Chapter 30 The Great Era Part Three: The End of Western Siberia (1)
Hadan took a squad of soldiers on the south bank of the Wuyi River.
The snow layer in Siberia is much thicker than near Orenburg, but by this time, the snow on the bottom layer is frozen together. In fact, the soft outer layer is not thick. The war horses can walk at a height of about one foot thick. Although it is not as refreshing as usual, it is also unsatisfactory.
Hadan was one of the captured Junggar generals. He was attracted by Qitad. Those people were young except for their good personal abilities. He would not want the old fried dough sticks of the Qing army.
Even so, Hadan is 35 years old this year.
After being transferred to Kustana as brigade commander, he was once very excited - here is next to Kazakh Zhongyuz, passing through the vast grassland is the Junggar land, and then crossing the canyon between the Sayan Mountains and the Altai Mountains to reach his hometown.
He is a member of the Zasaktu Khan tribe, one of the three Khalkha tribes. Although he is not a descendant of the Golden Family, he is also a military general family second only to the Golden Family, that is, the descendant of Zaisang.
In his hometown, he also has his parents and brothers and sisters, and he doesn't know how they are. By the way, Qitade chose to surrender. In addition to being young, there is another condition that he has not started a family. Young people, once they grow up, their longing for their wives and children is obviously greater than their longing for their parents.
Therefore, we can't blame Suha. Hatu and others for their backlash. If they stay away from their hometown, they will definitely have no other thoughts, but will do their job well. Once they arrive at their hometown, they will be saints who don't have distracting thoughts in their hearts. Afterwards, Qitade was also reflecting on his various inappropriate aspects in personnel arrangements.
Since then, I have ignored people who are well versed in some places to perform tasks, because sometimes it can backfire.
Of course, people like Nian Yuan Forgetting and Yue Zhonglin who have become slaves of the Qing Dynasty can still be trusted.
Since being transferred to Kustana, Hadan will often climb high and look east. Knowing that Khalkha is still thousands of miles away, he still can't stop his heart flying back to his hometown.
But he also knew that this was unlikely. Thousands of miles away, there were Kazakhs, Junggars, and Russians on the way, and neither side could afford him.
What's more, he now married a Turkish woman and had already had his own family. His wife said the same words as him. With his children, the longing for the hometown gradually became thinner.
However, he still has some resentment now.
There are at least five thousand chaos in the city of Treutsk opposite, with mixed clothes, tattered Cossacks, herders, and mixed serfs. There is also a division of Russian troops and at least five thousand Khitan alliance tribal cavalry, but he has only one brigade!
He obviously knew Pugachev's intention. If the battle was unfavorable, he would definitely retreat into Truchen's land. In that way, he could lead the disaster to the east and pull Truchen in completely.
Since the rebels started around Orenburg, they have generally maintained their restraint on the herders and serfs in their territory. The main anger has been vented on the nobles and landlords, but once they reach Truchen territory, they will not be so polite to Truchen shepherds.
Even if Pugachev and others could control it, their subordinates would not be able to listen to them. I heard that Pugachev also formed a military committee, which would exercise control over the army. However, facing these mobs, the difficulty of controlling can be imagined.
After the commander of the Siberian Legion, Trubenburg, arrived here, immediately surrounded Treutsk and allowed Datov's tribal cavalry to guard the surroundings. Pugachev is now hard to fly.
Before the siege, Pugachev also sent someone to ask for help. Hadan agreed immediately, but did not take action.
"Stop them from crossing the Wuyi River!"
"Let the Russian army and the rebels suffer both losses and then wait for an opportunity to come out. If the enemy wants to come over to encircle and suppress the rebels, they will definitely send their elite cavalry. Once this cavalry is eliminated, there will be chaos in the West Siberia area, and the post-war negotiations will be much easier to negotiate"
This is an order given to him by Qitad himself.
Looking at Treutsk, who was surrounded by tightly, Haan couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"Your Majesty respects me too much. I only have one brigade and have to face the Russian army, the rebel army, and the Khitan alliance at the same time. Am I a god?"
"Immortal?" When he thought that his current thinking was completely Han-style, he couldn't help but shake his head. However, he thought, "Although he is a Lamaist, what he often remembers is the various gods on the grassland, on the mountains, and in the desert. In the final analysis, he still believes in more shamanism."
I looked back at the guards who followed me, and finally regained my confidence.
Yes, because the province of Custana is hanging alone on the edge of the territory and is the coldest place, his voyage is not simple.
