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Chapter 1312 Responding with the power of the whole country
Someone opened his mouth, and other people followed up, and said to Shah Jahan with the same worry: "Khan, I see the situation of the Ming Dynasty. It is eyeing me, Mughal, and we must deal with it! Once the Ming army takes the lead , I, the Mughals, will definitely suffer heavy losses!"

"I heard that in the east, many untouchables went to Bengal to work for the Ming army. It is clear that the Ming country wants to kill me as a Mughal!"

"..."

Shah Jahan didn't know these worries!However, the army is caught in the quagmire of competing with Persia for the north, so it cannot be withdrawn just by withdrawing!Besides, he is sure about capturing Kandahar, and it has always been his wish. When he sees that he is no longer up or down, he is not reconciled to suddenly having to give up all his previous efforts!

He was thinking about it, and some of the courtiers who acted a little more fiercely even directly pointed out: "Great Khan, I think that when we negotiate peace with Persia, I, Mughal, must first solve the threat of the Ming Kingdom!"

"Yes, Great Khan, we Mughals know how much power Persia has. However, the strength of the Ming Dynasty has exceeded expectations, and it is also aggressive towards Mughals. I think that when we concentrate, Mughals are the most powerful The military strength to deal with it! Persia, not enough!"

"..."

Shah Jahan was considered a capable monarch in the history of the Mughal Empire. At least it was during this period that the Mughal Empire reached its strongest.It can be seen that Shah Jahan does not lack courage.

Listening to the words of his subordinates one by one, Shah Jahan weighed it up and down, and then he made a decision.Standing still, facing the courtiers below, he showed determination and said: "Okay, I will feel uneasy if I don't solve the threat of the Ming Dynasty first. In this case, I will send an envoy to negotiate peace with Persia!"

Of course, peace talks are not about giving in, they are also conditional.At least not let Persia know that there is a big enemy in the east of the Mughal Empire, and there is a big crisis.It is best to withdraw enough troops to deal with the Ming Dynasty under the premise of maintaining the status quo.

Hearing that Shah Jahan made a decision, all his courtiers flattered each other, saying that the Khan is wise!

While they were discussing the details of this matter, the empire far to the north of the mainland fell into panic.Because, compared to the fact that the Mughal Empire was worried about the possible invasion of the Ming Dynasty, they saw that the Ming Dynasty's army had already fought over.

Moscow, in the meeting hall of the Kremlin, Tsar Mikhail was sitting on his seat. He was usually listless and indifferent to political affairs. At this time, his face showed panic, and he looked sideways at his father, the Shepherd Filaret. First, you are chairing this meeting.

I saw Filaret's face was very serious, and he said solemnly to the Tsarist Russian nobles below: "The Ming army finally came to fight. It is said to be a million, but it should be at most a hundred thousand. But, even if it is ten The number of tens of thousands of troops is also very scary. Now the striker has appeared near the Ural Mountains, approaching the Samara Castle, and the biggest crisis for our Tsarist Russia is in sight. I hope everyone will work together to deal with the Ming Kingdom!"

Before he returned to China, these Russian nobles basically regarded his son, the tsar, as a display.It was also after he took power that he used an iron fist to make these nobles listen to him.Now that a powerful enemy is coming, he must keep these nobles on his side.

The Tsarist Russian nobles below, of course, also knew the news of the emergency call from Samara Castle.They all looked pale and looked at each other, but no one spoke for a while.

The Samara Castle, which began to be built in 100, was mainly used to resist the invasion of nomads, and at the same time ensure the safety of transportation along the Volga River from Kazan to Astrakhan.However, the scale of Samara Castle is not large. Although there are troops stationed there, there are only more than 210 households. It can only guard against those small-scale nomads. Facing the million-strong army of the Ming Dynasty, even if only ten Ten thousand, there is no way to compete. (Actually, a century later, there were only [-] households in Samara Castle. The population size of the town is far from comparable to that of Ming Dynasty in the West.)
Seeing that the nobles below were silent, Filaret knew that they were frightened, so he shouted coldly: "So many people from the Ming Dynasty are coming from the east, do you think that if we don't resist, the Ming army will let us go?" Us? They are here to destroy our Tsarist Russian Empire, not for fun, so don't take chances!"

