Chapter 254: African Spheres of Influence (5)

After seizing the port of Massawa, Susniyos immediately ordered that in addition to leaving a thousand soldiers to guard the port, the rest of the soldiers began to sweep the entire region of Eritrea, and in a short time all the Ottoman forces here were expelled, except for the young women who were left as slaves, the rest would be killed if they could not escape, and the soldiers of the marquis, governors, and tribal leaders who marched with Susniyos were eye-opening this time, and they were very profitable, All of them were full of pockets, and from the bottom of their hearts, they began to have a sense of trust in Susniyos, and gradually formed a centripetal force and recognized the leadership of Susniyos.

After recovering the entire Eritrean region, Zhu San asked Susniyos to recruit troops from the domestic princes again, and organized the soldiers recruited last time into the official team to test the attitude of the domestic princes. There is no doubt that this time the princes of the country are more afraid in their hearts, they only know that Susniyos invited people from the Fucheng Kingdom to help train the army, but what the specific training looks like, none of them care, when it comes from the front line that Susniyos defeated the Ottoman army in one fell swoop, these people still think that it is just an accident, when their soldiers pass on the real battle situation on the front line, they know how powerful this army is, and how ferocious, by this time, It's when they really feel scared. The order of Susniyos was once again sent down to the princes of all places, and this time no one dared to do anything perfunctory, and they all obediently sent more and more elite soldiers than the last time, so that Susniyos's army was doubled in size at once, and there was enough food.

In the port of Massawa, a large number of warships of the Fucheng Kingdom began to unload the weapons that had arrived. Now that the army of the Abyssinian Emperor Susniyos has doubled, the number of weapons he needs has also increased a lot, and Zhu San has now sent more weapons from the Fucheng Kingdom to arm him, making him stronger and occupying more land.

Leaving Massawa where 10,000 soldiers were stationed, Susniyos traveled thousands of miles with 30,000 men armed with firing rifles to the west of the Ottoman Empire, where the best of Africa became, where the Blue and White Nile rivers converged, and where the Ottoman Empire ruled in this region, Khaltoum. As long as Khartoum is occupied, Susniyos can cut off the expansion of the Ottoman Empire to the south and establish his own powerful empire, and Zhu Sancai can completely monopolize the exclusive right to operate coffee beans, which is a plan discussed by both parties.

The geographical location of Kasmu is particularly good, very similar to the shape of the three towns of Wuchang in the Ming Dynasty, where the abundant green and white Nile rivers meet, forming a large area of fertile land. The army of Susniyos soon arrived, the hot climate did not prevent them from feeling even more hot, all the bad conditions were rendered insignificant by the attraction of wealth, and with the help of hordes of soldiers and small mortars, the Khalmuz region was quickly occupied by the army of Susniyos, and then a brutal purge ensued, and Susniyos stabilized the Khashmu form in the fastest possible time and established a solid regime. Next, Susniyos, at the suggestion of Zhu San, asked the princes of the country to attack the land south of Khartoum at will, and included it in the territory of Abyssinia.

While Zhu San assisted Abyssinia in expanding its sphere of influence to the west, Shinyingtian and the Daimyo Kingdom did not stop their own expansion, and they also sold a large number of weapons to the Congo Kingdom, helping the Congo King to arm a large team. The current King of the Kingdom of Kongo, Pedro II, had led his army to defeat the Portuguese invasion a few years earlier, but his request to join forces with the Dutch against the Portuguese was denied, so his current form is not too good. After the Portuguese withdrew from the region, the more savage English and French began to enter the land, and the Dutch, who were ready to move, continued to collude with them in an attempt to gain more profits, and Pedro II's rule was in jeopardy, and he had to seek outside support.

After hundreds of years of rule, Pedro II still amassed a lot of gold, and the Kingdom of Kongo is now one of the few major gold producers in the world. Xinyingtian and the Daimyo Kingdom planned to take advantage of this opportunity to start a large number of arms transactions with Pedro II, and sold a large number of small mortars and locally-made firing rifles from the Ming Dynasty to obtain a large amount of gold, and the Congo Kingdom also has rich diamonds, ebony, ivory and other specialties, which are all good things, which are very rare in the Ming Dynasty and can be sold at a good price.

As envoys to Shin Yingtian and the Daimyo Kingdom, Zhu Changrun and Chen Liang teamed up to travel across the southern African continent to find Pedro II, who was worried about the country's crisis, and had an important negotiation with him. In the early 16th century, the Kingdom of Congo and Portugal established good trade and diplomatic relations, sending envoys to each other and settling disputes through negotiations and treaties. In 1575, Portugal established a new colony in Angola, and relations between Portugal and the Congo began to deteriorate as Portuguese power was firmly established in the region. In 1622, the Portuguese violated a treaty of friendship with the Kingdom of Kongo and sent troops to invade the southern part of the Congo and defeat the local defenders at the Battle of Mbumbi. Upon hearing the news, King Pedro II of the Congo personally led a large army and inflicted heavy losses on the invading Portuguese army in the Battle of Mbamba. Later, Pedro II asked for an alliance with the Dutch to expel the Portuguese from Angola, but the Dutch did not reply immediately, but colluded with England and the French to rob the Kingdom of Kongo, which made Pedro II anxious.

Chen Liang's complexion was a good concealment of his true intentions, and Pedro II recognized him very much, and his recognition was very high, but he did not believe that he could provide weapons that could rival the performance of the Europeans. At this time, Chen Liang promptly recommended the identity of Zhu Changrun, the king of Hui, and asked Zhu Changrun, the king of Hui, to negotiate with him, and told Zhu Changrun how they helped his father build a powerful kingdom, which made Pedro II very excited.

After such a long time of training, Zhu Changrun has long been able to take charge on his own, and he is no longer the playboy who only knew how to ask Zhu Youxiao for money in his previous life, now this guy is shrewd and neat, dignified, elegant in conversation, very tempting, he sat in the guest seat and slowly said his conditions: "As the special envoy of Xinyingtian, the purpose of my coming here is to help our friends." Your Majesty, you have just heard Prince Chen Liang talk about their growth experience, and I think you should recognize our sincerity and our way. I am the prince of the Ming Empire, and the current Emperor His Majesty is my own nephew, under his leadership, our Ming Empire has become the most powerful country in only seven years, and we have land several times larger than yours, so we will not have any intentions on your land, please rest assured. We will only have equal trade relations with each other, which will not endanger any of your interests, and in order to prevent our commercial trade from being interfered with and harassed by outsiders, we are willing to help you build a strong army to keep your land safe. If you wish, we can also send a team of capable troops to help you train your army, and you can see how our soldiers are fighting and are absolutely world-class. ”

When Pedro II heard Zhu Changrun say that he had no interest in his land, but only pure commercial and trade contacts, his interest in cooperation greatly increased, especially when he heard Zhu Changrun say that the territory of the Ming Empire was several times that of his country, he expressed great interest, and he had the idea of learning from the Ming Dynasty, and he also wanted to build his country stronger.

Pedro II then asked Zhu Changrun: "Please ask His Royal Highness King Hui, you said that your country has become the most powerful country in only seven years under the leadership of His Majesty the Emperor, which is very admirable, but can you teach our country how to make your country strong?" I am willing to pay a certain price, and I also hope to establish a good relationship with your country, can you please ask your Emperor for advice? ”