serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 327 Signing a Contract
A large army was marching hard on the snowy valley and mountain roads wrapped in the flying snow.

A group of Cossack cavalry wearing cylindrical curly hats and black cloaks walked at the front. Everyone's ears and noses were turned red by the biting wind and snow.

Behind the Cossacks were the cavalry regiments of the unlucky Peter, who closely guarded Peter on his white horse.

At this time, Peter's face was gloomy, and he was staring ahead in confusion.

Jia Hu guessed it, and a coup took place in Moscow. Queen Rakshasa, together with her mistress and the officers bribed by them, launched a rebellion, killed the nobles loyal to Peter, seized power in Moscow, ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. He is a traitor.

His army could no longer obtain food and supplies from the country, and he could not defeat the Zhou army on the battlefield. He had no choice but to withdraw. In order not to completely anger the Zhou people, he left behind all the supplies that he could not take away, including those heavy artillery. And left a personal letter to Jia Hu.

After more than a month of bloody battles, not only did they fail to take advantage, but they also lost more than [-] elite troops, and finally had to retreat in such humiliation, all because of that pair of idiots!

Thinking of this, Peter's teeth chattered loudly, his eyes flashed with uncontrollable anger, and he secretly swore in his heart that he would crush that couple to ashes to vent his hatred!
Behind the Guards were the baggage troops, and at the end were the mighty infantry and the Cossack cavalry responsible for breaking up the rear.

They will follow the river valley to Tangnu Ulianghai, then cross the gap in the mountains, enter the territory of the Rakshasa Kingdom, and then fight all the way to Moscow.

In the dense mountain forests on both sides of the river valley, pairs of eyes were looking at them.

After nightfall yesterday, Li Si and Wang Dalei led [-] cavalry to rush here immediately. They have been waiting for more than two hours. Behind every big tree is a Zhou Jun wearing a thick fur cloak. A firecracker wrapped in a sheepskin jacket.

Wang Dalei leaned against a big tree with his back, his hands around his saber, squatting there, motionless.

At this time, Niu Ben came over with a gun in his arms, came close to his ear, and whispered in a very low voice: "General, the Rakshasa people have arrived. Brothers have been freezing in the wind and snow for a long time."

Wang Dalei didn't look at him and responded in a low voice: "I understand."

Niu Ben: "If we wait any longer, the Cossack cavalry will pass by!"

Wang Dalei slowly looked at him and whispered one word: "Wait!"

Niu Ben was startled for a moment, then shouted in a low voice: "The weather is so damn cold. If we continue like this, we will all freeze to death before the Rakshasa people find out."

Wang Dalei glanced at him and didn't answer.

At this moment, an eagle cry came from the sky, and Wang Dalei slowly stood up.

Countless pairs of eyes were looking at him at this time, but they remained motionless.

Wang Dalei raised his hand.

The herald on the side raised the red flag in his hand.

In the dense forest, the soldiers squatting behind the trees slowly stood up.

Wang Dalei spoke: "Send the order, shoot freely, shoot the Cossack cavalry in front, and wait for the main force led by the prince."

As soon as he finished speaking, the herald waved the flag in his hand.

Everyone in the Yongwei camp, from the generals such as Jia Hu to the cooks and handymen, can skillfully use fire guns.

Rows of cavalry soldiers raised their muskets and aimed at the Cossack cavalry at the front.

At this time, Li Sibu on the other side opened fire first. Countless firelights penetrated the snow curtain and hit the Cossack cavalry. There were screams immediately, and the Cossacks fell off their horses one by one!
At the same time, they also fired the fire cannons in their hands, and the fire shot out from the mouth of each cannon, and the Cossacks screamed and fell down one by one!
The sudden ambush caused the Rakshasa people to panic. Although the hills on both sides were not high, the cavalry could not rush up. The chaotic Cossack cavalry began to rush forward!

The Cossacks have escaped!

Looking at the snow mist raised by the horses' hooves, Wang Dalei was confused. Shouldn't they have dismounted and then rushed up to fight for their lives with their sabers brandished?

The well-trained Zhou army reacted quickly and aimed their fire cannons at the chaotic Guards. As the fire cannons sounded, the Guards were knocked to the ground one by one.

The crown fell off, and Peter, whose braids were disheveled, shouted hysterically: "Rush over! Charge over!"

Wang Dalei shouted: "Throw the thunder!"

Thunderbolts burning with sparks were thrown into the crowd of Guardsmen. Continuous explosions were heard, and countless people were blown up.

