Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 440: Fight against the Spanish monarchy, long live the Aztec Republic! (Please subscribe, please vote)

On the first day of May in the tenth year of the Republic of Ming Dynasty, at the mouth of the Yangtze River.

The flag of the Ming Dynasty's Ocean Fleet was fluttering in the sea breeze.

This is the perfect weather in Qinghai, with a moderate southwest wind blowing.The waves hit the sloping bows of these giant wooden ships on the sea, splashing white waves all over the sky.

Following the signal flag of the first-class battleship Liaodong, 30 fourth-class battleships, the main force of the Ming Dynasty's ocean fleet, have formed two single-file bombardment columns. They are imaginary enemies of each other and are practicing formation bombardment tactics.The two formations each have 15 fourth-level battleships, as well as their respective formation flagships.Led by the two formation flagships, they faced each other for a while, then moved hand in hand in one direction, and then began to compete with each other for the T-shaped battle position.In the eyes of an outsider like Li Zhongshan, the performance of these warships can be regarded as strict and agile, and they enforce orders and prohibitions. The state of the warships and the morale of the officers and soldiers seem to have reached the best state before the war!
Li Zhongshan, Liu Guoxuan, Ke Tangtan, and Wu Shijue were standing on the deck of the stern of the battleship Liaodong, all holding up binoculars to watch the fleet drill.After a long time, Li Zhongshan was the first to put down the telescope and smiled with satisfaction: "Yes, good practice. It seems that he has learned how to bombard the battle line and fight for the T position. If they encounter the Spanish Armada on the ocean, they should Are you capable of fighting?"

Vice Admiral Cotentin, who had just been promoted to Vice Admiral of the French Navy, had now learned to speak a little Chinese. He also put down his telescope, nodded and said: "The tactics of battle line bombardment and T-position competition are indeed well practiced, but Naval battles that have occurred in European waters in recent decades have usually evolved into melees, and melees test the comprehensive capabilities of captains, officers and sailors more than formation combat. They need to have superb navigation skills and gunnery, as well as a brave and fearless spirit. He also has rich combat experience.

But the Ming Navy is obviously not as good as the Spanish Navy and the Dutch Navy in this regard. The Ming Navy is too young. Most of the captains have never even sailed a ship once. The other officers on the ship are even more immature. They have not even sailed a few times. Almost everyone in the sea has never actually participated in a battle against a world-class navy.I'm worried about their first battle, it will be a severe test!And they weren't ready! "

This Frenchman is so direct in what he says, but it is generally consistent with the facts!
Li Zhongshan was poured cold water on Cotentin, but he was not prepared to cancel the expedition that was about to start, because in his eyes, the real enemy was not the fleet with this name in the history of the Spanish Armada, it seemed to be No battles were won.

The real enemy of the Ming Dynasty’s navy must be the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet!

That is the truly invincible fleet!Anyway, deep in Li Zhongshan's memory, this fleet is still invincible!Now, Li Zhongshan decided to face the difficulties and rely on a wooden-hulled sail battleship to destroy the invincible U.S. Pacific Fleet!
Well, now is the perfect opportunity. As long as we capture Mexico and colonize the western United States in the future, the Pacific Fleet will disappear in the long river of history. It turns out that "time weapons" are the real weapons of mass destruction. !

And now is the best time to disintegrate the Spanish world empire. Louis XIV is competing with Spain for Italy, and William III should have taken over Britain now. However, it will definitely take some time to integrate Britain and the Netherlands.

So at this time, the Kingdom of Spain should be fighting alone.A Louis XIV who added 2 million livres in military expenditures would probably be enough for Spain to drink a pot. If we add a Ming Dynasty, an American emperor, and a progressive and civilized Mexican Republic, then the Spanish world empire will definitely be torn apart. block.

After destroying Spain, Kangxi would be left alone!
Thinking of this, he smiled lightly and said: "Kejunmen, since you think that the first fleet decisive battle of the Ocean Fleet will be a severe test, then please do your best to postpone the arrival of the first decisive battle. You are the most important Our mission is to deliver Wu Yushuai’s Third Ming Army Division to the Port of Acapulco! Before completing this mission, we must avoid a decisive battle!”

"But what should I do if my fleet encounters the Spanish Armada when passing near Japan?" Cotentin asked.

Liu Guo

After they pass through the waters near the Ryukyu Islands, our ocean fleet will set off eastward across the Pacific Ocean, and everything will be safe.By the time these Spaniards realize they have been deceived, you will have almost reached the coastline of the New World. "

These 6000 Japanese mercenaries were still hired through the "Three Poor Domains" of Satsuma, Choshu, and Tosa. They were still the same "high-priced soldiers" - the high price was to win over the three poor feudal domains of Satsuma, Choshu, and Tosa and let them eat some of the difference. Only when you become bigger can you become a loyal minister of the King of Japan!

