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Hate south of the ancient river, the Russian battalion.

It was noon, eleven or twelve o'clock at noon, but the sky was extremely obscure, gloomy, and heavy gray clouds were accumulating in the sky, and the clouds were rolling, and I didn't know what was brewing.

Palm-sized snowflakes kept falling in the sky, making people look at the sky and the earth were vast.

The white snow, the frozen barren land, the cold and desolate that makes people desperate.

The snow has been falling for a long time, yesterday I felt that the temperature was unusually warm, and this morning, the snow has fallen, until now, not only has it not stopped, but it is getting heavier and heavier.

There was not only snow, but also a strong wind, and the wind swept the snow away, whistling away, and smashing on people's faces, which was a burst of pain.

The northeast is freezing cold, and the snow that fell some time ago has not yet melted, and now it is stacked again.

In the middle of the Russian camp, Zakhrev stood in front of his tent and looked into the distance. Beneath his tent was a base frame made of heavy logs, about two meters high, like the wooden houses built by American immigrants along the Mississippi River.

Therefore, standing here, it is especially possible to see farther.

A thin, dark green line appeared in the eyeliner, which was the pine forest growing on the large hills of the ancient Henan, which was still lush at this time, and it was not enough to reveal a cold and faint dark green.

Zakhrev stood at the door, looking into the distance. His face was very unsightly, he was wearing the winter uniform of a lieutenant general of the Imperial Army, and his upper body was a gray leather coat, with a fur collar turned up, and his neck was tightly protected, and he knew that it was very warm at a glance. The hem is long and goes all the way down to the knee. Only a section of cyan pants was exposed, and the head was wearing a tall hat with a grayish white appearance, like the color of the frosted ground in late autumn.

It's just that this kind of outfit is not a problem to spend the coldest winter in the Don River or in Ukraine or even in the Moscow region, and it is not a problem to go to the Far East, which is a cold and freezing region. Naturally, the effect is greatly reduced. Zakhrev's maid, a fair-skinned and tall man. A Siberian beauty with beautiful and deep blue eyes. She wore the traditional costume of the Siberian ethnic minorities, and her hair was braided into small braids, which were decorated with turquoise, rubies, pearls and other ornaments, which was very beautiful.

She held a heavy black cotton cloak in her hand and stammered in jerky Russian, "Your Excellency the Governor, it's cold outside, can you put on your clothes?" ”

Although it is not very neat, the sound is very good. It is like a big bead and a small bead falling on a jade plate, and it is like a crushed ice splashing jade, which is very crisp and pleasant.

Zakhrev waved his hand, and the maid bowed respectfully and withdrew.

Although it was freezing outside. Zakhrev's heart is on fire, he has been on fire for the past few days, and there have been several bubbles in the innermost part, all of which have become ulcers, and he is so uncomfortable that he deserves to panic when he eats.

Can make Zakhrev, the governor of the Far East. The lieutenant general of the army, who holds the command of hundreds of thousands of troops, is so anxious to get angry, which is naturally the current war situation.

It has been almost ten days since Wu Yijun arrived here, and it stands to reason that it is long overdue to launch an attack on the Jurchens, but I don't know why, there is no movement over there. Now the Russian side and the Wu Yi Army are on mutual beware and intriguing, one side does not move, and the other side naturally does not dare to move.

Zakhrev had to send someone there to urge him almost every day, and Lian Zining had a very good attitude, but he said that he was not ready to stop and would have to wait a few more days. …,

Waited and waited, so I waited for this heavy snow today!

The road is already difficult, especially the combat effectiveness of the Russian infantry is very average, and the dependence on the Cossack cavalry is very large. And the snow was already up to the ankles before, but after this heavy snowfall, I'm afraid that it will reach the calves, and it will be difficult to walk, how can I fight?

It's a long way off.

Because of this heavy snowfall, I will be here for at least more than a month.

But the food in the camp can only last less than half a month!

Zakhrev looked to the north, and there was a faint anger rising in his eyes!

The news has just been received that the Empire's subsequent supply lines have been broken due to the premeditated and organized sabotage of the conquered Siberian untouchables, organized by some people. They formed small groups and hid in secret camps in the dense forest, and then came out to attack when it was dark or in a special climate where visibility was obstructed, such as snow.

In the past half a month, the empire has been attacked more than thirty times.

The scale of the attack is not large, but it is enough to destroy the logistics supply line of the imperial army, after all, now all the imperial army is concentrated here, and those who stay in Nebuchu and carry out the later supply and defense are only more than a thousand people!

And the rupture of the logistical supply line directly led to the fact that the army was able to stay here for a short time - half a month at most!

