"This is the North Sea?" Looking at the vast Lake Baikal, Zhu Ruodeng, the king of Hebei, felt relaxed and happy. This lake is so big, it is as big as the sea; this lake is so beautiful, so beautiful that there is no trace of human fireworks; this lake is really famous, Ding Ling,
Xiongnu, Xianbei, Gaoche, Tiele? How many tribes lived here, Su Wu, Li Bai, Temujin?? How many famous people left their traces here!
"Your Highness, this is Beihai, the northern frontier of China. Legend has it that Mr. Taibai was born in Suiye City nearby," Lu Shiyi said.
"Well, it's so majestic! It's as vast as the North Sea!"
The battle went smoothly and the scenery was beautiful. Zhu Ruodeng was in a good mood and wrote the poem "Bu Suanzi·Beihai":
The North Sea Sea is as long as the sky, and the laughing army sings.
Su Wu once herded sheep here, and he was so majestic that he went up to the clouds at night.
I was ordered to restore the mountains and rivers to their former glory.
The people were eating and drinking, and the sun and moon flags were flying.
"Good words", Lu Shiyi praised them all the time. No matter how poorly written the poems written by the superiors were, they never had to worry about being praised.
Zhu Ruodeng smiled and said, "Master Lu, do you think we should go west or north next?"
Lu Shiyi thought for a while and said: "If we move westward, the Rakshasa people occupy Olkhon Island in the center of the North Sea. If we cross the North Sea, we must attack the island first. Our army lacks warships. It takes time to cut down wood and shipbuilding, which will prolong the shortage of food for the army.
.It is better to go directly to attack Bargujin. This is the heartland of Rakshasa. If we can capture it, all the east of the North Sea will be ours. If we take advantage of the momentum and go west, we will be able to conquer it like a broken bamboo."
Zhu Ruodeng nodded. What the master said makes sense. It takes time to build a ship to cross the North Sea. Now there are only three months of military rations left. We must make a quick decision without delay. We can only go north."
However, he was still a little worried that the Rakshasa Army on the west coast of the North Sea would attack him from the flank when he attacked Barguzin Fort. He hesitated and said: "Who is the enemy in the west of Nahai?"
Lu Shiyi smiled handsomely and talked eloquently. If it weren't for the coldness of Northern Xinjiang holding a fan, it would be like the reincarnation of Kong Ming. "Your Highness does not need to worry about the enemies in Haixi. He sent two generals, Ma Xin and Hu Maozhen, to lead 5,000 troops to defend Beihai."
But these two generals have been on the battlefield for a long time and will definitely be able to protect our army's flanks."
Hearing him mention Ma Xin and Hu Maozhen, Zhu Ruodeng nodded. These two generals were indeed brave and resourceful generals in the army. He ordered the two generals to lead five thousand troops to guard the east bank of Lake Baikal to prevent the Rakshasa army from attacking on the other side.
; He personally led 14,000 soldiers and horses to kill Barguzin Fort.
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In the cool autumn breeze, Prince Golitsyn and Chief Anziforka braved the wind and snow to patrol the defenses of Barguzin Castle.
This is a castle built on the west side of Barguzin Mountain. Barguzin Mountain is very majestic, with the highest altitude reaching 1,000 feet. The "King of the Forest" grows densely on the mountain: Siberian cedar. This kind of tree is tall and big, and every tree
It can bear hundreds of pine cones, which are delicious and nutritious, so it is also called the "eating tree".
Because it relies on high mountains, the terrain of Barguzin Fort is very dangerous. The Rakshasa people raised and thickened the wall outside the fort, opened two rows of shooting holes in the wall, built a watchtower, and dug a moat more than one foot wide.
, the outside of the river is covered with Juma stakes and iron caltrops. In addition to the outer fort, an inner fort was also built.
Golitsyn stored food and grass in the fort that would last for more than half a year, thinking that it was impregnable.
Anziforka asked: "Your Excellency, Duke, will you recruit the Buryat Mongols in the city to defend the city for us?"
