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Chapter 1317 Swedish Famous General
Before the Poles recovered their senses, the light cavalry on the outskirts of the Ming army had rushed over.However, instead of charging into the formation, they specifically caught the infantry phalanx that had not yet assembled to attack and harass them. Bows, arrows, muskets, etc. came roaring, and then roared away before the infantry could react.

As a result, the Polish infantry was already flustered by the defeat of the hussars, and if they were restrained in this way, the speed of assembly would be even slower.Or, under intense pressure, a little messed up.

The infantry without cavalry cover is basically a lamb to be slaughtered.Those who have experienced battles basically understand this.

The people around Wladyslaw IV anxiously said to him: "Your Highness, run, or it will be too late!"

But Wladyslaw IV looked at the assembled infantry, feeling very unwilling.If he all ran away, it would definitely be a heavy blow to the morale of the infantry, and it would be death.And if he abandons his loyal army and runs away, then all his dreams will be just dreams.

Thinking of this, he hesitated a little.If you don't run, what if you are captured by the Ming army or die here?
Just when he was hesitating, the Ming army's offensive spread like clouds and flowing water without any hindrance.Among them, the light cavalry is still outflanking, while the heavy armored cavalry has penetrated the formation of the hussars, rolling forward, and rushing straight towards the main formation of the army.

"Your Highness, if you don't run away, it will be too late!" A guard shouted anxiously at his king.

Wladyslaw IV heard the sound and looked at the Ming army's offensive, and then looked at his own infantry camp. Among the seven or eight square formations, the few square formations on the periphery, because of the interference of the Ming army light cavalry , It is impossible to gather effectively at all, facing the cavalry's mountainous offensive, there are already signs of soldiers fleeing.

The cavalry units of the Ming army cooperated too tacitly, and the infantry might be over!Wladyslaw IV thought sadly in his heart, so he no longer hesitated, turned his horse's head and ran for his life!
After running for a while, he leaned on his horse and turned his head to look, only to see that his infantry, no matter whether it was attacked by the galloping Ming army or not, had already collapsed after he fled.

These Polish infantry soldiers knew that under the charge of the cavalry, the only way to survive was to assemble and respond, but at this time, they had already scattered and fled for their lives. In fact, the king had already fled, and they could not face the mountainous cavalry charge. pressure.

Seeing this situation, Wladyslaw IV closed his eyes in pain.If I knew that I would lose so badly, I shouldn't have agreed to Tsarist Russia's request to send troops.Even if you want to send troops, you should bring enough soldiers and horses!Now not only will the directly subordinate troops brought out be wiped out, but even the reputation that I have managed to gain before will also disappear with this defeat!
Wladyslaw IV was thinking angrily when he suddenly saw a guard beside him turn over and fall off his horse out of the corner of his eye.Not far from them, there were a hundred or so Ming soldiers biting them tightly, shooting with bows, arrows and muskets from time to time.

Isn't the Ming army still attacking the infantry phalanx, why did they bite up?This doubt flashed in Wladyslaw IV's mind, but when he took a closer look, he recognized them as the Ming cavalry who were chasing his own scouts.No wonder!They have been ignored until now.

To understand this, Wladyslaw IV still had no choice but to speed up and escape.Because on his side, there are only twenty cavalry, while the pursuers have a hundred cavalry.

However, those Ming troops who refused to take them at night were the elite cavalry. They all knew that the one running ahead was the big fish in the Polish army. ran away.

As a result, one side ran away desperately, and the other side chased hard, each showed their special abilities, and they disappeared after a short while.

On the other side, the soldiers of the Ming army were already chasing and killing the scattered Polish soldiers.Except for a very small number of hussars who fled, the others were all surrounded by the Ming army, and it was impossible for even birds to escape, let alone these Polish soldiers.

After killing more than half of them, there were still more than 1000 dejected Polish soldiers who were escorted by Ming soldiers on horseback to the commander's banner with panic.

Although Li Dingguo was young, he was very decisive. He just looked at these soldiers and immediately judged that they were the standing army in Xiyi.Therefore, he ordered without any hesitation: "Execute on the spot, guard the capital, and warn Xiyi that anyone who dares to become an enemy of Ming Dynasty will end like this!"

