Chapter 908 Toltec

Lu Qi felt that this was not a problem at all, and that the Tatars had a reason to refuse? His Highness's conditions are too good.

At the beginning of the twelfth century, although many things happened in Western society, there was no fundamental change in the social form, especially in Northern Europe and Eastern Europe, where almost continuous wars and principalities were established, which is why the Mongols were able to reach the Danube more than a hundred years later. Zhao Yougong did not have the ambitions of the Mongols, but he was still unwilling to give up such a large place in Siberia. For now, Siberia's timber and fur and coking coal are a huge profit. Since the Western world is in turmoil, isn't it a good opportunity to seize Siberia? As the Slavs became more and more expansive, it was only a matter of time before they seized Siberia to the east, and it was definitely not by chance that Peter the Great was able to awaken the Slavs. Siberia is so huge, Zhao Yougong is not interested in the West Siberian region, the situation there is too complicated, there are many principalities, and extending his power to the Western world will only bring him a lot of trouble. However, Eastern Siberia and Central Siberia are different, most of the places here are vast and uninhabited, which is more conducive to immigration and control, and many tribes are also descendants of the steppe peoples, and have a certain sense of belonging to Han culture.

With such a large area of land, it is only necessary to hold the line from Phoenix to Siberian City, and in the East, no one has been able to interfere with the interests of Han culture in Eastern Siberia for hundreds of years. To the west of the city, the Yenisei River was a natural barrier, and Zhao Yougong intended to seize the Yenisei River and build a defensive belt near the Yenisei River to block the onslaught of the Slavs. As for the place west of the Yenisei River, Zhao Yougong was not interested. Today's Western principalities, most of which are still in the traditional serfdom society, has a strong conflict with the humanistic concept of the Great Song Dynasty, and with the current strength of the Great Song Dynasty, it is far from being able to extend its control to the west of the Yenisei River. The reason why the powerful empire established by the Mongols in later generations collapsed rapidly was that the Mongols could not digest so many territories, resulting in many rebellions, and the Mongols could only fight for years and years, exhausted to cope, and finally the powerful empire was dragged down. War requires burden, and when the burden cannot be satisfied, it can only further exploit the people, and in the end the people will be miserable, and it is not uncommon for them to commit rebellion. Sending off the Tatars from the Yenisei River, Zhao Yougong thought about it and sent a document to the city of Siberia.

In the middle of November of the third year of Taikang, the newly built city of Tula has been shrouded in snow, the tall city walls, the towering buildings, in addition to absorbing the architectural style of the domed castle in the Western world, still retains a lot of Han cultural atmosphere, the golden dragon flag fluttering in the wind at the head of the city, symbolizing the rule of the **** over Siberia. In the past two years, Ding**** has attacked from all sides, and under the combination of grace and power, most of the local tribes have returned to obedience with peace of mind, and there have been many fewer rebellions. This time back in Siberia, Lin Chong obviously felt a lot more relaxed. I remember that when I was stationed in Siberia just now, not only did the locals rise up to resist, but even many of the **** children also complained, because everyone had no good impression of this icy and snowy land. But as things from Siberia continued to be shipped back to the Great Song Dynasty, everyone realized that this was an undeveloped place. The city of Tula was not built for a long time, but the city was already quite large, and many East Siberian merchants chose to come to the city of Tula to spend the winter, and of course, those Siberians with furs and medicinal herbs also came to the city to exchange for the necessities of life. In addition, many people of the Great Song Dynasty moved here, which brought vitality to this barren land. If the development of Tula City is far greater than that of Phoenix City in the north, if it continues to develop at this rate, I am afraid that within two years, Tula City will become the economic and trade center of Siberia.

