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As soon as he entered the palace and saw Charles I for the first time, Wedel even gave a perfunctory salute, and then reported hurriedly: "Your Highness, something big has happened. Good news, good news!"

Charles I was confused. What happened? Is it good news?

He also saw that what made Wedel so excited probably meant that something was really big. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but be a little curious, and quickly asked: "What's the big deal? Tell me quickly!"

"Your Highness, the latest news is that the Ming Dynasty captured the Portuguese Colombo and Goa. The Portuguese there barely escaped, and they were all annihilated by the Ming Dynasty!" Wedel said excitedly, "The Portuguese suffered heavy losses. , it can be regarded as another severe lesson from Mingguo!"

When Charles I heard this, there was a hint of surprise on his face. He had sent someone to contact him before, but the Portuguese had dealt with him. Now it's okay, he has learned a lesson!

Wedel noticed the change in the face of Charles I and continued: "But the Governor of Colombo, Shivella, has escaped. He has stayed in the Ming Dynasty before and knows the reality of the Ming Dynasty. Now he has been taught a lesson this time, and he has returned to China. After that, he tried his best to promote the power of the Ming Dynasty, and said that the Ming Dynasty today is very ambitious, and I am afraid that Europe will come over. He also said that the Ming Dynasty today is stronger than the grassland barbarians hundreds of years ago. It’s even more powerful. If we don’t unite to fight against the Ming Dynasty, Europe will become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty!”

After he finished speaking, he looked at Charles I and felt that Charles I would be even happier, because with Schwerer's propaganda, Britain's plan to unite European countries to deal with the Ming Dynasty would be easier to implement.

However, he found that Charles I's face was a little pale. Suddenly, he understood that Charles I must be frightened.

Sure enough, I heard Charles I ask in a low voice: "Is that big eastern country really that powerful, more powerful than the Mongolian Tatars before?"

"Your Highness, the Mongolian Tatars do not have sailing warships like the sea!" Wedel did not want to lie, but said matter-of-factly.

Upon hearing this, Charles I's face turned pale again. If it was the Mongolian Tatars in the past, they didn't have ships, and Britain at least didn't have to worry. Now that big country in the east has countless sailing warships, doesn't that mean that Britain is also in danger?

Previously, he wanted to unite European countries to deal with the Eastern powers. More importantly, he wanted to force the Eastern powers to surrender and provide as many goods as possible according to European requirements. But at this time, what he was thinking of was that the Ming Dynasty was too powerful and that European countries should form an alliance to protect themselves!

However, Charles I still couldn't believe that the great eastern country was so powerful! However, Wedel has experienced the fleets of the great Eastern powers, so the possibility of lying in this regard is very low. And when the Eastern powers captured Colombo and Goa, they also relied on sailing warships, just like they did when they went to the East.

Thinking like this, he found a possibility and wanted to comfort himself, so he asked Wedel: "Then the Ming Dynasty's army should not be very good, right? At least it is weaker than the previous Mongolian Tatars, right?"

Looking at the expectant eyes of Charles I, Wedel could not help but sigh in his heart, and answered truthfully: "If it were before, I might not be able to answer this question. But this time when I came back, I brought back two News. One piece of news, I have just mentioned it, and there is another piece of news that just answers His Highness’s question.”

Upon hearing this, Charles I felt a little bit bad in his heart, and he quickly asked: "What's the news? Tell me quickly!"

Wedel did not hesitate, but immediately replied: "I heard that the Ming Dynasty, on the side of Tsarist Russia, only had 800 horsemen, but they killed more than 10,000 Mongolian Tatars and were defeated, and the entire tribe was wiped out!"

"..." Upon hearing this, Charles I was shocked speechless and did not respond. With only 800 cavalry, they killed tens of thousands of Mongolian Tatars before? This...how is this possible!

After being stunned for a while, Charles I suddenly heard something and asked quickly: "You mean, you heard it? I heard that this thing must be inaccurate. How can it be eight hundred versus tens of thousands? If you can kill the other party's tribe, even if it's tens of thousands of pigs, it would be a killing for eight hundred people to kill them, let alone tens of thousands of Mongolian Tatars!"

