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According to the rules, it seems that the ten thousand rewards need to be added, so let’s make up for it!)

The words of Du Cheng, the first discoverer, should be the most credible: there were hundreds of Tatar soldiers on horseback. Of course, this could also be the vanguard of the Tatar soldiers, who were just sent out to cut wood and make boats.

It's hot now, but according to previous experience, we should invade in late autumn and retreat in mid-spring. Take advantage of the cool weather to mobilize troops and build strong troops and horses.

"Do you know where the governor of the ancient city is? How well-armed are the Tatar soldiers?" It would be best if we could find the person involved.

"I don't know, I don't know where I ran away for a long time. The nearby mountains are densely forested and there is no way to find him." Cui Zhengji probably felt that it was awkward to sit on the ground all the time, so he finally got up.

"Have you never seen the Tatar soldiers with your own eyes? No civil and military officials, no ordinary soldiers, no one?" Hong Jinglai suddenly had a guess in his mind.

"Let me go look for it, you may not be able to find it."

"Where is Yi Cheng? Han Yi Cheng will also go with his troops!" Hong Jinglai's idea needs to be verified.

But Yi Cheng, who had been standing by just now, had disappeared. I looked around and couldn't find him. Apart from Hong Jinglai and his party, there was obviously no one else in the courtyard.

Where is Yi Cheng?

Li Zaichao chuckled softly, took a running start, and leaped onto the courtyard wall.

"Master Yi Cheng, my lord has invited you, where are you going with your baggage?"

The old boy actually wants to run away! Yi Cheng, who used to have a hunched back, is now carrying a big package on his back, and the three soldiers are also carrying weapons and luggage on their backs.

And he didn't go through the station gate, he ran out through a dog hole!

Not to mention an old Yi Cheng, even three soldiers were no match for Li Zai Chao. Li Zai Chao didn't even draw his sword. With a glare, the four of them came back with embarrassed expressions.

"It is Cui's responsibility to guard the city. Doesn't Han Yichen need to guard the city?" These officials were speechless.

"The purpose of lowering the official rank is to report the Tatar situation to the envoy of Qingyuan Prefecture, so that the towns can be stabilized and Zhongcheng Town can send troops to rescue them as soon as possible."

He is an old boy who was trembling just now. Now his eyesight is no longer dazzled, his back is no longer hunched over, his steps are stronger, and he can speak smoothly.

"Are you going to invite reinforcements?" Hong Jinglai looked at Yi Cheng playfully.

"Your subordinates will surely cry and kneel at the steps, and they won't stop until they send out troops!" The old man's figure suddenly became dazzling and majestic.

"There is no need to cry and kneel down. There is no soldier here. You still have three soldiers. Counting Commander Cui, how about we gather fifty people?"

"This... Sir, how can you, with your rich body, sit in a dangerous hall!"

"You are really sharp-tongued!" Glancing at the post station behind him, Hong Jing came to see how the postmaster made his choice.

"I am willing to protect you!" The old man immediately threw away the baggage and stood upright with the stick in his hand.

"Pfft!" Han Sanshi couldn't hold it back for a moment. The old man who ran away from a dog hole in just five minutes had turned into a loyal and fearless feudalist warrior.

"Okay, okay, bring some manpower and search along the post road for any ancient towns or officials who have fled the mountain." Clapping his hands, Hong Jinglai asked everyone to move.

Since it could not be the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty, Hong Jinglai suspected that this Tatar was a Russian Cossack or explorer. Specifically, it was Shekov who had made an appointment with Hong Jinglai before.

But the Tatar army has thousands of cavalry? This scale is too exaggerated!

As for Shekov, a cavalry captain, in St. Petersburg, he could at most have a cavalry company commander, or even a company deputy. If he was in the Guards Cavalry, he might be the flag bearer of a cavalry squad.

Even if you sell Alexander I, he still won't be able to raise 10,000 cavalry for an expedition to the mouth of the Tumen River!

However, according to Cui Zhengji's confession, Guyi Ducheng said that there were hundreds of horsemen. This number is completely consistent with the strength of Tsarist Russia in the Far East. To put it bluntly, the Siberian Khanate was overthrown by a few hundred Russian adventurers.

But Shekov has the power to mobilize hundreds of people?

Thinking about it, you know that it doesn't exist. Even if he is a military attache accompanying the mission, even if he has some connections, bringing a dozen brothers with him and coming to the mouth of the Tumen River will be overwhelming. How can he get hundreds of cavalry?

Hong Jing came to be sure but not sure, he really didn’t understand very well!

Soon Cui Zhengji came back with his men and arrested a few people. Now the post road was crowded with people, but it only took a few words.

One is the ferry soldiers in the ancient city. They are called soldiers, but in fact they are a kind of compulsory labor. The people at the ferry spend one or two months every year on the ferry. They prepare their own food and have no wages. The money they earn from the ferry is

That's national!

There is also a county clerk who works in the yamen. He usually works as a clerk or a supervisor in the government office. He is not a serious clerk and has no establishment and no salary.

The two people were pushed down and knelt in front of Hong Jinglai.

"Get up and answer, there's no need to kneel down!" Hong Jinglai was in no mood to lower his head and ask questions, and ignored these etiquettes.

"I ask you, have you ever seen the Tatar soldiers with your own eyes and what they looked like?"

"The younger one saw it. It looks like a ghost. It's covered in hair. It shoots shotguns and shoots ducks by the river. Jili Gulu couldn't understand anything he said, and he wanted to rob our ferry."

"Like a ghost? Blonde hair? Red hair? Brown hair? Deep eye sockets and a high nose bridge?"

"Yes, yes...that's it, baring his teeth and claws, it's so scary!" The crossing soldier looked frightened.

"What about you?" Hong Jinglai knew what he was talking about.

"When I escaped from the city, I only heard that the Tatar soldiers crossed the river, but I didn't see it with my own eyes." The secretary said that although he was from Zuoshan County, he just followed the crowd and didn't see anyone at all.

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"Everyone, please stand down!" Hong Jinglai was certain that 99% of the time it was Shekov!

This time, there was a big mistake. Shekov probably didn't come here to "take risks". He might really just be looking for a ferry to go to the mouth of the Tumen River, and then wait for Hong Jing, who came to trade.

After all, the wild road is rugged and difficult to navigate. If there is a boat sailing down the Tumen River, it will be much faster.

Moreover, the adventurers of Tsarist Russia actually explored along the rivers and waterways in Siberia. They did not all ride tall horses to explore the vast steppes and forests. In fact, they kayaked in summer and walked on sleds in winter.

Most of the settlements in Siberia are located around rivers and lakes with developed water systems. If trained, Shekov might become a good dragon boat rower.

Now that Qingxing County is in a state of collapse, this kind of thing cannot be hidden. The local government will definitely report it to the local authorities. The big-nosed Tatars invaded the borders, plundered the people, and attacked the prefecture and destroyed the county.

It’s really not a good thing for Hong Jing to rush to trade at this time!

If he is discovered, he will definitely not be able to escape the charge of colluding with foreign thieves. Moreover, he has defeated the county's big thief!

No punishment is too much!

After thinking about it, Hong Jinglai didn't know how to deal with it for a while.

"Gelang, let's retreat to Funing!" Cui Zhengji saw Hong Jinglai standing there, with no next move.
Chapter completed!