In order to help Leopold, Louis XIV had already incurred a debt of 550 million silver coins. As the emperor of Europe, he owed a huge amount of foreign debt that could hardly be repaid. It was really a loss of dignity.
Seizing Portuguese South America to repay debts was a last resort. Louis XIV no longer wanted to be forced to think about how to repay other people's money every day when he opened his eyes...
Let Augusta and Karl play with matters between Poli and Sweden.
He didn't want to get involved anymore, otherwise Augusta would have to ask him to send troops to help attack the Ottomans in the future.
If you rely on yourself for everything, then what use are you losers?
If you can't defeat the Tatars, forget it. If you can't defeat Sweden, just merge them into France!
During the First European War, France and Sweden were allies.
To this day, Louis XIV believes that there is no need to turn France and Sweden against each other for the sake of Augusta.
In particular, the Ming Empire half-hiddenly formed a Northern Alliance with Sweden and a Southern Alliance with the Ottomans.
The purpose of this is to consolidate its position in Eastern Europe and increase its voice in future European affairs.
Don't think that the fact that the emperor of the Ming Empire said nothing means that he ignored the changes in the situation in Europe.
Sometimes, silence is scarier than speaking out...
Augusta's arrogance was that he failed to recognize the situation clearly and believed that the emperor of the Ming Empire had no interest in European affairs.
Louis XIV believed that after the new king was educated by Karl, he would restrain himself a lot.
On the contrary, if you continue to be domineering, you will not be far away from finding Sobieski...
The Swedish army had already beaten Sobieski away with artillery, and they probably wouldn't mind beating up his successor again.
The only things in Louis XIV's eyes now are the super armored ship and the settlement of debts. Everything else is considered trivial and not worth mentioning at all.
In 1712, the well-prepared 30,000 French troops were commanded by Marshal Victor Moray.
The French navy, led by Tourville, dispatched 24 ironclads, 62 steam merchant ships, and 131 sail merchant ships to transport the army and various equipment and supplies.
The fleet landed in Victoria, south of 20 degrees south latitude. To the north of this place was the pre-demarcated military demarcation line with the Inca Empire.
Of course, Louis XIV would not be stupid enough to let the French army attack from north to south. In that case, a lot of territory might be taken away by the Inca army.
It will be difficult to explain to the Ming Empire by then, and both the debt and the ironclad ship transactions may be affected by this.
Brazilian cities such as Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and Santos are all south of the dividing line and are targets of attack by the Inca army.
As long as the French army holds a foothold on the dividing line, it will be much more practical to attack northward. This is also the idea of Marshal Mali, and it has the consent of Louis XIV.
Facing the powerful French fleet, the Portuguese warships were completely powerless to resist. The only four second-hand first-class ironclad ships were sunk by the French army half a month after the war began.
Other sailing battleships were no match for the French ironclads, not to mention that the firepower of the Inca fleet deployed from the mouth of the Rio de la Plata was not inferior to that of the French fleet.
In order not to lose face, Poirot dispatched the most powerful imperial fleet in history.
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Including the newly purchased one seventh-level ironclad ship (King), two sixth-level ironclad ships (Blücher), one fifth-level ironclad ship (Bismarck), four third-level ironclad ships (Yoshino), and eight first-level ironclad ships ( Zhiyuan)
Due to the existence of the seventh-level ironclad ship, although the Inca fleet was smaller in number than the French fleet, it surpassed the opponent in terms of firepower.
Seeing the opponent's battleship with a displacement of nearly 30,000 tons, Tourville, who was standing in the command tower of a sixth-level ironclad ship, could only show an expression of envy.
Fortunately, His Majesty the Emperor has promised that as long as most of Brazil is captured, the Navy will be able to obtain four level seven ironclad ships and two level eight ironclad ships.
Not counting the two eighth-level ironclads, the French Navy will have four seventh-level ironclads within ten years.
The addition of these behemoths will definitely make the French Navy the second largest navy in the world in at least thirty years.
In order to seize the territory, Poirot had already dispatched an army of 100,000 troops before Louis XIV took action.
The landing troops were divided into three groups, landing from Rio de Janeiro, Santos, and Joinville respectively.
Each route has an army with a strength of 15,000 men, divided into three batches of 5,000 men each time, which is a brigade.
Of the remaining 55,000 men, 25,000 were in reserve.
