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"Your Excellency the Governor, my soldiers are ready. The sabers in the hands of the brave Cossack cavalrymen will make those hateful yellow-skinned monkeys pay. You just have to wait for the news of our win! "The commander of the 4th Cossack Cavalry Corps of the Russian army, Alexander . Petrovich. Lieutenant General Igdinaev said confidently. He had under his command a total of 25,000 elite Cossack cavalrymen, one of the four Cossack cavalry corps sent by Tsar Nicholas I to the Far East. The Cossack cavalry was the most powerful cavalry in the world, and they did not take the army of the Chinese Empire into account at all, even if the army of the Chinese Empire in the northeast was as high as two armies and more than 70,000 people, but Alexander. Petrovich. Lieutenant General Igdinaev is also confident that the final victory will definitely belong to them!

"Very well, Your Excellency, I am sure you will win!" The Governor of the Far East, Muravyov, nodded with satisfaction.

"By the way, Your Excellency Lieutenant General, do you need infantry support?"

"No, Your Excellency the Governor. Without the infantry, I would have been able to defeat the yellow-skinned monkeys. I think that when our army arrived, those yellow-skinned monkeys were attacking the city that the Qing people were holding. When the time comes, my cavalry will give them a hard blow, and will let them know what the consequences of offending the great Russian Empire will be! "Alexander. Petrovich. Lieutenant General Igdinaev said.

"Well, I wish you a victorious start." Governor Muravyov for the Cossack cavalry. With great confidence, this is the ace unit of the Russian Army. This time, he commanded a total of 100,000 Cossack cavalry. He believed that with these cavalry, he would be able to defeat the Chinese Empire, and even bring the whole of China under Russian rule. For this reason, since he became the governor of the Far East, he has been plotting.

Twenty-five thousand cavalrymen of the 4th Cossack Cavalry Corps of the Russian army were personally sent off by Governor Muravyov. Leaving Irkutsk, a cold wind from Siberia blew through the Mongolian steppe. All the way to Mukden. The main forces of the Russian army will soon also move south from the Mongolian steppe to the north of the Great Wall to wait for the opportunity. In any case, the Manchu government had promised to cede Xinjiang, Mongolia, and Northeast China to Russia, even if the Russian army was stationed there. The Manchus would certainly not dare to oppose it.

October 8, 1846. The 14th Army of the Imperial Chinese Army, the 17th Army, arrived less than ten kilometers from Shengjing. Along the way, they met almost no decent resistance. Everywhere they went, the Qing army fled. In addition, the entire Northeast is now vast and sparsely populated, and there are not many inhabitants at all. The only trouble was probably the transportation factor, which greatly slowed down the advance of the Imperial Army.

Shengjing served as the capital of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the capital before entering the customs. It is the largest and most important city in Northeast China. Now, the four doors of Shengjing are closed. The people in the city have already fled here. The Shengjing general Xien did not forbid the residents of the city to leave. Although he is a corrupt bureaucrat, when he is external, he has always flaunted that he loves the people like a son. It's just that the Qing court didn't send reinforcements to Shengjing, which made Xien a little chilled, and he knew that he had been completely regarded as an outcast. This made him sad and angry, and he had to be appointed. When the princes and nobles of Shengjing left, his family was also ordered to go to Beijing. If he dared to disobey, his family would definitely not be able to survive. Therefore, Xien could only be a loyal vassal to the Manchus. In fact, as a child of the Manchu clan, he had no other choice but to fight to the death.

"General, the rebels have arrived in Shengjing, and they are less than twenty miles away from the city." Yi Xiang, commander of the 19th Army of the Qing Army, said with a sad face. His family was in Beijing, and he also received an order from the Yamen of the Ministry of War to fight to the death, which made him very desperate. The 19th Army, which was close to him, and the more than 10,000 remnants of the 7th Army, were defeated, and they wanted to resist the attack of the Chinese Imperial Army of the two armies, which seemed like a fantasy no matter how you looked at it! For a long time, Yixiang had been complaining about why the Qing court didn't order them to withdraw to Guannai. Isn't it important that these 50,000 people are more than 50,000 people? Can I discard it at will?

"General Ben knows. Yixiang, get your people ready! We want to let those rebels know that Shengjing City is not Dandong, and if they want to capture Shengjing City, they must be prepared to fill it with human lives! Sheen said. At this point, they had no other way but to fight to the death. Of course, it is not hopeless, if you can hold Shengjing, there may be a turnaround.

