Daming: If I find a great-grandson, I will teach an emperor through the ages

Chapter 227 Lao Zhu, you are confused

Chapter 227 Lao Zhu, you are confused

Thousands of miles away...

Ottoman state.

Murad I was very sad and painful.

Those pirates who occupied the islands in the Persian Gulf, no, the Ming army, have intercepted more than 60 Ottoman merchant ships during this period of time.

At first, Murad and the others thought that those who occupied the island were really a group of pirates.

After these pirates robbed three of their merchant ships, Murad had to send troops to suppress the bandits.

So Ottoman dispatched the navy, stationed in the bay, and fought many battles with the pirates.

Those pirates showed good military qualities and combat capabilities from the beginning. However, Osman was very wealthy and sent a large number of naval fleets, so he took care of the group of pirates and destroyed them in three battles. Several warships.

But something incredible happened. Those pirates suffered a loss. Not only did they not want to retreat, but they became more and more courageous as they fought. I don't know where they made up for the deficit of the warships. After changing their tactics, they did not engage in direct combat with the Ottoman navy. , the situation became anxious.

This problem was not a big problem in the first place. Ottoman could just continue to send more troops.

But the growth rate of those pirates was so amazing that after the Ottomans sacrificed their small warships and landed on the island, they were beaten back.

Of course Osman refused to give up. After several more attempts, the result was exactly the same. It seemed that the people on the island were not pirates, but the best navy in the world. Although the number was not too large, they were extremely difficult to deal with, and they had to He grows and learns very quickly. In just a few battles, he can understand all of Osman's fighting methods and find appropriate countermeasures.

Ottoman, who had been attacking the islands in the Persian Gulf for a long time, became suspicious and began to investigate the pirates on the island.

Slowly, they found some clues. All the clues directly showed that the pirates who occupied the island were inextricably related to the Sun and Moon Kingdom that had driven them here in the first place.

In other words, those were not pirates at all, but a show sent by the King of the Sun and Moon Kingdom to place his navy team on the island.

Ottoman once again increased the intensity of his attack. After several tests, the combat readiness of the "sea pirates" was indeed upgraded again, and several powerful thunder cannons appeared!

Now Osman knew that those were not pirates at all, but the navy of the Sun and Moon Kingdom!

Not long after the founding of the Sun-Moon Kingdom, the country's finances were tight, so it sent a part of its navy to occupy the islands in the Persian Gulf, causing trouble and plundering everywhere in the name of "sea pirates."

The Ottomans were just one of the many countries they plundered.

This discovery made Murad furious!

Although the Sun and Moon Kingdom declares independence, it can break its bones and connect its tendons with the Ming Dynasty.

Not long ago, Guo Ying, the envoy of the Ming Dynasty, brought people to the Ottoman Kingdom. He also spent some time and entertained them well.

Although Murad disliked and looked down upon the other party's true intention, Murad did not touch them at all and let them return wherever they came.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Di had already made a plan on his head, sending troops to occupy the islands in the Persian Gulf, robbing Ottoman merchant ships several times, and causing a lot of blood to the Ottoman country.

Murad should have known that this was the case, and would have let Guo Ying and his troops leave safely without saying anything! It's too late to say anything now!

"Damn it! Damn it! Does Zhu Di, the leader of the Sun and Moon Kingdom, take this king seriously? At this point, he still hasn't retreated. Does he really want to provoke a war between the two countries!"

Murad roared angrily, but all the ministers under the magnificent palace showed helpless expressions.

The navy under Zhu Di is really not weak. From the beginning to the present, almost all generals at all levels have tried, but they have failed to take advantage. Now, only the Ottoman general and the hero of the Ottoman Empire, Rohu, is left. Ga Wei never set out.

The Ottoman royal fleet led by Rohuga was top-notch in all aspects.

At first, it was because Murad thought that the people who occupied the island were just a group of pirates and were not worthy of mobilizing an army. However, as things developed now, he began to worry that if Rohuga led the royal fleet, he would not be able to win. how? This is not just a matter of saving face.

Seeing that others could not count on him, Rohuga stood up. Like many Ottomans, he had a thick beard and could not even see his lips moving when he spoke.

"Dear King, I, Rohujia, am willing to lead my troops to fight against the Sun and Moon Kingdom's navy!"

Murad looked at him, his eyes a little heavy,

"Remember, we can't lose again!"

Rohujia nodded heavily. Just by looking at the strength he used, you could tell that he was very confident.

