Mongol?
Zheng Jiangong felt like he had traveled through time and space after listening to Sasu Mori's words!
But he quickly understood what happened?
"It was Spain and the Qing that did it!" Zheng Jiangong shook his head and said with a smile, "The Spanish made the Qing and our Ming Dynasty enemies, but they were unwilling to use their own name, so they used the name of Mongolia... ..The emperor of the Qing Dynasty has a little bit of the blood of the Mongolian Golden Family, and the Mongolian tribes in Monan and Mobei gave the Qing emperor the title of Great Khan, so it seems to be related."
The Sasu Mori family asked: "Then why did your Ming Dynasty borrow the name of Japan to fight against the Qing Dynasty and the Spanish?"
Zheng Jiangong smiled and said: "We borrowed the name of Japan to fight the Spanish... As for the reason, of course it is the same as the Spanish borrowing the name of Mongolia."
"Why is this?" The Sasu Mori family still didn't understand, "Why do you do this?"
Zheng Jiangong said: "Of course it is to avoid a full-scale war... Both the Ming Dynasty and Spain are very powerful and vast countries, and neither country can occupy the other's homeland. Moreover, not only must there be a war between the two countries, There is a conflict of interest in this war, but there is also a common interest in maintaining a superficial peace. For the benefit of both parties, the Ming Dynasty and Spain can only fight a fake war in the Pacific."
Zheng Jiangong has also made progress!
These days, he is also making up for classes, but instead of attending Prince Kong Dai's cram school, David Jones, the captain of the "Flying", takes up classes for him and a group of mid-level and senior officers of the Ming Navy. They not only make up for navigation and tactics, but also Complement the international situation and concerns of the West.
The politics of war continue, and the sea connects the whole world. If you do not understand the world and the international political situation, you will not be a good naval general.
So Zheng Jiangong now knows why Spain intervened in the Ming and Qing wars, and at the same time tried its best to avoid an all-out war with the Ming Dynasty.
Because intervening in the wars between the Ming and Qing Dynasties could delay the rise of the Ming Dynasty, and also obtain high profits from the fur, pearl, and arms trade with the Qing Dynasty.
And the Ming Dynasty was one of the most important trading partners of the Western powers - now the trade between the East and the West is mainly supported by silk, porcelain, spices, and cotton cloth. The trade line is actually a cyclical circle. If there is a problem in any link, other parties involved in this "circle" will suffer losses.
Therefore, the Netherlands, Portugal, and the United Kingdom, which have gained high profits from East-West trade, will not allow Spain to completely block the Ming Dynasty's foreign trade. Even the Italian and German merchants, who stood behind the Spanish world empire, would not support cutting off trade - because they needed the raw silk that Spain imported from China!
Therefore, Spain will not engage in a full-scale war with Ming Dynasty unless it is absolutely necessary!
And Ming... also doesn't want to fight a total war.
The reason is very simple, it can't be reached on land, and it can't be defeated at sea!
Before the Ming Navy truly grew up, the Ming court had to control the scale of the war with Spain. If Philip IV was really offended and sent two 1,000-ton ships to the Western Pacific, then the Ming Navy would have a hard time.
"Old Sasu," Zheng Jiangong said with a smile, "you will stay in Yupucheng for a while first, and then I will send someone to escort you back to Japan after I request the order."
What? Do you still need to ask for an order on this matter?
The Sasu Mori family was a little anxious, "Where is Fuchu Castle..."
"Old Sasu, don't worry, I will personally lead the fleet to expel the Mongolian fleet there."
After saying this, Zheng Jiangong ordered the left and right people to escort the Sasu Mori family to rest... You are not allowed to go anywhere, just have a good rest!
...
"Vice Admiral Qiong," Zheng Jiangong said the situation reported by Sasu in Chinese, and then asked David Jones, "The Spaniards are in the Port of Ibara Town on Tsushima Island... This is a very narrow port. The entrance to the port is only about one mile, and there is no large fort cover. We can block it first and then attack with fire ships!"
