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Chapter 573 Tomsk Castle
Tomsk Fortress, where two or three hundred Cossacks are stationed here on weekdays, with muskets and organization, it is enough to deter the surrounding tribes and let them pay taxes to the Tsar.After all, only the Siberian Khanate was wiped out by hundreds of Cossacks.

But when the established Eastern Army arrived, their situation became precarious.

"Huh, huh." Several Cossacks with serious injuries fled from the Yeniseysk Castle to Tomsk. Their wounds had not healed, and there were bloodstains spilling from the cloth strips that were bandaging the wounds.

"The army from the east attacked our Yeniseysk Fort. Hundreds of comrades died in battle. The rest failed to escape and fell into the hands of the east. They must have been killed!" The escaped Cossack soldier shouted. road.

"How many people are there? How did they attack Yeniseysk Fortress?" A Cossack officer frowned.

"About a few thousand people, five or six thousand people. They marched in the middle of the night, and attacked the city at dawn. No one thought that it was the sound of the cannon that woke us up. At that time, Yeniseysk Fortress was already Surrounded by dense Eastern troops. They have infantry, cavalry, and artillery, and they use large carriages to transport supplies and food, and the purpose is absolutely impossible to be as simple as Yeniseysk Fortress!" The escaped Cossack soldiers couldn't help thinking of the previous fierce battle Scared.

"Thousands of people?! And it's not just those reckless steppe cavalry, this is difficult!" The Cossack officer was even more worried when he heard that it was not just the Mongolian cavalry who attacked the Yeniseysk fortress. "They brought artillery and Sufficient ammunition will pose a huge threat to our fortress. Our strong bastions may be able to withstand the spurs and sabers of the steppe cavalry, but we still can’t say that we can be safe and sound under the attack of artillery.”

"I suggest immediately calling all our people around to return to Tomsk Fortress and Tara Fortress, and then strengthen the city walls and prepare to hold on until the troops stationed in Zhungeer and Moscow come to help." The Cossack soldier who fled back said.

After hearing this, the Cossack officers and soldiers in Tomsk looked at me and looked at you with strange expressions.

The Cossack officer in charge of Tomsk sighed: "You still don't know that the army stationed in Jungar and the army of the Kazakh Khanate are joining forces to fight the eastern army attacking the Jungar Basin. There is nothing left to support us."

"What! The Jungar Basin was also attacked by the Kyushu Army?" The Cossack soldier was at a loss, and things were even worse than he imagined!
"Now we can only hope that General Yakovlev's reinforcements will arrive in time. Otherwise, we don't know how long our Tomsk Fortress can last." The Cossack officer looked west.

In the captured Yeniseysk Fortress, more than 100 Cossack captives squatted on the ground, and the gate of the fortress had been blown open by explosives.The Cossacks, who rarely encountered opponents in Siberia, suffered a big loss this time. They looked up at their opponents in horror, wondering how the Eastern soldiers with standard oriental faces would deal with them, whether to kill them or put them back?
"Deputy head, how do you plan to deal with them?" A Mongolian general asked Chen Xiaode, the deputy head of the Siberian Frontier Regiment.

This cavalry general was Rourke sent by the Mobei Cavalry Regiment to support the Pioneer Regiment.Although the two have similar positions, Chen Xiaode is the temporary commander of the North Route Army this time, so he has the final say.

More than 100 Cossack captives were eagerly waiting for Chen Xiaode's trial. Their wide-eyed eyes revealed inner fear and longing for life.

"Let's imprison them for the time being. More than 100 people will not cause any trouble. If there are more people, it will be more difficult." Chen Xiaode said indifferently.

This time the North Route Army dispatched more than a thousand people from the Pioneering Regiment, more than a thousand people from the First Corps, and 3000 people from the Mobei Cavalry Corps. If the Cossack captives with more than 100 people cannot be restrained, then the North Route Army should go home as soon as possible. up.

"Yenisesk Fort has been captured, and the next big forts are Tomsk Fort, Tara Fort and Tyumen Fort."

Rourke also immediately ignored these captives, but cared about the next strategy.

"According to the combat objectives of the second stage, we only need to seize the forts east of the Ob River. In other words, the fortresses west of the Ob River, such as Tyumen Fort, can be ignored for the time being, so as not to touch their reverse scales." .” Chen Xiaode said.

"So what if you touch their scales? I heard from the old man that thousands of years ago, the Huns who were driven to the west by the Western Han almost wiped out the western countries." Rourke curled his lips, dismissing Tsarist Russia.

"General Rourke, you have to know that war is not just about soldiers risking their lives. It's about food, weapons, and training. Our territory in China is too vast. Not only are wars being fought in the northwest, but the southeast and other places are also not peaceful. .Using too many troops will only lead to militarism, and in many cases it will take time to digest and build the territory of various places." Chen Xiaode said.

"I just said to complain, and I will fight wherever the military department asks me to fight. It is absolutely unambiguous." Rourke said, "When I was in the Chechen tribe, it was just people from several tribes fighting around. So happy right now."

Chen Xiaode didn't say anything, but he knew that all the sacrifices in this war were the lives of soldiers and a lot of precious resources.During the blasting of the Yeniseysk fortress, several blasters died accidentally.

"Bring the map." Chen Xiaode ordered his subordinates to fetch the nearby maps, and planned the next march together with Rourke and others.

On this map, Chen Xiaode placed several stones to represent different places and armies.

"This is Tomsk Fort, and here is Tara Fort. The two fortresses are the horns of each other. If one of the fortresses is attacked, the other fortress will send troops to support it. Fortunately, we have enough troops to surround both fortresses at the same time. .” Chen Xiaode pointed to two of the stones and said.

"Are we only besieging these two forts? When will we attack?" Rourke asked.

"Surround but not attack."

"Surround but not attack?"

"Yes, we need to create the illusion of going all the way to the Volga River here, attract Tsarist Russian reinforcements to encircle and annihilate us, and create opportunities for the Mobei Cavalry Corps and Liaodong Cavalry Corps to win in Jungar and Ili. If possible, Let our partial division defeat the reinforcements from the West." Chen Xiaode explained the combat intention of the Kyushu Army on the North Route.

"The 6000 or [-] of us are going to fight the main force of Tsarist Russia, instead of the [-] cavalry entering the Jungar Basin? They never thought of it!" Rourke's eyes sparkled.

(End of this chapter)