Immediately, Murad gave another order, asking Rohuja to dispatch the royal fleet on his own, rush to the Persian Gulf as soon as possible, and drive out those hateful Sun and Moon people... the Ming people! Of course, it would be best to kill them all! Let Zhu Di know what pain is!

"Hmph! Sun Moon Kingdom, Ming Dynasty, when this king prepares everything, I will take care of you all together!"

Rohuga led the Ottoman royal fleet to the Persian Gulf. After understanding the battlefield situation, he immediately changed his tactics.

It should be said that he is worthy of being an Ottoman hero. Rohuga's strategic vision is very sharp, and the tactical adjustments he made are also very useful.

Because the Persian Gulf is close to the Ottoman Kingdom and the Sun and Moon Kingdom is far away, Rohuqa began to stand firm. No matter how loud the soldiers of the Sun and Moon Kingdom were, not a single warship was dispatched.

Even if the soldiers of the Sun and Moon Kingdom defeated the Ottoman warships at sea and had to capture those soldiers, Rohuga would not allow anyone to rescue them.

In this way, with the arrival of Rohuga, the Ottoman hero, the two sides gradually became no longer fighting.

This situation is unfavorable to the Sun and Moon Kingdom. There is no battle to fight at this time, and the situation is somewhat embarrassing.

Zhu Di personally came to the Persian Gulf to command operations a month ago and has not left yet.

On this day, Zhu Di asked Qiu Fuyan again:

"What happened to what I asked you to do yesterday? They have no intention of sending troops yet?"

Qiu Fuyan nodded angrily and said:

"No matter how I make the soldiers scream in front of the enemy's formation, the enemy will not move at all. There is really nothing we can do."

"Zhang Yu also pulled a Shenwei cannon over and fired several shots at the opponent's royal fleet, but it was useless and they ignored it."

"It seems that they want to keep confronting us like this, but if this drags on for a long time, our logistics and supplies will become problems."

Zhu Di's face became solemn after hearing this, and he was worried about the same thing.

The Ottoman Kingdom is relatively close to here, making it easy to transport supplies, but it is far away from the Sun and Moon Kingdom. If Rohuja delays this for another half month or a month, they will be in a food logistics crisis!

Although there are sufficient grain and grass resources in Sun and Moon, transportation back and forth is a big problem.

Zhu Di was certainly confident that he could one day completely occupy this island in the Persian Gulf.

But no one can say what will happen until this goal is fully achieved.

Zhu Di and the others had to consider that if one day they carried out a phased strategic retreat, they would not be able to give away a large amount of food and grass.

Otherwise, burn it on fire, but this is obviously unacceptable to Zhu Di, who can't wait to crush a copper coin into foam.

Therefore, the food and grass delivered last time was only enough for the soldiers here for a month.

Under normal circumstances, in addition to the grain and grass sent from the Sun and Moon Kingdom, there are also proceeds from the robbery of merchant ships from Persia and Ottoman countries, of which grain and grass account for the majority, which is enough for the soldiers stationed on the island to use richly.

However, as Rohuga changed his tactics, the number of merchant ships from Ottoman, Persian and other countries passing through the nearby waters began to decrease significantly.

"Your Majesty, why don't you send a message back in advance and ask the army to deliver the next supply of food and grass in advance?" Liu Sheng said. Zhu Di glanced at him and said in a cold voice:

"No! If we deliver food and grass in advance, it will make Osman think that our army has no successors, and there are still some people with ulterior motives..."

At this point, Zhu Di stopped talking, but Liu Sheng also understood.

"Don't think about this," Zhu Di said again.

Liu Sheng nodded. Zhu Di's attitude was very clear. He had run out of ideas, but the problem had to be solved. He rolled his eyes again and began to think of a solution.

Suddenly, Zhu Di stood up.

"Your Majesty?" Qiu Fuyan on the side asked aloud when he saw Zhu Di's appearance.

"I have ordered that from today onwards, the entire army will reduce the use of food and grass. Except for the frontline soldiers, everyone will eat one meal a day, including me."

"In addition, I announced to the outside world that I will burn the Persian Gulf again and let the Ottoman royal fleet be ready for me!"

Zhu Di's decisive momentum deeply impressed Qiu Fuyan.

"My lord, take your orders!" After he responded respectfully, he turned and left.

……

the other side,

Jiang Wei has returned again with the Ottoman envoy, approaching the western border of the Ming Dynasty.

That day, Cao Wei was at the Research Institute to see Yiqiu's results in refining gasoline.

