Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 956
Philip IV was very surprised when he heard it, and it was a little hard to imagine the huge fleet of the Ming Dynasty.At the same time, he nodded again and again, feeling that Cromwell's method is the only one at present.In this way, of course, it is necessary to contact other European countries and unite to deal with the possible attack of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, he first summoned his chief shipbuilders to ask about the situation, but he couldn't get any useful answers. Disappointed, he could only send envoys to lobby countries with better relations with Spain, just like the British side.Try to unite other European countries to face a powerful enemy together.

But other countries don't have much contact with the Ming country at present, and it is not so easy to persuade them to unite and deal with the Ming country.

Cromwell has also considered this situation.

No, Robert relayed Cromwell's words to Philip IV, just two words: "Yellow Peril!"

Although he didn't say it clearly, Philip IV immediately understood the meaning of these two words.Even after so many years, he can still remember, because the invasion of the Orientals really had a great impact on Europe.

The first yellow peril was in the early Eastern Han Dynasty.

At that time, the Eastern Han Dynasty defeated the Northern Huns and forced some of them to move westward.The southern Xiongnu surrendered and became vassals.The northern Huns who moved westward, the Huns from the east in the eyes of Europeans, continued to conquer the Germans and the Eastern Roman Empire, forcing the Germans to move south. In the end, in a chain reaction, the Germans who moved south destroyed the Western Roman Empire. .

The second yellow peril was during the Sui and Tang dynasties.

At that time, the Turks split into Eastern Turks and Western Turks. Both were destroyed by the Tang Dynasty, and some Western Turkic tribes moved westward.Among them, the Turks who moved to West Asia conquered the Eastern Roman Empire, which triggered the Crusades. In the end, the Ottoman Empire established by the Turks destroyed the Eastern Roman Empire.

The third yellow peril is the most famous one.

The Mongol Empire launched a total of three Western Expeditions. During these three Western Expeditions, according to statistics, more than 40 countries were destroyed successively, with a total of nearly 2 million deaths (some say more than 1 million deaths), and more than 700 countries were conquered along the way. nation.

Among them, the most unforgettable thing for Europeans is the Black Death.Legend has it that the Mongolian army attacked the Black Sea port city of Kaffa in 1347 and introduced the plague, which was then spread to Europe by Asian and European merchants.First spread from Italy to Western Europe, then Northern Europe, the Baltic region to Russia and so on.At that time, more than a third of Europe's population died.

These three invasions from the East, even the most recent one, have been going on for hundreds of years, but it is difficult for those in power in Europe to forget it.

Therefore, after Philip IV heard this, he immediately clapped his hands and said with a smile on his face: "Okay, this is a good idea. Let's put it this way. I believe other countries will definitely not stand idly by!"

After he finished speaking, he was very excited again, walked back and forth, lowered his head, and it could be seen that he was still thinking.

Sure enough, after just a while, he raised his head again, stared at Robert and said: "When the Ming army attacked, did anything shocking happen? For example, massacre of cities, or cruel treatment of the countries they destroyed? Gu Gu I think it will be more convincing to sort out such things!"

"..." Hearing this, Robert stood there in a daze, and couldn't speak for a while.

When Philip IV saw it, he was overjoyed and quickly asked, "Could it be that the Ming army is just like the Tatar army, with so many books that you don't know where to start?"

"..." After hearing this, Robert continued to be dazed.

Seeing Philip IV, he hurriedly strode up to him, and said with an expectant look: "Speak, I have enough patience, come and listen to me."

When he said this, he also shouted to the guards beside him: "Quick, get ready for the record."

Hearing this, Robert finally came back to his senses, and said bitterly: "If I say, I have never heard of the Ming army massacring a city, would you believe it?"

Upon hearing this, Philip IV suddenly showed an expression of disbelief and said a bit exaggeratedly: "How is it possible? The Ming army attacked the Ottomans from the Far East. If they didn't massacre, how could they have attacked so quickly?"

"There are indeed murders, but what I know is that the Ming army only killed the enemy when they fought on the battlefield." Robert shook his head and replied, "Those countries that were destroyed were basically slaughtered by themselves. If you really want to say something, or there are..."

Philip IV had a look of disbelief. He didn't know how many Portuguese people he had killed when he suppressed the Portuguese rebellion, especially when he captured Lisbon.At this time, I finally heard Robert say yes, and with the expected look on his face, he repeatedly urged: "Is that so, tell me!"

"I heard that every time the Ming army captured a place, they would raid the homes of the rich and powerful in the local area, and give half of the property to the poor." Robert replied, "It is basically a dead word to hand over the rich and powerful to the poor for trial. , does this count as massacre?"

