Chapter 1058: Rumyantsev

"Quick, quick, quick, everyone keep up! Keep up!"

At this moment.

On the land of Central Asia, a force of one hundred thousand men was in the midst of a forced march!

These troops came from the Putu Kingdom!

It was none other than Omar leading the team himself!

Forced march!

A forced march of one hundred thousand people was of a significant scale; mobilizing them required a great deal of work.

"Khan, Khan, should we take a rest..."

Omar's subordinates were already exhausted.

"Rest?"

"Rest my ass!"

Omar roared: "War waits for no one, rest? We are the closest to Balkhash Lake right now, we must arrive at the first opportunity, do you hear me? The first opportunity!"

His subordinates sighed one after another.

Regarding Omar's reverence for the Longyan, many of them actually had private objections. After all, their Putu Kingdom was now a very powerful nation in this region of Central Asia. Why was he so humble toward that Longyan official, Liu?

Omar sneered coldly: "A bunch of short-sighted fellows!"

"Does Putu want to develop?"

"Do you want to truly become a powerful nation?"

As he rode his horse at high speed, he shouted: "No country has ever become a powerful nation by relying solely on its own strength, understand? The world is vast, and there are many countries! We need a powerful alliance! Otherwise, we are but a lonely boat in the ocean, in danger of being swallowed by a storm at any time!"

Only then did the people beside him nod one after another.

Omar continued to sneer: "What kind of ambitious schemers are the Tsarist Russia, don't you know? Throughout history, they have repeatedly invaded our Putu; a bunch of savages, Barbarians!"

At this, his subordinates were deeply convinced.

In fact, in this region of Central Asia, most conflicts stemmed from differences in religion and culture. The Holy See of the West, the local Holy See of Central Asia, and the invasion of foreign religions. The Putu Kingdom had always been a faithful follower of Islam. But this Tsarist Russia was different.

Speaking of the Slavic culture of Tsarist Russia, it was quite complex.

Even in Liu Zheng's past life, people were very unfamiliar when they thought of Slavic. Upon hearing the term, most people's first thoughts were still Vodka, furs, and the Eastern Orthodox Church.

In reality, Slavic culture also originated in Europe. Historically, during the time of the Roman Empire, they, along with the German, Celt, and others, were called the three great barbarian tribes of Europe by the Romans. Later, the Polish, Czech, Slovak, Sorbian, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Rusyn, as well as the Croatian, Montenegrin, and so on, all belonged to the Slavs.

Of course.

As far as the current world landscape is concerned, the most typical representative should be the Tsarist Russia of this time.

The Russian people had always felt proud and boastful of their Slavic bloodline.

The Slavs worshipped the great god Perun. This actually conflicted with the Islamic culture of the entire Central Asian region. So, why was the Kokand Khanate never well-regarded by these Central Asian countries before? Religion was the biggest reason; wanting to be a dog for Tsarist Russia and introducing the Eastern Orthodox Church into the country—that was truly unheard of.

By comparison.

The Putu Dynasty was more interested in a Sovereign State like Longyan, which had a policy of appeasement toward religion.

Respect.

This is mutual.

In fact, in Liu Zheng's past life, this situation had occurred. After Tsarist Russia's large-scale colonization of Central Asia, the Eastern Orthodox Church still had a great influence on Central Asia.

However...

This is this lifetime.

Omar was a staunch follower of Islam and had always hated Slavic culture. Because Slavic, even in Europe, ultimately belonged to the culture of infidels! If Tsarist Russia wanted to invade Central Asia, Omar would be the first to refuse!

Reinforce!

Must reinforce Balkhash Lake at the first opportunity!

For these past few days, he had not stopped for a single moment. He knew what a huge blow it would be to the entire Central Asia if this important military town of Balkhash Lake were lost!

Hold on!

Balkhash, must hold on!

The person responsible for the war at Balkhash Lake would naturally not be an obscure general like Andongliefu.

It was the famous general in the entire history of Tsarist Russia, Peter Alexandrovich Rumyantsev.

As the Army Marshal of the entire Tsarist Russia Empire at this time, he also knew what this war meant for Tsarist Russia. Having just ended the Russo-Turkish War, Tsarist Russia needed a new breakthrough to realize their dream of becoming a great power. Regarding the strategy for this war, Rumyantsev had proposed an important policy.

That was to slight Kuye Island and prioritize Balkhash Lake.

Therefore, only eighty thousand troops were sent to Kuye Island.

But for Balkhash, twenty thousand troops were dispatched, and there were even endless reinforcements on the way.

Rumyantsev, born into a military family, had registered as a private in the Imperial Guard at the age of six, served as an officer from the age of fifteen, and had participated in the Russo-Swedish War that established Tsarist Russia's status as a great power; at eighteen, he was promoted to infantry regiment commander. This man was definitely a formidable figure in the history of Tsarist Russia. He carried forward and developed the offensive military thought of Peter I, not sticking to traditional linear tactics, attaching importance to the construction and use of reserve forces, and emphasizing the combination of frontal assaults and flanking maneuvers, as well as the close coordination of various arms.

"Marshal, a letter from Balkhash Lake."

Rumyantsev was still looking at the map of the entire Balkhash Lake under the dim light when someone came to deliver a letter.

Who would have thought Rumyantsev would sneer coldly and wave his hand: "A bunch of fellows who betray their masters for glory, not worth mentioning."

In his view, these remnants of the Kokand Khanate were simply not worth his attention.

This is war.

When the Longyan occupied Balkhash Lake, they had long since cleared out all the armed groups there and exerted strong control over the Weaponry and Equipment.

What could these old men with immense ambition do?

Rumyantsev believed that the twenty thousand troops of Tsarist Russia were enough to take the entire Balkhash Lake on the very day the attack was launched!

"Marshal, this is the Emperor's will..."

The person beside him reminded him.

Rumyantsev was stunned for a moment, then immediately nodded.

He had always held Peter the Great in the utmost reverence. This ambitious monarch naturally thought further ahead than he did. Although he was very unwilling to associate with this rabble, Peter the Great was naturally more circumspect; to take the whole of Central Asia, the help of these filthy wretches was indispensable.

There were too many issues involving culture and religion.

Thinking of this, Rumyantsev slowly picked up the letter.

"Are they certain they can take the enemy commander's main camp from the rear when we launch our attack?"

Rumyantsev asked slowly.

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