Tian Kung Fu, the imperial court received seven resignations, without exception of the military flag of the Beijing officials, and then more resignations flew into the atrium, it can be seen that the Han officials are at a loss for the current situation, before they can not grasp the pulse of the imperial court, most of them chose to protect themselves and quietly wait and see the direction of the wind. /First/Launch

These resignations are naturally not allowed, and Kangxi also called such Han officials into the palace to comfort them, and ordered the Zongren Mansion to strictly restrain the banner people, and no rumors were allowed to cause trouble. Even so, the Han officials were still cautious, and the door was closed on weekdays, even the subordinates in the palace entered and exited through the side door, for fear of being hated.

At this time, a team of envoys came to Beijing City from thousands of miles away, the Ministry of Rites Zhang Cheng Cheng, did not dare to have the slightest neglect, this is the Kangxi Emperor attaches great importance to the person, for a time, the entire Beijing city is dressed in red and green, and the Wanguo Pavilion is newly decorated, until a full team of 500 people of the mission is stationed.

This time the European mission was large-scale, the Netherlands, Portugal, Austria, the Rhine League and even the Russian envoys were among them, the Netherlands, Portugal, Austria were the backbone of the anti-Ming League, and the Rhine League has always been with Austria, these vassal states are typical to take advantage of the advantage, seeing the victory of the Dutch naval battle, they immediately threw themselves into the arms of the Dutch, and the arrival of the Russian envoy was another purpose, Austria joined the anti-Ming League, The most powerful Ottoman Empire in southern Austria has always fantasized about entering Central Europe, and after many years of war with Austria, Austria joined the anti-Ming alliance, the Ottomans immediately felt that they were weak, according to the information they received, Austria and the Netherlands, Portugal, and the Rhine League signed a very close military alliance, once Austria was attacked, the Central Powers would be duty-bound to send troops to help the Austrians launch punitive military operations against the attacking countries.

The Ottoman Empire immediately felt isolated, and although this powerful land power had a powerful land army, and even a navy in the Mediterranean was enough to control the eastern Mediterranean Sea, it was a death to face the combined armies of Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the traditional powers of the Rhine League, Prussia and Bavaria, as well as hundreds of small vassal states, large and small.

The Ottoman Turks originally inhabited the Amu Darya River in Central Asia and belonged to the Western Turkic Oghuz people. Since ancient times, he has been engaged in nomadic herding and lives in pursuit of water and grass. In the 13th century, the Mongols began to expand westward, forcing them to migrate. Initially, they attached themselves to the Seljuk Turks to establish the Sultanate of Rum, gaining a fief on the banks of the Sakarya River adjacent to Byzantium. In 1293, the Ottomans took advantage of the division of the Seljuk Rum Sudan and officially announced the title of "Ghazi", laying the prototype of the Ottoman state. In 1324, the Ottomans annexed most of the Sultanate of Rûm. In 13311, he wounded the Eastern Roman Emperor and captured the city of Nicaea, where he moved its capital. In 135, the Ottoman army crossed the Dardanelles and occupied the Gallipoli Peninsula, which it used as a bridgehead for attacks on the Balkans. The Ottomans began to establish the administrative organization of the state internally, the central government set up Diwan, appointed viziers (i.e., ministers), sent administrative and military governors and khadi to various places to mint unified coins, and became the real founder of the Ottoman state. After the succession of Sudanmurad I in 1360, the expansion into southeastern Europe made decisive progress. In 1362, a large-scale military offensive was carried out to capture Edirne and make it its capital. This was followed by the conquests of Western Thrace, Macedonia, Sofia, Thessaloniki, and all of northern Greece, forcing Bulgarian and Serbian rulers to pay tribute. In 1389, he defeated the combined forces of Serbia, Bulgaria and Hungary in the Battle of Kosovo. This victory shook the rulers of Europe. European countries sent reinforcements to save the Byzantine Empire. In the Battle of Fort Nicoho in 1396, the Ottoman Empire defeated the coalition forces of Hungary, France, Germany and other countries in one fell swoop, and nearly 10,000 crusaders were captured, except for 300 noble knights who were ransomed with huge sums of money, the rest were almost all killed. From then on, Europeans could only watch the expansion of the Ottoman Empire.

Since then, this behemoth has been devouring large areas of Eastern Europe, Central Europe, and Africa as a conqueror, and in 1526 it invaded Hungary and annihilated its main force, and the Hungarian King Louis II was killed in battle, and this "Christian shield" entered the Ottoman Empire's sphere of influence. Using this as a springboard, the two attacks on Austrian Vienna in 1529 and 1532 were unsuccessful despite the combined resistance of the Christian countries, but the Ottoman Empire was not scathed and occupied most of Hungary.

