Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 888
Tsar Alexei's guards were all paying attention to the battlefield in the distance, and they were nervous. They thought he would suddenly fall off his horse.

Therefore, when Alexei fell firmly to the ground, his guards came back to their senses and hurried over.All of a sudden, there was chaos.

Alexei wasn't dizzy, but his mouth was scratched and swollen, and he looked a bit miserable.

He didn't take this into consideration, and immediately looked at the battlefield on the other side.

At this time, the battle situation over there was completely one-sided.After piercing through the enemy's formation, the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty circled around an arc and prepared to launch a second round of attack.However, Racine's loud persuasion to surrender obviously had an effect. More and more Cossacks had already dropped their weapons and surrendered.

There is no need to look any further, the army sent to the opposite side was basically wiped out under the support of the traitor.Because the Volga River is across, there is no possibility of escaping back.

Alexei actually didn't care about the heavy losses of the troops sent there. What he cared about was being able to contain the Ming army, create a fighter opportunity, and give him the possibility to defeat the Ming army in one fell swoop.However, if all the troops sent in the past were wiped out, then why fight?

We can't divide our troops any more, can we?In other words, if the whole army is going to make a detour, is there still a way out?In the final analysis, the defensive front of the Ming army was obviously set up against the attack from his side.It can be said that this battle has not yet been fought, and it will be lost.

Thinking of this, Alexei felt that he had never been so useless in his life.Obviously the army is capable of fighting, but they just can't show their strength and are held back by the enemy.

The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he became, Alexey finally couldn't help it, a mouthful of blood spewed out, and he fell down.

But this time, his guards paid attention to him and did not let him fall.

When the Tsar had an accident for the first time, not many people saw it, because they were all attracted by the battle on the other side.However, the second time, the battle situation on the other side was already very clear.It was also because of the clarity that many people turned their heads to look at the czar, wondering if the czar could do anything?As a result, I saw their tsar vomit blood!
Originally, the morale of the Tsarist Russian army was hit by the battle on the other side. Seeing this scene again, the Tsarist Russian soldiers suddenly panicked.

Fortunately, Alexey didn't faint. He rode back on the horse to show that he was fine.After trying every means to appease him for a while, his morale finally recovered.

However, at this moment, the Ming army on the other side triumphantly returned to Fort Mingwei, and the sound of celebrating their victory was earth-shattering.It is impossible for the Tsarist Russian army on the Volga River to ignore it.Thinking of the defeat of the army on the other side in the past, no Tsarist Russian soldier was in a good mood.

This time, Alexei didn't vomit blood anymore, but went back to the tent of the Chinese army with a dark face.Because he understands that in the face of iron facts, no matter what he says to confuse people, it is useless.

How to fight the next battle?This is a problem that he must solve as soon as possible.

After thinking for a long time, Alexei's eyes suddenly lit up, and he had an idea.

Afterwards, a confidant general came secretly and gave him an order: "Late at night today, you choose elites to smuggle across the shoal and attack the Ming army on the other side. As long as you can occupy a corner and cover the follow-up troops to follow up continuously, it is a great achievement. It will definitely be a knighthood!"

Big rewards are of course welcome, but the first battle was a big defeat. The situation is very bad, and this general has no confidence.Therefore, when he took the order, he seemed a little hesitant.

Seeing him like this, Alexei became more confident, and immediately said to him: "Do you think our army suffered heavy losses in the first battle, and the army has no morale. I'm afraid it will be inconvenient to fight in the next few days?"

"Your Majesty has learned that morale is the most important thing in fighting on the battlefield." After hearing this, the general quickly replied, "The last general thinks that the most urgent thing is to restore morale."

Alexei laughed when he heard it, and felt a little happier when he saw his confidant general laugh at him inexplicably.After a while, he said to him: "That's right, the morale in the army is not good now, logically speaking, the top priority should be to revive the morale. In addition..."

After he paused, his face was a little ugly, but then he said: "Many people have seen my situation. I believe that someone from the Ming army on the other side must have seen it, and it will definitely spread. In such a Under various circumstances, if you were the commander-in-chief of the Ming army, would you have thought that our army would smuggle in and attack tonight?"

Hearing this, his confidant general couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and he was overjoyed and said: "Your Majesty is wise, the Ming army must not have thought of it!"

"Of course!" Alexei nodded and said with a smile, "In fact, the reason why I vomited blood and fell down was to paralyze the commander of the Ming army, and the purpose was to turn defeat into victory tonight. So, you understand gone?"

Hearing this, the Tsarist Russian general was dumbfounded. It turned out that the real situation turned out to be like this. Your Majesty is really amazing!
Thinking of this, his confidence and morale rose sharply, and he immediately took orders without hesitation: "Your Majesty is wise and mighty, the last general will not hesitate to die, and he will definitely break through the river defense of the Ming army on the other side!"