Although these Polish soldiers could not understand the Ming Dynasty's official language, when they saw the Ming soldiers around them pointing their muskets at them, they knew that they were doomed, and there was a commotion immediately.

But, no matter what they did, they were bound to die.Then the head was cut off and built into the Jingguan, which was also the first Jingguan after the Ming army came to the west. With a scale of nearly [-] people, it was the first serious warning to Xiyi.

Just as this was being dealt with here, the Ming army who had chased them out came back at night.

One of them patted his horse and came to the banner of the Chinese army, and reported to Li Dingguo with excitement: "Report to the commander, and capture the king of Poland alive!"

When Li Dingguo heard this, he was a little surprised.In this battle, I didn't expect to be able to capture the king of Poland alive. That's really good, and the strength to deter Xiyi is a little stronger.How to deal with him, Li Dingguo didn't dare to decide by himself, so he went to the chat group to ask for instructions.

Yang Sichang was very happy to see him, at least he was the real king of the Xiyi country, not the puppet of the tsar, if he was escorted back to the capital to offer up prisoners, it would also let the country know that he had won a big victory in the far west.

Thinking about it this way, when he was about to order Li Dingguo to escort him back, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly erupted: "It's just a king of Xiyi, a place with a big fart, it is more useful to execute him on the spot. It is more useful to deter Xiyi directly. The capital has already There is no need to use this method to promote the strength of Ming Dynasty!"

When Yang Sichang heard this, he thought to himself, well, Daming is indeed different from the past. Everyone in Daming now knows that the momentum of the Ming Dynasty to expand its territory is unmatched by any dynasty.This Polish country is not even a provincial university like Ming Dynasty, and it is only a local emperor, so it is really not worth showing off.

In this way, Wladyslaw IV was escorted back in a daze. Seeing that the heads of his subordinates were built into Jingguan, he was "clicked" by the soldiers of the Ming army before he could faint. Same fate.

In this way, this Wladyslaw IV, who holds the longest title, is King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania, Ruthenia, Prussia, Masovia, Samogitia, Livonia, and the Swedes, The hereditary king of the Goths and Vandals, the Grand Duke-elect of Moscow, thus became a conspicuous part of Ming Dynasty's first capital in Europe.

In this encounter, 140 Ming cavalry fought against 87 winged cavalry and [-] infantry. The autumn wind swept away the fallen leaves and wiped out the enemy, including its leader, King Wladyslaw IV. On the other side, [-] people were killed and [-] people were injured. It can be described as a great victory!And this is also Li Dingguo's first real battle on the European battlefield. (The Moscow war is actually not a war at all!)
After cleaning the battlefield, Li Dingguo gave an order and immediately moved to the northeast.

In Tsarist Russia to the west, under the sun, there was a town with thick smoke. It was not a fire for cooking, but the houses were all on fire.Of course, this is not water, but artificial arson.

In broad daylight, more than 5000 people, including infantry, cavalry, and artillery, came out of this town like locusts. They just swept past this town, and many people had They laughed at each other for the stolen property, but some people didn't get it, and they were cursing as they walked.

"Damn it, you guys are too quick!"

"Hands are fast, hands are slow, don't you have heard of it?"

"That's right, I came out with our beloved Marshal to make a fortune, how can you be slow!"

"Remember in the future, as long as you follow the orders of the marshal, we will still have opportunities along the way!"

"..."

And on the outskirts of the town, scattered Tsarist Russian civilians watched the army silently, their eyes full of hatred.However, this is the army led by the famous Swedish general. His style has always been like this, and he is notorious, but he was invited by the tsar. It is estimated that no one will make decisions for them after the tragedy that has happened, which makes them feel desperate.

In fact, the Swedish army was not like this before. When Gusta II was still alive, the military discipline was strict and it was the best disciplined army on the European battlefield. This also made the Swedish army invincible on the European battlefield.However, since Gusta II died in battle a few years ago, his famous general, Lennart Thorstensen, known as the "Father of Field Artillery" by later generations, has changed his style. .

After this famous general became Marshal of Sweden, he stopped paying his subordinates, condoned soldiers to plunder, and gradually legalized robbery. He was almost exactly the same as another notorious famous general Wallenstein on the European battlefield. raise war" style.