Second, it is because the tasks given by Li Zhongshan are not easy to complete. Either you will never come back, or you will have a narrow escape!
Last time I went to Rakshasa, I guess I would have been "born as a Japanese and died as a Rakshasa ghost"!

And this time when we go back to Luzon Island, we are going to serve as a target for the Spaniards. They are just exchanging lives for money. Considering the prevalence of malaria on Luzon Island, it will not be easy to return a third of them in the end.

Cotentin thought for a while and said: "When the Spanish Armada learns that my Ocean Fleet has gone to America, they will definitely abandon Luzon Island and sail eastward. In this way, Luzon Island may be taken away by us. !
No matter how invincible the Spanish Armada is, it is still a sailing ship. By the time they cross the Pacific and reach the New World, we will have already set off from Acapulco and returned! "

He laughed, nodded and said: "Okay! One lap in the Pacific is better than three years of training at the mouth of the Yangtze River! By the time the Ocean Fleet returns to Baoshan Port, the officers and soldiers of the fleet will have been trained!"

Seeing that Ke Tangtan finally had confidence, Li Zhongshan turned to look at Wu Shijue, the "Little Yu Handsome", and asked with a smile: "Shuangyu, are you confident?"

Wu Shijue smiled: "It's a piece of cake. The Spanish navy may have some strength, but their army in the New World is not enough. Even characters like Geng Jing and Geng Juyi can support themselves in Acapulco until now. I have more than 1 How can people not gain a complete victory when they are about to pass?”

Looking at Wu Shijue's determined expression, Li Zhongshan smiled knowingly: "Okay, your third division can board the ship soon. When we get to the republic city-state of Acre, remember to say hello to your father for me!"

Wu Guogui set out for the New World last year. Although the location of the Presidential Palace assigned to him by Li Yat-sen was in the gold-rich "San Francisco" (it doesn't have this name now), the place is still desolate, with only thousands of criminals there. Under the supervision of two to three hundred Wu Guogui's personal soldiers, a fortress was built there and the land was reclaimed.Of course, Wu Guogui could not be in charge of such a place, so he, President Wu, who was responsible for governing the American Empire, simply settled in a place called Banderas Valley near Acapulco (where Zheng Jing was originally called Geng Jingzhong). A provisional presidential palace was built on the chosen site).

The first president of the American empire actually holds office in Mexico. Is this American emperor supported by Mexico?
However, it is said that the environment of that place is very good, with mountains and the sea behind it, beautiful scenery, and many villas for New Spain's powerful people have been built, making it a good place for them to vacation and relax.

Regarding the vast and boundless new continent, Wu Shijue also showed a look of expectation: "Shikai, will the Ocean Fleet set off soon?"

Li Zhongshan said: "Yesterday, a clipper from the Satsuma Domain arrived in Baoshan County. It has been determined that the Spanish Armada passed through the waters near the southern part of Kyushu Island three days ago and headed towards the Philippines!
In addition, the edict declaring war on the Kingdom of Spain will be officially issued soon.The Third Army Division will be our vanguard in attacking the 'Western Bandits' and pacifying the New World!This is the merit of eternal life! "

Geng Jingzhong, now Geng Juyi, landed in Acapulco in 1677, almost 5 years ago!

Time flies like an arrow, and the sun and the moon fly by!

However, in these five years, Geng Juzhong has not wasted his time. He has become a Shenzhou warlord who became the liberator of Acapulco by chance, and has completely grown into the father of the Republic of the New World.Well, he is the kind of founding father who can have a bronze statue erected in the center of Acapulco in the future, and countless people will give him flowers every day!
It has to be said that he made a lot of money on this trans-Pacific trip.

And behind the father of the Republic, there stood another loving father - Zheng Jing's father, the richest man in the Ming Dynasty.

In the past four or five years, "Papa Zheng" has organized ten to twenty Galen ships and old lock ships every year to transport people and supplies to the Port of Acapulco. In the past four to five years, more than 1 people have been sent. , and also transported a large number of artillery, flintlock guns, and hollow-cavity ammunition.

Using these weapons, Geng Juyi armed a "Republican Army" of nearly 20000 people. The number was not large, but the combat effectiveness of this army was considerable.Because of the "republican ideas" and "equality ideas" from the Ming Dynasty, many Indo-Europeans and Indians who could not bear the oppression of the Spanish were attracted to join the Republican Army in the city-state of Acre.These people all feel that they are fighting for an independent, free, and progressive New World Republic, and they are against the corrupt, degenerate, evil Spanish monarchy, which is killing people in the New World, so they are all good people.

Even though Juan Jose sent the Marquis of Ascenta who once led the Army of the Netherlands and a group of elite soldiers who participated in the Franco-Dutch War, he also ordered the Governor-General of New Spain to recruit 50000 troops in the territory to attack the newly born Acre. The republican city-state of Pulco launched three large-scale attacks.But each time he failed more miserably!Nearly 20000 people were lost one after another, and even the Marquis of Ascenta himself almost became a prisoner of Geng Juyi.

