Li Xiao stayed in Egypt for three months, and in the past three months, supplies have been transported to Xinjiapo. After several years of construction, the munitions factory in Xinjiapo has begun to take shape.

The shipyards in Java are also growing in size. Although it is not possible to produce 80,000 tons of freighters, it is no longer a problem to produce about 30,000 tons of ships.

The supply of the Ming army relied on the support of these increasingly large fleets. Today, the fleet can be replenished in Mumbai. By renovating the rudimentary railway system left by Wu Sangui, India's coal was brought to Mumbai from all over India like a stream flowing into the sea.

So much so that the ruins of many factories in Mumbai City were simply cleaned up and turned into coal yards. The city of Mumbai is now a kingdom of coal. As long as the wind blows, a layer of black clouds floats over the entire city of Mumbai, like hell on earth.

Joseph found it increasingly difficult for him to control Egypt. The intervention of military forces gave the Ming a huge prestige in the Middle East. What followed was the circulation of the Ming Dynasty copper and silver dollars in Egypt. Once upon a time the hard currency franc was suddenly not working.

Because the Ming Dynasty bought grain in Egypt, it used copper and silver dollars. If you want to buy Daming's fine-quality cotton cloth, gorgeous silk, fine porcelain, and all kinds of industrial products, you must use copper and silver dollars, you use francs, sorry, people don't accept it!

While exporting finished products, Daming is constantly importing raw materials from all over the world. Cotton from India and long lint from Egypt are the largest imports. In particular, the long cotton wool from Egypt was immediately praised by the domestic cotton cloth factories once it was shipped back to China.

Nowadays, Daming's printing and dyeing industry is also becoming more and more prosperous. The traditional printing and dyeing workshops have been replaced by printing and dyeing factories.

Daming's flower cloth does not fade and does not shrink. Whether it's in Egypt, India, or Arab countries, it's all in demand. The silver dollars spent by those armies will soon flow back into the hands of the Ming through the industrial products of the Ming Dynasty.

Ai Husheng's superb techniques enabled Daming to achieve war with war. Feeding an expeditionary force of 400,000 people without affecting the vigorous development of the country is definitely a university question.

The ammunition was produced in Xinjiapo, the steamers were made in Java, and the steel was contributed by Australia. The cattle and sheep came from the Araubs, and the grain was purchased from Egypt. The seafood is provided by the fishermen of India and Ceylon, and everything is able to be settled from the occupied place.

In recent times, Li Xiao's only domestic support has been the military uniforms of the expeditionary force and the newly formed 3rd Marine Division. The division commander is a guy named Yuan Keli, which is the result of Li Xiu's strong recommendation.

Li Xiao believes that his younger brother's vision, such a character recommended by him, must have his merits.

Now in Li Xiao's hands, there are the first division of the army, the second division of the army, and three marine divisions.

For three months, a busy steamer transported the 1st Army Division to the port of Suez. The Zuo Liangyu Division of the 2nd Marine Division also gradually broke away from the cause of exterminating pirates and assembled in Suez.

Yuan Chonghuan's Second Army Division is now guarding the island of Ceylon and the city of Mumbai, controlling key nodes. He also scored troops to defend the island of Diego Garcia, and the rest of the rest will also be invested in Suez in the future.

Suez went from a small harbour castle to a place where large armies gathered. After the opening of the Suez Canal, Ao Ye's First Army Division went directly to Port Said by boat.

Joseph sadly discovered that hundreds of thousands of Ming troops had completely occupied both sides of the Suez Canal. I thought that Da Ming said that the garrison in the Suez Canal was just talking, but now it seems completely wrong. The Ming army is making a massive build-up, and God knows what this huge force will eventually do.

But one day Joseph knew that with the strength of this army, there was no problem at all in sweeping across Europe. Could it be that Li Xiao wanted to sweep through Europe like the Mongols?

Thinking of the Ming Dynasty's insatiable greed for profit, Joseph trembled and wrote a letter to Napoleon.

Li Xiao has no plans to enter Europe, and he is not arrogant enough to occupy the earth. However, there are still small goals that need to be achieved, such as taking out the Ottoman Empire.

Preparations for the campaign took six months, and Port Said was already filled with all kinds of war materials in addition to the 1st Army Division. From food to ammunition to loading, in addition to warehouses, even civilian houses were requisitioned.

Indians are working overtime to build warehouses to store excess supplies.

Everything was ready, and Li Xiao finally showed his hideous fangs. This time his target was Cyprus.

The Governor of Cyprus, Oouzi, stretched his waist, and this is a beautiful island. The azure waters are crystal clear, and waves crash against the shore. Seagulls fly in the sky, and fishermen sell seafood in the harbor.