After several improvements to Yiqiu's distillation device, he was finally able to extract some relatively clear "gasoline".

After taking out the gasoline, Cao Wei stepped forward and sniffed it. Sure enough, the smell was a bit light. You could tell by looking at the color that there were still too many impurities in it.

"Let's light a fire and give it a try," Cao Wei ordered.

A student on the side took out a fire stick and lit it.

"boom."

The sound of burning flames sounded, and then the liquid started to burn steadily, but the flame was a little small.

Gradually, when the liquid dried up completely and the flames went out, Cao Wei saw a layer of coke-like paste at the bottom of the vessel.

Cao Wei frowned and wiped, this is not good! If this kind of gasoline is added to an internal combustion engine, won't it block it? Isn’t his dream of a sports car shattered?

Cao Wei shook his head slightly. Upon seeing this, Yiqiu knew that the effect Cao Wei expected was not achieved, and his face was a little disappointed.

Cao Wei patted his shoulder and spoke to comfort him.

"You have done a good job. Failure is the mother of success. If it doesn't work this time, it doesn't mean it won't work every time. At least, now this thing is very much like gasoline."

After hearing Cao Wei's words, Yiqiu grinned.

"What the teacher said is that students must work harder..."

While the two were talking, someone came from the side, coming from the palace.

The Ottoman embassy arrived, but they came empty-handed.

Cao Wei was stunned for a moment after hearing the news. Osman was too arrogant. After all, the Ming Dynasty was a famous celestial kingdom, and they treated him like this?

They are really not afraid of offending the Ming Dynasty, Cao Wei thought to himself.

But this was a good thing. Daming was worried that he couldn't find a reason to cause trouble, so Osman handed over the pillow.

"Go, have a look."

At this moment, the Ottoman delegation was in the palace, and Cao Wei followed the eunuchs from the palace back.

……

As the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Yingtian Mansion was the most prosperous city, and the imperial palace was even more luxurious and majestic.

But in the eyes of these Ottomans, the most luxurious palace in the Ming Dynasty was no big deal. It was far less impressive than their capital city.

It is true that the Ottoman state is too rich, and even these missions look down upon others.

When Cao Wei followed the eunuchs in the palace to the outside of Fengtian Hall, he saw the imperial guards standing outside the palace, all of them with bright armor and guns, giving them a murderous feeling.

Cao Wei looked at all this and shook his head in his heart, fearing that this scene would not scare these Ottoman envoys.

There were foreign missions present, so Cao Wei did not go in directly. Instead, he asked the eunuch beside him to go in and announce. After hearing the announcement, he entered the hall.

I saw Zhu Xiongying sitting on the high dragon cave with a solemn expression. Next to him was Zhu Yuanzhang sitting with him.

On the left and right sides of the dragon couch stood the generals Guo Ying, Geng Bingwen, and Xu Yungong.

Lan Yu did not appear here because Zhu Xiongying had given orders a few days ago to lead an army of 200,000 people and begin to advance towards the Ottoman Empire. When they arrived at the Ottoman Empire, they first stationed themselves on the periphery, contacted Zhu Di, and waited for the opportunity. Li Jinglong was also captured. Appointed as commander of food and fodder, responsible for arranging food and fodder matters for this march.

What surprised Cao Wei was that all the Ottoman envoys in the field fell to their knees at this moment.

Cao Wei was very surprised. Aren't these all people who look down on others? How could they kneel down?

Ignoring the group of white turbans kneeling on the ground, Cao Wei saluted Zhu Xiongying on the dragon couch.

"My lord, see your majesty."

"No courtesy, stay on your own."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Cao Wei stood up and stood aside, ready to take a look at the situation first.

It was not Zhu Xiongying who spoke first, but Zhu Yuanzhang.

He tried hard to make his voice sound more powerful.

"Your King Ottoman sent you to our Ming Dynasty, but you are so rude. Could it be that you really despise us?"

Cao Wei could tell that Lao Zhu was preparing to label the Ottoman mission.

Sure enough, this job must be done by professionals. If Zhu Xiongying were to do it, it would definitely not be as natural and effective as Lao Zhu.

The Ottoman envoy who was kneeling in the center of the field sneered when he heard this.

"What about you, the Ming Dynasty? You beat us to our knees here without any explanation. Is this what you call the "Celestial Kingdom" magnanimity?"

Shall I wipe it? Were they beaten to their knees? Cao Wei raised his eyebrows.