In Asia, its rival was Dahmasp I of the Safavid dynasty of Persia, who was no ordinary man, and the two sides engaged in protracted wars and reached a series of peace agreements. After all, Osman has a stronger national power as a backing, and has the upper hand in this game

Captured the southern part of the two river basins (including Baghdad), most of Armenia~part of Asia.

In Africa, the Ottomans used naval power and the support of the pirate groups in the Mediterranean to squeeze out the Spanish and Venetian fleets, and then dominate the southeastern Mediterranean.

But now. Ottoman territory though huge. However, the country's strength began to decline gradually. In the war with Austria, he lost more than he won. Austria's entry into the anti-Dutch alliance shattered the illusion that the Ottomans had defeated Austria and entered the territory of the march into Western Europe. In this situation. The Ottoman higher-ups barely thought about it. Immediately send envoys to make contact with the Kingdom of Sardinia, which was close at hand. He also met with envoys from Britain, France, and Spain. The Anti-Dutch Alliance was signed together. Since then. The Ottoman Empire officially joined the Anti-Dutch Alliance.

The Ottomans joined the anti-Dutch alliance in order to oppose Austria. Likewise. Russia also began to use its brains after learning the news. Russia's greatest enemy in the south was the Manchus well. but in the southwest of their land. Ottoman, however, was the most direct opponent. Russia has repeatedly tried to move westward. But in the face of them. Was a powerful Ottoman Empire. Now the Ottomans joined the anti-Dutch alliance. Then the Russian upper echelons immediately felt a powerful threat. Because once this empire used the power of the allies to exert pressure in Central and Eastern Europe. Russia's southwestern borders were under strong pressure from the Ottoman lands. Not to mention westward expansion. I'm afraid St. Petersburg is not safe.

The Ottomans joined the anti-Dutch alliance in order to oppose Austria. Likewise. Russia has a vested interest in defending its western borders. And tried to go west. He also did not hesitate to choose to move closer to the anti-Ming alliance. The Russians coveted the northern territories of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. But Europe will always be Russia's core interest. For Europe. Of course, Russia does not have to spoil the overall situation for the small profit of the Manchu land. This is also Russia's disregard for the past. Another mission was sent to Beijing to follow the Dutch, Portuguese, Austrian, and Rhine League missions.

A few days later. Emperor Kangxi personally received the envoys of various countries. Renew the oath. Meantime. There is a division of labor within the entire alliance. Almost all anti-Ming allies knew about it. This war will not only take a long time. The losses and gains will be staggering. More precisely. This is a war of redivisions. Once defeated. All vested interests in the defeated country will be divided up by a group of hungry tigers. But if you win. Then the benefits are unprecedented. The Manchus could recover all the territory of the Southern Ming Dynasty. Russia and Austria could divide the interests of the Ottoman land. Portugal had access to Spanish land. The Netherlands could get the benefits of France, England, and the South Seas. So. Everything revolves around how to replenish the strength of countries as quickly as possible. Mutual compensation between countries is carried out.

The Netherlands and Portugal have the largest fleets in the world.

Russia has a vast land.

The Qing Dynasty has tens of millions of population resources.

Austria and the Rhenish League occupied the gateway to Europe and were the pawns against the Ottoman Empire.

The Dutch already had a package plan for the mutual integration of various countries, and their opinion was that each country would send a larger group of craftsmen to the Qing State, use the population resources of the Great Qing State, frantically manufacture warships and muskets, and then try to train a new army and a new navy for the Qing State, and some of these warships and muskets will be exported to various countries, and even the Qing Dynasty needs to send an expeditionary force to Russia to fight against the Ottomans.

The Netherlands, on the other hand, dealt mainly with the British and French threats, while the Americas maintained the upper hand. Portugal suppressed Spain, and in addition, it was necessary to send a fleet to North Africa to raid the Ottoman fleet in North Africa.

Austria and the Rhine League were much more relaxed, and they were more precisely alternates, and once Russia on the eastern front encountered difficulties, the combined forces of Austria and the Rhine League had to move eastward and attack the western territories of the Ottoman Empire, so as to relieve the pressure on the Russians on the western front. And as soon as the French army Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands made any moves, Austria and the Rhine League had to send troops to fight on the Western Front.

The whole plan seemed very compact, and all countries could benefit greatly from it, the Dutch no longer had to worry about threats on land, and the Qing could gain access to European technology and build new armies. The Russians had the Austrians echoing from afar, and they could also get the support of a Qing army, and the Portuguese were more than enough to face the Spanish, and they could also get muskets and warships delivered by the Qing Dynasty, and this result naturally made all countries feel very satisfied. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Ahem, the framework of the Allies in World War I has finally been finalized, and if there are loopholes, scold them in the book review area, and the younger brother will correct them. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in*, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) )