The Han culture is spreading strongly in Southeast Asia

Chapter 672: Let the Rakshasa Get Out of the River

Outside the Semipalatinsk Fortress, more than 13,000 Kazakh Left Wing Central Yuz cavalry, or should we call them armed herdsmen, were brought here by Fu Kangan.

For the left-wing Central Yuzu, which has only about 600,000 people, 13,000 cavalrymen are basically all the military force they can mobilize in a short period of time.

Not only did the cavalry come, but the khans, big and small, who ruled these cavalry, were also escorted here, and their tribesmen were guarded by Yang Yuchun and his three hundred cavalrymen.

Never use the civilized morality of the Central Plains to measure the grassland. It does not mean that the morality of the grassland people is necessarily low, but the thinking processes of both sides are completely different.

In the Central Plains, especially before large-scale industrialization began, the Han people had fixed residences, and their clan bloodlines and social relations were also relatively fixed.

If something happens, you can find the right person. Since the relationship is relatively stable and you need to share what you have, you rely heavily on the accuracy of your work. Otherwise, if you keep changing your mind, business or exchange will not be possible.

Therefore, the Han people highly value the word "trust", to the point that it is regarded as the basic principle for a person to take root and gain a foothold.

And many times, relatives and fellow villagers act under a logo or sign. If you destroy this sign, it is equivalent to bringing shame to everyone.

So if something really happens, at the very least, your reputation will be ruined and you will be unable to stay there, and at the worst, you will be lynched by your fellow villagers.

But the grassland is different. People are relatively nomadic and the exchange of what they have depends entirely on caravans, not on exchanges among themselves.

Moreover, means of production are extremely scarce. No matter what method you use, if you can get some production materials, your tribe will have an extra guarantee, and your competitors may not survive the winter, and his pasture will be yours next year.

Therefore, on the grassland, cheating and deceiving are very common. If you can get something by cheating and deceiving, your family and fellow tribesmen will not only not feel ashamed, but will also think you are very powerful, which will strengthen yourself and weaken your opponents.

As a result, only those who can use the word "trust" on the grassland, such as the Great Chanyu or the Great Khan, must be at least the level of a big boss. Only they need to use credibility to mobilize their followers, while others don't need it at all.

This is why Fu Kang'an still held the leaders of the Yuz in the Kazakh left wing, including Khan Khazar, hostage even after they clearly expressed their surrender and there was a real need for them.

These guys are very cunning and don't have a strong sense of morality. If we let our guard down, it is absolutely possible that they will change their minds and cause all kinds of trouble.

Therefore, Fu Kangan used the Longxiang Guards Cavalry to sandwich the Yuzi Khans and khans on the left wing, and then he personally led a thousand elite cavalry as a buffer, with the Kazakh cavalry outside.

As for the outermost ones, they were Hailancha's thousand Solon and Barhu cavalrymen. Each of them rode four horses, held a hard bow, and marched slowly in armor. Once the Kazakh light cavalry caused trouble, they could be defeated with a direct swoop.

It is still the Manchus who have this experience. The Han people have rarely accumulated this kind of experience since the Han and Tang Dynasties. During the Qing Dynasty, even the inheritance was broken. This is why Chen Guangyao specifically asked Fu Kang'an to go.

In the camp, tens of thousands of Mongolian herdsmen accompanying the army have begun grazing and have set up their yurts. They will provide a steady supply of supplies to the army on this grassland.

To the west of the Semipalatinsk Fortress, which is close to the Russian defense line, Chen Guangyao ordered the engineers to build two simple artillery batteries on the road leading to the fortress and station 1,500 troops there.

This is to prevent Russian troops from really coming to support the fortress. Although it is basically impossible, we still need to be prepared.

At the same time, to the east of the fortress, the battle to attack the Russian fortress in the hilly area also began.

The main force of the attack, that is, the group of people who were gnawing on the bones, was mainly composed of samurai from the Xinyuan (Satsuma), Tosa, Aizu and other domains and more than a thousand White Lotus Sect monks led by Yao Zhifu.

