Chapter Eighty-Seven: Sand. Jahan was blindly confident that the Wolmore fleet attacked

The telegram was transferred by the big treasurer who followed the Ottoman envoy back, and his telegram could only be sent to Li Zhi and them, not directly to the command center, and the telegram needed to be forwarded to the command center.

It turned out that the Ottoman envoy was greatly shocked after watching the battle in Bukhara, and he now understood that the Ming army was much stronger than that Genghis Khan, and all the countries combined could not compete with the Ming army, and if the Ming army marched westward like this, the Ottoman Empire would soon become their possession.

Therefore, before they set out again, the Ottoman envoy said to the chief treasurer: "We must meet your Ming emperor this time and ask him that we will buy your cannons and rifles in your soldiers, no matter how much we spend." We don't want that kind of musket! ”

The big shopkeeper smiled and said, "I'm afraid this is impossible!" It's hard to say whether we can sell our muskets to you! ”

"If we can't buy cannons and rifles, we won't buy them, those muskets are like waste in front of rifles and cannons!" The Ottoman envoy insisted.

"Do you want to buy cannons and rifles to fight our Ming army?" The big shopkeeper asked.

"Hmm!" The Ottoman envoy knew that he had lost his temper and hurriedly said: "No, no, how can we go to war with you, we are a friendly country!" ”

"Well, if you have muskets, you can deal with the Russians!"

"No, no, it is most effective to use a rifle against a Russian with a musket! We don't want muskets anymore! The Ottoman envoy said stubbornly.

"In that case, I'm afraid you'll go home empty-handed!"

"No, no, no, I will tell you the great emperor in person, and I will tell him our reasons!" The Ottoman envoy said stubbornly.

The big shopkeeper had to report the situation to the house by telegram.

After reading the telegram, Chen Yufeng smiled and said, "Hehe! The Ottoman envoy was shown to our escort. Of course, they wanted to buy rifles. But they can't buy rifles, and they have to ask for muskets, otherwise they will be destroyed by the Russians! On the other hand, the Russians bought the rest of the muskets. The rest of the bullets were also gone. Another 20,000 rounds of ammunition will be purchased. The Russians have eaten the sweetness of muskets. If you win, it's worth all the money. ”

"No matter what he thinks, if we don't sell them muskets, he will beg us." Ouyang He said, "What I am most concerned about now is that Ningde and others want to occupy the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea as soon as possible." Wait for them to be reconciled with Jiang Ji. It is also necessary to consider establishing a stronghold to garrison the winter as soon as possible. Before the freeze, a large number of supplies had to be transported over, and there were 120,000 troops over there, and a lot of food and other materials were needed. ”

"Grain, ginger inlay they can get some from the Russians. They have also opened up a lot of wasteland this year, and the yield will not be too high in the first year, but they can also produce some grain. Chen Yufeng said: "Now our cars can go to Bukhara, so that Ningde and they will also open up the road in the direction of the Caspian Sea." Persist for a few years, and we will be able to open up the waterways. ”

Looking at the map, Zhang Zhimu said: "I think, don't worry too much about things in the west for the time being!" Everything was planned for us. When the Ottoman mission comes, we'll find a way to sell more arms. The arms business is the most profitable business. The money earned from the sale of arms to the Ottomans and the Russians is not enough for our entire western expenses. ”

"Huh! This was something I didn't expect at the beginning, and I think we will immediately start expanding the North-West and Northern Border Guards. It is also necessary to form several large farms in the Ural region and on the Caspian coast, and then recruit agricultural workers throughout the country. We use farms and border guards to fortify the borders. Ouyang He said.

Two days later, Ningde sent a telegram back to the others saying that they had captured more than 400,000 soldiers and civilians in Bukhara. Now it is being screened which ones can be released and which ones can be left as captives and used as laborers. There are also more than 300,000 captured war horses. Yue is someone else's Khan King is very cooperative and has already explained where the treasure of the Khanate is stored. Ningde's side will immediately arrange for someone to take the treasure.

