1313 Demons from the East

However, it took time for the news to spread, and the 10,000 cavalry led by Li Dingguo rushed forward on the Eastern European Plain, like a strong wind blowing from the east, sweeping through, making everyone who saw this cavalry passing by along the way was dumbfounded.

In the vast area near Moscow, the remaining Tsarist Russian troops are expelling the low-level people and serfs everywhere, and fully implementing the orders of Patriarch Filaret to clear the wilderness. Rich landlords, petty nobles, etc., they can still enter the city of Moscow to hide, as for those low-level people and serfs, they do not have this treatment. They were reluctant to leave their hometown, so they just happened to be in line with the Russian army, and immediately began to take a tough action, looting supplies and burning houses, without which it was naturally impossible to survive.

While they are doing these things, they are also intimidating. The army will soon come, they have green faces and fangs, just like the Mongols in the past, wherever they passed, they stole cattle and sheep, grain, burned houses, men, women and children were not spared, they were the demons of the East.

In this regard, the common people are very afraid. After all, the Yellow Peril has always been circulated. However, there are also many people, especially those low-level people and serfs, who dare not speak out against those Tsarist Russian troops, and privately comment on what they are doing now, not only the legendary demons can do those things!

On this day, in a Zhuangzi sixty miles away from Moscow, the black smoke rising could be seen from a long distance. Many Tsarist Russian troops were scattered all over Zhuangzi, some were rummaging through the houses and cabinets, some had already left the house, carrying a lot of things on their backs, turned their heads and lit torches, holding torches to burn the house, watching the flames rise, higher and higher, burning more and more fiercely, they laughed there, and seemed to be extremely happy and excited.

In stark contrast to them, those who helped the old and the young, and were supervised by the Russian army to leave the house and embark on the road to Moscow and other places, had sad faces and even despair. Among them, there were also some people with blue noses and swollen faces, these people wanted to prevent the Russian army from driving them away and taking the opportunity to loot their houses, and they were beaten.

Suddenly, whether it was the Tsarist Russian army or the people in this village, they all sensed that something was wrong, and they all turned their heads to look east.

In the distance, I saw a red line rolling in, and the rumbling sound of horses' hooves rolled from the sky like thunder.

"What's that, Cavalry?"

"It looks like it's supposed to be a cavalry, I don't know which country?"

"Who knows, didn't it mean that the Patriarch invited many countries and tribes to resist the Ming army? It can't be the country that was invited, right? ”

"No, it's not going in the right direction, this is going to Moscow, right? But hasn't the Patriarch already led the nobles to Samara Fort? ”

“……”

While they were still discussing, the cavalry in the distance was getting closer and closer, and they could see the banner of the army fluttering. No one had ever seen it, but they found that the words on the flag were hieroglyphs, which were very different from the scripts of European countries. In such a sensitive period, someone came back to his senses and shouted in a little panic: "Ming army? A demon from the East? ”

"Impossible, didn't the Patriarch just go to Samara Fort, if this is the Ming army, how can it be here?"

“……”

In doubt, the cavalry army got closer, and when those of them with good eyesight could see the knights clearly, they were immediately sure that it was indeed the Ming army coming. This time, everyone panicked.

Looking at the boundless red rolling on the steppe, even the hundreds of Tsarist Russian troops, in this case, even if they turned into Spartan warriors whose cowhide was blown through the sky, could not compete with it.

Everyone panicked, at this time, there was no difference in status, whether it was serfs, lowly people, or nobles in Zhuangzi, or the Tsarist army, they all fled in all directions, or fled to unburned houses, or fled in the potholes of the wilderness.

As the cavalry drew nearer, the ground seemed to tremble, and the sound of horses' hooves became deafening.

The crowd of people who were hiding, young and old, young and young, were all trembling, as if waiting for the end to come. In their minds, they were even already imagining that demons from the East, holding high butcher knives, were about to slaughter here.

In the face of such a large cavalry army, the strength of individuals is so small, making them so desperate. Many people are holding their wives and children or something, and they close their eyes in despair and wait for death.

