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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 589: Falling into a Trap

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    Putiyating looked at the Western King's maniacal laughter with great confusion. He believed that the biggest traitor in the East could no longer deal with the traditional oriental people's cognition, and his words and deeds were different from ordinary people.  But he still restrained his smile, because now Russia does not have sea control in the Far East, and it is rumored that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has recently added six more warships to the Heavenly Kingdom Navy, and has set off north to station in Dalian Bay. This is a very bad thing for Russia.  The matter is that the Petropavlovsk military port on the Kamchatka Peninsula is still being rebuilt, and there are only a few gunboats left that can provide port protection. The only four warships of the Russian Navy in the Far East are all converted merchant ships.  Putyating came to Shanghai to show off his force. If the two sides have not lifted the state of war by summer, the Taiping Army may attack the Petropavlovsk military port again.

    For diplomatic and political purposes, Putiyating suppressed his dissatisfaction and asked: "Why is His Highness the King of the West laughing?"

    Xiao Yungui wiped the tears from laughter with his sleeve and said: "You Russians have really weird and ridiculous thinking. Are you going to discuss with the leader of a rebel army that wants to occupy the country's territory and let him use the land he is about to get in exchange for peace with you?  Why should we agree to your ridiculous suggestion? The territories you mentioned that Russia needs are already our territories!"

    Putiyating's smile began to stiffen, and his thick sea lion whiskers trembled slightly as he said: "Your Highness the King of the West, those lands were Russian territories occupied by the Qing people, and the original boundaries of your Han territory were not there! Also!  These territories are still in the hands of the Qing Dynasty in name, but most of the local residents are Russians!"

    At this point, Xiao Yungui stopped smiling.  His face darkened and he said solemnly: "Do you think that I, the king, don't know about the dirty deeds that Russia is doing in the north? You are building immigration settlements along the Ussuri and Heilongjiang rivers, and massacring the indigenous people in our north.  Brutally eliminate it, and then openly claim that this land is yours! What kind of bullshit Han territory is there? Nurhaci, the founder of the Qing Dynasty, was originally just an officer under our Han people in the Ming Dynasty. During the Ming Dynasty, we established the Northern Xinjiang  He became the slave Gandusi and commanded the territory of Northern Xinjiang! After the Qing Dynasty, the Manchus only inherited the inherent territory of us Han people, and we Han people only took back the territory that belonged to us!"

    Putiyating was still arguing loudly, but Xiao Yungui waved his hand and said: "There is no need to argue anymore. We, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, will get back those territories ourselves without Russia's participation. Let's talk about something practical. If Russia wants to cease war with us,  , we must cede territory, and give up the territory north of Nerchinsk City. Well, there is also the territory of Kamchatka Peninsula. Oh, by the way, I heard that you have a piece of Alaskan territory across the Bering Strait. Although that territory is also yours, Russia  It is a land that has been forcibly occupied by the aboriginal people, but at least it has the hard work of pioneering. I heard that you in Russia are also eating this land and it is a pity to abandon it. If you want to sell it at a price, then treat it as war compensation and give it to us at a discount to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. "

    Putiyating was stunned by the series of words of King Xi, and the translator struggled to keep up with the rhythm of King Xi's words. After listening to it, Putiyating took a long time to come back to his senses, and then he couldn't bear it anymore.  He stood up tremblingly and said angrily: "Your Highness the Western King, Russia has not been defeated and will not accept such conditions! You are insulting our Tsarist Russia!"

    Xiao Yungui is like a scoundrel.  He crossed his legs, clasped his fingers on the table and said calmly: "We have a navy stronger than yours in the Far East. We have control of the sea!"

    Putiyating roared loudly: "We have gathered 50,000 elite imperial soldiers in the Far East, as well as countless local armed militia, and can launch attacks on your strongholds at any time!"

    Xiao Yungui shook his head and said: "We have sea control, we can reinforce the north at any time, and we can also attack your only military port in the Far East at any time!"

    Putyating blushed and said: "We will also send troops to support the Petropavlovsk military port!"

    Xiao Yungui still smiled playfully and said: "We have sea control and can go north along the Heilongjiang River to clear out your strongholds at any time!"

    In the end, Putyating couldn't hold it any longer and shouted angrily: "Our Russian fleet is no weaker than your navy. If the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom really wants to go to war, our great Tsar Majesty will definitely send an elite navy to the Far East to participate in the war!"

    Xiao Yungui shrugged and said, "Then let's formally declare war!" In this era, the Suez Canal has not yet been completed. Even if it is completed, the British who control Egypt may not necessarily agree to the Russians to accompany them. For most of the detour,  Xiao Yungui was not afraid of the Russian fleet coming from across the world. Regarding the invasion of the British and French forces, Xiao Yungui was even more afraid of the eastward expansion of polar bears.

    Xiao Yungui repeatedly provoked Putiyating and tested the limits of the Russians. They did not dare to easily send the Russian elite fleet to the Far East. If Alexander II Nikolayevich, who had just taken over Russia, really??If he sends a fleet eastward at this time, his series of reform measures in Russia will not be guaranteed by strong force. At the same time, Russia's power in the Baltic Sea, Black Sea and other places will be further weakened. Britain, France, Sweden and other countries are not safe.  Good neighbors.

