After disposing of Yun Xi, Yongzheng didn't have time to catch his breath, and a new big trouble came to the door.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites has just received news that the Rakshasa Kingdom sent an envoy to our court a few years ago and has arrived in Kyakhta, which seems to be to redefine the border of the Ergun River...... I'm afraid that this matter will cause another storm......."

On the Palace of Nourishing the Heart, Sertu of the Ministry of Rites presented an excerpt to Yongzheng, but it caused an uproar among the ministers in the palace.

Looking at the fold in his hand, Yongzheng's face changed slightly, the Rakshasa Kingdom came to envoy at this time to redefine the border of the Ergun River, it was obvious that the person who came was not good, or it was a bit of a robbery while the fire was burning.

"Hmph, the Rakshasa thieves are here just to watch the opportunity of the civil strife in my Qing Dynasty, and want to come and ask for some bargains........"

"Your Majesty, in the opinion of the ministers, it is better to send them out of the Qing Dynasty to avoid another rebellion in the north at this juncture."

Yongzheng hesitated a little, and finally sighed and said: "It's not okay not to be afraid, although a treaty was signed at the beginning, but this treaty can't stop the prodigal ambition of the Rakshasas......

Obviously, some people can indeed disappear, but not seeing does not mean that the problem can be solved, and it is better to choose to talk about it than to let the Rakshasas continue to encroach on the Sino-Russian border.

"Your Majesty, the reason for this incident is purely some hidden dangers left over from the signing of the Treaty of Nebuchu, and if it is not resolved, it will not be conducive to side affairs."

Xu Yuanmeng, a scholar of Manchuria University, had a solemn face, and it was obvious that although more than 30 years had passed since the signing of the "Treaty of Nebuchu", the shame of that year had always made Kangxi regretful, and even affected the courtiers at that time.

The so-called hidden danger left behind, everyone is very clear, that is, the treaty at that time only demarcated the eastern section of the border between China and Russia, but the other boundaries were not demarcated, and Russia at that time has always taken advantage of the situation that the border has not been demarcated, encroaching on a large area of Mongolian land, which lasted for many years, so the Qing court has been urging the demarcation of the border, while the Russian side has been waiting for a long time.

At the beginning, the Qing court wanted to demarcate the border, because the Qing court had its own confidence, but now that the southern country has fallen, and it is difficult to protect itself, what confidence does it have to deal with the border issue with Russia? This is also what Yongzheng is worried about at the moment, he has to guard against the possibility of Russia opening his mouth.

All the wise people of the Qing court were well aware of the threat posed by the Rakshasa state, because there was an almost all-surpassing desire and greed for territory in this country, and they wanted to include almost all the lands they saw.

And this matter is destined to have no opinions at the court meeting, no one dares to say a gentle word in front of the ministers, so Yongzheng did not continue to discuss this topic after thinking about it for a long time.

After the court meeting dispersed, Yongzheng was still a little worried in his heart, so he called all the ministers of the military aircraft department, and some things were not easy to say during the court meeting, but they were not so taboo in the military aircraft department.

After all the ministers of the Military Aircraft Department arrived, Yongzheng was not polite, and said a word directly, but he expressed the fear in his heart at this time.

"The Rakshasa Kingdom came to my Qing Dynasty on this trip, I'm afraid it will not be easy to send it, if they unite with Ning Chu...... I'm afraid there is no hope for any more. ”

That's right, if you just deal with the Rakshasa Kingdom alone, Yongzheng will not be particularly worried in his heart, but the house leak happened to rain overnight, and at the time of the decisive battle between Ning Chu and the Qing Dynasty, if the Rakshasa people lead troops south from the north again, I am afraid that the Qing Dynasty will really have no way to live.

