1691 AD, autumn, Atlantic Ocean.
The battleship "Qing" and the "Dajin" have already bypassed the vast African continent and entered the vast Atlantic Ocean. Now they are almost close to the coast of the European continent!
This is the first time in the history of the Mongolian navy that it has entered the Atlantic Ocean, which seems to be the "private sea" of Westerners. And Prince Yinti of Zhijun in Great Mongolia was also the first prince and king of a large Eastern country to sail across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe... Based on this, he can go down in history. Moreover, he is not only famous in the history of Mongolia and India, but also famous in the history of the world.
Because he had unknowingly participated in the "American Hundred Years' War", one of the most important historical events at the end of the 17th century!
That's right, the Merchant-Spanish War is currently dragging on, and it will soon escalate into an "American War." European countries with colonies in the Americas, such as England, France, and Portugal, will be involved in it. Moreover, the duration of this war will exceed the expectations of most people, including Zhu Heji himself.
This war will last for more than a hundred years!
In fact, European wars in the 17th and 18th centuries were almost all protracted wars. It could easily last for ten or twenty years! However, the intensity of this kind of protracted war is not very high, and the process is generally relatively slow. The time between two large-scale battles is often measured in years... After all, the level of productivity and communication, organization, and mobilization capabilities these days are just like this, and it is impossible to speed up even if you want to.
However, there were no peaceful years on the European continent in the 17th and 18th centuries. It was almost as soon as one war was over that we could prepare for the next war! The hegemony and leadership of European civilization in history was actually forged in these wars - if their combat effectiveness was not great, even if they made great geographical discoveries, it would be impossible to spread colonies all over the world. of.
And now, the Great Ming Dynasty and the Great Mongol-Indian Empire, two big players and big financiers from Eastern civilization, seem to have to actively participate in the wars in Europe and America, and they have to participate.
Because the confrontation between the Great Tomorrow Dynasty and the Great Mongol-Indian Empire will definitely continue for a long time. The Ming Dynasty will not give up Monan, Mobei, Snowy Plateau and parts of Mongolia.
Similarly, the Great Mongolia-Indian Empire cannot give up on the rivers and Kazakh grasslands, because those territories are the backbone of the Great Mongolia-Indian Empire's military power. If it abandons them, the empire will become a toothless tiger. Not to mention counterattacking the Central Plains, it is impossible to pacify India.
Since the strength of the Ming Dynasty is obviously stronger than that of the Mongol-Indian Empire, without the support of European countries, the Ming Navy can easily enter the Indian Ocean. Once the Ming Dynasty enters the Indian Ocean, the Ming-Ottoman-Hindustan Empire will continue to Into one piece.
When the time comes, the Great Mongolia-Indian Empire will be attacked on three sides, and the war will begin on multiple fronts. The result will not be very good no matter how you look at it! Therefore, if Kangxi Khan and his heirs want to continue to mix, they must win over Europe.
And if we want to hold Europe back, we must participate in the Europeans' war. Because once the Europeans lost to the Ottoman Empire in Central Europe and the merchants in the Americas, they would not be able to maintain their presence in the Indian Ocean. That's why Kangxi Khan actively participated in the European military and politics after stabilizing his basic position in northwest India and Central Asia.
Similarly, in order to prevent the "Great Ming-Shang Fang-Hindustan-Ottoman-Turkish Alliance" from becoming a reality, the Europeans had to tie themselves to the Great Mongol-Indian Empire, forming an increasingly tight alliance. alliance.
And Yinti's trip to Europe can be seen as the beginning of a comprehensive alliance between the Great Mongolia-Indian Empire and Western European Franks!
It also means the beginning of a Hundred Years War in which all major countries in the world will participate in various forms!
This historical significance cannot be overemphasized, right?
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Yinti was now used to the turbulence of the sea and was finally able to walk out of the closed cabin. Together with Shi Shilun, the supervisor of the Daqing, he stood on the back deck of the Daqing and observed the officers and soldiers of the Mongolian navy with great interest. their training.
