Before the war officially begins, there is one more important matter, which is the issuance of treasury bonds totaling 200 million silver coins.
Since both France and the Ottomans were allies of the Ming Empire, it was not convenient for the Ming Empire to publicly express its preferred attitude.
However, given the personal relationship he had maintained with Louis XIV for many years, Emperor Hao Jing decided to pay for it out of his own pocket.
The purchase of French government bonds worth up to 50 million silver coins was used to express strong support for the European emperor.
This gave Louis XIV great encouragement, because the conditions offered by the other party were quite generous.
You can start repaying within three years, with only 10% repayment per year and a total interest of only 20%.
In other words, if you borrow 50 million silver coins from the Ming Empire, you only need to repay 60 million with interest at maturity.
The annual interest rate is as low as 2%, which proves that the personal friendship between the two emperors is still very reliable at critical moments...
Even so, Louis XIV did not intend to repay the money, but planned to use captives to offset the loan.
In just half a month, 50 million silver coins were transported to Boluo Fort via railway.
Colbert personally took the fleet to inspect it, verified it in person, and then shipped it back to France.
Louis XIV felt extremely excited after seeing the boxes of silver coins actually appearing in front of him.
This is equivalent to getting a year's military pay to support an army of 500,000 people in combat. If I ask Kolbe to raise it for another year, it is basically enough.
According to the expectations of French senior officials, the decisive battle in Central Europe will only take between half a year and two years, and it will not take too long.
This battle is a decisive battle that will determine the fate and future of Europe, and it will not be carried out in a protracted manner.
The French army will dispatch at least 300,000 main troops and 200,000 reserve troops, basically all elites.
The battle-hardened Marshal Turenne was fully responsible, and several marshals who had studied in the Ming Empire assisted Turenne.
More than 5,000 steam tanks, 1,000 heavy guns, and 500 aircraft were used to carry out a carpet-type attack.
Judging from the entire plan and his own preparations, Louis XIV did not think there were obvious loopholes.
As for the shortcomings, they are also on Leopold's side.
If France could have been involved in the Central European War for ten years earlier, the alliance between the Holy Roman Empire and Poland might not be so bad.
Leopold could probably muster about half a million people, and Sobieski could raise a hundred thousand.
The strength of the troops seems to be quite large, but the quality cannot be compared with that of the French army.
Marshal Turenne believed that they lacked heavy weapons, had not undergone rigorous training, and were unable to ensure battlefield discipline. They were actually a bunch of rabble.
The combat effectiveness of these 600,000 people is equivalent to only 100,000 French troops.
With such an ally, Louis XIV could only admit that he was unlucky.
Denmark had long been crippled by Sweden, having previously sent tens of thousands of people to participate in Leopold's counterattack.
As a result, they were defeated by the Qing cavalry. Of the 100,000 people sent, only about 20,000 were able to return home.
The Netherlands has made it clear that it will abide by the military alliance treaty and will not send troops south to participate in the war, and Sweden has responded similarly.
Due to the European emperor's face, like Denmark, both countries provided free support of 500 artillery pieces, 20,000 flintlock guns, and 100,000 grenades.
After receiving these three aids, plus France's share, Leopold's troops were able to take on a completely new look, otherwise they would not have much combat effectiveness.
Regarding this bad ally, Turenne made an additional request to Louis XIV, that is, he hoped that the Emperor would give advice to Leopold.
Even if the coalition forces are defeated on the battlefield, do not run towards the French army, otherwise they will overwhelm the French army.
At a special moment, in order to ensure his own safety, Turenne had to order his troops to open fire on the remaining defeated troops of his allies.
Even if you are defeated, you can go wherever you like!
In short, you can't run towards yourself, otherwise you won't blame yourself for being rude to you!
Turenne had participated in several Northern Expeditions of Emperor Hao Jing and was well aware of the harm that a defeated army would bring to one's own side.
When the coalition forces came out to fight the Tatars, they also used phalanx formations to defend themselves against the enemy.
No general of any phalanx is allowed to rescue the neighboring phalanx without receiving orders from above to avoid being affected by the rout.
It's not what it used to be, but the Tatar cavalry group still has extremely powerful assault capabilities in the wild.
If you want the enemy's cavalry group to lose its assault capability, you must be equipped with enough machine guns and rapid-fire cannons.
The Ming army's individual soldiers all have magazine-type rifles and machine guns, which can ensure the output of powerful firepower in all directions.
Even without many tanks and heavy artillery support, it can still withstand an enemy cavalry assault that is three or four times our own.
