The French expeditionary fleet, consisting of four medium-sized aircraft carriers, six battleships, six cruisers, and twenty destroyers, went directly to French India after returning the favor.
Louis XIV had previously declared that French India was a natural extension of mainland France, which further highlighted the importance of this territory.
It makes sense when you think about it, because it borders the mainland on land, but the bordering area is not very good, located on the west side of the Kunlun Mountains.
But after roads and railways were built and the traffic situation was greatly improved, this difficulty can be completely overcome.
What annoyed Louis XIV was that if the Ming army had not controlled the area west of the mountain pass, the land passage between mainland France and French India might even have been cut off by a sneak attack by the Persians.
This behavior can be described as despicable and shameless. Before France was at the point of life and death, the Persians dared to sneak attack on French India.
Even if it is not yet time for a large-scale counterattack, Louis XIV still wants the French expedition fleet to cruise the outer seas where the territory has been lost.
If the Persians dare to attack the French fleet, then the two sides can start fighting directly...
There are only nine weapons on Hussein's summon menu, and the Air Force only has the "Kosar" twin-engine light fighter, which can summon ten per day.
The Army has three types, namely the "Karal" main battle tank, the "Holdad" -15 air defense system and the "Bavar" -373 air defense system.
The Navy has as many as five models. It can obtain 12 "Jamalan" class destroyers (1,400 tons), 24 "Suni" class catamaran frigates (600 tons), and 24 "Conqueror" class small submarines every month. (600 tons), 48 "Sina"-class missile boats (265 tons), 48 high-speed missile boats (50 tons).
To this day, since the Persian Navy has not participated in the war, there have been no losses, and the scale of its combat ships has expanded to the point where it claims to be the number one in the world.
The Navy has two 30,000-ton battleships, two 10,000-ton cruisers, six 5,000-ton destroyers, and 12 3,000-ton frigates. These battleships are generally more than ten years old.
The rest are the summoned ships, including 96 "Jamalan" class destroyers, 192 "Suni" class catamaran frigates, 192 "Conqueror" class small submarines, and 384 "Sina" class missiles boats and 384 high-speed missile boats.
The total number of combat ships has reached 1,270, with more than 2,200 ship-borne anti-ship missiles and more than 4,500 anti-aircraft missiles. This is a quite astonishing number.
Because of this, Hussein, who was confident, chose to support Shiren behind his back, hoping that the other party would occupy French India.
Even if he really fought against Louis XIV, as long as the Ming Emperor stayed out of the matter, Hussein believed that he would at least not fail.
After the French expeditionary fleet led by Tourville completes its supplies in Bombay, it plans to enter the sea off Karachi.
It was discovered that there were hundreds of gadgets of less than a thousand tons on the opposite side, and according to reports from carrier-based aircraft, these gadgets also carried anti-ship missiles.
This means that the threat they pose to their fleet is far greater than mosquitoes, they are a group of giant blood-sucking locusts!
Hundreds of gadgets fire anti-ship missiles in a salvo, and one's own warships will definitely be severely damaged.
As a last resort, Tourville, who was so disgusted, could only take the fleet back to Bombay to rest and report the situation to Louis XIV.
"That's unreasonable!"
When Louis XIV received the report, he was immediately furious and furious.
If this continues, when will our troops be able to regain the western region of French India?
That bastard Hussein simply doesn’t want to return the occupied territory, and his so-called considerations are all excuses!
The more Louis XIV thought about it, the more he believed that his analysis was completely correct. Zhu Cihong had been tricked by Hussein!
So what's the solution?
Just let our old friends deliver three aircraft carrier battle groups in advance!
In Louis XIV's description, Hussein was a scourge who betrayed friends, broke the rules, and endangered regional security!
Although Zhu Cihong thought so, so far Hussein's claws have not reached the Ming Empire.
The two sides still maintained their original friendly relations, and the Ming Empire would not rashly go to war with it, nor would it consider attacking Persia for the time being.
Zhu Cihong also expected Hussein, King David and Ibrahim to consume each other!
For a certain emperor, it was not good for any of the three of them to be too powerful.
Ibrahim has already obtained three big gift packages: Hungary, Romania, and Serbia, which are combined with the already relatively powerful Ottoman navy and air force.
Basically, we can withstand the joint attack of King David and Hussein. The next step is a battle of attrition for strength.
