Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 663 An Untrusted Great Empire
"Sometimes, you really can't overestimate the IQ of some people." Bai Mingxiu muttered.

There is a change in Spain, the Ming Dynasty Jinyiwei has news, but Jinyiwei and other intelligence analysis units believe that Spain is after all in the Iberian Peninsula and the westernmost part of the European continent, and Spain also has Basque Country and Catalonia. As the "watchdog" of Daming, if Xiqing wants to attack Spain, it means that it may directly invade Daming's body, so there is a great chance that Daming will directly participate in the war.From this analysis, both Spain and Portugal should be the safest countries in continental Europe.

But Spain is different, Spain has its own ideas.

Spain has had unofficial contacts with Xiqing for a long time. Most European countries are like this, but there are very few official diplomatic relations. nation).

Spain had been testing the attitude of the Western Qing Dynasty for a long time. After the Western Qing Dynasty released a relatively "friendly" signal, Spain immediately took the bait, saying that it could withdraw from the anti-Qing European Holy Alliance and non-aggression with the Western Qing Dynasty.

Even after the shameless Spain tore up the covenant, it notified Daming's ambassador to Spain, informed him of the Kingdom of Spain's position, and sought Ming's understanding.

In fact, Spain has always felt that Ming Dynasty did not really want to deal with Xiqing. From the outbreak of the war to the present, Daming did not really send troops to fight Xiqing. Instead, it sat back and watched Xiqing defeat European countries one by one.So Spain came up with the idea that "Da Ming is unreliable".

Spain felt that Ming Dynasty must be isolationist at home and did not want to intervene in European disputes. Anyway, they just guarded their own interests, so it has nothing to do with them if European countries die casually.

Feeling that he had sensed Ming's true thoughts very tactfully, Spain felt that there was no benefit in continuing to be tied to the chariot of the anti-Qing alliance.Especially after the Qing army invaded Paris, Spain was the first to bear the brunt, so Spain chose to negotiate peace with the Spanish side.

After Spain set an example, Portugal next to it also made the same choice.

Liang Haisheng, the Minister of Rites, also came to London to deal with this messy geopolitical and diplomatic landscape.Lord Shangshu is also quite worried. After all, such a change in the situation when the Dunkirk evacuation is being carried out is simply a catastrophe.

"The situation may be worse than we imagined. There are also people in Basque Country and Catalonia who secretly contact Xiqing in private, hoping to avoid a war." Liang Haisheng reported to Bai Mingxiuhui.

Bai Mingxiu looked unhappy: "I don't know what's wrong. Has the influence and prestige of our Ming Dynasty fallen to this point? Our Shenhe country actually wants to make peace with the Tatars. Why? We are afraid of the West." Qing invasion?"

Liang Haisheng sighed: "After all, we no longer have troops stationed in the Basque Country and Catalonia, and even if we station troops, these two small countries feel that the war will destroy their territories, so they might as well not let the war break out. "

The Basques and Catalonia have not yet formally reached an agreement with the Xiqing, but they are already negotiating, and they are negotiating behind the Ming Dynasty's back.This kind of negotiation is a betrayal of Ming Dynasty.After all, Bai Mingxiu is still the head of state of Basque Country and Catalonia, and he only promised them the right to self-government, with local politicians serving as their heads.But I didn't expect that the two republics felt that the Ming Dynasty could not provide them with such protection, so they actually started talking about this kind of thing in private.

"What's the situation in Italy?" Bai Mingxiu asked.Compared with the two small republics of Iberia, Bai Mingxiu, the Kingdom of Italy, cared more.After all, this is the last standing European country in Southern Europe, and it also wears the crown of an Italian king. Italy is also one of the most important industrial countries in Europe.

"Italy's attitude is still relatively firm. Italy will not make a mistake when it comes to standing in line. When I just came from Rome, I had a meeting with the Italian Prime Minister. The Italians hope that the Ming army can send more forces to help them Protect the territory. After all, Slovenia, Croatia and other places controlled by Italy are directly facing the Balkans controlled by Xiqing, and although the Alps are a natural barrier, they still face relatively large defensive pressure."

Bai Mingxiu nodded and said: "This is not a problem. We have an army group, plus two armies of the feudal army are about to arrive in Italy, and Italy itself also reserves a large amount of Ming army supplies, as well as our military facilities. As soon as a war begins, We will be ready immediately. After all, the Italian army was taught by our Ming Dynasty, and its performance was acceptable when fighting the Apennine Unification War. Although the Western Qing Dynasty is strong, it is not easy to destroy Italy in a short time. "

Liang Haisheng asked Bai Mingxiu again: "Your Majesty, do you think Xiqing really made peace with Spain like this, can the two sides maintain peace?"

"Of course not." Bai Mingxiu smiled, revealing eight big white teeth.

Even if Xiqing really wanted to have harmony and friendship with Spain, Bai Mingxiu would not allow it. The generals of Xiqing are so rebellious, and a little provocation is easy to cause trouble, let alone Bai Mingxiu also has a super Infernal Affairs. The Qing army really stopped doing anything, and Bai Mingxi would "order" the Qing army to do it.At that time, Spain and Portugal, and even the two small republics, will be asking for the consequences.

It's just that Bai Mingxiu's biggest headache now is the problem of Dunkirk. The sudden defection of the Western Army directly caused heavy losses to the French Army.The French army is completely out of order now. If it really can't hold on and there is a big defeat, Bai Mingxiu's mission will be a big failure.

"It's really bad that we can't send troops to France on a large scale." Bai Mingxiu sighed.

Under normal circumstances, he would be able to stop Cheng Lin from attacking.Just like another plane, Hitler ordered the German army to carry out a very weird ceasefire during World War II, which would give the retreating army a great breathing space.However, Cheng Lin has now received a telegram from Emperor Qianlong Feyangu who is like chicken blood, asking him to use all means to eliminate as many European Holy Allies stranded in Flanders as possible.At this time, Cheng Lin disobeyed orders, and it is very likely that his career as a commander is coming to an end. Cheng Lin is an important pawn of Bai Mingxiu, and he cannot just give up now.

Therefore, Bai Mingxiu had to make some extreme arrangements.

(End of this chapter)