Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

The fires that had engulfed the city had thoroughly infuriated the invaders. They had chosen to attack at this time, having received orders on the one hand, and truly wanting to spend the winter in the rich valleys on the other.

The Russian race was born not proficient in construction. Even though they had developed powerful heavy and military industries during special times, they were still lacking in those areas.

With their rough personalities, it was impossible for their construction to be meticulous, especially for the industries involved in the livelihood of the people.

It was fine to let these stupid and big Cossack commit murder and set fires, but it was impossible to let them carry on their production construction!

For example, although they had taken over the beautiful water grass Lake Barkish, the quality of life of tens of thousands of army could not be guaranteed.

They did not even know how to build the most basic adobe houses. In Cossack's hometown, most of the houses were made out of wood and stone.

Central Asia was born lacking wood, so for the past few years, the army had been living off tents.

There was no need to talk about food. Although cattle and sheep could be collected from the surroundings, the dull cooking method made the food taste very monotonous. It was simply cooking meat in brine.

However, even the simplest of salt, logistics, and supplies were difficult to guarantee. The closest supply route to the Lake Barkish was the Volga River Basin, thousands of kilometers west.

The Volga flowed into the Caspian Sea, and at the mouth of the sea, there was a bustling Russian city. If these cavalry soldiers wanted to rely on their country's supplies, they could only hope to stay here.

But the journey was so long, and Sha Russia was so poor, it simply did not have the ability to send them more side food.

The limited supplies were all used to transport cannonballs and bullets, and only war related materials had priority.

These Russian s were forced to fight for it wherever they could, as the Han people's medicine, salt, leather, and spices … They had all become the key figures in the army.

Now, these robbers had finally received the orders to ascend the peak. They could finally do whatever they wanted to get their hands on. How could they not be excited?

Go to the Ivu River Valley, where the Chinese have cities, the soldiers will be able to live in warm adobe houses without wind, with hay to keep them warm, salt and spices to flavor the meat, and even open their mouths to eat wheat and rice.

Compared to the bitterly cold lakeshore camp, the life there was already heaven!

More importantly, the hardworking Han people and the herdsmen of the other races would harvest and store large amounts of herbage during the summer and autumn season. This was the guarantee for the war horses to survive the winter!

Although there was a lot of patriarch grass on both sides of Ili River, it still required Russian to be in the mood to cut it!

These bandits who had killed and set fire to the village, how could they possibly let them do farm work? In the entire summer and autumn, they were either hunting and drinking, or fishing and slacking off. The amount of patriarch grass collected by the entire army wasn't even enough to last them through the winter.

The entire army, even the commanders, were waiting for the final robbery. They just wanted other peoples to work hard and then they would use their knives to rob the ready-made.

His plans were quite smart, but he didn't expect the Chinese people to come for real this time. In the past five years, Sha and Russia came here to seek protection from the Chinese people, but none of the trembling veterans dared to refuse.

The so called military post was more like a resource bank for the Russian. As long as they could send a troop of cavalry to notify them how many they needed, it would be fine.

Today, they had sent their entire army to kill in the rich valley. In the eyes of these bandits, the weak Chinese and the sparsely populated herdsmen definitely would not resist, so naturally, the mountain-like pasture belonged to them.

But reality had slapped them in the face. The usually lowly and lowly veteran had turned into a tiger today, even daring to give up his own life to burn the city!

The blazing fire had burnt all of the patriarch grass, the most important material and fodder of Cossack cavalry had been completely burnt.

This flame could clearly be seen from more than twenty kilometers away. The grayish-black smoke was carried by the northwest wind and formed a black dragon that shot into the sky.

Even if it was late at night, you could still see the black smoke that covered the sky with starlight.

The Russian s were completely enraged. These bandits had vented their anger on the commoners who were fleeing eastward, and of course, the conspicuous British Expedition s.

This was the Central Asia, a place far from the European and Asian civilizations. In such a chaotic situation, even if there was an accident, the British would not be able to say anything.

The Cossack cavalry Battalion Commander who turned angry from embarrassment ordered a massacre, including these unknown British Expedition s!

Pah pah pah … The sound of gunfire could be heard from behind the fleeing troops. The last people in the group were killed on the riverbed, and the massacre stirred up the fear of the refugees. Screams and curses mixed together, causing a headache for those who heard it.

"Get lost... These damned cattle and sheep and animals, scram... "Don't block the way …"

"Oh god, is life more important or cattle or sheep more important …"

Inside Expedition, Gordon was also cursing. Guan Lu and Duo Luo were also cursing. The entire Expedition was already in a mess from the impact.

Just as Duo Luo raised his horsewhip and lashed out at the Thomas who was blocking his way, a thought suddenly flashed in his mind. "Ouch …" Are you all stupid? "There are so many cattle and horses here, let's all gather together and charge back!"

"There are only five or six hundred people in the Russian, but there are at least seventy to eighty thousand of Ka Puqiagai's animals! "All of you charge back, we can definitely destroy the enemies …"

"As long as I drag it out for another two hours … Then we can escape! "

"Hurry up and chase the animals back!" "Have the animals charge at the enemy's troops, and have the cattle and sheep block the road …"

"Rich merchants, don't just carry your silks and jades and run away, throw them on the ground …" "Those bandits are greedy to the bones. They will definitely rob us. When the time comes, we'll be alive …"

The entire Expedition started to shout as they woke up the dreamer. They encouraged the surrounding herdsmen to give up on chasing the sheep and cattle back.

However, they had underestimated the size of the herdsmen and merchants. These greedy ghosts wanted money even if they wanted their lives.

Cattle and sheep and animals were the lives of herdsmen, and silks and porcelain and jade were the lives of merchants!

When they heard that the Expedition had caused them to lose their lives, all of them were enraged, "Scram! Why didn't you lose your own things? "If you want me to throw away the cattle and sheep, then kill me first …"

Pah pah pah … The sound of gunfire came from behind, scaring the rebuttal players so much that their necks shrank in fear. Then, they stopped talking and continued to run for their lives.

Gordon and Sai Mouerbeike were so angry that they even puffed their beards, "Throw our trash away! "All that's left is the literature and the necessary food …"

"All ores, plants, animal specimens have been lost... We've also lost our purchases of Afghan specialties! "

"Show them!" It's too greedy. Do you want money and not want your life? "