His behavior caused the military style and military discipline of the Gustav era to disappear.The composition of the army has also changed. Soldiers are no longer purely free farmers in Sweden. Some hooligans, villains, scoundrels, etc. have joined his sect and become soldiers.And their purpose of enlisting in the army is no longer to pursue honor, defend their home and country, defend their beliefs, but to loot their homes in war.

Of course, since he is a famous general, he naturally knows the importance of military discipline.However, his military discipline mainly relies on corporal punishment, beatings, torture and strangulation to maintain the "seriousness" of "military discipline".He "treats his subordinates equally" and severely punishes them no matter how high their military merits are.

This time, when Sweden received a distress messenger from Tsarist Russia, the famous Queen Christina was still young, and the prime minister of Sweden, Axel Uxenschena, was in power.Speaking of which, this person is also a celebrity in Europe, known as a virtuous prime minister.Its reputation is similar to Zhuge Liang in Chinese history.Therefore, after he received the request for help, he immediately realized that this was a good opportunity to get involved in the territory of Tsarist Russia, and sent out the mad dog Lennart Thorstensen without hesitation.

After all, Lennart Thorstensom can be said to be the most powerful military general in Sweden at this time, and his style is also suitable on the territory of Tsarist Russia.In the past this time, even if there is no chance to defeat the Ming army that came from afar, it can still seriously hurt the vitality of Tsarist Russia.

Of course, Tsarist Russia knew how powerful the Ming army was, but no matter how they described it, Sweden would not realize how powerful the Ming army was.In their view, even if the Mongols from the Genghis Khan era fought again, their military strength at this time can teach those Mongols how to behave!

This is not an exaggeration. The military reforms of the Gusta era made Sweden a military power that shocked Europe. Now it is just another 30-year war on the European battlefield. The Swedish army defeated the Mongols who participated in the war here. No.In Lennart Thorstensom's view, the Mongols' style of play has fallen behind, and now it is dominated by firearms.

But at this time, he was listening to a report from a scout in the Chinese army, and his expression was still very serious.

"What are you talking about, the Ming army is all cavalry, and they suddenly appeared in Moscow?" Tors Stenson asked a little surprised, "This Ming army is so fast? It seems that Patriarch Filaret estimated It’s too late, I’ve been tricked!”

"Marshal is wise, according to reports, the Patriarch Filaret was still defending against the Ming army in Samara Fort, but this cavalry bypassed Samara Fort and suddenly appeared in Moscow. According to the people who escaped , Moscow is estimated to be captured by the Ming army.”

Thorstensen nodded, which made his face a little more serious, and he said a little more seriously: "I didn't expect that the speed of the Ming army is really fast!"

"Hehe, that's not as powerful as the marshal!" The general beside him immediately flattered after hearing this.

However, these words are not completely flattering. This famous Swedish general has another title given by later generations, namely the father of "Blitzkrieg".His combat style also emphasizes mobility.In the 30 Years' War in Europe, the enemy was often caught by surprise, and many victories were won because of this.

Thorstenson listened, and felt good. This mobility was originally his favorite work.However, he was surprised by the mobility of the Ming army. After all, the Mongols in the Genghis Khan era were also cavalry, so it was strange that they had no mobility. Therefore, after a little emotion, he waved his hand Said: "This is still far from Moscow! Even if we want to meet the Ming army, I am afraid it is impossible. According to the previous news, if the Ming army wants to take the initiative to attack our army, I am afraid that it will have to fight the Polish army first! "

"The Marshal is wise, the Polish army is led by King Wladyslaw IV himself, and he has elite hussars under his command. Even if the Ming army cannot be defeated, it is enough for the Ming army to drink a pot!"

"I want my subordinates to tell you that after the Ming army occupied Moscow, if they knew that the Marshal was coming, plus the Polish hussars, they would have fled eastward in fright!"

"Hahaha……"

Unscrupulous laughter rang out over the land that had just been ravaged by them.

Among them, Thors Stenson was also included.Although in the past, he also heard that the Ming army had defeated tens of thousands of enemies with 800 people.But he himself is a military expert, and after carefully inquiring about the battle, he understood it in his heart.

The battle that time was not about how powerful the Ming army was, but about deceit, which deceived the frightened Mongols.

Thinking of this, Thorstensen had an expectation in his heart: When he defeated the invading Ming army, his reputation would definitely be at the peak of the sky, and his reputation would rise to a higher level!
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