Dominate the Country

At the end of July, the New Khabarovsk Fortress was finally conquered after another two thousand Wehrmacht soldiers died.

Except for a few who escaped, the other three thousand defenders were either killed in battle or brutally stabbed to death with bayonets after being captured. Not a single one was left alive.

Deng Yun and his soldiers hated these people.

In order to capture New Khabarovsk, they not only spent twice as much time as planned, tens of millions of military supplies and fodder, but also suffered more than five thousand casualties. More than half of them were dead soldiers, and a large number of wounded and sick soldiers who were transported to the rear by sea also died of injuries. Deng Yun wanted to eat all the defenders alive.

After capturing New Khabarovsk, the thousands of captured Russian and Qing defenders were dragged to the stele forest outside the fortress where the remains of Wehrmacht martyrs were buried, and executed one by one.

Deng Yun would not admire the commander of the fortress. If the Russian colonel Vyacheslav Volodin who commanded the New Khabarovsk Fortress had not died in battle, he would have cut him into pieces and chopped him into meat paste.

But time was delayed after all.

The troops used by the Northeast Military Region for attack are all teams with +2 and +3 cold resistance attributes honed over the years, but the cold resistance attribute of the old Russians is at least +5. In August and even September, the National Defense Army can continue to attack, but after October, it will be difficult to guarantee large-scale military operations.

The Aldan Plain is not the West Siberian Plain, nor the Kazakh Steppe.

At most, Deng Yun now has only two months. What can he do with the complex terrain of the Aldan Plain in these two months?

Therefore, although he conquered New Khabarovsk, Deng Yun's face did not improve much, and he was still as serious as a cold marble statue.

But in the eyes of the commander-in-chief Huang Jie, Deng Yun took over New Khabarovsk and opened a gap, which was a really good thing. Even if the war had to be delayed until next year, the overall situation of the war had been settled.

There was joy in the headquarters.

This year, the grain harvest in Northeast China and Outer Northeast China was good again, and the effect of the development of Northeast China was initially shown. The entire grain output not only helped to ensure the supply of combat troops, but also provided sufficient feed for the hundreds of thousands of horses and cattle mobilized before and after.

China had enough capital to drag it down, but I don’t know what the Qing-Russia coalition will encounter in the coming winter.

The area sandwiched between the Kamchatka Peninsula and the Chersky Mountains to the south and the Zhugzhur Mountains to the north is Russia’s densely populated area in East and West Siberia [relatively], but it was destroyed by the National Defense Army. Not only were the means of production and living destroyed, but a large number of people were also driven south. This undoubtedly increased the food burden of Russia and Qing in this winter.

Although it is unknown how much food reserves Russia and Qing have, it can always have a great impact on them.

Everything is fine here in Chen Han, and the remnant Qing Dynasty and Repnin in the Aldan Mountains are naturally gloomy. Since Chen Han started the rebellion, the Qing Dynasty has encountered such a panic-stricken atmosphere many times. So this time, has the "Qing Empire", which is dead but not stiff, really reached the last moment of its fate?

Yongcheng sat in the dimly lit "hall", with a numb expression, listening to his "ministers" reporting the latest news of the war, but he didn't say a word.

Novakhabarovsk kept asking for help, but they didn't have any reinforcements to send, let alone the rockets that Novakhabarovsk urgently needed, and most of the latter were controlled by the Russians. However, if Novakhabarovsk really fell, everyone knew the consequences.

When the low voice ended, the hall was silent. Colonel Vyacheslav Volodin, stationed in Novokhabarovsk, once again called for help, but the Russians sent this letter of help to Yongcheng, who was spying on the last bit of the Imperial Guards in Yongcheng's hands. No one knew what to say, even if someone wanted to say a few words of encouragement, they didn't know how to start for a while.

Although they knew that the result would be a defeat before the Sino-Russian War broke out again-at least in East and West Siberia. In the years before this, many Manchu nobles sent their sons and property to Europe. St. Petersburg was one of the places they chose to live in, and London, Paris, and Madrid were also one of their chosen places of residence.

But this does not mean that they do not expect miracles. For example, the battle in Novokhabarovsk, didn't it give them hope in their hearts? But now Novokhabarovsk is in crisis, which not only shatters their inner "hope", but also makes them more distraught. Now they can only pray that they can hold out in New Khabarovsk until the winter comes, or some pessimistic people are already praying that they can continue to escape at the last moment. After all, these people have tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of pounds or even more in private. Even if they go to Europe, they can live out the rest of their lives in peace and comfort. Why go to the Han people and get shot?

