Daming Military Empire

Chapter 682 Terrifying Ming Dynasty, prepare for battle quickly

In the tent of the Ming army camp outside Vienna, Hou Shilu, the deputy marshal of the Ming Empire, was staring at the newly drawn map and frowning in thought. It is not so easy to build the railway from the Austrian border to the Dutch border. There are at least three elections in between. Territory controlled by the imperial family.

None of these elector families are easy to deal with, because they were originally a powerful force equivalent to the Habsburg family.

Hou Shilu considered for a long time, and finally chose a route to the west. This route also passes through the territories controlled by the three elector families, but it seems that the route is shorter.

The first obstacle on this route was the Duchy of Bavaria controlled by the Elector Wittelsbach family.

The Wittelsbach family was the main founder of the Protestant Alliance. At the beginning of the 30-year war, their strength was almost equal to that of the Habsburg family. However, during the 30-year war, they lost a lot and their strength was not as good as before.

The second obstacle on this route is the state of Hessen controlled by the Elector Archbishop of Mainz. The specific strength is not very clear for the time being. After all, there is Bavaria in the middle, but it must not be far behind.

The third obstacle on this route is the Westland region controlled by the Elector Archbishop of Cologne. The specific strength is also not very clear. Support should be the most difficult to deal with.

When the specific strengths of the six elector families are not very clear, the only choice is to choose the nearest route.

He didn't know, because he took a shortcut and avoided a terrifying opponent.

This opponent is the Principality of Brandenburg controlled by the Elector Hohenzollern family. The Hohenzollern family and the Principality of Brandenburg seem to be not very famous, but if the wheel of history runs on the original track, Fifty years later, the Principality of Brandenburg will develop into a super terrifying existence.

This super terrifying existence is the famous Kingdom of Prussia in the history of later generations. In the Prussian War, the Kingdom of Prussia defeated Austria controlled by the Habsburg Dynasty. At that time, just a few decades later, The Kingdom of Prussia has grown to an army of 60. One can imagine how terrifying the Hohenzollern family is.

In any case, the route has finally been decided, and the next step is to prepare for the battle.

At this time, the train station outside Vienna had been surrounded by 30 soldiers from the Ming Army and [-] construction corps. Trucks loaded with various supplies roared in, and the area around the train station had already become an open space. big warehouse.

The people of the Holy Roman Empire finally saw the strength of the Ming Empire. Not to mention the vast sea of ​​tents, nor the mountains of food and grass, the weapons and equipment of the Ming Empire alone made them speechless.

Like artillery, it is still a rarity in the Holy Roman Empire at the moment. It is scary enough to have dozens or even hundreds of them lined up. The artillery of the Ming Empire is row after row, row after row, There are about ten rows, and each row is two miles wide!

Like cannonballs, there are usually a dozen or so shells placed next to each artillery piece, which is considered too many. The Ming Empire is packed in boxes one by one, and the exact number of boxes is hard to count. The city wall is still longer, of course, the height is only about one person high, if it is piled up high, how many people will be killed if it falls down.

Like gunpowder, the standard gunpowder barrels are piled up like a city wall, and the total length may be more than ten miles long!

There is also the legendary armored chariot, which is like a steel monster, exuding a faint cold light, and its huge size is so overwhelming that people can't breathe.

There are also soldiers of the Ming Empire. They don’t want to be as lazy and crooked as the army adapted from the mercenaries of the Holy Roman Empire. Neat and neat, all of them are arrogant and high-spirited, making people feel excited when they look at them.

The delivery capacity of the Ming Empire was equally terrifying. In less than a month, all the military supplies were almost ready. Hou Shilu directly called all the generals of the army to hold a battle meeting in the commander's tent to arrange the next specific tactics.

Not many people attended the meeting. Apart from Hou Shilu in the Ming Empire, they were Qin Gongming, the leader of the Dingliao Army, and Shi Kefa, the leader of the Second Army of the Imperial Guard.

There are four generals from the Holy Roman Empire. It seems that each of them can only bring 5 horses under their command. Each legion has been numbered, namely, the First Divine Army, the Second Divine Army, the Third Divine Army, and the Fourth Divine Army.

This god, of course, does not mean that they have great powers and amazing combat power, they are just the abbreviation of the Holy Roman Empire.

A total of seven people stood in a circle around the big table in the middle of the handsome tent, and on the table were the newly drawn maps of the German Union and the Netherlands.

Ferdinand III sent generals who were proficient in Chinese, and Hou Shilu didn’t need to be called an interpreter. He directly held the white wax pole, pointed to the map and said: “Everyone, this battle will be carried out in two stages. In the first stage, start from Vienna. Set off, advance while repairing the railway, and arrive at Münster on the Dutch border through the Principality of Bavaria, Hesse and Wester**. In the second stage, use Munster as the base to launch an attack on the Netherlands. The general plan is So, do you understand?"

This is a very simple overview, and there are no specific requirements, so everyone will understand it as soon as they hear it.

As soon as Hou Shilu's words fell, everyone nodded to express their understanding.

Immediately afterwards, Hou Shilu began to arrange specific tasks.

He pointed to the map and continued: "The focus of the first phase of operations is to clean up the enemy troops along the railway and ensure the safety of the railway. I will personally lead the First Corps of the Expeditionary Army to open the way ahead and clean up the [-] miles on the left and right sides of the railway. All the enemy troops, Qin Gongming, Shi Kefa, you will divide and lead the Liao Army and the Second Guards Corps to clear all the enemy troops within [-] miles on the left and right sides. The Shenyi Corps is responsible for the railway line from Vienna to the Principality of Bavaria The Second Army is responsible for the defense along the railway in Bavaria, the Third Army is responsible for the defense along the railway in Hessen, and the Fourth Army is responsible for the defense along the railway in Wester **."

What he meant was that the Ming army was responsible for the offense, while the four legions of the Holy Roman Empire followed behind to receive defense and were responsible for the defense along the railway.

Afterwards, he pointed to the cities and bastions along the railway and began to arrange specific offensive and defensive work.

He made detailed arrangements for each bastion, each city, and even each town, who would be in charge of attacking, who would be in charge of defending, and how many troops would be garrisoned.

Qin Gongming and Shi Kefa are used to this. Every time before the Ming army goes to war, they will hold a similar battle meeting to arrange a specific battle plan. This has become a fine tradition of the Ming army. They don't know how many times they have experienced it.

The generals of the Holy Roman Empire who were present were a little surprised. This battle has not yet started, and every step has been arranged. It turns out that this battle can still be fought like this!
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