Just when the Ming and Russian sides on the southern front were fully preparing for a big fight, the Hanhai task force on the northern front also conquered Tobolsk and Petropavl respectively. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The Russian army actually does not have many troops in this area, mainly a few fortresses, and there are settlements based on these fortresses, and the immigrants are mainly Cossacks, but because the territory is too vast, these fortresses are far away from each other and it is difficult to quickly reinforce them. And the siege speed of the Ming army is too fast, it is impossible to leave them time to send reinforcements, and even they are not ready to reinforce, the Russian army in the field has almost no hope for the Ming army, the role of Peter to establish these fortresses is to delay the Ming army, or this is just some cannon fodder, and all the fortresses east of the entire Ural defense line are cannon fodder.

are all victims.

These victims bought him another year, because then the Siberian winter came, and the blizzard from the Arctic Ocean forced the Ming army to stop at Tobolsk and Petropavl, and even the Ming army's own logistics supplies were almost cut off, and then they had to rely on the supplies they had previously stockpiled and were closed in the castle to escape the cold for half a year.

And Menshikov's army on the southern front was still advancing towards Samarkand......

Well, he's going to have to go for two months.

Because of its large size, his army had to march along the border between Persia and the Khiva Khanate, that is, the oasis area on the line of Ashgabat, otherwise an army of 30,000 would be suicide if they crossed a semi-desert or even a complete desert, such a large army was not those caravans, although the Persians were very cooperative and pretended not to know anything, but the road still had to be walked step by step by his soldiers.

It's more than 1,000 kilometers!

Distance is indeed a huge obstacle for the Ming army, but the same is true for the Russian army, and it will take a long time for the Great Khans to gather the army, of course, the mobilization of the Ming army will also take a long time, which shows that the distance between the army reserve and Shule from Luntai is not shorter than them, even if the Ming army is on horseback, it takes a little time, and both sides are busy rushing in this cold winter, and they are accumulating the strongest strength.

And in the days when Russia was preparing for war, far away Paris, the vigorous defense of Paris finally came to an end......

Uh, failed!

Philip V failed.

The reason was simple: his army at the front mutinied, and the French soldiers, who had been seduced by the free minds of the rebels and thieves, forgot their loyalty and raised their rifles towards their king, and poor Philip could only flee north to the Spanish Netherlands under the protection of less than 20,000 Spanish troops. However, it was at this time that he finally lowered his proud head and announced that he had accepted the sincere help of Emperor Charles VI of the HRE and King Charles XII of Sweden, inviting the allied forces of Austria, Sweden, Poland, Saxony, and Bavaria to help him suppress the rebellion.

In addition, he used a colony in South America as collateral and borrowed 50 million dragon dollars from the Industrial Bank.

The French big *** has entered a new phase.

In the future, the task of the French Republic will be changed from rebellion against the rule of the king to a war against foreign intervention forces.

They had many enemies, and it is said that Charles VI alone was preparing to send 40,000 Austrian-Hungarian Bohemian troops, and the commander of this army was still the god of war Prince Eugen for Austria's expedition. Charles XII would also send a Sweedish, Danish, and Polish alliance of at least 40,000 men, plus the Spanish and Portuguese armies, and Philip V would be reinforced by an army of more than 100,000 troops, and those monarchs also promised that if he needed it, he could devote more troops to make sure that the French plague was thoroughly cleansed, and that it was not allowed to spread so far that it would poison Europe

Of course, the French Republic will not be afraid.

The citizens of the French Republic will not be afraid.

They have gained freedom and democracy, and they will defend their republic to the death, and they will be victorious......

Well, they will fight to the end.

It is said that during this time, many righteous forces moved by their spirit are rushing to France from the far east to contribute to their struggle for freedom and democracy, and there are even people of the Ming Dynasty who spontaneously donate money for them, and not long ago they went to the door of the Prime Minister's Office to take a walk and ask the Ming Dynasty to send troops to help the French people, which made the European monarchs tremble.

