Zu Dashou invested heavy troops, so that the entire riverbank was full of people, which greatly restricted the mobility of the Cossack cavalry. And the dragoons took full advantage of this and successfully suppressed the Cossack cavalry.

In terms of artillery, the Russian army has its back against the city of Tyumen, and the artillery on the city of Tyumen takes advantage of the terrain and has a slight advantage in range, but the artillery of the Ming army surpasses the Russian army in terms of shooting accuracy, which makes it difficult to distinguish between the two sides in the artillery battle for a while.

However, the infantry of the Ming army had obvious advantages, thanks to the advantages of the Ming army in firearms, although the light and medium artillery could not hit the city of Tyumen, but it could effectively hit the infantry formation of the Russian army.

On the morning of the third day, the fighting was very close, and the two sides were still inseparable. But at about 1 p.m., the Ming army made a breakthrough, and the artillery of the Ming army completely dumbed down the Russian artillery on the city of Tyumen after nearly two days of efforts. Having lost the cover of artillery fire, the Russian army was also completely exposed to the artillery of the Ming army, especially the heavy artillery of the Ming army, which could cover the entire battlefield exposed outside the city of Tyumen.

Under the heavy artillery bombardment of the Ming army, the Russian infantry could no longer organize an effective formation, and the Russian infantry lacking the protection of the formation was quickly routed. The Russian cavalry, which was originally evenly matched with the Ming army, also lost their fighting spirit after the infantry was defeated, and the Russian cavalry was also defeated in an instant.

The Cossack cavalry had the advantage of speed and could quickly get out of the battlefield, while the Russian infantry could not do it and could not escape the pursuit of the dragoons. And the Ming army took advantage of the situation to take the city of Tyumen in one fell swoop.

The capture of Tyumen also made the Russian army in Tobolsk completely lose hope.

In late July, the Russian army in Tobolsk reached an agreement with the Ming army on the surrender, and Zu Dashou agreed that the Russian army in Tobolsk would return to Kazan, but the Russian army would surrender all its weapons. At this time, there were less than 20,000 Russian troops left in Tobolsk.

After the Ming army repaired in Tyumen for several days, the 50,000 Ming army once again embarked on the road to the east. In fact, at this point, the purpose of the Ming army in this battle has been achieved, the empire has controlled the vast area east of the Ural Mountains, and the entire West Pol has been under the control of the empire.

The Ming army went on another expedition, first, to force Tsarist Russia to negotiate peace, and it was almost impossible to attack Kazan now, unless the empire could open up the northwest passage and attack Kazan from the northwest of the empire, otherwise, the supply alone could drag the Ming army to death; The second was to build fortifications in the vicinity of the Ural Mountains in order to defend against the attack of Tsarist Russia.

In this battle, the Russian army lost nearly 60,000 people before and after, which is fatal for the current Russia. To the west, Russia is losing ground in the face of an aggressive Polish offensive, and is on the verge of losing Ukraine and Belarus.

In contrast to the desolate West Pol, Ukraine and Belarus are Russia's core interests. Tsar Alexei decided to make peace with the Ming again, and in mid-August, Alexei sent emissaries. The Ming army stopped its advance after reaching the area around the Ural Mountains.

In December, Zhu Youxiao received news of Tsarist Russia's request for peace talks.

"I have only one request, and in this agreement, it is clear that the empire and Russia are bounded by the Ural Mountains, and the empire must own the entire West Pol east of the Ural Mountains." Zhu Youxiao emphasized.

"The minister suggested that in the future, the retired soldiers in the West Pol area should be allocated land to West Pol, and the land area can be doubled compared with the original." Zhu Cijun suggested.

"After this, you will make your own decisions, I have decided to settle in you in February next year, and in the future, except for military affairs, I will discuss with you to handle all other affairs, although political affairs belong to the cabinet, but there are still some major matters that the cabinet cannot decide that you need to make ideas, remember that you must not neglect the government." Zhu Youxiao said.

"The Emperor's ......"

"I don't like to come to the void, so I don't need to invite you." Zhu Youxiao waved his hand to stop Zhu Ciyan's words, and said with a smile.

"Obey! Thank you to the emperor for his grace! ”

"This position is not easy to sit, it is easy to be a faint king, but being a holy monarch is definitely a matter of exhaustion, the reason why I want to put political affairs in the cabinet is that I understand that it is difficult to guarantee that there will not be one or two unscrupulous descendants among the descendants of future generations. If there is such an unscrupulous descendant, I hope that the cabinet can save the building and collapse, so the cabinet system, I hope you can continue to improve, and there is only so much I can do. Zhu Youxiao said.

"The minister understands that the emperor is working hard, and the minister will definitely work hard."

"To be a man must have a sense of crisis, and to be an emperor must have such a consciousness, if the Ming Dynasty dies, it will only change the dynasty for others, but for the royal family, it will definitely be a catastrophe, and it is difficult to guarantee that such a thing as the Jingkang change will not happen again. An unsuitable prince must not let him ascend the throne and become an emperor, and in the end he will only harm others and himself. The selection of talents is the only criterion for the selection of the country's capital, and this must be kept in mind. Zhu Youxiao advised.

"The minister must keep it in mind."

……

After meeting Zhu Cijun, Zhu Youxiao summoned important officials such as the cabinet, the Dadu Governor's Mansion, the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, Jinyiwei, Dongchang, and the Six Shangshu, and told them the news that he was going to pass on the throne to Zhu Cijun.

In the past, when Zhu Youxiao said this, the ministers didn't pay much attention to it, but now Zhu Youxiao really wants to pass on the throne, and all the ministers are retaining.

"This matter has been decided, you don't need to persuade me anymore, after passing the throne to Zhu Cixuan, I will gradually transfer military power to the crown prince within a year or two." Zhu Youxiao said with a smile.

Zhu Youxiao's ideal is to be a faint monarch and enjoy the huge benefits brought by the imperial power, without bearing the obligations brought by the imperial power, but when he succeeded to the throne, the entire Ming Dynasty was already stormy, and he had to assume his obligations. Now that he has surrendered the imperial power, he will be able to enjoy only the rights and not the obligations.

"Is Your Majesty going to look around the empire after his abdication?"

"Yes, I understand what you are worried about, I will only use the internal funds to patrol the localities, and will never use a penny from the treasury, and the local government will not be responsible for reception. This rule is established, and I have to abide by it as a matter of course. ”

Hearing Zhu Youxiao say this, everyone stopped talking, the minister knew that there is money in the treasury now, and now that the treasury has more income, there is more money to be given to the treasury every year, and the profits brought by the royal industry every year are also astronomical, but the expenditure of the treasury is only about one-tenth of what it used to be. The eunuchs in the palace have been reduced, and the number of palace maids and female guards is only more than 10,000 in total. Over the years, hundreds of millions of taels of silver have been saved.

Zhu Youxiao felt that this money was always placed in the Imperial Bank, which was really against the peace of heaven, and some of it should be spent to activate the private economy.

(End of chapter)