In the face of Chinese expansion in Siberia, Russia has no means of organization.

Sending two or three hundred regular troops to Yeniseisk to garrison is already the limit of Tsarist Russia's troop projection. And in order to compromise with the noble landlords, the tsar could not open up emigration, and could only rely on the peasants themselves to escape.

At the same time, the news of the successive defeats of the Cossacks by China had long spread to all parts of Tsarist Russia itself. The Chinese are described as cannibalistic demons, but also skilled in witchcraft, can fly into the sky and throw flowering bombs, even the most heroic Cossacks cannot resist.

Fear spread, and the serfs fled into Cossacks, not daring to run to Central Siberia, but to the upper reaches of the Volga.

At the same time, the losses of Tsarist Russia in the Far East urgently needed to be recovered by other means. As a result, the living conditions of the serfs and Cossacks became more and more difficult, and the Tsar issued copper coins, and uprisings broke out everywhere in the cities and villages.

The more there is an uprising, the more taxes must be raised for counterinsurgency!

The Racine peasant revolt broke out two years earlier.

Coming from a wealthy Cossack family, Stepan Lashin served as the head of the Cossack army and negotiated with the tsar on behalf of the Don Cossacks.

Four years earlier, Racin had formed an alliance with the Turks, and the two sides had agreed to deal with the Crimean Mongols and Nogais. Immediately afterwards, he led the Cossack army, united with the Turkut department, and made an expedition against the Crimea and the Ottomans and won.

The exploitation of the people at the bottom by Tsarist Russia led to the flight of a large number of serfs to the Don River, and the strength of the Don Cossacks swelled rapidly.

The escaped serfs were followed by the army of the Russian nobility. They went around capturing Cossacks, saying that they were fugitives and usurping the land reclaimed by the Cossacks. Even the relatively wealthy Cossack families, who had multiplied for two or three generations, were dismissed as serfs and arrested.

Stepan Racin couldn't bear it anymore and finally led the people to revolt!

Not only did he raise his own guns, but he also contacted the Turkuts on the eastern bank of the lower Volga and the Bashkirs in the middle reaches of the Volga.

Bashkirs, who live between the middle reaches of the Volga and the remnants of the Ural Mountains. As early as more than a hundred years ago, it had already accepted the rule of Tsarist Russia, and an uprising broke out every thirty years. It is equivalent to saying that the previous generation was suppressed, and the next generation grew up and continued to revolt, because they could not live without rebellion.

Razin led the Don Cossacks eastward and joined forces with the Turkuts at Astrakhan.

Astrakhan, located at the mouth of the Volga River where it flows into the Caspian Sea, was a military and trading town. The city has no bastion, but it is a fortress in its own right, with a total of seven fortified towers.

Racine came from the west, and the Turks from the east surrounded the Russian fortresses.

The serfs in the villages around the city were all freed. The landlord's house was burned down, and the landlord who ran slowly was beheaded without discussion.

"If you can't beat it, what should I do?" Racine asked.

Shukul Daiqing said: "The siege of the city is reinforced, and the enemy in Tsaritsyn (Volgograd) may come to the rescue. ”

Shukuer Daiqing is the leader of the Turghut tribe and the grandfather of Ayuqi.

Rasin shook his head and said: "The Bashkirs are revolting further upstream, and the enemies of Tsaritsyn are too busy to take care of themselves and will not send troops to rescue here." ”

The rebel coalition besieged the city for several days and organized several attacks, all of which were blocked by strong fortresses.

At this time, the Bashkir rebel army, unable to conquer Tsaritsyn, also went south to join forces here.

The three teams are put together, and the painting style is extremely weird.

The Don Cossacks, led by Razin, were all Orthodox Slavs.

The troops led by Shukul Daiqing were all Varat Mongols who believed in Buddhism—not only the Turghut tribe, but also a few Durbot tribes and Heshute tribes who moved westward together.

And the Bashkir rebel army was all Turkic people who believed in the Green Religion.

Three races, three major faiths, under the oppression of Tsarist Russia, achieved a great unity of nationalities and religions.

But there was no use for eggs, and in the face of a strong fortress, they could only look stupidly there. Among the three teams, the Don Cossacks alone had more than a dozen small cannons, which tickled the walls of the fortress.

"If you continue to fight like this, don't even think about fighting for a hundred years!" Shukuer Daiqing couldn't help but say.

Muhad, the leader of the Bashkir rebels, said: "We should go upstream, bypassing Tsaritsyn (Volgograd) and going upstream!" ”

Shukul Daiqing shook his head: "We are not interested in the upstream, we just want to pull out this Russian castle." ”

Racine said: "Then you continue to besiege the city and prevent the enemy in the city from coming out, and I will march upstream with Muhad." ”

The coalition forces are always like this, although they are all uprisings, but the demands are not the same at all.

The Mongols only wanted to expand in the lower reaches of the Volga, by the way, pulling out the spikes (fortresses) stuck in the throat.

The Don Cossacks and Bashkirs rebelled against the oppression of Tsarist Russia. They intended to march all the way upstream, even to Moscow, to force the Tsar to improve their treatment.

Racine, in particular, had a very simple idea: His Majesty the Tsar must be the good guys, and the noble landlords were the bad guys. All the suffering of the Don Cossacks was caused by the nobles, officials, landlords, and His Majesty the Great Tsar was blinded.

"Dada......"

A cavalry came from the east, and the three leaders were startled and ran back to their respective ranks to prepare for battle.