After Zhang Zhimu sent this news by telegram to Emperor Chongzhen, who was attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Tongguan-Kaifeng Railway in Kaifeng, the emperor also sent a telegram back to congratulate him.

Kaifeng is a very lively place now. There is the wharf of the Yellow River, the wharf from the Yellow River to the Huai'an Canal, and now it is a terminus of the railway. The Kaifeng Yellow River Bridge is also being built, which adds new vitality to this thousand-year-old capital.

Emperor Chongzhen, King Zhou, King Dai, Concubine Zhuang, as well as many Mongolian Wanhu and other nobles all came to participate in the railway opening ceremony.

Although these Mongolians are usually in Yaogang, it is not easy to see Emperor Chongzhen.

When King Zhou was feasting everyone in Kaifeng Palace, they also had the opportunity to meet Emperor Chongzhen. During the banquet, the Mongols continued to praise and praise, the Ming Dynasty is now prosperous and the people are healthy, so that Emperor Chongzhen is also very happy.

Seeing that the emperor was happy, a Mongolian household made a statement to Emperor Chongzhen with the strength of wine: "Your Majesty! We often hear war reports coming back from the frontier in Yaogang, and we are not used to it for a few days without good news! However, we have some ideas that we want to talk to the emperor of Shengming, I don't know, can we? ”

"Hey! You've been in the kiln for a long time! The kiln is the most democratic, and don't hide anything. If I need what I and Zhang Dongjia say, I can listen to you! Emperor Chongzhen said.

"That's right, Your Majesty! We have heard that we, the Western Mongols, have followed our Yaogang army and occupied a large part of the west. We also know that there are thousands of miles of vast grasslands to the west, and there are vast people over there. Did the emperor talk to Zhang Dongjia, and let the people on our grassland send some people over. Lest many of us still fight for pasture here! ”

"Oh! I haven't thought about it yet, but you're right, it's a vast and sparsely populated area, and you should send someone there. Besides, it's someone over there, and it's not our family. You still have to send your family over, we can rest assured! Emperor Chongzhen replied with the strength of wine. Emperor Chongzhen didn't know that what he did had helped Ning De and Jiang Zhu a lot.

When Emperor Chongzhen returned to the kiln to tell Zhang Zhimu about this, Zhang Zhimu happily said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, this is great!" There's a shortage of people over there. The Mongols on our side already have a strong sense of identity with us. They used to play a big role in stabilizing our borders. ”

Seeing that he could still do something useful, Emperor Chongzhen was also very happy in his heart, and said with interest: "There is more! We also have a Siyi Pavilion in Beijing. I see that they also have a lot of general talents there, and it is useless to stay in Beijing. If I see it, let's move them to the kiln! And here they can still make a difference! ”

"Oops! That's great! Zhang Zhimu said, "These talents are exactly what we lack the most." When they come to Yaogang, they can also work as teachers at the language college. We also have a language college in Quanzhou, and we need teachers who understand various Chinese languages. In addition, we will have more and more contacts with other countries in the future, and we also need to sort out the comparative dictionaries of various languages and our Chinese. These are big projects, and they need to be done by competent generals. They come over, and we will arrange them according to the treatment of specialists. ”

Of course, Emperor Chongzhen knew the importance of this matter, "Oh! This is good for future generations. I know that in our Siyi Pavilion, there are also some similar things that have been sorted out by those generalists. These things will play a greater role when they come to you. ”

"Yes! We sorted it out and printed it into a book, so that students can refer to it and learn by themselves! These are the essence of the summary of the past generations, we are all treasures! Zhang Zhimu said.

Emperor Chongzhen now feels very comfortable staying in Yaogang, and has no intention of returning to Beijing at all.

Zhang Zhimu also feels that since crossing into this era, there have been great changes every year, and now not only the kiln is changing, but the whole world is changing, and he is also very satisfied. However, now he is a little worried about things in two directions, one is the matter with the Indian Womor Empire, and the other is the matter of Zhang Xianzhong Wusizang's side.

