On the fifth day of the fifth month of May, Yao Yuanjun personally led an army of 30,000 to attack Tomsk. This operation is more like revenge for the last Russian invasion.

Tomsk is a wooden fortress and an important military strategic point of the Russian army in Siberia, which has been tested by countless wars in the decades since its establishment. During this period, Tomsk's enemies had been the Kyrgyz and Kalmyk nomads, who had little way to face the Russian citadel, and this time Tomsk would face a fully armed Ming army.

"How long will it take for the heavy artillery to arrive?" Yao Yuanjun asked.

Tomsk, backed by the Resurrection Mountain, not far from the mouth of the Usyaka River flowing into the Tomi River, was an easily defended castle and the strongest city the Ming army encountered after entering Siberia. Although the Ming army had obvious advantages in numbers and firearms, it was difficult for the Ming army to break through in the face of Tomsk.

"It's going to take at least three days."

"Where have the Kyrgyz and Kalmyks gone?" Yao Yuanjun asked.

Since the Ming army entered Siberia, the small nomadic tribes in Siberia had only two choices, one was to submit to the Ming Empire, and the other was to submit to Tsarist Russia, compared to Tsarist Russia, the Ming Empire was much more merciful to the means of these small tribes.

In many encounters with Tsarist Russia, the Kyrgyz and Kalmyks were completely suppressed by the Russians, and after the Ming army completely controlled the line of the Yenisei River, they voluntarily surrendered to the Ming.

"The Kyrgyz will arrive in Tomsk by noon tomorrow, and the Kalmyks may arrive in the evening."

"Is there any news of Russian reinforcements?"

"According to the report of the spies, there is no change in the Tyumen direction for the time being, and there is news of the build-up of a large army on the Surgut side."

"Surgut?" Yao Yuanjun said softly, "Where has You Shiwei's army gone?" ”

"According to the itinerary, Admiral's army should reach Mangazzea tomorrow."

"Didn't You Shiwei encounter the Russian army's resistance along the way?"

"No, it seems that the Russian army is ready to hold on and wait for reinforcements."

"How many Russian troops are massed in Surgut?"

"It's unknown for the time being, but according to the news, it should be more than 10,000 people."

"Keep an eye on the movements of the Russian army. Inform You Shiwei that it is very likely that the reinforcements of the Russian army will rush to the aid of Mangazeya. ”

"No."

"The herald ordered the whole army to suspend the attack today."

"No."

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The arrival of the Kyrgyz and Kalmyks brought the number of troops besieging Tomsk to forty-three thousand people. Yao Yuanjun has not received news of the Russian army's reinforcements to Tomsk, and the Russian army seems to have given up on the rescue of Tomsk.

After the heavy artillery reached Tomsk, Yao Yuanjun immediately launched a fierce attack on Tomsk.

"Boom, boom......" Tomsk spent the day with such sounds, and it was not until the evening that the sound of artillery gradually subsided.

On this day, the artillery of both sides launched a confrontation in Tomsk, and the Ming army relied on the numerical and technical superiority of artillery to gain the upper hand in this artillery attack.

"Bayev, Lavr, tomorrow our army will definitely collapse the northern city of Tomsk, which of you two is willing to enter the city as the vanguard?" Yao Yuanjun asked with a smile.

"My lord, I am willing to enter the city as a pioneer." Bayev and Raffl spoke in unison. Entering the city meant that they could plunder on a large scale, and it was a rare opportunity for them to make a fortune.

"Except for women and children, the rest of the people will not be left behind, and I will account for seven of the property, and you will account for thirty percent, and if you agree, you can enter the city as a vanguard." Since the Ming army entered Siberia, the Ming army and the Russian army have carried out several street battles, the Cossacks are fierce and good at fighting, every street battle, the Ming army is not easy, this time Yao Yuanjun is ready to let the Kyrgyz and Kalmyks serve as the vanguard into the city, depleting the defenders.

"My lord, let's take this first, if the two armies enter the city together, I'm afraid that there will be unnecessary conflicts at that time." Bayev said.

"It makes sense, the two of you draw lots to decide, and the one who wins the lottery will be able to enter the city tomorrow." Yao Yuanjun agreed. Now Tomsk is already in the pocket of the Ming army, and Yao Yuanjun is not in a hurry.

"As the adults say, we'll draw lots." Both agreed with Yao's opinion.

……

The leader of the Kyrgyz, Ravl, won the lot, and after he happily said goodbye to Yao Yuanjun, he immediately went back to reorganize his army to prepare for tomorrow's entry into the city, while Bayev was annoyed, but he also had to accept such a result.

In the early hours of 12 May, thanks to the efforts of the Ming artillery, a gap was blasted open in the northern wall of Tomsk.

"Charge." At the sound of Ravl's order, more than 7,000 Kyrgyz cavalry launched a charge.

The Kyrgyz and the Russian army have been fighting in this land for decades, but they have been pressed and beaten by the Russian army, and this is a rare opportunity to retaliate against the Russian army.

The Kyrgyz cavalry had their own tactics, some of their cavalry quickly seized the gap, and some of the cavalry used horses to quickly expand the scope of the gap, and from the scene, the Kyrgyz seemed to have the upper hand. But when they stormed into the city of Tomsk, they really understood the power of Russian firearms.

The Russian army used the buildings in the city to launch a counterattack against the Kyrgyz cavalry that entered Tomsk, especially the small number of Russian troops in the city who were already equipped with apocalypse guns. In street fights, the range of the Apocalypse Gun gives them a huge advantage. More than an hour later, the Kyrgyz cavalry that broke into the city was gradually driven out of Tomsk.

"Ravl, your men are almost going to be driven out, it seems that you will not be able to take Tomsk today, so let me come." Bayev sneered.

Raffl glared at Bayev viciously, "Order, regroup the whole army!" ”

The Kyrgyz cavalry regrouped, this time led by Ravl himself. The Kyrgyz cavalry launched a second assault on Tomsk, this time fighting harder than the last, with fierce battles between the two sides in the gaps in the walls.

With Ravl personally supervising the battle, it took the Kyrgyz half an hour to finally regain control of the gap, and the Kyrgyz cavalry was able to recapture the city of Tomsk.

However, the resistance of the Russian troops in the city was still very fierce, and they once again launched an effective counterattack against the Kyrgyz with firearms. Yao Yuanjun, who was fighting outside the city, suddenly saw the Kyrgyz cavalry swarming out of the gap in a panic, and he realized that today's battle was over.