In the face of Chinese expansion in Siberia, Russia has no way to organize.
? To send two or three hundred regular troops to station 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 was spreading. The serfs fled and became Cossacks. 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 Racine peasant uprising broke out two years earlier.
? 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 Torghuts 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 was also an army of Tsarist 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 take it anymore, and finally led the people to revolt!
Not only did he rise up by himself, but he also contacted the Turghut tribe on the east bank of the lower Volga River and the Bashkirs in the middle Volga River.
The Bashkirs live between the middle reaches of the Volga River and the rest of the Ural Mountains. 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.
Racine led the Don Cossacks to march eastward and joined forces with the Torghut Ministry in Astrakhan.
Astrakhan, located at the mouth of the Volga River into the Caspian Sea, is an important military town and a 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.
All the serfs in the countryside around the city were 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 Kurdaiqing said: "Besiege the city and fight for aid, the enemy of Tsaritsyn (Volgograd) may come to rescue."
? Shukur Daiqing 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 uprising coalition forces besieged the city for many days and organized several attacks, but they were all stopped by the strong fortress.
At this moment, 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 were all Orthodox Slavs.
The troops led by Shukur Daiqing were all Oara Mongols who believed in Buddhism¡ªnot only the Turghut tribe, but also a small number of Durbert tribes and Heshuote tribes who moved westward together.
And the Bashkir rebels are all Turkic people who believe in the Green religion.
?The three races, the three major beliefs, under the oppression of Tsarist Russia, realized the great unity of nationalities and religions.
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.?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: "Pengchuke, 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!"
In a surprise attack and scuffle, more than two hundred people were killed.
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, originally the Great Khan's Palace of the Golden Horde, came 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 across the river from 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 withstand 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.
In the suburban areas, there are a small number of large landlords. 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."
Shuku Erdaiqing gritted his teeth and said, "Then surround yourself with death!"
Anyway, there were two other rebel armies. Even if the tsar sent troops to quell the rebellion, the two friendly armies would last for a year or so. Such a long time would be enough to starve the enemies in the city to death.