That's right, the Ming Army is strong and invincible. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Info: But in the face of such a strong opponent, where is it easy to say that you can play anywhere? Not to mention that due to the limitation of the transportation capacity of logistics supply routes, the strength that the Ming Army can invest on the Russian battlefield actually has an upper limit.

Trying to defeat the Russians in just one year is a joke. This is also the main reason why Lu Zhiyuan is so shocked. The victory or defeat of a war depends on strength and luck, and it is nonsense to say how much or how much you want by just talking about it. Although he would not directly say that Zhang Cheng was talking nonsense, Lu Zhiyuan inevitably fell silent, sitting on the sofa and drinking wine. The biggest shortcoming of the Ming Dynasty on the Russian battlefield was the constraints of logistics and transportation. They were unable to put large numbers of troops into battle and maintain adequate supplies.

The corners of Zhang Cheng's mouth curled slightly, put the wine glass in his hand on the table in front of him, and took out a cigarette to light for himself. casually left the cigarette case in front of the edge of the road, "This is not Russia's own business on the battlefield, this is the strategic deployment of the entire empire." Wang Dexiang will launch a powerful offensive from Iberia, the Apennines and the Balkans at the same time to contain the power of the allies. At the same time, the Admiralty will also strengthen its efforts to sabotage the Atlantic transportation line and deter landing in the Americas to contain the United States. ”

"So big?" Lu Zhiyuan picked up the cigarette case on the desk, took out a cigarette and lit it, and looked at Zhang Cheng in surprise.

"I said that I want to end the war as soon as possible. And the key to breaking the game lies in the Russian battlefield. Zhang Cheng said softly, "In addition to these arrangements, I also ordered the Army Aviation Strategic Bomber Force to strengthen the bombing force of European countries and contain the forces of various countries at any cost. At the same time, the Central Asian theater in the south will also be strengthened, through the Caucasus Mountains and all the way north to assault, completely control the Caspian Sea area, and strive to be able to use the Volga River and the Russian southern railway network to strengthen the supply of the central theater. ”

"In addition to that, there is one more important thing." Zhang Cheng took a deep breath of his cigarette, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "I have ordered the diplomats to send an ultimatum to the Turks. If they are not willing to become vassals of the Ming Dynasty, then go to war! ”

"Turkey?" Lu Zhiyuan looked slightly stunned, and then nodded: "There is a strategic location, which is extremely important. ”

"Hmm." Zhang Cheng nodded: "I've been annoyed by the Turks' delaying tactics. There's no time or mood to deal with these guys right now. If you don't want to surrender, then die. ”

At this point in the war, Turkey, which already occupies an important position, is already in a very dangerous and awkward position. Now all around Turkey, except for the northern shore of the Black Sea, which still belongs to the allies, has fallen into the hands of the Ming Dynasty. When the Ming Dynasty sent them an ultimatum, the crisis of annihilation was about to crush the country almost instantly.

In fact, it has to be said that Turkey is indeed a great power. The land area is not small, and the population is large. The country has a rudimentary industrial base, and the level of education is also acceptable. At the same time, it also has a strong army. This important geographical location has been the object of war between the warring parties. It's just that compared with the allies who are eager to teach each other, Daming's attitude has always been lukewarm. By now, it has reached the point of sending an ultimatum directly.

Moreover, the Turks originated from the descendants of the Turks who fled west after being routed by the Tang Dynasty army thousands of years ago, and they were born to reject the Ming because of their geographical proximity to Europe. However, the reality is that the Turks have always been bent by the Ming Dynasty and have turned a blind eye to the overtures of their allies, at least superficially. Even if he resisted in his heart, he had to bow his head in front of Da Ming.

Turkey is a strong country that can be ranked as a number. But everything they have is so pale in front of Da Ming. The Turk is just a strong ant, but the Ming is a giant!

If the request given by the Ming was to become an ally, then the Turks would have already jumped on the ship of the Ming Dynasty with all their lights. It's a pity that the condition given by the Ming Dynasty is to make Turkey a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.

Countries such as Korea, Annan and so on have been deeply influenced by the cultural, economic, military and other aspects of the Ming Dynasty for many years. There is no great antipathy to becoming a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. But Turkey is different.

In the Balkans and the Near East, Turkey is a great power, and he has repaired everyone in the surrounding countries, except for Russia in the north. And even ten of the ten Russo-Turkish wars fought with the European giant Russia proved that they are capable of fighting a big country like Russia. But all of this seemed so pale and powerless in front of Da Ming.

The Turks were repeatedly defeated and blackmailed by the Ming after entering the Age of Discovery, and they lost all their lands except Asia Minor. The entire vast Arabian Peninsula became a colony of the Ming Dynasty. The hatred between the two sides is more unilateral to Turkey. Da Ming didn't care too much about the reaction of his defeated generals.

