Dominate the Country

Dizzy! Dizzy!

Too much information poured in and Chen Huacheng's brain was about to crash again. That naval battle turned out like this, eight to eight...

Seven small and medium-sized warships were all destroyed, seven main battleships lost their combat effectiveness, and at least 3,000 people were lost. The main force of the entire fleet had only 37 warships. After deducting seven small and medium-sized warships, there were only 30 main battleships, which was more than half of the casualties.

"Brother Ye Zhang! Brother Ye Zhang! What's wrong with you?" Guan Tianpei next to him called out repeatedly.

"I'm fine, but my head is confused..." Chen Huacheng didn't know what to say all of a sudden. He touched his forehead with his left hand, which was still movable. It was wrapped with a thick bandage and his head hurt badly, but fortunately, this pain came from the external flesh.

Guan Tianpei looked a little gloomy. Speaking of the heavy price of the main battleship, he felt very uncomfortable. The Europeans took the initiative to withdraw from that naval battle, but when it comes to who won and who lost, it really can't be so easily judged that China won.

The latter also had seven battleships severely damaged, and what would happen to the remaining battleships of the former? They could all leave, right? And there was no obvious lag behind?

However, no matter what the specific losses of the Europeans were, Ye Tingyang set sail again with 15 battleships after leading the team back to the "base" for three days of rest.

The latest results of the battle have not been reported back yet, and Guan Tianpei can only pray that Ye Tingyang does not kick the iron plate.

"Captain Guan, you need to leave now. General Chen has just woken up and needs a good rest." The medical soldier came in and said at this time. He held a tray in his hand, with a water cup on the plate, and the cup mouth was connected by a hose, so that Chen Huacheng could drink water without opening his mouth.

"You have a good rest! I'll see you tomorrow!" Chen Huacheng felt a thick hand patting his left hand gently, followed by the sound of a chair moving and footsteps, and he didn't even have the ability to turn his head to watch his friend leave, and finally the friction sound of the door opening and closing.

It seemed sunny outside, but after the door closed, his eyes dimmed again. Then a habit was inserted into his mind. The medic no longer needed to hang the water cup on the rack. Chen Huacheng had recovered his consciousness and could suck gently. Although this consumed his energy, it would make his body function faster.

Chen Huacheng was thirsty. He didn't feel thirsty before, but now when the straw was put into his mouth, he suddenly had an extreme desire for water. It was like a dried corpse that had been thirsty for a month in the desert!

Chen Huacheng fell into a coma again, and he sucked hard again and again. Then he had a dream. In his sleep, he saw a huge and majestic warship. There was a huge turret on its bow, and a thick and long gun barrel extended from the turret. On the top of the tall mast, a blue sky, white sun and red flag fluttered in the wind. This was the Silver Shark.

Dozens of warships sailed out of the harbor in an orderly manner. Behind them, countless officers and soldiers lined up to see them off.

The soldiers on the warships were silent, but there was a seriousness between their brows. At this moment, Chen Huacheng suddenly felt a desire for battle and a feeling of blood boiling.

The battle began in the next moment.

The cannons spewed out dazzling flames, and heavy shells hit the opponent or flew towards themselves.

The opponents of the warships were also warships, first a few warships, and then a group of warships. There were several particularly large warships among the enemy's warships. They had four gun decks, and their huge bodies were visibly larger than the Silver Shark.

The sea was filled with gunpowder smoke from the cannons. The Silver Shark bravely went around behind the buttocks of those big guys, and then it was surrounded by a group of small and medium-sized warships. One enemy ship after another fired at the Silver Shark, and the shells hit the water and blasted up several meters high water columns. The clean and tidy Silver Shark suddenly turned into a tragic scene of thick smoke, flames and bloody people...

Chen Huacheng woke up again, and was awakened by a rumble. The sound sounded like the explosion of a summer thunderstorm. It seemed very far away, but if you listen carefully, you will find that the rumble is different from the thunder of nature-no matter how strong the thunderstorm is, it is impossible for it to sound more than ten times while his brain is turning. This is firing!

Chen Huacheng's heart suddenly shuddered: Could it be that the Europeans are coming? !

He remembered some things that Guan Tianpei told him, that Ye Tingyang had already led the remaining fleet to the Falkland Islands. And now the Europeans have pushed back to the eastern entrance of the Strait of Magellan. Does this mean that Ye Tingyang and his men not only failed, but also very likely suffered a disastrous defeat, or even annihilated.

