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"what?!"

Vlasov's face seemed to have been hit hard by something, all the muscles in his face tensed up, his eyes widened and he cried out in disbelief: "When did this happen? Why didn't you report it to me before!"

"Your Excellency, this is all my fault, I ask you to punish me!"

Nikita knew that he was responsible for this matter, because when he received news about Dugigensk and Udysk, he didn't pay too much attention, thinking that it was just caused by some unconquered natives Little trouble. 【】And because of his negligence, he had to report to the Governor-General one month after the incident happened, because he had no choice but to report it, and the seriousness of the situation had exceeded his estimate. Not just Dujigensk and other places, but many cities and strongholds.

"What the hell is going on, Nikita, tell me what's going on!"

Vlasov was not busy punishing Nikita, he was eager to know what happened.

Seeing that the governor did not scold him, Nikita secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said in a deep voice: "The officials sent to Dujigensk and Udysk to collect this year's tax were suddenly attacked by an unknown army, and the number of opponents was not large. , but they were all cavalry, they drove away any Russian officials and soldiers who tried to get close to the stronghold, and blocked the road to prevent caravans from passing. In addition..." Speaking of this, Nikita raised his head, hesitating for a while, not knowing what to say After all, this is just his guess. The person who went to investigate the specific situation has not returned yet, so it is impossible to make an accurate conclusion.

"What else? Nikita, don't hesitate, just say what you have."

Vlasov was a little dissatisfied with Nikita's attitude, but he didn't get angry, because Nikita was his friend who had followed him for more than ten years, and he was also his most trusted subordinate in Nerchinsk.Many times, Vlasov handed over all the affairs of the East to Nikita, and he believed that Nikita had this ability.Sometimes, many of his decisions were implemented after listening to Nikita's suggestions. It turned out that Nikita not only has keen observation skills, but also has outstanding handling ability.With such a subordinate and friend, no matter how angry Vlasov was, he couldn't vent his anger on his head.

Seeing that the governor was looking at him, Nikita bowed slightly, without hesitation, and quickly said: "According to the merchants, the whereabouts of the caravan they sent to Guli River and Yask are also unknown."

"In previous seasons, caravans loaded with medicinal materials and furs would come from the east, but this year there is no caravan. This is very abnormal."

Alexei, another official in charge of taxation in the Governor's Mansion, added after Nikita finished speaking: "Your Excellency, because the road was broken, the silver that was supposed to be shipped was not delivered on time. I guess it may be What kind of trouble did the local defenders encounter, so they didn't bring the silver over in time."

Dujigensk, Udysk, Yask, Guli River... This series of locations intertwined and appeared in Vlasov's mind.

"map!"

Vlasov suddenly yelled, and the servant on the side hurriedly delivered the map to the governor. After Vlasov reached out to take the map, he spread it on the table and drew on it with a pencil.Nikita, Alexei and other officials of the governor's office, as well as several musket captains of the guards, also came forward, and the governor marked the map there.When the Governor marked it, Nikita added to the Governor one by one the strongholds that were known to be lost.

With the completion of the map marking, Vlasov's forehead has been wrinkled into a line, and the faces of Nikita and others are also very difficult.Several officers of the guard quietly discussed: "My God, how could this happen, it's terrible!"

"Did they make a mistake?"

"Being able to occupy so many strongholds, the enemy's force should be very large. Emperor, it's hard to believe that there is such an army. Are they from the Qing Dynasty?"

"If this is the case, wouldn't we have lost more than half of the land?!"

"It's impossible, it's impossible!"

Not only the officers were puzzled, Vlasov was also unwilling to believe it, he looked at Nikita nervously: "Are you making a mistake, it is impossible for so many strongholds to lose contact with us at the same time, if that is the case , there is only one possibility!"

Nikita was also very surprised. After all, he was just an official. When he heard the news, he didn't think about connecting these places. Now that the governor marked it, he realized that things might not be what he thought.He somewhat regretted his negligence, why he didn't tell the governor earlier, otherwise, so many places would not be occupied.

"Your Excellency Governor thinks so?" Nikita swallowed his throat, he was a little flustered, and from the eyes of the Governor, he already understood what the Governor was going to say.

"They're lost!"

