Tsar Alexei's bodyguards, all concerned with the battlefield in the distance, were nervous, thinking that he would suddenly fall off his horse.

Therefore, it was only when Alexei fell to the ground that his guards came to their senses and hurriedly hugged him. All of a sudden, it was a mess.

Alexei didn't faint, but his mouth was broken and swollen, and he looked a little miserable.

He ignored all of this, and immediately looked back at the battlefield on the other side.

At this time, the battle situation over there was completely one-sided. After the Ming cavalry cut through the enemy formation, they bypassed an arc and prepared to launch a second round of attacks. However, the loud persuasion of Razine's side to surrender clearly had an effect, and more and more Cossacks had already lost their weapons and surrendered.

There is no need to look any further, the army sent to the opposite side, under the instigation of the traitors, is basically annihilated. Because the Volga River is separated, there is no possibility of even escaping back.

Alexei didn't really care about the losses of the army he sent over, what he cared about was being able to contain the Ming army, create a fighter, and give him the possibility of defeating the Ming army in one fell swoop. However, if the army sent over is completely wiped out, what will be fought?

You can't divide your forces anymore, can you? Or is it that the whole army is going to take a detour, so is there still a way back? In the final analysis, the defensive front of the Ming army was clearly set up against the offensive on his side. It can be said that this battle is about to be lost before it has been fought.

Thinking of this, Alexei felt that he had never been so cowardly in his life. Obviously, the army can fight, but it can't exert its strength, and it is held back by the enemy.

The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable it became, Alexei finally couldn't help it, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and the person fell with it.

This time, though, his guards watched him and didn't let him fall.

When the Tsar first had an accident, not many people saw it, because they were all attracted by the situation on the other side. However, by the second time, the situation on the other side of the river was already very clear. It is also because of the clarity that many people turned their heads to look at the Tsar, thinking if the Tsar had any way? As a result, their tsar was seen vomiting blood!

Originally, the morale of the Tsarist Russian army was hit by the battle situation on the other side, and when they saw this scene again, they immediately panicked the Tsarist soldiers.

Fortunately, Alexei did not faint***** propped up and rode back to show that he was okay. After trying his best to calm down for a while, morale recovered somewhat.

However, at this time, the Ming army on the other side of the river triumphantly returned to Mingwei Fort, and the sound of celebrating the victory was earth-shattering. It is impossible for the Russian army on this side of the Volga to ignore it. Thinking of the defeat of the army on the other side of the river in the past, none of the Tsarist soldiers were in a good mood.

This time, Alexei didn't vomit blood or anything more, but returned to the Chinese military tent with a black face. Because he understands that in the face of ironclad facts, no matter what he says demagogically, it is useless.

How should the next battle be fought? This is a problem that he must solve as soon as possible.

After thinking about it for a long time, Alexei's eyes suddenly lit up, and he suddenly had an idea.

Subsequently, he secretly sent a confidant general and gave him an order: "Late tonight, you select the elite to smuggle into the shoals and sneak attack the Ming army on the other side, as long as you can occupy a corner and cover the follow-up army to follow up continuously, it will be a great achievement, and I will be knighted!" ”

Of course, heavy rewards are welcome, but they were defeated in the first battle, the situation is very bad, and the generals have no confidence. Therefore, when it came time to receive the order, it seemed a little hesitant.

Seeing him like this, Alexei became more sure, and immediately said to him: "Do you think that our army suffered heavy losses in the first battle, and the army has no morale, and I am afraid that it will be inconvenient to fight in the next few days?" ”

"Your Majesty, fighting on the battlefield, morale is the most important." When the general heard this, he hurriedly replied, "The last general thinks that it is imperative to revive morale at the moment. ”

Alexei laughed when he heard this, and he felt even happier when he saw his henchman being laughed inexplicably by himself. After a long while, he said to him: "That's right, the morale of the army is not good now, and it stands to reason that it is urgent to revive the morale." In addition......"

After a pause, his face was a little ugly, but then he said, "Many people have seen my situation. I believe that the Ming army on the other side must have seen it, and then it will definitely spread. Under such circumstances, if you were the commander of the Ming army, would you have thought that our army would smuggle in and attack tonight? ”

Hearing this, his henchman general's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he suddenly said with great joy: "Your Majesty is wise, the Ming army will definitely not think of it!" ”

"Yes!" Alexei nodded and said with a smile, "In fact, the reason why I vomited blood and fell down or something was to paralyze the commander of the Ming army, and its purpose was to turn defeat into victory tonight." So, you get the idea? ”

Hearing this, the Tsarist general was dumbfounded, it turned out that the real situation turned out to be like this, Your Majesty is really amazing!

