Ming Zuo

The Wehrmacht's spying on Yakutsk was finally discovered.

Stepanov led a team of 300 people to leave the castle and search all the way south.

As soon as he left the city, he was followed by Dahu.

"There are a lot of people on the other side, and I need your help."

Dahu decided to fight.

In the face of a strong castle like Yakutsk, raids are meaningless and can only be stormed.

Since it is a strong attack, it doesn't matter if it is not discovered by the enemy.

Anyway, the army is already behind, and the victory of this battle should not be too suspenseful.

Eliminate Stepanov in front of you and get some information in the city, which can help the army fight instead.

Fifty kilometers south of Yakutsk, Dahu set up an ambush.

When Stepanov's expedition had just arrived, Dahu launched an attack.

Dahu has two mortars in his hands, which provide great help in combat.

Otherwise, both sides are muskets, and although the Wehrmacht and the expedition have range and accuracy advantages, they are not so easy to win.

But with the help of two mortars, the Stepanov expedition was soon overwhelmed.

Watching the skillful tactical movements of the Wehrmacht in the woods, Stepanov knew he was in trouble.

"Retreat, return to Yakutsk."

Although the number of Russians is larger, they are only expeditions. Facing the regular troops of the National Defense Forces, the difference in combat effectiveness between the two sides is too great.

In particular, the flintlocks in their hands were no match for the Minie rifles at all, and they were so beaten that they couldn't lift their heads.

The Russians retreated, the Wehrmacht pursued.

The battle went on for three days.

In the end, Stepanov returned to Yakutsk with more than 50 remaining people.

The National Defense Forces and the expedition team killed and injured more than 200 enemies, and more than a dozen prisoners.

The Russian captives had no backbone, and when they fell into Dahu's hands, they had just used a little torture, and immediately said something.

When he learned that there were only more than 1000 people in Yakutsk, and it was the largest stronghold nearby, Dahu couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

"Mr. Governor, they are Khitans. Their weapons are very powerful, and there is also a strange artillery. This is the most powerful army I have ever seen, and we are by no means an opponent. My suggestion is to retreat immediately."

Franzbekov's good humor was gone.

He slowly put down his wine glass, looking at Stepanov's blood-stained body, he still couldn't believe it.

"Man, what happened to you that made you talk so nonsense? I admit that our Russian army is not the strongest, but it is far from being defeated at will. With those Tatars, Oalas people?"

Stepanov was very anxious.

"Not the Tatars, nor the Oirats, but the Khitans, the Khitans are more terrifying than the Mongols."

Well, the Russians are also confused about the situation of the Eastern peoples.

In their cognition, the most impressive ones are naturally the Mongols, and they know a little bit that the Mongols are divided into Tatars and Oirats.

Those who are more oriental than the Mongols are all called Khitan by them.

"Khitan people?"

Franzbekov frowned.

"As far as I know, the Khitan people are very weak and can only live in the warm and comfortable south. How did they come here?"

Stepanov didn't even know what to say.

The enemy arrived in a blink of an eye, but the new governor was still here to solve the case slowly.

"I don't know, but those people speak a language quite different from the Tatars. I have to remind you, Mr. Governor, that they are very powerful. I don't know if there are more troops behind them, but only by We ourselves may not be able to defend Yakutsk."

Franzbekov did not listen.

He had paid dearly in Moscow to come here as governor.

If you don't get your money back, wouldn't it be a loss to your grandma's house?
Those explorers who came to the East made a lot of money, and after returning to Moscow, they boasted and showed off everywhere, which had long made him jealous.

In those people's mouth, the East is simply paradise.

There are only some ignorant and weak nomads here, who can be conquered with a little force.But the wealth obtained from here is inexhaustible.

Moreover, such development can also be rewarded by the Tsar and promoted to a high-ranking nobleman.

Now that you're here, you can't leave easily.

If he lost Yakutsk, he would have nothing.

"You said that the Khitan people have a strange kind of artillery? Is it very powerful?"

Stepanov was very helpless and could only answer.

"The cannonball will explode, and the people around will either die or be disabled, but the power is not great, and the range is not very far."

Franzbekov only cares about what matters.

"Can such artillery be used against our walls?"

Stepanov still has this bit of military common sense.

"It's impossible."

Well, this judgment completely harmed the Russians in Yakutsk.

"Then what else do we need to worry about? In the process of our exploration, how many times have we faced enemy sieges, and we have defended them with strong fortifications. Don't worry, my buddy, we just need to report the situation up." , and then defend properly. As soon as reinforcements arrive, the victory will remain ours. I promise you that after victory, you will be allowed to dispose of the enemy in your own way."

Stepanov was so moved by this generous condition that he didn't insist on it inexplicably.

Otherwise, greed is the greatest sin.

The Russians in Yakutsk did not choose to flee, but began to actively prepare for war.

Franzbekov just sent a team to report the situation to the rear.

He estimated optimistically that reinforcements would be available in one or two months at the latest.

However, unlike Yakutsk's calm and calm situation, on Kiliansk's side, Lord Andre, as the highest officer nearby, immediately realized the seriousness of the problem after receiving intelligence from all parties.

Kuznetsk was attacked by the Khitans, Barguzin was attacked by the Khitans, and Yakutsk also experienced hostility.

From west to east, thousands of miles away, problems occurred at the same time, and they were still facing the same enemy.

As an experienced politician, how did Andre not know that this was the empire's painstaking plot against Russia?
What troubled him was that he knew nothing about the Empire, nor did the people around him.

The most terrifying thing is when an enemy suddenly appears without any information.

No way, who called Nijinsky, who sent Khalkha to Mongolia, was captured by the Wehrmacht?
Otherwise, Nijinsky, who has seen the Wehrmacht fighting with his own eyes, must be able to provide enough reference.

Now Andre can only guess wildly, whether it is accurate or not, he knows the big things.

The situation was beyond his ability.

The previous development was too smooth, which made all the Russians arrogant.

So much so that the Russian expeditions and troops were all scattered over thousands of miles, unable to form a joint force at all.

If each place fights on its own, I am afraid that it will be defeated by the empire one by one.

"Send it to His Majesty immediately, we need Moscow's help."

Andre is very calm, since he can't help it, he should report it.