奏報擊殺莊浪地方賊番情形
Yongzheng-era memorial

撫遠大將軍、太保公、四川陝西總督，臣年羹堯恭敬上奏說：我這次上奏是爲了報告在莊浪一帶剿滅賊匪的事情。 經過調查，莊浪這個地方是河西五府的總路口，東西兩邊山裏都是番民遊牧居住的地方，正中間就是一條行人的大路。之前莊浪營的兵力被調往布隆吉爾，從那以後，雖然有幾個賊匪跑出來搶東西，但還不敢胡亂騷擾。今年五六月以來，這些人公然搶奪買賣人的貨物，搶劫老百姓的房子，事情非常多，又突然跑出來搶奪驛站的馬匹。微臣我就寫了禁令文書，交給營裏的官員和通事們帶進山裏宣傳曉諭。結果，東山十羣番民裏，有七羣都害怕了表示歸順，有三羣表面上歸順了，暗地裏還有想違反法紀的心思。西山的番民，倒是不搶驛站的馬，但照常幹着偷雞摸狗的事。這當中，西爾蘇這一羣特別強橫，厄勒布那一羣幫着幹壞事。查了一下，這夥賊人總數還沒超過一千人，但他們仗着山裏森林密佈的險要環境作爲老巢，所以根本不把官兵放在眼裏。當地特別險要的地方是棋子山和茨兒溝，這兩處的百姓非常害怕，都各自領着自己村子的鄉兵，想把賊匪剿滅乾淨。微臣我就發文書，讓總兵官和道員們會合商議剿滅賊匪的事。又調了涼州總兵屬下的馬步兵兩千人，土司魯華齡的兵一千人，各處的鄉兵一千人。所有犒賞、口糧這些東西的費用，微臣我私人捐了五千兩銀子，這些事我已經寫摺子上奏過了。 微臣我本人在十月初三到了莊浪之後，讓山西提督、同時代理涼州鎮總兵事務的楊盡信率領綠旗兵和土兵，讓涼莊道蔣泂率領鄉兵，又給主事官諾穆渾我的令箭，叫他和總兵官、道員們會合，根據情況一起商議該剿還是該撫，約定十月十日各自出發。現在楊盡信來報告說：賊匪中的厄勒布一羣，全都併入了西爾蘇的巢穴，合成一股力量與大兵對抗。從十月十一、十二、十三、十四日，連日對陣打仗，殺死的賊匪非常多，奪取了他們五處山林據點，剩下的賊匪都藏進了密林深處。十八日那天，綠旗兵、土兵、鄉兵兵分幾路，衝進賊匪巢穴進行搗毀，每天向前進攻，四面合圍猛打，到二十一日，殺死了幾百個賊匪，他們的老婆孩子全被抓了，剩下的賊人逃進了貼報層的巢穴裏。活捉了厄勒布的頭目魯木壽等兩人，西爾蘇的頭目西爾蘇砍住等六名賊匪，審問清楚後，都依法處決了。道員蔣泂帶着鄉兵先搶佔棋子山的山嶺，匯合各路兵丁，在二十三日攻破了貼報層，開槍放炮，被打死燒死的賊匪非常多，只剩下一百多名賊人逃脫，竄入了深山裏。剩下的賊人已經很少，微臣我就把官兵撤下來，調往西寧備用。 在這場戰鬥中，西巴且鋪的守備王福晉、莊浪營的把總曾某某，還有士兵二十多人陣亡，受傷的兵丁等查明後再報。繳獲的賊匪牛羊，全部分賞給了士兵們。 微臣我想，邊境外面正在用兵的時候，內地的番民又這麼亂來，要是不用兵剿殺是不行的。這些賊匪根本不把犯法當回事，竟敢和大軍對抗，這也是仰仗着皇上天威，才能把棋子山裏的賊匪老巢全給掃乾淨了。剩下的那點逃到茨兒溝藏起來的賊匪，如果東山那三羣番民能真心害怕法律、誠心歸順，那就可以順勢招撫他們；要是他們不改，那就再徹底剿滅。除了現在陣亡、受傷的官兵等查清後給予賞賜撫卹之外，所有剿滅賊匪的情形，微臣我恭敬地向上報告。雍正元年十一月某日。

