Wang Yue's going to sea this time is really not an old routine of setting sail and retiring after success. After all, the circumnavigation of the world has been realized, can he still run to the moon?

He really felt that this was the end of the day, the train had moved, the financial system had been established, and scientific research and scholarship had been established, basically everything he could have done had been done, and all that was left was some meticulous work, which needed to be continuously implemented and repeatedly improved.

This is not Wang Yue's specialty, and the huge Ming Dynasty, who has come to this point, still relies on him, that is too nonsense.

Wang Yue planned to go to sea and decided to meet the top figures of this era.

Although the Ming Dynasty is big, it can't underestimate the heroes of the world, not to mention the kings of Europe, the Ottoman Suleiman is a powerful character.

Wang Yue didn't think that I was his opponent, and even the Persians could defeat him, of course, provided that the Ming Dynasty didn't make a move. Of course, Wang Yue can't sit back and watch the best tool man be destroyed, but the problem is that the distance is too far, and the information exchange between him and Europe will take more than a year and a half at the earliest, even if it is on the Indian Ocean, it will take about half a year.

There is no way, the current level of technology is like this, it may take a decade or two to get electricity, and as for radio, then the devil knows how many years.

It's better to take matters into your own hands, Wang Yue plans to stay in the Malacca area first, integrate forces, and establish a forward base. Then get a place from India, then go to the Ottoman alliance, and then go to Europe...... Follow your own plan and move the world towards ......

There is no longer any interest in tossing in the Ming Dynasty, and Wang Yue named these actions "Embracing the World". He was ready to mobilize 30,000 horses, gather more than 1,000 ships, and form a force even larger than Zheng He's fleet.

And in Wang Yue's fleet, there is also a secret weapon, that is, a steam ship!

After the success of the train, the steamship also entered the fast lane, and in fact the study of the ship predates the train. But when sailing at sea, there is a fatal problem, and that is salt!

Wooden boats encounter bivalve seafood such as maggots at most, and they are not rusty, but iron boats are not good, they are driven by steam, they must be iron ships, and the use of iron boats involves materials and welding processes...... So the train has been running for some time, and the ship is just beginning to experiment.

The law of technological development is like this, and Wang Yue can't do everything alone.

But he is full of confidence, after all, with Daming as the backing, it is difficult to lose!

Wang Yue was actively preparing, but he still ignored one thing, that is, the distance was too far, and before he set foot on the journey, something big had already happened in Europe.

After the rebels swept through northern France, Hawkins made a decision in which he ordered the execution of King François I of France, along with hundreds of nobles.

However, contrary to the expectations of the rebels, on the fifth day after the death of the French king, Soissons suddenly rebelled...... It didn't matter that the general, who had declared his allegiance to the rebels, rebelled, and he took the initiative to ask for help from the HRE army in Versailles.

The coalition of Austria, the Netherlands, and Prussia, a total of 80,000 men, quickly slaughtered the heart of France.

They marched with great speed, encountering little decent resistance along the way, and then rushed straight to Paris.

The people who had just been immersed in the joy of destroying the royal power were dumbfounded.

Hawkins asked Yan Shifan and Xu Jie again.

"I'm so stupid, I shouldn't have put the king to death, if I hadn't executed the king, the defenders of Soissons wouldn't have surrendered, and the Habsburg coalition wouldn't have come so quickly, I'm so stupid!"

This guy keeps blaming himself...... Yan Shifan only responded to him with the word "hum".

"His Holiness owns a lot of land, and if he is not killed, the soldiers and the people will not be at ease."

"But killing him will scare the nobles and generals again!"

Yan Shifan smiled and said, "Got it? This is the difficulty of being in power, one good and one bad, everyone will weigh it, what else do you want to do! ”

Hawkins was shocked, "Sir, can you tell me what to do?" ”

Yan Shifan said: "I want to hear what you plan to do?" ”

Hawkins leaned over and said sincerely: "My subordinates suggest that you stay in Paris and wait for the expeditionary force to return." As long as we absorb the elite of the expeditionary force, we can defeat the coalition forces...... I have to say that your method is simply absolutely amazing, and many of the men and horses who have gone on an expedition to Italy have promised to surrender to us. Soon we will be able to add tens of thousands of horses......"

Hawkins kept talking, and he did not hesitate to praise him, but Yan Shifan waved his hand, "Things won't be so easy, the expeditionary force is already unstable, aren't you afraid that it will be mixed with an army loyal to the king?" Or is it simply that they are coming to a scam? ”

"Ahh

Hawkins exclaimed again, although he had a lot more intrigues in his head after reading the Eastern War Book, but after all, the foundation is too poor, and things that are too complicated will still have the problem of insufficient power and slow computing speed.

