Chapter 268
The French are finished, and the Spaniards are going to surrender. The envoy had asked to see Zheng Sen many times, but Zheng Sen had never had time.
Zheng Sen was also reluctant to negotiate with the Spanish king's representatives, as Li Xiao was also not very interested in Spain's surrender.
Valencia has now become a firing range for the Navy, which is entrenched in the Mediterranean every day and fires at the city.
Sometimes, the destroyers even approached as far as five or six kilometers away to bombard targets in the city.
Valencia is one of the industrial centers of the Spaniards, with one of the few large shipyards and machinery factories in Spain, in addition to being one of the most famous granaries in Spain.
The newly built warships of the Ming Dynasty have all now come to the waters of Valencia.
In fact, they do this all day long.
The Kunpeng bombers in the sky will always correct the landing point of the shells, and the Spaniards will be blown up.
The largest Valencian shipyard in Spain is now in ruins. The Ming Navy is very careful and plans which workshop to use as a shooting range every day.
Then, the newly promoted destroyers sailed to the shore and went to the shipyard with a bang.
It's too much of a bully, but the Spaniards can't do anything about it.
The Spaniards had no navy at sea, and the batteries on the shore were destroyed by the 480-millimeter shells on the battleships.
So, now the Spaniards don't have the slightest ability to counter-attack.
I can only watch the Ming people come over, and after calmly firing the cannon, calmly withdraw!
Li Xiao doesn't like Valencia, but he is friendly to Barcelona.
Not only did the navy not bomb Barcelona, but it even negotiated with the Catalans in Barcelona.
It indicates that the Ming people supported the Catalans' independence movement and continued to supply weapons to the Catalans.
Although these weapons were captured by the Ming army on the battlefield.
But also better than the unarmed Barcelonans!
Da Ming was even kind enough to sell a Russian ammunition production line to the Spaniards. The price is a little expensive, but you don't have to pay for it, you just need to pay for the corresponding food.
Russia now, they don't need money much, they need food even more. Most of the Russians are starving, and this is still the winter that has just been harvested.
If it is the beginning of spring, without the support of the Ming Dynasty, Russia, which lost a large number of laborers in the war, will definitely have a great famine. When the time comes, more people will die.
Now it is definitely too late to grow food, and in order to cope with the famine, the Russians have thought of good solutions.
This idea is very much in line with the personality of the fighting nation, one word grab!
The first to be unlucky was Poland, which had just been partitioned, and not only was all the grain in the government granary robbed.
Even Russian soldiers went door to door to grab food, and every day Russian soldiers walked through the streets. As soon as they saw smoke coming from someone's chimney, they would immediately rush in and snatch the rations of the Poles.
So much so that the Poles have already begun to eat raw wheat!
It's a primitive approach, but it's very effective.
In just one month, Russia received 30,000 tons of grain from Poland.
This grain was pulled back to Russia by train and became rations for the Russians.
Russia's second largest grain grabby is Ukraine, known as the breadbasket of Europe.
Ukraine has been a battlefield for the past two years, but the war is in Eastern Ukraine, east of Kiev. Western Ukraine is still relatively normal!
People grow crops on the fertile black soil, which is the black soil, the black soil that can produce oil.
Where, as long as the seeds are sown in the ground, there will be endless wheat in the fall.
The Russian army is still the same old routine, howling all the way and rushing into the homes of Ukrainians. I can't help but take the food I see, and then wander around the Ukrainian village all day.
See who has cooking cigarettes, and grab them again.
Because Western Ukraine is rich, the Russians will also develop spies. These people wander around day and night, as long as they find that anyone still has food, they still secretly make a fire in the middle of the night to cook.
They will report to the Russians, and then the Russians will rob them.
Twenty percent of the food stolen will be given to the informant!
For a time, there was a high density among Ukrainians. The neighbors, who used to be harmonious, are now the people to watch out for the most.
Li Xiao knows all this, and he also knows that the Poles and Ukrainians will definitely fall into the dilemma of cannibalism at the beginning of next spring!
