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Chapter 1590 The Mongolian Tribes Living Outside

All European countries know that the Queen of Britain is reforming in England. They are still busy with the continental war, but the speed of the war has undoubtedly accelerated. France wants to get rid of Spain and the Holy Roman Empire as soon as possible, and then deal with the threat posed by England.

The most powerful yet unknown and neutral Eastern Legion was divided into two parts, one part remained in England, and the other 4000 Indian Legion was transported to Lisbon, Portugal to help the Portuguese resist possible Spanish retaliation.

In a sense, the Eastern Army has been inevitably involved in the 30-year war in Europe, but many people have not noticed it.When the King of Spain heard that the Portuguese had invited 4000 weak Indian servants, he even scoffed, thinking that there was no threat.Spain is still at war with France and ignores Portugal's declaration of independence for the time being.Philip IV intends to defeat France first, and come back to teach the traitor Portugal a lesson.

As far as the lower reaches of the Volga River Basin in Eastern Europe, on the grasslands on the shore of the Caspian Sea, yurts stand one after another, and as far as the eye can see, there are many cattle, sheep and horses scattered on the grassland.

Suddenly, a small group of cavalry came galloping from the north, which caused panic among many herdsmen. They looked anxiously at the cavalry group returning to the tribe.

Every time someone comes back to report, it means that the war is about to start.

An old man walked out of the yurt, he already felt the smell of gunpowder.

The cavalry who returned to the tribe got off their horses and said respectfully and anxiously to the old man: "And Orlek Khan, the Russians and Cossacks have come south to invade our pastures again. They want to conquer us and make us their slaves .”

The faces of the old man and Orlek were full of traces of wind and frost. Their tribe migrated from the Tianshan Mountains to this vast and sparsely populated pasture. Unexpectedly, they still could not escape the threat of being conquered by powerful forces.

In this world now, except for some areas near the New World and Central Asia, there are powerful countries everywhere. Their nomadic tribes are already facing a serious crisis of survival, and they can no longer fight around like the Mongol Empire. Strong fortresses and artillery Make it difficult for them to move an inch, and they will not be able to obtain food supplies if they cannot break down the fortress. Without food supplies, the mobility of the cavalry will be limited.

Tsarist Russia and the Cossacks are building strong fortresses one after another, reducing the living space of nomadic tribes and taking away their pastures.

If they want to survive, they may have to submit to the rule of Tsarist Russia like the Cossack cavalry, but that means terrible corvee.Moreover, the cultures and beliefs of the two sides are completely different. One can imagine what the future conflicts will be like.

"How many did the Russians and Cossacks send?"

"There are several thousand men, and they are equipped with muskets and cannons, and our cavalry are no match for them!"

When He Erlek learned that thousands of Russian and Cossack cavalry had come, he couldn't help sweating, but he was the leader of the Torghut Department, and the Russians and Cossacks were compressing their living space.Facing the problem of survival, he must make a choice-surrender or resist.

"Follow me to fight and defeat the Russian and Cossack invaders!" The dry wrinkles on He'erlek's face trembled.

The herdsmen of the Torghut Department learned that the Russian and Cossack cavalry had invaded again. They mobilized urgently. Thousands of herdsmen gathered together to form a cavalry force of up to 20000 people, many of whom carried Women with bows and arrows are all soldiers.

Less than a hundred miles away from the main account, they discovered the Tsarist Russian army organized from Moscow to the south.

The flag of the double-headed eagle fluttered in the wind, and there were a large number of infantry composed of farmers, Cossack cavalry composed of herdsmen, and artillery.

He'erlek, who was the khan and the leader, couldn't help turning slightly pale when he saw such a formation.

There are not only thousands of soldiers on the opposite side, but at least tens of thousands of soldiers, and dozens of artillery pieces are also brought.

If the Mongolian cavalry can still have an advantage in cavalry, then the Cossack cavalry who served the Tsar offset this cavalry advantage.

"Warriors of the tribe, this is our pasture. We must not take half a step back, otherwise they will make progress and we will lose our fertile pasture!" He'erlek put on his armor and went into battle.

The cavalry of the Torghuts also possessed muskets from Central Asia, but their muskets were far less than those of the Russians and Cossacks, who bought muskets from Western Europe.

An unbalanced battle unfolded in the lower reaches of the Volga River. The Khan of the Torghut tribe personally led the Mongolian cavalry to fight the opponent, and the two sides formed camps.

As one of the five major tribes of Monan Mongolia, the Turghut tribe was still very brave, braved the Russian cannons to launch a charge, and fought with the Cossack cavalry.

The fierce battle lasted from morning to afternoon. Unfortunately, the Khan and Orlek of the Torghut Department were shot and killed by Russian artillery, and the Mongolian cavalry was defeated.

Tsarist Russian and Coshak troops took the opportunity to attack in an all-round way and captured a large number of prisoners.

The defeated Turghut tribe lost their Khan, and due to the forces of Tsarist Russia and the Cossacks, they had to cede nearly half of the pastures to the Tsar and expressed their submission to Tsarist Russia.

Tsarist Russia sent ministers to the Turghut Ministry, intending to collect taxes here every year and enlist young men to participate in the war against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and at the same time intend to change the belief of the Turghut Ministry.

The nobles in the Torghut tribe were immersed in the grief of losing the Khan and the hatred of the Tsar. The envoys sent by Batur, the leader of the Jungar tribe who had surrendered to the new government in the Tianshan Mountains, came to the Volga River and invited the Turks. The leader of the Erhu Special Department had time to go back to Tianshan to reminisce about the old days.

The leaders of the Monan Mongolian tribe almost all knew each other. In the letter, Batur regretted that he led the expansion of the Jungar tribe and forced the Turghut tribe away.The Zhungeer tribe has surrendered to the new government, hoping to meet with Orlek again to reminisce about the old days.

Originally, this was just a personal invitation, but He Erlek was killed by Russian cannons, so naturally he couldn't go back to meet Batur of Zhungeer.

However, the envoy mentioned that the East has been unified, and there is a more powerful government in charge of the affairs of the Western Regions, dividing the pastures for each tribe and not invading each other.

The aristocrats of the Turghut tribe heard that their former partners in the Zhungeer tribe had a better life, but when they thought of being bullied by the Russians and Cossacks on the Volga River, they couldn't help being jealous.

"If our Turghut tribe returns to the east, I don't know if the government in the Central Plains will accept us and give us a pasture in the Tianshan Mountains or somewhere in the Western Regions?" The nobles of the Turghut tribe had the idea of ​​returning to the east.

(End of this chapter)