On July 8, 1689, near the small town of Bayingoleng on the Don, Turigen, a Mongolian leader from the Dulbert tribe, was receiving distinguished guests from the east coast in his tent.

Bayingoleng is a newly built town located opposite Rostov-on-Don, the south bank of the Don River. Since the East Coast lobbying and "scam" the Mongols here, the Dulbert herders who came to the forefront suddenly took a fancy to this place and set up tents and temples here, turning it into the ruling center of nearby areas.

There were originally some Russian immigrants who settled here. Most of them were serfs who could not survive in the north. They fled here with the acquiescence of the Tsar and cultivated them hard. It is worth mentioning that many of Russia's border land were developed through this model, that is, the fleeing serfs were responsible for clearing the land, and the Cossacks bought by the Tsar provided protection and attacked from time to time to conquer more indigenous people, and included them in the rule of the Russian Empire.

Because of the Russian serf system, the peasants did not have personal freedom, and because of low productivity and fierce landlords' exploitation, their lives were quite miserable. So many people fled to remote areas every year and rely on land reclamation to maintain their lives. There is no doubt that the nobles and the landlord class hated these people very much because there was a large amount of barren land on their own territory. How could they tolerate the serfs' escape? But what is interesting is that the supreme ruler of the empire was happy to see the serfs secretly leaving their hometowns and settle in a distance, because this was actually a disguised increase in the territory actually controlled by the empire, bringing more people under the direct management of the tsar, and at the same time weakening the strength of the nobles, with many benefits.

Therefore, we have seen that for many years, the Tsar has been silently supporting the serfs' pursuit of freedom and happiness. However, due to the Russian system and domestic situation, he cannot publicly support this behavior. After all, private escape of serfs is a serious act of disrupting social order. According to the law, they must be hunted back and punished severely. Therefore, the Tsar can only crack down on this behavior openly while secretly supporting it, just like schizophrenia.

But no matter what, the huge territory of the Russian Empire came step by step. The serf Gacossacks has always been a good partner for expanding territory. The expansion east of the Ural Mountains during the Ivan-Third Emperor is the best example. It can be said responsibly that if the Russian peasants in the entire Siberian region trace their ancestors back to eight generations, they were basically fleeing serfs. But now, the times have changed, and the Tsar supports it, and it is difficult for the nobles to over-track them, so everyone has been cleansed and became legal residents of the local area.

The origins of the Russians in the Don River and the Caucasus are more complicated. Among them are the descendants of fleeing serfs and Russian soldiers who conquered this place. Of course, there are even more descendants of the Cossacks. In short, it is a hodgepodge, and it is difficult to distinguish how they came from.

Most Russian immigrants live north of the Don River, and there are not many decent cities in the south of the river, and there are almost no decent cities. The main reason is that this is an area where the Ottoman Turks and Russians intertwined, and it is difficult to say which side it belongs. When Russians immigrated here, they may be attacked by local vassal tribes loyal to the Ottoman Empire, and the risk is high. Therefore, before the Russian Empire completely digested the area north of the Don River and took the Azov city at the mouth of the Don River, it is unlikely that the Russians would gain any decent influence and control here.

Therefore, this is destined that when the Mongols drove cattle and sheep and rode war horses here, the Russians could hardly pose too much threat to them. As the more than 10,000 tents of the Dulbert army were pressed over, the Cossacks could only escape, and the Russian serfs who could not escape were either killed by the Mongols or plundered as slaves by them, and the situation was very miserable.

Compared with the weak Russian colonial forces, the biggest threat to the Mongols was the tribes with mixed blood and backwardness. These Caucasians were very unfriendly to the new Mongols, believing that they were here to grab territory and enslave them, just like the Cossacks, so the resistance was very fierce.

