Lord of Ming Dynasty

Generally speaking, it is absolutely impossible for Westerners to go on an expedition to the Huaxia Kingdom. The losses caused by maintaining such a large fleet sailing for a year and the risks of sea navigation can make them desperate, but facing the huge profits cut off from the Far East, they take risks They hope to conquer this huge kingdom in Asia. In fact, they don’t know that Zhang Qiang is no longer a king, and Huaxia is no longer a kingdom. With such a large country, and it is still expanding, Zhang Qiang has already called himself the Huaxia Empire, the Emperor of the Huaxia Empire.

Compared with the Dutch and the Spaniards, the British are more concerned. They pay more attention to how to obtain benefits from the Huaxia Kingdom. They brought back the things that the Huaxia Kingdom was more advanced than them. Now the British have been able to manufacture the Huaxia Kingdom. The guns and ammunition of the continuous guns, breech-loading guns, and rifled guns have made some progress. The warships and soldiers who came this time have been replaced with these advanced cannons and guns that appeared in the Chinese Kingdom. Even the battleships, the British Following the example of the Huaxia Kingdom, iron plates and copper plates were installed on the battleships, and they were made into iron-clad warships covered with iron sheets.

The British are full of confidence this time. They have no shortage of soldiers. India will catch them at will, and there is no need to catch those Indian Asan natives who are more like cattle than Nanyang natives. Although they are not smart, they are more obedient. They are good material for soldiers. Training It looks faster and more experienced than the Nanyang natives.

The new Dutch Governor’s Palace is full of white-skinned, high-nosed, blond-haired Westerners, wearing all kinds of costumes, each more noble and more idiosyncratic, because there are admirals and admirals from various countries who arrived before the clippers army general.

There are already British governors, Dutch governors, and Spanish governors. These three are currently governors of colonial countries in the Far East and Asia. The Portuguese will not mention it. Their governors have long since died in the hard labor camps of the Kingdom of China.

In order to retaliate, the Portuguese sent fifty main battleships this time, and five thousand regular troops, royal cavalry, royal musketeers, artillery, and royal guards.

The British Governor Charles walked towards Gerald Pick, the new Spanish Governor. The original Governor spent money and went back in despair. This Governor was sent, not because he wanted to come. The original Luzon Governor was everyone Those who want to be the governor must grab the position. Now no one in Spain wants to come here. War, war, or war, there is no hope of making money. I used to be able to make a fortune after leaving office, let alone leaving office to make a fortune now It's a blessing to be able to live and persist until the term leaves safely.

Every day the Spaniards went to the port, the governor's palace castle, and the limited activity sites in the city. The outside was occupied by the aborigines and the Han people. It was not a superficial occupation, but constant attacks. Not as good as the Spaniards, who never confronted them head-on. He was forced to use his strength to fight the Spaniards in order to protect the Nanyang merchants. Under normal circumstances, he could use sneak attacks to succeed. He would never take the initiative to fight decisively.

Chapter 937 The Open Chinese Empire

"Charles, I saw your new ship at the port," said Gerald Pick, with a long, thin face, with the Mediterranean Sea on his head, but on both sides, he had thick hair, slightly curly, and deep-set eye sockets like the savages in their TV series. , gray-blue eyes, tall long nose bridge, thick mustache, thick lips, round chin, looks like a horse face, but it is rounder and nondescript, wearing a well-made dress .

Charles has a greasy face, a white wig, a red British military uniform with white wide vertical stripes, and a palm-width water rhinoceros brown belt around his waist.

"Yes, the Huaxia Army wrapped iron sheets on their ships. We have wanted to do this for a long time, but it is limited to technical reasons. You know that it will affect the speed of the ship and increase the load of the ship. In addition, in naval battles, facing the enemy's Chain bombs are useless at all, but the battle five years ago caused us heavy losses. You had more than 100 warships, and we had more than 30 warships. Only a few came back. We have seen how powerful they are, so we made up our minds to fight Such a warship has finally been successfully developed. But it is a pity that we have never known why the Chinese warships are so fast. I think it is at least ten knots. You know that as long as our ships reach the speed of ten knots, the tonnage must be Small, we still have to wait for the wind to come, but they did it, if we can defeat the navy fleet of the Huaxia Kingdom this time, we need to blockade the Huaxia coast, and then let them hand over the manufacturing process of their new warships."

