allonlinenovel Chapter 295: Marching into Rakshasa
Chapter 295: Marching into Rakshasa
"Your Majesty, we have a rich harvest. We have looted a lot of food, tents, and war horses."
Zhang Liao ran over excitedly to report.
"Very good, then let's clean up the battlefield quickly and leave." Ning Quan said.
Soon, a group of people cleaned up the battlefield.
Then, they rode on the captured horses and quickly retreated towards the settlement with the spoils.
……
Somewhere in Siberia, after a burst of fighting.
A small Rakshasa stronghold was captured by hundreds of Xiongnu soldiers wearing thick cotton jackets.
More than 30 Rakshasa soldiers and a dozen farmers in the entire stronghold were killed, leaving only two soldiers.
The two soldiers knelt on the ground, trembling, their eyes filled with despair.
"Tell me, what other strongholds are there nearby? How do you communicate with them? How often do you resupply?"
A Hun officer pointed a bloody scimitar at the two soldiers and shouted.
"Wow!"
“We say, we say!”
"There are three other strongholds nearby, but they're all very far away. The closest one is two hundred miles away!"
"We have no contact at all and no way to contact each other."
"Supplies are delivered about once a year, and this year's supplies have just arrived."
The two soldiers were so frightened that they trembled all over and begged for mercy.
"Draw the locations of nearby strongholds."
The officer placed the knife on both men's necks.
“Woooooo… woooooo…”
The two soldiers did not dare to delay and quickly drew a map.
"Puff, puff."
Afterwards, the two captives were beheaded by the Hun officers.
"Let's go on."
The Xiongnu officer roared and led his men towards the next stronghold.
The same scene is happening throughout Western Siberia.
After conquering Goguryeo, Huo Qubing and Bai Qi quickly led their troops to Siberia and marched towards the Rakshasa Kingdom.
The task Ning Quan gave the two of them was not to occupy the entire Rakshasa Kingdom, but to seize the entire Siberia.
Siberia is a vast country with a very cold climate and is mostly uninhabited.
Therefore, the Rakshasa Kingdom only deployed dozens of large and small strongholds in Siberia and was unable to control the entire region.
Huo Qubing and his comrades led their army to Lake Kusubur, where they set up camp. They then sent out more than ten teams to search for the Rakshasa stronghold and wipe it out.
Lake Dakusubur is located on the border between the Western Xiongnu and the Rakshasa Kingdom, and is the only way to attack the Rakshasa Kingdom.
At this time, 150,000 Xiongnu and Khitan coalition troops were stationed on the river bank, and the camp stretched for dozens of miles like a long dragon.
"General Bai, according to the report, we have already eliminated most of the Luosha Kingdom's strongholds. The entire Siberia will soon be ours."
"But I estimate that the Rakshasa Kingdom will react soon. What do you think we should do next?"
In the tent, Huo Qubing asked Bai Qi.
"The task your highness has given us is to occupy the entire Siberia. Although this is not a problem, the difficulty lies in how to defend it after taking it." Bai Qi said.
"You're right. I think so too."
"Passive defense will definitely not work, so I think it's better for us to take the initiative to attack and defeat the Rakshasa Kingdom in one fell swoop, leaving it unable to counterattack!" said Huo Qubing.
"Well, that's a feasible idea."
"But we must plan carefully and try to destroy as many Rakshasa troops as possible. Only then can we put an end to this problem once and for all."
"Yes, that's right."
"My idea is this: I will lead 50,000 troops to attack first to attract more Rakshasa troops. General Bai, you will follow up and then launch a surprise attack from behind."
"how?"
Huo Qubing asked, looking at Bai Qi with a smile.
“Haha, that’s a good idea.”
"Then do as you say."
Bai Qi laughed heartily.
……
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At the same time, the Rakshasa Empire.
In the Rakshasa Palace, a short and fat Russian man sat on a golden chair, holding a glass of red wine in his hand and drinking it leisurely.
He was none other than the Emperor Ross III of the Rakshasa Empire.
"Your Majesty, I have an important matter to report."
"I have received news that many of our strongholds in Siberia have been taken away by the Daqian people. It seems that the Daqian people want to annex our Siberia."
"I believe we should immediately send troops to Siberia to recapture our lost strongholds, rebuild them, and defend our Rakshasa territory."
The Chief Minister, Grand Duke Yarikov Crudid, hurried into the room and said to Ross III.
"What? Daqian has taken down our stronghold?"
Ross III was surprised.
"Yes, Your Majesty, we have lost contact with most of our bases."
"It was the Huns who did it. Your Majesty, you should know that the Huns are now completely subservient to the Ninth Prince of Daqian, so it must have been him who did it."
Yarikov explained.
"It's really outrageous that they dare to seize the territory of our Rakshasa Nation."
Ross III cursed.
"No, we must send troops to Siberia. We cannot let Daqian occupy Siberia."
"Yarikov, you must immediately dispatch 30,000 Cossack warriors to Siberia and drive the Daqian people out."
"Also, immediately send an envoy to Anxi to inform the Ninth Prince that if he does not cease his actions, the Rakshasa Nation will declare war on him."
Ross III said angrily.
Yarikov bowed quickly and said, "As you wish, I will do it immediately."
"Very good, you can go down."
Ross III waved his hand.
"Here!"
Yarikov bowed again and turned to leave.
......
A few days later, a secret letter appeared in Bai Qi's hands.
The letter was sent back by a spy stationed in the Rakshasa Kingdom. The Rakshasa Kingdom dispatched 30,000 Cossack soldiers to recover the lost territory.
After reading it, Bai Qi burst into laughter.
"Haha, how arrogant."
"Thirty thousand men wanting to retake Siberia is sheer wishful thinking!"
"But that's just what I want!"
"Order the left flank to march immediately. I want to see just how capable the Russians are."
"promise!"
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Daqian Empire, the imperial capital is Beijing.
"My son, I will meet my father."
In the imperial study, Crown Prince Ning Gao respectfully saluted Ning Yuanwu.
"Well, no courtesy."
Ning Yuanwu looked up at the prince, nodded, and motioned him to stand up.
"Thank you, Father."
Ning Gao stood up and answered respectfully.
"Gao'er, how is the army preparing?"
"Do you have the confidence to defeat Lao Jiu?"
Ning Yuanwu asked in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, the army is ready and can march at any time."
"I am confident that I can defeat Lao Jiu, but... Father, are you really going to send troops?"
"Once the war breaks out, we will be completely separated from Lao Jiu. Moreover, Lao Jiu is very powerful, so this battle will probably take a long time."
"We have just returned from a three-year drought, and people's livelihoods are in dire straits. The imperial court is unable to bear the cost of war, so..."
Ning Gao hesitated.
These were Ning Gao's true words. It wasn't that he didn't want to fight Ning Quan, but he was more worried about Daqian's safety.
Once the war breaks out, Daqian will definitely suffer unpredictable losses, and he doesn't want to take over a ruined Daqian.