Although it is said that the current number of coalition forces in European countries far exceeds that here. However, the bulk of the Ming army was definitely the troops that followed the Ming Emperor. Otherwise, with the military strength in front of him, how could the Ming Emperor have the confidence to defeat so many enemies with dignity?
Based on this idea, both Alexei and Ahmed remained calm, waiting for the arrival of the main Ming army.
As time passed, more and more armies from European countries arrived. Whenever an army from a country arrives, the Warsaw side will cheer, as if on purpose. The movement was so big that everyone in the Ming army knew: Oh, it turns out that another European army has arrived!
Finally, even the furthest island nation, the British army, arrived in Warsaw under the personal leadership of their protector Cromwell. The total number of troops reached an unprecedented number of 710,000.
Around Warsaw, there are dense camps with flags of various countries flying. Even the military uniforms are colorful and of many types.
Seeing all this, the usual voices in the Ming army camp were much quieter for some reason, and the laughter was also much less.
When the soldiers from all over the place met and chatted with each other, they would cheer each other up: "It's okay. When the emperor's army arrives, maybe we can surpass their troops in one go!"
"Yes, the population of the Ming Dynasty is much larger than theirs. Their army certainly does not have one million. Maybe the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty will come directly with a real army of one million."
"..."
Just as they were looking forward to it, four days before the date agreed upon by Emperor Chongzhen, a group of knights finally came galloping from the east. I saw that they were wearing Feiyu uniforms. Although they still had embroidered spring knives hanging on them, they had muskets stuck at their waists.
The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty's vassal country may not recognize them, but judging from their faces, they know that they are Ming army soldiers from the Ming Dynasty in the Far East. But Lu Xiangsheng's soldiers of the Ming Dynasty recognized him at a glance as the captain of the Imperial Guard.
The appearance of Jinyiwei means that the emperor is about to arrive.
Suddenly, the Daming camp finally started to boil. After waiting for so long, the Ming Emperor's army is finally arriving.
Sure enough, after Lu Xiangsheng received this team of royal guards, he immediately issued an order for the leaders of each department to follow him to greet them.
This order is an official endorsement, indicating that the Ming Emperor is really coming.
As a result, the entire military camp was more than just boiling. The cheers were louder and louder.
The Ming army camp, which was originally relatively quiet, suddenly became so excited that it immediately alerted the coalition forces of various European countries. Both noble officers and ordinary soldiers were curiously paying attention to the movements of the Ming army.
At the top of Warsaw City, on this commanding height, leaders from various countries gathered here. Each one held a telescope in his hand and looked ahead.
"Looking at it, it seems that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty has arrived with his army!" Cromwell guessed as he watched.
King Carl X Gustaf of Sweden on the side heard this and said in a positive tone: "It's only a few days away. The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty must have led the army."
"It's four days!" Da Kongdai said with a frown, "I came here so late. It is probably because there was too much food and grass and the army was marching slowly. I don't know how many soldiers and horses the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty would bring with him for the expedition!"
The host, King John II Casimir of Poland, heard this and said worriedly: "I heard that the Ming Dynasty has a very large population, and now the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is leading the expedition himself. He dares to give us two months to prepare. I'm afraid we will be carrying the thundering army." If the situation is coming, we should have an army of millions, right?"
His thoughts were obviously similar to those of the people in the Ming Dynasty. In the end, I was a little scared of the Ming army's strength.
On the other hand, another famous French general, the strategic military strategist Turenne, had a slightly different view and said: "The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was good at seizing the enemy's weaknesses, taking them by surprise, attacking them unprepared, and defeating the many with less. In my opinion, this war will be a success for the Ming Dynasty." Since the emperor is personally commanding it, I feel that the troops he will bring will not be too many. Five hundred thousand should be the maximum!"
Of course he was not just guessing the number, but if the Ming Emperor brought 500,000, the total military strength would be almost the same as that of the Allied forces in Europe.
"Yes, a person's fighting style will not change a lot. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty has always used less to win more, and I am afraid this time will be no exception." Generalissimo of the Holy Roman Empire, military reformer, with fortifications Raimundo Montecuccoli, a master of warfare based on mobile warfare and mobile warfare, also echoed Turena's point of view, "The Ming army relies on their weapons to be superior to ours. Just for this reason, it will not Come with too many troops. Otherwise, they won’t be able to afford the logistics alone. You know, they are not fighting locally!”
King John II of Poland was a little unhappy when he heard this, and thought to himself, I said at least one million, but you said at most half a million? Is this bullying?
