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Next, after marching for two days and causing harm to another Tsarist Russian town, the Swedish army continued to advance towards Moscow. If Patriarch Filaret had known that the commander sent by Sweden was Thorstensen, he probably would not have asked for help anyway.

At noon, the army was on its way. Suddenly, several horses galloped from a distance. Although they were far away, they could tell that they were scouts sent by the Swedish army.

Thorstensen is indeed a veteran in fighting. As soon as he saw his own scouts rushing towards him like a desperate, he knew that something must have happened. He immediately issued an order to the general and the marching team urgently changed their formations to prepare for possible problems.

Carrying dust, the scout galloped over. Before his horse stopped, the scout dismounted. With a shocked look on his face, he hurriedly reported: "Your Excellency, Marshal, the Polish army has been spotted ahead..."

Upon hearing this, Thorstensen couldn't help but feel a little angry. I thought it was something, but it turned out to be just the Polish army. What's all the fuss about! Although they were opponents before, this time they came to reinforce them at the invitation of Tsarist Russia. In this territory of Tsarist Russia, can we still attack each other?

However, before he could finish thinking about it, he heard the scout continue to report: "The heads of... are all stacked up into a huge mountain of heads. A rough estimate is that there are at least tens of thousands..."

"What?" Torstensen was shocked when he heard this and asked quickly, "Could it be that the Polish army was completely wiped out, and where is Wladyslaw IV, their king?"

"Back to your Excellency, Marshal, the head of the King of Poland is also there!" After the scout finished speaking, there was still a faint look of fear on his face. That scene really shocked him too much.

Torstensen's face turned pale, and he quickly asked: "What about the enemy? Is it the Ming army? When did it happen?"

"It should be the Ming Army. Judging from the traces on the scene, they are all cavalry. It happened about two days ago. As for where the Ming Army has gone now, it cannot be confirmed!"

After hearing this, Thorstensen asked for more details, but he still had no idea. After thinking for a while, he issued orders one after another.

First, send more scouts in all directions to serve as the eyes and ears of the army, and also to detect the movements of the Ming army.

Second, the entire army must be ready for battle and advance on alert.

As soon as the order was given, these Swedish soldiers were a little curious. They did not dare to disobey the order and marched on alert. At the same time, they could not help but whisper.

"What's going on? You must have noticed the movements of those Easterners, right?"

"That should be the case. This is the territory of Tsarist Russia. At least for now, except for those Easterners, no one else is an enemy!"

"Okay, you don't have to run too far to fight the Orientals. It saves trouble. We must deal with those Orientals severely and let them know that we are not a place for them to run wild!"

"Yes, now our side is strong enough. Those Easterners can no longer just ride over and sweep them away!"

"That's right, we are commanded by the invincible Marshal. As long as those Easterners dare to show up, they will be completely annihilated!"

"..."

Although Thorstensen issued a marching order to advance vigilantly, his subordinates still had strong confidence and did not worry much. Many people are even looking forward to meeting the Ming army so that they can finish the battle and go back as soon as possible. Because they know that the east of Tsarist Russia is extremely poor and does not have much oil and water, and they are not willing to march long distances.

After walking for about an hour, I still didn't see any movement. I just saw scouts coming and going from the marshal's side constantly, which made the Swedish soldiers a little dissatisfied.

"I thought I would meet those Easterners, but there were no traces of them. What are you doing, Marshal?"

"Who knows, maybe they discovered the Easterners originally, but when they heard that our great Swedish army was coming, they all ran away!"

"Yes, it is really possible. We are invincible, right, haha!"

"..."

However, soon, as they walked, they realized something was wrong.

The summer wind blew in my face, and I smelled a strong stench. These Swedish troops were used to fighting. Just by smelling it, they knew what it smelled like. Many of them became a little uneasy. Because they felt that with such a strong corpse odor, many people must have died.

Suddenly, someone pointed to the sky in the distance and said in surprise: "Look, there are so many vultures!"

When everyone heard the sound and looked around, they saw many vultures flying from time to time in the sky in the distance. There are so many vultures, which means that there must be a lot of food for vultures in that area. Vultures usually feed on dead bodies.

