Chapter 1033 Crisis and Opportunity Coexist
Gao Huan laughed and said, "You said."
"I am grateful for my ability to obtain fiefdoms overseas to establish a vassal state. However, the journey is long and it is hard to start, so I have nothing to do with it. But I have a daughter, and I hope that Your Majesty can take care of her." Zhu Yousong took the initiative to propose, intending to give the princess to Gao Huan.
Gao Huan raised his eyebrows and knew what Zhu Yousong meant, so he stroked his beard, "Princess Yangping seems to be only fourteen years old! Wait for another two years."
Zhu Yousong was stunned, whether he agreed or not.
While he was stunned, Gao Huan had already put down the curtains, the carriage slowly started, and entered the palace.
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Liaodong, Lushun.
The Nanguan Front, which is ten miles long, was full of bullet craters everywhere. In the trenches less than a hundred steps apart, the soldiers of the two armies were sleeping in their arms holding muskets and clothes.
The Qing army dug the trench at the foot of Ganjun's wall, which put huge pressure on Ganjun's defense.
At night, the soldiers who had fought for a day leaned against the low wall to rest, and the formation first heard a burst of tired snoring.
At this time, when the soldiers were sleeping sounds, the sound of "ding" bells suddenly came to the outside of the front, and then the dogs started barking.
"Enemy attack!" The officer began to shout loudly, "The Tartars are touching!"
"Bang bang bang" The gunshots immediately appeared on the Ganjun front. The awakened soldiers picked up the musket, looked at the enemy troops who were destroying the barbed wire, and immediately raised the gun and fired.
On the long line, orange-red gun flames flashed, just like the galaxy that shone brightly at night. The fiery red lead bomb flew out of the gun chamber, drawing red straight lines in the night sky, and suddenly hit the Qing army's body, and blood mist bloomed.
The fierce gunfire broke the tranquility of the night, and the rumbling cannons vibrated the earth.
When the Qing army launched a night attack, the Qing army camp was brightly lit, Haoge stood in front of the map with his hands behind his back, and a group of civil and military officials stood behind him with serious expressions.
When Gao Huan arrived in Peiping, the news that the main force of the Gan Army had been mobilized from the southwest to the north had been discovered by Haoge.
This made Haoge feel extremely stressed, which made the Qing army venture into a night attack.
"According to a detailed report, Gao Huan arrived in Peiping on the third day of the second month, and immediately summoned Gao Mingheng and Yuan Shizhong and other generals from Hebei to convene a military discussion!" Hong Chengchou said: "In addition, the Gan army, which was originally gathered in Huguang and Guanzhong, were rushing to Hebei and Shandong. The Grand Canal was full of military ships transporting military funds. According to the slaves, the Gan army would be ready to go to the expedition before the end of February."
Haoge clenched his fists and turned around, "Sir Hong thought Gao Huan could use how many troops?"
Hong Chengchou said in a deep voice: "Gao Huan went to the Western Kingdom to fight, and a total of 400,000 troops were used to participate in the war. Now the Western Kingdom has been abolished, and there is not much military pressure in the southwest of the Gan Kingdom. The slaves think that the troops Gao Huan used may exceed the total force of fighting against the West!"
Haoge frowned, "How much is that?"
Hong Chengchou said: "I have roughly estimated that Gao Huan can mobilize the army, probably as many as 600,000."
"Six hundred thousand?" Haoge's Adam's apple squirmed and swallowed a mouthful of saliva. Many generals took a breath.
The Qing army's current strength is only 250,000, and the forces of Spain, the Netherlands and Japan will not exceed 500,000. Moreover, local forces need to be stationed, so the mobile forces that can be mobilized may be less than 300,000.
Chapter completed!