Daming Military Empire

Chapter 392
Did the First Corps of the Expeditionary Force of the Ming Empire really withdraw?Of course it is not true, there is a secret base of 'pirates' on a few islands less than five hundred miles west of Mysore. There are military tents everywhere, judging by the size of the military camp, there are at least one hundred thousand troops on the island!

After Hou Shilu led the First Corps of the Expeditionary Force to arrive here with hundreds of warships of the South China Sea Fleet, he directly handed over matters such as landing and camping to the deputy general Luo Siwei, while he himself followed Zheng Xing, the commander of the South China Sea Fleet, to the main island. Walk in a decent building.

It is said to be a decent building, but in fact it is just a small courtyard surrounded by a few simple wooden houses. Even Shi Daxuan doesn't like this kind of place where the birds don't shit. Except for the more formal construction of the port, other places are almost No matter how it was built, the reason why there is such a small courtyard is because the Second Corps of the Expeditionary Army will be stationed here for a period of time, and he asked someone to build it for Qin Yiming.

At this time, Qin Yiming and Shi Daxuan were already waiting at the gate of the small courtyard, and the surroundings of the small courtyard were also lined up with soldiers from the Second Corps of the Expeditionary Army, but their skin colors were a bit strange, they were not the yellow skin that is common in Daming, but Goa And the yellow-black skin of the natives in Mysore!

When he saw Hou Shilu coming slowly under the guidance of Zheng Xing, Qin Yiming quickly took Shi Daxuan to meet him, performed a standard military salute, and said in a loud voice: "Commander of the Second Corps of the Expeditionary Army, Qin Yiming sees General Hou."

Zheng Xing had already cleverly stood at the back, Hou Shilu quickly returned a standard military salute, then stepped forward to pat Qin Yiming's shoulder with a smile and said: "General Qin, you don't need to be polite, I have long heard that General Qin is a young hero, Lian Jiannu The number one fierce general, Mang Gurtai, was killed by General Qin, and when I saw him today, he was indeed very heroic!"

Although both of them are generals, Hou Shilu is the first rank and Qin Yiming is only the third rank. It is reasonable for Qin Yiming to flatter Hou Shilu. Loyal, but all of them are monkey spirits and monkey spirits. Naturally, he would not miss this opportunity to flatter the emperor indirectly.

This flattery, Qin Yiming only felt a heat on his face, fortunately, he is also yellow and black now, even if he blushed, he couldn't tell it, but he didn't dare to accept this flattery, because Mang Gurtai It wasn't him who killed him, but his brother Qin Gongming shot him to death. He hurriedly cupped his hands and said modestly: "I dare not take credit for it. It was the brother of the last general who really killed Mang Gurtai, and the last general was just assisting him." That's all."

When Hou Shilu heard the words, he laughed and said, "It's the same, it's the same, they are all young heroes, and the old man admires him very much."

Seeing Hou Shilu's eloquent posture, Qin Yiming quickly made a gesture of invitation, and said respectfully: "General Hou, the map has been prepared, the emperor has ordered that General Hou be responsible for the early defense, and please give more guidance to General Hou." guide the juniors."

When it came to business, Hou Shilu immediately turned serious, nodded solemnly and said: "Well, it's important to do business. I'll talk to General Qin later when I have time. Let's go, let's discuss the issue of the Mughal Empire first."

After finishing speaking, he walked towards the small courtyard, Qin Yiming respectfully guided him, Zheng Xing and Shi Daxuan obediently followed behind.

The four of them quickly entered the study room in the small courtyard. The study room had been set up like a simple meeting room. The desk was placed in the center, and a map of the four regions of the Mughal Empire was spread on it. Then, the desk was surrounded by A chair was set up, that's all.

Everyone gave way to each other, and finally, Hou Shilu was given the main seat, Qin Yiming and Zheng Xing accompanied each other, and Shi Daxuan sat at the bottom.

After everyone was seated, Hou Shilu immediately said solemnly: "Everyone, according to the report from Jinyiwei's spies, the Mughal Empire is already in chaos. Their emperor Shah Jahan has decided to attack Goa in order to solve the food crisis. Now he is gathering troops. It is estimated that an attack will be launched soon."