However, with the strong support of the East Coast people, the consequences of these rebellious tribes were very tragic. The Mongols were not a kind and kind nation. They were very cruel when they treated those who dared to resist themselves, and often killed people and massacred the city. Therefore, after the East Coast people handed over a large number of captured Russian weapons (even many bronze artillery), Dulbert's troops relied on their superior forces, good equipment and rich war experience to launch a fierce offensive in the vast area north of the Caucasus Mountains and south of the Don River. They captured countless tribes for a time, killed tens of thousands of local residents, and beat those rebellious tribes who thought they were powerful and dared to emerge in the shortest time.

The land of these conquered tribes was naturally the Mongols, and their cattle, sheep and property were all stolen, and the people were brutally enslaved. Later, under the inquiries of the East Coast envoy, the survivors of these tribes were unified and became bargaining chips for the herders of the Dulbert tribe to trade with the East Coast people: one needed to exchange slaves for weapons, equipment and daily necessities, and the other needed a large amount of cannon fodder to open up wasteland and work as a coolie in the country. The two sides hit it off.

The Ottoman Empire also sent officials to stop it. However, the Mongols did not buy it. Although the Ottomans were angry, considering the difficult situation facing the empire and the mediation of the East Coast people, it was finally left unresolved. They were unable to gather a large number of troops here now, and the Mongols also agreed to pay some money to them. So let's do it in advance, and I will talk about it later.

Nowadays, the small town of Bayingoleng, located on the bank of the Don River, is an important port for the Mongolians to trade with the East Coast. The merchant ships of the East Coast docked here and then transported various items to the Mongolian tents. The Mongolians handed over the slaves to the East Coast people to transport them away. The business was very busy. Turigen, the ruler of Bayingoleng, was a cruel and warlike man with excellent riding skills and rich experience. He once fought with Cossacks in the Volga River Basin for many years. In his heart, these white slaves were guilty, men should die, and women should become the spoils of the Mongolian warriors. However, they have just arrived in this area for a few years and cannot do without the support of the East Coast people, so they can only exchange these white slaves for some good things.

Today, Wu Yifei, the security commander of Haji's leased land in the East Coast Republic, came to visit, Turigen, who was originally hunting outside, rushed back and entertained guests from the East Coast to drink milk tea in the tent, and discussed the next stage of business.

"Turigen, you are so famous now! Everyone I met said that you can't stay idle, and from time to time you take people to Hebei (north of the Don River) to plunder Russian villages and kill countless people. If this continues, the Russians will soon come to cause trouble for you." After drinking a pot of milk tea, Wu Yifei wiped his sleeves and teased: "Do you know that the Russians will soon gather a large army to go south to Ukraine? They can easily mobilize more than 100,000 people. Among these 100,000 people, even a small partial army is enough to kick your butt?"

Wu Yifei and Tu Rigen are also familiar. One is a horse bandit, and the other is a Mongolian robber, and the other is a Mongolian robber. He has a very similar temper. Therefore, he has a good relationship on weekdays and naturally speaks casually. When Tu Rigen heard Wu Yifei say this, he glared at the moment and said, "What's the scary thing about 100,000 people? We have more than 10,000 tents here. If all mobilizes, at least 15,000 elite cavalry can be assembled. The Tsar is willing to send tens of thousands of people to attack us at critical moments? Besides, Ayuqi Khan also heard about the matter here. He has decided to expand his power here. Now the Turkut headquarters and the Hoshuo tribe will also send people here. We can have nearly 20,000 warriors. It's not that Cossacks have seen them. They have dealt with them frequently before, so what's there to be afraid of!"

"You are just a mess, I shouldn't have talked to you about these things!" Wu Yifei sighed when he heard this, "But what you said makes sense. After the last defeat, the morale of the Russians was very low. Moreover, this time, the revenge was stronger, and the preparations were not as sufficient as last time. They were afraid that they would not be able to deal with the Tatars. But I said, don't be so arrogant! Russia is a big country and can lose many times, but you can't lose at once. Do you understand this principle?"

