Chapter 24 The Unpopular Moscow (Part 2) (Leader Desheng Zoroaster
Moscow made great efforts to deal with Tver's decline.
During the "Civil War", the Principality of Tver took the lead. As a result, Moscow directly reported the news and time of their preparations for the uprising to the Khanate garrison. They also told them that the Tver people were afraid that they would not be able to eat them with their own strength.
, so reinforcements were brought in. An army from Suzdal had already set off and happened to pass through Moscow in the past two days. In addition, the Poles may have also joined the conspiracy.
At that time, the new troops of the Northern Tent were still scattered in various places. The three battalions in the Tver area were commanded by the famous general Totuo Mametinikus who later became a grand master. The internal records of this battle in the Purple Tent are very detailed.
, it is a classic case until now.
Tuotuo believed that time was already very tight and it might be too late to recall the entire army, and it would definitely alarm the other party and lead to a melee.
However, the Russian military system was not perfect, and they were very slow to assemble soldiers. Although they acted earlier, they were probably not fully ready yet, so they set the action date for two days later.
Moreover, all this was done secretly. The nobles in charge were also afraid of the Khan's court. In order to prevent being discovered in advance and being blamed by the Khan's main force, they did not dare to summon soldiers, but showed up frequently.
Trying to avoid suspicion from the garrison.
Now the people of Russia don't know that the new army has got the news, so they should seize the time to capture the thief and the king and launch a surprise attack on the noble people of Russia.
Tuotuo planned to select fifty elite soldiers from nearby soldiers to carry out a beheading operation. An accountant named Chen Feng also insisted on joining, saying that he was a former ranger in Dadu and had experience. He also said that fifty people would carry out the attack.
, there are too many people, more than ten are enough. But fifty people are too few to carry out the entire operation, so everyone in the camp needs to be organized to support.
Seeing that he was confident, everyone planned to listen to him.
Chen Feng volunteered to go to the city for reconnaissance and came back at night. Everyone was anxious and asked if they wanted to attack at night.
Chen Feng said that when he entered the city, he found that the nobles were hiding and wary when they saw him, and some of them were never seen. Although there were not many soldiers, they were all guarding key positions. On the watchtower of the wooden city wall, several
Officer Ross visited the west from time to time and sent people out of the city to patrol and visit. It can be seen that reinforcements are still on the way. This is not a good time to act.
At his insistence, everyone waited until the next day.
Early in the morning, Chen Feng set out to wander around the city again. By the afternoon, everyone was so anxious that they all wanted to set off on their own. Tuo Tuo forced everyone to stay. At this time, Chen Feng came back with a can of wine.
He told everyone that there were many carriages parked at the gate of the Grand Duke's residence, which meant that the nobles had gone to a meeting. One of the carriages was obviously muddy, and he was an envoy from afar. At the intersection, he met a noble, who had arrogant eyes.
Not hiding their disgust and disdain shows that they feel they are ready and no longer bother to hide it.
To the west of the city, cooking smoke can be seen in the distance. This is the arrival of reinforcements from Suzdal. In the woods to the east of the city, birds and beasts are running out in panic. This is the local army that has also gathered. The Russian army is very "traditional"
"It requires the organization and leadership of the small nobles. This means that a large number of middle and lower-level officers whose loyalty and combat effectiveness are trustworthy are actually not in the city, but outside to greet the soldiers who have been recruited.
The guards stationed in the city were relaxed, and there were far fewer people. There were only a few well-dressed attendants going back and forth between the west gate and the official residence, carrying slaughtered meat. When he went to buy wine, no one came to take care of him.
This is because the Ross army is loosely organized and the action plan is informed to the soldiers in advance, which will inevitably be leaked. Therefore, ordinary soldiers do not actually know what is going on. Even lower-level officers may only know that something is going on and do not know the detailed plan. Reinforcements and envoys
They had already arrived, but the Beiya Army outside the city still didn't respond. The trusted officers who knew about it were relieved and became more relaxed than before.
Chen Feng said that now that the outside of the city is tight and the inside is loose, and the nobles are staying together, it is an opportunity to take action. If you wait until night, these nobles will finish their gatherings and banquets, and will return to their respective headquarters, waiting for the day, so at night it is
The time is not conducive to an attack. Action should be taken now.
He asked fifty people to find several large carts from the military camp, filled them with wine, and pushed them to the busy Ximen Gate. He said that the city master wanted to have a banquet for guests and borrowed the wine from the military camp. The soldiers at the door
Sure enough, they knew nothing and were ready to let them go, but the guard officer suddenly came out with two guards and ordered them not to enter.