First, their horses are the tallest ones in the Kingdom's hybridization of Truchen horses and Don hippos, and are most suitable for marching in winter. In today's heavy snowy environment, such Truchen horses can still run. Because the underground is frozen strong, they have not yet fallen and are still in danger of stepping into a trap.
Secondly, their troops are an enhanced version of the former Mount Vopasina. The mountains near Kustana are rolling and not tall, but they are still trained according to the requirements of the Mount Vopasina. In addition to skiing and other essential elements, cavalry battles are also a regular subject.
The cavalry are also carefully selected and particularly cold-resistant tribal teenagers. They are all tall and have amazing endurance. They can not only fight on horseback, but also ski and range raids.
In fact, the Kustana Brigade is a special forces soldier in the Truchen Legion. Without exception, grassroots generals and officials graduated from Elista Military Academy and deliberately trained in related subjects when they were in school.
It can be said that they are the modern version of the Siberian Cossacks, and such cavalry are actually worth a regiment of the Siberian Cossacks.
Due to the deep snow layer, the opportunity for both sides to hedge in the open fields is almost non-existent. In combat, it is actually infantry riding on war horses, and long-range weapons have become the top priority.
Truqin is the strongest firearm in the world, no doubt about it.
Therefore, although his brigade also used a rotating pistol, it was a larger pistol with a longer range. If there were two in hand and the rifle behind it, it would be a terrible existence when the horses on both sides could not speed up.
Always farther than you, faster and more powerful.
This is the core idea of Qitade's establishment of the army. With his ability, he can only exert the advantages of the Truqin army to this extent. He can do nothing more than go up.
In fact, he could invent the uncomplicated water-cooled machine gun first. The kingdom has the current conditions, but he did not do so.
His idea is also very simple - he cannot keep the secrets of these things for a long time. Once the Europeans see through them, especially if they understand the secrets of striker bullets, shells, new rifles, and artillery, it is a matter of time. Maybe he will get the machine gun out one step ahead, and then it will be a loss.
In situations where only some advantages are available, it will also help soldiers stay vigilant.
This is the most important thing.
Hadan started walking back.
He knew that he had not had much time. Although it seemed that several parties were alert to crossing the Uy River, which showed Truchen's strength, Trubonburg would sooner or later know that Custana had only one brigade. At that time, they would definitely cross the river to attack his brigade.
Needless to say, the Khitan Alliance, which has always been upset with the Truqins.
Truchen's horse was far away from the Wuyi River, leaving a string of small black dots on the snow, and then disappeared into the distance.
This made a Tara cavalry major general Trubenburg who was also patrolling by the river, who was in his thirties and looked like a German, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The Davidov division in the west has launched an attack on the Magnitogelsk Fort, which is entrenched by Asnalin, one of the rebel leaders. The situation here is a little more complicated, but as long as the Truqins are not involved, it will be a matter of time before they can take down the city of Treutsk with the ability of their own division.
At this time, he had not yet obtained the attack on Orenburg. It was more than a thousand miles away from Orenburg. It was impossible to expedite 800 miles under heavy snow. Moreover, even if he received the news, Davidov from the west would be one step ahead of him.
Davidov is not far from him. If he skis, it will be two days before. There is no news now, obviously everything is still normal.
However, things are often not all the best. Just as he was thinking about Davidov, a small team of skiers appeared in the west!
Those figures were very fast, and they were specially set up by the Tsar in winter to convey emergency messages. They were directly under the jurisdiction of the Tsar's "Cha Postman!"
Once the Cheka postman arrives, it means that something has happened to the west.
"The combat effectiveness of the Asnalin rebels is not as good as Pugachev. Could it be that Davidov's guy was in an accident?"
"No, the Chika postman is still there, which means that our country's territory except Magnitogelsk is still in normal state, otherwise Davidov would let his soldiers come over on horseback or take a dog sled"
The Chika Postman, who was dressed in white and covered with snowflakes in the exposed mink fur, quickly came to him and sent him a letter.
Trubenburg quickly read the letter and his face became solemn.
"Damn Truchen, he took advantage of the opportunity of Davedov's division east attacking the rebels and defeating the rebels! Davedov is in a dilemma. Should he go back to take back Orenburg, or take down the rebels first?"
He returned to the camp as fast as possible, and after a little thought, he asked the Cheka postman to bring back a letter to Daviddov.
"Dear Davydov, the situation is critical at present, and we can't put more effort into the rebels"
"There is only one correct choice at present, that is, recruit Asnalin and Pugachev as soon as possible, promise a certain status and official position, and then talk about it after the Truchen's matter is solved"
Chapter completed!