If you want to talk and stop, organize your language, stop talking and want to talk, and forget what to say.

Alexei I, Mikhailovich, who left a strong mark on the history of Tsarist Russia, is the same as the common meme in later generations.

After a long silence, Mikhailovich spoke: "The discipline of the Cossacks has always been like this, and this time it also appeared because the logistics could not keep up, presumably when the logistics kept up, it will not appear again." ”

That being said, in reality, even Mikhailovich himself did not believe in such.

The Cossacks had never been disciplined, and in the minds of these cavalrymen, who were not even willing to dismount to fight, there was no distinction between the enemy and their own people, and there was no distinction between civilians and the army.

Compared with the European knights who paid more or less attention to "chivalry", they were more like brave and ferocious and unruly high-ranking bandits.

Because in the process of perennial war, they have become murderous in battles and plunder, and even rape and plunder in plunder, killing all of them, whether they are old or young, ruthless, and more ferocious than ordinary bandits.

Expect such a person to have any sense of discipline unless the sun rises in the west.

It is a pity that even Tsarist Russia, their sun, like the Ming Empire, rose from the east, not from the west.

Nikon obviously knew what the Cossacks were, so he didn't say much at the moment, but nodded and said, "In this case, we have to speed up the delivery of supplies, and no matter what, we can't let the Cossack cavalry regiment cause new problems." ”

Mihailovich hummed and said: "If you follow the progress of the Cossack cavalry regiments, it is estimated that it will take a month at most, or even half a month, for them to be able to fight with the army of the Ming Empire." ”

Nikon muttered, "No matter what, you should be prepared. ”

"Prepare what? How are you going to retreat? How to surrender to the Ming Empire after the defeat or abandon the whole of Tsarist Russia and march into Europe in an all-round way? ”

The conversation reached this point, and Mikhailovich felt that there was nothing that could not be said, in fact, when those troops were reluctant to move eastward, from the moment deserters appeared in those armies, Mikhailovich knew that such a day would come.

Nikon said, "No matter what you prepare, you always have to be prepared, don't you?"

If all the armies are gathered in Moscow, or if all the armies are willing to march east to fight the Ming Empire, then we need not be in a hurry now.

But now? A large number of troops and supplies were stranded on the Polish border, unwilling to advance eastward, or even unwilling to return to Moscow, and forcibly demanded their return, which may end up in no end.

As for the Cossack cavalry, if Khmelnitsky had really been capable, he would not have been beaten by the Poles to ask for help from the Reich, and it would have been even more impossible to submit to the rule of the Reich.

Now that they have gone east, it would be unwise for us not to put all our hopes on Khmelnitsky and them. ”

After acting as an emoji again, Mikhailovich sighed, waved his hand and said: "You go back first, I want to be alone." ”

Nikon nodded, got up and nodded to Mikhailovich, then got up and left the Kremlin, leaving Mikhailovich alone in the palace in a daze.

Naturally, Mikhailovich also saw the problems mentioned by Nikon very clearly, and he also knew very well what he was going to face.

The rest of the army was reluctant to advance eastward, so what if all ten Cossack cavalry regiments pressed up? No matter how good the cavalry is, it must have logistics and infantry, otherwise it is like a big tree without roots, and it will easily fall.

Take 10,000 steps back, the awesome Cossack cavalry does not need supplies and late stages, nor does it need the coordination of infantry, and it can walk the rivers and lakes with just a war horse and a saber, so what is the use of a bird?

Can you keep the territory? Or can it repel the attack of the Ming Empire?

If the Cossacks were not as awesome as they imagined, and they could neither repel the attack of the Ming Empire nor hold their territory, then it would be really as Patriarch Nikon said, and it would be time to think about the rest of the matter.

What makes Mikhailovich entangled now is what to do with the rest of the matter.

It is impossible to surrender to the Ming Empire, even if all the ministers and nobles of Tsarist Russia surrender to the Ming Empire, it is impossible for them to surrender to the Ming Empire.

After all, even if they were willing to lick the boots of the Tatars, would the Tatars let themselves lick them? Will you give yourself that chance?

Peace talks are also basically impossible.

Regardless of what the final result of the war is, and no matter how coercive those nobles and the military are now, as long as they show that they want to negotiate peace with the Ming Empire, they will rush up and let themselves get out of the position of the tsar.

In this way, it seems that there is only one last way left.

Abandoning the whole of Siberia, abandoning all the lands of the Far East, and letting the Ming Empire encroach on them, the entire Tsarist Russia took this opportunity to advance westward, first kill Poland, and turn the land of Poland into the land of Tsarist Russia.

However, if you want to go west, you are also facing a big problem.

I had already given an order to transfer all the troops and supplies back to Moscow and then march east to face the Ming Empire, but now if I suddenly ordered to stop the transfer back and continue to march west, how would the army react?

Admittedly, such an order would certainly satisfy the armies who did not want to confront the Ming Empire, but it would also displease the nobles and the church.

That's why I let Nikon go back first.

After a long silence, Mikhailovich whispered: "Go and ask Gregory to come and see me." ”

Gregory, who was in charge of the entire Tsarist Russian team, soon came to the Kremlin and, upon meeting Mikhailovich, pleaded: "I'm sorry to disappoint you." ”

After shaking his head, Mikhailovich spoke: "Nothing. Although I was very reluctant to accept this result, I could understand the thoughts of the soldiers, after all, no one wanted to fight the monster of the Ming Empire. ”

As soon as Mikhailovich spoke, Gregory was taken aback.

It seems that after only an afternoon, Mikhailovich, as the supreme ruler of Tsarist Russia, lost his voice, which is almost unimaginable for Mikhailovich, who cares a lot about taking care of his body.