With this in mind, he carefully assumed the position of the Ming Emperor. He felt that if he became the Ming Emperor, he must not bring only 500,000. What if he loses? For safety reasons, since there are so many troops, you must definitely bring more!
Thinking about this, he said with a slightly unhappy tone: "What if the Emperor of Ming Dynasty arrives with a million troops? Don't you think that if the Emperor of Ming Dynasty brings a million troops, it will scare you, so Did you tell Shaoli on purpose?"
Raimundo really had no respect for this incompetent king who turned a powerful Poland into a king who was bullied by everyone. He immediately sneered and said: "The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is a promising king after all. His achievements are great." Brilliant, how can it be possible that only the number of soldiers determines victory or defeat?"
Although John II was an incompetent king, it does not mean that he was really stupid. Raimundo's words were full of irony towards him, of course he could feel it. He was immediately furious and was about to start a quarrel.
At this time, Cromwell smoothed things over and said: "There is no need to argue about this matter. How many troops the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty brought will probably be seen in less than an hour."
His identity is there, no matter who he is, he must give him face. Thinking about it again, with a powerful enemy in front of us, it would be hard to start a quarrel at home. Therefore, neither John II nor Raimondo spoke anymore, they just opened their eyes wide and watched the movements of the Ming army through the telescope.
In fact, after just over half an hour, faint movements began to appear in the distance to the east.
Red waves emerged from the sky one after another. The thunderous sound of horse hooves rolled in.
Seeing this scene, the Ming army camp, especially the soldiers of the vassal country, released the heavy pressure of the enemy's troops one by one and shouted ecstatically.
"Look, it's the Ming Dynasty Cavalry, the Ming Dynasty Cavalry is here!"
"It's so powerful! Now, you don't have to be afraid of those Europeans!"
"I don't know how many troops Emperor Ming brought this time. Just looking at the forward cavalry, I guess there are millions of them, right?"
"..."
They talk to each other as if a million-level force is as common as cabbage.
Alexey, who was standing behind Lu Xiangsheng, watched carefully for a while and then secretly introduced to Ahmed: "This is not the army brought by Emperor Ming from the east, but the subordinates of Marquis Mingwei."
Of course, he is the one who is familiar with Hong Chengchou's subordinates.
Upon hearing this, Ahmed opened his eyes even more and looked east expectantly.
After about 10,000 cavalry troops arrived, after a short interval, another group of people began to appear on the horizon in the distance. Wearing a red military uniform, it goes without saying that he is a soldier of the Ming Army.
This time, even though they were far away, they could clearly see that they were a mixed army of infantry and cavalry. The cavalry marched forward in escort on both sides, with the infantry in the middle, or it would be more accurate to say the car camp.
These are actually nothing, but the senior generals who looked at it with the help of telescopes were a little dumbfounded. After Ahmed secretly put down the telescope, he turned around and asked Alexei in a low voice: "Why do I seem to see the imperial flag? Could it be that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is here? Shouldn't he be in the Chinese army?"
Alexey was also puzzled. Generally speaking, the emperor should be in the central army. But now there are only 10,000 cavalry troops. This mixed infantry and cavalry army in front of us should be regarded as a forward force, not even the main force of the forward force, right? But why is the flag of the Ming Emperor still there?
Although he was so confused in his heart, when he answered Ahmed, he seemed to be very confident and professional: "You don't know this, right? The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty often led military expeditions in person, and he liked to take the lead and appear in the vanguard. There’s nothing strange about it!”
Ahmed had not directly fought against the Ming Emperor and did not know much about him. Hearing what Alexi said so confidently, I believed him.
After a while, when they got closer, they saw Lu Xiangsheng turning to greet them: "Your Majesty is here, follow me to greet him!"
This is confirmation that the Ming Emperor himself is under the imperial flag.
After hearing this, Ahmed looked up and looked into the distance again, and found that there were cavalry approaching from behind. He felt relieved and followed Lu Xiangsheng to see the cavalry.
During the meeting, an introduction was definitely required, and after some polite remarks, Lu Xiangsheng invited Emperor Chongzhen to rest in the camp he had prepared in advance.
When Alexey saw that Lu Xiangsheng was going to accompany the Ming Emperor, he was confused. He looked at the cavalry coming from a distance, and secretly found an opportunity to ask Lu Xiangsheng: "Sir, what should I do with the army behind? Are you staying to receive someone when you see them?"
Of course Lu Xiangsheng knew the specific strength of the troops. When he heard this, he looked up and looked behind him, and then said to him calmly: "That's the rear army, just arrange to enter the camp."
"..." When Alexey heard this, he was dumbfounded. Is that the rear army?
