Seeing signs of gathering at the Ming army camp, the Allied forces from various European countries also began to gather. However, there is a problem that needs to be solved.
In the past three days, no other troops from the Ming army had arrived. This means that this battle in Warsaw will pit 710,000 against 200,000. Judging from the elite strength of both sides, the generals of various European countries are sure of victory. After all, the difference in military strength is too huge.
However, one thing they had to admit was that among the enemies on the opposite side, the Ming Army headquarters were indeed elite. Each of their soldiers must have been armed with rifled cannon and muskets.
As for the European troops, although they have more than two months to improve their firearms and artillery, no matter what, they cannot completely complete the replacement.
As a result, in terms of the range of firearms and artillery, the Ming army was superior. This also means that the European army that initially fought with the Ming army would inevitably suffer more casualties.
With this, the question arises, which country's army will serve as the first wave of attack forces? The generals of the European armies are not stupid, and no one is willing to serve as such cannon fodder and cause themselves heavy losses.
Before the battle, after discussion, the Polish army was pushed out in unison. The reason is also very simple. This is Warsaw, and everyone else is a guest army. There is no reason to let the guest army fight for the master first!
With the army gathering, King John II of Poland did not have much say in the first place, so he had no room to resist. However, he also put forward a condition, that is, the Ming army cannot be given a buffer force. The armies of other countries must follow the Polish army and attack continuously to ensure that the Polish army will not die in vain!
There is no need for him to say this. The armies of various countries certainly know how to take advantage of their strength. He didn't even need to say anything. After discussing with each other, they decided on the order of attack.
As a result, the armies of various European countries also began to gather out of camp.
Groups of soldiers marched out of the camp, and one phalanx after another began to assemble. If there are no accidents, the largest queuing and shooting battle in history is about to begin in Warsaw.
As for the Ming army, they had already begun to gather out of camp. However, it was not like the European armies who bullied the weak and sent Poland out as cannon fodder. Instead, they were arranged in a pin-shaped formation. The Ming army's headquarters, including the imperial flag of Emperor Chongzhen, were at the front of the pin-shaped formation. The Ottoman Empire's army was on the left side of the Ming Army, and the armies of Tsarist Russia and other vassal states were on the right side of the Ming Army.
This battle formation was what Emperor Chongzhen personally promised when he met with the generals of various vassal states on a high platform.
Previously, the generals of these vassal states had various doubts, and Emperor Chongzhen did not bother to explain, so he just said this. In this way, it would be equivalent to the Ming army's headquarters, including the two giants, plus a former American giant at the forefront, not to mention Emperor Chongzhen himself.
You are worried that the Ming army has too few troops and cannot win the battle. Well, the Ming army is at the front now. If it is to be finished first, the Ming army will be finished first, okay?
You are worried that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is a fake, and the real Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is actually hiding behind, waiting to reap the benefits. Well, Hong Chengchou, Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting are all here now. No matter what, if such three important imperial ministers are used as bait, it is necessary to If they were allowed to die, it wouldn't be a loss if you were buried with them, right?
What's more, after they came into contact with Emperor Chongzhen, as a superior person, how could the majesty in his words and deeds be learned by a substitute?
Therefore, under such circumstances, although the generals of the various vassal states could not understand why the Ming Emperor was so confident and could win this war with such a disparity in military strength, this did not prevent them from believing in the Ming Emperor. If so, I feel that there is hope of winning this war!
Otherwise, how can we explain all this? The Emperor of Ming Dynasty was not crazy!
Therefore, when Emperor Chongzhen promised to expand their territory after this battle, everyone shouted long live.
But at this time, whether it was Ahmed or Alexey, they were in the formation, looking at the dense phalanx of European armies opposite, and they couldn't help but feel a little frightened in their hearts.
They all have a certain vision. Just by looking at the assembly and arrangement of the armies in the phalanxes of various European countries, they know that these armies are elite.
In this day and age, the most important thing in fighting a war is military discipline. They lined up neatly and marched in, and never fired until they were within shooting distance. After approaching, both sides shoot at each other. The side with the weaker will will definitely be defeated.
Generally speaking, there will be two major arms: artillery and cavalry. The task of artillery is to disperse the enemy's array and create enough opportunities for our own infantry. The same is true for the mission of the cavalry, which is to harass and destroy the enemy's formation in mobile warfare, while protecting one's own square formation from being dispersed by the enemy.
However, the enemy troops on the opposite side were so densely packed that it was almost impossible to see the end. In this case, no matter how many square formations can be destroyed, there will be a steady stream of square formations coming over, and it will be impossible to finish the battle.
Ahmed even thought that since the barrels of the Ming army's guns were red, it was estimated that the enemy's casualties would not be broken. The enemy's strength advantage is simply too great.
