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Chapter 761 Conquest of Beihai (7)

 The Chigoye River was sparkling with blue waves. Khovanski took a boat and rowed desperately from the Chigoye River to the west bank of Lake Baikal. His destination was the city of Erkou on the west bank.

The beautiful Lake Baikal, known as "North Sea" in ancient China, is the deepest lake in the world and the largest freshwater lake in Eurasia. It is very vast, with a radius of 47.25 million acres. This area was once home to a handful of lakes in northern China.

The main activity area of ​​the nation means "natural sea" in Buryat Mongolian.

Halfway through the boat, Khovansky suddenly changed his mind and sent an order: "Go to Olkhon Island."

The reason why I went to Olkhon Island is because there is a Tsarist Russian army on the island: a thousand soldiers and horses led by General Golovin. The Golovin family is a famous noble in Tsarist Russia. If he abandons him, he will go

His Majesty the Tsar did not write a book for himself just for fun.

Khovansky met Golovin. Golovin was shocked when he heard that the Gusino Ozersk Fort and the Vernelensk Fort were lost. He knew that the Ming army was powerful, but these two castles were lost so much.

It happened quickly, but completely unexpectedly, and it also made him feel a great sense of crisis about the safety of Olkhon Island.

No, we have to find a way to keep Khovansky's army. Only with more people can Olkhon Island be safe! Golovin thought to himself, and said with a smile: "I am worried that Olkhon Island does not have enough troops.

General Khovansky is here, now it’s better! We all join forces to fight against the Ming army, we don’t have to worry anymore!”

"No," Khovansky shook his head like a rattle, "General Golovin, I have to go to the west bank to garrison the city of Erkou. A few days ago, Duke Golitsyn ordered the Buryats on the east bank of Lake Baikal to be

They all moved there. If the Ming army captures it, they can get a lot of baggage, but they can’t lose it!"

"No, no, no, if the Ming army wants to cross the lake, they must attack Olkhon Island first. As long as Olkhon Island is in our hands, the Ming army will not dare to cross the lake."

"No, no, no, the Ming army is best at sneak attacks. The reason why Vernelensk Castle was lost so quickly is because the Ming army sneak attacked Gorodavo Cliff. We cannot rule out that they will repeat the same trick and sneak attack Erkou City

possible"??

One of the two sides wanted to evacuate to the city of Elkou, while the other wanted him to stay and guard Olkhon Island. They were at odds with each other.

"Stop talking!"

Golovin got angry and said, "A thousand soldiers and horses! You can send a thousand soldiers and horses to help me defend the island, and then you can go to Erkou City. Otherwise, I will show you in front of His Majesty the Tsar that you will abandon the land and fail to defend it."

Sin!"

As soon as he heard that he had brought out the golden sign of the Tsar, Khovansky immediately gave up. He left a thousand soldiers behind listlessly, and only led more than 500 soldiers to take a boat to Elkou City.

How could he defend the city with only a few men left? The more he thought about it, the more troubled he became. He stayed at the bow of the boat and said nothing. Ask him how much sorrow he can have, it's like a lake of spring water flowing northward.

"Director, don't worry, there are still three hundred Cossacks available in Erkou City," a confidant comforted him.

"Well, relying on those militia groups is useless." Khovansky muttered angrily, "It depends on God's will. I hope the Ming army is worried about the forts and fleets on Olkhon Island in the center of the lake.

, don’t dare to attack Erkou City!”

The city of Erkou arrived. Unlike Khovansky's imagination of only three hundred militiamen, the castle was crowded with soldiers. Big shots came, and the Yeniseisk warlord Bashkov arrived.

This is a senior colonist who once served as the governor of Nerchinsk (Nerchinsk), and his hands are stained with the blood of all ethnic groups in Siberia. As soon as he heard that the Ming army had entered the Baikal Basin, Bashkov immediately felt that

Unfortunately, he knew that if Barbuzin was lost, the connection between Yakutsk and Yeniseisk would be cut off, and it would eventually become an isolated city that could not be defended. This would also mean that the thirty years of efforts of Tsarist Russia were in vain.

Stream.

