If the cavalry where he looked was the rear army, Alexei could make a little estimate and know that the total strength of the army accompanying the Ming Emperor would not exceed 50,000.
So, participating in the most important decisive battle in history in Warsaw, there are only 200,000 troops on my side?
After reaching this conclusion, Alexei couldn't help but turn his head and look towards the city of Warsaw. When he saw the densely packed camps and the various flags, his heart suddenly became cold. The difference in strength was too huge. Can this fight be won?
Ahmed also sensed something was wrong and hurriedly came over to ask about the situation. When Alexei said this, he was dumbfounded: What did the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty want to do?
While his mind was spinning, he suddenly thought of something, and he quickly said to Alexei: "Could it be that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty ambushed the army behind, and our side is just a bait. If we turn around and defeat him, we will lead the enemy to pursue him, and then the ambush will be over." Go out and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop?"
"Ah?" Alexei didn't expect it to be like this. After thinking about it carefully, he couldn't help but get excited. This is really possible!
Because everyone knows that the Ming Dynasty's military strength is absolutely impossible to be this small. In terms of the troops that have arrived now, the total strength of the Ming Army headquarters is not even half, it is all the troops of various vassal states. So where is the main force of the Ming army?
Ahmed said that the possibility of the Ming army hiding is really very high!
Thinking of this, thinking that I am going to be used as a bait to lure the enemy, no matter who it is, I will feel uncomfortable!
However, who made Ming strong? I had no choice but to obey orders!
When he was about to respond to Ahmed, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, so he changed his words and said: "If this is really the case, then the Ming Emperor himself will become a bait. Isn't the Ming army afraid of any accidents?"
When Ahmed heard this, he thought it made sense, but he quickly found the reason and said: "If the Emperor of Ming Dynasty does not go to war or show up, then those people on the opposite side are not fools and will definitely be suspicious."
Having said this, he paused, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he added: "By the way, Emperor Ming might have a substitute, right? With the status of Emperor Ming, ten or eight substitutes are missing. In this case, it’s absolutely no problem for a substitute to take my place!”
When Alexey heard this, he finally no longer had any doubts, and said with a grimace: "Then we will all go on adventures with him!"
"Then what can we do? Who makes us unable to defeat others!" Ahmed also sighed, feeling the same pain as the Tsar.
Emperor Chongzhen rewarded Alexey and Ahmed with seeds when they were introduced to each other just now. When I arrived at the Zhongjun tent, I knew what the two of them were thinking. I couldn't help but be dumbfounded: Well, my brains are big enough. If I write online articles in future generations, I can probably support myself!
Then, he put aside this idea and smiled as he watched the three right-hand men below greeting each other.
Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou all have white beards and hair, but they have been in the military for many years and have strong bodies. But this evening is different from the past. Naturally, I can't draw my bow or kill the enemy. I can only direct the battle.
Suddenly, outside the camp, Commander Li Ruolian of the Jinyi Guard strode in. At this time, his beard and hair were all white, and he was an old man.
Seeing him coming in, Lu Xiangsheng and the other three people stopped chatting, knowing that something was going on.
Sure enough, I heard Li Ruolian reporting to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, there seems to be some doubts in each battalion about the strength and combat effectiveness of our army, and the morale is a bit unstable."
Seeing that the Ming army they were looking forward to, only 50,000 people came in total, many of them were middle-aged or above, and they had little fighting strength. Therefore, it would be strange if the morale was not turbulent.
Emperor Chongzhen laughed immediately after hearing this, turned to Lu Xiangsheng and asked: "Is there any high and open space available in the army?"
When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he understood what Emperor Chongzhen was planning, and immediately reported it.
Unsurprisingly, Emperor Chongzhen quickly issued an order to summon generals from all walks of life to have an audience. The location was naturally a high, open place.
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At the top of Warsaw City, a group of bigwigs from various European countries waited and waited with telescopes raised. Later, they no longer saw the Ming army appearing, and they were a little dumbfounded.
"What's going on? Are the Ming army's forwards the only ones who arrived today?" Da Kongdai asked the people around him a little doubtfully.
"It doesn't seem like it!" Cromwell, who had been a king for so many years, immediately replied: "The flags of the Ming Emperor are here, it can't be just a vanguard!"
