No sooner had the Far Eastern Army crossed the Oka River than the city of Moscow received news that the Tatars were about to arrive under the city of Moscow.

Tsar Mikhail. Fedorovich and the Russian top brass were all taken aback, and the Tatar cavalry had arrived on the eastern bank of the Volga only a dozen days earlier. How could they be marching so fast, at this rate, in a few days they would be under the city of Moscow.

The Russian army sent out more than a dozen Cossack cavalry reconnaissance squads, which further confirmed the news that the Tatars had crossed the Oka River. Moreover, the number of Tatars who attacked reached 100,000, and the speed of maneuver was very fast.

This also made Tsar Mikhail. Fedorovich and the Russian top brass are deeply aware of the seriousness of the situation. At present, there are only more than 3,000 Imperial Guards and thousands of Cossack cavalry in Moscow. But there were at least tens of thousands of Tatars outside the city.

Now the news of the arrival of the Tatars had spread among the nobles, merchants, and craftsmen who had gathered in the city, as well as among the peasants who had flocked to the city in the vicinity for refuge.

Faced with a chaotic situation, Tsar Mikhail. Fedorovich despite his illness, and Crown Prince Alexei. Mikhailovich, as well as many of the city's top Russian leaders and nobles, personally came to all corners of Moscow to appease the city's nobles, merchants, craftsmen, and the lords and peasants of the estates who had rushed to take refuge in the city.

He held a grand rally on the market square "Torg" in front of the Kremlin, later known as Red Square, and called on all the citizens of Moscow to unite in defense of Moscow against the Tatar invasion.

Tsar Mikhail. Fedorovich gave a speech to the entire population of Moscow.

"Thirty years ago, the Poles occupied Moscow, and Russia was in danger of losing its sovereignty and secession. It was here that countless heroic and tenacious Russian people stood up bravely. Shouldering the mission of saving the fate of the country, you are among the Russian heroes Kuzma. Minin and Dmitry. Pozharsky, under the leadership of the rebel army, organized the insurrectionary army, which finally defeated the Polish invaders.

Today, the Tatars are coming, but we are not afraid of the Tatars. The city of Moscow was the most fortified, with iron gates, stone walls, and a large number of muskets and artillery, these are not the most important, the most important thing is that you brave and strong Russian people, no matter how strong the enemy is, will eventually be completely defeated, because the great Russian people are invincible. ”

"Ulla...... Ula ......"

The citizens of Moscow, gathered on the square "Torg" in front of the Kremlin, heard the speech of the tsar. The blood of the fighting nation was suddenly stimulated, and one by one they were full of fighting spirit and cheered loudly at the top of their voices.

Tsar Mikhail. Fedorovich and Crown Prince Alexei. Mikhailovich personally pacified the citizens of Moscow in the city, and finally restored order to the chaotic city, and the citizens began to organize and work together to prepare for the defense of Moscow.

The Russians, taking advantage of the Tatars' arrival under Moscow, burned down the industrial and commercial quarters, bazaars, fences, and slab walls under the city walls, and cut down all the trees under the walls. Burned down the houses under the city walls.

The young and strong people in the city of Moscow were also armed, up to the old people of dozens of years old. Even the teenage and half-aged children and even the women took up arms and prepared to fight the Tatar invaders to the death.

The Kremlin and Chinatown are the heart of Moscow, built around 1156 on the Polovitz hills, at the confluence of the Moskva and Negorina rivers. Then earthen walls and walls were built around the Kremlin, which also played the role of a defense of the "city within a city".

In the XVI century, in order to guarantee the security of Moscow. Defensive earthen walls were built at key points of the city, and castle-like monasteries were built, such as the Monastery of Our Lady of Novo, the Monastery of Donskoy, and the Monastery of Danilov.

Now the walls of Moscow are covered with stones, rolling logs, boiling hot water, boiling tar, and a large number of artillery and arquebuses. All the gates were sealed, and the Russians were ready for a long siege by the Tatars.

Tsar Mikhail. Fedorovich and Crown Prince Alexei. Mikhailovich. As well as the Russian high-level and the big aristocratic groups everywhere, standing on the walls of the Kremlin and watching the people of Moscow unite and prepare to fight the Tatars to the end, they are very happy.

They were still completely sure of holding Moscow, after all, although the Tatar iron cavalry had 100,000 people, it was impossible to conquer the fortified city of Moscow. The Tatars lacked powerful firearms such as artillery, and although they fought fiercely in the field, they were not good at siege warfare.

Now the Russians are pinning their hopes on the Siberian Expeditionary Force, which will withdraw to the east of the Ural Mountains sooner or later, as long as the expeditionary force defeats the main Tatar forces in Siberia.

As long as the Siberian expeditionary force defeated the main Tatar force and tens of thousands of Cossack cavalry, it would be able to move south to the middle and upper reaches of the Irtysh River and deal a devastating blow to the nomadic steppes of the Tatar era. So now it is worth paying more in Russia.

The eight main cavalry divisions of the Siberian Corps of the Far Eastern Army finally arrived on the outskirts of Moscow at the appointed time.

Hikten and his comrades-in-arms ran all the way for more than ten days, and their bodies were almost exhausted, and they all persisted with a will. A rapid whistle sounded, and Hikten subconsciously restrained the warhorse. The war horse under the crotch was also swaying because of the long-distance march of more than ten days, and it was almost impossible to stand.

In the surrounding queue, there were constantly war horses falling to the ground, and the officers and soldiers on the horses were also overturned to the ground. The surrounding officers and soldiers hurriedly helped up the officers and soldiers who fell to the ground, but the fallen war horses could no longer stand up.

The main force traveled nearly 1,000 kilometers in only 12 days, and the physical strength of the officers and men and the horses was already close to the limit.

With the help of several comrades-in-arms, Hikten dismounted tremblingly, his body was stiff, and his lower body was almost numb. The officers and men slapped each other's bodies against each other, trying to ease their physical condition. The eight main divisions of the Siberian Corps rested for two hours on the outskirts of Moscow, and the troops began to unfold one after another.

In the 13th century, Moscow was already the center of the Muscovy. In the XIV century, Dmitry. During his reign, Donskoy united his people and scattered small towns to resist the oppression of the Mongols.

Before the 16th century, there were many roads leading to Moscow, along which the city was extended, and these roads became streets. The road to Tver became Tver Street, and the road to Dmitrov became Big and Small Dmytrovka Street.

The eight main cavalry divisions of the Far Eastern Siberian Corps occupied various communication arteries around Moscow and surrounded the city. (To be continued.) )