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Chapter 574
On the third day of the siege of Tomsk Castle, reinforcements from Moscow were belated, and an army of 2 men arrived west of the Ob River.As long as 2 people here cross the Ob River, they can support the Tomsk Castle in the east.With the arrival of the Far Eastern Corps of the Tsarist Russian Empire, the frontier regiment army that surrounded Fort Tara has withdrawn from Fort Tomsk, only surrounded one fortress in Tomsk, and sent a Cossack captive to fight against this huge Russian coalition army. Book.

"The army in the east is really arrogant. Thousands of people surrounded our Fort Tomsk, and they dared to send a letter of war to ask us to fight to the death in Fort Tomsk. Are they too confident in themselves?" A waist The Tsarist Russian general with a command knife in the middle is riding a tall horse and is commanding a huge Tsarist Russian army to cross the Ob River eastward.

This Tsarist Russian general was Yakovlev who defeated Zhungeer in the winter. After taking Turpan, he returned to Eastern Europe to participate in the battles between Tsarist Russia, Poland, Lithuania, the Crimean Khanate, and the Ottoman Empire.But Yakovlev hadn't had a chance to catch his breath yet. Dorgon, who was guarding the east, was in a hurry, so he had to ask the tsar and the patriarch to send troops to conquer the Far East.

"Our Tsarist Russian Empire started from the Principality of Moscow. We are surrounded by enemies, but no one can defeat us. This time, we want to let the distant eastern army know how powerful our Tsarist Russia is." Said a Tsarist nobleman in elegant costumes.

"Grand Duke Dolgoluki, the eastern dynasties have existed for more than a thousand years. They are vast in land and resources and have a large population, no less than a lion. We should not underestimate them. I heard the Dutch say that the Eastern ship The Russians have controlled the eastern seas, are intervening in the East Indies, and they are starting to really see us as opponents," Yakovlev said.

"The tsar and the patriarch only gave us six months. We must return to Moscow at this time, otherwise the Poles will take advantage of the emptiness of Moscow's troops and make a comeback. You should know that the nobles want us to conquer with the smallest cost. The Far East. However, this land is very barren, and it seems that it can’t bring us anything.” Grand Duke Dolgoluki seems to have no interest in conquering the Jungar Basin.

"Dear Grand Duke Dolgoluki, what you said is wrong." Although Yakovlev, who is more familiar with the East, his tone became polite, but in fact there was a bit of irony.

"What's wrong?" Grand Duke Dolgoluki showed displeasure.

"The reason why the Ottoman Empire became the enemy of our Tsarist Russia, and even the entire West, is because they monopolized the east-west trade route. Goods from the East must pass through them before they can be introduced to the West. Such a monopoly has made them very profitable. If we can occupy the Zhungeer Basin, even without conquering the rich Central Plains, we can obtain tea, silk and porcelain from the East through normal trade, and then resell them to Poland, Austria, and France and other countries in order to obtain huge profits," Yakovlev said.

Grand Duke Dolgoluki stroked his beard: "This kind of thinking is not bad. If we can obtain a large amount of porcelain and tea, our Tsarist Russian Empire will definitely become the richest country in the West."

"However, if we want to conquer the Zhungeer region, we must defeat the Eastern army, otherwise we will not be able to gain a foothold here." Yakovlev said, "If we win this battle, the Eastern will fear us. On the contrary, the Eastern The army may turn around and embezzle our land. The strongholds we have built with great difficulty in Siberia over the past few years have been pulled out by them one after another, and they have become their strongholds for hoarding military rations and ammunition."

"Then fight hard, and we must beat them to the ground." Grand Duke Dolgoluki untied the wine bag hanging from the saddle, and gulped it into his mouth.

"The defenders of Jungar and the cavalry of the Kazakh Khanate can't hold on for a long time. We must destroy the eastern side army surrounding Tomsk Fort before they are defeated, and then go to the Jungar Basin to fight with When the friendly forces converge, we will look for an opportunity for a decisive battle with the Eastern Cavalry." Yakovlev reminded.

"Did the defenders deployed in the Jungar Basin fail?"

"Well, before I left, I stationed more than 1000 soldiers in the Jungar Basin and controlled the Jungar Basin together with more than [-] soldiers from the Kazakh Khanate. But they were attacked by [-] Mongolian cavalry, and the [-] Mongolian cavalry They are cavalry from the Eastern Grassland, and they are loyal to the Eastern Dynasty. They drove straight into the Jungar Basin and swept all the way, while the friendly forces could only retreat steadily under their offensive." Yakovlev replied.

"I heard that Yang Jier Khan has led the main force of the Kazakh Khanate to support Turpan. Could it be that he..."

"Yes, the main force of the Kazakh cavalry led by Yang Jier Khan was ambushed by the Eastern cavalry. Yang Jier Khan fled to Ili alone, gathered scattered troops, and joined the defenders stationed in the Jungar Basin. Only then could he resist the Eastern cavalry a little bit. Otherwise, relying solely on the defenders of the Jungar Basin would not be able to hold on for such a long time," Yakovlev said.

"With 2 cavalry and thousands of Eastern soldiers on the other side of the Ob River, the enemy has more than 5 people. Our side and the Kazakh Khanate have about [-] people, which is twice their number. They should still have an advantage in numbers. .”

"But don't forget that they still have troops attacking the Yarkand Khanate. In the distant Central Plains, it is unknown how many reinforcements they will send to participate in the battle for the Jungar Basin."

"It seems that we have to make a quick decision. Procrastination is not good for us." Grand Duke Dolgoluki now understands that it is the Tsarist Empire that is at a disadvantage in this war.

The current Tsarist Russian Empire is not yet a superpower in the west, and has many evenly matched opponents. However, in the far east, the ancient civilization that has stood for thousands of years has no opponents worthy of respect.As long as the rulers of the East attach importance to the rule in the Western Regions, they will be able to continuously transport supplies and troops.On the contrary, the Tsarist Russian Empire can't afford it, and there is only such a chance.

"So we should concentrate our superior forces and quickly defeat the eastern soldiers who surrounded the other side of the Ob River. I doubt that their purpose of surrounding Fort Tomsk is to delay our support to the Jungar Basin."

Yakovlev's guess was half right, but what he didn't expect was that Chen Xiaode, the deputy head of the Pioneering Regiment on the other side, not only wanted to hold them back, but also wanted to solve them with his own North Route Army alone. Now, he, like Yakovlev, is longing for a decisive victory.

(End of this chapter)