Daming Military Empire

Chapter 629 Great powers counterattack, the allies are in a hurry

Life is either wonderful or dull. Since you are living in this world, you should strive to make every step of your life toward glory. Maybe some people are willing to be dull and don’t work very hard, so their life is not very exciting.

Zhu Cijiong was like this in later generations. He was not such a hard-working person at first, but after traveling to the end of the Ming Dynasty, he had to work hard and desperately in the face of a desperate situation.

Efforts always pay off, but the rewards vary from big to small. His luck was very good, he found a group of civil servants who were willing to devote their lives to Ming Dynasty, and even found a group of generals who were willing to shed blood for Ming Dynasty. In more than ten years, the situation in Ming Dynasty was completely reversed.

It's the end of the winter, and it's almost the Chinese New Year. The 17th year of Chongzhen is the time when the Ming Dynasty perishes in the history of later generations. However, the 17th year of Chongzheng will be the time when the current Ming Dynasty takes off.

After the war in Siberia ended, Zhu Cijiong put all the Ming troops into a state of rest, recharging their energy, and preparing to embark on the journey of world hegemony, while he himself was also recuperating and gaining momentum.

However, how could things in this world go as expected? On this day, he was concentrating in the imperial study, practicing calligraphy, when Wang Chengen, the eunuch who held the brush, suddenly screamed outside: "Report to the Emperor, General Li Mingfu, the commander of the Wuwei Army urgent telegram."

Wuwei Army, Li Mingfu!
Isn't he stationed at the Eurasian Canal? Did something happen to the Eurasian Canal?
The Eurasian Canal is very important to Ming Dynasty. Zhu Cijiong quickly put down his brush and said loudly: "Submit it."

Wang Chengen outside heard the words, holding the telegram in both hands, bowed and hurried to Zhu Cijiong.

Zhu Cijiong took a look at the telegram, and his expression changed immediately.

Nothing happened to the Eurasian Canal, but something happened to the allies.

This telegram was not sent by Li Mingfu, but someone else asked him to forward it.

The telegram content is simple:
At the end of the day, Li Mingfu played the role of the emperor, and the Prime Minister of the Portuguese Cabinet, Shivela, asked for help. The countries of the Anti-Habsburg Alliance suddenly launched a surprise attack on the Portuguese Gold Coast and the Governor-General of Brazil. The situation is extremely urgent, and the Ming Empire is requested to send troops to rescue.

The anti-Habsburg alliance actually chose to do it at this time, and it was still targeting Portugal's overseas colonies!
Damn it, can't these guys stop and let people take a breather?

He didn't even need to ask, Portugal would definitely not be able to stand up to the besieged by the big powers, if it was said to be a besieged beating, if any of the big powers went up alone, Portugal would not be an opponent.

This ally must be saved. Their overseas colonies are ridiculously large at the moment. If they are snatched by the big powers, within a few years, the big powers will be able to use the resources of the colonies to catch up with Ming Dynasty. At that time, there will be fierce battles again and again.

Zhu Cijiong thought for a while, and then issued an order: "Order Li Mingfu to understand the detailed situation clearly, and order Navy Admiral Zheng Chenggong, Deputy Marshal Huang Long, and Zheng Zhihu to come to the capital to discuss matters."

Hearing the words, Wang Chengen obeyed the order, then bowed and retreated.

As soon as Wang Chengen left, Zhu Cijiong crumpled up the manuscript paper on the table for handwriting practice and threw it into the wastebasket. Then, he turned around and took out the latest world map for a closer look.

It took less than a stick of incense for him to look at it, when Wang Chengen said sharply outside again: "Report to the Emperor, General Li Mingfu, the commander of the Wuwei Army, has an urgent call."

Any news so soon?Zhu Cijiong was considering how to deploy his troops, and just needed to know the specific situation of the Portuguese colony, so he couldn't wait to say: "Quickly, submit it."

Hearing the words, Wang Chengen outside held the telegram in both hands again, bowed and hurried to Zhu Cijiong.

Zhu Cijiong took a look at the telegram, and his expression changed again.

This time, there was not only Li Mingfu's return, but also a message for help from Spain.

Although the telegram is only a few sentences, it contains a lot of information. Li Mingfu's reply is as follows:

Back to the emperor, according to the Portuguese Prime Minister Shivela, the French-Dutch coalition forces attacked the Gold Coast, and the British, Danish, and Swedish coalition forces attacked the Brazilian Governor-General. All countries of the Fort Alliance blockade.

In addition, the Spanish king's special envoy was ordered to come to ask for help, and the countries of the anti-Habsburg alliance suddenly launched a surprise attack on the Viceroyalty of Peru and New Spain in Spain. The situation is extremely urgent, and the Ming Empire is requested to send troops to rescue.

Zhu Cijiong knew that the so-called Viceroyalty of Peru refers to all areas of South America except Brazil, while the Viceroyalty of New Spain includes Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean islands. The attack of the Fort Alliance powers.

Is this anti-Habsburg coalition about to start a world war?Except for Tsarist Russia, which was just defeated, all other countries were dispatched. Except for South Asia, they were beyond their reach. Almost all overseas colonies of Spain and Portugal were attacked by them!

This is obviously an all-out counterattack by the anti-Habsburg alliance. They chose the right time, because at this time Siberia is already covered in ice and snow, and the Eurasian railway is only built to the territory of the Ottoman Empire, which means that it is difficult for Ming to mobilize the army To attack them on land, if you want to fight, you can only fight at sea.

How strong is the naval strength of the anti-Habsburg alliance now?Zhu Cijiong really doesn't know that Ming's influence has not yet penetrated into the Nordic waters, and the European allies are basically suppressed by the anti-Habsburg alliance. The Fort Alliance has been overthrown, so how can it have the ability to go to the sea area of ​​​​the great powers to investigate.

The so-called "know yourself and know the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger." Now that you don't even know the strength of others, Zhu Cijiong will naturally not rush to send troops. After thinking about it, he said to Wang Chengen: "Call back, please report the damage of the navy from Spain and Portugal, and at the same time Find a way to find out the specific situation of the enemy army, and tell them that Ming's reinforcements will soon arrive at the Eurasian Canal."

Now it seems that the only way to defend the Eurasian Canal and the Mediterranean Sea is first. As for the Spanish and Portuguese colonies in Africa and the Americas, it depends on the situation. If the enemy navy is not very strong, Ming will naturally help them defend or seize Come back, if the enemy's navy is strong, that's another story.

Wang Chengen left as ordered, Zhu Cijiong thought for a while and shouted to the door: "Cao Huachun."

Cao Huachun still devoted himself to his duty, standing at the door, he immediately bowed and walked in when he heard the sound, saluting: "My minister is here."

Zhu Cijiong immediately said loudly: "Immediately send someone to notify Sun Yuanhua, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and ask him to come and see him quickly."

Cao Huachun obeyed the order, and retreated respectfully.

Zhu Cijiong recruited Sun Yuanhua to come here mainly because he wanted to know about the situation of the major naval fleets. Although he did not order to mobilize any fleets, he was not very clear about the situation of some fleets, such as the North Sea Fleet and the East China Sea Fleet. Zhu Cijiong didn't order the two fleets to evacuate. It's icy and snowy there now. What's the situation with those two fleets? Can they be transferred back?
He didn't take care of specific things like where the fleet was replenished and where it rested, and the Ministry of War was in charge of everything.

(End of this chapter)