The war of attrition for two consecutive years made the fragile Ross Empire reach the brink of collapse. But Ivan IV could not swallow this, especially the Orientals actually placed their capital and Moscow into the other side's territory.

This is the humiliation of Hongguoguo. The great Ivan IV could not bear it anyway. The Easterners had to pay a price. More importantly, although the Easterners occupied Daming City and did not continue to expand, they continued to dispatch small groups of cavalry to harasse deep within the Ross Empire, and also called it: Da Cao Valley!

These cavalry teams that penetrated deep into Ross are not large in number, with only one or two hundred men. They can be easily hidden in the vast territory of the Ross Empire.

Their targets are not large towns, but small-scale villages and single teams. Sometimes several teams can join forces to raid larger towns.

The flexible and changeable tactics gave the Ross a headache. When they dispatched large troops to encircle and suppress them, these cavalry fled from Ross, and even if they were annihilated, they would not be able to hurt them.

When Ross' army retreats, they will make a comeback, causing Ross' army to run forever.

Ordinary Ross people lived in fear and moved to the western part of the empire, not daring to stay where they were.

Over the past year, the land that the Ross Empire had finally expanded eastward has become a state of uninhabited thousands of miles away. There is really little difference between having and not having such a land.

If this continues, the Orientals will occupy these places in a few years, and Ivan IV has to grit his teeth and go to war with the Orientals.

But the Ross Empire was unable to fight again. In desperation, Ivan IV sent envoys to Western countries, hoping to organize another eastern expedition, unite the forces of many countries, completely defeat the Eastern people, and jointly divide the interests of the Eastern.

Ivan IV's efforts were not in vain. Many Western countries showed strong interest, especially France, which is known as the largest army power in Europe, was the first to respond.

But there are exceptions. What puzzled Ivan IV the most was that Gan Lasi, who suffered a great loss in the East, had no interest and directly refused the Eastern Expedition.

Despite opposition from Ganlisi, most Western countries showed strong interest in the Eastern Expedition and sent envoys to the Ross Empire for negotiations.

Not every Western country has the ability to go to the East. There are not many maritime powers like Ganrasi, Florence, and the Netherlands. Most of them are like France and can only wander around the Mediterranean.

The richness of the East goes deep into the West. In the mouths of merchants, the East has been depicted as gold everywhere, and you can pick up a lot of wealth by bending over.

There is another reason, that is, no one wants to see the Easterners step onto the Western land again. God's Whip is enough once, and they don't want to be sucked again.

Therefore, whether for the wealth of the East or to prevent the Eastern people from advancing westward, they must unite and launch an Eastern Expedition again.

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"hey-hey!"

Yankoff waved the pickaxe hard, and every time he digged a piece of soil, he exposed the frozen white stubble. Even though it was the warm summer, the underground was still frozen towards a stone.

It took a long time to dig out a three-foot distance, and he was so tired that he leaned on the pickaxe and gasped.

"Bang!"

Not long after Yankoff stopped, the whip whipped down with the sound of the wind, whipping his torn cotton jacket.

Yankoff's body trembled, his muscles twisted and changed a few times, and when he raised his head, he had already changed into a smile.

"Mr. Grove! I didn't eat last night. I was so tired, so..."

"Stop talking nonsense! If you don't have food, you haven't completed your work tasks. If you can't finish it today, you will have food!" Grove, holding a whip, scolded him sternly.

He looked at the pit dug by Yankev with disdain and sneered, "Goddes General Yankev, you can dig such a shallow pit in half a day!

Look at others, an ordinary serf, who finishes quickly and well. Not only can you eat enough, but you can also eat a piece of meat.

Learn more from others, don’t be exhausted, and lay the ground as a roadbed!"

Yankoff's smile froze, and he nodded and said, "Yes! Yes! Lord Grove taught me right. I am not a material for digging soil. Why don't you transfer me back to the team that carries soil? Together with Petrovic and the others?"

"Bang!"

Grove was angry when he heard this, and the whip in his hand waved hard in front of Yankeff, making a crisp sound, which scared Yankeff backwards repeatedly.

"I think beautifully! I will do whatever you do. Do you think you are still the general?

Bah! Commander Peterlovic can carry the soil, because he is aware of the current affairs and respects the commander who leads the team!

If you are still cheating on me, I will hang you on the side of the road and let everyone visit you, you general!"

The three words of General Grove bite very hard, making Yankeff's face look blue and red. In the end, Yankeff's attack was still there. He nodded and picked up the pickaxe on the ground, and started digging the soil hard, but his eyes were full of resentment.

He was originally in charge of carrying soil, but he was reportedly transferred to the ranks of digging for a low curse of the Northern Legion.

He has been pampering all year round, so he does not work like this. His hands are covered with blood blisters on the first day, and he will feel heartbroken when he holds a pickaxe. This is also the reason why he has not completed the task, and the price is that he has no supper.

With high-intensity labor and no meals, Yankff felt extremely weak. If he could not hold on for three days, he would be exhausted to death.

No! If this continues, you will never be back to Moscow.

After finally ending until dark, Yankff did not complete the task. He was hungry and was taken back into the wooden house, huddled in the corner and remained motionless, thinking in his mind how to escape.

Just then, Yankoff felt someone touching his shoulder, and opened his eyes and saw a familiar figure.

"Don't let others see!" Kirimerk said in a low voice, stuffed something into Yankoff's hand, and fell to the side to pretend to be asleep.

Yankoff looked around and didn't notice anyone paying attention. He looked at the palm of his hand and was stunned. The golden dough was so tempting that although it was a bit difficult to swallow, he was indeed very hungry.

Looking at Kirimerk who was pretending to be asleep, Yankoff's tears almost fell. What Kirimerk gave him was not a small piece of bread, but his Yankoff's life.

He stuffed the bread into his mouth, chewed it a few times and swallowed it into his stomach, choking Yankeff coughed continuously. Yankeff covered his mouth and it took him a long time to recover.

The eyes of Kirimerk were much softer, and he gritted his teeth as if he had made some attention. He approached Kirimerk and whispered: "It won't take a few days to leave this ghost place!"
Chapter completed!