Six brigades of 30,000 men were organized into two armies and invaded Brazil by land from the southeastern region of the empire.
Poirot did not have any favorable impression of the local white colonists and believed that their arrival in South America was an invasion.
Since they used despicable methods to invade their homeland, now they can fight without declaring it.
The land, sea, and air forces of the New Inca Empire have all received rigorous training from the Ming Army's advisory group for a long time. Their combat effectiveness is not world-class, but it is somewhere between second- and third-rate, and not to the point where people cannot look directly at it. .
The Ming Army's advisory group will not participate in the battle this time, but they can advise Poirot from behind and point out problems that arise during the operation at any time.
Poirot has arrived from Lima to Montevideo, which is very close to the southernmost part of Brazil. He also hopes to get good news about the victory of the imperial troops as soon as possible.
Due to the preparation in advance and the confidentiality work, the offensive operation was guaranteed.
^0^The certain suddenness caught the Portuguese defenders on the border and coastal areas off guard.
The fledgling Inca Air Force was particularly conspicuous in this operation. It dispatched nearly 500 fighter sorties that day to attack targets on the border and in the hinterland.
About a hundred "Hercules" bombers participated in the air raid, dropping 5,000 bombs, destroying five targets and injuring more than 2,000 enemy soldiers.
The "Black Hawk" armed helicopter purchased by Poirot at a high price also shone in the battle and almost became the natural enemy of the Portuguese cavalry. The enemy fled in all directions and did not dare to fight.
The total strength of the Portuguese army stationed in Brazil is about 50,000, but for the huge defense area, even doubling the strength is a drop in the bucket.
These defenders are also scattered in various places, mainly garrisoning coastal cities like Rio and some border areas. The control of the hinterland is almost formal.
At that time, there were more than one million immigrants who came to Brazil with the former King Pedro II. After the development in the 1920s, the number of immigrants has exceeded two million.
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But for this new homeland, the population is much smaller than that of its neighbors to the west. Apart from technology, Portugal has almost no advantages at all.
In the past, it was possible to bully the surrounding neighbors with the advantages of guns and warships. However, after the great changes in South America, this method was completely unworkable.
Because Portugal only has four neighbors in South America: the Inca Empire, Colombia, French South America (Venezuela and neighboring islands), and Dutch South America (Suriname)!
None of these four neighbors can be offended. Even the Inca Empire has the support of the Ming Empire, and the Ming Empire is no longer the country that relies on Portugal in terms of artillery technology.
The mentally ill Alfonso VI listened to the slander and was unwilling to return a certain piece of territory he had previously owned, which aroused the dissatisfaction of the Ming Empire.
His successor, Pedro II, was normal and smarter than him, and he was beaten by the French army who captured Spain.
This is where Turenne was able to satisfy Louis XIV, that is, whether it was a territory that the European Emperor had demarcated or a place that he was too embarrassed to ask for, Turenne could grab it for His Majesty the Emperor!
After Spain achieved a decisive victory, Turena commanded the French army to invade Portugal, forcing Pedro II to flee to South America with his family.
The current king, João V, is a very capable king who knows how to gather power and knows how to vigorously develop the economy.
But less than eight years after taking the throne, before he could show off his power, France and the Inca teamed up to bring him back to his original shape...
Louis XIV still showed a certain tolerance to the King of Portugal and allowed him to continue traveling to Africa!
Poirot also had no quarrel with the king. The main target of the Inca Empire's hatred was Spain.
To say the least, Poirot allowed the king to go wherever he pleased as long as he asked the army to give up territory south of the 20th parallel.
If this operation is successful, then the empire's territory will be approximately equal to half of South America, and Poirot will be satisfied.
The empire has the advantage of two oceans and only one neighbor - the Ming Empire, which is equivalent to being invincible.
After the war began, the vigorous King João V also mobilized two groups of nearly 400,000 minions to join the battle.
However, when the first batch of 200,000 soldiers cooperated with the regular army to resist the attack of the Inca army, they showed problems such as backward equipment, low morale, loose organization, and disorganized military morale.
In particular, modern warfare has long ceased to involve more people on either side. The Inca army had tanks and fighter planes for field battles, and heavy artillery and missiles for sieges.
The Portuguese army assembled nearly 50,000 troops in the southern region, intending to fight the invading enemies to the death.
