When the site was selected for the expansion of Mingwei Fort, Hong Chengchou calculated that he would give the Tsarist Russian army coming from the east a headache on how to attack Mingwei Fort.
Moreover, Hong Chengchou also knew that since Tsarist Russia was at war with Poland, even if he could lead a large army to attack Fort Mingwei, his way back would definitely be unstable.
Even if Tsarist Russia had no choice but to sign an agreement with Poland, if there was a chance to inflict serious damage on its mortal enemy, Hong Chengchou believed that even if the agreement was torn up, there would be nothing to make a fuss about.
Therefore, with Hong Chengchou's experience as an official for so many years, he immediately saw the weaknesses of the incoming Tsarist Russian army and made targeted deployments.
At this time, listening to Punchuk's obviously flattering words, he just smiled: Yes, a favorable situation has been created, and with Racine as an internal support, the battle has not even started yet, and the odds of winning are already very high. Big.
"Whether we can win this battle easily or not, the efforts of the Great Khan are also the key!" Hong Chengchou is a good man, so he did not show that kind of condescending attitude, even though he is the largest official of the Ming Dynasty here. The same is true for the power of words and decisions.
Calling Punchuk the Great Khan made Punchuk feel very comfortable. Even though he tried to avoid it several times and wanted to consider himself a subordinate of Hong Chengchou, he finally had to accept the title of Governor-General.
According to Hong Chengchou, Pengchuk had not yet received the Ming Emperor's will, so he was still the Great Khan. In the future, if nothing unexpected happens, Pengchuk will become the Duke or Marquis of the Ming Dynasty, and that status will also be noble.
These words made Punchuk feel very happy. Correspondingly, he did not hesitate to use his words and flattered the Governor whenever he had the opportunity. They are quite happy with each other.
After a while, Punchuk still showed a positive attitude, clasping his fists and asking Hong Chengchou to fight: "Sir Governor, why don't you, General, lead the army north to block the possibility of the Tsarist Russian army crossing eastward?"
Although Hong Chengchou called him the Great Khan, he himself still had to be humble and not really call himself the Great Khan. He still had this consciousness after being the Great Khan for so many years.
After hearing this, Hong Chengchou shook his head and said with a smile: "Let them cross the river. After arriving at Mingwei Fort, defeat the enemy across the river in front of the enemy on the other side. This will severely damage the enemy's morale." .The Battle of Mingwei Fort is almost over!"
Hong Chengchou's goal was not to annihilate the invading Russian army, but to gain a foothold in Mingwei Fort. On this basis, it would be best to win more points. So far, there is no problem.
After Punchuk thought about it for a while, he flattered him again and said with an expression of surprise and joy: "What the Governor said is absolutely true. While talking and laughing, he had the chance of winning in his hands, and he was finally convinced. Take it orally!”
After hearing this, Hong Chengchou smiled slightly as a response, then raised his telescope and continued to observe the enemy on the other side.
Of course, although the detoured enemies were to be allowed to cross the river, necessary vigilance was still required, and Ye Busuo had already been released.
On the other side of the Volga River, except for some of the Tsarist Russian troops who were on guard by the river, the rest of the troops were shouting and neighing. Some were camping and some were going out. It was very lively.
After watching it for a while, Hong Chengchou thought to himself, let's just let you have fun for a while.
Then, he put away the telescope, and when he was about to turn back to the Governor's Mansion, there was sudden movement behind him, and one of his men came over to report: "Your Majesty the Governor, reinforcements and supplies have arrived again."
A group of people had already arrived before. The current batch, according to climate predictions, should be the last batch this year. Because it is likely to snow from Tianshan Mountain to here, and it will become difficult to transport reinforcements and supplies.
Even the railway from Guannai to Luntai will have to be suspended. We have to wait until next year, when the ice and snow melt and the railway is repaired properly, before the trains can be reopened.
This means that the next delivery of supplies to Fort Mingwei will have to wait until the ice and snow melts next year.
If it were before, Hong Chengchou must have been worried about issues such as logistical supplies when he was fighting so far in the west. However, the surrender of the Torgut tribe actually solved this problem to the greatest extent. Therefore, at this time, Hong Chengchou was no longer worried about logistical supply issues.
However, now that reinforcements and supplies have arrived, he is of course happy.
Turning to look at the Tsarist Russian army on the other side, Hong Chengchou turned his head and ordered: "In this case, send someone to greet them, make it louder and more lively."
"Yes!" His subordinates heard and quickly agreed and left.
Punchuk next to him turned his head and looked at the other side. He immediately understood the Governor's intention and couldn't help but smile.
