"Your Excellency, the Governor of the Western Regions of the Qing Empire, Vaux Wood, the special envoy of Richard Wellesley, the Governor of the Indian Colony of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, would like to extend my highest greetings to you on behalf of Mr. Governor."
After hearing the foreign devil talking a lot, the general officer translated it in a polite way.
Le Bao nodded slightly and said: "Mr. Wood, we may have to leave the Western Region. The Pingxi Fan of the Ming Dynasty came with 20,000 troops. There is no point in fighting the Pingxi Fan of the Ming Dynasty."
Wood nodded and said: "I can understand the concerns of the Governor, but the Governor still has 30,000 troops and a population of more than 500,000. Why should he retreat in a hurry? The Ming Empire may not focus on the Western Region Province. side."
Hearing this, Le Bao waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, no, we can't stay in the Western Regions. Since ancient times, the Central Plains dynasties have tried to control the Western Regions. This is related to the Central Plains dynasty's own security. This was true for the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty. So the Ming court freed up its hands. , will definitely try to completely control this area, we can’t wait until tomorrow to send troops, I’m afraid not many people will be able to leave by then.”
Wood frowned upon hearing this.
From the perspective of Britain's interests, he certainly hopes that Lebao will do whatever it takes to plan the Ming Dynasty here in the Western Regions.
But Lebao’s Governor-General of the Western Regions is not the Qing government that signed countless treaties in later generations and almost completely exchanged sovereignty.
Vaux-Wood is not the British Consul General Aliza in Dongjiaominxiang.
So it was impossible for him to control what LePaul was going to do.
It's only natural for LePaul to make decisions based on his own interests.
"Where are you going, Your Excellency the Governor?" Wood asked.
Lebao frowned upon hearing this.
The 30,000 soldiers he has on hand are actually not enough for him to fight the several Green Sect Khanates in Central Asia.
But the problem is that they are too close to the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty has Pingxi Fan. If they make their home in Central Asia, they may be in danger of annihilation at any time.
But where else to go but Central Asia?
To the north?
To the north is Tsarist Russia, although Lebao is not very afraid of Tsarist Russia, because the Eight Banners soldiers under his command have been baptized by the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and they know better than Tsarist Russia's shooting army how to fight a war in the bombardment artillery era.
Going west or north doesn't seem to work.
Then we can only go south.
But the forces in the south are not easy to fight.
The first thing they have to face is a new green religion khanate: the Durrani dynasty.
It was the predecessor of Afghanistan in later generations.
This dynasty is at the peak of its national power.
Not easy to bully.
In fact, the British have tried to knock on the door of this green religion country several times, but have repeatedly failed.
The first Anglo-Afghan War (the war between Britain and Afghanistan) in history occurred at about the same time as the First Opium War.
The British did not invade Afghanistan until fifty years later, which shows that this place is indeed not easy to bully.
"I want to acquire a piece of farming land in the south to support 500,000 banner people."
LePaul said.
Half of his men are Han, and there are hundreds of thousands of Manchus who are not good at herding. Although the remaining hundreds of thousands of Mongolians can herd, they may not be able to feed so many people.
Wood rolled his eyes and said, "Why don't you make the Indus River Basin your home?"
"Indus Valley?"
A map of India came to LeBau's mind.
This Indus River is not in India in later generations, but in Pakistan.
There are now several countries scattered in this area.
The confederacy of the Sikhs, the Kalat dynasty, the Talpur dynasty, and most of the Mughal Empire's territory lay on both sides of the Indus Valley.
This is indeed a land of farming. In the South Asian subcontinent, it is a farming land comparable to the Transverse River Basin. In later generations, the population density is no less than that of the Ganges River Basin.
"Going to fight the Mughal Empire?"
Lebao frowned.
"No, we have to go through Afghanistan first!"
"What if they don't borrow it?"
"Mr. Governor, is your army just a display?"
Lebao looked at the foreign devil and understood.
This foreign devil hopes that he can drag hundreds of thousands of people to India, and he is afraid that he is planning to join forces with him to deal with the coalition of Indian princes in the Ming Dynasty.
But the Indus River Valley is indeed a good place.
And now Lebao is also an important minister of the Qing Dynasty who has opened his eyes to see the world. He knows that although the British have suffered a defeat in the Indian Ocean, they are still one of the few big countries in the world. Alliance with such a big country is also okay for the Qing Dynasty. cited as strong support.