The navy of the Great Mongolia follows the line of appropriationism. The two battleships Daqing and Dajin are both third-class battleships purchased from England and refitted with sugar and medicine. Half of the officers on board are highly paid. The daily military training of the hired officers of the English Navy was carried out by these "foreign instructors". Although they haven't been established for too long, and the battleships are not considered advanced, their training and ship handling skills seem to be quite sound.
Over time, this Mongolian navy should be able to grow into a maritime overlord in the Indian Ocean, right? Ten or twenty years later, the Mongolian navy may be able to carry the Mongolian army through the Strait of Malacca and attack the land that was once conquered by the Qing Dynasty and has now become the eternal treasure in the hearts of the Eight Banners. The land of pain...
Thinking of this, Yinti watched the sailors on the deck who were conducting gunnery training complete simulated loading and firing again and again amidst the command in English, and finally a smile of great anticipation appeared on his face.
Just as Yinti was looking forward to the day he would go back to his hometown, the sound of two people arguing suddenly came from behind him.
"No, this won't work! How can we compromise with the devil? Master Qiling, this is the biggest difference between us Catholics and you Taoists. We will fight resolutely against all evil in the world and never compromise!"
"Bishop Bai, what you said...their Jiejiao are also from my Taoist lineage, so how can they be devils? Is it possible that in your eyes, poor Taoists are also devils?"
"Master Qi Ling, you should regard those Jie Jie sects as devils, because they are the heretics of your Taoism! Heretics are more hateful than heretics and must be completely eradicated!"
"Where do you come from? Their disciples are the disciples and grandsons of Master Tongtian, and Master Tongtian is probably the Supreme Purity Lingbao Tianzun, who is also one of the Three Pure Ones. They are all the ancestors of my Taoism. Why do they have to be eliminated?" According to your opinion, aren't the Confucian Kong Shenggong and the Lamaist Sanchi Lama both heretics? They all need to be eliminated? But they and I are brothers, and the three of us worshiped the Second Master Guan together! And Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism The three religions are one family!"
"Master Qi Ling, I really don't know what to say to you... The religious views of you Easterners are really, really weird! That leader of the Tongtian cult is clearly the leader of the heresy and should be expelled. How can you still be regarded as the founder of a sect? There are three religions and one family... It’s incredible! Also, one of you worships the Three Pure Ones, one worships Confucius, and the other worships Buddha, how can you put them all together? Pay homage to Mr. Guan? What do you believe in?"
"Hey, what's so incredible about this? Why are you, a foreign monk, so stubborn? There are gods and Buddhas all over the sky. Whichever one is efficacious or useful, then just worship that one!"
Hearing the content of the argument between the two, Yinti couldn't help but smile bitterly. After leaving the port of Diu, the two magicians got together and quarreled after having nothing to do. The content of their quarrel was quite high-end, about God, devils, gods and Buddhas, the Three Purities, faith and the origin of the universe. of!
It's just that no matter how much they quarrel, they can't come up with a solution, because no one can convince the other.
That foreign monk, Bishop Bai Jin, actually had a very good understanding of Chinese culture and religious views, and even studied the "Book of Changes" for this purpose. He also had a good relationship with Kangxi Khan, Qiling Dazhen, and Kong Shenggong. Before leaving India, I had never had a dispute with anyone over the issue of "one god" and "many gods."
But on the way to Europe, perhaps because they were too bored, the two began to quarrel endlessly about "gods".
In Yinti's view, Master Qiling's sophisticated views are obviously correct... When it comes to worshiping God, just worship casually, why are you so serious?
In addition, those who teach Jie are at best animals, not devils at all. Although Su Daji was a little bad, he was just a lovable vixen and not a devil.
Thinking of this, Yinti turned around and said to Bai Jin and Zhang Hongtian: "Two gentlemen, stop arguing. It's not worth getting angry over such a trivial matter. Europe is almost here... Let's discuss it. Why don't you donate the money to the Pope for Bishop Bai? How should you give this money? Should you carry it into the Sistine Chapel?"