"Damn uncivilized barbarians!" Zakhrev scolded fiercely.

Therefore, the Russians are faced with an awkward situation - they must solve the Jurchens in front of them within half a month.

But looking at it the way it is, it's just a luxury.

And what made him most anxious was that he desperately needed a big win!

It has to be a victory, not even a draw is acceptable!

Since leading the army to the south, Zakhrev can be said to have been defeated repeatedly, not to say that he has made no achievements, but it can only be described as mediocre. As for the fact that it was written in the military newspaper to Moscow, it opened up the Russian Empire with a width of two thousand versts from east to west, and a total area of more than one fertile land in eastern Ukraine, including a large number of long coastlines, and how many cats were in it. The bureaucrats in Moscow who can't even figure out where the Far East is, but they know it themselves. You know, the scope covered by their sentence even surrounded the northern territories of the Mongols who had not yet fought.

And there are quite a few children of Moscow magnates in the army, and it is impossible to expect the news to be hidden.

If there is no more big victory, you can imagine it. As the governor of the Far East, he will definitely be rebuked by His Majesty the Tsar!

Actually, his military talent was not so bad. It's just that Wanyan Yeping is too strong, so she has this feeling of being tied up and nestled.

Not far away came chattering footsteps. Kutuzov came over with a few of his own soldiers, dressed in the same way as Zakhrev, except for the different markings.

"Your Excellency the Governor!" Zakhrev bowed.

When he walked in front of Zakhrev, he glanced at Kutuzov suspiciously: "Didn't you send someone to pick up a grain transport team that had just arrived?" Why are you here? ”

"The grain transport team has arrived safely, and I have something to report to you!" Kutuzov tract.

Seeing that Kutuzov's face was a little solemn, Zakhrev chuckled in his heart and said, "Go in and talk!" ”

The two walked in and sat separately, the maid brought the mushroom soup, and Kutuzov took a sip of the bowl. I only felt that the entrance was ironed for a while, and the chill on my body was also driven away a lot. He said: "Lian Zining invited me to the camp of the Wuyi Army for tea. ”…,

"Tea?" Zakhrev, who is also a China expert, said: "That's their excuse, and they want to discuss things with you." ”

His heart suddenly moved, and he quickly asked, "Could it be that he is definitely going to do it?" ”

"That's what I'm worried about." Kutuzov shook his head: "Among his large camps. There is no indication of any military activity. ”

Zakhrev was disappointed and waved his hand irritably: "Then you can go and see, see what tricks this cunning and untrustworthy Oriental can use!" ”

Kutuzov looked at him deeply and nodded, but he sighed secretly in his heart. With His Excellency the Governor's current state of mind, he is no longer fit to command an army. However, it is the duty of a soldier to obey orders, and as long as he is still in power for one day, he will obey orders for one day!

The time agreed between Lian Zining and Kutuzov is Shen Shizhong, that is, the four o'clock in the later life, Kutuzov was also a little anxious, he went before Shen Shi, and walked outside for a short while, only to suddenly wake up, he was so anxious in the past, his heart was confused, and he confronted that Lian Zining, and his heart was confused, which means that he will suffer a loss!

Only then did he slow down, and slowly walked over, pinching a little to get there.

The brain calmed down, but it was so cold that it was cold, and the body was also cold.

When he arrived at the camp of the Wuyi Army, Shi Dazhu was already waiting at the door, and when he saw Kutuzov, he arched his hand neither humbly nor arrogantly: "My lord has been waiting for a long time." ”

As Shi Dazhu entered the camp and stayed at Lian Zining's camp, Shi Dazhu bent down slightly and said in a deep voice: "My lord, Lord Kutuzov is here." ”

There was a sound of footsteps inside, and then the curtain was lifted, Lian Zining walked out of it in a gorgeous dress, Kutuzov suddenly had a feeling of flattery, you must know that Lian Zining is not a humble corporal, his own talent is so outstanding, there are few worthy of his humility. Before, he was sitting in the camp tent with a big grin, Kutuzov went in to see, but he didn't expect to come out this time.

"Coming? Come in, come in! The water is boiling, and while you are talking, you come over. Lian Zining saw Kutuzov, laughed, said a few words of greeting, and then took his hand into the camp, and Shi Dazhu also followed.

Kutuzov was still a little dazed and pulled in, it was cold outside, and it was warm like spring inside, Kutuzov was suddenly a little uncomfortable, and he sneezed a few times in a row, and snot and tears came out together, although he quickly wiped it with a small handkerchief, but it was also a big image ruin.

He pulled him to his seat and sat down in a daze, looked up, and was suddenly startled.

