In fact, there are also advantages of fewer people, and there are difficulties in having more people and more people.

Among them, the most critical thing is that when there are more people, the greater the logistical pressure. The Ming army's westward expedition took several years to prepare logistics and train the army. In the forward, Li Dingguo's 10,000 cavalry troops, after leaving the large army, just everyone set off with dry food, which was very demanding for Li Dingguo's cavalry. If you can't have supplies to replenish before you run out of food with you, it's very dangerous.

Subsequently, Mangui's 30,000 forward main force could not do this according to Li Dingguo's headquarters, and the army had to carry supplies, and the fastest way was to carry cattle and sheep to supplement the army's needs.

Coming down, the main force of Yang Sichang's department is too numerous to solve the problem just by carrying cattle and sheep, so it is necessary to pull a cart of grain and grass materials. It is precisely because of logistical constraints that Li Dingguo's subordinates can come and go like the wind, and every battle is unexpected. And the Mangui Division, although it is also a cavalry army, is much slower. Yang Sichang's department is even slower. But in this way, Yang Sichang's troops can carry heavy artillery for siege, and it will not affect the speed of the march much.

In this way, on the side of Samara Fort, Mangui did not attack the city, but the main force led by Yang Sichang had the capital to attack the city.

When Samara Fort was built a few years ago, it was never imagined that it would encounter so many enemies. Moreover, the main object of prevention at that time was the enemies of the nomads. Therefore, compared to the current war, Samara Fort not only could not accommodate the 20,000 or so troops brought by Patriarch Filaret, but the fortification of the castle could not withstand the bombardment of heavy artillery.

Yang Sichang just looked at the situation in Samara Fort, and his heart was already happy. I can finally make some achievements, and I won't let Li Dingguo be beautiful.

As soon as the army was surrounded, the heavy artillery came forward, although there were only two heavy guns engraved with rifling, but these two heavy guns were outside the range of the enemy's artillery.

This time, Yang Sichang also felt the benefits of advanced weapons, the original heavy attack had already made the enemy's morale low to a low point, and then saw Samara Fort under the bombardment of heavy artillery, slowly collapsing one place, one place, in the second night, the Russian nobles outside the fort first couldn't help it, trying to break through and escape.

It's just that I'm really embarrassed, Yang Sichang is not an incompetent master, he has long expected this, and dug a pit and waited for these Xiyi to jump.

At dawn the next day, Patriarch Filaret sneaked up to the top of the city, and saw the Ming army cleaning up the dead bodies near their camp, and his face was gloomy and dripping.

Originally, their own troops were not defeated by the Ming army, but these nobles outside the city even acted without authorization, and ran to their own death, but now they are looking for death, but they are particularly demoralized in the city, and also boosts the morale of the Ming army, and the city wall will be collapsed, how can this battle be fought?

In desperation, Patriarch Filaret asked people to fly a white flag and wanted to discuss the surrender with the Ming army. However, the envoy's ears were cut off and he was soon driven back, and Yang Sichang only replied with one sentence: "In the past, countless people of the Oirats who killed me in the Ming Dynasty, now, this official came to crusade at the emperor's behest, and the blood debt was repaid!" ”

At this moment, Patriarch Filaret was so desperate that he couldn't even surrender, which was too unreasonable. At this time, he began to regret the previous war of sneak attack on the Oirat Mongols, remembering the materials that he plundered the Oirat Mongols at the beginning, and when he was complacent, now it seems that his vision is so short-sighted!

But then, he also came back to his senses, as if the Oirat Mongols were not part of the Ming Kingdom at the beginning, how could he know that the Ming Kingdom would come out for the Oirat Mongols! This...... This...... The Ming army outside the city is unreasonable!

However, Patriarch Filaret had no choice but to gather his nobles and say to them solemnly: "Ladies and gentlemen, you should have heard the reply of the Ming army outside the city, now we have no way to retreat, and only by fighting to the death with the Ming army can we have a way to live." So, guys, remember, we have to come together, act together, and die and live, understand? ”

I have to say that what he said still has an effect. Of course, what is more important is that these nobles have already seen the fate of trying to escape their accomplices without permission, as well as the reply of the commander of the Ming army, so they had to dispel other thoughts and expressed their attitude one after another, they must listen to Patriarch Filaret and fight the Ming army to the end.

