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Chapter 1313 A big event is about to happen in Europe

This time, Patriarch Filaret couldn't care about the rear, and had to concentrate all his energy on dealing with the Ming army that had already appeared.

It has to be said that the Ming army came in a menacing manner, and the momentum was very large.The east side of the Ural Mountains, which is tens of miles wide, is full of teams of the Ming army that never take over.They roared in, robbed the property of the Tsarist Russians in the east, flocks, etc., and drove them to the west of the Ural Mountains, flocking to Samara Fort.

The panicked crowd and the panicked news intensified the panic in the Samara Fort area.It was not only these panics that caused Patriarch Filaret a headache, but also the problem of food and grass needed by so many people.

At this time, Tsarist Russia was very poor. Even though the Patriarch Filaret had mobilized the nobles in the country to fight with all their strength, the supplies were still limited.Facing the great threat from the east, no one can be sure when this war will end.Therefore, materials are very precious and cannot be misused.

The consequence of this is that the Patriarch Filaret also expelled these Tsarist Russians who had escaped, letting them either go south or continue west to find food.As for whether they can survive, it depends on their own luck.

Although doing so can guarantee the supplies of the army, it also damages the morale of the army.In the Samara Fort area, the [-] troops deployed by Tsarist Russia are basically very tense, mixed with fear. The Patriarch Filaret naturally wants to boost morale, especially mentioning the previous few years The materials plundered from Oirat Mongolia made a big deal of that battle to prove that the Ming army was not that strong, so as to boost the morale of the army.

Against this background, the Tsarist Russian army formally began to contact the Ming army with anxiety about the future.

What makes the Tsarist Russian army a little desperate is that the Ming army, who came from afar, stared at the Tsarist Russian army like a pack of wolves. Whenever there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, they would pounce on it and bite; Cruising around, looking for opportunities, waiting for opportunities to arise.

This style of the Ming army can easily remind the Tsarist Russians of the horrors of the Genghis Khan era.The Mongols in the Genghis Khan era were also light cavalry, which gave full play to the mobility of the cavalry and their strong combat capabilities, which caused unforgettable nightmares for generations of Westerners.

But now, these Ming troops do not take in at night, and they also ride with two riders, but they are better equipped than the Mongols before.They are no longer just wearing herdsmen's clothes like those Mongolians before, but uniform military uniforms. Long-range weapons such as bows and arrows and firearms are their sharp teeth and fangs, which makes people despair.

The cavalry of the Tsarist Russian army totaled about 5000 people.The scouts drawn from it are limited.Therefore, the Tsarist Russian scouts and the Ming army's Yebushou just came into contact, and Tsarist Russia suffered a big loss.

The Patriarch Filaret found that to deal with the Ming army's Yebuyan, unless it needs more than twice the strength of the Ming army, it can stop the Ming army's arrogance.But at this point, he can still feel through the news from the front that this is the case where the Ming army does not accept any casualties, otherwise, twice the force will not be able to stop the invasion of the Ming army.This realization made him feel a lot of pressure.

Of course, what made him most nervous was that the main force of the Ming army was slowly approaching. It was not fast, but it made him feel the pressure like a mountain, and it was approaching bit by bit.According to the scouts who risked their lives to inquire about the news from the rear, the vast expanse of grassland was full of cavalry troops from the Ming Dynasty, and the ground was so red that it even overwhelmed the green grassland.

In this regard, Patriarch Filaret couldn't sit still anymore. Who can stop the hundreds of thousands of cavalry?
He immediately sent people to the rear in a hurry, urging several other countries to send reinforcements as soon as possible.Otherwise, if Tsarist Russia cannot stop it, other countries will also suffer.As for any conditions, you might as well agree first.

He had to do this because he knew the countries on the edge of Tsarist Russia too well.Especially Poland, he could think of the speed of grinding chirping with his toes.When the Polish king just died, he saw this for sure, thinking that before Poland reacted, he would take back Smolensk, which was snatched by Poland.However, although Poland responded slowly, the battle was won in the end.

