All the generals in the army were silent, and Muravyov also lowered his head, with deep sadness in his eyes.
This battle was a huge defeat, and no one had an easy time with it.
After a long time, Muravyov's voice deepened and he said in a deep voice: "In this battle, a large number of soldiers died, and the generals in the army also suffered heavy losses. When the army retreated, Tchaifkov was shot and killed. The commanders of the first and second regiments were killed, in addition to many other generals."
Konisky walked in quickly, came to Muravyov's ear, and whispered: "My Lord Governor, I just received specific news that the 10,000 soldiers led by General Medev were hit by an avalanche and the entire army was wiped out. Not a single one was left.”
After hearing this, Muravyov's heart beat uncontrollably and accelerated.
avalanche.
completely annihilated.
Obviously, this was caused by the Qing army, so that Medeyev's entire army could be wiped out.
The figures of Medeyev and Tchaifkov hovered in Muravyov's mind. The more he thought about it, the more irritable and headache he became, and the more depressed he became.
"Roar,,."
Muravyov roared, his eyes suddenly widened, his body fell back, and he actually fainted.
This change frightened everyone in the camp.
As Muravyov's guard, Konisky supported Muravyov as quickly as possible, and then immediately rescued him. It took a lot of effort before Muravyov woke up. At this moment, Muravyov's face showed a look of exhaustion and looked extremely haggard. At this moment, the old man who was as sharp as a green pine exuded an air of twilight.
Muravyov lowered his head, clenched his hands into fists, and murmured to himself: "This battle is not your fault, it is my incompetence as a commander. You are all good and loyal to His Majesty the Tsar." You guys tried your best, but I failed to direct the battle well, which led to this failure. This is my fault."
He sighed repeatedly, looking very sad.
Muravyov's mood was a bit unstable and he was on the verge of losing control.
Upon seeing this, Konisky immediately said: "My Lord Governor, this is not your fault, but General Medeyev did not do this part well. You have arranged everything. As long as General Medeyev delays, If we retain Li Zhen's other army, we will surely win. The situation will not happen today. General Medeyev underestimated the enemy and his entire army was annihilated, which led to the failure of the entire battle. This is not your fault. "
The three regiments of the first brigade commander suffered all casualties. He was now the polished commander. He was also very sad in his heart, but when he saw Muravyov's condition, he comforted him: "I agree with what Konisky said, this is not you. It’s Medeev’s fault.”
At this moment, Muravyov is completely an old man, not the commanding governor of Eastern Siberia.
"It's my fault that I don't recognize people well."
Muravyov sighed lightly, but his mood gradually improved.
When the people around him saw this, they all breathed a sigh of relief. Muravyov put all the blame on himself for what happened. Even if they tried to persuade him, it would be ineffective.
"Hahaha……"
Muravyov's loud laughter suddenly sounded in the camp.
He laughed as if he was crazy. Even the generals around him had the idea that Muravyov was crazy. They burst into tears when they saw Muravyov laughing. They could feel that Muravyov was crazy. The sadness in my heart.
After a long time, Muravyov stopped laughing.
Muravyov wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, straightened the expression on his face, and shouted: "You should bear in mind today's humiliation. This time, we failed, but next time we will definitely win and avenge the dead soldiers. Hatred will not blind our eyes. On the contrary, it will make us more awake, allowing us to remember today's lessons. Pass on the order. The army will set off tomorrow and return to Khabarovsk. We will rectify the soldiers and compete with Li Zhen again. .”
Although Muravyov was briefly sad due to the injury suffered in the First World War, it failed to defeat Muravyov. Instead, he was motivated to fight and decided to defeat Li Zhen.
"Report."
A loud voice sounded outside the camp.
"Come in," Muravyov said.
The soldier walked in, saluted and said, "My Lord Governor, an envoy from the Qing Dynasty has come to ask for an audience."
Muravyov raised his eyebrows, a flash of anger flashed in his eyes, and his expression was so gloomy that he almost shed tears. The generals around him were indignant and asked to kill the Qing envoys, and the crowd was excited.
When the soldier who reported the news saw this, he looked a little embarrassed and explained: "Your Majesty Governor, I didn't explain it clearly just now. This Qing country is not Li Zhen's Qing country, but the Qing country where Yi lives in Beijing. This time, Heilongjiang General Yishan sent an envoy I came here to discuss things with you, he is from Beidaqing."
"Yishan."
Muravyov thought for a while and said: "He is the Heilongjiang general Yishan who is less courageous than a steel needle and more courageous than a bear. He acts recklessly and has no ability at all."
The soldier nodded and wanted to laugh.
The dignified General of Heilongjiang, a frontier official, was so unbearable in the mouth of Governor Muravyov. In fact, Yishan's courage was indeed small, and he was as small as a needle's eye when facing foreigners. Yishan was the royal family of the Qing Dynasty. My dear, I am the great-great-grandson of Aixinjueluo Yinqi, the fourteenth son of Emperor Kangxi, and the nephew of Emperor Daoguang. We are both of the same generation as Yi.
During the First Opium War, the British army attacked Guangzhou and Lin Zexu was dismissed. Qi Shan, the then imperial minister and governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, compromised and fought after taking over, but was dismissed by Emperor Daoguang. Yishan was then sent to Guangzhou to take charge of the overall situation. However, Yishan arrived in Guangzhou. Later, he believed that the problem was not with the foreigners, but with the people at home. Yishan slandered the people of Guangzhou who resisted the British army as the source of cholera, killed them arbitrarily, and then asked the court for credit. Moreover, after Yishan arrived in Guangzhou, he just drank and had fun. He only knows how to press on a woman's belly and make piston movements, and never thinks about war.
In May 1841, the British army besieged Guangzhou.
Yishan could not stop it at all, so he surrendered directly to the British army and signed the "Guangzhou Peace Treaty".
At that time, the people in Sanyuanli, Guangzhou launched a counterattack and besieged the British troops stationed at the Sifang Fort. However, Yishan's weakness broke out again. He wanted to please the British troops and sent Yu Baochun, the prefect of Guangzhou, with soldiers to relieve the British troops and suppressed the counterattack. The news reached the ears of Emperor Daoguang among the people of the British army. Under the pressure of public opinion, Emperor Daoguang dismissed Yishan from his post and imprisoned him.
After Xianfeng came to power, Yishan was transferred to Heilongjiang General. After Xianfeng died of illness and Yi unified the north, Yishan simply turned to Yi and stayed in Heilongjiang as Heilongjiang General. Although Muravyov did not know the details of Yishan, he and Yishan Having been in contact with him, he had already seen through Yishan. Muravyov thought about it and said, "Invite people in."
"yes."
The soldiers went to convey the order and quickly invited Yishan's envoy to the camp.