Davy Jones is a tall Dutchman with red hair that looks a bit sloppy. His face is a bit ferocious, and his eyes always have a fierce look. He likes to beat and scold the crew members. All the people on the "Flying" Westerners don't like him.
However, he is a very good captain, with profound knowledge, superb navigation skills, and excellent naval combat abilities. And as long as he is given enough money, he is also willing to teach his knowledge to Chinese students like Zheng Jiangong... In addition, his language talent is very good, and he has not been in China for too long, and he can already Speak a little Chinese.
"Let's block the Spaniards first!" Davy Jones replied with a smile, "With the 'Fly' here, defeating the Spaniards is not a problem, but their naval admiral is not a fool, so it is not easy to catch them. ...This time we dispatched seven ships including the 'Feixiang', 'Dingyuan', 'Zhenyuan', 'Ningyuan', 'Pingyuan', 'Zhiyuan', and 'Anyuan' Let's try our luck with the soft-sailed battleship. Even if we can't catch it, it doesn't matter. Just treat it as training.
You can't learn naval battles well in class. You have to go to sea and go through the wind and waves, you have to chase the enemy on the sea, and you have to grow up on the smoke-filled battlefield! "
This senior naval officer said it right. Excellent naval officers these days are all trained in practice, and what they learn in class is just an introduction.
...
"Admiral Ao, we have to leave Tsushima Island!"
Just as the seven sailing ships of the Ming Navy sailed out of Yupu Port, the number one in the Pacific, Batulud Velasco, had already smelled the danger.
It's not that he can predict the future, but he knows that his fleet is in danger at all times!
The "Flying" of the Ming Navy is simply a monster in the Western Pacific - it is a warship with a load capacity of 800 tons. Before joining the Ming Navy, it was an active warship in the Dutch Provincial Navy. Moreover, many officers and senior sailors of the Dutch Navy were hired by the Ming Dynasty to control the "Flying"... It is no exaggeration to say that this "Flying" alone is enough to kill Mongolia. The navy's five armed galenic ships! The latter is just a medium-sized armed merchant ship and is no match for an 800-ton warship.
So after de Velasco learned of the existence of the "Fly", he wrote a letter of request for help to the Indian Affairs Council in Madrid, hoping to obtain a warship of the same level.
Otherwise, Spain would be at a disadvantage in this "fake Pacific War".
"Okay," Obai nodded with a smile, "I will ask people to carry all the belongings onto the ship!"
"It's too late," De Velasco shook his head and said, "We can let Vice Admiral Shang and half of the Jianrui Battalion stay in Fuzhong City. We will take 500 people on 5 soft sailing boats... those few The bird ships and sand ships are also left in Tsushima, and you can take shelter in the waters between the North and South Islands.”
"Is it that urgent?" Obai said with a smile, "This Fuzhong City is very strong, and the port outside is also narrow. As long as a few cannons are placed on the fort near the entrance, it will be foolproof."
"No..." De Velasco immediately shook his head and said, "Yanyuan Port cannot be defended at all. We should concentrate all our limited forces on Fuzhong City. But we must leave and we cannot let the fleet take risks... ....Take that Muneyishin with you too. We are going to sail around Japan and send Muneyishin back to Edo by the way."
"Send Zong Yizhen back to Edo?" Obai didn't understand at first, "Why?"
"Of course we must promote the founding of Japan!" De Velasco said to Obai, "This is an order from our Spanish court... Our king believes that promoting the founding of Japan is conducive to the spread of God's message. Gospel.
And in view of Japan's ambitions more than 50 years ago, once it was founded, it would soon become a strong opponent of Ming Dynasty in the Eastern Sea! "
It turns out that the Spaniards are also good at playing big chess, but I wonder how the Tokugawa shogunate will view these two troublesome problems of the spread of Catholicism and the founding of the country?
