At the beginning of February of the seventh year of the Great Ming Road, Tianzhu, Fahrenheit City.

This famous city in the history of Tianzhu now seems to have become a large construction site.

The walls around the city are already being built. The rammed earth and bricks on the city wall are made of two brick walls five zhang apart from each other with the green bricks fired in the brick kiln, and then filled with soil between the brick walls to tamp layer by layer. Wait until the rammed earth is level with the brick wall, and then build a higher brick wall. Between the green bricks, glutinous rice is glued, and after bonding, it is necessary to use a sharp cone to test the puncture, and all unqualified sections must be reworked, and the responsible Tianzhu supervisors must all be punished!

The coolies recruited from the plains of the Ganges were shirtless, and under the supervision of the overseers, they picked up baskets of earth at the half-built head of the city, piled them up in the designated places, and then rammed them solidly. The British officials with large horizontal knives patrolled around the construction site, and from time to time they would shout: "Be strong, don't be punished if you are not qualified!" When the time comes, you won't be able to cry! ”

I really can't cry! When these Han officials spoke, they couldn't help but look out of the corner of their eyes at the few wooden poles erected high on the edge of the city wall. There's a head on every pole!

These heads are all overseen by Tianzhu. I don't know what kind of path the King of Great Britain has enlightened in Buddha Gaya these days? His temper suddenly turned bad, and there were already dozens of Tianzhu supervisors who had their heads cut off by him, and there were several Han officials who had their titles cut off......

Aren't they just four broken walls? As for that? The current battlefield has become a world of cannons, and no matter how strong the rammed earth and brick walls are, they can't stop the cannons! I heard that the Jiangdu City and Beijing City of the Ming Dynasty did not even have a city wall.

I really don't know why this Fahrenheit City has such strong walls?

In his heart, he slandered the king of Great Britain and led thousands of coolies from Riverside Mansion to work in Fahrenheit City, and his white skin sank again, and his eyes looked at the trembling Tianzhu overseers. These people were Brahmins and Kshatriyas. But in the presence of this special brahmin, Splash Lee, is nothing! As for the untouchables of Tianzhu, no one will treat them as human beings.

Stayed in Tianzhu for so long. Splash Li knew the status of these Tianzhu pariahs - in the past, foreigners without caste were treated as Kshatriyas! More than a level higher than Shudra and Datley!

The Tianzhu overseers who were swept by the eyes of the splashed Li all seemed to have eaten gunpowder. shouted and scolded, and the leather whip in his hand was also waved vigorously.

Several healthy horses suddenly galloped along the Ganges River like a wind, and the knights in front of them wore the word "Ying" on their backs to recognize the flag. It's obviously the pond horse of the British army. The knight was stopped at the gate by the soldiers of the British Guard, who were guarding the city, and shouted again: "Good news! Good news from Delhi! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince reported success! Occupy Delhi ......"

Then he galloped all the way in the direction of the palace.

Defeat the city of Derry! Splashy Li let out a sigh, and there was some regret in his heart. Delhi is the capital of the Delhi Sultanate, and the capture of Delhi probably means the demise of the Delhi Sultanate, right? Tianzhu is about to be conquered.

In other words, he has not many opportunities to make meritorious contributions. Splash Lee thought to himself. This prefectural order has done a loss. I didn't get much money, and I lost an opportunity to make meritorious contributions. I don't know what happened to Lai Toad? It's time to be a baron or a viscount this time, right?

……

At this time, Lai Toad was limping through the royal palace in Derry, with a crutch. His leg had been wounded in the bloody battle ten days earlier, and one of the Ghulam Guards had been slammed with a hammer! That scene was really like a nightmare, although ten days had passed, but as soon as he closed his eyes, all that appeared in front of him was the extremely tragic bloody battle.

A battalion commanded by Lai Toad, with more than 400 soldiers, less than 300 survived in the end! At least a third of the survivors had broken arms and legs. If it weren't for the Nanfang steel armor, it would be really strong. I'm afraid that this battalion will be wiped out.

That's right, a big victory that should have been won effortlessly turned into a crushing victory!

In the battle of Delhi, the losses of the British army alone exceeded five thousand! If it weren't for Li Tingzhi's cleverness enough. Abandoning the annihilation of the remnants of the Delhi New Army on the west bank of the Yamuna River, he led twelve brigades to the battlefield in time. The outcome of that night battle was likely to be a victory for the Delhi Sultan! The British prince Chen Defang may be lost on the battlefield.

That night battle was really tragic to the extreme! Lai Toad remembered now. There's a creepy feel to it. It's so hanging, one leg has entered the ghost gate. Almost died......

