The Siberian early morning air is so fresh that you can't help but take a few deep breaths.

Zhou Huchen took a sharp breath of fresh air: "Let's go!" ”

There is no doubt about the speed of the whole cavalry, that is, those former infantrymen, they have adapted to riding horses, and after thousands of miles of long-distance battles, even the stupid soldiers have already become qualified cavalry. More than 100,000 cavalrymen from all over the field appeared in front of the Bratsk castle with a swagger, and the Cossacks guarding Bratsk were stunned.

Surrounded by water on three sides, Zhou Huchen was too lazy to sneak attack, lost his ships, and these Cossacks had nowhere to escape.

The location of the Bratsk Castle is reasonable, right on a high slope, with a huge lake to the left and behind, and an impermeable jungle to the right. If there is no artillery, it will be difficult to take this earthen castle. It is estimated that there is no other way than to besiege it to the death.

It's a pity that Zhou Huchen brought a lot of artillery, and these cannons are not yet within the knowledge of the Rakshasa people, Mo Yanhua, the pioneer officer, immediately began to command the artillery team: "Fifty steps in front of the trench, prepare for me to bombard!" ”

Zhou Huchen was not needed for such a battle, just to train Mo Yanhua, he held a clairvoyant mirror from a distance and began to observe.

The Bratsk Castle is the same as Yakutsk, the same earthen fort, the same size, and even the Cossack attire on the earthen fort is no different.

At this time, the sound of cannons rang out.

The projectile fell into the earth fort with its characteristic arc, and soon after, Zhou Huchen's clairvoyant mirror saw dust and smoke rising.

The shelling was not particularly intensive, the distance was long, the supply of ammunition was difficult, Zhou Huchen was not so extravagant, and this shelling belonged to deterrence. It was better for these Cossacks to surrender, and if they did not, Mo Yanhua would follow the established tactics, let the soldiers fill the trenches under the cover of artillery fire, and then blow up the fort wall and rush into the earthen fort.

With the artillery fire extended. The entire Bratsk Castle was in a cloud of smoke

The shelling stopped, and the soldiers in the rear began to prepare.

At this time, a soldier ran over: "Report to the commander!" The Rakshasa people have descended! ”

Some are too simple, this Bratsk castle is not small, and it is estimated that there should be a lot of garrisons, and it is so simple to descend.

"Tell General Mo to accept surrender and let the Rakshasas come out one by one!"

The Rakshasas moved quickly, and when the soldiers returned to inform Mo Yanhua, one by one Cossacks in khaki leather robes walked out of the castle. In this era, there are no rules for the surrender of the world with hands held high. These Cossack soldiers surrendered as long as they came out without weapons.

Zhou Huchen was very strange. Very few of these Cossacks came out. Except for some dead and wounded, there were only more than 100 people who came out of the castle, and there were no Tsarist Russian officers who led the team. For the size of the Bratsk Castle, the number of people is too small.

"Send someone in and have a look!"

Soon. The soldiers returned to report that there were no more Cossack soldiers in the castle of Bratsk, except for a few women in captivity.

"Ask me about these captives, why is Bratsk so many?"

Zhou Huchen's army carried several women who knew the Russian language, and these women were from Yakutsk. Since there was nowhere to go, Zhou Huchen had no choice but to continue to take them in, and at the same time, these poor people were also put in need, because some of them knew Mongolian. He also knew the Tsarist language.

The double translation took a lot of effort, but Zhou Huchen also understood what was going on.

It turned out that the Cossacks of the Bratsk castle had been dispatched under the supervision of the Russian military officers, and they had gathered more than 2,000 people and had been going down the river for half a month.

There is a stream of the Angara River that runs southwest. There are several winter camps on this tributary. The goal of the Rakshasas this year is to conquer the southern half of the Little Sea and completely conquer the Buryats west of the Little Sea. This location is actually the starting point of Zhou Huchen's entry into Siberia.

"Sun Dayong, General Sun!"

"The last general!"

"Ben Shuai ordered you to lead 20,000 people south to the south and clear out those Rakshasas who went south for me!"

"Yes!" Sun Dayong was extremely excited, the leader of the dragoons had already held back his strength, he had not participated in the battle for a long time, he was very depressed, and this time it was finally his turn.

With nearly ten times the advantage of troops, Zhou Huchen seems to be making a fuss, but in fact, Zhou Huchen does not dare to take it lightly. Because, according to the Buryats, the shadows of the Rakshasas also appear in the vast steppes and jungles southwest of the small sea. The Cossacks to the west were also moving eastward, and it seemed that the full-scale eastward invasion of the Tsarist government had been rolled out, and the area along the Irtysh River, which originated in the southeast of the Altai Mountains, had completely belonged to Tsarist Russia. These Cossacks came to this area precisely along the tributaries of the Irtysh River, and then through the forests, swamps and steppes.

These Cossacks from the west came from Western Siberia, which in whole was a large plain bordered by the Arctic Ocean in the north, the Ural Mountains in the west, and the Yenisei River in the east. To the southeast are the Altai, Salaire and Kuznetsk mountain ranges. This vast land is not particularly fertile, but the grasslands of this land are very suitable for grazing, and also suitable for growing some food crops adapted to the cold, in addition to countless forest resources, all kinds of unknown storage of Zhou Huchen.

The time for galloping the steppes is coming, and with the terrain no longer complicated, a battle with the Cossack cavalry is not far off.

"General Sun, in addition to purging the invading Rakshasas, you also have to assure me that there will be no mistakes in this year's supply. I'll give you another 10,000 horsemen and 5,000 Mongol allies, and let these armies protect the back road, and then General Sun will expand our territory westward. Rebels, kill nothing! ”

"Subordinate Order!"

Zhou Huchen divided his troops, this is a kind of helplessness, the geographical area of Siberia is too large, and if you want to recover it as quickly as possible, you can only use iron-blooded means. It may be unfair to the Indigenous people who live in this land and it will also cause killing. But Zhou Huchen can't wait, he can't wait, and the strategy must change.

Sometimes, the effects of the killings far outweigh Huairou's policies. Extraordinary means are used in extraordinary times, which is a holistic consideration, fairness is built on strength, and when strength surpasses fairness, people will be respected.

Zhou Huchen needs to be respected, and Daming also needs to be respected, and this respect can only be reflected by blood and fire. Convincing people with virtue may gain respect, but he is far less affordable than the respect obtained by the blade, and for thousands of years, this truth does not conform to the concept of the Central Plains. Now, Zhou Huchen has not only changed the military power, he has invisibly affected the concept of the entire army, the reason is very simple, the blade is always sharper than the mouth!

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