In Moscow, the capital of the Principality of Muscovy.
"Everyone has confirmed the news. The Ming Empire's 300,000-strong army swept in in three directions and successively destroyed the Kazan Khanate and the Yin'er Khanate. Just a few days ago, the Crimean Khanate was also destroyed by the Ming Dynasty.
The people were defeated and had to choose to move west."
"The Principality of Ryazan has been surrounded by the Ming people. It won't take a few days for the Ming army to arrive at our Moscow city."
In the main hall, as a minister told the latest news, the whole hall fell into silence.
The people of Ming Dynasty are too powerful and too fast!
Starting from the destruction of the Kazan Khanate, the Ming people swept all the way from the east. They were invincible and invincible wherever they went. In less than half a month, two khanates were destroyed, and the Principality of Ryazan was destroyed.
At a critical moment, the powerful Crimean Khanate was also beaten by the Ming Dynasty and had to move westward.
It will soon be their turn for the Principality of Moscow, and they can even imagine the scene of the Ming army approaching the city.
"Grand Duke, we should surrender to the Ming Dynasty immediately, offer generous gifts and beautiful women, and express our surrender to the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, once the Ming army reaches the gates of Moscow, we will die without a burial place."
Oleg stood up and said that he was a nobleman belonging to Moscow. Now he was very afraid of war. The Tatars were already giving them a huge headache. The Ming people were more powerful than the Tatars, and the Muscovites simply couldn't resist them.
It is better to surrender to the Ming Dynasty early. Just like the Mongols back then, it is nothing to bow to the Mongols. As long as you give them time, they can still slowly become stronger and defeat the Mongols in the end.
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"I object. The Ming Dynasty's Western Expedition certainly does not mean that you can stop them by surrendering. No one knows the purpose of the Ming Dynasty's Western Expedition. Our surrender will have no effect or meaning."
"We should unite the whole of Europe to resist the Ming Dynasty, just like we did against the Mongols."
Demeter immediately objected.
He was a close minister of Basil III and the Byzantine minister left by Basil III's mother, the Byzantine princess Sophia.
Unlike Vasily III's father, Yinwan III, who was cautious, Vasily III had always been arbitrary, trying his best to suppress the traditional nobles and ministers of the Muscovite Principality, and re-employed Byzantine ministers.
"We can't defeat the Ming people at all. The Ming people are too powerful!"
"You didn't even fight, how do you know you won't be able to win?"
"The Principality of Poland and Lithuania has promised to send troops to support us, and the Grand Duke has also ordered a large-scale recruitment of troops from various places to prepare for a decisive battle with the Ming Dynasty."
"In addition, the Austrian Habsburg family also expressed that they will fully support us and will unite many countries to send troops to resist the Ming Dynasty. We will definitely defeat the Ming Dynasty."
"Since you have already discussed it, why do you still ask us to come over to discuss it? You can just decide for yourself."
The traditional ministers and nobles seemed extremely angry.
All the important matters in the Principality of Moscow have always been discussed by the grand duke together with the noble ministers and the noble Duma.
The previous Yin Wan III did this, so he was able to unite the power of the entire Muscovite Principality, constantly annexing other surrounding principalities, increasing the strength and influence of the Muscovite Principality, and making the Muscovite Principality now the most powerful.
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But Basil III was different. He acted arbitrarily, trusted close Byzantine ministers, and adopted high-pressure measures against noble ministers. This had long made everyone dissatisfied.
Now that the Ming Dynasty people are sweeping over, they are still acting so arbitrarily, which makes these noble ministers extremely dissatisfied.
You want everyone to contribute money and effort, but you don't even have the attitude to discuss it. How can everyone be of the same mind as you?
On the throne, Vasily III was also extremely troubled.
The Principality of Muscovy has been plundered very severely and severely by the Tatars. A large number of people were lost at the door, and the national power was extremely weakened.
Now the people of the Ming Dynasty have directly taken action in person, sweeping from east to west. No one knows what the people of the Ming Dynasty are planning to do?
Now that the news has spread, the whole of Europe is panicked. Everyone is afraid and worried, saying that the whip of God has come again and is coming to punish the Europeans again.
He now needs the support of these noble ministers and their money and efforts, but he doesn't want them to dictate everything to him. He is not Yin Wan III, and he is not that cautious. If you don't obey, I will beat you until you obey.
This was Basil III's long-standing strategy, adopting a high-pressure ruling method to suppress the noble ministers within and concentrate power on himself.
