Daming: Apocalypse of Longevity

Chapter 204 Ross Army
There are now more than a dozen troops sent by Mangui to march westward for exploration, totaling more than [-] people. The rest of the troops are all stationed at the strongholds on Lake Baikal.

The imperial court had already approved the previous memorial of the Briyati Tribe's surrender to the Ming Dynasty, named Arut Khan, the leader of the Briyati Tribe, as the "King of Shunming", and awarded Ming Dynasty robes and gold seals such as python robes.

Arut was very excited after receiving the reward from Ming Dynasty. He immediately went back and put on a python robe and a black gauze hat. However, although the clothes were the ones he agreed with, Arut's temperament was still a little bit different, so at first glance Wearing these clothes makes you look a bit nondescript.

But after all, now Arut is also the Shunming King who was granted the title of Emperor Ming. Man Gui does not dare to make fun of him, and will have to be respectful to him in the future.

The imperial court's canonization edict also mentioned that the Tumut tribe surrendered to the Ming Dynasty and was named King of Shunyi. King Shunyi built the Guihua City north of Datong and had good relations with the Ming Dynasty. It is also a good story.

Therefore, the imperial court hoped that Arut would also follow King Shunyi's example and build a city on Lake Baikal as a sign of the Brijati tribe's surrender to the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, the construction of cities was an important means for the Ming Dynasty to effectively control the nomads.

If there is no city, even if the Ming Dynasty canonizes the Khan of a certain tribe, it will be inconvenient for the court to contact the nomads every time because they have no fixed residence. And precisely because they have no fixed residence, so It is very likely that the throne of Khan had changed hands without Ming Dynasty's complete knowledge, and the vassal relationship with Ming Dynasty also disappeared.

But after the city was built, the Great Khan sat in the city, and the Ming Dynasty could directly lead and monitor him. Moreover, the royal family members gathered here, and the succession of the throne would be more stable. If the succession of the throne continued, the relationship with the Ming Dynasty would continue.

Although Alut was conferred the title of King Shunming, his respectful attitude towards Man Gui remained the same as before. He even thanked Man Gui very much. If it was not for Man Gui's help, he would not be able to get the canonization of Daming.

Therefore, Arut directly decided that the Brigadier tribe would no longer choose land to build a city, but would jointly build a city with the Ming army and expand the stronghold currently being built by the Ming army into a large city.

Mangui naturally agreed to this, because it was very convenient for him. He stationed his troops in the city. The city defense was strong and the army was safer. It was much more reliable than the fortress.

Furthermore, in this way, the Bligati tribe could be attacked and the Ming army would be spared the trouble of rushing to rescue them. According to Mangui's understanding of the nomads, even if they could build cities after the Ming Dynasty, they were not good at defending them. Once the city is attacked by foreign enemies, it is difficult to defend the city.

At that time, he would have to lead his troops to rescue. Not to mention running all the way, how could he fight the enemy troops below the city as easily as he could from a high position on top of the city?

Nowadays, there are more than [-] cavalry and more than [-] infantry stationed in the Ming army's stronghold. Together with the troops of the Brigadier tribe, there must be enough manpower to build the city.

But now that the Rus are about to send a large army to suppress the Ming army, Mangui dare not not prepare for it, so they have to discuss with Shunming King Arut to first transfer the Ming army in the stronghold to the front line, leaving 1 people to slowly build the city here. , wait until the army returns victorious, and then start full-scale work.

Arut naturally did not dare to stop them. After all, if the Ming army was defeated by the Russians, they would not be spared. Now all this will cease to exist.

On the one hand, Mangui asked the [-] vanguard troops on the front line to attack Nalim, and on the other hand, he mobilized a large army to rush to the front line to prepare for the Russian army.

Compared with Yeniseisk, the city defense of Nalim was only half as good. The Ming army captured it without much effort. Then they used Nalim as a stronghold and the army stationed in it. They began to strengthen the city defense and prepare for war.

Ten days later, the Russians came to the city, but what surprised Mangui was that there were only about 2000 Russians who came to attack the city.

They were driving the carriage and pulling the cannon, and they were slowly approaching Nalim.

Although Mangui was a little suspicious, he was worried that the Russian troops were divided into multiple directions. He planned to use a small team to attack from the front to attract the attention of the Ming army, and then launch an attack from other directions, or directly take a detour to attack the rear of the Ming army. .