He sat on the left side of Lian Zining, and opposite him, there was a person sitting on the right hand, but it was an extremely beautiful woman, who was waiting for herself with her eyebrows crossed, without concealing her malice and murderous intentions, believing that if her eyes could kill, Kutuzov didn't know how many times she had died at this time. And around everyone, there were samurai in armor standing in a whole circle. They all stood straight, but they were full of murderous energy.

"What's going on?"

Kutuzov chuckled in his heart and speculated to himself.

Lian Zining is putting up such a big battle here, what does this mean?

What is the identity of the woman opposite? How can seeing yourself be like seeing the enemy who killed your father?

There was some ominous premonition in his heart.

After Kutuzov sat down, Lian Zining waved his hand and served tea. Kutuzov has no time to drink tea? But I couldn't urge, so I just sat there uncomfortably.

Fortunately, Lian Zining did not go around in circles like before this time, but went straight to the point.

He looked at Kutuzov for a long time. He was getting goosebumps when he saw him, but he let out a long sigh and stood up. Arching his hand towards Kutuzov, his body bent slightly, and said, "Kutuzov, this official is sorry for you!" ”…,

When he stood up, Kutuzov also quickly stood up, he didn't dare to let Lian Zining salute him, his body quickly stepped aside, and said, "Your Excellency, what do you mean by this?" ”

"Look at this." Lian Zining sighed again, picked up a piece of paper from the table and handed it to Kutuzov, who opened it and looked at it. It is densely packed with exquisite Chinese characters, and he can just roughly speak some Chinese, but as for the Chinese characters, he really doesn't recognize them.

"This?" Kutuzov looked embarrassed and said: "Your Excellency, I don't recognize Chinese characters. ”

"Oh? Look at this. It's the negligence of the officer! Lian Zining patted his head, made a sudden appearance, and said, "Come on, read it to him." ”

"I'll read it to him!" The woman sitting opposite Kutuzov suddenly stood up, walked to Lian Zining's side, and snatched the paperwork away. Lian Zining couldn't help but show a wry smile.

The woman said loudly: "Fengtian carries the emperor, the edict says, the military department has reported one after another, south of the Zisong River, bandits are everywhere, and Wu Yibo Lian Zining is the military attache stationed there...... From now on, the army will return to the south, put down the chaos, and make meritorious service for crimes......"

Kutuzov's face became more and more ugly, and finally it turned out to be as black as the bottom of the pot.

He is not very proficient in Chinese, and he can't grasp some literary crepe words, but the meaning in this piece is quite clear - Wu Yibo's lair is full of bandits, and the tsar of their country has issued a decree to let him lead his troops back to quell the rebellion!

Isn't that just a fucking thing?

In this battle to exterminate the Jurchens, the Wu Yi Army is no longer playing, and you are left with Russia!

Kutuzov is such a very sensible person who can see through the essence of things, he doesn't care whether this order is true or not, really? What about the fake? Anyway, if someone takes it out, they have to believe it!

If you don't believe it, you have to believe it!

At this time, all he had in mind was a question: what to do? What to do?

"Kutuzov, I'll tell you clearly!" Lian Zining smiled bitterly and said: "This time, the time since I came out is really too long, plus the territory of this official, it was not very stable a while ago, and there is no army to suppress it, those people are just not honest!" No, just a month after it came out, something happened again. Now the official's ground, can be said to be eight words - 'wolf smoke everywhere, chicken feathers in one place', if you don't go back to suppress it, I'm afraid that the territory here has not yet stood firm, and the nest will be lost. Besides, we are courtiers, eat the king's luck, serve the king's worries, and the king's order, so we naturally have to drive it! Don't dare to say more, don't you say? ”

Kutuzov nodded with a calm face.

"The official said that a reasonable person like you will definitely be able to understand the painstaking efforts of the official!" Lian Zining let out a long laugh, stood up, walked in front of Kutuzov, put his hand on his shoulder, and said very sincerely: "But this official has spoken to you before, the eldest husband was born in heaven and earth, and he must practice what he says. ”

He squeezed his eyes and said, "Kutuzov, you tell the truth, if this official withdraws his troops, you and the Jurchens play alone, what are your chances of winning?" ”

He was originally such an open-minded person - or he couldn't be open-minded and cheerful, he had quickly accepted this very unacceptable reality, and after a round of thoughts in his heart just now, he immediately struggled out of the anger and disappointment of Lian Zining for tearing up the agreement and withdrawing the troops, and turned to face the current embarrassing situation - once the Wu Yi army withdrew, the Russians would face the Jurchens alone.