"Why do the people of Ming Dynasty want to attack us?"
"They don't lack land or wealth. They have whatever they want. It makes no sense for them to attack us."
Vasily III really couldn't figure out why the Ming people wanted to attack him and expand their land westward. Their land was already very large, but they were still not satisfied.
"Quiet~"
"Everyone prepares for battle immediately and concentrates all efforts to defend Moscow. We must defeat the Ming Dynasty no matter what. We must never surrender to anyone again."
Seeing the quarreling ministers, Vasily III gave the order directly. He didn't bother to discuss it with you anymore and just did as I said.
In Vilnius, the capital of the Principality of Lithuania, Grand Duke Ostrogoski of Lithuania was convening his ministers to discuss how to deal with the Ming Dynasty's Western Expedition.
"The news is completely confirmed. The Ming Dynasty indeed dispatched 300,000 troops to attack Eastern Europe. The Kazan Khanate and Yiner Khanate have been destroyed. The Crimean Khanate was defeated and is already heading towards Hungary and the Danube River Basin.
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"According to the intelligence we have received, the Ming Dynasty's army is very powerful. All the equipment is a new type of musket, which has a very fast firing rate, a long range, and very high accuracy."
"They completely defeated the Crimean Khanate's hundreds of thousands of Tatar cavalry with almost zero casualties."
"Currently they are already besieging Ryazan, the capital of the Ryazan Principality."
"The Grand Duke of Moscow hopes that we can abandon our past grievances and join forces to deal with the Ming Dynasty, just like the whole of Europe worked together to deal with the Mongols in the Western Expedition. Otherwise, the whole of Europe will most likely be conquered by the Ming Dynasty."
His minister Puskov announced the big news to everyone.
"The whip of God has come to lash us Europeans again!"
"And this time, it's even more terrifying. The Ming people are more powerful and more terrifying than the Mongols in history."
"God, why do you punish us like this?"
When the ministers under his command heard this, they couldn't help crying out in sorrow.
Not long ago, they were competing with the Muscovy Principality for land in the eastern region and for Smolensk. Now, in the blink of an eye, they are sending troops to help the Muscovite Principality again.
Is it okay not to send troops?
It seems that this is not possible. The threat from the Ming Dynasty is too great. No one knows where the Ming Dynasty will stop in this western expedition. Whether they will occupy the Principality of Moscow or continue to expand towards Lithuania and Poland.
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What's more, no one wants to be a neighbor to an empire as powerful as the Ming Dynasty. If someone is in a bad mood, they might send troops to destroy you.
The Ming Empire dispatched hundreds of thousands of troops at every turn. In comparison, they were much shabby. They could only dispatch tens of thousands of troops in several wars, which was not of the same magnitude at all.
What's even more terrifying is that the Ming army is all equipped with a large number of new rifles and powerful cannons. At the same time, it also has the long-standing cavalry tradition of the nomadic tribes and is very fast.
It takes courage to be neighbors with such powerful enemies, and it takes even greater courage to become enemies with them.
Instanbul, the capital of the Ottoman Empire.
King Selim I looked at the latest intelligence news received in disbelief.
"The Ming Dynasty defeated the Crimean Khanate's hundreds of thousands of cavalry with zero casualties?"
"How can this be!"
"This is absolutely impossible. Even if the Ming Dynasty has a strong military, it is impossible to defeat the hundreds of thousands of cavalry of the Crimean Khanate with zero casualties."
"The Tatar cavalry is definitely one of the best cavalry in the world, and it was hundreds of thousands of cavalry who attacked the Ming army. Even if they were defeated, there were almost no casualties. This is impossible."
Selim I could not believe this fact at all, because he even thought that the Tatar cavalry was powerful and terrifying. It was a truly powerful army across the grasslands. Even if the Ottoman Empire wanted hundreds of thousands of Tatar cavalry from the other side, it might need to mobilize several
With an army of 100,000, it is possible to win at a very heavy price.
As for the Ming Dynasty, it is said that they only dispatched 50,000 musketeers and 20,000 cavalry. The Crimean Khanate was defeated and had to move west. Now it has entered the Danube River Basin controlled by the Ottoman Empire.
"Great Sultan, but this is the truth!"
The old Ali Pasha said helplessly: "The Ming Dynasty is too powerful. Their 300,000 troops are invincible. I don't know how many countries will be destroyed this time."