However, although he felt uneasy, Man Gui still planned to ignore him and deal with the Russian army first.

Man Gui immediately ordered the Ming army to fire in the direction of the Ross people. Now, in order to deal with the Ross people, Man Gui sent people back to bring several steel cannons, and Nalim alone placed ten of them.

Ten giant steel cannons fired wildly at the Russian army. Before the Russians could even figure out how they were discovered by the Ming army, they were blown away and their horses were turned upside down. Their carriages and weapons were scattered all over the place.

The leader of the Ross army was full of panic and confusion, because they were still five miles away from Nalim. How did the Ming army discover them?Could the Ming army's artillery shoot so far?

Originally, the Russians planned to quietly sneak from the forest to the foot of Nalim City, and then use cannons to bombard the Ming army in the city. However, before they even got close to Nalim, they were already blown up by the Ming army's cannons and could not find the north. .

In recent days, Mangui has sent out many scouts to search and explore the surrounding forests. Because Nalim is in the forest, his sight is blocked by the trees. If the Ross people sneak in from the forest, the Ming army is likely to be Caught off guard.

However, for the sake of safety, Mangui only asked these Ming army scouts to conduct exploration within ten miles of Nalim and not to go far. Now that the scouts discovered the 2000-man Russian army, they immediately rushed back to report to Mangui .

Mangui used military binoculars to look in the direction reported by the scout. Although the trees were dense and blocked his sight, he could roughly judge the location of the Russians through the numerous figures in the forest and the swaying of the trees.

Therefore, as soon as the Russians entered the range of the Ming army's artillery, they ordered the Ming army's gunners to start shooting.

The Ming army's shelling continued for two quarters of an hour, and a gap was opened in the forest to the west of Nalim. The trees fell down and black smoke billowed.

At this time, Mangui could directly see the situation of the Ross people.

Under such intensive bombardment by the Ming army and marching through the forest, it was difficult for the Russians to escape. As a result, the 2000-strong Russian army had turned into dead bodies and wailing wounded everywhere.

Those who were lucky enough not to be injured no longer bothered to save their comrades, but turned around and fled deep into the forest without their lives.The deputy general of the Ming army planned to go out to replenish the wounds of these Russians and clean up the battlefield, but was stopped by Man Gui. Man Gui was still worried that this army was just a bait for the Russians. Once the Ming army left the city, they would probably encounter the Russians. Human ambush.

Therefore, Mangui ordered that everyone must not relax their vigilance and strictly prevent the Russians from launching surprise attacks from other directions.

However, time passed day by day, and Man Gui was always shrouded in anxiety, and the strings of the Ming army were always tense. They didn't know when and where the Ross army would come from.

However, half a month later, a Russian envoy was brought back by Ming army scouts. The leader was still the same Russian envoy from last time, but this time he seemed to be a different person, with a flattering smile on his face. He also became polite to Man Gui.

Man Gui frowned immediately. The tense atmosphere for half a month made him feel very bad. In addition, seeing this Russian man again made him feel even more disgusted. Therefore, the first sentence he spoke was very impatient. He scolded: "What do you want to do when you come here this time? If you have something to say, say it quickly, and if you have anything to say, say it quickly!"

The Ross envoy did not show any displeasure at Man Gui's vulgar language. Instead, he said respectfully: "Dear General Ming Dynasty, I am here to negotiate with you on behalf of the Stroganov family. Yes, I mainly want to ask you what you want to do in Siberia, so that we can try our best to meet your requirements!"

After hearing this, Man Gui looked at him with a suspicious look on his face. Man Gui felt strange now. The battle between the two sides hadn't started yet, so why did the Russians suddenly change their gender and become cowards? Already?

I'm afraid this guy didn't mean to say such things to me in a sinister way. Could it be that he thought he was a rough guy and wanted to humiliate himself in a roundabout way?I couldn't help but murmur in my heart: "Is there a rotten scholar in Ross who specializes in making disgusting remarks?"

Seeing Man Gui's uncertain expression, the Ross messenger hurriedly spoke again: "General, our Stroganov family came here with great sincerity."

After saying that, he turned around, and the men behind him immediately placed the two large cloth bags in their hands on the ground, opened the mouths of the bags, and filled them with shining gold coins.

