Of course, there is another possibility for Tsarist Russia to build a fortress on the other side of the shoal. That is, Tsarist Russia can use the minimum number of troops to guard their rear route, and then the army will detour upstream and cross the river to attack.
However, the fortress could not be repaired in a short time, which was why the Russian army did not take this approach from the beginning. And if they want to wait for the Tsarist Russia to finish this before attacking in a detour, the Ming army also has no reason to be afraid of the Tsarist Russian army. If they want to cross the river to fight, then come and fight.
And over such a long period of time, not only will the weather get colder and colder, but who knows what will happen? As an old saying goes, who will come first tomorrow or the accident, and who can know?
In fact, based on Hong Chengchou's many years of experience as an official, he believed that since Poland and Tsarist Russia were mortal enemies and had been at war before, if Poland knew about the emptiness in Tsarist Russia, there would be no reason to let go of the opportunity to take advantage of it.
Therefore, to sum up, the Ming army can afford to delay the war in Mingwei Fort, but Tsarist Russia cannot!
Hong Chengchou's idea was correct, but he did not understand the situation in Europe, so he underestimated some situations.
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At this time, in Stockholm, Sweden, King Carl Gustaf, who had just succeeded to the throne, was presiding over a meeting. The topic of the meeting was war and the recovery of the king's uncontrolled territories. He tried his best to convince members of Congress that the use of troops against Poland was necessary and beneficial.
The reason why he wanted to fight as soon as he succeeded to the throne is inseparable from his experience.
Carl Gustaf, also known as Carl X, grew up at court with his cousin Queen Christina and thus received an excellent education. He also learned the art of war from the famous Swedish general Lennart Thorstensen, and learned many diplomatic skills while serving as ambassador plenipotentiary to the Nuremberg Conference.
For him, he felt that he had a talent and could make great achievements. As a result, the vigorous Thirty Years' War in Europe ended, leaving his hero useless.
Another, and very important, reason is that his cousin, Queen Christina, gave him the throne against all objections. Therefore, he wanted to prove to those who opposed his ascension to the throne that his cousin's choice was right!
For all these reasons, when he received the news that Poland was being defeated by Tsarist Russia, he was tempted. Therefore, after receiving the news that Tsarist Russia had withdrawn its troops, he also wanted to fight Poland.
Of course, their two countries have always been at war. First, it was caused by royal disputes because the King of Poland wanted to be the King of Sweden, and the King of Sweden also wanted to be the King of Poland. Second, during the Thirty Years' War, Sweden and Poland also stood on opposite sides.
However, what Karl X never expected was that just when he was about to convince those congressmen, his subordinates came to report that the King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Lithuania John II Kazimierz had sent envoys to ask for an audience.
In this regard, Karl X couldn't help but feel puzzled. Could it be that the Poles knew that they were going to send troops to attack them, so they sent envoys here? If the Poles really knew that they were going to lead an attack and were prepared, the war would lose its suddenness, which would virtually increase the difficulty of winning the war.
Of course, Karl X was not afraid of not being able to win. With Sweden's current military strength, let alone Poland, it would be sure to win even if it were to fight Tsarist Russia. He was just worried that if he suffered too many losses in attacking Poland, he would be attacked by the nobles who opposed him.
Now, no matter what, since Poland has sent an envoy, we can only meet first and then talk.
To his surprise again, the Polish envoy turned out to be Alexander Goszewski, a senior official in Smolensk Province. You know, it was under great pressure that the Tsar personally led the army and was besieged for several months. Although the Tsarist Russian army has retreated, Smolensk Province must be full of waste, which is enough for him to be busy. How come he has time to come to Sweden?
Based on this idea, both Karl X and other congressmen were very curious about Alexander's purpose.
Seeing that he had attracted everyone's attention without opening his mouth, Alexander said immediately: "I came to Sweden to send a big gift to His Royal Highness the King to congratulate His Royal Highness on his enthronement."
"Oh, what kind of gift?" King Karl X was happy to hear this. He even came to congratulate his opponent and said that he wanted to give a big gift, which was much better than the nobles under his command.
But at the same time, he was also more curious, what kind of gift would it be? Is it possible that the Smolensk province is to be surrendered to Sweden?
But, this shouldn’t happen, right? Because the relationship between Alexander and the King of Poland was extraordinary. Before the King of Poland came to the throne, he was imprisoned by Bishop Richelieu, and it was Alexander who rescued him.
