Satsuma Domain, Kagoshima Castle.
A draft text of the treaty has been placed in front of Shimazu Hisamitsu at the Satsuma Domain Hall (the honorific title of the reclusive feudal lord).
This treaty was sent by Spanish diplomat Caballero, and the name of the treaty was the "Covenant against the Ming Dynasty". The content of the covenant is that New Spain and the Satsuma Domain form an alliance to jointly oppose the Celestial Order promoted by the Ming Kingdom in East Asia and the Western Pacific!
Specifically, it was against the Ming Dynasty's use of the "Zong-vass Treaty" to turn all "free countries" in East Asia into their own vassal states or internal vassal towns.
In other words, we must overthrow the Celestial Empire system led and promoted by the Ming Dynasty!
"Your Excellency, Ambassador, Spain is tens of thousands of miles away from us... Why are you so disgusted with the Celestial vassal system? Has the Celestial vassal system harmed the interests of Spain?"
The speaker was Mitsuhisa Shimazu, who did not speak Chinese, but Kiyoo Nene, the elder of the family, was present to translate.
And the person he called "Mr. Ambassador" was, of course, Spanish Ambassador Caballero.
Caballero has been in the East for many years and is not only an expert on the East but also on China. Precisely because he knew enough about China's national conditions and the vassal order in the Eastern world, he launched the concept of "anti-Chinese order" and tried to piece together an anti-Chinese alliance when the Spanish Eastern Armada was unable to return.
Because Caballero saw the shadow of the European Habsburg Empire in the Chinese Empire!
The vassal system that Emperor Zhu wanted to create and the great empire that Charles V of the Habsburg dynasty wanted to create to lead Europe were actually very similar - at least in Caballero's view.
What makes Zhu Cixiang luckier than Charles V is that he has a larger base, with a population of 134 million! The population that Charles V could control was estimated to have never reached 13 to 4 million...
However, Zhu Cixi also had a problem that Charles V did not encounter. His Celestial Empire was inevitably subject to interference and obstruction from the Western world.
Charles V's actions in Europe received less interference from external powers.
After hearing Mitsuo Mitsuo's question about Shimazu Mitsuhisa, Caballero laughed: "Your Majesty, of course we in Spain will oppose the Celestial Empire, because this world is far, far not as big as you think, the Celestial Empire The emergence of the empire will pose a serious threat to the world hegemony of the Spanish Empire! If this empire is fully formed, then the east of the Strait of Malacca, all the way to the west coast of the Pacific... and even as far as the west coast of the New World, will be placed under a powerful Under leadership!
The land owned by this super empire will be comparable to that of the Spanish World Empire, and its population may be ten times that of the Spanish World Empire!
Until then...our King, His Majesty Philip IV, will no longer be called King of the Earth!
Your Excellency, do you think Spain should take containment measures as much as possible before the Celestial Empire fully emerges? "
This is world hegemony!
Shimazu Mitsuhisa's eyes turned again and again, thinking about how the Shimazu family should seek the greatest benefits from this collision between the two major powers of the East and the West. Of course, for such a small character in the Shimadzu family, it’s best to stay out of it! But the problem is that things have already come to your door!
News just came from Kyoto that the Tokugawa shogunate had reported to the court that they wanted to accuse the Shimazu family and Satsuma clan as enemies of the court!
After calling them enemies of the DPRK, they should have sent troops to attack them... The shogunate has probably become the lackeys of the Celestial Empire, relying on the support of the Celestial Empire to kill the Shimadzu family, in order to frighten Japan into disobeying the shogunate. The vassal country, oh, it is not to scare the vassal country, but to scare the vassals and rogues!
Shimazu Mitsuhisa thought for a while and then asked: "Apart from the Shimazu family and New Spain, who else will join this "Anti-Ming Covenant"?"
Caballero said: "The Chechen Khan Tribe, Tushetu Khan Tribe, and Zasak Tuhan Tribe of the Khalkha Mongolia, and the Horqin Tribe of the host Mongolia have formed an alliance to jointly oppose the Ming Dynasty. The Anton Protectorate of the Ming Dynasty We are also considering whether to join the "Anti-Ming Covenant". The Kingdom of Korea may also join. The Shun Dynasty, called rogue bandits by the Ming Dynasty, also opposed the Ming Dynasty, and they are currently fighting the Ming army.
