Chapter 1483: The Imperial Driver's Expedition
Continuous rush to fight, and in the South Seas, the hot weather brought great discomfort to the Tianxiong army, the army also needs to rest and recuperate, especially the wounded soldiers need to recuperate, this Java Islands not only have the Dutch, but now there are Spaniards, not so easy to attack, must wait for the rear supplies to come up, before they can send troops again.
Cha Xuan and Qin Mufeng temporarily settled down on Luzon Island, and at the same time sent a large number of fine workers disguised as maritime merchants to the Java Islands to inquire about the news.
Soon, more than half a month passed, the Tianxiong army swept around the Luzon Islands, and wiped out the remnants of the Spanish forces left by the Spaniards on the Luzon Islands, and completely settled down, coupled with the fact that the Tianxiong army did not commit any offense against the local natives, so that the indigenous people did not have much resistance to the Ming Empire at all, although the Spaniards were strong, but in the hearts of the natives of the Nanyang countries, the Ming Empire was really powerful, and the huge empire was enough to be proud of the world.
When Cha Xuan and Qin Mufeng were urgently preparing for war, the local baggage supplies finally arrived.
However, to the surprise of Cha Xuan and Qin Mufeng, it was the emperor who came this time, and Zhu Jie personally led the fleet to Manila Bay!
"Emperor, Emperor, you, why did you come here? This place is far away from the border of the Ming Dynasty, once there is something in the court, you can't even go back to it......"
Cha Zhu said in shock.
Zhu Jie smiled: "Something in the court? What can the DPRK and China do? There are Li Yan and Yifan in the capital, Baigu in Fujian, and the Tianwei Army and Jingying in the Central Plains, which one dares to make trouble? But you, really let me feel a little relieved, especially the Dutch and the Spaniards, their combat power is far from being comparable to the Dongying people and the Manchurians, if you don't come here in person, I really can't rest assured, I have already received your recital, and the main force of the Spanish fleet was rescued by the Dutch, isn't it? ”
Yang Geng's face on the side turned red, and he said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, you blame the ministers for their incompetence, and ask the emperor to punish the crime......
Zhu Jie waved his hand and replied, "What is there to punish and not to punish crimes?" Victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, especially if you haven't lost a battle yet! This time, I am here to boost your morale, look, I have brought a lot of good things, 200,000 shells, 50 heavy artillery, 10,000 firing needle rear-loading rifles, 3,000 boxes of paper shell bullets, 10,000 boxes of fixed ammunition, in addition to these, there are 50,000 rounds of rockets, there are so many weapons and ammunition as a backing, just ask them if the red-haired devils are afraid! In addition, considering the difficulty of taking down the Dutch, this battle may be protracted, and I brought 100,000 stone with me just for food, all of which were placed in Manila Bay, ready to meet the army fighting in front at any time! ”
100,000 stone of grain, I heard that it may not be a lot, but the entire Tianxiong Army plus the navy is only about 100,000 people, on average, no one has a stone of grain, enough to support two or three months.
"The emperor can rest assured, we will definitely be able to take the Java Islands in the shortest possible time, but now that the war on Luzon Island has ended, once the war starts at the front, the ministers will not have the energy to run the Luzon Islands, so please make ......arrangements for the emperor as soon as possible."
Cha Bolt said in a deep voice.
Zhu Jie said with a smile: "The aftermath, you don't have to worry about it, we just defeated the Spaniards, and our strong strength has been revealed, these indigenous forces, which one dares to provoke, that is, moths to the fire, I promise that they will be honest, the top priority, what we have to do is how to solve the combined fleet of Spain and the Dutch, as for England, we don't have to worry too much about them, I believe that Xianzhi can solve the affairs of England ......"
Cha Xuan smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, what the minister is worried about is this matter, the minister believes in the ability of Lord Xian, but this guy Mu Feng does things without considering the consequences, in the war, he actually wiped out an English caravan, and all twenty merchant ships were sunk......
Zhu Jie was shocked, this matter was not said in the chapter!
"Shepherd's Wind! It's true? ”
Zhu Jie asked.
Qin Mufeng's face was bitter, and he hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, there is such a thing, but the minister had no way at that time, the minister wanted to raid the Batangas Peninsula, and he happened to have a face-to-face with this caravan, if they were let through, then our whereabouts would definitely be exposed, how could we be surprised?" ”
"You're a pig's brain!"
Zhu Jie was shocked and angry, and scolded sharply: "Won't you trap them all?" As long as they don't let them run, how can the news leak out? Annihilation? You can figure it out! Once the news leaks, how much hidden danger will it bring to our expedition to the South Seas? ”
Qin Mufeng's head drooped, and now he realized that what he had done was a little reckless.
"Your Majesty, it's useless to scold him now, the minister thinks that since our baggage has arrived, then without further ado, immediately prepare to send troops to attack the Java Islands, and if it is late, there will be changes, in case the English get the news, I am afraid that the hard work of Lord Xianzhi will be in vain......"
Cha Xuan hurriedly persuaded.
Zhu Jie's eyes flashed, but it was true, what Cha Xuan said was right, now he must fight quickly, even if it is to pay a certain price, he must encircle and annihilate the Dutch and Spaniards as soon as possible, as long as the Dutch and Spaniards are encircled and annihilated, even if the English want to retaliate, it will be difficult to support it alone in Nanyang.
"The order will go down, immediately unload all the baggage from the port of Manila, prepare the whole army, replenish weapons and ammunition, and in two days, the whole army will set off to storm the Java Islands!"
Zhu Jie shouted in a deep voice, "In this battle, I personally commanded, Lao Cha, you are by my side, take a closer look, and see how I command the naval fleet to fight!" ”
When Cha Zhu heard this, his face turned green, and he shouted urgently: "Your Majesty, no, absolutely not, you have already taken risks enough to come to the Luzon Islands, and the minister will definitely not let you personally risk commanding the naval battle!" Now the Spaniards and the Dutch are united, and the warships in their hands are no less than our Ming fleet, in case there is a mistake, the minister will not be redeemed, and please ask the emperor to take back his life! ”
Behind him, several other people also knelt on the ground, jokes, this is not a war on land, you can run if you can't fight, as long as you are not surrounded by heavy soldiers, you can escape, on the sea, once you lose, the warship is damaged, and the whole boat can't survive......
"Don't worry, I know in my heart, if there is no Shepherd to provoke this matter, I don't have to go on the expedition, let you, take your time, but now you must fight quickly, encircle and annihilate the main force of the Dutch and the West Tooth in the shortest possible time, and do not give them a chance to join forces with the English!"
(End of chapter)