(Yi) Tian Dongguang took a deep breath, stretched his frozen hands and feet, took the bowl of hot soup brought by the soldiers, and drank it up in big gulps.

After the last war in Aceh, this Tosa samurai had fulfilled his long-cherished wish and got a position as a governor. He also brought 230 farmers from his hometown to farm.

But soon, Yoshida Tomitsu sold his position as governor and his territory and ran back.

In Dayu, garrison commander positions below the baron level can be bought and sold, but the imperial court will collect a 30% transaction tax.

Therefore, (Yoshi) Tian Dongguang's actions were not uncommon. Every year in the Dayu Dynasty, there were twenty or thirty unlucky people who could not make a living and sold their territories and official positions to pay off their debts.

It's just that (Yoshi) Tian Dongguang sold his dream official position and manor, not because he couldn't run the business and was losing money. His manor was just outside Aceh and it was all cultivated fields. It was a good location.

He wanted to sell it for purely personal reasons. Firstly, he was not adapted to the climate of Southeast Asia. When the weather got hot, he had difficulty breathing, and his hands, feet, and body were rotten.

Second, and most importantly, Yoshida Toko can't sit still.

This dwarf was originally a professional warrior, addicted to fighting. He would feel uncomfortable if he didn't touch a gun or fight with others for a day. He was almost bored to death after serving as a pacification commissioner for more than a year.

So he decisively sold his territory and official position and returned to the army.

(Yi) Tian Dongguang looked at the not-so-small fish in his bowl, and then looked at the soldiers around him. There was either a small cat fish or just a fish head in the bowl. He immediately stood up and forcibly distributed the fish meat in the bowl to these warriors.

Several young warriors' faces flushed with excitement. They had never experienced this kind of solicitation before. Seeing that the usually ferocious lieutenant colonel deputy captain cared so much for them, their blood boiled in their hearts.

Although life in Japan was much better at this time, the hierarchy became even more serious because of the war.

Because the army is the most concrete and even the most extreme collective of human classes.

However, the veterans who had fought for four, five, or even seven or eight years didn't buy it. Before Yoshida Toko could even walk over, they reached out and covered the bowl with their hands.

What I mean is, with just this little bit of fish meat, you want me to do the most dangerous work on the battlefield? You’re dreaming.

(Yi) Tian Dongguang didn't think much of it, but when he glanced sideways, he was like, Damn, there was more fish meat in the old soldier's bowl than in his. It turned out that's where the fish head in the new recruit's bowl came from!
"Kogoro, your company will lead the charge today. If you fail to take down the target fortress, prepare to commit seppuku. I will personally intervene for you!"

(Yi) Tian Dongguang smiled coldly, his eyes were cruel and cold. He knew very well how to be a good grassroots officer.

We should show our love to new recruits like our own children and encourage them to fight bravely.

When facing an old veteran like Kogoro Taira who has fought for seven years and experienced mountains of blood and blood, you must show your ferocity and toughness, so as to motivate them. The orders must also be given extremely accurately, leaving them no room for loopholes.

Taira Kogoro glanced at Yoshida Toko and knew he couldn't escape being the first to be attacked. He nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "I've committed seppuku and never needed an kaishakunin!"

The sound of a conch horn rang out, and suddenly many footsteps were heard on the hill, and the sparse gunfire stopped.

Dozens of soldiers strode past Yoshida Dongguang's camp. Yoshida Dongguang saw a familiar face, his comrade in the Battle of Aceh four years ago, Major Shizhentu from Baoding, Northern Zhili.

"Mr. Shi, how, how is it?"

This "how" naturally refers to whether it is easy to fight or not.

The stone formation diagram also saw (Yoshi) Tian Dongguang, and without hesitation, he snatched the remaining fish soup from him and drank it in three or two mouthfuls, not even spitting out the fish bones, swallowing it whole.

