.“ Are the Poles crazy?. The Ottoman Ukrainian commander-in-chief, Ode, twisted the Dunchuan. Paying Poland to this small neighbor, I am afraid that the Ottomans will understand them, whether it is military power or political influence, Poland is a peripheral place in the whole of Europe, and its national strength is not as good as Russia. Austria, not to mention the current Ottoman Empire, and this little guy is actually trying to show his chest muscles to Daming on the cusp of this storm.

"These idiots." Odd added that he felt that he was not scolding, but that he had described the Poles very objectively, without praise or denigration. Because in his heart, this group of Poles is probably really idiots, and there is absolutely no trace of water.

Several Ottoman generals nodded their heads, it was definitely not that they wanted to slap their horses and echo Odd, but Odd said what they thought from the bottom of their hearts. A small country with a total strength of only 100,000, a serf country with backward equipment, and a country with almost no artillery or ships are whimsically going to provoke the most powerful empire today, how strong is the national strength of the Ming Dynasty? There has been debate throughout Europe about this, but there is no doubt that no one dares to deny the terrifying destructive power of this army as far as the Ming army is concerned. Moreover, the Daming Navy Division annihilated the combined fleet of the Dutch and Portuguese navies in one fell swoop some time ago, and its momentum shocked the whole of Europe, and the power of the Ming Dynasty's ironclad ships also began to spread, and the power of this powerful warship was constantly exaggerated. Now although the war is still going on, but various countries are afraid that they have begun to wrestle politically, everyone is willing to be friends with the Ming, unwilling to become its enemy, the original neutral countries have turned, only to hate themselves in the war did not fall to the side of the Ming, and those countries that joined the Dutch alliance are panicked, although they still send troops in all corners to fight with the anti-Dutch alliance army, However, attempts have already begun to make contact with the main countries of the anti-Dutch coalition in the hope of finding an opportunity for preservation.

Whether it is the Dutch, the Ottomans, the Austrians, the French, the British, everyone knows that the era of the Ming Dynasty is coming, a new European order is about to emerge, and the decorator of this order, there is no doubt that the Ming Dynasty will be in full swing, the Ottomans are a few pounds stronger, century, almost all the countries around the Mediterranean have lived in the shadow of this huge empire for centuries, but it is always the case, the Ottomans still did not hesitate to give up the hegemony policy after weighing their own weight, Determined to follow the big tree of the Ming Dynasty, for the Ming Dynasty, the understanding of the Ottomans is extremely profound, because the Arab merchants and the sea capital and other important commercial ports of the Ming Dynasty have more and more frequent contact, for the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty and the prosperity of the military, the deepest contact, when your neighbor is too strong, as a wise person, then you can only choose to rely on him, and never to be an enemy of him, not to mention that the two countries are not neighbors.

But these Poles, in the eyes of the Ottomans, are really a little unreasonable, speaking of which, the national strength of the Poles is not even 20% of that of the Ottomans, such a small country dares to stand up for the Russians and challenge the Ming Dynasty, crazy, absolutely crazy.

"General." One officer said: "The Poles have no more than 6,000 soldiers left in Kyiv, and most of them are heavy troops, are we behind them?"

Odd hesitated and waved his hand: "These things. Let's let the Ming army do it, the Poles provoke the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty will go to clean them up, we" Odd's expression changed: "Send a messenger immediately to inform His Majesty the Sultan." ”

The officers were a little puzzled, and some asked, "General, are we just sitting idly by?" If Kyiv can be captured, it will not only clear the Poles from Ukraine, but also cut off the rear route of Polish troops entering Russia

"No, Odd thinks twice. Cai said: "The Poles provoked the Ming Dynasty, then let the Ming Dynasty clean up these clowns, we now have to inform His Majesty the Sultan to prepare for the conquest of the Poles in time, and when the Ming declares war on Poland, the Ottomans can enter Poland immediately." ”

Odd is a good calculation, Ukraine according to the agreement between the Ming and the Ottomans, should belong to the Ming sphere of influence, the Poles provoked the Ming, naturally by the Ming to clean up, there is no need for the Ottomans to do it, then the recovery of Kiev will naturally let the Ming do it, the Ottomans may not be able to please the Ottomans, but at this time, the opportunity for the Ottomans also came, the Poles provoked the Ming, then it will inevitably cause the Ming to declare war on Poland, the Ottomans as the allies of the Ming. It is extremely normal to declare war on the Poles with the Ming Dynasty, and Poland is not within the sphere of influence of the Ming Dynasty, which means that if the Ottoman army can invade Poland with lightning speed, then the land of Poland will very likely become part of the Ottomans, even if the Ming wants to get a piece of the pie, I am afraid it is not too embarrassing, after all. The Ottomans had done enough for the Ming, and the Ming only promised the Ottomans Austria as the gateway to Europe in return. ,,一一,",,

In the cold wind, the soldiers of the dragoon regiment rode on horseback, galloping on the steppe in high spirits, after passing through the Russian winter, now the cold wind. It's really a lot for them. This time they broke into Rostov-on-Don, and the newly formed dragoons not only gained valuable combat experience. They have learned to adapt to the cold of the northern country, and because of this victory, they have also straightened their backs in the eyes of other legions, and the accumulated prestige of this feat, which is exchanged for sweat and blood, is also the most powerful proof of a warrior.

