Because of the long distance from Nanyang to the West, the news is difficult, so that the situation in Nanyang has been temporarily stabilized, and the West wants to go on an expedition to the South Seas, especially the three countries and even more countries to jointly send troops, which will involve too many problems, the proportion of their own troops, the distribution of their respective interests after the victory over the Ming Empire, the military commanders of the two armies by sea, etc., will be the key issues that each country will fight for, and it will not be easy to give in.

It is impossible for these problems to be reached in a short period of time, and no one will easily compromise them, and even if an agreement is reached, it is impossible to reach the Strait of Malacca without half a year of preparing troops and preparing ammunition for an expedition to the South Seas after a long journey.

Nanyang fell into a short period of silence, and the north of the Ming Dynasty, just when Nanyang was quiet, problems arose again.

To be exact, it is a crisis, because, the Rakshasa Kingdom has made a comeback.

Now it has been more than three years since the Tianwei army defeated the Mobei Mongols and the Rakshasa soldiers, and the only remaining dozens of captives in the Rakshasa country were released back to the Rakshasa country and went back to restore their lives.

However, he was still stopped by the courtiers around him and went on an expedition to China? Joke, our homeland is at least 4,000 miles away from the Ming Empire, and from the land, it will take at most 20 miles a day, and it will take at least half a year for the army to go on the expedition before it can arrive, how much food can withstand such consumption?

However, this still can't stop the ambition of Tsar Mikhailovich, not to mention that this war has made Russia lose face, and if it doesn't retaliate, it really can't swallow this breath, the Ming Empire has a large population, and the Rakshasa country has a lot of population, with a population of five or six thousand, and agriculture is developed, and some are food, isn't it just that the consumption is larger? If the rich Ming Dynasty can be occupied, it will be an inexhaustible treasure trove for Russia!

The tsar gave an order, began to annex in the direction of Kazan, put all the elite forces within the empire in the Kazan area, and then, transported grain and grass to the Kazan area, hoarded ammunition, and spent a whole year to prepare, Kazan stored tens of thousands of tons of grain, and gathered more than 100,000 troops.

In the middle of the seventeenth century, the military strength of Tsarist Russia had just undergone the reform of the great military strategist Gustav, and established a military system with a leading position in the whole of Europe, forming a compulsory military service system and a regiment system, with a standing army of more than 200,000 people, if you add the standing forces of the southern steppes and subject countries, close to 400,000 people, this is a compulsory army, in addition, there are serf regiments that can be requisitioned at any time, the strength of the army is absolutely second to none in the West, and Gustav's army is sweeping Northern Europe and Eastern Europe, Even Ukraine was included in Russia's territory.

With 200,000 standing troops, ten standing regiments have been formed, including three cavalry regiments, seven infantry regiments, and an artillery regiment under each regiment, with more than sixty light infantry guns, in addition, there are also some heavy artillery, which is really not comparable to other European countries.

Mikhailovich assembled an elite cavalry corps in Kazan, and at the same time recruited a large number of temporary Cossack cavalry, more than 30,000 cavalry, assembled two infantry corps, plus local temporary conscription of infantry troops, infantry strength of more than 70,000 troops, a total of 100,000 troops, ready to expedition to the Ming Dynasty.

After making full preparations, Mikhailovich appointed his famous general Chernkov as the commander of the expedition, leading 50,000 troops to expedition to China!

From Moscow to Mobei, the distance is indeed too far, the distance is more than 7,000 kilometers, and the long military supply line alone can drag the Tsarist Empire to death, but from Kazan to Mobei is different, although the distance is not close, but it has been shortened to less than 3,000 kilometers, that is, 5,000 miles, in this case, at least the logistical pressure is much less.

Mikhailovich is not stupid, although he has gathered 100,000 troops, but he does not have the courage to press them all, in that case, even if it is a 5,000-mile march route, it will be drunk by Russia, the consumption is too great, the people along the road are sparsely populated, and it is too difficult to quickly replenish supplies.

Even if the 50,000 troops are sent out only after gritting their teeth, these 70,000 troops can only be quickly resolved, once the delay is too long, or the front attack is not effective, then Russia will definitely be unlucky, and those who are led by Chernkov are the elite among them!

Although it was 50,000 troops, but Chherkov carried a heavy artillery regiment, three infantry artillery regiments, four running regiments together, 200 artillery pieces of all sizes, and a cavalry force of a whole cavalry regiment.

After a difficult long journey, it took more than three months for the 50,000-strong army to advance its troops to the Beihai area and reach the edge of Mobei!

Today's Mobei, under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, has completely entered the stage of recuperation, adhering to the concept of mixed living of various ethnic groups, Zhu Jie continues to migrate in the direction of Mobei, especially the developer road. In the past few years, under Duan Xuan's efforts, Weihuo Province has been fully prepared, and Duan Xuan has continuously trained people and horses, extending his tentacles to a long distance, becoming the most powerful barrier in the three parts of Mobei.

When the Russian Expeditionary Force was still nearly a thousand miles away from the Ming Army, the border troops of Weihuo City had already discovered the traces of the Russian Expeditionary Force, ran all the way, and transmitted the news back to Weihuo City.

Duan Xuan, who got the news, couldn't help but gasp when he got the news, I drip, the Rakshasa Kingdom has sent tens of thousands of elites in one go, and the artillery alone carries 200 guns, and there are 20,000 elite cavalry alone! This is definitely the fierce rival of the Ming Dynasty, the fierce rival of the Ming Dynasty! Relying solely on the 8,000 troops of Weihuo City, it is definitely not the opponent of the Rakshasa army, even if the three divisions of Mobei are summoned to join forces with the various departments of Monan, they may not be the opponents of others!

"Quick, immediately order someone to send a message back to Kulun City and Suiyuan City, ask Lord Song Jiaxing for help, and ask the imperial court to send troops quickly to help defend Huo City!"

Duan Xuan shouted sharply: "Pass the order, shrink the forces in various places, and retreat in the direction of Weihuo City, now we can only stick to Weihuo City, as long as we hold Weihuo City and wait for the arrival of the army, we can turn the crisis into safety!" ”

(End of chapter)