"Chinese reinforcements?" When Ivan, the city lord of Ulanwu, heard the news, his hands trembled uncontrollably, and his lips trembled, "Didn't their army just arrive in Mongolia?" How could it be that it was so quick to get to Ulan-Ude. ”

"They came along the big river outside the city, and they set up solid rafts, but they couldn't see how many people there were, because it was already dark."

Ivan felt his heart beat out, "What can I do?" These damned Chinese actually use waterways. Our city is strong, but I'm afraid we won't last long. ”

"Lord City Lord don't worry," said a young man with a quill who was registering the loss of Ulan-Ude City today, "We have looted the materials for hundreds of miles around here, there is absolutely no need to worry about the lack of materials, and our city is extremely strong, unless it is bombarded with artillery, it is impossible to break Ulan-Ude City, the Chinese cannot endure the cold here, as long as it takes more than a month, they will not be able to hold on, and they will inevitably retreat at that time." ”

"Really?" The city lord of Ulan-Ude seemed to be a little hesitant, "But I'm still worried, worried about ......" He seemed very worried.

"Don't worry, Lord City Lord, all the Chinese in the city have been killed by us, there can be no internal response, strong city walls, warehouses full of grain, gunpowder bows and arrows, we still have hundreds of soldiers, Ulan-Ude is a small city, we can defend, not afraid of more Chinese, we can hold on," the young man gorgeously drew a sign on parchment and stood up, "As long as we hold Ulan-Ude City, we can resist the northward pace of the Chinese, let the damned yellow-skinned pig stop at Belga, Can you believe it? Your Excellency the Governor. Even His Majesty the Tsar, who is far away in St. Petersburg, will give the city lord unimaginable rewards and glory! ”

"You're right, as long as we hold Ulan-Ude, we are the first heroes," and it is not impossible to replace the governor of Western Siberia in the future. Ivan strengthened his convictions. Nodding, "Soldier, soldier!" He shouted, "Quickly let everyone take shifts, get ready, don't let the damn Chinese sneak attack at night!" ”

When Ivan woke up, he didn't wake up naturally, but was pushed awake by his own attendant, the young man who encouraged Ivan at night. At this time, it was about five o'clock in the morning, and Ivan rubbed his eyes in displeasure, "What are you going to do?" Did the Chinese sneak attack? ”

The attendant officer no longer had the calm look he had before, and his face turned pale, "Lord City Lord, the Chinese are not coming for reinforcements, not reinforcements. ”

"Isn't it good if it's not reinforcements? Tell the soldiers to continue to hold their posts. Ivan waved impatiently. After he said this, he saw the very pale face of the attendant. "What's going on?"

"Sir, sir," the attendant pursed his lips, "the Chinese have a cannon!" A lot, a lot of cannons! ”

Ivan galloped barefoot up the wall, his black chest hair bare. Having no time to care about his pajamas, he looked out at the battlements, and a heart that had been hanging suddenly fell into the bitter cold waters of the Selenga River in winter, and he seemed to feel the feeling that the people who had rebelled against him from the nearby Tatar tribe had been ordered to be thrown into the frozen waters. The Chinese outside the city arranged about a dozen large cannons, and the black barrel mouth was facing the city of Ulan-Ude, Ivan only felt that his scalp was numb, his feet were paralyzed, and the attendant officer hurriedly held on, "Could it be that it was floating on the river yesterday?" ”

"Yes sir, it's these cannons that are drifting in!" The attendant said sadly, "These despicable Chinese, first sent these cannons!" ”

Ivan muttered: "My God, ......" As soon as the words fell, there was a "boom" outside the city, and it seemed that the thunder exploded.

Kulen further north has no official road, but the Mongolian steppe of this era is not to the point of desert, the water surface of the Selenga River is open, the water flow is gentle, it is very suitable for transportation, Kulen then marches a little north of the road, you can go north along the Selenga River, it is very convenient, the Selenga River that turned a bend near the Sol Mountain, many Qing soldiers wearing gray uniforms shouted to take supplies from the raft on the river, and there were many cavalry patrolling back and forth on both sides of the river to prevent the Russians on the Sol Mountain from sneaking attack, In fact, they were too fussful, and half an hour ago, the spies came to report that there was not a single Russian to be seen on Sol Hill.

"Where did these people go?" Rong Lu sat in the tent, and when he heard the spies' return, he frowned slightly, "There is no longer any Russian power in the area of Ulan-Ude, so we can only go to the area of Erkou City." ”

"The Russians are not stupid," Wu Yundi gritted his teeth and took off his boots, and made a few comfortable ** sounds, "Our army is pressing, they are guarding such a lonely mountain, they must know that they can't hold it, so they retreat, otherwise wait for us to make dumplings?" ”

Rong Lu flipped through the map and looked carefully, the two German military attachés on the side were talking about something in broken Chinese, Wu Yundi had a headache when he listened, "Two adults, don't speak Chinese, I can't understand half of the Chinese you say, isn't there an interpreter?" Please translate and translate. ”

The German instructor at the head pursed his lips and said a few words, and the interpreter translated: "They retreated without being defeated, and it must be as simple as retreating to the stronghold. ”

"And what do you think?" Wu Yundi said.

"There are two directional possibilities, one is to counterattack China," the German instructor pointed towards the Wulianghai area, "but we think the Russians are not so smart, after all, the Chinese's strategy of 'encircling Wei to save Zhao' they have not learned, and here," the instructor pointed to Wulianghai again, "there is no military value." ”

"There is also a possibility, which is where they are, ready to ambush us." The German instructor continued, "This is very likely, after all, this place is the home of the Russians, and it is possible that they will ambush the Chinese army besieging the city of Erkou." ”

"Ambush?" Rong Lu pondered slightly, "Then we can't go the same way." ”

"Then we'll give him a hard shot," Wu Yundi jumped up barefoot, and the German instructor frowned at the smell of Wu Yundi's boots, "Zhonghua, let me take the cavalry to Erkou City and fight them to the death!" I don't believe it, these Russians are even more powerful than the British and French at Baliqiao. ”

Rong Lu asked a few more questions, and after the German instructor made it clear, he thought for a long time and shook his head, "You don't go to Erkou City." ”

"Then I can't go to Ulan-Ude?" Wu Yundi said, "You've already sent the cannon there, so you don't need to add a knife to kill chickens, right?" Otherwise, if I go there, Lao Yang will think that we look down on him, and send someone to help him, isn't this why we decided to only send cannons over? ”

Rong Lu smiled, looking very wise, "Yes, you go to Ulan-Ude." (To be continued.) )