On the morning of July 22nd, in the endless wasteland, there was a sudden sound of horse hooves, and a team of more than 300 riders was seen riding on the grassland half a man deep. It was different from ordinary teams.

Except for a few adults in this cavalry team, the others are all teenagers aged thirteen or fourteen.

In addition to the "Sun and Moon Flag", their flag bearers also held a flag with a "Flying Tiger" painted on it, which is the flag of the Pyongyang Invalid Academy.

The Invalids School is a special school. It is different from ordinary schools. This school only accepts children from military families. According to the plan of the General's Office, those children from military families will receive 4-5 years of enlightenment education at Qianhu School.

, you can apply for the Invalids School and receive primary military education there. Its function is basically equivalent to the Army Primary School in Prussia in another world. The outstanding students among them can serve as low-level sergeants after graduation, and will eventually go to Dalian to receive further military training.

Education, graduates can become junior officers.

This military education system may not be the best, but what is certain is that the officers who come out of it must be the most loyal. And for Zhu Guoqiang, this is the most important thing.

A month ago, they left school, headed north, crossed the Tumen River, and began exploring this wild land.

The so-called exploration is very simple. In addition to drawing maps, it is to search and eliminate - to find the savage Jurchen tribe and eliminate it.

But as they went all the way north, they couldn't see a single house in the vast northern land. The tribes of wild Jurchens who once lived there disappeared, leaving only some dilapidated wooden houses. Just yesterday, they saw a burned-out Jurchen tribe.

The tribe searched the surrounding ruins but found nothing.

"Perhaps Dorgon had already surrendered."

Song Yu's tone was rather regretful. Although a month of marching in the field had already made him and his classmates exhausted, and sometimes the feeling of being hungry during the forced march was also very uncomfortable. But deep down in his heart, he felt no need to fight.

Desire drove him to continue moving forward, searching for their target - the wild Jurchens, finding them, and then killing them!

"Damn Dorgon, you didn't leave one for me!"

Song Yu heard Fatty Sun complaining again.

"That's right, you said, it would be embarrassing if we returned by air this time. I heard that they wiped out a tribe in Gaizhou Branch, more than a hundred people."

"There are one hundred and sixty-five people, and they are all in the newspaper. They are very proud..."

Listening to the children's words, Li Fugui had a smile on his face. In these children, he saw the future. No matter what in the future, they would never kneel down to survive. Faced with threats,

Sometimes, they will take the initiative to attack. Just like now, what is the purpose of their expedition to the north? It is to eliminate the threat from barbarians in the northern mountains and forests.

However, what is shocking is that they did not encounter any savages along the way - Dorgon had already wiped out the savage Jurchens on both sides of the Heilongjiang River, and now at most there are only a few who have slipped through the net.

It's not easy to find them

However, as the military instructor of the school, Li Fugui knew that for the students, the significance of this long-distance march was not to see how many wild Jurchens they defeated or captured, but to allow them to adapt to long-distance marches, master the skills of marching, and overcome fatigue.

Being able to grit one's teeth and persist is what it means. Of course, drawing maps and determining the northern territory are also the purpose of their march.

"Attention, students, don't let your guard down just because you complain."

Sometimes Li Fugui would ride his horse beside the team and say this while running.

"You must remember that on the battlefield, letting down your guard means you will die."

The weather that day was gloomy and the temperature was neither high nor low. But what was worrying was that it might rain at any time, which would make the journey more difficult. They also encountered several heavy rains along the way, which was why

So, out of concern about the weather, Li Fugui ordered.

"Song Yu, you take the people forward to find a campsite, within one hour."

"It's the instructor!"

After accepting the order, Song Yu led ten classmates and searched for a suitable campsite all the way north. Almost half an hour later, when he found a suitable campsite, he unexpectedly saw several sheds in the grass.

Room.

"Look, what is that?"

Quickly taking out his telescope, Song Yu saw the shacks located by the river. There was a wooden wall outside the shacks.

"The wooden wall seems to be a bastion structure."

Handing the binoculars to Chen Jia, Song Yu picked up the musket. Different from the seven-cent flintlock gun used at home, the musket used in the school was a three-cent flintlock gun. Although its recoil was small, it used a cylindrical gun.

The single-ended projectile can still penetrate heavy armor.

"Look, those people look a bit strange, and they seem to have muskets."

Chen Jia's unexpected discovery made Song Yu nervous.

The savages actually have muskets.

"Chen Jia, you and Fatty go back together and tell the instructor the news. We'll keep an eye on them here first."

After Chen Jia and the others left, Song Yu and the others took muskets and jumped off their horses, observing the movement behind the wooden wall at the edge of the forest.

At this time, Song Yu and the others did not know what this encounter meant. For the people in the shack, he was now facing a choice - whether to continue exploring or return to Yakutsk.

"We must not return to Yakutsk, otherwise we will become a joke in everyone's mouth."

Boyarkov said loudly.

He originally served as an official in charge of records and communications in Yakutsk. Three months ago, he set out with 133 people on the order of the Governor of Yakutsk. His purpose was not to find mineral deposits, but to find areas for farming.

land. However, when they set out, they did not have a pre-planned route. Instead, they set out along the Aldan River, a tributary of the Lena River, and then explored aimlessly along several other Siberian rivers: everywhere was deserted.

.

"But, Boyarkov, if we continue to go south, we don't know what dangers there will be. Maybe we will encounter Jurchens."

Stanovoev looked at Poyarkov and reminded cautiously.

Jurchen!

Last year, they discovered some fleeing Daur people outside the city of Yakutsk. They fled to the north to avoid recruitment by the Jurchens.

"The Jurchens are just a group of Tatars. One Cossack can defeat at least ten Tatars. This matter has been decided. Stanovoev, I will leave some people for you. You

Stay in our camp and spend the winter on the spot as a backup, and then I lead the rest of the people to continue marching south. Believe me, we will definitely be able to find land that can be cultivated. Didn’t those Daur people say that? Where they left

, can be cultivated, and as long as we find land that can be cultivated, then all of us will be commended by the governor, and the Russian cause will take root in the East for a long time."

After Boyarkov made this decision, he walked out of the simple shack. At this time, he did not know that his every move was being watched by several pairs of eyes in the forest.

But despite this, perhaps because of the hunter's sensitivity, he still felt a hint of danger. He raised his head and looked towards the forest outside the wooden wall.

There seems to be nothing different.

"Could it be that there is someone?"

How is this possible? In the past few days, they have explored the surrounding area for hundreds of miles, leaving no trace of human life, let alone people.

This place is basically an uninhabited and barren land. Because of this, they relax their vigilance and have no awareness of any danger.

Many people were swimming and bathing in the river, and many others were chatting.

To be sure, it is very safe here. Because there is no one here.

But why do you feel this way in your heart?

Boyarkov's heart was full of doubts. For a moment, he thought that there might be some beast watching them nearby.
Chapter completed!