Of course, there was another possibility for Tsarist Russia to build a fortress on the other side of the shoals. That is, the Tsarist side could hold their rear road with the least number of troops, and then the army would make a detour upstream and cross the river to attack.

However, the fortress could not be repaired in a moment, which is why the Russian army did not adopt this method in the first place. And if you have to wait for the Tsarist side to finish this, and then make a detour to attack, the Ming army also has no reason to be afraid of the Tsarist Russian army, and if they want to cross the river to fight, then they will fight well.

And not only will it get colder and colder over such a long period of time, but who knows what will happen? As the old saying goes, who knows who will come first tomorrow or the unexpected?

In fact, according to Hong Chengchou's experience as an official for many years, he believed that since Poland and Tsarist Russia were mortal enemies and were still fighting before, if Poland knew that Tsarist Russia was empty, there would be no reason to let go of the opportunity to take advantage of the fire to rob.

Therefore, to sum up, in this battle at Mingweibao, the Ming army can afford to drag it out, but Tsarist Russia can't afford to drag it out!

Hong Chengchou was not wrong at all, but he did not understand the situation on the European side, so some situations were still underestimated.

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At this time, in Stockholm, Sweden, the newly succeeded King Carl Gustav was presiding over a meeting. The topic of the meeting was war and the reconquest of the uncontrolled king's territory. He tried to convince the parliamentarians that the use of troops against Poland was necessary and beneficial.

The reason why he wanted to fight as soon as he succeeded to the throne was inseparable from his experience.

Carl Gustav, also known as Karl X, grew up at court with his cousin, Queen Cristina, and received an excellent education. He also studied the art of war with the famous Swedish general Lennart Tolstensen, and learned many diplomatic skills during his tenure as plenipotentiary at the Nuremberg Conference.

For him, he felt that he had the ability to make a big difference. As a result, the vigorous Thirty Years' War in Europe ended, leaving him a hero with no use.

Another and very important reason is that his throne was given to him by his cousin, Queen Christina. Therefore, he had to prove that those who opposed his accession to the throne showed that his cousin had made the right choice!

For all these reasons, he was moved when he received the news that Poland had been beaten badly by Tsarist Russia. Therefore, after receiving the news of the withdrawal of Tsarist Russia, he also wanted to fight Poland.

Of course, the two countries are at war on a regular basis. One is because the king of Poland wants to be the king of Sweden, and the king of Sweden also wants to be the king of Poland again, which is caused by the dispute between the royal family; Second, in the Thirty Years' War, Sweden and Poland were also on opposite sides.

However, what Karl X never expected was that just as he was about to convince the parliamentarians, his men came to report that the King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Lithuania, John II Casimir, had sent an envoy to ask for an audience.

Karl X couldn't help but wonder about this. Could it be that the Poles knew that they were going to send troops against them, so they sent messengers? If the Poles really knew that they were going to lead their troops to attack and were prepared, the war would lose its suddenness, and it would have made it more difficult to win the war.

Of course, Karl X was not afraid of not winning. With Sweden's current military strength, not to mention fighting Poland, it is also a guarantee of victory. He was only afraid that if he lost too much in attacking Poland, he would be attacked by the nobles who opposed him.

Now, in any case, now that Poland has sent an emissary, it can only be said in the first place.

Once again, to his surprise, the Polish envoy turned out to be Alexander Goszetsky, a high-ranking official in the Smolensk province. You know, the pressure was only besieged by the Tsar himself for several months. Although the Tsarist Russian army has retreated, the Smolensk province must be in ruins, enough for him to be busy, why did he have time to come to Sweden?

Based on this idea, both Karl X and the other councillors were very curious about Alexander's intentions.

Seeing that he had attracted everyone's attention without even opening his mouth, Alexander immediately said: "I have come to Sweden to send a great gift to His Royal Highness the King to congratulate His Royal Highness on his accession to the throne. ”

"Oh, what a gift?" Karl X was so pleased to hear that he congratulated him and said that he would give a great gift, which was much better than that of his own nobles.

But at the same time, he was more curious, what kind of gift would it be? Could it be that the Smolensk province was annexed to Sweden?

But that shouldn't be? Because the relationship between Alexander and the Polish king was extraordinary. Before the Polish king ascended the throne, he was imprisoned by the Bishop of Richelieu, and it was Alexander who rescued him.

With that in mind, he focused more on what Alexander was going to say next.

