647.Russo-Sino-Sino-Japanese War (3)
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"Lord Overseer, the river, there are many boats on the river." A musketeer captain who was in charge of guarding the city walls reported to Krientt that Nebuchu, like all the Russian towns in the Nizhny Baikal region, was built on the banks of the river, of course, for the sake of transportation, but for the time being convenient for the enemy. "Yes, it was the Chinese reinforcements who arrived."
After listening to the report, Kriente did not dare to slack off, and hurried to the commanding heights of the city, the spire of the chapel.
Standing on a high place and looking out, I saw an astonishing number of paddle boats appear on the river, and some keen-eyed attendants had begun to count, one, two, three, and after counting to thirty, all the people were already pale, and when they had counted to fifty, the entourage could no longer be counted.
"Order, be on guard." Kriente could only respond to the changes with the same. "Don't worry, the Chinese lack heavy artillery, as long as they hold on, they will definitely be able to wait for reinforcements from the mainland."
Krient's words made the faces of the Russians present look a lot better, but these self-deluded Russians did not expect that while they were comforting themselves, according to Kuching's order, the gunboats of the Heilongjiang River Naval Division guarding the transport fleet had begun to unload the heavy artillery they were carrying.
The gunboats of the Heilongjiang River Naval Division of the Xia Army were all so-called eight-gun red single boats, and in addition to the eleven-minute (9-pound) long guns equipped at the stern of the ship, the two sides were equipped with a total of six 15-minute (28-pound) short guns. The fifteen-minute short cannon has a range of only eighty paces, but the bullet weighs twenty-four and a half pounds, and it can be said to be devastating in battle on the river, and it is also a powerful weapon for siege, far more powerful than the six-point cannon equipped by the Xia army's cavalry.
Of course, due to the division of troops to explore the Niumanjiang River and Jingqili River, which are tributaries of the Heilongjiang River, the Heilongjiang Naval Division that appeared under the city of Nebuchu was only ten gunboats, and the heavy artillery transported to the front-line trenches was only more than 60 guns, which could only be concentrated under the two city walls in the southeast of Nebuchu. Fortunately, the disassembly and transportation of the artillery was carried out at night, so the Russians did not notice the anomaly in advance.
On the third day of the seventh month of the seventeenth year of Wucheng in Huaxia, when the morning breeze blew away the last bit of morning fog, the heavy artillery of the Xia army spoke.
The heavy artillery that had almost fired at the edge of the wooden fence on the periphery of Nebuchu smashed into the stone walls of Nebuchu after tearing the solid logs, causing an earth-shattering collision. While shocking the Mongol tribes watching the battle, it also completely smashed the last bit of luck of the Russians in the city.
After nearly half an hour of shelling, the artillery of the Xia army stopped firing one after another due to heat dissipation, but at this time, the wooden city wall around Nebuchu had already burned, and the stone city wall inside also appeared in a large area of cracks and collapses, and even a number of missing heavy artillery shells jumped into the city, bringing a lot of losses to the Russians hiding in the city.
While the city of Nerchensk was full of mourning, the sentry reported: "Lord Overseer, the Chinese have sent an envoy here. β
"This must be the Chinese to persuade them to surrender." The tax collector, who had made bold claims to resolutely resist Xia Jun, pleaded with Krientt with a pale face. "Lord Overseer, this is the chance, the only chance to save everyone."
Kderient looked around at everyone and responded mockingly, "Chance? A chance to surrender? Russia's chance to lose the East? β
The priest was silent, the Russian officials who had withdrawn from several other towns were also silent, and the faces of several Russian majors and captains were also very ugly, and Kderient said sadly when he saw this: "Okay, please come in this Chinese envoy, and we will hear what conditions the Chinese has given us??????
Condition? The conditions of the Xia army are very simple, surrender after handing over the city and weapons, or you can save everyone's lives, if you don't agree, then what will happen next is naturally self-evident.
Some people were not happy about the lack of personal property, but soon after the Xia envoy left, the cannon outside the city rang out again, and in the earth-shattering sound, this condition was no longer taken into account.
"Please Chinese make sure we are safe after laying down our arms." Kderient instructed Major Liyev, who had negotiated with Yoonyu. "In addition, we need to keep enough food ?????? for us to return to Irkutsk"
"My lord, the Rakshasa people are already turtles in the urn, why bother to open their nets." In the face of the bargaining of the Russians, Xia Jun also had different opinions. "Once the tiger returns to the mountain, I will definitely be in trouble in the coming day."
Others tried to kill people with the help of a knife: "A strong attack will inevitably lead to casualties, but it would be a double success to weaken the power of the Horqin and the local Mongols." β
Facing the disturbance of everyone in the army, Kuching smiled faintly: "Although it is a good idea to use the Rakshasas to consume the strength of the Mongols, the Korqin people may not be able to see it, so burying hidden dangers is not beneficial to the imperial court to rule Beihai for a long time." In addition, although it is cool to destroy the city with rockets, wouldn't it be better to leave the city as a place for the army to garrison? As for the so-called henchmen, after putting down the sword and leaving the city, wouldn't the Rakshasa people let me fish and meat. β
The staff officers on the side looked at each other, and someone reminded: "My lord, I'm afraid that the killing and surrender are unknown, and I'm afraid of being accused of breaking the contract." β
Kuching said with an unchanged face: "After this battle, the old man is afraid that he will be disarmed and returned to the field, so let others say whatever he accuses, as long as he can stabilize the border defense, even if he is ruined, what if he is ruined?" Besides, the old man will not be killed, and the court is now very short of labor, so wouldn't it be better to transport the Oros from here to the country for hard labor. β
Kuching had already disregarded his personal honor and disgrace, how could the military attachΓ©s of the Xia army present dare to have any objections, so they immediately responded in unison: "Wait for the lower officials, please follow the orders of the commander??????"
On the fifth day of the seventh month of the seventeenth year of Wucheng in China, Nebuchu surrendered the city.
When the Xia army completed the reception of the city and the inventory of Russian weapons, a group of Russian ** people were divided into dozens of teams of 100 people and temporarily resettled. Before these nervous Russians could realize that something was wrong, the Xia army commanded the Mongol Volunteer Army detachment to drive them westward in batches. The Russians thought they were on their way home, but they did not want to leave Nebuchu and were tied up soon after. The Russians naturally resisted, but were forced to submit under the shooting of the Mongols.
The Russians who were shackled were then taken over by the Xia army and driven to the south, and the Russians, who had just woken up from a dream, realized what fate awaited them. The Russians tried to riot and try to escape, but they were spotted and suppressed by the Xia army one by one, and the few who escaped were subsequently lost in the Mongolian wasteland. In the end, most of the 7,721 Russians, including the Overseer of Kderient, died on the way or on the construction site in China, and only some Russian women were bought by the Han Chinese and escaped.
"It's already July, and there will be snow in the north in a few more months, so it can be said that this year's war is basically over." In the city of Nebuchu, Kuching said to the Mongols. "Nebuchu City will be handed over to the Longxiang Army and the Heilongjiang Inland River Division to garrison, the righteous army of the Zhelimu League and the Songmo Duhufu can return to their own banner now, and the Chechen Khan and Darigang Aibu can also go back for the winter." In addition to the Xia army, which escorted the Manchus and the Russians captured south, the strength of the Xia-Mongolian coalition army was still more than 60,000, but after disbanding a considerable part of the Mongol rebels and leaving behind the headquarters of the 8th Division of the Longxiang Army, Kuching only had less than 40,000 soldiers and horses left. "Let's go ahead and arrange it first."
The Mongolian nobles who were named by name retreated obediently, and Kuching's gaze fell on the faces of the remaining Mongols: "Why let them go and leave you behind?" This is not to give them preferential treatment, but to oppress you, but in fact they have already been paid for sending troops or can be paid for sending troops when they go back, as for you? β
Kuching's hand pointed to several Mongol princes: "Some of you want to be pardoned by the imperial court, some want to protect your own pastures, and some want to expand your pastures, but can this place in the west of Beihai alone accommodate your so many demands?" The official thinks that being afraid is not enough, so he has to find a way to continue to expand the territory. β
Zha Lai Te Qi Zasak Sutu Baji replied with interest: "Please rest assured, we are no longer in the same sky with the Rakshasas, so naturally we will continue to snatch the grasslands and mountains and forests from their hands. β
Having said that, except for Sutu Baji, the other princes of Korqin, the local Buryat princes, and the princes of Maomingan were very embarrassed, apparently exhausted after the battle.
Seeing this, Kuching touched his gray beard and sneered: "This official knows that except for the Sanyin Noyan Department and the Zasaktu Khan Department, everyone is tired from fighting for more than a year, but how to distribute the local grassland?" Will there be a conflict between the Korqin Ministry and the Buryatia Ministry and the Maomingan Ministry because of this? If this matter is not resolved, will you be able to live and work in peace and contentment? β
Kuching's words point out the fact that there is no room for two tigers on one mountain. Think about it, a room, originally lived by my own family, and suddenly a few distant relatives also moved in, it was okay for a short time, but there will definitely be contradictions after a long time. Therefore, without the need for Kuching to provoke, there will also be a new struggle between the Korqin people and the local Mongol tribes. What's more, after the Zasaktu Khan partially split the Sanyin Noyan Division, without the grasslands in the south, it is natural to expand to the northern homeland, and it is inevitable that there will be conflicts with the Korqin people and the local Buryat Mongol tribes that have broken away from the Zasaktu Khan.
It is not difficult to solve the grassland problem happily, and Kuching has also pointed out before, then it is necessary to continue to expand with Huaxia until there is enough land to meet the needs of everyone.
"The north is full of mountains and forests." After thinking about it, Baodun Sulun, the banner master of Guo Erlus, who realized it later, had a new problem. "My generation is used to grassland life, and it is not the people in the forest, how to go north."
"Who said you have to go north." Kuching is the only way to get to the bottom of it. "To the west, across the North Sea, there are large grasslands, which are naturally available for you to distribute."
"Beihai?" The Mongols exclaimed. "Restoring the glory of Genghis Khan?"
Kuching, who also did not know that Russian reinforcements had arrived on the Western Front, affirmed: "Yes, ?????? westward"