This time, there were even fewer people talking. Of course, it's not that they were scared. After all, they were used to fighting, so how could they be afraid of killing people.

However, the direction they were traveling was the area where the vultures were. As they got closer and closer, their faces gradually became a little ugly and their hearts became heavy.

On this plain, not far from them, there were countless heads and countless corpses. From the broken military flags and the military uniforms on the corpses, they could tell at a glance that these were Their old rival, the Polish army.

The one who killed so many people in the Polish army here must undoubtedly be the devil from the east. Unknowingly, in their hearts, they began to refer to Easterners as devils again.

Thorstensen's face was very ugly, and he was not at all happy about the death of his old rival. Under the guidance of the scout, he covered his mouth and nose and came to the front of Jingguan. Although the corpse was rotting and the vultures were destroying it, Thorstensen still saw a corpse above the Beijing view at a glance. From the decoration, he could tell that this should be King Wladyslaw IV of Poland. .

Looking at Jingguan and looking around, Thorstensen didn't know why, but a fear he had never felt before rose up from his back. At this moment, the importance he attached to the Ming Army from the East was raised to the highest level of hostility in history.

However, he was also a little curious, pointing to a word written in blood and asked: "What is that?"

These words are actually the warning left by Li Dingguo: Those who offend the Ming Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away they are! Tsarist Russia massacred the people of the Ming Dynasty and was the enemy of the Ming Dynasty. Poland sent troops to help Tsarist Russia become the enemy of the Ming Dynasty, which was also the enemy of the Ming Dynasty.

There is blood everywhere on the battlefield, so there is no need to worry about too many words and too few words. A line of Chinese characters is fluttering in the wind, and there are comments written in Tsarist Russian characters on the side. I am afraid that everyone here is illiterate and does not know Chinese characters!

Thorstensen's face became even more ugly, but he was not afraid to turn around and flee back to Sweden. Instead, he immediately drove his horse around to observe the traces left on the battlefield to judge the situation of his enemy.

And his men, the soldiers of the Swedish army, were all shocked when they saw the scene in front of them. Although they had killed people and even participated in massacres of cities, the massacre of civilians was still different from what they saw before them. After all, although they are powerful, they are not so arrogant that they can completely annihilate the Polish army, especially the winged cavalry.

However, looking at the situation before them, it was obvious that the Polish army had been completely wiped out. The Ming army from the east was really cruel! At this moment, many Swedish soldiers felt a little scared.

Soon after, Thorstensen stopped busy and his expression finally returned to normal. He immediately sent an envoy back to the country to report on the situation of the enemy in the east. At this time, he had to deny that he had underestimated the enemies from the east.

Then, he ordered the army to continue marching, and at the same time passed down the message that the enemies in the east were not terrible. They were all cavalry and did not carry artillery. If it's just a single unit, there's no need to worry. If they meet the Ming army, the Swedish phalanx and artillery will definitely let the Ming army know how powerful the West is!

Thorstensen himself was a master of artillery and was regarded as an authority in Western Europe. When he said this, his men immediately relaxed. Think about it, the cavalry is very particular about coming and going like the wind, and field artillery will slow down its speed. How to bring it? Even if we have infantry on our side, they can barely follow the troops in combat only after they have improved their field artillery.

As a result, the Swedish army, up and down, carried out psychological construction once or several times, and their panic finally improved a lot, and they continued to advance towards Moscow.

However, what no one expected was that at three or four o'clock in the afternoon, they unexpectedly encountered the Ming army.

Speaking of which, the Ming army was not very familiar with Europe. Previously, Li Dingguo led the army to find this Swedish reinforcement, but missed it. However, it was discovered that this Swedish army came all the way to plunder and had the same behavior as the previous captives. After having the traces, he quickly made a judgment and deliberately waited until the Swedish army visited the Polish army's capital before choosing an opportunity to prepare for battle.