"Your Majesty, the possibility of this matter is not very large, even if the Rakshasa Kingdom wants to send troops, but with the troops they can currently use in Beihai, I am afraid that it is not much, after all, in the previous battle of Yaksa, the Rakshasa only sent more than 800 troops before and after....... Now, although decades have passed, I am afraid that I can only send about 1,000 troops. ”

Zhang Tingyu came out of the duet, he has always been well-read and knowledgeable, so he is also quite familiar with the Battle of Yaksa that took place more than 30 years ago, and he only answered after a little thought.

However, Yongzheng's brows are still tightly locked, he is not such a foolish master, although Zhang Tingyu said it easily, but this battle is really not easy.

Yaksa is located on the left bank of the upper reaches of the Heilongjiang River, when the land and water are rushed, it was originally the station of the Daur leader Albasi, and later in the early Qing Dynasty, Tsarist Russia used the Qing court to be busy with the unification of the country and the pacification of the rebellion of the three feudatories, and sent expeditionary forces to invade the Heilongjiang River basin many times, burning, killing and looting, encroaching on the land in the middle of the country, especially occupying places such as Nebuchu and Yaxa, and building fortifications there.

Kangxi was quite familiar with these behaviors of the Tsarist Russian expeditionary force, and sent envoys to negotiate and warn many times, but they were all ineffective, so that Kangxi decided to expel by force, and waited until the end of the rebellion of the three feudatories, Kangxi went to the eastern tour of Kanto, sent people to reconnoiter the terrain of Yaxa, and sent Sabusu to lead his troops to build a city in Aihui to reclaim the land forever, in preparation for the future battle of recovery.

In September of the 22nd year of Kangxi, the Qing court was fully prepared, so it issued an ultimatum to the Tsarist Russian expeditionary force, asking them to evacuate Yaksa within a time limit, but the Russians ignored it, and even sent people to Aihui to loot, and then the Qing court made up its mind to trace the Ya River upstream, capture the Russian army in Xinjie Yask Fort, and destroy Fort Delonsk and Fort Silinsk, and wait until the end of the year to completely purge the Russian forces and besiege the isolated city of Yaksa.

In preparation for the Battle of Yaxa, the Qing army requisitioned 3,000 men at Ningguta, 170 flag soldiers from Beijing, more than 300 Fujian rattan soldiers, and more than 500 Sauron soldiers, with a total strength of about 4,000 people, while the Cossack soldiers stationed in Yaksa, together with merchants, hunters, peasants, and Cossack tribesmen, totaled 350 people, with only three small cannons, and then 100 reinforcements were sent from the direction of Nebuchu, which was 450 by this time.

The Qing army marched in the south of the city, cast bows and arrows, used red-coated cannons in the north of the city to concentrate firepower, and the two wings were attacked by the artillery of General Shenwei, and the artillery fire continued until "sunset the next day", but still failed to capture Yaksa, until the Qing army prepared to burn the city by fire, and then forced the Russian army to surrender out of the city.

After the surrender of the Russian army, a total of forty Cossack soldiers remained to serve the Qing court, and were returned to the Shangsan Banner by Kangxi, while the Russian defender Tolbuzin withdrew with the others, and at this stage Yaksa was recovered by the Qing army.

It stands to reason that when this battle was fought to this point, the victory was basically declared, but the problem was that after the Qing army defeated Yaxa, it did not choose to garrison, but burned all the houses and military fortresses in the city, and then returned to Aihui, while the rest of the troops returned to Beijing, and the area from Yaksa to Aihui returned to the pre-war ownerless state.

On the way to Nebuchu, the Russian defender Tolbuzin encountered the Cossack army led by the Russian Army's Grand Sauber Eton, and after knowing that Yaksa had completely fallen, he had to return to Nebuchu together. Later, Vlasov, the overseer of Nebuchu, sent people to Yaksa to spy on it, and received information that the Qing army had hurried down the Heilongjiang River after burning Yaksa, and was very happy, so he re-sent Tolbuzin to occupy Yaxa.

In other words, so far, the previous efforts of the Qing army have been in vain, which is also an important reason why the Battle of Yaksa lasted for three full years.

