Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 880
From the two aspects of so-called geopolitics and beliefs, European powers such as Austria, France, Prussia, Tsarist Russia, and even Britain, which is isolated overseas, will certainly not sit back and watch the Ottoman Empire of different religions grow. Standing on the sidelines in this war and acquiescing to Ottoman's annexation of the two teeth, the consequences will be very dire.

The Ottoman Empire, which spanned the Eurasian continent, was already huge. If the western corner of Europe was included in the bag, its strength would be further strengthened, and its ambition would no longer be restrained. Target.

Zhu Youjian judged that even if the governments of the two countries have not planned to ask for help from the outside world, Austria, France, Tsarist Russia and other Ottoman neighbors should have made corresponding preparations, but it is still unknown how these countries will participate. .

With Tsarist Russia's urine nature, it is estimated that it should take the opportunity to send troops.

There have been constant conflicts between Tsarist Russia and Ottoman all year round, but the scope and scale of the war are controlled within a certain range. However, the main force of the Ottoman Empire army is now being transferred to fight the Spanish army. And reduce.

Although the two countries have reached an armistice agreement through negotiations before, Tsarist Russia, which also likes to expand its territory, will definitely not let go of this opportunity. Two equally ambitious neighbors will never let go of any opportunity to weaken their opponents.

Zhu Youjian estimated that if the top management of the Tsarist Russian government is not in order, they will suddenly send troops to the west. At that time, it will depend on the combat strength and defense capabilities of the Ottoman eastern army. Under the loose military discipline, the destructive power is astonishing.

As for whether France, which is closer to Spain, will directly send troops to fight, it is still unknown. The shrewd French should give the Spaniards a certain degree of assistance, such as food supplies, ordnance, etc., but the decision to send troops to join the battle group Shouldn't be anytime soon.

Zhu Youjian believes that if Tsarist Russia takes the lead in taking the lead, the French will respond accordingly depending on the reaction of the Ottoman Empire and the progress of the war between the two sides.

Due to factors such as being too far away from Europe and the extremely slow transmission of information, it is difficult for the Ming side to obtain specific and accurate information about the current situation of this local war. The correct response is tantamount to the blind man feeling the elephant, and Zhu Youjian can only wait for the progress of the battle situation before making plans.

Of course he hoped that the scope of this war, originally involving three parties, would be infinitely expanded. It was a good opportunity given to Daming by God. As long as the progress of the European situation agreed with the conditions he set, Zhu Youjian would decree to send the Ming army to participate in the war. .

However, the Ming army's participation in the war must be carried out under the condition of being invited. Of course, the name is to prevent evil forces from annexing Europe and save the European people who are in dire straits.

Teachers are famous, which is also to set rules for all countries in the world.

No country can rely on super-strong force to bully the weak. It must stand at the height of righteousness and rob with the most legitimate reasons. Ah, no, it is a matter of salvation.

Does the spoils of victory count as looting?

They were all given by the rescued country and its people "voluntarily". As for the benefits obtained from the defeated country, shouldn't that be the right thing to do?

Everyone sits in a row and divides the fruit. Of course, those who contribute the most have the right to choose their interests first.

With the strength of the Ming Dynasty's official army, it is indisputable to obtain the priority.

The Indian Ocean Fleet of the Ming Army will sail into the Mediterranean Sea and deal a devastating blow to the Ottoman Navy, which is self-confident and powerful. After that, the Ming Army will land on the ground. its leader to speed up the progress of the war.

However, there are many prerequisites for all this, two of which are the most important.

First of all, the scale of this battle must reach a certain level, at least all major European countries will participate, and after the Ottoman Empire has found a powerful ally, it has established a very large advantage on the battlefield, and it already looks like a unified Europe.

Secondly, the Ming Dynasty should extensively collect various information about the Ottoman Empire, including geographical conditions, climatic factors, the number and deployment of troops, how to supply supplies, etc., so that the Ming army could quickly adapt to the local environment after landing and reduce the casualties caused by non-combat factors. Massive downsizing.

Forewarned is forearmed, without prejudging the waste.

Based on this principle, Zhu Youjian decided to recall Zhu Cihong and Li Dingguo to the country, let Zhang Qingyuan stay in Japan to preside over the overall situation, and the army was controlled by the general Ma Cheng. 6000 people were left behind, and the rest returned to China.

The Tokugawa shogunate has been destroyed, and the main force of the shogunate army has been wiped out. The remaining ones, whether they are pro-vassals or genealogical daimyo, even if they want to resist, but the force in their hands is not enough to pose any threat to the Ming army. Zhang Qingyuan only needs to follow the cabinet's established plan. Act according to the charter.

The distribution of land for Cochin immigrants is not a big deal.

Japan's current population is not large, and a large number of farmers died this time. These immigrants just played the role of strong labor force. Zhang Qingyuan can completely take back the land distribution right, and then divide it among the Jiaozhi people as appropriate.

This could be regarded as an exam for Zhang Qingyuan and other middle and lower-level officials who followed in the past. As long as someone performed outstandingly, they would be promoted when they returned to China.

The prince has also seen what the real battlefield looks like. He has been exposed to things that he has never seen before, and has increased his experience.

In the fifth month after Zhu Cihong went out with the army, the Crown Princess Wang Zhilan successfully gave birth to a healthy baby boy again, who weighed eight pounds and six taels at birth, which completely eliminated the dissatisfaction after Zhou Hou.

Li Dingguo's handsome talent was finally revealed in this leapfrogging campaign, which also pleased big shots such as Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng.

They were all killed from the sea of ​​corpses and blood, and they are quite confident in their leadership skills, but now they feel that they are getting old, and it is difficult to find talents with both civil and military skills among the civil servants of the next generation, and most of the military generals are charged. There is not even a single handsome talent with a strategic vision. This makes several people worry that if Daming meets a strong enemy again after he grows old, where can he find a great talent to take the lead?

What I didn't expect was that Li Dingguo, who was originally inconspicuous, turned out to be out of nowhere, and this trick of beheading Huanglong's beheading strategy alone amazed the audience, which made the big guys feel at ease.

The purpose of Zhu Youjian's recall of Li Dingguo is to let him make early plans for that possible future war, so as to be prepared.

(End of this chapter)