However, what they didn't expect was that the rolling Ming army swept through the roads of Zhuangzi, the sound of horses' hooves could deaf them, and the dust they brought up could cover them, but they didn't get off their horses, didn't hold up butcher's knives, and killed them all. It's as if these people don't exist in the eyes of the Ming army, so they just swept by and left!

After a long time, when the sound of horses' hooves was far away, these Tsarist Russians, who felt the rest of their lives after the catastrophe, came out of hiding one after another with a face full of confusion, looked at the red that was about to disappear, and were sure of what they saw in front of them, and they were all surprised.

"We didn't die, oh my God, we didn't even die!"

"Yes, we escaped, the demons spared us!"

"Didn't they see us? Could it be that God is blessing us and making us invisible at a critical time? ”

"No, when the Ming army galloped past me just now, I glanced at him, and I could feel that he saw me. And...... And it didn't seem to kill in his eyes, it seemed to ...... It seems to be pitiful...... God, how could I feel like that? ”

"You're so brave that you dare to look at them? But you must be delusional, these Ming troops must disdain to kill us, they are in a hurry to go to Moscow! ”

"Yes, look at the way they look, they're in a hurry to Moscow!"

“……”

After discussing this, the leader of the Tsarist army could not help but be shocked, because he understood that the remaining troops in Moscow, like him, had been sent out to clear the wilderness. Moscow at this time should be very empty.

Thinking so, he did not dare to return to Moscow, but took his men, rolled up the looted property, and quickly fled.

At this time, Moscow was indeed an empty city. Originally, Patriarch Filaret led most of the army to Samara Fort to resist the Ming army, and those who stayed behind had to carry out the task of clearing the wilderness.

However, at this time, Moscow did not have the tension of the front, but it was a good day for those who remained among the nobles. In particular, they watched the troops sent everywhere, and every time they returned to Moscow, they would bring with them looted goods, food, and all kinds of materials and belongings that the local nobles carried when they hid in Moscow. It can be said that Moscow at this time is richer than ever. After all, all the wealth of the surrounding Zhuangzi was concentrated in Moscow because of the policy of clearing the wilderness.

Tsar Mikhail didn't feel much about it, and he basically didn't care about these things. It can even be said that in his father's absence, he listened to his mother and those who stayed behind the nobles. Usually, he is only responsible for eating, drinking, and having fun.

Because of the order of Patriarch Filaret to clear the wilderness, Moscow and the surrounding area were polarized, that is, crying to death, laughing to death.

On this day, outside the city of Moscow, piles of people, carrying all kinds of baggage, dragging children and daughters, carrying all kinds of oxen and carriages, carrying countless luggage, slowly moved towards the city. Their expressions, even those on the ox-and-horse carts, were tinged with trepidation and uncertainty about the future.

Although the Tsarist Russian army in this place was better and did not rob blatantly, it was inevitable to add some blockage to the interrogation. The speed of the procession into the city slowed down, and there were more and more people at the city gate, and from time to time there was a noise.

Probably someone wanted to go into the city to hide, but they were not qualified enough, and they were discovered by the gatekeepers, which led to a quarrel.

In the past, this day would have been like this until dark. On this day, however, while all the people were numbly waiting to enter the city amid the noise, suddenly one of them noticed something and turned his head to look east.

At this time, the defenders at the head of the city had also noticed the anomaly and were already observing.

"Cavalry, there are cavalry coming, red, which country?"

"Are the Cossacks from the East? Impossible! ”

“……”

After discussing for a while, although the officers at the head of the city did not see which force's cavalry, they had already discovered that something was wrong, and hurriedly ordered: "That cavalry is menacing, close the city gate quickly just in case!"

Whether it is an enemy or a friend, you must be careful.

However, there were queues at the gates waiting to enter the city, which meant that the gate could be closed. Not to mention the crowd, just those ox carts, you have to at least drive them out before they can close, right?