For a time, the river valley and mountain path turned into a purgatory on earth, with wailing and screaming everywhere.Suddenly, there was a loud rumbling sound in the valley ahead. In the horrified eyes of Wang Dalei, Niu Ben and others, a large amount of snow fell down from the top of the mountain, and a torrential white wave instantly flooded the valley ahead!

Niu Ben swallowed his saliva and murmured: "No wonder the commander asked us to stay away from the valley and set up ambushes on both sides of the river."

Peter collapsed. He understood that he had fallen into the trap of the Zhou Dynasty. Behind him must be the main force of the Zhou Dynasty. He immediately shouted: "Fly the white flag, I will negotiate with the Zhou Dynasty people, and I will bring you back to Moscow safely. No matter how heavy the price is. !”

As soon as he finished speaking, the Rakshasa man who went to deceive Jia Hu took out a piece of white cloth from his arms, waved it and shouted loudly: "We, King Peter, are willing to negotiate with your Highness the County Prince, and we can pay a certain price! "

What he responded to was the sound of fire. No one fell to the ground, but he was so frightened that he squatted on the ground with his head in his hands, shouting: "Any price! We are willing to pay any price!"

After a long time, Li Si came out holding a saber.
Half an hour later, there was a tent at the exit of the valley.

The unlucky Peter stood in front of the map with a livid face.

Both sides of the map were silently filled with generals from both countries.

Jia Hu's eyes scanned around the map. After a long while, he stretched out his hand to draw a mark on the northwest corner of the map, and said to Peter: "In addition to the more than 40 square kilometers of land around Lake Baikal, I only want this small piece of land."

Everyone present was shocked. Is this a small piece of land?

Eunuch Zhao was so happy that he smiled crookedly!
Peter's face turned even darker, and then he shouted loudly (in Rakshasa language): "Why don't you go and grab it?!"

The translator was stunned for a moment, then translated Peter's words.

Jia Hu smiled: "Is there any difference?"

Eunuch Zhao, Xie Qiong and others all laughed silently.

After hearing what the translator said, Peter and the Rakshasa generals were stunned on the spot.

Jia Hu ignored them and continued: "The two pieces of land just now are compensation for losses. Your country also needs to compensate for military expenses, not much, 5000 million taels of silver. In addition, you are all prisoners of this king, so you have to pay a ransom. Yes. , with a fixed price of 1000 million. These 6000 million can be handed over to Dazhou in two installments. The first 3000 million taels should be paid within six months after signing the contract; the second 3000 million taels should be paid twelve months after signing the contract. Pay it in within a month. If the money is not paid when it is due, or if you don't pay it back, you can use this piece of land as payment." As he said this, he reached out and drew a line in the northwest corner of Xinjiang.

Peter's face became angry and he said loudly: "You are taking advantage of the situation! Also, we are not prisoners of war! Your request is too unreasonable!"

After hearing what the translator said, Jia Hu smiled faintly: "In order to ensure that you can successfully regain the throne, I will not confiscate your weapons. In addition, you can also take back those artillery pieces."

Hearing this, Peter's expression softened a little: "6000 million is too much. No, 2000 million, 3000 million."

Jia Hu: "In this way, one more thing is that if you fail to restore the country, or there is another rebellion in Moscow, the Zhou Dynasty will send troops to exterminate the rebellion. That's all right."

Peter was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Is it true that it can't be reduced any more?"

Jia Hu stopped talking and just looked at Peter with a smile.

Peter turned to look at the Rakshasa generals. They all lowered their heads and no one said a word.

Eunuch Zhao cleared his throat: "Get pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and sign the contract now."

Before he could finish his words, the military scribe came in and placed pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the desk that had been prepared in advance.

When things got to this point, there was no way out. Peter sighed and had no choice but to walk to the desk and sit down alone.

"According to what I just said, draw up the contract!"

Jia Hu ordered the scribes accompanying the army.After saying that, he and Eunuch Zhao looked at each other, and both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

The contract was quickly drafted. After confirming that there were no problems, Jia Hu and Peter signed and sealed it first, and then Eunuch Zhao and the generals of the two countries signed and sealed it.

Handing the contract to Eunuch Zhao, Jia Hu took the crown from Lin San's hand and handed it back to Peter, smiling and saying, "We will be allies from now on."

A wry smile crossed the corner of his mouth, Peter said: "Yes."

Jia Hu smiled: "Come on, I'll treat you to a roasted whole lamb and drink mare's kumiss."

On the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month in the fourth year of Jianwu, Jia Hu, king of Beining County, captured Rakshasa King Peter in Khovd. The two parties signed the "Kobd Treaty". No one expected that this would provide the legal basis for Zhou's attack on Moscow!
(End of this chapter)