Thinking of this, Chen Huacheng supported himself and sat up with difficulty. Regardless of whether he could still help the battle a little, he had to at least take a look outside.

But Chen Huacheng couldn't sit up at all. He used his left hand to support the bed and then stood up. As a result, all 206 bones in his body were desperately sending out "strike" signals.

Chen Huacheng couldn't help but feel a little sad. Is he a useless person now?

"Creaky~~" The door was opened. Guan Tianpei limped in.

"Zhong Yin, outside is..."

Guan Tianpei's face appeared in front of Chen Huacheng, and his face was filled with a relaxed smile. Chen Huacheng knew that his prediction might be wrong.

"Admiral Ye has returned with the fleet. The Europeans fought another battle with our army outside the Falkland Islands, and neither side lost a warship." But this is not the point. The point is that in this battle, the number of European main battleships leaving the port was not more than that of Chen Han's fleet. It was his small and medium-sized warships that allowed the Europeans to "take the initiative".

But no matter what, Chen Huacheng can rest assured and cultivate boldly. The bombardment just now was still the warships in the bay welcoming the returning fleet.

Chen Huacheng felt relieved, and he couldn't help but smile on his face. The remaining strength of the Europeans cannot form too much advantage over Chen Han's fleet, which is great news. This proves that the Europeans also suffered heavy losses in the previous naval battle.

Then, this battle is worth it for Chen Han.

Although the result of that battle could not completely destroy the Europeans' confidence in naval warfare, it was enough to make the entire world of one god feel fear.

Ye Tingyang now hopes that this news can be spread to the European mainland as soon as possible. He believed that the Europeans would look very good at that time...

...

The war in America and Northeast Europe has illuminated most of the earth. As the British get more involved in the battlefields in America and Russia, the situation of them and their allies in the South Asian subcontinent will become worse and worse.

For the declining Marathas, these days are really terrible. Chen Han did not let the kingdoms of Gorkha, Sikh, Mysore and others attack the British in Bengal. Chen Ming just let his group of brothers attack the Marathas.

Although the latter was hit several times, it still controls most of North India and a large area of ​​Central India, and controls the Madhya Pradesh of India. Although the latter is also a state, it occupies one-tenth of India's territory, with fertile land and developed economy. Its importance to India is like the importance of the Central Plains to China. The criterion for the formation of an empire in Indian history is whether it has placed the Madhya Pradesh under its rule.

Now, the Sikhs from the northwest, Mysore from the southeast, Gurkhas from the north, and even Ladakh, which had just unified Kashmir, were eager to tear off a piece of meat from the Marathas.

Although the price of Darak's unification of Kashmir was to cede Gilgit and Baltistan to Chen Han, Jammu, which was only slightly larger than Darak's old land, and part of the northeastern land of Pakistan in the original time and space, were enough for Darak to digest.

After all, this small country affiliated with Tibet was not much stronger than Bhutan. It was not easy for Chen Han to support it.

After seizing Jammu, the Darak Kingdom had a land area not smaller than that of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, with a population of more than 2 million. A large number of Tibetans had migrated here from Tibet before, because the central government had completely incorporated Tibet in the early years, and many Tibetan nobles and monks came to Darak. Chen Ming was not very domineering. If you feel uncomfortable, go to Darak, he would let you do whatever you want. Anyway, there are all descendants of Tibetans there. Even after Gilgit and Baltistan were taken in by Chen Han, many local nobles and people were sent to Darak. Today, the population of the Darak Kingdom has increased from less than 300,000 to more than 2 million.

Except for the lack of a religious leader, several Hutuktus are all in the interior, and Darak is very obedient.

The capital has become Srinagar, and the capital has been moved. Geographically, it is located in the northwest of South Asia, bordering southern Tibet in the east and the Sikh Kingdom, which has already established a foothold in the west. Although Darak and the Sikh Kingdom have different beliefs, both are facing a severe crisis of faith. They are in the north of Tianfangjiao and in the south of Hinduism. The two countries already have a friendship as strong as steel.

After all, Darak is not very big, but it is the big brother of Bhutan and Sikkim. Their boss is very influential in Gorkha. The influence of Hinduism in Gorkha has been declining in recent years and has been suppressed by Buddhist Tantric Buddhism. The most important thing is that their several Hutukhtus are also very influential in Chenhan, including the four Mongolian Khanates in the north and the three Kazakh Khanates that have been gaining momentum in recent years.