"This is a bit embarrassing. The Huaxia Army has now replaced all of their new warships. Even though we have so many warships and so many soldiers, compared with the Huaxia Army, we are still impossible to defeat. My suggestion is to put pressure on them. Then let them open the port, allow us to do business, restore our various rights on the land of Ming Dynasty, and rent some places to do business with them, but I don’t like resorting to war. It is huge, and they have fought wars for 28 years. Both the navy and the army have rich combat experience, which is not something we can deal with." Gerald Pick said.

The Governor of the Netherlands came over, "Yes, if they agree to abandon Indonesia and allow us to go back there, we will also agree to reconcile with them and do business, why is there such a deadlock?"

Charles looked at the two people, "Have you been bought by the Huaxia Kingdom? And Ike, you initiated the alliance. Now the alliance meeting has not yet been held, but you said you want to reconcile with the Huaxia Kingdom? What do you mean? Oh, I I heard that the Han Chinese who used to be in the Kingdom of Australia said that they wanted to form an alliance, but it has been more than a year, and the matter of this alliance has not been finalized, but you have reconvened the alliance meeting."

Dutch Governor Ike shook his head and said: "Asians are either too stupid or too stupid, or they are too smart like the Han people. If you are with them, they can cheat you and even count the money for them when you sell your pants. And they are not trustworthy, they always want us to stand out, they hide behind and watch us make chestnuts for them, and they take advantage of the fisherman.

But they don't know that we Westerners have long since given up playing with these things. Every day the palace fights, and every country and small state fights back and forth. They have already upgraded these things and played them well. In the early stage, we have already practiced and not practiced. If we want to play with us, we are looking for death. Now they are fighting on their own, and we are just reaping the benefits of the fisherman. "

The Spanish governor, Gerald Pique, rolled his eyeballs while holding his wine glass, and said with a smile: "How about starting from Luzon Island, I will offer [-] Pilates, and hire allies to help Spain solve the Han Chinese Zheng Zhi in Luzon Island first, His current strength is the weakest among these forces, and behind him is a group of businessmen who can also sell their ancestors for profit.

We have so many warships, if we go directly to attack the Huaxia Kingdom, the Huaxia Kingdom is powerful, we need to find a good foothold, go from Luzon to Indonesia, or attack Palawan..." He looked at the Dutch governor, "Where? But in the past, when you occupied your territory, you had a springboard to Batavia, Indonesia. You could cut off the Chinese army's reinforcements, and you could also attack from behind the Chinese military's Third Navy Fleet Squadron and the Huaxia island on the island. It will take at least a month for the Huaxia Army to react, and we can resolve the battle within a month. "

He turned around and beckoned someone to bring a set of nautical charts and spread them on the big table. The envoys and generals from various countries who were drinking and chatting surrounded him and watched him pick up the pointer. "Of course, this place is close to Luzon Island. I hope you can return him to us after you take it. We will support you wholeheartedly in the future. Your ships can get supplies and rest in Luzon Island, and use Manila as an offensive base to attack other naval bases in the Kingdom of China. In this way The Huaxia Army will not be aware of it. After we solve Zheng Zhi, and then suddenly strike and block the sea, we can use it to occupy the Indonesian archipelago for at least a month and a half.

As for after the occupation, everyone can figure it out. We only ask for help to solve this Nanyang Kingdom, so that the Han people can become the sheep raised by our Spaniards again, which can be used to collect taxes and harvest their wealth. "

Looking at the disdainful expressions of the crowd, the Spanish governor continued to increase the price, "Every soldier who supports us will be paid fifteen florins, and you will be allowed to rob the Han people for three days after the occupation, and you will return to the camp after three days. , we take over the parts of Luzon Island that are occupied by the Han Chinese.”

The Dutchman said, "So Palawan Island?"

Gerald Pick said: "You can continue to occupy it, or you can sell it to us for [-] florins. Of course, I hope to sell it to us. After all, it is close to Luzon Island. I don't want to have any trouble with you, do you?" ?”

The Dutch governor turned and looked at the British, "British Governor Charles said: "We don't want Indonesia in the future, but I need everyone to help us attack Siam, Cambodia, and even Burma. We need these places. They are too close to India. Once the Chinese Kingdom wants to attack India, India will not be able to protect it. Now they are attacking our Afghanistan, which is a state of India.Gentlemen, this is absolutely not allowed. We have lost Siam, Cambodia, Burma, and Afghanistan. Once the Han Chinese advance to Jerusalem in the future, what will we do to defend our holy city. "

Italian Romeo laughed and said, "That is the holy city of the Arabs, not our holy city. It is the holy city of the gypsies, not ours... Charles, you are thinking too far."

