As of this year, a certain new emperor has built the Ming Navy, including Zheng Zhilong's fleet, into the most powerful navy in the world.
Zheng Zhilong owned as many as forty-eight ironclad ships, including four Yoshino, six Laiyuan, and 38 Zhiyuan, which had already left behind his main competitor, the East India Company.
The two fleets of Beiting only have sixteen armored ships in total, and their combat effectiveness is only one-third of that of Zheng Zhilong's fleet.
Therefore, a certain new emperor planned to ask Zheng to settle the score with Philip IV. If the settlement could be made clear, then the cost of buying the ironclad ship would not have to be reimbursed.
I heard that many places in Madrid are splendid, and I took this opportunity to evacuate them all. Those that cannot be moved will be burned and cannot be left to the enjoyment of the local indigenous people.
It would be great if the Zheng family can work alone. If there are difficulties, a certain new emperor can support tens of thousands of troops. If Louis XIV's henchmen grab the jackpot, there will be no way...
A certain new emperor did not plan to dispatch the main force of the army because of the useless troops entrenched in the area north of the Songhua River.
The results of the Eighth Northern Expedition, with Zhou Yuji as the commander and Hong Chengchou as the deputy commander, were not satisfactory.
To be precise, due to the continuous rain, the Ming joint forces did not kill many pigtails at all.
We have been taking shelter from the rain. If we choose a bad place to camp, the whole camp will have to be soaked in water.
At most, it rained for seven consecutive days, which directly caused the water level in the Luwei section of the Songhua River to skyrocket.
The Jiangbei area is a vast country, and there is little need for cavalry. You have to take a boat to get around.
It was okay at first, but after June, the rain continued until the end of August.
There are less than ten sunny days in a month, and the rest are either rainy or cloudy.
Now the crops are no longer short of water, but the fruits produced will definitely not be as sweet...
The whole army never dreamed that they would encounter such a thing in Nurgan Dusi.
The army was detained in Laluwei for a long time, so that braiding became a rare thing, and fishing and shrimping continued all day long.
Zhou Yuji originally planned to wait for the rainy season to pass before returning to cross the river and attack the area where Donglu was entrenched.
In September, the Songhua River ushered in the flood season, and the water level rose even more than before.
Even parts of the south of the Yangtze River were submerged, making it impossible to cross the river.
Not only here in Laluwei, but according to reports from airships and reconnaissance cavalry, the entire upper reaches of the Songhua River and the upper reaches of the Nen River are like this.
This is equivalent to a huge water dragon, lying in front of the army, making Zhou Yuji's troops unable to move.
It is possible to rely on ships to transport some of the troops and baggage there first, but it will be difficult to besiege Donglu with this small force.
If you don't want to cause large-scale casualties to your own troops, you can only stop and return to the court.
Returning empty-handed was a result that the whole army could not accept. In the end, the large-scale attack turned into an encirclement and suppression of scattered braid remnants in the Changbai Mountains...
The Eighth Northern Expedition was an operation that started but ended in a tailspin, but the actual situation was such that it was extremely seriously affected by weather conditions, so you had to accept it even if you didn't accept it.
The good news for a certain new emperor is that Master Wang didn't kill many people at all, and he didn't kill many pigtails.
As a result, the silver reward and pension are very small, and only some monthly salary is needed.
There are now few signs of braided cavalry activities in the area south of Anle Prefecture. Most of them are active in the area from the north of Anle Prefecture to Laluwei.
Because he knew that the Ming Dynasty King's army had been on the northern expedition for many years, before winter, the braids could only carry out small groups of troops to rob homes and houses, and did not dare to go south in a big way to seek death.
In winter, they would pass by the frozen Songhua River in groups and loot the area north of Anle Prefecture. They would rob almost everything they saw and were not picky at all...
A certain new emperor deployed a hundred thousand troops in Anle Prefecture. There was no need to attack, he only needed to defend the defense zone.
Shenyang, Liaoyang, Fushun, and Tieling each have 5,000 cavalry specially used for mobile combat. If something happens, they can rush to help at any time.
In the four places of Gaizhou, Haizhou, Yizhou, and Jinzhou, there is also a full cavalry brigade stationed in each, which serves as the second interception defense line and the second echelon.
The situation in the pass was relatively stable. As the weather improved, there was no need for a large number of cavalry to put out fires for the time being. A certain new emperor deployed more than half of his cavalry to the Liaodong area.
Anle Prefecture and the Guanwai area west of Shenyang, in Faku, Kangping, Zhangwu, and Xinmin, are in charge of the Menggu tribe cavalry who have already taken refuge with a certain new emperor.