The Sikh Kingdom is strong and powerful, far more powerful than Darak, but it also regards Darak as a force of equal strength, that's why.

To the south of the Darak Kingdom is the traditional North India-the direct area of ​​the Indian Dynasty, which is a step away from Delhi. To the north are the seven khanates of Central Asia, which are absolutely friendly forces.

Chenhan used enough support to include the two pieces of land here in Gilgit and Baltistan into its own territory, but there was no big obstacle. Those two pieces of land did not belong to Darak, so they didn't care.

So, fate is playing tricks on people.

In 1834 in the original time and space, the Sikh Kingdom invaded Ladakh. Ladakh asked the minister in Tibet for help but failed. It was defeated in 1835 and then incorporated into the Kashmir region of the Sikh Empire. Later in 1845, Britain defeated the Sikh Kingdom, and Kashmir became a state of British India. As a loyal dog of Britain, Maharaja Gulab Singh also re-established his family's name in the Indian region.

But now the Sikh Kingdom and Darak have become iron allies.

This time, the Sikh Kingdom used troops against the Marathas, and Darak acted faster than the Sikhs. When it comes to hugging thighs and currying favor with Nanjing, Gurkhas are not as good as Darak.

The Darak Kingdom has more than 30,000 regular troops, a guard division guarding the old nest, and more than 20,000 people were dispatched to attack India, including two infantry brigades and one cavalry brigade, which can be said to be hard work.

It is impossible that all the soldiers in the army are Buddhists, because the population of more than 2 million in Darak is not only Buddhists, but also Muslims, Hindus, and even some Sikhs.

The political situation in Darak is that Buddhists \u0026amp;gt; Sikhs \u0026amp;gt; Muslims \u0026amp;gt; Hindus, and even the class in the army is the same. Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the Darak army is just like the Tibetan army in the past.

Among the 20,000-man army, the most powerful part is the two Gurkha battalions in each infantry brigade.

Chen Handu recruited Gurkhas as thugs, and the Darak people with weak combat effectiveness also recruited mercenaries in Gurkhas early on. In the previous battles, the Gurkhas made great contributions to Darak.

Leh, the old capital of Darak.

A pair of brothers were eating barley tsampa while talking about things.

"Really give so much money?" The younger brother looked at his elder brother in surprise.

He was deeply surprised by the figure that his brother had just uttered. At least 50 yuan a month, which was much higher than his father's hard-earned income from climbing mountains and crossing rivers every month. The younger brother, who had never cared about the salary of a soldier, was shocked. However, his younger brother's eyes were filled with sorrow again. The salary of 50 yuan was very high, but it was for his brother to risk his life.

"What do you mean by risking your life? The war has been going on for so long. How many families in the city have lost their sons? The ones who died were Gurkhas. They have higher salaries and wartime subsidies. Just put your heart at ease.

Study hard in school and try to get into a Chinese university. The third-rate schools there are better than Srinagar University." More importantly, a diploma from a Chinese university is more valuable.

In a Tibetan-style house in Leh, two red-faced Deji looked up at their eldest brother, Pubu Dunzhu, with a tangled heart.

He knew why his eldest brother told him this today. Pubu Dunzhu was saving living expenses for him. Deji's grades are very good, and the Chinese teachers in the school admire Deji very much, thinking that Deji has the ability to go to China. And if Deji can really get into a Chinese university, he doesn't need to worry about tuition fees. Chinese universities have preferential treatment for international students from vassal countries, and the Leh government will also give Deji a sum of money to sponsor him, but what about living expenses?

The consumption level in Ladakh is much lower than that in China.

"No. It's still too dangerous. I'd rather go to Srinagar University..." Although China is really very, very attractive. It's like Europe and the United States in the early days of reform and opening up, a paradise that countless people want to go to.

"Don't be silly. Since Teacher Luo said that you can get into a Chinese school, you have to work hard for China. Srinagar University is too far behind. Only by getting into a Chinese university can you have a good future..." Pubu Dunzhu flatly denied his brother's idea, looking at Deji's eyes as if he was looking at a big fool.

What's wrong with this brother's head? How smart he is on weekdays, why is he so stupid at this time? This is an opportunity to go to China, which must not be missed.

In the 1980s and 1990s in China, how many people would rather abandon their families and children and give up everything to go abroad. So how many people in Darak are willing to go to China now? China is the paradise in the dreams of countless Darak people.

Even if you are a sea turtle, it is much better than being a country bumpkin.