The Ming Dynasty was preparing to attack the Siberian plains. So, what was Tsarist Russia doing as the defensive side? Are they just watching the Ming Dynasty conquer Siberia?

Of course, this kind of thing is impossible. Tsarist Russia is also actively preparing for war, but they have no industrial foundation at this time. They can only cast the most primitive red cannons, while they can only build the most primitive mesh rope guns.

The Red Barbarian cannons are better. As long as they accumulate a certain number, they will still have some restraining effects on the Ming army's siege cars and digging city walls. The clamping gun will not work. In front of the Ming army's flintlock gun, it is just a dish at all.

In response to this situation, Rozov, the Prime Minister of Tsarist Russian Cabinet, ordered the military headquarters to desperately cast red barbarian cannons to increase the defense of the bastion, while asking for help from the European powers, hoping that they could provide more flintlock guns. He even wanted the European powers to provide support cannons to deal with the Ming army's artillery formation.

The Russian military headquarters had no objection. Originally, Rozov was a powerful minister similar to a dictator within Tsarist Russia, and almost no one dared to resist him. In addition, the enemy was about to hit their European mainland. If they didn't fight to cast cannons, they would probably not have the chance to cast cannons in the future.

Therefore, the military is still quite active. There are many artillery cast in the past six months. Basically, each bastion in the Siberian Plain has reached more than 100, which is a very terrifying number. You should know that Tsarist Russia has hundreds of bastions in the Siberian Plain, which means that the total number of guns in these bastions is tens of thousands!

However, these are not enough to resist the Ming army's attack, because the Ming army's artillery range was farther than theirs, and the number of artillery was far greater than that of the defenders when attacking the bastion. Unless each bastion had more than a thousand artillery pieces, or had more than the Ming army in terms of artillery range, the Siberian plain would sooner or later be occupied by the Ming army.

It is obviously unrealistic to have more than a thousand cannons for each bastion. Tsarist Russia could not have cast so many cannons in a short period of time. Now, the only hope is that the continental powers can support a batch of cannons for them. Even if each bastion is equipped with ten cannons, Rozov is confident that he will restrain the Ming army's attack.

He also knew that the Ming army could not afford to be injured. Although the number of Ming army reached millions, if tens of thousands of casualties were killed and tens of thousands of people were killed and killed every time a bastion was captured, the Ming army would not be able to stand it, because after capturing the entire Siberian plain, millions of Ming troops would be killed and killed, and to use up all their main forces in order to seize territory. Rozov believed that the emperor of the Ming Empire was not so stupid.

He also believed in the power of cannons. You must know that cannons are almost the same as the artillery with the farthest range of the Ming army. In addition, the height advantage of the bastion, the defenders can completely suppress the Ming army. Each bastion kills tens of thousands of people, which is considered a small number.

Of course, he never thought that the Ming army had changed its tactics, and armored tanks were not afraid of artillery at all. He even never thought that the European powers did not intend to provide him with any more weapons, let alone cannons, even flintlock rifles were not intended to give him another one!

However, the European powers did not ignore his request for help. Richele replied to him a passionate letter of praise, praising his contribution to the anti-Habsburg Alliance in the past two years, and reassuring him that the anti-Habsburg Alliance will soon launch a full-scale counterattack against the Ming Habsburg Alliance, and the Ming army will naturally retreat by then.

When Rozov saw this letter of praise, he was so angry that he felt like he was filled with smoke. Does he need praise? Everyone is a powerful minister of a country, and Rozov also needs Richelieu's praise!

What he needed were muskets and artillery, rather than a few useless praises. He also knew that Richelius was treating him as a pawn. If the Ming Empire had not had too much land in Tsarist Russia and had left him without a step, he really wanted to shake hands with the Ming Empire now and let Richelius go to eat shit.

However, he is already in a difficult situation. If he doesn't repel the Ming Empire, he will definitely be levied by his domestic opponents, because he was the one who advocated sneak attacking the Ming Empire. Now, the sneak attack will not happen, but the Ming Empire will have to urinate and lose thousands of miles of land. He can't resist the responsibility.

Now Richelieu is clearly perfunctory to him. If the old fox is just perfunctory, that would be fine. So he ran to Paris with his confidants again and asked Richelieu to argue with him.

If you don’t give weapons, you can just stand the most fierce Ming Empire in the Ming Habsburg Alliance alone, and dream!

Richelieu also knew that this guy would definitely come over, so he had prepared for it. It was a sumptuous dish and a warm welcome, just like an old friend came.

This time, Rozov didn't have such a good temper. He even ignored the noble style. He looked down on a table of food and walked directly to Richelieu's study, as if he was at his own mansion.

Seeing his angry look, Richelieu shook his head with a wry smile, and followed helplessly.

When he arrived at the study, Rozov didn't need to say hello, and sat down directly, his face showed frost and said nothing. He wanted to see how the old fox fooled him.

Richelieu sat down with a guest and smiled and said, "Prime Minister, what's wrong with you? Who made you angry?"

Who messed with it? Of course, it was you, the old fox. He asked knowingly, and Rozov snorted but still didn't speak.

Richelieu asked calmly: "Prime Minister, are you angry about muskets and artillery?"

Do you know I was angry about this? Rozov finally couldn't help but speak, "His Royal Highness, do you think we can withstand the Ming Empire without giving weapons to support?"

Richelieu heard this and said lightly: "Didn't the Ming Empire just conquered your eight bastions last year? You have so many bastions, and the Ming Empire will not be able to conquer within a few years. Don't worry, we will launch a counterattack soon."

Rozov was so angry that he didn't fight you, of course you were not panicked. He said coldly: "That's how you treat your allies? You just watched the Ming Empire fight all the way to the continent and our imperial capital, and destroy us?"

Richelieu shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Prime Minister, how can you say that? We are really ready to counterattack the Habsburg Alliance of the Ming Dynasty. Now we don't have enough weapons to support you. I really can't take out the weapons to support you. Please hold on. Once we launch a counterattack, the Ming Empire will retreat."

He even thought I was so easy to deceive. Rozov rolled his eyes and replied coldly: "Persist? We have been persevering for two years, what have you done?"

Richelieu heard the message, thought for a while, and then said seriously: "Prime Minister, you really don't believe it. I can take you to see it, but I hope you don't tell me everything you see."

Rozov was a little shaken now. He wanted to see it with his own eyes. This old fox couldn't make a false statement. Could it be that what he said was true?

Richelieu really didn't lie to Rozov this time. The anti-Kabsburg alliance was really ready to launch a counterattack. After he took Rozov around for a long time, Rozov actually went back without saying a word!

What exactly has the anti-Habsburg Alliance prepared to counterattack the Ming Habsburg Alliance? This is a later story, so I will not forget it here.

In short, Rozov believed it. As long as he persisted, the Ming Empire would retreat when the anti-Habsburg alliance launched a counterattack!
Chapter completed!