Snow is the most common thing in Siberian winter, and the snow is very heavy at once, and goose-feather-like snow flakes fall for a long time. Lin Chong was wrapped in a thick fur fur, constantly snorting for heat, this ghost weather, I really can't adapt to it. Yerusha next to him is even more unbearable, wrapped like a big bear, Yerusha looks dark and rough, plus a black coat, saying that it is a black bear monster, some people definitely believe it. The two Siberian generals, in the heavy snow, kept looking around, just to wait for Yelena to return safely. Elena had a high prestige among the Evenkis in Siberia, and even the Buryats had a close affection for Elena as a Siberian compatriot. Yelena is sitting in Tula City, which is definitely conducive to the rule of the **** in this area, but this princess leading the soldiers out on the expedition is not what Lin Chong is willing to see. Since Zhao Yougong's letter was sent to Siberia, the matter of receiving the Principality of Naminusinsk has been put on the agenda. It's a pity that although Lin Chong and the others have been in Siberia for a long time, they still lack enough understanding of the Minusinsk principality, and only know that it is in the lower reaches of the Yenisei River.

No, taking advantage of Lin Chong's inattention, Yelena led more than a thousand people out of Tula City. Yelena was dedicated to helping, but Lin Chong and Yelusha were shocked enough, if something happened to Yelena, how to explain it to His Highness.

"General Lin, nothing will happen to Yelena, right? Why don't you lead the troops out and look for it? Yerusha can't help but be worried, there are fewer and fewer locals who dare to rebel in recent years, but it must not be taken lightly, the situation in Siberia is more than ten times more complicated than that in southern Bashu, coupled with the dense mountains and forests, the terrain is complex, and it is impossible to really understand this place, especially the situation near the Yenisei River, the knowledge is basically zero.

Lin Chong's face was anxious, but he still shook his head and rejected Yelusha's proposal, "With such a heavy snowfall, the previous footprints have already been covered, and we have no way of knowing where Yelena went, in this environment, it is not wise to go out and look for it recklessly." We can only wait patiently now, nothing should happen, Yelena is much more familiar with this land than we are. ”

For two whole days, Tula City still did not receive the news from Yelena, and gradually Lin Chong couldn't sit still, so he scattered all the Siberian scouts in Tula City, and after half a day of searching, he finally found signs of Yelena's department near the Tunguska River in the south. Lin Chong and Yelusha were discussing the response plan, but they heard the report of the guards outside the city that Yelena had already led the troops back, Lin Chong and the two hurriedly went out to greet them, looking at Yelena's troops, the two frowned tightly. Between Yelena's subordinates, they supported each other, and countless wounded people were injured, apparently after a fierce battle. Lin Chong couldn't help but be a little worried, more than 1,000 soldiers and horses were already a lot in the area of Tula City, who would dare to attack Yelena's team?

Yelena rode over the crowd, although her face was covered in blood, fortunately there were no major injuries, and Lin Chong and Yelusha were relieved. Walking into the City Lord's Mansion, Yelena warmed up her body and rebuked in not very pure Chinese, "Why did the Toltecs gather so many soldiers and horses, and we didn't know if we went?" As soon as I reached the Tunguska River, I was attacked by the Toltecs and did not reach the principality of Minusinsk at all. ”

Toltecs? During Lin Chong's tenure in Siberia, the greatest enemy he encountered was the Toltecs, who had lived in Siberia for thousands of years, older than the Evenkis and Buryats, and were considered the strongest indigenous tribes near Baikal. About two years ago, Lin Chong led his troops to attack the Toltecs many times, successfully captured the Mayan Toltec castle, and killed the tribal leader Horat. I originally thought that the Toltecs would not dare to come back, but I didn't expect that these people not only returned, but also attacked Elena's army in the Tunguska River.

In fact, the Toltecs returned to the vicinity of Tula, but they were really helpless, west of the Yenisei River, the Slavs continued to expand, and the Toltecs could not gain a foothold at all, and finally had to choose to return to the east of the Yenisei River. The Toltecs lived in the bitter cold and heat, and almost every young man was a powerful warrior, and although the Toltecs had been freed from slavery, their original way of life had not improved much.

Lin Chong has a strong self-confidence in defeating the Toltecs, but what he worries about is why the Toltecs will return to this sad land, is it really the Slavs who have strengthened their expansion? According to Zhao Yougong's orders, the Siberian Front must fully control the Yenisei River valley by June next year, and if the Slavs also strengthen their expansion, then seizing the Yenisei River will not be as easy as imagined.