When the Qing court learned the news and led the army to besiege Yaksa for the second time, Yaksa had been re-strengthened by the Russian army, with nearly 700 troops, five bronze cannons, three iron cannons and 950 muskets, and the city wall was also heightened and thickened, prominent fortresses were built on all sides, trenches were dug outside the wall, and granaries, gunpowder magazines, munitions depots and nearly ten residential houses were built.

Therefore, after undergoing re-reinforcement, it was not so easy for the Qing army to conquer it. The Qing army general Sabusu led more than 2,000 people, plus 400 Fujian rattan soldiers led by Jianyi Marquis Lin Xingzhu, plus Langtan, Bandarshan, Mala and other generals to assist, and began the second siege of Yaxa.

When the Qing army surrounded Yaxa, Sabusu began to lead the army to attack the city, but this time it suffered a fierce return of artillery fire in the city, the Qing army suffered heavy casualties, unable to continue to attack the city, and the Russian army could not go further, the two sides resisted, you advance and I retreat, and the war was in a state of seesaw.

During the siege of the city by the Qing army, the Russian army also suffered heavy casualties, and when the defender Tolbuzin inspected the tower, a shell hit the leg, so the right leg was directly broken, and the wound was also infected, and he died four days later, and then the Russian army was under the command of the Russian army Sabo Eton.

The battle lasted from July to October, and Sabsu began to adopt a long-term siege strategy, and the Russian troops in the city suffered from dampness due to their cave dwelling in the ice and snow, and as many as hundreds of people died of battle, starvation, and scurvy, so that there were only about 60 soldiers who were really fighting and fighting.

Although there were only more than 60 Russian troops in the city of Yaxa, the Qing army still chose to besiege it, and at this time, in order to understand the siege of Yaxa, Russia sent the imperial minister Golovin and the governor of Iratomsk Vlasov to negotiate, and the Qing army then chose to retreat to three versts, lifting the siege, and then signing the "Nebuchu Treaty" through negotiations.

If the Russian army behind is still in this state, with the current Qing army, it is impossible to continue to besiege in the ice and snow for a year or even two years, neither the military nor the financial resources can support it.

"The Rakshasa Kingdom has been watching the territory of our dynasty for a long time, and its wolf ambitions are terrifying, if we have to resort to force to settle disputes, will our Qing Dynasty be able to resist the invasion of its Rakshasa army and people?"

When it came to this issue, everyone's faces were a little worried, but only the military department Shangshu Tuolai stood up, "Your Majesty, although more than 30 years have passed since the Battle of Yaksa, the military strength of the Qing Dynasty is still ....... stronger than back then."

Everyone was dumbfounded, if it was really so strong, why did half of the south lose it?

Torai's face turned slightly red, and he said in a low voice: "Chu is far stronger than the Russians, although my Qing Dynasty cannot defeat Chu Wei, but it is much stronger than before, even if there is another battle of Yaksa, it can be won." ”

"But even if you win, with the current money and food of the Qing Dynasty, you can't afford to maintain it at all, in the eyes of a slave, you have to meet these envoys of the Rakshasa country, you want to fight and make peace, and then the emperor can make other plans."

Zhang Tingyu, as the head of the household, has always opposed being too tough in this matter, after all, the current Qing Dynasty is no longer the strong Qing Dynasty, although the army seems to be stronger, but the money and food base for fighting the war is more than weak.

Yongzheng thought about it carefully, and finally sighed and said: "Sertu, pass the decree and let the Rakshasa envoys come to Jingshi to negotiate, and I have to listen to their thoughts more or less." Then he whispered: "If the other country is unreasonable and only demands, I will not agree to it no matter what." ”

Sertu had to say yes in a low voice, but he was a little worried in his heart, the Rakshasa Kingdom was not an easy enemy to deal with, but he was afraid that this time he would bleed heavily.