Starting in Saarhu, it is a bit difficult to make a comeback.

Poland has been suppressed by Tsarist Russia for a long time, so Tsarist Russia did not deploy many troops on its western border.

The sudden attack of 6 Polish troops towards the border really caught the Russians by surprise and caught them off guard.

Fortunately, the Tsarist General Budyonny, who was responsible for guarding Smolensk, gave up some small castles in time and concentrated all the troops in the border areas into Smolensk.

After all, Smolensk is a large and solid city. The Polish raid did not directly capture the city, and there was nothing they could do about it for a while.

When news of the Polish invasion reached Moscow, Tsar Michael I was extremely shocked.

Because he had just sent 3 soldiers to Astrakhan not long ago to defend against possible invasion by the Chinese.

Now that the Poles suddenly launched an attack, the Russians were indeed very passive.

Although the Poles' proactive provocation surprised him, after all, the two sides had been old rivals for many years, and he was still very clear about Poland's strength.

When Tsarist Russia captured Smolensk from Poland, it used ten times the strength of the defending troops and besieged it for two years before finally conquering it.

Now that Budyonni leads 12000 people to defend the city, there should be no problem for a short period of time.

Since the Pole came to seek death, he would have to bear the wrath of the Tsar.

Mikhail I began to mobilize troops around Moscow, and soon formed a reinforcement army of 5 people.

In addition, he also ordered 3 Cossack cavalry in the Dnieper River Valley to participate in this counterattack against the Poles.

In this way, Mikhail I personally led 8 Tsarist Russian troops to the front line of Smolensk. He must make the Poles pay the price.

Originally, Poland, Sweden and the Ottoman countries had agreed on a joint date for sending troops.

However, the mobilization capabilities of the three countries are completely different.

The Ottoman territory is vast, and the main force is on the Persian front. It will take 1-2 months to complete the mobilization and assembly.

Although Sweden was faster than the Ottomans, their main forces were also stationed in various places, and it would take more than half a month to complete a large-scale assembly.

Poland, on the other hand, started domestic mobilization as soon as the king received the authorization. In addition, Tsarist Russia borders them, so they can rush to the front line in a few days.

In order to seize Moscow, Wladyslaw IV decided not to wait for the other two countries, so the Poles took the lead.

It was this move that made Tsar Michael I misjudge the situation.

He believed that the Poles must have learned that China had wiped out 3 Cossack cavalry in the east, which damaged the strength of the Russians, so they wanted to take advantage.

They simply did not realize the crisis that Tsarist Russia faced this time.

Tsarist Russia's army was also dominated by cavalry and assembled quickly. Just eight days later, they appeared around Smolensk.

Polish cavalry and Tsarist Russian cavalry launched a fierce battle on the north bank of the Dnieper River.

The Polish Hussars originated in Hungary, but they grew up on Polish soil and underwent radical changes.

They are no longer just lightly armed stragglers, but an excellent blend of cavalry elements from Eastern and Western Europe, and at the same time carry forward the advantages of local tradition and contemporary innovation.

They are both heavy cavalry and light cavalry. They have strong armor but are fast and agile. They can choose different tactics according to the ever-changing needs of the battlefield.

Hussars are often organized into squadrons of 150-200 men, arranged in two dense rows, knee to knee. Their excellent equestrian skills allow them to charge in a dense formation, and their long lances can ensure that they attack the opponent first. Pierce, such a huge impact brings a devastating blow to the enemy. After the charge, they then enter the melee with swords or firearms.

In this era, Western European cuirassiers and carbine cavalry were too accustomed to the rigid tactics of riding in rows to the front of the formation to fire firearms, and then galloping back to the rear of the squadron to reload. The bold charges of the hussars always defeated them.

At the same time, the hussars can easily defeat the cavalry from the east, because as cavalry that can launch regular charges, the hussars are fast and maneuverable enough to rival them. They are also better armed than them and have the support of firearms.

Before the Cossacks defected to Tsarist Russia, the Polish Hussars were indeed an invincible team.

However, after the Cossacks defected, the situation reversed.

Tsarist Russia's heavy cavalry combined with the Cossacks' light cavalry made Poland's winged cavalry tactics unworkable.

Although the Polish winged cavalry also showed great courage, they repeatedly attacked the formation of Tsarist Russian heavy cavalry and even gained the upper hand for a time.

