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History has repeatedly proved that whenever a country faces tremendous pressure from foreign enemies at the gates, it is particularly prone to internal division.
The power of the Russian Empire was actually in the hands of the great nobles, and Tsar Alexei wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to regain power, while the great nobles were unwilling to lose power and be at the mercy of others. Thus, an unexpected coup took place in this conflict.
If Patriarch Nikon had not intervened at the critical moment, the coup might have gone smoothly, Tsar Alexi would have been quietly placed under house arrest, and after the great nobles eliminated the internal threats, they would have worked together to resist the Qin army's attack, and the situation would not have become so bad.
But if only, Patriarch Nikon not only stopped Tsar Alexei from entering the palace in time, but also when Alexei was besieged by General Basakov of the Cossack Cavalry Regiment, he quickly ran to the top of the city wall and shouted loudly, asking the soldiers on the top of the city wall to rescue him.
Many soldiers on the city walls were inspired by Tsar Alexei and supported him very much. When they heard that someone was going to harm the Tsar, they immediately rushed down the city walls with weapons and wanted to follow Patriarch Nikon to rescue him.
Most of the generals were nobles or took orders from great nobles. They shouted loudly to stop the ordinary soldiers from following Nikon. They had good reasons. There were powerful enemies all around the city, and you, the Patriarch, didn't command the troops. How could you just shout and let the soldiers abandon the city defense
Many generals began to draw their swords to stop the soldiers, but Nikon kept shouting at the soldiers to rush to rescue the emperor. The soldiers on the top of the city were helpless and the scene was in chaos.
In the chaos, an arrow suddenly flew down from the top of the city wall and hit Patriarch Nikon on the shoulder with a "puff", and Nikon fell off his horse.
This time, the whole city was in chaos!
The Patriarch is the religious leader of the entire Russia and has a special status. Many soldiers rushed forward regardless of everything, surrounded Nikon and picked him up.
Nikon didn't care about the pain in his shoulder. He was still shouting: "Someone is starting a coup and trying to kill the Tsar. Everyone, go and save him! Go!"
Finally, a large number of soldiers rushed towards the palace shouting, regardless of the generals' attempts to stop them!
When the soldiers rushed to the Kremlin, Tsar Alexei's guards had been killed or wounded, and he had also been taken into the palace and placed under house arrest by General Basakov of the Cossack Cavalry Regiment.
In front of the palace gate, the bodies of the guards who had caused the Tsar's trouble had been taken away, but the blood on the ground had not yet been washed away, and the smell of blood was pungent. There were also some scattered arrows, and it was obvious that a bloody battle had just taken place, and many people had died.
The news of the coup was confirmed, and a large number of soldiers gathered in front of the Kremlin, shouting that they wanted to see the Tsar.
The whole of Moscow was in chaos because of the coup. At this time, how many people still remembered to defend the city
The Qin troops outside the city saw the chaos on the city walls and were confused at first, thinking that the defenders were playing some tricks.
Li Ding sent a thousand troops to attack the city, hoping to test it. However, after a fierce attack, the remaining defenders on the city wall lost their will to fight and were captured by the Qin army.
The Qin army outside the city, including Li Ding, were all stunned, and then when everyone came to their senses, they were also shocked!
"Quick! Quick, quick, quick! Charge forward. Control the city gate!"
"The enemies in the city are in chaos. Hurry! Hurry! Charge into the city!"
“Ah!”
“Ah!”
Generals Li Ding and others shouted loudly, their faces flushed and necks thick, and it seemed a bit like they were dreaming, but they could not care less, as this was truly a God-given opportunity, and if they missed it, they would be struck by lightning.
There were still some Russian soldiers on the top of the city who were loyal to their duty and were still putting up a hopeless resistance, but their morale had been shaken, and the stubborn resistance of a few people could no longer reverse the situation. The dark mass of Qin troops, carrying ladders, rushed towards the city wall like ants.
The first troops who rushed to the top of the city wall began to hack and kill on both sides, occupying a section of the city wall that was several dozen meters long. The subsequent troops continued to climb up under their cover. More and more people climbed to the top of the city wall and then attacked the south gate fiercely.
