The Great Xia Empire, April of the first year of Dongxia, Krasnoyarsk.

It will take another month to return to Siberia in spring.

News has been continuously from Dujinka (the place where the Dujinka River flows into Yenisei, close to the Arctic Ocean, is the largest mink center located in the Yenisei River basin in Russia. The mink collected every year accounts for 30% of the entire Siberia), Tuluhansk (the Lower Tungus River flows into the Yenisei River, the largest castle, wood, and coal center in the lower reaches of the Yenisei River), Bakhta (the Bakhta River flows into the Yenisei River, the summer gold rush), Bayer (the Middle Tungus River flows into the Yenisei River), and Yenisei was heard.

These places, because the defenders were too thin and were not stone castles, fell into the hands of the Saurons without exception.

At this moment, the Russians finally began to call the huge empire in the east by "Soren people". Just as they called China the "Kitans", they believed that the "Soren people" today were the heirs of the "Kitans".

If Nikan were not available, the Russians had already contacted the Ming Dynasty through the Mongols, but at present, they still knew nothing about China.

At this time, except for some castles on the west bank of the Yenisei River, the entire east bank of the Yenisei River fell into the hands of the Sorens, including Bratsk.

The land that the Russians took fifteen years to obtain was taken down by the Sorens in one winter.

"The Sorens' artillery was pulled by four large horses. It was estimated that the guns and gun mounts were at least 3,000 kilograms. They did not bombard the city at the beginning. It was probably because of the defeat of Jiuganov's cavalry. Yenisesk, who blocked the mouth of the Angara River, only began to bombard the bombing after the fall of "

"They surrounded the castle tightly and started bombarding two months later. God, what do you know how they persevered in such a cold wilderness. We are already extremely cold-resistant to the Russians. I didn't expect that there are people who are less afraid of the cold than us."

Speaking was a Cossack who escaped before the capture of Bratsk Castle.

"They must have a secret"

The person who interrupted was the Governor of Krasnoyarsk and the reader's old friend Peter Golovin.

The Cossack escaped from the city under the arrangement of the governor Matvi, the moment before the fall of Bratsk, did not dare to walk the road to the south, nor did he dare to walk the Angara River, but walked directly into the dense forest between the two.

It was snowy and snowy, with one man and one horse, thousands of miles of jungle, wolverines, and Kandahan did not stump him. He only took a month to get out of the jungle, and could accurately identify the direction and successfully arrive in Krasnoyarsk.

However, Golovin was not surprised. There were many such people in the Cossacks, even among fishermen and hunters, but what he was curious about was that this person had done it in such a short time.

He pressed down his curiosity for the time being and continued to listen to the man.

"Yes, Governor, their secret is the coal cake stove. Every time they arrive at a place, they set up tents or build simple wooden houses. At least 10% of their soldiers are proficient in carpenter skills, and the speed of building wooden houses is amazingly fast."

"After the construction was completed, an iron chimney sticked out from the roof of the wooden house. I saw it at the home of the local native chief when I was in Yakutsk. The iron pipe was very long and led to the middle of the house. At the bottom was a stove, the stove burned coal cakes, and the top could be cooked and water."

Goloven's eyes lit up, "As such a long iron tube, it will heat it when the hot smoke passes through it, like a heater. Oh, it's really a genius invention."

"Not only that," the man continued, "at both ends of the house, they did not build fireplaces, but made two large beds of bricks and stones."

"Big bed?" Golovin's eyes contained doubts.

"Haha," the man smiled indifferently, "Soren people call kang, where fire can be burned inside, and people sleep on it. In this way, there is a stove in the middle and a kang on both sides. Even if it is cold outside and snowing, the room is still as warm as spring."

Golovin nodded, and he only stared at him with a straight look.

The man understood, "Mr. Governor, I have a fishing and hunting license issued by His Majesty the Tsar himself. From Tobolsk, to Tuluhansk, to Usticut on the Lena River, and Yakutsk downstream, I have been in this Siberia for more than ten years."

"Every time I go to a place, I don't need to pay attention to anything else. I just follow the local Tungus people. All the roads were stepped on by them. From near Bratsk to the Yenisei River, there is also a path leading directly to the Kansk Basin..."

Golovin nodded. The Kansk Basin is the east bank of the Yenisei River. The Kansk River flows through it. The entire basin is covered with thick, black corrosive layers, with an area of ​​up to 15,000 square kilometers. Later, it was the largest granary in the Krasnoyarsk Krai region. Now it is a Daur tribe, mixed with a few Ewenks and Qiergis who are farming and fishing there.

This place is also a place where Nikan salivates.

