In the eyes of Goxinga, the Battle of Hailan Pao was a glorious victory, but for the residents near Hailan Pao, the Battle of Hailan Pao was a complete disaster. But the inexplicable shelling of the residents was not the worst, because not far from Hyland, Cole and Karsakov were experiencing the end of the world.

"How strong is their artillery?" Although there were sporadic infantry engagements, the Manchurian army did rely on artillery fire alone to establish a victory, and Karsakov, who had really seen the power of high-explosive shells for the first time, had his jaw dropping.

"It's still a raid, but this time he's really too successful, and Goxinga has deceived everyone. He officially declared war and mobilized his troops in front of everyone, but no one believed that he really wanted to start a war. As a result, just when everyone didn't expect it, he suddenly attacked, this guy is really a genius! Cole did a good job of explaining his miscalculation as a ploy by Goxinga.

"These damn guys, their artillery is ahead of the world, it's just too powerful." After carefully examining the range and power of the Manchurian artillery, Cole sighed from the bottom of his heart. At the same time, he knew that he had to send this vital information back to London at once, and that the British Empire was already lagging behind.

"What should we do?" Karsakov once again disturbed Cole, who was intently observing the battle, and he was almost desperate.

"Your Excellency the Governor, we must get out of here quickly, this place has been occupied by the hateful Manchurians, and I don't want you to be a prisoner of the Manchurians at the beginning of the war!" Although Cole was not happy about Karsakov's interruption, he also had a wise judgment that if he didn't run, he would have to be a prisoner of war.

The two men were accompanied by two regiments of 3,000 Cossack convoys, and Cole felt that with the speed of the Donhippo, they could still get out of danger as soon as possible. However, the actual situation was not optimistic, nearly 10,000 defeated troops in Hailan Pao and the positions along the river escaped, and the escape route chosen by the defeated soldiers happened to be the same as that of Cole and others, and the main forces of the 3rd and 9th Divisions of the Manchurian Army chased after them in order to completely annihilate the defeated soldiers. Don't look at the Manchurians are all infantry, but these guys are all people who practice 10 kilometers of cross-country with full weight all year round, and their running speed is amazing, and they actually have the intention of biting the team of Cole and others.

"Damn it! Your Excellency the Governor, we cannot retreat to the west like this again. The Manchurian army has already caught up, they will definitely outflank us from both flanks, and it will be a dead end to go any further. They certainly don't know that we're here, and their goal is to defeat the army. We should use the defeated army to attract their attention and change our own direction, only then can we escape! "Kohl and they are a brigade after all, and he and Karsakov were in a carriage again, and they were soon overtaken by the defeated troops in the rear. Aware of the threat, Cole immediately advised Karsakov to adopt an escape strategy of the dead and the poor.

"No, I am their governor, I will gather them and retreat to Irkutsk with them, and accumulate strength for the battle ahead. I will never abandon the Tsar's warriors like this, I must take them to safety! General Cole, please go first! "Karsakov is not a dumb bureaucrat either, and even less what Kohl says and what he listens to.

"Your Excellency the Governor, I understand your considerations very well, but the Manchurians will never give you such an opportunity. Their absolute superiority has already caught up, not to mention 30,000 or 40,000 people, you stay here, you can't save the warriors under your command, you can only die with them! You have to take care of the big picture! Only if you are there, there is hope for the Far East, and if you are captured by Goxinga as soon as the war starts, the situation in the entire Far East will collapse, and no one can afford such consequences. For the sake of His Majesty the Tsar, for the future of Russia in the Far East, and for the sake of the blood of the warriors not being shed in vain, please leave here at once! "Cole will not let Karsakov die, otherwise the British will have spent their money in vain. He wouldn't go alone, and in this chaotic situation, Cole only took a few dozen of his own guards, which was no different from going to death in the wilderness.

Karsakov was silent for a long time, his heart was tormented. If these defeated soldiers were left unchecked, these disorganized men, if not caught up and killed by the Manchurian army, would starve to death on the too vast Siberian plains. It is estimated that the number of people who will escape back to Western Siberia alive is not even one in a thousand. Karsakov was also their governor, and although he regarded the soldiers as scoundrels, he could not treat them as slaves who wasted food like Muravyov, and he had to care about the lives of the soldiers. Previously, because Karsakov was obedient to Kohl's words, there were already many middle- and lower-level officers who were dissatisfied with him, and if it was revealed that he had abandoned the soldiers, Karsakov would not want to mix up in the position of governor. But even if he stayed, Karsakov really couldn't save these soldiers, their strategy and deployment of troops were all wrong, and the Manchurian Army was as fierce as an evil dragon, and if he stayed, he would just be sent to death.

"Send someone to organize the soldiers, let them stop the chaos, and take them out of here with us!" Karsakov hesitated and was ready to run, but he had to take some defeated soldiers with him, whether it was to give himself psychological comfort or an explanation to the government, at least he didn't run alone.

The officers of the Karsakov Guard began to sort out the defeated troops, and the defeated troops of the large army gradually stabilized. Of course, there were also some people who were too stimulated by the shelling, ignoring the officers who were dressed the same as themselves, and continued to run west stupidly while crying. The officers didn't force these people either, the officers weren't stupid, they needed some bait to attract the attention of the Manchurians, and these scared stupid guys were just right.

Cole saw that the Russian army was slowly forming a team, and he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. The Manchurian army will catch up at any time, and these troops that have just been dispersed will not be able to fight at all, and will drag down the guards who originally had a certain combat effectiveness. In such a situation of fighting the Manchurian army, they would surely die. Although Cole could take the opportunity to see if the Manchurian infantry had any new equipment, it would not be worth it if he died unexpectedly.

The Russian army finally completed the whole team, and the original team of 3,000 people became more than 5,000 people, because the Manchurian army was chasing down to the west, so they turned around and retreated to the north. The more than 2,000 defeated soldiers who had just been incorporated had only been sorted out in the simplest way, so they were still in disarray and completely unorganized, and Karsakov could only pray silently, hoping that God would let him bring these children back.

Unfortunately, because they were not used to it, none of them noticed that the airship was watching them from above. Because the infantry could not carry the radio equipment, which was still huge, the airship was releasing five-colored smoke, and they were using this improvised way to point the ground forces to the target.