Iron Dynasty

Stepping on the thick snow, Zhu Sansi trudged through the snow-covered snowfield with difficulty.

There are no roads and no densely populated villages here, just endless forests and open fields.

Although with the help of the Daurs, they were able to find supplies from the Daur tribes along the way under the guidance of Guda, but the road to Yaksa was still very difficult.

Commander, we found a Tsarist Russian stronghold ahead, with more than 60 Tsarist Russian soldiers in it.

While Zhu Sansi was thinking, the scout in charge of reconnaissance brought news.

Master Zhu, this is the stronghold set up by the Tsarist Russia along the way to provide supplies to the Russian soldiers heading south. There are more than 20 such strongholds around Yaksa.

Guda knew the situation in this area very well, and it was he who reminded that the stronghold of Tsarist Russia was nearby.

Zhu Sansi displayed a map and marked the location of the strongholds on the map. He said: If Guda is not wrong, these strongholds have played the role of post stations and supplies, in order to provide Nerchinsk, Yaksa and Moore. If this is the case, we should clear the surrounding strongholds and turn Yaksa into an isolated city.

Gao Yingfeng nodded, now that he has put away his impetuous heart, and earnestly fulfills this mission, the cold and the fighting power of the Tsarist Russians in the cold make him not dare to underestimate the enemy now.

Because some soldiers have already fallen ill from the cold during the march in the past few days, they just want to occupy Yaksa as soon as possible and sleep in a warm room.

Division commander, I suggest that we divide our troops and remove these strongholds as soon as possible. There are not many soldiers in Yaksa, and our number is sufficient. Gao Yingfeng suggested.

I think so too. It may not be a good thing for these more than ten thousand people to gather together. From now on, we will use the regiment as a unit to conquer nearby strongholds. Zhu Sansi gave the order.

According to various information, the power of Tsarist Russia in these places is not very strong. Nerchinsk and Yaksa are only two cities within the borders of the Great Yu Kingdom in the past. Tsarist Russia also has many colonial points in Siberia to the east of the vast Ural Mountains. on the snowfield.

According to his understanding, the area of ​​the Siberian snowfield reaches an astonishing 12 million square kilometers, which is more than twice the size of the current Da Yu country.

The 700,000 immigrants of Tsarist Russia were distributed on such a huge land. Therefore, Nerchinsk and Yaksa were mainly used as military outposts to serve the southern invasion of Tsarist Russia.

As he thought so, he could do a lot of things with his superior forces.

After receiving the order, Gao Yingfeng immediately led a regiment of soldiers to move forward, over a hill, and they saw the Russian stronghold below on the only way forward.

This stronghold is surrounded by a neat wooden fence. Inside the fence is a circular field with a diameter of about 200 meters. There is a wooden watchtower with a height of seven or eight meters on the site. On the side near the north is a row of wooden houses. There are many meat drying racks with dried meat and bear, deer, and mink fur hanging on them.

A bonfire was burning in the middle, and a dozen or so Russian soldiers were lazily roasting meat and drinking wine.

A caravan's carriage was parked next to the gate of the stronghold at this time, and the remaining Tsarist Russian soldiers kept carrying the fur stored in the house onto the carriage.

Hehe, not only food, but also a wooden house to sleep in when you build this stronghold. Second Head, the people who brought you sneak over and take this stronghold down for me. Gao Yingfeng said sharply.

Yes, brigade commander. A man with a stubborn shoulders pressed his voice and replied, then waved his hand to greet the soldiers and went down from the top of the hill, constantly approaching the stronghold of Tsarist Russia under the cover of the woods.

Gao Yingfeng followed. They did not rush to attack, but made a detour with their superior forces to completely surround the entire stronghold.

After completing the encirclement, Gao Yingfeng called the sharpshooter in the army and asked him to kill the sentry on the watchtower, so as not to be exposed when attacking.

boom……!

With a gunshot, the sentry on the watchtower fell in response to the sharpshooter's gunshots.

At this time, Gao Yingfeng led the soldiers to attack from the front, and the gunshots were loud.

The sound of gunfire also alerted the Russians, who ignored the deal in front of them, picked up firearms and looked for obstacles to fight back.

Because of the frontal threat, all the Russians gathered in front, and at this time the soldiers who were behind sneaked into the stronghold.

The Russians didn't know anything about this. While they were fighting, there was a burst of gunfire behind them. Before they could react, the Russians fell one after another.

The gunfire stopped, and Gao Yingfeng strode into the stronghold. Although they had an advantage in numbers, he did not take a reckless attack because of this, and everything was mainly to reduce casualties.

You go back and report to the division commander and say that everything is going well and you can move forward. Gao Yingfeng said to the soldiers beside him.

The soldiers left, and Zhu Sansi arrived at the stronghold shortly after.

Nodding slightly, he said: There are still many strongholds like this. It is not too late. You and the guides of the Daur people will clear the strongholds around Yaksa as soon as possible.

After receiving the order, the officers who entered the stronghold counted their number, and after distributing the bacon in the stronghold to the soldiers, continued to set off north.

Zhu Sansi watched the soldiers leave, and then said to Gao Yingfeng: The Russian stronghold is a good choice. Now this is ours. You can choose some soldiers to stay and transform it into a post station. Provide supplies, and secondly, so that we can contact Jianzhou.

Gao Yingfeng nodded and sighed: What is the use of this bitter cold place? If you need fur, you can completely replace it with industrial products from the Great Yu Kingdom.

You know shit! Zhu Sansi glared at Gao Yingfeng, since entering the snowfield, many soldiers now have this idea, he said: The country cannot be let go, this is a place of bitter cold, but it is also a big place. In addition to the territory of the Yu Kingdom, after taking Yaksa, we will continue to move north. You must understand that land is a resource, and what we are doing now is to build a foundation for future generations. If you think like this, This will eventually be occupied by Tsarist Russia.”

It's enough to destroy the Tsarist Russia. Gao Yingfeng said a little aggrievedly.

Zhu Sansi could not wait to slap Gao Yingfeng. Sometimes this kid just doesn't like to use his brain. He said, It takes at least 10,000 miles to go from here to Moscow. How can I get such a long supply line?

Gao Yingfeng sighed for a while, and stopped talking for a while.

Zhu Sansi also sighed, and he said, I only hope that the emperor can repair the railway here, otherwise this is really an uncontrollable place.

But to build the Trans-Siberian Railway, I'm afraid it won't be completed within a dozen years. Gao Yingfeng poured another basin of cold water.