In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 338: Bullying the weak and fearing the strong
"Great Khan, what's wrong, a group of weirdos appeared in Dahu. Not only did they build several cities, they also captured many savages."

Naturally, the Chechen Ministry also sent cavalry to investigate the situation near the North Sea. The main purpose was to check the situation of aquatic plants there. As for the nearby savages, they also ignored them. Who would have thought to bring back the news, but Mod and a group of self-led They were all shocked.

"What? A group of weirdos appeared and built a city? How is this possible? Have you seen what those people look like?"

Moketu immediately asked anxiously, and he couldn't help but feel calm. Now they have no way out. If the big lake is occupied by others again, then they will be trapped in the mountains and really have no choice but to surrender.

"Those people are different from us. They are taller and whiter than us, and their clothes are also very weird, but they all look the same, and everyone has weapons." The warrior who came back to report the news quickly replied.

Everyone's expressions changed drastically when they heard this. Since they have uniform clothes and weapons, it means that the opponent is very powerful and is not a savage at all.

In addition, they would build the city. If the Han people were not all in the south, they would all doubt whether the Han people had detoured to the north to intercept them. After all, only the uniforms of Han soldiers could be achieved.

"How many cities did they build? How many troops did they have? Have you found out?"

After a while, Moder asked in a deep voice.

"Back to the Great Khan, the other party built a total of four cities on the west and north of the lake. Although the four cities were not big, they were all built of stone. As for the number of people, they should not be many. We only saw a few hundred people in total. , but they captured [-] to [-] savages and enslaved them."

Faced with the Khan's inquiry, the warrior who came back to report the news did not dare to neglect and immediately told everything he saw.

Everyone heard that they only saw a few hundred people, and they all breathed a heavy sigh of relief. It didn't matter whether there were hundreds or even thousands of people. As for the savages, they were insignificant at all.

However, for the sake of caution, Moder still asked again: "Do they have cavalry? Are they grazing or farming?"

"There are some horses, but not a single cow or sheep. It seems that some land has been cultivated, but it's not clear what they are planting."

"Great Khan, these people are definitely not savages, nor are they Han people, but they are able to farm and build cities. It is really strange. Could it be that they are tribes from the desert west?"

"Indeed, where did this group of people come from? The north is full of deep mountains and old forests, and the winter is extremely cold. Except for those savages, other people simply cannot survive for a long time."

After learning that the other party was not strong, everyone relaxed and began to wonder about the origins of this group of people.

It's a pity that the Chechen Ministry has always focused its energy on Mobei, and the only people who occasionally come into contact with it are Monan and Mosi Mongolia. In addition, there have never been records in the tribe, so it is impossible to guess where this group of people came from.

In the end, Merde had no choice but to let his eldest son Moktu lead [-] warriors to take the first step to lay a good frontline for the tribe, and at the same time expand the scope and conduct a careful investigation.

If the opponent has more than that number of people and is strong, just stay alert first. If the opponent really wants just that number of people, then destroy them directly and seize the savage slaves and the city, just in time to place the children, pregnant women and lambs.

Obviously, the Mongolians' way of thinking is similar to that of Tsarist Russia, that is, as long as you are weak, no matter who you are, you can just annex it.

The next day, Mokhtu led [-] Chechen warriors and rushed towards the North Sea to fight in a mighty manner. He almost scared Tsarist Russia out of his wits, and immediately retreated to the city, and then asked for help from the castles in the west. One side sent envoys to negotiate.

After all, based on Tsarist Russia's understanding of the Mongols, they would never come here to graze and survive for a long time. Otherwise, this place would have been dominated by the Mongols, and there would be no need for them to come all the way to occupy it.Therefore, Golovin, Tsarist Russia's top military commander in Central Siberia, really couldn't figure out the intentions of this group of Mongols.

If the other party comes to attack them or snatch slaves, it is impossible to bring all the cattle, sheep, women and children with them. All they have to do is send men, so they want to understand the other party's intentions first.

"Your Excellency, the Mongols have a population of 9. According to the proportion, they have at least [-] combat personnel, and they are all cavalry who can shoot arrows on horseback.

With all due respect, if the two sides really go to war, even if we gather all the soldiers of the empire here, we will probably only be able to stay in the castle, so I suggest that we still negotiate a settlement. "

"Yes, I agree with Baron Keith's suggestion. If necessary, we can even make some compromises. After all, the empire's power here is too weak."

"Yes, the empire is too far away from here. The fighting power of the Mongols in the south is comparable to the cavalry of the Jinzhanghan Kingdom. It is best for us not to engage in head-on combat with them at the moment."

Chechnya does not understand Tsarist Russia, but it does not mean that Tsarist Russia does not understand the Mongols. In fact, in the past few decades, Tsarist Russia has destroyed several Mongol khanates in Central and North Asia, almost all of which were established by the descendants of Genghis Khan, so they have no regard for Mongolia. Tsarist Russia knew very well the combat effectiveness of cavalry. It was an opponent that even the Cossack cavalry was unwilling to fight.

And speaking of it, the Muscovite Principality, the predecessor of Tsarist Russia, used to be a vassal of the Golden Horde. It became independent nearly a hundred years ago and then expanded rapidly.

Therefore, both Golovin and several of his generals knew that once the Mongols in the south really wanted to compete with them for the territory here, they would never be able to defeat them.

This is also the reason why Tsarist Russia has been here for more than ten years, but has never contacted the three Mobei tribes, because it does not want to arouse the other party's vigilance prematurely.

In order to communicate effectively with the Chechen Ministry, the Tsarist Russian envoy also brought an indigenous person who could speak Tsarist Russian and an indigenous person who could speak Mongolian.

With the joint efforts of two translators, Moktu figured out that the man in front of him, with white eyes, skin and a high nose, and wearing red and white clothes, was here to negotiate. Although the communication between the two parties was a bit difficult, they could barely understand each other. the meaning of.

Moktu heard that the other party came from a huge empire in the west. Its territory was ten times that of Mobei, and its population was a hundred times that of their Chechen tribe. It not only had hundreds of thousands of troops, but also sharp firearms. He was shocked. .

"Your Russian Empire is in the west, why did you come here?" Moktu asked tentatively.

"We come here because this land is unclaimed and desolate. We have no ill intentions towards you. Otherwise, we have been here for decades and we would not have gone south once. .”

Compared with the cunning British guys, although the envoys of Tsarist Russia are more direct, they can still be easily deceived.

Sure enough, I heard that the other party had been here for decades. Moktu's heart skipped a beat, and then he asked again: "How far is your empire from here? How many warriors do you have here?"

"Our empire is on the other side of the mountain. Although we only have seven or eight thousand soldiers here, it only takes fifteen days for the soldiers to arrive here from the capital of the empire on horseback."

The Russian envoy pointed to the west and said ambiguously.

Then he asked: "Your Excellency, as far as I know, this place is not suitable for grazing. In the cold winter, cattle and sheep cannot survive at all. Last winter, many of our slaves froze to death. Why did you suddenly choose to come here?" "

(End of this chapter)