In this way, these representatives of European countries who were jealous of Portugal's wealth spoke impassionedly for a long time. In the end, they could not exclude the enthusiasm of other countries. As a result, all countries that could send troops sent troops to encircle and suppress Portugal.
As for Tsarist Russia, it was much poorer than Portugal. Only a few neighboring countries, such as the United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania, Sweden, etc., reluctantly promised to send troops together to destroy Tsarist Russia.
Next, it is time to discuss the specific war.
The Spanish envoys provided information on Portugal's military deployment, including the army and navy, how many troops there were, what equipment they had, and so on.
Such specific information was obviously provided by a Portuguese traitor.
It is precisely because of the understanding of Portugal's military deployment that although Portugal has white gunpowder and corresponding equipment, Spain feels that it can deal with Portugal.
Now that France, Britain, the Netherlands and other countries are participating in the war against Portugal, the certainty of annihilating Portugal is even greater.
The total number of people using rifled guns in the armies of various countries is definitely several times more than the Portuguese. Even the steam paddle-wheel warships, which were previously purchased from Portugal or imitated by themselves, after several countries put them together, exceeded the number of steam paddle-wheel warships owned by the Portuguese Navy.
To some extent, this is also a hidden danger caused by Portugal's previous wealth.
After all discussions were completed, envoys from various European countries rushed back to report the results of the meeting to their monarchs. Then he dispatched his troops and generals and secretly marched to the predetermined battlefield.
For them, this is a crucial battle. Especially the attack on Portugal was a battle for wealth, and all countries sent their elite soldiers and generals.
For example, on the French side, because they have a common enemy, there is no longer a civil war. The famous general Grand Condé returned to the command of Louis XIV, and another famous general Turenne will lead the sea and road armies respectively.
On the British side, Cromwell personally led the parliamentary army for which he was famous.
As for Spain, its King Felipe IV personally led the army and withdrew the army from various battlefields into the country, launching a full-scale offensive against Portugal from the land route. Of course, in order to ensure Spain's best interests, he also sent a navy, together with the navies of other European countries, to take Lisbon, the capital of Portugal.
In Sweden, due to the effect of butterfly wings, Lennart Thorstensen, a famous general who originally died in 1651, did not die of illness and lived to be over 50 years old. He was the same as another famous Swedish general Carl Gustaf. Together with Wrangel, he led the Swedish main force to conquer Tsarist Russia.
On the side of the United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania, Jan III Sobieski, who had already emerged and demonstrated his military talents, was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the army. He led the Polish army, the Swedish army and the Roman Holy Empire army to launch an attack on Tsarist Russia.
In order to ensure the suddenness and effectiveness of the attack, various countries spread the word that they were arguing and the opinion of surrendering to the Ming Empire prevailed. The final result can only be a matter of time, used to confuse Portugal and Tsarist Russia, the two most critical thieves of the Ming Empire.
In addition, the war is scheduled for the coming summer, otherwise in winter, the attack on Tsarist Russia will suffer from severe cold weather, which is not conducive to combat.
Moreover, in order to ensure consistency, Portugal's attack was also selected in the summer of the following year.
As for the Ottoman Empire, it mainly wanted to attract the attention of the Ming Empire. It sent troops across the Istanbul Strait without asking for a fight with the Ming army, just to show its presence.
The shadow of an unprecedented war loomed over Europe.
Never before have European countries put aside their conflicts and united to fight against the enemy. Of course, this statement must exclude Portugal and Tsarist Russia.
Their plan was to cut off the wings of the Ming Empire and the traitors in Europe, and then choose defense as the main option on the Russian side, building a "Great Wall" to resist the attack of the Ming army.
On the other side, that is, in the south, the navies of all countries are assembled to transport troops to land from the east coast of the Mediterranean. In addition, the Holy Roman Empire and other countries adjacent to the Ottoman army can also pass through Istanbul through the territory of the Ottoman Empire and attack from several aspects. The Ming army on the Arabian Peninsula launched a general offensive in order to defeat the Ming army in one fell swoop and capture the Arabian Peninsula and the territory of the former Persian Empire.
As for the original Mughal Empire, we will discuss it based on the situation at that time.
This is the general plan of the entire Paris Conference.
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Time passed slowly, and the deployment of troops and generals from various countries was carried out in secret.
However, it is not that easy to keep such a huge battle plan secret.
The longer time passes, the easier it is for information to leak.
