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Chapter 1318 Shock
Next, after marching for two days and destroying another Tsarist Russian town, the Swedish army continued to advance towards Moscow.If Patriarch Filaret knew that the commander sent by Sweden was Tors Stenson, he probably wouldn't ask for help anyway.

At noon, this army was on its way, when suddenly, a few horses came galloping from a distance.Although far away, it can be judged that this is a scout sent by the Swedish army.

Thors Tengsen is worthy of being a veteran of war. As soon as he saw his own scouts galloping desperately, he knew that something must happen. He immediately issued a general order to make an emergency change of the marching team and stand ready to prevent possible problems.

With the dust, the scout came galloping, and before the horse stopped, the scout flew off the horse. With a startled expression, he hurriedly reported: "Your Excellency, Marshal, the Polish army is ahead..."

Hearing this, Thorstenson couldn't help being a little annoyed.I thought what was going on, but it turned out to be just the Polish army.What's all the fuss about!Although they were opponents before, but this time, they came to reinforce at the invitation of Tsarist Russia.In this territory of Tsarist Russia, could they still attack each other!
However, before he finished thinking, he heard the scout continue to report: "...the heads are stacked into a big mountain of heads. Roughly estimated, there are at least tens of thousands..."

"What?" Thorstensen was taken aback when he heard it, and quickly asked, "Could it be that the entire Polish army was wiped out, and what about Wladyslaw IV, their king?"

"Go back to Marshal, the head of the King of Poland is also here!" After the scout finished speaking, there was still a faint look of fear on his face.It was really that scene that shocked him too much.

Thors Tengsen's face was livid, and he hurriedly asked: "What about the enemy? Is it the Ming army? When did it happen?"

"It should be the Ming army. Judging from the traces at the scene, they are all cavalry troops. It happened about two days ago. As for where the Ming army has gone now, it is impossible to confirm!"

After hearing this, Thorstensen asked about the details again, but he still had no idea. After thinking for a while, he issued orders continuously.

First, send out more scouts, spread out in all directions, to be the eyes and ears of the army, and at the same time want to check the movements of the Ming army.

Second, the whole army is ready for battle and advances with vigilance.

After the order was passed down, these Swedish soldiers were a little curious. They didn't dare to disobey the order, and they all marched on guard, and at the same time couldn't help talking in a low voice.

"What's going on? Could it be that they discovered the movement of those Easterners?"

"It should be. This is the territory of Tsarist Russia. At least for now, except for those Easterners, everyone else is not an enemy!"

"Okay, you don't have to run too far to fight the Orientals. It's easy. We must deal with those Orientals severely and let them know that our side is not a place where they can come and play wild!"

"Yes, now our side is strong enough, those Easterners can no longer ride a horse and sweep them away!"

"That's right, we still have the command of the invincible Marshal. As long as those Easterners dare to show their faces, they will definitely be wiped out!"

"..."

Although Thor Stenson gave the marching order to advance vigilantly, his subordinates still had strong confidence and did not have much worry.Even many people are still looking forward to meeting the Ming army, so that they can go back after fighting.Because they knew that the east of Tsarist Russia was extremely poor and there was not much oil and water, and they were unwilling to march long distances.

After walking for about an hour, there was no movement. Just seeing scouts coming and going from the marshal's side made the Swedish soldiers a little dissatisfied.

"I thought I would meet those Orientals, but there was no sign of them. What are you doing, Marshal?"

"Who knows, maybe they discovered the Orientals, but when they heard our great Swedish army approaching, they all ran away!"

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

"..."

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

The summer wind was blowing head-on, and there was a strong smell.These Swedish troops were all used to fighting, and they knew what it was like just by smelling it. Many of them became a little uneasy.Because they felt that with such a strong smell of corpses, many people must have died.

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

Everyone heard the sound and looked, and they saw many vultures flying up from time to time in the sky in the distance.There are so many vultures, it means that there must be a lot of food for vultures in that place.Vultures, on the other hand, usually feed on dead bodies.

This time, even fewer people spoke.Of course, they didn't say they were afraid. After all, they were used to fighting, so they wouldn't be afraid of death.

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

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

Let the Polish army die so many people here, there is no doubt that it should be a demon from the East.Before they knew it, they began to call the orientals devils in their hearts.

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

Looking at Jingguan and looking around, Thors Tengsen didn't know why, a kind of fear that he had never had before rose from his back.At this moment, his emphasis on the Ming army from the East has increased to the highest hostile position 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 violate the Great Ming will be punished no matter how far away they are!Tsarist Russia massacred the people of Ming Dynasty, which is the enemy of Ming Dynasty, and Poland sent troops to help Tsarist Russia become the enemy of Ming Dynasty, which is also the enemy of Ming Dynasty.