But Li Xiao doesn't plan to care!
Napoleon fought in Ukraine, and various supplies such as ammunition were supplied to the front line domestically. But the grain was requisitioned in Western Ukraine.
That is, the Western Ukrainians, with their grain, supplied Napoleon for two years.
Now that Napoleon is finished, how can they do it without paying the price.
Li Xiao wants everyone to know the fate of going against Daming.
Let them all eat people and give them the most horrific memories. Those who can survive this great terror will feel that Da Ming is really terrible, and in the future, they will never dare to betray Da Ming at will.
The Russians are very fierce with the Western Ukrainians, and they are even more ruthless than with the Poles.
They would take the last grain of food from the family and watch the children starve to death.
There are many reasons for this, one of which is that Eastern Ukrainians speak Russian.
They believe in Orthodox Christianity and have a natural affinity with Russia.
But Western Ukrainians, in addition to speaking Ukrainian, that is, speaking Polish. Religiously, they all believe in Catholicism.
Although both are Christian, the struggle between these two denominations has not stopped for thousands of years.
The hatred between them is much deeper than the Black Sea.
Li Xiao expressed his understanding of Russia's approach, first, to alleviate domestic contradictions, and second, to weaken the resistance to the Ming Dynasty and the resistance to Russia in disguise.
Li Xiao is in favor of this. Since you have conquered, you must have the appearance of victory. For the people in the occupied territories, it is the most basic condition to take what is needed.
The Ming army is stationed in Crimea in Ukraine, and Riga in the north!
Both places have seaports, and Riga is also connected by train.
In these two places, the Ming army could easily get supplies. It is used to rest, and to repair the wounds of war.
The Germans had always been very concerned about the movements of the Ming army, and they found that the Ming army seemed to be waiting in Riga.
The Ming army requisitioned most of the houses in the city of Riga, and also built many prefabricated houses in the suburbs for the troops to live in.
The Germans inquired that part of the Ming army had returned home. It seems that some more will be withdrawn one after another!
Finally, there may be very few garrisons left in Europe.
This really excited the Germans for some days, and Russia had already been crippled in this battle. The most formidable opponent of the German army in Europe has changed from the French army to the Ming army.
Although the Ming army had already concluded an alliance with Germany, the last thing in the world could not be believed in was the alliance.
For in the eyes of all statesmen, the covenant is meant to be betrayed. If anyone takes it seriously, he will die worse than a pig.
Even though the battle against France was very difficult, Assi did not mobilize too many troops from the Eastern Front.
He still has the strongest wariness of the Ming army.
However, the Ming army did not make any changes, but more and more young Polish girls began to go north.
They are more enthusiastic and cheaper than the Russian girls.
The Ming army gave a few steamed buns and a few buns, and they were able to kiss Fangze.
The Polish girl's automatic price reduction caused great dissatisfaction among the Russian girl. As a result, the streets of Riga often broke out in battles between Polish and Russian girls.
In many cases, heads-up battles will develop into a team station mode.
Groups of Ming officers and soldiers will stand on the side of the road to watch the battle between the women, and even appreciate the high ground of the martial arts of both sides.
The local police are also less concerned about these things, and they are more interested in collecting money from these women than maintaining order.
Only these women are finished, enough are beaten, and tired of fighting. They will show up and take both sides away.
After everyone blackmailed them once, they were released and continued to serve the Ming officers and soldiers.
At the height of the battle between the Germans and the French, a very clever mayor from Riga, Husjanovich, arrived.
The mayor was keenly aware of a business opportunity, so he ordered two streets to be carved out in the center of the city.
Dedicated to the work of these skilled women, they also liaise with the Ming garrison.
It shows that in order to ensure the health of the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, these women need to do professional physical examinations every month. Eliminate those who are physically ill and prevent them from serving the Ming army.
Prevent them from spreading the disease to the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty!
This suggestion was appreciated by the Ming garrison. The Ming garrison was very generous and took over the work of giving the girls a physical examination.