"Your Majesty, this matter is not important," Bai Jin walked up to Yinti, bowed, and said to him with a smile, "This time the papal election is different from the past. Money is no longer a decisive factor, but peace and harmony." The determination and method of fighting the devil are the real decisive factors. Because the entire Christian camp needs a pope who can lead them to fight resolutely and uncompromisingly against the devil under the protection of God!"
"But," Yinti frowned, "but if there is no devil, what should we do?"
There is no devil. This is the unanimous opinion reached by Kangxi, Kong Shenggong and Zhang Hongtian after studying the "American Devil Incident" and the "Pope Sacrifice Incident".
"No, there is a devil!" Bai Jin said one word after another, "Shangfang is a country deceived by the devil. The people of Shangfang have sold their souls to the devil... There is no doubt about this issue! "
Zhang Hongtian also came forward at this time, "Your Majesty, this probably means 'if you are, you are, and if you are not', right?"
Bai Jin actually nodded seriously and said: "You can also say that! If the Mongolian-Indian Empire wants to stand with Europe, then we must understand that we Europeans are very serious and persistent about our beliefs! We will never Compromising with the devil, we will not compromise with enemies who sell their souls to the devil... So the war in North America will continue until the Shang Fang Kingdom is completely wiped out!
And the war between Central Europe and the Ottoman Empire will continue until the Ottoman Empire is completely defeated... This is our Europeans' firm will and persistent pursuit of truth!
Moreover, we Europeans and you, Mongolia, both need to defeat the war between the devil and the country of the devil and those countries that attempt to fight against us by supporting the country of the devil! Although winning is not easy, and the process of the war will be long and cruel, and may last for a hundred years, this hundred-year war will allow us to accept the temper of war and become united and strong, while our enemies... .will be destroyed! "
After hearing Bai Jin's statement, both Yinti and Zhang Hongtian were stunned. They never thought that Europeans could unite for a non-existent devil and engage in a century-old war with the most powerful empire in the world!
Seeing the surprised expressions of the two people, Bai Jin smiled proudly: "Your Majesty, Da Zhenren... Do you know now how powerful the power of faith is? Only a civilization with faith can carry out real long-term And it is a cruel struggle. It is impossible for a civilization without faith or a civilization with weak faith to carry out such a long-term struggle. Because in their view, such a struggle is meaningless and sometimes even self-harm, so they must Without the determination to fight to the end, even if the great emperor wants to keep fighting, he is not a god after all. He will always die, leaving behind a country that does not want to fight an endless struggle for its beliefs. By then, we will Can win!"
Archbishop Bai, who had followed Kangxi for many years and stayed in China for several years, seemed to have a clear understanding of the religious issues of the Chinese nation... The Chinese nation prefers to live in harmony, otherwise they would not There will be no great unification. This sect and that sect in Europe have to be clearly separated, and they all regard each other as enemies of God. It would be too difficult to get together and form a unified country.
And he can also see clearly who the enemy is? The enemy is not Shang Fang at all, but Da Ming behind Shang Fang - if "there is no devil", then Daming is probably the devil behind Shang Fang!
But the empires that came out of Hexinihe also had their weaknesses... there were too many people, the place was too big, and the resources were too rich, so it was easy to get by. Therefore, it is difficult for them to carry out long-term struggles and it is easy for them to compromise. For example, the Ming Dynasty was the most powerful empire in the world during the era of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di. It was fully capable of conquering the grasslands, pacifying Nanyang, and engulfing Japan. But after they encountered some difficulties, they chose to retreat and compromise, and they had no will to carry out a century-old struggle!
As a result, their retreat and compromise gave the enemies on the grassland a chance to breathe and regain lost ground. It also gave European power the opportunity to infect the southern oceans and compressed the development space of the Ming Dynasty. It also allowed Japan to complete its integration during the long civil war, and finally be able to send troops to North Korea to engage in a war of attrition against the Ming Dynasty, exhausting the few military resources left by the previous Ming Dynasty. Therefore, there is only one way to defeat the Ming Dynasty or the devil, which is to engage in a hundred-year war! It weakened the Ming Dynasty's will to fight and forced them to voluntarily give up expansion and withdraw from the war, thus once again embarking on the route of retreat and involution...
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