"They're a bit tough, they're elite soldiers, but you should have an easy time this time. The archers from Yuan Cong's guards have been firing cold shots all day, and any Rakshasa soldier who dared to poke his head out was killed."

Stonehenge's robe was covered in blood, and one of his arms was twisted unnaturally. He returned the bowl to (Yoshi) Tian Dongguang and continued to remind him:
"I heard that the guards up there are the Kutuzov Musketeers, the Royal Guards of the Rakshasa Empire. Their combat effectiveness is different from any enemy we've encountered before.

Not only are they brave in battle, they often initiate hand-to-hand combat when you're not paying attention, and many people have been killed in this way. Old Tian, you have to be careful."

(Yi) Tian Dongguang nodded when he heard this. This bowl of fish soup is worth it!
In fact, this was a coincidence. During the Battle of Irkutsk last year, the ambush troops led by Zhu Wenjie defeated the 7,000 troops coming from the Semipalatinsk Fortress, which almost wiped out 70% of the fortress's garrison.

After receiving this bad news, even though Tsarist Russia was engaged in the Sixth Russo-Turkish War, the Semipalatinsk Fortress was too important.

Catherine II gritted her teeth and transferred the Kutuzov Musketeer Regiment, which was guarding the key point of the Ural Mountains - Yekaterinburg, to defend the fortress.

Catherine II's idea was to let the brave and battle-hardened Kutuzov Musketeers rely on the fortress's strong fortifications to hold out until the end of the Sixth Russo-Turkish War, or at least until it was less intense, and then deal with the threat from the East.

Of course, the Kutuzov Musketeers Regiment did not belong to the Guards, but was originally the Ryazan Infantry Regiment, whose name came from the ancient principality in the upper reaches of the Volga River - the Principality of Ryazan.

The Ryazan Infantry Regiment belongs to the combat-ready 15th Division. Because it was once recruited by Kutuzov as his personal guard regiment, it was named Kutuzov Musketeers Regiment. In history, the name was restored during the Soviet period, and it was the famous Ryazan Revolutionary Infantry Regiment.

However, the commander of the Musketeer Regiment, Brigadier General Panov Fyodor Andreyevich, was a real guardsman. He was born in the Moscow Orphanage of Honor.

This is a military academy similar to the Yulinlang during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han. In other words, this brigadier general is the Yulinlang who followed Huo Piaoyao in China. Therefore, it is not wrong to say that this musket regiment is the royal guard of the Russian Empire.

"Kogoro, have everyone bring their swords. Since the Rakshasas prefer hand-to-hand combat, let them have a taste of our strength. Then, notify Monk Officer Yao and have his men prepare their swords as well!"

As a veteran, (Yoshi) Tian Guangdong immediately seized what might be the only flaw of the Russian army on the hill.

The marching horn sounded, and Yao Zhifu led his men in the front. This battle was a battle for the survival of the White Lotus Sect.

When the emperor specifically ordered some of them to be transferred to the Western Expedition Army, it was to make them fight to the death.

Well done! The White Lotus Sect will probably be the most powerful religion in the south and north of the desert and in the Western Regions in the future. Therefore, Yao Zhifu, who was in his forties, was recruited from his hometown.

It was around four o'clock in the afternoon and the weather had begun to get cold. Yao Zhifu and others crouched down and slowly infiltrated the hills.

The Rakshasa artillery positions are distributed from the middle of the mountain to the top of the mountain, and there are a large number of hidden passages connecting them. The entire hill is like a rat's nest.

Under the control of the Russians, the attackers could only go up through some fixed narrow passages. Because the passages were so narrow, the twelve-pound Qi Ye Ye mortar used to bombard the artillery position could only be carried by two people at most.

Climbing up with a weight of more than 200 kilograms makes people grimace in pain. At the same time, they can smell the strong smell of blood in their nostrils, and their hands will inadvertently touch the broken limbs left by some unknown comrade.

The higher they climbed, the stronger the smell of blood became, and the more broken limbs and arms appeared. If they were not veterans, the scene and the weight alone would be enough to make the recruits' hands and feet go weak.