Man Gui suddenly frowned. He didn't want to play tricks with the Russians, so he asked bluntly: "What do you want to do? Just say it directly. I don't like people who talk in roundabout ways. It's really not good for us." Just start fighting!"

Upon seeing this, the Ross envoy waved his hand quickly: "No, no, no, General, we Ross people have already admitted defeat, that's why I came to negotiate with you!"

"What?! You said you gave up?!" Man Gui looked shocked, "We haven't even started the war yet, why did you give up?"

After hearing this, the Ross envoy also looked shocked and asked cautiously: "My Ross army was defeated by the general on the west side of Nalim half a month ago and was completely annihilated. This battle has convinced us! "

"Half a month ago? Your army?" Man Gui felt that he was a little confused. "Aren't those 2000 people your vanguard and decoy? Are they your main force?"

Messenger Ross also half understood what he was saying, but he still nodded slowly. He seemed to be unable to understand Man Gui's words. The entire army of 2000 people was actually called "mere"?
Seeing the Ross messenger nodding, not only Mangui, but also the Ming army generals in the room were stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter. The whole room laughed unbridled, leaning forward and back.

The Ross envoy and several accompanying Ross people were shocked and frightened by the actions of the Ming army, but they did not dare to stop or ask questions, so they could only grin with an embarrassed smile.

Man Gui pointed at the envoy of Ross and laughed a little out of breath, "A mere 2000 people dare to be called a 'big army', hahaha... We are still foolishly waiting for them here, who knows that the small group of people before People are their main force, hahaha..."

It is not surprising that Man Gui finds it funny. After all, there are few Westerners, and the scale of war cannot be compared with that of Ming Dynasty. It is rare for an army of tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of people to fight against each other. An army of thousands of people is enough The scale is no longer small.

The Siberian region is even more sparsely populated. The population of the entire Siberia is estimated to not exceed 100 million, because the West Siberian Plain, which is the most suitable for human life, only had a population of about 20 during the rule of the Siberian Khanate. Central Siberia and Eastern Siberia The population of Siberia will never reach 80.

On a piece of land much larger than the territory of the Ming Dynasty, only less than one percent of the population of the Ming Dynasty lived. This can no longer be described as "vast land and sparsely populated". This is simply "sparsely inhabited". ".

In this way, it is understandable why eight hundred Cossacks were able to run rampant in Siberia, because the countries and tribes living in Siberia could rarely gather enough people at once to make up for the fighting power of the Cossacks. gaps, and the ability to overcome them.

If Mangui knew that the Russians often called a 100-man Cossack team an "army", I wonder if he would have laughed to death on the spot.

After a long time, Man Gui finally stopped laughing and looked at Messenger Ross: "Okay, since you said you have given in defeat, then tell me, what do you want to say when you come to see me this time? Could it be that you have given up on defeat? Are you planning to surrender to the Ming Dynasty and bow your head?"

The Ross envoy quickly waved his hand to deny: "No, no, no, our Stroganov family is loyal to the Romanov dynasty. We will not betray the Romanov dynasty, and we have no right to surrender to the Ming Dynasty on behalf of the Romanov dynasty!"

After hearing this, Man Gui's face suddenly turned cold, "Since we are not here to surrender, we are here to declare war!"

The Ross envoy immediately shuddered and hurriedly saluted and said: "No, no, no, we are here to negotiate peace with the general!"

"Negotiate peace?!" Mangui sneered and said, "My Ming Dynasty never negotiates peace with others. Either you surrender to my Ming Dynasty, or you continue to fight and decide the winner on the battlefield!"

The Ross messenger broke out in cold sweat instantly, but he still had to bite the bullet and said: "General, you should first listen to me about the plan proposed by our Stroganov family!"

Seeing that Mangui did not speak, the Ross envoy continued: "We, the Stroganov family, have no intention of going to war with the Ming army. We only hope that both sides will stop fighting and negotiate a peace. Siberia has no regard for the Stroganov family and the Romanov dynasty. They are all crucial. We hope that the Ming army can withdraw from the Siberian region and give this area to us. In contrast, we are willing to contribute money to make up for the losses of the Ming army!"

Mangui frowned when he heard this. He felt that what the Russians said was outrageous. He couldn't laugh or cry: "Now our Ming army has defeated you Russians. It's not like we can't defeat you. Why should we leave? You paid for me to make up for it." How will the Ming army's losses be financed? How much?"

(End of this chapter)