Chapter 1118: Moscow (3)

In 1147, after his victory in a battle after a battle for the throne of Kiev, Grand Duke Dolgoruky celebrated his victory at a location called Moscow on the border of the Vladimir Principality, which was the first mention of Moscow in the history books.

The Russians regard this year as the day of the birth of Moscow. Then, in 1156, Grand Duke Dolgolu consolidated the defenses of Moscow, and Moscow began to take shape.

In the 14th century, the Russians rallied Moscow to fight against the Mongol aristocracy, and in the 15th century, they unified Russia and established a centralized feudal state, with Moscow becoming the capital of Russia.

By the 15th century, Moscow had surpassed London, Prague and some of the largest European cities in terms of population and territory. In 1712 Peter the Great moved the capital to St. Petersburg, but Moscow remains Russia's largest economic, political and cultural center and still plays the role of Russia's second capital.

Tsar Hail. The Romanovs and the Russian top brass were more pleased with the large number of refugees entering Moscow. Historically, there have been Russian civil rebels who liberated Moscow, which was occupied by Polish invaders.

In 1610, the Polish army attacked again. In the Battle of Klušino, 7,000 elite Polish cavalry defeated 40,000 Russian troops, who were in disarray. Under the pressure of the big nobles in Moscow and the representatives of the nobles in various places, Tsar Shuisky issued an edict in July of that year to announce his abdication, and Moscow surrendered.

At this time, Sweden in the north also took advantage of the fire to loot and captured several cities such as Novgorod in northern Russia. Russia is in danger of losing its independence and sovereignty completely.

With the central power almost no longer existing, the Russian people bravely stood up and took up the mission of saving the fate of the country. The Muscovites revolted in 1611. They grabbed the armory and armed themselves and rushed to the Kremlin. The Polish troops stationed in the Kremlin fought fiercely with the rebels, but in the end the rebels were defeated.

Year 1612. In the wealthy city of Nizhny Novgorod, a detachment of civil fundraisers appeared. The leaders were Kuzma Minin, a wealthy merchant of the city, and Dmitry Pozharsky, a military general.

The rebel army led by Minin and Pozharsky completely defeated the Polish army, saved Russia from secession, and guaranteed the independence and sovereign integrity of the country. After the expulsion of foreign enemies, Russia was restored, and in 1613 the first tsar of the Romanov dynasty was elected.

Tsar Hail. The Romanovs and the great nobles and merchants of Russia, as well as the heads of the gentry councils in various places. Mass mobilization took place in Russia. Call on residents everywhere to donate money and organize an army to fight the Tatar invaders and defend Moscow.

When the inhabitants heard the news of the Tatar invasion of Russia again, they enthusiastically donated money and materials. Refugees from all over the country who poured into Moscow also enthusiastically joined the army.

Just a few days in Tsar Moscow Hail. Under the organization of the Romanovs and the top of the Russian aristocracy, a militia of 50,000 men was formed. And also hired a large number of Cossacks, created a cavalry army of several thousand people.

A large influx of refugees into Moscow. They also organized themselves to help the defenders of Moscow consolidate the fortifications. All the young men also spontaneously formed a people's army, armed with rudimentary weapons, to help the Russian army encircle Moscow.

At the same time, cities and towns across Russia began to make large-scale donations, organized local people and nearby refugees to form militia armed forces, and vigorously strengthened the city defenses to defend their cities.

Last year there was news of the Tatars wreaking havoc in areas such as west of the Ural Mountains and east of the Kara River. It has spread all over Russia. The brutal Tatars killed people when they saw them, and robbed women when they saw them. They also robbed all the food and supplies, and finally burned down all the houses.

What is even more infuriating is that when the Tatars left, they also poured their corpses and excrement into wells and rivers in various places, polluting the local water sources. caused a local epidemic.

So at present, the countryside in the vast area around Moscow is almost empty. People from all over the country poured into Moscow and the surrounding towns, helping the old and the young.

The Russians took away all the food and other materials, buried and hid everything that could not be taken away, burned down their own houses, and even buried wells. In a radius of hundreds of miles around Moscow. Carried out the practice of fortified wall clearing.

The town of Lyubertsy in the southeast of Moscow, where residents and nearby refugees are also busy. Although the town is not large, there are only about 1,000 people with some refugees in the vicinity.

But a militia of more than 200 people was formed, armed with dozens of muskets of various types and two light front-loading guns. Under the leadership of several veterans in the town, everyone is building the town's city defenses day and night.

A ring of ditches was dug around the perimeter of the town, the wooden walls were heightened and reinforced, and several arrow towers were erected. They cut down trees in the nearby woods and made a large number of improvised horses outside the town.

Two Russian militiamen, armed with wooden forks and spears, were standing guard in the turret.

Suddenly, a middle-aged militiaman frowned, turned around and ran to the edge of the arrow tower, and looked into the distance.

"Uncle Ivan, what's wrong with you?"

Ivan turned back to the half-grown child who was talking to him behind him and shouted, "Ring the bell...... Fast...... Ring the bell...... The Tatars are coming......"

The half-grown child froze visibly, but then his face became nervous, and slowly turned into horror and fear, and seemed to be frozen.

Ivan glared at him, rushed over and pushed him away, picked up a hammer, and slammed his arm towards the broken bell on the arrow tower.

"Boom...... Boom ......"

The people who were busy inside and outside the town heard the bell of the arrow tower ringing, and they all stopped what they were doing and looked towards the arrow tower where the bell rang. They stood there at a loss, not knowing what was going on.

Two old men in their fifties ran out of the town and shouted at the people who were standing outside the town: "Hurry into the town, everyone, the Tatars are coming......"

Hearing the words of the two old men, the faces of the Russians outside the town suddenly changed drastically, and they rushed into the town.

The townspeople, under the command of the two old men, rushed up the wooden fence with a variety of weapons, looking nervously into the distance.

At this time, the Russians on the wall felt a slight vibration under their feet, and a dull sound could be faintly heard.

The two old men on the wall looked at each other with solemn faces, and one of them smiled bitterly: "They are here, ......" (to be continued. )

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