Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 952 Tsarist Russia’s Dilemma

"Soldiers, hurry up and save yourself!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"

All the generals flattened their bodies after thanking them, with excited smiles on their faces.

But there was one person who still knelt in front of Zhu Youjian and did not move. He was Meng Liang who was the first to attack Liang Zan by the Ming army.

As the vanguard of the Ming army, Meng Liang led the army for the first time and caused huge casualties. The number of casualties this time can be said to be the worst since the Ming army defended the capital. He is ready to be beheaded by His Majesty.

"Your Majesty, I have failed to let the soldiers under my command suffer heavy casualties. I am not only sorry for the casualties and their families, but also I am sorry for Your Majesty's grace. I have shamed the Ming army. Please punish me!"

Meng Liang was already in tears when he spoke. He was sad that his incompetence caused heavy casualties to soldiers.

The generals looked at the young general who was kneeling in front of the emperor, and felt mixed feelings, especially the little tigers who were close to Meng Liang, felt even more sad.

Zhang Fugui and Huang Dahu stepped forward and knelt down:
"Your Majesty, as Meng Liang's lieutenant general, we should also be responsible for the casualties of our soldiers, please punish us!"

Five or six little tigers including Huang Xiaohu and Zhang Lu also stepped forward and knelt down:
"Your Majesty, although Meng Liang caused casualties to the soldiers of the Ming army, this is his first time leading an army. I hope His Majesty will give you a lighter punishment."

Zhu Cilang knew that this time it was not the casualties caused by Meng Liang's strategic mistakes, but that Golovin was determined to eat the vanguard of the Ming army.

He even did not hesitate to use 15 troops defending the city, as well as artillery and Cossack cavalry.

But Meng Liang and the others did not choose to retreat. Instead, they killed more Tsarist Russian soldiers. It should be said that they won the battle.

Although Zhu Cihong also wanted to step forward and ask for a lighter punishment for Meng Liang, but considering his status, he did not move for the time being.

Because he is the prince, and these young generals are under his command. To be precise, they should be princelings. As a prince, he cannot speak for the young generals.

Otherwise, there are suspicions of self-respect, let's see how the father and emperor deal with them.

Li Dingguo worshiped the emperor more than the young generals. If the emperor wanted to punish the little tigers, it would be useless to plead for mercy.

Although Li Dingguo also admired Meng Liang and the others, he could not plead for mercy. He was worried that the emperor would feel isolated.

Zhu Youjian looked at Meng Liang, who was kneeling in front of him, and at Zhang Fugui and other young generals. He got up and walked back and forth in front of everyone.

Every time the emperor's footsteps landed, he thought of a heavy hammer hitting the hearts of the young generals. Although they were willing to accept the punishment, they still panicked when they thought of the Holy Dragon's might.

"How do you know that I want to punish Meng Liang? Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. It is impossible for soldiers to be safe and sound for the Ming Dynasty. War will kill people. This is the truth that children know. Let's all die!"

"what……"

The emperor's words not only made Meng Liang tearfully grateful, but also made the little tigers stunned. Zhu Cihong, Li Dingguo and other generals all showed smiles on their faces.

After a moment of bewilderment, the little tigers hurriedly kowtowed to the emperor:
"Thank you, Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"

Meng Liang knew that in the past those generals led their subordinates to fight, and if there were heavy casualties, they would all be terrified. They all knew that the soldiers of Ming Dynasty were very precious, and they were worried about being punished by the Holy Majesty.

There were so many casualties in the First World War last night, why didn't the Holy One say a word of blame?Meng Liang even had something wrong with his ears.

In the past, Ming Dynasty really lacked manpower, and the generals cherished the lives of their soldiers, and there was a huge advantage in equipment. If there were large casualties, it meant that there was something wrong with their tactics.

Now that many countries have popularized firearms, imagine how it used to be when fighting against cold weapons. It is very difficult to win tens of thousands of digits in one battle. It is said that no one can die in a war.