However, Tsarist Russia's heavy cavalry was defeated and refused to retreat, stubbornly entangled the Polish hussars.

The reason why they did not hesitate to take casualties was to buy time for the Cossack light cavalry.

It was difficult for the Cossacks, who were mainly light cavalry, to defeat the Polish hussars from the front, but their sudden appearance on the flanks of the Polish cavalry at this time was enough to change the battlefield situation.

The Cossack dragoons used muskets to attack the Polish cavalry on the flanks. When chaos broke out on the Polish flanks, the Cossacks quickly rushed towards the Poles with spears in hand.

Wladyslaw IV's facial expression gradually began to distort, and the Cossacks' attack tore open the Polish flanks, causing the Polish Hussars to rout.

Tsarist Russia's heavy cavalry, which had been suppressed by the Poles just now, also began to exert force and cooperated with the Cossacks to launch an attack.

Eventually the Poles could no longer stand it any longer and began to retreat.

But how could the Cossack cavalry easily let go of the retreating Poles? They continued to pursue the retreating Polish cavalry and inflicted heavy casualties on them.

When the Poles withdrew from the battlefield, more than 2 corpses were left behind.

After this defeat, Wladyslaw IV knew that he was no longer able to attack Ksmolensk, and they began to retreat to the Polish border.

Just as Mikhail I was preparing to enter Poland to punish them for this invasion, war reports came from the north and south at the same time.

The Swedes sent troops from Ivangrad (now St. Petersburg) and surrounded Novgorod, an important town in the northwest of Tsarist Russia.

In addition, the Swedes also attacked northern Tsarist Russia along the Barents Sea and occupied large areas of territory.

Although Gustavus II has passed away, Sweden, the "Northern Army", still frightens Tsarist Russia.

In addition to Sweden, the Ottomans in the south also took action.

Tens of thousands of Ottomans crossed Romania and entered the Ukrainian plains.

They have only one goal, and that is Kiev.

In addition, the Crimean Khanate, the younger brother of the Ottomans, also took the opportunity to launch an attack. Together with the Ottomans, they began to raid the Don Cossacks who were empty of troops.

When the news reached the front line, the Cossacks who participated in the attack on Poland suddenly panicked, and their home base was about to be taken away by the Crimean Khanate.

How can you let them fight with peace of mind?

The Cossacks just informed Mikhail I and then retreated southward back to Baolao's nest.

No matter how stupid the Russians are, they can still see the fishiness in it.

How could it be an accident that Poland, Sweden, and the Ottomans attacked Tsarist Russia at the same time?
They must have discussed it in advance.

Damn it, I was tricked by these people.

But Mikhail I will never bow to them. The great Tsarist Russia has its own stubbornness, and he must defeat these opponents. Novgorod is equally important as Kiev, but if we divide the rescue forces by ourselves, we may not be able to save both ends.

Mikhail I, who has experienced hundreds of battles, knew that it was most taboo to divide his troops to guard at this time. He was one against three. If he divided his troops to guard, as long as one part was lost, the whole line would collapse.

After thinking about it, now that the Poles in the middle have just been defeated by themselves, they should be unable to make a large-scale invasion in the short term. They only need to leave some troops to defend Smolensk.

He could only choose a target between Sweden and the Ottomans to defeat first.

Although he believed that the Swedes might be stronger than the Ottomans, there were not many troops on the northern border of Tsarist Russia at this time.

Once Novgorod falls, the Swedes can even attack Moscow.

Therefore, he could only concentrate his forces to repel the Swedes first.

As for the Ottomans, the Cossacks have already moved south. In addition, they can also transfer the Astrakhan garrison to Kiev. As long as they hold on to Kiev for a month or two, they can move south after they defeat the Swedes on the northern line. , to relieve the siege of Kiev.

Although China in the east is also ready to move, there is no sign of sending troops yet. They should also be digesting the Kazakh Khanate.

The only choice is to make up for the western wall with the east wall.

After leaving 1 people for Budyonni, Mikhail I led 5 horses northward.

In the situation of "one against three", this is already the best response plan that Tsarist Russia can make.

Of course there are risks in doing so.

Mikhail I must repel the Swedes as soon as possible, otherwise the central and southern fronts may collapse over time.

