Chapter Eighty-Three: Three-Way Attack Approaching the Don River

Before the Tsar arrived in Moscow, Muscovites knew that the Russian army had been defeated, and the Tsar had signed a demarcation agreement with the Ming Dynasty to cede a large piece of land. Because Yaogang's radio stations in Moscow and the radio stations in Chinatown in Urashan have long broadcast these astonishing news.

Similarly, the people of the Ottoman Empire knew that their Ottoman army had won a great victory, but the Russian Empire ceded a large part of the lost land to the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming army had already advanced into that land. Now it's going to be lively.

The Ming Dynasty, the place that the Ottomans had just occupied, was going, and the Ottomans were not on the front line, so I don't know how the Sultan would respond. Most of them agreed that the Sultan would not swallow this breath. The Ming Dynasty was simply robbed by fire, these places have been occupied by the Ottoman Empire, and the tsar has no right to assign them to the Ming Dynasty. However, some people have heard some tricks, the agreement signed between the Russian Empire and the Ming Dynasty is to return it to the Ming Dynasty, which means that the original places were originally Ming Dynasty, and now they are returned to the Ming Dynasty. This left the Ottoman Empire with a problem. If the Sultan does not give the Ming Dynasty, he will inevitably fight each other, but where is the Ottoman Empire's opponent of the Ming Dynasty?

Before the Ottoman Sultan received the letter from the "messenger", the Sultan was in a very good mood, he knew that it was only a matter of time before he captured Moscow and occupied the entire Russian Empire, and the main forces of the Russian Empire had been defeated and completely lost their vitality. The Sultan army had been looting for a few days, the army had been reorganized, and although there were many losses in a great battle, the victor was the easiest to heal the wounds, and now the morale of the whole army was high. Just as the Sultan was preparing to give the order to march on Moscow, the "messenger" arrived.

The "messengers" who had been let go by the Kiln Gang people, leaving the Kiln Gang people, rushed all the way to the west bank of the Don River, constantly inquiring about the location of the Sultan's camp on the way, and when they came to the Sultan's camp and wanted to meet the Sultan, the problem arose. The Sultan of the Empire is not something that anyone can meet.

The defenders outside the camp did not allow the "messengers" to enter the Sultan's camp at all. The "messenger" said that there was a letter to be delivered to the Sultan personally, which drew a laugh from the officers and soldiers standing guard. The Sultan was guarded by the Sultan's own Cipasian Guards, who were supported by the Sultan himself, and when they looked at the "messengers" of these people, they knew that they were peasant soldiers sent by some local lords, and it was not their turn to send letters to the Sultan. The soldiers of the Tsipassy Guards told them that the army was about to march on Moscow, and that the Sultan had no time to see you, so go back where you came from!

Although the "messenger" came out of the peasantry, he was also very stubborn, and he knew that if he did not send the letter to the Sultan, he would be beheaded if he and his soldiers were captured, and if he did not get it right, he would be beheaded.

In desperation, the "messenger" took out a knife and cut it on his arm in front of the soldier of the Tsipasy Guard, and said: "Please report that I really have an important letter to the Sultan." Otherwise, you can't afford to delay the big event! ”

When the Ciphai Guards who were standing guard saw this, they couldn't afford not to ignore this matter, and asked their officers to come out. When the officer came out and saw that they did not seem to be joking, he took the "messenger" of the sentry chief to the Sultan's tent and told the officer standing guard in front of the tent about it. The officer standing guard frowned when he saw the "messenger's" dress, and shouted: "The camp is about to be raised." The Sultan doesn't have time to see these hillbillies! Take him away! ”

When the "messenger" heard this, he was anxious, took out the letter, held it high in his hand, and shouted: "We have run hundreds of miles day and night!" There is an important letter to the Sultan, and if you dare to delay it, you will not be able to save your head! ”

The officer outside the tent, knowing that this loud noise would alarm the Sultan in the tent, took out his waist knife and came over and shouted: "If you shout again, I will cut you immediately!" ”

