(Well, the Russian Empire has appeared in the capital, so I would like to give a little reward.) How about a commuter pass recommendation? ）

Of course, these things are too ethereal to have anything to do with Zakhrev, who was just an ordinary man born in a small village below Moscow, and born an inferior serf.

Mr. Pushkin was the largest landowner in the village, and everyone in the village was his serf, and even the village was named after him.

From his great-grandfather, the family was a serf of the Pushkin family, and if nothing else, when he reached the age of ten years, he would start planting barley for the Pushkin master and going to work in the lord's house until he died.

Accidents always happen.

When he was eighteen years old, in 1535, the Western calendar used by the Orthodox clergy in the city, the war broke out, and His Excellency Ivan IV, Grand Duke of the great Muscovy, led a large army to capture the Kazan Khanate.

(As a forestatement, since it was something else happening in another time and space, this is the historical context set in this time, in this book.) Therefore, there will be some discrepancies in time and historical events, forgive me. But overall, you can't go wrong. ）

The royal family and the great nobles of the Kazan Khanate were executed en masse, and the butcher's knife of Ivan IV's bloodbath of the nobles did not stop, and a few months later, the family of Lord Pushkin was also hanged. Zakhrev also went to see it at the time of the execution that day, and the heroic posture of the Grand Duke Ivan's cavalry, dressed in black cloaks and waving sabers, and riding tall horses, made him tremble with excitement.

Grand Duke Ivan's reputation for loving bloody purges of the great nobles was recognized in Kazan, and in just half a year, more than 300 nobles, large and small, were executed by the whole family, and their ploughed serfs and property became the property of the royal family.

These things that happened at the top were so far away from Zakhrev that it was only logical that their family became serfs of His Excellency the Grand Duke.

In July 1536, at the age of seventeen, Grand Duke Ivan IV was crowned the first Tsar, and in March of that year. Just annexed the Astrakhan Khanate, possessed the Caucasus Mountains to the east. The Grand Duchy of Moscow, a vast territory stretching from Poland to the west, Sweden to the north, and the Crimean Peninsula to the south, was officially renamed the Russian Empire.

The year after the coronation. Ivan the Great implemented the policy of special districts and ordinary districts throughout the country, and began to recruit and form an army that was absolutely loyal to him, the special army. In order to pursue the loyalty of the army, the soldiers of the special army were selected from among the private soldiers and commoners of the nobility, almost without following the previous practice. And they were all selected from among the serfs who were received by Ivan the Great.

Ivan the Terrible bloodbathed the nobles in order to consolidate his rule, but he was very kind to the serfs - although this kind of kindness was only relative - so the serfs were very grateful to him, and when they heard that Ivan the Terrible was recruiting, they all enthusiastically signed up.

It was at that time that Zakhrev joined the army.

He first followed Ivan the Terrible around on his expeditions. First he fought in the suppression of the rebellion of the Astrakhan Khanate, was promoted to the rank of ten-man commander, and then in the battle with Poland, he eliminated a Polish hussar hundred. And captured one of the towns closest to the borders of the Russian Empire. Because of this, he was named the captain of the hundred after the war.

Five years later, the son of the serf had grown up to be one of the commanders of the forty-one Reitel cavalry regiments in the empire.

Each Reitel cavalry regiment was divided into twelve hundreds, each of which had one hundred and sixty-seven cavalry.

Forty-one cavalry regiment commanders. Only Zakhrev alone was not of aristocratic origin, and he was the youngest.

The reason why it was possible to have such a low origin. Achieving such an achievement at such a young age is inseparable from his character, which has both the brutal and wild side of the Russian, but also a peculiar peasant cunning, who can be humble, even humble, and let go of his lower body, and defeat the enemy by all kinds of intrigues and unworthy means. …,

So he also came into the sight of Ivan the Terrible.

In the seventh year of His Majesty's accession to the throne of Tsar Ivan, in the year 1543 of the Western calendar, Ivan the Terrible summoned Zakhrev and entrusted him with an extremely important, great and sacred task - the conquest of the East!

It was unrealistic to rely on one legion to conquer the East, so His Majesty the Tsar divided him into five legions, a total of sixty hundreds, ten thousand and twenty men.

The next day, Zakhrev left Moscow with his corps, all the way through Kazan, through Astrakhan, over the Caucasus Mountains to Siberia.

He was accompanied on the journey by the Stroganov family and the 30,000 troops belonging to this great noble family.

