But the question raised by the Yanhuang Daily reporter directly broke his guard.
The calendar of the Great China Empire was somewhat different from the Russian calendar, but he clearly remembered how many days had passed since they left Kuznetsk.
What's more, it's winter now, so you need to wear cotton clothes when traveling here.
It will be even colder in Kuznetsk.
Marquis Oleg Ivanov would never be so unwise as to order the army to attack before being prepared.
Could it be that the Great China Empire army took the initiative to attack the Russian army?
This possibility is very high, but it is not consistent with common sense, and it is even more inconsistent with his inference based on the collected intelligence.
Marquis Karl Novikov experienced the situation of the Great China Empire personally, and he realized how powerful the Great China Empire was.
The Tsar and the great nobles in the country had only a superficial understanding of the Chinese Empire.
Many people believe that the Great China Empire is about the same strength as the Ottoman Turkish Empire.
When Russia and the Chinese Empire clashed, at most they would win or lose, and the war would fall into a stalemate.
Even if it is slightly inferior and loses the colonies in the Far East, the empire will not lose if it receives assistance from England and France.
If the Dahua Empire has the upper hand, they should launch an attack on the front line after winter.
In this way, the results achieved by the Great China Empire will be even greater.
Marquis Karl Novikov didn't know what happened on the front line that would make the Great China Empire take the initiative to attack.
When a reporter from Yanhuang Daily saw Karl Novikov's performance, he immediately used his camera to capture Karl Novikov's performance.
This photo is likely to go down in history and become a photo that all future generations need to look up to.
Assad Maimaiti did not expect that Karl Novikov would become so manic as a messenger.
He could only give Karl Novikov a brief introduction to the situation of the war.
He also sold Karl Novikov a newspaper reporting on the battle for one hundred taels of gold.
This income does not need to be handed over, it is extra money earned by himself.
Marquis Karl Novikov heard Asad Maimet's explanation that it was just a small conflict between the Chinese Empire and the Cossack cavalry.
It was not the war he imagined. Marquis Karl Novikov quickly calmed down and answered reporters' questions.
"I feel very sorry for this conflict.
The two countries should have bridged the misunderstandings between them through mutual exchanges.
This is also the mission of our mission to come to the Great China Empire."
Marquis Karl Novikov dealt with reporters from Yanhuang Daily.
He immediately called for the translator and Counts George Johnson and Andre von Dillen.
Marquis Karl Novikov briefly stated the information he had learned.
The translator also translated the information in the newspaper as quickly as possible.
George Johnson could serve as an envoy to England. He not only knew Russian, but was also very proficient in Russian.
He saw the translated content, especially the time of the battle.
George Johnson's face changed drastically and he said: "Impossible, this matter is absolutely impossible.
The reporting time of the Dahua Empire Army was six days ago. How could the news be transmitted so quickly?
We rode in a horse-drawn carriage and traveled for nearly two months.
The Dahua army is further away from Tumu Mansion, and even if they use war horses to deliver the message, they will never be able to do so at such a fast speed.
Even if a hot air balloon or airship is used to deliver the message, the speed is too fast.
This is fake news, this must be fake news."
Margrave Karl Novikov read the translated information carefully.
Especially the details, in a room with a temperature of 4 or 5 degrees, there is a trickle of sweat on the temples.
When Count Andre von Dillon saw this situation, he asked with some concern: "Karl, do you think this is true?"
Marquis Karl Novikov said with some uncertainty: "Some of the details in this report cannot be described by the Chinese without contact with the imperial Cossack cavalry."
He looked at some special black and white photos in the newspaper.
Marquis Karl Novikov was not very clear about this technique of leaving images on paper by unknown means.
But the content in the photo is indeed the Imperial Cavalry camp that was bombed by artillery shells.
Margrave Karl Novikov did not think of the words picture and truth.
But such detailed pictures are definitely not drawn by an artist.
Marquis Karl Novikov thought for a while and said: "We only need to figure out one thing now, whether the Great Empire has the ability to quickly transmit information over long distances.
If they could really be separated by hundreds of kilometers, they could quickly convey what happened five or six days ago.
There is a high probability that this matter is true."
Karl Novikov and others are thinking about whether this matter is true.