How confident was the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty that he could defeat so many enemies? In this kind of plain battle, with such a huge disparity in military strength, even if you are as resourceful as Zhuge Liang in the Three Kingdoms, you may not be able to make a comeback, right?
He was thinking here when he suddenly saw a soldier wearing a flying fish suit in the Ming army formation in front, riding alone, leaving the formation and heading towards the opposite side.
What is this for? Ahmed couldn't help but feel a little confused. Could it be that the opponent had too many troops and it was unfair to fight like this? He wanted the opponent to withdraw some, right?
Thinking like this, I feel it is impossible. The enemy is not a fool, and the Emperor of Ming Dynasty is not a fool either!
He didn't understand, and neither did the European armies. It just depends on what the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty wanted to say when he sent someone over.
John II would never go to the front line of the battle in person and hide at the top of Warsaw to watch the war. The person taking command on the battlefield was Alexander Goszewski, a senior official in the Smolensk Province of Poland. He was also a little curious, so he ordered one of his men to contact him.
The two parties didn't understand each other and didn't communicate much. The knight in uniform just handed over something and then went back.
When the generals from other countries saw this scene, they all felt very strange. They were about to start a war. What did the Ming Emperor send here? Therefore, people were sent over to see the situation, and some even ran there themselves.
After all, there are people in the European armies who can recognize Chinese characters. When they come over to translate, everyone who hears it is dumbfounded.
I heard Alexander confirm: "Do you think the Emperor of China will allow us to surrender now?"
"Yes, Your Excellency!" the interpreter replied. "The letter states that except Spain, France, Britain and the Netherlands, all other countries will be given a chance to surrender."
"Haha!" Cromwell, who came to see the situation, couldn't help laughing when he heard that he had no chance to surrender. "Where did the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty get the confidence to dare to say such a thing? Could it be that he Thinks he is a magician with the ability to destroy the world, such as summoning meteors and rain of fire? Haha, this is really the best joke I have ever heard in my life!"
The famous French general Grand Condé also came to see the situation. When he heard this, he exaggeratedly said: "Ah, no, this letter from the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty has unparalleled magic power and can divide and disintegrate us. Ah, I'm blocking I can’t hold on anymore, I want to surrender..."
"The two armies are about to start a war. The advantage over the other side is greater. It is clear at a glance. I really don't know where the Ming Emperor got the confidence to come and persuade those to surrender!" Alexander shook his head and sneered, "Why don't we retaliate in kind and send people over to persuade those who surrender? The servant army of the Ming Dynasty. Haha, I believe that our success in persuading surrender will be even greater!"
"What do you want those rubbish for?" Da Kongdai didn't exaggerate after hearing this, and sneered, "I just took advantage of this rare opportunity to clean them up together!"
Cromwell, who was standing next to him, suggested: "Make this letter from the Ming Emperor public to the public, and let all soldiers from all countries know that the Ming Emperor has gone crazy, and our army will win this battle!"
"Yes, let's do it!" After hearing this, Da Kongdai immediately agreed, "In this battle, we will definitely crush them! From now on, our European era has arrived!"
After they made their decision, they saw knights scattering in all directions, shouting and spreading the contents of the letter. All the soldiers from all over the world laughed when they heard this, and for a while, their morale was even higher!
Looking at the movements of the enemies on the opposite side, Lu Xiangsheng said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, it seems that they will not surrender!"
"Haha, if you don't shed tears until you see the coffin, it's up to them!" Hong Chengchou had seen the power of heavy machine guns. Even if he had never seen the power of cannons, he was extremely sure in his heart that the Ming Dynasty would win this battle!
Emperor Chongzhen listened, nodded and said: "I have already given them a chance. Since they don't want it themselves, then don't care!"
This pre-war persuasion to surrender is not just for taking off your pants and farting, which is unnecessary, but for the post-war!
After he finished speaking, he immediately sent out a flag and ordered the troops of the vassal states on the left and right to prepare for the attack.
The European countries were also impatient. After receiving military orders, all the phalanxes began to march forward in formation.
On the plain, the dense phalanx began to move at the same time. It must be said that it was very spectacular and very oppressive.
Based on the Ming Army's headquarters, which is the defense of the vehicle camp, European countries, not just the Polish army, all pushed their artillery to the front of the formation, preparing to blast away the defense of the Ming Army's vehicle camp.
At this time, the range of artillery and muskets was very close, and the attacks of European armies were less than two miles away from the Ming army's main formation.
Emperor Chongzhen scanned the battlefield. He would not let the enemy's artillery bombard the camp, which would cause losses to the Ming army soldiers. Therefore, he looked at the artillery camp commander and began to give orders.
