The target of Karl's troops was Tsarist Russia, which had surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. While expanding its territory, it also attacked the Ming Dynasty to let European countries know that even if Sweden went to attack the Ming Dynasty (its vassal country) alone, it would be no problem.
Tsar Alexei was really waiting and watching, but he never expected that Sweden would come to attack him again.
Upon hearing the news, Alexey couldn't help but curse, but there was nothing he could do.
Originally, Tsarist Russia's national strength was not as good as Sweden's, and now it is even more incomparable to Sweden. Now the Swedish army is heading directly towards Moscow. The towns they have occupied before are obviously not going to leave this time after they occupy them.
With no other choice, while thinking about how to resist the Swedish attack, he sent an 800-mile rush to the Ming army on the Samara Fort side to urgently ask for help. After all, Tsarist Russia was already a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty in name, and it had paid protection fees before, that is, it had paid tribute of grain and grass.
This time, Poland did not take the opportunity to add insult to injury and attack Poland. One of the reasons is that it was disabled by Sweden and other countries before and needs to be restored. In addition, I also want to see how Sweden will attack Tsarist Russia first. How will the Ming Dynasty respond? If possible, Poland hopes that Sweden and Ming Dynasty can defeat both sides!
Fifty thousand Swedish troops were divided into two groups and headed straight for Moscow.
Alexey tried to resist, but found that he couldn't resist at all, so he had no choice but to retreat, ready to abandon Moscow at any time. At the same time, he was also worried, wondering if the Ming Congress would send troops? After all, Tsarist Russia was a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and this was the first time it was attacked!
No accident, the Swedish army finally attacked Moscow. Alexei did not dare to resist and left an empty city to them.
At this time, almost all European countries knew about the situation here and sent many spies to inquire about the situation. It was like a group of spectators, watching Sweden bullying the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty, making comments and assessing the situation of the Ming Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, about 10,000 Swedish troops are continuing to pursue us!" Alexey was frowning in the temporary camp when he heard his subordinates coming over in panic to report.
Needless to say, he cursed again, scolding the Swedes for being too bullying, and then frantically asked about the situation of the Ming army, but there was no news.
"Whether he can help us or not, at least we have some certainty." When Alexey heard this, he immediately got angry again, "What the hell is Variski doing? If the Governor of the Ming Dynasty doesn't agree to send troops, he should come back and report it. !”
After scolding for a long time, he also had a lot of resentment against Ming Guo, but in the end there was nothing he could do.
"Your Majesty, the Tam tribe has surrendered to Sweden."
Another piece of bad news that made Alexei unable to get angry even if he wanted to, because the Tam tribe was not the first tribe to surrender to Sweden. Facing Sweden's menacing offensive, everyone knew that Tsarist Russia could not withstand it. Therefore, many tribes had secretly left Alexei's side and chose to surrender to Sweden.
After sitting blankly for a moment, Alexei deeply felt the breath of doom. He couldn't help but ask himself, is Tsarist Russia going to be over?
Under the urging of his personal guards, after Alexey came to his senses, he ordered to continue withdrawing eastward for as long as he could!
This situation in Tsarist Russia can certainly be felt by the Swedish army. Especially the news brought over by the surrendering tribes made King Karl of Sweden feel even more comfortable. He said to his men: "Look, Tsarist Russia defected to the Ming Dynasty, thinking that it would be a big deal. But as a result, when we heard that our Swedish army was fighting Come here, you don’t even dare to fart!”
This time, after completely occupying Tsarist Russia, destroying a country, and greatly expanding Sweden's territory, Karl's reputation has reached its peak. After hearing his words, his ministers all fell into flattery for a moment.
Karl simply refused to do anything and sent a messenger to the country, asking for more troops. He wanted to completely occupy Tsarist Russia. Therefore, he also sent the troops in Moscow to the north and south, captured other Tsarist Russian towns, and surrendered the Tsarist Russian tribes.
On the Tsar's side, the 10,000 Swedish troops chased the Tsar, and more and more tribes surrendered. In short, the situation in Sweden is very good. According to the development of this situation, it is estimated that Sweden will be able to swallow up the entire Tsarist Russia in less than half a year.
However, something unexpected happened.
When the pursuing Swedish army was about 500 miles away from Moscow, a Ming cavalry army suddenly appeared behind the Swedish army and raided Moscow.
Led by the Tsarist Russian envoy, Varisky, who was sent by Alexei, the Ming army's surprise attack was so sudden that they almost broke into Moscow.
Thanks to the fact that the Swedish army at this time was really considered a strong force in Europe and responded quickly, it was prevented from being invaded by the Ming army into Moscow.
Karl, who was standing on the top of the city to check on the Ming army, asked his subordinates angrily: "The Ming army is coming, why is there no news at all? Are the Tsarist Russian tribes who surrendered to us not really surrendering? Otherwise, why? They all said that the army showed no signs of sending troops?"