Hei Kogoro gritted his teeth. The weight of Grandpa Qi's mortar was basically on him, making him almost crawl on the ground.

This little dwarf doesn't look very big, but he is extremely tough. He dodged the cold guns and artillery of the Russians on the mountain, and moved quite quickly while half-crouching.

"Boom!" The Russian artillery on the hillside opened fire. Fortunately, when the Russians built this fortress and hill fort, they imagined that their enemies would be the natives of Transoxiana and Western Siberia, and they did not consider that they would one day be attacked by the Chinese army.

Therefore, they did not consider that there was an army that could carry mortars weighing hundreds of kilograms and attack upwards without fear of life and death. The Kazakhs had such combat power, and the Russians did not dare to peek into the river at all.

Therefore, the muzzles of the hill artillery batteries all extend into the distance, and their main function is to bombard the grassland cavalry gathered at the foot of the mountain.

Moreover, due to the serious corruption within the Russian army and the rigid thinking of the aristocratic officers, the threat from Dayu has become increasingly greater in recent years, but no one has thought of adjusting the role of the hill artillery.

So the Russian troops on the mountain observed the Dayu soldiers moving upwards from their high vantage point and were extremely anxious, but they had no way of firing directly with their artillery. Only a few small cannons could be used to make slight adjustments.

However, this shell was quite accurate and hit a rock in front of Kogoro Hira's head, stirring up gravel that flew towards him.

Kogoro Hira shuddered violently and his movements immediately slowed down. Yoshida Toko hurried over to check and saw that a large piece of skin had been scraped off from Kogoro Hira's forehead, and blood was gushing out, blurring his eyes.

But he only paused for a moment, wiped the blood from his eyelids with his sleeve, roared in a low voice, and started running forward carrying Grandpa Qi's mortar.

However, Hei Kogoro's roar attracted the attention of the Russian army. More than a hundred meters above, some grass and trees swayed, and the black muzzles of guns stretched out.

'Snapped! '

At the sound of a gunshot, (Yoshi) Tian Dongguang couldn't help but tremble. It turned out that the fire was flashing from the left front of him. It turned out that there was a disguised Yuancong guard sharpshooter with the title of Archer.

The Russian hunter above groaned miserably, and then there was a sound of him falling to the ground with a thud.

The Yuan Cong guard archer who successfully hunted down the enemy did not hesitate for a moment. He rolled and jumped a few times and disappeared in an instant.

In just a few breaths, all traces of the Archer's existence disappeared completely, as if he had never been there, like a ghost.

Seeing this, the soldiers gained more confidence and sped forward. However, the further they advanced, the more brutal the situation became. One of the Aihui quivers, who had been lying lifeless on the hillside, suddenly groaned and moved when he saw Yoshida Dongguang and the others approaching.

Yoshida Koto thought he was asking for help, but he saw the quiver soldier feeling around on his bloody chest and finally pulled out a handful of long bullets (Miné bullets).

In the case of the Hezhong grassland, where the nearest long bullet production factory is in Lanzhou, this is very valuable.

"Kill the enemy!" The quiver soldier uttered these two words with difficulty from his mouth covered in blood foam, his eyes fixed on (Yoshi) Tian Dongguang.

Even a butcher like Yoshida Dongguang felt his eyes warmed, and he grabbed a thin young man.

This is Xu Tianpei, the younger brother of Xu Tiande, a great hero of the White Lotus Sect. He is an expert in spearmanship and one of the few sharpshooters who is not from the Imperial Guards or the Beijing Camp Xing Tang Army. He is about to pass the Archery Test.

Xu Tianpei saluted with his arms crossed before taking the twenty or so bloody bullets. The quiver soldier closed his eyes with relief, and his breathing began to weaken.

Yao Zhifu, who came over after hearing the news, took out a white lotus made of paper from his chest and placed it on the bloody chest of the quiver soldier.

