After resting for five days in Yaksa, Yuzhu took his small army and officially set out on the road in the heavy snow. He first drove west for a while, and then turned north.
E Min was lying in the warm carriage, half asleep and half awake. He didn't know that Yuzhu had the audacity to abandon Nerchinsk and quietly take them to fight Yakutsk first.
In Yuzhu's carriage, Serov said respectfully: "Master Yu, although my people have been to Yakutsk once, it was in summer, not winter. In case, he points out the wrong way, please tell me
Don't implicate his family and children."
Serov was originally a serf in the Rakshasa Kingdom. He followed Tolbuzin to invade Yaksa. In fact, his life was very difficult.
In the first battle of Yaksa, Rakshasa was defeated and Tolbuzin begged to surrender.
Serov and more than a hundred serfs simply surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, followed the Qing army back to Sijiu City, and lived a stable and good life from then on.
Yuzhu smiled slightly and said, "I'm not that kind of unreasonable person. Don't worry. Even if he points you to the wrong path, as long as it's not intentional, I will never kill him."
Although Yangguli sent two guides, Yuzhu still insisted that Serov's men also join the guide's team.
On the vast Siberian plains, it is difficult to find special landmarks. The more guides you have, the more sure you will be of success.
If that doesn't work, there are British sailors in the convoy who are good at sextants and dry compasses.
To be honest, the difference between the vast world of ice and snow and the sea is not that big.
Yuzhu knew very well that the Veyliu River was directly north of Yaksa. As long as the direction was roughly right, he would definitely find it.
After finding the Vilyu River, you can follow the frozen river all the way to the city of Yakutsk.
When attacking in winter, the emphasis is on sneak attacks. There is no need for many troops and horses. The key point is that the logistics supplies must be sufficient.
If they get lost, the army will not starve to death in the wilderness.
However, plans did not change quickly.
It had only been seven days since they had traveled north, and they encountered a severe snowstorm on the way. Yuzhu's small team actually got lost.
Fortunately, the golden eagle and Daxue helped. After wandering for five days, Yuzhu did not find the Weiliu River, but accidentally walked to the bank of the Ulekma River.
At that time, Yuzhu did not know that he was traveling on the Ulekma River, another main tributary of the Lena River.
It wasn't until Yuzhu's troops passed the large dock outside Yakutsk that Yuzhu realized that it was probably a mistake.
Serov said that from Yaksa to the north along the Vilyu River, the Rakshasa State has only one large city, and that is Yaksa.
When there was a blizzard, the Lena River had long been frozen, so it was impossible for the Rakshasa people to come outside the city to die.
The closer you get to the Arctic Circle, the longer the days are.
When the small force advances, there will be a car of officers and soldiers in front and on both sides of the team, one mile in front, as a warning post.
Why is it one mile?
Because Yuzhu has experimented, in heavy snowy weather conditions, gunshots that are more than one mile away cannot be heard clearly.
It's still very early before dark.
On the snowy ground, there were reflections everywhere. As long as Yuzhu, a team of several hundred people, tried to get close to Yakutsk, they would be discovered by the Rakshasa people.
Yuzhu ordered everyone to rest where they were, and asked everyone to put the iron pot on the charcoal basin in the carriage and boil the snow water.
Placing a pot in the carriage avoids the danger of firewood smoke rising into the air and exposing the target.
After the water boils, first add water to the skin bag, and then cook the uncooked rice in the iron pot. When the rice is half cooked, add beef jerky and smoked mutton.
Just like that, you can have a meal with meat and rice.
The accompanying dishes, besides spicy cabbage, are pickled radish strips.
There is no other way. A small unit is sent out, carrying ten days' worth of fried rice with it, just for emergencies. If you can, try not to move.
After the officers and soldiers had eaten their fill, they lay down in the carriage and recharged their batteries in preparation for a surprise attack on Yakutsk at night.
It's impossible for anyone to go in and out of the city when it's freezing cold. So, don't think about such good things as grabbing tongues and interrogating them.
According to Serov, the buildings in Yakutsk, including the Governor's Palace, are all wooden structures.
Because the quarrying work in the Siberian Plain is extremely difficult and the cost is too high.
As for wood, it is inexhaustible and inexhaustible.
Yuzhu knew it well. When fighting in street fights, the emperor's old tactics were very effective.
Back then, when the people of Paris were revolting, the Emperor used artillery to block street entrances and conduct frontal bombardments, quickly suppressing the uprising.
Yuzhu came to E Min and said with a smile: "Go into the city tonight and I will be responsible for opening the city gate. After entering the city, your artillery armors were loaded as soon as possible.
If you see any enemy troops, just blast them."
E Min had participated in the Battle of Zhaomodo and was considered a veteran general. To be honest, he also wanted to be awarded a knighthood for his meritorious service.
When the battle came, E Min did not flinch. However, he hesitated for a moment and whispered: "The people under my command all have families and families, and everyone's money is very tight."
When Yuzhu heard this, he immediately understood that E Min was like an old Eight Banners soldier.
In order to encourage the Eight Banners soldiers to fight bravely, the Qing Dynasty usually acquiesced in robbery after a victory.
There are several types of robbery, one is to rob male slaves, the other is to rob women, and the third is to rob gold, silver and soft goods.
The people of Yakutskri, apart from the Rakshasa masters, are their vassals.