奴才四川陝西總督臣年羹堯謹奏，為奏聞剿殺莊浪番賊事。竊查莊浪地方，係河西五汛總匯，東西兩山之中，俱係番眾遊牧，且其地當往來大路。先前因棟朗營兵調赴布隆吉，雖有零星番賊出沒行劫，尚不敢妄為滋擾。本年五六月以來，公然劫掠商賈貨物，搶奪民居，且復突劫驛站塘馬。臣隨作書嚴飭，交該營官通事等，持入山中宣諭，緣是東山番十一隊內，七隊畏服，三隊雖服，心內仍懷玩法；西山番雖不劫驛馬，仍舊行劫。其中沙爾素一隊尤強，額爾布一隊助惡。訪查番賊不過千餘，惟恃山林險阻為穴，是以不畏官兵。其地極險，有旗子山、撒爾溝二處，居民甚怨，俱各練集村民，欲剿賊眾。臣即移諮提鎮道員，令會同剿除。又調涼州鎮標馬步兵二千、土司魯華齡兵一千、各處村民兵一千，所有賞需口糧等項，臣自捐銀五千兩。先經臣繕摺奏聞。臣於十月初三日到莊浪後，令陝西提督、暫署涼州鎮總兵印務之楊盡信，領綠旗兵、土司兵，令涼莊道蔣泂領村民兵，又令主事訥們，給臣令箭，與鎮道等會同，相機剿撫，定議後於初十日分遣起程。茲據楊盡信報稱：番賊額爾布一隊，盡入沙爾素巢穴，合力抵拒大兵，連日打仗，殺死賊眾甚多，奪其山林五處，餘賊俱匿林底。十八日，綠旗兵、土司兵、村民兵，分定搗破賊巢進兵，每日前進攻擊，四面圍殺，二十一日斬賊數百，盡獲其婦女幼口，頭目旺思等逃入貼包城巢穴。額爾布頭目魯木壽等二名，沙爾素頭目沙爾素侃柱等六賊，臣俱生擒，逐一審明，即行正法。道員蔣泂帶村民兵，先佔旗子山樑，會合各路官兵，二十三日攻克貼包城，施放鎗砲，斬殺甚多，僅剩百餘賊脫入深山。餘賊無幾，臣遂撤兵赴西寧會齊。此陣亡者，西巴界鋪守備王輔臣、莊浪營把總曾，及兵丁二十餘名；帶傷官兵俟查明另行諮報。所得賊牲，牛羊馬匹，盡數分賞兵丁等語。臣思口外正當用兵之際，內地番子又如此妄行，若不發兵剿殺，斷然不可。番賊毫不畏罪，竟敢抗拒大兵，仰賴聖主天威，將旗子山賊巢盡行剿除，餘賊匿於撒爾溝，若東山三隊番子誠心畏法投順，即準其降；倘不悛改，再行盡數剿洗。除將現今陣亡、帶傷官兵查確議賞外，所有剿殺番賊情形，謹繕摺奏聞。雍正元年十一月初一日。

Your slave, Sichuan-Shaanxi Governor-General Nian Gengyao, respectfully memorializes to report the elimination of Zhuanglang tribal bandits. Upon investigation, the area of Zhuanglang serves as the junction of five garrison posts west of the river, with eastern and western mountains within which tribal groups graze; moreover, it lies along a major thoroughfare. Previously, when troops from the Zhuanglang Battalion were dispatched to Bulongji, although scattered bandits appeared and committed robbery, they still did not dare to cause reckless disturbance. Since the fifth and sixth months of this year, they have openly plundered merchants’ goods, seized dwellings of the populace, and even raided post-station relay horses. I thereupon wrote stringent orders and handed them to the battalion officers and interpreters to enter the mountains and proclaim. As a result, among the eleven tribal groups in the eastern mountains, seven submitted in fear, while three, though outwardly compliant, harbored thoughts of defying the law. The western mountain groups, although refraining from seizing post horses, continued their customary banditry. Among them, the Sharsu group was particularly powerful, and the Elbu group aided in their evil deeds. Investigation revealed that the bandits numbered no more than a thousand and relied solely on the treacherous, forested terrain as their lair, hence they were not afraid of government troops. The locality is very precipitous, with two places, Qizishan and Sa’ergou, whose inhabitants were extremely resentful and had each trained village militia, desiring to eliminate the bandits. I immediately sent despatches to the Provincial Commander and the circuit intendants to jointly suppress them. I also transferred 2,000 cavalry and infantry from the Liangzhou brigade, 1,000 troops under native chieftain Lu Hualing, and 1,000 village militiamen from various localities. For rewards and rations, I personally donated 5,000 taels of silver, and previously submitted a folded memorial on this. After arriving at Zhuanglang on the third day of the tenth month, I ordered Yang Jinxin, Shaanxi Provincial Commander concurrently acting as Liangzhou Brigade Commander, to lead the Green Standard troops and native chieftains’ soldiers; ordered Jiang Jiong, circuit intendant of Liang-Zhuang, to lead the village militia; and assigned the bureau clerk Nemen to deliver my warrant arrow, directing them to consult with the brigade and circuit officials and act according to circumstances—either exterminating or pacifying. Following deliberation, they set out on the tenth. Now, according to a report from Yang Jinxin: The Elbu bandit group entirely joined the Sharsu lair and combined forces to resist the great army. For days battle raged, killing a great many bandits and capturing five forested strongholds; the remaining bandits all hid deep in the woods. On the eighteenth, the Green Standard troops, native soldiers, and village militia divided to assault and break into the bandit lair. Advancing every day and attacking from all four sides, on the twenty-first they killed several hundred bandits, captured all their women and children, while the chieftain Wangsi and others fled into the Tiebaocheng lair. The Elbu leader Lumushou and another, as well as the Sharsu leader Sharsu Kanzhu and six other bandits, were all captured alive, clearly tried, and executed. Circuit Intendant Jiang Jiong led the village militia to first seize the ridge of Qizishan, then rendezvoused with troops from all directions, and on the twenty-third captured Tiebaocheng, opening fire with guns and cannon, killing very many; only a hundred-odd bandits escaped deep into the mountains. As the remnant bandits were very few, I withdrew the troops to Xining for reassembly. In this engagement, those killed in action include Second Captain Wang Fuchen of Xibajiepu and Sergeant Zeng of the Zhuanglang Battalion, along with over twenty soldiers; wounded officers and men will be reported after investigation. All captured livestock—cattle, sheep, and horses—were distributed as rewards to the soldiers. I consider that while troops are being employed beyond the pass, the tribal groups of the interior dare to act thus wildly; unless soldiers are sent to exterminate them, it cannot be tolerated. These bandits showed no fear of crime and even dared resist the great army. Relying on His Sacred Majesty’s heavenly might, their Qizishan lair has been wholly wiped out, and remnants have hidden at Sa’ergou. If the three eastern mountain tribal groups sincerely fear the law and submit, then their surrender shall be accepted; if they do not reform, they shall be entirely wiped out. Apart from verifying casualty figures and recommending rewards, I hereby respectfully memorialize the circumstances of the bandit extermination. First day of the eleventh month, Yongzheng 1.