Dominate the Country

The entire North Caucasus covers hundreds of thousands of square kilometers, but the total number of people moved by the Seven Khanates and Chen Han is only thirty to twenty thousand. It is like a handful of pebbles scattered in the sea, and it is extremely lonely.

A small herdsman like Damudin has a limited vision and can only see his own interests. Of course, he hopes that the days of free grazing can be longer. In this way, he can drive his sheep, cattle and horses anywhere without having to think about whether this is his own pasture or whose land he is passing through. As long as he can see the land, it is all there. It's his ranch.

Although he would be taking huge risks in doing so, with the lush pastures, Damuding was sure that his sheep, cattle and horses would be doing somersaults in a very short period of time [three to five years]. Increasing upward.

If he could have one or two thousand sheep, hundreds of cattle and horses, his family would be able to harvest more than ten thousand yuan every year just from wool and cheese, not to mention leather and meat. This is a huge temptation. Just thinking about it can make Damudin completely forget about the war in the north. Otherwise, how could he dare to commit suicide so close to the battlefield? And they also persuaded many relatives and friends to move to Weiyuan Fort with them!

Weiyuan Fort is a small fortress that was only started to be built in the spring of this year. There is only one battalion in the garrison. It is located more than 300 miles away from Turinsk. It is a first-line stronghold to curb the Russian cavalry's southward raids.

The terrain here is not steep, but since the military can build a fortress here, it is conceivable that the terrain here is still conducive to defense. But outside the castle, a river flows, and wherever the clear stream passes, Jinshi farmland pastures.

Damuding's family lives a leisurely life near Weiyuan Fort. Some of his relatives and friends are also near Weiyuan Fort, but they are far away from each other.

It snows in August, and winter is coming soon. Damudin and the others are taking a nomadic route, so silage is not available, but they still need to reserve fodder. Fortunately, their current 'territory' is really large. The northern part of the North Caucasus is full of plains, but beyond these plains, there are hills and mountains, not to mention the prairie on the Black Sea in the west. There are plenty of places to take shelter from the wind and snow.

For ordinary herdsmen like Damuding, living such a beautiful life is really beautiful. The only regret is that they can't live in a house, eat grains, vegetables, or have a warm kang.

It would be great if there could be a kang in the yurt that could be moved anytime and anywhere. Just as Damuding was thinking about it, a gentle vibration came from the ground, and the livestock that were grazing became restless. After a while, the amplitude of the ground vibration became more and more intense. It got bigger and bigger, and a puff of smoke rose from the distance.

Damuding's face changed drastically. He was a veteran with battlefield experience. He whistled and a yellow-labeled horse galloped over from the grass. Damudin and his son Deliger were already on horseback respectively. There was also an empty horse beside Deliger, one person and two horses. This was the hallmark of Damudin and Deliger's father and son. match.

Damuding looked at the west again, but unfortunately he didn't have a telescope in his hand. He said "drive" and ran towards home with his son.

They didn't know whether this was Chen Han's cavalry or the Russian cavalry, but safety came first. Not even slaves. These people had shackles on their feet and no food in their hands, so they would not take the opportunity to escape.

If it is Chen Han's army, these slaves will not be able to escape; if it is the Russians, then they will be in trouble.

When Damudin and his son first met the cavalry, they still couldn't figure out whose family those cavalry belonged to. However, after their family left the yurt where their family lived for some distance, they suddenly discovered that there was a fire in their original campsite. Black smoke, they already have a score in their minds. This will definitely not be Chinese cavalry, but Russian cavalry.

Because the Chinese cavalry would not set fire to his yurt. Only the Russians would do such a thing.

Damudin cursed bitterly: "Damn barbarian."

"Deliger, hurry, go to Fort Weiyuan and report, a large group of Russian barbarians are coming." Regarding the "barbaric and vulgar" Russia, the Mongols can also call them barbarians. Damudin's eyes were full of deep hatred. There would naturally be compensation for this wave of damage, but if they wanted to receive compensation, they had to survive the current disaster first.

Deliger's fast horse traveled for about half an hour, and a castle appeared in front of him. The castle was not big, only a hundred acres in size inside, and the surrounding shape was Ling-shaped, but the walls were made of reinforced concrete, which was extremely strong and high. It is about two feet and a half, and the cannon fort is more than three feet high. As long as the front and rear gates are closed, it will be difficult to capture it in a short time even with ten times the number of men and horses.

Fortunately, there was cement. Otherwise, it would have been impossible to build it in two months just by relying on stones. It is impossible to build more than 20 fortresses of various sizes in the rivers and mountains of the North Caucasus in just one year.

