Starting from the 53rd year of Haojing and 1696 AD, Zhang Huangyan has received reinforcements from a mechanized infantry brigade every year.
Three years later, the annual reinforcements reached one armored brigade, one mechanized infantry brigade, and one cavalry brigade.
By 1700, not counting the original 150,000 people in the Western Viceroyalty, there were thirty combat brigades.
Zhang Huangyan has already obtained two armored brigades, two cavalry brigades, and five mechanized infantry brigades from the mainland, plus 2,000 "Albatross" fighter jets and 250 "Hercules" bombers.
After receiving so many reinforcements, Wanli or Zeng Ying might have to fight against the braids in the south.
However, the resourceful Zhang Huangyan was more patient than his fellow disciples, which is why a certain master asked him to serve as governor for the second time.
Beginning in the fifty-eighth year of Haojing, 1701 AD, Zhang Huangyan's annual reinforcements increased to two armored brigades, two cavalry brigades, and a bunch of combat aircraft. In addition, the steppe cavalry also arrived to the west of the Ural Mountains.
This is the most obvious signal before taking action, because most of the steppe cavalry were previously stationed in Central Asia and would not be transferred in large numbers to the west of the Ural Mountains.
Unlike the heavy cavalry in the pass, the prairie cavalry is a light cavalry, and its equipment is relatively backward. Although they have all been equipped with revolvers, each one still carries a bow and arrow.
Five brigades in one year, ten brigades in two years, and a scale of 50,000 people is not too much, and it is definitely not too small.
These grassland cavalry can drive straight in during war and harass the rear of the braid.
After the war, he will become a typical battlefield scavenger...
Many of Braid's weapons and equipment, even livestock and family property, are completely incompatible with the patterns and interests of the customs troops, but they happen to be very suitable for the prairie cavalry.
Emperor Hao Jing just surrendered to him, otherwise he would have to raise these people in vain every year.
The advantages of raising prairie cavalry are obvious. These guys only get half of their salary every year, and they don't need to consume too many equipment resources.
Before the war, they were able to quickly assemble and stand by. During the war, the requirements for supplies were very low. As long as the air force's support could be a little stronger, these prairie cavalry could work wonders.
Most of the tribes that lack ore in their own pastures rely on the model of half-year grazing and half-year training, which is equivalent to making extra money every year.
Emperor Haojing also likes to use these grassland cavalry. Since the area under Central Asia is not small, it is too expensive to expect the cavalry in the pass to patrol.
Before taking action against Braid, transferring a large number of prairie cavalry to the western theater will not only increase the strength of the mobile troops of the disciples' troops, but also appropriately reduce the cost of war.
In 1700, Louis XIV and a group of European heads of state visited the Ming Empire again. The main purpose was to know when the Ming Emperor could send troops south to attack the Qing's home base.
The huge military expenditure has almost turned Louis XIV into a hunchback. Even the French Navy's military expenditure has been repeatedly reduced, and it has now fallen to the lowest level in the past ten years.
The money saved cannot really be deposited into the national treasury, but is directly used to manufacture aircraft, tanks and pay wages to hundreds of thousands of French soldiers.
Not only Louis XIV complained, but Leopold, who came to the Ming Empire for the first time, also begged Emperor Haojing to send troops to Central Europe as soon as possible. He really couldn't hold it anymore.
The Qing army not only occupied the entire Poli, Prussia, and Moravia, but also continuously attacked Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Saxony, and even Denmark.
If this trend continues, in less than five years, the area north of Bavaria will also be occupied by the Qing army, which would be terrible.
It's not that Emperor Haojing doesn't plan to send troops, but before taking action, he must first make it clear how to divide the cake. After all, the battlefield is like a shopping mall!
This matter not only concerns Louis XIV, but also involves Ibrahim. Only by coordinating the pros and cons of the three parties can the final decision be made.
The Qing army was an enemy to Louis XIV, Leopold, Sobieski, Justinian and others, but it was a friend of the Ottoman Empire.
After eliminating this armed force, there is no doubt that European countries will unite to deal with the Ottomans. This is a situation that Ibrahim is absolutely unwilling to see.
The other party can also take action against the Qing army, but Ibrahim requires two prerequisites.
First, the Ming Empire guaranteed that after the Qing army was eliminated, the European Allies would not attack Ottoman-controlled areas.
Second, European countries must recognize Ottoman control areas and must not infringe on Ottoman interests under any pretext.
This involves the interests of all parties, especially how to divide their respective spheres of influence on the map.
