The closer you get to Mingwei Fort, the more soldiers there will be. The night of the sentinel does not close, the patrol cavalry team, etc., can often be encountered.

Stepan Racin's eyes widened, and he carefully examined everything about the Ming army. The generals of the Ming army who came back together saw him like this, and they didn't mind briefing him.

Listening and watching, Racine was secretly surprised. If the Ming army he had seen in the Turhut Wang's tent before was really elite, he actually didn't care about it. Because in his opinion, the Ming army that was ordered to recruit the Antur Special Department must be the elite selected from the various armies of the Ming Kingdom, including equipment or something, which is definitely the best. In this way, it is possible to promote the prestige of the Ming Dynasty and make it easier to recruit the Anturhu Special Department.

However, as he saw more and more Ming soldiers, Racine was stunned to find that almost all the Ming soldiers he saw were the same, and even those Ming soldiers who were called Ye Bu Harvest were more elite.

What is particularly rare is that Racine can keenly feel that the morale of the soldiers of the Ming army is very high.

Although they went on an expedition to the Volga River valley and were about to face a counteroffensive by the Tsarist Russian army, there was no fear or nervousness on their faces. A kind of self-confidence of a strong man, which is expressed very strongly!

Such an army, in the face of difficulties, is not afraid of a strong enemy, and is stronger when encountered, and it is absolutely very difficult to defeat this kind of army. Why, then, did the Ming army have such a strong sense of self-confidence and high morale?

Thinking about this question, Racine immediately thought that after he arrived at the side of the Turghut tribe, he heard some rumors about the Ming army. Talk about how they were invincible, not to mention the unification of the East, and the destruction of the Mughal Empire, etc. Ever since their emperor drove a conquest, there has never been a defeat!

Or, it is precisely under the irrigation of countless victories that there will be such Ming army soldiers!

Thinking of this, Racine couldn't help but be in awe of the Ming army in his heart, and he was in awe of the strong. Along the way, he lowered his posture a lot, and constantly consulted the generals of the Ming army and asked about various things about the Ming Dynasty.

If the Governor could bring in another force to join him unexpectedly, especially if the war of this force was a brave and warlike knight, it would be even more of a great achievement. Based on this idea, this general of the Ming army naturally knows everything and says everything.

Listening to the detailed introduction, I heard the earth-shaking changes that took place in the Ming Dynasty, and I heard that there is a thing called the railway that has been built to the Tianshan Mountains and will continue to be built to the west, which is an artifact for transporting troops and materials.

There is also the life of the people of all ethnic groups in the Ming Dynasty, how to treat them equally, as long as they work hard, they don't know how happy their lives are. I can't believe it more than before.

All this makes Racine yearn for it. Compared with the days when his tribe was oppressed by Tsarist Russia, it really can't be compared to that.

Of course, it is also possible that the Ming army general is exaggerating, so Racine also maintains a trace of suspicion while yearning.

On this day, it is finally time to reach Mingweiborg.

From afar, there was a surging crowd of people, and there were people working everywhere. There are soldiers of the Ming army, and there are also those who do not wear military uniforms, which should be people's husbands. However, Racine could not see the overseers with the whips, only a few were directing. It seems that they are expanding Mingweibao and building fortifications in preparation for the upcoming battle.

Looking at all this, Racine was taken aback again. The scene in front of him reminded him of the words that the Ming army general next to him said, and the things about the people of all ethnic groups seemed to have been confirmed.

Of course, there is another point, that is, the impression that the Ming army gave him was that very energetic and energetic feeling. Such an empire can be imagined how powerful it will be, no wonder the Ming army was able to destroy the powerful Mughal Empire with a snap of a finger.

Today's world, it seems to be the world of the Ming Dynasty!

Thinking of this, seeing the shadow of Mingweibao getting bigger and bigger, Racine adjusted his mentality again and made up his mind.

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An hour later, Racine arrived at Mingweibao, and while waiting for the Governor of Mingguo to receive him, he maintained a respectful posture and did not show the slightest impatience.

On the other hand, Hong Chengchou was not surprised by the annexation of the Turgunt Department, because it was within his expectations. However, the arrival of the Don Cossacks came as a surprise to him.

Although he was on his first expedition to the west, he had heard from Emperor Chongzhen that there was a race in the west that was as good at war as the Mongols. Tsarist Russia expanded its territory to the east, mostly relying on this race.

At this time, when I heard the generals sent out to introduce the situation of this Don Cossack, I learned that the Cossacks were also divided into many ethnic groups, and not every ethnic group was desperate for Tsarist Russia, and there were also ethnic groups that were oppressed and were living in difficulty.