Ayuqi rode to the front and went straight to the Mongol camp: "Grandfather, father, I'm back!" ”

"It's good to be back!" His father, Punchuk, said happily.

Grandfather Shukuer Daiqing asked: "Those are the Han army?" ”

Ayuqi explained: "I went to Nanjing to meet the Han Emperor, and the Han Emperor was very happy and presented us with a thousand muskets and some ammunition, as well as many grain seeds for new crops. In addition, the emperor sent an envoy to canonize his grandfather as king of Turgot. ”

"Really?" Shukuer Daiqing said in surprise.

There were three Warat Mongols that migrated westward, and the Turghut tribe was only the most numerous, while the Dulbert and Heshute tribes remained independent. The unification of the tribe was completed, which was after Ayuqi succeeded to the throne, and the cause was Ayuqi's father, who was murdered by the leader of the Heshute tribe.

If the Chinese emperor had canonized the king, and he was also the king of Turgot, Shukul Daiqing would have enough reason to annex the other two.

Shukuer Daiqing took his son and grandson and went out to greet him with joy, and the leaders of the other two tribes also rushed to hear the news.

The leaders of the three departments all knelt down to greet each other, and Xie Yuan did not talk nonsense, and directly read out the edict of canonization.

Just as the golden seal and documents were being delivered, Abalai, the leader of the Heshute tribe, suddenly spoke: "Wait, I don't agree!" ”

Xie Yuan instantly understood what was going on, both himself and the emperor had been deceived.

Ayuqi hid his head and tail, although he didn't lie, but he kept misleading the emperor, making it as if their family could control all the tribes. The existence of the Dulbert Department and the Heshute Department, Ayuqi did not mention a word, otherwise the gold seal would definitely not be engraved with "King of Turgot".

Shukuer Daiqing turned his head and asked, "What qualifications do you have to disagree?" ”

Abalai said: "First, the three of us moved westward, even if the Han emperor wanted to establish a state and crown the king, the name of this country could not be called the country of Turgot. Second, after the founding of the state, why was the head of the Turghut tribe the king? What should we do with the Schult Department and the Dulbert Department? ”

Shukul Daiqing said: "We have a large number of people in the Turghut tribe, and we are the strongest, of course, we are the king!" ”

The head of the Dulbert tribe, Arabujul, also said: "I support Abalai, and it is okay to establish a state, but the name of the country must be changed." It is okay to be crowned king, and whoever becomes the king should be jointly discussed by the three ministries. Otherwise, I'll take my subordinates and simply go to the Russians! ”

"Huh?"

Xie Yuan's eyes showed a fierce light, he originally wanted to settle it peacefully, but someone said something that shouldn't be said.

Xie Yuan asked, "You want to defect to the Russians?" ”

Arabujur also felt speechless, and changed his words: "I am just making an analogy, and I don't really want to take refuge in the enemy. ”

Xie Yuan continued to question: "You don't obey Your Majesty's holy decree? ”

Arabuzhur said: "There is a problem with this holy decree, and the Han emperor should be asked to send it again." ”

Xie Yuan put his right hand behind his back and made a cutting gesture.

Deputy envoy Pang Anguo and cavalry general Sun Ruotao immediately understood what they meant, and both drew their swords and rushed forward.

Pang Anguo slashed at the nearest Abalai, and Sun Ruotao slashed at the nearest Abari. They suddenly burst out and killed, and before the two targets could react, they collapsed in a sloppy struggle.

Punchuck looked stupid, and didn't dare to move.

But his father and son reacted instantly, and each drew his knife and slashed at the deceased's entourage.

Shukul Daiqing slashed and killed the two, and said to his children and grandchildren as he chopped: "Punchuk, you lead the troops to the camp of the Dulbert Department. Ayuqi, you lead the troops to the camp of the Heshute Department. Don't give them time to react, kill all the disobedient leaders! ”

A raid and scuffle killed more than 200 people.

This farce finally ended, and the Warat Mongols officially established themselves on the banks of the Volga River and the Caspian Sea. The Chinese called their chieftain the King of Turghut, and they themselves were called the Great Khan.

Xie Yuan and the others were invited to inspect the Russian castle, and they were speechless on the spot.

The city, originally the palace of the Great Khan of the Golden Horde, was visited every autumn. At the same time, it is also a commercial center node for Indian and Persian goods to be shipped to Moscow.

The Russians occupied the city for 100 years and built a fortress on the other side of the city's river, called the Kremlin (meaning a tall and strong fortress).

The garrison in the fortress consisted of only a few hundred men, but it was enough to withstand any enemy.

There were not many Slavic immigrants either, and merchants and townspeople lived in the city on the opposite bank, which had been looted by the rebels the other day.

In the suburbs, there are a small number of large landowners. Some were Russian landlords, some were native landowners, but all of them practiced serfdom, and all the landlords who did not have time to escape were killed.

"Do you have a way to take it down?" Xie Yuan asked the cavalry general Sun Ruotao.

Sun Ruotao shook his head: "This has to besiege the city all the time, and it will be besieged until the city is cut off from food." Unless it is bombarded with heavy artillery, the city wall will be destroyed and destroyed. ”

Shukuer Daiqing gritted his teeth and said, "Then surround and die!" ”

Anyway, there were two other rebel armies, and even if the Tsar sent troops to quell the rebellion, the two friendly armies would be able to hold out for a year and a half, which was enough time to starve the enemy in the city to death.