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Chapter 554

On the shore of Lake Baikal, a replenished army rode war horses and escorted the convoy from the front line of Lake Baikal to central and western Siberia.

Chen Xiaode rode an improved Mongolian horse and walked in front of the troops. He looked back at the team of about 3000 people.He is about to lead the 3000-strong Siberia Pioneering Regiment and the Northern Expeditionary Coalition Force composed of a small part of the First Corps to attack the western part of the Siberian Plain from the northern line and completely control the Siberian Plain.Regardless of the small number of 3000 people, the Siberian Plain is typically sparsely populated. A few hundred Cossack cavalry can traverse Siberia, and even the Siberian Khanate was wiped out by them.

To the west of Lake Baikal is the pasture of the Chechen Khan tribe, which has now become the Chechen Mansion and is managed by the Chief Secretary of Mobei.From the direction of the Chechen Khan tribe, a 3000-strong Chechen cavalry came galloping.

"Stop!" Chechen General Rourke stopped the advancing Chechen cavalry.He had found the Siberian Pioneering Group going west in time.

"We are the [-]st Cavalry Brigade of the Mobei Cavalry Regiment. We are here to support you in the Western Expedition under the order of the military. Some herdsmen here have traveled the prairie to and from Tsarist Russia and the Central Plains. They will be good guides!" Rourke I met Chen Xiaode, the deputy head of the Siberian Land Reclamation Group.

"The Pioneering Regiment has also received orders from the military. I know you will come, my friends. This time, our Siberian Pioneering Regiment will be able to return triumphantly with your help." Chen Xiaode was also very enthusiastic when he saw Rourke.

Rourke used to be an important general of Chechen Khan, but was later bought by the Kyushu Army and became a senior officer of the Mobei Cavalry Corps.The Kyushu Army also rest assured that generals like Rourke who have treacherous behaviors will take up such positions, because they are confident that the logistics of the entire cavalry regiment will be provided by the Central Plains and Liaodong. Without logistics, these cavalry regiments can only return to the original In the age of cold weapons, fight with sabers, bows and arrows.

"Haha, our Chechen tribe hasn't been on the battlefield for a long time. As the saying goes, raising troops for a thousand days and using them for a while, this time we will use the blood of the enemy to sharpen our sabers again, proving that the warriors of our Chechen tribe are still heroes on the grasslands." Eagle," Rourke said.

"Okay! This time our marching route is like this... According to the account of the Cossack captives we captured, on our route to the west, there is a fortress line, including the cities of Bratsk, Rybinsk, Kraszho Strongholds such as Yarsk and Tomsk can lead directly from Lake Baikal to Europe. Among them, Bratsk was captured by our Siberian pioneer group and the Tushetu Khan tribe last year, where we have permanent With two hundred soldiers, we still need to conquer fortresses such as Rybinsk City and fight all the way to Tomsk City... and the purpose of our Northern Expeditionary Army is to hold back Tsarist Russia and those annoying Cossacks, and prepare for the South Road to attack the Western Regions. Cover. That is the real main battlefield." Chen Xiaode said.

"We may meet the main forces of Tsarist Russia and the Cossacks this time. Maybe we will become the main battlefield here. I heard that their Cossacks wiped out the Siberian Khanate. If I meet them this time, I must let them know our real Mongolia. Warriors are different from those disunity guys in the Siberian Khanate." Rourke patted the horn bow hanging on the saddle, and said confidently.

"We have prepared good things for this expedition," Chen Xiaode said.

"What good thing?" Rourke asked curiously.

"That thing is in the carriage behind, you will know after a while." Chen Xiaode said.

Rourke looked at the horse team of the Siberian Pioneering Regiment, and sure enough, he saw some large carriages covered with canvas, and he didn't know what was inside.

"Let's set off, don't delay the meeting with the South Road Expeditionary Army, they should also set off at this time, from Jiayuguan..." Chen Xiaode said.

With the 6000 cavalry from the Chechen tribe, the Siberian Frontier Regiment grew stronger, with more than [-] people, and began to march towards the city of Tomsk.For the supply of this army, the three major tribes in Mobei will supplement food for them along the way, so they are not in a hurry to march.If Tsarist Russia wants to support the city of Tomsk from Europe, it may not be faster than the Siberian pioneer group marching from Lake Baikal.

In the majestic Jiayuguan, the Southern Expeditionary Army that Chen Xiaode called is the Seventh Corps.In addition to the third infantry brigade stationed in Dunhuang City, the other two infantry brigades still have 7000 people.In winter, a steady stream of materials were transported from Guanzhong to Jiayuguan. This time, the Kyushu Army prepared enough food for half a year's battle.After the ice and snow outside the pass melted, including the soldiers of the Kyushu Army, they all felt the atmosphere that the rain was about to come, and they knew that they were stationed in Jiayuguan, and they would fight the enemies of the Western Regions sooner or later, but they didn't know when they would go out.

"Get up! Bring your weapons and rations, and get ready to go to battle!" One by one, middle and low-ranking officers went to the soldiers' bedrooms to wake them up.

"Sir, there is another actual combat drill today? Why didn't I receive the military order yesterday." The sleepy-eyed soldier asked suspiciously.

"This time is not an actual combat exercise, but an expedition to the Western Regions! Don't talk nonsense, we only have half an hour to reorganize the troops, and we will set off immediately after half an hour!" The middle and low-level officers shouted.

When these soldiers heard that they were going to go to the Western Regions, they couldn't help but trembled, and soon came to their senses.

The thousands of soldiers in Jiayuguan only received the news temporarily before the expedition.Even the logistics troops responsible for escorting the food and grass were kept secret, and they are now rushing to load the supplies into the carriage.Fortunately, it seemed that the upper echelon had already made a plan. The ammunition, grain and grass had been sorted and placed in temporary warehouses in advance, and the large carriages were also placed next to these temporary warehouses, so moving ammunition was very fast.As for food, soldiers in battle can carry dry food for a few days, and the food trucks will follow.

"All the battalions of the First Infantry Brigade are in place!"

"All the battalions of the Second Infantry Brigade are also in place!"

"All artillery battalions directly under the Corps are in place!"

"The Zhungeer Cavalry Battalion is in place!"

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One by one, the subordinates reported to Xu Shi, the commander of the Seventh Corps.What is more unique is that Xu Shi also recruited hundreds of Zhungeer cavalry from the Zhungeer tribe who had taken refuge in Jiayuguan to form a temporary Zhungeer cavalry battalion.After the main cavalry force of the Seventh Corps was handed over to Sun Chuanting, Xu Shi had no suitable cavalry for the time being, and needed herdsmen who were familiar with the local conditions to lead the way.

"Let's go!" Xu Shi gave an order, and the gate of Jiayuguan opened. First the Zhungeer cavalry galloped out, followed by the infantry of the Seventh Corps with muskets on their backs, and behind them was a carriage dragging bronze cannons, pointing directly at the Western Regions.

　Make up for the weekend. .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)