On the American continent, the British were still cautiously trying to restore their colonial rule, and the British government even offered pardons for the rebels if they laid down their arms, including Thomas. A culprit like Hancock can also get a pardon signed by His Majesty the King, and in addition, the monopoly of the East India Company can be partially abolished, and the notorious stamp duty can also be waived, after all, if this stalemate continues, let alone stamp duty, they will not be able to collect any tax.

However, it was too late.

The colonial people, inspired by the great victory of the French people, were no longer satisfied with this little thing, they also wanted their own republic, and after saying that this period of resistance made them suddenly realize that the days without the shackles of the king on their heads were so wonderful, and they certainly did not want to put shackles on themselves again. What's more, although they failed in the early stage, the British only captured Boston, Philadelphia, New York, and Baltimore, and it was their world less than ten kilometers away from these four cities, and the British army with less than 1,000 people would never dare to go beyond this range, and the British army with less than 5,000 people would not even dare to go out of the range of 100 kilometers.

Although the British control of the port had hindered the colony's exports, it was not a problem, because the smugglers were cheering that their smuggling ships could not only bring goods from the Ming colony, but also ship goods there as they pleased.

Anyway, as long as they leave the coast and then raise the Ming flag, then those Ming cruisers cruising nearby will provide them with protection.

It was in this situation that the representatives of the British colonies in the New World finally began to study the country, but this time Philadelphia was still in the hands of the British army, and there could be no Philadelphia Conference, and other cities were not safe enough, so they simply chose to hold the meeting in the colony of the Ming Dynasty, after all, this city, which can almost be said to have risen in a very short time, has become a holy place for all those in the New World who yearn for freedom and democracy, and many of them It is in the city's public library that the soul is sublimated.

Of course, the main thing is also the convenience of transportation.

The representatives of the colonies of the New World quietly boarded a smuggling ship, and then sailed out of a small fishing port or estuary, and then these smuggling ships could not wait to raise the flag of the Ming Dynasty, of course, they were all happy if they were not discovered by the British warships, but even if they were discovered, it was not a big deal, because these British warships usually cruised next to a Ming warship, as long as the former showed the intention to intercept, the latter would issue a flag and ask what do you want to do with our Ming merchant ships?

At the same time, these fast steam-powered warships would get in front of the British ships as fast as they could, and the smuggling ships would be able to fly away.

That's how everybody has been playing this lately.

Anyway, the British would never dare to take the initiative to fire at the Ming warships, otherwise the Ming Mediterranean Fleet would teach them how to behave, after ravaging the Ottoman fleet and sending this once powerful navy to the bottom of the sea almost unscathed, the Ming Mediterranean Fleet has become a nightmare for the whole of Europe, and all the European coastal countries are trembling under the threat of steel battleships and hundred-pound cannons.

"Make sure their meetings go smoothly."

Emperor Yang said with satisfaction.

He didn't care if there was one more American on the American continent, what could the less than a million colonists do? It would be beneficial for him to even make the United States, because the latter would definitely expand into the territory of the Indians, which would also help him to get rid of the Indians, but don't think that he is sincere in supporting the assimilation of the Indians, and in fact he doesn't mind scalping if he needs to.

After all, he wished that everyone else would die except for the people of the Ming Kingdom!

The war against Europe will certainly not be a short-term solution, in his plan, it will take ten years to destroy Russia and the Ottomans, plus the time to clean Central Asia, at least fifteen years before he can really attack the purely European countries, during this time the Ming will not let the Americas feel threatened, the Americas are too far away from there, far away like another world, and in the traditional European thinking, both Russia and the Ottomans are evil enemies, so that they can continue to play the role of the banner of freedom and democracy in the Americas, Even in Europe, this image can continue to be used to fool people, to provoke the common people of those monarchies to stand up and fight for freedom.

Then in the process, it can push the United States and the Indians to be considered a feud, constantly fighting each other, and then constantly weakening their population.

Just like he did in the West.

