Chapter 223: World War I Staged Ahead of Time? No, this is the Ming War of Conquest!
The emperor of the Holy Roman Empire was furious.
And the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman I was already happy.
That's right, the fact that the Ming warships were able to enter the Mediterranean without the Spanish being aware of it was deliberately done by the Ottoman Empire.
Suleiman I had already seen the movements of the Ming army in advance, so he would take special care of it, and after the Ming army entered the Mediterranean, he quickly reached an alliance with France to take action against the HRE.
For the Seris, Suleiman I knew too well.
Why know?
Because the Ottoman Empire was ruled by Ottomans who originated from the Turkic nomadic tribes of Central Asia!
They were once part of the Turks.
How could the Turks not know how fierce the Tang Dynasty was?
Although some of the ancient records have been lost, Suleiman I was still well aware of the strength of the Ming Dynasty, which is why he brought in such reinforcements.
Suleiman I was not very worried that the Ming would take root, after all, it was so far away, they only needed to guard the Strait of Gibraltar, so that the Ming could not come and go, so that the Ming army could be used by themselves and turned into a steel knife to kill the Shinra, why not?
Suleiman I didn't feel like he was luring a wolf into the house, he felt that he was simply too smart.
Suleiman I took a deep breath, and then announced to his subordinates with a solemn oath, and commanded loudly: "Send someone to contact the Ming Dynasty immediately, we are willing to form an alliance with the Ming people, and the Ottomans, France, and Ming will advance and retreat together to divide the territory of the Holy Roman Empire!" ”
His gaze was full of blazing light.
He seems to have seen that the land of the Holy Roman Empire was divided in two, to be divided between the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of France.
What?
What is Da Ming?
Just give him a small piece of land, don't think they will really allow the Ming people to divide the property, right? They have the ability to call them from the Far East!
Although the former Tang Dynasty pressed them to the ground and rubbed them, the current Ottoman Empire has stood up, and Suleiman I wants to tell the Seris that they are no longer the Turks they used to be!
The Ottoman Empire is invincible!
……
With Barcelona as the center, the banner of the Ming Dynasty is radiating towards it at an extremely terrifying speed.
However, the commanders of the Ming army were also well aware of their current lack of troops, so they only expanded their territory to the limit, and then held the fortress and waited for the arrival of the Imperial Ming fleet and the powerful corps.
Today, the Ming Dynasty has more than 80,000 troops in Spain.
Among them, 20,000 were pirate legions, and 1,500 were Fujian sailors.
The remaining 50,000 or nearly 60,000 troops were all local 'Western traitors' and slave legions.
There are two kinds of slaves, some are slaves from civilized societies who can quickly master the art of marching, and some are transported from Africa, which are purebred fools and can only be used as cannon fodder.
The 'Volunteer Battalion' recruited locally in Spain was beyond Wang Zhi's expectations.
They are exceptionally capable of fighting.
Although it is not as good as the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, and even inferior to the regular Spanish army, it is much stronger than the militia and the like, and in some specific circumstances, it is even comparable to the regular Spanish army.
The reason why they can fight like this is also very simple.
Da Ming gave money.
It's not so much a 'volunteer battalion' as a mercenary.
These volunteer camps were not only Spanish locals, but also many outlaws from other provinces of Spain.
There were even outlaws from France, Great Britain, Prussia, Morocco and even the Ottomans, who did anything for gold.
The reason why Daming is rich is because he did a very good job of copying his family, and he swept away all the gold coins of the rich Spaniards.
Zhang Fang was in charge of the house raiding work, and for the Jinyi Wei of the Jiajing Dynasty, there was nothing more convenient than raiding the house: after all, they had raided a lot of homes, and it can be said that they were familiar with the road.
The Spaniards obviously haven't had their homes raided, and they don't have any gold coins or jewelry, so it's easy to get a copy.
Several waves of small attacks were also formed in the cities around Spain, but they were all repelled by the mercenaries and slave camps of the Ming Dynasty, and the pirates and the Ming officers and soldiers did not make a move, allowing the mercenaries and slave camps to fight back and forth with the Spanish army.
