The night is dark, the stars and the moon are dim, and the singing of nightingales outside Moscow makes the night seem even more desolate.
At the second watch, the south gate of Moscow quietly opened, the drawbridge was lowered, and a cavalry team left the city first, followed by a large number of carts, 400 in total, all filled with gold, silver and treasures. There were also as many as 50,000 young women who were escorted along.
The entire team took a shift to get out of the city. Nearly 40,000 Qin cavalrymen were divided into front, back, left, and right, closely guarding the convoy and women in the middle, and hurriedly retreated southward.
In the small town of Vero, thirty miles north of Moscow, General Navijec, commander of the Swedish army, suddenly received news in the middle of the night that the Qin army had abandoned Moscow and retreated southward.
After further confirming the authenticity of the news, General Navijec did not hesitate and immediately ordered the army to rush towards Moscow as quickly as possible.
To the west of Moscow, there are still 60,000 Polish troops waiting in the wings. Now the Qin army has withdrawn at night, leaving an empty city behind. Once the Poles seize Moscow first, the situation will become very passive for Navijak.
Not long after General Navijkovic led his army to set out, he received a report from the scouts that the Polish army had also begun to move and was heading towards Moscow.
Navejk felt that time was running out, and he shouted to his soldiers: "Hurry up! Hurry up! Capture Moscow first, and victory will be ours. Hurry up!"
Under his constant urging, 20,000 Swedish troops galloped in the night, with the sound of rumbling hooves deafening, and rushed towards the city of Moscow against every second. Due to poor visibility, many soldiers stumbled and fell, and were injured or killed. They had no time to take care of these.
They rode non-stop all the way. When General Navijec led his army to the city of Moscow, the clouds in the sky parted and a bleak moonlight shone down obliquely. The open city gate was like the bloody mouth of a giant beast. There were no lights in the city, and it was as quiet as a dead city.
"Report!"
"General, the Polish army is still fifteen miles away from the city!"
"Quick, enter the city! Seize all the city gates and enter the city quickly!"
There was no time for Navejkovic to hesitate. He only had 20,000 troops, while the Poles had 60,000. He was at a disadvantage in terms of manpower. If he hesitated and let the Poles seize Moscow, he would become the laughing stock of the whole of Europe.
"Horek! Take 5,000 men and hold back the Polish army, quickly!"
"Yes, General!"
Navejk immediately ordered his army to charge into Moscow. The dead silence of Moscow was broken by the sound of horse hooves and cheers of the Swedes. Countless soldiers holding torches galloped through the streets;
After Vivi Jack entered the city, he felt something was wrong. As he walked, he found that there were a lot of furniture and firewood being pushed into the streets. He knocked open the houses on the street and found that there were also a lot of dry wood being pushed inside.
Before he could figure out what was going on, the ground suddenly began to shake violently. There were earth-shattering explosions that made people's eardrums hurt, and even some beams of the house collapsed.
"What's going on? What's going on?"
Navejk yelled. He rushed to a wider street and saw that the most violent explosion came from the Kremlin. The 81-meter-high white golden bell tower of Ivan the Great and the magnificent multi-faceted palace all collapsed in the explosion. A huge fire shot up into the sky, engulfing the entire Kremlin.
In addition, there were hundreds of explosion points and fire points throughout the city of Moscow. Many Swedish soldiers were blown into the air and turned into pieces of flesh. Nearly a hundred fire points were spread throughout the city, and the flames spread at an alarming speed. General Navijec was sure that it must be kerosene or other flammable materials that caused the fire to burn so quickly.
"This is a trap. The whole city of Moscow is a huge trap. Retreat! Retreat!"
General Navejk yelled hysterically and urged his horse to charge towards the north gate. Countless Swedish soldiers were panicked by the fire and they crowded together, neighing and screaming as they jumped towards the north gate.
The wind fueled the fire, and the fire fueled the wind. The fire shot up into the sky, lighting up the night sky. Hundreds of fires started from the fire, and the raging flames set fire to houses.