Qin Yiming heard the words and said worriedly: "General Hou, if you retreat at this time, can the Portuguese hold it? If we are captured before we reach Goa, we will be in big trouble!"

Hou Shilu heard the words and said with confidence: "General Qin, please rest assured that the main force of the Mughal Empire was still in Delhi when the First Army of the Expeditionary Army withdrew. Delhi is nearly three thousand miles away from Goa. Without a train, it would take them about a month to get to Goa even if they traveled fast all the way, but we have a ship, and it only takes a day or two to get to Goa from here, so there is no need to worry about not being able to catch up."

Qin Yiming was still worried and said: "I heard that they still have 20 troops to quell the chaos. If the 20 troops suddenly appeared in Goa, the Portuguese would not be able to stop them? After all, they only have more than 1 troops! "

Hou Shilu was not angry when he heard the words, but looked at Qin Yiming with approval, and praised: "It seems that General Qin has done a lot of homework, and he knows the situation of the Mughal Empire so well, yes, yes, the so-called 'Know yourself and know your enemy and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles', General Qin is indeed the next general, and the preparations before the battle have been done very well."

Where does this come from, Qin Yiming hurriedly said modestly: "Don't dare, dare not, the last general is just bored in Ceylon, so I often inquire about the situation of the Mughal Empire, and I dare not be such a compliment as General Hou, but, Is it not impossible for the 20 troops led by Aurangzeb to take Goa, where only 1 Portuguese are stationed?"

Hou Shilu nodded and smiled and said: "Well, if Aurangzeb gathers an army of 20 to attack Goa desperately, it is likely to be able to take it down. It's messy, it's at least five or six thousand miles away from Goa, he can't fly there, and General Qin doesn't have to worry about it."

Qin Yiming was obviously relieved when he heard the words, the two armies are not near Goa, it seems that Goa is not in danger for the time being.

Seeing his expression, Hou Shilu pointed directly at the map and said, "Since General Qin knows the situation of the Mughal Empire so well, I won't repeat myself. I would like to ask General Qin to lead the Second Corps of the Expeditionary Army to set off from here within three days. Escorted by General Zheng's South Sea Fleet, they rushed to a large mine more than [-] miles south of Goa, where they stationed and waited. Once the army of the Mughal Empire appeared near Goa, you immediately led the army dressed as an ore transporter The miners rushed directly to Goa to assist the Portuguese Governor Condé to garrison the city of Goa."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yiming immediately cupped his hands and said, "The general will follow orders."

Hou Shilu warned again: "Don't land from the port of Goa, land directly on the beach a hundred miles south of Goa, and it is best at night, try not to let people notice the abnormality, I have brought you all the guides , when the time comes, you just follow them directly."

When Qin Yiming heard the words, he immediately nodded and said, "The general understands."

Hou Shilu nodded in satisfaction, and then said to Shi Daxuan: "General Shi, after the First Corps of the Expeditionary Army has been disguised, I will trouble you to send ships to the beach near Mysore in batches."

Upon hearing this, Shi Daxuan immediately cupped his hands and said, "The general will obey."

Hou Shilu nodded, then pointed to the map and said to Zheng Xing: "General Zheng, after sending off the Second Corps of the Expeditionary Army, immediately rush back to the waters near Mysore to stand by. I guess the Mughal Empire will attack Goa with all its strength, so, The First Corps of the Expeditionary Army was divided into two parts, one with 5 people waiting directly near the city of Mysore, and the other 5 people waiting directly near the beach on the edge of Mysore. At that time, if the main force of the Mughal Empire The army has appeared near Goa, you immediately take the [-] troops to Goa, take the sea route, and have a ship, and they should be able to arrive at the same time as the Second Army of the Expeditionary Army."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Xing immediately cupped his hands and said, "The general will understand."

After arranging everything, Hou Shilu couldn't help sighing: "This is the so-called 'mantis catching cicadas and orioles behind', the emperor's move is really high!"

In fact, the First Corps of the Expeditionary Army and the Second Corps of the Expeditionary Army are not real squirrels, and there is an even bigger squirrel behind them!
(End of this chapter)