These news surprised Carl XII for a long time. He spent a lot of energy to plan this battle. Now it seems that he was simply punching the cotton. At least for a while after listening to the scout's report, King Carl did not completely believe it. He believed that this was a conspiracy. Perhaps the Polish and Saxony coalition forces were leading the Swedish army into the heart of Poland.

You should know that at this time, the Russian army had surrounded Narva, and 1,800 defenders rely on castles and 300 cannons to support the attack of tens of thousands of Russian troops. Once the Swedish army heads south into the heart of Poland, they are likely to be attacked by north and south.

But facts are facts, which are easy to prove. When the whereabouts of the Swedish army cannot be completely kept secret, after staying in this pine forest for a month and a half, King Carl finally figured out the situation. There was no conspiracy. Even if there were, it was not directed at him, the Swedish king, but at the new Polish king, Augustus II.

Although Augustus ascended the Polish throne as he wished, this did not mean that his rule in Poland was smooth. A large number of nobles rose up and rebelled. Augustus led his Saxon army to fight everywhere, suppressed these nobles, and used the Saxon army to occupy many fortresses and transportation in Poland, which actually formed military rule.

On the military battlefield, Augustus won steadily and reached a northern alliance with Denmark and Russia in diplomacy. However, in internal affairs, Augustus II still could not control Poland. The Polish Sum Conference had always been in an ambiguous state of attitude towards the Great Northern War.

They did not want to participate in this war as these nobles understood Poland's strength more than anyone else.

Poland was divided, and after the death of the heroic king Sobesky, no one could integrate the army of Poland and Lithuania. As nobles, they also understood what would happen if this war was won, that is, Augustus' prestige and strength would increase, turning Poland into a hereditary, absolutely monarchical country, and the interests of all nobles would be damaged.

Failure of war means damage to interests, and victory of war means damage to interests. There is no need to explain why the Polish nobles’ attitude towards war is ambiguous.

A few months ago, Augustus led 14,000 coalition forces across the border and attacked Riga City. Although he successfully occupied it, he also suffered huge casualties.

In the current Livornia region, a small number of troops sent by Augustus joined forces with the army of the Livornian nobles to occupy Riga and defended the city. The king himself was still quarreling with the Sem Conference in Warsaw. Kar, who was in Sem, finally got a definite news in October. The source of the news was the Polish Great Gatman Rupomirsky, who controlled the elite Polish wing cavalry troops. The Great Gatman sent people to send the news, representing not only him, but also most of the nobles in the Sem Conference in Poland.

The Polish envoy stated their position to King Carl, that is, the war between the Polish Federation and Sweden is the personal behavior of King Augustus. The Polish nobles and army only participated under the coercion of the king. The envoy also promised that the Polish Federation would not send more than 10,000 troops to the war.

The personal demand of the Great Gaitman Rupomirsky is that he is unable to stop Augustus from marching into Livornia and from the two countries to start a war. However, he said that he could not inform Karl XII of military intelligence, just requesting King Carl not to take the initiative to attack the army he led when the two armies confronted each other, and the Great Gaitman also promised that he would not take the initiative to attack the Swedish army in the decisive battle.

News from the Polish Federation continued to spread. Augustus was not only facing the betrayal of the Polish Lithuanian nobles at any time and anywhere, but even now, he could not get the war military expenses he wanted, and it was even more impossible for him to be approved by the Seum Conference to establish a standing army.

"Because victory cannot be accepted, the Polish and Lithuanian nobles are now helping Sweden. Similarly, if one day they encounter situations where they cannot accept failure, they will also help Augustus." This is a sentence in Jiang Xianyun's report to Ceuta, which concisely summarizes the situation of various countries in the Northern War.

Ceuta

Li Junwei returned to Ceuta in September of the 37th year of the empire. In May, he received news from Sweden that Carl XII would personally lead the army to regain Vonia in the second half of the year. Although the empire did not participate in the war, it must have control over the war, and the best control is the army's bayonet.

So Li Junwei hurried to Xijin, dispatched troops and carried out combat preparations.

