With the surrender of Batur Hutaiji, the two-year strategy of conquering the Western Regions finally made decisive progress.
It can be said that the standstill of the National Defense Forces in Hami gave all forces in the Western Region a great misunderstanding.
They mistakenly thought that the Han people were as afraid of the Western Regions as snakes and scorpions and did not dare to advance westward.
Therefore, all the forces in the Western Region only focused on the enemies in front of them and devoted all their efforts to unify the Western Region.
In addition, the National Defense Force's strategic deception is very good.
All parties in the Western Region only focused on the northwest strategic cluster in the Hexi Corridor. They had no idea that the northern strategic cluster in Karge had also joined in.
As a result, when the Second Cavalry Division swept thousands of miles and suddenly appeared on the battlefield, it became the biggest variable.
At this point, no large-scale force in northern Xinjiang can resist the National Defense Forces.
What the Northwest Strategic Cluster needs to do is to take over the past place by place and return this vast land to the territory of China.
Of course, the pace of the Northwest Strategic Cluster will not stop in the Western Region.
The situation in the north has become clear. The struggle between the Empire and Russia is about to begin, and they will not let the Northern Strategic Group fight alone.
As the Second Cavalry Division reached Uliasutai, the headquarters made adjustments and placed the Second Cavalry Division under the northwest strategic cluster.
Because the next combat mission of the Northwest Strategic Group is the most difficult.
To the west of the Western Region, there are more complex and powerful forces that need to be conquered.
However, the current Western Region can no longer escape the clutches of the empire.
The only remaining force in northern Xinjiang is the remnants of Zhuote Babatur.
After he escaped back to Tacheng, he met Norbu who had escaped from Uliasutai.
Norbu was the leader of the Zaksatu Khan tribe and the son of Subadi.
The Second Cavalry Division swept through Zaksatuhan's tribe. Norbu was completely unable to resist and could only lead a small group of tribesmen to escape westward.
They suffered many hardships and suffered heavy losses along the way. By the time they arrived at Tacheng, there were already less than 3,000 people.
He fully thought he could get help from the Junggar tribe, but he suddenly found out that the Junggar tribe was also going to die.
It happened that the situation on the battlefield was reported at this time.
When they learned that the Junggar and Heshuote tribes had been swept away by the National Defense Forces, both Zhuote Babatur and Norbu were frightened.
Of course they knew that the National Defense Forces would attack Tacheng soon.
In order to survive, the two decided to move west quickly.
They planned to defect to the Torgut tribe.
After all, there is still a relationship between the two parties. Even if they live under someone else's roof from now on, it is better than perishing.
As for the Western Regions...
Obviously there is no place for them anymore.
Opposite the city of Yakutsk, the expedition team finally waited for Dahu's company.
"How's it going?"
Dahu and Gu Dahu are also old acquaintances.
During the expedition, the two parties cooperated a lot. Therefore, when they met, Dahu did not use any polite greetings and went straight to the topic.
The weather is about to snow, so uprooting the enemy's fortress is the top priority.
During the time when Dahu came over, Gu Dahu was not idle and actually did a lot of work.
"We searched the area and found that there were no tribes left. We only found some Mongolians hiding. They said that the young men and women of the tribe were either killed or taken to work in the castle. I guess, not Might make it out alive.”
Dahu hid in the dense forest and observed the city of Yakutsk through a telescope.
The castle is not big, but has complete functions, but the guards are relatively lax.
The Russians estimated that the process of occupying this land was too smooth, and they did not expect that there was any powerful enemy nearby. Over time, you will inevitably become slack.
But no matter what, such a castle cannot be solved by a company of national defense troops and an expedition team.
"Before the army comes, let's attack everywhere, cut off the connection between here and other places, and ask for more information."
Dahu knew that the Russians had come thousands of miles away and could not have only such a small force.
There must be a Russian expedition somewhere nearby.
Only when we understand them clearly can we deal with them one by one, so as not to find the needle in the haystack.
Following his order, everyone quickly dispersed and ambush around the city of Yakutsk.
The Russians in the city didn't know they were being targeted. Every once in a while, the Russians in the city would come out and explore in all directions, looking for wealth.
Because this exploration doesn't go very far, each team is small.
There are dozens of people at most and a few people at least.
And at this scale, when it comes to the National Defense Forces and expedition teams, it is a piece of cake.
Sporadic ambush battles started from time to time in the dense forest, and one after another the Russians disappeared.
It was calm at first, but soon the Russians also noticed something was wrong.
After all, people who go out never come back, which is very strange in itself.
"Mr. Governor, I sense danger."
Stepanov, the former head of Yakutsk City, hurriedly came to the new governor Franzbekov.
The new governor-general was a big shot in the court from Moscow and had the mission of being a tsar. Once here, he took over all power.
Franzbekov was able to gain the Tsar's trust because he told the Tsar about an ambitious plan.
He planned to integrate all Russian expeditions in the Far East, and then march towards the Heilongjiang River Basin, conquer the Daur people there, and turn it into Russian territory.
The Tsar was very interested in his plans and gave him full power.
The reason why Gu Dahu and others were able to encounter the Russian expedition was precisely because of Franzbekov's order.
"What happened? My warrior."
Franzbekov held up a glass of red wine, arty. If you are not familiar with him, you will definitely be deceived.
But Stepanov was extremely afraid of this boss.
After all, a female body was dragged away from Franzbekov's room every night.
Stepanov considers himself not a good person, but he is not such a beast or devil.
"Mr. Governor, none of the teams we sent out have returned. I suspect something happened to them."
After hearing what he said, Franzbekov also frowned.
"It's been calm recently and the weather is good. What trouble can we encounter?"
He had great faith in the combat effectiveness of those squads.
After all, in a place like this, the fifty-man Russian expedition team is invincible.
How could those savages who were still using stone spears and wooden bows defeat the expedition team?
Stepanov was worried.
"I don't know the specific situation. But I need your authorization to organize a slightly larger team to go out and check it out."
Franzbekov was very happy to see that he had the courage to do his job.
"Very good. I authorize you to lead three hundred people and set off. But it will snow soon. Within a month at most, no matter what is detected, you must come back."
The winter in the Far East is terrifying, and it is absolutely impossible to survive outdoors.
The number of people here in Yakutsk is very limited and we must not lose too much.
But neither Franzbekov nor Stepanov would have thought that they would have no way to survive this winter.
