Chongzhen and I became partners

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Portugal became independent from the Spanish Empire, but, anyway, lived in Spain's shadow.

If one day, Portugal can annex Spain and become the master of the Spaniards, it will be a great achievement for King Joao IV.

I just don't know if the suzerain country agreed, will it be the land of Spain?

Going to Daming to pay tribute and accepting canonization cannot be changed. No matter what King Joao IV thinks in his heart, he can only go to the capital of Daming in the end.

When going out, Du Zhe suggested to King Joao IV: "His Royal Highness, it is still very necessary to learn Daming Mandarin. Among the escorts I will send to follow you to the Daming capital, there are those who are proficient in Daming Mandarin. You can take advantage of it." At this time, learn more, and after arriving in the territory of Daming, you will be able to learn more about the situation of Daming, which will be of great help to you!"

In order to prove the correctness of his suggestion, he gave King Joao IV an additional description of the local situation in Daming. At the end, King Joao IV couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "I didn't expect that I will be so old at this age. Go learn a foreign language, ah!"

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One thing that did not surprise them was that when Joao IV boarded the supply ship of Ming Dynasty to go to the mainland of Ming Dynasty, three Portuguese sailing ships loaded with rifled flintlock guns arrived in Lisbon.

They did not expect that Lisbon has changed the sky.By the time they saw Lisbon, the multinational fleets here had already spotted them and surrounded them one after another.

Du Zhen was not wrong at all. After understanding the situation and facing the siege, the Portuguese on the three ships negotiated with the enemy who destroyed the country, and finally sold those rifled flintlock guns and some rifled artillery for a good price.

Although at this time, Europe has begun to imitate rifled guns on a large scale, but its performance is still not comparable to that produced by Daming Military Industry.Daming's steelmaking technology and various mechanical tools have surpassed those in Europe by several blocks.

Therefore, the military products produced by these three Daming ships are two generations behind, and the eliminated military products still triggered frantic snatching by countries such as France, Britain, Spain, and the Netherlands.

Under the dominance of Condé and Cromwell, France and England each received [-] rifled muskets, while Holland and Spain each received [-].

For Ming, this was just a hair loss, but for small European countries, it was a huge increase in strength.If they rely on their own domestic production alone, it will take at least a year to produce so many rifled flintlock guns.Unless they can actually start mass production one day.But at least in the initial stage of imitation, it is impossible to have this technical ability.

The acquisition of this batch of firearms has increased the courage of these countries a lot.

The commanders-in-chief of the countries who had gathered in Lisbon because of the attack on Portugal finally unanimously decided to move the headquarters of the coalition forces to the island of Malta in the Mediterranean.

The island of Malta is an important node for European countries to resist the Ottoman Empire. The Knights of St. John are stationed on this island, guarding the east-west Mediterranean traffic route and the sea lane between southern Europe and North Africa. It has repelled the attack of more than 3 Ottoman troops.

The relocation of the headquarters of the Southern Allied Forces to Malta means that the Allied Forces are preparing to attack the Ming army in the Middle East.

Of course, the reason why they made such a decision was that they got a batch of rifled flintlock guns for no reason. It was the spies they sent to the Middle East to report that the canal dug by the country was almost dug to the Mediterranean Sea.

If the Southern Allied forces do not attack before the completion of the canal, the navy of the Ming Dynasty will enter the Mediterranean Sea.On the Dutch side, including the British side, they exaggerated the strength of the Ming navy, and it was absolutely impossible for the Ming navy to enter the Mediterranean.

Although at this time, the Europeans had been stealing the steam engine drawings for several years, and they had really started to use the steam engine, but they still could not achieve the perfect application of the steam engine.When using a steam engine, there are always problems of one kind or another.

In terms of ships, Europeans can only transform steam paddle wheeled warships.And because of the special nature of sail warships, it is very difficult to modify them, not to mention how to figure out a better steam warship.

Since the age of great voyages, the warships that the Europeans were proud of were finally abandoned by themselves and changed to landing battles to deal with the Ming army.

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On the northern front, the European coalition forces have also begun to mobilize.

Various countries promote the Eastern Devils, which will help them collect as much food and grass as possible without the people being prone to riots, recruit troops, and prepare for a big war.

The Allied commanders on the northern front were actually well-known.Carl X Gustav has basically been leading the Swedish army to fight north and south since he succeeded to the throne as the king of Sweden, opening up a large area of ​​land for Sweden.

If it is in the original history, it can be said that he was the shit-stirring stick in northern Europe, causing wars everywhere, fighting against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Denmark, Tsarist Russia and so on.

