After receiving the telegram from Yudley, Zhao Xin quickly responded. He felt that not only Madras, but also a port base in West Bengal. You should know that the northern part of West Bengal borders Sikkim and Bhutan, where a location can be set up there, so that the movements of the Qing Dynasty can be well monitored and disrupted the British's layout in the entire India.

At the end of October, the "South Detachment" who was transforming prisoners and marching, finally slowly approached Ulya Sutai City, stopped at Chubuliya Station, ninety miles north, and set up camp.

At this time, the total number of the South Detachment had reached more than 3,000. Among them, there were more than 1,200 Mongolian Arrows who had been influenced and returned, and there were also herders who were constantly joining along the way just to make a living.

After Hu Ji and the others contacted Zhao Xin, they did not continue to move forward. In addition to sending people to monitor the movements of the Qing army in the south, they devoted most of their energy to the complaint meeting every day, allowing the reincarnated Mongolian recruits to complain to the grievances, in order to expose the ugly faces of the princes, nobles and lamas.

Previously, due to the Northern Navy's advance southward, the left deputy general of Dingbian ordered the Khalkha divisions to increase the number of servants in the Outer Mongolia divisions this year. If they could not afford the people, they would have to pay the money, which caused complaints from the herdsmen of various banners.

At this time, Baoning was powerless to the Northern Navy. He received an edict from Xinjiang a few days ago, asking him to give up Ulya Sutai as soon as possible and lead his army to retreat to Kobdo. The Qing army garrison generals in the city also received strict orders from Baoning, asking them to restrain themselves in the past few days and not to beat and scold the Mongols at will, in case they lose the hearts of the people and even have no way to protect their retreat.

In the past, when Mongolian princes and officials who were good at flattering each other, they always liked to put a few Manchu words to show that they were a "learning person". They were often flattered to tell others what the left deputy general of Dingbian said to him, and he reported something. The general said an insignificant word or an inadvertent question, and they also showed off for a while. However, as the Northern Navy approached step by step, they are gone now.

What they are more concerned about now is how the rulers should get along with each other after they replace them with the powerful Beihai Town. It is said that those people in Beihai Town do not speak Mandarin and only speak Mandarin. Then learning a few words of Mandarin from local Han merchants will become a secret thing for princes and nobles.

As the Mongolians say, the people who release camels will not know the nature of the male camels. The princes and princes were afraid that their words would be heard in the ears of the general who had already become suspicious of the Mongolians, so they decided to make unofficial remarks that would cause life-threatening dangers and only discuss them privately with people close to them.

Beihai Town is really terrible for the feudal hereditary Khans in Khalkha. Even Yekaterina II, who was reincarnated by the lamas, could not stop the footsteps of the North Navy. However, they lacked understanding of such an upcoming ruler.

The princes and nobles did not understand the meaning of the gears and five-pointed star symbols on the North Navy's flag. Why didn't there even be a dragon on it? Or should it be like the Tsarist Russian Empire in the north, there was only a fierce double-headed eagle.

On the ninth day of the 10th day of the 56th year of Qianlong, in a small courtyard in Ulyasutai City, several major figures of Mongolian nobles gathered together to discuss secretly and discuss how to deal with the current situation.

The prince of Zasaktu Khan tribe, Bunylathena, knocked the ashes from the pipes on the edge of the kang, looked at several accomplices in the dark candlelight, and whispered: "We have no news until now through the letters sent by Master Da Lama to the Northern Navy. It seems that we don't give enough chips!"

Lama Da, who was standing beads on the side, said with distress: "I don't want silver, jewelry, livestock, or women, and I can't do anything."

Sanyin Nuoyan Khanchedenza preached: "Since that's the case, why not send someone with a higher status?"

Eyedobdordorji, who came from Tushetu Khan's tribe, suddenly let out a few sneers, which sounded gloomy. Chedonzab's face showed a hint of dissatisfaction. He saw Tushetu Khan Chedondordorji who was there just smoked, so he teased: "I wonder what Taiji has to say? Let's hear it."