Naturally, his men could not answer this question.
Fortunately, the Ming army was all cavalry, even one man and two horses. They obviously did not have the conditions to attack the city. This made Karl feel relieved and ordered strict defenses. The troops that were released would definitely attack after hearing the news. Return reinforcements, and when the time comes, we can gather the Ming army to annihilate the city of Moscow.
However, before his plan could be carried out, the Ming cavalry stayed outside Moscow for three days and then headed east under the watchful eyes of the defenders at the top of the city.
"Your Highness, what's wrong, the Ming Cavalry has gone east!"
After hearing the report from his men, Carl, who was sleeping on Alexei's bed, was stunned for a moment. When he came to his senses, he became anxious. Obviously, the Ming cavalry relied on their strong mobility to intercept the Swedish baggage train.
The biggest difficulty faced by the Swedish army in attacking Tsarist Russia was actually the problem of food and grass.
Of course, Alexei would not leave food and grass for the Swedish army. He would take away whatever he could. If he really couldn't take it away, he would only keep it if he felt that he would still have it when he came back in the future. Otherwise, it would also be destroyed.
In addition, many tribes in Tsarist Russia have surrendered to Sweden, and those people must have limited food and grass, and they need to be provided by Sweden. The coming and going has increased the burden on the Swedish army. As a last resort, Sweden must have shipped grain and grass from home.
Karl knew the seriousness of the matter. While sending messengers to urgently recall various armies, he organized military forces and began to return reinforcements to ensure the safety of his baggage train.
However, the development of things was beyond his expectation.
Two days after he led his army back to the east to reinforce, he lost sight of the Ming army again. This made him a little confused: "What on earth are the Ming army doing? Where are they hiding?"
The territory of Tsarist Russia was not only large, but also sparsely populated, which made him even more unaware of the movements of the Ming army.
After scolding her for a while, she could only ensure the safety of the baggage team first. This was the most important thing.
Five days later, Karl finally received news from the Ming army, but the result left him stunned.
The Ming army actually killed a carbine, ambushed halfway, and killed two Swedish troops who hurriedly returned to Moscow to aid. Among them, the route with the largest number of troops was the 10,000 who pursued the Tsar. In the end, only more than 3,000 cavalry were able to escape back to Moscow.
Karl was really dumbfounded after hearing this news continuously. He was very uncomfortable with the Ming army's tactics!
He wanted to fight, but he couldn't find the Ming army. He was led by the Ming army all the time, but he was defeated by the Ming army one by one!
At this time, he felt like he was fighting with someone. When he punched him, he hit the cotton with no force and no harm. But when someone punched him, it actually hit him, causing him great pain!
Karl was a little mad. He knew why this was happening, so he shouted angrily and ordered: "Gather the troops and attack the Ming army's Samara Fort. See how they can avoid fighting!"
This is too passive. The Ming army does not need to defend, but the cavalry is still mobile. If the battle continues like this, defending everywhere will mean that there is no defense everywhere, and sooner or later the Ming army will be exhausted!
However, his order was still blocked by his men.
Samara Fort is too far from Moscow, and even further from the Swedish mainland. If the Swedish army wants to attack Samara Fort, it must mobilize the entire country. And this is at least not what the current Swedish aristocracy wants to see!
What if after going to Samara Fort, they were defeated by the Ming army? How many Swedes would be able to return to Sweden alive after such a long journey?
No one is stupid. After recognizing the reality, Karl was helpless. In the end, he could only order the burning of Moscow and withdraw his troops back to Sweden.
So, just like that, the first war in which European countries took the initiative to provoke the Ming Dynasty ended.
Alexei was overjoyed when he heard the news. This time, he went to Samara Fort in person to meet with the Ming Governor and Mingwei Hou Hong Chengchou, and expressed his gratitude in person to the sovereign country for its help.
In this regard, Hong Chengchou did not hesitate to smile, and even personally helped Alexei up and said: "Since Tsarist Russia has become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, it is naturally protected by the Ming Dynasty. This matter will be reported to the emperor, and the emperor will decide. Should we send troops to punish Sweden?"
Alexey was overjoyed after hearing this, and went back to deal with the rebels happily. He also trumpeted the strength of the Ming army and Hong Chengchou's words to boost his momentum and embolden himself.
What happened this time made the small countries, tribes, etc. who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty overjoyed. It turned out that the Ming Dynasty was indeed in good hands!
The Ming Dynasty is so powerful! I love Daming!
In fact, strictly speaking, the Ming army, at least the army under Hong Chengchou, was not much stronger than the Swedish army. It's just that subjectively, the Swedish army encountered the Eastern style of play for the first time and was not adaptable; objectively, the Ming army did not have to defend and had sufficient maneuverability. In addition, the Swedish army had been going well in the early stage, but suddenly encountered a blow from the Ming army and won. The negative nature is obvious!
It didn't take long for all European countries to know about this incident.