The Stroganovs were the great nobles who lived on the eastern side of the Ural Mountains and bordered the Siberian Khanate, and they were also the great lords who ruled over the five nearby cities, but now they were subordinated to the great Tsar. Their family is descended from the Mongols, and was once a famous nobleman of the Golden Horde, with a higher status than the Grand Duke of Moscow, which has been passed down for hundreds of years, and is very powerful, recruiting more than 30,000 local troops alone, and of course, their most important thing is their great prestige in the local area.

At this time, Zakhrev learned that it turned out that His Majesty's military preparations for the Siberian Khanate had begun five years earlier.

At that time, His Majesty the Tsar summoned the Stroganov family, inquired about the situation on the border, and authorized them to resist the Siberian Khanate, and ordered them to build fortifications near the Siberian Khanate, recruit troops, and wait for the opportunity to invade the Siberian Khanate. Two years later, His Majesty the Tsar again ordered the Stroganovs to build cities on the eastern side of the Urals and their tributaries Tula, Tobol and Irtysh, thus extending the empire directly into the territory of the Siberian Khanate.

This time, His Majesty the Tsar appointed Zakhrev to lead the special army, the Guards, to the Siberian Khanate, in order to completely conquer the country that occupied the upper Irtysh River.

After arriving in the East, Zakhrev and the Stroganno family followed the tsar's will, repeatedly invaded the Siberian Khanate, repeatedly clashed fiercely with the Khanate's army, and gradually encroached on the khanate's lands.

In 1546, Zakhrev sent people to contact Yermak, the Cossack leader who had been severely punished by His Majesty the Tsar, and encouraged him to join the expeditionary force to conquer the Siberian Khanate, and to serve the Tsar in expanding his territory and wash away his sins.

Five months later. After careful planning, Yermak led 3,000 elite and brave Cossack cavalry to raid Siberia, and sent small groups of Cossack cavalry to burn and loot everywhere. So that the end of the khanate could not be taken care of, and it was embarrassed. At the same time, the forty-thousand-strong army of the Zakhrev and Stroganov families advanced along the waterway, passing through the Chusovaya River. Over the Ural Mountains, across the Serebryanka, Tagil, Tula, Tobol rivers, and finally into the Irtysh River.

After five years, Zakhrev finally led his army to capture Kashrek, the capital of the Siberian Khanate, and completely conquered the country.

Yermak, these Cossack felons, played a great role in the expansion of the empire. His Majesty the generous Tsar decided to pardon Yermak and others and commend them for their actions, while awarding them a large amount of salary.

The Stroganovs were also rewarded with two cities.

Kuchum Khan of the Siberian Khanate fled eastward, and this Khurev pursued him and killed him in the steppes.

But he didn't stop moving forward. The aggressive nature of the Russians and His Majesty's expansionist policies have long turned his generals into war maniacs, who are heading eastward. …,

Eventually, they reached the Lena River valley. The vanguard of the fastest advance. The sea was even found in the easternmost part, which they named the Sea of Okhotsk.

They discovered Eastern Siberia.

Zakhrev found it remote, unfamiliar, but immensely rich. It is full of fertile land and has a suitable climate. It is much warmer than the rest of Siberia, and there is no permafrost. The land here is suitable for growing rye, barley and other grains, and in spring and summer, the fields here are full of flowers, countless wildflowers are blooming, bees are flying, and there are huge beehives everywhere, and sweet honey flows in them.

Winters here are cold, but tough Russians are enough to withstand them, there are dense forests and rivers full of wild beasts, and the fish in the rivers almost clog the river.

After a few rounds here, Zakhrev was completely fascinated by the place. At the same time, the flame of glory of expanding the territory also burned in his heart, making it almost difficult for him to control himself. The credit for the conquest of the Siberian Khanate was mainly for the Stroganov family, as a great nobleman, he had an incomparable advantage in seizing the credit, so after the conquest of the Siberian Khanate, most of the head was taken away by the Stroganov family, and he was only promoted to the rank of commander - a corps included ten Reitel cavalry regiments and ten dragoon regiments.

The dragoon regiment is a newly formed formation, and each regiment also has twelve centurions, each centenary has only one hundred and twenty men, but each dragoon regiment has a hundred-man squad of artillery hundreds, with twenty light bronze guns.

Zakhrev's men are already close to 35,000 people, and there are not many high-ranking generals of such status in the entire empire.

For a person who was born as a serf's son, this is already a dream of others, but it can't make him satisfied.

He secretly vowed to use his own strength to conquer this fertile land and make it the brightest pearl in the crown of His Majesty the Tsar.

But like the rest of Russia, it is also bordered by a formidable enemy.

It took Zakhrev three months to get to know them, and after much inquiry, he finally figured out the truth of this formidable enemy in the south.

