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Chapter 1015 – 1011【Volga And Don River Uprising】

Chapter 1015 1011 [Volga River and Don River Uprising]

Russia has no way to organize in the face of Chinese expansion in Siberia.

Sending two to three hundred regular troops to garrison in Yeniseysk is already the limit of Tsarist Russia’s force projection. In order to compromise with the aristocratic landlords, the tsar was unable to open up immigration, and could only rely on the peasants to escape by themselves.

At the same time, the news that the Cossacks were defeated by China one after another had spread to all parts of Tsarist Russia. The Chinese were described as man-eating demons, and also good at witchcraft, flying into the sky and throwing flower bombs, even the most heroic Cossacks could not resist.

Fear is spreading, the serfs fled and became Cossacks, and they dared not run to Central Siberia, but headed towards the upper reaches of the Volga River.

At the same time, Tsarist Russia’s losses in the Far East urgently need to be recovered through other means. As a result, the living environment of serfs and Cossacks became more and more difficult. Coupled with the issuance of copper coins by the tsar, uprisings broke out everywhere in cities and villages.

The more uprisings there are, the more taxes will be raised to counter the rebellion!

The peasant uprising in Racine broke out two years in advance.

Stepan Razin came from a wealthy Cossack family. He once served as the leader of the Cossack army and negotiated with the Tsar on behalf of the Don Cossacks.

Four years ago, Racine formed an alliance with the Torghut Ministry again, and the two sides agreed to jointly deal with the Crimean Mongols and the Nogai people. Immediately afterwards, he led the Cossack army, united with the Torghut Ministry, and went on an expedition against the Crimea and Ottomans and won.

Tsarist Russia’s exploitation of the people at the bottom caused a large number of serfs to flee to the Don River, and the strength of the Don Cossacks expanded rapidly.

Following the escaped serfs, there is also the army of the Russian nobles. They arrested Cossacks everywhere, and when they caught them, they said they were fugitive slaves, and occupied the land reclaimed by the Cossacks. Even those wealthy Cossack families who had reproduced for two or three generations were denounced as serfs and arrested.

Stepan Razin couldn’t bear it anymore, and finally led the crowd to revolt!

He not only rose up by himself, but also contacted the Turghut tribe on the east bank of the lower Volga River and the Bashkirs in the middle Volga River.

Bashkirs, living between the middle reaches of the Volga River and the remaining mountains of the Urals. As early as more than a hundred years ago, it had accepted the rule of Tsarist Russia, and an uprising broke out every thirty years. It is equivalent to saying that the previous generation was suppressed, and the next generation continued to revolt when they grew up, because they could not survive without rebellion.

Racin led the Don Cossacks to march eastward, and joined forces with the Torghut Ministry in Astrakhan.

Astrakhan, located at the estuary where the Volga River flows into the Caspian Sea, is an important military town plus a major trade town. The city has no bastion, but it is a fortress in itself, with seven strong towers.

Racine came from the west, and the Torghut troops came from the east, and surrounded the Tsarist Russian fortress.

The serfs in the countryside around the city were all released as free citizens. The houses of the landlords were burned down, and the landlords who ran slowly were all beheaded without discussion.

“If you can’t fight, what should you do?” Racine asked.

Shu Kuldaiqing said: “Besiege the city and fight for aid, the enemy of Tsaritsyn (Volgograd) may come to rescue.”

Shu Kurdaiqing is the leader of the Torghut Tribe and the grandfather of Ayuqi.

Racine shook his head and said: “The Bashkirs are revolting further upstream, and the enemies of Tsaritsyn are too busy to take care of themselves, and will not send troops to rescue here.”

The rebel coalition forces besieged the city for many days and organized several attacks, but they were all blocked by the strong fortress.

At this time, the Bashkir rebel army, unable to conquer Tsaritsyn, also ran south to join forces here.

The three teams got together, and the style of painting was extremely weird.

The Don Cossacks led by Racine are all Orthodox Slavs.

The troops led by Shu Kurdaiqing were all Oara Mongols who believed in Buddhism—not only the Turghut tribe, but also a small number of Durbert tribes and Heshuote tribes who moved westward together.

The Bashkir rebels are all Turkic people who believe in the Green religion.

The three races and the three beliefs, under the oppression of Tsarist Russia, realized the great unity of the nation and religion.

But it was useless. Facing the strong fortress, they could only stand there and watch. Among the three teams, only the Don Cossacks had more than a dozen small cannons, hitting the walls of the fortress like tickling.

“If you fight like this, you can’t even think about fighting for a hundred years!” Shuku Erdaiqing couldn’t help but say.

Bashkir uprising leader Mohd said: “We should go upstream, bypass Tsaritsyn (Volgograd) and fight upstream!”

Shu Kurdaiqing shook his head: “We are not interested in the upper reaches, we just want to unplug this Russian castle.”

Racine said: “Then you continue to besiege the city and prevent the enemies in the city from coming out. Muhad and I will march upstream together.”

The coalition forces are always like this. Although they are all revolting, their demands are fundamentally different.

The Mongols just want to expand in the lower reaches of the Volga River, and pull out the spikes (fortresses) stuck in their throats by the way.

The Don Cossacks and Bashkirs resisted the oppression of Tsarist Russia. They planned to march all the way upstream, even approaching Moscow, to force the Tsar to improve their treatment.

Especially Racine, his thoughts are very simple: His Majesty the Tsar must be a good person, and those noble landowners are the bad ones. All the sufferings of the Don Cossacks were caused by nobles, officials, and landowners, and His Majesty the Great Tsar was deceived.