The French army has just completed the replacement of the first batch of revolvers for about 100,000 people.
The total number of machine guns imported from the Ming Empire was only 1,000, plus 1,500 authorized to be manufactured.
This equals to one machine gun for every 100 people, which is two levels behind the Ming Empire's army infantry firepower.
Each infantry squad has a machine gun, and other soldiers are also equipped with magazine-fed rifles.
Troops fighting overseas have one magazine-fed rifle and one revolver per capita.
Each tank is equipped with a machine gun, which invisibly increases the output firepower.
Due to the huge gap in financial resources between the two countries, it is completely impossible for the French army to change its equipment simultaneously with the Ming army.
The only thing that can make Turena feel reassured is the tank force. This is the secret of our victory to offset the advantage of the Tatar cavalry.
If 5,000 tanks can be deployed at one time, the assault of approximately 200,000 to 300,000 enemy cavalry can be contained.
The rest is solved by the joint efforts of artillery, infantry and air force fighter jets, which does not seem to be too difficult.
I am afraid that after opening, the Qing cavalry group will quickly overwhelm Leopold's coalition troops.
Then they gave up chasing these defeated troops and instead joined the Austrian army in a flanking attack on the French army.
This is not an impossible thing to happen, Turenne thinks it is very likely to happen.
The Austrian army also purchased a large number of heavy weapons from the Ming Empire, and its firepower was even slightly higher than that of the French army.
They faced off against the coalition forces in Budapest and Vienna, and won four times in a row.
If this happens, even if our side can win in the end, it will probably be a victory with heavy casualties.
The city of Vienna has not been lost so far, but after the Qing cavalry continued to move westward and plundered deep into the hinterland of Austria and the Holy Roman Empire.
It is doubtful whether the city needs to continue to be defended. The defenders do not have the ability to fight with the opponent in the field. Basically, they will be annihilated if they leave the city.
Louis XIV decided to let Turenne lead 500,000 French troops eastward in the spring of 1694, looking for opportunities to severely damage the Qing army.
After thinking hard, Turena decided to adopt a more tactful tactic.
That is, the main force of the French army first set up ambushes in the area south of the Swabia Mountains, east of Lake Constance, and north of the Alps to see if the Qing army could take the bait.
This is because Turenne considered that the Qing army would never coordinate with the Austrian army in its attacks, and was a solitary party.
If you're lucky, you might be able to kill tens of thousands of enemy cavalry first.
On the one hand, it can boost one's own morale, and on the other hand, it can also gain the upper hand.
The ambush area was very close to the French mainland, making it easy for the army to obtain supplies.
Turenne divided 500,000 French troops into six heavy military groups, which turned them into a bunch of huge traps.
Except for the group commanded by Turenne himself, each other group was equipped with two cavalry brigades to hunt down the remaining enemies after their own victory.
Gigot, Créquy, Armand, Aubusson, and Rochechoire, five marshals who had studied in the Ming Empire, each led a group.
The group under Turenne's personal command included four cavalry brigades and sixteen infantry brigades, with a total strength of one hundred thousand, and the other five groups each had eighty thousand.
There are three groups deployed in Germany and Austria. Turenne's headquarters is at the western end, otherwise everyone will be kept safe.
Fishing requires a lot of patience. It doesn't mean that fish will take the bait just by squatting down.
The French army waited from April until mid-August before their prey appeared in Germany.
Dorobelcany led two white flags and about 400,000 mengo cavalry to attack the southeastern region of Germany.
The purpose is still the same as last time, to plunder the local area indiscriminately.
Translated, it means grabbing everything, and burning anything that cannot be taken away!
Chani's army was one of the five armies. For the fourth western expedition, Kangji mobilized a full one million troops.
The deputy commander on the left is Mu Zhan of Zhenghuang Banner, and the deputy commander on the right is Zhangtai of Zhenglan Banner, the grandson of Abatai.
In terms of military exploits and qualifications, Muzan Bichani is more suitable as the head coach of the entire army.
However, Chani came from the white flag of Dodo, and Dodo was the last prince of the previous generation to die.
Kangji had to consider the feelings of the two white flags, and still complied with Huang Ama Shunji's balancing strategy.
Let the general from the Two White Flags be the commander-in-chief of the entire army, which can just suppress the emperor's uncles who are ready to make a move.
If it weren't for the worry of a fire in the backyard, Kang Ji would have wanted to conquer it himself.
In order to avoid a dispute between Mu Zhan and Chani during the expedition, Kangji specially allowed Suo'etu to pass.
Chaney is not a fool. As a coach, he can naturally have 400,000 troops.