In this way, the war returned to its original state. Outside the city were all Ming troops, and the two heavy artillery pieces were outside the range of the city's artillery, and they were not in a hurry to "bombard" a cannon and "bombard" a cannon to fire, but other than that, there was no trace of a fight.

The Russian army at Samararaburg, whose morale had recovered some of its strength due to despair, began to slowly wear down again. On this day, however, before the heavy artillery had destroyed the walls of Samara Fort, their morale plummeted.

Therefore, a group of Ming troops returned from the west, brought a few people, and lined up outside the city for execution.

"Oh no, Your Excellency the Patriarch, it's not good!" One of the leaders rushed into the palace of Patriarch Filaret almost in a hurry, and said in great panic, "Your Highness...... Your Highness, he's ...... outside."

"What? He's coming? Patriarch Filaret was originally sick, and after being besieged by the Ming army, his condition worsened, and he was already sick in bed, but at this time, he sat up from the bed with a look of incredulity on his face, "He has always been cowardly, and now in this situation, he even brought troops to reinforce him?" ”

Without waiting for anyone to answer, he hurriedly got out of bed, and as he walked out, he guessed: "Is it that reinforcements from several other countries are coming with you?" How many soldiers and horses are there, can they win the Ming army? Hurry up, gather the army in the city immediately, and it is best to cooperate with the outside, maybe you can defeat those demons from the east in one battle! ”

The leader of the "......" who came to report the news was so frightened that he couldn't even interject a word, so he had to follow behind, and finally waited for Patriarch Filaret to finish speaking, and then hurriedly replied, "No, no, Your Highness...... His Royal Highness was captured by the Ming army! ”

As soon as he said this, Patriarch Filaret stumbled and almost fell. Then, he immediately shook off the maid who had just held him, his face turned pale, and he hurried out to see the situation.

Naturally, it was impossible for his subordinates to deceive him, and when he arrived at the city, he found that everyone was looking outside, and they didn't even know that he was coming, and he understood that everything was over.

His son, as a tsar, has a cowardly temperament, and he will definitely not come out if he stays in Moscow. And now, since he appeared outside the city, it means that Moscow has fallen into the hands of the Ming army.

Sure enough, when I went up to the city and looked out, I saw that my son and several big nobles who stayed in Moscow were escorted outside the city by the Ming army to prepare for execution.

Yang Sichang too, even found someone who knew Tsarist Russian, and shouted to the city: "You and other small countries, even dare to offend my Ming Dynasty even if you don't measure your strength, and now the king is going west, and destroying Er and others is like killing chickens, these few people, it is interest, open your eyes and look at it!" ”

After finishing speaking, the soldiers from the Oirat Department went up and pulled these people and began to run around the city, and dragged these Tsarist nobles to death under the gaze of everyone at the head of the city.

At the head of the city, there was silence, deathly silent.

Suddenly, with an "ah" sound, Patriarch Filaret screamed and fell backwards. Fortunately, the people around him were awakened by him, and their hands and eyes were quick and they helped him at once. However, seeing him spitting blood from his mouth and rolling his eyes, he knew that the situation was not good.

Sure enough, that night, Patriarch Filaret unwillingly "ahhh

His death once again hit the morale of the Tsarist Russian army, and that night, the remaining Tsarist nobles could no longer bear the pressure and led their men to break through.

There was no accident, the Ming army outside the city waited for work, and gave these headless flies like Xiyi a heavy blow, and when the sky was bright, Yang Sichang began to climb the Samara Fort with a smile on his face, and climbed high and looked into the distance.

In the temporary chat group, Yang Sichang was finally able to speak with some confidence: "Your Majesty, Weichen has completely annihilated the main force of Tsarist Russia and occupied Samara Fort!" ”

In this regard, Emperor Chongzhen was actually not surprised. You must know that Tsarist Russia at this time was only a small country in Western Europe, far from the powerful country of later generations. And the Ming Dynasty is just the opposite, not the Ming Dynasty in history who is about to destroy the country because of his own care, but the Ming Dynasty that is stronger than any dynasty in history. With the strength of the Ming Dynasty at this time, it is just dealing with Tsarist Russia, a small country in Western Europe, which is naturally a crushing situation.