After another moment of silence, Mikhailovich spoke: "I asked you to come, not to pursue these meaningless things, but to discuss other things with you." ”

Gregory bowed down and said, "Please command?" ”

Mikhailovich said: "In the current situation, there are only two paths that the empire can choose, or only one.

One is to support the Cossack cavalry regiment and let them continue to move east to deal with the invasion of the Ming Empire, and the other is to let those troops in the west who are now unwilling to come back, let them continue to move west. ”

Gregory's face turned red.

It is really a shame that he commanded all the armies of Tsarist Russia, but now there is a situation where the army is cowardly and unwilling to come back to defend Moscow, what does this mean except that he is incompetent? Illustrating how powerful and terrifying the Ming Empire was?

However, Gregory did not have a very good solution, and even Mikhailovich said that it was difficult to support the Cossack cavalry regiment in the eastward advance.

Those armies stayed in the west and did not want to return, what to take to support the Cossack cavalry regiments? What to take to deliver supplies to them? By the armies of Tsarist Russia?

If those armies had that strength, would they still need to be left behind to guard instead of marching west?

Seeing that Gregory's face was not very good-looking, Mikhailovich couldn't help but laugh: "Why, it's so difficult to even deliver supplies to the Cossack cavalry regiment?" ”

Seeing Mikhailovich's bitter smile, Gregory bowed and said: "As you can see, the current army is not interested in fighting with the Ming Empire at all, and the remaining armies have not had any problems now, just because the Ming Empire has not launched a full-scale attack."

If the Ming Empire launches a full-scale attack now, how long will those remaining armies be able to hold on? Now we want to send them up and let them face the attack of the Ming army, just afraid that they will surrender in formation, or simply lead the way for the army of the Ming Empire? ”

Although he had expected such a result in his heart, Mihajlovich couldn't help but feel uncomfortable in his heart.

After a while, Mikhailovich, who was holding back his bitterness, spoke: "In this case, there is only a second way to go, so that the army that was originally preparing to advance westward can continue to move west." However, the purpose of their westward march must be revised.

Originally, they were going to support Poland and launch an attack on the Holy Roman Empire, but now, let them attack as soon as they enter Poland, and the target is Poland. ”

As if frightened by Mikhailovich's words, Gregory opened his mouth but did not make any sound, but bowed his head and said yes.

Mikhailovich smiled again and said: "Isn't it strange, why did I suddenly attack Poland?" Especially when this Ming Empire is attacking us? ”

After a moment of silence, Gregory bowed down and said, "Yes, the empire can't support fighting on both sides at the same time now, and your decision doesn't seem to be very wise?" ”

After laughing out loud, Mikhailovich said: "There's no way, the military doesn't dare to fight with the Ming Empire, and they are only willing to shrink their heads and be turtles."

Seeing that a large area of land is about to become the territory of the Ming Empire, and Tsarist Russia is likely to completely lose the Far East in the future, I have to leave a way back for Tsarist Russia.

At the very least, after taking Poland, even if the Far East is lost, Tsarist Russia still has a piece of land in its hands that can be used by the nobles and commoners of Tsarist Russia to live.

Most importantly, is this situation a two-front war? The Cossack cavalry regiments engaged in the war with the Ming Empire had no supplies, no logistics and no infantry support.

A large number of troops and supplies were already massed on the Polish border, and they did not have the courage to return, and they were not at all as happy as they were when they knew they were going to enter Europe, those cowards! Coward! Judas! ”

Gregory was a little confused. Almost anyone who is not blind can see that Mikhailovich's current mental state is very abnormal, and there is a clear tendency to get out of control.

Gregory is also like a dumb person eating yellow lotus in his heart, he can't say that he wants to persuade but doesn't know where to start, and if he doesn't persuade him, he obviously can't do it, what should he do? What can I do?

To Gregory's great delight, Mikhailovich was noticeably more in his mood after a burst of hysterical venting: "I'm sorry, I just lost my temper, please don't care."

What I want to say is that the only thing we can do now is probably to let the army move west into Poland, take the Polish lands, and fight for the last retreat for Tsarist Russia.

As for the Holy Roman Empire, don't provoke them for the time being, since they are now in league with the Ming Empire, now is not a good time to provoke them.

As for the Cossacks, I will send someone to keep an eye on them, and if the situation is not right, I will immediately have them ordered to withdraw and let them also participate in the western conquest of Poland. ”

After nodding his head, Gregory said, "So, what about the church?" Will the Patriarch of Nikon agree to this plan? ”

Mikhailovich, who looked gloomy, waved his hand and ordered: "Prepare as I say, I am the Tsar of Tsarist Russia, and Patriarch Nikon is the Patriarch of the Church, and I will communicate with him." ”

For the information revealed in Mikhailovich's words, Gregory couldn't help but be secretly frightened, and immediately saluted Mikhailovich and then took his leave.

Nikon, who had just left the Kremlin, was once again summoned back by Mikhailovich, and he couldn't help but wonder what Mikhailovich was thinking.

When Nikon listened to Mikhailovich's plan, he had to admit that it was almost the only option available at the moment, and the only one that would be beneficial to both Tsarist Russia and the Church.

After thinking about it, Nikon still spoke: "Are you sure that the Cossack cavalry regiment will definitely obey your orders, withdraw and march west?" Or is the Cossack cavalry regiment that was pulled back still the Cossack cavalry regiment that terrified Europeans? ”

Mikhailovich said: "If they can resist the attack of the Ming Empire, then what can they do if they don't withdraw?" Even if Tsarist Russia once again abandoned Poland and switched to the East?

If they can't resist the attack of the Ming Empire, then they will either withdraw or die, is there a third way for them to choose? ”

After a long silence, Nikon spoke, "Yes." ”

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