Chapter 1042: Niu Chaofeng's Worries

A great battle.

Is about to arrive.

In fact, by the time these people received the news, the news of the Tsarist Russia invasion of Longyan had already spread across the entire land of Longyan.

All the Longyan people began to feel enraged.

First, the Western Regions Protectorate issued a resistance order. Although the Western Regions no longer had Ling Chen presiding over them, Liu Zheng subsequently dispatched Zou Sheng and Zhai Shiqing to the Western Regions Protectorate. Although these two talents were still young, their fame had risen sharply due to the wars in Central Asia, and no one dared to underestimate them.

Especially Zhai Shiqing; after arriving at the Western Regions Protectorate, there were still quite a few people whispering behind his back.

Being so young, how could he take over the heavy responsibility from Ling Chen?

Although the two were capable in battle...

But this Protectorate required someone proficient in administrative affairs. Unexpectedly, Zhai Shiqing, who had come out of the Liangzhou Academy, handled administrative affairs in an orderly manner, leaving those who were unconvinced by him speechless. From then on, Zhai Shiqing was responsible for administration, and Zou Sheng was responsible for military affairs.

The two cooperated with incomparable tacit understanding, as if they shared a single mind.

When Tsarist Russia first invaded, the two made the necessary moves.

Zou Sheng led an army of one hundred thousand and headed straight for Balkhash Lake. Balkhash Lake originally only had thirty thousand garrison troops and had almost lost its position under the impact of the two hundred thousand-strong Tsarist Russia Army. Zou Sheng's reaction was very fast, and only then did he manage to successfully reinforce Balkhash Lake within four days. The arrival of the one hundred thousand-strong army, combined with the defensive fortifications at Balkhash Lake, finally managed to block the Tsarist Russia Army outside.

Zhai Shiqing, who was at the Western Regions Protectorate, breathed a deep sigh of relief upon receiving the frontline battle report.

But at the same time, she still frowned deeply.

Because the Tsarist Russia army was indeed somewhat powerful; whether it was their Weaponry and Equipment or their individual combat capability, it exceeded the range that the Western Regions army could withstand, especially the cannons of Tsarist Russia, which, although not as formidable as the cannons of Liangzhou, could still be considered relatively advanced Red Barbarian Cannon.

Moreover, this time, the Tsarist Russia Army was clearly prepared, which caught Balkhash Lake off guard for a moment.

"Have the cannons started to be transported? How many more days?"

"What about the provisions? The provisions! Have they caught up with the main force!"

"How is it over at the Loulan kingdom?"

Being in Yanqi, what Zhai Shiqing had to coordinate at this moment was the entire Western Regions, the power of the entire Western Regions.

Zou Sheng's one hundred thousand-strong army belonged to a forced march, traveling light. The subsequent cannons and provisions were also of vital importance.

"My Lord, they are already on the way... but as for the speed of travel..."

At this time, the entire Protectorate was very busy.

The civil and military officials, from top to bottom, were all busy with the matters of this great battle.

"Speed it up! Speed it up!"

"Also, send the route to the army of the Loulan kingdom and have them catch up with the provisions and baggage train as soon as possible!"

Zhai Shiqing ordered.

"Yes!"

The person who received the order had already gone down to make arrangements.

"What about Dayuan? Have they set off?"

Zhai Shiqing thought of this side again.

"They have already set off..."

"What about Kokand?"

The ambition of Tsarist Russia was very great; this time they even wanted to set foot in Central Asia...

"And there is also Putu, they need to request reinforcements too!"

"Yes!"

Chaotic.

Very chaotic.

Zhai Shiqing took a deep breath. She knew that Balkhash Lake could not be lost under any circumstances this time. But the Tsarist Russia Army was truly too strong... Even if they requested reinforcements from Kokand and the Putu Central Asia side, they would likely have to go through a great battle.

And the territory of the Western Regions was so vast.

The speed of reinforcement had become the most important problem.

At this time, Zhai Shiqing felt somewhat irritable.

Because of funding reasons, the Steam Train had not yet begun construction in the Western Regions, which directly affected the...

Deployment of troops, horses, and provisions... while the opposing Tsarist Russia had been prepared for a long time; their continuous stream of resources would certainly support them in launching their strongest attacks every day.

"You must hold on..."

Zhai Shiqing sighed softly and murmured.

"Hold on, hold on, hold on for me!"

At this time on Kuye Island, Niu Chaofeng had not slept for three days and three nights.

The navy of Tsarist Russia was indeed too powerful. Although the port was destroyed by Niu Chaofeng and his men at the first opportunity, and these warships could not get too close to the island, their cannon range could still bombard the island...

It bombarded their camp directly.

"How many cannons have these damn Russians prepared! How many cannons!"

The current Niu Chaofeng was no longer the young man who used to jump around in the village. He had become much more steady. But at this moment, he still could not help but be furious.

"Big Brother, should we retreat... if we don't retreat again..."

One of Niu Chaofeng's subordinates was already anxious to the point of desperation.

These three days...

Under this overwhelming artillery fire, they had already lost ten thousand brothers! Ten thousand brothers!

This combat loss was truly too terrifying.

Niu Chaofeng naturally knew this, but he still kept a dark face, shook his head, and shouted: "We cannot retreat! Once we retreat, they will land! Once they land, we definitely won't be able to stop them!"

He knew the strength of these Tsarist Russia troops. They had to keep them trapped on their ships; then what they would face here would only be artillery fire. But if they let them land, then with the strong individual combat capability of those Russians, they definitely wouldn't be able to hold out... The others were regular troops, while this bunch of "Cowboys" from Liaodong had only been here for a little over a year... A little over a year, even if they trained every day and fought every day, they were still almost just a mob.

If we let these Russians land, how are we supposed to fight?

How else are we supposed to fight?

"But..."

The group of underlings naturally understood this logic, but their idea was to let these Russians come ashore, and then use their familiarity with the terrain of Kuye Island to engage them in land warfare.

"Land warfare?"

Niu Chaofeng shouted angrily: "Are you all crazy? Do you think they don't know about Kuye Island? Can you even beat these Russians? What kind of Weaponry and Equipment do they have? No matter what, we cannot let them land!"

"Yes..."

This group of underlings.

Also took a deep breath; since Niu Chaofeng had given the order, they dared not express any further opinions.

Stop them from landing...

Everyone knew that this was purely using human lives to fill the gap...

Watching the underlings run out one by one, Niu Chaofeng also let out a deep sigh.

He knew that every person in this team had their own ideas. You cannot expect to use the kind of discipline and sentiment found in an army to bind them. They were gathered together because of interests in the first place... For people like this, when faced with conflicts of interest, titles like 'big brother' or 'boss' are completely useless.

Under these circumstances...

Can I hold out?

A look of worry flashed in Niu Chaofeng's eyes. Pop-ups have been severe lately, please click to download to avoid pop-ups.