Seeing the castle, Deliger shouted: "Lao Maozi is coming, Lao Maozi is coming..." This idiom from Chen Ming has already become synonymous with Russians in the northern border area.

Deliger's shout alerted the defenders in the castle. The ensign officer at the city gate quickly came to Deliger's side. One of the defenders grabbed Deliger's horse head. The officer asked: " Where are the Russians and how many are there?"

"A lot, at least two regiments." Deliger and his father Damudin were not scouts, and they probably couldn't become qualified scouts. Deliger, who had never really seen the face of a Russian, chose the number he estimated by lying on the ground and listening to the vibration.

The garrison who asked the question frowned, "Two regiments are not a small number." According to the organization of the Russian cavalry regiment, there are more than a thousand people, which is very deterrent in the wild. But the officer quickly made arrangements and issued an alarm to remind the surrounding herdsmen to return to Weiyuanbao to hide, and to prepare for battle. Then he asked a soldier to accompany Deliger to meet the battalion officer of Weiyuanbao quickly.

The garrison of Weiyuanbao had a total of 560 people. In addition to the main forces of the four teams, there was also a logistics team of 70 to 80 people. The battalion had a full guard platoon, plus staff, teaching and doctors, nurses, engineers, cavalry, balloon soldiers, etc., a total of 560 people. But relying on the city defense fortifications of Weiyuanbao, even if there were 10,000 invading, they could hold out for several months.

The lethality of rockets, shotguns and grenades is no joke, and there is a moat around Weiyuan Fort. Although this defense point is small, it is small and strong, and no matter how powerful the enemy is, it cannot be smashed to pieces with one blow.

Generally speaking, the cavalry's ability to attack is very weak.

A team of soldiers stationed, if well prepared, can easily withstand the impact of several times the cavalry. The North Caucasus has been completely destroyed by Chen Han. More than 90% of the land has become empty, and more than 90% of the population has been driven out by Chen Han. At least Chen Han is truly "driven out". As for how they themselves became slaves of the Seven Khanates and Persians, they can only ask themselves.

Therefore, the North Caucasus is only suitable for cavalry battles, and large-scale land offensive wars are too costly to fight. The transportation distance of hundreds of miles or thousands of miles will drink too much blood of the attacker. In this war era where logistics is becoming more and more important, neither China nor Russia will ignore the Volga River and send troops to fight in the North Caucasus.

As for the small cavalry, to be honest, a team of soldiers can resist it, and Weiyuan Fort has a battalion of soldiers, plus a solid city, let alone two regiments of Russian cavalry, even two brigades of Russian cavalry, the battalion officer does not care.

However, this news needs to be sent to the rear urgently.

When Deliger walked out of the battalion headquarters, a "clang, clang" sound came from the castle. This was the alarm in the fort. The defenders in the fort were already gathering. Not far in front of Deliger, a platoon of soldiers gathered. This was the guard platoon of the battalion headquarters.

Although the alarm sounded, the defenders did not look nervous.

These castles are distributed in the vast North Caucasus, far away from Chen Han's main army. When these soldiers were assigned to guard, they were mentally prepared to die. Because after they were surrounded, it was almost certain that no troops would come to rescue them.

Fortunately for these soldiers, this castle was not harassed by the enemy during its construction. To be honest, this is enough.

Now the castle has been built for several months, and the old Russians are finally here, so let's fight. If they died, their families would get more death compensation, their sons would be taken care of in school, and their brothers would be taken care of if they found jobs. This was enough.

When they joined the army, they did not come for the reward. They died on the battlefield, which was a worthy death.

But the garrison commander of Weiyuan Fort could not think like the soldiers. He had to resist the enemy's attack as much as possible and defend the castle as much as possible. The soldiers were willing to sacrifice their lives for the country and fight to death. This was their duty; and it was also the duty of the battalion officer to defend the castle as much as possible and block the Russians' way.

When the battalion officer walked to the top of the city, he could already vaguely see the black line of the northwest defense line that was constantly squirming. The observer on the hot air balloon sent a message that the Russians had about three cavalry regiments. This force was not a big threat to Weiyuan Fort. The only thing to worry about was whether the Russians brought enough cannons.

It was difficult for the cavalry to deal with the castle without cannons. Not to mention that they had less than 3,000 people. Without enough cannons, even 30,000 people would not be scary.

The news quickly spread throughout Weiyuan Fort, and the tense atmosphere in the castle eased a lot. Three cavalry regiments, this is no threat to Weiyuan Fort.

Deliger is a very filial person. Although he is eager to see his father, it is impossible for Weiyuan Fort to open the gate and let him go.

Deliger is now a logistics staff member in the fort. He feels that he must be safer than his family outside.

And perhaps Damudin sent Deliger to Weiyuan Fort for this reason.