Steam Daming: Stop calling me to supervise the country

After Zhu Zhanqian stationed the army in Liverpool, he ordered the general warships to return to transport soldiers and supplies.

There are still [-] regular troops in Liverpool, which is more than the number of Ming soldiers. Humphrey is still under the control of the Ming army, and since he has turned against him, he has no way out. According to Mrs. Catherine's character, even if he is this If Zhu Zhanqian came up with a knife in the back and defected, Lady Catherine would not let him go.

Humphrey is preparing for Yinggelan's upcoming attack. He is now praying that Zhu Zhanqian's warship can return soon. As long as the warship sent by Zhu Zhanqian comes with Ming soldiers and weapons, they will have chance to win.

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On the side of Suez City, the excavation of the canal is still proceeding in an orderly manner. The continuous transport of slaves and death row prisoners has increased the speed of canal excavation. The factories on the side are manufacturing excavation machines and tools for transporting waste residue to improve efficiency. Visible more and more prosperous.

Xiaosheng received the warship sent back by Zhu Zhanqin and began to load supplies.
In order to speed up as much as possible, Xiaosheng has already transported many materials and weapons in the city of Suez to the end of the Mediterranean Sea. As long as the warship docks, it can be loaded immediately, and then some of the soldiers and crew on the warship will be replaced immediately. Drive back immediately.

Thanks to such rapid support, the warships that came back for supplies could return to the battlefield so quickly.

Xiaosheng looked at the several warships leaving from the coast, a little exhausted, almost collapsed on the ground, and the guards around him immediately supported him.

"Eunuch Zhuang, are you okay?"

"Eunuch Zhuang, you haven't eaten since yesterday afternoon, you can't go on like this."

Xiaosheng said weakly: "Oh, then bring me something to eat."

He didn't go on a hunger strike or lose weight, but he just forgot to eat when he got busy. At this time, he didn't have enough energy, and he only remembered it when he was reminded.

"Eunuch Zhuang, you have to take care of all the big and small things here. You must pay attention to your own body. If you get sick, it will be even more troublesome if His Highness has no one to support you at the front line."

Following the guard's reminder, Xiaosheng realized that he must not get sick or overworked, and he must stay healthy in order to help Zhu Zhanqian.

Zhu Zhanqian relied on the whole number of people and warships to fight against a country. From the news sent back, it can be seen that Zhu Zhanqian had put a lot of thought into it. Next, he will face the frontal battle of the Yinggelan army. Counting the soldiers transported over this time, it is only worth a thousand people, and the degree of danger can be imagined.

Xiaosheng looked at the Suez Canal, he still wanted to speed up, but now the speed is the fastest, and the cost is unimaginable for ordinary people.

This battle was indeed a waste of people and money. If it weren't for the support of a big silver mine, they would really have no money.

Xiaosheng issued an order: "The port here will be expanded, and the warehouse by the port will be heavily guarded."

"Yes, Eunuch Zhuang."

"Eunuch Zhuang has ships in the sea." Suddenly someone came to report.

Xiaosheng raised his vigilance: "Where did the ship come from?"

"Look at the flags for Spanish ships."

The Spanish ships had come before and wanted to start trade with Ming Dynasty, so the soldiers recognized it.

Xiaosheng squinted his eyes slightly. Over the past few days, he has roughly figured out which countries are around the Mediterranean Sea and which places are relatively strong. Spain is considered to be relatively powerful.

They rejected the other party's trade request before, and they didn't want to cause extra trouble, but they couldn't hide it. Spain knew about the Ming army digging a canal here, and France also got the news.

Because there is no injustice or enmity at the moment, when Spain learned that the Ming army wanted to seek revenge from France, they didn't mind taking a leg at this time and choosing sides.

They hold the most critical throat positions in the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. If Da Ming's warship wants to pass through the Mediterranean Sea, he must go. trade thing.

It is understandable that the Spanish nobles and royal family want to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune.

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Two days later, the first Ingoland troops appeared outside Liverpool.

The Ingoland army did not arrive together, without this level of executive power, and each part of the army has its own lord, and everyone is not friendly to each other, on the contrary, there is a lot of friction with each other.