The industrial capacity of the Ottoman Empire was almost four times that of Persia, while that of Israel was almost zero.
Not only that, almost all Ottoman heavy industries, such as automobiles, aircraft, and shipbuilding, could be converted into military industries.
The gap in Min use can be completely filled with imports from the Ming Empire, and this is very feasible, and has already been done.
Even if he loses all the oil fields in the Middle East, as North Africa is recovered and the petrochemical industry is restoring production capacity, Ibrahim can still obtain a large amount of oil and refined oil from North Africa.
The most important thing is that although the indigenous people in the Middle East do not support the Ottoman Sultan, they belong to the same belief camp after all, and the Jews are complete heretics to them.
The indigenous people in many places would rather continue to be governed by the Ottoman Sultan than be controlled by the Jews. This is a blasphemy against their beliefs!
The indigenous people even shouted the slogan "I would rather be Sudan than Jewish"...
In response to this reaction, the only thing the Israeli army could do was to open fire!
It is impossible to give up this treasure land because there are countless barrels of oil buried underground!
Occupying the heart of the Middle East is tantamount to acquiring a giant oil field with a giant refinery attached.
If Israel wants to become the hegemon in the Middle East, in addition to military strength, the most important thing is economic strength.
Although the summoned weapon is very powerful, it has no spare ammunition.
David can only hope to use oil and refined oil to purchase other types of weapons and ammunition from other countries.
The purchase targets are the Ming Empire, the Netherlands, France, Prussia, the Inca and other countries, but they have not yet received their consent.
Regarding this matter, as long as the emperor of the Ming Empire does not relent, it will be difficult for the heads of state of other countries to express their stance.
After France regains West Africa, it can continue to resume the exploration and refining of Nigeria's oil fields. This is one of the main ways for France to reduce its trade deficit with the Ming Empire.
At the same time, there are oil fields with reserves of more than 5 billion tons in the east and west of France, which can fully meet local demand and export to South Korea, Prussia, the Netherlands, Austria, Württemberg and other countries.
The Ming Empire had giant oil fields in Costa Rica (Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana) in South America, oil fields in Texas in North America, and oil fields in Palembang on Sumatra Island (mainly supplying Southeast Asia and Australia).
The oil fields closest to Minsk are the Ploiesti oil field in the Ottoman Empire and the Lake Balaton oil field in Hungary.
At the same time, after the oil fields in North Africa resume production, they can also transport oil and refined oil to Xizhou, Fazhou, Italy and other places in the Ming Empire through the Mediterranean Sea.
The share of oil field exports in the Middle East is indeed not small for the Ming Empire, mainly because of its high quality and low price (the Ming Empire holds 50% of the shares of Kuwait’s oil fields and refineries), so it is not irreplaceable.
Zhu Cixiang didn't have Western-style artillery shells, bullets, or grenades before. After upgrading the kimchi gift package, he basically has all of these.
Not only the Ming Dynasty Master, but also Poirot and Zheng Chenggong benefited a lot.
Because a certain emperor can not only provide him with a large amount of supporting ammunition, but also provide corresponding types of ammunition production lines.
A certain David also wanted these things, but Zhu Cixiang needed a reason to sell them to him!
Not only have you brought chaos to the Middle East, you have also affected the production of Kuwait's oil fields.
Zhu Cihong may not care about the Ottoman losses, but he cannot care about the Ming Empire's local investment and returns.
According to Louis XIV's reaction, not only will Israel, Persia and the Ottomans be fighting in the future, France will also be involved in it.
Persia invaded and occupied the western region of French India. This was something that Louis XIV could not tolerate at all. There would be a war between France and Persia.
According to the intelligence provided by reconnaissance satellites and maritime patrol aircraft, the Persian Navy has a small number of capital ships and a small tonnage, but the number of small combat ships is frightening.
For the Ming Navy, even if the Persian Navy expanded to this point, there would still be ways to deal with them.
However, the French Navy had lost nearly half of its warships before, and it would be very difficult to defeat the Persian Navy.
Therefore, Louis XIV made an unkind request, that is, he not only requested the delivery of three aircraft carrier battle groups in advance, but also asked his old friend to advance three aircraft carrier battle groups next year!
What is "advance payment"?
You give me six aircraft carrier battle groups this year, but I don’t want next year’s quota!
Since the other party made an additional request, Zhu Cixiang also made one accordingly.
