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  Chapter 734 731 [Temptation of interests]

  Jiangxinzhou.

   Erle knelt in front of Khabarov, burying his head in speaking the lines he had memorized.

  He was the smartest in the tribe, and his parents were killed by the Raksha ghost, so he was chosen by Wang Fuchen to be the dead man. As long as the task is successfully completed, he will be rewarded with food. Even if he died, he would give food to his younger brother.

   After listening to the Daurian’s translation, Khabarov became excited: “You mean, there is a Han Chinese caravan carrying gold and silver to your tribe to buy furs?”

   "Yes." Er Le nodded.

   Khabarov asked: "Are the Han tribes powerful and rich? Where is their territory?"

   Erle was confused by the question.

The Daur boy who was Khabarov's dog suddenly said: "Master, I heard from the shaman in the tribe that the Han people live in a warm place far to the south. There is no ice or snow all year round, and the land is so fertile that it can flow Honey. The Han people have a big leader (the emperor) who lives in a very big house. There is too much food to eat, and there are too many livestock to eat.”

   Live somewhere warm in the South? There is a big leader who lives in a big house, and there is so much food that he can't finish it? So fertile as to flow honey?

  Khabarov thought for a long time, and asked: "Are you talking about Khitan (China)? Han people are Khitan people?"

   Now it was the turn of the Daur juvenile delinquent to be confused, and said weakly: "I have never heard of Khitan, I only know that the Han people are very rich."

  Khabarov thought about it, and felt that it could not be Khitan (China).

  In fact, among the Cossack community, although there are stories about China, no one knows where China is.

   Khabarov asked: "How many people are there in the Han caravan?"

Erle replied: "There are many, many people, more than two hands and two feet. They come by boat, which is as big as your boat. In addition to gold and silver, they also bring a lot of cotton cloth, and a piece of leather is very good. A large piece of cotton cloth. They also brought wine, and according to the patriarch, drinking that kind of wine cuts the throat like a knife, and warms the whole body in the coldest winter.”

   "Is there still wine?" Khabarov couldn't help swallowing.

  Ele said: "There is wine."

   Khabarov stared at Erle and asked, "Why did you report?"

  Ele replied: "I want to join you and grab a lot of food, a lot of women, and a lot of furs. In this way, I won't starve or freeze to death, and I can give birth to many sons."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

   Khabarov laughed loudly, completely dispelling his doubts.

   Half of the robbers under him are natives. There are more than one or two natives who have actively requested to join the group.

   Khabarov asked again: "Has there been a Han Chinese caravan before?"

  Ele said: "No. I heard that the Han people fought against the Jurchens before, and defeated the Jurchens in the past few years, so they came here to do business."

   "Jurchen?" The Daur boy turned pale with shock.

   Khabarov asked: "What's wrong?"

  The Daur boy said: "The Jurchens are very powerful. They used to come to attack the Daur tribe often, and even organized us into the Eight Banners."

   "Eight Banners?" Khabarov didn't understand.

The Daur boy explained: "Many tribes are compiled into one banner, and each banner has a sacrificing wing chief. Part of the fur hunted by the tribe must be handed over to the patriarch, and the patriarch will then give it to the sacrificing wing chief. The leaders of the big tribes are those who can be the leader of the sacrificial offerings. The Jurchens will also come to recruit soldiers, and the tribesmen of each banner are bannermen. If the Jurchens don’t hand over enough tribesmen to serve as soldiers when the Jurchens enlist, the Jurchens The real person will personally lead soldiers to arrest people."

  Khabarov immediately understood that Jurchen was a large tribe and had conquered the natives here.

  The so-called Dashou Yichang is the indigenous leader responsible for tax collection and conscription, which is equivalent to the indigenous lords in Europe.

  The large tribes that can entrust the aborigines as lords may have already established a country.

   Such a powerful Jurchen tribe, or the Jurchen country, was actually defeated by the Han people. Then the Han people are also a big tribe, or they are simply a Han country.

  Whether it is a tribe or a country, it must be richer than these natives!

  In the eyes of these Cossack robbers, both sides of the Heilongjiang River already belonged to the land of prosperity.

  Khabarov’s predecessors took the lead in exploring the Daur region (Waixing’an Mountains) after hearing about the wealth legends of Amur (Heilongjiang).

   Today, a richer place than Amur has emerged, which is very, very important news.

Khabarov muttered: "The Han tribe, or the Han nation, should be further south of Amur (Heilongjiang). The climate there is warmer, so a lot of food can be grown, and cotton cloth can also be spun. This Han caravan, the most It’s best not to attack directly, you can get in touch with them and find out the specific location of the Han tribe.”

  Khabarov is not a reckless man, otherwise he would not have changed from a landless peasant to a rich businessman who owned salt fields and farms, and then made a comeback after being seized by the lord.

   Even, this guy is still a master at running a farm.

  He can domesticate the natives and farm in the tundra. He used to be the largest Cossack food supplier in the Baikal region. Today's Yaksa (on the north bank of Mohe River) has also been opened up by Khabarov as a farm, and a group of Daur natives are helping him cultivate the land.

Khabarov called some of his confidants and told him, "Let's go south immediately to meet the Han caravan there. Remember, put away your viciousness and laugh at me. Even if the Han caravan is weak, don't rob it." They just need to show our strength. If there is an agreement, I will send a few people to go with the caravan to the territory of the Han tribe. After finding out the details of the Han tribe, we can choose how to deal with it. Maybe we can call more people Cossacks, focus on conquering the wealthy Han tribe."