In order to consolidate the fruits of victory, a certain new emperor once planned to build a railway from Shenyang to Liaohaiwei, the first auxiliary of Anle Prefecture, so that troops, horses and baggage from the rear could quickly support the front line.
Even though it is only this short paragraph, its effect is obvious.
After Wang Shi regained Shenyang, the city once again became the largest trade transit station and strategic town in the entire Liaodong region.
The northern section of the Liaodong Railway is from Shenyang to Fushun, Tieling, and Liaohai, and the southern section is from Shenyang to Liaoyang, Haizhou, and Gaizhou.
The northern section was built first rather than the southern section in order to quickly deliver troops and supplies in wartime.
With the arrival of the railway and the construction of row upon row of gun towers along the line, the Liaohai Guard front no longer has to worry about being cut off from supply lines.
The planned construction period of the entire Liaodong Railway is five years. After the Academy of Sciences completed the survey along the route, construction has officially started this year, and construction has started on the entire line.
The reason is that the Eighth Northern Expedition has been completed, and it didn’t cost much. The court got a blessing in disguise, so that the Ministry of Industry had spare money to build the railway...
Once the railway is fully connected, excluding the mountainous areas in the east, it means that the most densely populated and strategically valuable places in Liaodong will be completely controlled by the Ming Dynasty.
If Shun Ji wants to take it back, he may not be able to do it even if all his braided cavalrymen die!
However, the Ming Dynasty King's army was blocked by rain, which should be something Shunji never thought of.
Perhaps the shaman's level has been upgraded before and the continuous rainfall skill has been activated...
It doesn't matter, a certain new emperor has a lot of patience. If it doesn't work in one year, it will take five years. If it doesn't work in five years, it will take ten years.
If they only provide a monthly salary, a certain new emperor can send a million troops to go on an armed outing every spring.
Shunji gradually discovered that the Ming army soldiers would have more and more revolvers and magazine-type rifles.
There will also be more and more steam tanks. Last year, the Academy of Sciences even built a wheeled steam infantry fighting vehicle.
We are now working on converting these two land warfare beasts into tracks. Once successful, they will be as smooth as walking on flat ground when going off-road.
The main gun of the steam infantry fighting vehicle is like a later turntable grenade launcher, which is equivalent to a large revolver rifle.
The main task of the steam tank is to withstand the assault of the braided cavalry, while the steam infantry fighting vehicle is used to deal with the opponent's armored infantry.
Therefore, it is best to use a revolver grenade launcher. Not only does it have a high rate of fire, but the large number of iron beads produced by the grenade is the natural enemy of the braided armored soldiers.
The only drawback is that the cost of building a steam infantry fighting vehicle is not low. In fact, excluding the difference in size, the difference between it and the steam tank is only a small car.
At present, it can only be installed in small batches, but it can be equipped with the Marine Corps first for overseas expeditions, which can be used to pack the Spanish cavalry.
The two major naval divisions under the jurisdiction of the Beiting War Department have also been completely renamed this year as the Bohai Fleet and the Yellow Sea Fleet.
The former's main task is to defend the Jifu area, while the latter is the main force in overseas expeditions.
Once it goes overseas in the future, the Yellow Sea Fleet will enjoy the treatment of transferring ships and troops from the Bohai Fleet.
Bohai Fleet Commander Su Guansheng will retire in about five years, and his successor will be none other than Shi Lang, who once served under Zheng Zhilong.
In order to prevent this guy who was willing to offend his boss from having another conflict with Zheng Chenggong, a certain new emperor had already acquired him from Zheng Zhilong and arranged for him to be trained under Su Guansheng.
Now that ten years have passed, Shi Lang has achieved some success. When Su Guansheng retires, Shi Lang can take over. Let him be the watchdog, and there shouldn't be any big problems.
At that time, Zheng Chenggong had not yet had anything irreconcilable with Shi Lang. After learning that Shi Lang was favored by a certain new emperor and was about to go to Tianjin, he even expressed his gratitude when he met with the new emperor.
Others don't know the secret, but Zheng Chenggong knows it very well. Since becoming a disciple of a certain new emperor, the knowledge he has gained in all aspects is as spectacular as the Qiantang tide.
Zheng Chenggong has heard of knowledge that others have never heard of, and has seen tactics that others have never seen, and he has also learned how to use them and how to crack them.
He has benefited a lot from studying under a certain new emperor for nearly twenty years. Although it takes a lot of time, Zheng Chenggong now feels comfortable planning and implementing any military operation.
A certain new emperor had previously bluntly stated to this disciple that his father was old and the important task of the expedition to the Spanish mainland would fall on his shoulders.
For the sake of the dignity of the Ming Dynasty and the blood debt of the people, Yu Gong can reimburse part of Zheng's previous expenses.