A group of old guys are almost summoners, and they will withdraw from the stage of history sooner or later, and Meng Liang and his young tigers are the military talents Zhu Youjian trained for the future of Ming Dynasty.

It was also the first time for Meng Liang to lead troops into battle, and it was normal for him to lack experience. How could Zhu Youjian punish him, unless Meng Liang abandoned the Ming army and became an escaped general, then Zhu Youjian would definitely chop off his head.

"Your Majesty, I invite you to fight again, let me still charge forward as the vanguard of the Ming Dynasty! This time I will definitely not repeat the same mistakes."

In order to repay His Majesty's kindness to him, Meng Liang once again asked to go to Moscow, the capital of Tsarist Russia, as a vanguard of the Ming Dynasty, hoping that the Emperor would give him a chance.

Zhu Youjian nodded in satisfaction. In fact, he was still very satisfied with Meng Liang's performance in the Liangzan battle. Of course, he would not disqualify him as a pioneer.

"Okay, I promise you. I hope you will remember that our army has the advantage of firearms. When we encounter a strong enemy in overseas operations, we can choose to retreat strategically once we lose the enemy. Don't blindly fight the opponent to the death."

"According to the order!"

Tsar Alexei was dumbfounded when he received the battle report that the Ming army had defeated Ryazan and that Golovin had committed suicide and died for his country.

He never thought that the Ming army would be so powerful.

Liang Zan was the main battlefield where Tsarist Russia blocked the invasion of Ming Dynasty. Tsarist Russia invested 20 troops to prepare for a showdown with the Ming army. It would be best to defeat the Ming army in one battle.

But now only more than 20 of the 4 troops of the Tsarist Russian Empire have returned, and the others were either killed in battle or captured.

Alexei is not sad for the soldiers who died in battle, the key point is that no one is available to him now.

Tsarist Russia at this time was far from being as powerful as it was in the nineteenth century, and their total military strength was only over 50.

Although more than 50 is not a small number, but he has to face several countries at the same time, it is impossible to concentrate all his troops to deal with Ming.

You know, even in the two battles of Yaksa in the 17s, Tsarist Russia invested how much troops.

The strength of the Qing army's first Yaksa battle was mainly 1500 Ninguta soldiers led by Sabusu, plus 500 Shengjing soldiers, and 500 rattan soldiers added, for a total of about 2500 soldiers.

On the Tsarist side, there were 450 soldiers, 3 cannons, and 300 shotguns.Although it has the advantage of a castle, its strength is still much weaker than that of the Qing army.

In the second battle of Yaksa, the Qing army also had more than 2000 people, while Tsarist Russia only had about 800, and the strength was also very different.

They weren't even an army at that time, they were just a pioneering regiment of Tsarist Russia, and no amount of troops could be drawn out of Tsarist Russia.

Even so, while the Eastern Captive regime won the war, it still caused us to lose many lands such as the Far East and Lake Baikal forever.

Years of continuous wars against Europe have drastically reduced the young and strong population of Tsarist Russia. Now it is very difficult to recruit troops, and the economy is also facing huge problems.

There are still a lot of troops left in the northwest and southwest to prevent the invasion of the Ottoman Empire and the Polish-Lithuanian Kingdom.

Due to years of wars, the people have been plunged into the fire, starvation and cannibalism have occurred in many places.

At present, a large number of serf uprisings broke out in Pskov in the north of Tsarist Russia and the eastern and southern regions of Russia.

Alexei is now in the same situation as when Zhu Youjian first took over Daming. Even so, he still extended his hand to Siberia and the Western Regions. It is too late to regret it now!

It can be said that Tsarist Russia currently has a serious shortage of troops that can be used to deal with Ming Dynasty, how can Alexei not be nervous!
Alexei convened a meeting with the big bosses of Tsarist Russia to discuss countermeasures, and finally came to the conclusion that he could only put together an army of [-] to deal with Ming Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)