Chapter 1074 Revenge, Revenge...

Tsaritsyn, this place has become the ‘base camp’ of the Russian army’s front line.

Although the current "Russian Army" is no longer purely Slavic, but a large group of "volunteers" mixed with Swedes, Finns, Poles, Germans and British.

Tsaritsyn now has nearly 200,000 troops, but only 100,000 of them are Russians. Specifically, there are only 70,000 to 80,000 Slavs.

There was no way, Alexander I was unwilling to enlist Russian recruits into the army when he had a choice.

This is a European coalition, their commander-in-chief is Barclay, and their chief of staff is Arthur Wellesley, Viscount Wellington, who has been promoted to another level. Under his command were generals from Russia, Prussia, Britain, Sweden and other countries, such as Prussia's Blücher, Sweden's Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, and Britain's Roland Hill.

But this configuration is not the best choice.

The whole of Europe was praying for Archduke Karl to come back, but Karl had been heartbroken by his brother Franz I. In the end, Archduke Karl refused the request.

On the banks of the Volga River outside Tsaritsyn, tens of thousands of Cossack cavalry stood quietly on their horses, looking at Platov, a Cossack-Russian cavalry general who could still gain the trust of His Majesty the Tsar after many defeats. , beheading ten Chinese prisoners of war who were tied to wooden stakes with one knife, and tens of thousands of Cossack cavalry, like chicken blood, waved their long knives to the sky together, and shouted in unison: "Ula, Ula …”

Platov put down his raised saber, the cheers suddenly stopped, and the entire grassland suddenly became extremely quiet. His eyes swept across the faces of countless Cossack soldiers, and asked in a low voice: "Cossacks?" Warriors, who took away our glory?”

From the Far East to Orenburg, the Caspian Sea to the Ural River, and from the Volga River to the North Caucasus, the Cossacks received a lot of ridicule within the coalition forces after repeated disastrous defeats. Even within the Russian army, a large number of people expressed disapproval of Prato The husband felt dissatisfied.

"Chinese people are Chinese people."

"Who took the lives of countless of our brothers?"

"Chinese people are Chinese people."

"Who robbed our cattle and sheep, leaving us impoverished and helpless? Who plundered our land and displaced our relatives? From the Amur River to Lake Baikal, from Lake Baikal to the Ural River, and then to the North In the Caucasus and then the Volga River, our relatives cried again and again, and our compatriots wailed in the pool of blood. Who is it? "

Platov's accusations stirred the heartstrings of all the Cossacks. The eyes of tens of thousands of Cossack cavalry were burning with the flames of revenge. They raised their sabers and shouted at the top of their lungs: "Is it the Chinese or the Chinese?" Chinese."

"Then what should we do? Should we continue to let the Chinese bully us like this, or should we pick up our swords and guns, fight to the death like a warrior, take back everything we have lost, and take revenge on them?"

Platov's whole body seemed to be on fire, and his hatred for the Chinese had completely devoured his entire soul. If he could replace the death of the Chinese emperor, Platov would rather go to hell and wail in hell forever.

"Revenge, revenge, revenge..." The Cossack's voice got louder and louder, causing the birds in the distant forest to fly.

Hearing this thunderous cry, Platov felt a surge of pride in his heart. His father once said that as long as the Cossacks unite, they can defeat any enemy. And now, that is when the Cossacks are most united.

The heavy casualties and blows forced the Cossacks to unite.

The Cossack cavalry under Platov come from different Cossack groups. If it were in the past, there would inevitably be intrigues. But now, he believes that the eleven hundred Cossacks under his command, Eleven hundred Cossack hearts will be twisted into one!

After the agitation was completed, more than 10,000 Cossack cavalry were divided into three teams, front, middle and rear, and rolled directly towards Turinsk.

Although they will not attack the Chinese defense line in Turinsk, there is still a large area of ​​​​open space outside Turinsk in the south of the Volga River for the Cossacks to roam freely.

Of course, much of the land south of the Volga became deserted and deserted. This will cause a lot of trouble for the Cossacks' military operations. Without the plundering of villages, the Cossacks can no longer go into battle bare-bones and eat wherever they go. The cavalry is not conducive to carrying supplies, which will also greatly limit Platov's mobility.

The Cossacks on horseback were all excited, and their hearts were full of obsession with revenge. They were defeated by the Chinese before, but now they have an army of 200,000 on their backs. As long as the coalition forces can hold it on the frontal battlefield, then on the side battlefield, the Cossacks will harass, investigate, sabotage, and perform sneak attacks in the Ranger style. The combat effectiveness can be fully unleashed.

In a sense, these Cossack cavalry are a group of mourning soldiers.

The area south of the Volga River is the North Caucasus.