The boundary between the Ming Empire and the Ottoman Empire is hard to say. Zhu Cixiang had already agreed with Ibrahim that the southern Bug River would be the boundary.
As a result, more than 80% of Ukraine's grain-producing areas will belong to the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Cixiang had no interest in Bo Li, let alone helping local poverty alleviation.
The Ming army can just push the border line to the Minsk area, and there is no need to pass through the swamp.
King Carl XI of Sweden was only interested in the Baltic Sea coast, which gave Sobieski the prerequisites for his restoration.
The place Louis XIV wanted was the western region of Germany, and the most difficult thing to negotiate was Leopold and Ibrahim.
Leopold wanted Hungary, Ibrahim wanted Moravia.
Louis XIV persuaded Leopold, and Zhu Cihong enlightened Ibrahim. In the end, both parties took a step back and recognized the current line of actual control.
The price was that Sobieski's territory was almost reduced by half, but he was alone and not strong enough to speak at all during negotiations.
To be able to restore him to his country is already a sign of kindness and justice to him, otherwise the country of Poli will be wiped off the map forever!
Leopold gave in because Ottoman had the support of the Ming Empire, which he and Louis XIV could not resist.
The reason why Ibrahim was willing to compromise was very simple, that is, Zhu Cihong allowed him to take in some of the remaining defeated soldiers after defeating the Tatars.
The specific amount depends on his willingness and ability. The quantity is not stated clearly. This is what makes Ibrahim most excited.
Ibrahim also understood that the Tatars were an important balancing force restricting Europe's expansion to the northeast, and Zhu Cixiang probably did not want them to be completely eliminated by a multi-party joint effort.
After the war, these Tatars will also become one of the important forces of the Ottoman Empire against the European Allies, so...
For Zhu Cixiang, he only wanted the land in Ukraine and no one from above.
For Ibrahim, it was more important to recruit Tatars, Chechens, and Cossacks who were willing to fight for him.
There is another point that needs to be made clear to France and Austria at the meeting, that is, for the sake of fairness, starting from New Year's Day, 1701, "Hercules" bombers will be provided to both sides, and the number of supplies to each side will reach twenty each year.
Louis XIV originally wanted to urge Zhu Cihong, hoping to get this bomber as soon as possible so that he could take action against the Qing army as soon as possible.
Seeing that Ibrahim didn't get it either, I felt relieved and could accept the request to postpone it for one year.
A certain braided emperor would not have thought that this meeting would decide the fate of the braids.
Before the war, Europe was a three-way melee, with one side watching.
After the war, Europe will become a true Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Zhu Cixiang believed that Louis XIV had to save at least forty "Hercules" bombers before taking action, which meant that it would take 1703 years before he could officially launch a counterattack against Braid.
By then, the number of "Hercules" bombers under Zhang Huangyan will reach 400, fully capable of carpet bombing the braided cavalry group.
For the Ming Empire, another advantage of starting the war late is that it can put the "Black Hawk" armed helicopter into combat.
The mass production of this armed helicopter began in 1701, and the initial plan was to produce 400 units per year.
It takes about a year and a half from the time it rolls off the assembly line to the time it is commissioned and tested by the troops, which is roughly enough to catch up with the war.
After Zhang Huangyan has enough "Hercules" bombers, it actually doesn't matter whether there are "Black Hawk" armed helicopters.
But Zhu Cixiang is still unwilling to let this weapon miss a good opportunity to hit a live target. This is a very rare actual combat opportunity, which can well test the quality and performance of this helicopter.
Unlike the single-engine "Albatross", the "Black Hawk" armed helicopter is powered by three engines. Two engines are responsible for the main propeller and one engine is responsible for the tail propeller. The reliability is relatively high.
As an enlarged version of the "Albatross", the Academy of Sciences also recently built a twin-engine heavy fighter - the Black-footed Albatross!
The prototype is the Messerschmitt-110, which has a longer range, larger bomb load, and higher reliability.
The disadvantage is that it is not as maneuverable as the "Albatross". Even after large-scale mass production, the cost is more than three times that of the former.
Fighters will be nicknamed after a certain species of albatross to avoid having to rename them.
The black-footed albatross is commonly found in Fujian and Zhejiang. It is also a large bird that is not an eagle.
Different from the prototype Bf-110, the Academy of Sciences took into account the insufficient engine power and scaled down the prototype without affecting the aerodynamic layout.
As a result, the performance of the "Black-footed Albatross" has shrunk a lot compared to the Bf-110. Fortunately, it is much better than the previous generation "Albatross".
