Kyakhta is a border city with the cities of buying and selling in the south and Kulen, and the north to Ulan-Ude (Verkhnito Udinsk). It is located on the north bank of the current Russian-Mongolian border boundary river, across the river from Altan Prague (buying and selling city) on the south bank, with a population of more than 10,000.

Since Jiaqing and Daoguang, the goods exported from Kyakhta to Russia in China were mainly tea, and their business was monopolized by Jin merchants. In the TV series "Qiao's Compound", the protagonist trafficks tea from Wuyi Mountain in Fujian Province to Kyakhta and sells it to Russian merchants.

Now even if the war continues, but because of the hard work of Yan Xishan, the governor of Shanxi, the figure of Jin merchants can still be seen here.

From here, China exported silk, cotton cloth, fruits, porcelain, rice, candles, rhubarb, ginger, musk, etc., while Russia exported furs, textiles, garments, raw leather, leather, tools, cattle and other goods to China.

However, the trading city across the river from Kyakhta is not so good. The city was once the political center of the Mongolian People's Party, and then the military center of the Soviet-Russian border. In 1920~1921, the remnants of Xu Shuzheng's Beiyang Army stationed in Outer Mongolia were stationed here to resist the attack of the Soviet Army and the Outer Mongolian bandits. In July 1921, 30,000 Soviet-Mongolian troops launched a general attack on the defenders of the city, with a total of 2,713 defenders, and about 3,000 local armed merchants participated in the defense of the city. After losing 9,000 people, the Soviet-Mongolian coalition army captured the city of Maimai in a week with the advantage of heavy artillery, poison gas, and aircraft, and all the defenders and merchants of the city were martyred. All the women and children in the city committed suicide on the eve of the city's destruction.

It's only December now, and it's only been half a year since the incident, and the Outer Mongolian army is coming back to take revenge.

In the Far East there is a means of transport "sled". After finding a few Chinese merchants willing to lead the way in Nebuchu, collecting and making a batch of sleds, the army set out on a journey again.

Attacking the city all the way, the three barons ran the happiest, just like taking an aphrodisiac and marching all the way, rushing to the front. None of the small cities on the Russian border are easy to get along with, and all of them have high walls and thick walls, like European fortresses.

However, every time one was captured and the prison was opened, countless slaves joined the baron's army. Every time a city was captured, the treasury there was looted by the barons' army who had seized the city, so the morale of the entire White Russian army was high and the number was rising.

Finally, one day, after capturing Bekobo, a group of unusual slaves came to see him after being rescued.

Outside the tent, all the generals received them, "What do you want to see me?" Baron Vitariye asked.

There were only about 80 people in this group, which was not a lot of people who rescued the hard laborers, but their appearance was very outstanding.

All of them are more than 1.85 meters tall, more than a head taller than ordinary Mongolian warriors, but they are only dressed in single clothes and pants outside, barefoot, and black iron shackles on their feet.

At first glance, this shape looks like a person between Niu A and Niu C.

The leader was a gray-bearded, haggard-looking, looking to be in his fifties, blind in one right eye, well, I admit he was as disfigured as Harry Potter, but the look in his left eye was as sharp as a knife, and he glanced around at everyone, and everyone felt like they were being targeted by a lone wolf. If it weren't for the shackles on their feet, the guards would never have dared to bring them in.

He was blind except for one eye, and two and a half of his ten fingers were missing, and through his ragged single clothes, he could see the scars on his body.

The leaders are like this, and everyone else is pretty much the same. More than half of the group had disabilities, either missing a finger or missing an eye or ear. Everyone has a scar, and there is a deep scar at the major artery in the neck.

These people looked like they had crawled out of the pile of dead people, and when they saw this group of people, the Mongolian warriors who were guarding outside the tent couldn't help but tremble.

"Which family are you cubs in?" The man asked, looking at the three barons and the four Caucasian people in Rokossovsky's tent.

"What did you say?" The three barons almost wanted to cut people, and one of the slaves dared to speak like this.

The man beckoned, and the man behind him pulled out a shabby flag and unfurled it in front of everyone.

As soon as the three barons saw the flag, they immediately knelt down on one knee in panic.

Black double-headed eagle on gold background, the flag of the Russian Empire. It is also the emperor's personal flag of the Romanov royal family!

Although the flag had been changed in the hands of the last tsar, the two-headed eagle banner that had been fought for generations was still recognized in the old family.

"Let me ask you again, which family are you from?"

"This!" Baron Valengin and Baron Vitariye were very embarrassed to answer, both of them came from small families.