The cavalry of the Swedish army cannot compare with the Polish winged cavalry at all. What's more, the Ming army's night cavalry are all in groups. Their numbers are far greater than the Swedish scout detachment, and they are all Oirat Mongols. There are many, and the superb riding skills are not comparable to the Swedish scouts.

Just like this, when the Swedish army was marching, everyone at the top and bottom saw their scouts fleeing wildly, while the Ming army in uniform red uniforms, which did not stop at night, roared after them. Right in front of their eyes, While galloping, one by one the scouts were shot down and dismounted. Then he could fly off his horse, behead him in a grand manner, and look at the Swedes who were quickly making preparations for formation like a pack of wolves looking at a flock of sheep.

After seeing the Ming army's unrelenting skills, Thorstensen's expression became serious again. He did not dare to send out cavalry to retaliate, but quickly formed a formation. After all, his cavalry is limited, and the Ming army is all cavalry and cannot be used against each other.

Not long after, a red sea appeared in the distance, with tens of thousands of Ming army cavalry rolling in. This time, the Swedish army was shocked again.

On the European battlefield, it was Gusta II who made military reforms that led to unified military uniforms. Moreover, Sweden is also poor and cannot have unified military uniforms for the entire army. It has different colors according to the square formations. The colors of the military uniforms between the same square formations must be unified.

At this time, they saw tens of thousands of cavalry from the east, all wearing uniforms, and thousands of horses galloping. This visual effect was indeed shocking. At this moment, everyone in the Swedish army knew that this battle was not easy to win.

Thorstensen obviously paid attention to the morale of his own army. He soon realized that the morale was affected, and immediately boosted the morale of his men: "The enemies are all cavalry. As long as they come to attack, they will be greeted by our artillery. There are also countless lead bullets. Soldiers, use the spears in your hands to stab the remaining cavalry to death. We will win this battle!"

In the past, the Swedish army also fought against the armies of the Crimean Khanate and the Mongolians who fled westward. Just as Thorstensen said, they defeated those Mongols very easily. Therefore, when he said this, the morale of the Swedish soldiers increased a lot.

It has to be said that the Swedish army is indeed elite, especially the artillery. Its rapid movements are considered the strongest in Europe. While the infantry was still forming its formation, the artillery was almost ready. This is due to the artillery of the Swedish army, which is a truly professional artillery and has been trained for a long time. Both the artillery assembly speed and the loading speed are maintained at an extremely high speed.

By the time the large Ming army approached, the Swedish army was ready to fight. The Swedish phalanxes, with the cooperation of muskets and spears, the assistance of the artillery battalion, and the coordination of the cavalry on both wings, were like crocodiles with their mouths open, waiting for their prey to hit the door.

On the Ming army's side, Li Dingguo did not fight with the Polish army, but directly led the army to charge forward. After observing the situation of the Swedish army through his telescope, he ordered to stop advancing.

In comparison, the Polish army's trump card was the hussars. They thought that the hussars were invincible, so when they faced the battle, they thought of using the hussars to buy time for the infantry. Li Dingguo didn't care about this and collided directly. But if he continues to bump into the Swedish phalanx in front of him, his experience will be in vain.

Just seeing the Swedish army gathering artillery for use, he knew that if the cavalry charged hard, they would suffer heavy losses.

This concept of concentrated use of artillery was originally proposed by Thorstensen and applied in practice, achieving very good results. However, in this dimension, Emperor Chongzhen had already proposed it, and had done so in several battles. Especially in the battle to conquer Liaoyang, hundreds of cannons fired together, which was more shocking than the dozens of guns in Sweden.

Li Dingguo had experienced it, and had also heard how to deal with this kind of enemy in the Ming Dynasty's senior military preparation hall. Therefore, he already had a clue in his mind. After looking up at the sky, he immediately began to issue a series of orders.

Some of the cavalry dismounted and began to rest, just within sight of the Swedish army, as if no one was around. There were another three to four hundred cavalry troops, but they faced the Swedish army. Of course, behind them, some cavalry troops followed.

The Ming army led by Li Dingguo and the Swedish army led by the famous European general Thorstensen finally went to war.

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