In the chat group, before Emperor Chongzhen could speak, Lu Xiangsheng, the secretary of the military department, had already taken the first step to speak: "Judging from the several battles with Xiyi, the excellent firearms of my Daming have greatly reduced the casualties of my Daming soldiers. Therefore, the minister suggested that we must maintain the leading position in the research and development of the Ming military industry. ”

When Sun Chuanting, the secretary of the ministry, saw it, he immediately had the opportunity to speak: "The scientific and technological knowledge promoted by Your Majesty is really a priceless treasure, and I have this weapon to keep ahead." On Weichen's side, he is also drafting a plan for the adjutants of the yamen, and there must be talents with excellent knowledge of professional science and technology. ”

Seeing this, Hong Chengchou, the left capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, was not to be outdone, and immediately spoke to express his sense of existence: "The Imperial Procuratorate is sending the imperial history to the subordinate yamen of various localities, demanding that the local authorities strictly investigate examination fraud and prevent science and technology disciplines from being confused. ”

When Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he was happy in his heart, and spoke in the group with a smile: "All the Qings have this understanding, and I am very relieved!"

Yang Sichang looked depressed, I am doing this to destroy the country, what do you mean, don't say congratulations, but deviate the topic, but the emperor didn't even say a word, is this really good?

After complaining for a while, he had to admit that the current Ming Dynasty has long been numb to wars like the War of Annihilation. Calculating, starting from the destruction of Dongwu, counting Nanyang, Korea, Wa Kingdom, etc., I don't know how many countries have been destroyed, and it is no wonder that everyone is no longer surprised by this.

Exiting the chat group, Yang Sichang should be relaxed and look at the scenery on the East European Plain by himself.

Speaking of which, things in the Ural Mountains are really different. Generally speaking, the temperature in the east is much cooler than in the west, so the vegetation is completely different.

Yang Sichang is qualified to know that the Ming Dynasty launched this war, ostensibly to avenge the people of the Oirat tribe, but in fact, the Ming Dynasty is also plotting for endless wealth underground in the east.

The prisoners captured in this war will not be like Li Dingguo's side, but will be coolies, expanding this castle, which will become the bridgehead of the Ming Dynasty in this extreme west. The emperor gave a name for this, which was called Mingwei Fort, which means that Mingwei is famous and deters Xiyi.

Thinking of these, Yang Sichang looked at the herds grazing in the distance, and suddenly thought in his heart: In fact, it is not bad to name Yangcheng here, it is very suitable for the situation, and it can also imply that he has laid down this place!

So, under his careful thinking, after the expansion of the original Samara Fort, the official name on the surface is Mingwei Fort, but the locals, especially Xiyi, still like to call it Yangcheng. Of course, that's for later.

At this time, in the Ming Dynasty, after a year-long preparation, the Ming Dynasty officially returned to Tianfu and changed its name to Jingshi, also known as Nanjing. The original Jingshi was restored to Shuntianfu, also known as Beiping, and it was also the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and there were also eight yamen.

At the same time, Li Dingguo, with the response of the Mangui army, continued to make trouble in Europe. In Poland and Sweden, two opponents who had just suffered a heavy blow, they fought the nobles, divided the land, and carried out the will issued by Emperor Chongzhen, which was to deal a heavy blow to the vested interests of Europe, that is, the European aristocracy, and unite the oppressed people of Europe, that is, the serfs and slaves that were still prevalent in Europe. Li Dingguo's prestige began to resound in the skies over Europe, and he was known as the Eastern Lightning.

It was not until late autumn, when the weather slowly cooled down, that the army retreated to Mingwei Fort and stationed here, with Man Gui as the main commander. And Yang Sichang led the army back to Tianyuan Province to spend the winter. After all, if the army stays here, the logistical pressure will be too great.

In Moscow and other places, the Ming army gave up, and the vacated territories, even Poland and Sweden, which were crippled, were ready to move and wanted to occupy them.

However, the Ming army still had a deterrent effect in Mingwei Fort, and on the European continent, many forces began to grab territory on the one hand, and on the other hand, they also began to unite with each other.

At this time, Europe was originally engaged in the Thirty Years' War because of the question of faith. For this reason, there are also Xiyi who find out what people believe in, and want to distinguish friend from foe.

However, the answer they got was obviously beyond their expectations.