To say that the nervous is still on the Western side, on the side of the Wolmore Empire.

Wommore Empire Emperor Shangsha. Jahan sent envoys to Burma to negotiate with the Ming people, but he did not expect a satisfactory answer at all. At this time, his main forces had been assembled, and he was mobilizing the leaders of the tribes to send troops and food to participate in the battle.

The three words Womor actually mean the Mongols, but the descendants of Timur have long been Turkicized, and they no longer have the meaning of the Mongols. The current Emperor of the Wolmore Empire is on the sand. Jahan's rule under the Moore Empire was completely unstable as Genghis Khan's rule, and the leaders of many tribes still had a lot of power. They obey the sand. Jahan's rule was only afraid of them, and he was not convinced. But the sand. Jahan also has a lot of iron and blood, and if he sees any of the tribal leaders who have rebellious tendencies, he will definitely bloodied them. Hence the sand. Jahan ordered the tribes to send troops to war, and no tribe dared not send troops.

The combat effectiveness of these tribesmen is very different. In fact, sand. Jahan didn't expect much from these tribal soldiers either. Sand. There were more than 500,000 regular army troops in the standing garrison of Jahan. Jahan only wants to mobilize three or four hundred thousand. A lot of things to do. What Jahan didn't want his elite to do, he had to rely on these tribesmen to do it.

When the envoy was dispatched, a part of the elite army began to move in the direction of the border with Burma.

The reason why the Yaogang people tossed such a big movement in Myanmar and the Wolmore Empire did not react was because the incident happened suddenly. Jahan was unprepared. A large country may be slow to respond at times, but once it moves, the huge state apparatus is very difficult to function.

What happened in Myanmar, Sha. Jahan was always on his radar, a vast empire, and there was a lot to be done to prepare for war. However, the sand. Jahan was very confident in his army. His army was always fighting, and the officers were battle-hardened. Although they also received information that the firearms of the Ming army were very powerful, especially the British warships suffered great losses in front of the Burmese navy. And I also heard that the warships of the Ming army were driven by steam, and the guns on the ships were very powerful. But the sand. The Jahan monarchs were still unimpressed, because they also knew that the British had successfully attacked the docks of the Ming army. Jahan: They felt that the Ming army could be defeated. The British were defeated because their strength was so small, and there were dozens of ships in a few battles, some of which were merchant ships loaded with cannons for warships. The Wommore Empire has hundreds of large and small warships, making it the largest fleet in the Western Ocean. Sand. With so many troops mobilized, Jahan's goal was not simply to drive out the Ming army in Burma, but to annex Burma directly. Sand. Jahan, like many of the Wolmore Empire, has always felt that Burma should be theirs.

The Wommore Empire was very well prepared, but they made a mistake and should not have started from the sea with the Ming army in their eyes.

Sand. The envoys sent by Jahan returned to the Wolmore Empire to Sha. Jahan reported on their mission, and Sha. Jahan smiled and said to the envoy, "You have worked hard! But the responsibility for not negotiating is not on you. I also never believed that they would listen to us and quit the army. Let's let the great armies of our empire drive them away! ”

Ministers, also Sha. Jahan's words were very exciting. have asked for sand. Jahan immediately sent his troops out on the march.

Sand. Jahan said to them, "Don't be anxious, everyone, our army is already moving towards the border, and the soldiers of the tribes are also moving towards the front. Still, let's show the Ming army a glimpse of our majestic Imperial fleet! ”

"That's right! Let's go to the invincible warship and teach those Ming Dynasty people a lesson! ”

"That's right! Let's fleet and get two of those steamships back from the Ming Dynasty, and let's see what the hell they are! ”

"Haha!"

"Let the British also go out with our fleet to see how our Imperial fleet fights!"

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The ministers were furious and agreed to immediately send troops to teach the Ming Dynasty a lesson.