These people are all die-hards of the Qing Dynasty. The Han army can still spare their lives and put them into labor camps if they catch ordinary bannermen. But if they catch them, they will definitely kill them.

With this in mind, these people did their best to resist Chen Han, but the general trend was hard to resist. They only had so few people.

After Yongxun received repeated crises from Novovashbarovsk, he was still unwilling to invest the last bit of capital in his hands into the battlefield of Novovashbarovsk. But he could not remain indifferent in the face of the "persecution" from the Russians, so he ordered all the men from all the bannermen's farms to enlist in the army if they were over 15 years old and up to 60 years old!

Similar to the order issued by Can Qing, the Russians had already mobilized. It's just that the number of the latter in this area is too small. Most of the 10,000 Russian troops in Repnin's hands were transferred from the west rather than recruited locally.

If more and more Banner people had not settled down in Eastern Siberia, developed one Eight Banner farm after another, and planted potatoes, cabbage and other crops suitable for growing in cold areas, they would have been able to solve their own food problems. If necessary, it can also provide an additional part of the food supply to the Russian army. It is impossible for the Russian Qing Dynasty to maintain a standing army of more than 20,000 people all year round in the desolate Eastern Siberia and build fortresses one after another.

The sudden sound of leather boots suddenly came from outside the 'main hall' built of logs, which suddenly woke Yongxuan out of his 'self-sorrow'. He looked up and saw that it was General Lenikola Vasilyevich Repnin, the commander-in-chief of the Russian army in Eastern Siberia, who walked in quickly.

Yongxuan stood up quickly to greet him, and greeted him in Russian that he was already relatively proficient in: "Your Excellency, General, I am really happy to see you. Why didn't you inform someone in advance so that we could welcome you..."

Repnin shook his head, "Your Majesty, we have no time for such meaningless etiquette. Your desire to revive the Qing Empire is about to undergo the most brutal test, and the interests of the Russian Empire will also suffer heavy losses." .

I want to tell you a very, very bad news. Novokhabarovsk has been captured by the Chinese. "

"Ah..." Yongxun was stunned for a moment. He knew very well the significance of Novokhabarovsk. Yongxun had always felt that Novokhabarovsk was very stable. In his eyes, Volodin's continuous requests for help were like a crying child asking for milk, and it was not really the end of the rope. I really didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, Novokhabarovsk would really be captured by the Han army.

"I just received this news. Frankly speaking, the interests of both of us are now facing the most serious threat. At this critical moment, we must work together to perfectly unify all our strengths to fight against the evil. The Chinese will fight until the last minute! Therefore, in order to maximize our combat effectiveness, our armies on both sides need to be under unified command. I need your permission to gain the highest command of the Qing army. "

"I am not dissatisfied with the Duke of Highlands, but you should understand that there is a gap between us on some emotional issues. If you like, the Duke of Highlands can be said to be the deputy commander-in-chief of the coalition forces. When using you When I join the army, I will try my best to obtain the consent of Duke Helena."

Repnin's words were nice, but now Hailan Chako did not stand in this 'hall'.

The expression on Yong Xun's face became uncertain. As a traditional oriental king, even if he has been dependent on others over the years, he has not completely lost his dignity. The Canqing needs Russia's support, but Russia also needs the assistance of the Canqing. Only in this three-thirds of an acre of land in Eastern Siberia, after the Canqing established one Eight Banner farm and began to produce food, the relationship between the Canqing and the Russians became difficult. It has gone from weak to strong.

They have passed the most dangerous period.

Moreover, even at the moment before the situation changed, the Russians were trying to win over Canqing, otherwise the impact of the deaths of Fukkangan and Falaleev would not have been suppressed so easily.

No matter whether he was in Nerchinsk or somewhere else, Yongxun always held a guard in his hand to 'protect' himself.

His destiny is always in his own hands.

But now Repnin asked him to put his fate in the hands of a Russian...

Of course Repnin understands Yongxun's worries, but he feels that Yongxun will eventually give in because Canqing is really at the point of life and death.

There may indeed be reinforcements from Tsarist Russia next year, but those reinforcements will rescue Western Siberia, not the distant governor-general along the Amur River. This place is too far away from Moscow and St. Petersburg.

In fact, at the beginning of this war, Repnin received a personal letter from Catherine II. In the letter, the Russian tsarina told Repnin bluntly that it would be difficult to send additional troops to the governor-general along the Amur River.

Once the war begins, Repnin will be under great pressure, and the final result he faces will most likely be defeat. Until then, Her Majesty the Queen hopes that Repnin can properly maintain his health, because she knows that Repnin must have tried his best.