Many people feel that European titles are noble, but this is generally the case in Nordic countries such as the United Kingdom. The situation in Russia is different from that of England, just as there are so many princes in Italy, and the dukes of Russia are like birds in the sky. For example, the protagonist of Tolstoy's resurrection is a duke, but he does not see any privileges that his position brings him, and there seems to be nothing but land, and Russia is not like other European countries, where marquis and earls are already very powerful, and are generally close associates of the emperor.

In Russia, a title does not mean a qiē, and Russia values actual power and family antiquity. A viscount with a history of 400 years of aristocracy has a higher status in high society than a newly promoted earl.

The dukes were all large landowners, and the baron was at most a small landowner with a manor. At first glance, this old man is a member of an ancient family, and he only recognizes the family but not the title. The two barons were eager to find a crack in the ground to get into, or to stuff the old man into the crack, but looking at the group of monster-like guys behind the old man, it seemed that there was a better chance of being stuffed into the crack.

Baron Boris, who had not spoken, hesitated for a long time, then took out a dagger from his boot and handed it to the old man.

"What is this?" Seeing the family pattern on the dagger, the old man's single eye lit up, and he quickly grasped the pattern with his hand.

"Let's go out and talk!" The one-eyed old man turned around and went out.

Baron Boris also followed out with his head bowed under the puzzled gaze of everyone.

A quarter of an hour later, the two walked in one after the other.

However, compared to the old man's attitude just now, it was really a heaven and an earth.

Seeing that everyone was puzzled, the old man introduced himself, "I'm Boyarkov from the Golitsina family!" ”

The Mongols in the tent all looked at the two barons for help, and who knew what this family meant? But looking at this old man's bullish appearance, he must be some big official in Russia.

They guessed it right, the Golitsina family has a history of almost 700 years in Russia, and its family members have played an important role in the history of Russia. For example, the last prime minister of Russia came out of this family.

"They are the Don Cossacks of Eastern Europe," the old man said, pointing to a row of tall men behind him, saying that he was only in his early forties, but the toil of hard labor had made him like this. He has survived by this incognito, and the old man pointed to the people behind him and began to introduce, "They used to be the Cossack Don Army, and because of their military exploits, they later entered the Royal Guard.

After the October rebellion, he was under the rule of General Kerensky, and after the defeat, he was captured and has been doing hard labor ever since, and there were originally more than 200 people, but after three years only these few people remained.

However, in the past three years, we still have some contact with the outside world, and there are still some scattered white troops in the nearby mountains and forests, which are Czech prisoners of war and the subordinates of Admiral Kolchak after the defeat. Except for the weapons that are almost there, it's still okay to fight, I can get you that. I believe they will be willing to serve you. ”

He said these words to Baron Boris, it can be seen that this little baron's family must be unusual, but everyone has their own secrets, Timur and they are not three aunts and six wives, and they don't want to break the casserole now and ask to the end, anyway, they will definitely know in the future.

"This? Lord Timur, what do you think? Baron Boris threw this question to Timur, after all, there are Soviet and Russian troops around, and if it is not the White Russian army but the Soviet Russian army, then Baron Boris is not a person inside and out.

Seeing that Baron Boris still had to ask the Mongols, Boyarkov knew that it was these Mongols who were in charge here.

"Yes, we can wait for you here for three days, and in three days our army will be marching out. Go down and get some food and clothing. Timur also hopes to recruit more famous Cossacks, after all, it is impossible for the Outer Mongolian army to stay here forever, it is getting closer and closer to the Siberian Military District, and the Soviet Russian troops of the Siberian Military District can also reach here.

"Three days? The time is too short, they are all hiding in the mountains, and they generally have several footholds, we need to find them one by one, and I can't guarantee how many people we can bring in in three days! "Boyarkov felt that this was too little time, it was a vast Siberia, and it was winter, so it was really troublesome to find someone.

"It's okay, as long as you come back safely!" Timur also did not force them, there was the best, and it didn't matter if there was not.

But as soon as this group of Cossacks came out of the big tent, they became the sweets of the White Russian army and the servant army.

Of these more than 80 people, half of them were left here, which was actually equivalent to being hostages here, and the rest were full of wine and food, and then rode on war horses and went out of the city to find people.

Three days later, all but five of them had not returned. There were one hundred and twenty Cossacks, one hundred and ten Czech prisoners of war, and forty-three Russian naval officers, who were subordinates of Admiral Kolchak.

Navy in the mountains? Ay! Ulan-Ude is located next to Lake Baikal and will also be useful in the future.

Where they are poorly armed, they are all like savages, but their spirit of foolishness and loyalty is also touching!