The blood quickly soaked the white lotus, like a red lotus of blood and fire, slowly growing.

After advancing about two hundred meters, the sound of artillery became more intense, and the cold gunfire caused sand and gravel to fly everywhere. What was even more terrible was that if they moved a little bit, bombs would be dropped from above.

But Yao Zhifu knew it was almost time. He raised his thumb and estimated the distance, and found that it was at most thirty meters away before he could blow up the artillery position.

However, these thirty meters were basically completely exposed to the Russian army's firepower, and the road ahead was littered with the remains of at least forty or fifty comrades who had died in the battle.

"I need thirty volunteers, who dares to go?" (Yoshi) Tian Dongguang shouted in a low voice.

After a brief silence, Hei Kogoro, who had just unloaded Grandpa Qi's mortar, stood up.

"It was the Great Emperor who fed my family. I have no way of repaying his kindness. I will go!"

However, (Yoshi) Tian Dongguang shook his head. Although he couldn't stand the fact that Kogoro was not willing to listen to his orders, Kogoro could not go.

"Your cannon is accurate. We'll need you to capture that Luo Jun cannon that can be turned."

"Sendai Domain Heishi, Tsukuba County, Tsunenobu Province, Ishikawa Akihashi, requests to go to war!"

At this time, the warrior who had just received the (Yoshi) Tian Dongguang fish soup and still had acne on his face stepped forward.

"Mori Nagayoshi, a member of the Mikazuki clan, requests to go to war!" A young warrior who usually kept a low profile also stood up.

(Yi) Tian Dongguang looked at the boy in surprise, then bowed, "So you are the relative of the Sanriku Shunzhi Prince, the guardian of the vassal state. You really haven't disgraced your bloodline!"

Nobles should be at the front, otherwise why are you aristocrats? The Japanese are also beginning to realize this at this time.

"Leng Tianlu from Dongxiang County, Suiding Prefecture, Sichuan, has requested to participate in the battle!"

Yao Zhifu frowned, he was a little reluctant. This man was a fellow villager of the Prince of Ningxia, extremely brave. In the Battle of Lanzhou, he single-handedly stabbed to death more than 20 rebels with his spear. It was a pity to let him go to die like this.

But with so many people around, Yao Zhifu didn't know what to say and could only sigh with regret.

"Lan Ting from Zhangpu County, Zhangzhou, Fujian, and Ye Mingde from Wuhua County, Jiaying Prefecture, Guangdong, have applied to participate."

Two slightly arrogant voices sounded, and Yao Zhifu was a little overwhelmed. The former of these two people was She people. No, now all She people have been classified as Hakka people.

Lan Ting is a descendant of the Lan family, a famous military family of the She people, and Ye Mingde is a relative of the Defei Ye family within the fifth degree of mourning. Both are recent graduates of the Jingkou Army Cavalry Academy.

With these people stepping forward, the soldiers below were also inspired, and soon a volunteer team of 20 people was selected.

Yao Zhifu was silent for a moment, then like a magic trick, he took out a white lotus-shaped wine glass from his chest, filled each glass with wine, and handed it to the members of the volunteer team personally.

"Mother of the Unborn, Home of the True Void, and the King of Wisdom who has descended to the world, please protect me, a good man!" Yao Zhifu recited two verses of scriptures while pouring wine.

"Abbot Yao, I'm going to my hometown, the paradise, first!" Leng Tianlu, a believer of the White Lotus Sect, said in a low voice with a smile.

Yao Zhifu nodded and said, "If my friend Leng joins the immortal class first, don't forget to take care of me, Yao. I will come sooner or later."

The other few Japanese and a Korean also drank some wine and chanted a few verses of the White Lotus Sect's scriptures. At this time, the White Lotus Sect was spreading rapidly in these places.

Only Lan Ting, Ye Mingde and seven or eight others drank. They said to Yao Zhifu, "Captain Yao, I am a man of the Han family and do not believe in gods or Buddhas. I only wish Your Majesty longevity and happiness, and that the glory of the Han and Tang dynasties will soon be restored!"

