"What did you say? Say it again f*cking". In Ningguta City, in General Ningguta's mansion, Hunchun grabbed Lieutenant General Lin's lapel and lifted him up from the ground.
"Say that again, motherfucker!" Hunchun's eyes burst into flames.
Lieutenant General Lin's eyes were red and swollen, and he cursed, "Those bastards of Rakshasa ghosts are robbing the people of their food. Whenever the people resist, they arrest and kill them. Now Buqihe, Fukejin, Susucheng, Kemayi, All the towns along the Yinda River were robbed, and as many as five or six hundred people died at the hands of these Rakshasa ghosts."
"Up to now, there are still more than five hundred people being held as prisoners in their hands!"
Hunchun's muddy tears rolled out. He let go of his hands and sat down on the chair. He suddenly hit his head hard, "What evil have I done! I can't even protect the people under my rule. Why don't I?" Go to hell"
"General! General" the deputy general rushed up and grabbed Hunchun's hand. "It's not our fault. This is an order from the court. Who knows what those bastards are thinking! Now is not the time to be downcast. General, you have to make up your mind!" If the superiors are confused, we have to wipe our butts, otherwise what will the court want us to do?"
"Yes, yes, now is not the time to say dejected words, gather the generals! I want to lead the troops to stop these Rakshasa ghosts." After saying this, Hunchun wanted to rush out. He was going to gather the generals.
"No!" His confidant, Lieutenant General Luo, grabbed the general's waist and pulled the general hard with all his strength. "We can't mobilize troops! General, we can't defeat those Rakshasa ghosts!"
"How dare you embolden others and destroy your own prestige? I will kill you to sacrifice the flag."
"Even if you kill me, I won't let go. General, please calm down. The enemy has 20,000 Cossack cavalry, all with two horses and equipped with new muskets, and they are elites mobilized from the Great West. Can we defeat them?"
"Our Ningguta area does have 50,000 soldiers in total on the roster, but don't you know what these 50,000 soldiers look like? Those who are old and young will have to reduce their number by 10,000, and those who are too weak to fight will have to reduce their number by 10,000. Ten thousand, those left behind to guard each pass will get another fifteen thousand, and in the end, the elite who can fight hard will only be fifteen thousand!"
"General, you have a conscience and don't pay too much. Otherwise, you won't be able to bring out ten thousand soldiers who can fight! Let's look at what equipment we use? The waist sword, fire blunderbuss, and general cannon were all cast during the Yongzheng period. Well, besides defending the city, what else can it be used for?"
"The enemy's breech-loaded muskets are as elite as the volunteers. To be honest, we can't even defeat the volunteers. Do we still want to fight with the enemy in the field? That's a dream."
"That's enough! Don't I know this? But what can I do? It's normal to eat a bowl of rice from the court and be shrouded in horse leather. Give this life back to the court."
"General! You didn't understand what I meant?" Vice General Lin was sweating anxiously. "General, we are definitely no match for the Rakshasa ghosts in the field, but we can defend the city! Don't forget, from the Songhua River to If you advance to Vladivostok, you will have to go ashore and take the post road in Sanxing City."
"There are deep and dense forests on both sides of the road. We have four fortresses along the way. From the first station to the fourth station, we can resist each supply point for a while."
"We just need to delay the enemy's attack, and sell the information to Xiang Shaolong, so that they can chew the hard bones! In this way, we can explain it to the court, and on the other hand, the people will not say anything bad about us. There is Heilongjiang General Compared to this, we can be regarded as unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness, what do you think?"
Hunchun rubbed his temples in pain, "What kind of bullshit is this? Pay attention, isn't this a mess? Good or bad, shirk responsibility, and in the end, as long as one of us is not the worst, it will be fine? I can't live with this!"
"You have to make it even if you don't!" Lieutenant General Lin was anxious. He grabbed the general's shoulders and shook him desperately. "We have to survive first! Only by living long and remaining useful can we better reimburse the court!"
"The regent and the others are responsible for the current chaos. The emperor has not yet taken charge. One day His Majesty will take charge. Then the general will be able to use his power again. Don't forget that Your Majesty has personally given you a secret edict? Are you? You are the general with the number beside His Majesty! Live well and accumulate strength. In the future, these tens of thousands of soldiers will be His Majesty's backing!"
"This is the most important thing we have to do now, let go of everything else!"
For a courtier like Hunchun who is foolish, loyal and filial, nothing will work for him. As long as you mention the emperor to him, he will be able to understand everything once you mention the emperor, and he can endure any grievance for the sake of the emperor.
"Yes, yes, you are right. Just do what you said and contact the spies of the Volunteer Army, tell them the information, and then gather the troops and let's go north to block the Rakshasa ghost. If there is more, we can't guarantee that there will be no problem even if we block it for three days. !”
While the two were secretly discussing, they underestimated the marching speed of the Rakshasa cavalry. Lieutenant General Lin had always used the marching speeds of the Eight Banners Cavalry and Mongolian Cavalry of the Qing Dynasty in the past to make judgments and deductions, but they had forgotten the original Rakshasa Cavalry this time. The Chassar Cavalry Regiment came to save lives. What they received was the death order from the Tsar. If Vladivostok could not be saved, these tens of thousands of soldiers would not go home.
It is conceivable how such cavalry would rush forward desperately. They ate and drank on horseback, took naps on horseback, and even tied their legs to the horse for fear of falling off the horse while sleeping.
They ate snow when they were thirsty, and ate raw dried meat when they were hungry. As a fighting nation, they lived up to their reputation. Their bodies could survive such an extreme forced march, and they could still fight.
Vice General Lin was still discussing countermeasures with Hunchun, but Sanxing City on the banks of the Songhua River had already encountered Fumanov's vanguard, and the war had begun unexpectedly.
Sanxing City is located on the southeast bank of the Wusuli River. This is the place where the Manchus have flourished. It has been extremely prosperous since ancient times. The Qing Dynasty called it one of the seven towns outside the Guanwai, and established a deputy capital to govern it. It is the post road leading to Ninggu Pagoda. Rakshasa ghosts cannot get around this place if they want to invade.
When the sky was dark, the defenders on the city wall of Sanxing were suddenly alarmed by the frightened shouts outside the city wall. The defenders who were warming themselves around the stove looked down and found a dozen mountain people on horseback shouting under the city wall. Little scream.
"Damn you, why are you rebelling? What a hell are you screaming so early in the morning?"
"Master Jun, please open the door and help! Rakshasa and ghosts are coming as far as the eye can see, just stepping on the ice."
Before he finished speaking, the soldiers on the city tower suddenly felt that the dust under their feet began to shake, and the entire Sanxing City Wall began to tremble. At this moment, a ray of sunlight had been projected from the eastern sky, shining diagonally on the frozen Songhua River. The sharp-eyed soldiers saw at a glance a dark black tide surging on the ice in the north, covering the ground as far as the eye could see.
"My mother! You are really a Rakshasa ghost. Go up to the top of the gate stone! Prepare your bows and arrows, inform the deputy commander, and sound the alarm throughout the city!"