The waiter of the inn came to the house with an iron kettle to deliver hot water.
"Dear guest, I am the waiter of the inn.
I’ll bring you hot water and make tea and coffee.”
As a language genius, George Johnson communicated with the Chinese during this time.
I still don’t recognize those strange square characters of the Dahua Empire, but I have no problem communicating with people in Chinese on a daily basis.
He took out a silver coin and put it on the table.
"Man, I asked you a few questions, and the answers satisfy me. This silver coin belongs to you."
The innkeeper stared at the silver coin, his throat swelling.
He usually works in an inn and receives a tip of 500 yuan a month.
Now it was a silver coin tip, which was enough to impress him.
He thought that everything he knew was what he heard from the storyteller in the inn, and it was all published in the newspapers.
The waiter immediately bowed and said: "If you ask me objectively, I will definitely tell you everything I know."
Earl George Johnson said something in Russian.
"If the Dahua Empire has the ability to transmit messages over long distances, this kind of thing should not be hidden.
I just want to ask, if I can get an answer, that would be better."
George Johnson gave a brief explanation. He asked in somewhat broken Chinese: "Man, do you have any way in your country to quickly send messages to distant places?"
When the clerk heard this question, he looked relaxed. He didn't expect it to be such a simple and common question.
He said with a relaxed expression: "To convey news, of course we need to rely on telegrams.
No matter where in the empire, information can be transmitted to any area in the empire instantly.
But the telegraph fee is too expensive. I heard that sending a message from Ulu to the capital costs one or two silver coins per word.
I heard that the latest telegraph machine can send pictures, and each picture costs one hundred taels of silver coins."
When George Johnson heard what the man said, he opened his mouth and couldn't believe it.
The Dahua Empire really has the technology to quickly transmit messages to distant places.
When Marquis Karl Novikov heard the interpreter finish speaking, his pupils tightened and his body trembled uncontrollably with fear.
The Great China Empire has this technology, and for Russia, that is the most terrifying situation.
The emperor of the Great China Empire could learn about changes on the front line at any time and quickly deploy troops to the front line based on the situation on the front line.
He looked at George Johnson and Andre von Dylan again and found that they were just in normal shock, which made him feel relieved.
The Imperial Cossack Cavalry had a small-scale conflict with the Dahua Empire, but the outcome was a disastrous defeat for the Imperial Cossack Cavalry.
This result is very bad for Russia. When England and France learn about this news, they are likely to cut off their aid to Russia.
Marquis Karl Novikov thought about it carefully and thought that the probability of this situation was low.
England and France asked Russia to deal with the Great China Empire in order to contain the Great China Empire.
The Great China Empire was extremely powerful, which further highlighted the importance of Russia.
In order to contain the more powerful Chinese Empire, England and France will continue to give Russia blood transfusions.
Because England and France had no choice, the only Western country around the Great China Empire was Russia.
George Johnson continued to ask in Chinese: "I don't know your city. Tell me about the recent major events in this city."
The waiter was particularly good at observing people's expressions. When he saw these strange-looking barbarians whom he had just been joking about, his expressions suddenly changed drastically.
He didn't know what he said wrong?
When the guy heard this question, he was completely relieved.
He immediately introduced the recent major events in Ulu Province.
“The biggest thing is that because the railway leads to Ulu, many people in the province say they want to move the capital from Turpan to Ulu.
Turpan is really not a place for people to stay. The temperature in summer can easily reach 40 or 50 degrees.
As soon as summer comes, a large number of people die from heatstroke.
We ordinary people are the same everywhere.
Several officials die every year, which makes the local governor's office officials very scared."
The guy also talked about some major events that happened in Ulu Province.
George Johnson heard that he was impatient. He handed the silver coins to the clerk and asked the clerk to leave the room.
They were no longer in the mood to eat and discuss the technology called telegraphy.
Early the next morning, Asad Mamet, the official in charge of missions in the Great China Empire, came to see Marquis Karl Novikov.
"I have already arranged the train, and we will set off for the capital now."
The delegation came out of the inn and followed Assad Maimaiti to the train station.
Marquis Karl Novikov asked curiously: "Mr. Mamet, what is a train? What is the difference between it and a carriage?"