"For the sake of China, fellow soldiers, we will first report the good news to Emperor Xuanyuan!"

Yao Zhifu was not unhappy at all. Instead, he turned his face away with a bit of discomfort. He put away his wine glass and waved his hand. The soldiers immediately dispersed on the hillside and began to fire fiercely at the artillery position on the mountain.

It's hundreds of meters away, so of course it can't hit people. It's just creating smoke.

The Russian troops on the mountain also reacted somewhat because they were frightened by the six or seven archers of Yuan Cong's guards at a distance of more than 300 meters. Now, as soon as the gunshots were heard, they immediately fought back, and the officers could not stop them.

(Yi) Tian Dongguang stared at the smoke intently, and when he felt that it was almost time, he was the first to jump out of the simple trench. This Acehnese butcher decided to take a gamble on his life.

It had nothing to do with military merit or the emperor's favor. He just felt that being the first to rush out and perform such a life-threatening heroic feat was particularly cool, refreshing, and great.

When Yoshida Dongguang jumped up, the other twenty members of the team also rushed out immediately.

The Russian troops on the artillery position discovered them and immediately launched a dense rain of bullets.

(Yi) Tian Dongguang's adrenaline was rising. At that moment, he seemed to have lost sight of the road, but his legs were swinging faster than anything else. The hot lead bullets brushed against his body and whizzed past him. The human body could already feel the burning sensation.

If he had been hit by even one bullet, Yoshida Tomitsu would have been dead, but the fact was that at least thirty lead bullets were fired at him, but not a single one hit him.

He ran past like a cloud, and when he reached a dead end, Yoshida Dongguang looked back and saw that only nine of the twenty rescue team members had made it, and the rest were knocked to the ground.

Including the brave Mori Nagayoshi from the Mikazuki clan, he fell in the last few steps, with a huge black hole on his forehead, looking ahead with unwilling eyes.

"Get on board, His Majesty the Great Emperor, get on board!"

There was no time to observe a moment of silence for his comrades. (Yoshi) Tian Dongguang roared, threw away the spear in his hand, took out the pistol and dagger, and crawled towards the fortress from the blind spot.

This is an unmanned slope that should have remained bare all year round, but the Russian army has not encountered any challenges here for almost fifty years, so no one has come to repeat this hard work.

(Yoshi) Tian Dongguang took cover of the bushes and climbed around the artillery position with a few leaps like a frog. At this time, the Russian army reacted and ran towards this side without noticing that someone had come up.

In an instant, (Yoshi) Tian Dongguang, who was lying in ambush, appeared from the sky and took advantage of the moment when the Russian army was running wildly and had no time to pay attention to other things, and jumped from a high place into the crowd.

He fired only one shot from the pistol, then threw it away without hesitation, holding the sword in both hands and started slashing fiercely.

The Russians were caught off guard and he chopped down two of their men, but they quickly recovered and stabbed him with seven bayonets.

(Yi) Tian Dongguang rolled on the ground and rushed in front of the Russian army. The Russian army had never encountered this kind of fighting style, and two of them were injured by surprise. The remaining five people turned their guns around and were about to stab downwards, when Lan Ting and Leng Tianlu also climbed up.

The two men did not care whether they would accidentally hurt (Yoshi) Tian Dongguang, and immediately pulled the trigger of the pistol, knocking down a Russian soldier, and then fell over.

The only five uninjured Russian soldiers fought with the two of them, and blood flew into the air amid screams.

(Ji) Tian Dongguang also rushed to help, and the three of them killed five Russian soldiers, but Lan Ting was also stabbed in the left rib and thigh. Only blood was seen oozing out, although not much, and it was unknown how serious the injury was.

"Let's go, that looks like an ammunition depot over there. Let's rush in and force them to attack. If we can't defeat them, we'll just detonate the ammunition depot!"

