Chapter 1219: The Evolution of War

"Retreat!"

"Withdraw the troops!"

Although Ruslan was unwilling in his heart, he could only issue the order to retreat!

How could they fight this!

There was simply no way to fight!

The enemy fighting them was exactly like bullying small children.

If this continued, they feared they would be completely wiped out...

Flee!

They could only choose to flee at the first opportunity!

The Cossack Cavalry left in a sorry state.

Zhai Shiqing then slowly walked out from her hiding place. Three hundred special operations soldiers dressed in black stood there in perfect formation.

Shocking!

Incomparably shocking!

This scene made the eyes of the Chukchi Khan, Narisong, stare straight ahead.

After confirming that it was safe outside, Narisong began to lead his tribespeople out. Men, women, old, and young, all dressed in rags, looked at these Black Devils with curious expressions... After all, after they drove away the Cossack Cavalry, they did not launch any attacks on them, the Chukchi; in other words, they were friendly.

Narisong also pulled his children out, and a group of people crowded around him.

Zhai Shiqing was not stupid; before coming here, she had brought a guide. He was a domestic ivory merchant who often risked his life coming here to find the Chukchi to purchase Walrus Tusk. Therefore, he was proficient in the Chukchi language and could be responsible for translation and communication.

"Who are you people?"

Although Narisong did not sense any hostility from them, he still asked with caution.

Zhai Shiqing smiled faintly: "Khan, we are friends from afar, the Longyan people!"

"Longyan?"

The Chukchi people looked at each other in dismay.

Some people were even a bit excited. In fact, the Chukchi had originally migrated from Longyan territory... Narisong's eyes also became a bit agitated. He still remembered their genealogy, which recorded that one of his ancestors had been a tribal chief enfeoffed by Longyan...

It was just that so much time had passed that they had become increasingly detached from Longyan and closer to Tsarist Russia.

"Thank you, noble people from Longyan!"

Narisong performed the etiquette of their people, and the subjects behind him also followed him in expressing their gratitude.

Zhai Shiqing hurriedly smiled: "Khan, you are too polite; we are all one family, aren't we?"

"Good, good, good, a wonderful 'one family'!"

Narisong laughed aloud: "Since we are one family, then today we must eat meat and drink wine properly!"

The Chukchi were actually very hospitable; although they lacked supplies and lived in barren conditions, they were very willing to bring out their best things to entertain friends and guests.

Zhai Shiqing, however, smiled slightly: "Khan, there is no rush for hospitality; I estimate that very soon, these Cossack Cavalry will launch another surprise attack!"

"What?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Narisong and the group of Chukchi people all changed color.

Narisong was even more murderous: "These hateful robbers really won't give up on us!"

Those Chukchi people also cursed one after another, their emotions agitated.

But Narisong was still a bit curious: "This female general, how did you determine that they would launch another attack so soon?"

Zhai Shiqing smiled: "Because we suddenly appeared..."

Narisong's eyes lit up.

That's right.

Today, these Cossack Cavalry had suffered a great loss. Given the century-old hatred between the Cossacks and the Chukchi, how could they be willing to let it go? Moreover, this time, the help from the Longyan people would definitely make the Cossacks feel a sense of crisis. They would certainly want to figure out exactly who had helped the Chukchi!

Therefore...

Within a short period, they would definitely launch another attack to figure out the situation here!

Narisong did not waste words and immediately led Zhai Shiqing's team to the Chukchi's lair.

This was in a deep mountain forest.

The Chukchi were indeed geniuses at combat; they had almost turned this place into a fortress full of traps everywhere. But Zhai Shiqing frowned the entire way. Because in her view, these Chukchi traps were certainly useful, but they were only useful for fighting in the deep mountains.

However...

What if Tsarist Russia used some thermal weapons?

For example, artillery!

To put it bluntly, although Tsarist Russia had never conquered the Chukchi, the Chukchi were actually having a hard time, and their population had been shrinking. They had also been severely damaged by Tsarist Russia's attacks. Therefore, for various reasons, Tsarist Russia did not want to use large forces against the Chukchi, only sending the Cossack Cavalry to fight them.

So, for so many years, the Chukchi's combat advantage had remained in utilizing various terrains and climatic environments.

However...

War was no longer the simple war it used to be.

Now, thermal weapons were increasingly occupying the proportion of force output in war.

Therefore...

Actually, the Chukchi race was currently in a bit of danger. If Tsarist Russia freed up their schedule and wanted to completely wipe them out, coming with a few waves of Cannon fire, or bombarding them for a month or so, these Chukchi would have nowhere to hide.

Of course.

In fact, if Tsarist Russia wanted to do this, the price they would have to pay would also be very high; after all, this was Siberia. It was very far from Tsarist Russia, and long-range operations, logistics support, transportation problems, and deep penetration would certainly trouble Tsarist Russia. Therefore, if Tsarist Russia wanted to wipe out the Chukchi, it was not difficult; it was just a question of whether it was worth it.

It was not worth it, so they had never done so.

"Hahahaha, female general, how is our fortress here!"

Narisong was still very satisfied with his lair.

This place allows for both offense and defense. Moreover, the Chukchi people have the characteristic of being able to hide and engage in combat at any time in such extreme weather.

Zhai Shiqing chuckled, neither confirming nor denying.

These Chukchi are very strong, but they still lack an assessment of large-scale warfare.

But fortunately...

This time, she has come.

She observed for a while before shaking her head and saying, "Khan, I will speak plainly. If you rely only on these for defense, I fear your tribe will be wiped out!"

"What?"

Narisong's expression changed drastically upon hearing this.

Zhai Shiqing said indifferently, "The evolution of warfare is becoming faster and faster. If the Khan remains obsessed with ancient methods of combat, I fear the entire Chukchi people will be scattered, and even if a few stragglers remain, they will soon disappear into the long river of history."

"What?"

Narisong felt that Zhai Shiqing was exaggerating.

Zhai Shiqing chuckled.

Exaggerating?

That is because the progress of this matter had never been accelerated before. Therefore, Tsarist Russia believed that only the Cossack were needed to wipe out the Chukchi... after all, there was no better Method before.

But now...

She felt that her appearance would accelerate the historical process here.

Tsarist Russia will certainly not be able to sit still.