In the West there is a chain of contempt, the further east it gets.

Tsarist Russia basically stayed on the periphery of the circle.

Historically, the good-sounding "European gendarme" is a thug to say that it is ugly.

It was the inability of the European royal family to cope with the surging revolution that gave Tsarist Russia a reputation as the vicious dog of the royal family.

Tsarist Russia could not be defeated by anyone in the West, and no one could be defeated in the East.

The reason for this is that there is no strong country in the East.

In the West, for the sake of access to the sea, Tsarist Russia and the Ottoman Empire fought inextricably.

But in the East, because the places they invaded were all extremely cold regions, and there were no decent countries, they were invincible.

With a population of several hundred, starting from the Ob River, colonial strongholds were established on the Yenisei River, the Lena River, Lake Baikal and other places.

In the sixth year of Chongzhen, in 1632 AD, Tsarist Russia had already built a stronghold to the Lena River.

If you rely on "pulling nails" and pulling out these strongholds, you will have to pull them out until the Year of the Monkey.

Therefore, Yang Chengying's strategy is to make good alliances with the Transkhalkha tribes and find suitable candidates as agents.

Then give full play to the magic of the "leading party" and lead the troops to pull out the Baikal place first, which shocked the small east of Tsarist Russia.

Let Tsarist Russia feel the pressure, whether it is willing to fight on two fronts, or willing to stop and talk.

It will take some time to invite Outer Khalkha to Jining, so Yang Chengying took Dorzidarhan to hunt on the outskirts of Fengzhen, all as a pastime.

Fengzhen was a later name and now has no name.

It was divided into four, one for the Ming army and one for the Mongols.

The horses galloped on the grassland, and Yang Chengying carried a short gun on horseback to chase the prey.

Dorzidarhan followed.

Herds of elk scurry across the grasslands.

"Bang!"

A gunshot rang out, and an elk fell to the ground.

Yang Chengying reined in his mount, looked at the elk that fell to the ground, and was slowly dragged away by the guards who stepped forward and put on a rope.

"What kind of firearm is this? It's so powerful! There is no black smoke yet. ”

Dolzidarhan looked at the handcuff in Jing Liu's hand, and his heart itched.

Yang Chengying raised his short gun and smiled at him: "This is something I newly developed in Chaoyang County, how about it?" Want to give it a try? ”

"Is that okay?"

"What's not to do." Yang Chengying handed over the short gun.

Dolzidarhan wiped his hands, took them with both hands, and then he was in trouble.

I won't use it.

Yang Chengying rode up to him, took down the small bag on the saddle, and instructed him to load his ammunition and fire cap.

"Take it upwards and aim it at your prey."

After Yang Chengying finished speaking, he pointed to the elk galloping not far away.

Dolzidarhan took the short hammer and rushed to chase the prey according to the method taught by Yang Chengying.

Yang Chengying stayed where he was and watched quietly.

Finding that the prey was in range, Yang Chengying shouted: "Shoot!" ”

The translator hurriedly translated and shouted too!

When Dolzidarhan heard the translator's words, he was stunned for a moment, and then made a decisive move.

After a single gunshot, calm returned to the steppe.

The guards stepped forward and dragged the elk away.

They will appear on the tables of the craftsmen of the steel workshops, and they will become a masterpiece for the body.

When Dolzidarhan came back from riding his horse, he exclaimed, "This is really a good thing, and my subordinates thought that they could only fire after running a few more steps." ”

After taking a few looks, he reluctantly returned the gun to Yang Chengying.

Yang Chengying didn't ask for it: "This gun is given to you, and this." ”

As he spoke, Yang Chengying gave the gunpowder bag to Dolzidarhan.

Dolzidarhan was thrilled and thanked for his winning streak.

"It's not a rare thing, Li Guoying also has one."

Yang Chengying waved his hand, "In the future, all sentinels will have two. ”

Dolzidarhan did not feel that Jinglu favored one over the other because of this sentence, but became more and more curious: "Jinglu, why not have one cavalry per person, wouldn't it be better than a saber." ”

A little sensitive to war, Yang Chengying nodded with a smile.

"This kind of reloading takes time, and if the cavalry relies too much, the charge will slow down due to the reloading of ammunition, and the enemy will take advantage of the opportunity to overwhelm it," he said. ”

Throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Western countries wavered over whether cavalry was equipped with rifles.

After many years of back-and-forth, the final choice was not allowed to match weapons.

One reason for this is the use of bows and arrows, there is a gap in shooting.

The charging cavalry, specializing in shooting intervals, in an instant, came like a flood.

Yang Chengying is familiar with this history, so there is no such entanglement.

After hunting for a while, the sun is in the middle of the day.

Under the big sun, people can't stand it.

Yang Chengying suddenly remembered something, and said to everyone with a smile: "I remember a large melon field in this area. Walk! Let's go buy some big watermelons. I'm in for a treat! ”

"Eat melons!"

As soon as they heard that Jing Luo invited guests, all the guards cheered.

The prey was still in the open carriage, and the guards drove the carriage, following the large army.

Like a whirlwind, it rushed to the fortress of the wall.

The Fort is an important pass in Datong Town, and it is garrisoned. In addition, there are 17 side piers and 3 fire road piers.

The people of Datong planted food crops in a large area inside and outside the fort, and some also planted melons.

The melons are sold to the housekeeper who goes out from here, and in exchange for money, he buys some grain.

Yang Chengying arrived with a group of people.

The people guarding the melon field, when they saw this formation, knocked on the bangzi, and ran away.

Most of the tribes outside the Cypriots have been pacified, and only a very small number have escaped.

These small tribes plundered everywhere, grabbed a little and ran.

The grassland is so big, Yang Chengying can't catch them all.

"What's wrong with them?"

Yang Cheng covered the sunlight on his brow with his hand and looked at the chaotic people, "Could it be that I accidentally scared them?" ”

"Jingluo, look behind you, and you will understand."

Dolzidarhan said.

Yang Chengying looked back and was immediately happy.

The long-term marching habit has given them muscle memory.

Except for Li Dingguo and Li Fuchen, who had just joined, the rest of the guards ran and ran, forming a marching column.

Twelve in a line, four in a row, like a fast-moving iron wall.

The Mongol cavalry brought by Dolzidarhan was on the periphery, ready to attack at any time.

"Li Fuchen!" Yang Chengying shouted and ordered: "Go, you and those fellow villagers make it clear, we are just here to buy melons." ”

Li Fuchen is a Datong person, with a similar accent, and should be very communicative.

Unexpectedly, Li Fuchen just shouted "fellow countryman", which scared the people to run faster.

"What's wrong with them?"

Dorzidarhan was puzzled.

Yang Chengying smiled awkwardly: "Probably because he regarded Li Fuchen as a border army, and he was worried that he would be cut off by Li Fuchen to repay his merits." ”

Everyone was amazed.

Soon, Li Fuchen rode a horse and caught up with a melon farmer with slow legs, "Don't run!" ”

The melon farmer turned around and knelt on the ground, kowtowing and begging for mercy: "Master Jun, don't kill me." ”

"I'm the Liaodong Army, and I won't hurt you." Li Fuchen patted the armor on his body, "You can see clearly." ”

The melon farmer boldly raised his head and looked at it, it was really the Liaodong Army outside the Saiwai.

These days, because there are many traders coming and going, they all know that the Liaodong Army is stationed in Jining.

The melon farmer hurriedly beckoned to his companions and said happily: "Don't be afraid, everyone, they are the Liaodong Army!" ”