The French did suffer heavy losses in their march to the upper Colorado River, but the losses of the Indians who participated in the battle were equally heavy, at least 40,000 young Indians died in the war, and now the Spanish colonists in southern California are still killing each other with the Indians, and the result of all this is that the Americas are even more barren, and a deserted America is undoubtedly the most welcome for future Ming immigrants.

In the past 20 years, the number of Daming people has swelled rapidly to more than 300 million, and these years have maintained a terrifying growth rate of more than 40 per thousand, and it is estimated that it will have to double in less than 30 years, and then it will definitely usher in a period of high chaos of foreign colonization, and the Americas are their best choice.

But before he could do that, he had to clean them up.

"Your Majesty, according to the Jinyi Wei report in Xinbocheng, these British, who are engaged in the colony, seem to have a somewhat special identity."

Lu You said cautiously.

"Jews?"

Yang Feng said with a smile.

"Yes, they are overwhelmingly Jewish, and they belong to a special organization."

Lu You said.

"Freemasonry?"

Yang Feng said.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Lu You said.

"Just keep an eye on the point, don't worry about them, they are still useful now, and when they are useless, they will all be killed."

Yang Feng said.

"Your Honor."

Lu You said.

"Also, go to Yang Zhong and Yang Cheng, the three of you will cooperate to conduct a secret screening of all the white subjects who have joined our Ming Dynasty, find out the Jews inside, and then secretly get rid of them, and don't leave any of them, whether they convert to the Holy Religion or not, and whether they are male or female, and then all the white people who join the Ming Dynasty will also carry out this kind of screening in the future, these people always like to do something secretly, and they must be vigilant."

Yang Feng said.

He really has to be on guard against these guys.

In recent years, there are not many white people who have joined the Ming Dynasty and converted to the Holy Religion to become subjects, especially some rich people, their discipline is not so high, Europe is chaotic, dirty, poor, and dark, but the Ming is bright, and as far as the current situation is concerned, it is only a matter of time before the Ming Dynasty really wants to bulldoze Europe, so it is undoubtedly the wisest choice to abandon their original beliefs and join the Ming Dynasty as subjects.

There must have been a large number of Jews among these people.

Yang Feng doesn't want these guys to infiltrate and become the climate, although the subjects are different from the people, they basically don't have any power in politics, but the ability of the Jews to make money is quite terrible, and once these people have money, they can use money to get allies, Yang Feng also doesn't think that those politicians in the Ming Dynasty have any discipline, if they really want the Jewish forces to secretly take money and knock down those people's representatives, there will really be a big mess at that time.

So the best thing to do is to learn a mustache.

But you can't do it openly.

That will cause panic among the subjects, especially the white subjects, after all, they have converted to the Holy Religion, Emperor Yang also said that as long as they convert to the Holy Religion, regardless of skin color and nationality, they are all brothers, and there is no class, of course, black people are definitely not counted, in fact, at this time, even European countries do not treat black people as people, but if the Jews are cleansed for no reason, it will chill the hearts of other subjects.

Having said that, the people are also very important now.

They played an important role in the Ming economic system, so their loyalty, especially their devotion to the Holy Religion, was also something that Emperor Yang had to take care of.

This had to be done in secret.

Lu You hurriedly agreed to quit, and then went to Yang Zhong, the commander of the Jinyi Wei Internal Affairs Division, and Yang Cheng, the commander of the Special Service Division, and the three major stalls cooperated to carry out the tasks of His Majesty the Emperor, as for how they proceeded, this Emperor Yang didn't need to think about it. These three people are in charge of more than 200,000 Jinyi guards distributed inside and outside the territory of the Ming Dynasty, including as many as 2,000 elite squads, which are responsible for carrying out various assassination missions.

"Your Majesty, Xijing stayed behind in the mansion to report that the Kokand people crossed the green ridge to attack Shule."

As soon as Lu You left, one of the attendants reported to Yang Feng.

"It's finally begun!"

Emperor Yang said with a sneer.