Emperor Chongzhen finally adhered to the original disposal plan and did not relent-if he relented this time, it was foreseeable that the Ming army would eventually go to the road of no return.

The feudal towns of the Tang Dynasty, the Huai army and Beiyang of the Qing Dynasty, and the warlords of President Jiang are basically typical representatives of the tail that cannot be dropped.

Just like a person with sores on his body, do you choose to cut the flesh or wait for the sores to expand and then wait for death? Now even if I can't bear it, no matter how distressed I feel, I have to endure the pain of this moment.

After dealing with the affairs of the Southern Imperial Guard, in fact, there are not many things left, which is nothing more than to continue to lead the troops north, and then kill Cromwell and Charles I, who was supposed to be sent to the guillotine by Cromwell.

Then, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly found that he had the potential to become the villain of the Great Demon King? You always seem to be looking for ways to provoke a war? Selling arms and longevity ointment, it seems that everything that lacks virtue has been done?

After reflecting for three seconds, Emperor Chongzhen didn't pay any attention to the question of whether he was a villain or not.

Where did the silver come from in the Ming treasury? Where did the money come from in your own pocket?

There is no doubt that it is all the hard-earned money of the people of the Ming Dynasty, and it belongs to the protection fee they paid, and it has nothing to do with these barbarians, at least the barbarians did not pay this protection fee, and they have no responsibility and obligation to ensure their safety.

As the Ming army moved north step by step, Cromwell finally chose to join forces with Charles I.

Charles I didn't expect Daming to be so unreasonable.

The incident was provoked by Cromwell, and the people were detained by Cromwell's men, even if the ports in the area under his control were shelled, didn't he pinch his nose and endure it?

Not only did he endure it, but he also talked about a series of cooperation with the marquis of Daming, including the trade of Fushou paste and arms, from this point of view, he is already generous enough, right?

However, the reward was that after receiving the silver coins, the Ming Dynasty began to bombard the port again, and even the army began to land operations!

It's just too much of a deception!

The clay man still has three points of fire, not to mention Charles I, who has a few instincts, can't swallow this breath no matter what.

However, if you can't swallow it, it's useless, not to mention that he has three points of fire, even if he has a lot of fire, isn't he still a clay man?

Charles I also knew that his strength was not enough to face the Ming Dynasty, and Charles I also knew the strength of his old rival Cromwell.

In general, neither of the two has the strength to confront Daming head-on, even if it is a joint force, it is only reluctant, and it is more likely that it will still be beaten.

However, in the eyes of Charles I, even if he is beaten, it is still much better than the current situation, at least after the two families join forces, there will still be some room for maneuver, right?

For Charles I and Cromwell, with the destruction of the English longbowmen and the Heavy Knights, the two men had almost been cornered, which also meant that the whole of England had been cornered.

After a long silence, Charles I spoke: "Didn't you contact the French side before, and now there is any reply from the other side?" ”

Cromwell shook his head and said with a gloomy face: "It's impossible, the French side is still in a mess now, and without the leadership of women, they don't have the courage to do right with the Ming Empire." ”

Licking his lips, Cromwell's tone was full of disbelief: "Those incompetent and cowardly French men, they actually welcomed the emperor of the Ming Empire to visit France in the newspapers? Aren't they afraid that the Ming Emperor will not leave after he arrives in France? ”

Charles I said: "Whether the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom will go to France or leave from France has nothing to do with us.

At the moment, our enemies are not only the damned Emperor of the Ming Empire and his army, but also the civilians of our own country - since that damn "Gangster Tales on the Edge of the Swamp" began to circulate, how many civilians have chosen to follow suit now! ”

Cromwell was equally troubled.

No one could have imagined that the book "Gangster Tales on the Edge of the Swamp" would cause so much trouble for the whole of Europe, and some people in almost all countries were following suit.

And what is even more troublesome is that most of those who follow suit have a better life - trading without capital is the most profitable!

The consequence of this is that more civilians who cannot survive and cannot eat will follow suit.

Cromwell even thought that if England was now like France, it would not be a big deal if someone would follow suit.

However, when the Ming Empire invaded England, the number of people who followed those gangsters reached its peak, which made England, which was already chaotic enough, even more chaotic.

These damn guys, do they have poop in their heads? If it weren't for the invasion of the Ming Empire, wouldn't they have survived?

Now they don't go to get along with the Ming Empire, but instead make trouble on the territory of England, it's all damned!

When Cromwell spoke again, his slightly hoarse voice startled even Cromwell himself: "Your Majesty, now those who emulate 'The Tale of the Gangsters on the Swamp' are no longer worthy to be called citizens of England, they are sinners of England!"

My personal opinion is that if we can't get rid of these sinners, they will cause us more trouble in the future, which is equivalent to indirectly helping the Ming Empire invade us!

Just like a few days ago, the batch of supplies we sent to the front line was snatched by a gang of gang members.

They will not use those materials to deal with the Ming Empire, but will use the arms that originally belonged to us against us.

Therefore, I suggest that now we should immediately clean up all the surrounding gangster groups, and then go all out to deal with the attack of the Ming Empire.

If necessary, we can even give up some of our land to the Ming Empire. ”

Charles I squinted his eyes and took a deep puff of his pipe before he spoke: "What does it mean to give up the land, you can't be unclear in your heart, right?" ”

Cromwell gritted his teeth and said, "Of course I know that this means that our otherwise bad image in the people will be even worse."