However, countries such as Sweden and Poland that participated in the attack on Tsarist Russia strongly requested that the combat time not be advanced in order to reduce the difficulty of their operations. Otherwise, they choose to withdraw as a threat, so that the time for the war will have to remain unchanged for the next summer.
In their view, with such a large army assembled, it would be easy to attack Portugal or Tsarist Russia.
However, sometimes things don't go as planned. This is often the case with the bigger things and the longer the waiting time.
The famous generals from various countries understood this very well and also raised objections. However, politics is greater than military affairs. Such a big matter cannot be controlled by military generals, but is ultimately decided by the monarchs of various countries.
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Before next year, in the autumn of this year, King Alexei of the Kingdom of Russia heard the news that European countries had basically decided to surrender to the Ming Empire, but there were still some domestic opponents. A final consensus is needed.
This is something Alexei absolutely does not want to see. If everyone surrenders to the Ming Empire, how will the debts of the Russian Kingdom be resolved? How to achieve the strategic goal of trying to expand the west and seize the seaport?
No, we absolutely cannot allow all European countries to surrender to the Ming Empire!
After Alexey made his decision, he immediately went to the Volga River Basin in person and asked Zhang Tongchang, the governor of the Ming Dynasty, to complain, saying that the countries of Europe were now full of slander against the great Ming soldiers.
It all goes to show that all the officers and soldiers are demons from hell, the kind who can burn, kill, loot, commit all kinds of evil, and eat people without spitting out their bones.
Don't say that European countries are actually slandering the Ming Dynasty like this. Even if they weren't, Alexei would have made it up and exaggerated it.
Now that he had real evidence, he naturally described it with added detail. Finally, he said with righteous indignation that European countries, especially Poland and Sweden, could not bear the slander against the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, he planned to send troops to teach them a lesson, hoping to get the consent and support of the Ming Governor-General.
As the governor of the front line, Zhang Tongchang naturally knew the Ming Dynasty's overall strategy for Europe.
The ultimate goal is to use Europe as a dumping ground for Ming products. They directly surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. It is of course best to have this consciousness.
However, the court's estimate was mainly due to Xingguo's belief that the possibility of European countries surrendering without a war was very small. Therefore, if possible, fight a battle and defeat them all, and then they will become obedient dogs!
Based on this, Zhang Tongchang also heard from Alexey that European countries slandered the Ming Dynasty, which was of course very angry. He pretended to be very angry and agreed to Alexei's request for war. As for support, I sold him a batch of white gunpowder at a discounted price.
This dog of the Russian Kingdom is to be used to fight against Northern Europe. Now that Alexei has taken the initiative, of course he must try his best to arm him and meet his requirements.
Alexei got the result he wanted, and of course he was overjoyed. As for the Ming army, they will not send troops for the time being. In fact, this is what he hopes for.
Because he wanted to initiate a war, the key was to plunder enough wealth through war. And for the territories that you occupy, you can feel more confident when you go back to the suzerain country to discuss the ownership of these lands.
In order to be able to fight in the winter, he also borrowed money from a bank opened by the Ming Dynasty in the Volga River Basin and purchased a large number of winter clothes.
After everything was ready, King Alexei of the Kingdom of Russia united with the Cossacks and boldly launched an attack on the United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania in the late autumn of 1656, the 29th year of Chongzhen.
As for Poland, in order to prevent Tsarist Russia from discovering its intention to attack Moscow, all the elite troops deployed were hidden in the rear. I never expected that the polar bear of Tsarist Russia would take the initiative to attack. Suddenly, they were caught off guard and lost the city and territory one after another.
In anger, while dispatching troops and generals to quickly respond to Tsarist Russia's offensive, he urgently asked Sweden for help.
A brewing war just kicked off.
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Besides, the difference between Portugal and Tsarist Russia is that no matter how secretive the changes in surrounding countries are, some rumors will eventually be heard.
The reason for this is that the Portuguese are rich.
They opened shops in various countries and developed commodity trade lines. After learning a little bit about the war against Portugal from various channels, there were always people who didn't want their financial resources to be cut off, so they spread the news to Portugal. .
If Portugal does not pay attention to a piece of gossip, then as time goes by and more and more similar news is received, these news will eventually be sent to the king's desk.
Theodosio had already been reminded by the Ming Dynasty, and of course he also understood how public and high-profile canonization would react in other European countries. Therefore, he took the news very seriously and spent a lot of money to verify it.
The result is naturally known.
Therefore, Theodosio immediately issued a nationwide mobilization order to prepare for the battle. On the other hand, a messenger was sent to the Arabian Peninsula to ask for help from the Ming Dynasty!
