In the Assumption Church in Moscow, Tsar Alexei is saying mass. He is a devout Orthodox Christian, and saying mass is part of his life.
The ceremony has reached the stage of the Sutra of Compassion.
Patriarch Nikon said: "Lord, please have mercy on me."
Tsar Alexei hurriedly chanted devoutly: "Lord, have mercy on you."
"Christ, have mercy on you"
"Christ, have mercy on you"??
"Your Majesty, urgent military situation." Just as he was immersed in belief, the imperial courtier Pleseyev ran in quickly.
"Huh?"
Tsar Alexei opened the military intelligence report with some displeasure. His face became heavier as he looked at it, and a green air came to his forehead. "That's not bad! The whole of Kalmykia (Russia's name for Mongolia, the desert in the lower reaches of the Volga River)
The tribe actually slipped under my nose. These cunning guys secretly reported to the governor of Tobolsk, Prince Shcherbatov, that the Crimeans and Bashkirs wanted to jointly attack Russia.
This made me nervous for a while, so I built a large number of fortifications along the Volga, Don, and Ural rivers to defend against possible attacks by the Crimean Khanate. Unexpectedly, they actually escaped!"
The thirty-two-year-old tsar was in his prime, still full of energy, and angrily held a royal meeting.
The Tsar's teacher Morozov, his father-in-law, Grand Duke Miloslavsky, Patriarch Nikon, Duma Secretary Kist, imperial courtier Pleseev and others attended the meeting.
"The entire Kalmyk tribe escaped from under my nose. This is a shame for me and even the entire Romanov family. Tell me, what should I do?" Tsar Alexei roared, his voice sharp and sharp,
With howling sound.
Seeing His Majesty the Tsar's anger, no one dared to raise their heads. They just stared silently at the Tsar's silk sarafan (a Russian robe) embroidered with dragon patterns, without saying a word.
After a long time, Patriarch Nikon broke the silence, "Your Majesty, those heretics have betrayed the Lord and deserve to be punished. Troops should be sent to hunt them down immediately."
Tsar Alexei was a devout Orthodox Christian and strictly followed the Orthodox rules to arrange his daily life and handle daily government affairs. He invited Patriarch Nikon every Friday to discuss religion and state affairs.
Seeing what Patriarch Nikon said, Tsar Alexei's face relaxed a little, "You are right, those guys must be punished. Miloslavsky, I order you to lead the army to chase the damn Kalmyks,
It also takes charge of Siberian government affairs and has the power to mobilize all troops in the four military districts of Tobolsk, Tomsk, Yakutsk and Yeniseysk."
"My Majesty," Grand Duke Miloslavsky looked excited. His power suddenly became much greater, and most importantly, he could legitimately earn gold coins. This man is famous in Russian history.
Big corrupt official.
Seeing that the Tsar ordered Grand Duke Miloslavsky to pursue the Kalmyks, Morozov frowned slightly, but did not dare to question the Tsar's decision. He just suggested to the Tsar: "Your Majesty, in addition to sending troops to pursue, you should also immediately send a horse to notify
The governors of Tobolsk, Tomsk, Yakutsk and Yeniseisk sent troops to block the main roads and block the Kalmyks' way back east.
"Well, you are right. I immediately ordered the Warlord of Borsk Shcherbatov, the Warlord of Tomsk Stadukhin, the Warlord of Yeniseisk Bashkov, and the Warlord of Yakutsk Franzbeko
Husband sent troops to intercept them."
"Your Majesty, the destination of their escape is the Ming Dynasty. You may wish to send an envoy to negotiate with the Ming Dynasty to ask them not to take in these Kalmyks."
Tsar Alexei nodded repeatedly, "What the teacher said is the mature way to run a country. Bubinet and Kurvinsky are relatively familiar with the Ming Dynasty, so I made them deputy envoys to Nanjing and
"Ming Dynasty Negotiations".
Under the tsar's forced order, batches of Russian troops began to assemble, and soon 40,000 people were gathered.
Grand Duke Miloslavsky personally led the army to catch up. In order to catch up as soon as possible, he ordered Baygachev and Klyapkov to lead 17,000 Cossack cavalry to set off lightly, and he led 23,000 rear troops to carry the baggage.
Later.
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Ever since he set foot on the road back east, Punchuk Khan knew that the Rakshasa people would never give up.
He divided his troops into several teams and marched day and night, driving the livestock forward.
We must find someone who is good at fighting and put him on the outermost edge to protect the entire clan!
He summoned the tribe's master archer Xilabu Omubu, "Xilabu Omubu, I heard that you have never failed in hunting. Do you dare to walk on the outermost level and hunt Rakshasa people?"<
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"Great Khan, don't worry. If the Rakshasas dare to chase them, I will shoot them like roe deer."
Xilabu Omubu readily agreed and marched on the outermost side with the nine thousand soldiers and young men allocated to him by Punchuk Khan.
There were a large number of old, young, women, and children in the Torgut team, and they were also driving livestock. They were moving at a slow speed. They were gradually overtaken by the Cossack cavalry.
"General, a Kalmyk cavalry was spotted ahead," his subordinates reported to Baygachev.
Baygachev nodded, "This should be the peripheral army of the Kalmyks. Tell all the ministries to annihilate this cavalry as soon as possible, and then rush in and annihilate all the Kalmyks."
"Woo~woo~woo~"
The horn sounded urgently, and the Cossacks surrounded us from all directions.
Since the Turghuts were driving their livestock, Punchuk Khan had no time to gather his troops scattered across the vast wilderness to resist.
He simply gritted his teeth and ordered: "Each team should ignore the pursuers and cross the grassland as soon as possible." This was intended to sacrifice the outermost Xilabu Omubu tribe and cut off their tails to survive.
Groups of Turgut troops quickly passed through the grasslands between the Volga River and the Ural River, leaving only the nine thousand lone troops of the Sirab Omubu tribe.
"Array up! Archers throw!"
Xilabu Omubu gave an order, and the Turgut army began to form a camel formation. The sergeants controlled the camels to lie down and fixed the camels, which was a camel city.
"He Shuoqi, the Great Khan ordered you to hold the enemy for two hours, and break out on your own after two hours." While he was busy, Punchuk Khan's herald sent a military order.
Xilabu Omubu nodded and said nothing. He just stroked the hard bow in his hand and measured the distance of the enemy.
"Shoot!"
With an order, thousands of feather arrows were fired at the Cossack cavalry, and more than two hundred of them were shot down at once.
"Brave Cossacks, follow me," Klyapkov led three thousand cavalry and pressed forward.
"Ula~Ula~Ula~"
The Rakshasa people quickly rushed to the Turgut formation and fought with the defenders.
Klyapkov held a riding sword and charged at the front.
When Xilabu Omubu saw him, he didn't say much. He took out his hard bow and shot an arrow in one go, hitting his throat.
"General", Klyapkov's guard captain cried out sadly, trying to take the body off the horse.
Xilabu Omubu's second arrow flew over and nailed the guard captain to the ground with one arrow.
He was a master of arrows and killed more than sixty people, but he was ultimately outnumbered and was rushed into the formation by the Cossacks.
As the bloody sun set, Sirab Ombu and nine thousand of his men rested in Magnitogorsk on the banks of the Ural River.
Their sacrifice was not without value. Under their cover, most of the Torguts safely passed through the grasslands between the Volga River and the Ural River.
This chapter has been completed!