Chapter 1043: The Clouds of War



520,000 were equipped with rifles, 160,000 were equipped with flintlock pistols, and 1,120,000 were equipped with cold weapons, making a total of 1.8 million Qing troops were deployed and deployed.

You must know that the Manchu Qing Dynasty had a total of 2 million troops, and now 1.8 million troops have been transferred, which means that the Manchu Qing Dynasty has a territory of more than 14 million square kilometers and thousands of large and small towns, and now the total number of guards is less than 200,000.

It's the absolute limit of the limits! Once any country launches an attack in the Ming Dynasty, it will also stick a knife in the back, and it will inevitably break through and go straight into the hinterland of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

After Zhu Ci knew this, he shook his head disdainfully.

"I have to say, Dolgon is crazy! With a population of more than 70 million and a national strength of 14 million square kilometers, he dared to raise such a firearms army! Zhu Ci sneered, the national strength of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, in fact, could not do this at all, this is already the result of unlimited overdraft of national strength, after this battle, even if it can repel the Ming Dynasty, the Manchu Qing itself has to be on the verge of collapse, so Zhu Ci said that Dolgon is crazy.

"However, even if you are so crazy, Dorgon, if you want to rely on this strength to repel Daming, it is still not enough!"

At this time, a group of Ming army generals walked in, although the leader of a veteran has white hair and is old, but his expression is still sharp, it can be seen that when he is young, he must be a general of a hundred battles!

"The last general, Ji Feng, see my emperor, long live my emperor!" This veteran is Ji Feng, the commander of the First Army of the Ming Dynasty, who has already been awarded the title of Duke of the State for his outstanding military achievements, but he still leads the First Army to guard the Kazakh steppe.

"The last general Zhou Cao, see my emperor, long live my emperor!" Zhou Cao, the commander of the Second Army of the Ming Dynasty, is now also awarded the title of Duke of the Kingdom for his outstanding military achievements! Zhou Cao is also over sixty years old, he is also old, originally guarding Siam Province, this time he took the initiative to write a letter, asking to participate in this battle, Zhu Ci agreed!

The generals of the Ming army in the back visited them one by one, and they were all commanders of various armies.

"Get up!" Zhu Ci nodded and said.

Immediately, looking at Ji Feng and Zhou Cao, they were the earliest generals of the Yinglong Army in the Ming Dynasty, from the time he succeeded to the throne, he was the general who assisted him, more than 30 years have passed, although the general's demeanor still exists, but they are inevitably old.

"The two Aiqing are both over sixty years old, the battle of the Qing Dynasty, all the way to the Gobi steppe, and even the desert, it is quite difficult, can your body support it!" Zhu Ci asked.

"Back to the emperor, although Ji Feng is old, he can still fight!" Ji Feng responded loudly, very firmly.

"Your Majesty, although Zhou Cao is old, he can still fight!" Zhou Cao also responded loudly, very firmly.

Whether it is Ji Feng or Zhou Cao, they know very well in their hearts that the battle of the Qing Dynasty may be the biggest war in their lives, and it is also the last war, they served as the commander of the first generation of Yinglong Army from the time of the Ming Dynasty, the southern and northern wars, and the destruction of the Qing Dynasty is one of their missions, although the Manchu Qing Dynasty was defeated and moved westward, but it did not completely perish, but re-emerged in the Middle East, faintly threatening the Ming Dynasty again, this time the emperor made up his mind to cut down the Qing Dynasty, as the first generation of the commander of the Yinglong Army that year, They're going to participate anyway.

Moreover, they also know that they are indeed old, maybe after this war, they will retire, this battle is their last battle, how can they be absent because of their old health.

"Good! The two Aiqing are unabated, and with the assistance of the two Aiqing, why can't I completely destroy the Manchu Dynasty! Zhu Ci staggered and laughed, and his arrogance suddenly became arrogant.

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500,000 Ming troops were distributed in Xinjiang, Kazakhstan and other thousands of miles of borders with the Manchus.

"Boom ——-" outside the Ming army camps, there are a large number of Ming cavalry with rifles galloping on horseback.

500,000 Ming troops, likewise, 500,000 cavalry.

The Ming Dynasty has Mongolian steppes, Jungar grasslands, Kazakh grasslands, American steppes, etc., each grassland can raise a large number of war horses for the Ming Dynasty, for the Ming Dynasty's two million troops to use.

In addition to weapons, mobility is also the source of an army's combat effectiveness, and Daming has enough funds and a sufficient source of war horses, so he can naturally equip every soldier with a war horse.

At the railway station on the east side of Lake Balgash, with the arrival of the last batch of Ming soldiers and war horse supplies, the Ming army that was ready to attack the Manchus was all ready, and they could attack the Manchus at any time.

In the territory of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Dolgon moved the capital and also deployed defensive lines.

In view of the distribution of the Ming army's troops, the 1.8 million Qing army built a solid defense line.

Dolgon personally sat on the front line and commanded the 1.8 million Qing army.

A huge war is about to break out in an instant.

On the European side, various countries also got the news that the Ming Dynasty was heavily pressurized and prepared to attack the Manchus in an all-out way, shocking the whole of Europe!

"Is this true, Da Ming is really going to attack the Qing Kingdom in an all-out way?" The Austrian Emperor's eyes widened and he said in shock.

Originally, the Manchu Qing sent Jihar to quietly visit various countries, seeking to confront the Ming Dynasty, saying that the Ming Dynasty would inevitably attack their Qing State in the future, and the Ming Dynasty was strong, and their Qing State might not be able to resist, once the Qing State was destroyed, the Ming border would immediately advance to Europe and advance to the Austrian border.

At that time, because the two countries were originally an alliance and marriage, although the Austrian emperor agreed to the Manchu Qing request, he still didn't believe that the Ming would really attack the Manchus in an all-out way, but now, things really happened.

Anglo-Spanish, Dutch, French-Portuguese, the Holy Roman Empire, etc., were also full of shock.

At the same time as the shock, they were more afraid.

"What does Da Ming want to do? Unify the whole world! The Queen of England said in alarm.

In today's world, the Ming Dynasty occupies half of the landmass, and only the Ming Dynasty, the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and their European countries, as well as their African colonies, have not been occupied by the Ming Dynasty.

There is no warning at the moment, all of a sudden there is a full-scale attack on the Manchus, and it is clear that the momentum of destroying the Manchus and annexing the Manchus will be clear, once the Manchus are really annexed by the Ming, then the next thing is Europe!

The whole European countries were shocked, and in an instant, the countries once again thought of what the Manchu envoy Jihar had said!

"God! The Ming Dynasty is too ambitious, and it must not be allowed to annex the Manchu Qing Dynasty again and push the territory to the edge of my Europe! Otherwise, I'm in danger in Europe! The Holy Roman Emperor said firmly.

"Da Ming! Damn ambition! You won't succeed! The King of France gritted his teeth even more and said hatefully.

Among the countries, only France has been landed by the Ming army, and that battle is a shame for France and a shame for the king of France, and the king of France will never forget it when he dies.

Although the Ming Dynasty wanted to attack the Manchus, the Manchus and Europe were cold, and the kings still felt the clouds of war.

Therefore, before the Ming Dynasty launched an attack on the Manchus, the kings of Europe urgently gathered in the Holy Roman Empire to discuss whether to fully support the Manchus and resist the Ming Dynasty!

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