There is also a time span for the Russian Empire to move towards centralization, and in history, Ivan the Terrible opened the precedent of centralization in the Russian Empire, and Ivan the Terrible was also the first person to create the title of Tsar.

The real meaning of the 'Central Army' of the Russian Empire - the shooting army system was founded by Ivan the Terrible, and he relied on the shooting army to collect the military power of the great nobles under the feudal system, and unified the forces of all parties in the Russian Empire to launch a war of aggression against foreign countries.

Under Ivan the Terrible, the Russian Empire, which united all its forces for the first time, successively destroyed the Kazan Khanate, the Astrakhan Khanate, the Siberian Khanate and other countries ruled by the Mongol descendants after the division of the Golden Horde.

It was from Ivan the Terrible's generation that the Russian Empire grew from a small regional country to a regional power, and in the 17th century, the Russian Empire became an important country in Eastern Europe.

And the time when the tsar's power reached its limit was the time of Peter the Great, so the power of the Russian tsar in the 17th century was far less powerful than that of the later tsars.

Externally, the Russian tsar was the direct allegiance of the shooting army, and internally, the Russian tsar firmly controlled the Moscow Janissaries, and it was by relying on these forces that the Russian tsar was able to compete with the Duma parliament, which controlled the elite cavalry of the Russian aristocracy.

"This Turkish army, which is loyal to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, is not as weak as we imagined, and if we continue to fight like this, the battle loss ratio is extremely unfavorable to our army." General Menderov said meaningfully to Andrei.

"As long as victory can be achieved, I can guarantee that the main force of the offensive and defensive battle will be filled by the shooting army." Andrei naturally knew the meaning of Menderov's words, which was nothing more than seeing too many casualties when the cannon fodder attack in front of him, and he didn't want to let his noble cavalry go into battle in the real siege and defense of Kyiv later.

You must know that the Russian aristocratic cavalry that followed him was not the army of General Menderov alone, and behind every Russian aristocratic cavalry there was a shadow of a big nobleman in the Duma Council, if he died too much, even if he won the battle and returned to Moscow, the group of bigwigs in the Duma Council who were on par with him would be held accountable.

No one may care about the casualties of cannon fodder from the conquered Tatar warriors, mud-legged militias, and mercenaries at the front, but the losses of the shooting corps and the cavalry of the Russian nobility, which are regarded as national armies, can be very serious.

Being labelled as a commander, incompetent, and disregarding the lives of soldiers is almost a sure thing.

Of course, Menderov didn't care about the casualties of the shooting army, and most of the big nobles in the Duma parliament wished that the shooting army would suffer heavy losses, even if the tsar held it down, the board would be raised high and gently lowered, and the current Russian tsar could not do it to the extent of one person and one country.

It's just that what Menderov said about wanting the shooting army to be the main offensive force doesn't count, and the tsar also knows the thoughts of this group of opposition nobles in the Duma parliament, so naturally he will not let people like Menderov get involved in the command of the shooting army.

That's why General Menderov needed Andrei's promise.

Menderov knew very well in his heart that the reigning usurping tsar was more eager for the victory of the Kiev battle than the Duma, and after the defeat, the opposition nobles of the Duma would not be broken, but the Russian tsar who proposed the expedition would be fully responsible, and at that time, the Duma would not only be disliked by the opposition to His Majesty, but even the citizens of Moscow would be taken advantage of.

Andrei saw it very openly, he also saw the anxiety of the war with his own eyes, and wanted to take the Kiev region while the main force of the Taiping Army had not returned to help, and it was natural to pay some price.

To put it mildly, although the archery corps is loyal to His Majesty the Tsar, in fact the object of allegiance is the country, not the current Tsar himself, and most of the archery soldiers do not even know the name of the Tsar, they are just instinctively following the orders of their superiors to fight and kill.

"Your Excellency Andrei is really a sensible talent, don't worry, I will arrange for those militiamen to fully cooperate with the shooting army to fight, if there are not enough people, I can also send those logistics soldiers to you, you can 'use' at will."

The logistician soldiers in General Mendelav's mouth were in fact miscellaneous servants who were to be pulled into battle when necessary.

Of course, many of these miscellaneous servants were servants of the Russian noble cavalry, and the Russian noble cavalry was not willing to let themselves lose these 'property' until the last resort.

However, General Menderov believed that his noble cavalry was more in favor of sending his servants to his deaths than to go up to fill his life......

This can be regarded as a small reward for General Menderov's willingness to agree to the shooting corps as the main attacker.

In this era when communication is basically roaring, as long as the battle is won, everyone in the participants has a share, and the higher the status, the more glory the person occupies, and even if the shooting army takes the city of Kiev with casualties, the Russian noble cavalry will be unscathed in the back, and it will be proclaimed afterwards as the Russian noble cavalry bravely killed and repelled the 'enemy army' several reinforcements, laying the key force for the victory of the siege war......

In an age without newspapers and journalists, even the most basic truths are buried by those in power.

This is the importance of the country to grasp the power of the media in the century, it is impossible for the people to check the truth in person, relying on the media to disseminate, therefore, mastering the media is equivalent to mastering the truth, so the world is always beautiful and harmonious, the dark side of society happens around you must be a small probability event, the widely spread media will tell you that the society is full of positive energy......

The tsar himself could not enjoy the fruits of victory alone, so Menderov was not at all worried that Andrei would turn against him after the victory of the shooting army, the tsar still needed the support of the Duma parliament, and win-win and cooperation are the common routines of the ruling class, which is similar to the principle of official protection and collusion between officials and businessmen.

In the customary friendly atmosphere between General Menderov and Andrei, another wave of organized Russian cannon fodder shouted angrily and rushed forward, war is the game of the rulers, but it is always the people and soldiers from the lower classes who die and suffer, this is the country, and it is also the society built by mankind itself!

Whether it is Menderov or Andrei, although their eyes are looking at the bloody battlefield, they have never paid attention to the soldiers who died tragically, they only see the position where the Russian military flag has moved! 8)