This wealth is really not easy to come by! I don't know if the injured leg will heal, but don't end up being a cripple.

Officers of the British Army at the company level or above. Today they were all ordered to arrive at the Royal Palace in Delhi. When Lai Toad arrived, the spacious back garden of the palace was already crowded with officers in battle jackets. Many of them also hung up colors, either with planks on their arms or bandages on their thighs.

They are all waiting for the arrival of the British prince Chen Defang, and they are all officers who live and die with the prince. Although they all looked a little miserable, they were the victors in the end. Of course, the Battle of Delhi was won, otherwise how would they have entered the city of Delhi? The British suffered heavy losses, and of course the Delhi army was even worse, with at least 15,000 Ghulam guards and Iqta knights and servants killed in battle, and more than 30,000 captured. Only more than 10,000 people fled in embarrassment with the Sultan of Balban, and Shi Tianze had already led 20,000 Shi Jia's troops to pursue, most of whom could not run back to Lahore alive.

Speaking of which, the Delhi Sultanate is probably going to perish at this point! Although the losses were somewhat heavy, it was still a big victory that decided the fortunes of the country!

Thinking of this, the wounded and uninjured British officers in the garden all held their chests high one by one - they were all the founding heroes, and they were waiting for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come down and reward the big guys.

There was a sound of footsteps, and a group of samurai in bright steel armor had already arrived in the garden. The people who came were none other than Tran Tak Fong and Goodit. Solomon. Although Chen Huaiqing resolutely objected, Chen Defang still accepted Goodit as a side concubine. And the two are very affectionate, and after entering the city of Delhi, they stuck together, and they couldn't be separated.

"See the Prince!"

The officers in the garden saluted. Bow to those who have broken their legs, and kneel to those who have not broken their legs. And Lai Toad naturally bowed.

"Excuse me, excuse me. You are all soldiers who were born and died with me, so why do you have to make such a great gift? Chen Defang waved his hand very casually, and then stood in front of the crowd, his eyes sweeping over the faces of these officers who had been tossed enough by his blind command. I took in their expressions all in my eyes.

It seems that no one is dissatisfied, and everyone is excited. Chen Defang, who was a little weak-hearted, breathed a sigh of relief, and the smile on his face became a little more sincere. These people have all lived and died with him, and they can be regarded as his team! You have to woo and appease you. Gold and silver, titles, and beauties, you can't be stingy with what you should give...... The struggle here in Tianzhu has just begun!

……

"Li Sanfa, right?"

A rather majestic voice reached the ears of Pi Pi Li, who was kneeling on one knee, who was called directly from the construction site by the black eunuch of the palace from the Bodhi Palace in Fahrenheit.

It was the British King Chen Huaiqing who wanted to see him!

"Returning to the king, the minister is Li Sanfa, the magistrate of the riverside."

"Raise your head."

Li Sanfa raised his head, but what he saw was Chen Huaiqing, who had gray hair and a gloomy face, wearing a bright yellow robe.

The king seems to be very upset!? Didn't the front line just report victory? Li Sanfa was slightly strange.

"Li Sanfa," Chen Huai asked lightly. "You came from an officer school?"

"The minister was born in the camp martial arts school." Ploppy Lee replied. There weren't many officers in the British Army who really came from a professional background, but most of them went to a military academy. Because he received a good education when he was young (this is a literate prank), he had excellent grades in the military academy with the camp.

"Oh, that's not bad either." Chen Huaiqing's face was expressionless. "Since you were born in the military academy of the battalion, don't be a county commander, go back to the army and become a regiment commander."

Head!? Splash Lee was stunned for a moment. This change is coming too fast, isn't it? But why did the king make himself the head of the regiment? Didn't play well on the Moddie side? It's a lie......

I'm thinking nonsense. Chen Huaiqing's voice sounded again: "The regiment commander can do it for you, and the officer can also give it to you." But the soldiers have to figure out how to recruit on their own...... You should have some foundation in Riverside County, right? ”

Was it really defeated? Pi Li was apprehensive in his heart, but he only had respect on his face, "The minister does have some ways to recruit some warriors from Tianzhu, but I don't know if I can put together a regiment ......."

"Good!" Chen Huaiqing still had no joy or anger on his face, but nodded, "King Gu ordered you to be the commander of the 18th Guards Infantry Regiment, and the regimental headquarters of the regiment will be formed in Hua's City later." Li Sanfa, if you have anyone to recommend, just go and talk to someone from the War Department. ”

Eighteenth Guards Infantry Regiment !? Splash Li was even more confused, and there were only three regiments of the British Guardsmen's Brigade. Now that the number has actually reached eighteen, doesn't this mean that at least fifteen regiments have been expanded in one go? The pace of this expansion is also fast, isn't it? What the hell is going on?