As a result, before they could finish lining up outside the city, they were frantically attacked by the Inca Air Force.
The number of casualties on the spot reached tens of thousands, and we no longer dared to fight in the field.
But the result of defending the city is to hold on for an extra week or half a month, and then have to flee or surrender directly.
Any town guarded by the Portuguese army would be indiscriminately bombarded by heavy artillery, missiles and fighter planes as long as it was on the offensive route of the Inca army.
Since the Inca Empire itself was a major saltpeter producing area, Polo's army was even more generous in the use of ammunition than the Ming army, and they would not hesitate to use artillery fire in every battle.
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After many days of stormy attacks, even if the defenders were not killed by bombs or bombardments, they would still be buried alive by the rubble...
In the first month of the war, the Portuguese army suffered as many as 50,000 casualties.
Most of the soldiers didn't even have a chance to fire, and were directly killed and maimed by the opponent's artillery fire or air strikes.
Thanks to the teacher's words and deeds, and because Poirot himself was a wealthy man, he was willing to spend money to buy advanced equipment for his army.
Each brigade of the Inca Army was a mixed brigade, with not only cavalry, infantry, and artillery, but also a sufficient number of steam tanks and missiles.
The infantry has been equipped with revolvers, and the elite troops are equipped with magazine-type rifles.
Simply comparing weapons and equipment, it is even much higher than the French army.
Even the Ming Expeditionary Force had not enjoyed the treatment of sufficient ammunition. The Ottomans could only use fuel as they pleased.
Thanks to Polo's many years of hard work, the Inca army, which was originally less effective than the Spanish servants, has now transformed into one of the top ten elites in the world.
Perhaps the quality of the individual soldiers is not top-notch, but the reason is still the same - all the fear of one's own side comes from the lack of firepower!
The firepower reaches its peak state,
^0^It is difficult for the other party to survive!
When João V used more than half of his troops to block the Inca army from moving north, the eastern coastal area suffered another massive invasion by the French army.
Although the invading French army only numbered 30,000, they were elites who had experienced the European war.
Marshal Mali's goal is the six seaport cities in eastern Brazil, and his six brigades can each be assigned a target to attack.
As for the follow-up, as long as the other side continues to resist, more and more French soldiers will appear in Brazil!
Within half a year, there is absolutely no problem for His Majesty the European Emperor to send another 30,000 French troops to Brazil.
Portugal also has "Albatross" fighter jets, but they were quickly shot down by French fighter jets during air battles.
The reason is that the pilot's training volume is not enough and the training intensity is not high.
The Ming Empire agreed to sell fighter planes to Portugal, but the training was perfunctory.
Basically, just teach the opponent the five basic skills of taking off, landing, circling, lifting, and diving.
As for more skills…
Sorry, since the relationship between the two countries is not very friendly, that's the end of it!
Selling to Portuguese fighter jets is already a huge honor, but other aspects are just unreasonable.
This directly led to the fact that the Portuguese Air Force had to have a false reputation, and it was just a look-alike that was not useful.
Within three days, the Portuguese Air Force stationed in eastern Brazil had used up all the fighters on hand.
For the rest of the time, the battlefield sky became a playground for French fighter planes.
French pilots can hunt ground targets as they like, just like they did in Germany before.
Due to the presence of Tourville's fleet, the landing troops attacked various seaports very smoothly.
No matter how powerful the coastal defense artillery fire is, it is far from being a match for naval guns.
Basically, after the French fleet fired ten to twenty volleys, the defenders were silenced.
There are hundreds of warships plus armed merchant ships. If they focus their fire on one target at a time, the firepower will be extremely astonishing.
In particular, the French army that landed near the port also built a temporary airport, and fighter planes cooperated with ironclad ships to lay siege to the fortress held by the Portuguese army.
For the defenders, every day from the beginning until the final surrender would have been disastrous if there had not been a storm.
Because I have to be beaten every day, nothing can be more painful than this.
Before the French army could complete the siege, many defenders fled inland in the middle of the night.
Everyone can see that as time goes by, it will be a matter of time before one's own defense zone is lost.
The arrival of the French army put the Portuguese army under attack from both sides and made King Joao V feel a lot of pressure.
The opponent's weapons are too advanced. Even if we have an army of 400,000 or even all the people, we may not be able to resist it...
Dear, this chapter is finished, I wish you a happy reading! ^0^
