Chapter 468 Sooner or later, there will be a war

"Well, at least a few strongholds on the Arabian Sea coast should be controlled first,"

Hearing this, Li Tao nodded and muttered, "However, although the west coast of India is very long, it seems that in this era, it has been occupied by the Portuguese, the Dutch and the British, right?" ”

"Yes, the first person to get there was the Portuguese da Gama,"

Lin Xiao nodded and said, "He first arrived at Kozhikode, the largest port on the west coast of India at that time, and soon after landing, he went to Goa for some reason, occupied the old city, and ruled until now......"

"I also know a little bit about this history,"

Li Tao smiled and said, "Due to the blockage of the overland Silk Road, the traditional spice trade route from India to Europe has also been interrupted...... Therefore, the Portuguese were in urgent need of a new shipping route, and as a pioneer, da Gama bypassed the Cape of Good Hope and reached the Indian subcontinent, where he established a colonial stronghold by force, monopolized the maritime spice trade from India to Europe, and incidentally engaged in the trade ...... of cotton, silk, saltpeter, indigo, tea and other daily necessities. ”

"Yes, they have been operating there for more than 100 years, and like Macau, it is one of their many overseas colonial enclaves,"

Lin Xiao then responded, "Later, due to lack of strength, Kozhikode and other places were robbed by the Dutch, and the port of Surat in the north was also seized by the British...... Poor Portuguese, who got up early in the morning but rushed to a late market, now seems to have only one decent port left in Goa. ”

"So, there are a lot of natural harbors with enough throughput, but they are all in the hands of others, so we need to grab food?"

"There's nothing wrong with that,"

Lin Xiao smiled evilly, playing with taste, "Anyway, they are all colonies, and snatching them from them is not justified?" ”

"That's just as well,"

Li Tao smiled slightly, nodded and said, "The Indians are not a threat, they fight snakes and fight seven inches, and if they want to fight, they will find the main opponent to fight...... Isn't our target these white robbers in the first place? ”

"Isn't it, but, these places, we want them all, or pick and fight?"

Lin Xiao groaned for a moment and asked, "Sea coachman, I have already offended, between the Portuguese and the British, who do you think I should fight?" ”

"What? Are you a robber with a good heart? Do you want to fight one and keep one? ”

"What do you say?"

Lin Xiao raised his eyes and looked at him, playing with taste, "We can't cut off contact with all Westerners, right?" Isn't it necessary to dump a large amount of industrial goods on them? ”

"Well, you're always justified,"

Li Tao smiled and shook his head, "If you want me to say, in terms of port size, of course, Kozhikode and Goa, but ......"

After a pause, Li Tao frowned and asked rhetorically, "Do you think that in the later generations, among the Iberians and the Anglo-Saxons, who will do the most evil?" Who has the worst attitude towards the Chinese nation? ”

"Needless to say,"

Lin Xiao reacted immediately, squinted his eyes, and said lightly, "What do you mean...... Spare the Portuguese in Goa and capture Kozhikode and Surat? ”

"That's what it means,"

Li Tao nodded, "The Portuguese and Spaniards, until they completely control the South China Sea, will they stay as business partners for the time being, right?" ”

"Okay, it's up to you,"

Lin Xiao smiled and nodded, "British...... There are also Frenchmen, white-skinned pigs who have left a thousand years of disasters in later generations, and sooner or later they will go to war, and Lao Tzu doesn't know where to beat them! ”

"So, it is still feasible to let Li Dingguo go to pacify the Mughal first?"

"Yes, I'll send someone to contact him as soon as possible and try to convince him,"

Lin Xiao nodded and said, "If you can really do this, it can indeed be regarded as killing two birds with one stone." ”

"Well, who doesn't want to make a contribution, he is an understanding person and will agree,"

Li Tao said with a smile, "Without our support, he would not have done much in Sichuan...... For him, Wu Sangui's strength in Hanzhong is still very strong, and besides, most of his subordinates are from Yunnan, and their enthusiasm for going north to Guanzhong is not high. ”

"Truth, this is the truth,"

Lin Xiao nodded and agreed, "However, at present, it is very difficult for him to start from Yunnan and enter southern Tibet through Myanmar, which will take a lot of time. ”

"Well, it's too difficult to walk through the mountains from Tibet......"

"That's not the main reason,"

Lin Xiao glanced at him and said with a smile, "Have you heard of Savage Mountain?" In fact, if you only pass through northern Myanmar, even if you don't take into account the harassment of the Shan people, the road will be full of lofty mountains and mountains, and it will not be easy to walk...... If you pass through central Burma, the road will be much easier, but it will inevitably cause a revolt from the Tung U Dynasty......"

"Then why ......?"

Li Tao asked puzzled.

Isn't Tibet our own territory? Why take a detour and endure unnecessary harassment?

"It's not Lao Zhu's descendants who are really angry,"

Lin Xiao smiled bitterly, "This place in Tibet has long been basically out of control, and the original Wusi Tibetan Propaganda Division is afraid that it will exist in name only......"

"That's right,"

Li Tao frowned and muttered, "That's really not easy, you can only talk to this hole first...... What country went to war? ”

"Yes,"

Lin Xiao nodded and sighed, "Although this Dongwu country, the country is in Tonggu, now it is called Dongwu, and it was originally considered our vassal state, but now, seeing that our Ming national strength is weakened, it is difficult to protect itself, I am afraid that it has long been disobeyed, we enter their hinterland, the resistance is still very great, and I don't know how many manpower Li Dingguo can mobilize......"

"So, can we still send someone out?"

Li Tao frowned and muttered, "Even if it's a little support, it's good......"

"That's what I mean,"

Lin Xiao nodded, "Otherwise, I'm afraid it will be difficult to move him." ”

"Really? Who else can pull it? ”

Li Tao thought for a moment and asked, "Is Ding Shuai?" ”

"Yes, just right, there's a chance,"

Lin Xiao nodded and said in a deep voice, "Recently, Xiao Kaifeng has reported many times that the Ruan clan in Annan is extremely restless, and he has a great posture of annexing and occupying the city with the Zhenla Kingdom. ”

"Oh, really?"

Li Tao frowned.

"Well, they have learned that most of the main force of the Zheng clan has been wiped out by us, not only have they provoked many times on the border between the north and the south, but they have also divided their troops to the south, wanting to swallow the city in one bite,"

Lin Xiao muttered, "It is said that the lord of the city has sent several groups of people to ask for help from the Ming court......

"Oh? Are you trying to ......?"

"Yes, don't do anything, take advantage of the occupation incident, and burn the war all over the Indochina Peninsula,"

Lin Xiao stood up, waved his hand and said, "To deal with the Ruan clan, just have Xiao Kaifeng's second regiment, I am going to let him fight from Zhancheng to the north, and fight with Zheng Ke's Northern Dynasty army in the north and south, and completely destroy this Ruan clan ......"

"What about Ding Shuai? Hit west? ”

"Yes,"

Lin Xiao grinned, "Ding Shuai's group just took the opportunity to attack, and in the name of attacking Zhenla, they controlled the big granary of the Mekong River Basin in one fell swoop...... If necessary, you can cross Siam, go directly north from Bago, and fight all the way to Tonggu. "Please Baidu "Throw Book Network" Thank you for your support!