And on this plane, because of the influence of the butterfly effect, he has only succeeded to the throne for a short time, and he has not had time to show his duty as a shit-stirring stick.However, the name of the King of Sweden and Gustav's surname both gave him a very important voice in the coalition forces.

John III Sobieski of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth had not yet become king at this time, and his military commanding skills had not been fully demonstrated. Because the Battle of Vienna was gone, he was not praised by the Pope as a "Christian leader". Savior", was called "Lichstein Lion" by the Ottomans.

However, no matter what, his military command ability has begun to show.

As for the last Kara Mustafa Pasha, he was the son-in-law of the powerful prime minister of the Ottoman Empire. If the original historical development is followed, he will take over as the next prime minister of the Ottoman Empire and lead the army in the Battle of Vienna.

He was able to have his original position in history and become the son-in-law of the powerful prime minister of the Ottoman Empire, of course not because of his handsome looks, but because of his talent.

Regardless of the original history of these people, on this plane, they came together because of the common enemy, the Ming Empire.

Needless to say, they will of course send spies to spy on the news of the Ming Expeditionary Army.However, because the Ming Expeditionary Army implemented the policy of reforming the land and returning to the natives, after the people at the bottom level returned to the Ming Dynasty, they lived a much better life than before. If ten spies go there, it is estimated that one or two can escape back.

Therefore, the spying news is extremely limited.

From what the Allied forces have learned, they probably also know about the Volga River Basin. Because of the addition of the Cossacks, the Ming army has about [-] cavalry troops, and they are basically equipped with firearms.

The Ming army mainly took the Ukraine region and the Volga River Basin as the main area of ​​activity, mainly protecting the farmland reclaimed there.

As for more specific, they do not know.

In response to these news, the coalition forces discussed and finally reached the following consensus.

There is no doubt that the firearms of the Ming army were powerful.Even if they have already begun to imitate the Ming army's rifled flintlock guns, as long as they have a little brain, they will definitely have a clear understanding. It is absolutely impossible to be more powerful than the Ming army's firearms, and it is impossible to be more than the Ming army's firearms.

The [-] cavalry army of the Ming army is a huge force for any country, which is scary.However, if it is a coalition army, the [-] cavalry army will be nothing.

Not to mention that various countries have gathered together, that is, the Crimean Khanate, which was destroyed by the Ming army before, and the cavalry who fled to the Ottoman Empire can have 15 to [-]. In general, [-] is enough of.

Moreover, there is also an infantry army, which can gather more than 20 people.In other words, the infantry and cavalry troops can reach about 35.

Of course, with such a huge military force, the food and supplies needed are unimaginable.But fortunately, such a huge amount of food and grass materials is not only provided by one family, but divided according to the distance of the battlefield.

Those who are closer to the Ming army will have to bear a greater share of food and supplies.This is not only because they are most threatened by the Ming army, but also because they provide food and grass from countries that are close to them, and the consumption of food and grass transportation on the road will be much less.

In order to defeat the Ming army in Eastern Europe, the biggest advantage of the coalition forces is the large number of troops; while the advantage of the Ming army is sharp firearms.

Therefore, the Allied Command formulated the combat principles based on the actual situation, which is to choose weather that is not conducive to the use of firearms to attack the Ming army.

The weather that is not conducive to the use of firearms is either rain, which is the most ideal, or snow.

However, in the territory occupied by the Ming army, especially the Volga River Basin, the temperature in summer is quite suitable, but it is mostly dry season, and there is very little rain. It is somewhat difficult to seize the opportunity of rain.

If it is winter, it will also affect the performance of firearms, at least when loading, the speed will definitely decrease.However, it will be very inconvenient for the coalition forces, especially in the severe cold weather. It is estimated that many people will freeze to death on the road.

After the final discussion, the Allied Command decided to reduce the number of infantry troops, to avoid miscellaneous brands, to be elite, and to have more sufficient supplies.

Based on such countermeasures, the Ottoman Empire joined forces and lent the firearms of the northern front to the coalition forces of the southern front to strengthen the strength of the southern front, thus completely defeating the Ming expeditionary force that came from afar.

This idea has been supported by the Pope and others, and relevant guarantees have been made.Because the Middle East has no chance to weaken the power of firearms, it can only be suppressed by quantity.

In the end, because of the strong pressure of the Ming Empire, the whole of Europe was united like never before. Whether it was feuds or religious hostility, they all put aside their competition with each other. An unprecedented war, divided into two parts, the North and the South, was about to start.

(End of this chapter)