In Xijinhezhen, the Imperial Army and the Vanguard Army were gathering and organizing an army of more than 60,000. Once the Empire-supported Sweden was taken away, the army would go north and organize Russia to take advantage of the victory of the war to expand in the Baltic Sea.

Of course, if Russia suffers a crushing defeat and is on the verge of destruction, the empire doesn't mind eating a ready-made portion.

In the study, Li Junwei was fiddling with a new camera when he heard the attendant come in and report: "Prince, the battle area is ready and is waiting for the prince."

Li Junwei nodded and said to the attendant: "Come on, Shaojie, I'll take a picture for you first and stand up."

"Oh, that's the humble position, you have to organize your appearance." The attendant Shaojie said with a smile. This attendant was born in the Batulu camp of the Imperial Guard, and was born in Aisin Gioro. After the reform of the foreign vassal states, the family title was retained. Although the territory was gone, the emperor treated these people more preferentially through the two major systems of the Lifan Academy and the Imperial Guard. Shaojie was the Batulu camp that he entered that year. Because of his cleverness in doing things, Li Junwei had to come to serve in the imperial front.

Li Junwei put his head into the operating box, drilled out again, and said, "You said you don't laugh, just take pictures, how can you not laugh?"

"This... the prince is in front of me, and I dare not to be a man."

"In this way, press your tongue against your palate. By the way, I'll have a three-point smile." Li Junwei said, busy with his hands, but no matter how he fiddled with it, it would not work. He came out and asked the attendant in charge of taking photos: "Come and see, what's going on, why can't I do it once I do it."

The photographer quickly started to repair it, while Li Junwei asked: "Shaojie, are you familiar with the people in the combat office?"

"This period of time is a welcome reception, and I am familiar with it even if I am not familiar with it." Shaojie said with a smile.

"Who are they?"

"The guards, army and navy have all come. Now the affiliation is in the attendant room, with a total of seventeen people. It is said that many of them were personally selected by the emperor. The combat director Su Weihua is Jiang Xianyun's junior. He is 37 years old this year. He is the rank of brigadier general of the imperial guard. He has served as the deputy commander of the military delegation and has also served as a military officer stationed in Cornisburg. The army and the navy are both staff members who are directly dispatched from the military headquarters. They are all lieutenant colonels, and the rest are majors and captains." Shaojie said.

"Isn't anyone from Rifanyuan?"

"No, speaking of this, Army Lieutenant Colonel Teng Ming's mother was born in Mongolian Wei Lat, and she was considered to be related to the Lifanyuan."

"Do you know why there is no one from the Lifanyuan?" Li Junwei's head drilled into the operation box again, but his mouth did not stop.

Shaojie thought about it but still honestly didn't know. Li Junwei said: "I guess the emperor's mind is that you are by my side. Then he will transfer a young hero from the Lifan Academy. It is difficult to arrange."

"What kind of virtue can you do when you are humble?"

"I have asked someone to arrange it. You can also go to the combat office and the attendant's room in advance. If you want to do something, you can't just be familiar with me and you must have achievements." Li Junwei said, and Shaojie quickly thanked him.

After fiddling carefully for a long time, she took a photo of Shaojie. After asking the attendant to take a photo of the two of them, Li Junwei said: "Clearn out the two photos and send one to the country. The single photos were sent to Shaojie's father to let Shaojie know that his son is doing well with me. The other one is sent directly to Shaojie's home in Beijing. Shaojie, I heard that your mother was going on a blind date for you in China. I thought, your lieutenant's dress is really not outstanding, so it's better to take it with me.

This way, your mother is so proud of her when she shows her. She can say it. Look, the handsome guy next to the prince is Shaojie. You must say this. Don’t take this photo, and the girl will fall in love with me in the end."

After giving instructing the servant, Li Junwei took Shaojie to the combat hall. Shaojie said distressedly: "Actually, I don't want to get married so early. My mother always calls me, and I am not in China yet, how can I get engaged in a hurry?"

