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Chapter 257 Siege
After resting in Yaksa for five days, Yuzhu led his small army and braved the heavy snow, and officially set out on the road. First, they 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 Yu Zhu had the audacity to abandon Nerchinsk and quietly lead them to fight Yakutsk first.

In Yuzhu's carriage, Serov said respectfully: "Master Yu, although my people have been to Yakutsk once, but that was in summer, not winter. In case, he pointed the wrong way, please return Don't implicate his family and children."

Serov was originally a serf in the Raksha Kingdom, and he followed Tolbuzin to invade Yaksa, and his life was actually very hard.

In the first battle of Yaksa, Rakshasa was defeated, and Tolbuzin begged for surrender.

Serov and more than 100 serfs simply surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, followed the Qing army back to Sijiu City, and lived a stable and good life ever since.

Yu Zhu smiled slightly and said: "I'm not that kind of unreasonable person, so don't worry, even if he pointed the wrong way, as long as it wasn't intentional, I would definitely not kill him."

Although Yanguli sent two guides, Yu Zhu still insisted that Serov's subordinates also join the team of guides.

On the vast Siberian Great Plains, it is difficult to find special markers. One more guide will give you more confidence in success.

If it doesn't work, there are British sailors who are good at sextant and dry compass in the team.

To be honest, the difference between the ice and snow world of Yimapingchuan and the sea is actually not that big.

Yuzhu knew very well that the Weiyiliu River was just north of Yaksa, and as long as the direction was generally good, he would definitely find it.

Once you find the Veyliu River, you can follow the frozen river all the way to the city of Yakutsk.

When attacking in winter, the focus is on sneak attacks, there is no need for many soldiers and horses, the key point is that logistics supplies must be sufficient.

In case of getting lost, the army will not starve to death in the wilderness.

However, plans did not change quickly.

Only seven days into the journey to the north, Yuzhu's small team got lost in a severe snowstorm on the way.

Fortunately, there are Golden Eagle and Daxue to help.After wandering for five days, Yuzhu didn't find the Weiliu River, but walked to the bank of the Ulekma River by mistake.

At that time, Yuzhu didn't know that he was walking the Ulekma River, another main tributary of the Lena River.

It wasn't until Yu Zhu's troops passed by the big pier outside Yakutsk that Yu Zhu realized that it was probably a wrong attack.

Serov said that from Yaksa along the Veyliu River, there is only one big city owned by the Raksha State, and that is Yaktsk.

In the case of a blizzard, the Lena River had long been frozen, and it was impossible for the Raksha people to come outside the city to die.

The closer you get to the Arctic Circle, the longer the days.

When the small troops advanced, there was a car of officers and soldiers in front of and on both sides of the team, protruding forward for a mile, as a guard post.

Why is it one mile?
Because of Yuzhu's experiment, under heavy snow conditions, gunshots over a mile away could not be heard clearly.

It was still long before dark.

On the snowy ground, reflections are everywhere. If Yuzhu, a team of hundreds of people, tries to get close to Yakutsk, they will be spotted by the Raksha people.

Yu Zhu ordered everyone to rest on the spot, and asked everyone to put the iron pot on the charcoal basin in the carriage and boil snow water.

Putting the pot in the compartment avoids the danger of exposing the target after the smoke from burning firewood rises into the air.

After the water is boiled, add drinking water to the skin bag first, and then cook uncooked rice in the iron pot.When the rice is half cooked, sprinkle beef jerky and bacon into it.

That's it, a meal with meat can be eaten.

The accompanying dish, besides spicy cabbage, is pickled radish strips.

There is no way, the small army is out, and they carry ten days' worth of fried rice with them, all of which are emergency.Can not move, try not to move.

After the officers and soldiers were full, they lay down in the carriage, recharged their batteries, and prepared to attack Yakutsk at night.

In the freezing weather, it is impossible for anyone to enter and leave the city.Therefore, such good things as tongue-catching and interrogation are out of the question.

According to Serov, the buildings in Yakutsk, including the Governor's Mansion, are all wooden structures.

Because the quarrying work in the Siberian Great Plains is extremely difficult and the cost is too high.

As for wood, it is inexhaustible and inexhaustible.

Yuzhu knew it well, when fighting in the street, Naihuang's old tactics were very effective.

Back then, when the people of Paris revolted, Nahuang used artillery to block the entrance of the street and carried out frontal bombardment, quickly suppressing the uprising.

Yuzhu approached E Min and said with a smile: "At night, go into the city and open the city gate. I will be in charge. Your artillery armors will be loaded as soon as they enter the city. If you are an enemy army, just bombard his mother."

E Min participated in the Battle of Zhaomodo, so he is a veteran general. To be honest, he also wants to be awarded a title for meritorious service.

At the time of the battle, E Min did not back down, but he hesitated for a moment and whispered: "All my subordinates have families and mouths, and everyone's money is very tight."

As soon as Yuzhu heard it, he understood in seconds, E Min is like an old Eight Banners soldier.

In order to encourage the soldiers of the Eight Banners to fight bravely, the Qing Dynasty usually acquiesced in robbery after the victory.

There are several types of robbery, one is to rob male slaves, the other is to rob women, and the other is to rob gold and silver.

The people in Yakutsk, except for the Raksha master, are their vassals.

