Chapter 786: Far Eastern Expedition
Haoge and Zilharang led their teams to rob the small Mongol tribes and Sauron settlements they encountered on the road, and about 10,000 men and horses successfully ran out of the Karaqin steppe.
They climbed mountains and waded through the jungle to cross the Ergun River to Nebuchu, near what Russia calls Nerchensk.
In this area, only the Sauron people lived in the high mountains and dense forests, and it was difficult for the 10,000 Jiannu horses to get supplies.
Just when Haug was running out of options, Azig, who led his troops to fight in the Grass Valley, had the best luck to attack a settlement that was not a Sauronite.
Although the cavalry of the 3,000 Jiannu suffered firearms attacks and suffered casualties of more than 50 horse infantry armors, they still won the victory by relying on the cavalry raid, killing more than 70 ghost-like humanoids.
There were more than fifty kneeling and begging for mercy in an incomprehensible human language, and Azig was met by a Russian expedition to the Far East from Yakutsk, more than a hundred of them, who had just established a temporary foothold before being defeated and fled here.
The leader of the more than 100 people was Vasily Poyarkov, a Russian clerical clerk, who actually knew Mongolian, and at this time mixed in with the captives and pretended to be stupid.
Of course, Jiannu didn't care about any diplomatic disputes at this time, they urgently needed to be fed, and they had to ask them where they came from and how many people were there before killing them to eat meat.
The Tsarist expedition to the Far East, who dared to eat human flesh, was frightened by the Jiannu, who also killed people for food, and Boyarkov found that a dozen of his men had been washed and stripped by humans with thin braids and began to barbecue, and no longer dared to pretend to be deaf and dumb.
He shouted loudly in Mongolian: "Your Excellency, General, the villain surrenders and begs for mercy." ”
Hauge saw that some of these people knew Mongolian, and asked his subordinates to separate and torture them, leaving Boyarkov for interrogation.
Haug looked at Boyarkov coldly while eating meat, and looked at the executioner to the point that his heart was furious, and he knelt down and said: "Your Excellency, the villain is your prisoner, and you are the master of the villain, please forgive the villain, and the villain is willing to serve you." ”
Haoge had already learned that these people had killed and injured dozens of cavalrymen of the Great Qing Kingdom, and he was not prepared to let them go easily, so he sneered: "Why should I forgive you? Give a reason. ”
At this time, Boyarkov only wanted to save his life, and he hurriedly said: "The villain knows that the general is in urgent need of supplies, and the villain can help Your Excellency get food." ”
Jiannu, who was already exhausted, needed food too much, and Haoge was interested, and said: "This reason is still passable, saying, where can I get food?" ”
Boyarkov said: "Your Excellency General, the villain can show you the way, continue to the north, where there are tribes, where there are castles, the little ones know clearly." ”
Hauge threatened: "Who are you, why are you here, and what are you going to do?" If you don't answer the question honestly, you will be turned into a two-legged sheep and killed for meat. ”
Boyarkov was so frightened that he sweated, and said respectfully: "The villain is the leader of the expedition sent by the Russian Great Tsar to develop the road in the Far East. ”
It was not clear where Russia was and who the Great Tsar was, Hauge was only concerned with where he could get the much-needed food.
Killing people is a last resort, and no one can do it without psychological burden, and it is too important to be able to obtain food supplements.
Haug warned Boyarkov: "You lead the way honestly, as long as our army can find food, we can spare your life, otherwise we can only eat you." ”
Boyarkov assured: "Your Excellency, rest assured, the villain will be able to find food for the general." ”
Several interrogations of Azig and Zilharang also yielded results, a total of five Slavs knew Mongolian, including Boyarkov, of course, and the others were useless and consumed food, so the Jiannu took advantage of the lack of weight loss to kill all these people and eat meat.
In order to survive, the other four linguistic expedition members also confessed to the tribal settlements that had been inhabited all the way north, told Jiannu where there were indigenous people, and that there was a castle called Yakutsk with a lot of food and material reserves.
Of course, Huang Sheng didn't know that there was such a story, the historical expedition to the Far East of Tsarist Russia became the food of Jiannu, and the specific location of the Yakutsk castle two thousand miles away was exposed.
If there is human activity, there is an opportunity for robbery, and the vitality of Jiannu is extremely tenacious, and they decided to let five captives lead the way to attack the Yakutsk castle.
The cruel Russian explorers were taught a lesson in the face of Jiannu, and saw more than a hundred of their companions become the meat of the soldiers, and the five surviving men showed their loyalty in Mongolian, saying that they were willing to become slaves, and begged not to eat them, and that they would help their masters find meat far greater than their weight.
These five Slavs and the indigenous Yakuts of Yakutsk have no national feelings, the equivalent of the relationship between the Han and the Jurchens, and Boyarkov is happy to shed the blood of the Yakuts for his own chance of survival.
With a clear goal and a guide, 10,000 Jiannu cavalry slaughtered Yakutsk at the end of August, and the Yakuts, who had never encountered a large-scale invasion of the enemy, were suddenly destroyed by a large force of cavalry.
The desperate Jiannu raid was fought beautifully, with great casualties and brilliant results, they received much-needed provisions, got more than 1,000 Sakha cavalry captured in Yakutsk Fort.
The 10,000 or so Jiannu cavalry finally got a chance to breathe, and the horses did not find that the Mongol cavalry was following them, and Hauge announced that the whole army would rest for ten days before making plans.
Jiannu really got tired of escaping, and they got not only Yakutsk Fort but also some fish, meat, and wheat, and they could finally feast for a while.
Jiannu never paid attention to it, they did not belong to civilized people at all, so they naturally behaved in Yakutsk Fort, and the female dependents of the Yakuts were of course taken care of.
In the face of the steel knife, the Yakuts chose to be silent, their women also had no concept of chastity, and there was no resistance when serving Jiannu, they only hated Jiannu's words for being too small and greedy.
Not long after, the Yakuts discovered that the Yellow Peril was the initiator of the Yellow Peril, and they were so cruel that they decided to take revenge on the Slavs.
The Yakuts were natives of the region, who had just been ruled by the eastward expansion of Tsarist Russia, and had no loyalty, and of course they were happy to take the Mongols to fight the Cossack cavalry who had come here to slaughter their people, and the Slavs were happy to see what happened to them.
The Yakuts don't know Jiannu, they only know the Mongols, and in their eyes, the same yellow-skinned Jiannu is the Mongols who once swept Eurasia.