Genius remembers in a second [Aishang Novel Network biquge.info] to provide you with wonderful novels to read.

Walking through the verdant steppes and woodlands, the burned-out farmstead was greeted by a discordant scene that bloodshot the Cossack cavalrymen on horseback. However, in search of revenge, they did not show up a single Mongol tribe, except for the occasional destroyed or abandoned Russian settlement, as if the whole of Nizhny Baikal had become a terrible no-man's land. This strange scene, while alerting the Cossacks, also made their anger impossible to vent, so that they were so depressed that everyone wanted to fight freely at once.

"The southwest direction should be Hillock Castle." One of the Cossack captains reported to the commander-in-chief of the cavalry. "Do you want to take a detour to take a look, if the defenders are still holding on, they can be rescued easily."

The Cossack leader Alamodo Korninov thought for a while: "How much more military rations are left?" ”

"In total, there are less than ten wagons of grain." The quartermaster reported with an ugly face. "If we can't find supplies in Shylock, then we'll have to go back to Selengetsk hungry."

The Cossacks were not pure herders, and did not migrate with cattle and sheep on long marches, as the Mongols did, so they had to rely on the rations they carried or hope for local supplies. However, after nearly two years of devastation by the Qing army and the Xia army, the entire Nizhny Baikal region was almost empty, and the Cossack cavalry could not find a place to supply nearby, and it was even more extravagant to expect supplies from the rear, knowing that this aspect has always been the weakness of the Russians, and I am afraid that the besieging army in Selengsk will not be able to get supplies from Irkutsk smoothly.

"Just head to Shylock." Although there is a certain gap in supplies, but the search for the surviving Russian residents is also an important task of the Cossack cavalry, if you don't turn around at the door, you can't say anything, and this time, because of the lack of food, you can't get close to Shirok, next time you will not be able to enter Shilok for the same reason, but if there are still Russians in the city holding on, they may not be able to delay until next time, so Korninov finally decided to risk going south. "Aim to arrive at Hillock ?????? by noon tomorrow"

Although Korninov's choice was somewhat helpless, he did not know that this made him inadvertently stagger with the westward advance of the Xia army, and the consequences of this move are different opinions and cannot be discussed.

Leaving aside how future historians would judge Korninov's choice, at around noon on July 26, the 17th year of Wucheng, Huaxia, nearly 5,000 Cossack cavalry arrived outside the city of Hilok on schedule. However, what appeared in front of them was not the cheers of the Russian residents, but the solemn castle with the Chinese flag and military flag, which made the Cossacks disappointed, and the little anger in their hearts became more and more tyrannical.

"Sir, what now?" Looking at the closed castle, the Cossacks were boiling with murderous intent. "Is it an immediate siege?"

"Fool," Korninov shouted at his men who had asked for battle. "Across the side is the castle, do you have cannons to destroy the walls?" Staring at his trembling subordinates, Korninov shook his head weakly. "Without artillery, we Cossacks alone will not be able to capture Shylock, so retreat, let's go back to Selengsk."

The dejected Cossack cavalry retreated, looking at the smoke and dust in the distance, and the defenders breathed a sigh of relief. Korninov didn't know that because of the plague, except for the city walls, all the buildings in the city of Shilok had been burned down by the Xia army, and the temporary reconstruction of the houses in the city was not enough to accommodate enough soldiers, so there were only one brigade headquarters of the Xia army in the whole Shilok and less than 300 people directly under the brigade, and there was a lack of artillery, as long as the Cossacks tried it, the emptiness of the city could be revealed??????

The Cossacks, who had returned in vain, left Hylockk in a huff, but according to the guidance of the guides sent by Irkutsk, they did not return the same way, but descended along the Hylock River, a tributary of the Selenga River outside the city of Hylock. Of course, it makes sense to go this way, firstly, it is also possible to return to Selengsk, secondly, it can solve the problem of drinking water for the army, and thirdly, and most importantly, there are many wild herds such as wild yellow sheep and wild donkeys in the Nizhny Baikal region, and these livestock naturally need to drink water, and walking along the river can naturally get some unexpected supplies.

Along the way, the Cossacks did hunt a lot of wild animals and finally made up for the shortfall in military rations, but when the Cossacks returned to the city of Selengesk, they were stunned to see a continuous array of enemy camps in front of them.

What's going on? I didn't see the enemy all the way, but when I returned to the place, the enemy came to the door by himself?

Before the Cossacks could figure out what was going on, the Chamon coalition army, which had reported the missing Cossack cavalry, was waiting for the outpost that was snooping in front of the Russian barracks. Although the combat strength is unknown, as far as the eye can see, tens of thousands of camp tents are endless, which is shocking enough, and Korninov, who does not dare to hold it up, has to lean towards General Kiriyenko's main camp while on guard.