The French said: "We don't want to have another Crusade. That's what stupid people do. Only you British people are so thankless, making colonies all over the world."

"Hahaha," several national envoys and generals who were playing soy sauce laughed.

Chapter 938 Assault on the Nanyang Kingdom

It's not that the Military Intelligence Department and the Military Intelligence Department of the Huaxia Kingdom didn't do anything and didn't know about the Taixi people's conspiracy, but they knew about the Taixi people's alliance, but they couldn't know the details, and now the Huaxia Kingdom mainly develops the domestic economy and supports Hu Ze's cavalry army to attack the Western Regions , wiped out the Yarkand Khanate, drove them farther to the Arabian Khanate, and vigorously migrated the population. The migrated population was mainly the attached Mongolians and Shangan Han people, plus some northerners and Shanxi people. As well as Hebei Prefecture, Henan Prefecture and Yungui Prefecture have already adapted to the wilderness, and the Gobi beaches are dominated by people.

Why do you do that?

Compared with Baodao and Qiongdao, the tropical mountains, jungles, Gobi, and deserts must be managed by northerners, otherwise the weakness and impatient character of the southerners may create another Song Dynasty, unable to resist grassland nomads, Arab national invasion.

Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, millions of security guards, and tens of millions of Han people were relocated to follow, and the foundation of the Han people was established on the land of a foreign country.

There are too many materials and manpower needed in the rear, so there is no mood and the extra troops are drawn out to focus on other directions. Even Man Qing, who has a deep hatred with the Huaxia Kingdom, is easily let go.

Of course it's not letting them go, it's just that there is no time to deal with them.

While suppressing the rebellious Goguryeo people in the Qing Dynasty, they fought against the Russian coalition forces in the Far East. The civilians on both sides migrated, transported materials to the Far East, and then transported back coal, timber, and furs of various animals from the Far East in exchange for the Huaxia Kingdom. Ammunition, food, supplies, and various populations.

The Huaxia Kingdom carried out the second major migration of the population in the south, and filled them in Shanxi Prefecture, Shanxi-Gansu Prefecture, and Liaodong Prefecture, and built houses, deeply cultivated the land, and established various businesses. The population accumulated in the south over the years is once again Sex broke out, and all moved to the north, and even the population of Baodao, which had been peacefully developed for several years, underwent a major exchange. The flow is very busy.

The financial and material resources accumulated by the Huaxia Kingdom in the past few years are used to guarantee this expansion, and at the same time reserve some population for the migration of people who will travel further to Jilin and Heilongjiang.

The Huaxia Kingdom has been doing this kind of population migration for so many years. Of course, it has its own set of operating rules. Although it is busy, it is busy and not chaotic.

When the Thais and Westerners formed an alliance and began to dispatch troops, the Huaxia Army actually made some preparations, adding part of the frigates of the Second Fleet to the Palawan Island Fleet of the Third Fleet, expanding the patrol size of the frigates, And contact the local fishermen to let them help the movement of fellow countrymen and enemies.

However, things at sea, in this era without radio waves, still need some opportunities to be discovered. The Spaniards took Italian, French, Portuguese, Swedish, and Polish ships to hide in the sea secretly, approaching Manila. The port, in the dark night, the port of Manila drove out all the indigenous people and all the Han Chinese, and then blocked the port with Manila foreign soldiers.

Such a change, even if Zheng Zhi and the others received it, they thought it was the governor of Manila who was transferring his wealth, and it was ready to be shipped away. The Spaniards have always been like this, and everyone is used to it, so they didn't take it to heart.

The territory of the Nanyang Kingdom is mainly in Cebu, Wright Island, Mindanao and other places. The Spaniards occupied Manila and the small island of Luzon, as well as Davao and General City behind the Nanyang Kingdom. They were separated by the Nanyang Kingdom, but the elite The soldiers of the Spanish regular army are not able to compete with the Nanyang Kingdom, which has some combat power equivalent to the indigenous servant army of the Huaxia Army. Maybe the navy can overwhelm the Spaniards in numbers and barely compete, but in terms of weapons and equipment and the quality of the source of troops, as well as in On Luzon Island, the group of islands that includes the Nanyang Kingdom, the Spaniards have indigenous allies, which makes them actually surround the Nanyang Kingdom in terms of situation, and constrain the Nanyang Kingdom everywhere.