Eidobdorji never mentioned that he had been to Chaktu, but just explained: "I laugh because you still have fantasies and think you can cooperate with Beihai Town. Don't expect it! The ultimatum sent by others is very clear."

Sanyin Nuoyan Hanche Dengzabu slapped the table and said angrily: "I want to divide my ranch to those untouchables? They dare! At worst, I will summon all my herdsmen to fight against the North Sea Pirates!"

Tushetuhanchedendorji suddenly said, "Well, men like us Mongolians are very brave. But have you ever thought about what you are going to fight with the North Navy? Should you use bows and arrows or spears? Is this the fast guns and cannons that can deal with the North Navy?"

"I...even if I die, it's better than being a slave!" Chedengzabu was dissatisfied, but felt very relieved. The battle between Chahan Torohai caused him to suffer heavy losses.

"If you can deal with them with courage, then I will tell you that you can stay for three days and three nights without sleeping." Cheddorji stretched out his empty tobacco pot to his son, signaling the other party to help him fill his tobacco, and then looked at everyone and said, "What should we do when we reach this point? We should make a decision quickly. If we want to stay and not leave, then the winner will have to do whatever he says. The situation has reached this point, and if we still have objections, it would be so stupid!"

Lama Da said unwillingly: "Ko Bogdo Khan (Zhebuzundanba) has not come back in the Rehe River. Are we going to make the decision for him now?"

Cheddorji asked back, "Do you think the emperor will let him come back at this point?"

Da Lama said sadly: "Since that's the case, we can only follow the general to retreat to Kobdo."

The Mongolian princes present were silent after hearing this, and they all made up their own plans.

Since ancient times, the army's panic retreat has always been accompanied by the looting of the evacuation place. The Qing army in Ulyasutai is no exception, and the target of their looting was the merchants who traded the city in the city.

Regarding whether to plunder before leaving, the left deputy general Baoning of Dingbian had been carefully considered. Since he led the army to return in Chahan Torohai and failed, the morale of the Qing army was greatly hit. In addition, he recruited too many arrows from various divisions, which led to the inability to be in place in time, and there were many complaints below.

Anyway, it is better to stay in the Northern Navy, so it is better to take advantage of yourself first. So he issued an order on the eve of his retreat, explicitly saying that he was searching for whether the various businesses in the city had any connection with the Northern Navy. In fact, the generals below all understood, just grab it!

The area of ​​Ulyasutai is not large, even less than half of the area of ​​Kulun Market, and there are no wooden walls around it. The two old streets cross in a regular cross shape, pointing directly to the southeast, west, northwest, and more than 100 shops are lined up on the cross street.

On the night of October 10, a large number of officers and soldiers wearing torches suddenly rushed into the crossroads that had fallen into the sleeping cross. Among them were the Eight Banner Mongolian soldiers wearing various studded armor clothes, the Han army wearing brand new black cotton trousers, and the Mongolian soldiers wearing dirty and tattered clothes, like a group of country beggars.

The road that was originally bumpy on the street was constantly trampled on, and soon became a big mud pond. However, no one cared about all this. Teams of Qing soldiers slapped the doors of various stores fiercely, causing the dogs in the yard to bark.

"Open the door! Open the door quickly! Let your shopkeeper come out!"

"Official, the shopkeeper has gone to bed. Come tomorrow morning." The voice of the guy behind the door sounded trembling. He could see the fire swaying on the street outside through the wooden door, which was really scary.

"Damn it! If you want to survive, open the door quickly! Otherwise, I will make you all turn into ashes with a fire!" A Qing army outside the door shouted angrily, and then shouted to several subordinates: "If they don't open the door, you will turn over the courtyard wall."

As soon as these words came out, the shopkeeper who came to the door wearing clothes knew something was wrong and begged: "Mr. Jun. This is just a small business. The owner's goods are all placed in the Lama Temple. We really have nothing left."

"What are you talking about? If you want to survive, be honest! Lengthen the dog! Open the door!" After a slacking sound, the guy pulled the dog away. The chains on the door rattled, slowly opening a gap. The Qing army outside the door rushed up and rushed in.

"Everyone comes out! Stand in the yard! Your mother! Tell me what about you! Why drill into the corner of the wall! Stand up! I will kill you with one knife again!"

