Chapter 976

“The soldiers of the First Regiment, follow me. I will surely kill these Tsarist Russian brats today.”

On the battlefield filled with smoke, Gao Yingfeng’s eyes were fixed on the thousand Tsarist Russian soldiers led by Karlov. It was these invaders who brought them their current suffering, and now he was going to avenge the fallen soldiers.

The soldiers in Yakutsk had been holding in a rage for four months, and now it was completely unleashed. The soldiers of the First Regiment, shouting, followed Gao Yingfeng towards the square formation of the Tsarist Russian soldiers.

At this time, Karlov was observing the battle and looking for an opportunity to attack.

When Gubat ordered the cavalry to charge, the Great Yu Empire’s cavalry was clearly at a disadvantage. This cavalry that had traveled a long distance was no match for the rested barbarian cavalry who lived on horseback.

This also proved that his demand for Gubat to continue fighting was correct, as he believed that Gubat’s cavalry plus the Tsarist Russian firearms would be enough to defeat them.

However, the tide of the war turned when the Great Yu Empire’s soldiers came out of the city. The barbarian cavalry who were fighting with the Great Yu Empire’s cavalry fell off their horses one by one. At this time, the Great Yu Empire’s cavalry no longer wanted to fight and chose to retreat.

“Damn it, they have resupplied with ammunition and weapons,” Karlov said to Gubat, looking at the Great Yu Empire’s soldiers charging at them. “These soldiers have broken away from their main force. This is a good opportunity to use the cavalry to slaughter them!”

As he spoke, Karlov pointed at the soldiers led by Gao Yingfeng.

Gubat’s attention was on the cavalry who were fighting with the Great Yu Empire. When they first engaged, many of the Great Yu Empire’s cavalry were cut down by his soldiers, which made him very confident. But now that the situation had turned around, his mood went from leisurely to tense, as these were all his cavalry.

The heavy defeat destroyed his will to fight. He gave Karlov a cold look and said, “This is a war between your Tsarist Russia and the Great Yu Empire. I have helped you enough.”

With that, he ordered his personal guards to blow the retreat bugle. The barbarian cavalry, upon receiving the signal, quickly left the battlefield and fled west with Gubat.

“No, Gubat, you can’t do this. You are now Tsarist Russians. You can’t just abandon us,” Karlov said in horror.

After the Golden Tent Khanate joined Tsarist Russia, Tsarist Russia’s desire for the Far East became deeper and deeper. This was why they were so persistent about Yakutsk, because they believed that with the help of the Golden Tent Khanate, seizing more land would not be a problem.

But now, Karlov had clearly seen the unreliable side of the Golden Tent Khanate. This was a nomadic tribe that had not entered the ranks of civilization, and their actions would not be bound by rules.

Karlov’s voice spread far across the snowy plains, but Gubat did not look back. He could not afford a complete defeat, as it would cause him to lose his only voice on the grassland.

The slave soldiers and barbarian cavalry fled far away in the blink of an eye, while Gao Yingfeng’s soldiers were getting closer and closer. At the same time, the scattered Great Yu Empire’s cavalry regrouped and charged at them.

Karlov closed his eyes in despair. If the Great Yu Empire only had infantry, they could still escape, but these cavalry would leave them nowhere to run.

“Bang bang bang…”

“Bang bang bang…”

At a distance of two hundred meters from the Tsarist Russian soldiers, Gao Yingfeng ordered his soldiers to fire. The soldiers charged and fired at the same time, and the flexibility of the metal bullets gave them more combat advantages.

Under the dense gunfire, the Tsarist Russian soldiers were constantly falling down with screams. Karlov watched as his soldiers were being slaughtered without any means to stop it.

Because their soldiers could not launch an attack from a distance of two hundred meters, and on this point alone, they were at a disadvantage.

Moreover, it was clear that the Great Yu Empire’s firearms not only had a long range but were also very powerful. Soldiers hit by the Great Yu Empire’s bullets rarely got up again.

“Kill!”

Gao Yingfeng did not bother with the fleeing Golden Tent Khanate soldiers. His only target was the Tsarist Russian soldiers, because the cause and effect of the Yakutsk incident were all caused by Tsarist Russia.

Under their attack, the Tsarist Russian soldiers quickly broke formation. After leaving hundreds of corpses behind, the remaining Tsarist Russian soldiers fled north. This round of attack severely crushed their confidence.

Although the Tsarist Russian soldiers were fierce enough in combat, they could see that there was too great a gap between their firearms and those of the Great Yu Empire.

“Charge!”

Seeing that the Tsarist Russian soldiers’ formation was in disarray, Zhang Qinian seized the opportunity and immediately ordered the cavalry to charge.

The fleeing Tsarist Russian soldiers on the snowy plains were quickly caught up by the cavalry. The silvery sabers flashed, and the Tsarist Russian soldiers fell one by one at the hands of the cavalry.

“Hahaha… How satisfying!”

Gao Yingfeng stopped pursuing halfway and watched the cavalry deal with the remaining Tsarist Russian soldiers. From morning until noon, they had finally completely defeated the joint force of the Golden Tent Khanate and Tsarist Russia.

With the overall situation decided, Gao Yingfeng led his soldiers back to Yakutsk, while the cavalry who had chased after the enemy left no survivors. After killing all the invaders, the cavalry also returned to Yakutsk.

Inside the city, Zhu Sansi and Zhang Qinian were having a pleasant conversation. After a sigh, Zhu Sansi said, “Thank you, Brother Zhang. If you had not arrived in time, I, Zhu Sansi, and this entire division of soldiers would have been buried in this land of ice and snow.”

“You are too kind, Division Commander Zhu. This is my duty. Upon receiving the order from the Grand Council, we rushed to Jianzhou without stopping. Now that we have delivered the supplies to you, we have completed His Majesty’s sacred command,” Zhang Qinian said with a smile.

Along the way, he had grown to admire Zhu Sansi and his men more and more, because the journey was indeed very difficult, and he could imagine how difficult it was for the army led by Zhu Sansi to take Yakutsk.

“Long live His Majesty!” Zhu Sansi put his fist to his chest, feeling grateful. He had learned from Zhang Qinian that the Emperor had personally ordered the production of sleds and had sent the precious Han-style rifles and metal bullets.

“Long live His Majesty!” Zhang Qinian also put his fist to his chest. This represented their loyalty to the Emperor.

After the pleasantries, Zhang Qinian looked at Yakutsk and said, “It is extremely difficult to transport supplies here. It is not a good idea for a large army to be stationed here permanently. After defeating Tsarist Russia this time, we should suggest to the court to relocate people here to farm and hunt, and at the same time implement a military land system. Otherwise, the cost of supplies alone would be enormous.”

Zhu Sansi agreed deeply. The Great Yu Empire did not have much of an advantage in the Siberian snowy plains now. In order to control Siberia, Tsarist Russia had long ago relocated many people here to form towns. With these towns as strongholds, Tsarist Russia could constantly move south to harass them.

To completely control Siberia, it was not enough to just defeat the Tsarist Russian army. The empty land needed people to settle there.

“This is also my idea. Tonight, I will write this suggestion into the battle report and submit it to the court,” Zhu Sansi said with a serious expression.