A big country is preparing to send troops, it should be said that the sand. Jahan is still very cautious and well prepared, but he still has limitations. Blindly optimistic, they did not know much about the Ming army and sent troops to war. In particular, if they have already heard the news, as long as they check it carefully, they will make fewer mistakes. For example, since they knew that many of the British ships had been sunk by the Ming army, and they also knew that the ships of the Ming army were powered by steam, and the Ming army's artillery was very powerful, they should carefully verify this information. As long as they carefully verified half of what was known, they would not blindly send a huge fleet to attack the Ming army.

The Imperial army of Wolmore was doomed to defeat before the war began.

The clever British did not go to sea with the fleet of the Wolmore Empire, and after their fleet was wiped out by the Kiln Gang people, they only sent two clippers back to England to report the news. Because their losses here are too great.

The fleet dispatched by the Indian Wommore Empire is too powerful, with more than 300 large and small warships. From the sea, you can't see the edge.

All the ships of the Yaogang fleet are docked in the harbor in the Greater Jinsha River (Irrawaddy River). Every day, a warship went out to sea to patrol. Fan Chengkun and Qin Peng both focused their attention on the border between Myanmar and India, and Qin Peng even went directly to the border area to personally mobilize troops and arrange the preset battlefield.

Fan Chengkun, Mu Yi, and Zheng Zhilong all stayed in the military port, because the army's affairs were Qin Peng's, and it was inconvenient for them to take care of Qin Peng's affairs. Whether it was Fan Chengkun, Mu Yi, or Zheng Zhilong, they didn't expect that the British had already suffered a lot of losses, and the Indians would dare to send a fleet to attack them.

On this day, it was the Guangzhou warship that went out to sea to patrol. There were radio detectors on this ship, there was fog on the sea, and the lookout effect on the ship was not very good, and the radio detectors were particularly careful to observe the sea with radio instruments.

Suddenly, the radio probe found two secret dots on the circular display. The probe thought that the probe was broken, and muttered to the soldier who was learning to use the probe with him: "This thing is really easy to use, and it is so convenient to sail with this thing." But this thing is just too delicate, and it will break at every turn! It's a hassle to fix! ”

The soldier had been studying with him for a while, looked at the screen and said, "Is it possible that these are really ships in the fog?" ”

"Oops! How can there be so many ships? You can't count them, you can't be a real signal! ”

The captain, who was in the wheelhouse, happened to hear the two of them talking and came over to chat with them, "What are you two talking about?" ”

Radio detectors are the treasures of the ship, they are all soldiers who have been trained in the kiln for a long time, and their salaries are very high, and their status on the ship is also very high. The captain also respects them as well.

The probe said: "We see hundreds of ships at sea on the detection screen, do you think it is interesting?" How can hundreds of ships come out of the current sea fog at once? ”

The captain also said, "It's impossible! If you find a few ships, we'll go over and see!" ”

The soldier who followed along insisted: "Captain, this is the signal of the real ship. Maybe it's really a ship like this in the fog! ”

The captain, who was drinking water with a bowl, suddenly shook his hand, and the water spilled out, and hurriedly asked, "What did you say?" That's what the real signal is? ”

The soldier looked at the captain and said nervously, "Yes! Boat, captain, I'm talking about before, the real signal is like that! ”

After hearing this, the captain turned around and ordered the observers to take a closer look, and then turned back to the radio probes and said, "Listen carefully, these are likely to be real ships." ”

Hearing what the captain said, the radio detector began to seriously probe the circle of people, and then said to the captain: "I think these signals are really becoming more and more like real signals." False signals, not getting stronger. ”

The captain said: "Only the Indian Womor Empire has such a large fleet here. Don't forget that their envoys have long since returned to the Wolmore Empire, counting the time. After saying that, he ordered again, sent a report to his family, and informed the family: "It is very likely that we have found a large fleet of ships in the Wolmore Empire, estimated to have hundreds of warships. Due to the heavy fog at sea, we only radioized the target, and we were not able to confirm it. Just in case, please fire the fleet and prepare for battle immediately! ”

When Fan Chengkun received this telegram, he did not hesitate, immediately pulled up the alarm, and used the radio to notify all the warships to immediately ignite and prepare for battle.