Catherine was puzzled when she heard this.
According to Zheng Zhilong, Emperor Chongzhen must have anticipated this situation, and for this reason, he also prevented any changes on the Portuguese side. In other words, is it very confident to deal with the coalition forces of European countries?
If it were another person, Catherine would not have to wonder, she would immediately think that such an emperor was definitely an arrogant maniac, or a fool. However, this is what Emperor Chongzhen said.
She had lived in the capital of the Ming Dynasty for so many years, so she was naturally very familiar with the deeds of Emperor Chongzhen. Since Taizu's dream, nothing Emperor Chongzhen did was wrong. Even if it seemed unbelievable at the time, for example, he would personally conquer the Mughal Empire with only 20,000 cavalry. But in the end, it was proved that Emperor Chongzhen's 20,000 troops were enough.
Thinking about this, Catherine couldn't help but fall into deep doubts: "Does my father really have such great confidence?"
Since the past century, the military strength of European countries has become stronger and stronger. It can be said that it has surpassed those Central Asian countries, or simply said, it has surpassed most countries on the earth. Therefore, just by setting up a colonization company, you can colonize the world.
The combined military power of European countries is absolutely very powerful. There are so many famous generals around, so it is impossible to make mistakes in tactics.
The more Catherine thought about it, the more worried she became!
When Zheng Zhilong saw it, he smiled and consoled him: "Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and you can do everything with confidence. Since we don't need to take any measures, we can just do what your Majesty said."
Having said this, he emphasized a little more: "You must believe in Your Majesty!"
Emperor Chongzhen had talked with him several times, and his words revealed that what Emperor Chongzhen valued most was the military strength of European countries. Even at that time, when the Jianlu rebellion was still being suppressed, the emperor had already set his sights on European countries.
This means that with the Emperor's attention, it is absolutely impossible to underestimate the combined strength of European countries. Being able to give him such a decree shows that the emperor is absolutely sure!
Although Zheng Zhilong was a little confused, he still chose to believe in Emperor Chongzhen.
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Compared with Portugal, the Ottoman Empire was much more confident.
The Ottoman Empire has always wanted to trample European countries under its feet, but it has never been able to do so. Now, they actually have the opportunity to trample all European countries under their feet. Even if it is not dominated by the Ottomans, they are still excited.
"Don't worry, Queen Mother, this time we will follow the Ming Emperor for a decisive battle. As long as we put in more effort, we will definitely get a large piece of the territory to the west!" Mustafa said excitedly.
However, the Empress Dowager still had some doubts: "The Ming Emperor gave two months' notice in advance to prepare the European countries. If all the military forces of the European countries are concentrated in Warsaw, can we win the war?"
"We will definitely win!" Ahmed, who was silent next to him, said in a very affirmative tone at this time, "We have carefully studied the Ming Emperor's previous wars and found that the Ming Emperor liked to finish his victory in one battle. Let the enemy first Rally and then defeat the enemy. Haha, I have no respect for you, I guess the Emperor of Ming Dynasty was lazy, so he often used this trick."
"..." The Queen Mother was speechless.
When Mustafa was reminded by Ahmed, he also said: "Yes, even the naval battle that took place in Lisbon, Portugal, was done by European countries who assembled their own fleets and sent them to the door, and then they won!"
"Well, I didn't expect that Emperor Ming was so powerful!" After hearing this, the Empress Dowager praised sincerely.
Although she doesn't care about external affairs, she is good at Gong Dou. She had to admire her ability to tell her what she wanted to do directly without fear of any reaction from her opponent, and then defeated her opponent.
"Queen Mother, this Battle of Warsaw is crucial to whether our Ottomans can rise again." Ahmed said again, "Although the order from Ming Dynasty was for us to dispatch 50,000 troops. But Wei Chen thinks that by having more troops, he can show his loyalty to the Ming Dynasty, and he can take more credit, and he can get more benefits when he comes back!"
After hearing this, the Queen Mother replied: "It is up to you to discuss these matters yourself!"
He expected what she would say, so when Ahmed spoke, he had already made up his mind. Mustafa was stationed on the western border and was on the defensive. Ahmed personally led the army and assembled an army of 100,000 people to go hunting in Warsaw and obey the orders of the Ming Emperor. It also meant to show strength, at least to let the Ming Emperor see that among the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty, the Ottoman Empire was the best eagle dog of the Ming Dynasty.
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This was the case in the Ottoman Empire, and it was similar in Tsarist Russia. They were all controlled and obeyed by the Ming army, and they knew the power of the Ming army. Even they know how strong European countries can be if they unite. However, their expectations for the Ming Emperor exceeded their own estimates, which meant they had no way of knowing how powerful the Ming Emperor was.