Perhaps the source of troops is not as large as that of the Nanyang Han, but in terms of combat effectiveness, the combat effectiveness of the regular army and the militia army is not the same. This is why Zheng Zhi has never been able to defeat the Spaniards who are few in number and many of them.

At night that Zheng Zhi didn't know, the well-moved fleet sent soldiers and weapons to the port of Manila, as well as General City and other places. General City is home to Dutch, mainly British, about 5000 soldiers. The coalition army has a strength of about [-] people.

By the time the spies sent by Zheng Zhi reported that the enemy had landed with a large number of troops, it was already too late. Zheng Zhi hurriedly gathered troops to guard Cebu and Wright Island, and sent reinforcements to Mindanao, while asking Zheng Jing for help.

Gathered 150 warships and more than 200 warships. To fight here depends on whose navy is good. In the early stage, he brought nearly [-] armed merchant ships and [-] warships and warships in the name of Hong Wenyi to make up for it. The warships and warships lost in previous firefights with the Spaniards.

He believed that this time he would be able to defeat the enemy.

It took three days to assemble the troops, and the enemy remained silent. When he boarded the battleship, the fishing boats and fast boats sent by all parties had returned, and the news they brought was not very good. The British and the Dutch were already on the scene. There were [-] warships and warships assembled in the waters outside Mindanao, and the Spaniards gathered [-] warships and warships in the port of Manila. It was not terrible in terms of quantity, but Zheng Zhi was a little scared in terms of quality. He knew that his warships In fact, it can't compare with the warships of the Thais.

The ship that reported the letter has left, but it will take at least two months to go back and forth. In case Zheng Jing disagrees, or if there are fewer warships and warships sent, it is useless. Yes, but it will take more than two months to arrive. Can I lead the Nanyang Kingdom to resist the enemy for two months?

Zheng Keshuang's side also needs two weeks. He leads more than 100 warships and warships. Is it a thousand-ton battleship or a new one? Where did he buy it from Hong Wenyi? He knows that they are all refurbished old ships from the Ryukyu Kingdom, as well as the old-fashioned warships and warships that the Huaxia Army has used for many years. The number may be able to fight the enemy. , Fighting for quality, he can't beat the enemy.

Maybe it’s time to send people to the Ryukyu Kingdom to ask for help and fight the Thais. The Ryukyu Kingdom should also want to do it. Everyone is Han Chinese. As long as they give enough benefits, they will definitely help themselves, so he sent three fast boats to Ryukyu the night before. The Kingdom asks for help, as long as he promises himself, he will drive away the Taixi people in the future. He promises to give Hong Tianpao the small island of Luzon above Manila. Where there are enough ships.

If Hong Tianpao agrees, accepts his gift, and agrees to take away his gift, then he will have at least a week and a half, and now only one day has passed, and Zheng Zhi thinks it will take at least two weeks to come to help.

Can I block the enemy here for two weeks?

Zheng Zhi didn't know.

Of course, there are still many things he doesn't know. The powerful fleet of the Taixi people came to attack the Nanyang Kingdom, the pillar of the Nanyang Kingdom, and the Nanyang merchant consortium is now arguing. In fact, they are also pro-Spanish and pro-Taiwanese. They desperately want to stop the war and do not want to resist. Paying taxes to whom is not paying taxes.

Chapter 939 Raid on the Nanyang Kingdom 2

Zheng Zhi hesitated while waiting, he was stalling for time, wondering why the Taixi people didn't attack.

He also knows that many people in his court, more than half of them don't want war, but want to reconcile with the Spaniards. They just want to do business, but they forget how many times when the Spanish governor left or took over, the general It is a big cleansing of the Han people, plundering all the wealth they have accumulated, and then shipping it to the West for consumption by their royal family and making up for the losses in various places. Memory, always wanting to make peace with the enemy, reasoning, do you feel that there is no place for reasoning in this world?

Thai and Western people are also human beings, and to be human is to be reasonable. Therefore, many people are stubborn and lose their blood, especially some young people, who feel that mixing with their own people is not trendy, and mixing with foreigners is the trend. Shamelessly defected to the Spaniards and delivered news for the Spaniards.