Unlike the "Black Hawk" armed helicopter, the "Blackfoot Albatross" was not developed for ground attack, so the dive performance of this fighter is not good.
Zhu Cixiang did not intend to let the "Black-footed Albatross" participate in the battle against Braid, because there was really nothing to fight, and those who should be fought would be destroyed by the "Hercules", "Albatross" and "Black Hawk".
As a price for persuading Leopold to recognize Ottoman control of Hungary, Zhu Cihong also agreed to subscribe for a third time to French treasury bonds worth fifty million silver coins.
Since the previous loan had not been repaid, Louis XIV had already defaulted on 150 million silver coins.
Zhu Cihong never urged the other party to repay the money, but instead agreed to Louis XIV's request for a third loan.
If you don't agree, this European emperor will become a non-chief, and he will definitely not be able to survive...
Louis XIV also brought two guys who were much poorer than him-Leopold and Sobieski!
If Frederick hadn't been beaten every day and it was really difficult to get away, he would have followed him to beg Zhu Cihong.
Begging for food was originally a unique skill of Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, but I didn’t expect that a foreigner would learn it...
In line with the principle of a bowl of water being equal, Zhu Cixi provided free support to each person with twenty heavy artillery pieces, one hundred small artillery pieces, fifty steam tanks, five thousand revolver rifles, one hundred machine guns, and fifty "Albatross" fighter jets. , and matching ammunition.
If it's too little, you can beg from Louis XIV!
If you have traveled thousands of miles to come to Daming to beg for food, don’t worry about the food being sour!
As an ally of the Ming Dynasty, Justinian's treatment was naturally much higher than that of Leopold and Sobieski.
In addition to the free military assistance, Zhu Cixiang also sold 500 brand-new "Albatross" fighter jets at low prices.
For Justinian, using highly maneuverable fighter jets to defend Venice was much more powerful than ground troops.
This head of state was very dissatisfied with Ibrahim for allowing the Qing army to ravage Venice through his controlled areas, but he did not dare to offend him.
Switzerland and Rome also held this idea. After the Central European War spread to Southern Europe, the two countries were forced to start importing weapons from France and even the Ming Empire.
Switzerland, Rome, and Venice were originally considered rear areas, but now they have become front lines, and may be plundered by Qing cavalry groups at any time.
Instead of becoming a family with no walls, it would be better to use the remaining money directly to purchase weapons and equipment, which can at least play a role in protecting the home and the country.
However, the biggest sellers this time were still Ibrahim and Poirot. The former ordered a thousand "Albatross" fighter jets, a hundred "Hercules" bombers, a thousand fuel tanks, two hundred heavy guns, and 100,000 Revolvers, three thousand machine guns.
After all this batch of weapons and equipment is in place, it will be enough to arm twenty infantry brigades of the Austrian army, becoming an important force used by Ibrahim to defend Hungary.
The New Inca Empire was not involved in the European wars at all, but improving its national defense strength was an unchangeable national policy. Otherwise, there would be no powerful empire today.
Poirot's desire for large ironclads was no less than that of Louis XIV. This time he purchased a sixth-level ironclad, Blücher, on an installment basis.
The international market price of this type of ironclad ship is 350 million silver coins, and a second-hand ship that has been used for five years is 250 million.
In view of the close and friendly relations between the two countries, Zhu Cixiang took the initiative to reduce the price by 50 million.
And agreed to a five-year installment payment. If the annual repayment is 40 million silver coins, without purchasing other large ironclad ships, the pressure on Poirot will not be great at all.
This makes the New Inca Empire the third country in the world to equip this type of ironclad ship, after the Ming Empire and the French Empire.
Poirot's goal was to purchase at least two ironclads of this type for his own navy, so that his Pacific Fleet and Atlantic Fleet would each have an invincible battleship.
The last batch of Blücher was launched in 1695, and it has just passed the five-year running-in period, which is a good time.
If Poirot hadn't come to buy it, Zhu Cixi wouldn't have been willing to sell it if it had been anyone else!
Of the twelve Blüchers built in the tenth batch (1688-1695), Zheng Zhilong bought four and two went to Louis XIV. In addition to the one sold to Poirot, the Ming Navy still had five ships available. .
However, the shortage of capital ships was resolved two years later. In the eleventh batch (1695-1702), four "Kings" and twelve Blüchers would be launched.
Except for the two King's Return Zheng Zhilong, the remaining fourteen battleships will join the Ming Navy's combat sequence.
Excluding the Blücher purchased to Poirot a few years later, the Ming Navy will have at least eighteen capital ships of more than 15,000 tons in the next few years.