It just so happened that Lian Zining also asked this question. Kutuzov did not hide it, thought for a while, and said: "Since our army went south, it has encountered a strong enemy and was defeated by that Yan Yeping, and now the morale of the army is exhausted, and even the spirit and courage of fighting have been lost. Although we have the advantage in numbers, if we play against the Jurchens, we may not have much advantage. ”…,

At this point, he already had some ideas in his mind. is not afraid to expose his shortcomings.

"Ah! Isn't that how it is! Lian Zining clapped his hands: "Although this official has no choice but to withdraw his troops, he can't sit back and watch you Russians fall into such a predicament, even if you leave." You must always be clean from beginning to end, so that you don't fall into that situation! Help you solve this problem! ”

Kutuzov was stunned, obviously you ran away first without credit, how did you solve the problem for us in two rounds? Too shameless, right?

The little beauty sitting on the side was naturally Nalan Ruojiang, and when she saw Lian Zining's behavior, she couldn't help but pout secretly, and secretly scolded hypocrisy in her heart.

But in the bottom of her heart, there was a hint of joy that even she hadn't noticed. Last night, Lian Zining went to the camp to invite someone, and he also knew that Wan Yan Yeping was now a one-person relationship with the community, and he would definitely not come. bluntly asked General Nalan Ruojiang to come over and make an agreement.

After Yan Yeping and Nalan Ruojiang gave a face-to-face lecture, they discussed it all night, and only came over today.

Before Kutuzov came, Nalan Ruojiang and Lian Zining were chatting and laughing here. There are talks and jokes, but it doesn't look like a humiliating contract signed for land reparations, but like old friends who haven't seen each other for many years.

From the bottom of her heart, she didn't think Lian Zining was so annoying.

Kutuzov looked at Lian Zining blankly for a while, and then opened his mouth and asked, "Your Excellency the Earl, what do you say?" ”

He wasn't such a clumsy person at all. But at this time, he was facing Lian Zining, knowing that he had nothing to do, and he was powerless, since this was the case, it was better to hide it.

"This official invited you over for tea today, just to solve this problem." Lian Zining pointed at Nalan Ruojiang and said with a smile: "Kutuzov, do you know who this is?" ”

Kutuzov shook his head in a gesture of ignorance.

"You haven't met, but you're old acquaintances. Come, I will introduce you to you. Lian Zining led with both hands: "This is the Jurchen Wanhu, the right-hand man under General Wanyan Yeping, Nalan Ruojiang." This is the Rear Admiral of the Russian Empire, His Excellency Kutuzov. The two of you, close and close? ”

But obviously these two have no intention of being close, Nalan Ruojiang snorted coldly, and his pretty face was cold and cold, with murderous intent on his face.

And Kutuzov watched coldly, he had already seen some clues, and he also snorted coldly in his heart, it seems that Wu Yijun and Jurchen have already colluded. I just don't know what they did behind their backs and what agreements they reached.

He glanced at Nalan Ruojiang suspiciously, and said in his heart that this time he was a chicken and an egg, and he lost his wife and soldiers, not only sent so many things to Lian Zining, but finally asked him to give Yin a move!

"Your Excellency, there is no need to be close, just tell me directly, what are your plans?" Kutuzov said lightly.

He didn't talk about you, but about you, obviously implying that Wu Yijun and the Jurchens had colluded, and he could be regarded as Lian Zining's army.

Lian Zining didn't care at all, and laughed: "This is not the official's plan, but it is beneficial to both of us, killing three birds with one stone!" ”

He paused, looked at the two of them and said, "I'll tell you to listen, it's just a suggestion, if you don't agree with it, naturally you have the final say." ”

Kutuzov was silent, how could he not know that the so-called suggestion was actually the same as coercion? If you don't agree, you will have to face such a crisis.

Lian Zining stretched out his finger: "First, the Wu Yi army and the Russians have all withdrawn. ”

Kutuzov immediately said sharply: "Where to retreat?" ”

"You're asking!" Lian Zining said: "Take the existing occupied ground as the boundary!" The Russians retreated to a distance of fifty versts north of the Hagu River, and the Wuyi army retreated to fifty miles south of the Youman River, each occupying the existing area. ”

Kutuzov's face was a little pale, at least he didn't have to give up his current land boundary this time, no matter how he said it, he also opened up such a large area of land for the empire, and he always had some credit.

It's just that when he walked to the front of the map and took a closer look, his face dropped again. He found that you had almost 60 percent of the entire territory of the Jin Kingdom, while the little pitiful place he had occupied had only accounted for less than 15 percent, and most of it was uninhabited wilderness forests. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )