Chapter 354 - Western Siberia (1)
Ulan-Ude Ang Bang Zhangjing Big Tent.
Zidu finally met with Ablin, the Rakshasa messenger who had just made his last decision with the blood of his companion and close retainer Ivanov. At the same time, the equally frightened Cossack leader Yaryzhkin was summoned.
"Your Excellency, I would like to give you important information!"
As soon as Ablin entered, he shouted in Mongolian regardless of the usual language, for fear that the Cossacks would take the lead, but in fact he had forgotten that his companion Yarezhkin could not speak half of Mongolian or Manchurian.
"Honorable guest, you are an envoy of the Rakshasa Kingdom, how can you have important information to tell me? Will you turn your back on your master? ”
Jidu, who was fluent in Mongolian, no longer waited for the translation this time, but replied directly with wide eyes, looking puzzled and disbelieving.
The Buryatic interpreter who was standing on the sidelines translated this Manchu sentence into Russian according to the general's prior arrangement.
"Your Excellency, Fifth Centurion, I also have important military information to reveal to you!"
Yaryzhkin could not stand on the sidelines this time, and after he understood the Russian, it was obvious that he did not expect this situation at first, and hurriedly shouted in Russian after being unwilling. Fortunately, Ablin was stunned by Jidu's rhetorical question, and did not interrupt him for a while.
After the Russian translator on the side bowed his head and explained to Jidu, there was a creepy laughter in the big tent-
"Haha-"
Of course, this is Jidu's doing, and no one else dares to be so profligate here.
Long. Seeing that the faces of the two "Rakshasa envoys" gradually became frightened, Jidu stopped his wild laughter.
"Ablin, I heard you killed one of your companions?" Jidu asked coldly.
"Yes, General!"
Ablin breathed a sigh of relief, but instead of saying it in Mongolian, which he was proficient in, he was in Russian!
At this critical moment, Ablin turned his face sideways and looked proudly at Yarezhkin on the side! This is clearly for this ignorant Cossack!
Sure enough, although Yaryzhkin did not know how big an official position this Russian word "general" was, he was still terrified of the "five centurions" he had just shouted.
"Then you are guilty!" Jidu suddenly asked with a hideous face.
"Ahh What crime have I committed? I'm all for you, the General! ”
Ablin really didn't care about "fighting wits and courage" with his companions this time. Trembling, honest and practical Mongolian replied. It is not surprising that the Buryats repeated Abrin's words in Russian, and whoever said them later, the native would translate them into Russian word for word. It's obvious. This is so that Ablin and Yarezhkin can always be on the same starting line.
"What crime has been committed? Ha Lu Ha. I'll tell you! You are on my land in the Qing Dynasty. Killing an envoy of the Rakshasa Kingdom you mentioned without authorization, isn't this clearly going to blame me for the Qing Dynasty? You must know that the two countries are fighting each other. Don't chop to make'! You killed your envoys, and you killed your own retinue, and you are clearly to blame me! If this is not a sin, what is a sin? Aren't you afraid that I will also take your head?! "What Jidu said is clear and clear-sighted, righteous and righteous.
"Ah...... General, I didn't expect so much. But this is indeed a matter of necessity, my lord! Ablin cried out with a cry, and Yarezhkin stared with interest at the head of his companion who was now up and down.
"What happened? As a last resort? Okay, give you a chance to be around, I'll hear how you can see it? It was as if he had forcibly suppressed his anger and given Ablin a chance to live.
"General, you don't know. That damned Ivanov deserves it! I am doing this for the sake of the Qing Dynasty and the Emperor Bogda. ”
Ablin almost cried, but Zidu was silent.
"General, Ivanov first wanted to harm me and let me die, and then let this Yaryzhkin pretend to be the main envoy of this trip, and then take the opportunity to escape from your Ulan-Ude, so that he can go to Tomsk in the west to make peace with the Moscow mission, and then send Rakshasa reinforcements to come back to fight with your Great Qing army!"
Ablin was exacerbated by the tense atmosphere at this moment, and he was very impatient and couldn't wait to say all the reasons.
"What? The Moscow mission in Tomsk? Are there any other missions other than your line? Jidu heard what he was interested in, but his face was still grim.
"This ......"
"Ablin, aren't you the official on this trip?" Jidu's tone gradually increased.
"General, I ......"
"What are you? Why? ”
"This ...... I ......"
Ablin was momentarily speechless. At this time, if he reveals the situation of the ambassador corps to which he belongs to the other people, he really has no way out. When it came to the end, Ablin really couldn't make up his mind.
"Say! Don't say that Ivanov is a lesson for you! There is no need to be hysterical, Jidu only said coldly, and then glared at the leopard and glared angrily.
"General, Ablin is indeed not a direct envoy, and there is a real commander in our line, named Baykov!"
Under heavy pressure, Yaryzhkin was the first to collapse, and finally got a golden opportunity to shout in Russian at the sidelines.
Where did he know that this sentence that revealed the truth instantly made Ablin, who was a little hesitant, give up the last trace of hesitation. There was no need to wait for Jidu to ask, Ablin had already made up his mind and made up his mind.
So, half an hour later, Ji Du knew that there was still a team of Rakshasa missions, or the "general leader" of the Rakshasa envoy to the Qing Dynasty this time, that was the "first person to make the Qing Dynasty", and he should have embarked on the journey east to the Qing Dynasty, perhaps he had entered a certain place in Moxi Mongolia, and was rushing to Beijing day and night. their purpose. The first is to open up trade, and the other is to turn the encroachment of the Heilongjiang River basin into a fait accompli!
To tell the truth, knowing these two purposes, especially the second purpose, Ji Du was very happy in his heart - glad that he had appointed 4,000 of the 8,000 Mongolian blue flags many days ago, plus 3,000 Han troops to take the lead in the westward expedition.
It is said that it is a "westward expedition", but now it is not even clear how many Rakshasa cities and armies there are in the west, in fact, it is just a large-scale tactical reconnaissance. The reason why it is also attached to the 3,000 Han army is to directly occupy the big city when it encounters the Rakshasa people, as a springboard and supply place for the westward expansion in the future.
The reason why Jidu went west. It is nothing more than the following consideration: no matter how many Rakshasa bandit armies there are in the easternmost Heilongjiang Valley. You can't fall from the sky all the time, only one stop from the east of your old home in Tessie. So no matter how you toss in the east, I started from Suwu Lake and walked all the way west, and when I came across a walled city, I occupied one. It won't take long. Your Rakshasa supply lines will break. Until then. No matter how many bandits you have in the east, you will become a lone army, and you will only be able to capture them at the end of the day!
Of course. This idea has been recognized by the three old generals Lan Bai, Ji Xiha, and Shi Tingzhu, and it has also been fully explained in the last court report to the imperial court. It's just that at that time, how useful the strategy of "attacking the east and attacking the west" and "encircling Wei to save Zhao" could be, the four of them all had a certain amount of guessing in it.
But now, as soon as Ablin said the purpose of the Baykov mission's trip, it was not far from ten.
"Ablin, so far, I can only send a few of you, along with the corpse of the Rakshasa man, back to the west!" Jidu pretended to be helpless and said with infinite regret.
"Nope! No! General! I'm willing to be loyal to the Emperor Bogda, don't send me back! Sure enough, Ablin jumped to his feet and pleaded, as Jidu wished.
How dare Ablin return to Moscow at this time? Even Tobolsk didn't dare to go back like that!
Once he returns with Ivanov's body, the charge of beheading the Tsar's close ministers will be confirmed. In addition, Yaryzhkin, who has the ability to see the wind and rudder like himself, will give himself a counterattack when the time comes, and there is only a dead end waiting for him!
Jidu didn't answer, but looked at Yarezhkin on the side, waiting for the interpreter to translate the conversation between him and Ablin. Sure enough, Yaryzhkin understood the content of the conversation just now, and he also jumped three feet high, shouting:
"Your Excellency, General, I, Yaryzhkin, am also willing to be loyal to you and your Emperor, please do not send us back!"
"Oh? Why don't you, as the courtiers of the Grand Duke of Moscow, want to go back? Jidu looked puzzled.
"General, where am I the Tsar's courtier! I'm just a merchant of the Bukhara Khanate! "Ablin is really anxious.
"Tsar?" Jidu corrected.
"Oh, no, no! It's the Grand Duke of Moscow! I am definitely not a courtier of this Grand Duke! I'm just forced to be helpless! Ablin broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly changed his words.
"I'm just a Cossack, and I'm forced to obey the orders of that Grand Duke Alexei!" Yarezhkin's reaction was slower, but it was also clear.
"Ha Lu Ha, all right! Do you really want to go back like this? Jidu asked with a smile.
"I don't want to!"
"Absolutely not!"
Two non-purebred rakshasas scrambled to reply.
"Aren't you the chief envoy and deputy envoy of the Rakshasa Mission?" Jidu asked.
"It's not!"
"Not really! We're just the lead team sent by the Rakshasa Mission, just to be a temptation! ”
"Good! In that case, you really need to go back! Jidu suddenly stood up and said firmly.
"Ah...... The general spares his life! ”
Ablin finally knelt down with a "plop" and pleaded bitterly. Yarezhkin, who had a plate, had not yet understood, but he also wisely chose to kneel down with him in the same way as Ablin.
(Chapter to be continued)
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