Hearing that Lin Chong was worried in his heart, Yerusha nodded with a heavy expression, "If it is really as the general expected, I am afraid that the Slavs have begun to cross the Yenisei River now, and the matter of taking over the Principality of Naminusinsk must be accelerated." The last general felt that the Toltecs should be exterminated as soon as possible, and control of the Tunguska River should be taken to open the way to the Duchy of Minusinsk. ”

In fact, as Lin Chong guessed, hundreds of years ago, the Slavs established a powerful principality of Kipros, of which Rurik unified the entire kingdom in the Rurik era, known as the Rurik Dynasty. The Rurik dynasty was dominated by serfdom, and every winter, tribute was collected and finally sold to Constantinople. The Rurik Dynasty can be said to be the most powerful period of the Kiporos Dynasty, but the good times do not last long, any dynasty has a period of weakness, but the Principality of Kiporos is too decaying, to the Great Song Dynasty, the Kiporos Dynasty has been divided into eighteen principalities, these people are all concentrated in the east of the Yenisei River, the principalities have been fighting between each other for many years, robbing serfs and land. A divided principality of Kipros surrounded by several powerful empires, the Persian Empire, the Byzantine Empire, the Holy Roman Empire, and the Danish dynasty to the west. In the face of these powerful empires, the Slavs were definitely no opponents, and the internal fighting of the Eighteen Duchies became more and more intense, so in order to survive better, perhaps more living space, the Slavs could only expand to the east after having no hope in the west and south. At this time, the powerful Great Song Dynasty intervened in Siberia, and also had a desperate desire for this land.

Of the many principalities, the most powerful was Vyacheslav? Under the rule of Vladimirovich, Vyache called himself the Grand Duke of Kipros, and he was bent on restoring a strong and unified Kipros dynasty, so he always had a strong sense of expansion. Viache is more like another Peter the Great, that is, under the rule of Viache, many Slavs gave birth to a strong sense of expansion, even after a thousand years, this sense of expansion has not disappeared, and it is Vyache's sense of expansion that created the later Peter the Great and achieved a vast Tsarist Russian dynasty.

The army stationed in the Siberian Front did not know the details of the Slavs at all, but the annexation of the Minusinsk principality could not be delayed, in the winter of the third year of Taikang, when the heavy snow first stopped, the city of Tula sent 4,000 soldiers and horses, and at the same time the Siberian city also sent 6,000 troops, a total of more than 10,000 people to attack the Tunguska River, and killed the Toltecs who were active in this area. In this wild land, the **** soldiers have long been accustomed to what is called cold-blooded and ruthless, this is a place where the strong are respected, and only when these barbarians are killed will they truly surrender. The Tunguska River Basin, three days in a row did not stop killing, in order to completely eradicate the Toltec scourge, set **** enlargement of the encirclement, a little bit to the inside, was encircled in the Toltecs slaughtered, by the end of November, the ancient Toltecs killed and wounded more than half, the young and strong in the clan almost casualties, in the **** cold-blooded ruthless killing, the Toltecs finally chose to surrender. Eventually, all the Toltecs were sent to Kip in the south to serve in hard labor, and for these Toltecs, it was an unknown path to the unfamiliar state of Kip.

With the momentum of thunder, Ding **** swept away the returned Toltecs, once again proving the supremacy of Ding **** over Siberia. Ding****'s footsteps progressed very quickly, and by mid-December, Ding**** finally arrived in the Duchy of Minusinsk, and in the ancient blue-gray castle, Lin Chong finally saw the legendary Duke of Aktus. Aktus has the appearance of an Oriental, his figure is not burly, and he knows a sentence or two of Chinese. When he arrived in the Duchy of Minusinsk, Aktus was well entertained, for fear that Lin Chong would use the methods of treating the Toltecs on the people of Minusinsk.

The decision to take over the Principality of Naminusinsk does not mean that you have control of the Yenisei River, because the Slavs are coming much faster than expected. (To be continued.) )