After the tempering of the past six months, every knight has grown a lot, and after the war fire, he has developed a strong killing temperament, they know. What is the fastest way to kill the enemy on the battlefield, the best to protect themselves, they understand the role of solidarity and mutual assistance on the battlefield, they know the use of weapons well, as if they have been reborn, from a group of recruit eggs to a real warrior.

"Newspaper". A scout Pegasus came from inside and whistled towards Bai Cheng's handsome banner.

"Announce, Lord Governor, ahead is the Samara Fort, where there are many Polish troops stationed, please judge that the voice is quite hoarse. Still shouting loudly, as if he was afraid that no one would hear.

"Revisit".

Samara is located in the southeastern part of the Eastern European Plain. Thug Xun Nian built a fortress in the local area. By this time it became an important trading center along the Volga River. The Polish army that entered Russia set up a temporary headquarters of the Slavs here, which was to value the geographical location and prosperity of the city.

After the Polish army entered Russia, it was welcomed by the Russian princes and nobles, down to the serfs, and under his call, the Russian nobles almost near the border came to work one after another, and some even brought private soldiers to join the Polish army, and the garrisons of various towns and fortresses were also assembled and incorporated into the Polish army, and now the whole of Russia has no backbone. And the appearance of the enemies of the past, at this opportune time, was greatly welcomed, especially when the Poles put forward the concept of Slavs, perhaps in the past, the Russians would not care about the concept of Slavs, and even drunken ridicule the Poles, but at this moment, these helpless Russians seemed to have suddenly found a spiritual support.

Scherkhovsky was elected commander-in-chief of the Slavic rebels by the nobles, and he was also at home here, under the oppression of a strong enemy, unwilling to be described by the Polish army as "terrifying Orientals, ruling Russians have taken up arms, in just half a month's effort." Schcherhosky collected dozens of garrisons, large and small, as well as a few groups of routs who escaped from the Ottoman front, and even horse thieves, who seemed to be aware of the tragic situation after the collapse of the country, came to attach themselves one after another, and the men in the countryside brought their own weapons, with knives and hoes left by their ancestors. There were shotguns, and they threw themselves under the banner of the Slavic rebels.

Schcherhoski drank vodka, and was clearly not comfortable with the vain liquor. However, under the eyes of the attentive Russian nobles on the side, they still drank it all in one gulp, and the spicy wine ran down the throat and swallowed the stomach, Schcherkhor couldn't help coughing, and when he saw Schekhosky taking a sip of cow drink, the Russian nobles and princes immediately laughed, and if they can drink, then they are their own people.

Schecherhoski put down his glass, for vodka, he is deeply distressed, he likes French champagne, unlike Russians, Poles due to their proximity to Europe, customs and eating habits are closer to Europeans, as a Polish nobleman, most of them are proud of eating high-end wines from France, Italy, Austria and other countries.

Champagne, like vodka, is actually related to the church, and vodka was created because a monk drank the disinfectant water in the church, and champagne was available as early as the time of Julius Caesar in Rome. In the early days, champagne was unfrothy and did not taste as good as it is today, and a few decades ago, a famous and clever clergyman named Tamperillon in France, who was in charge of the ecclesiastical property and wine store, added bubbles to the wine. And in terms of the improvement of wine quality, finally. This champagne is just beginning to become famous in Europe. Champagne at this time was very expensive, especially for the Poles, who could afford to drink champagne of French origin, I am afraid that only the upper nobility could supply it, Schcherhoski frowned in an invisible moment, scolded this group of Russian hillbillies in his heart, and then announced with a red face: "God willing, the Slavs were once divided." Once turned against each other, but at this moment. We are finally united, and in view of the cruelty of the Orientals, the Poles, who are also Slavic, will never allow the iron hooves of the Orientals to trample on our Russian compatriots, we shed the same blood. Believing in a god, the time has come to expel this barbarian from the east, and to drive these executioners and butchers out of the land where the Slavs have lived for generations, and I have decided that, in three days, our army will be out. Free Moscow and drive out the barbarians! ”

The Russian princes of Ura could not help but raise their glasses and drank them all, followed by a frenzied shout, in fact, although they were also Slavic, but the Poles were clearly more civilized than this neighbor, and the Russian nobility was in the eyes of the Scherkhovsky. There was basically no difference from the hillbilly, but Scherhosky did not show it, he was very hypocritical to hide his displeasure, and continued with a smile: "Long live the Slavs! ”

"Makura!