In the eyes of the Ming Dynasty, Turkey is just a relatively strong ant. But they occupy this important geographical location. Zhang Cheng didn't have much energy to focus on this side before, but now that he is ready to sweep Russia, the importance of Turkey will immediately become apparent.

Turkey guards the geographically important Bosphorus and the Dardanelles Strait, with access to the Black Sea. And the Black Sea occupies an extremely important position in the war against Russia planned by Zhang Cheng.

Compared to traditional rail and road transport, as well as the emerging air transport. The absolute majority of the transport industry is water transport. This includes not only maritime transport, but also river transport. If these cargo ships form a fleet of tens of thousands of tons, they can transport tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of tons of goods at one time. This scale is unmatched by other modes of transport.

On the northern shore of the Black Sea are Ukraine, Crimea and the Caucasus. The Dnieper, Don, and Bug rivers that flow into the Black Sea are like ribbons deep into the heart of Europe. These large rivers are wide and deep, capable of carrying 10,000-ton freighters. If the Ming Dynasty, whose surface transportation capacity is completely explosive in the world, can master the Black Sea, then they can greatly reduce the logistical burden of the army through water transportation, and can put more troops on the Russian battlefield. Moreover, if you attack from the south, you can also open a second battlefield in southern Russia, which will hasten Russia's defeat.

Zhang Cheng wanted to win a quick victory on the Russian battlefield, and the main way was to make a fuss on the Black Sea in the south. And the import and export into the Black Sea was at this time in the hands of the Turks. Zhang Cheng, who is unwilling to let any country with insufficient strength to carve up the interests of the Ming Dynasty, naturally will not give the Turks any good looks. directly asked the other party to become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.

Although the so-called vassal states are nominally sovereign, in reality they are all diplomatic, economic, and military in the hands of the suzerain. It is not an exaggeration to say that the whole country is a puppet. Otherwise, who would let go of the opportunity to directly annex and abolish the country and county?

"The Turks won't accept it, will they?" After understanding Zhang Cheng's strategic concept, Lu Zhiyuan was still surprised that Zhang Cheng was so eager to end the war. However, his predictions of victory in the battle have been greatly improved. Now there is a mood to joke the Turks "Anyway is also an independent . of sovereign powers. ”

"Whether a big country is a big country or not, you will know only after you have fought it." Zhang Cheng smiled, picked up the wine glass and took a sip, "I only know that Da Ming needs what they have in their hands now, either give it unconditionally, or we will grab it ourselves." Nothing else matters. ”

"Then the world public opinion ......" Lu Zhiyuan asked with some concern. After all, most people in this era have basic knowledge popularization, and they still attach great importance to fame and face.

"Axioms exist only within the range of a cannon!"

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As Zhang Cheng expected, the Turks chose to remain silent after the expiration of the ultimatum, which was in fact a silent rejection and protest. Even the capitulationists in the country could not make a decent assessment of this matter. After all, the Ming Dynasty's request is not much different from letting Turkey die. The biggest difference is that the name of the country can still be preserved. Where can the arrogant Turks, who have always regarded themselves as powerful countries, accept it?

Although the strength of the Ming Dynasty is strong, the allies still have good strength at this moment. The Turks quickly fell to the allies after they were determined to resist the Ming. And although the allies are very dissatisfied with the fact that they have been sticking Turkey's cold ass with their hot face without any reciprocation, and they have been slapped by Turkey, it is no longer the time to care about these things.

On May 1, 1942, after the expiration of the ultimatum, the Ming officially submitted a war letter to Turkey, and the two sides officially entered a state of war.

The Allies sent troops and equipment from Russia and the Balkans south to reinforce Turkey, which began to mobilize its entire country to prepare for the war. Everything seems to be going on in an orderly manner. But how is Turkey, which has been watching from the sidelines for several years, an opponent of the elite troops of the Ming Dynasty who have participated in the brutal war for several years? Not to mention that the original strength gap between the two sides is very huge.

During the day of 1 May, just a few hours after the declaration of war, thousands of Ming Army Air Force fighters took off from the Caucasus, Iraq, Syria, Cyprus, Crete, Greece, and other places and flew towards Turkish territory. With their ferocious attacks, they destroyed most of the Turks' air power on the ground, while attacking important targets everywhere. A number of important transportation hubs, airports, large industrial plants, barracks and other targets were destroyed. The Turks, who had been full of confidence, suffered extremely heavy losses.

Just one day's attack brought the Turks to their senses, what kind of opponent they provoked! And that's just the beginning. (To be continued.) )