When the army arrived outside the city and reported it, Humphrey looked at Zhu Zhanqian: "His Royal Highness, how do you think it should be handled."

"There are more than 3000 people in this team, you can handle it."

I thought that this early army would wait for the army to come before attacking. Humphrey originally wanted to attack them, but he didn't expect them to attack Liverpool directly.

With the sudden attack, the defensive defenders in Liverpool immediately organized a counterattack. This army happened to be fighting the main line of defense of the Ming army, and the sound of shelling and musket bombardment from the front could be heard in the city.

Amidst the chug chug, Yinggelan's army retreated steadily, unable to attack at all.

This was considered to be the first head-on battle between the Yinggelan army and this Ming army. Before that, it was only the bombardment of Ming's warships, and there was no contest between soldiers.

England's army should be regarded as the most difficult enemy that Da Ming has encountered now, but it is relatively speaking, they are still not the opponent of Da Ming's army.

Even though they had faced the Ming army a few years ago and were already mentally prepared, they still didn't expect that the fighting power of the Ming army had risen several levels compared to before.

A great battle broke out, coming vigorously and retreating in disgrace. The lord of the army wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to establish his first achievements, but he didn't expect to be repelled without even touching the city wall.

Liverpool's original army saw the powerful fighting power of the Ming army, and couldn't help but feel lucky that they didn't fight the Ming army. Otherwise, they would have died in the hail of bullets.

Their own war in Ingoland would not have such a large number of casualties. The captives can be redeemed, even the war with France. However, if you fight against Ming’s army, you have to be ready to pay the price of your life at any time. This kind of mentality The difference also made them unacceptable for a while.

We are not here to play every house, and don't use your hypocritical gentleman spirit and chivalry to kidnap me, I don't take this set.

You are obviously doing dirty things, but you always use gentlemen and knights to flaunt yourself. A real gentleman would not treat Zheng He like this, and a knight would even disdain this.

Not to mention that Yinggelan lost all momentum in this battle, at least the lords and troops in Liverpool who had just become Duke Humphrey's subordinates did not dare to have any more disagreements. Humphrey's helpers were too strong.

From their point of view, Humphrey is the protagonist of this military campaign. He is going to serve Tianqing Lord, and the Ming army is his helper.

It would be very difficult to raise troops in the name of Zhu Zhanqian, after all, the name is not right, but it is much easier to use the name of Humphrey.

The army continued to press towards Liverpool, but due to the threat of firepower from the Ming army, they did not dare to attack rashly.

What followed was a protracted tug-of-war. There were many people in Yinggelan, and the Ming army was temporarily unable to cut off their follow-up supplies, but the English were not united, and they did not have the belief to fight to the death for the royal family. The court of Ingoland under Lady Catherine was in disarray.

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For the next two years, the war continued. Ingeland could not attack Liverpool, nor could it cut off Zhu Zhanqin's supply ability at sea, so the stalemate continued, and Yinggelan became weaker and weaker as he fought. The army is growing.

Because of the unfavorable war, Mrs. Catherine changed three generals in the past six months, and the change of generals also caused conflicts within the Yinggelan army.

Duke John, who lost the local support of Ingoland, also lost successive battles in France. After Joan learned about Zhu Zhanqian's affairs in Ingoland, he launched an army to pursue the territory occupied by Duke John and took it back. a large part of the territory.

Mrs. Catherine's face has aged a lot due to frequent anger recently, and her whole appearance has changed during this time.

On this day, she got angry again at the imperial meeting, and the chancellor cried poor again, saying that now Ingoland's finances have really bottomed out, and then subsidies will be given to the lords and troops who lead the troops.

Although Ingoland fought like a bear, the lords named this war the War of the Roses for their decency and the noble spirit they admired. Of course, this was also a name for some people to make money from the war.

Lady Catherine likes flowers, especially roses, which are fiery red.

She couldn't figure out the cost of the war at all, which also led her to appoint corrupt and bribe-taking people, and she was happy to fight in the name of Rose, but it backfired, and her already tight finances were exhausted.

