British colonies?

After Zhao Hongyu heard this, a contemptuous smile bloomed at the corner of his mouth.

"Since there's a roadblock, kick it out of the way. With the strength of the army we have now, it should not be difficult to take Pennsylvania and Virginia. ”

Zhang Tie and Wang Shan nodded one after another.

"Yes, Your Highness. Virginia we have beaten, it is a defeat of the men, don't worry. Pennsylvania is just being established and is easy to defeat, but what excuse should we use? ”

Zhang Tie understands what Zhao Hongyu means very well, since there are roadblocks on the way to seize Central America, then just kick it away.

Any obstacle that stands in their way will be met with a merciless blow.

But the question is, what kind of excuse should I use?

After all, there was only one fight with the British last year, and the truce didn't last long.

Besides, the British now have a lot of ships that come to Manhattan to trade.

If there had been a war, wouldn't the British merchant ships have come?

Immediately, Zhang Tie thought that these things he was worried about were very redundant, what did the British themselves care about so much, even if they lost the merchant ships of the British, there were also merchant ships from other countries.

Anyway, my own goods are in demand, and there will always be buyers, right?

Thinking of this, Zhang Tie couldn't help but relax.

According to this line of thinking, it is not impossible for His Highness to want to go to war.

At this time, after Zhao Hongyu heard Zhang Tie's answer, he said to him with a smile on his face: "Excuse? Do we need an excuse for war on this continent? ”

Hearing the words of His Royal Highness, Zhang Tie and Wang Shan were stunned.

What?

What does that mean.

Zhao Hongyu ignored Wang Shan and Zhang Tie, who were a little stunned, and continued: "Finding an excuse to use force, that is a means that will only be used in later generations when the military strength is equal or relatively weak, and it is also to avoid becoming an isolated country in the world. ”

"But we're not as weak as we were last year. At the same time, in this day and age, no one will come to isolate us, will it? ”

Zhao Hongyu's words made Wang Shan and Zhang Tie's eyes light up.

The two of them were shocked and realized something.

Yes, my thinking seems to be a little out of the corner.

Why make excuses for it?

This era is completely the fist of water, who speaks, and the British colonies are in their eyes, it is a dish.

Even if they blatantly seized the British colonies, what could the British do?

Britain in this era was far from the glory of the empire on which the sun never set, and it was just an island country that was just showing some signs of strength.

Therefore, you don't have to worry too much about yourself.

The British and the Americas are separated by an Atlantic Ocean. That's not a short distance.

Even if they could cross the Atlantic, how many soldiers would they be able to transport at one time?

And how much time does it take to transport troops?

With those things, the empire had already taken down two colonies.

By the time the British came to America, the daylilies were cold, weren't they?

That is, the empire does not need an excuse at all to send troops.

If you want to get whoever you want to send troops directly, since you want to be a hooligan, you don't need to hide it, just announce that the world is such a hooligan, so domineering.

Thinking of this, Wang Shan, who first understood, nodded and said, "Not bad." Why bother with any excuses, it's completely unnecessary. The British colony is so close to us, we can get it if we want to, no matter how early we occupy it. ”

"If the British come to us for a theory. Then it's a real thing. But I think the British can still swallow this breath even later, and their military power is far less powerful than that of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries of the later generations. ”

Wang Shan can see that his Royal Highness doesn't even want a fig leaf, and he just doesn't find any excuse to play hooligan.

But Wang Shan had to admit it. There's really no need to make excuses or anything.

Later generations will always need some high-sounding excuses or something to launch wars, and that is because the international situation requires it.

But in the middle of the decade. There is no need for this at all.

The European continent is in turmoil, and the Thirty Years' War is in full swing.

Britain is now just a somewhat famous island nation, far from reaching its peak.

It can be said that if the Song Empire got the British, there will not be much reaction from the European side, because they can't take care of it themselves now.

Who would bother with the British?

And it is very unrealistic to rely on the strength of the British themselves to deal with the Song Empire.

The British were not ignorant of the Song Empire's strong army.

Coupled with the pirate attack some time ago, the Song Empire won the victory in one fell swoop.

Therefore, the mysterious naval military strength of the empire also had to make the British jealous.

After much consideration, if the empire occupied the British colonies, the British would at most "express serious concerns" or "show serious ......concerns" like later generations of China, and would not put much pressure on them at all.

Bang Bang Bang!

Zhao Hongyu clapped his hands, his face full of smiles.

He was very happy to hear Wang Shan say this: "Yes, we can't look at the things of this era with the thinking of later generations, the British have nothing to fear, we just want to get it." The glory of the empire on which the sun never sets, it will take more than a hundred years to reach its peak, and the current Britain is just a little slight, and it is not as strong as us. ”

Zhao Hongyu understands this matter very clearly.

"There's no need to make excuses, just take Pennsylvania and Virginia, and then immigrate over and occupy the land there. I don't need to have another force in the whole of North America, and I don't want to get in the way of taking Central America. ”

And at this time, Zhang Tie reacted.

Your Royal Highness is going to be a big hooligan with Chiguoguo.

I like it though.

Zhang Tie said secretly in his heart.

As long as the goal can be achieved, nothing else needs to be considered.

And in this era, we need to have such courage.

The situation in the world today is far less complex and changeable than in later generations, so there is no need to pull out a fig leaf as a cover for sending troops.

Moreover, the relationship between the Song Empire and European countries was not so complicated and entangled.

Fully qualified as a hooligan.

In this case, why do you have to think hard to find excuses?

This thinking is completely into a misunderstanding.

Zhang Tie secretly blamed himself.

His Highness still understands it.

"Then Your Highness. When do you think we're going to send troops? ”

Zhang Tie, who had figured it out, hurriedly asked.