"Your Highness, I think nine out of ten of these things are true!" Wedel poured a basin of cold water on Charles I and said, "This news spread with both noses and eyes. The leader of the eight hundred cavalry is still a The seventeen-year-old boy's name is Dingguo Li. Tsarist Russia is already very nervous. They have sent envoys to Poland and Sweden, willing to cede their territory, and requesting these countries to send troops for reinforcements to resist the Ming invasion together."

At this time, Tsarist Russia was not very powerful and was bullied by Poland. Therefore, Charles I did not feel too terrible. But, no matter what, since this has happened, it means that the Ming Dynasty’s army is indeed very powerful!

He thought about it in his mind and found that the power of that big country in the east had expanded a lot. On the seaside, we have passed the line between Goa and Lion Country, and will soon reach the Middle East. On land, it is about to reach Tsarist Russia. It is indeed a big country in the east, with enough manpower for comprehensive expansion.

Wedel saw that Charles I was in a daze, but he didn't care and continued to say: "Your Highness, the previous decision to unite European countries to fight against the Ming Dynasty, I think it is the right one! Now the Portuguese and Dutch should be fine, We will definitely agree to our proposal to form an alliance against the Ming Dynasty. I think we can send people to other countries to talk about it, and there should be other countries that will agree to join. By then, all European countries from the north to Tsarist Russia will unite, I believe We can definitely beat the Ming Kingdom back!"

As soon as he said this, Charles I came to his senses and nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, yes, before we send out envoys, we must unite as many countries as possible to deal with that big eastern country together! Regardless of the differences between our European countries, , If you have any grudges or grievances, now that the big Eastern countries are going to attack, you should put them down first and work together to defend against the foreign enemies!"

Wedel nodded repeatedly and flattered him: "Your Highness still has a long-term vision, and I will definitely work hard to facilitate this!"

After saying that, he volunteered again and went to the other side of the Taiwan Strait as an envoy without any trouble. He didn't even return home.

At this time, the affairs of the Eastern Powers had been circulated among the upper echelons of European countries, and they all showed different levels of attention and concern. As for most ordinary people, only the Portuguese and Dutch, who suffered relatively heavy losses, are concerned. While they were curious about the mysterious eastern country, they were also afraid.

Under the leadership of the British, while still in the Hezong Alliance, on May 1, the eleventh year of Chongzhen, where Tian Province was located, a hundred thousand troops swore to go out to attack Tsarist Russia for the previous blood debt. The main officers and soldiers of the Ming army were mainly from the Oirat tribe, with the Han army as the deputy. The commander-in-chief was Yang Sichang, the governor of Tian Province, and the leading general was Zhongyong Bo Mangui, who commanded 30,000 cavalry as the main forward; Ming Weibo Li Dingguo led 10,000 cavalry as the flanking forward, and Mangui and Mangui were one and the other, and they cooperated with each other. , to clear the way for the army.

It is worth mentioning that one of Li Dingguo's men and one of his acquaintances was Li Guo, a tiger. He didn't expect that Li Dingguo would become his superior after so many years, which made him feel a little crazy. Hold back your energy and must prove yourself in this war.

As they marched toward the far west, the American base on the other side of the Pacific, the Ming camp where San Francisco would later be located, was also vowing to fight. Their target is Mexico City. This time, it was a joint operation between the navy and the army. The navy was responsible for transporting the army to land in Mexico City, and after it was captured, it would open up the Gulf of Mexico. The Ming Navy continued to move south, preparing to go to Panama and control it.

These two places, and even a large part of Central America to South America, were controlled by the Spanish. The places that the Ming Dynasty's navy and army will attack this time, namely Mexico City and Panama City, are also Spanish colonies.

Before the Ming army set off, another small team with two boats had already set off first. This fleet did not sail directly to Mexico City, but docked in advance. About three hundred marines came ashore and sneaked into the forest.

In this advance team, there are two familiar people, they are Wei Siming and Mr. Liu. They were originally going to return to Daming last year like everyone else. But after hearing that the Ming army was preparing to attack Mexico and that Liu Xiang could no longer escape, he took the initiative to stay and expressed his willingness to cooperate with the army.

This time, the two of them came into play.

After lurking in the outskirts of Mexico, Wei Siming and Mr. Liu followed the plan to complete the task of this small team.

