Let the enemies gather first and then attack them all in one fell swoop. This very confident fighting style is the characteristic of Emperor Chongzhen. Hong Chengchou was already used to this.
Therefore, he didn't care. Because he knew that since the emperor said so, it was absolutely certain.
However, when Hong Chengchou discovered that the accompanying troops who came down from the military column estimated to be only about 20,000 troops, and most of them were infantry, he was still a little dumbfounded.
That's right, in this decisive battle, there are still troops on Mingwei Fort's side and Persia's side, and there are also troops from vassal countries who can also make up the numbers. However, the enemy we faced this time was the coalition forces across Europe. Their strength is actually much stronger than that of the major vassal states.
Even for the previous Ming Dynasty, for example, when Jianlu was still there, if European countries could reach the Ming Dynasty directly regardless of the distance, even the Ming Dynasty would be difficult to resist.
The emperor brought so few troops. Isn't it a bit overwhelming?
For the first time in so many years, Hong Chengchou had doubts about this.
Having dealt with Emperor Chongzhen for so many years, he knew that the emperor would not be punished for his words. Therefore, he ignored the pleasantries with Sun Chuanting and quickly reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, European countries have two months to assemble. I believe they will gather all the troops they can muster to Warsaw to fight us decisively. European countries The muskets and artillery cannot be underestimated, and..."
After hesitating for a while, he immediately continued: "In the Battle of Lisbon two months ago, European countries have deciphered the reason why our Ming artillery and muskets have a long range and high accuracy. According to reports, they are all working hard to transform them. of artillery and muskets. Your Majesty, the strength of the combined armies of all European countries must not be underestimated!"
In fact, he had some objections. If the Lisbon naval battle had not been fought first, the Ming army would have maintained its advantage in artillery and gunfire, and would have had a great advantage in the decisive battle with the army. However, now it is gone!
After hearing what he said so much, with worried expressions on their faces, Emperor Chongzhen and Sun Chuanting looked at each other and couldn't help but smile. Then, the smile on Emperor Chongzhen's face did not change and he said to Hong Chengchou: "Don't worry, Hong Qing. Those guns and cannons are all going to be eliminated. If they want to learn, just learn. I did it on purpose to make them think that they can Catch up with our army’s superiority in equipment.”
With the four hundred years of knowledge brought by time travel, the manpower and material resources of a huge empire, and so many years of development, if we can't crush the European natives with weapons and equipment, this emperor will be in vain. .
This decisive battle was precisely because of Ming's rapid technological development, so it gave two months' notice in advance to allow European countries to gather. No matter what, the first appearance of a new weapon must be in the most shocking way!
When Hong Chengchou heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and asked quickly: "But what more powerful firearms did the Bingzhan Bureau invent?"
Emperor Chongzhen smiled after hearing this and said: "The main credit this time is due to the Taiping couple. The invention of the military battle bureau is just a matter of course."
Having said this, he looked back at the heavily guarded train station and at the soldiers getting off the train. Then he turned back to Hong Chengchou and said, "This is why I want you to impose martial law. The new weapons are absolutely crushing." Suppress the current armaments of European countries. The Battle of Warsaw was a decisive battle for them. But for me, and for the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, it was just a massacre!"
"..." Hearing this, Hong Chengchou was a little dumbfounded. What on earth did Princess Taiping and his wife invent that allowed the Ming army to massacre the coalition forces from various European countries, ignoring their numerical advantage?
If someone else said that, to be honest, he would definitely question the legitimacy of this statement. Because he couldn't imagine what kind of thing could have such an advantage of crushing it.
However, Emperor Chongzhen said confidently that of course he would not question it, but deep down in his heart, he was still very curious.
Sun Chuanting on the side spoke at this time, and said with a smile: "These are actually all the credit of Your Majesty, and it is His Majesty's new learning that has exerted great power. Even this new type of firearms was made under His Majesty's direct guidance. Produce enough firearms and artillery in the shortest possible time.”
All aspects of the current changes in the Ming Dynasty are related to Emperor Chongzhen. Everyone is already used to this.
The people in the capital had heard about the power of the new firearms. And with Sun Chuanting's position, he had witnessed it with his own eyes. Therefore, when I say these words, it is full of deep admiration.
I really don’t know how the emperor has so many useful things in his mind, and they are so powerful! The emperor's new learning was obviously complementary to Confucianism. From then on, the Ming Dynasty had no shortcomings.
The more Hong Chengchou listened, the more curious he became. Even Sun Chuanting said this, so what do the new weapons look like?
With this thought in his mind, he looked curiously toward the back of the train.
At this time, almost all the officers and soldiers of the Ming Army had got off the train and were sorting out armaments on both sides of the train.
Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but smile when he saw him like this. Anyway, I had nothing to do, so I said to Hong Chengchou: "Let's go and have a look."
After saying that, he turned around and walked over.
Hong Chengchou was overjoyed and quickly followed.
But when he got closer, he suddenly felt a little dumbfounded again.
I saw that among the Ming army officers and soldiers who got off the train, there were almost no young people. They were all middle-aged people, and even a few of them had white temples.
However, these soldiers have one thing in common, that is, their chests are full of medals. Needless to say, they are all meritorious men who have been awarded medals in every war since the Ming Dynasty.
Hong Chengchou understood it immediately. These soldiers should have the same intention as Sun Chuanting coming to Europe. It was a reward given by the emperor to the meritorious soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, allowing them to witness the biggest and last battle!
Even the soldiers are like this. How confident is the emperor that he would act like this? In other words, how powerful is this new weapon to make the emperor act so unscrupulously?
Seeing the emperor coming, the soldiers of the Ming army saluted him one after another.
In this way, the medals on their chests are even more eye-catching. Each medal represents a war. The more medals you have, the greater your contribution to the Ming Dynasty.
Emperor Chongzhen did not return the salute, but Sun Chuanting and others all wanted to return the military salute.
Behind the Ming Dynasty and ZTE, there is their blood and sweat!
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen had already stood up, pointed at the ground and said: "Have you seen Hong Qing? You haven't seen this musket before. I call him a heavy-duty continuous-fire musket, or a heavy machine gun for short. It shoots continuously with energy, and there is no need to fire again." What kind of three-stage style? The range is far greater than the muskets you know..."
Upon hearing the introduction, Hong Chengchou's eyes suddenly widened. Just like a curious baby seeing a novel toy, it looks incredulous and wants to pounce on it and think about it.
There is no longer a need for a three-stage firepower, and the energy can shoot continuously. More importantly, according to the emperor's wishes, the range is far beyond his imagination. Such a musket is really amazing!
"No wonder His Majesty has such high confidence!" Hong Chengchou said with emotion, resisting the urge to touch it.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Chongzhen smiled faintly after hearing this and said: "Actually, I estimate that this kind of heavy machine gun will not be used. The Battle of Warsaw will be remembered by the world!"
Hong Chengchou was shocked when he heard this, and quickly looked in the direction pointed by Emperor Chongzhen, but there were cannons one after another.
It is said to be a cannon because it is somewhat similar to the Hongyi cannon. However, if you really look at it carefully, it is completely different.
This is definitely a new type of cannon, but will this type of cannon be really powerful and become the most eye-catching presence in the Battle of Warsaw?
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen had already walked over, patted the smooth barrel of the cannon, and said with emotion: "The cannon is the god of war! In the past, perhaps this was an exaggeration, but from now on, for a long time in the future, , but it is absolutely beyond doubt!”
He said that cannon is the god of war, which surprised Hong Chengchou who was following him and asked quickly: "Your Majesty, how powerful is this cannon?"
Just when he said this, he suddenly noticed something and asked in surprise: "Your Majesty, is this a breech-loaded artillery?"
There is a big difference between front-mounted and rear-mounted guns. Based on Hong Chengchou's experience, he can certainly tell the difference at once.
The Ming Dynasty has long had breech-loaded artillery, that is, Fran cannons. Molecular mother gun, each mother gun is equipped with seven or eight child guns. The sub-gun can be loaded with ammunition in advance and embedded in the mother gun for firing.
The advantage is a fast rate of fire, but the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, the range is not as good as that of front-loading guns, and the power is limited. It can only be used to deal with approaching enemies, which is where the breech-loaded cannon comes into play.
After Hong Chengchou asked, he curiously looked for the artillery's blunderbuss but did not find it.
At this moment, Emperor Chongzhen had already turned to look at him and said with a smile: "It's a breech-loaded artillery, but it's different from the breech-loading artillery you know. This kind of artillery can really destroy dozens of miles with one shot!" "
In the past, the so-called one-shot corruption for dozens of miles was really just a joke, exaggerated and boundless. Anyone who knows a little bit about artillery knows that this is impossible.
However, Emperor Chongzhen said at this time that this kind of artillery could truly destroy dozens of miles with one shot, which once again surprised Hong Chengchou. I always feel that it seems a bit unbelievable.
In fact, the inventions of yellow gunpowder and mercury fulminate are truly epoch-making. Of course it would be unbelievable to those who don’t know.
This time, Emperor Chongzhen looked at Hong Chengchou's expression and smiled and said: "As for the machine guns and rifles, I can find an opportunity to show you first. As for the artillery, just wait for the Battle of Warsaw!"
