis Barguzin on the way, and the bastion outside was not empty.

Now, there will be troops and immigrants outside the outer bastion, because it is located at the mouth of the seventh small river (Barbi Hongming) that flows into the North Sea.

As long as this place is firmly occupied, the Cossack stronghold along the coast of Barbi Hongming will be completely blocked.Without the supply of gunpowder and other supplies, the downstream Cossacks would be killed by the natives sooner or later.

"Leave 70 people and food, and hold that bastion!"

Yenisey ordered.

Yenisei asked the Cossack guide sent by Macheng: "What's the name of that place?"

The guide replied: "This river is called Barbi Hongming, and Yubao is called Ust Barguzin."

Yenisei thought the name was too awkward, so he said: "Now it is called Gujin City and Nerchinsk."

By the way, the lower Li Dingguo Bihong and the lower Li Dingguo River were also renamed Yinbihong and Yinma River by Bi Hongming.Take the meaning of "drinking horses in the North Sea".

Not more than a hundred away from Yinsk, the Cossack guide pointed to the west and said: "From there, take a boat to the west, in Baikal... On the west bank of the North Sea, there is no stronghold called North Baikal Suvu. This is also the entrance of a river. At the mouth of the lake, build a bastion."

"It's called Shepherd Domain and Shepherd River."

Bi Hongming chose the name very casually.

Li Zheng shepherds sheep, that allusion cannot be derived from very few names.

The main domain of the Beihai Protectorate's Mansion "Subordinate State" comes from Bi Hong's respectful name "Sha Subordinate State"—Li Zheng's official position is the Dian Subordinate State, responsible for managing the affairs of the surrounding ethnic groups.

The Cossack guide continued: "In the southwest of the North Sea, there was no Suwu of Shangli Dingguo. It was impossible to go directly to the area of ​​Bihongming River along the Shangli Dingguo River. But the bastion was still repaired, and Suwu of Shangli Dingguo was captured by the natives. Before then, Kotsu River Governor

The materials and population of the military region will be transported by the... Muyang River in the north. "

Yenisei found it very strange, because I heard that a small area around Beihai was under the jurisdiction of Governor Bi Hongming, so he asked: "Such an important domain pool, have they thought about taking it back?"

"Thought about it, but nothing else," said the Cossack guide, "Master Gujinhe, the warlord of the Gujin River, sent troops to attack several times, but they were all attacked by the fierce Bryats. After a long time, Bryats suffered heavy losses. Here The small tribes that were originally not unified were united into several

a big tribe.We usually fight among ourselves, but every time the Cossacks kill us, we can split up and fight again.The warlord master also thought about buying the internal support, but the Bryats were willing to cooperate. "

The corners of Yenisei's mouth twitched when he heard this, and he despised the Cossacks.

That would have to create a little: a small evil, so that the Mongols who are united and infighting can be divided.

Yenisei said: "Unplug Yinsk first, and then attack Shepherd City!"

Xiaojun came to Yinsike by boat, but was in vain again.

It is estimated that there are only 200 young Cossacks in the city, and they feel that if they keep guard, they all simply flee to the shepherd domain to gather.

Yenisei had to leave 50 people to guard the domain, turned west, crossed the North Sea, and came to the shepherd domain.

In the city, there were 368 Cossacks and less than 900 native servants.

The small area in the domain is a fertile plain formed by several rivers alluvial together.If it weren't for the hot weather, it wouldn't be an excellent farming area.

Even so, the shepherd area is also the North Sea region, the most important grain-producing area of ​​the Cossacks.Moreover, it is also suitable for grazing. It is the Cossack war horse breeding base. It is really wrong for Yenisei to name this place Shepherd Field.

The bastion of the Shepherd Domain was built very early, and it has not been several decades. Due to the threat of indigenous people around, it has not been regressed and built.

It is not to say that Yubao has a large area.

Fortress—the thousands of young defenders have not been overwhelmed, and women, men, children, and slaves have all been driven into the domain.Those Cossacks were really ruthless. In order to hold on to the bastion, they even wanted their own wives and children, even though their family members were captured by the Xiaotong army.

Yenisei brought 2000 infantry and 100 cavalry. Later, the civilian husband only brought a few hundred.

The soldiers and civilian husbands dug pits and retreated together, and also used the cold air balloon bombing tactics sent by Ma Yu.

The terrain outside that area is much easier to fight than Angara, and the Yubao area is full of flat land suitable for farming.

Depending on the direction of the wind, eight bastions could be bombed.

The Cossacks outside Yubao, have they ever participated in the Battle of Angara? Seeing eight cold air balloons floating over, they all looked up stupidly.

"Boom boom boom!"

Thousands of enemies exploded on the ground, killing and injuring seventy people in an instant.