That is, if Hussein withdraws his troops from all occupied French India before midnight on July 1st, Louis XIV cannot hold the other party responsible for any responsibility, nor can he ask for compensation.
If Hussein refused to withdraw his troops for any reason after the stipulated time, Zhu Cihong would not only agree to Louis XIV's request, but also provide him with a batch of matching ammunition free of charge.
This batch of supporting ammunition includes 155mm howitzer shells and propellant, 12.7mm bullets, 7.62mm bullets, 5.56mm bullets, and 9mm bullets.
There is no solution for rocket launchers. Rocket launchers are disposable toys with the lowest cost performance among summon weapons. After a few minutes, they can only be converted into trucks for hauling goods.
Then there is the "Otto Melara" 76mm naval gun and artillery shells used by the third brother's navy. They are included in the pickle gift package, so you can fire them at will.
However, exchange also requires costs, and Louis XIV cannot be allowed to squander it casually. Zhu Cihong only plans to give him a batch of arms, and the rest will have to be bartered.
Louis XIV agreed to this request after thinking for a moment. After all, its content was more beneficial to him, not to mention that the French army was not ready to regain the lost territory.
I originally thought that the navy would at least have the effect of deterring the enemy. Unexpectedly, after going around for a while, my courage was frightened by the enemy...
The agreed condition is to conduct barter trade worth 50 billion Ming yuan with France this year. France will export grain, canned food, refined oil, semi-finished metal products and various ores to the Ming Empire.
The Ming Empire was not too reluctant to import these things, but the things that Louis XIV wanted to import were the goods that Zhu Cixiang wanted to cash in.
For example, arms, cars, machinery, home appliances, audio-visual products, etc., could either allow Louis XIV to earn intermediary fees, enhance the strength of the French army, or help him mine.
Considering that neither mainland France nor West Africa continues to face military threats, there is no problem with transaction security, and Zhu Cixiang agreed.
Exports to French West Africa are mainly by sea, while exports to mainland France only need to be through railways. One of the functions of the Northern Railway is to conduct overland trade with France.
Originally, France and Persia had no conflicts at all. Even the frictions in the border areas were caused by local tribes. Both sides have always maintained rationality and restraint.
When Hussein did this, it turned into a head-on conflict between France and Persia.
If a fight breaks out, it will be the first war between the two countries.
Louis XIV seems not to have received a big gift package, but France's overall national power far exceeds that of Persia.
With Zhu Cixiang's support, Louis XIV received half a big gift package.
It's not like I ate the chicken legs, but I definitely had the chicken ribs in my mouth.
Perhaps Hussein still doesn’t understand the truth that there are people outside the world and there is a heaven outside the sky...
In contrast, Louis XIV did have ambitions and made no secret of it, but he was able to control his ambitions most of the time.
The new king of Persia did not have this self-control and thought that he could do whatever he wanted after getting a big gift package.
Zhu Cixiang told him that the number of gift packages he had was more than three times his, which was a disguised reminder to him that he would accept it when he saw the opportunity.
Although the Persian army retreated from the western region of French India, it also lost territory.
As long as the fuss is not too big and Zhu Cixiang is the mediator, this kind of thing can still be stopped.
If you really want to occupy French territory and refuse to leave, and you still feel that you are quite justified, then you can entertain yourself...
Anyway, Zhu Cihong would definitely not side with Hussein on this matter.
The Ming Empire can completely remain neutral, but Zhu Cixiang can barter with Louis XIV and let the Yahuang teach this guy who doesn't know the heights of the world a lesson.
Not everyone who gets a big gift package can take advantage of this global change. Li Zhen, Schmidt and others are the most typical examples.
It is a rare thing in the world for Poirot to get a big gift package without much effort. It is definitely considered extremely lucky!
Zhu Cixiang was able to take the lead in completing seven consecutive kills, mostly due to his strength and very little luck.
If Louis XIV can kill Hussein, he can get a big gift package from the other party.
If Hussein did not choose to take the initiative to die, he would at least be able to keep his gift package.
On the contrary, let alone the big gift package, whether he can survive is a question.
Zhu Cixiang has little interest in the Persian gift package, but is very interested in the Israeli gift package.
However, the latter was Ibrahim's forbidden love. Considering the bilateral and personal relations, Zhu Cihong was too embarrassed to steal it openly.
So I can only look at the watch. When the time is up, I will know who will win...