Vlasov threw the pencil to the ground in pain, and almost roared: "Damn it, these strongholds have fallen! My God, how did this happen, how can I explain to His Majesty the Tsar! Princess Sophia will hang me!"

The governor was agitated, and Nikita hurriedly shook his hand and comforted him: "Your Excellency, I think things may not be as bad as you imagined."

"No, no, my most loyal Pennikita, you don't know, as a soldier, I trust my judgment." Vlasov shook off Nikita vigorously, sat down on a chair in a dejected manner, and muttered He said to himself: "I really didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it, who occupied our stronghold, who is it? The Qing people? How did they have such courage, and where did they cross our defense line?" of?"

When Vlasov fell into a panic, Nikita quickly woke up from the panic. He reminded the Governor: "Does Your Excellency still remember Flamekill and Cooper?"

"Yes, of course I remember them. They are the loyal guards of His Majesty the Tsar."

But they are already dead, why mention them at this time, damn it, Nikita, my friend, you should quickly think of a way for me, otherwise everything will be over when the special envoy arrives!Thinking of the reaction of the former minister representing His Majesty the Tsar after learning about this incident, Vlasov shuddered involuntarily. The Governor of Bryansk likes to hang people up and strangle them the most.

"They were attacked by a clearing team. At that time, we did not have the strength to send troops to encircle them again. Now, after this clearing team tasted the sweetness, they actually drilled into our rear, while the defenders in our stronghold I didn’t notice their existence, so I fell.” Nikita tried hard to wake up the governor, now is not the time to be afraid, but to come up with a way to deal with it, it is best to immediately regain those lost ground.

"The Qing people cut off our connection with all the strongholds and blocked the roads. On the surface, it seems that these strongholds have fallen, but based on the performance of the Qing people in the past, I believe that they only cut off the communication line with the advantage of cavalry, but it is absolutely impossible to seize it. Our stronghold. Governor, don’t forget that there are musketeers defending strongholds everywhere, but the Qing people have never won a battle with us, even if they have several times or dozens of times the strength advantage. So I don’t think things are as dire as the Governor-General thought, our stronghold has not fallen, it’s just that there is no cavalry advantage in various places, which has caused the current situation.”

Musketeer captain Nicholas Vicky also agreed with Nitaki's analysis, he interjected: "The Qing people built a city in the lower reaches of Yaksa, combined with the actions of this Qing team, they are probably preparing to attack Yaksa, Because this will allow them to attack Yaksa without worrying about being attacked by our reinforcements. Yes, my lord governor, the fact is that our stronghold has not fallen, they just want to cut off our connection in order to prepare for the attack on Yaksa !"

"Yes, the Qing people have never been our opponents, and they have never captured our stronghold!"

Thinking of the previous battles, the officers yelled at one another. There was only one core point, that is, it was absolutely impossible for the Qing people to occupy the city guarded by the emperor.The officers were very emotional. In their statement, the bandit soldiers in the various strongholds have all become the great warriors of His Majesty the Tsar, and are no longer a group of poor criminals who sneaked around, murdered and set fire.

"is it?"

The words of Nikita, Nicholasovich and a group of guard officers made Vlasov calm down. Yes, maybe I overestimated the Qing people. They have never defeated the army of His Majesty the Tsar, even the bandits Formed an army, they can't defeat it!Since it is impossible for them to capture strongholds everywhere, why should I be so afraid.Damn it, what's wrong with me, I lost control for the sake of impossible things, God, I should control my emotions.Vlasov sat up subconsciously, straightened his chest forward, and signaled his subordinates to continue.

"My lord special envoy came to the east under the order of His Majesty and Princess Sophia, in order to better implement the empire's eastern strategy, consolidate the land we have acquired, and force the Qing people to give up a larger area. If the lord special envoy finds that we have He will be furious if he loses contact with various places."

Not being occupied does not mean that things can continue like this. If the clearing teams that drilled into the rear are not wiped out, taxes from various places cannot be transported to Nerchinsk, and merchants cannot trade. If the situation is allowed to continue Go on, rumors will fill the whole of Nerchinsk, and the special envoy will definitely be angry.So Nikita resolutely suggested to the governor: "We must immediately recruit the army and tear up this clearing team hiding behind us!"