Daming Military Empire

Chapter 636

The reason why Zheng Chenggong disembarked here was of course not to say hello to everyone. After crossing the Eurasian Canal, he would enter the continent of Europe. The battle could start at any time. He came here to arrange the overall strategic layout.

After the simple welcome ceremony, Zheng Chenggong led a group of generals, followed Li Mingfu and others into the largest bastion here, and after a simple lunch, a battle meeting that decided the fate of the European continent took place in this bastion. It was held in a simple meeting room.

This war can be said to be an early world war. Due to Zhu Cijiong's crossing, the entire world structure has undergone tremendous changes. The Ming Empire rose strongly, not only capturing the entire South Asia and North Asia, but also protecting two old brands. Now, almost all of the most valuable colonies in the world are in the hands of the Daming Habsburg Alliance, how could the Anti-Habsburg Alliance be reconciled.

The first World War in history was also a world-class war that broke out because of the intensification of the contradiction between old and new colonialism. The powers fought to re-divide the colonies and compete for global hegemony. This time, it was also to re-divide the colonies. The only difference is that, The Ming Empire from the East became a member of the great powers, and it was a great power among the great powers.

In the First World War, the Allied Powers camp headed by Britain, France and Tsarist Russia won the final victory, while the German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and later the Ottoman Empire, which inherited most of the land of the Holy Roman Empire, were defeated.

So, this time, will the Daming Habsburg alliance headed by the Ming Empire lose to the anti-Habsburg alliance headed by Britain, France and the Netherlands?

It is really unknown who will win the battle, because this time it is mainly a battle for supremacy at sea, and the naval strength of the anti-Habsburg alliance has not been fully exposed, while the Spanish and Portuguese navies on the side of the Habsburg alliance in Ming Dynasty have been disabled. The navy has not yet developed, and the Holy Roman Empire can't take care of itself now. Besides, they don't have a navy at all at this moment. That is to say, at this time, the naval strength of the Ming Empire almost represents the navy of the entire Habsburg Alliance of the Ming Dynasty. strength!
Now, the second person of the Ming Empire, the younger brother of the imperial family of the Ming Empire, the future king of Zhennan, and the current Admiral Zheng Chenggong is here, and all the allies will naturally obey his orders. Therefore, the powerful figure of the Ottoman Empire, Grand Vizier Erzuyman has come. As for the Holy Roman Empire, it’s the same whether they come or not. It’s good that they can manage themselves well. In this war, they can’t help at all.

In this combat meeting, the high-ranking person is naturally the Grand Admiral of the Ming Empire, Zheng Chenggong.

On his left is Grand Vizier Suyman of the Ottoman Empire;
Portuguese Prime Minister Shivera;
Spanish Admiral Oquendo;

Admiral Zheng Xing, commander of the South China Sea Fleet;

General Li Mingfu, Commander of the Wuwei Army;

These are all local representatives of Europe, or those who have been stationed in Europe for a long time. They are familiar with Europe and can be regarded as managers in charge of logistics.

On his right is Huang Long, Vice Admiral of the Navy, Commander of the Beiyang Fleet;

Vice Admiral of the Navy Zheng Zhihu, Commander of the Nanyang Fleet;

Cao Wenzhao, Deputy Marshal Guan Ning, Commander-in-Chief of the Army;
General Mao Wenlong, commander of the Dongjiang Army;

General Qin Gongming, Commander of the Dingliao Army;

Admiral Yang Geng, commander of the North Sea Fleet;
These are the generals of the legion that Zheng Chenggong brought over, and they can be regarded as the front-line commanders who directly participated in the battle.

Both sides sat down, and Zheng Chenggong began to ask about the specific situation on the battlefield. These were rather cumbersome, and it was impossible to describe them clearly in the telegram.

He directly asked Shivela on the left: "Count Shivela, what is the defense of the governorships of Spain and Portugal? How long do you think the defenders can last?"

Why did Zheng Chenggong ask Shivela, he is not a general?Of course it’s because this guy’s Chinese is good, better than what the translator said, don’t ask him who to ask!
Sure enough, when Shivela heard the words, he immediately exchanged opinions with Ocundo, and then replied in standard Chinese: "His Royal Highness, our governor's district has built many bastions in the past two years, and the four districts at least There are five of them, and the most are eight, and the defenders inside are more than [-]. If the enemy does not give up their lives and attack violently, it should not be a problem to persist for a year."

Zheng Chenggong nodded when he heard the words, and then asked again: "How did your navy fall into an ambush?"

Shivira didn't need to discuss this with Oquendo, because they talked about it the most these days, and he immediately replied: "In the beginning, the anti-Habsburg alliance did not invest too much force. It is a little bit weaker than our navy. We believe that with the assistance of the defenders, the enemy can be easily repelled. Therefore, after a simple discussion, we sent the main force of the navy to support it. In the end, they all left. On the way, we were ambushed by the enemy."

Zheng Chenggong curled his lips when he heard the words, and said disdainfully: "Sure enough, they are surrounding the spot to fight for aid. It seems that they should have learned the Ming Dynasty's art of war, and they dare to fight with axes, hum."

Although Shivela is good at learning Chinese, he still can't understand words with profound meanings like "Wai Dian Da Ai". He couldn't help asking: "His Royal Highness, what is "Wai Dian Da Ai?"

Zheng Chenggong rolled his eyes and explained helplessly: "It is to surround the place where you must be saved, and then set up an ambush halfway to besiege your reinforcements."

Shi Weila said as if he had found a treasure: "Oh, that's what it means. They are indeed surrounding the spot to help."

Zheng Chenggong shook his head helplessly, and then said with confidence: "It seems that they are mainly for reinforcements. There should be no danger to your governorships for the time being. It is impossible for them to invest a large number of troops to attack the bastion regardless of losses."

Upon hearing this, Shivela quickly told Oquendo the good news, and immediately, both of them had expressions of relief on their faces.

Now that it has been confirmed that the anti-Habsburg coalition is encircling the point to fight for aid, then this coastal fort needs to be built even more. Zheng Chenggong asked to fetch a map, spread it on the table, and then pointed to Guadiana at the junction of Spain and Portugal He Ruohaikou said: "We are going to build three large fort groups here. Let us use these lands first. Please move all the nearby civilians out. Is there any problem?"

Building forts is a good thing. Once the Ming army withdraws, these forts will be theirs. Moreover, with the always generous style of the Ming Empire, it is estimated that most of the artillery will not be removed by then. Three huge coastal forts are worthless. Not doing it for fun, Shivela and Oquendo greeted each other, then nodded and said: "No problem, no problem, His Royal Highness only needs to draw out the specific area, and we will move out immediately as a commoner."

Immediately afterwards, Zheng Chenggong began to discuss with Suyman again. The general meaning was to divert the current Eurasian railway, build it directly to the Mediterranean coast, and then build a port there to transport food, supplies, weapons and ammunition overland, and then Then it was transported to the front line by armed blessing boat.

Naturally, there is no problem with this. Suyman is also the master of power now. In a small area like a port city, it is only a matter of his words.

Afterwards, Zheng Chenggong explained everyone's tasks in detail, and a combat meeting lasted for nearly two hours.

At the end of the meeting, Zheng Chenggong immediately took Shivela and Oquindo to his flagship, and led the soldiers of the Ming army to the mouth of the Guadiana River.

(End of this chapter)