"But, Your Excellency the Patriarch, we...we can't defeat the Ming army!" A nobleman couldn't help but said, "800 Ming army can defeat more than 1 people, how many people have come here now?" 10 people, how do we fight?"

"Yes, how many people are there in our entire country? The Ming army is from the army." Another nobleman also said, "The Ming army even defeated the Mongols, how can we beat it!"

Tsarist Russia at this time is far from the polar bear of later generations, the kind that can fight and resist.For Tsarist Russia to become stronger, it must be reformed after Peter the Great came to power.At this time, the hungry Tsarist Russia could even be rubbed on the ground by Poland.Although it became stronger later, it can only fight back and forth with Poland.

Therefore, at this time, facing the powerful Ming army, it is not unreasonable for them to be afraid and afraid.

Filaret looked at these dejected nobles with cold eyes, and said coldly again: "I can tell you that the war against the Oirat Mongolia that I participated in before has offended the Ming Kingdom. Because the Oirat Mongolia has been merged into the Ming Kingdom, Become a part of the Ming Kingdom. Now the Ming army came to attack us, shouting the slogan of revenge for the Oirat Mongolia. Your families also robbed and killed many people from the Oirat Mongolia. I believe I don’t need to repeat Reminder. If you don’t win the Ming Kingdom, you will decide your fate yourself!”

After threatening for a while, he changed the subject again: "Ming is not invincible. They have come from afar. As long as they can keep the war going, the more troops they have, the harder the logistics will be. When winter comes, they will The army must be withdrawn. Moreover, the Ming army has come so far, and it is so powerful. I believe we are not the only ones who can feel the threat. We have contacted Poland and Sweden before, but they don’t believe it. Now that the Ming army has really come, believe us Sending envoys over there will definitely convince them to send troops to resist the Ming Dynasty together. I believe they will not forget the Yellow Peril back then!"

Hearing Patriarch Filaret's eloquent and eloquent talk, he seemed very confident, which restored the confidence of the Russian nobles below.

"What your Excellency the Patriarch said makes sense, so how should we deal with the Ming army?"

"That's right, if you can drive away the Ming army, your Excellency the Patriarch can say anything!"

"..."

Seeing this, Filaret finally breathed a sigh of relief, his morale somewhat improved, and he immediately answered the question below: "The Ming army is coming from the Far East aggressively. First of all, we cannot let the Ming army approach the city of Moscow. If that is the case , we have no way out. I believe that if we lead the army to retreat to several western countries, they will definitely not be willing. If we don’t lead troops there, our safety will not be guaranteed. Therefore, we can only block the Ming army layer by layer and consume their energy , it can be delayed until the coming of winter.”

Speaking of this, he paused and then said: "And we ask for help from Poland, Sweden, the Crimean Khanate and other countries, and then they send troops over, it will take time, right?"

Hearing this, a nobleman couldn't help but turned pale again and said, "Your Excellency...do you mean to reinforce Samara Castle?"

"Yes, we must increase our troops to the Samara Fort!" Filaret nodded and said, "We need to move quickly, we can rely on the Samara Fort, as well as the Volga River, the Ural River, and the Ural Mountains to fight against the enemy. Blocking, at least prevent the Ming army from rushing forward, consuming their vigor and logistics. At the same time, we must fortify the wall and clear the country, and move all the population and materials to Moscow. When the reinforcements from various countries arrive, we will let the Ming army come over and fight in Moscow. .At that time, even if you can't win, you can still stand in a stalemate until winter comes!"

It has to be said that this plan sounds like there is no problem.At least, these Tsarist Russian nobles can't think of any other better way.So they looked at each other, and eventually they all agreed on the idea.

When they were about to leave, they were suddenly stopped by Filaret, who reminded them with a stern face: "I know all about your situation. This battle is a life-and-death battle for our Tsarist Russian Empire. If you hide your strength and don't work hard, don't blame me for being rude!"