Golovin nodded, and he glanced at Bekotov and Boyalkov beside him. "This person first escaped from Yakutsk and then from Bratsk. He is a natural escape expert. According to the rules of the empire, people like you cannot stay, Bekotov..."

The man was Khabarov who escaped again. His expression changed when he heard this. He was about to tell the difference that Bekotov's short gun had already hit his temple.

Khabarov sighed, "Of course I can also treat death as if I were to the Governor Matthew and others, but if I hadn't escaped, who could tell you the truth? If I was not wrong, the Governor, who is far away in Tobolsk, will still know nothing about the situation here."

Golovin felt a little moved when he heard this, "stop", and he stopped Bekotov.

"Don't underestimate anyone," he grabbed Khabarov's neckline. "The only lesson we have learned in Siberia is that there are too few people and the area occupied is too large. Not to mention anything else, if there are thousands of soldiers in each big city, the Sorens will not succeed."

"What's more," Goloven let go of his right hand that had just had some blue veins. "You are not the only one in the world to escape. Grand Duke Philip of Tobolsk also learned the news. Now the Cossacks in the Ob River Basin are gathered here. Now we have 1,500 Cossacks and shooting soldiers, among which there are 800 cavalry."

"Krasnoyarsk is a newly built city with a circumference of one Russian, with tall and thick walls. The setting of the diamond castle makes the enemy unable to take advantage of it. Kansk's food fills the granary in the city, and even if they are surrounded by them for a year, they are not afraid of it."

"What's more," Golovin's face smiled, "Grand Duke Philip has sent a horse to Moscow. If His Majesty the Tsar does not want to throw away his wallet, great, pure Roman believers, the Russian Empire has sent a powerful army."

"In this way, for your talent for escape, you go to Tobolsk and tell Grand Duke Philip about the situation here and Yakutsk and Bratsk."

After Khabarov left, Goloven returned to the round table where he was discussing things with Bekotov and Boyalkov just now.

After a bite of hot tea, Golovin sighed: "It would be great if there was no war on both sides. The Russians exchanged tea with the Sorens with leather and wood. Dear Yakov, you are the longest-time document in Siberia and have worked in the Moscow City Hall. Do you know some changes in the past five years?"

The former Moscow minor official Yakov Boyalkov, who was once captured by Ye Duo and injured his thigh, was stunned when he heard this, and then realized what the governor was saying.

"Yes, since the tea leaves, the lifespan of Russians seems to have grown, and the infant death rate has also decreased a little. These oriental beverages seem to have mysterious ingredients."

Then he sighed deeply, "Poor His Majesty the Czar, he lost three children in succession last year. Why did the effect of this mysterious drink not come to him?"

"Okay", Bekotov, who had not spoken for a long time, had spoken.

Belfrev, Yermolin and Bekotov, who went to Chaktu to investigate the news, both of whom died in Yakutsk, and now only Bekotov is left. However, Bekotov is also the most famous one in later generations, and he once became the governor of Bratsk.

Now he has a title and can speak to Golovin and Yakov.

“This is an asymmetric war”

Golovin and Yakov fell into deep thought when he heard this. After a while, Golovin was the first to react, "That's right, it's indeed an asymmetric war. The Russians have been guarding against the natives in the jungle and the nomadic tribes in the south, and have never looked at the huge empire in the East."

"After the fall of Yakutsk, from Bratsk to Tobolsk, and then to the dear Czar's cousin, Poyarnikita Romanov, the matter has passed for more than a year, but there is still no feedback now."

"After the end," Yakov took over the sentence, "The Empire did not attach importance to the East, but was dispensable. I hope that the loss of a large area of ​​land can remind them of this time."

"By the way," Golovin took over the conversation, "Baikotov, tell me, Guo Tiancai from Aqin City has now come three thousand people, and tens of thousands of people have come from Bratsk to the east. With such a large formation and a large number of amazing artillery, why haven't they attacked the city?"

A hint of anxiety flashed in Bekotov's eyes, "If I'm not wrong, they're going to have the same idea as capturing Bratsk."

"oh?"

"When they attacked Bratsk, they surrounded but did not attack, but instead destroyed the two reinforcements from Krasnoyarsk and Yenisesk respectively. Our military strength was already small, so Bratsk would not fight."

"But the problem is," Yakov Yakov frowned. "Our military power is in castles, or scattered in small towns, and the city is only inhabited by Russians. How did the Sorens know that our military power is insufficient?"

"There must be someone who knows the specific situation of us very well."

"It's not easy. The place we occupy is so vast and the management regulations are very complicated. Even the local natives are confused, and the merchants can only come from Moscow and Perm to the west. They should not be able to know the real strength outside."
Chapter completed!