There is blood everywhere on the battlefield, so there is no need to care about the number of words.A line of Chinese characters flutters in the wind, and there are notes 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 did not turn around and flee back to Sweden in fear, but immediately drove his horse around to observe the traces left on the battlefield to judge his enemy's situation.

And his subordinates, the soldiers of the Swedish army, were shocked by the scene in front of them.Although they have killed people and even participated in the massacre of the city, the massacre of civilians is still different from what they saw before them.After all, although they are powerful, they are not so arrogant. They can wipe out the Polish army, especially the army of winged cavalry.

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 is really very cruel!At this moment, many Swedish soldiers were a little scared.

Not long after, Tors Stenson calmed down after a busy meal, and his face finally returned to normal.He immediately sent envoys back home to report the situation of the enemy in the east.At this moment, he had to deny that he underestimated the enemy from the east.

Then, he ordered the army to continue marching, and at the same time passed down the words, saying that the enemy in the east is not terrible, they are all cavalry, and they do not carry artillery.It's just a single type of arms, so there's no need to worry.If you meet the Ming army, the Swedish phalanx and artillery will let the Ming army know the strength of the West!

Tors Stensom himself is a master of cannons, and he is regarded as an authority in Western Europe.When he said that, his subordinates immediately breathed a sigh of relief.Think about it too, the cavalry is so particular about coming and going like the wind, field artillery will slow down its speed, how to bring it?Even if there are infantry on my side, it is only after the field artillery is innovated that they can barely fight with the troops.

As a result, the Swedish army went up and down, and after one or several psychological constructions, the panic expression finally improved a lot, and they continued to advance towards Moscow.

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

Speaking of which, the Ming army is still not very familiar with Europe.Earlier, Li Dingguo led the army to find this Swedish reinforcement, but he missed it.However, it was found that this Swedish army came all the way to loot, just like the former Jianlu.After getting the trace, he quickly made a judgment, and he deliberately waited until the Swedish army visited the Polish army's Jingguan before choosing an opportunity to prepare for the battle.

The cavalry of the Swedish army can't be compared with the hussars of Poland at all. What's more, the Ming army is not closed at night, and they are all in groups. Many, the superb riding skills are not comparable to the Swedish scouts.

In this way, when the Swedish army was marching, everyone up and down saw their scouts fleeing wildly, while the Ming army in uniform red uniforms chased after them, right in front of their eyes. During the gallop, the scouts were shot off the horse one by one.Then he could fly off his horse, cut off his head grandly, and looked at the Swedes who were quickly making preparations for formation like a pack of wolves staring at a flock of sheep.

After Thors Tengsen saw the skill of the Ming army who did not stop at night, his expression became serious again.He didn't dare to send cavalry to retaliate, but quickly formed an formation.After all, his cavalry is limited, and the Ming army is all cavalry, so they cannot be used against each other.

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

On the European battlefield, it was Gusta II who made military reforms that led to the unified military uniforms.Moreover, Sweden is also poor, and it is impossible to achieve uniform uniforms for the entire army, so they are divided into different colors according to the phalanx, and the colors of the military uniforms between the same phalanx must be unified.

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

Thorstensen obviously paid attention to the morale of his own army, and soon realized that the morale was affected, so he immediately encouraged 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 still countless lead bullets, soldiers, use the spears in your hands to stab the last surviving cavalry to death, we will win this battle!"

In the past, the Swedish army also fought against the troops of the Crimean Khanate who fled westward from the Mongols. Just as Tors Stenson said, it was very easy to defeat those Mongols.Therefore, when he said this, the morale of the Swedish soldiers really increased a lot.

It has to be said that the Swedish army is indeed elite, especially the artillery, whose speed is the strongest in Europe.The artillery was almost ready while the infantry was still in formation.This is due to the artillery of the Swedish army, which is a real professional artillery and has been trained for a long time.Whether it is the speed of assembling the artillery or the speed of loading, it has been maintained at an extremely fast state.

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

On the side of the Ming army, Li Dingguo did not fight like 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 advance to be stopped.

In contrast, the killer of the Polish army is the hussars. They think that the hussars are invincible, so when they are about to fight, they want to use the hussars to buy time for the infantry.Li Dingguo didn't care about this, and directly confronted him.However, if he continued to collide with the Swedish phalanx in front of him, his experience would be in vain.

Just seeing the Swedish army gather and use artillery, he knew that if the cavalry charged hard, the losses would be great.

This concept of concentrated use of artillery, in the original history, was put forward by Thor Stenson and applied in practice, and achieved very good results.However, on this plane, Emperor Chongzhen had proposed it a long time ago, and he did 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 has experienced it, and he has also heard how to deal with this kind of enemy in the Daming Advanced Military Equipment Hall.Therefore, he already had a plan in mind, and 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 in sight of the Swedish army, as if there was no one else present.In addition, there were three or four hundred cavalry troops, but they greeted the Swedish army.Of course, behind them, there are still some cavalry troops following up.

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

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