1317 Shock
Next, after two days of marching and harming another Tsarist town, the Swedish army continued to advance to Moscow. If Patriarch Filalet knew that the commander sent by Sweden was Tols Fujimori, he would probably not have asked for help no matter what.
At noon, the army was rushing, and suddenly, several cavalry rushed in the distance. Although they were far away, they could tell that this was a scout sent by the Swedish army.
Thors Fujimori is a veteran of war. When he saw his scouts flying in desperate situation, he knew that something must have happened. He immediately issued an order to change the marching force urgently, ready to prevent possible problems.
With dust, the scout rushed over. Before the horse stopped, the scout had already flew off the horse. With a startled look, he hurriedly reported: "Master Marshal, I found the Polish army ahead..."
When Thors Fujimori heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little angry. He thought it was the situation. It turned out to be just a Polish army. What's so fuss about this! Although he was an opponent in the past, this time, he came to reinforce at the invitation of Tsarist Russia. In this Tsarist Russian territory, would he still attack each other?
However, before he finished thinking, he heard the scout continue to report: "...the heads are folded into a big mountain of heads. Roughly speaking, there are at least tens of thousands..."
"What?" Thors Fujimori was shocked when he heard this and asked quickly, "Is the Polish army wiped out? Navadislaw IV, their king?"
"Go back to Marshal, the Polish King's head is also there!" After the scout said, there was a look of fear on his face. It was really that scene, which was too shocking for him.
Thors Fujimori's face turned pale and asked quickly: "Where is 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 cavalrymen. It was about two days ago. As for where the Ming army has gone now, it cannot be confirmed!"
After hearing this, Tols Fujimori asked about the details again, but she was still unsure. After thinking for a while, she issued orders continuously.
First, more scouts were sent to spread out from all directions to the army's eyes and ears, and at the same time they wanted to investigate the movements of the Ming army.
Second, the entire army is ready for combat and be alert to advance.
After the order was passed, these Swedish soldiers were a little curious. They did not dare to disobey the order and were all on guard against the marching. At the same time, they couldn't help but talk in a low voice.
"What's going on? Could it be that I've discovered the movements of those Orientals?"
"It should be so, this is the territory of Tsarist Russia. At least for now, except for those Eastern people, no one else is an enemy!"
"Okay, you can fight with the Orientals without running too far. It's a waste of time. You must deal with the Orientals hard and let them know that our side is not a place where they can come to play wild!"
"Yes, now our side is strong enough. Those orientals can no longer ride a horse and can sweep!"
"Yes, we still have the invincible commander of the Marshal. As long as those Easterners dare to show up, they will definitely be wiped out!"
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Although Thorst Fujimori sent a marching order to alert him, his subordinates still had strong confidence and were not worried. Many people were even looking forward to meeting the Ming army, so that they could go back early after the battle. Because they knew that the east side of Tsarist Russia was so poor that they didn't have much fuel and they were unwilling to march for a long distance.
After about an hour of leaving, I hadn't seen any movement. Just seeing scouts constantly returning and forth from the marshal, the Swedish soldiers were a little dissatisfied.
"I thought I would meet those Eastern people, but I didn't have any trace of it. What is the marshal doing?"
"Who knows, maybe they discovered the Orientals, but when they heard that our great Swedish army was coming, they all ran away!"
"Yes, there is really a possibility. We are invincible and invincible, right? Haha!"
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But soon, as they walked, they realized something was wrong.
The summer wind blew towards us and smelled a great stench. These Swedish troops were used to fighting wars, but after just smelling it, they knew what it smelled. Many of them became a little uneasy. Because they felt that with such a strong corpse stinking, 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, they saw that there were many vultures flying from time to time in the distance. So many vultures meant that there must be a lot of vulture food in that place. Vultures usually feed on dead bodies.
This time, even fewer people talk. Of course, they are not afraid, after all, they are used to fighting wars, how can they be afraid of death?
However, the direction they were moving was the area where the vultures were. As they got closer, their faces gradually became a little unpleasant and their mood became heavier.
I saw that 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 see at a glance that these were their former rivals, the Polish army.
The one who killed so many people here in the Polish army was undoubtedly the demons from the East. Unconsciously, they called the Eastern people again as demons in their hearts.
Thors Fujimori's face looked very ugly, and he was not happy about the death of his old opponent. Under the guidance of the scout, he covered his mouth and nose and came to the front of Kyoguan. Although the body had rotted and vultures were destroying, Thors Fujimori still saw a corpse on Kyoguan at a glance. From the decoration, he could see that this should be the Polish king Vadislaw IV.
Looking at Kyoto and looking around, Thorst Fujimori had never had a fear that had never been seen before, rising from his back. At this moment, his attention to the Ming army from the East increased to the highest hostile position ever.
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 violate the Ming Dynasty will be punished even if they are far away! Tsarist Russia massacred the people of the Ming Dynasty, which was the enemy of the Ming Dynasty. Poland sent troops to help Tsarist Russia become enemies 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 the number of characters. A line of Chinese characters flutters in the wind, and there are also Tsarist Russian annotations on the side. I am afraid that everyone here will be illiterate and do not recognize Chinese characters!
Thors Fujimori's face became even more ugly, but he did not want to turn around and flee back to Sweden in fear. Instead, he immediately drove his horse around to observe the traces left on the battlefield to judge his enemy's situation.
His men, the soldiers of the Swedish army, were shocked when they saw the scene in front of them. Although they had killed people and even participated in the massacre of cities, the massacre of civilians was still different from what they saw in front of them. After all, although they were powerful, they were not arrogant yet. They could defeat the Polish army, especially the winged cavalry, to annihilate the entire army.