Even if there were people from the Qing Dynasty who were robbed by the Rakshasas, they were all slaves.
In this case, the jade pillar, which was never the Virgin's watch, would certainly not block E Min's idea of making a fortune.
"Rakshasa man, you can do whatever you want, I just pretend you didn't see it. However, I have only one request. As long as the slaves don't resist and can't kill them, I will be of great use. Whoever dares to disobey military orders, don't blame me for being cruel.
My hands are poisoned, do you understand?" Yuzhu is the commander-in-chief and is qualified to make legitimate and reasonable requests.
E Min thought about it for a while, then smiled and said: "I will obey your orders." He actually felt a little excited.
During the attack on Galdan, the artillery armor led by E Min did not grab anything useful, but many people died. It was really a pity.
This time, it's different.
As long as Yuzhu takes Yakutsk and controls the situation, E Min's artillery armors can rob without restraint.
To be honest, Yuzhu actually had the audacity to attack Yakutsk, which fundamentally refreshed E Min's perception of him.
Originally, E Min was very unconvinced. Yuzhu was admitted to the top of the imperial examination, but in E Min's eyes, it was worthless.
What makes E Min particularly displeased is that why did Yuzhu, whose hair was not even long, become the commander-in-chief?
Now, Yuzhu led everyone to the city of Yakutsk safely. After all, E Min was somewhat impressed.
E Min thought for a while and asked Yuzhu hesitantly: "Sir, I think it is better for us to set up two heavy cannons and push them up to the city gate. In case the climb into the city is not smooth, just light the cannons.
The door was broken in."
Yuzhu nodded. In fact, if E Min had not made this suggestion, he would have given the order.
Now, since E Min took the initiative to bring it up, Yu Zhu said with a smile: "When it gets dark, light a few torches, stuff them into the cannon chambers, and block most of the mouth to prevent black smoke from coming out. Wait until the cannon chamber is
After it is dried, the cannonballs and gunpowder are loaded in advance, and then covered with felt to prevent snow and moisture."
When E Min heard this, he broke out in a cold sweat. If Yu Zhu hadn't thought so carefully, he would have almost missed something important.
If you miss an opportunity in front of the army, you should be executed for the crime. This is equivalent to sending your head to Yuzhu's sword.
After dark, since we couldn't light torches, we had to make use of the heavy snow with night vision capabilities.
Daxue walked at the front of the team, with a thick hemp rope tied around the wolf's neck.
Niutai, who was carrying a sword and a bow on his back, and a thick hemp rope tied around his waist, followed Daxue.
The soldiers all tied a circle of thick hemp rope around their waists. One by one, everyone held on to the thick hemp rope and walked forward.
The snow was deep, and the high leather boots made a clicking sound when stepped on.
However, in the biting cold wind, such a small movement can be completely ignored.
The snow was so thick that it was very difficult for everyone to march. It took an hour and a half before we finally reached the bottom of the Yakutsk city wall.
During the day, Yuzhu used a monocular telescope to see clearly.
The city of Yakutsk is a typical Rakshasa-style castle.
At both ends of the castle, two oval-shaped sentry towers were built to facilitate the defenders to fire guns.
There are several shooting ports at the top of the city wall. The large shooting ports are probably for heavy artillery, and the smaller ones are for rifles.
Speaking from the bottom of my heart, Yuzhu couldn't help but take a breath of cold air at that time.
If it were to attack such a strong fortress in summer, even if the Qing army suffered more than 10,000 casualties, they might not be able to break through the city.
Soldiers who, deception also!
Just like the Maginot Line, which the French claimed was impregnable, the Germans were surprisingly victorious and forced France to surrender in just forty days.
Now, the biggest enemy of the Rakshasa people is not Yuzhu, but the carelessness that has been accustomed to being comfortable for a long time.
In the cold winter that the Rakshasa people could not even dream of, Yuzhu came with his team.
There was no light on the city wall, and there was silence from the shooting port. Yuzhu knew in his heart that the military discipline of the Rakshasa people had always been very poor.
In this cold season, even if there are sentries on duty, they are probably hiding and sleeping.
However, plans did not change quickly.
There are no structures such as arrow stacks on the city wall of Yakutsk. In other words, even if the golden eagle hoisted heavy snow onto the city wall, the hemp rope brought up would not have any stress points.
Just when Yuzhu was helpless, Niu Tai came to his ear and whispered: "Master, the bite force of heavy snow is amazing. Why don't you just hang it up first and then bite the rope?"
Yuzhu looked at Niu Tai and asked him hesitantly: "Can it be done?"
"Don't worry, Master, Daxue is very smart. He can still understand simple commands."
When things came to an end, there was no good way to go. Yuzhu could only make two preparations. While letting Niu Tai and Daxue try it, he also asked E Min's artillery armor to drag the three loaded heavy cannons.
Come to the city gate.
The cannons were bayoneted, and the three heavy cannons and the city gate were very close, less than fifteen feet apart.
As long as any heavy cannon is successfully fired, the city gate will be blasted.
However, when the cannon is fired, the Rakshasa people will be alerted. The casualties will definitely be relatively large.
The cold wind was biting and it was difficult to light the torch.
Yuzhu had already thought of it and had already ordered someone to push a fully enclosed sled troop carrier over. In the carriage, there were both a strong charcoal pot and several lit torches.