  These guys, they don't know what to say, and they are also bold.

  Decades ago, the Spanish governor of the Philippines clamored to send two thousand troops to conquer China. A few years ago, the Siberian Cossacks planned to gather an army of three hundred to conquer the entire Heilongjiang.

   Now, Khabarov is trying to conquer the "Han tribe".

   Facing the huge unknown wealth, Khabarov couldn't sit still at all, and sailed south by boat the next day after receiving the news.

After a day and a half passed, Erle pointed to the riverside and said: "That is my tribe. After the master conquers it, please give me the most beautiful woman in the tribe. I have liked her for a long time, but his father is very hateful. It takes ten mink furs and a lot of food to marry my daughter to me."

   Khabarov said with a smile: "Haha, this is a small matter. After the Han Chinese caravan leaves, I will help you fulfill your wish."

  The three cannons are all small field cannons, and two people can carry them around.

  Khabarov left behind the gunner, mounted the artillery on the ship, and was ready to receive the landing troops at any time. Immediately, he led two hundred troops and couldn't wait to disembark and land.

  Although they do not directly attack the Han Chinese caravan, they still have to show force.

  In Khabarov's understanding, only by demonstrating one's strength can one sit down and talk with the other party on an equal footing.

  105 Cossacks with cold weapons lined up at the front. More than 20 Cossack musketeers walked behind with Khabarov. On the wings are 112 native hunters. There were more than a dozen Cossack cavalrymen who rushed out quickly to investigate the situation, and immediately warned the police if they were in danger.

  With such a strong force, Khabarov believed that he could scare the Han Chinese caravan.

  As long as the other party has fear, then the next step will be easy.

   Khabarov had a sweet dream in his heart, he wanted to call more Cossacks. At that time, I will bring 500 Cossacks and hundreds of indigenous hunters to conquer the declining Jurchen tribe first, and then conquer the richer and more powerful Han tribe. He would be a hero of Russia, knighted by the Tsar, and transformed into a true noble lord.

   Didn’t go far, a Cossack cavalry ran back: "Boss, something is wrong, the natives in the village were not very scared when they saw us. They didn't run away immediately, nor took up weapons to defend."

   "Stop going!"

   Khabarov frowned and asked, "What's going on?"

  Ele was already sweating on his back, and said bravely: "The Han caravan brought soldiers. The people here are backed by Han people, so they are not afraid of their masters."

  Khabarov sneered, pointed at the Daur boy and said, "Go outside the village and ask the leader of the Han Chinese caravan to come out and talk, and say that I have a big deal here."

  Wang Fuchen pretended to be a merchant, and negotiated with an interpreter, trying to attract some Cossacks.

  Khabarov led his troops to continue forward, but stopped after walking for a while, and asked Wang Fuchen to come out to discuss business, and he refused to enter the village to take risks.

  Wang Fuchen said helplessly: "This dog is still very alert. Blow the horn!"

"woo woo woo woo!"

  The horn sounded, and in the forest two miles to the north, the sound of rumbling horseshoes soon came.

  At the same time, in the forests on both sides of the upper reaches, hundreds of aborigines rushed out with canoes. Their task was to intercept them from the water.

  The Tartars initially conquered the Heilongjiang River Basin, using canoes, all of which were contributed by affiliated indigenous tribes.

   "How dare you lie to me!" Khabarov was furious.

  Ele had already slipped away and ran towards the river, wanting to jump into the river to survive.

   "Shhhhhh!"

  A shower of arrows came, but the native hunters were shooting.

  The dead soldier who led the enemy into the encirclement was instantly shot into a hedgehog, and fell to the ground unwillingly.

   "Get back to the boat!"

   Khabarov gave an order, and more than 200 robbers left. I don't care about the formation, and I scramble to escape to the river, as long as I get on the boat, I will be safe.

  The Cossack gunners on the ship also quickly filled the shells to cover the retreat of their main force.

   Less than three miles away, 700 Datong cavalry arrived in no time, and the civilian men who followed the army hidden in the stockade also rushed out.

   "Boom boom boom!"

  Three cannons were fired, and one of the Datong cavalry who was charging was hit in the chest, and the hooves of three horses were hit by the rolling shells.

  The Cossack robbers scrambled to board the boat, and the native hunters crowded together and pushed each other.

   Seeing that there was no way out, Khabarov quickly said, "Turn around and line up, turn around and line up!"

   This guy is extremely cruel to his opponents, and those who are disobedient will all be hanged for public display. When the order was issued at this moment, many native hunters turned around to face the enemy in fear of death.

   Taking advantage of this opportunity, Khabarov decisively brought people on board, treating the native hunters as cannon fodder.

  The more than 20 Cossack musketeers are Khabarov's favorite, and the rest of his men can be sold at any time.

  Hundreds of heavily armed cavalry rushed in, and Khabarov would only fight when his mind was flooded. A cavalry unit of this size and equipment could already serve as the main force of a small country in Europe, and he knew that he had hit the iron plate this time.

  More than 60 indigenous hunters with poor brains shot arrows at the Datong cavalry in a panic.

  Some arrowheads, even bone and stone, were immediately exchanged for hundreds of iron arrowheads. When the rain of arrows fell, the native hunters suddenly collapsed, and those who survived turned around and fled, fighting for boarding planks with those Cossack masters.

   "Bang bang bang!"

  The dragoons also fired, hitting the crowd at close range, and enemies fell into the river from time to time.

  (end of this chapter)