"If you want to really subdue the expeditionary force, you need to win a big battle first, preferably to defeat the coalition army, ensure the safety of Paris, and prove your strength!"

Hawkins was stunned, he hoped to win by relying on the expeditionary force, but Yan Shifan told him that you have to win to get the expeditionary force, isn't this stuck in a dead end?

"I, I ......"

Yan Shifan said, "Do you have concerns? ”

"Well, this time the Habsburg army is not easy to deal with, they have prestigious generals, and Charles V is a very powerful monarch......"

Yan Shifan smiled and said: "People really change, last time I suggested that you take the initiative to attack, you fought without hesitation, but this time, you are afraid of the opponent and dare not send troops." Sure enough, as long as you are in a high position, you can't help but covet comfort, and you are no exception! ”

Yan Shifan pointed to Hawkins' belly, it was obvious that he was blessed, and his original eight-pack abs were covered by a layer of fat. The once handsome young man inevitably evolved towards greasy middle age.

"I, I'm not afraid, but, but have no chance of winning." Hawkins tried to argue, but nothing was a bit empty.

At this time, Xu Jie, who had not spoken, spoke, and he first threw a newspaper to Hawkins.

"This is a newspaper in the Netherlands half a month ago, and it said that prices in the Netherlands are skyrocketing, especially food, and there is an extreme shortage."

Hawkins frowned, "This, what does this have to do with defeating the coalition forces?" ”

When Xu Jie heard this, he simply turned his head over, he was too lazy to spit at the foam.

It's Yan Shifan, who is a little kinder than Xu Jie.

"If you think about it, the coalition forces are obviously ill-prepared and have to collect food from the Netherlands, and this is their weakness!"

Hawkins finally got his senses, and he thought of the battle of Guandu...... "Could it be that you want to send someone to cut off the grain road?" ”

"It's not about sending someone! It's about you having to do it yourself! ”

Yan Shifan snorted coldly: "Your current foundation is not stable at all, Paris may be fine, but when you leave the city and go on an expedition, it is difficult to say how many people still support you." Do you arrange people casually, and are you not afraid that they will rebel? ”

Hawkins's old face flushed and he was ashamed.

Xu Jie spoke again, "Don't just think about the bad ones, the Netherlands and Spain are far apart, and they are separated from each other. However, there was a strong commercial atmosphere, and under the influence of the Reformation, the Habsburgs were not very fond of it. Do you need me to tell you how to do it? ”

"No, no!"

Hawkins' eyes lit up, and he was completely convinced.

It's hard to understand how these Oriental brains grow, and these bad ideas are simply one after another.

Singers were dispatched to break the morale of the army, attack the grain routes, and force the troops to retreat...... This kind of means, which is simply not chivalrous, will be despised collectively by the whole of Europe, but what does it matter?

He's the enemy of the world anyway.

After a moment's thought, Hawkins immediately adopted the plan.

He selected 5,000 elite cavalry from his men, and it was a battle of speed, and without a moment's delay, they broke into Brussels as fast as they could.

God is pitiful, there is no preparation at all here, who can believe that in the case of the pressure of the army, they dare to take the initiative to attack, these farmers are all crazy?

History has proven more than once that unexpected results are often unexpected.

Having easily taken Brussels, Hawkins was greeted with no resistance and a heroic welcome, and they were even more excited when they learned that a new law would be enacted in the Netherlands.

The merchants rushed to tell each other, but they were glad that they could not find the north.

The elimination of excesses and taxes and the abolition of the aristocracy would undoubtedly improve the status of merchants, while the abolition of slaves and the granting of land to peasants would open up the rural market and allow merchants to earn more.

In an instant, Hawkins became the liberator of the Netherlands.

Here he received food, weapons, and a lot of money, and merchants rushed to provide loans.

The victory of the Netherlands, which burned a fire directly behind the ass of the coalition forces. The first to retreat was Prussia, fearing that Hawkins would continue to attack eastward.

Originally, although the soldiers and horses of the Netherlands obeyed the orders of the Habsburgs, they were also panicked at the moment and were unwilling to fight at all.

Having lost their allies, the Austrian men and horses also had to retreat.

Once again, France has won!

The HRE Emperor Charles V, who got the news, could only cry out in vain: as long as France is led by women and foreigners, it will be invincible!