"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Ushakov looked coldly at the battle situation on Sakhalin Island at this time.
The attacks by the Tsarist Russian Navy have almost never stopped since his arrival.
However……
This naval marshal, who was definitely ranked number one in the history of Tsarist Russia, slowly frowned at this time.
The previous failure of Anton Lev made the Tsarist Russians believe that the incompetence of one general must have exhausted the three armies.
But when Ushakov came to the scene of the battle, he discovered...
Things are not that simple.
He obviously underestimated the combat effectiveness of Longyan Army.
It’s been a month…
It’s been over a month!
They still haven't taken Sakhalin!
The anger of Peter the Great from within Tsarist Russia has made these generals start to tremble.
Long Yanren...
Are you so not afraid of death?
They, the Tsarist Russians, have always been called a fighting nation.
All this time, they have never had any real conflict with the Longyan people. This makes Ushakov's assessment of Longyan's combat effectiveness not so accurate.
This made the resolute-looking naval marshal a little unhappy.
"Marshal, letter from St. Petersburg!"
"Marshal, Your Majesty, he..."
Several consecutive letters made Ushakov's mood worse.
Peter's urging about the war in the Far East made him a little unhappy.
The aristocratic men in the country even began to discuss whether he, Ushakov, the first admiral of Tsarist Russia, was as useless as Anton Lev!
Damn it!
They're all a bunch of moths!
Ushakov cursed fiercely.
Peter the Great informed him in the letter and gave him an ultimatum to end the war in the Far East and capture Sakhalin within a month!
a month...
Depending on the current resistance of the Longyan people, who can win?
"marshal……"
"this……"
A group of lieutenants also looked at each other in confusion.
A month?
This emperor is too impatient!
Ushakov took a deep breath.
It seems that without using some special means, it will be difficult to win this tough battle...
"Special means..."
A sinister look flashed in Ushakov's eyes.
His evaluation in history is that he was decisive and ruthless.
He is known as the patron saint of the Russian navy.
If you want to protect yourself...then you must be cruel to others!
He thought for a moment.
He said, "Do you still remember how two towns in our Tsarist Russia disappeared during peaceful times?"
The faces of a group of people changed greatly after hearing this.
plague!
Of course they have heard of it, it was a very terrifying thing for Tsarist Russia!
The disappearance of two towns out of thin air is definitely not a small matter for Tsarist Russia. After that, corpses were everywhere around those two towns, the plague was rampant, and there were thousands of rats, which made people frightened. To this day, they still use these plague-carrying rats, and there is nothing they can do...
living hell!
Absolute hell on earth!
"The marshal means..."
"this……"
The faces of the group of people turned pale.
Is this too inhumane?
Ushakov took a deep breath and finally made a decision: "Go and prepare!"
"yes……"
The deputy generals responded with dull voices.
…
The battle on Sakhalin Island is still going on, but the defender has changed from Niu Chaofeng before to Xiao Qian now.
Xiao Qian, Long Yan's famous general, led the Qingzhou soldiers, who were also Long Yan's top troops.
Niu Chaofeng, a commoner, could hold Sakhalin Island with some civilian armed forces without systematic training, and Xiao Qian's elite were naturally no exception.
But despite this, Xiao Qian still had some difficulty in dealing with Tsarist Russia's attack.
Fortunately, this is Long Yan's own land after all, and support is endless.
The Russian navy led by Ushakov continued to attack, but to no avail.
Today, Tsarist Russia retreated once again after throwing away more than 500 corpses. This was the 31st defeat of the Tsarist Russian navy this week.
Ming Jin withdraws his troops.
Xiao Qian's lieutenants helped him take off his shirt.
Xiao Qian, who had been tired for a day, picked up the wine next to him and took a sip.
"General, what do these idiots want to do? Are they out of soldiers?"
"Yeah, the artillery attacks these days don't seem to be that bad..."
"Should we...should counterattack?"
Xiao Qian had a dark look on his face.
Counterattack? What are you thinking about?
Do you think only Longyan has support? The front of Tsarist Russia is actually not very long...and water transportation is not comparable to land transportation.
Something fishy!
Tsarist Russia must be up to something!
Xiao Qian actually had a puzzled look on his face. Ever since they took over the defense of Sakhalin Island, the Tsarist Russian army's attacks had not stopped.
At the beginning, the attack momentum was very fierce. Although it was still unable to gain a foothold on Sakhalin Island, it also caused certain casualties to Xiao Qian's army.
However, in recent days, the pace of Tsarist Russia's attacks has slowed down significantly, and the frequency of attacks and the number of people landing on the island have dropped significantly.
Before, it could cause some casualties to Xiao Qian's army, but later, it just threw their lives on the coast needlessly.
"I don't know what conspiracy they have. Maybe they are waiting for us to relax. Go back and tell the sergeants to be alert. As long as the Russian Navy does not retreat, we will not be able to relax for a moment!"
Although the war was in the upper hand, Xiao Qian did not dare to be careless. To a certain extent, Sakhalin Island was a barrier to Liaodong. Once Sakhalin Island was lost, Vladivostok, Hailanpao, Khabarovsk and other places would be lost. It was in danger. Once the Outer Khingan Range and the Greater Khingan Range were captured by Tsarist Russia, Liaodong would become the eastern granary of Tsarist Russia.