Thinking of this, his confidence increased greatly, his morale soared, and then he did not hesitate to receive the order: "Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and the last general will not hesitate to die, and he will definitely break through the river defense of the Ming army on the other side!" ”

It seems that I really believe it, not bad! Thinking so, Alexei encouraged him again, and then asked him to prepare.

Needless to say, those elites who were selected, after knowing the real "inside story", were also demoralized, and felt that the sneak attack in the middle of the night had a great possibility of success.

………………

As time passed, the night became darker and darker, and the Ming troops on the other side had fallen asleep after celebrating their victory. In the dim light, only the figure of the patrol could be faintly seen.

Looking at the half-round waning moon, estimating that the time was almost up, Alexei, who had been unable to sleep, issued a decree and launched a sneak attack.

Although he seemed to be full of confidence when he spoke to his henchmen generals, he was actually very nervous at this time.

It's not that he lied to his henchmen generals, but this sneak attack is the most likely successful action he has come up with, and if it can succeed, it will achieve his goal of leading the army to the east, and everything will be fine. But if it fails, the situation in Tsarist Russia will become very bad.

To sum it up in one sentence, this battle is so important that it makes him suffer from gains and losses. Originally, he was supposed to sleep first and then come to command, but he didn't fall asleep.

One thing, I have to admit, the soldiers selected from the Tsarist army to smuggle and attack are indeed very strong. By this time, it was already cold. Although the soldiers wading through the water were cold enough, they didn't make a sound.

As the spearhead was about to reach the other side, Alexei's heart was also in his throat.

There's a saying that's actually very philosophical, the more you worry about something, the more it will come.

No, just when the forward of the Tsarist Russian army was about to go ashore, suddenly, countless torches suddenly appeared on the river defense position of the Ming army on the opposite side, illuminating this section of the Volga River at once. Whatever it is, it's all clearly illuminated.

"Woo Woo ......"

"Whoosh ......"

The sound of flintlock guns and bows and arrows also rang out at the first time.

The elite of the Tsarist Russian army, which was crowded on the fords of the Volga River, had come to their senses, and many of them had already fallen down screaming, and at the same time as they were swept downstream by the current, the blood from the wounds stained the Volga River red.

At the head of the city of Mingweibao, the Great Khan of the Turk Special Department said to Hong Chengchou in front of him with admiration: "My lord is really clever, I actually expected that the Tsarist army would sneak attack in the second half of the night!" ”

"Adults use soldiers like gods, it's really amazing!" Racine, on the other side, did not hesitate to praise and hurriedly followed.

In this regard, Hong Chengchou did not look back, but just watched the Ming army soldiers slaughter the enemy in the Volga River, and said lightly: "That Tsar Qian's donkey skills are poor, how can he not imagine what he will do!" ”

Speaking of this, after a pause, he turned his head, looked at the two newly attached generals, and said to them sincerely: "If you want to say that the use of soldiers is like a god, and the magic is clever, only Your Majesty has this praise in the whole world." ”

In other words, even he didn't.

Hearing this, Punchuck and Racine couldn't help but glance at each other, and couldn't help but feel more awe for the Ming Emperor who had never met.

Because they could feel that when the Governor in front of them said this, he did not have the feeling of flattery in the officialdom, but sighed from the bottom of his heart.

There was a lot of talk and laughter here, but Tsar Alexei was pale, just staring blankly at his subordinates and retreating. Seeing the selected elites, there was no sound as they struggled for help in the Volga. Suddenly, he felt that his eyes were dark, and he collapsed without vomiting blood.

His guards were a little used to it, and knew that something might happen to him, so they held him up in time. After a period of scramble, the west bank of the Volga River finally slowly quieted down.

At dawn the next day, Alexei woke up from a rare long sleep. But he didn't get up right away, but lay there thinking about things.

He understood that in this battle with the Ming army, it was impossible to achieve a quick victory. It can even be said that it is difficult to say whether or not you can win the final victory after holding on.

He was worried about the situation on the side of Moscow, and in the end, Alexei issued a decree to build a fortress on the west bank of the ford of the Volga, and he would send troops to garrison here. Since there was no way to drive the Ming army away, it was necessary to prevent the Ming army from crossing the river and invading the interior of Tsarist Russia.

Hong Chengchou saw the movement of Tsarist Russia on the other side, and he didn't take any action, just tossing and turning in Tsarist Russia. Because, the purpose of his leading this time is to gain a firm foothold here, and from the current point of view, the goal has been achieved. Tsarist Russia also abandoned the offensive and switched to the defensive. When Daming's foundation here is deeper, he will be able to hit the other side.