Hearing Alexander say to him with a hint of excitement: "How about this great gift for me, by the king's will, to form an alliance with Poland and Sweden and divide Tsarist Russia together?" ”

"......" Hearing this, everyone became speechless.

If the alliance of the two countries could divide Tsarist Russia, Tsarist Russia would have ceased to exist a long time ago.

I really don't know which of Alexander's brains was wrong to say such a thing.

Coming back to his senses, Karl X couldn't help but sneer: "Could it be that your Smolensk was beaten too badly by Tsarist Russia, so you want to let Lone be the wronged boss and avenge you for you?" ”

He's really a little angry [nameless fo] when he arrives, and he actually says to his face, this is simply seeing him as mentally retarded!

Some of those councillors were indignant, feeling that Alexander had insulted their intelligence and looked down on their king; And some people are cold bystanders, just watching the excitement.

In the face of questioning, Alexander was not flustered, and still seemed a little excited and said: "Your Highness has misunderstood, now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Tsar Alexei led the elite of the whole country to the east, and Moscow is empty!" ”

"What?" Hearing this, Karl was caught off guard and almost dropped his jaw.

He was a little unconvinced, all along, the center of gravity of Tsarist Russia was in the west, and Poland and Sweden were eyeing each other. It's like a hungry wolf, looking from afar, the kind that may come up and bite at any time.

Correspondingly, both Poland and Sweden also want to kill this hungry wolf. Therefore, there were many wars between the three countries.

However, after so many years of fighting, no one has been able to destroy anyone, just like this.

Now, what kind of wind will the tsar smoke, even ignoring the two countries, leading the elite of the whole country to the east. Why does this news sound so fake?

Therefore, the parliamentarians, after Karl X's words had fallen, questioned one after another, saying that Alexander had not spoken a word of truth since he came, whether they thought that the Swedes were mentally retarded, or that his head had been caught in the crack of the door, and that others were as mentally retarded as he was?

For their reaction, someone even said insulting things about him, and Alexander didn't care. Because after he inquired about the situation at the beginning, he didn't believe it at first.

Therefore, before the Swedes could finish venting, he interrupted loudly: "Then Alexei has to do this, because the Ming Empire in the Far East has already sent troops to the Volga Valley." ”

This news, like a bombshell, exploded in the council chamber, blowing up a group of Swedes, including Karl X, in a daze: what is the situation?

It was really news, and it was too unexpected for them.

After a long while, Karl X came to his senses, leaned forward, stared at Alexander, and asked loudly, "What the hell is going on?" How could a Ming Empire suddenly emerge? Why did they attack Tsarist Russia? ”

When the others were asked by him, they all came back to their senses, and hurriedly pricked up their ears, wanting to hear major news.

Alexander looked at them and replied seriously: "I don't know the specifics. I just heard that Alexei attached great importance to it, and after receiving the news, he hastily withdrew his troops from Smolensk, and then laid down suspicious troops and led the army to the other side of the Volga. ”

Speaking of this, he paused and then said: "If it weren't for the fact that I couldn't be angry with the Russian army for burning, killing and looting under my rule, and didn't go deep into the territory of Tsarist Russia, I would have really been deceived by Alexei." Today's Moscow is empty of troops like never before! ”

"Oh, yes." Alexander remembered something, and added: "Didn't Tsarist Russia always sell furs? Later, it suddenly decreased in large numbers, because the people they sent to the east to loot furs were killed by the army of the Ming Empire. Perhaps this time the army of the Ming Empire came on an expedition to take revenge and settle accounts with Tsarist Russia, so there was a decisive battle. ”

Beginning with the previous tsar, economic difficulties gave Tsarist Russia the motivation to plunder furs to the east. Because of the European desire for fur, it is very famous. Furs from Siberia and other places made Tsarist Russia make a lot of money.

However, in this plane, Emperor Chongzhen asked the eastern Mongolian tribes to atone for their sins, and cut off the hand of Tsarist Russia to Siberia, and their fur business was naturally greatly reduced. This can be felt by Sweden and Poland, which are neighbors of Tsarist Russia.

Hearing his words, Karl X's eyes rolled, and he immediately said from another angle: "It seems that this is really the case, if Alexei does not lead the army to drive the Ming army back, then in the east of Moscow, it will become a hunting ground for the Ming army, which must be unbearable for him, so he has to interrupt the battle against your side and lead the army to the east instead." ”

In that case, it's all right.

As a result, this new and important situation immediately became the focus of discussion among everyone in the chamber.