Dolgon imagined that as long as Portugal, the Netherlands, England, and Tsarist Russia could send troops to interfere, Zhang Biwu would not be able to concentrate all his efforts to destroy the Manchus, and the Manchus would be able to win an extremely precious respite and have a chance to make a comeback!

Of course, the most important thing is that Dolgon thinks that it is Tsarist Russia, which is the most able to save people near the water in the north, unlike the Netherlands and Portugal, which are in the south, and they want to save too far.

Tsarist Russia is also known as the Russian Empire, and now the tsar is Alexei? Mikhailovich? Romanov, he was the tenth tsar.

Although Tsarist Russia has gotten rid of the previous vacant period, the previous turmoil, and created the Romanov dynasty, there are still internal and external troubles.

In the north, there was a strong enemy, Sweden, which occupied a large area of land north of the Pskov-Novgorod line and on the Baltic coast, and firmly controlled the trade routes to Europe; To the west is the feud of the kingdoms of Poland and Lithuania, occupying a series of important towns led by Smolensk, threatening Moscow at all times; To the southwest is Ukraine, which is a vassal of Poland, and the Cossack cavalry that comes to the Ukrainian steppes is also a serious threat to Moscow; To the south is the Crimean Khanate, a Turkish vassal state that invaded Russia countless times over the centuries; Only in the southern steppes were the Don Cossacks, who were under the orders of Moscow, but remained independent of Tsarist Russia.

Some time ago there was a rebellion by the salt merchants, although it was resolved. Moreover, Ukraine was also eliminated and incorporated into the territory of Tsarist Russia, but it had not yet digested the control of the newly occupied territories.

Alexei's gaze was from time to time to look eastward, but he also took into account that the current Tsarist Russia had not completely disarmed the enemy, if it could. He really wanted to go east.

Only a small number of troops were sent to the east in the Nebuchu and Yaksa regions. took advantage of the fierce battle between Zhang Biwu and the Manchus. His control was greatly reduced, and he also dominated some places, and he also heard of China's wealth, and of course he wanted to occupy it.

But the crux of the matter is that successive generations of Tsarist Russia have put the West, right! Running the West, as a fundamental! The east is not their priority, as long as they can achieve hegemony in the west. The state of Tsarist Russia would have been much stronger than if it had conquered large areas of uninhabited land such as Siberia to the east.

The desire to go east can only be subordinated to the westward operation, Alexei thinks that even if he can't fulfill his desire to go east now, at least he wants to pin his hope on his son Fedor? Alexievich? Romanov's body.

Tsarist Russia had great ambitions, starting with a Muscovy principality, and gradually expanding its territory, devouring other countries, and becoming a vast power, no matter how large the territory, it was difficult to feed it.

So the expansion of Tsarist Russia can be divided into two parts. One is the expansion in Asia, and the other is the expansion in Europe. Expansion in Europe is fundamental. So after stabilizing Europe, Alexei will only consider expansion in Asia.

The expansion in Asia has been very smooth because, first, the area of open space in northern Asia is very large; Secondly, there are few and primitive inhabitants of northern Asia, and it is very easy for the Russians to deal with them.

In the ninth year of Shunzhi, Tsarist Russia invaded the Nebuchu and Yaksa regions, and then built castles and carried out bloody massacres and plunder, arousing the local people of all ethnic groups to resist bravely. It's just that we haven't been able to expand any further.

Now that Xuan Ye is here, Alexei is giving him preferential treatment, and his heart wants the Manchu Qing to exist, and when he can free up a hand, he will send troops.

It's just that he really doesn't have much strength right now, and he also wants to know what the attitude of Portugal, England and the Netherlands is, if it's appropriate.

And Sweden is a superpower! After Peter the Great, Sweden was defeated and became a small peace-loving country, but in this period, Sweden's strength was obvious to the eye, and no one dared to say that Sweden was not, after all, the strong did not allow others to speak out in front of themselves and point fingers.

Now the Manchu envoys have arrived, begging Alexei to send troops to help them as soon as possible.

Alexei nodded and said, "Good! Very good! I'll send troops! You will repay your Qing Emperor! We will never let Zhang Biwu do whatever he wants! I am very good with you Emperor of the Qing Dynasty! ”

As soon as the Manchu envoys heard Alexei's words, of course they did not dare to oppose anything, and they were about to take their leave.

When the Manchu envoys were about to leave, they met Xuan Ye, who said to them: "I don't think the Tsar of Tsarist Russia wants to help us in the Qing Dynasty!" Please also make it clear when you go back to report to your father! Otherwise, if the father misjudges, it will be bad! ”

The envoy couldn't help but look at Xuan Ye, how could Xuan Ye say this? They were very enthusiastic when they met the Tsar! It's not like they won't help them at all, and if they don't help them, they won't believe it!

It's just that now Xuan Ye has said so, he is the prince, and Shunzhi intends to make him the crown prince to inherit the throne, of course they don't dare to offend the future Lord of the Manchu Dynasty.