And the crowd that was already panicked, when they heard that the cavalry coming from a distance might be the enemy, they immediately panicked, and no longer listened to the command of the city soldiers, and rushed to the city one after another.

In this case, not to mention closing the city gates, those defenders have all stormed into the city.

Seeing this situation, the officers at the city gate were anxious and couldn't take care of it anymore, so they hurriedly ordered the city gate to be closed, and even did not hesitate to kill people.

Gunshots rang out with a bang, and the commotion near the city gate suddenly fell silent as if a method of immobilization had been cast, except for a few unlucky ghosts who fell to the ground struggling with bloody wounds.

The crowd must have been frightened by this, and it was extremely quiet for a while. The officer was also extremely resolute, and immediately shouted loudly: "Close the gates, and anyone who dares to stand in the way will be killed!" ”

I have to say that his approach is effective. The crowd at the city gate did not dare to mess around again, for fear that they would be detained and blocked and closed, and they would be killed. Those who have entered the city rejoice in their hearts; And those who are going to be shut out can only pray in their hearts that they will not be enemies, but a false alarm!

But after such a delay, the cavalry in the distance was already closer, and it could be seen clearly with the naked eye.

The other party did not slow down in the slightest, and the tens of thousands of cavalry troops rolling in were so powerful that even if they were friendly troops, they could scare the faint of heart.

Suddenly, someone shouted in horror, "Oh no, it seems to be ...... It's the Ming Army!"

Immediately, someone at the back of the crowd under the city shouted in horror: "The devil is coming, the demon of the east is coming, run for your life!" ”

At this moment, the crowd that had just settled down exploded as if it had been smashed by a stone. The people in the crowd, regardless of the three-seven-twenty-one, were desperately rushing to the city. The small group of defenders who had just passed and were about to close the gate were all scattered, and some of them were trampled under the feet of the crowd, and they didn't know whether they were alive or dead.

The officer at the head of the city, sweat came out at once, and he didn't care, and immediately ordered to shoot.

However, this time, the crowd no longer cared about the gunfire on the top of the city, nor did they care that their companions were shot, and they only had one thought in their minds, that is, to flee into the city as soon as possible. The gates of the city of Moscow were all in disarray.

The cavalry army outside the city was undoubtedly the 10,000 partial division led by Li Dingguo, using the cover of Mangui's side, rushing forward, smashing Huanglong, and finally arrived at Moscow, the capital of Tsarist Russia.

When Li Dingguo saw the scene under the city, he immediately issued a military order through the banner. After the soldiers of the Ming army approached the city of Moscow, they did not slaughter the Russian people, but dismounted and shot at the city.

The defenders at the head of the city looked at the overwhelming Ming army, and saw that the city gate could not be closed, and they panicked. was confronted by a volley of guns by the Ming army, and suddenly he couldn't get out of his head, and even a few unlucky ghosts were shot and fell down the city.

Those people who were already scared to death, after hearing the sound of gunfire in a dense manner, suddenly rushed to the city like chicken blood.

The incident happened suddenly, the first appearance of the Ming army in Moscow, and it was written in the history books as follows: Wang Shi crusaded against the slave owners of Tsarist Russia, and the people were happy, and they desperately opened the city gate for Wang Shi to welcome the arrival of Wang Shi.

The Ming soldiers followed the crowd and rushed into the city. The disparity in strength was already huge, and the morale could not be compared, without the protection of the Moscow wall, everything was settled at the moment when the Ming army entered the city.

Almost none of the Tsarist nobles in the city could escape, and all the remaining personnel led by the tsar were arrested. Everywhere in the city, although the soldiers of the Ming army were tired, they were in high spirits and patrolled.

The people of Tsarist Russia squatting in the corners of the wall were trembling, and they fell into the hands of the legendary demons, and the city could be imagined!

But after waiting for a long time, they are a little strange. Why did these demons not burn and loot after they came into the city, but only arrested those nobles, but they didn't even look at them? Looking at their appearance, in terms of military discipline, it seems that they are several times stronger than the Tsar's army!

This...... What the hell is going on?