    Seeing the sullen look on Putiyating's face, Xiao Yungui already understood that Russia was not prepared for this war. They were just taking risks to get the maximum reward at the minimum price. In history, they did succeed.  Through the Qing government, facing the crisis of invasion by the British and French forces, it took advantage of the situation and obtained 500,000 square kilometers of territory east of the Ussuri River and north of Heilongjiang. It also received many other benefits, which can be said to be a huge profit.

    It's a pity that Putiyating has met a time traveler. Song Qingyun did not care about Russia's threats and overtures. Naturally, Xiao Yungui would not be so stupid as to carve up the Qing territory with Russia. On the contrary, Xiao Yungui wanted to further expand through war with Russia.  China¡¯s territory in the future!  The 50,000 Russian troops gathered around Nerchinsk are indeed a threat. The Taiping Army must expand the war. Firstly, it can eliminate the threat in the future. They cannot wait until Russia is ready for war before starting the war. Secondly, they can take advantage of Russia's weakness to gain more  Territory and benefits!

    Putiyating left the Western Palace angrily. In the evening, when he was still hesitating whether to lower the price and let the Taiping Army get some practical benefits in exchange for what Russia needed, the Taiping Ministry of Rites handed over a declaration of war note to  In the hands of Putiyatim.

    When Putiyating listened dumbfoundedly to Zhou Qibin, an official of the Ministry of Rites of the Kingdom of Heaven, reading out the note declaring war, he felt as if he was in a dream. When Zhou Qibin politely offered to give Putiyating ten days to leave Tianjing, the Heavenly Kingdom General  When the safety of their group was no longer guaranteed, Putiyating roared and roared: "You will definitely regret it!"

    The helpless roar was of no use. Putiyating returned to Shanghai by ship the next day, boarded a Russian warship in Shanghai and returned north. At several ports in Shanghai, Putiyating saw Taiping soldiers loading ships.  Tens of thousands of Taiping soldiers were preparing to board ships and go to sea. Putiyating knew that their destination must be north.

    In fact, as early as the end of last year, Xiao Yungui had the idea of ????increasing troops to the north. However, at that time, the northern sea area was largely frozen, which was not conducive to landing. Now that it is warm and the flowers are blooming, the conditions are met, so the Third Army and Fourth Army originally guarding Tianjing  More than 10,000 people were loaded onto ships and headed north to reinforce Tan Shaoguang's troops in Sakhalin and other places, while the troops garrisoning Tianjing were rotated into the First Army, which was withdrawn to rest and recuperate.

    In order to transport the huge army troops, the Taiping Army organized a larger fleet than the British and French allied forces. Naturally, the fleet was provided with six Western warships that had just joined the navy. For this purpose, the Taiping Army recruited from Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang and other places.  A large number of merchant ships and cargo ships were used to transport troops and logistical supplies. A total of more than 500 merchant ships and cargo ships gathered at the ports of Shanghai, Zhenhai and other places. Six warships were supplemented by hundreds of red single ships and other auxiliary warships.  As escorts, a total of six batches began to transport soldiers to the north.

    The sudden large-scale military mobilization of the Taiping Army also made the British and French ministers deeply uneasy. They were afraid that the Taiping Army would go north to reinforce the Qing government troops and undermine the coalition forces.  But when the newspaper published the note declaring war on Russia, the British and French ministers breathed a sigh of relief. They were very happy to see the Taiping Army attack Russia.

    After Putiyating left Shanghai, he ordered the fleet to head north at full speed. He must return to his own territory as soon as possible to report the shocking news and prepare for war.  Unfortunately, on the way back north, they were attacked by a fleet of three new Taiping clippers.  The Taiping Army purchased three new clipper ships from the Americans. Because of their fast speed, this fleet was organized into a fast column by the Taiping Navy Admiral Luo Gang. After the note of war came into effect, Luo Gang would naturally not let the Russians  The four warships returned to the north easily.

    After several days of fighting, it was found that although the Russian warship was larger than the clipper ship and had more artillery guns on board than the clipper ship, the clipper ship was very fast and had been entangled with Putiyating's fleet.  In the end, a squadron followed by the Taiping Army merged with the clipper fleet. Two British and French first-class battleships were concentrated in the squadron. The advantage of the Putiyatine fleet no longer existed. In the end, Putiyatine had to cut off his wrist and ordered  He left two warships to block the Taiping navy, and he led two faster warships to escape.

    Putyatyn's misfortune was not over. In the Tartar Strait, they encountered a fleet composed of Taiping merchant ships and cargo ships. This fleet came from Japan and was engaged in trade and supplies to Sakhalin and other places all year round.  .  A naval battle broke out between the two sides. Although the Russian fleet sank three armed merchant ships, the last two warships of Putya Ting were also seriously injured. What was even more troublesome was that there was no supply.

    In the end, Putiyating¡¯s two warships took the risk of docking on the Japanese-controlled South Sakhalin Island to search for supplies. In the end, they were captured by the Japanese with both men and ships.  A few days later, PutiyaTing was unceremoniously handed over to the Taiping Rebellion's Tan Shaoguang Ministry by the Japanese. As a result, the Russian Minister Plenipotentiary became a prisoner in disgrace soon after the Taiping Army went to war with Russia.  Two battleships were sunk, two were captured, and Russia's last remaining naval power in the Far East no longer existed.

    Putiyating, who was in prison, finally realized that the vicious Western King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was waiting for him to fall into a trap. In fact, the Taiping Army had no interest in cooperating at all. They had been preparing to expand the war against Russia early on, and they  What is waiting is for him to lead the last four battleships into a trap!  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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