Even if there were Qing people who were robbed by the Raksha people, they were all slaves.

In this case, the jade pillar, which has never been the Virgin's watch, will certainly not hinder E Min's idea of ​​making a fortune.

"Raksha man, whatever you do with me, I just pretend I didn't see it. But, I just have one request, as long as the slaves don't resist and can't kill them, I will be of great use. Anyone who dares to disobey the military order, don't blame me for being cruel Your hands are poisoned, understand?" Yuzhu is the chief general, and he is qualified to make legitimate and reasonable demands.

E Min made some calculations, then smiled and said, "I will obey your lord's order." He was actually a little excited.

When fighting Galdan, the artillery armor led by E Min did not grab anything with oil and water, but killed many people instead. It is really a pity.

This time, it's different.

As long as Yuzhu takes Yakutsk and controls the situation, E Min's artillery can rob without restraint.

To tell the truth, Yu Zhu was so bold as to attack Yakutsk, which fundamentally changed E Min's perception of him.

Originally, E Min was very unconvinced.In E Min's eyes, Yuzhu's admission to the number one scholar is worthless.

What makes E Min particularly displeased is that the jade pillar with no hairs on it, why should it become the main general?
Now, Yuzhu led everyone to the city of Yakutsk safely, no matter how you say it, E Min somewhat admired it.

E Min thought for a while, and asked Yu Zhu hesitantly: "My lord, I think it's better for us to set up two heavy cannons and go to the gate of the city. In case the climbing of the city is not smooth, just light the cannons and you will be fine." broke in."

Yuzhu nodded. In fact, if E Min didn't make this suggestion, he would give an order.

Now, since E Min took the initiative to bring it up, Yuzhu smiled and said: "When it is getting dark, light a few torches, stuff them into the barrel of the gun, and block most of the mouth to avoid black smoke. Wait until the barrel of the gun After drying it, put the shells and gunpowder in it in advance, and then cover it with felt cloth to prevent snow and moisture."

When E Min heard this, he broke out in a cold sweat.If it wasn't for Yuzhu's thoughtful thinking, he would have almost missed a major event.

If the opportunity is lost before the army, the crime should be executed, which is tantamount to sending his head to Yuzhu's sword.

After dark, since you can't light a torch, you can only use the heavy snow with night vision.

Daxue was at the head of the team, and a thick hemp rope was tied around the wolf's neck.

Niu Tai, with a sword and a bow on his back, with a thick hemp rope tied around his waist, followed closely behind the heavy snow.

A circle of thick hemp ropes was tied around the waists of the soldiers, and one by one, everyone walked forward with the thick hemp ropes in their hands.

The snow was deep, and the high leather boots made a clicking sound when stepped on.

However, in the bitter cold wind, such a small movement can be completely ignored.

The snow was too thick, and everyone marched very hard. It took an hour and a half to finally reach the bottom of the city wall of Yakutsk.

During the day, Yu Zhu could already see clearly with a monocular.

The city of Yakutsk is a typical Rakshasa castle.

At both ends of the castle, two oval watchtowers were built to facilitate the defenders to fire.

At the upper end of the city wall, several shooting ports were opened.The large shooting port is probably a heavy artillery, and the small one is a rifle port.

To be honest, Yu Zhu couldn't help but gasp at that time.

If it were to storm such a strong fortress in summer, even if the Qing army had tens of thousands of casualties, they might not be able to break through the city.

Soldiers who, deception also!
Just like the Maginot Line that the French claimed was impenetrable, the Germans were surprisingly successful and forced France to surrender in just forty days.

Now, the biggest enemy of the Raksha people is not the jade pillars, but the carelessness they have been accustomed to for a long time.

In the cold winter that the Raksha people could never dream of, Yuzhu came with his team.

There was no light on the city wall, and there was no sound from the shooting port. Yuzhu knew in his heart that the military discipline of the Raksha people had always been poor.

In this freezing season, even if there were sentries on duty, they would probably hide and sleep.

However, plans did not change quickly.

There are no arrow stacks on the walls of Yakutsk.In other words, even if the golden eagle hoisted the heavy snow up the city wall, the hemp rope it brought up had no point of force.

Just when Yuzhu was at a loss, Niu Tai leaned into his ear and whispered, "Master, the bite force of Daxue is amazing, why don't you hang it up first, and then bite the rope?"

Yuzhu looked at Niu Tai, and asked him hesitantly, "Can it work?"

"Don't worry, master, Daxue is very smart, he can still understand simple passwords."

The matter is coming to an end, and there is no good way, Yuzhu can only make two-handed preparations, let Niu Tai and Daxue try it, and at the same time let E Min's gun armor drag the three heavy cannons that have already been loaded. Come to the city gate.

The cannons were bayonet mounted, and the three heavy cannons were very close to the city gate, less than fifteen feet apart.

As long as any heavy artillery is successfully fired, the city gate will be blasted.

However, when the cannon fired, the Rakshasa people would be alarmed.The casualties at that time will definitely be relatively large.

It was so cold and windy that it was not easy to light a torch.

Yu Zhu had already thought about it, and had already ordered someone to push a fully enclosed sled troop carrier over.In the carriage, there are not only a vigorous charcoal basin, but also a few torches lit.

The devil always hides in the details!

(End of this chapter)