"General, the lowly man knows. However, the strength of the rebels is too strong, and with the strength of the 19th Army, it is really difficult to resist! Yixiang complained. It's not that he doesn't want to fight, the difference in strength between the two sides is too big. If the Qing court sent them an army of reinforcements, he would also have the confidence to stick to Shengjing! After all, Shengjing City is the largest and strongest city in the Northeast, and there is plenty of food and grass in the city, even if the army of the Chinese Empire wants to conquer Shengjing City, it is not so easy. By then, they would have been able to hold out until the Chinese Empire and the Manchus had decided the winner. If the Manchus won, then Shengjing City would naturally be out of danger. If the Manchus failed, then their insistence would be meaningless, it would be better to surrender to the Chinese Empire earlier, and maybe they would be able to save a life.

"Yixiang, you can't lose confidence. Sue you, the imperial court has come to order, our reinforcements are already on the way, and they will soon arrive in Shengjing. When the time comes, we may not have a chance to defeat those rebels! General Sheen said.

"What? General, is the imperial court really willing to send us reinforcements? Which army is the reinforcement coming? Yixiang was overjoyed. If reinforcements could arrive in time, perhaps the situation in Shengjing would not be so bad.

"No, the reinforcements are not my Qing army." Sheen said.

"Not the army of the Qing Dynasty? Russians, are they Russians? Yixiang exclaimed.

"That's right, it's the Russians! I, the Qing Dynasty, have already asked Russia to send troops. Russian reinforcements will soon arrive in Shengjing. When the time comes, there will be Russians and those rebels who will fight to the death, and we can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight! Sheen looked like she was winning.

"That's a good feeling. The Russians are very powerful, and if they come, it is estimated that those rebels will not be able to take advantage of them. Yixiang was relieved. Although the Russians are not good birds, they have killed a lot of Chinese in the northeast over the years. But now in the eyes of Yixiang and Xien and others, the Russians have become their rescuers.

"General, when will the Russians arrive? If it takes too long, we may not be able to hold on! Yixiang's heart, which had been put down, was lifted again. After all, Russia is too far away from Shengjing.

"Don't worry, the Russians are all cavalry, they set off a few days ago. It is estimated that in another seven or eight days, they will be able to reach Shengjing. Therefore, Yixiang, your people must hold on until the Russians come. Don't waste your efforts! Sheen said.

"Your Excellency, please rest assured, I promise that I will be able to hold out until the reinforcements arrive!" Yi Xiang patted his chest and reassured. Although with his 19th Army, it was impossible to defeat the two armies of the Chinese Empire. It is impossible to even hold on to Shengjing. However, if you only stick to it for seven or eight days, it may not be a problem. After all, Shengjing is a fortified city. Sticking to it for seven or eight days shouldn't be too much of a problem.

For Xien and Yixiang, if they can hold Shengjing, or even cooperate with the Russians to defeat the Chinese Empire, it will definitely be a great achievement. After defeating the Chinese Empire, they could return to Beijing as officials. Although Shengjing is the largest city in Northeast China, it is far from being comparable to Beijing. They grew up in Beijing, and they have long been accustomed to Beijing, and they dream of returning to Beijing to work!

Less than two kilometers away from Shengjing, Major General Kang Rui, commander of the 14th Army of the Imperial Army, and Major General Chen Wenjie, commander of the 17th Army, were observing Shengjing City under the protection of a cavalry company.

"Lao Kang! It seems that the Qing army has been prepared for a long time! Shengjing City is the largest and strongest city in the Northeast, and it is not so easy for us to conquer the Northeast! Major General Chen Wenjie, commander of the 17th Army, said. Because the 17th Army has always been stationed in Korea, and at the same time pays attention to the dynamics of the Qing army in the northeast, it can be said that it knows the shape of the northeast well. Therefore, at present, the command of the 14th Army and the 17th Army is dominated by Major General Chen Wenjie.

"Lao Chen, according to the information we have received, it seems that the Qing court did not send reinforcements to Shengjing. At present, the Qing army in Shengjing City only has the remnants of the 19th Army and the 7th Army, at most 60,000 or 70,000 people, which is about the same as our strength. Even if Shengjing City is a strong city, it should be impossible to resist our attack! Major General Kang Rui said. He was more worried about the weather in the northeast. It's already October, and soon the Northeast will enter winter. And the army of the Chinese Empire, which was mostly southerners, could not adapt to the cold of the north. If the fighting is not finished before winter comes, it will be very disadvantageous for the Imperial Army.

"Then, starting tomorrow, launch an attack on Shengjing! The 17th Army will attack the main line, and the 14th Army will be responsible for defense, and if reinforcements from the Qing Army appear, it will depend on the 14th Army! Major General Chen Wenjie said.

Brigadier General Kang Rui nodded, and did not compete with Major General Chen Wenjie for the main attack in Shengjing. (To be continued......)