"General." An officer hurried to the banquet hall, which had long been a mess by a group of drunken Russian princes, and if it was a ritual for Western Europeans to drink, for Russian drunkards, drinking was drinking, and there was no etiquette.

The officer frowned, brushed aside a few nobles who had come to talk to him drunk, approached Schokhovsky and whispered, "There is a Ming army ten kilometers outside Samara Fort, a group of cavalry. The number of people is around 30,000 to 50,000. ”

In order to cope with this group of drunkards, Schcherhosky also drank a lot of vodka, and under the influence of alcohol, he looked at the officer slightly drunk. "Slavic brothers, a Ming army is approaching us. It's time, let's fight! ”

"II

An army of twenty or thirty thousand Polish troops and Russians began to march out of the Samara fort at sunset. Everyone was in good spirits and without the slightest fear, and they formed a policy under the castle. In Schokhovsky's view, this was his first battle with the Ming army, and he must not retreat into the city without coming out, otherwise it would inevitably make those Russians who defected under his battle flag look down on him, not to mention. He also knew the power of the Ming army's artillery, and the city wall could not stop them, in this case, it was better to stand up and fight with this group of Orientals in the suburbs.

Schcherhosky did not feel how terrible the Ming army in front of him was, although the Slavic army in Samararaburg was smaller than the Ming army. But he was still confident of victory, because there were still several Slavic armies stationed in the towns near Samaraburg, and as soon as they got the news, they would rush to Samararaburg, and as long as Scherhosky could withstand a day's time, the reinforcements would surround and annihilate the Ming regiment, and Schelhosky was almost certain of this. His self-confidence came from the Polish army, which had at least 14,000 Polish troops stationed in the Samara Fort, and 3,700 wind cavalry, and he would never have thought that his brave warriors could not delay even a day.

The dragoon regiment that came from a long journey originally planned to rest outside the castle first, and then attack the city after dawn tomorrow, but looking at the Slavic coalition troops who were leaving the city one after another, many people began to wonder, this is obviously a castle, this group of enemies is not defending the city, what are they doing when they run out?

Helpless, don't think about this camping and resting. Although the soldiers were tired, but the enemy in the city went out of the city to provoke, they could not be stunned, Bai Cheng gave an order, and under the orders of countless heralds and officers, the soldiers quickly began to approach the Slavic phalanx under Samararaburg in high spirits, and put up a charging formation.

"Kill!" Bai Cheng's expressionless long sword pointed at him.

"Kill!" With a loud bang, the horses' hooves rang out, and the 50,000 dragoons roared towards the Slavic phalanx under the Samara Castle like a flood of water.

At the same time, the city of Moscow, a historic city, had now been bombed to a different shape under the roar of artillery, and after the Ming army met with fierce resistance in the siege, Li Dingguo immediately decided to stop the attack. But before the Muscovites could catch their breath. After the torrential rain stopped, the artillery of the Ming army rang out all night outside the city, and hundreds of thousands of artillery pieces were erected outside the city, divided into three groups, and bombarded the city of Moscow in turn. The daily catharsis of ammunition amounted to hundreds of thousands of tons, so that after a few days, the gunpowder of the army was in a hurry, but the fleet anchored in the port of Rostov and the rear supply base in Siberia naturally did not let the soldiers on the front line lack ammunition, and under the order of Li Dingguo, countless shells were continuously sent to the front line.

And the worst of all is the Muscovites, who are willing to sacrifice their lives if the enemy is in front of them, even if they die with the enemy, but they are not facing the enemy. It's shells that fall at any time. And their enemies can't even see a shadow, which is inevitably discouraged.

What's even more deadly is that this artillery bombardment can be regarded as the first time in history to carry out a long and intensive bombardment, the Russians have no experience of being bombed at all, and in the process of bombing, the houses are burning everywhere, and the helpless Muscovites do not even know how to organize a rescue, and in the end it is often a fire that causes a house fire. Then the fire spread, burning the entire street to ashes.

However, the bombardment of the Ming army did not seem to bring the Muscovites to their knees, although they suffered great losses, in the initial stage of the bombardment, thousands of soldiers and residents were killed, and many war materials were not withdrawn from the Ming artillery fire, but it did not make the Muscovites lay down their swords.

For this group of stubborn enemies, Li Dingguo faintly had some respect, but war is war, and one side must win the war, despite this, the order he gave was

Mobilize more artillery and blow up! Even razing to the ground is not sparing.

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