In addition, he also wanted to gamble that King Władysław IV of Poland would choose to continue the siege of Smolensk instead of going straight to Moscow.

It turns out he was right.

After the Poles learned that the main force of Tsarist Russia was heading north, they re-encircled Smolensk.

But now they only have 4 people, and their morale is not high. Facing Smolensk garrisoned by 15000 soldiers, there is no better way except to besiege them.

On the southern battlefield, the Cossacks relied on their strong mobility to quickly return to the aid of the Don River Cossacks and drove the Crimean Khanate back to the southern region of Ukraine.

As for the Ottoman Empire, the Star and Moon Corps had not yet recovered from the "Battle of Baghdad", so they were absent from this attack on Kiev.

Although the Ottoman Sultan Murad IV still sent 12 troops, and once almost captured Kiev.

However, after the 3 Tsarist Russian troops in Astrakhan took the opportunity to enter Kiev, they were unable to break through Kiev's city defenses.

The middle road and the south road have been stabilized at present, and it depends on the north road. As long as the Swedes can be repelled, then the three countries' attack on Tsarist Russia will fail.

And Mikhail I himself will surely be famous throughout the ages because of this battle.

Enough to rival Ivan IV.

Of course, at this time he also had to defeat the powerful enemy Sweden in the north.

Although the Swedish cavalry was not as brave as the Polish hussars.

But they have their own big weapon, which is the "Gustav's Phalanx" that stretches across Europe.

Gustav II replaced the spearmen who dominated the traditional European phalanx with more musketeers, which greatly increased the lethality of the muskets in the Swedish phalanx.

Like China, Gustavus II paid great attention to the mobility of artillery.

He abandoned traditional heavy artillery and used more lightweight field artillery.

Establish a specialized artillery establishment, train professional artillery units, improve the types of artillery, rate of fire, reloading, etc., and install light cannons in the infantry front to increase firepower output.

In fact, China's phalanx also refers to Sweden's "Gustav's phalanx" to a large extent.

Of course, the Swedes have not broken through the bottleneck of musket technology, and their firepower output cannot be compared with the Chinese rifles.

But it is still much more advanced than Tsarist Russia's tactics.

The Tsarist Russian cavalry suffered heavy casualties under the attack of Swedish muskets and artillery.

However, Sweden did not send many troops this time. There were only 2 Swedish troops under Novgorod.

Still a small number of Tsarist Russian cavalry broke into the Swedish phalanx and began to kill and wound Swedish musketeers in large numbers.

Fortunately, the Swedish cavalry arrived in time. They cooperated with their spearmen and finally defeated the Tsarist Russian cavalry.

In this battle, Czarist Russia lost 13000 cavalry, and the Swedish Army also paid a price of more than 6000 men.

Although Novgorod was temporarily saved, time was clearly not working against Tsarist Russia.

A stalemate occurred on three fronts simultaneously.

At this time, Li Shizu finally came to Xiaoyuzi in western Kazakhstan.

This trip was delayed for nearly three months, but Wu Sangui and others were not idle during this time.

A large amount of supplies were transported to Xiaoyuzi from Ili, India and Persia.

Nowadays, the level of firearms in the Chinese army is getting higher and higher, and the need for logistical supplies is also increasing.

Food can also be supplied through looting, but rifle bullets and artillery shells can only be transported from the rear.

Fortunately, Yili has established a complete military industry system. If all the supplies have to be transported from China, I am afraid that supplies will not be completed for another three months.

At this time, the Intelligence Department had immediately passed the frontline intelligence to Li Shizu.

Zheng Sen, Wu Sangui and others were all shocked.

They didn't expect Tsarist Russia to be so capable of fighting, and even managed to survive against three enemies.

Not only did Poland, Sweden, and the Ottomans fail to advance to Moscow, they did not even make a major breakthrough along the way.

In fact, the Swedes still won, but they invested less troops and were not able to break through Tsarist Russia's defense line for the time being.

After preparing for so long, it’s time for China to take action.

Nowadays, all the forces of Tsarist Russia are concentrated in the western region, and Astrakhan in the east is empty of forces.

Soon the 50,000 Chinese army and the 70,000 cavalry of the Mongolian Khalkha Tribe crossed the Ural River and entered the land of Europe.

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