In fact, Poland at this time, the full name of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, is the end of Poland's most glorious "golden age".In the previous years, Poland's hussars had a great reputation, often winning more with less, creating brilliant battles time after time, and making Poland one of the most powerful countries in Europe.But in fact, its domestic system restricts Poland's development, making Poland stop here.

Speaking of it, Poland at this time is very similar to the original Ming Dynasty, all because the central government has no money.

At this time, Poland was still a country with a federal system of serfdom, and the decline of its royal power directly affected the prestige of the king.Excessive decentralization of power has led to population and wealth being controlled by Semchi Councils and Schlachtas in various places. Unless vital interests are threatened, Schlachta and the great nobles will definitely not submit sufficient taxes and troops to the king.The national financial system of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth has almost no savings. It is often held just before a war to submit tax drafts and pass the war tax to raise military expenditures. The lengthy and complicated procedures greatly restrict the efficiency and upper limit of military expenditure collection.

To sum it up in one sentence, the king of Poland wants to be rich, but the local government does not agree. If he can afford it, he will not pay it. If he can, he will spend as much as he can. Poland is such a country.After winning big battles on the front line, it is often impossible to expand the results of the battle and get no actual benefits. Therefore, the army has no money and cannot support the next battle.

Take the just-concluded battle of Smolensk between Poland and Tsarist Russia as an example. The two parties finally signed a peace agreement. Tsarist Russia had to pay a huge amount of war indemnity (20000 gold rubles), but at the same time Poland had to give up its claim to the Russian throne and return symbol of Moscow imperial power.

The final result of this agreement was that Tsarist Russia stabilized its internal affairs, unified the imperial power, and laid the political foundation for its subsequent rise.It can be said that although Tsarist Russia did not win militarily, it gained a lot politically.

As for Sweden, it is an ally of Tsarist Russia at this stage, and the two countries often unite against Poland.As for the previous Battle of Smolensk, at first the King of Sweden invited the neighboring countries to deal with Poland together, but Patriarch Filaret was too impatient, so he was afraid that Poland would react, so he took the lead.

But no matter what, Tsarist Russia still has to pay the price for Sweden to follow suit.And the build-up of Sweden's troops is not going there anytime soon.Even Patriarch Filaret can be sure that other countries may deliberately slow down. It is best to let Tsarist Russia consume the strength of the Ming army, and finally they will come forward to clean up the mess!

Therefore, when Patriarch Filaret explained to the person who reported the letter, he also specially emphasized that it must fully explain the strength and cruelty of the Ming army, which was even more powerful than the Mongolian army in the era of Genghis Khan!It can be exaggerated if necessary.

What he didn't expect was that he thought it was an exaggeration, but when the [-] main forwards led by Man Gui began to cross the Ural Mountains, he was really shocked when he saw the red ocean all over the mountains and plains.

For a long time, when Tsarist Russia fought with neighboring countries such as Poland, Sweden, and the Crimean Khanate, it was almost enough for both sides to dispatch 1 horses in a single battle, and it was only about 2 horses when it reached the top. For example, in the previous Smolensk battle.Just like this, there may be many mercenaries.

But what he saw before his eyes was a sea of ​​red.For the cavalry, tens of thousands of cavalry is boundless, let alone [-] cavalry!And this is only the forward of the Ming army, and it is said that there are larger cavalry troops behind.

The endless pressure, especially the news that the troops that spread out were easily eaten by the Ming army, made Patriarch Filaret realize that there was something wrong with his previous fortifications.Therefore, he immediately ordered that all the troops be gathered together, and the Samara Castle could not accommodate them, so they formed a circle around the periphery and concentrated all their forces to resist the Ming army.

Before being surrounded by the Ming army, Patriarch Filaret sent three waves of messengers in a row to urge reinforcements.He looks forward to the day when he can use the Samara Castle to consume the morale of the Ming army, and finally the reinforcements will arrive, and they will cooperate with each other to defeat this powerful enemy in the east!

"Everyone can rest assured that the Ming army will not last long after coming from afar. We have firearms, cannons, a solid Samara castle, and reinforcements from Poland, Sweden and other countries. Winter is coming, as long as we persist , This battle must belong to us!" The Patriarch Filaret said to his nobles, and ordered them to convey this meaning to the next level, so as to boost everyone's morale and persevere to the end.