The Cossacks were frightened and did not dare to make a move lightly, and Kuching, who seemed to be calm, let go of his hanging heart. You must know that the soldiers and horses of the Sanyin Noyan Department and the Zasaktu Khan Department on the Mongolian side are actually very weak, and the local Mongols are afraid of the Cossacks, and the Korqin people are so oily and slippery because they have not rested so far, so he can really use the five cavalry regiments of the Xia Army to fight a decisive battle with more than 5,000 Cossacks, and he is actually in a weak position.

As soon as Korninov, who was once again bluffed by his appearance, returned to the camp, he was scolded by Kiriyenko: "Dear Korninov chief, please tell me, how did you search for the enemy army, and actually let tens of thousands of Mongols appear in front of our army, if it weren't for the Mongols' unstable foothold, we would have been overwhelmed by them!" ”

Korninov retorted dissatisfiedly: "If the Mongols really attacked the troops of His Excellency the General, then just now the Cossack cavalry would have had the opportunity to attack the back of the Mongols, and maybe now we have won the entire battle." ”

Kiriyenko was furious: "Then according to your meaning, you are going to use the army of His Majesty the Tsar as bait?" ”

"It's a pity that the opponent is smart, they didn't give us a chance, no." Korninov, of course, did not dare to offend this favorite of Peter I too much, so he replied very tactfully. "Your Excellency, now is not the time to argue about right and wrong, the key is what to do next? Is it a decisive battle with your opponent? Or retreat! ”

Kiriyenko was rolled his eyes, but Korninov was right, there was no point in arguing about the past, the key was what to do next: "Decisive battle?" Damn, there are tens of thousands of people on the other side, maybe all of them are vulnerable natives, but this number has far overwhelmed us, and even victory is very costly. ”

"If you can't defeat the enemy, then retreat." Korninov deliberately stimulated. "It's going to be winter, so we won't let the army stay in the ice and snow for more than half a year."

Kiriyenko glared at Korninov viciously: "Abandon the tsar's territory and retreat, and give up the Nizhny Baikal region to such a barbarian, no, this will lose the honor of the Russians." ”

"What honor does the Russian ** team have?" Korninov was halfway through speaking, and seeing Kiriyenko's unkind eyes, he changed the subject curtly. "Since you can't fight and you can't retreat, do you mean to negotiate with the enemy, general?"

"Negotiations? Good idea. "Kiriyenko is waiting for Korninov here." Try to negotiate with the other party. ”

The dumbfounded Korninov rubbed his cheeks in disbelief: "Your Excellency General, there are barbarians on the other side, and it is impossible to get a good result by negotiating with them, I, I actually don't mean that." ”

"No, you're right." Kiriyenko looked at each other with a sneer, as if he had seen a lamb in a trap. "The other side is not exactly the barbaric Mongols, it is the Chinese who really call the shots, the Chinese, you know? This is the oldest civilization in the East, comparable to the ancient civilization of the First Rome, and compared to them, the Russians are real barbarians. "Speaking of which, Kiriyenko ordered the adjutant beside him." Rich, on my behalf with Korninov, you are talking to the Chinese, and you must make sure that they give up the Tsar's territory. ”

Yelich Volodago-Blyuyokin blinked and replied to the general: "Your Excellency, as you wish??????"

"Negotiations?" Looking at the two Russian ** envoys in front of him, Kuching's face was full of ridicule. "What are you talking about, you are surrounding the city of my dynasty, and you still want to negotiate with my dynasty, it's really wishful thinking."

After listening to Korninov's translation, which understood Mongolian, the rebellious young envoy replied stiffly: "Your Excellency, please forgive me for correcting that this is Russian territory, and you have only stolen it. ”

Kuching laughed: "Stealing? The envoy is talking nonsense, you have only been here for fifty or sixty years, but this dynasty has clear evidence that this was one of the territories of China two thousand years ago, but it was later invaded by the Manchus, and the previous dynasty had to give up this place, and now that our dynasty has expelled the Manchus, it is natural to take back the ancestral homeland. ”

Bryuchin replied with a pale face: "Your Excellency said that there is proof, and I can believe this, but this only proves that it was once a part of your country in history, but now the Nizhny Baikal region is the territory of Russia, and in this regard, we can show that the Qing Empire has reached a clear border treaty." ”

Kuching replied arrogantly: "I will not recognize the treaty reached between the Manchus and you. If you want to get the land back, go to the Qing court, and I hope you can still find it??????"

The two Russian envoys left angrily, looking at their backs, Kuching shook his head at the staff officers on the left and right: "When you are old, you have to rely on playing tricks to bluff people, if Lao Tzu still has two divisions, he will directly kill them and overthrow them, but now he can only count on the Rakshasas to be bluffed, sit and watch us fill in the trenches and rescue the soldiers and horses in the city." ”

The military Sima on the side comforted: "My lord, if a group of elite soldiers in the city can be liberated, it will be time to fight, and we may not lose ??????."