The "messenger" shouted again: "Today you must let me see the Sultan!" ”

Officers and soldiers outside the tent gathered around, and someone picked up a stick to hit the "messenger," when a voice came, "Stop!" What are you guys messing about? ”

Hearing this, all those who were about to make a move stopped, and the officer said, "I'm sorry Your Majesty." There's a fool here, and we're going to get rid of him right away! ”

When the "messenger" heard that the man who had just come out of the tent was His Majesty the Sultan, he did not wait for the Sultan to speak, but immediately shouted: "Your Majesty, I have important letters for you!" Afraid that the Sultan would not pay attention, the "messenger" shouted again, "It's a letter from the Ming Dynasty!" ”

Not to mention, the letters of the Ming Dynasty mentioned by the "messenger" really worked, and the Sultan said to the officers outside the tent: "Invite him in!" With that, he entered the tent.

It is difficult to say the combat ability of the soldiers sent by these lords, but they are very real, and when they came to the big tent, they told them that they were surrounded by the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty, and after they were captured, they were released by the Ming Dynasty army and asked them to send a letter to the Sultan.

Hearing that the Ming Dynasty dispatched cavalry to end their checkpoints and capture everyone, the Sultan frowned, this is not a trivial matter, it is a blatant violation of them, and it is a serious act of aggression.

When he heard that the Russian Empire and the Ming Dynasty had signed a demarcation agreement, the Sultan thought it was funny, but he took the letter and read it in a hurry, and his face changed.

The letter was written to him by Zhang Zhimu of Yaogang, telling him that the Russian Empire had signed a demarcation agreement with the Ming Dynasty, in which the territory originally occupied by the Russian Empire had been returned to the Ming Dynasty. This area includes a place north of the Caucasus Mountains, south of Volgograd, and east of the Dnieper. Ask the Ottoman army to withdraw from this area as soon as possible, and the Yaogang army will take over the defense of this area from now on. As long as the Ottoman soldiers in this area do not hinder our takeover, we will send them out of the country, and if they dare to prevent us from taking over the defense, we will not hesitate to exterminate them. At the same time, I would like to advise the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire to end the war as soon as possible, because your war has not only brought great disasters to the people of your two countries, but also brought great anxiety and distress to the neighboring countries, and many refugees are a very serious burden to the neighboring countries. If both of you do not heed the dissuasion and continue the war, we will stop you by other means. A copy of the agreement between the Russian Empire and the Ming Dynasty is attached to the back of the letter.

After reading the letter, the Sultan turned around the tent twice with his hands behind his back, and felt a hot current in his chest about to surge upward, and the two colors of his breath turned purple, and finally relieved his breath.

One of the ministers asked, "Your Majesty, what is it that makes you so angry?" We're about to win, and we don't have to worry about anything else! ”

The minister thought that now there was no matter more important to take down the Russian Empire quickly, and everything else could be left alone.

The Sultan smiled bitterly, handed the letter to the minister, and then said to the trembling "messenger" standing beside him: "You are not right, sentry, but you have come to be a messenger for the ministers." I should cut off your heads! However, it looks like you're tired, and it's hard to deliver letters. I'll go around you and I won't die. Go ahead! ”

The "messenger" was waiting for the Sultan's amnesty, and quickly knelt down and saluted and ran out.

After reading the letter handed by the Sultan, the minister casually handed it to several ministers and generals around him, and did not speak. He knew that the Ottoman Empire, although very powerful, had to be compared to whom. The Persian Empire is also very strong, and it has fought with the Ottoman Empire for hundreds of years, but with the Ming Dynasty army, it was defeated in a single face, and the compensation was settled. The Ottoman Empire would not have taken advantage of the war with the Ming Dynasty.