This is a fertile land with large rivers such as the Kuban River, Terek River and Kuma River flowing through it. Agriculture is developed and it is an important food base for Russia. Minerals and metal smelting are also very important. Unfortunately, none of this belongs to Russia now. .

A large number of Russians were driven out of the North Caucasus, and Chen Ming would not let the vacant land sit empty. Especially since there were territories of the seven Khanates, both Chen Han and the seven Khanates had moved some people to the North Caucasus.

About 300 miles southwest of Turinsk, herds of cattle and sheep were grazing on the gradually yellowing grass. Damudin smoked a dry pipe, looking at his cattle and sheep with satisfaction while monitoring more than a dozen slaves who were harvesting grass. He had a short gun at his side, a saber hanging around his waist, and a bow pot next to his saddle.

Although he had served in the army, compared to using a musket, old Damudin felt that he could shoot faster and more accurately with a bow and arrow.

Twenty or thirty steps away from him, his son Deliger acted the same as Damudin, except that Damudin smoked a dry pipe, while Deliger played with cigarettes. Moreover, Deliger was not equipped with a bow and arrow. He was not an old antique like his father, nor was he unable to bend the bow and shoot arrows. However, compared with the ancient weapon of bow and arrow, he, who had also been in the army of the Chahar Khanate for a while, preferred to use a short musket, that is, a carbine.

Two people were enough to guard the more than ten slaves in front of them, because they were not all young and strong. These were two families that got together, each with an old man over fifty years old, a man and a woman, and three to four children of different ages.

These were all former Russian serfs, and now they have become slaves of the Mongols. There was once a Mongolian nobleman who was too proud to be himself and called these slaves "baoyi". After this matter was spread, the Mongolian nobleman was thrown into prison. So they are slaves now!

These slaves were not slaves of Damudin's family. One of the two families belonged to Deliger's wife's family. Chen Han only wanted to drive away all the Russians, but the seven khanates, the Ottomans, the Persians, etc., all had their own little violations. Especially for the seven Khans who were relocated, they were few in number, and if they had no slaves, their lives would not be as comfortable as they are now.

And these slaves were also the important reason why Damudin and his people were willing to migrate to the North Caucasus before the war was over.

A slave was a little slow and was immediately scolded by Damudin.

Damudin, who came from the bottom of society, now enjoys this kind of master-like life. He was originally just an ordinary herdsman in the Eight Banners of Chahar. He fought hard on the battlefield several times, which exchanged for his current life.

The Mongolian tribes are clearly divided into classes. The Misamis lost a lot of rights during the migration process, and the "noble" of the tribal nobles is even more worthy of the envy of the bottom people.

The reason why Damudin was willing to fight on the battlefield was that he wanted to live a better life and to stand out.

In peacetime, a small herdsman like him would never stand out in his life, and his descendants would never stand out. Only on the battlefield, only on the battlefield, and immediately on the battlefield, can he stand out.

Now Damudin's wish is half fulfilled. His life has changed qualitatively. His family has more than 200 cattle and sheep, more than a dozen horses, and thousands of savings in the bank. The days of living from hand to mouth will never fall on him and his children and grandchildren. But Damudin's status has not changed. This is normal. Among the countless young people who go to the battlefield with dreams, how many can be immediately granted the title of nobility? Very few, very few.

Facts have proved that Damudin is just an ordinary person, and an ordinary person with good luck. So he did not die on the battlefield, and his son did not die on the battlefield. The efforts of Damudin and his son changed their lives, but their family is still an ordinary civilian family. Just like the rich peasants in the Central Plains in the past.

Coming to the North Caucasus first, Damudin's choice was ridiculed by many people in his "hometown" - the Kazakh steppe. Is it necessary to fight so hard? Your family is not so poor that they don't even have food.

Damudin argued with these people with a red face and thick neck at the time, saying that he was loyal to the Khan.

This made everyone laugh, but they didn't agree with it. What loyalty to the Khan? Isn't it just greed for the benefits of immigrating to the North Caucasus? No matter how Damudin explained, the people around him just didn't believe it. They also labeled him as "greedy for money" and "overestimating one's own ability".

Then Damudin and some people were relocated to the North Caucasus. Their original belongings were left in their hometown, because there were plenty of cattle and sheep for them to graze in the North Caucasus, and even large tracts of land waiting for them to cultivate.

The Chahar Mongols originally lived in Xuanhua and Datong, where there were many Han people. In order to consolidate the border, the Qing Dynasty gradually "recruited settlers to settle on the border" and "reclaimed wasteland" in the vast Mongolian nomadic areas. Many landless farmers in the Han area went to Mongolia to open up wasteland, and many Chahar Mongols knew how to farm.

But Damudin's family never thought about farming, they just wanted to graze. In Damudin's plan, the war would last for three to five years, so that no one would dare to migrate here on a large scale, and he could graze his livestock anywhere without any worries. Wherever he could see, it would be his pasture.