"Send people back and tell the National Defense Forces that the castle is not easy to fight."
As soon as he saw the bastion, Gu Dahu understood that the Russians should have been operating here for a long time.
The cost of building a fortress in such a remote place will only be higher. On the other hand, it is enough to show that the nearby primitive tribes may have been enslaved by the Russians.
Maya is a small place located on the banks of the Aldan River. It was originally the place of the Buryat Mongols and is now the location of the Defense Forces.
The forward troops of the Wehrmacht followed the expedition and stationed a company here.
After seven days of hard work, Lao Shisan and others finally arrived here.
"Take me to see your company commander for important enemy information."
When Lao Shisan saw the local company commander, he couldn't believe his eyes.
This company commander is too young, and he is obviously still childish. However, he is tall and majestic, like a tiger. His expression is full of evil, and he is not easy to mess with at first glance.
"I am Dahu, the 117th company, and you are from Gu Dahu's expedition team? Tell me, what's going on?"
The company commander here is none other than Dahu.
After entering the army, although he was young, what he had learned from childhood to college was obviously beyond the reach of ordinary soldiers. Moreover, there were a lot of uncles in the army who took care of him, plus his real ability and merit, so even though Dahu was just a
He is eighteen years old, but he has grown into a company commander.
The entire company did not look down upon him because of his youth. On the contrary, they greatly admired his strength and made his work go smoothly.
It was obviously getting colder, but Dahu was shirtless, and his tendons were very oppressive.
Old Thirteen couldn't help but swallowed his saliva, and his momentum dropped.
"We met the Rakshasa people, fought a battle, and found out the Rakshasa people's lair."
Dahu stood up suddenly, his eyes filled with excitement.
"You finally met the Russians?"
Old Thirteen was a little confused. How did he say this?
What does "finally meet the Russians" mean?
Did the National Defense Forces already know the situation?
How did he know that Dahu was far from an ordinary person and could obtain top-level information.
Others only thought that the empire's development in the far north was exploration, but he had long learned from Zuo Mengeng that sooner or later he would collide with Russia.
This is why Dahu insists on being on the front line.
If you are not at the front, how can you fight first and make meritorious deeds?
Dahu also knew that he was reckless and quickly regained his composure.
"Tell me carefully, how many troops do the Russians have? What are their weapons and equipment? How far are they from here?"
Lao Shisan said everything he knew, but what he knew was very limited.
Hearing that it was just a small group of Russians and similar in nature to an expedition team, Dahu fell into thinking.
After a while, the instructor Chen Erwei also came back.
"Report it."
Dahu quickly made a decision.
"The report must be reported, but we can't just wait. In this case, order the whole company to pack up and set off immediately to clear the way for the army first."
Chen Erwei was startled.
"It would be too dangerous to break away from the army and encounter a large group of enemies."
Dahu didn't listen to him.
"How can there be any large group of enemies in this ghost place? The logistics alone can drive people crazy. Don't worry, even if we encounter enemies, they are probably just scattered soldiers. But if we don't set off, Gu Dahu's expedition team will have to
No more support."
His reasons were very sufficient. Chen Erwei hesitated for a moment and then stopped insisting.
After all, they are all young officers, eager to make meritorious deeds, and eager to make progress. Unlike the veteran officers who focus on stability, they have already lost their motivation.
So the 117th Company dispatched communications troops to quickly report the situation to the regiment headquarters, and they followed Gu Dahu's expedition team as quickly as possible.
The regiment headquarters did not dare to neglect the information after receiving it, and quickly sent it to the Second Front Army Headquarters in Longcheng.
Wei Yuanfeng realized that the matter was of great importance and immediately reported it to Bai Xiaoqi, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Strategic Cluster.
The Northern Strategic Cluster Command also received another piece of information here at the same time.
After completing the Battle of Mobei, the 1st Cavalry Division explored all the way north and encountered a Russian transport team in the Darkhan area.
This transport team was large in scale, carrying a large number of muskets and artillery to Mobei. It was obviously a weapon to support the Khalkha Mongols.
The Russians did not yet know that the Khalkha Mongols had been destroyed.
Wang Yan was not polite and immediately launched an encirclement and annihilation campaign and captured prisoners.
Upon inquiry, it turned out to be the Russian envoy Nijinsky, who was indeed transporting weapons to the Khalkha Mongols.
At this time, the National Defense Force finally learned that the Russians' tentacles had reached Mobei.
Information sent from two directions at the same time allowed Bai Xiaoqi to judge that the Russians had probably occupied a large amount of land in the north and had been operating it for a long time.
This is certainly not good news for the empire.
You must know that the empire always believes that the land here belongs to the empire. After wiping out the Mobei Mongolia, it can just take over.
The behavior of the Russians was undoubtedly aggression in the eyes of the empire.
The question is, how much land did the Russians occupy?
How many troops are there?
How was the deployment?
Bai Xiaoqi has ordered the 1st Cavalry Division to deliver Nijinsky to the headquarters so that he can ask for more information.
At the same time, he did not dare to neglect and immediately reported the situation to the headquarters.
The intelligence brought back from Europe shows that Russia is a very large country with extraordinary strength, far beyond what the nomads like Mobei Mongolia can match.
To deal with such a big country, it can only be decided by His Majesty the Emperor and the Central Committee.
But he was not idle, and immediately ordered the entire northern strategic cluster to enter a state of war preparation.
In fact, in the other direction, the news has not yet come.
The Wehrmacht has already had a head-on conflict with Russian explorers.
The city of Okhotsk.
On the seaside here, the empire had built a city and garrisoned it as early as ten years ago.
It's important here.
Ships heading to the New World must pass through this area and must carry out supplies.
Because of this, the city of Okhotsk quickly prospered.
It's just that it's too far north, and it's extremely cold most of the year. It's impossible to carry out agricultural cultivation. All materials need to be transported from the south, which limits the size of the city.
But the troops and people here were not deterred by the harsh environment, and were also constantly exploring around.
Taking advantage of the fact that the weather was still warm and the river was not frozen, a company of the National Defense Forces explored northward along the Okhot River.
They walked far away, then turned northwest along a tributary, and finally walked out of the rugged mountainous area and saw the plains.
But just as they were about to enter the plain, they suddenly discovered a bonfire blazing on the grass in the distance, like misty starlight.
"Pay attention to concealment."
Company commander Zheng Cheng was very vigilant and quickly made the right response.
The presence of a bonfire in such a place means that there are people, and they should be people with a certain level of civilization.
After the entire company was hidden, Zheng Cheng took out his telescope and observed secretly.
When he saw that those people were all blond, with thick hair, and carrying muskets on their backs, Zheng Chengcheng knew that he had encountered the Russians.