In two more streets opened in the center of the city, Husjanovich replaced the houses facing the streets with large windows.
In winter, the house is fully heated. The girls were dressed in cool clothes and stood in the window showing off their bodies.
Whenever a man passed by, they would hook their fingers at the men through the glass.
In the corner of the window, there is a price tag with the girls' prices written on it.
Every girl who works here needs to have a health certificate, tax certificate and other documents.
Properly hold a certificate!
In this way, it not only ensured the physical and mental health of the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. It has also purified the social environment and rectified public order.
Daming admired this Husjanovich very much, and sent two telegrams to Moscow to reward this person.
Soon, Husjanovich's idea was promoted. Even Amsterdammers, who were far away in the Netherlands, heard the news and thought it was feasible.
For when the girls were open, a candle with a red silk lampshade was lit in the house.
Therefore, this place is also called the red candle zone.
For a time, red candle zones were popping up all over Europe. It can't be helped, war will always create some women who can't survive.
These women who can't survive always need to live.
The body has become the capital of their revolution.
Li Xiao stayed in Sicily during this time, so he was very anxious about the affairs of the Western Mediterranean.
Especially about the march to Marrakech!
The Marines have successfully reached Marrakech.
There was basically no resistance along the way, and the tribal leaders all surrendered after seeing the military strength of the Ming Dynasty.
It's just that petty thieves have always existed.
Steal a potato today, an apple tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, it is possible to steal an Aka rifle.
In a few days, these Arabs will be emboldened. Some have no brains, even stealing mortars.
It's not a problem to lose some food and drink, the Ming army has always been very good, and there will be no shortage of food.
But losing weapons will make the Ming officers and soldiers unbearable!
Weapons are the lives of warriors, and every warrior who throws them away will be punished with the most severe punishment.
These people are court-martialed, and in addition to jail time, they must also be issued military status. This is a very serious crime, even if he returns to Daming, he can only farm for life, and nothing else.
Because no one will hire him, and no factory will hire him. It is even more impossible to enter the yamen of the government to run errands. In the words of the old man of Daming, this child's life is ruined.
After losing a few guns, the Ming officers and soldiers did not live in the Arab houses. They'd rather move into a sweltering prefabricated house!
A large-scale purge of Arab thieves began, as long as the stealers were caught. Just shoot and kill!
Arabs have little idea of the state, but they are loyal to the tribe.
Loyalty, in general, is mutual.
Since you are loyal to the tribe, the tribe will not treat you badly.
The Ming soldiers walked into the tribe to arrest people, but unexpectedly they were besieged by the entire tribe.
seems to know the military discipline of the Ming Dynasty, and does not kill women and children. These despicable Arabs pushed women and children to the front and prevented the Ming army from entering the village to arrest people.
The Ming army doesn't care about this, they are already red-eyed in order to find a gun.
As the women and children got closer and closer to the soldiers, the soldiers felt threatened.
The gun went off!
The Aka rifle in the hands of the Ming army rang out!
With a hammer in your hand, everything is a nail. Since the gun was fired, it was a little difficult to hold the fire.
The Acre rifle is on the field, the general-purpose machine gun is on the field, and then there are no living people in a village or a village that does not fall.
After several massacres like this, petty theft was much less.
However, the sneak attack on the Ming army and the killing of the Ming army increased.
Li Xiao learned about this when he went to Algiers to inspect the airport.
He knew that his army was caught in the sea of a people's war. This has a lot to do with the improper handling of those officers in the early stage.
The Marine Corps, in the end, does not have enough combat experience. If it were an army unit, such a problem would not have arisen.
But now that the matter has come out, it is better to solve it than to drag it out. If this delay continues, and the Arabs are allowed to upgrade and gain experience in fighting monsters, perhaps in the future, guerrillas who can fight well will really be brewed.
"I've heard that the Russians have a proverb that says when people are gone, problems are gone." Li Xiao smiled and looked at Zuo Liangyu, who was tanned like charcoal.
"Dashuai, you mean ......!"