"Okay, I'm not here to debate with you this time." When he saw Turigen retorting again, Wu Yifei waved his hand immediately and said, "Listen, Turigen, I'm here to discuss matters with you this time under the order of Special Envoy Gao Wengang. Do Envoy Gao know? Big man! Big man who can make the Black Sea shake three times with one stomp! He plans to let you join the Ottoman camp and fight against the Russian army that may go south with their army and the Crimean Tatars. Don't you fight the front, that's the Tatars' business, and your population is also very precious and not worth spending in vain.

The meaning of Envoy Gao is to allow you to use your maneuverability to harasse the food routes of the Russian army along the river and attack their rear. This is what you are good at, and the casualties will be very small. After defeating the Russians this time, Envoy Gao will find a way to convince the Ottoman Sultan so that you can legally live on this land, of course, the premise is that you nominally surrender to His Majesty the Sultan and be his vassal. Don't get me wrong, this is just nominally, and in fact no one has come to interfere in your life too much, just like you used to surrender to the Tsar in name, do you understand?"

In fact, the arrangements of the East Coast people are also related to the current situation of the Mongols. To be honest, although the power vacuum appeared in the Don River Basin due to the last defeat of the Russian Empire to the Azov War, Ayuqi Khan's people easily entered this land of abundant water and grass. But after all, they have not been recognized by any force at present, and their status is quite embarrassing.

The Russians were powerless to counterattack, and the Ottomans had no time to deal with them. Even the Crimean Tatars descendants of Badu Khan of Mongolia were slightly wary of them. The reason why they did not come to cause trouble was entirely due to the people of the East Coast. Do you really think they were afraid of you? Therefore, if the Mongols of Weirat need an opportunity to be truly recognized by the surrounding forces.

It is obvious that Russia is preparing for the second southern expedition, which is being prepared for, is a good opportunity. Gao Wengang believes that if the Mongols firmly stand on the side of the Ottoman Empire this time, and make efforts to attack the Russians in the war and eventually win, then Gao Wengang has reason to visit the Ottoman Sultan and find a way to make him recognize the fact that the Mongols occupy the land north of the Caucasus Mountains and south of the Don River. Moreover, as long as the Mongols surrender, they nominally recognize that the Ottoman Sultan was their sect leader, and

If we defend the flank frontier for them, I believe that with the great influence of the East Coast people in Istanbul, the Sultan had no reason to push the Mongols away. After all, this was almost no loss to the Ottoman Empire. The North Caucasus was originally a fringe vassal tribe, and most of them were fence-bearing. Today, they could surrender to the Ottoman Sultan and surrender to the Russian Tsar tomorrow. Now the Mongols conquered all the various forces here and then turned to Istanbul. The Sultan was too happy, so how could he blame it?

In this way, basically the worries of Ayuki Khan's control of the North Caucasus were solved. From then on, they only had to face enemies from the north without worrying about being attacked on both sides, and eventually ended in disgrace. At the same time, the purpose of the East Coast people was also achieved, that is, to establish a country in the North Caucasus with a completely different culture and system from the Russian people and the East Coast people could have a profound influence, which is very critical to their mainland strategy.

The above is the future designed by Mr. Gao for the Mongols of Weirat, and he thought it was still feasible. Now the East Coast people can no longer directly project too much military force in the Black Sea. This is destined that if the Mongols want to survive, they cannot do without the help of the Crimean Tatars and the Ottoman Empire. Therefore, it is necessary to let them join this camp temporarily and accumulate wealth and population with the support of the East Coast people (the latter is crucial) and silently cultivate national strength. Therefore, he made the above decision decisively and obtained the permission of the local bosses to let them see the effect.

He believed that with the current situation of the Mongols of Weilat and Ayuqi Khan, they would not refuse such arrangements because this was the most suitable choice for their current situation. After the strength of the East Coast gradually increased and more military forces can be projected in the Black Sea, the East Coast people could naturally re-formulate policies and re-plan the future of the Mongols.

The Turks, Tatars, and Mongolians are all very realistic nations. Or the grassland culture is like this. They respect the strong and ravage the weak. If the people on the east coast are strong, they naturally dare not resist.

Everything is actually under control!
Chapter completed!