The Jurchens did not have a large population, less than two million people, and were still a backward tribal centralized system, but their armies were large and fierce. They had a standing army of more than 300,000 men, their soldiers were not high, but they were very strong, both infantry and cavalry, they were very brave and good at fighting, Zakhrev fought with them several times, and found that they were far from being comparable to the weak Siberian Khanate.

With a vast and fertile land, a strong and large army, and the advantage of fighting at home, this enemy was far from being able to cope with one of Zakhrev's regiments.

In desperation, Zakhrev had no choice but to send the news back to Moscow.

Ivan the Terrible attached great importance to this, not only because of the vast territory, but more importantly because of the access to the sea.

Outlet to the sea, a term that has haunted Russia's dreams since its founding.

The Russians have received too much land from God, so it cannot get too much ocean from God.

Russians are doomed to the sea. Both the Baltic Sea in the west and the Black Sea in the south are occupied by a group of powerful neighbors, the Kingdom of Poland, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Ottoman Turkish Empire, the Crimean Khanate, none of which can be easily provoked.

When I heard that the sea appeared in the far east. How can they not be excited? Although the significance of this outlet to the sea is not very obvious, even if it is occupied. It was also somewhat out of reach for an empire whose center of gravity was east of the Ural Mountains, but the mere word access to the sea was enough to drive the entire Tsar's court crazy. …,

Almost without resistance, several resolutions were reached at the meeting of His Majesty's ministers.

First, the newly discovered region of Eastern Siberia east of the Lena River was divided into Eastern Siberian provinces. Zakhrev was appointed governor-general.

Second, one additional cavalry corps and two infantry corps were sent to the Eastern Siberian province, under the command of His Excellency Governor Zakhrev.

Third, Zakhrev was given the right to recruit and conscript soldiers on the spot.

Fourthly, pardon all the rebellious Cossacks in the territory of the Kazan Khanate, the Astrakhan Khanate and the Free Ukrainian Province. Each of them was given a salary of five rubles and uniforms, and they were given their weapons and horses to go to the Far East to fight for the Tsar.

Another whole year passed.

Zakhrev has already gained a foothold in Eastern Siberia, they conquered the local indigenous tribes. They were driven to establish a city on the northern border of the Jurchens, four hundred versts north of the Trans-Khingan Mountains, by the river, and named it Nebuchu. They cultivated land locally. Carry out farming. And hoarded a certain amount of grain.

The three corps of reinforcements have arrived, and in addition to the casualties of various reasons on the way, plus the regiments that Zakhrev originally had in his hands, there are already 120,000 troops.

Besides. There were also 10,000 Cossack cavalry under Yermak and 80,000 servants recruited from the Siberian Khanate and locally.

Combined, he already has an army of 200,000 in his hands!

But Zakhrev was a very sane commander-in-chief. He understood that these armies, the main combat strength of which was only 130,000 men, were enough to conquer this country called Jurchen. And this step of the empire has already done its best, it is impossible to give itself more help, and if you want to complete your plan, you can only seek other channels.

At this time, Zakhrev thought of the Ming Dynasty, the eastern country that was extremely powerful in the eyes of the European countries.

Although it is not recognized by the mainstream of Western society, this does not mean that the Russian Empire is closed to news.

They also know the Ming Dynasty, knowing that this powerful country has a vast territory, dense population, and strength, with the largest army and wealth in the world.

The country is strong and huge, and most importantly, they are just south of the Jurchens.

And after all these years of investigation, Zakhrev also learned that the Ming Kingdom and the Jurchen were enemies, and the Jurchens were originally vassals of the Ming Dynasty, but they were split later, and there were constant swords and wars between the two countries. Just last year, Daming suffered a loss.

With these origins, it's easy to do.

Zakhrev also knew the system of the Ming Dynasty, and he knew that in the vast area of the Ming Dynasty, there were also many powerful governors and generals on the frontier, and they were so powerful that a person often had tens of thousands of troops under his command, and as long as he persuaded one or a few of them, it was enough to achieve his own goals.

At this time, the name of Lian Zining, who was famous in both Daming and Jurchen, also reached his ears.

The youngest general of the Ming Kingdom, with outstanding military talents, was deeply trusted by the Ming Emperor and once defeated the Jurchen army.

Being young means being vigorous and eager to make a difference, but of course, it also means being reckless. Being trusted by the emperor means that you will act unscrupulously, without regard for the consequences, and will not look ahead. And excellent military talent also means that you don't have to be implicated by a mediocre commander.

All kinds of factors converged, and Lian Zining became the most suitable candidate.