After reading the letter, a minister couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty has always had a very good relationship with us, why did it suddenly attack us?" ”

Another general said: "I am afraid that the Tsar of the Russian Empire has just fled to Moscow, when did they sign the agreement." Even if it was an agreement signed on the way to escape, couldn't it be sent to the Ming Dynasty army? ”

"I think that the Ming Dynasty and the Russian Empire have been planning for a long time," the Sultan analyzed, "I think there is only this possibility, the two of them agreed that we will go to war with the Russian Empire, and if we lose, the Ming Dynasty will not send troops; If the Russian Empire was defeated, the Ming Dynasty used this reason to enter the war. Otherwise, there is no way to explain it! ”

"yes!" One minister said, "The news of the defeat of the Russian Empire was not so fast when it was sent to the Ming Dynasty and returned?" Could it be that they have already connected the telegraph line here? ”

"We don't have to guess these things. Now the question is, what do we do? One general said, "Our troops outside are ready to march on Moscow at the first order." If we don't take the opportunity to completely defeat the Russian Empire this time, we will lose the opportunity! We're afraid we'll regret it for the rest of our lives! ”

"However, the Ming Dynasty army is coming from behind us, what should we do? We don't listen to them, don't stop fighting, they will definitely do it to us! Another general said.

"Yes! I feel more and more that the Ming Dynasty's hand is a long-planned thing, and we have to think about it comprehensively! One person said.

"Could it be that the place we got in exchange for hundreds of thousands of dead and wounded people really has to be handed over to the people of the Ming Dynasty?"

"If you don't hand it over to them, what if they take it hard?"

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The Ottoman command center was in chaos, and the sultan was also sweating and didn't know what to do? The quarrel was inconclusive, and the Sultan ordered the army to temporarily cease its operations, and all the troops that had gone out were gathered back.

In the evening, soldiers from all over the country reported to the Sultan's horde, and many places had been occupied by the Ming army. Taken together, the Ottoman sultans and ministers have judged that the Ming Dynasty army, after crossing the Volga River, drove from east to west in three routes: north, south, and middle. Originally, there were very few Ottoman troops left on the east bank of the Don River, and they could not stop the attack of the Ming Dynasty army at all. The Sultan understood that their route of supply and retreat through the Greater Caucasus Mountains had been cut off by the Ming army. These damn Ming Dynasty troops are really ruthless, and there are some soft things to say and do exceptionally hard. This has a lot to do with their strong consciousness.

After coming into contact with the Ming Dynasty, the Sultan concluded that the people of the Ming Dynasty acted in a very orderly manner, and everything was not chaotic. And what I want to do must be absolutely unambiguous, and the will to express is very strong. Now, no matter what the reason or what the means, the Ming Dynasty is determined to take this piece of land north of the Caucasus Mountains, south of Volgograd, and east of the Dnieper River, I am afraid that it is inevitable, and it cannot be stopped by its own strength. But I just let it go, and I was really unwilling. Besides, they also asked themselves not to attack the Russian Empire, it is likely that the Russian Empire gave this place in exchange for the Ming Dynasty to help them promise, if so, I am afraid that the Ottoman Empire will really be defeated in embarrassment. But the Sultan knew that if this was the case, his own Sultan would be able to do it. Then you might as well die on the battlefield!

With the determination not to be afraid of death, the Ottoman Sultan also knew what to do.

The Sultan reconvened the military council and ordered an immediate march to Moscow and an order to the remaining troops on the east bank of the Don, informing them to cross the Don immediately to the west bank. Send 100,000 cavalry to defend the west bank of the Don River, and if the Ming army dares to cross the river, destroy them immediately. At the same time, all warships were ordered to sail into the Don River to assist in the defense of the Don River.

The Sultan's hoarse voice said, "The Ming Dynasty is very powerful, and we don't want to go to war with them, but they have already made a move against us. We had to fight back. We must take advantage of the fact that the Ming Dynasty army has not yet arrived, and quickly solve the Russian Empire. Then turn around and deal with the Ming Dynasty army. Otherwise, we won't get anything, we won't get the place, and we won't get the least respect. I know that leaving 100,000 cavalry to deal with the Ming Dynasty army will probably not be able to stop them, but you must do your best to stop them and buy time for us to attack Moscow. ”

The courage and determination of the Ottoman Sultan won the unanimous support of the civil and military people, and they were also enthusiastic one by one, proud to have such a decisive and decisive sultan in the face of danger.

