The ruins of Kashrek were quiet under the panic. There are only sections of work remained, and covered by snow, but fortunately the broken wall is still here, the dragoons arrived here, and set up camp under the broken wall, the broken wall blocked the wind, but could not cover the heavy snow in the sky, the tent chapter was already snow-capped, but fortunately there were a lot of poplars nearby. Many warriors took axes and cut down aspen for firewood, and then boiled some hot water and soaked their feet, which was originally a common thing here, but it was an extraordinary enjoyment.

The bonfire in the tent is rising, the people in the tent are warming each other next to each other, the bad weather in Siberia is worse than that of Liaodong, not to mention that this is winter, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is dripping water into ice, in fact, it is not an exaggeration, this kind of harsh winter, if the soldiers can not rely on each other, support and share, I am afraid that it will collapse long ago, fortunately, the Ming army focuses on education when training recruits is unity and mutual assistance, especially for low-level officers such as 100 households and chiefs, so that each Shi, 100 people are equal to a catty, a united team, everyone lives together, eats and sleeps togetherAlthough there is occasional friction, this sincere comradeship is imprinted in the blood of every soldier.

In the center of the big tent, a large brazier is jumping with flames, Bai Cheng and a few catties, the officer carefully looked at the map on the side of the brazier, Bai Cheng this time is the first time to officially lead the army to fight, in fact, of course he understands that the front of the Royal Dragoon Regiment was crowned with the word royal, in fact, it is somewhat untrue, at least, the other major legions are not recognized, even if it is a newspaper, people report that the Royal Dragoon Regiment is only in the words of the Dragoon Regiment, and the Ming Army has a strong sense of honor, Not only envy those units composed of meritorious soldiers like the Royal Guard Legion, but also those who are crowned royal by the newly formed troops, they are naturally unwilling to admit it, therefore, for Bai Cheng, this time is not only a battle for the prestige of the dragoon regiment, but also a battle to prove his Bai Cheng's ability, he frowned calmly, constantly calculating the distance and the towns he passed, in fact, this map drawn jointly from Jinyiwei and the envoys of the foreign domain Bai Cheng has long been familiar with it, but, Looking at the map has become a habitual action for him.

"Along this road, the whole Siberia is deserted, presumably it is really as the emperor said, the number of Russian troops here is very small, since this is the case, then we should speed up the situation, and arrive at the destination in one fell swoop before the enemy is unprepared."

Several officers nodded, but one fell into deep thought, and then said: "Lord Governor, this day is freezing, the soldiers are afraid that they have reached the limit, if they speed up further, I am afraid" Besides, it will take at least two months for the receiving fleet to arrive at the coast to meet us, even if we arrive first, we have to wait in the city for the responding sailor to come, then the Russian army sees that we occupy their city, where will they be willing to give up easily, without the sailor to receive the security, we will stay for one more day, it is more dangerous, it is better to act according to the original plan. ”

The reason why Bai Cheng asked for speed up was also quite a bit of meritorious service, plus he was the first time he was the commander of the operation, he didn't expect many details, and when he heard the officer's advice, he immediately dispelled his thoughts and patted his forehead: "The governor didn't expect this stubble, and almost forgot, since that's the case, then everything should be done according to the original plan." ”

He stroked his short beard, and then said, "Everyone, it's not too early, and the officers of each battalion should go down to patrol the camp." ”

Patrol camp patrol is the Ming army's number system, but also Zhu Jun's military discipline, all officers, must enter the barracks before the soldiers go to bed to inspect, usually low-level officers every night to inspect the camp, but in wartime, from the governor, down to the generals, guerrillas, thousands of households, hundreds of households, even the chief of each level of officers must bear joint and several responsibility, before the soldiers go to sleep, the officers must not sleep.

In the waters of North Africa, a huge fleet swam on the water, heading south, at the highest of the mast, the royal flag of the Portuguese Branetza dynasty was waving against the sea breeze, and seven large warships were divided into waves by more than 40 small and medium-sized warships.

The Portuguese navy is in the same vein as the Spanish navy, as early as the Roman period, in the first millennium BC, several tribes inhabited the Iberian Peninsula in Portugal, and then the Romans defeated the local natives in the year of the Blade Warrior BC and took control of central and southern Portugal. During the six centuries of Roman rule, the introduction of the Latin language and customs of Portuguese also laid the foundation for the introduction of Christianity.

Then, in the third and fourth centuries AD, the Roman Empire was weakened, which affected the unity and governance of the region.

In the year of the Common Era, the Visigoths, a Germanic people, crossed the Pyrenees to Portugal and introduced Christianity at the time of the Demagogy.

Soon, the Muslim invasion overthrew the Visigothic dynasty and established the kingdom of El Andalus in Córdoba; Although the Muslim rulers did not reject Judaism and Christianity, many Christians converted to Islam, and the A.D. and the Heart Century were the most prosperous periods of Islam. After nearly four centuries of Muslim rule, there are still many Muslim architectural landmarks in Portugal, as well as many customs derived from Islam and Arabia, which have also influenced the local dialect.