Hearing this, it was Philip IV's turn to be dumbfounded.He couldn't understand how the Ming army could operate like this?

"So, every time the Ming army went to a place, they were supported by the local poor, so they could come to Europe so quickly!" Robert concluded bitterly.

After hearing this, Philip IV fell silent and did not speak immediately.

In his mind, he just went through what Robert said, and suddenly he felt that the Ming army was really cunning, and this was completely a waste of time!
If it is really necessary not to react, according to the Ming army's style of play, maybe in a few years, the whole of Europe will be prostrate at the feet of the Ming country!
Thinking of this, Philip IV said with a fierce hatred on his face: "Oriental people are a bunch of perverts. How can there be poor people who distribute the looted property to the enemy? In their eyes, don't poor people have more cooperation?" Possibly! What are they trying to do?"

According to Robert, these people are all the targets of the Ming army to slaughter, how could he not hate!

After finishing speaking, he did not wait for Robert to agree, and said decisively: "It doesn't matter, as long as this matter is true, I don't believe that other countries will not resist. Don't worry, I will send envoys to European countries immediately. I believe that this time , our European nations will surely unite as never before.”

This, Robert believed.After all, the people who make the decisions in every country are the local rich and powerful.The Ming army regarded them as the target of massacre, even if they were killed by the poor in the end, it should be counted on the Ming army.In this way, no matter which country's kings and dignitaries, for their own lives, they will choose to resist the Ming army!

While he was thinking about it, Philip IV added: "As for external propaganda, don't say that. Even if the Ming army is more ferocious than the Tatars and does not treat us Europeans as human beings at all, if we don't resist The Ming army, all of Europe will be destroyed by the Ming army, and Europeans will become extinct!"

This is to demonize the Ming army, and it is a necessary means.Otherwise, let the people of European countries know the specific situation of the Ming army, maybe they will open the door to welcome the Ming army!
Thinking this, Robert immediately nodded in agreement.Then after the two discussed the details, they agreed on the caliber.

Britain says the same thing, and Spain says the same thing. As long as there are many people who say it, others will believe it.

Subsequently, Philip IV began to send envoys to various European countries. Together with the envoys sent by Cromwell, for a while, the focus of European countries began to focus on the Ming army coming from the Far East.

But no matter how Philip IV and others arrange it, no matter how hard they try to persuade other countries.At the beginning, except for the Netherlands, most countries took a wait-and-see attitude.

From the perspective of most countries, Europe today is not in the Middle Ages, and it will be bullied by Orientals like in ancient times.Otherwise, how could countries have colonized the outside world so smoothly?

But they also knew the fact that the Ming army was already strong.After all, Tsarist Russia was conquered by the Ming army, Persia was destroyed by the Ming army, and now even the Ottoman Empire has been attacked by the Ming army.

However, they are still far away from the Ming army, and they have never had contact with the Ming army before, so why are they anxious?Even if we really have to fight the Ming army in the future, it’s up to you to explore the way first instead of being anxious!

If both sides can suffer losses, that would be the best thing.Even if it doesn't work, it will definitely weaken the strength of the Ming Army. It will be much easier for them to fight the Ming Army later.

As for the fact that Spain and the United Kingdom have stated that the military exclusively kills the rich and powerful from all over the world, even if there is, it is impossible to kill them immediately.Let's take a look first!
The occurrence of these things was completely contrary to the expectations of Philip IV and others.It can be said that it is also the most intuitive embodiment of human nature.Since they are divided into various countries, they naturally have selfish motives.

Whether it is Ottoman or Persia, they are enemies with European countries. They were attacked or wiped out by the Ming army. For European countries, that is actually a happy thing.

As for Tsarist Russia, European countries have never considered Tsarist Russia to be a European country. After all, it is still a descendant of the Tatars.When the Ming army beat them, it was just dog eating dog!

Philip IV and Cromwell were a little disappointed after receiving the responses from European countries, and therefore became more anxious. While starting to prepare for the war, they also continued to step up lobbying European countries.

For them, the more countries unite, the less they can pay to defeat the Ming army.

As time passed, the news of the Ming Army became more known to European countries. Coupled with the constant lobbying of the United Kingdom, Spain and the Netherlands, some countries finally began to consider their suggestions.

Because they heard that a large area of ​​the Ottoman Empire was captured by the Ming army.If this development continues, the powerful Ottoman Empire is likely to be destroyed by the Ming army.In this way, the front of the Ming army really had to get in front of them.

In this way, is the Ming army still far away?It is estimated that it will not take a few years!
(End of this chapter)