In the past, he felt that Tsarist Russia was very powerful, so he could not resist despite being oppressed by Tsarist Russia.
What I didn't expect now is that since the Ming army came, why did it feel like the Tsarist Russian army was nothing more than this?
Haha, it seems that I made the right choice! With this in mind, Pengchuk followed Hong Chengchou down the city wall.
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From Smolensk to Moscow, there was no rest, and soon the army marched eastward, all the way to Samara Fort. The whole journey was nearly three thousand miles. After marching such a long distance, he had to worry about various situations. To be honest, Alexey was actually very tired.
The military order was passed, the troops were divided and set off. Those who stayed behind were doing what they were supposed to do, and Alexei went to rest.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he lay down, he felt something was wrong. The noisy movement outside seemed to have become much quieter.
Alexei didn't think it was because he was going to rest, so there was much less movement outside. Because the order he gave was for his men to set up camp and rest as soon as possible to take care of those things, it was impossible not to make a sound. There was no movement at this time, which could only mean that they had stopped.
Are they all lazy because they are tired?
Thinking this way, Alexey became angry. He sat on the cot with his clothes on. Just when he was waiting to call someone, he saw the guard commander rushing into the camp. He told him with a stern face: "Your Majesty, it's not good. Reinforcements have arrived from the Ming army on the other side."
Hearing this, Alexei suddenly became excited, and his expression suddenly turned ugly. However, his movements were not slow, and he immediately put on his clothes and left the camp to see the situation.
Sure enough, all the men outside stopped what they were doing and looked at the situation on the other side with ugly expressions. In such a situation, no wonder it’s quiet!
At this time, Alexei didn't care about this and immediately found a place with a good sight to watch the situation on the other side. I saw teams coming to the east of Samara Fort one after another and arriving at Samara Fort. Among these people, there were groups of Ming soldiers wearing red military uniforms, including cavalry and infantry, as well as carts of supplies, groups of cattle and sheep, etc.
From the Ming army on the other side, bursts of cheers came from time to time. The sound was so loud that even across the Volga River, the people here could hear it clearly and could feel the excitement of the Ming army on the other side.
This war was not going to be easy to fight, but now the Ming army actually came with reinforcements and transported supplies, which seemed to be quite a lot. In this case, everyone knows that this battle will become more difficult to fight. In other words, whether we can win this battle or not is a question mark!
Alexey's face also became very ugly. Did he not expect that the Ming Dynasty was so determined to win the Samara Fort? Why did they send so many troops and deliver supplies? Are they determined to occupy Samara Fort and reach out so far? Was the Ming emperor who made the decision a lunatic?
At this time, he did not expect that Tsarist Russia would do the same thing. They would extend their hands to Siberia and all the way to the Pacific Ocean. Isn't this hand long enough?
Of course, Tsarist Russia's eastward expansion was not as large-scale or as formal as the Ming army's deployment of troops. At that time, they actually did not think about conquering the East and turning the East into the territory of Tsarist Russia. All they thought about at that time was plunder. But there were no opponents, and the places they plundered eventually became part of Tsarist Russia.
Fortunately, Alexey was also a hero. He quickly came to his senses and found that he had been influenced by the Ming army and became so worried about the war. This was a very bad sign.
He turned around and looked around. As expected, his men were dead. Many of them had expressions of fear or despair, as if they had no hope at all for the upcoming war.
Seeing this, Alexei knew he couldn't go on like this. So, he took a deep breath, then laughed loudly and said: "Our army will win this battle!"
Hearing his laughter and confident conclusion, his generals were immediately puzzled, and some quickly asked about the situation.
In fact, they are also looking for a hope. At this time, of course, they want to get the affirmation of the war from their czar.
After Alexei heard the question, he immediately smiled and pointed to the other side and said: "Did you see it? When they heard that I was leading the army, the Ming army immediately bluffed. Not only did they raise suspicions, thinking that there were more soldiers, they even Pretending that reinforcements are coming to boost morale and intimidate us is a powerful act from outside!"
Speaking of this, he loudly asked his subordinates: "Imagine how far away the Ming Dynasty is from here. How could they send so many troops and transport so many supplies? If the commander of the Ming army did not use this trick, How can they fight with me?"
After hearing this, his generals thought and had to admit that their tsar had a point. Feeling that the Ming army was strong on the outside but capable on the inside, the morale of the Tsarist Russian army quickly rose.
Seeing this scene, Alexey finally felt a little better, but he couldn't relax because he knew that his inference was not necessarily true. Maybe there are so many people in the Ming army!
This battle is not easy to fight!