During the Crusades, the nobleman Alfonso Humlix I from the border of Grape Kel declared his independence and claimed to be the first king of Portugal. At this point, the third place of control has been completely reclaimed

For greater autonomy, Dinis I promoted the use of Portuguese instead of Spanish, and established its borders with the Treaty of Ocanices, which was still occupied by Muslims at the time, becoming the first independent state in Europe in the 14th century.

By the time of the Aviz dynasty, Portugal had never seen before, and it laid a solid foundation for future expansion and economic growth. In order to strengthen the country, the Treaty of Winser was signed with Great Britain to establish a permanent alliance.

Fighter Chiki was the golden age of the Age of Sea Power, and under the leadership of Joo's son, Prince Henry the Navigator, Portugal became a world leader in marine technology and exploration. Portuguese adventurers traveled from Morocco and Madeira to the uninhabited Yar Islands, and made their way to the African continent in search of slavery and wealth.

In the year of Ma, under the command of Prince Enrique, Portuguese navigators from Cabo da Roca crossed Cape Bojador on the coast of West Africa. Before that, it was the end of the known world.

By the time of the thug Rising Year, the west coast of Africa, which was mapped by Portugal, had reached a force kilometer.

A.D. thug Peng Nian Bartholomew. Diaz's circumnavigation of the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa changed the world, opening the door not only to the East, but also to the Portuguese spice trade. Although Portugal missed out on Columbus, in 8 A.D., Vascuda Gama led the first expeditionary fleet to India, where he established many colonies in East Africa and Indonesia. Two years later, Pezo Ovires Cappuo took Brazil and established a vast Portuguese empire.

During the Habsburg and Branetza dynasties, the Avríz dynasty lost power. King Philip II of Spain insisted that he was half Portuguese royal, so that the rule of the Iberian Peninsula was returned to the hands of a country, and during the years of the reign of the Spanish Habsburgs, Portugal was dragged into several wars, the most tragic of which was the death of the British in the year of the Spanish nephew who forced Portugal to join the armada. Finally, it was weakened.

Subsequently, the Portuguese Branetza dynasty rebelled against the Spanish Philip IV declared independence, and fought several wars with the Spaniards, and the relationship between the two countries deteriorated more and more, and finally, after the Spaniards announced their fall to the Ming Dynasty, the Portuguese did not hesitate to fall to the side of the Dutch.

The main ship of the fleet was the Prince Enrique, and in this massive battleship, the Portuguese Admiral Bobiduk held the side of the ship facing south, and the triangular hat on his head was slightly skewed by the sea breeze, this time the Zija were tasked with going to North Africa, where they would attack the Ottoman fleet.

There, Egypt was occupied by the Ottoman Empire in 1517, and it was the 9th Ottoman Sultan Sultan I, who was known for his ruthlessness and forced his father to bow down to him by force in order to compete with his brother Ahmet for the throne before his father's death. Immediately after his accession to the throne, he sent troops to pursue his brother's forces, and the following year his two brothers, Ahmed and Kaulkud, as well as a nephew, were killed. Selim suppressed dissent internally, and in the first year of his reign alone, more than 40,000 people of the Shiite tribe of Kezlebash were beheaded. He continued to expand his empire with foreign troops, defeating the Mamluk army of Egypt at the Battle of the Dabik steppe, north of Aleppo, Syria, and then capturing Cairo in January 1517, becoming the ruler of North Africa.

Due to the expansion of the Ottomans, Islam also flourished in Egypt, but time gradually passed, the Ottoman Empire's control over Egypt gradually weakened, although Egypt still belongs to the territory of the Ottoman Empire, but the real defense force did not have more than 20,000 people, of which the warships were even less pitiful, which also made the Portuguese who had been caught in the Spanish naval war come back to their senses, the Spaniards were suppressed in the dust, from the entire strategy, the Portuguese obviously had the upper hand, but the entire Dutch alliance although the navy was strong, Almost swept across the countries of the Anti-Dutch Alliance in the Atlantic, but there was a fatal weakness, while the navy was strong, their land forces, which were really small in size and more than enough to defend, but the power to enter was obviously insufficient, so that although they could suppress the coast, they really did not have the strength to use their land forces to occupy those cities and ports after being shelled.

The two sides reached a stalemate, the navy was strong and could not go to land, but the anti-Dutch alliance with a strong army did not dare to act rashly because of the lack of naval assistance, and finally, the Portuguese finally found a good target to bully, the Ottomans fell into a two-front battle, the original navy was not strong, and now an Egyptian enclave is far overseas, if such a large piece of fat is not taken, it is a pity.

After careful planning, the Portuguese Admiralty finally decided to go it alone and not to inform the allies, because once the Dutch were informed, the Dutch would probably intervene in Egypt, and the Portuguese were not willing to let people intervene, so they secretly sent a fleet to govern this North African territory.

