Daming 1805

Chapter 78 The Great Food Battlefield
Napoleon pondered on the Lucia train full of wounded, where to go to find the power to change Europe.

At the pier in Alexandria, Egypt, where he fought, the wounded and soldiers evacuated from the battlefield in the Dashi area are also being sent to the passenger ship returning to the mainland of Taixi.

Napoleon initially served as an officer on the battlefield in the Caliphate area, and after continuous promotion, he was transferred to the Anxi battlefield as the supreme commander.

The Great Food Battlefield is the real main battlefield of the Anti-Ming War, and it is also the place where this world war broke out.

The fuse of this world war was not that Ming tried to dismantle the Ottoman Empire. The British, French, and Lucians all wanted to participate.

Not even the construction of the West Sea Canal by the Ming Dynasty.

In the history of the Suez Canal, until the end of World War II, before the first large-scale expansion, from a modern point of view, the navigable capacity was relatively limited.

Only ships of up to [-] tons can pass.

Although the Ming Dynasty in this world is interested in digging bigger, the local geological environment is fixed, and the engineering capabilities of this era are also here.

The West Sea Canal in Daming can only pass [-] tons of transport ships at most.

Now the Navy's capital ships and armored cruisers have a displacement of more than [-] tons, and of course it is impossible to pass through the West Sea Canal.

A maximum of six thousand tons of protected cruisers can be taken.

Because of the same tonnage of warships, the hull draft is deeper than that of commercial ships, so the traffic tonnage is smaller than that of civilian ships.

That is to say, at that time, Daming could only deploy [-]-ton protective cruisers in the Daqin Sea (Mediterranean Sea).

While confirming this, coupled with the Ming Dynasty's commitment at that time, the canal allowed ships from all countries to pass through, and ensured that the main ironclad ships would not be deployed in the Daqin Sea.

The British and other Thais resisted the urge to break with Ming for the time being.

However, this situation did not last long.

When the current emperor Zhu Zhongliang of the Ming Dynasty was young and vigorous, he was eager to deploy the battleship to the Daqin Sea.

Ironclad ships can't be sent in, but armored cruisers can.

Because the Ming Dynasty at that time was already planning combat operations against the British.

The transportation of large warships into the Daqin Sea is also the preparation for combat operations, and is used to defend the West Sea area (Sinai Peninsula) at sea.

It is impossible for the British and Spaniards to take the Little West-Atlantic route, bypass the Mexican mainland, and enter the Great Qin Sea through Gibraltar.

The result of forcibly breaking into it may be that the war broke out early.

The key Ming Dynasty is in the mid-Atlantic and north, without any available supply and repair bases.

In a naval battle with the Western countries in the Atlantic Ocean, the Ming Navy will suffer very much.

So Zhu Zhongliang thought of an idea of ​​darkening Chen Cang.

On the coast of the Daqin Sea in the northern part of the West China Sea, it is very common to build a civilian shipyard, which also has a military ship repair function.

Then in the Jizhou (Djibouti) shipyard in East Mexico, the hull of the [-]-ton armored cruiser was built in advance.

No weapons, equipment, or armor were installed on the ship, so that the hull was kept at a very low draft and floated at sea, and was towed through the canal in secret with a tugboat.

The weapons and equipment required for armored cruisers are transported to the shipyard on the Daqin Sea side by cargo ships to "repair" those [-]-ton armored cruisers with only hulls.

Of course, the repair process is also confidential.

The initial operation was also quite smooth, and the shipyard "repaired" six armored cruisers one after another.

At the same time, there are also a large number of low-level cruisers, which openly entered the Daqinhai Sea, and the Daqinhai fleet of Daming began to take shape.

However, such a large project cannot be kept secret for a long time.

The newly completed battleships will eventually go out for testing, and more and more people will come into contact with them.

The news eventually leaked, and the whole Tessie was completely fried.

In particular, France, Sardinia, Italy, Austria and other countries along the Daqin Sea (Mediterranean Sea), as well as Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands and other countries that have been pitted by Daming.

Daming put the knife directly under their buttocks.

After Daming's behavior was discovered, he simply stopped covering it up.