After all, for Wang Zhi, Zhang Fang, Lin Yiwen and others, waiting for the support of the Huangming fleet is the most important thing, and their own soldiers must not lose too much during this period.
Therefore, the 'Volunteer Battalion', which can be recruited for only a short time, is very important for them, as long as the port of Barcelona has not fallen, they have no worries.
As for naval battles?
What, those wooden sails of Spain can still beat the fleet of the Ming Dynasty?
No kidding.
While waiting for the imperial fleet, the French envoy had already set off from Marseille towards Barcelona, wanting to meet Wang Zhi, the general of Jinghai of the Ming Dynasty.
Although the Ottoman Empire was far-sighted and contacted many North African countries, it was still relatively far away.
Therefore, the first to contact the Ming Jinghai general who suddenly occupied Barcelona was the next-door neighbor France.
The Kingdom of France can be said to have a feud with the Holy Roman Empire, so after hearing that Barcelona was occupied by the Seris from the Far East, the French king was so happy that he couldn't sleep, and sent an envoy overnight to consult with the messenger of Seris, and jointly sent an army to defeat the HRE.
The envoy of France was a young man with curly blond hair, who looked a little out of tune.
Armand from France, he was born into an aristocratic family, because of his family, he was by the side of the French king at a young age, and he was loved by the noblewomen of Paris because of his straight figure.
And because he was more popular in the French upper class, he was specially chosen as the envoy of this mission.
In the feeling of the upper class of Paris, this time it was for nothing.
If the Cyris Empire wants to gain a foothold in Europe, it must cooperate with them, otherwise how can they gain a foothold in the vast land of Europe on their own?
Therefore, Armand was proud, proud, and even had some sense of superiority.
Even if your Cyris Empire is the leading empire in the Far East, and you come to our Europe, even if you are a dragon, you have to lie on your stomach, and even a tiger has to lie down!
A street in Paris, London, ask who is the father!
Armand rushed all the way from Paris to Marseille, and from Marseille took the luxury ship of the Kingdom of France, all the way to Barcelona, intending to show the Seris what the Mediterranean fleet is and what is the invincible army of kings!
The French guards were well-dressed, and they were particularly arrogant for this alliance meeting, not wanting to lose the face of the French men.
The luxury ship with a displacement of 500 tons slowly moved towards Barcelona, and Armand stood on the deck with his head held high, like a proud rooster, looking at the sea.
"I'm afraid the Seris have never seen a ship as luxurious as ours."
Armand naturally knew that the Seri who could launch a large-scale expedition must also have a warship with a displacement of 100 tons or even 1,000 tons, but the one he was riding on was not a warship, but a passenger ship.
A passenger ship of 500 tons is enough to prove their French military strength at sea!
As time went on, the so-called 'luxury' ship had become closer and closer to Barcelona, but as soon as it arrived in the waters near Barcelona, it encountered several small wooden ships of the Ming army, who led Armand towards the port of Barcelona.
Looking at these small wooden ships, Armand looked disdainful, thinking that the Seris were nothing more than that.
But when he arrived in Barcelona, his eyes froze, and his eyes were full of shock.
In his sight, there were countless ships in the port of Barcelona, large and small, and at a glance, there were more than 300 ships.
However, what made Armand even more stunned was that among the more than 300 ships, there were flowers in the middle, supporting four huge warships like stars holding the moon!
With such a large ship, they naturally have it in France.
But
But!
These four huge warships turned out to be made of iron armor, and they were rumbling with black smoke and cold gun barrels, which seemed to be able to destroy everything!
"Hiss~"
Armand gasped and sighed in horror!
How did the Seris do it?!
Why does iron float on the water?
How does this work?!
Although I haven't seen the power of this ironclad ship, I can use my brain to get there first, and it is definitely a weapon in a naval war.
However, because he had not seen the ability of the ironclad, Armand did not realize anything, he just felt that this was an extra layer of iron for defense on the basis of the wooden sailing ship, and if his own Mediterranean fleet encountered it, it would still be able to fight with it.