Li Ding originally adopted the strategy of surrounding three sides and leaving one side open. The north gate was not besieged. Now that he saw that the city was about to be broken, he immediately sent several thousand troops to besiege the north gate.
The South Gate was quickly captured by the Qin army. The huge city gate was opened with a bang and the drawbridge was quickly lowered. The Qin army, who had been waiting impatiently, cheered and swarmed in.
At this time, Li Ding still felt like he was dreaming. He had arranged for Arsalan, Bater and others to block the Russian troops returning from the western front, and was ready for a bloody battle outside the city of Moscow.
I never expected that all the strategies I had thought of would be useless, and the fortress of Moscow would be opened. Li Ding, who had never believed in Buddhism, could not help but secretly chant "Amitabha" in his heart.
The Qin army swarmed in, and the soldiers and civilians in the city finally realized what was happening, but it was too late. Teams of cavalry swept through the streets like a gust of wind, sabers flying, killing anyone they saw, the sound of their hooves like thunder, and they crushed the enemy with ease.
The Slavs were very tenacious by nature. At this time, there were still many Russian soldiers fighting desperately with the Qin army in the streets. The Qin army was not stingy either. Wherever there was fierce resistance, they would just fire two rockets at the enemy, blowing them to pieces. Then the cavalry rushed forward, killing everyone in a bloody storm, with corpses strewn all over the streets.
Tens of thousands of Slavic people screamed and fled, their cries echoing through the sky, but with four gates trapped, where could they hide? The doors of each household were knocked open, and soldiers rushed in like wolves and tigers, and screams were heard immediately.
Especially those Kazakh vassal troops, who were originally cannon fodder, but now that the city has been captured, their commander Li Ding has ordered them to kill and plunder for three days. This is the good thing they have always dreamed of, so naturally they became more brutal, killing all the men, the elderly, and the children, leaving only the young women to satisfy their lust.
This kind of thing is very common in war. Isn't it the same thing that some armies do after they capture the enemy's city? Money, women, isn't that what the soldiers fight for
The main gate of the Kremlin was soon destroyed by rockets, and the Qin army rushed in from the ruins. However, the troops entering the palace had been ordered not to loot or vandalize.
Especially Princess Irina and Tsar Alexei's beautiful queen, they are not allowed to be touched, because they are the best gifts for reporting the victory to the Emperor of Qin.
Su Jin presented a Kazakh princess, the visiting European delegation presented a Portuguese princess and a large number of French princesses and Guizhou ladies, and even Admiral Wei Ji extorted a Persian princess from him. If he had not presented a princess and some beauties along the way, wouldn't his military achievements have been overshadowed
No matter how strong a fortress is, it cannot withstand destruction from within. This time, Tsar Alexei, Patriarch Nikon, Minister of State Morozov, Duma Secretary Pastor, Imperial Courtier Dekseyev and others did not escape and were all captured by the Qin army.
Li Ding deliberately locked all these people together, so that the two sides could continue to attack each other. Alexei scolded the nobles for not caring about the survival of the country when the foreign enemy invaded, and they were worse than pigs and dogs. The nobles blamed Alexei for wanting to deprive the parliament of its power when the foreign enemy invaded, and for having ulterior motives.
Finally, a group of nobles took out their anger on Patriarch Nikon. They rushed up to him, punched and kicked him, and beat him like a pig.
When this matter was reported to Li Ding, Li Ding and his generals couldn't help but burst into laughter.
However, Li Ding had no time to laugh at these people. Moscow was taken, but that did not mean the matter was over. Tsar Alexei was originally a puppet.
Russia now still has 60,000 troops on the Western Front and 20,000 troops on the Northern Front. In other words, the main force of Tsarist Russia is still there. Who knows whether they will elect another Tsar
Therefore, it is necessary to take advantage of the military turmoil in Tsarist Russia after taking Moscow to quickly defeat these troops, or better yet, annihilate them completely, knock Tsarist Russia to the ground completely, and then step on it a few times to prevent it from ever rising again and threatening the northwestern territory of the Qin Dynasty. This is the purpose of the Qin Emperor sending troops to the west.
However, this is a force of 80,000 men after all. Is it that easy to annihilate them? If we are careless, we may even be defeated.
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