"General, another soldier has fallen ill!"
Xiao Qian was watching the battlefield in the distance, when the military doctor walked over with a nervous look on his face.
"Falling sick again?"
Hearing this, Xiao Qian frowned slightly.
The day before yesterday, more than a hundred soldiers fell ill. Yesterday, the number of sick soldiers climbed to 500!
The military doctor determined that the Qingzhou soldiers were not adaptable to the harsh environment in the Northeast and were not acclimatized. Measures had been taken, but who would have thought that on the third day, soldiers would still fall!
"How many more fell this time?"
"Back to General, today, more than 800 people have fallen ill. Not only that, but there are also thousands of soldiers who are feeling unwell in some way."
The military doctor surrendered his hands in fear.
"Eight hundred? Thousands?"
Xiao Qian's eyes narrowed slightly. In just three days, more than a thousand people had fallen. Even if they were acclimatized, this force was a bit overwhelming, right?
Moreover, the disease has not been cured, but has spread further. This matter is not that simple, right?
"General, after discussion with several of our military doctors, we feel that this is probably not a result of acclimatization, but..."
"But what, tell me!"
"It's...the plague."
The military doctor lowered his head and said something in despair.
plague!
Nowadays, when medicine is underdeveloped, plague, a disease with wide spread and high fatality rate, is undoubtedly a god of death. When he heard these two words, even Xiao Qian, who had seen the big scene, was stunned. .
The plague is no joke. Once the plague spreads among the army, these 50,000 people will turn into 50,000 withered bones in a short time!
Not only the island, but the northeastern region behind Sakhalin is also at risk.
These days, there are no less than a thousand logistics personnel traveling between Sakhalin and the Northeast region...
No one knows whether those people carry pathogens.
"you sure?"
The military doctor nodded. He didn't dare to talk nonsense about such a big matter.
After receiving confirmation, Xiao Qian clenched his fists tightly.
"This matter must be kept strictly confidential. If it is leaked and causes panic, I will kill you!"
"General, the top priority now is to isolate the seriously ill people!"
"Of course I know, but I also know that once the sergeants on the island fall into panic, their combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced. When the Russian army attacks, can you withstand it?"
For Xiao Qian, the plague was terrifying, but the Tsarist Russian Navy, which was eyeing pirates and other pirates, was even more terrifying.
They may be able to survive the spread of the plague, but once the red-haired devils rush to Sakhalin Island, they will definitely die!
"Is there any way?"
"This... I am stupid. I haven't come up with any solution yet. However, I know someone who has the ability to solve this problem. However, this person has a transcendent status and I am afraid he will not take action." The imperial doctor was confused.
"If the plague can be solved, even if he is the King of Heaven, I will kidnap him. Tell me who he is!"
"The chief assistant of the dynasty, Liu Zheng."
"Ahem..."
Xiao Qian coughed twice. Just now, 13 was a bit too big.
"Report to the court quickly!"
"Tell them to send a doctor over!"
But for Long Yan, the plague is not a big deal.
Because Liu Zheng had already dealt with a crazy epidemic before.
so.
At this time, no one took it seriously...
only……
They did not expect that this plague was different from ordinary plagues.
They will also pay a heavy price for this.
…
St. Petersburg.
In order to keep the morale of all the armies in the Western Region War, Peter began to reward heavily!
Take the Wusun area and get a reward!
If you capture Yanqi again, you will be rewarded!
Not only is the reward gold and silver, but 400,000 bottles of vodka are also prepared!
Maozi were born in extremely cold areas, and alcohol is a must-have for them to cope with the severe cold. To a certain extent, their dependence on alcohol is no less than addicts' dependence on opium!
After hearing the news, Tsarist Russia's flagging morale was unprecedentedly high!
In recent times, they have been fighting very cowardly. If this batch of spirits is shipped to the front line, no one can guarantee that under the stimulation of alcohol, this group of fighting people will go all out to capture Yanqi Qiuci.
This news naturally cannot escape Qian Feng's sight. He knows the seriousness of the problem, so he must find a way to solve it.
Between St. Petersburg and Wusun, they did not have enough armed forces to attack the Russian transport convoy. If they could not seize it by force, they had to use outsmarts.
This matter is not simple, and it makes Qian Feng, the spy chief, very ruthless. However, after closer inspection, he discovered that the person in charge of the reward army this time was actually Menshikov!
It’s really another village where everything is bright and clear!
Qian Feng's father was doing corn business with Menshikov. After the huge benefits brought by Long Yan's export of grain and grass, they had completely gained Menshikov's trust.
If there is one, there are two.
The sale of corn is about to be completed. At this time, Qian Fugui proposes to buy vodka at a high price. Presumably the greedy Menshikov will not refuse. As long as the demand is large enough and the gold and silver given is enough, Menshikov will definitely buy it. I will have the idea of this batch of "royal wine".
As long as you can do enough in this batch of "royal wines", you can not only weaken the morale of Rumyantsev's army, but also make Peter the Great's right and left hand turn against each other!
If the marshals are at odds with each other, the combat effectiveness of Tsarist Russia's army will be greatly reduced!
It can even intensify the conflict between Menshikov and Peter the Great!
Kill three birds with one stone, once and for all!
"Father, come here."
