Wu Guogui's behavior was actually an act of war. He seized and confiscated the East India Company's armed merchant ships, confiscated the East India Company's goods and silver, and also detained the East India Company's governor for a while. And he also openly declared that he would support India in the war of the Five-Nation Alliance (actually the Eight-Nation Alliance) to attack India!
At the time of the Opium War, Lin Zexu was not half as arrogant as him, no, not even one third of his arrogance!
According to the temper of the British Empire, it is time to declare war, and it is time to launch strong ships and cannons!
It's a pity that this is not the Victorian era, and China is not the Daoguang Year of the Qing Dynasty.
After Sir Child returned to Madras, although he became more and more angry as he thought about it, he decided to resolve the matter through diplomatic means.
On the one hand, it was because he guessed that Zhu Heji probably didn't know what Wu Guogui was doing in Arakan?
On the other hand, he took the strong ship to Mrauk U Port and let a fierce Wu Jiajun man carrying a rocket launcher blast a big hole on the pier... Well, the infantry singled out the strong man. What a powerful ship! How can we fight this battle?
So Sir Child had no choice but to mobilize another armed merchant ship and go straight to Malacca... He was going to make solemn representations to the Ming Emperor on behalf of the Kingdom of England!
If the Ming Dynasty wanted to remain neutral, it should restrain vassals like Wu Guogui!
Otherwise, the Kingdom of England will be in big trouble!
And just when Sir Child went to the mainland of the Ming Dynasty, Amir Khan's diplomatic activities in Mrauk U City were about to be a great success.
Sure enough, money can still make ghosts go around... No, it should be ghosts fighting!
Because it was Lord Yongli who received the money, Wu Guogui, Shang Zhixin, and Geng Jingzhong also sent troops to Tianzhu on Lord Yongli's order to help Lord Yongli's good brother Aurangzeb.
"Sir, the three of us have already sent a memorial to Lord Yongli yesterday, reporting the matter of Lord Ao's request for help... Reinforcement is like putting out a fire! We won't wait for Lord Yongli's order. Well, there is a general out there, and you are not going to accept your order!"
The person who was making nonsense with Amir Khan in Mrauk U Palace was Wu Guogui, the great general of Pingxi of the Ming Dynasty.
There is actually some truth in what he said - last night he, Shang Zhixin, and Geng Jingzhong burned paper money and memorials together in front of the tomb of Emperor Yongli...compared to Yongli I have to find money and memorials down there!
As for Master Yongli's imperial edict, the three of them refused to accept it. They did not dare to accept it and could not accept it. Now Wu Guogui is Zhu Heji's vassal, while Shang Zhixin and Geng Jingzhong are Wu Yingxiong's vassal. It is inconvenient for them to accept Yongli's imperial edict. Moreover, they are no longer the same kind as Yongli people and ghosts.
Wu Guogui's words were translated into Persian by a Portuguese businessman from Salim Port (located in Lower Burma, Myanmar's foreign trade port) who had stayed in Macau and Goa for many years.
With this Portuguese businessman as a translator, Wu Guogui could finally have a good talk with Amir Khan.
Amir Khan was of course very happy when he heard what the interpreter conveyed to him. He immediately patted his chest and said: "General, it's great that you are willing to send troops...I assure you that His Majesty Alamgir is The most generous monarch in the world. Of course, he is also the richest... As long as you are willing to send troops, the cost is easy to negotiate! By the way, how many troops are you prepared to send? When can you send troops?
The situation now is very critical! Kangxi Khan has captured Kabul, and will break through the Khyber Pass this winter at the latest! "
The reason Amir Khan expected Kangxi to invade again this winter was because the temperatures in India in summer and autumn were too high compared to Kangxi Khan's army.
For the armies of Wu Guogui, Shang Zhixin, and Geng Jingzhong, India's hot climate is also a big trouble.
"Can't we guard the Khyber Pass?" Wu Guogui asked, "Isn't there a checkpoint or castle to guard it?"
"Well, no." Amir Khan shook his head and said, "It is a quite open mountain pass... If you want to build a city wall, there will be a considerable amount of work. In addition, there are a lot of paths on both sides of the mountain pass that can be passed. , a blockade is impossible.”
"I see..." Wu Guogui nodded, thinking: "If it were the Ming Dynasty, you would have blocked it long ago. No matter how big the project is, can it be bigger than the Great Wall?"
"How many troops does Kangxi Khan have now?" Geng Jingzhong inquired a little guiltily.
His current wife, Ma Jiashi, was originally Kangxi's concubine... The two of them are now in a good relationship, and they have given birth to three children in succession, all of whom are quite healthy. If you meet Kangxi Khan, you don't know what these three children should call him?
"More than two hundred thousand!" Amir Khan said, "At least this number, maybe more... According to Kangxi Khan himself, it is one million people."
"It's only claimed to be one million." Shang Zhixin said confidently, "It should be enough for us to send 50,000 troops!"
In fact, the total number of troops owned or commanded by Wu Guogui, Shang Zhixin, and Geng Jingzhong did not exceed 40,000. It is simply impossible to send 50,000 troops. It would be good to have 20,000 to 25,000 troops.
But when reporting numbers to Aurangzeb, report more numbers in order to collect more fees.
Wu Guogui also understood this set of rules, so he smiled and said: "Then send 50,000 troops first... The cost is not low!"
His words were translated into Persian. Aamir Khan immediately patted his chest and promised: "If you have money, you will have money if you send troops..."
Amir Khan stretched out his hand and said, "His Majesty Alamgir will give you five million..."
When Wu Guogui saw Aamir Khan's slap, his face sank, and he seemed very disappointed.
"Ten million! Ten million rupees..." Amir Khan said, "This is only the cost for one year, and as long as you achieve a major victory, the generous His Majesty Alamgir will also give you an additional reward!"
Ten million rupees may seem like a lot, but the Mongol Empire has always had a tradition of raising soldiers and officials with high salaries. This amount is really not expensive to hire 50,000 elite soldiers who can win battles.
"We also want Chittagong, which originally belonged to the Arakan Kingdom." Wu Guogui added, "If the situation is really urgent, we can send troops as soon as possible."
His words were translated into Persian by the Portuguese profiteer.
"Okay!" Amir Khan said, "I can suggest His Majesty Alamgir to cede Chittagong...but you must help us guard the coastline of Bangladesh and several important estuaries."
Bangladesh is the granary and money bag of the Mughal Empire, so nothing can happen to it.
"That's no problem!" Wu Guogui said with a smile, "Then let's make it a deal and make an appointment right away!
By the way, Mr. Ah, when you go back, find someone to tell you about us leading troops into Tianzhu. But we can't say that there are only 50,000 people. It has to be bigger... Let's say that there are 100,000 Ming troops, led by Wu Guogui, Shang Zhixin, and Geng Jingzhong. Specially capture Kangxi Khan! "
"Okay, I'll write a letter and report to Alajim immediately!"
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"Great Khan, Great Khan, it's bad... Wu Guogui, Shang Zhixin, and Geng Jingzhong, three rebels, have come to Tianzhu, and they are leading a hundred thousand troops!"
In the palace of Kabul, early this morning, Kangxi Khan, who had just spent the night chatting with a very cute Persian beauty, was yawning and preparing to go to court when he heard the chief steward Xiao Guizi getting angry. What a noise!