In addition, Sun Shiyi was an important minister of Emperor Qianlong back then. He had an old relationship with Fukang'an and worked with him.
I'm afraid he will miss the incense love back then and will not kill the Qing Dynasty!
not to mention.
The Qing Dynasty all went to India.
Could this Ming Dynasty's hand be able to stretch so long?
Taking the Indus River Basin as home, this area is densely populated, and there are hundreds of thousands of Eight Banners. When the time comes, the Eight Banners will rule the local indigenous people. Isn't this a small version of the Qing Dynasty?
When the time comes, we will find a way to take out all the fifteenth masters, ascend the throne and proclaim themselves emperor in the New Qing Dynasty, and the Qing Empire will be resurrected!
Thinking of this, Le Bao also believed that going south was the way to survive for the Qing Dynasty.
But the problem is.
Do we really want to fight the Afghans first?
I heard that the people in this place are very tough.
At that time, Aurangzeb, the great emperor of the Mughal Empire, used Indian money to hire Afghan warriors to complete the great expansion of the Mughal Empire!
The fighting ability of the people in this place cannot be underestimated.
if you can.
Of course, LePaul prefers to bully Indians rather than fight with Afghans.
But now that the Afghans are standing in front of him, I don’t know if they will take advantage of it honestly - normally they shouldn’t. If you think about it from the perspective of the rulers of the Durrani dynasty, who can He is willing to let hundreds of thousands of people and a powerful force of 30,000 troops pass through his territory.
Then there is only one fight!
Lebao not only fought against the Ming army, but also against the Pingxi Fan army of the Ming Dynasty.
But Afghanistan?
That’s still very confident!
The current name of the Afghan Imperial Cemetery has not yet been carried forward.
Although I heard that the warriors here are very good at fighting.
But so what if we can fight again?
Since ancient times.
The barbarians from the east beat down the barbarians from the west, and the barbarians from the north beat up the barbarians from the south.
The Yuezhi who were driven out by the Huns were able to dominate this area and establish the Yuezhi Empire.
If the Huns are driven away, they can become the scourge of God in the west.
After being defeated in the east, the Turks moved westward and established a series of empires, large and small, in Central Asia and West Asia.
Even the current Ottomans are said to have some connection with the Turks.
Needless to say, the Mongols’ Western Expeditions.
It's basically crushing all the way.
What he Le Bao was holding was the Manchu, Han and Mongolian coalition forces.
There's no reason why you can't beat it.
"Your Majesty the Governor, your army has rich combat experience and is one of the most familiar with the army tactics of the new era. You can use this army to find a foothold for the Qing Empire. Now the Ming Empire is too powerful. You and your men can only rebuild the Qing Dynasty in an area far away from the Ming Empire!"
Vox Wood said.
"What's more, if you lead troops to the Indus River Basin, our British Governor-General of India will be able to provide you with more powerful weapons. The alliance between Britain and the Qing Dynasty will definitely curb the expansion of the Ming Empire in India!!"
For the Britons.
Arming Lebao is almost a no-brainer.
In their view, Lebao and the Ming Empire were naturally mortal enemies.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
And now on the Indian battlefield.
The Ming Dynasty's coalition of Indian princes encroached northward along Bengal, putting increasing pressure on the Governor-General of British India.
If we can form an alliance with Lebao and join forces, we can plan a decisive battle against the coalition forces of Ming and Indian princes!
"I will consider going south," LePaul said, without immediately responding.
Ward did not expect Lebao to make such an important decision right away, so he nodded to express his understanding, and then said: "Your Majesty the Governor, we in Britain have an unkind request."
"Please say?"
"We hope that His Excellency the Governor-General will send a corps of officers as advisors to guide the Army of the Governor-General of Brydia in adapting to the Army tactics of the bombardment era."
If people in future generations hear this sentence, I am afraid they will be shocked!
Britain actually asked the Qing Dynasty to send military advisers to teach them how to fight! !
But Vox Wood doesn't feel any shame.
Because various new weapons appeared on the battlefields of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Tactics also evolved very rapidly.
The British Army really needs to communicate with the Qing Army, which has experienced such "advanced weapons and tactics"
"That's no problem. You and I have a common enemy, so we should work together."
LePaul immediately agreed.
He wanted to maintain good relations with the British.
Because his weapons and ammunition have to be obtained from Britain.
(End of chapter)