It seems to be true, not bad!Thinking of this in his heart, Alexei encouraged him again, and then let him prepare.

Needless to say, after knowing the real "inside story", those elites who were selected were all boosted in morale, feeling that the sneak attack late at night had a great possibility of success.

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As time passed, the night became darker and darker, and the Ming army on the other side also fell asleep after celebrating their victory.Under the dim light, only the silhouette of the patrolling soldier could be seen faintly.

Looking at the half moon and guessing that it was almost time, Alexei, who had been unable to sleep, sent out an order to launch a sneak attack.

Although he seemed to be full of confidence when he spoke to his confidant general, at this moment, he was actually very nervous.

It's not that he lied to his confidant generals, but this sneak attack is the most likely to succeed in his thinking. If it succeeds, it will achieve his goal of leading the Eastern Expedition, and everything will be fine.But if it fails, the situation in Tsarist Russia will become very bad.

To sum it up in one sentence, this battle is so important that it makes him worry about gains and losses.Originally, he was supposed to sleep first before coming to command, but he couldn't fall asleep.

One thing, I have to admit, the smuggling and attacking soldiers selected by the Tsarist Russian army are indeed very powerful.At this time, the weather is already very cold.Although the soldiers who waded through the water were terribly cold, they just didn't make a sound.

As the leading soldiers were about to reach the other side, Alexei's heart rose to his throat.

There is a saying that is actually very philosophical. The more you worry about something, the more it will happen.

No, just when the forward of the Tsarist Russian army was about to go ashore, suddenly, on the river defense position of the Ming army on the opposite side, countless torches suddenly lit up, illuminating this section of the Volga River brightly.No matter what it is, it is clearly illuminated.

"Blah blah blah..."

"Whoosh whoosh..."

The sound of flintlock guns and the sound of bows and arrows also sounded immediately.

The elite Tsarist Russian army huddled on the shoals of the Volga River hadn't recovered their senses, but many of them fell down screaming and being rushed downstream by the current, the blood from their wounds stained the Volga River red.

On the top of Mingwei Fortress, Peng Chuke, the Great Khan of the Torghut Special Division, said to Hong Chengchou in front of him with admiration: "Your Excellency is really clever. He even predicted that the Tsarist Russian army would sneak attack in the middle of the night!"

"Your Excellency uses soldiers like a god, it's really amazing!" Racine on the other side didn't hesitate to praise, and quickly followed suit.

In this regard, Hong Chengchou did not look back, but watched the soldiers of the Ming army massacre the enemies in the Volga River one-sidedly, and said lightly: "The tsar is so poor, how can he not think of what he will do!"

Speaking of this, after a pause, he turned his head, looked at the two newly attached generals, and said to them sincerely: "If you say that you use soldiers like a god, and you are so clever, only Your Majesty has this praise in the whole world."

The implication is that even he doesn't.

Hearing this, Punchuk and Racine couldn't help but glanced at each other, and couldn't help feeling more awe towards the Emperor Ming who had never met before.

Because they could feel that when the governor in front of them said this, he didn't have the feeling of flattery in the officialdom, but sighed from the bottom of his heart.

There was chatter and laughter here, but Tsar Alexei's face was pale, and he just stared blankly at his subordinates who retreated in embarrassment.Seeing those selected elites struggling for help in the Volga River, there was no sound.Suddenly, he felt his eyes go dark, and he collapsed without vomiting blood.

His guards had gotten used to it, knowing that something unexpected might happen to him, so they helped him in time.After a while of panic, the west bank of the Volga River finally calmed down slowly.

At dawn the next day, Alexei slept for a rare long time before waking up.But he didn't get up immediately, but lay there thinking about things.

He understood that it was impossible to resolve the battle with the Ming army quickly.It can even be said that after the confrontation continues, it is hard to say whether they can win the final victory.

He was also worried about the situation in Moscow. In desperation, in the end, Alexei issued a decree to build a fortress on the west bank of the shoal of the Volga River, and he wanted to send troops to garrison here.Since it is impossible to drive the Ming army away, it is necessary to prevent the Ming army from crossing the river and invading the hinterland of Tsarist Russia.

Hong Chengchou saw the movement of Tsarist Russia on the other side, but he didn't take any action, just tossing Tsarist Russia there casually.Because, the purpose of his leading the army this time is to gain a firm foothold here, and from the current point of view, the purpose has been achieved.Tsarist Russia also gave up the offensive and turned to the defensive.When Daming's foundation here is deeper, he will be able to reach the other side.

(End of this chapter)