And the flag of the Republic was planted in more than a dozen towns on the Pacific coast of New Spain!
Today, the jurisdiction of the city-state of Acre extends from the port of Acapulco to the northwest along the coastline to the Banderas Valley, stretching for nearly 1500 miles.Although the jurisdiction of the Akka city-state is very narrow, it is only a narrow plain on the Pacific coast, and the population it governs is not large, only more than 30.

But no matter what, the name of the city-state of Akka is still a bit inappropriate. It’s time to establish a republic!
Just at this time, another piece of great news came from the jurisdiction of the Viceroyalty of New Spain - Spanish King Carlos II and Prime Minister Juan Jose were rescued because of their evil deeds of attacking Rome and deposing the Pope. Louis XIV, the Sun King, the Catholic protector of Rome, was accused of "crimes against Christ" and was punished by breaking the law!

It turned out that Juan Jose had already abandoned Rome and Milan in the spring of 1682 and retreated to the Kingdom of Naples.

Louis XIV, who invaded Rome, immediately restored Innocent XI to the papacy, and then ordered Innocent XI to issue laws against Carlos II and Juan Jose.

Breaking the law has long been no big deal in Europe. Now there is no such thing as being excommunicated by the pope, and the subjects can rebel with the blessing of God if they no longer pay allegiance.

But this is not the rule in the Spanish colonies in the New World!

The Spanish colonists never treated human beings, and only the Catholic Church could still uphold justice. Therefore, in the Spanish colonies in the New World, the Indo-European mixed race and Indians who accounted for the majority of the population generally loved Heavenly Father far more than they loved the king—the king was basically not loved by anyone. All cursed him.

So once the Spanish king was excommunicated, the devout Indo-Europeans and Indians in the Spanish colonies in the New World no longer recognized Carlos II as their monarch.

At this time, even the Indo-Europeans and Indians who had been loyal to Spain because of their love for God changed their stance and began to support the Republic.

Against this background, a conference of twelve city-states aimed at establishing a republic was held in Fort Santiago in the port of Acapulco.

"Gentlemen, representatives from the free city-states along the Pacific coast! Today, we, representatives of the free people of the New World, opponents of the Spanish monarchy, people blessed by Heavenly Father and Heavenly Brother, gather here to discuss a plan that best reflects Heavenly Father. Glory and the issue that most brings glory and dreams to the land under our feet - the establishment of a republic representing all free people of the New World who believe in Heavenly Father, Brotherhood and other religions!"

The one who was delivering a speech in fluent Spanish was Geng Juyi's confidant Yu Renying. In order to facilitate the leadership of the Catholics in the Republic of Acre, this great scholar became a Christian, found a robe to wear, and declared his Catholicism. Worship the Bishop of the Church of God!

He was originally an unorthodox bishop, and he also held a nondescript God-worshiping meeting, so not many people believed him. However, the situation has changed a little recently. Innocent XI was helped up by Louis XIV. While excommunicating Carlos II and Juan Jose, he also "canonized" Bishop Yu Renying, who had always opposed the Spanish monarchy, as a cardinal (this was actually made up by Yu Renying). Now Yu Renying is awesome Well, the cardinal conferred by the pope is of course the biggest magician in the New World. All the bishops of the twelve city-states of Akha expressed their obedience to him.

With the support of these magic sticks, Geng Juyi's rule over the twelve city-states of Akka has become more stable. The system of equalizing land and serving as soldiers has also made great progress. The twelve city-states with a population of more than 30 can now The maximum number of troops is 30000.

Under such circumstances, it would be logical for Jianguo to become a general or something else.

"Cardinal, what is the name of our republic? Is it called the Spanish Republic?"

Immediately, some representatives at the meeting asked questions.

And he also put forward a proposal to establish the Spanish Republic, but this matter was a bit too big. Do a group of Native American and semi-Aboriginal troops still want to land in Europe?

"No, we don't care about Spanish affairs," Yu Renying's old partner Li Daoren is now wearing a military uniform. He is no longer a Taoist but a soldier, and his record in the past few years has been pretty good. "Our legal system does not come from Spain either. Kingdom, because the Spanish Kingdom's rule over the New World was never legitimate.

And our place has always been the territory of the Aztec Empire, so we should inherit the legal system of the Aztec Empire. Our country can be called the Aztec Republic! "

He can really mess around. This area is not the territory of the Aztecs at all. The territory of the Aztecs is in Mexico City!

But no one cares about it. The top priority today is to establish the name of the Republic.

The echoes from below immediately started: "Down with the Spanish monarchy, long live the Aztec Republic."

(End of this chapter)