Steel Dynasty - Chapter 944

[Chapter 939 Snowfield Dilemma]

Stepping on the thick snow, Zhu Sansi trudged hard in the snowy snowfield.

There are no roads or densely populated villages here, just endless forests and open land.

Although with the help of the Daur people, they were able to find the Daur tribes along the way to obtain supplies under Guda’s guidance, but the road to Yaksa was still very difficult.

“Division Commander, we found a Tsarist Russian stronghold in front, with more than sixty Russian soldiers inside.”

While Zhu Sansi was thinking, the scout in charge of reconnaissance brought news.

“Commander Zhu, this is the stronghold set up by Tsarist Russia along the way to provide supplies to the Russian soldiers heading south. There are more than twenty strongholds like this around Yaksa.”

Guda knows the situation in this area very well .

, it was he who reminded Tsarist Russia that the stronghold was nearby.

Zhu Sansi displayed the map and marked the location of the strongholds on the map. He said: “If Guda is right, these strongholds functioned as post stations and supplies to provide Nerchinsk, Yaxa and Moore. If it is the case, we should clear out the surrounding strongholds and turn Yaksa into an isolated city.”

Gao Yingfeng nodded. Now he has put away his impetuous heart and is fulfilling this mission in a down-to-earth manner.

, the cold and the combat effectiveness of the Tsarist Russians in the cold made him dare not underestimate the enemy now.

Because some soldiers had already fallen ill due to the cold during the march in the past few days, and now they just wanted to occupy Yaksa as soon as possible and sleep in a warm house.

“Division Commander, I suggest you divide your forces now and remove these strongholds as soon as possible. There are not many soldiers in Yaksa, and our numbers are sufficient.” Gao Yingfeng suggested.

“I think so too. It may not be a good thing for these more than 10,000 people to gather together. From now on, we will attack nearby strongholds as regiments.” Zhu Sansi gave the order.

According to various intelligence reports, Tsarist Russia is not very powerful in these places. Nerchinsk and Yaksa were only two cities within the borders of the Great Chongqing Kingdom in the past. Tsarist Russia also had many colonial sites scattered in Siberia to the east of the vast Ural Mountains. On the snowfield.

According to his understanding, the Siberian snowfield covers an astonishing area of more than 12 million square kilometers, which is more than twice the size of the current land of Great Chongqing.

The 700,000 immigrants from Tsarist Russia were distributed over such a huge land. Therefore, Nerchinsk and Yaksa were mainly used as military outposts to serve Tsarist Russia’s southern invasion.

Because of this, he can do many things with his superior strength.

After receiving the order, Gao Yingfeng immediately led a regiment of soldiers to move forward and over a mountain. They saw the Tsarist Russian stronghold below on the only way forward.

This stronghold is surrounded by a neat wooden fence. Within the fence is a circular field about 200 meters in diameter. There is a wooden watchtower seven or eight meters high on the field. On the north side is a row of wooden houses. In front of the house is There are many meat drying racks with dried meat and bear, deer, and mink fur hanging on them.

A bonfire was burning in the middle, and a dozen Tsarist Russian soldiers were lazily grilling meat and drinking wine.

A caravan carriage was parked by the gate of the stronghold, and the remaining Tsarist Russian soldiers continued to load the furs stored in the house onto the carriage.

“Hey, if you take this stronghold, you will not only have food to eat, but also a wooden house to sleep in. Second Commander, take your people to sneak over and take this stronghold for me.” Gao Yingfeng said sternly.

“Yes, brigade commander.” A hunky-backed man replied in a hushed voice. Then he waved his hand and called for the soldiers to go down the hill and approach the Tsarist Russian stronghold under the cover of the woods.

Gao Yingfeng followed. They did not rush to attack, but used their superior force to circle around and completely surround the entire stronghold.

After completing the encirclement, Gao Yingfeng called the sharpshooter in the army and asked him to kill the sentries on the watchtower to avoid being exposed during the attack.

“Bang…!”

With the sound of a gunshot, the sentry on the watchtower fell down under the gunfire of the sharpshooter.

At this time, Gao Yingfeng led his soldiers to attack from the front, and there was a sudden burst of gunfire.

The gunshots also alarmed the Russians. They ignored the deal at hand, picked up their firearms, and looked for obstacles to fight back.

Because of the frontal threat, all the Russians gathered in the front, and at this time the soldiers behind them sneaked into the stronghold.

The Russians knew nothing about this. While they were fighting, suddenly there was a burst of gunfire behind them. Before they could react, the Russians fell down one after another.

The gunfire stopped, and Gao Yingfeng strode into the stronghold. Although they had the advantage in numbers, he did not adopt a reckless attack method because of this. Everything was focused on reducing casualties.

“You go back and report to the division commander that everything is going well and you can move forward.” Gao Yingfeng said to the soldiers beside him.

The soldiers left, and Zhu Sansi arrived at the stronghold soon.

Nodding slightly, he said: “There are many strongholds like this. Without further ado, you will cooperate with the Daur guides to clear the strongholds around Yaksa as soon as possible.”

After receiving the order, the officers who entered the stronghold counted their number. After distributing the bacon in the stronghold to the soldiers, continue heading north.

Zhu Sansi watched the soldiers leave, and then said to Gao Yingfeng: “The Russians chose this stronghold well. Now it belongs to us. You choose some soldiers to stay and transform this place into a post station. Once you come, you can help us.” Provide supplies so that we can contact Jianzhou.”

Gao Yingfeng nodded and sighed: “What is the use of this bitter cold land? If we need furs, we can exchange them for industrial products from Great Chongqing.”

“You know. Damn it!” Zhu Sansi glared at Gao Yingfeng. Since entering the snowfield, many soldiers have had this idea. He said: “We cannot give in to the country. This is a bitter cold land, but it also belongs to the country of Chongqing. Land, in addition, after taking Yaksa, we will continue to advance north. You must understand that land is a resource. What we are doing now is to build a foundation for future generations. If you think this way, this place will eventually be destroyed. Occupied by Tsarist Russia.”

“It’s enough to destroy Tsarist Russia.” Gao Yingfeng said aggrievedly.

Zhu Sansi wanted to give Gao Yingfeng a slap in the face. Sometimes this kid just didn’t like to use his brain. He said, “It takes at least more than 10,000 miles from here to Moscow. How can we build such a long supply line?”

Gao Yingfeng sighed. For a moment, he stopped talking.

Zhu Sansi also sighed and said: “I only hope that the emperor can build the railway here, otherwise this place will be really difficult to control.

“But if we want to build the Siberian Railway, I’m afraid it won’t be completed in more than ten years. . “Gao Yingfeng poured another basin of cold water on him.

(End of chapter)