In May 1856, Lin Wei set out again from the Wulianghai area of Tuojin.

This time, the troops were still divided into three routes, and Lin Wei and Seng Lingqin all the way came out from the Tuojin Wulianghai area. All the way Shi Dakai led the way. From Irkutsk, all the way Zuo Zongtang led the army, starting from Kenggeltula.

The three-way squadron was huge, and even though the Russian general Kutuzov gathered 50,000 troops to resist, he was still defeated and retreated.

In June, the squadron again occupied Krasnoyarsk and Abakan.

In July, Lin Wei's troops and Shi Dakai's troops converged at Tomsk, and Zuo Zongtang's troops occupied Barnaul. At the same time, an uprising of the Kazakhs broke out on the territory of Russia.

Seeing that the situation is very good, the Russian army is retreating step by step.

Nearly 1,000 Qimuzigt people belonging to the Khalkha Chechen Khan tried in vain to loot the military warehouses in Kulundi.

The robbery was suppressed by the 105th Infantry Division stationed in Kulun, and the rest fled to the Hulunbuir area in fear. This incident shook the government and the opposition, and Lin Hong sent a message to the Mongolian Military Region to send troops to investigate and punish those who were punished in Beijing, and those who committed more serious crimes were punished on the spot and exiled to East Africa. If there is a person who keeps it without permission, he will be ordered to be arrested, and those who conceal it and do not report it will be punished severely.

On 20 July, the main forces of the four armies converged in a small town 300 kilometers from Omsk.

The so-called town has only a dozen houses, one of which has a wooden board nailed in Russian in front of it. Liu Han's lounge was in this hut, and he sat on the old chaise longue and looked out the window at the tall oak trees, rocking the chair regularly.

The war was so deep that Liu Han was a little worried. He already knew the news that Russia had ceased war in the European theater a week ago, so that the Russian army could at least send more than 100,000 people to the eastern theater. And Russia has a large population and a vast geographical area. If we continue to fight like this, the supply lines will become longer and longer, and I am afraid that we will fall into the territory of a lone army.

There was a knock on the simple wooden door at the door, Lin Wei came back to his senses and said to the door, "Come in." ”

The person who came was Shi Dakai, he pushed open the wooden door and walked in quickly and said, "Duke, the Russian reinforcements have arrived in Omsk. ”

"How many people came?"

"The news came back from the airship, I don't know the exact number, but it is estimated that it is more than 70,000 or 80,000 people."

Lin Wei jumped up from his chair and said, "Let's go, hold a military meeting immediately." ”

Not long after, Zuo Zongtang and Monk Greenqin also arrived indoors, and the guards served tea to all the generals. Lin Wei gave a brief introduction to the situation and learned that Russian reinforcements had arrived. Zuo Zongtang was silent, and Monk Lingqin waved his hand and said, "Now my 200,000 troops are here. It can be duel with the Russian army. ”

Monk Lingqin's words did not win the response of the other people, and several people glanced at each other. Zuo Zongtang spoke first: "Sun Tzu said: Those who can make the enemy come to themselves, they will also benefit; Whoever can prevent the enemy from reaching will also do harm. Therefore, the enemy can work, be hungry, and be safe. Going out of its way, going unexpected. subordinates thought. Since our army has the convenience of airships, we will get the news in advance. Just grasp the initiative of the war. Our army is now supplied for an extremely long time, and the slightest carelessness can fall into a situation where there is no food to eat. And it's nearly July, except for the time of the return trip, it's not far from winter. In addition, now that the Russian reinforcements have passed, it is better for us to take the initiative to retreat. If the enemy army comes to chase us, it will just lengthen the supply of the Russian army, and gradually fall into the disadvantage of the Russian army; If the Russian army does not come after me. An army of 100,000 was trapped in Siberia in winter, and supplies were extremely difficult. ”

Qin Han clapped his hands and said, "What General Zuo said is good, I agree." ”

1856 was an eventful year. Just when the Chinese Expeditionary Force was fighting bloody battles with the Russian army, Britain and France jointly sent a notice to China.