After saying that, (Yoshi) Tian Dongguang looked at Lan Ting and said expressionlessly: "We will go first, you crawl over here."

(Yoshi) Tian Dongguang didn't say the rest. If he couldn't climb over, he would naturally die.

Thanks to the veteran's sharp eyes, (Yoshi) Tian Dongguang not only saw the ammunition depot at a glance, but also chose the most sensible approach.

Soon, several Russian soldiers who were resting around the ammunition depot were killed by him and Leng Tianlu. For ordinary soldiers, this kind of killer who came from a martial arts family and had been practicing chopping people since childhood was so difficult to deal with.

This move quickly took effect. The Russian commander on the artillery position had no choice but to ask for help from the artillery position on the top of the mountain, while at the same time he separated twenty people from his own few dozen men to recapture the ammunition depot.

As soon as these twenty people left, the firepower of the blocking troops below immediately weakened.

Yao Zhifu seized the opportunity and, at the cost of more than ten casualties, escorted the mortar within the firing range.

Although Kogoro Hira's face was calm, his back was already soaked with cold sweat. Time was running out, and the cannon above was turning its muzzle. He didn't have much time left.

Under tremendous pressure, Kogoro Taira quickly aimed and increased the speed of his off-hand reloading to the fastest.

A few dozen seconds later, thanks to God, the second shot was very accurate and hit the artillery position directly.

The Russian artillery was struck by thunder, and seven or eight people flew into the air. The only artillery here that could adjust the muzzle to bombard the Western Expedition Army coming up the mountain was directly shot down.

"Charge!" Yao Zhifu shouted and rushed forward. His legs crossed over Ye Mingde's body. There was no time to pause. He only lowered his head for a moment, with endless sadness in his eyes.

. . . .

"They went up, good job!" Chen Guangyao saw it through the telescope and waved his fist excitedly, but he quickly restrained his excitement and looked back at the thirty or so Kazakh Khans of the Yuz on the left wing.

"The so-called impenetrable fortress of Orus will soon belong to us. The Great Emperor will only allow the most loyal tribes to roam here and help defend it. What do you think?"

Chen Guangyao was quite thoughtful and deliberately used the Mongolian name for the Russian Empire.

"Sir, after we capture the eastern hills, the Heavenly Army can bombard the Semipalatinsk Fortress directly from the hills. Once this city is captured, the Russians will no longer be able to compete with the Great Chinese Empire.

Hasmu, son of Abulai Khan, weeps and cries, begging the Celestial Empire to accept me. With 90,000 households in the Left Wing, I am willing to become the Celestial Empire's loyal henchmen!

"We are willing to be the loyal lackeys of the Celestial Empire!" The other khans, big and small, also knelt down, their faces full of anticipation.

"General, Hasmu is willing to lead the heavenly soldiers to raid Yili City. Aliklik has come to lobby us to join many times. As long as we respond, we can definitely deceive him." Hasmu saw that Chen Guangyao didn't say anything, and immediately released his ultimate move.

"The Right Wing Great Juzu is of the same tribe as you. Can you bear to kill him?" Chen Guangyao asked quietly.

"No matter how powerful our fellow tribesmen are, they are not greater than the imperial court. If they dare to rebel, they are traitors and should all be killed!" Hasmu answered firmly.

"Good!" Chen Guangyao pointed at Hasmu, "From today on, you are the acting Khan of the Left Wing Central Yuzi. His Majesty has granted me the power to recommend you. If things go well, becoming the real Khan won't be difficult!"

"Hasimu, thank you, general, and the emperor. Hasmu will definitely assist the heavenly soldiers to recapture Ili." Hasmu was overjoyed and kowtowed on the ground like crazy.

Behind him, the real Left Wing Khan, Hazar, had a pale face and moved his lips a few times, but in the end he said nothing and kowtowed to the ground.

　I can't slack off in my new position. If I have something to do after get off work, I can't write anymore. I've written nearly 8000 words today, catching up on yesterday's, and I'll try to write more tomorrow.

　　
　
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