Iron Dynasty

Tang Wenjie proudly looked at Xinjiapo City, which once belonged to the United Kingdom, but now it has been included in the territory of the empire.

In the Southeast Asia, the Philippines, and Indonesia are now under the control of the empire. It won't be long before the Southwest Army will go south. At that time, East Indochina and Burma will also belong to the empire.

Minister Tang, it is said that you brought the emperor's instructions at the same time this time? Lei Ming asked, with Yue Yun and Liu Chen with him.

Half a month ago, he successfully intercepted the remnants of the Dutch army trying to escape in Boer City, and fought a beautiful ambush.

The unprepared Dutch army was dumped by them after they entered the city. The Governor of Jakarta and Stephen died in battle. He collected a large amount of gold from these Dutch soldiers, which can be regarded as recovering some losses.

Yes, I have to pass by here anyway, so the emperor personally asked me to give the instructions to you. Tang Wenjie said.

Then he took out a sealed letter from his arms and gave it to Lei Ming.

The emperor asked us not to storm India, implement a blockade on India for half a year in advance, and at the same time order the navy to strengthen the control of the route. Lei Ming told Yue Yun the contents of the letter.

Hearing this, Liu Chen said excitedly, Your Majesty has always been wise, and his judgment on the war this time is also quite accurate. We can strengthen our training in the past six months. At the same time, we have stockpiled ammunition and weapons in Singapore. Once the battle is launched in the future, we will not need to worry about ammunition.

Lei Ming breathed a sigh of relief. During this time, he has been studying the map. In the area currently under the actual control of the empire, Xinjiapo is the most suitable military base.

In the entire South China Sea, the location of Xinjiapo is almost at the center point, which is also the throat channel, so the geographical location is very important.

Because of this, the Empire designated Singapore as an overseas military base, and fortifications have been built in Singapore during this time.

Not to mention the coastal defense gun system constructed of reinforced concrete, there are also many bunkers on the coast, which were previously connected to each other through underground passages.

At the same time, a large amount of ammunition is stored in the bunker. If a machine gun is placed in the bunker, even if the West invests 300,000 to 400,000 people, it will not be able to take it.

With such a solid fortification, both Lei Ming and Yue Yun are very confident in the safety of Xinjiapo, and both the navy and the army can get transit here.

In addition to the related wars, the emperor also asked the navy to send warships to escort the mission to the Ottoman Empire and the Persian Empire. Our visit this time is very important, and I also hope that General Yue and Riesling will help. Tang Wenjie said.

This was the first time he had traveled to such a distant place, and he had no idea. For the safety of the mission, they needed soldiers to escort him, lest the mission die before they saw the two imperial capitals.

It's natural. When Minister Tang leaves, we will arrange it now. Yue Yun was so enthusiastic that he had already understood the purpose of the envoy Tang Wenjie, and he had already heard about the internal combustion engine.

If you can get a lot of cheap and high-quality oil from Persia or Ottoman, then this will be a great event for the empire, and it will also make the empire's industry leap again.

Because this matter is urgent, let's rest here for a night, and tomorrow we will go to the first stop in Persia. Tang Wenjie smiled.

Hearing this, Liu Chen muttered, It's really troublesome. In my opinion, there's no need to talk to them at all. Wherever there is an oil field, just occupy it.

Liu Chen's words made Tang Wenjie smile helplessly, and he said, When I came, the emperor just praised you for your progress, but now these words have exposed you again.

After pondering for a while, he said: The Persian and Ottoman Empires are different from the countries in the Southeast Asia. These countries in the South Ocean have not really formed, but they exist in the form of tribal rule, but these two Central Asian powers are different. They have strict rules and regulations. The structure of the state, the potential for war is huge, and using war in a way that will only push them westward is unwise.

It's still Minister Tang's meticulous grasp of the human geography of the world, I just have a little understanding of the skin. Yue Yun glared at Liu Chen and replied with a smile.

Tang Wenjie sighed: I can't help it, I have to study each country carefully. Although the Ottomans and Europe have a thousand-year grievance, the European royal family has also married the princess to the Ottoman many times. Speaking of which, there are too many entanglements. And Osman probably knows very little about us, this time it's the trouble of this trip.

Having said this, he stopped abruptly and said with a smile: Don't mention this, have a good rest today, and hurry up tomorrow morning.

After all, he took the mission personnel to the reception in Singapore.

The next day, Tang Wenjie got up early, had a simple breakfast, and boarded the battleship to Persia.

In order to protect Tang Wenjie and his party, Yue Yun sent six warships to prevent accidents. Although they defeated the coalition fleet, European armed merchant ships, privateers and pirates were still active at sea.

These forces threaten the safety of the shipping lanes at all times, and seem to have a unified order, and now these ships are all deeply hostile to the Imperial warships.

The patrolling warships were constantly harassed by them, and in the harassment they tried to take their ships by all means.

According to the captured prisoners of war, now Europe has issued a high reward. If the ironclad ship can be captured, the captured person will receive a bounty of one million pounds.

Such a high bounty is enough to make armed merchant ships, privateers, and pirates crazy, and a million pounds is enough to make them live a rich life like aristocrats.

Standing on the deck and looking at the drifting Singapore Port, Tang Wenjie felt a sense of pride in his heart. In today's world, only an empire can have such power.

Then he will bring the members of the mission together. For this visit, the members of the mission arranged by the Empire are all proficient in the languages ​​of these two regions and are extremely familiar with these two countries.

Compared to Ottoman, I think it's easier to get results in Persia, said a young team member, his name is Fang Fang Heng, who majors in diplomacy at the School of Political Affairs of Qingzhou University.

Tang Wenjie nodded, The emperor asked us to bet on both sides to take advantage of the feud between the Ottomans and Persia. According to the collected information, these two countries have been at war for two hundred years in order to compete for regional hegemony. It hasn't stopped now either, so take advantage of that in future negotiations.

Fang Fangheng said: This is not enough, we have to let them understand that the empire can change the balance of war between them, only in this way can they know how powerful it is.

Tang Wenjie has always been very serious about Fang Fang. He has always been extremely flexible in terms of negotiation. Although he can profit from the feud between the two, it is also extremely dangerous.

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