Let the enemy assemble first, and then serve it in one pot. This very confident way of fighting is the characteristic of Emperor Chongzhen. Hong Chengchou has long been surprised by this.

Therefore, he didn't care. Because he knew that since the emperor said so, he was absolutely sure.

However, when Hong Chengchou found that the accompanying army that came down from the military column was estimated to be only about 20,000 horses, and most of them were still infantry troops, he was still a little dumbfounded.

That's right, in this decisive battle, there are still troops on the side of Mingweibao and Persia, and the armies of the vassal states can also be counted. This time, however, the enemy was a coalition of the entire European. Their strength is actually much stronger than that of the major vassal states.

Even if it was the previous Ming Dynasty, such as Jianyu, who was still in that period, if European countries could reach the Ming Dynasty directly regardless of the distance, it would be really difficult for even the Ming Dynasty to resist.

The emperor brought such a small number of troops over, would it be a bit too much?

For the first time in so many years, Hong Chengchou had doubts about this.

After dealing with Emperor Chongzhen for so many years, he knew that the emperor would not be convicted for his words. Therefore, he didn't care about greeting Sun Chuanting, and hurriedly said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, the countries of Europe have two months to assemble, and presumably they will definitely gather all the forces they can gather to Warsaw to fight a decisive battle with us." The muskets and artillery of the European countries are not to be underestimated, and they ......"

After a moment's hesitation, he immediately played again: "In the battle of Lisbon in the first two months, European countries have deciphered the reason for the long range and high accuracy of our Ming artillery and muskets. According to the report, they are all working hard to modify their artillery muskets. Your Majesty, the combined military strength of the European countries should not be underestimated! ”

In fact, he has some opinions, if it is not for the Lisbon naval battle first, the Ming army will be able to maintain the advantage in artillery and muskets, and for the decisive battle of the army, it will have a great advantage. But now there is none!

Hearing him say so much, with a worried look on his face, Emperor Chongzhen and Sun Chuanting glanced 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: "Hong Qing rest assured, those guns are going to be eliminated, if they want to learn, they will learn it." I did it on purpose, to make them think that they could catch up with our army's superiority in equipment. ”

With four hundred years of knowledge brought by the crossing, and the manpower and material resources of a huge empire to use, plus so many years of development, if he can't crush the indigenous Europeans in terms of weapons and equipment, this emperor will be in vain.

This decisive battle, it is precisely because Daming has developed by leaps and bounds in science and technology, so it was notified two months in advance to let European countries assemble. In any case, the first appearance of a new weapon must definitely be performed in the most shocking way!

At this time, Hong Chengchou couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly asked: "But what more powerful firearms has the War Bureau invented?" ”

Emperor Chongzhen smiled when he heard this: "The main credit this time is the Taiping couple. The invention of the War Bureau is just a matter of course. ”

Speaking of this, he looked back at the heavily guarded railway station, looked at the soldiers who were getting off the train, and then turned back to Hong Chengchou and said: "This is also the reason why I want you to be under martial law, the new weapon is absolutely crushing the current armament of European countries. The Battle of Warsaw was a decisive battle for them. However, for me, for the Ming soldiers, it was just a massacre! ”

"......" Hearing this, Hong Chengchou was a little dumbfounded. What did Princess Taiping and his wife invent that allowed the Ming army to slaughter the coalition forces of European countries, ignoring their numerical superiority?

If someone else says that, seriously, he will definitely question the reasonableness of the statement. Because he couldn't imagine what it was that could have such an advantage as crushing.

However, Emperor Chongzhen said confidently, of course he would not question it, but in his heart, he was still very curious.

Sun Chuanting, who was on the side, spoke at this time, and said with a smile: "These are actually the merits of Your Majesty, and it is Your Majesty's new learning that has exerted great power. Even if this new type of firearms is directly instructed by His Majesty, enough guns and cannons will be produced in the shortest possible time. ”

All aspects of the changes in the Ming Dynasty today are all related to Emperor Chongzhen. Everyone is already surprised by this.

The power of the new firearms has been heard by the people in Beijing. And with Sun Chuanting's position, he has seen it with his own eyes. Therefore, when these words are spoken, they are filled with a deep sense of admiration.

I really don't know how the emperor has so many useful things in his head, and they are so powerful! The emperor's new learning and Confucianism are obviously complementary, and since then, there have been no shortcomings.

The more Hong Chengchou listened, the more curious he became. Even Sun Chuanting said so, so what does the new weapon look like?

With this in mind, he looked curiously at the back of the train.