Assad Maimaiti wanted to explain, but he didn't know how to describe the train.
It's really impossible to ask him to describe a complex object like a train in Russian, which he is not very proficient in.
"The train station is coming soon. Then you will know what the train is."
Ulu is a small city, so they arrived at Ulu Railway Station very quickly.
Marquis Karl Novikov stepped out of the carriage and was stunned by the scene at the train station.
This is a big square with many people queuing up.
On the south side of the square, there are many carriages lined up.
Marquis Karl Novikov was deeply impressed by this kind of carriage, and it was this kind of heavy-duty carriage that transported supplies to Tumu.
He was a little curious as to whether the train was a larger carriage.
Instead of queuing up, the delegation took a special passage next to it and entered the train station.
Everyone in the mission is strictly monitored by those accompanying them to ensure that they will not slip away from the team.
They were blond-haired, blue-eyed barbarians with very distinctive features. It was basically impossible to sneak away.
They came to the platform where a long-distance train stopped.
Assad Maimaiti has already arranged for two carriages to be in charge of transporting the people of the mission.
Marquis Karl Novikov pointed at the huge creature in front of him, and he spoke with a stutter.
"This...this is...the train."
Margrave Karl Novikov stared closely at the monster in front of him.
His poor vocabulary could not describe what was in front of him, and he could only describe it as a monster.
This is a square box made of steel. There is a solid box with pipes in the front and an empty box in the back.
This behemoth stops on two tracks that appear to be laid with steel rails.
He looked behind him and saw many Chinese people lining up to enter the iron box.
Margrave Karl Novikov wanted to get close to the track and knock it to see if it was made of steel.
If the Great China Empire had the luxury of paving roads with steel.
The prospect of their war with the Great China Empire will be very bad.
Steel can be used to make swords and guns, which are the main weapons on the battlefield.
Assad Maimaiti nodded and said: "This is the train. Let's take the train to the capital of the empire."
He invited the envoys to board the train.
Assad Maimaiti saw that Karl Novikov and others did not dare to enter the train car and were still observing the situation outside.
He first demonstrated and walked into the train car.
I despise these barbarians in my heart. They have never even seen a train, yet they are afraid of trains. This is really worse than even country people.
Marquis Karl Novikov gritted his teeth and approached the train car.
He entered the train car and found that it was a relatively crowded room.
Everyone in the mission saw Marquis Karl Novikov entering the carriage. They walked into the train carriage one by one and sat down in the seats arranged by Asad Maimaiti.
Margrave Karl Novikov sat in a row of seats with George Johnson and Andre von Dylan.
They can observe the scene outside through the glass window.
In front of their seats, there is a large iron door, which is closed very tightly.
Marquis Karl Novikov was very confused about how many horses it would take to pull this huge iron box.
They didn't wait long, and soon heard a shrill whistle.
The train began to start slowly, pulling the entire train of cars and racing on the rails.
Margrave Karl Novikov listened to the voice of "Qua, Qi."
He saw the scene outside the train through the glass window.
The train is just in its infancy and is much faster than the horse-drawn carriage.
Through the window, he saw a train approaching on the oncoming railway.
They can clearly see how the train moves on the tracks.
The iron box in front of the train was emitting thick black smoke, pulling a train on the track.
There are no horses or other animals to pull the cart, the train runs on the railway itself.
When Earl George Johnson saw this, he blurted out: "Steam engine, this must be a steam engine.
Only the power of the legendary steam engine can drive this behemoth to run so fast."
The rumors that Earl George Johnson heard before were thought to be fantasies in novels.
After riding a real train, he realized that trains are much more powerful than those in fantasy.
Margrave Karl Novikov muttered the word steam engine.
England and France supported Russia in attacking the Chinese Empire. One of their purposes was to obtain steam engine technology.
From the application of trains, Karl Novikov had already realized that the steam engine was not simple.
The speed and convenience of the train far exceeded the imagination of everyone in the mission.
They faced the spring rain and got off the train at Dahua Empire Capital Railway Station.
Everyone in the Russian mission walked out of the carriage, looking a little dazed.
The journey during this period of time seemed like something out of a fantasy novel, which felt a little unreal.