As the older generation of colonists who were prepared to fight for the Tsar's "Yellow Russia" plan for life, they could not bear such pain, so they conscripted the Cossacks and subordinates in cities such as Yeniseysk, Tuluhanks, and Bratsk.

The Tsar's soldiers of various nationalities gathered more than 2,000 people and rushed to Barbuzin, hoping to join Duke Golitsyn and attack the Ming army together.

As soon as they arrived at Erkou City, they encountered Khovanski's defeated troops.

Khovansky did not dare to hide anything in front of Bashkov, and respectfully told the truth about the fall of Gusinoozersk Fort and Veronlensk Fort. Hearing that the situation was so serious, Bashkov thought about the map.

After waiting for a long time, they finally decided not to go to Barbujin for the time being, but to stay in Erkou City to prevent the Ming army from advancing westward and at the same time threaten the Ming army's flanks.

He wrote a letter to Prince Golitsyn: "In view of the current serious situation, Your Excellency, please allow me to change my action plan and stay on the west bank of Lake Baikal to delay and harass the enemy??"

After Bashkov and Khovansky joined forces, the number of troops exceeded 3,000. Together with Golovin's 2,000 troops on Olkhon Island, they formed the western cluster of Tsarist Russia in the Zhangar Lake Basin;

The four thousand soldiers and horses of Golitsyn and Anziforka in Barguzin Fort constituted the northern cluster of Tsarist Russia.

Now, the difficult question before Zhu Ruodeng, the Ming Dynasty's Ji King, is whether to advance westward or northward first.

??

Northern Xinjiang was reduced to a pot of porridge, but there was an undercurrent surging in Nanjing.

The young King of Ji showed his talent in military affairs and won successive victories, which made Chen Shou, Yang Fuchen and other ministers of King Ji's party happy, but also made the crown prince's party panic.

Crown Prince Zhu Ruoji came to listen to the Sutra Banquet again, and today the speaker was Tang Zhen, the Right Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Seeing that Zhu Ruoji was a little absent-minded, Tang Zhen smiled and said, "Your Highness, everything goes as you like. Since your mind is not on the book today, why not have a chat with me?"

"That's fine!"

The waiter set up the chessboard. According to the rules of Go, black should move first.

"Sir, please", Zhu Ruoji always respected his teachers and let Tang Zhen take charge.

Tang Zhen, the emperor's master, clasped the chess piece with both hands and dropped it heavily. The posture looked like thousands of troops galloping. It didn't look like playing chess, but like fighting on the battlefield. Only one piece was dropped, and the chessboard shook.

There was a sound of "Bah", "Your Highness, don't underestimate the advantage of making the first move. In chess, the advantage of making the first move is huge. Move first, move first!"

Zhu Ruoji was a very smart man, and he immediately understood what he meant: The gentleman was reminding him that he could no longer let his second brother continue to make meritorious deeds and expand his power, and that he had to take the initiative. But how to take the initiative? Could he ask his father to send the second brother to the throne?

My younger brother is transferred back? No, my father will not agree to it. On the contrary, it will appear that I am insignificant.

Quietly, he dropped the ball and sighed: "I wanted to take the first step and take the initiative, but I just took the initiative."

Tang Zhen smiled, said nothing, and ordered one; Zhu Ruoji responded again??

Neither of them spoke, and there was only the sound of crackling, and gradually it became a situation where you are in the middle of me, and you are in the middle of me.

Tang Zhen suddenly spoke: "This game of chess is interesting. Black can block white, and white can block black. Blocking capture, blocking capture, the key is 'off'!"

When Zhu Ruoji heard that the key was "guan", he understood that Master Tang meant to ask Guan Shouzhen, the chief assistant, to think of a way to deal with King Ji.

But as the crown prince of a country, how could he say this to his ministers when he asked them to deal with his younger brother? He couldn't help but hesitate for a while.

As a minister, you can be loyal to your master at critical moments. This is called "loyalty"!

Tang Zhen spoke, "Your Highness's chess skills are superb. It's not as good as any chance. Today I will admit defeat. I heard that there is a volume of "Chess Classic" in Guange's mansion. I will take it and study it before I can compete with Your Highness.


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