Admiral Bobby felt that this mission did not bode well, for it was his sixth sense, and in spite of this, he carried out the Admiralty's orders, and that the expeditionary force of nine thousand men was not many, but all of them were well armed, and their opponents, according to preliminary estimates, should be about fifteen to eighteen thousand men. Because the Ottomans were involved in the war in Central Europe, the elite troops stationed in Egypt had already been transferred to the mainland, which was why the 9,000 Portuguese dared to attack a colony that was several times larger than their own territory.

"Your Excellency, in seven hours, we will be in North Africa, and according to the information obtained by the merchant ships along the way, the Ottomans already know the situation here, and they have gathered all the ships along the coastline to Port Abu Sudan, and are ready."

Bobby laughed contemptuously, he didn't have too much respect for the Ottoman navy, in fact, a world or two ago, these Ottomans who believed in Islam were still very strong, and the Arabs even sent 50,000 people to land in Spain in the eighth century AD to occupy the whole of Spain and Portugal, but now, Bobby's impression of the Ottomans can only be described as broken wooden planks, even if they are ready to fight, the Portuguese can immediately blast them into the sea.

"What else? Did the Dutch show our intentions? There is no anti-Dutch coalition navy in the Mediterranean. "This is the key to Bobby, this operation is secret, if the Dutch show their intentions, I am afraid it will take a lot of effort to explain, of course, Bobby is a soldier, this kind of diplomatic matter is naturally not his turn to have a headache, but what he is most worried about is the anti-Dutch alliance fleet that has been docked in the Mediterranean Sardinia and the Duchy of Modena.

At that time, Italy was divided, including the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, the Duchy of Parma, the Kingdom of Sardinia, the Duchy of Bama, the Duchy of Modena, and the Papal States, and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Although it was divided, the two major camps in Europe fought after the thugs The powerful Kingdom of Sardinia announced that it had joined the Anti-Dutch Alliance, because the Kingdom of Sardinia was located in the lower part of France and was always threatened by the French Army. The Duchy of Parma, the Duchy of Bama, the Duchy of Modena, the Papal States, and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies all declared their neutrality, but although they chose neutrality diplomatically, it does not mean that they have no position, due to the fear of pressure from the Kingdom of Sardinia and France, except for the Papal States, almost all the kingdoms and principalities did not send troops to the war, but privately signed treaties with France and the Kingdom of Sardinia, allowing the navy of the Anti-Dutch Alliance to be stationed in the ports of various countries and provide a certain amount of supplies. He took out a large loan to buy warships from the Ming Dynasty, and a sufficient scale has been formed, including more than 100 large warships, but the countries understand that with these warships and the Dutch artificial Dutch naval alliance naval battle, in the end it is still inevitable to lose, and the biggest constraint is the sailors, as well as the sea fighters, in order to preserve their strength, not to let the navy of the anti-Dutch alliance be annihilated by the Dutch in one fell swoop, the countries decided to park the warships in the Duchy of Bama, the Duchy of Modena and the ports of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies for training, However, in view of the neutrality adopted by these three countries, the Dutch did not send a fleet to attack the ports where these countries were stationed in the anti-Dutch warships, first, they were not sure of victory, and second, once they attacked the ports of these countries, then they would inevitably let these countries brazenly involve themselves in the war and completely push the other side in the opposite direction.

The whole of Europe has formed an extremely interesting scene, the coast of the anti-Dutch alliance is constantly attacked by the Dutch alliance fleet, but their warships are parked in the ports of neutral countries and dare not go to sea, but because of this, the anti-Dutch alliance has maintained a great deterrent in the Mediterranean, this time the Portuguese go to Egypt, must pass through the Mediterranean, which is also the reason why Admiral Bobby is uneasy, they are not afraid of the Egyptians, but they are very afraid of the huge fleet of the anti-Dutch alliance that has not participated in the war and retreated in neutral countries, Coupled with the fact that he did not inform the Dutch this time and acted alone, once his ships were outflanked by the anti-Dutch fleet from the rear, then there was a danger of total annihilation at any time.

"Your Excellency, everything is normal, we do not have any ships of the Anti-Dutch Alliance, presumably they are basking in the harbor of the Two Sicilies." The officer who came to report had a relaxed smile on his face.

Bobby didn't dare to be careless, his every move maintained the survival of the fleet, he twisted his eyebrows, obviously a little dissatisfied with the officer's attitude, and then said: Be careful, speed up. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency."

As the sun sets, the sun shines brightly, and the sea surface is sparkling with gold, and dozens of ships of different sizes have fought on the sea, leaving ripple marks one after another."

The ship sailed fast to the shouts of countless sailors, but these optimistic sailors and sailors did not know that their danger did not come from the Mediterranean, but from the target they were about to attack

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Recently, my feet and neck have been broken, and during the treatment, I have been holding on to the code word, and I have finally kept it updated, and the doctor told me to lie down more and not to play with the computer often, pitiful.

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