However, looking at the situation in front of them, it was obvious that the Polish army was completely wiped out. The Ming army from the East was really very cruel! At this moment, many Swedish soldiers were a little scared.
Not long after, Thorst Fujimori got busy and his face finally returned to normal. He immediately sent an envoy back to his homeland to report on the situation of the enemy in the east. At this time, he had to deny that he had underestimated the enemy from the east before.
Then, he ordered the army to continue to set off, and at the same time passed the words, saying that the enemies in the east were not scary, they were all cavalry and did not carry artillery. Just a single army, there was no need to worry. If they met the Ming army, the Swedish phalanx and artillery would definitely let the Ming army know the power of the West!
Thors Fujimori himself is a master of cannons and is considered an authority in Western Europe. When he said this, his subordinates immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Thinking about it, the cavalry is so particular that they come and go like the wind, and field artillery will drag down their speed. How can they lead it? Even if there are infantry on his side, they can barely follow the troops after they have innovated field artillery.
So, after one or several psychological constructions of the Swedish army, the panic expression finally improved a lot and continued to advance towards Moscow.
However, no one expected that at three or four o'clock in the afternoon, they encountered Ming Jun unexpectedly.
Speaking of which, the Ming army was not very familiar with Europe. Before, Li Dingguo led the army to find this Swedish reinforcements, but missed it. However, when he discovered that the Swedish army was looting all the way, it was the same as the Jianlu. After he had a trace, he quickly made a judgment and waited until the Swedish army visited the Polish army's Jingguan before preparing for the battle.
The cavalry of the Swedish army cannot be compared with the Polish winged cavalry at all. What's more, the Ming army's unrestrained nights were all in groups, with a large number of people far exceeding the Swedish scouts, and the many Vladra Mongols were mostly erected by the superb riding skills, and they were not comparable to Swedish scouts.
In this way, when the Swedish army was marching, everyone from top to bottom saw their scouts fleeing. The Ming army in the unified red uniform did not take them at night, and roared and chased after them. In front of them, they shot the scouts one by one in a gallop. Then they could fly off the horse, cut off their heads in a dignified manner, and looked at the Swedes who were quickly preparing for formation like a pack of wolves staring at the flock of sheep.
After seeing the Ming army's skills of Yebusu, Thorst Fujimori's expression became serious again. He did not dare to send cavalry to retaliate, but just formed a formation quickly. After all, his cavalry was limited, and the Ming army was all cavalry, so he could not waste it.
Not long after, a red ocean appeared in the distance, and tens of thousands of Ming cavalry rolled in. This shocked the Swedish army again.
On the European battlefield, Gusta II made military reforms that led to the unified military uniforms. Moreover, Sweden was poor and could not achieve the unification of the entire army. So according to the different colors of the square formation, the colors of the military uniforms between the same square formation must be unified.
At this time, they saw that tens of thousands of cavalry from the East were all in uniform and tens of thousands of horses galloping. The visual effect was indeed very shocking. At this moment, the Swedish army knew that this battle was not easy to fight.
Thors Fujimori was obviously very careful about the morale of his army. He soon realized that morale was affected, so he immediately boosted his morale to his subordinates and said, "The enemy is all cavalry. As long as they come to attack, they are greeted by our artillery, and countless lead bullets. The soldiers, finally stabbed the last undead cavalry to death with the spear in your hands. We will win this battle!"
In the past, the Swedish army also fought with the army of the Krim Khanate and other Mongolians who fled to the west. Just as Tolstenmori said, it was easy to defeat the Mongols. Therefore, after he said this, the Swedish soldiers really raised a lot of morale.
It has to be said that the Swedish army is indeed elite, especially the artillery, which is the strongest in Europe in its fast movements. When the infantry was still forming a formation, the artillery was almost ready. This is due to the artillery of the Swedish army, which is a real professional artillery with long-term training. Whether it is the assembling artillery speed or the loading speed, it has been maintained to a very fast state.
By the time the Ming army approached, the Swedish army was ready to fight. The Swedish phalanx, the cooperation of muskets and spears, the assistance of the artillery battalion, and the coordination of the two wings of cavalry were like crocodiles with their mouths open, waiting for the prey to hit the door.
On the side of the Ming army, Li Dingguo did not fight with the Polish army, and directly led the army to rush forward. After observing the situation of the Swedish army through the telescope, he ordered the stop to advance.
In comparison, the killer weapon of the Polish army was the winged cavalry. They thought that the winged cavalry was invincible, so when they were in the battle, they wanted to use the winged cavalry to buy time for the infantry. Li Dingguo didn't care about this and directly collided. However, if he continued to bump into the Swedish phalanx in front of him, it would have been wasted his experience.
Just seeing the Swedish army gathering artillery together to use it, he knew that if the cavalry rushed forward, the losses would be huge.
This concept of concentrated artillery use was proposed by Tols Thimon in the original history and applied it to achieve very good results. However, Emperor Chongzhen had proposed it long ago and did this in several battles. Especially in the battle to conquer Liaoyang, hundreds of cannons were bombarded together, which was more shocking than the dozens of Sweden's runs.
Li Dingguo had experienced it, and in the Ming Dynasty's Advanced Martial Arts Hall, he also heard about how to deal with such an enemy. Therefore, he had a long time in his mind. After looking up at the sky, he immediately began to issue a series of local orders.
Some of the cavalry dismounted and began to rest, just in the sight of the Swedish army, as if no one was around. There were three or four hundred cavalrymen who met the Swedish army. Of course, behind them, some cavalrymen followed.
The Ming army led by Li Dingguo and the Swedish army led by the famous European general Thorst Fujimori finally started war.
Chapter completed!