"Don't be in a hurry to send troops, it's autumn. And I need to know the situation in Pennsylvania now before I can make a judgment. ”

Zhao Hongyu waved his hand and did not immediately start discussing the question of when to send troops.

Since His Royal Highness wanted to know about the situation over there, of course Zhang Tie knew everything.

"Over the summer, the British brought more than 30,000 immigrants from the mainland to Pennsylvania, and a total of more than 180 ships made an astonishing speed." , Zhang Tie began to talk about the information from Pennsylvania. "However, since Pennsylvania was a British colony that had only begun to be established in the winter, it was still very short. Therefore, both military and defense facilities are insufficient. We can easily conquer ......"

Zhao Hongyu listened quietly to Zhang Tie's narration, and at the same time thought about the right time to send troops.

Strictly speaking, there is not much time left for him now.

The French and the Portuguese had already begun to fight, and the Spaniards were overwhelmed.

Now is the perfect time to seize the colonies of Central America.

At the same time, the Dutch and their coalition formed a Protestant coalition against the Church military organization in the Netherlands.

As for the colonies of Central America, now they don't care either.

Therefore, the colonies of the Spaniards and the Dutch in Central America could be taken by themselves in one fell swoop and without much effort.

"The establishment of Pennsylvania. In fact, it was the British who saw our rise and feared that it would affect their interests. They thought they could legally own the land between us and Virginia by occupying it beforehand. ”

Zhang Tie said to Zhao Hongyu with a smile.

"But they forget that we are not Europeans. Therefore there is absolutely no need to comply with the leaps that this Church of Europe has worked out. ”

Zhao Hongyu nodded: "Yes, we don't need to respect the bullshit formulated by the Europeans, we have our rules." Why bother obeying their, there's no need. ”

After speaking. Zhao Hongyu continued: "After listening to your analysis, I think it will be effortless for us to capture these two British colonies. “

Zhang Tie replied with a smile: "Yes." Virginia's original military strength was destroyed by us last year, and it hasn't recovered yet. Speaking of last year's war with Virginia, Zhao Hongyu and Wang Shan both laughed.

Yes, they were weak at this time last year.

At that time, the Mohican tribe tents were still inhabited.

And Zhao Hongyu's subordinates are only a few hundred.

However, it was through this conflict and war that Zhao Hongyu was able to establish a certain position and integrate the Mohicans into his own power.

It also weakened the British and made them realize how good they were.

At that time, he was only a few hundred people, and he could defeat Virginia with more than 10,000 Mohicans.

Now Zhao Hongyu doesn't look like last year.

In Manhattan today, there are 3,000 Gene Man soldiers alone, not counting the temporary militia of about 10,000 that can be quickly formed.

And if you don't consider all the consequences, if Manhattan expands the draft, then those whites will also consider having more soldiers.

So, dealing with Virginia is not a problem at all.

You must know that Manhattan has attracted half of the people of Virginia and Pennsylvania to come here to make a living.

Moreover, these people from the British colonies did not want to leave as soon as they came here, and many of them even hoped to join the Song Empire and obtain imperial citizenship.

So how many people did the British colonies of Pennsylvania and Virginia have?

In this era, population is military power.

If you don't have a population, you're nothing.

It's very simple and easy to understand.

"I think we can let the Eight Banners play, and by the way, try their combat effectiveness and loyalty. If everything goes as we expected, then we'll have fun watching it later. ”

Wang Shan made a suggestion at this time.

"What are you talking about?"

After Zhao Hongyu heard Wang Shan's words, he set his eyes on him for some reason.

Let those soldiers of the Song 'Eight Banners' who Wang Shan and they messed up with attack the British colonies, Zhao Hongyu will not object.

After all, he also wanted to see how these coats and minions from Virginia and Pennsylvania would react to attacking his country's territory.

But what Zhao Hongyu doesn't understand is, what is the fun that Wang Shan is talking about?

Wang Shan smiled and said, "Your Highness, if you succeed." Later, when we went to Huaxia, we met those people in the Qing Dynasty, don't you think it will be very interesting. ”

The white-skinned Eight Banners fought against the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty.

Yo, don't really say it, it's a bit of fun.

If you want to talk about the level of fierceness, Baipi is the same as my soldiers in the Qing Dynasty.

When it comes to physique, both sides are half-pounded.

Therefore, if you meet each other on the battlefield, there will definitely be a spark of affection.

But all this is a fantasy, and now whether Song Baqi can go to the battlefield and wave the butcher knife in his hand at their compatriots is still unknown.

"Your Highness, are you worried that these Eight Banners soldiers will not be able to be used?"

Zhang Tie saw Zhao Hongyu's thoughtful look, so he opened his mouth and asked.

Zhao Hongyu nodded: "Yes, I'm just a little worried about this." Let's not talk about whether it is a bit nondescript for you to let the Europeans accept this so-called Eight Banners idea, let's just say whether they can poison their compatriots, which is also very worrying. ”

Yes, almost all of the coated minions in Manhattan today are British from Virginia and Pennsylvania, and of course there are a few Dutch, French, Italian, and so on.

At the same time, they have only been brainwashed for a year.

In such a short period of time, it is a bit unrealistic to let them be completely brainwashed.

If this mutinies on the battlefield or something, it will be a big problem.

After seeing Zhao Hongyu admit what he was worried about, Zhang Tie smiled.

"Your Highness, in fact, you don't have to worry about this at all, today's Europeans are mothers who have milk, and whoever gives money to whom they die. What's more, these Europeans who entered the Eight Banners, even if they were not brainwashed, agreed with the Eight Banners system very much. ”

Zhang Tie's words made Zhao Hongyu stunned.

He didn't know how the Europeans, who had always advocated freedom, were still very supportive of the Eight Banners system.

It's weird. (To be continued.) )