With a stomach full of questions, Splash Li bowed, exited the hall, and just walked out of the door, he heard someone inside saying: "King, just forming 20 regiments will not solve the problem, the key ...... at the moment"

Chen Huaiqing waved his hand to stop the words of a thin old man with a folding fan beside him.

"Zhuoru, the lonely king knows." Chen Huaiqing sighed, "The key at the moment is that Jiangdu is in Beijing. ”

The person who spoke to Chen Huaiqing was named Shi Xiuwen, and his words were as good as that. It was Chen Huaiqing's colleague when he was teaching martial arts, and he was quite cunning. After Chen Huaiqing opened the mansion and built a government, he came to take refuge and became Chen Huaiqing's most trusted adviser.

"Somebody has to go." Chen Huaiqing looked at his own strategist.

Shi Xiuwen shook his head and said, "It's not easy to convince the saint......

Chen Huaiqing was silent. What he has to do now is difficult to get Tran's support. Becoming a Dharma king will put Chen Dexing, the king of Ming, in an embarrassing situation, but the father of the king of Ming is a monk......

However, this matter is not impossible to turn around, if Chen Dexing resolutely opposes, Chen Huaiqing can let Chen Deshi, the son of Dharmapolo, become a monk instead of himself to become the Great Treasure Heavenly Holy Dharma King. However, the national policy of revitalizing Buddhism to control Tianzhu may no longer conform to Chen Dexing's arrangement for Tianzhu.

Moreover, the territory of Tianzhu Great Britain is also a little too big. Not only did he control Bengal and the Gangetic plain, but now he has extended his hand to Delhi. And Delhi is not the end of Great Britain's expansion in Chen Huaiqing's mind.

The plan for the distribution of territory agreed upon by Chen Defang with Shi Tianze, Li Tingzhi, Lu Wenhuan and others before the Battle of Delhi was not his own initiative, but was decided after consulting with Chen Huaiqing.

This distribution method is very doorway.

The most capable Shi Jiajun of the Eight-Nation Alliance was arranged between the British, Song and Lu Kingdoms, and although the territory was not small and very rich, there was little room for expansion. Unless Shi Tianze ate the bear's heart and leopard gall, he stabbed the Ying, Song and Lu Kingdoms...... If he dares to do this, the Ming Empire should come to crusade!

The Song State, which had the closest relationship with Chen Dexing in the coalition army, got the entire northwest territory of Tianzhu, although the territory was good, and it could also expand to the northwest, but it had to bear the pressure of the Tianfang Sect and the Mongol Empire, and in fact, the Song State became the northwest barrier of Great Britain. Moreover, the geographical location of the Song State determined that it could not expand into the hinterland of Tianzhu.

In this way, the only countries that can expand in the hinterland of Tianzhu are the two kingdoms of Yinglu. And Lu Wenhuan has long been in the eyes of Chen Huaiqing, and what is there to be dissatisfied with when he gets a rich piece of land? How dare you grab land with the father and brother of the Ming Sage?

In other words, the entire central, eastern, and southern parts of Tianzhu were the targets of Great Britain's expansion. But the question is, will Chen Dexing tolerate Great Britain taking most of Tianzhu?

Chen Huaiqing saw Shi Xiuwen looking like he wanted to speak and stopped, and waved his hand to let the black eunuch and palace maid around him retire. In the hall of Nuoda, only he and Shi Xiuwen were left.

Shi Xiuwen shook the paper fan and said in a low voice: "The eldest prince has many heirs, all of whom are saint brothers, how can there be no fiefdom where they can live?" ”

Chen Huaiqing was slightly disappointed, shook his head and said, "Where is it so easy?" Although the old master has many children, most of them are not adults, how can a child lead a country? The lonely king is to find a country for them, and they can't sit still. ”

Shi Xiuwen smiled faintly, "Isn't the king the lord of Tianzhu Great Britain?" Doesn't the king have the right to divide the princes and princes? ”

Chen Huaiqing smiled bitterly: "That can only be sealed on the Lone King's own territory......" Speaking of this, his face suddenly changed, "Zhuoru, what do you mean ......?"

Shi Xiucai said with a smile: "The king can let the princes establish a state in Bengal and the north bank of the Ganges River, just like the Tui En of the Han Dynasty." Then let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince lead the troops south to create a new land. (To be continued.) )