As for how many people below believe this statement, he doesn't know.In fact, he doesn't even have much confidence himself, let's see how long he can last.Especially when he saw countless flocks of sheep following the army behind the Ming army, he was even more worried.

At the same time, on the Kazakh grassland south of Samara Castle, two groups of people were fighting.There are only about 500 people on one side, and about 1000 people on the other side.The few were the Cossacks, but the many were the Crimean Khanate cavalry.

This kind of war happens almost every year, often.Either the Mongols of the Crimean Khanate invaded the Cossacks and robbed the Cossacks of their property, or the Cossacks invaded the Crimean Khanate and robbed the Mongols of their property.One of them belonged to the Polish Alliance camp, and the other belonged to the Ottoman camp. They were originally hostile to each other, and because of the problem of living resources, they basically fought and killed each other every year.

At this time, the hungry Cossacks were still basically a group of people, a small part of them were attached to Tsarist Russia, and most of them were in Poland. However, if the original historical development was followed, under the oppression of the Polish nobles, the Cossacks finally could not bear the oppression and rebelled. This is the famous Hummel. Nitsky's uprising finally prompted the Cossacks to fall to Tsarist Russia in an all-round way.

In this small-scale battle in front of us, in terms of combat power, although the Cossacks are small in number, they are powerful. Therefore, even though the number of Cossacks is smaller than that of the Mongols in the Crimean Khanate, they still have the upper hand and are fighting against Mongolia.

But the two sides were fighting, and suddenly both sides stopped at the same time and turned to look east.Because they are all from the grassland, they are very familiar with the sound of horseshoes on the grassland. Although the sound is still far away, they feel the shock.

I saw a red line rolling in the distance to the east, which seemed to have a sense of infinity.In this regard, both sides immediately came to the conclusion that a very large cavalry army was coming.

They couldn't figure out where the cavalry would be in that direction on this grassland?
Coincidentally, the two sides broke away again, keeping each other on alert while staring at the rolling red line from the east.

Closer, closer, closer.When the Cossacks saw it, they were so frightened that they could no longer calm down. They could see that the Mongols were coming.

However, the Mongols of the Crimean Khanate were shocked when they saw it, because they also recognized the cavalry uniform and the words on the flag, it was the Ming army in the east!
Unanimously, whether it was the Cossacks or the Mongols of the Crimean Khanate, they all hurriedly avoided the path of the Ming army like frightened rabbits, regardless of whether they were enemies or not, and hurried away together.It was as if two goats were fighting, and when they suddenly saw a leopard passing by, they were so frightened that they forgot to fight, and they all ran away.

The coming Ming army is precisely the [-] cavalry army led by Li Dingguo.Through the chat group, he knew that Mangui had attracted the attention of Tsarist Russia, so his partial division took a detour to speed up and attacked Moscow from thousands of miles away.

Therefore, Li Dingguo didn't care about the more than 1000 people who fled ahead. He just led the army, swept across the Kazakh grassland, and continued to roll away to the west.

Seeing the tens of thousands of cavalry go away, the Kazakh leader came back to his senses, looked at the red color that was about to disappear in the distance, and said with emotion: "This army is so elite, I am afraid that only hussars can fight against it." ?”

"That makes sense, but the number of hussars isn't that many!" The people around him also looked at the red color that was about to disappear in the distance, and nodded in response.

As soon as the two parties finished speaking, they suddenly felt that something was wrong, and quickly turned their heads to look.The leader of the Kazakhs found that the person next to him turned out to be the leader of the Mongols.Immediately, the two of them immediately distanced themselves subconsciously.

Not only them, but also their subordinates suddenly realized that they were surrounded by the enemies who killed them just now.For a while, it was chaotic again.

However, no matter what, the two sides did not fight again.The sudden appearance of this army made them fight each other again.They looked at each other, left a few cruel words to each other, and then took their own people, and hurried back to report the news they saw.

The Ming Kingdom in the Far East sent an elite cavalry army through the Kazakh grassland to Tsarist Russia or Poland!
Europe, something big is going to happen!

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