Three hundred thousand were given to each of the two deputy commanders, and the other side was determined not to be dissatisfied.
The task of the three groups of troops is that Changtai's right side is responsible for attacking the central and eastern regions of Germany.
Muzan's troops passed through Austria to see if they could invade Switzerland, because Austria had no oil and water to exploit.
The three groups of people were far apart, and Kechani thought that his arrangement was not a big deal.
Because the Qing Dynasty King's Division had superior strength and strong mobility.
Without battles and sieges, the barbarians were almost unable to effectively prevent the king's army from attacking and retreating.
Since the era of Prince Rui Dorgon, the royal divisions of the Qing Dynasty have focused on mobile warfare, supplemented by positional warfare.
To this day, it is still the same, and it succeeds every time, so there is no need to change the tactics.
Chaney did not think that the already declining barbarians could find a good way to fight against the Qing army, especially the millions of cavalry.
But after Tsani's troops entered the area west of Kempten after August 20, the situation suddenly changed.
Not only were a large number of scouts hunted, but those who managed to escape reported to their masters that they had discovered a large number of enemy troops with unknown flags.
The opponent's troops were not less than 50,000, and they did not huddle in the city, but camped in the wild.
After hearing the report, Chaney couldn't help but find it a little funny. The other party wanted to defeat the 400,000 cavalry in his hands with tens of thousands of people?
Isn't this a foolish dream?
However, the 400,000 troops under Tsani were "fending for themselves" in the plain area between the Iler River and the Lehi River, and it would take three days to assemble.
Chaney believed that the enemy would not be able to receive support from nearby defenders within three days, and he still had an absolute advantage in strength.
Instead of using less than 50,000 people to attack it now, why not wait for three days and use 400,000 troops to wipe out its camp in one fell swoop!
As a battle-hardened general, Chani knew that the more troops he invested, the smaller his losses would be and the greater the damage he would cause to the enemy.
Marshal Armand has received a report that the Rangers have discovered the main force of the Qing army. The number of the opponents is not very large, about 50,000 to 100,000.
The news that is not good for the French army is that the Tatar troops are all cavalry and have no infantry at all, so they are extremely mobile on the battlefield.
Armand can only choose defensive counterattack tactics, because it is impossible to catch up with the opponent by taking the initiative.
On the other hand, he reported the situation to his superior Turenne, hoping to receive support from the cavalry troops.
Turenne's troops are located in the Biberach area northwest of Kempten. If they march quickly, they can reach the battlefield within three days.
The first three cavalry brigades were dispatched. Turenne kept one as the last mobile force in his hand, and the rest were sent to Armand.
Armand now had five cavalry brigades with a strength of 25,000 men.
The French cavalry are all equipped with revolvers, and their firepower should be comparable to the more than 100,000 Tatar cavalry.
Prior to this, air force pilots also discovered a Tatar cavalry group in the Kempten area, which proved that Armand did not lie about the military situation.
Turenne ordered his troops to immediately march to the southeast, striving to join Armand's troops before the battle began.
The other party did not take action immediately, indicating that their military strength was relatively insufficient.
On the afternoon of August 23, the various ministries in Tsani had gathered together.
However, the weather was unfavorable. It rained heavily and the ground became muddy, which was not conducive to a cavalry assault.
Chaney had to postpone the general attack to the day after tomorrow. No matter what the weather was like, he would order the elimination of this unidentified enemy force.
At the appointed time, the reconnaissance cavalry reported that another enemy force was found about thirty miles away, with a strength of no less than 80,000.
This surprised Chani. Fortunately, the two enemy forces did not merge, otherwise it would be really difficult.
Tsani immediately asked Estai to lead 50,000 cavalry to contain the reinforcements. After he led his troops to defeat the enemy in front of them, he would join forces with them to eliminate the reinforcements.
Esitai also came from Xiangbai Banner, and he was able to become Chani's assistant and served as the capital of Menggu, Xiangbai Banner. However, the biggest reason is that his brother Esehe is a bachelor...
For this job, Estai thought it was easy to complete, because the containment was just a feint attack to prevent the other barbarians from coming over.
Facing the Qing cavalry that was four or five times his own, Armand showed no fear at all.
He has 25,000 cavalry and 70,000 infantry and artillery. His biggest reliance is a thousand tanks and 50 aircraft.
There is also good news, that is, the superior's troops are very close to our own troops, and they can arrive in a day and night at most.
But before that, they still had to go through a tough battle, because the other party seemed not to let them go.
The fish took the bait, but it seemed to be a whale...