The sails of the harbor were a source of taxes, and merchants would always rest here before heading to the Middle East.

The beautiful lover behind her was still asleep, and a big battle last night had consumed too much of her physical strength. Ouz liked his current life and would like to live like this until he died if he could.

A black spot appeared on the sea on the horizon, and another big ship came. What goods will you bring? The crystal clear glassware of the Ming Kingdom is still exquisite and flawless porcelain. There is or the gorgeous silk that he wears, and if it is a boatload of flower cloth, he is willing to buy it at a large price.

Shipping to Istanbul is double the price, no matter how much it costs yourself. Governor Nicosia, what a great place to fart and grease your pants.

The number of black spots kept increasing, so much so that in the end, Owuzi didn't know how many there were. Owuzi felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly returned to the room and took out the telescope from Mingguo.

The scene inside the telescope almost made him slump on the ground.

It was a big ship, a ship that was too big to talk about. There was black smoke on the ship, there were no sails. It is the ship of the Ming Dynasty, dozens of ships of the Ming Dynasty. Some of them also had cannons on board, which were Ming warships. The two battleships at the front seem to be two mountains moving on the sea. God, how did they build such a big ship, or a steel battleship.

"Dangdang! Dangdang! The alarm bell rang one after another, and the fishermen on the dock were at a loss. Nicosia hadn't fought in hundreds of years, and they no longer knew what the bells meant.

The merchants quickly gathered up their wares and quickly returned to the ship. The crew was ordered to take up arms and be ready to protect their property at any time.

The soldiers of the Ottoman Empire, hurriedly put on their armor and received their weapons from the arsenal. The elite team of three hundred muskets came to the fortified city walls as fast as they could.

The artillery barely reached the sea, ready to fire shells at any time to destroy the warships at sea. It has to be said that the two thousand Ottoman soldiers under Ouz are quite well-trained. If it was a pirate invasion, or an invasion by the Greeks, it would certainly not be of much benefit.

Owuzi also put on his armor, and a month ago he heard that the Ming were building a canal in Egypt. As soon as the canal is built, ships from the Red Sea will be able to reach the Mediterranean Sea directly.

Owuzi had been hearing this rumor for several years, and he didn't believe it was true. Hundreds of thousands of people would have been required to build such a long canal. Owuzi felt that this was basically impossible, and no one could afford such a huge expense.

Now I know, this rumor is true.

As soon as possible, Owuzi ordered the ships to go to Adana behind him for help. As long as you hold on to the first round of attacks, Adana's fleet will arrive. Defending Nicosia was not a problem, and Ouz, who had been governor for ten years, was confident in the megalithic walls that Nicosia had built over hundreds of years.

Owuzi was looking at the Ming fleet, the flagship of the fleet, the Kunlun Mountain, and Li Xiu was also looking at the Nicosia Castle.

The castle is built on a hill with a cliff on one side. The castle faces the harbor, and the artillery fire from above can easily cover the troops rushing onto the beachhead or harbor. According to the tactics of the Europeans, the first moment of landing, there will be a river of blood.

The tactics of the Europeans!

He led the latest formation, and the equipment was also the latest Marine Division. The tactics of the Europeans are not for themselves!

Inside the binoculars, the Ottoman soldiers on the city walls are wearing armor. The appearance of wearing armor with a rifle in hand is a bit funny, and in the face of the power of the rifle, the armor's little protection is not worth mentioning. I really don't know what those Ottoman officers thought.

Their equipment was so old that Li Xiu even saw someone with a bow and arrow in his hand.

Oh my God! Fifteen years ago, the Li family's army didn't use this thing.

Li Xiu felt that if he couldn't take the castle in two hours, he could directly commit suicide and apologize.

It's very close to the port, and the estimated distance is only five kilometers. Five kilometers, the opposite side has not yet been fired, I'm afraid it can't reach the range.

"Front main gun loading." Li Xiu ordered the front main runner equipped with an electric motor to start loading.

Five kilometers, for the Ottoman artillery on the walls of Nicosia was not enough range. For the 470 mm guns on the Kunlun Mountain ship, this distance is not worth mentioning.

"Report! Reloaded. "The voice of the former main gun officer was heard from the intercom.

"Launch!" With Li Xiu's order, the two triple front main gun emplacements made a loud noise together.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ...... "At a distance of five kilometers, the castle target is so big that it is a shot that can be hit with eyes closed.

The walls of the castle of Nicosia suddenly jumped. Then the walls of the whole castle flew into the sky, and many little people in the sky danced in the sky. A huge smoke of gunpowder filled the entire Nicosia in an instant. The people of the entire island of Cyprus are experiencing a violent earthquake.