As soon as the Russian Siberian Expeditionary Force was launched, the Far East Intelligence Department's intelligence station in Russia did everything possible to transmit the news of the departure of the Russian army back to the company through various means.

Shortly after the Russian Siberian Army crossed the Urals, it was discovered by the Far Eastern airboat unit that had been patrolling the area.

After receiving the news that the Russian army had crossed the Ural Mountains, the headquarters of the Siberian Corps of the Far Eastern Army suddenly burst into jubilation.

With the continuous transmission of information from the Far Eastern Airboat Force, the Far Eastern Army also had a general understanding of the situation of the Russian Siberian Expeditionary Force and made corresponding arrangements.

Li Ming, Qiang Quansheng, and Wang Yaowu stood in front of the sand table, studying and making arrangements for the upcoming campaign based on all kinds of real-time information sent back by the Far East Intelligence Department and the airboat unit.

"According to the information transmitted by the Ministry of Intelligence and the Air Boat Force, the Russian expeditionary force has a total of about 100,000 people, including nearly 30,000 regular troops, more than 40,000 Cossack mercenaries, and more than 30,000 civilian troops, equipped with a large number of arquebuses and front-loading artillery. Moreover, the Russian army has learned the lessons of last winter, not only with a large number of cavalry, but also equipped with a lot of carriages. ”

After listening to Wang Yaowu's introduction, Qiang Quansheng smiled and said, "Hehe...... It's really fat, most of these more than 100,000 hairs are the elite of Russia, if they are destroyed, then the territory of Russia may be empty. ”

Li Ming nodded and said, "Since you're here, don't think about going back." Fight according to the original plan, and don't let me run away. ”

The Far Eastern Army had long been ready for battle, and the battlefield preset by the command of the Siberian Corps was on the south bank of the Tula River, in the southwestern part of the Tyumen fortress.

Tyumen, located east of the Urals, in the central and northern part of Western Siberia. Founded in 1580, its name comes from the Mongolian language, meaning "city of ten thousand", and was named after Genghis Khan's garrison of 10,000 troops during his expedition to the west.

After the Russian expeditionary force crossed the Ural Mountains. The army marched all the way to the east. Along the way, small groups of Tatar rangers appeared, but they all disappeared after a small appearance.

The commander of the expeditionary force, Shain, has been on the battlefield for a long time and has a lot of experience. Therefore, the Russian expeditionary force appeared to be very cautious, and the speed of the march was not hurried, and a large number of cavalry troops were sent every day. Sprinkle the surroundings for reconnaissance and vigilance.

When camping at night, the Russian army was also extra careful, and in order to prevent the Tatars from attacking at night, the camp was built impregnable. Fortunately, there are tens of thousands of militiamen to help the expeditionary force build camps, or this road is not so easy.

Schein also sent a large number of reconnaissance cavalry detachments to carry out infiltration reconnaissance in Tyumen, Tobolsk and other areas.

On both sides of the road leading to the Tyumen fortress, all Russian wintering grounds, strongholds and fortresses were completely destroyed, leaving only charred ruins. The ruins were littered with layers of charred corpses. It is also common to see Kyokan piled up with Russian heads and wooden stakes with corpses on them.

The scene that the Russian army saw along the way was shocking, and the officers and men of the Russian expedition were extremely indignant at the atrocities of the Tatars. The irascible Cossack cavalry in the ranks shouted loudly. Because a lot of the people who wore on the stakes were almost Cossacks.

"These damned Tatars, when I catch them, kill them all, and stake them too."

Shain cursed in his heart. Then he looked up at the sky and said to Ostov, who was next to him: "How far are we from Tyumen." How long is it estimated to take? ”

"Sir, at our current marching pace, it is estimated that we will be able to see the Tyumen fortress tomorrow night." Ostrov said very cautiously.

Since his defeat to the Tatars last year, he was still called up by Schein to the Siberian Expeditionary Force as an adjutant. After all, he knows the Tatars of Siberia better and can provide a lot of constructive advice to Shain.

The addition of Ostolov did play a considerable role. Lots of advice for Schein. The Siberian expeditionary force also adjusted its tactics according to his advice and made a lot of preparations for a response.

Shain nodded and said, "It's going to be dark soon, tell everyone to camp." Let everyone be on guard at night, although the Tatars did not launch a night attack, I always had a bad feeling. What kind of conspiracy should be brewing among the Tatars, we must be careful before taking the Tyumen fortress.

Although our expeditionary force is strong, we must take the Tyumen fortress, make it the stronghold of our expeditionary force in Siberia, and then build ships there, and gradually regain the strongholds along the main rivers of Siberia along the developed waterways of the Tula, Tomur and Ob rivers. So before the occupation of Tyumen, it was not advisable for the expeditionary force to divide its forces. ”

Listening to Schein's words, Ostov smiled and said: "My lord, last year I led the army to defeat here, mainly because the Tatar 10,000 iron cavalry took advantage of our small number and lack of cavalry, and launched a night attack on us day and night, we were tired of coping, and we lacked sufficient counterattack ability, and the firepower was insufficient.

But this time our expeditionary force is well armed, and there are strong cavalry and artillery, and the Tatars will certainly not use night attacks against us as they did last year, and I guess that now the Tatars are gathering troops and horses everywhere, and they should concentrate their forces near the Tyumen fortress area to fight a decisive battle with us. ”

While the two were talking, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves in the distance. The Cossack cavalry patrolling the perimeter rushed over one after another, and found that it was a Russian reconnaissance squad.

After a while, several Cossacks, with tired faces, were brought to Shain, and one of the Cossack leaders gave Shain a military salute.

"Your Excellency, we have found the Tatars near the Tyumen fortress, it seems to be a very large tribe, where there are countless herds of cattle, sheep and horses, and the Tatars' domed leather tents are not in sight. A large number of Tatar soldiers and horses were gathering towards Tyumen, and later they found us and chased after us for a day before throwing them off. ”

Schein listened to the words of the Cossack leader and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Now that you have found the Tatar lair, there is nothing to worry about.

It seems that Ostrov was right, and these Tatars really wanted to fight a decisive battle with the expeditionary force near the Tyumen fortress. Faced with the traditional, primitive nomads who had no firearms and cannons, Schein was certainly confident of defeating them.

When he thought of this, his heart suddenly became excited. It is estimated that the main force of the Tatars will appear tomorrow, after all, their tribe is in Tyumen, and the Tatars will inevitably have a decisive battle with the Russian expeditionary force before the expeditionary force arrives in Tyumen.

"Tell the troops to hurry up camping, recuperate their spirits, and prepare for a decisive battle with the Tatars......" (To be continued. )

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