Thinking of this, Armand's heart calmed down slightly, and he took a deep breath, and his evaluation of the Seris was a little higher in his heart.
That arrogance was also completely taken back by him.
When the French ship docked, Armand stepped into Barcelona under the Ming Dynasty, looking at the several Ming officers and soldiers waiting here, he immediately smiled, showed his white teeth, and said to these Ming officers and soldiers: "Sayris, hello! I am Armand, a court attendant from the Kingdom of France, and on behalf of the will of the King of France, I have come to cooperate with you in dealing with our common enemy. ”
"I have come with peace and friendliness, and I believe that with the help of France, your country will be able to achieve a complete victory in the colonial war against the Spaniards."
On the side, there was another translator for Armand to translate his words.
It's just that the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who heard these words did not express any warm welcome, but just said bluntly: "Lord Admiral, Lord Supervisor and the two Lord Governors are waiting for you in the Governor's Palace. ”
After that, he directly surrounded Armand in the middle, as if escorting, and as if protecting, escorted Armand towards the governor's palace.
And although Armand was extremely angry and felt that he had been treated unfairly, he did not dare to be presumptuous here.
After all, who knows what will happen to the Seris?
Therefore, Armand could only say to the interpreter next to him: "I protest, this is a violation of human rights!" I am an envoy of the Kingdom of France, and you can't do this to an envoy! France and Seris should be friends, resisting the Germans, Spaniards, and English together, and not like this! ”
And the translator was also very embarrassed.
Not buddy.
If you don't dare to talk to them loudly, I will?
The interpreter could only wipe his sweat and did not say anything, just let Armand grumble.
Now it's more important to fulfill the king's demands, to form an alliance with the Seris, and the rest will be discussed later.
The translator thought.
……
The journey of the French emissaries in Barcelona was not smooth, and on the other side of the world, in Siberia, the army of the Ming Dynasty was already on the road again.
"Yaga, you stupid pigs! Get moving, hurry up! The time has come to serve His Majesty the Emperor, His Majesty, plates! ”
"His Majesty the Emperor's kindness, we Koreans will not be able to finish it in our lifetime! You must strike hard, treat the Rakshasa ghosts, and you must teach them a hard lesson! ”
"Eight Banners, go forward! Old and young masters, don't lose the face of our Eight Banners! Kill all these rakshasas! ”
“……”
Siberia, icy and snowy.
The expeditionary corps of 300,000 men had already begun to attack Tsarist Russia.
The composition of these 300,000 people is extremely complex, mainly Koreans and Japanese, and there are two divisions: Tu Mo and Bibi.
Of course, the real core component of this army is the Liwei Battalion led by Qiu Luan.
The Ming Dynasty of the Jiajing Dynasty has now launched a multi-front battle.
Instead of wasting the resources of the three worlds, it is better to mobilize all the forces of the three worlds and then unify them one by one.
Under such circumstances, Zhu Houxi also mobilized almost all the forces that could be mobilized in the Three Realms and began to sweep the surrounding area.
Asia is the first to bear the burden, basically there is no obstacle, the Ming Dynasty, which was originally the suzerain, is like a fish in water in Asia, and everywhere it goes, it surrenders.
And the Indian side is also a wolf into the flock, and it is easy to suppress in India.
The Emperor's Second Fleet was ordered to attack North America, while the Emperor's First Fleet was to aid Europe.
The Dengzhou Sailor is responsible for India and Africa, while the Taiwanese Sailor is responsible for going south to Australia.
The army attacking the Grand Duchy of Moscow is also on its way, and the countries of the Western world do not know what is happening, but the world will be turned upside down.
The crucible of war was attacked from all sides, and the production and construction corps began to advance gradually.
The First World War was staged ahead of schedule?
No, this is not the First World War.
It's the Ming Conquest War of the Ziwei Realm!
"The war machine has already started to kick in, and all obstacles will be swept into the garbage."
Zhu Houxi took a deep breath, and then suddenly sensed a jump in the message bar, as if someone was looking for him.
And during this time, I also finished studying my own moves, and I just got out of the customs.
Let's see what the other emperors are doing.
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