The same calculation as the Ottoman Empire, thinking of obtaining sufficient benefits after the war. Tsar Alexei also tried his best to recruit as many troops as possible, personally led the troops, and went to Warsaw to await the Ming Emperor's dispatch.
Poland is also the most unlucky.
The originally powerful Commonwealth of Poland and Lithuania suffered from domestic rebellions due to constant incidents, and Tsarist Russia and Sweden took the opportunity to send troops to profit. In the past few decades, it can be said that Poland has been the most unlucky period.
Now, the Ming Emperor actually informed that he would attack Warsaw in two months. If this happens, there will definitely be a large army gathering. On the Polish side, it is simply impossible to stop the Ming Dynasty and his vassal states from attacking at the border. Even Warsaw will have to rely on armies from European countries to come and support it. Of course, other countries will not help Poland defend the border. At most, they will send their troops to Warsaw to fight the Ming army.
As a result, Poland had to give up the area east of Warsaw. It was impossible to defend it anyway, so it was better to evacuate the area before the Ming army came over.
For this reason, it was very smooth for Tsarist Russia, Ottoman and other vassal states of the Ming Dynasty to gather troops in Warsaw. European countries did not send troops to attack these vassal states of the Ming Dynasty first.
In short, everyone is focused on the upcoming Battle of Warsaw. Other battles are all small details. Only the Battle of Warsaw is the most critical battle that determines the outcome of the East and the West.
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When all European countries and the Ming vassal states were gathering in Warsaw, Emperor Chongzhen led the army by train and finally arrived at Mingwei Castle.
The train station at Mingwei Fort has been under martial law for a long time. Mingwei Hou Hong Chengchou has been waiting for him with his senior generals and local officials for a long time.
As the Jin Yiwei on the car got off the train and took over the defense of the train station, Emperor Chongzhen finally walked out of the train car.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"
Hong Chengchou and others were all excited. I haven't seen the emperor for several years. This time the emperor once again went on a personal expedition, which was to level the whole of Europe. From then on, the Ming Dynasty was the only one on the entire earth!
For such a big event, no matter what your status is, participating in it is nothing short of exciting. The roar that shook the sky was enough to show that their hearts were extremely excited.
After the ceremony, Emperor Chongzhen walked up to Hong Chengchou and said to him with a smile: "Hong Qing, who do you think I have brought with me this time?"
Upon hearing this, Hong Chengchou, who had his head lowered, looked up and found that behind the emperor, there was an official in scarlet robes with white beard and hair. He looked very familiar, but for a moment, he couldn't recognize it.
Needless to say, this person is of course Sun Chuanting. At this time, he was also sizing up Sun Chuanting.
They are about the same age, and both have white beards and hair. I haven’t seen it in about twenty years, and the changes are really quite big.
I think back then, they were all middle-aged, and after hearing the police news from the capital, they worked hard for thousands of miles.
The situation in Ming Dynasty was really not optimistic at the time. To be honest, although they are leaders and diligent kings. But at that time, they didn't have any confidence in their hearts.
Because they finally suppressed the bandits at that time, and just when they were about to take a breather, Jianlu rushed into the pass. With the fierce reputation of Jianlu, it is really not something that a tired army can resist.
However, they did not expect that this time King Qin not only exceeded their expectations, but also changed their destiny.
The emperor seemed to have changed into a different person. He not only became more responsible, but also allowed them to do whatever they wanted. He even personally led the army on the expedition. From then on, the Ming Dynasty embarked on a road of no return of consecutive battles and victories.
As the territory of the Ming Dynasty expanded, the two began to go north and south, making it difficult to see each other again. Unexpectedly, when we meet again at this moment, both of them are already old men with white beards and hair!
"Hengjiu, it's me, Bai Gu!" Sun Chuanting couldn't help but smile when he saw that Hong Chengchou didn't recognize him.
"Bai Gu?" After such a reminder, Hong Chengchou finally recognized it and couldn't help but said in surprise, "It's really you! Haha, you're old!"
"No, you are getting old too! But I can still eat three big bowls!" Sun Chuanting laughed after hearing this.
"I believe...that's weird!" Hong Chengchou also laughed after hearing this.
At this time, he understood that even though Sun Chuanting was so old, the emperor still brought him here. It was obvious that he was nostalgic, so that they, the ministers of the Zhongxing, could reunite again, and more importantly, in the last stage of their lives, they could Participate in the most glorious battle.
Sure enough, Emperor Chongzhen interjected with a smile: "The army will rest at Mingwei Fort for half a month, leaving enough time for the European armies to assemble. The two dear friends will have time to chat. By the way, I also asked Lu Your Majesty goes to Warsaw, and then the three of you can get together."