At this time, the soldiers of the Ming army had almost all come 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, he was idle, so he said to Hong Chengchou: "Let's go, let's go and have a look." ”

With that, he turned and walked over.

Hong Chengchou was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly followed.

But when he got closer, he was suddenly a little dumbfounded.

I saw that these Ming soldiers who got off the train, there were almost no young people, all of them were middle-aged, and even a few of them had white sideburns.

However, these soldiers have a common characteristic, that is, they have medals on their chests. Needless to say, they are all meritorious people who have been awarded medals in all wars since the rise of the Ming Dynasty.

At the first time, Hong Chengchou understood. These soldiers should have the same meaning as Sun Chuanting's coming to Europe. It is a reward given by the emperor to the meritorious soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, so that they can witness the biggest and last war!

Even the soldiers are like this, how confident is the emperor to act like this? In other words, how powerful is this new weapon, so that the emperor can act so unscrupulously?

Seeing the emperor coming, the soldiers of the Ming army saluted one after another.

In this way, the medals on their chests are even more eye-catching. Each medal represents a war. The more medals, the greater the contribution to the Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Chongzhen did not return the salute, but Sun Chuanting and others had to return the military salute.

Behind Daming Zhongxing, there is their blood and sweat!

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen had already stood up, pointed his finger to the ground and said: "Hong Qing has not seen it, I haven't seen this musket, I asked him to fire a heavy continuous musket, referred to as a heavy machine gun." The energy is constantly shooting, and there is no need to engage in any more three-stage formulas. The range is far higher, and it is much higher than the musket that Qing knows......"

Hearing the introduction, Hong Chengchou's eyes suddenly widened. It's like a curious baby seeing a novel toy, showing an incredible look, eager to pounce on it, and ponder it.

There is no longer a need for a three-stage type to form firepower, and the energy source is constantly shooting, and more importantly, listening to the emperor's meaning, the range is far beyond his imagination. Such a musket is truly amazing!

"No wonder Your Majesty has such high confidence!" Hong Chengchou resisted the urge to touch it and said with emotion.

Who knew that Emperor Chongzhen heard this, but he smiled faintly and said: "Actually, I estimate that this kind of heavy machine gun will not be used." The battle of Warsaw, the world will remember it! ”

Hong Chengchou was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly looked in the direction pointed by Emperor Chongzhen, but it was a cannon.

It is said to be a cannon because it is a bit similar to the Hongyi cannon. However, if you really want to take it seriously, it is completely different.

It's certainly a new type of cannon, but it really has to be so powerful that it becomes the most striking presence in the Battle of Warsaw?

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen had already walked over, patted the smooth cannon chamber, and said with emotion: "The cannon is the god of war!" In the past, this may have been an exaggeration, but from now on, for a long time to come, it is absolutely unquestionable! ”

The cannon is the god of war said that Hong Chengchou, who came over, was very surprised, and hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, how powerful is this artillery?" ”

As soon as he said this, he suddenly found something, and hurriedly asked in surprise: "Your Majesty, is this a rear-loading artillery?" ”

Front-loading or rear-loading guns, the difference is still relatively large. With Hong Chengchou's experience, of course, he can tell the difference at once.

There were rear-loading guns in the early Ming Dynasty, that is, Furlong machine guns. Molecular mothers, each of which is equipped with seven or eight sub-mothers. The sub-gun can be loaded with ammunition in advance and embedded in the mother gun for firing.

The advantage is that the rate of fire is fast, but the disadvantage is actually obvious, that is, the firing range is not as good as the front-loading gun, and the power is limited. It can only be used against the enemy who is approaching, and the rear-loading cannon is used.

After Hong Chengchou asked, he curiously looked for the son of this artillery but didn't find it.

At this moment, Emperor Chongzhen had already turned his head to look at him, and said with a smile: "It's a rear-loading artillery, but it's different from the rear-loading artillery that Qing knows." This kind of artillery, that's a real one-shot erosion for dozens of miles! ”

In the past, the so-called one-shot erosion of dozens of miles was really a joke, and it was exaggerated. Anyone who knows a little about artillery knows that this is impossible.

However, Emperor Chongzhen said at this time that this kind of artillery was a real cannon that eroded dozens of miles, which once again surprised Hong Chengchou. I always felt a little unbelievable.

In fact, the invention of yellow gunpowder and thundermercury is really epoch-making. For those who don't know, it will certainly be unbelievable.

This time, Emperor Chongzhen looked at Hong Chengchou's expression, but he smiled and said: "The machine gun, and the rifle, you can find a chance to give Qing a chance to see it first." As for artillery, just wait for the Battle of Warsaw! ”