"Stop lying. Although there has been a powerful east for thousands of years, it is impossible for a million troops." Dmitry was shocked for a while, and then he slightly regained his rationality.

"But the commander, obviously the other party is from the Eastern Empire. We actually broke into the territory of the Eastern Empire. If we really provoke their emperor, we may not be able to go back!" the Cossacks shouted in panic.

"According to the information of the Mongols, this place should not be the territory of the great Eastern Empire. They might just be the same adventure team as us, and we cannot be fooled!" As an important commander of the Cossacks, Dmitry was knowledgeable and soon suspected the true identity of the members of the pioneer group surrounding them.

However, even if you suspect that the pioneering group has nothing to do with the great Eastern Empire emperors, it cannot change the reality of their encirclement.

"The soldiers are already in their positions. If they dare to escape from this pile of rocks, they will be shot to death by our soldiers." Chen Xiaode arranged the encirclement formation.

"Hehe, fortunately this fortress was only temporarily built, and it had just started its foundation and barely acted as a bunker. However, it had not even been punched a well and there was no time to stockpile food. They couldn't last many days." He Yi said indifferently.

"It's just that they are prone to break through at night. Their number is less than that of us. But if we are determined to break through with the help of the night, we may not be able to intercept them all." Chen Xiaode said.

"What you said is not unreasonable, so just launch an attack while continuing to carry out a psychological offensive and try to make them surrender before dark."

He Yi and his men tried to attack the Cossacks castle again. Bullets splashed on the banks of the Lena River, and both sides became angry. The pioneering group wanted to take the Cossacks as a stronghold and prevent them from continuing to expand to the east. The Cossacks who were suddenly attacked were not to be outdone and still resisted stubbornly even though they knew that the other party was an adventure team from the Eastern Empire. Because the fur and treasure they had plundered in Siberia in recent years were gathered here.

The natives who were so scared that they ran away were watching the fight of gods with lingering fear. They could not understand what weapons were in the hands of the pioneering group and the Cossacks. Their power was so huge that they could kill the other party without close combat.

The Cossacks had a prototype castle as a cover, and He Yi did not want to pay too much casualties. Every member of the pioneering regiment was crucial to him.

Whether it was the pioneer regiment or the Cossacks, the ammunition and supplies were limited and needed to be transported from the rear. He Yi did not dare to say that all the bullets were consumed here, and the two sides were in a short stalemate.

"I didn't expect the Cossacks to be so tenacious. They were surrounded by us and had not shaken their determination. It seems that we underestimated their will to resist." He Yi's tentative attack did not work.

This time, several casualties were caused to the Cossacks in the encirclement, but three of the pioneer groups suffered varying degrees of trauma. If it weren't for the advantage of firepower and accuracy, the pioneer groups with no cover might have to bear greater casualties.

"It would be great if we brought the cannons here. As long as we fired a few cannons, they would definitely surrender." Chen Xiaode said.

"Who would bring artillery from afar when this kind of bird does not lay eggs? We never thought that a tough battle would take so soon." He Yi retreated with a headache.

"Forget it, we will still surround them. When their food is finished, they will surrender soon. The summer in this far north is long and the night is short. Even if they want to break through at night, they will be fine if they run away a few little bastards." Chen Xiaode said without any mind, "Even if a few people run out, they lack the strength of their team in this vast wasteland, and it may be difficult for them to survive."

"That's all I can do." He Yi said.

The pioneer group then dug fortifications around the river beach as a bunker to prepare for a long-term siege.

This time, the Cossacks inside the fortress were even more panicked than the pioneering regiment to take the initiative to attack. The consequences of being siege for a long time were very tragic, especially their adventure team rushed to the front, and the closest transit station in the central Siberian Plains was hundreds of kilometers away, and the information here was still not available. In other words, they could hardly wait for reinforcements!

Even if the Cossacks in central Siberia knew about the experience of this adventure team, they would have to dispatch troops from the European part of Tsarist Russia to rush for assistance. When the Tsarist Russian army intervened, their bodies would probably be cold...

As Chen Xiaode said, the Yakutsk area is long in summer, and when it comes to night, it is already nine o'clock, which is estimated to last only six hours, and the sky will turn white.

The Cossacks who were surrounded did try to break through at night, and the two sides continued to fight fiercely at night, and sporadic gunfire continued until dawn to subside. This was a night when both sides were exhausted.

"I didn't expect this battle to be so hard. I haven't experienced a formal battle for too long, and my body can't keep up. We just dealt with some natives along the way. We could scare them off by using muskets. This time we met a difficult opponent." After a night of fighting, He Yi's body was a little overwhelmed.

"Cossack is a powerful enemy, a guy who wants money but lives. Next we are divided into three groups of people, each time two teams monitor them, and another team of people rest. Otherwise, if the battle continues, no one can stand it."

After discussion, the officers of the pioneer regiment decided to fight the wheel, and slowly consumed the Cossacks' courage to resist.

The surrounded Cossacks were even more distressed. Their number was less than the number of pioneer groups, and they had to be always guarded against the offensive attacks of pioneer groups outside. The two sides were in a stalemate for seven days until the Cossacks finally couldn't support them.

"Commander, the fresh fruits and food we brought have been eaten, and only some cured meat and some dry food left. If this continues, the epidemic will be caused. The most important thing is that many of our brothers were injured and could not be cured. Their lives are at stake. We do not have more people to dig wells and guard against the army of the Eastern Empire outside." The Cossacks in the fort were fighting less and less than 200 people left, and many were still with gunshot wounds.

If the temperature here was not low, the degree of erosion of these wounds was even worse. If there were no medicine and careful care in this era, it would be basically unsuccessful.
Chapter completed!