“Da da da da…”

A cavalry came from the east, and the three leaders were startled, and ran back to their respective teams to prepare for battle.

Ayuqi rode at the forefront and went straight into the Mongolian camp: “Grandfather, father, I’m back!”

“It’s good to be back!” His father Chuke said happily.

Grandfather Shu Ku Erdaiqing asked: “Those are the Han army?”

Ayuqi explained: “I went to Nanjing to meet the emperor of Han. The emperor of Han was very happy. He gave us a thousand muskets and some ammunition, as well as many grain seeds for new crops. In addition, the emperor sent an envoy to enshrine his grandfather as King Turghut.”

“Really?” Shuku Erdaiqing said in surprise.

There are three branches of Oala Mongolia that moved westward. The Torghut tribe only has the largest population, and the Durbert tribe and the Heshuote tribe still maintain their independence. The completion of tribal unification was after Ayuqi succeeded to the throne. The cause was that Ayuqi’s father was murdered by the leader of the Heshuo Special Department.

If the Chinese emperor canonized the king, and he was still the king of Torghut, Shukur Daiqing would have enough reasons to annex the other two.

Shu Kurdaiqing took his son and grandson and went out to greet them beamingly. The leaders of the other two tribes also came after hearing the news.

The leaders of the three ministries all knelt down to greet each other, Xie Yuan didn’t talk nonsense, and directly read the canonized edict.

Just as the gold seal and documents were being delivered, Abarai, the leader of the Heshuo Special Department, suddenly said: “Wait a minute, I don’t agree!”

Xie Yuan understood what was going on in an instant, and both himself and the emperor had been deceived.

Ayuqi hides his head and shows his tail. Although he didn’t lie, he has been misleading the emperor, making it seem like his family can control all the tribes. Ayuqi did not mention the existence of the Duerbert Ministry and the Heshuo Special Ministry, otherwise “King Turghut” would definitely not be engraved on the gold seal.

Shu Kurdaiqing turned his head and asked, “What right do you have to disagree?”

Abalai said: “First, our three tribes moved westward. Even if the Han emperor wants to establish a country and become a king, the name of the country cannot be called the Turghut Kingdom. Second, after the founding of the nation, why is the leader of the Turghut tribe responsible for it?” King? What about our Heshuo Special Department and Durbert Department?”

Shu Kurdaiqing said: “We have a large number of Torghut tribes, and we are the strongest. Of course we are the king!”

Alabjur, the leader of the Duerbot tribe, also said: “I support Abalai. It is possible to establish a country, but the name of the country needs to be changed. It is also okay to be named a king. Whoever becomes the king should be jointly discussed by the three ministries. Otherwise, I will bring the ministries together. People, just go and seek refuge with the Russians!”

“Ok?”

Xie Yuan had a fierce look in his eyes. He originally wanted to resolve it peacefully, but someone said something he shouldn’t have said.

Xie Yuan questioned: “Are you going to join the Russians?”

Alabjur also felt that he had made a slip of the tongue, and changed his words: “I’m just making an analogy, and I don’t really want to join the enemy.”

Xie Yuan continued to question: “Did you not obey His Majesty’s imperial decree?”

Alabjur said: “There is something wrong with this imperial decree. The emperor of Han should send it again.”

Xie Yuan put his right hand behind his back and made a cutting gesture.

Pang Anguo, the deputy envoy, and Sun Ruotao, the cavalry general, immediately understood what it meant, and both drew their swords and charged forward.

Pang Anguo slashed towards the nearest Abarai, and Sun Ruotao slashed towards the nearest Alabjur. They suddenly violently killed people. Before the two targets could react, they struggled and fell down in a daze.

Pengchuk was dumbfounded, and didn’t dare to move.

But his own father and son reacted instantly, and each drew their knives and slashed at the relatives of the deceased.

Shuku Erdaiqing hacked and killed two people, and said to his children and grandchildren while cutting: “Peng Chuke, you lead your troops to the camp of Duerbert’s department. Ayuqi, you lead your troops to the camp of Heshuote’s department. Don’t leave it to Before they can react, all disobedient leaders will be killed!”

A raid and scuffle killed more than two hundred people.

This farce finally came to an end, and Oirat Mongolia officially established a country on the banks of the Volga River and the Caspian Sea. On the Chinese side, the leader is called King Turghut, and they themselves are called Great Khan.

Xie Yuan and others were invited to inspect the Russian castle, but they were speechless on the spot.

This city was originally the Great Khan’s Palace of the Golden Horde, and he would come here every autumn to play. At the same time, it is also the commercial center node for Indian and Persian goods, which are transported to Moscow.

Russia occupied the city for a hundred years, and built a fortress on the other side of the river in the city, and it was called the Kremlin (meaning a tall and strong fortress).

There are only a few hundred troops stationed in the fortress, but they are enough to resist any enemy.

There are not many Slavic immigrants. Merchants and citizens live in the city on the opposite bank, which was robbed by the rebels a few days ago.

There are a small number of large landowners in the suburban areas. Some were Russian landowners, some were local landowners, but they all practiced serfdom, and all the landowners who did not have time to escape were killed.

“Do you have a way to fight it down?” Xie Yuan asked the cavalry general Sun Ruotao.

Sun Ruotao shook his head: “We have to besiege the city until the city runs out of food. Unless we use heavy artillery to bombard the city wall.”

Shu Kuerdaiqing gritted his teeth and said, “Then surround yourself with death!”

Anyway, there were two other rebel armies. Even if the tsar sent troops to suppress the rebellion, the two friendly armies could last for a year or so, which was long enough to starve the enemies in the city to death.

(end of this chapter)