Thinking this way, he paid more attention to what Alexander was going to say next.
Alexander showed a hint of excitement and said to him: "According to the king's decree, I represent Poland and Sweden to form an alliance to carve up Tsarist Russia together. How about this great gift?"
"..." After hearing this, everyone became speechless.
If an alliance between two countries could carve up Tsarist Russia, Tsarist Russia would have ceased to exist long ago.
I really don’t know where this Alexander’s brain went wrong to say such a thing.
After coming back to his senses, King Karl X couldn't help but sneer and said: "Could it be that you were beaten so badly by Tsarist Russia in Smolensk, so you want to let Gu take revenge on your behalf?"
He was really a little angry [无名fo], to actually say it to his face, this was simply treating him as a retard!
Some of the congressmen were indignant, feeling that Alexander had insulted their intelligence and looked down upon their king; while others were watching indifferently, just watching the excitement.
Faced with the question, Alexander did not panic. He still looked a little excited and said: "Your Highness has misunderstood. Now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Tsar Alexei leads the country's elite to the east, and Moscow is empty!"
"What?" Hearing this, Karl was caught off guard and his jaw almost dropped.
He didn't believe it. Tsarist Russia had always focused on the west, eyeing Poland and Sweden. Like a hungry wolf, watching from a distance, ready to come up and take a bite at any time.
Correspondingly, both Poland and Sweden also want to kill this hungry wolf. Therefore, there were many wars between the three countries.
However, after fighting for so many years, no one has been able to destroy anyone. This is the situation.
Now, the tsar was so arrogant that he led the country's elite to the east regardless of their two countries. Why does this news sound so false?
Therefore, after Karl X finished speaking, those congressmen also asked questions one after another, saying that Alexander had not said a word of truth since he came. Do they think they Swedes are mentally retarded, or does his head have been damaged? Having passed the crack of the door, do you think others are as mentally retarded as him?
Alexander didn't care about their reactions, and some even said insulting words to him. Because after he inquired about the situation, he didn't believe it at first.
Therefore, before the Swede finished venting, he interrupted loudly: "Then Alexey has to do this, because the Ming Empire in the Far East has sent troops to fight in the Volga River Basin."
This news was like a bomb that exploded in the chamber, leaving a group of Swedes, including King Karl X, confused: What's going on?
This news was really a surprise to them.
After a while, King Karl X came back to his senses, leaned forward, stared at Alexander and asked loudly: "What on earth is going on? Why did a Ming Empire suddenly appear? Why did they attack Tsarist Russia?”
The others came to their senses when he asked this question, and quickly pricked their ears to hear the important news.
Alexander looked at them and replied seriously: "I don't know the specific situation. I just heard that Alexei took it very seriously. After receiving the news, he hurriedly withdrew his troops from Smolensk, planted suspicious troops, and led We rushed to the other side of the Volga River with the army."
At this point, he paused and then said: "If I hadn't been so angry with the Tsarist Russian army for burning, killing and looting under my rule and not going deep into Tsarist Russia, I would have been deceived by Alexei. Today's Moscow, The military strength is as empty as it has ever been!"
"Oh, that's right." Alexander remembered something, and then added: "Didn't Tsarist Russia always sell furs before? Then it suddenly decreased significantly because the people they sent to the east to plunder furs were killed by the Ming Empire's army. Kill them. Perhaps the Ming Empire’s army came on this expedition just to take revenge and settle accounts with Tsarist Russia, so they had the intention of a decisive battle.”
Starting from the previous tsar, economic difficulties gave Tsarist Russia the motivation to plunder furs eastward. Because Europeans are very famous for their desire for fur. Furs from Siberia and other places made Tsarist Russia a huge profit.
However, in this dimension, Emperor Chongzhen asked the eastern Mongolian tribes to atone for their sins and cut off Tsarist Russia's hand extending to Siberia. Naturally, their fur business was greatly reduced. This can be felt by Sweden and Poland, which are neighboring countries of Tsarist Russia.
Hearing his words, King Karl , it will become a hunting ground for the Ming army. This is definitely something he cannot bear, so he has to interrupt the attack on your side and lead the army to the east instead."
In this way, everything is right.
As a result, this new major situation immediately became the focus of discussion among everyone in the conference hall.
