In the Polygonal Palace in Moscow, Grand Duke Vasily III of Moscow was discussing national affairs with ministers.
The war with the Crimean Khanate was very difficult. The Tatars, who had many advanced Ming Dynasty firearms, had the ability to attack fortresses. Coupled with their already strong cavalry and archery capabilities, the Muscovite army was defeated one after another. Several cities were lost, and tens of thousands of Slavs were sold to the Ming people like livestock by the Tatars.
At the same time, in the eastern border area with the Kazan Khanate, there were suddenly many Kazakhs who migrated from the Kazakh Khanate.
Because of their hurried migration, these Kazakhs lacked cattle, sheep, food, and supplies for the winter. Therefore, like the Tatars, they continued to plunder the Principality of Moscow.
"These Kazakhs are more greedy and cruel than the Tatars. Wherever they go, they are like locusts. They don't even intend to let go of a piece of wood."
Some ministers were reporting to Basil III the terror and greed of the Kazakhs.
"We must put pressure on Amin of the Kazan Khanate. This traitor, he betrayed us, and now he is even allowing these Kazakhs to plunder us."
"No, we must send troops to attack the Kazan Khanate. Not only must we wipe out all these hateful Kazakhs, but we must also cut off Amin's head and make it into a drinking vessel."
"Yes, blood debts must be repaid with blood~"
Every minister shouted: The Slavs are a very bloody nation, and they are barbaric and warlike at heart.
Listening to the shouting of the ministers, Vasily III frowned and remained silent.
He knows very well that the current situation in the Principality of Moscow can be said to be very bad.
Internal and external troubles~
The Tatars, Kazakhs outside, and the Poles and Lithuanians in the west. Internally, there are still a large number of people who oppose their own rule. The Slavs have never been unified and cannot unite their strength. This is what Slavs do. People have always been willing to be bullied. Si minus Si
He is committed to unifying all the Slavic principalities and bringing the power of the Slavs together, but he has only been a grand duke for a few years and does not have enough prestige and strength.
"Report~"
At this moment, someone hurriedly walked in.
"I just received news that a group of people under the banner of the Ming Empire entered our territory and fought with our cavalry, killing dozens of our cavalry."
"General Puskov has led his troops to encircle and annihilate this group of Ming people. Please give your Majesty's instructions!"
"What?"
"People from Ming Dynasty?"
When everyone heard this, they immediately stood up.
At this juncture, someone from the Ming Dynasty unexpectedly appeared again.
"How many are there?"
Vasily III asked quickly.
"There are not many people, only a dozen people, but they are very elite and very good at riding and shooting. A cavalry team of our border patrol encountered the opponent and was almost slaughtered one-sided."
"Only a dozen people?"
When Vasily III heard this, he immediately felt relieved. It was not the army of the Ming Empire.
¡°What are a dozen people doing in our Moscow Principality?¡±
"Are they the envoys of the Ming Empire?"
Vasily III thought carefully.
"Your Majesty, these Ming people are the most abominable. If the Ming people hadn't sold arms and weapons to the Tatars, we wouldn't have to be afraid of the Tatars at all."
"Also, it was these Ming people who bought slaves at high prices that stimulated the Tatars to rob us Slavs."
"We must kill all these Ming people. All the Ming people who dare to enter our territory must be killed to let them know how powerful we are!"
The ministers under his command kept shouting.
"These Ming people are so arrogant. They killed dozens of people on the territory of the Principality of Moscow and still dared to walk towards Moscow. They are simply arrogant and lawless.
"Quiet~"
Vasily III glanced at the ministers, shouted angrily, and suddenly became extremely quiet.
Although Basil III is still very young and has only been in power for a few years, he is currently the last princess of the Byzantine Empire. He has inherited the Byzantine Empire's acting style since he was a child and is dictatorial. As soon as he came to power, he aggressively excluded dissidents. Those in the past Anyone who opposed him was killed by him.
The traditional Duma deliberations are not available here.It's just going through the motions and has no effect.
"Send an order to General Puskov not to harm the people of Ming Dynasty~"
"Ask them clearly about their purpose of coming, and don't provoke the Ming Dynasty people."
Vasily III gave the order coldly.
Then he looked at the ministers and nobles present, and said: "I know that everyone hates the Ming people, and we all know that what happened to us Slavs is inextricably related to the Ming people."
¡°But I think everyone is also aware of the current situation in the Principality of Moscow. We are surrounded by enemies on all sides. More importantly, because of Tatar plunder, our normal production has been destroyed. We will face the most serious food crisis this year. ¡±牺如 xindingdianxsw.com 牺 914
"It is very easy to kill these dozen Ming people."
"But this does not solve the problem we are facing. It is easy to kill a dozen people from the Ming Dynasty, but I think everyone has heard that the people from the Ming Dynasty must retaliate."
"Killing more than a dozen Ming people, the Ming Empire will definitely put pressure on us. Maybe in the past we didn't have to care at all, but now, the Kazakh Khanate has been destroyed, and there is only one barrier between us and the Ming Empire. With the Kazan Khanate."
"As for the Kazan Khanate, they have surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. Amin, the traitor, has sent people to send beauties and treasures to the Ming Emperor."
"At that time, the powerful army of the Ming Empire can launch an attack on us directly through the Kazan Khanate. Who among you is confident that you can stop the powerful army of the Ming Empire?" Mi He Mi
"The powerful Ottoman Empire was beaten by the Ming Dynasty and had to cede territory for compensation. By then we probably won't even have room to cede territory for compensation. The Tatars will not let go of such an opportunity."
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