"Let me contact me first. If the girl is willing to send a letter to Hongyan for 30,000 miles and is already moved before she meets you, then she is a really good girl. Do you know, the wife of King Ying is here like this?" Li Junwei said, and took Shaojie into the combat hall.

Shaojie hurried forward and recommended Li Junwei one by one. Li Junwei said a few words of hard work, and then said: "The situation in Europe is tense now, but the empire will not participate in the war hastily, but the necessary preparations must be advanced, and the combat office will begin.

This world is too chaotic, and it is a good time for soldiers to make achievements. Your role now is to serve as my military adviser."

King Yu Li Junwei served as the highest commander of the Empire's overseas army for a long time, and the Empire has never been able to expand its territory. But the problem is that although Li Junwei made great achievements in combat, he is really not a qualified commander and never actively intervened in military command. However, the Imperial military never talked about King Yu for this. Instead, it believed that this prince knew people and was good at responsibilities, never overestimated his affairs, and had more room for his work.

"What is the theme of today's conference?" Li Junwei asked Xiang Shaojie.

Shaojie said: "General Su rushed back from the Baltic front and introduced the situation on the northern battlefield to the prince."

Li Junwei nodded: "General Su, let's start."

Su Weihua opened a curtain on a small blackboard, and a large photo was displayed in front of everyone. The photos were black and white, mostly white. Some of this statement seemed to be a negative film that was accidentally exposed, but in fact it recorded the moment when the army stood up and attacked during the wind and snow.

"The city in the lower left corner is Narva, when the Russian army was besieging, and the army that occupied the main area of ​​the photo was the Imperial Guards and the Army under the Swedish King Karl, a total of about 8,000 people.

In the Livornia area, after King Karl determined that Augustus' army would not be threatened, he stayed the main force to act as suspicious soldiers near Riga, personally led 8,000 elite infantry and cavalry, crossed the 250-kilometer wasteland in the cold winter, arrived at the city of Narva, and quickly launched an attack on the Russian siege troops, achieving a great victory.

At that time, no one thought that the weather was four times different in force, the Swiss army dared to launch an attack... "Su Weihua obviously witnessed the battle himself, and he was still unsatisfied when talking.

Li Junwei coughed lightly: "The specific battle process is the military's business, you only talk about the result."

Su Weihua said: "The Russian army was defeated, and the Russian army, with a total of less than 40,000 people, lost at least 18,000 people, of which about 7,000 died in battle, and the rest were either drowned or frozen to death. Ten other Russian generals were captured."

"Where is the Russian Emperor Peter?"

"The day before the attack, Peter was inspected in front of the army and saw the Swedish reinforcements. He thought the reinforcements were not large in size, the Russian army had the advantage of military strength and fortifications, and in such a bad weather, he would not attack. And the logistics problems continued, and he handed over the command of the army to a foreign duke who could not even speak Russian. Peter himself later withdrew to manage the logistics..."

"Peter was not dead or captured, right?" Li Junwei interrupted Su Weihua's words.

Su Weihua nodded, and Li Junwei asked: "What is Ruijun doing before you come back?"

“They are celebrating victory.”

"What about the next military operation?"

"Your Highness, although King Carl respects the empire's military advisory group, especially General Jiang, the problem is that Carl never reveals military plans to us."

Li Junwei looked at the photo for a long time and turned around and asked, "Do you think the Swedish army will drive straight into Moscow after gathering in the main force?"

"From a strategic perspective, it is very likely to take advantage of the great victory and take advantage of the Russian army's assembly to attack Moscow, reach an alliance under the city like Denmark, and force Russia to withdraw from the war," said an army major.

Li Junwei shook his head: "What I want you to do is not strategic prediction, but to answer whether this plan is feasible."

"I don't think it's feasible." Su Weihua took the initiative.

“How to say it.”

Su Weihua said: "I have been to the Near Novgorod region of Russia. Although it is on the Baltic Sea and close to Livornia, the economic situation is completely different. Let me give an inappropriate example. If Livornia is Liaoning in our country, then the Inglia and Novgorod regions are Jilin and Heilongjiang.
Chapter completed!