Chen Feng and others started making noises, saying that this was to cause trouble for them and prevent them from doing business. However, everyone also knew what this meant. It was just to point out benefits, which was easy to say. So, Chen Feng opened a barrel of wine and said that he would give
Everyone has some, so everyone can give each other some face.
When the Russian soldiers smelled the aroma of wine, they all came over to ask for it. The officer did not allow them to take it, and everyone just regarded it as a master and nosy. Those who were close muttered and ran away, not wanting to pay attention to him. Those who were far away sneaked over to him.
Want wine.
The officer was furious and scolded the soldiers, telling them to expel these people and close the city gate. However, at the end of the team, a strong man, using the cover of his companions, suddenly drew his bow from under the barrel and shot three arrows in a row. The officer and a soldier responded
The man fell down, and the mail armor on the other man's body got stuck on the arrow. He staggered, turned around and wanted to run away. Chen Feng, who was still carrying the wine barrel, threw the barrel out and knocked him to the ground.
Everyone drew their weapons from the car one after another. The surrounding Russian soldiers were frightened and fled in all directions. Chen Feng lit the hay on the car as a signal, and then everyone rushed into the city gate, cutting down everyone they saw along the way, and went straight to the official residence.
Along the way, they encountered almost no obstruction, but there were many guards near the official residence and they could not enter for a while. Chen Feng ordered to set fire to it.
Almost all Russian cities are made of wood, and the area around the official residence is no exception. The nobles in the house have heard the noise and seen the flames rising, and they all hurried out, trying to figure out what happened. The guards who were originally in good order
Immediately there was chaos, and everyone ran around following their master.
At this time, after receiving the signal, Tuotuo abandoned the camp and rushed in from the west gate on horseback with more than a hundred people who could fight, asking the soldiers in the team who knew Slavic dialect to shout "The Suzdal people have rebelled! They killed
The Grand Duke!"
The guards around the official residence saw horse teams clashing back and forth amidst the fireworks, and wanted to protect the nobles and break out to the deserted east side to join the army outside the city in the east. The soldiers in the east of the city had not been attacked yet, and they only heard that Suzdal
The reinforcements rebelled and came in from the west gate. The small bosses drove the soldiers westward, hoping to drive away the invaders and rescue the nobles.
However, seeing that the guards were retreating to the east and hearing that someone said that the Grand Duke was dead, the soldiers abandoned their officers and turned around and ran away.
A large number of people crowded at the southeast gate, unable to get out, trampling on each other and leaving many dead. Grand Duke Tver and several important ministers were killed in the rebellion, and the Polish envoy escaped over the wall.
The army outside the city didn't know what happened. They saw the city suddenly burst into flames and a group of broken soldiers escaped. After waiting for a long time, they didn't get any orders except the rumors they brought out. The Boye gentlemen who came from the countryside realized that the situation was not right.
Wonderful, they all dispersed and went home, and the army that had just been assembled also dispersed.
The next morning, the Suzdal reinforcements arrived near the city and were ready to cooperate with the operation, but found that the Tver people were already finished. The commander did not dare to take risks and hurriedly withdrew the army. The Beiya Army had been protected for several days.
During the rest period, we were able to recall the troops sent to various places. In the following months, we suppressed the rebellion and suppressed various local rebels.
This was the first battle that made Totu Maimaitinikus famous, and also made Chen Feng famous. At that time, he was Pasai Khan and the "Mazar Butcher" Basil III Yerige specially transferred him back to Dadu to let him
He trained scouts and diplomats. Chen Feng's youngest son, Chen Xiao, is now in the Guo family's army. Guo Kang has chatted with him several times, so he is very familiar with this period of history.
For the Russian countries, this battle was equally impressive.
The Polish envoy who narrowly escaped death scolded the Russians, accusing them of being stupid and cowardly, which was not material for success. Later, due to their deep involvement in the "Civil War", they did not get much benefit in the end, and the Polish upper class
They put all the blame on this bad start and believed that the defeat was all the fault of the Russians. The Poles therefore despised the Russian countries even more, thinking that forming an alliance with them was completely a side effect, and did not even bother to contact them to attack the Khanate.
The Principality of Tver lost a large number of nobles, its power was greatly damaged, and it has never recovered. Because this battle was too outrageous, after the incident, the surviving nobles made many inquiries and found out that something was wrong - the reason why it was so sudden was because the Muscovites were inside
To cause harm.
Tver and his allies therefore hated Moscow deeply, believing that it was this group of informers who had caused them misfortune. After that, Moscow wanted to take the opportunity to annex Tver, but was met with desperate resistance by the locals. Other principalities also took the opportunity to join the Khan's court.
He complained that Moscow was not a good person either, which made the annexation plan ultimately fail.
However, Muscovites don't care, after all, this business is so profitable.
Chapter completed!