In this case, according to the principle of united front explained by Emperor Chongzhen, this is acceptable. Now the leader of the Don Cossacks came in person, not only showing personal courage, but also proving from one side that there should be enough sincerity.

Although there were countless Mongols attached to the Ming Dynasty at this time, and now there are even more Turks attached, and there are not many people who can ride and fight well. But who would be too little for such a soldier?

Therefore, based on such thoughts, Hong Chengchou cordially received Racine. This meeting was also praised by the Don Cossacks in later generations.

Both sides are sincere, and the atmosphere of such a meeting is naturally very good.

Hong Chengchou immediately made a promise to give the Don Cossacks the same treatment as the Turkut tribe. However, he also stated that his promise would ultimately be said by the Ming Emperor.

There is an example from the Turgots side, and Racine certainly has no opinion. On the contrary, if Hong Chengchou agreed that there was no problem, he would wonder if there was fraud in it.

Based on the current situation, Hong Chengchou explained to Racine: "You go all the way, and wait first." This official expects that when the Tsarist army comes to attack Mingwei Fort, he will definitely recruit your troops to participate in the battle. When the time comes, you will be able to make great achievements! ”

This is going to sinister the Russian army! Racine thought to himself, and immediately agreed. For him, of course, he wanted to make a big contribution.

So, Hong Chengchou wrote down the matter of recruiting the Antonhe Cossacks in his own handwriting, and stamped it with the official seal, so that Razin could have an explanation when he returned.

It didn't take long for the Turks to move to Mingweibao and accept Hong Chengchou's rule. As a result, the Mingweiburg side became even more lively.

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From Mingweiburg to Moscow, there are more than two thousand miles. However, Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich was not yet in Moscow, but led his troops to Poland, where he was attacking Smolensk, eight hundred miles away.

According to the original historical development, Alexei would not have been able to conquer Smolensk until September, and only after the following summer had captured several Polish cities, including Vilno, that he would return to Moscow in triumph to deal with the troubles caused by Patriarch Nikon.

When the Russian army withdrew from Poland, King Carl X of Sweden led an army to attack Poland, conquering Poznan, Warsaw and Krakow.

Alexei feared that Sweden would advance eastward and attack Tsarist Russia after defeating Poland. In 1656, he was forced to lead an army to try to regain the Baltic coastal territories in order to gain a strong position in the future confrontation with Sweden.

In short, according to the original historical development, Alexei's center of gravity will always be on the side of Eastern Europe.

And on this plane, when the news of the Ming Dynasty's capture of Samara Fort reached Moscow and then to the Smolensk front, it had been almost a month or so.

At this time, Alexei had not yet taken Smolensk, and he couldn't help but be shocked when he heard the news.

Although Samara Fort is far from Moscow, it can be said that it is only a real frontier of Tsarist Russia to the east. But there was a large-scale Ming army there, which meant that the Eastern European Plain would no longer be safe. If the Samara Fort is not recaptured and the Ming army is not driven back to the Far East, then the endless plain will be in no danger to defend.

But if the troops were withdrawn at this time, it would mean that the efforts to attack Poland would be in vain. If you don't fight Poland and lose your temper, then Tsarist Russia will inevitably give up halfway when it accepts Ukraine. Because of this, it was a prerequisite for Khmelnitsky to be willing to annex Eastern Ukraine, centered on Zabarozhye, into Tsarist Russia.

In desperation, Alexei had no choice but to summon Khmelnitsky and tell him about the situation.

When Khmelnitsky heard this, he was also taken aback. I didn't expect that the distant Ming Kingdom would come to make trouble at this time. He must have been annoyed by this.

Alexei confessed that he had to withdraw his troops and first repel a strong enemy in the Far East. Otherwise, there is a strong enemy on the east side of Tsarist Russia, and it will not even be able to sleep at ease in the future.

Khmelnitsky, of course, was unwilling to do this, but he couldn't help it, couldn't stop it.

Eventually, Alexei sent people to negotiate peace with the Polish army in Smolensk, telling the Poles in the posture of a victor that this was only a warning to Poland not to send troops against the Cossacks in eastern Ukraine. Otherwise, next time it would not be so polite, and it would definitely have been to take Smolensk and other places to teach Poland a lesson.

The beautiful words came out, and Alexei immediately withdrew from the army, regardless of what the Poles thought.

It was not until it was almost in Moscow that he announced the war in the east, and ordered to continue to levy the army, collect grain and grass, and immediately go to the east.

For Patriarch Nikon, Alexei sternly warned him to stop carrying out that religious reform, and to issue the strictest real mobilization to collect as much grain and grass as possible for the army.

Anyone, if there is any moth in this decisive battle with Ming Guo related to the fortunes of the country, he will definitely not let it go!