The threat Russia encountered was a headache for Her Majesty the Queen. Sweden was not enough to prove it, but the Ottoman Empire was still a formidable enemy. Fortunately, Russia also had Austria as a helper on the Ottoman Turkish battlefield. What worries Her Majesty the most is the East.

The Chinese who occupy Lake Baikal can easily cut off the connection between Eastern Siberia and the West Siberian Plain. However, it is undoubtedly impossible to win the final victory with only the strength of Eastern Siberia. Even if there were Tatars as helpers, it would still be impossible.

What Catherine II needed Repnin to do was to contain the Chinese military as much as possible, consume their money, materials, and their war strength.

What Yongcheng didn't know was that Repnin, who was standing in front of him, had already planned to take his troops into the mountains and valleys and fight a harassment war with the Chinese after the failure of the Chita Defense War. But he knew that Russia, which had lost East and West Siberia and the entire Siberia, was far from being destroyed. But the remnant Qing Dynasty was really going to be destroyed...

But Yongcheng also knew that the Russians really didn't have many soldiers in East and West Siberia. There were not even a few men of the right age. If it weren't for them, the Russians would not have been able to expand their military strength to 20,000 people on the basis of a standing army of 10,000 even if they tried their best.

The Han people often called the Russians "Laomaozi". This contemptuous name is now spread among the bannermen, because the Russians have very thick hair and beards.

It is said that this was started by the traitor Chen Ming, who also called Russians polar bears.

And these two names combined together, "hairy bear" became the third name for Russians.

The tall and strong Russians are indeed not weak in fighting, but even if all the Russian men who can hold guns are mobilized, the East Siberian Russian army, which has only 20,000 people at most, is nothing in front of Chen's Northeast Military Region and Northern Frontier Corps.

As far as Yongcheng knows, Chen's Northeast Military Region has 100,000 to 200,000 people, and the Northern Frontier Corps has 40,000 to 50,000 people. The soldiers they put on the battlefield may be five or ten times that of the Russians. Don't say that the Russians are not really hairy bears. Even if they are really big hairy bears, they will be stabbed into sieves by the bayonets of the Han people.

Lepnin got what he wanted and left the "hall" with a handwritten letter from Yongcheng. From this moment on, the remaining Qing military forces really became cannon fodder for the Russians.

"Your Majesty, do you really want to hand over all the military power?" Qinggui asked Yongcheng when he saw Lepnin leaving.

He was a person promoted by Yongcheng in the early days, the fourth son of Yin Jishan.

The monarch and his ministers had been together for more than ten years, and the remnant Qing Dynasty had fallen into such a state. They were no longer just monarchs and ministers.

Yongcheng waved his hand: "Hand it over, they are just a bunch of rabble." Those people who were recruited from the Eight Banners Farm, facing the Chen Han army, Yongcheng seemed to have no power to fight at all. But this was also the last bit of strength of the remnant Qing Dynasty. Whether it was useful or not, it had to be used. If it was not used, it would all be over. By then, Yongcheng and other high-level officials of the remnant Qing Dynasty could flee to Europe by themselves, but could they take so many people to Moscow and St. Petersburg? Rather than letting them freeze to death or starve to death in Siberia, or being caught by the Han army meaninglessly, it would be better for them to die on the battlefield.

If the Russians want to use them as cannon fodder, then just use them as cannon fodder.

Qinggui sighed.

Although the emperor's words were very discouraging, they were indeed true. Those Eight Banners children, where is not a death?

Death on the battlefield is a death, but in the labor camp, no one will die?

The labor camps of the Han people are vicious.

At the beginning, many Green Camp soldiers were forced to not dare to surrender by the labor camps, which shows how powerful they are.

Turning back to the 'back hall', Yongcheng took out a letter from a small nanmu box. He read it again and again, and spent the rest of the afternoon thinking about this letter.

Should we use the Lee family as a banner to call on Koreans to revolt and expel Chen Han in Korea?

As a country with a history of thousands of years, Korea has been influenced by Confucianism in all dynasties, and Koreans also know loyalty, filial piety, chastity and righteousness. Chen Han destroyed Korea, divided it into two provinces, and incorporated it into the territory. Yongcheng didn't believe that all Koreans would be obedient to Nanjing.

If they were allowed to take up the banner in Korea, would they be able to disrupt Chen Han's war steps?

But Yongcheng then felt that there was little hope, because the Sticking Rod Office had too little power in North Korea, and they might be destroyed by the police from the prefectures and counties as soon as they raised the banner.

It would not work to trip up Chen Hanmao.

"Alas..."

The night had already enveloped the Aldan Plain, and Yongcheng called a guard beside him and ordered: "Send a message to the Sticking Rod Office, continue to hide."