"I tell my lady that Sir Kelyle has defected and joined the camp of the traitor Humphrey."

On this day, Catherine received the news that her subordinates had defected. This was not the first person to defect. Catherine's ruling made them see no hope, so they simply defected and followed Humphrey Qing.

Owen Tudor said softly to Mrs. Catherine: "Madam, the current situation is not good for us. Why don't we take this opportunity to shrink the front line and stick to the south of Ingoland."

"If we retreat now, we will give them the northern part of Ingoland."

Owen Tudor gave a look, and everyone backed away. He said in a low voice: "But if this continues, if you can't hold it any longer, Madam, you and the king will be dedicated to the Daming Prince by the rebellious courtiers. You once Once he finds out what he did to their envoy Zheng He, he will be like a vengeful army, and he will definitely not let you go."

Lady Catherine's eyes were complicated.

Owen Tudor continued: "During this period of time, we can see that although Ming's army and Humphrey's army are difficult to break through, they are not strong enough to capture the south, and the northern lords must have scruples about helping foreigners. , As long as it consumes a certain amount of energy, they will be killed."

The most taboo thing for a decision-maker is to listen to the opinions of unprofessional staff. Catherine has many ministers in the imperial council, but the one she listens to most is his relative Owen Tudor.

Professionals do professional things. Owen Tudor's major is in growing flowers and making honey, not in government and military affairs.

Mrs. Catherine was finally persuaded by Owen Tudor, and played vigorously for half a year, but finally returned home in a defensive posture.

With the retreat of the Ingoland army, the defenders of Liverpool City finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although they had the support of the Ming army, Liverpool City was still like a purgatory in the past six months. No less than 2 people died on both sides. The loss ratio is about 1:10, among which the Ming army suffered very little loss, and the main deaths in Liverpool City were the original Liverpool soldiers.

Duke Humphrey, who was overjoyed, laughed immediately: "It's good to retreat, it's good to retreat, the demon queen can't hold on anymore, they retreat to the south, as long as we unite with many lords in the north and attack aggressively, the pacification of Ingeland is just around the corner. what."

He has now fully assumed the role of a loyal minister on the side of the Qing emperor. Even if Zhu Zhanqian doesn't send someone to watch him now, it is estimated that he can perform his work well.

But being careful, Zhu Zhanqian continued to let people control him.

Having achieved a staged victory, Zhu Zhanqian embarked on an all-out war against King Ingoland and Queen Mother.

They must atone for Zheng He's death.

It's just that a message came before I had time to do it.

The soldiers delivered the news to Zhu Zhanqian as quickly as possible.

At the same time, Lady Catherine also got the news in the castle of Ingoland.

After reading the news, Mrs. Catherine smiled rarely. This was the only piece of good news she had received during this period of time.

"Okay, okay, that's right, I'm at the port of London, I'll pick it up myself."

The reason why Lady Catherine was ecstatic was because the letter was sent by Duke John, saying that they had captured Joan of Arc in France.

Joan was at Compiègne to fend off English and Burgundian attacks.

In a skirmish, when Joan of Arc ordered the army to retreat back to Compiègne, she was at the rear of the army to ensure that everyone retreated to the city, but at this moment Compiègne was afraid of the British. The army broke in and closed the city gate before all the troops had withdrawn. Joan of Arc and the rest of the rear guard were captured by the Burgundians.

It was originally a small-scale battle, but I didn't expect to be able to capture the French saint.

Joan of Arc was captured by the men of the Duke of Burgundy in France, but when France demanded to buy Joan of Arc, the Duke of Burgundy sold Joan to the Ingolans because the Ingolans offered a higher price.

You say it's ridiculous, but is it because Ingolan's bid is high, or does the French think Joan of Arc is worthless?
It happened that Duke John intended to improve his relationship with Lady Catherine because of his defeat on the French battlefield, so he presented Joan of Arc as a gift to Lady Catherine, and he himself would arrive in Ingoland at the same time.

Mrs. Catherine has been waiting for so long, and she finally ushered in her good helper.