Golitsyn shook his head, "No, Anziforka, the only ones we can trust at this moment are the Russians. Let's organize the Russian people in the city."
"Yes, Your Excellency," Anziforka accepted the order in a low voice, feeling a little downcast. After all, there were only three hundred Russian civilians who could be recruited in the city.
As if seeing through his mind, Golitsyn smiled and said, "Soldiers are more valuable than more elites. The city defense of Barguzin Fort is worth more than 100,000 troops. Besides, I have written to Yakutsk warlord Franzbekov."
Letter, it is estimated that reinforcements from Yakutsk will arrive soon.
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Fourteen thousand Ming troops arrived near Barguzin Fort, a place filled with mountains and plains covered with forests and snowfields.
On the way to the march, we were walking in the mountains and forests.
Finally, the army walked out of the mountains and forests. The military flags were flying, the drums and trumpets were blaring, and under the leadership of generals at all levels, they began to arrange their troops.
"Report, the last general has caught the tricks of three Rakshasa ghosts," Liu Guoxuan, the deputy general of the Ming Army who served as the vanguard, reported to Zhu Ruodeng.
"Elaborate work?"
The young King Ji perked up and said, "Bring up the detailed work."
The Xizuos were brought up, but they were two adults, a man and a woman, plus a child. Who was the Xizuo? They were clearly fleeing Rakshasa people.
Zhu Ruodeng asked quietly: "Who are you? Why are you spying on our army's military situation?"
"What an injustice! We are Russians. We originally wanted to return to Moscow, but we took a sidetrack and did not dare to pry into the military situation."
"Haha", Zhu Ruodeng asked noncommittally: "How is the defense of Barguzin Fort?"
As soon as the Rakshasa captives explained the situation of the city's defense, Zhu Ruodeng knew that this city was difficult to defeat. He also asked: Is there sufficient food and grass in the city?"
"I don't know. When we were in the city, the army had been transporting food into the city. It is estimated that we can support it for a few months." Zhu Ruodeng's face became even more ugly, and he ordered the prisoners to be released. Then, attack.
The Ming army camped five miles away from the fort and cut off the canals that brought water to the castle. It was useless because there were wells in the city.
The Ming army's artillery battalion set up cannons near the castle and bombarded them fiercely. Ma Bao even went to great lengths to mount some cannons on the cliffs to bombard them. The castle was too strong and could not collapse. The cannons on the fort spit out tongues of flame, and
Ming army bombardment.
Ma Bao became anxious and ordered the artillery position to move forward 150 steps below the city before bombarding the castle. At the same time, he fired rockets. However, he saw fire everywhere in the castle and black smoke rising everywhere.
This time the damage to the fort wall was greater, and many enemies were killed.
"Woo~woo~woo~"
The Ming army sounded the attack trumpet, and a thousand Rakshasa prisoners were forced by swords and guns to remove the Juma stakes, take out the caltrops, and then push the bucket carts to fill the trenches.
"Chirp ~ chirp ~ chirp ~" The cannons of the Rakshasa Army showed no mercy just because they were compatriots.
It took two full days to finally fill in the moat outside the fort, leaving only 300 Rakshasa captives out of a thousand.
"Kill~kill~kill~"
The Ming army pushed goose carts and ladder carts and rushed towards the city wall. Two rows of shooting holes on the wall protruded the barrels of guns, fired muskets, and roared cannons. The Ming army attacking the city suffered heavy casualties.
Lieutenant General Gan Hui of the Ming Army led a thousand men to bravely ascend the fort, but was shot in the right arm by fierce artillery fire. His troops also suffered more than 200 casualties. Under the desperate protection of his own soldiers, he returned to the main formation.
"Withdraw the troops." Zhu Ruodeng felt sorry for his subordinates and issued a military order to withdraw. This army can be said to be the capital of his future career, but he is reluctant to waste it.
The Ming army retreated to the barracks like a tide, and Zhu Ruodeng felt unhappy.
Soon, news that made matters worse came: Yakutsk warlord Franzbekov sent General Karaway and 1,500 Cossacks to aid Barguzin Castle.
This chapter has been completed!