The wood and firewood piled up in the room made the fire even more ferocious. The flames more than ten meters high rolled in the wind, and the heat waves rolled. The Swedish soldiers who rushed into the city at night were so panicked that many of them couldn't even tell the direction and were trapped inside. The fire spread from all directions, leaving no escape.
General Navejek's hair and beard were curled up by the fire. He hurriedly fled out of the north gate and looked back at the burning city of Moscow. He felt like crying but had no tears. Many of his soldiers had not escaped and were trapped in the sea of fire. The horses were wailing and the soldiers were screaming, like evil spirits trapped in purgatory, which was terrifying to watch.
At this chaotic moment, the rumbling sound of horse hooves was heard again from the southern suburbs of Moscow, and groups of torches formed a sea of fire and flew over. General Navijek now felt inexplicably palpitating whenever he saw the fire.
"Report!"
"General, those coming from the south are the Qin people, the Qin army!"
"Retreat quickly!" This was General Navijack's order. Given the current situation, this might be his only choice. There was an ambush in the city, and many soldiers were trapped in the sea of fire. Those who managed to escape were still in shock. How could they possibly engage in battle immediately at this time
Tens of thousands of Swedish soldiers fled northward in a disorderly manner, and thousands of Qin soldiers chased them closely and attacked them fiercely. The Swedes had only escaped ten miles when suddenly ambushes appeared in front of them. The shouts of the Poles were like a wave, and torches were everywhere.
Navikje couldn't help but cry out inwardly, "It's all over, it's really all over." The Swedes, who were already being chased by the Qin army, were so badly hit that when they saw the ambush ahead, they were so frightened that they fled in all directions, running wildly in the night.
Poland and Sweden are old enemies. Sweden has invaded Poland many times and has been very aggressive. Now, the opportunity for revenge has come. The Poles are trying their best to chase and attack the Swedes.
Seeing how hard the Poles were working, Arsalan immediately led his 5,000 Qin troops back to the southern suburbs of Moscow and said, "We will not get involved."
After a night of pursuit, the 20,000 Swedish troops were either annihilated or dispersed. Governor Alexander Gosheski was extremely excited and sent another 20,000 troops to quickly march north to seize the Baltic coastal area and further expand the results of the battle.
The only good thing is that the fire in Moscow is still burning, with black smoke covering the sun. The Kremlin is destroyed, and the entire city of Moscow is destroyed. Once the fire is out, it will probably be good if the surrounding city walls are left.
Even so, Alexander Goshes could not hide his joy, because most of the entire European territory of Tsarist Russia became Poland.
And by the way, they dealt a heavy blow to Sweden, a powerful enemy. Sweden has a small population, and after this battle, its vitality was greatly damaged, and the threat to Poland will be greatly reduced. This is definitely a great achievement for Alexander Goshes.
However, what worried him was that Li Ding only sent half of his troops to escort the gold, silver and tens of thousands of young women to the Tsaritsyn Fortress, while the remaining 20,000 troops stayed behind and were stationed in the south of Moscow.
Alexander Goshes thought about the pie in the sky again. The previous agreement was just the words of a staff officer of the Qin army. As the saying goes, words are not enough, and Li Ding could completely deny this matter.
Think about it, the entire Don Plain and Moscow were conquered by the Qin Army. Who would believe it if they were just given to Poland for free
Alexander, who was worried, quickly sent his most trusted secretary, Arthurnalon, to Li Ding's camp to finalize the matter.
Facing the anxious Arthurnalon, Li Ding said calmly: "Our army conquered the Don River Plain and Moscow, and also helped your country severely inflict a heavy blow on its old enemy Sweden. Now, you want us to give up this large piece of land for nothing, of course not."
Arthurnalon was startled and said hurriedly, "General, didn't your envoy make it clear when he came to our camp?"
"I'm very sorry that he didn't convey my general's words clearly. It's impossible to give such a large piece of land for free, but if it is given to Poland as a betrothal gift, it can be discussed."
"bride price?"
"I heard that Princess Isabena of your country is only fifteen years old and is beautiful and elegant. My Great Qin is willing to use the entire Don River Plain as a betrothal gift to marry Princess Isabena of your country to be the imperial concubine of the Great Qin."
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