However, there was one man who gave the Ottoman Sultan a trick, and the impulsive Sultan listened to him.

He said: "Your Majesty, we still have many Ming Dynasty merchants in Istanbul, and there are many of their shops and even ticket numbers. That ticket number, for merchants from all over the world to exchange, could not be supported without hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. That's their weakness, and we'll arrest them all and use their telegram to inform them that if they don't retreat, the consequences will be serious! ”

When the Sultan heard this, he hesitated. But others also said, "Yes! Your Majesty, if the two countries are at war, don't worry too much about it. ”

One said, "Yes! This is the first thing they provoked, and they have to pay the price! ”

Someone else said, "No, in this case, we won't have any way back!" ”

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In the end, it was the Sultan who said: "No matter, inform Istanbul to seal all the shops of the Ming Dynasty merchants, and everyone will be arrested!" ”

The Greater Caucasus Mountains had a number of passes connecting the north and south, all now occupied by the Ottoman army, and these passes were used as passages for supplies to the front. There are more than a million soldiers in front, and every day there is an endless stream of transport vehicles, horses, and camels, and all the passes are opened and closed during the day, and no one would think that anyone would come to seize the love, especially after the defeat of the Russian Imperial Army in front, many passes are not used to closing at night.

The First Cavalry Army, divided into several groups of vanguard light cavalry teams, quickly raided. Their tactics were very simple, seeing the gate from a distance, the cavalry advanced quickly, passing all the Ottoman troops, and these Ottoman troops found them and wanted to report to the pass. When they approached the pass, suddenly the horses accelerated and rushed up, and the automatic rifle fire knocked down all the soldiers guarding the gate, and then quickly occupied the gate, and then occupied the entire pass castle. Several castle passes were quickly resolved in half a day.

By the time the Ottoman troops guarding the pass reacted and wanted to recapture the pass, the cavalry behind had already rushed over. And they were exhausted.

Li Wei heard that Li Kui and them had solved the problem on the side of the Volga River and the Second Army on the side of the Greater Caucasus Mountain, and knew that the task of the first stage had basically been completed beyond expectations. At this time, after receiving Li Wei's telegram, Zhang Zhimu asked Yaogang Radio and TV to insert this important news. Radio stations in Istanbul, Moscow, the Urals, and Alborz also broadcast the news at the same time.

This news not only set off a heated discussion in the Ming Dynasty, but also began to discuss the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire.

Soon, all the countries in the West also got the news. This news shocked the entire Western world far beyond the expectations of the kiln people. They really think that the Ming Dynasty is too terrifying, and the current Ming Dynasty people are far more terrifying than Genghis Khan back then. Not only are they invincible at sea, but even the two powerful empires, the Persian Empire and the Ottoman Empire, are not in their eyes.

This time, the Western countries are not interconnected with each other as they were last time.

The 2nd Kiln Cavalry Corps raided and occupied all the passes in the Greater Caucasus, drove the Ottoman army far away, and handed over the garrison to the infantry who came with artillery. They drove along the southern foothills of the Great Caucasus Mountains to the Black Sea coast to the east. Then head west along the Black Sea and head straight to the east bank of the Don.

Li Wei commanded the infantry to reach the west bank of the Don River almost without encountering obstacles, but what they did not expect was that the cavalry who had arrived along the Don River first were not happy on the shore for too long, when they were shelled by the Ottoman warships on the Don River, and the sudden shelling killed more than 20 Mongolian cavalrymen, and dozens of them were wounded.

This incident made Li Wei tremble. The heart said, "There are still people who dare to play with cannons in front of Lao Tzu!" ”

He ordered the heavy artillery division to hurry to the front! And you must advance in secret, so that you will not be seen by the ships on the river!