However, if we do not give up the country, but choose to go head-to-head with the Ming Empire, what will be the consequences? ”

After speaking, Cromwell did not wait for Charles I to answer, and went on to explain: "Not giving up the country means that we need to recruit a large number of soldiers to fight on the front line against the Ming Empire.

This means that we need to send a lot of supplies to the front line, and we also need to recruit more civilians to deliver supplies.

And what's even more terrifying is that in the territory under our control, there are still a large number of gangsters, these bastards who have no country in their eyes, they don't care what happens to England at all, they care more about how much they can take from us.

In this way, it means that we need to go to war on both sides, both against the Ming Empire and against our civilians in England - believe me, this is definitely not a good idea.

On the contrary, as long as we free up our hands and completely eliminate these gangsters, then we will no longer have to worry about gangsters rushing out to make trouble in the future, whether we are transporting arms or other supplies, which means that we can have more materials and soldiers to use on the front line. ”

Charles I was suddenly a little discouraged, anyway, there were no outsiders left and right, they were all his own and Cromwell's henchmen, Charles I simply said: "And then? In fact, you and I both know in our hearts that no matter what, it's just a matter of delaying some more time, can we still defeat the Ming Empire? ”

After nodding earnestly, Cromwell said, "Actually, it's not impossible.

I have carefully analyzed that all the arms and materials of the Ming Empire need to be transported from the Ming Empire itself, and the longer it is delayed, the more materials they will consume.

There is a limit to what a country can afford, and they may not be able to afford this kind of consumption – if they can afford to consume supplies and ammunition for a month, then what if we can afford to spend a year?

Even, I plan to get the army to abandon the current frontal mode of fighting and switch to scattered operations, or even sneak attacks against them behind their battle lines.

In this way, whether it is the battle line or time, it will be stretched indefinitely, and even if the Ming Empire has money in the treasury, it may not be able to support it, right? ”

Charles I said with some interest: "Then do what you think, I can't compare with you in war, and I know it in my own heart."

If it weren't for the invasion of the Ming Empire, or the secret instigation of the Ming Empire before, I'm afraid that you have won the war between us, and I, I am likely to have been guillotined by you. ”

After shaking his head, Cromwell denied Charles I's opinion: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, our division is our own business, an internal matter of England, and has nothing to do with the Ming Empire.

Now, they are the invaders, their horses have set foot on our land, and we must unite to fight them.

The dispute between us can be resolved through the Congress and the House of Representatives after the Ming Empire withdraws its troops. ”

Charles I nodded and spoke, "Go ahead, come as you see fit." ”

After Cromwell and his cronies had left, Charles I spoke: "How is little Charles doing in France now?" ”

Marin Bourvoir, the most trusted chief of the guard by Charles I, was also the one who single-handedly arranged for little Charles to go to France, and after hearing Charles I's question, he bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, the prince has arrived safely in Paris, France.

No one in Paris will know him, and after some time someone will arrange for him to transfer to the territory of the Holy Roman Empire and obtain the status of a citizen of the Holy Roman Empire.

I can assure you that even if England is ultimately defeated, he will survive in France and wait for the day when England will be restored. ”

Charles I nodded, but did not speak again.

Is it really safe?

Maybe it's safe from the moment, because the eyes of the Ming Dynasty have not yet shifted to France, even if the Ming Empire shifts its eyes to France, it is estimated that little Charles has already obtained the citizenship of the Holy Roman Empire at that time.

And the Ming Empire is an ally of the Holy Roman Empire and the Holy See, and the civilians under the Holy Roman Empire and the Holy See will never be captured as slaves by the Ming Empire, right?

As for the reconquest of England, such comforting words, it would be nice to listen to them - if it is true, why are all the nobles in the guise of sending their families to France and then detouring to the Holy Roman Empire?

The situation in front of him is actually obvious, almost everyone is desperate, even Cromwell, who just looked like he was going to fight the Ming army to the end, does he have confidence in his heart? His son and daughter were sent to France early!

Cromwell, who had left Charles I, had just returned to his office, and immediately gathered a large number of henchmen: "I think it's time for your backup plan to be completed, right?"

Now, what I want to discuss with you is whether we can mobilize the civilians of England to cause some trouble for them in the rear of the army of the Ming Empire, or let the civilians cover our army and lurk behind the army of the Ming Empire? ”

Eddie Carleton shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, Your Excellency. What is the rear of the Ming Empire's army like now, we have no way of knowing at all, they seem to have some special ability in blocking the news, and the people we sent out have not responded accordingly until now. ”

Cromwell was shocked, but on the surface there was no reveal: "Could it be that they have arrested all the civilians of England?" I can't think of anything other than that. ”

Carleton naturally knew what Cromwell meant.

Unless the Ming Empire captured all the English people as slaves, the possibility of being discovered by the Ming Empire is too low for the native English to disguise themselves as civilians and lurk in places where English civilians live.

It is only after the Ming Empire has captured all the English, or killed them all, that the English who suddenly appear there will be particularly abrupt and easy to be discovered.

After nodding his head in confusion, Carlton spoke, "I'm sorry, Your Excellency, I don't think this possibility is out of the question. And if it exists, the battle plan you just mentioned will become very difficult to implement. ”

Cromwell took a hard puff on his pipe before he spoke, "It's hard, and it has to be carried out." Let the soldiers hide in the mountains, hide wherever they can, and when the army of the Ming Empire relaxes their vigilance, then suddenly attack them!

Tell the soldiers below that all the benefits they can get from the Ming Empire are their own, and His Majesty the King and I will guarantee their property and power! ”

PS: I highly recommend Saochong's new book "Martial Arts Live", Saochong is a little ugly, but the writing is really good!