The Russians made a move, and more than half a month had passed when Zhu Youxiao received the news. Zhu Youxiao and others did not expect that Russia would actually send troops to seize Siberia under such a difficult environment.

"The city of Mengtian was besieged (formerly Turukhansk), two cities fell, and 1,544 people were killed in battle." As soon as Yuan Chonghuan received the battle report sent urgently, he immediately rushed to report.

"How's the Minfu doing?" Zhu Youxiao said with a blushing face.

"I can't count it for the time being." Yuan Chonghuan lowered his head and replied softly, he knew that Zhu Youxiao must be angry now.

"How many Russian troops are there?"

"According to the spies, more than five thousand."

"Governor Chen, Governor Yuan, I have repeatedly emphasized that we must not take it lightly, we must not take it lightly, today 5,000 Russian troops invaded the border, and the empire suffered heavy losses, what do you say should be done?" Zhu Youxiao asked coldly.

"The ministers are guilty, please punish Your Majesty!" The Dadu Governor's Mansion and the Jingshi Governor's Mansion all knelt on the ground.

"When this matter is dealt with, I will think about how to deal with it? How should our army respond to the attack of the Russian army now? ”

"The minister thinks that the siege of Mengtian City should be lifted first, Mengtian City only has 2,000 defenders, and the grain, grass, and ammunition are only enough for three months, and it has been trapped for more than a month, and if it is not rescued quickly, Mengtian City will also be lost." Chen Si replied.

"The center of defense of the empire has always been on the upper reaches of the Yenisei River, which is close to the empire and convenient for supplies, and the empire has 10,000 defenders in Baiqicheng (the empire's newly built castle in the upper reaches of the Yenisei River), and the minister thinks that Baiqicheng should immediately send 5,000 soldiers and horses along the Yenisei River to rescue Mengtiancheng." Yuan Chonghuan then replied.

"Can traces of Russian troops be found in the Yenisei River?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

"No trace of the Russian army has been found for the time being." Chen Si replied.

"We must not allow any loss in this battle, and the province of Central and Western Pol must not afford to lose." Zhu Youxiao emphasized.

"No."

"There's no problem with food, grass, ammunition, etc., right?" Zhu Youxiao suddenly thought that the current treasury deficit did not include this expense in the budget, and now he needed additional allocation.

"Bai Qicheng has three months of reserves, which is enough to support this battle, but it will definitely need to be replenished a lot after the war." Chen Si replied.

"I will do things such as grain, grass, and arms, and this battle must be fought with the majesty of the empire." Zhu Youxiao demanded.

"No."

……

As the saying goes: saving people is like fighting fire. After seeing Zhu Youxiao, Yuan Chonghuan and Chen Si did not dare to delay at all, and they immediately went to prepare for the rescue of Meng Tiancheng. Since receiving the news that Mengtian City was besieged, Wang Shiping, the defender of Baiqi City, was preparing to rescue Mengtian City, and when he received the military order from the Grand Governor, he immediately sent an army of 5,000 troops.

After more than a month of besieging Mengtian City, the Russian army still made no progress, and at this time it was already retreating, and the first purpose of this expedition to the Russian army had been achieved. The Ming army has led all countries in the manufacture of firearms, and the Russian army wants to obtain the Ming army's apocalypse guns and artillery, and in the two cities captured by the Russian army, the Russian army has obtained nearly 2,000 apocalypse guns and more than 20 artillery pieces.

And the second purpose of the Russian army now seems to be difficult to achieve, the Russian army wants to re-seize the land of the North Central West Pol Province, and now Meng Tian City is like a nail nailed there, if Meng Tian City is not captured, even if the Russian army occupies other places, it will soon be spit out, Meng Tian City is just standing on the supply line, and if Meng Tian City is not uprooted, the Russian army that enters the Central West Poll Province will not be able to replenish.

Mengtian City has been re-strengthened on the basis of the original Turukhansk City, and the number of artillery pieces is more than 20 guns, and the biggest disadvantage now is that the grain and grass reserves are only enough for three months. The Russian army also knew that the reinforcements of the Ming army would definitely arrive, but they didn't know when they would arrive, and they hoped to take Mengtian City before the Ming army reinforced, but it was impossible now.

Just five days after the departure of the reinforcements from Baiqi City, the Russian army outside Mengtian City had already received the news. The Russian army did not hesitate to choose to retreat and retreated to Mangazeya, where they now want to bring the spoils of war to Russia and copy the firearms of the Ming army.

Mangazzeya was now the first line of defense against the Ming Dynasty, and Mangazzea had quickly transformed from a commercial city into a Russian military fortress in the Far East.

The retreat of the Russian army made the Ming army feel like a punch on the cotton, and the Russian army withdrew into Mangazea, and the strength of the Ming army is now unable to attack Mangazzeya at all for the time being.

"Within two years, the Empire wants to drive the Russian army back to the west of the Volga River, and I ask the Metropolitan Governor's Office and all the Governors to fully cooperate and come up with a detailed plan." Zhu Youxiao said viciously.

"No." Seeing Zhu Youxiao's state, everyone didn't dare to say much.

"This battle is over, those who should be rewarded, those who should be punished, and the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion will come out with a charter."

"No."

"Passing the decree, I Yuan Chonghuan and Yuan Dadu told the old man to return to his hometown. Chen Si and Chen Du were transferred to the Luzon Governor's Mansion and fined for half a year. Zhu Youxiao said coldly.

"Thanksgiving!" Yuan Chonghuan and Chen Si knelt down and said.

"Zhao Shujiao, the governor of the Lanzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, was transferred to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, Hong Chengchou was transferred to the Governor of Lanzhou, and Yao Yuanjun was transferred to the Governor of the Beijing Division." Zhu Youxiao continued to give orders.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid that Zhao Dudu is not very suitable, he is seventy and seven this year, and he has asked to return to his hometown three times, but His Majesty has not agreed." Sun Chuanting said. Ever since Zhao Shujiao completed his crusade against the Heshuo Special Department, he has been asking to return to his hometown.

"Let him temporarily serve as the governor of the capital, and after the completion of the crusade against Russia, I will allow him to return to his hometown."

"No."

……

Across the Yenisei River, the number of Russian troops is completely different from before, and the Russian army has tens of thousands of troops in this area. For the crusade against Russia, Zhu Youxiao already had a set of plans in his heart, and Zhu Youxiao was ready to send troops from the Lanzhou Governor's Mansion and the Jingshi Governor's Mansion to attack Russia at the same time.

"The next crusade against Russia, if you send troops from the Lanzhou Governor's Mansion, do you need to borrow the Yarkand Khanate?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

"Sending troops from the Lanzhou Governor's Mansion can pass through the Yarkand Khanate, or not through the Yarkand Khanate, why does Your Majesty ask this?" Wang Liqian asked.

"The Yarkand Khanate has already declared itself a vassal to the Ming Dynasty and has sent an envoy to pay tribute, so I can't do anything about it."

"Abdurraha Khan of the Yarkand Khanate was suspicious by nature, distrusting neither the clan nor the ministers, and always replacing the disgraced with the upstarts, which has caused the nobility of the Yarkand Khanate to become increasingly dissatisfied with his autocracy, and the ministers believe that sooner or later the Yarkand Khanate will be in turmoil."

"Is there a way to speed this up?" To use force against the Yarkand Khanate, Zhu Youxiao needed an excuse.

"Part of the military supplies that were lost in the hands of His Second Highness flowed into Dzungaria." Wang Liqian said softly.

(End of chapter)