In the scorching month of June, this notice was now placed on Lin Hong's desk, and he read through the contents in detail with a solemn expression.

Foreign Minister Zeng Guofan bowed down and said, "Your Majesty." Westerners believe that there are no permanent friends or enemies between nations. The Russians were at war with Britain and France last year, and this year they seem to be best friends again to blackmail us. ”

"So what do you think?"

"Dealing with gentlemen. Naturally, the gentleman's rule is used. When dealing with villains, naturally you can't stick to the same. Now that the war in the north is intensifying, the situation in the south must be stable. ”

Lin Hong was still talking to Zeng Guofan, and the attendant military attache outside the door walked in from outside and whispered to Lin Hong: "Your Majesty, the prime minister said that there was an urgent matter outside. ”

Lin Hong asked impatiently, "What is the matter?" ”

"It's like a drought in various places." The military attache replied

Lin Hong's mind turned, and he remembered that last year, the Ministry of Finance announced the diversion of the Yellow River, although there were already precautions for drowning, there were still many people, and tens of thousands of displaced people were also better resettled. I didn't expect another big drought this year.

"Prime Minister, we must do our best to save the people in this great drought, and if there is not enough food, we will transfer grain from North America and East Africa."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Kejie replied.

"Ignore the British and French, the Imperial * team will solve the war in the north as quickly as possible." Lin Hong turned his head to Zeng Guofan and said-

After receiving the Emperor's latest order for a quick victory, the army abandoned its initial plan and gathered most of its forces to fight a decisive battle with Tukuzov in Omsk.

Originally, Tukuzov did not want to engage the squadron head-on, he preferred to use the Siberian climate to drag down the Chinese, but it backfired on the fact that every soldier of the squadron not only had thick cotton jackets but also boots were warm, the logistics of the Chinese were far more advanced than their own, Tukuzov could only fight and retreat, but the domestic pressure was much stronger than the intensity of the Chinese's attack, and under the pressure of the tsar and domestic public opinion, Tukuzov had to set up a position in the Tyumen region to meet the squadron.

It was a completely flesh-and-blood battle, there was no strategy, only bullets, and victory was obvious, and the emperor had an advantage in numbers, equipment, and artillery. Although Russia faced a huge disadvantage, it was still bloody and ferocious. Here we have to talk about the tactical suppression of Russia by trench warfare. Although the Russians no longer shoot in a row, they are grouped in the face of the trenches, although the squadron has no machine guns, but the 12 rifles per minute and no one is equipped with grenades make this war a massacre, except for a small number of Russian troops who rushed into the trenches and the emperor * team started a white-knuckle battle, the rest of the Russian army was basically annihilated in the short distance of a few steps outside the trenches.

The advantage of the trench is that the Cossacks have no way, the Cossack horses can easily cross the trenches, but the Cossack cavalry wields the knife and cannot cut the imperial soldiers who are shrunk in the trenches, even if there are a few skilled Cossacks who can attach their horses and poke sideways into the trenches, the soldiers in the trenches cannot split the heads under the hard steel helmets, and once the horses stumble into the trenches, the Cossacks face the end of being immediately beaten into a hornet's nest.

The final result of the war was that 100,000 Russian troops shed tears on the battlefield, and Tukuzov led his army into a Chinese prisoner of war camp, but the imperial army also paid a huge number of nearly 50,000 casualties.

At this point, the war in the north of the empire was basically settled, and there were no large-scale armies in Siberia that could pose a threat to the empire.

At the beginning of August, the army occupied Tyumen, Chelyabinsk and other places. Russia formally submitted a request for peace talks to the Chinese Empire. However, although Lin Hong made a gesture, the military action did not stop.

In mid-October, Lin Wei led his army to Yekaterinburg under the Ural Mountains. Now it is not only Russia that is in a hurry, but also Britain and France