Continue to transport more hulls and equipment to assemble more warships in the Daqin Sea.

Openly prepare for war, mount main guns on repaired pedestals on the shoreline, provide cover for cruisers at sea, and prevent enemy fleets from directly bombarding the shoreline.

Daming's initial operational goal in this war was to preserve the West Sea Peninsula and the Canal, while capturing the entirety of Egypt and India.

This war goal was not too big, but it underestimated the pressure it caused to the Taixi people.

Daming was constantly building docks and shipyards in the Daqin Sea, and in the process of sending battleships in, the Taixi people were not idle.

Although the Taixi people do not know that Daming is in the dark, the threat they feel is also increasing.

They began to increase their troops to the area around Dashi, especially Britain, Spain, and the Ottomans.

When Daming publicly prepared for war, the pressure accumulated by the Taixi people for a long time finally reached a critical point. Coupled with the mediation of the British, the anti-Daming alliance was finally established.

After the establishment of the Anti-Ming Alliance, they immediately demanded Daming to demolish all the armored cruisers in the Daqin Sea, or transport them back to the Lesser Ocean around the Atlantic Ocean under the supervision of the Taixi Fleet.

Ming, who had been preparing for war against Egypt and India, naturally rejected the "barbarians"' demands for self-mutilation.

The anti-Ming alliance, who thought they were cornered, took the initiative to formally declare war on the Ming Dynasty.

Lucia attacked first on the northern battlefield.

Then the Allied Forces of the Western Countries and the Ottoman Army cooperated to attack the West Sea area from the east and west, trying to seize the West Sea Peninsula and the canal.

This is the beginning of a real world-scale war.

As the main battlefield, the Caliphate battlefield quickly gathered all the troops and fleets of the anti-Ming alliance after the war.

Great Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Prussia, Austria, Lucia, Ottoman, the Netherlands, Sardinia (Italy) are all present.

In the entire Caliphate battlefield, it was divided into four sub-battlefields: Egypt, Dead Sea, Lianghe, and Daqin Sea.

The Battle of Egypt is a battle for the land of Egypt, and the Battle of the Dead Sea is a battle for the east and north of the Sinai Peninsula and the northern part of the Cali Peninsula.

Both of these battlefields are centered on the West Sea Peninsula (Sinai Peninsula).

The area of ​​the West Sea Peninsula is too small, and there are not enough local sources of supply. Daming can only transport supplies from East Africa and India through the Red Sea route.

This limited the number of people participating in the war in Daming, unable to take advantage of the local manpower.

Although these places are not native to the Western countries, their native land is much closer than that of Daming.

It is more convenient to ship supplies directly through the Daqin Sea, so the number of participants in the war will be more.

But the end result was a lose-lose.

As for the Battle of the Two Rivers, it had been fought for a long time before the Anti-Ming Alliance was established.

That was the war in which Daming seized the two river basins from the Ottomans, and the opponents were mainly the troops of the Ottoman Empire.

Here, Daming can transport soldiers and supplies from India and Persia. Although it is mainly by sea, it is surrounded by Daming colonies.
The efficiency is much higher than shipping from East Mexico through the Red Sea.

The level of the Ottoman troops is also significantly lower than that of the main Taixi countries, and the entire war process is the continuous retreat of the Ottoman troops.

In the end, the Ming Dynasty basically occupied the entire Mesopotamia.

After completing the task, the Daming troops on the Lianghe battlefield tried to continue to attack the west, trying to get through the line of communication with the Xihai Peninsula.

However, it was desperately blocked by the Taixi countries and the Osman army, and the goal was ultimately not completed.

The Daqin Sea battlefield is a naval battle.

In the early days of the war, Daming had a limited number of naval fleets in the Daqin Sea, and even no main ironclad ships at all.

However, most of the main fleets of the Western countries were also dragged into the South Atlantic by Daming's main fleet, and the fleets in the Daqin Sea were also not the main force.

The early operational thinking of the armored cruiser fleet of the Daming Navy was to attack the supply routes of the Western countries and interfere with the support of the Western countries to the battlefield.

As a result, after a few accidental exchanges of fire, it was found that the enemy's shells could not penetrate the armor of their armored cruiser.