Hearing this, these Tsarist Russian nobles naturally expressed that they would not hide their secrets, and then hurried away.

When the hall was empty and there were only two fathers and sons left, Filaret looked at his son, sighed and said: "This battle, the strength of the Ming army is very dangerous, I have to personally Only by going to Samara Fort can these people be calmed down, and only then can we properly fight against the invasion of the Ming Dynasty. You have to rely on yourself in Moscow, understand?"

This son, cowardly by nature, is not suitable to be a tsar at all.But it was also because of this that those nobles insisted on taking the position of the tsar.Now that the empire is facing life and death, he has to tell his son well.

After hearing this, Mikhail turned even paler, and asked hesitantly, "Father, you... can you not leave?"

Hearing this, Filaret couldn't help but feel a pain in the head, and his temper was hard to change. He couldn't help but sink his face, and had to emphasize again: "If I don't go to Samara Castle to sit in the town, they must have their own ideas and won't pay attention. Fighting with the Ming army. We need time, reinforcements from other countries, and the coming of winter!"

"But, father, you... your body?" Mikhail asked again worriedly.

Hearing this, Filaret couldn't help being stunned. He didn't expect that his son was worried about his body. He was a little relieved, his face looked better, and his voice softened and said: "It's okay, when the country is in crisis, we can also Don't care about these. You are the tsar, you have to remember what I said, understand?"

If in the original history, Filaret had died of illness at this time, but because of the butterfly effect, although his health is not good now, he can still persist.But he also understood that he didn't have much time to live, so instead, he became more determined and decided to go to the front line.

"Can you not leave? I... I'm afraid!" Mikhail's response made Filaret feel better just now, and suddenly disappeared.

I have already said it clearly enough, but I still think about not leaving!At this time, Filaret couldn't help but worry very much. If he couldn't come back, even if he defeated the Ming Kingdom, would his cowardly son be able to handle the aftermath well?
To appease the subjects, negotiate with countries that come to aid, resume production, and strengthen the country... Can he really do these things?

Thinking of this, Filaret was very worried.My own son is not as promising as his grandson Alexei Mikhailovich.At least my grandson has read a lot of books and knows no less than his son, and his personality is a bit like him, not like his son.

In the original history, Alexei was indeed more promising than his father. Tsarist Russia continued to expand in his hands, and won the feud against Poland, and also won battles with several other countries.In every battle, he was personally conquered by the imperial driver.It was also his efforts that laid a solid foundation for Peter the Great's reform and prosperity.

But right now, Filaret had no choice but to arrange everything in Moscow himself, and then hurriedly took those Moscow nobles and led the army to reinforce Samara Fort.

Following the arrangements made by Patriarch Filaret in advance, after the orders were issued one by one, the whole of Tsarist Russia suddenly became chaotic.Crying for father and mother, all are busy moving.Especially in the plains near Samara Fort, all the crops were destroyed, and it was necessary to truly clear the walls and clear the fields.

The wheat yield of this plain became the highest in Tsarist Russia more than a century later.Although there is not such a large scale nowadays, there are still many plantings.It is really unacceptable for Tsarist Russian farmers to destroy them all.

But at this time, Patriarch Filaret showed his iron fist again.If the peasants of Tsarist Russia refused to listen, they immediately sent troops to suppress it, forcibly destroyed it, and drove the peasants to Moscow.All of a sudden, the whole of Tsarist Russia was full of wailing, cursing and cursing.Some scolded the Ming army from the Far East, and some scolded Filaret and other Tsarist Russian officials.

While busy, Kuai Ma reported that Poland and Sweden agreed to send troops, but with conditions, and the reply of the Crimean Khanate was to obtain the consent of its suzerain, Turkey, which is somewhat good news.

But before Patriarch Filaret was happy, the scouts came to report, indicating that the Chinese vanguard army had reached the east of the Ural Mountains, full of cavalry, boundless, and very powerful.

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