In addition, the Rakshasa Kingdom, Uzbek Khanate, and Kazakh Khanate in the West also unanimously opposed the Ming Dynasty.
Your Excellency, please don't hesitate and join the "Anti-Ming Covenant" as soon as possible!
As soon as you sign the covenant, Spanish cannon and artillery will be on hand! "
Shimazu Mitsuhisa and Ni Nekiyo looked at each other, both had no choice but to sign... The current situation is clear, joining the "Anti-Ming Kingdom Covenant" is a narrow escape, but not joining is a ten-year-old death!
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It turns out that there are still many enemies in tomorrow's dynasty!
We are all in the Celestial Empire, how can we not have any enemies?
Moreover, the enemies all know that the Celestial Empire is quite capable of fighting now, so they have learned their lesson and will not be like the Emperor Shunzhi who stupidly sends him to be beaten - the enemies of the Ming Dynasty all miss Chongzhen Mingjun, while Zhu Cixiang misses the young Emperor Shunzhi. of.
Because the enemy had become more cunning, Emperor Zhu failed to win quickly in both the Khalkha Mongolian Conquest and the Horqin Mongolian Conquest.
The Mobei Grassland and the Mongolian East Grassland are so big!
At least more than two million square kilometers!
How could it be so easy to chase the Mongolians wandering across such a vast expanse of vast grasslands and boundless deserts? In particular, the Chechen Khan Tribe, the Tuxie Tuhan Tribe, the Zasak Tuhan Tribe, and the Horqin Tribe all adopted the strategy of avoiding war and went as far north as possible to nomadically avoid interacting with the Ming Dynasty’s Model Army (direct lineage) and Fang Zhen. The four armies (Shuofang, Anbei, Beiping, and Daning towns) fought, and at the same time concentrated their efforts to attack the two Mongolians of Chahar and Tumote.
Although both Chahar and Tumote received firearms (mainly matchlocks), armor, and good bows from the Ming Dynasty, these two tribes did not change the tribal system that was not conducive to war, and they were controlled by the Qing Dynasty. For too long, it has partially lost its nomadic ability. They looked good when they were in the Monan grassland, but once they entered Mobei, they also fell into the trap of the three Khalkha tribes.
The latter first set fire to the southern part of the Mobei grassland, and then used dead horses and sheep to pollute the water source, causing great difficulties to the Chahar and Tumote groups heading north...
Therefore, the war between Khalkha Mongolia and Host Mongolia that began in the ninth year of Hongxing did not win as quickly as expected, but fell into a protracted period.
On the eastern Mongolian grassland, Huang Degong was not eager to start a war with the Horqin tribe. Instead, he led the Daning army from afar to first establish a foothold in the northeastern Yanshan Mountains and Mameng Mountain.
The Daning Army first rebuilt the Daning Acropolis in the hilly area southwest of Mameng Mountain. As the basic base of the Daning Army, they also looked for valleys suitable for reclamation in the northeast of the Yanshan Mountains and Mameng Mountain, and established fourteen garrison cities. It accommodated the generals and family members of the Daning Army who moved from Huaibei.
At the same time, Huang Degong also sent troops to attack the Mongolian tribes that originally belonged to the Zhuosotu League of the Qing Dynasty, forcing them to move north or surrender to the Daning Army. For the Mongolian tribes who surrendered to the Zhuosuo Tu League, Huang Degong used the Qing Dynasty's method of governing Inner Mongolia and established the Daning Six Guards (originally the Three Karaqin Banners) to divide the pastures respectively and make them live and herd.
On the Khalkha side, the Tumut and Chahar tribes supported by the towns of Anbei, Beiping, and Shuofang were somewhat aggressive. Regardless of the burning of the grasslands and the polluted water sources, they resolutely advanced northward and divided their troops into two groups. They advanced to the areas of Hal and Lin and the Kerulen River respectively.
As a result, the Chahar tribe encountered the coalition forces of the Chechen Khan tribe, the Horqin tribe and the Rakshasa state at the foot of the Urzaisekan Mountain north of the Kherulun River!
The two sides fought for a day and night. Although the Chahar army defeated the Chechen Khan and Horqin armies to the brink of collapse, 1,000 Rakshasa "Santa Claus" soldiers suddenly appeared on the battlefield, using heavy matchlock guns. Launch a fierce volley and defeat the Chahar cavalry in one fell swoop!