Because at this time, the surface hardening armor has outstanding defensive effect, and the large-caliber armor-piercing projectile is not mature, and it is an era when the shield is larger than the spear.

Then the Ming Navy began to try a more proactive combat strategy.

However, the number of Daming fleets in the Daqin Sea is still too small, and the anti-Ming alliance can draw fleets from the Atlantic at any time.

The Ming navy has achieved a lot of victories, but it is difficult to completely defeat the anti-Ming alliance navy.

Here, Daming explored the command method of a large number of shore artillery coordinated operations, and completed the accumulation of experience in coordinated attack of large-caliber main artillery.

On the whole, of the four battlefields in the Caliphate, two battlefields were both losers. In one battlefield, Daming achieved some goals, and in the final naval battle, Daming was at a disadvantage.

The total number of casualties of Daming's troops is far less than that of the Ottoman Empire, and also less than the Taixi countries, and even the casualty data of servants is lower than that of the anti-Ming alliance.

This final result can be regarded as a draw in which Daming has a slight advantage.

Now, the brutal war that lasted for more than ten years has finally ended.

Most of the soldiers in the Tianfang area are also a bit like the soldiers in the northern battlefield of Lucia. Although they are gradually withdrawing from the battlefield, it is difficult to relax in a short time.

The "Grand Vizier" of the Ottoman Empire (could be regarded as a chancellor), Kol Yusuf Zaadin, assesses the situation facing the Empire after the official end of the war.

The titular Ottoman governor of Egypt, the de facto ruler of Egypt, Muhammad Ali bin Ibrahim, looked at the ruins of the city and pondered the future.

In Alexandria, the descendants of nobles and princes from various Taixi kings were discussing whether to hold a banquet to celebrate the armistice.

When news from the British came and the venue for the negotiation was finally determined, the banquet was officially confirmed.

They invited several princes, princes, and grand dukes of the most prestigious status to attend as their nominal hosts.

The Prince of the Netherlands, William Frederick, is the historical King William I of the Netherlands.

Prince of Portugal, Prince of Brazil, Jose Francisco, who died of smallpox in history, survived with cowpox as a child.

Prince of Spain, Fernando Francisco, the historical King Fernando VII of Spain.

The younger brother of the Kingdom of Sardinia, Duke of Aosta, Vittorio Emanuele, the next king of Sardinia in history.

Some of the aristocratic children headed by these princes were actually involved in combat or command, but most of them just came to brush their qualifications.

But no matter what kind of people, they are now focusing on one person, a person who doesn't seem to be very unhappy.

The younger brother of the Austrian Emperor, the Duke of Taischen, the Austrian marshal, the commander of the Taixi coalition in the Western Sea Battlefield, and the Archduke Karl Ludwig Lorenz.

Although the war was over, and in a near-draw model, it was already a victory for the Europeans.

But Archduke Karl was not happy, he could not see the future of Europe and Austria.

Since the war ended in a draw, Daming completely protected the Sinai Peninsula and the West Sea Canal.

In the future, Daming can deploy the fleet in the Mediterranean without any scruples. If it is impossible to enter from the Strait of Gibraltar, it can also be built directly at the West Sea City Shipyard.

It's like putting the knife in front of all European nations forever.

The British, Prussians, and Lucians, whose estuaries are on the ocean, may not be particularly concerned about this matter.

The French and Spaniards, who have access to the sea on the ocean and the Mediterranean at the same time, may be able to bear it.

But the Austrians and the Italians, all their ports to the sea are in the Mediterranean Sea, there is no way not to care.

Especially in Austria, the outlet is not only in the interior of the Mediterranean, but also in the secondary inland sea, the Adriatic Sea.

The Adriatic Sea is like a pocket, with an outlet just over 70 kilometers wide.

As long as the Daming Navy arranges a fleet, it can completely block Austria's gateway to the sea.

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This chapter was written in a hurry, there may be many problems, and the number of words is a bit beyond the standard, more than 600 words.

I was going to delete more than 2000, but I couldn't figure out which ones to delete in a hurry.

Now send it out first and then find a way to correct it. If you find a problem, you can mention it in the chapter, and I will go back and correct it again.

(End of this chapter)