When King John II Casimir of Poland heard this, he immediately retorted: "That's a joke. You don't think this is all the Ming army does, do you?"
In his opinion, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty led a personal expedition, and he had to lead an army of millions!
This time, even Raimundo, the commander of the Holy Roman Empire who had previously argued with him about the strength of the Ming army, was a little confused: "It shouldn't be, why are there only so few people? Could it be that they were under the Ming emperor's banner? The Ming Emperor himself?"
If he really is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, it means that the Ming army really only has this little strength.
For these famous generals from various European countries, the military forces of the Ming vassal countries were just scum in their eyes and could not be ignored at all. The only ones they can regard as opponents are the Ming army's headquarters.
As a result, they have about 700,000 troops here, while the enemy on the opposite side only has about 100,000 troops. With such a huge disparity in military strength, even if the Ming emperor did know how to fight, wouldn't they have achieved great military exploits?
If it were to be a decisive battle between the forces in front of them, they would have absolute confidence to win this battle in Warsaw!
At this moment, the famous French general Turenne said with a very solemn expression: "Everyone, you must not underestimate the Ming Emperor! Either the main force of the Ming army has not yet arrived, or the Ming army brought by the Ming Emperor is far less powerful than The Ming emperor was confident enough to win the war."
He would not believe that the Ming Emperor would suddenly have a brain attack and do something arrogant. The more unreasonable things are in front of us now, the more conspiracies there are behind them!
Da Kongdai admired his nemesis's overall view very much. Therefore, after hearing Turena's words, he nodded and agreed: "This war was decided by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty two months ago. It is impossible for him not to know that we will gather an army to deal with him. If not I won’t trust you even if you kill me!"
"What could that be?" Cromwell said with some confusion after hearing this, "Although I can't see it very clearly, I can probably tell that among the Ming army that just came, not to mention the cavalry, which one The infantry in carriages don’t seem to be very good, right? So, could it be that the main force of the Ming army has not arrived yet?”
However, the emperor is here, why the main force of the Ming army has not arrived? This is unreasonable!
For a moment, they couldn't guess what the Ming Emperor's plan was?
"Could it be that this Ming emperor is fake? This can explain the situation where the main force of the Ming army has not arrived but the emperor has already arrived!" John II suddenly said.
All along, he insisted on believing that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty would definitely bring an army of millions. Therefore, a similar point to Ahmed's is obtained.
When the others heard this, no one refuted him this time. Because this is indeed a guess, and everyone can immediately come up with similar ideas to Alexei's even with these tactics.
While they were discussing, suddenly King Carl
When everyone heard this, they quickly looked around. Sure enough, high above the Ming army camp, the man who seemed to be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was summoning various generals. Judging from their words and deeds, they must be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Later, the emperor of Ming Dynasty even gave him a banquet. While he was pointing fingers at Warsaw, he kept talking.
After a while, suddenly a very loud voice came from the other side: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live my emperor!"
The morale of the Ming army was obviously much higher.
Seeing this scene, Cromwell concluded: "There is a high probability that the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom is really here!"
"It's best if you come, it doesn't matter if you don't come!" King Karl When the main force of the army comes, just annihilate them together!"
The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was the master of a country, and he was also the master of a country. The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty fought many victorious battles, and he also fought many victorious battles. Now when the two powers meet, and one's own advantage is so obvious, how can one be afraid of him?
Hearing what he said, Cromwell immediately agreed: "As long as we fight steadily, do not take risks, and do not expose our flaws, we will definitely be able to defeat the Ming army coming from afar, even if they still have the main force!"
Nowadays, this allied army of European countries has countless generals and famous generals, and the armies of each country are all elite. No matter what, this is currently the strongest combat force in Europe. To do this, and to be afraid of the Ming army coming from afar, is really unreasonable!
Therefore, the commanders-in-chief of other countries had nothing to say, and immediately issued military orders, and they all began to feast and polish their weapons in preparation for war.
For them, with so many troops assembled, the problem of food and grass is also very serious. Therefore, before the war starts, we should save money if we can. Only before the war begins will the soldiers be fed and drunk.
As for how to boost morale, famous generals from various European countries have their own methods, either by offering huge profits or by revealing the reasons for the Ming army's defeat. In short, the morale of the coalition forces in various European countries is very high.
Three days passed quickly, and the promised day of the battle finally arrived.