When everyone in this shop, including the accountant and the chef, was gathered, the Qing army locked them in a dark wood-room, and then began to plunder them in a large amount of money, money, silk, cloth, whatever they could, and even a few bags of brown sugar, tobacco, and cloth, and other things that no one wanted on weekdays.

The same scene was staged in various shops on the Cross Street. Because the shops were not big, the house was quickly searched, and the Qing army began to search in the yard again, causing chaos.

"Take the cart and the cattle and horses away! Take the saddles too! All the wells are blocked! You can't make the North Pirates easy!"

"Official!Official! I beg you, this cow is my lifeblood, you can't take it away!"

"Stay? Keep it and let you gain access to the enemy? Get out of here!"

The large-scale looting also caused chaos within the Qing army, and even a new hat with a gilded top triggered a fight. You want it, I want it, everyone is competing for it, and they all say that they saw it first, so why should I give it to you or something?

After arguing with each other for a while, several people suddenly started to move their hands. A strong Qing soldier suddenly came forward, snatched the hat and cursed: "Damn! Isn't it just a broken hat? Don't want anyone!"

After saying that, he tore the hat apart. Everyone was furious when they saw it. They tore and fight from the yard to the street. After a while, they all had bruised noses and swollen faces. It was not until a ginseng leader arrived on a horse and pulled out his knife and scolded him loudly.

Mongolian Bingshamuba of Zhenglan Banner snatched a large bag of brown sugar from the main house of a shop. This was a good thing that usually made him jealous. On the warm kang in the house was the shopkeeper who was sick, so he didn't go to the yard to gather. He was covered with a Mongolian robe and his teeth kept trembling.

Shamuba walked outside the door and looked at the house where the goods were stored. There was already empty rats. He was about to leave, but he remembered the man lying on the kang in the house, so he turned back and pulled his robe over, took off his torn robe and threw it over. At this time, he saw a pair of new felt boots hanging on the wall behind the door, so he took it over and muttered, "Okay, I'll take these, you can take them well."

In the morning, when the troops of Sanyin Nuoyan Khan's army finally left Ulya Sutai, all the families in the business city had been looted, and countless people were crying in the yard, beating their chests and stamping their feet.

"Mei Gong Yu Ji" In the west room of the main room in the backyard, the friend Liu Changshun carefully brought a bowl of freshly cooked medicine to his second uncle. After serving the other party, he said with concern: "Second uncle, you have snatched all the goods. How can you explain to the boss?"

Liu Maocai coughed a few times, felt his breathing smoothly, and sighed and said, "It's good that the person is fine, the boss will not blame him."

Liu Changshun said angrily: "What do you think is this? The officers and soldiers could not defeat Beihai Town, and they actually attacked us when they were about to come. The newly made leather robes in Kaichun were stolen by them."

"Oh! The old saying goes, bandits are like combs, and soldiers are like combs. Since ancient times, how old are you..."

Half an hour later, Liu Changshun waited for his second uncle to go to bed, then retreated from the west room and arrived at the west wing. When several friends and the accountant saw him coming back, they first asked the shopkeeper about his condition with concern, and then began to discuss what to do later.

Now the shop is not only empty, but also the food is robbed. Just now, the accountant sent someone to the grain shop in the west to see if he could borrow 200 kilograms. Unexpectedly, the owner of the grain shop was even more heartbroken. The only one who was empty in the granary could run away mice, let alone 200 kilograms, he couldn't even take out fifty kilograms.

Everyone was helpless and thought about it, so they could only ask the person who sold goods in credit before. The business on the grassland was generally not available for money. Herdsmen used cattle, sheep, horse skin, horsetails, wool, camel hair, mushrooms, etc. to check out the bill. The prices of various raw materials were already agreed before the business was done. If the person who bought goods in credit could not pay the account after the payment expired, then they could only ask the person who was insured to ask for the account.

Although the repayment date for the credit sales was agreed upon by both parties, the shop cannot be collected when it expires, but now there is no food left. If you don’t have a village or a shop in Uliyasutai, you can only do this.
Chapter completed!