The best building in Chinatown in Mexico City was originally Mr. Liu's home, but it has been occupied by Liu Xiang and others. And not only that, he also sent his men to both ends of China Street to search Mingren who came back from work. A day's wages would basically not be left over for you; and for the shops in China Street, that was every day. You have to pay the money regularly. If you don't pay, you will be beaten.

Anyway, today's Ming people are miserable. Some Ming people not only can no longer save a penny, they even have to borrow money to donate to the Liu Xiang bandit group, otherwise they will not be able to survive.

It’s funny to say that, after being treated like this by Liu Xiang, Akito, who could have been a little lazy, thought that it was impossible to work for five or six days and rest at home for one day. He had to get up early and go there every day. Just work hard.

Liu Xiang and his group not only paid taxes to the Spaniards on time and in full, but also paid a large sum of money to the Spanish governor. In addition, they enjoyed themselves in a place far away from the Ming Dynasty. , I am prosperous and am very free and happy.

Under their high pressure, no one thought of resisting. But Liu Xiang and others had said that anyone who disobeyed would suffer the same fate as Wei Siming and others. Even if they escaped no matter how far away they were, he would have already sent people to capture them and hang them by the sea, under the sun, to starve to death. Dead of thirst.

A group of people who had the courage met the same fate as Wei Siming and others. Later they tried to fight for their lives, but there were only a few who really couldn't survive. However, they were quickly suppressed by Liu Xiang and others, and the methods were very cruel. Therefore, Mingren in Mexico City dared to be angry but dare not speak out against Liu Xiang and others. They hated Liu Xiang to death but had to listen to Liu Xiang for the sake of his wife and children.

On this day, Liu Xiang and a group of people were gambling in Mr. Liu's house, and there were several Mingren women waiting on them. They were having a great time, shouting, and the atmosphere was quite lively.

But at this moment, a pirate suddenly ran in in a hurry and shouted: "The boss, it's bad, the boss, it's bad..."

Liu Xiangzheng lost several times, and he immediately became angry when he heard that. He immediately slammed the table and shouted: "I won't play anymore, I won't play anymore, what are you yelling about? What's wrong? It's impossible for the Ming army to suddenly attack, right?" "

As soon as he said the smooth words, the whole place fell into silence, as if someone had stabbed him in his fatal spot.

When Liu Xiang heard this, he knew that he had said the wrong thing. The Ming Army was now a taboo in everyone's heart, and no one wanted to mention it. After all, they were driven to Nanyang by the Ming army, and then driven to Mexico from Nanyang. In the meantime, no matter how powerful their forces were, no matter how great their allies were, they were all crushed by the Ming army, which really frightened them.

"What the hell is wrong with you? Tell me quickly!" Liu Xiang yelled quickly to attract the attention of his accomplices.

As soon as the man heard this and saw everyone in the room looking at him, he quickly replied: "Someone saw Wei Siming, just in the suburbs."

After Liu Xiang and others heard this, they felt relieved. They thought it was something, but it turned out to be this bad thing. Of course, he also knew that the reason why this person was panicking was because he had betrayed Wei Siming and the others as a meeting gift for surrendering to him.

However, Liu Xiang also knew that Wei Siming could not let him live. After all, he had already spread the word that Wei Siming and others would be executed by him.

Therefore, he asked for details and found out that Wei Siming and others seemed to be fishing for a living. So, he immediately shouted: "Brothers, copycats, we must not let those bastards escape this time!"

When his men heard this, they immediately stopped betting and responded loudly, saying that Wei Siming and the others would be killed this time.

Just as Liu Xiang and others walked to the door, he suddenly remembered something, turned around and shouted to the woman in the room: "If anyone dares to tell what happened just now, I will kill your whole family!"

When the women in the room heard this, they all nodded in fear.

When Liu Xiang saw him, he changed the subject and said, "Even if Wei Siming and those people were lucky enough to escape last time, they will definitely not escape death this time. In fact, it is still the same. Anyone who dares to resist me will die! I will point out something this time His sky lantern!”

After saying that, he led his men out. It was not appropriate for Mingren in Mexico City to know about this matter, nor did he want the Spanish to know about it. Therefore, Liu Xiang just took his original men out of the city.

Thanks to warrior Tao Yuanming for the 500 starting coin reward, thanks to Killer for the 200 starting coin reward for playing chess, and thanks to Fu Xian for the reward!

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