They are only submissive, and they must bring Xuan Ye's words back to Shunzhi and Dolgon, so they don't dare to stay longer, how to say that Shunzhi and others are upset! I have to report to them earlier, of course, what Shunzhi wants to know most about Lu Dao is the situation of his precious son Xuanye.

Xuan Ye looked at their distant figures, he was full of mixed tastes, and he still remembered what Shunzhi said when he saw him off: "Son, in case our Great Halal is destroyed by Zhang Biwu!" I have to leave a seed! And that seed can only be you! You are our hope for the future! As long as you're there, there's nothing you can't accomplish! You will not fail your father! Because you are the hope of my Qing Dynasty! Father has great expectations for you! ”

When Xuan Ye thought of this, he always felt uneasy for a while! Because he thinks that Zhang Biwu is too powerful, even if he Xuanye is really an emperor through the ages, this premise must be that Zhang Biwu does not appear, but now there is an opponent who is more powerful than him, and he has countless strength and resourcefulness in the end, and he can only become a picture cake in the end!

The envoy hurriedly returned to the land of Songjin, of course he had to bypass Zhang Biwu's defense line, otherwise if Zhang Biwu and others found out, they would not be able to eat and leave. There is a vast no-man's land in the north, Zhang Biwu cannot have such a great strength to blockade it, and within the defense line of Zhang's army, if the Manchu envoys do not leave, naturally there will be no trouble.

In any case, the alliance between the Manchus and Tsarist Russia was only superficial, and I didn't want Zhang Biwu to find out, otherwise it would cause unnecessary trouble.

The envoy reported to Dolgon, and at the same time conveyed Xuan Ye's words. When Dolgon heard this, he was in such a hurry! Tsarist Russia really didn't want to send troops?

If they wanted to send troops, they would be able to make Zhang Biwu change somewhat, but now that the situation he expected did not appear, Dolgon felt extremely deep disappointment.

Now it's time for him to think about it, it's not okay to be surrounded by Zhang Biwu all the time!

Now Zhang Biwu is not only surrounded, he also ordered the soldiers to attack constantly, and if it goes on like this, it will not be much. Moreover, there are urgent reports in various parts of Liaodong, and it is becoming more and more difficult to collect grain.

Originally, the Manchus requisitioned a large amount of grain from Korea, and the North Koreans hated the Manchus very much, and they were always unwilling to be used by the Manchus, but they were forced to do it in the face of the strong strength of the Manchus.

Zhang Biwu has sent troops to attack the Manchu Qing, the Manchus are difficult to protect themselves, of course North Korea will not supply food to the Manchus, and Zhang Biwu will not help them if they don't send troops to help, they are good, do you still want to give food?

Under such circumstances, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was narrow and the number of people was small, so there was a big problem in collecting grain for the war.

Now there is nothing to do, it is nothing more than that Dorgon has felt the difficulty of the war, he has collected a large amount of food, and for the time being it can be supported, but as time goes by, the consumption of food is more and more, then they will also fall into more difficulties.

How could Dolgon not be in a hurry? But in a hurry, you can't come up with a way to come up with a hurry.

Fan Wencheng said to Dorgon: "Imperial father Regent, I think we should tell the story of Tsarist Russia's alliance with us!" I heard that there are some moves by Tsarist Russia, Zhang Biwu will believe it, and he has to beware of Tsarist Russia. How much will weaken Zhang Jun's momentum! ”

Dolgon looked at Fan Wencheng, he didn't think about this, since Tsarist Russia is unwilling to send troops now, what is the use of helping them hide it?

Seems to have made up his mind to spread the news of this one! Let Zhang Biwu know how to do it, and see what Zhang Biwu does.

Zhang Biwu was listening to the report, and at the same time, he also sent troops to Zheng Chenggong to increase the strength of Zheng Chenggong's side, so that Zheng Chenggong and others could not be suppressed anymore. How to say that the attack on both sides cannot be relaxed. Of course, Zheng Chenggong and Zhang Huangyan's men and horses in Fuzhou are all sailors, and their land combat capabilities are relatively weak, so they can't seem to rely on them.

Just as Zhang Biwu was thinking this, a soldier came in, and he reported to Zhang Biwu about the alliance between Tsarist Russia and the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the Portuguese side was also ready to move, and they would also fight against Zhang Biwu together.

Zhang Biwu was silent, he wanted to know what the situation was on the Tsarist side of Ludao, his focus should be on the European side, he couldn't spare his hands here, if he really wanted to fight, Zhang Biwu was not afraid of him, if you want to fight, then have a good time with you.

Soon after, they found out that Tsarist Russia had indeed done some unreasonable things in the Nebuchu and Yaksa regions, and they continued to inquire about Zhang Biwu's battle with the Manchus, and they were very ready to move.

As soon as Zhang Biwu heard this, he understood that Tsarist Russia could not think that they were not a threat, and once the time came, they would have to fight with Tsarist Russia. Now the important thing is to destroy the Manchus first, in case Tsarist Russia and others unite, and the Manchus cannot be destroyed here, the Manchus can be resurrected. (To be continued......)