Perhaps out of curiosity about that great country, or perhaps out of the adventurous nature of the Russians, Zakhrev personally infiltrated the Jurchen ruling area with fifty elite Cossacks, and finally arrived here. …,

I also met His Excellency the General of the Ming Kingdom.

Of course, in the capacity of an envoy to His Majesty the Tsar.

Looking at Zakhrev and the others who were respectfully kneeling in front of him, Lian Zining couldn't help but feel waves in his heart.

There is no doubt that history has once again deviated.

In his own time and space, Ivan the Terrible, known for his brutality and blood, was born in 1530, that is, in the twenty-fifth year of Zhengde. Is Vasily III and Yelena? Son of Grinskaya, the first tsar in the history of the Russian Empire. He ascended the throne at the age of three. He became Grand Duke of Moscow upon his accession to the throne, ascended the throne as Tsar at the age of seventeen, and remained until his death at the age of fifty-four.

Throughout his life's war, Ivan the Terrible made countless military exploits. But the field of their warfare has always been concentrated in Europe east of the Ural Mountains, and in Siberia it is only a small fight. Not even Western Siberia broke through, let alone to the extremely far east.

It took until the thirties and forties of the seventeenth century, that is, the time and space of my own time and space almost the Ming Dynasty ended. By the time the Manchus entered the customs, Tsarist Russia was able to cross the Yenisei River and reach the Lena River, the Chukotka Peninsula and the Sea of Okhotsk. And during the reign of Kang Xiaobraid, there will be a dispute with China on the Nebuchu issue, and a fierce battle will be fought. Then China will cede land and pay reparations in the event of victory, making the most incomprehensible and absurd scene.

Lian Zining had specifically asked Gonzalez about them, and knew the year of the calendar that is now in use in the West. Finally, one thing is certain. Before the sixteenth year of Zhengde, this period of world history was no different from his own time and space, but after the sixteenth year of Zhengde. Everything went awry.

Among them, the most serious point now in front of us is that in the 52nd year of Zhengde. That is, in 1557 of the Western calendar, the power of the Russian Empire was already a hundred years in advance, and with a raging momentum, it stepped into the Far East and intervened in the dispute between the Jurchens and the Ming Dynasty.

And by this time, Grand Duke Ivan had already turned into Ivan the Terrible, and the Russian Empire had been formed.

All this caught Lian Zining off guard.

Since he has achieved the position of General Songhuajiang, for the sake of the dynasty and for himself, he will naturally consider how to deal with the Jurchen problem.

But after thinking about it, he still can't face this behemoth with hundreds of thousands of soldiers, he wants to pull Duoyan Sanwei together, but the problem is that Duoyan Sanwei is not a fool, how can he be a gun for nothing? Thinking about it, it is unthinkable after all. When the gap between one's own strength and the enemy is too great, all the role that conspiracies and tricks can play will be weakened a lot.

And now, the envoy of the Russian Empire, who was definitely not supposed to be here, suddenly appeared, which made Lian Zining's heart move.

The situation, maybe there will be a turnaround?

His mind was racing, but his face was smiling, and he waved his hand and said: "Your envoy has come from afar, and it is very hard to travel all the way, please get up, get up!" This official is just a border guard general of the country, and he should not be a gift. ”

Zakhrev had studied Sinology before he came, and he was already very familiar with this set, knowing that people were polite, but he couldn't take it seriously, he stood up and said with a smile: "When I was in the north, I learned about your great reputation from the Jurchens, and it is also appropriate to respect it." ”

Lian Zining nodded and asked: "Moscow is here, I am afraid that it will not be less than ten thousand miles, and your envoy will travel thousands of miles, I don't know what is going on?" ”

Hearing Lian Zining mention Moscow, Zakhrev was a little surprised, he didn't expect that His Excellency the Ming General also had such a deep understanding of the Russian Empire.

"Your Excellency General Mingguo, we are not from Moscow, we are from the north." Zakhrev blinked: "As for our intentions, in the words of Mingguo, can we take a step to speak?" ”

If it was an ordinary Ming Dynasty official or general, the first reaction when encountering this kind of thing would definitely be to bring Zakhrev and others into the city, properly settle them, and then immediately report to the imperial court and ask for instructions, and at the same time never have any contact with these envoys, so as not to arouse suspicion.

Fornicating with foreign envoys is a terrible crime.

But who is Lian Zining?

He glanced at Zakhrev deeply, obviously, this is also a figure similar to China expert, it seems that Tsarist Russia this time, prepared for it.

He stretched out his hand: "Your envoy, please!" ”

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