A certain new emperor also specifically pointed out that in this operation, except for some weapons, the court would not provide one tael of silver to the Zheng family.
In other words, Zheng needed to raise funds for the operation on his own, and then when he arrived in Spain, he would ask Philip IV for reimbursement!
Of course, Zheng Chenggong and the Zheng family will not be too embarrassed. At least they must show a bowl of excellent seafood soup.
That is, Zheng Jun can scrape the land at will after landing. Not only will the court not stop it, but it will also encourage it.
The harder Zheng's army scrapes, the more destructive it will be to the Spanish mainland, and the higher the possibility of directly destroying the country.
In the north, Louis XIV's French army assisted, and in the south, Zheng Chenggong was fully responsible.
During the expedition to Europe five years later, a certain new emperor did not want to severely damage the Spanish Empire, but wanted to destroy or even completely eliminate this scum country!
If Louis XIV hadn't been interested in a large-scale attack on England, a certain new emperor would have planned to stew the two bandits in one pot.
After Spain is destroyed, Britain will be next!
Britain's contribution to the world is the Premier League and a bunch of other bits and pieces. If you exclude the Premier League, its contribution is almost zero.
In this time and space, the world does not need this piece of trash like Britain!
As for whether Britain needs the world?
That's not important...
The scientific basis that a certain new emperor follows for these two countries is one sentence - destruction is justifiable!
Having said that, as the first attempter of overseas expedition, Jiexuan received a commendation from a certain new emperor.
The prize includes a small third-floor building located in the most valuable area of the new city, which is equipped with all kinds of daily necessities and equipment.
A few fine ocean horses and local skinny horses, as well as a bunch of full vouchers for Qianqi Department Store and high-end entertainment venues in the city.
Most importantly, there are also several recent movies!
These movies can only be watched at home with your wife or concubine in your arms, or with friends who have a very good relationship with you...
So much so that after Zheng Guangying heard about the benefits gained from Jiexuan, he said meaningfully that in the future, it will be more tiring than the expedition to America!
Zheng Guangying was just talking, because he had also received a bunch of similar benefits, and he had to seize the time to enjoy them, otherwise he would have to go back to his hometown in Fujian to report that he was safe.
A group of subordinates of these two men held a large-scale ship review in Tianjin. After being inspected by a certain new emperor, they later received a large monthly salary.
The overseas expedition lasted for more than a year, and naturally he received a lot of money, which was all converted into silver coins. Even the sailor with the lowest rank received a heavy bag of money.
But what relieved everyone was that a certain new emperor did not seek trouble and asked for red envelopes, that is, asking everyone to hand over part of the benefits gained from scrapping the land.
It is said that after Commander Jie handed over a pile of gold, silver, jewelry and goods, the emperor and the court expressed satisfaction with the expedition, and the rest of the matter naturally fell into place.
At that time, not only did everyone rob the city, but they also touched the corpses!
Because no matter when and where, professional skills cannot be lost!
After all, the Ming Dynasty King's Division is still a team that is good at touching corpses!
Corpses, or anything considered valuable on the captives, ended up in the pockets of the Marines.
Of course, ordinary soldiers cannot reach out to enemy commanders. They are all the prey of their own generals...
On a trip to America, the land was blown from north to south, and even the most courageous guy got more than twenty silver coins.
Not to mention the officers, some of them asserted after drinking that they could buy a house in Beidu!
Although some guys didn't make much money, if they brought back a big horse, they would be able to save money on finding a young lady in the future!
Ocean horses are not just recognized casually. According to the special regulations of a new emperor, anyone who claims them must marry them as their wives or concubines. They cannot divorce them unless there are serious reasons. Otherwise, once verified, they will be severely punished.
Otherwise, if you give up after playing a few times, wouldn't you be throwing the burden on the fleet and the court?
You can play foreign horses, but you must be meticulous and serious!
Even if a mixed-race baby is born, the local government will automatically default to becoming a Ming citizen.
Those who marry a foreign horse are not allowed to beat or scold them to ensure that they have no worries about food and clothing. However, the foreign horse is a slave and cannot be changed easily, and must bear all kinds of housework.
Those who don't want to marry the fleet can go mining. When they get to the mine, I believe the miners with green eyes will respond with a million points of enthusiasm...
A certain new emperor believed that when Zheng Chenggong's fleet returned from the Spanish mainland, the number of Ocean Horses carried on it would be much larger than that of Jiexuan.
Looting the population, especially women of working age, was also a great way to destroy the Spanish Empire.
Without a large number of young women, the country's new population will soon decline.
From now on, the Iberian Peninsula will become a place full of old people and ruins!
This is the result that a certain new emperor most wants to see!
