Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

When Charles heard this, he was stunned.

At this moment, accompanied by a burst of noise and footsteps, the Dutch Ambassador and the Spanish Ambassador arrived at the British Embassy one after another.

They brought two pieces of sad news for Charles.

That is, they all received the Ming Dynasty’s declaration of war!
And more importantly, the embassy area has been surrounded by the Ming Dynasty's garrison in Nanjing, and no one is allowed to enter or exit.

Obviously, Daming was not joking about this matter.

There is really going to be a war.

The three of them sat at the same table, smoking cigars and puffing away at each other, all with sad faces.

If Charles was just heartbroken about the declaration of war against the Ming Dynasty, then they truly felt what a disaster was.

Because Britain now has no strongholds or colonies within the Ming Dynasty's sphere of influence. Even if the Ming Dynasty declares war with Britain, it will not be able to reach the British for a while.

To the west of Malacca, with the British's one or two hundred years of operation in India, they may not necessarily be afraid of the Ming army who will go on an expedition.

But the Netherlands and Spain are different!
The Manila Colony and the Batavia Colony of the two countries were both under the eyes of the Ming Dynasty.

Starting from Guangzhou and marching towards Nanyang can be said to be just a matter of steps.

Once the Ming Dynasty really declares war, the army will soon reach Manila and Batavia, and a war will really break out.

"What should we do? What should we do?!"

"Our forces in East Asia may not be able to withstand the Ming Dynasty's attack..."

When Anthony was talking, the wrinkles between his eyebrows were so deep that they seemed to trap mosquitoes.

Although they intervened in the Japanese war and provoked Ming Dynasty.

But he didn't want to go into full-scale war with Ming Dynasty.

Because they know that if a full-scale war breaks out, they will most likely not be Ming's opponent.

The reason why they intervened in the Japanese war was just to disgust Ming Dynasty.

At most it can be regarded as a tentative provocation!

But what they didn't expect was that when faced with their provocation, Daming did not retaliate reciprocally.

For example, supporting the indigenous or Chinese people under their colonial rule to rebel and fight for independence, or supporting pirates to harass their caravans, etc.

Since they dared to provoke Ming Dynasty, they must have made plans in advance for these situations.

But the plans they made in advance did not include an all-out war with the Ming Dynasty.

The reason for this situation is that countries such as Britain, the Netherlands, and Spain overestimated their own weight.

Because diplomacy has always adhered to the principle of reciprocity.

Only reciprocal retaliation is needed between countries at the same level.

Or maybe it's a test.

But there is no need for a strong country to test for reciprocal retaliation against a weak country.

Dare to provoke?
Just press it to death!

This is the case now.

Faced with provocations from Britain, the Netherlands, Spain and other countries, Ming Dynasty had no idea of ​​testing.

Instead, they are preparing to declare war directly and kill these little bugs who dare to provoke Ming Dynasty.

If the British, Dutch, and Spanish mainlands united, they might have the qualifications for Ming to test retaliation.

But one Manila and one Batavia, just two colonies under the nose of the Ming Dynasty.

They are not worthy of Ming's attention.

If you dare to provoke, just kill him.

This is what Zhu Jing'an thought and did.

As for the consequences of doing so?
Haha, is it possible for Britain, the Netherlands, and Spain to send troops to East Asia to find trouble?
To mobilize troops across half of the world, even if these three countries empty their national treasury, they will not be able to afford this military expenditure.

Although Britain has a certain number of troops in India.

But do they dare to transfer easily?
Deploying troops from India to East Asia is tantamount to a huge gamble for Britain.

It's still a huge gamble with no hope of winning.

If they lose, Britain will lose its Indian colony.

Won...

Haha, no one can defeat Ming in fighting in East Asia.

Because, on the battlefield in East Asia, the Ming army was backed by 30 million local citizens, the national productive forces undergoing the industrial revolution, and a vast territory of tens of millions of square kilometers.

Daming can lose once, twice, or even ten times or eight times, it doesn't matter.

No matter how much the front loses, the rear can quickly replenish it.

And what about the British?
Even if they can get lucky and win once or twice, as long as they lose once, they lose everything.

To be more confident, with the current population and national power of the Ming Dynasty, there is no rival in East Asia.

Even within the scope of East Asia, the various vassal states surrounding the Ming Dynasty united with the Western Yi to rebel. If the Ming Dynasty wanted to suppress them, all the Ming Dynasty had to consider was the issue of time and cost.

It can’t be done if it doesn’t exist!

This was the confidence of a central dynasty in the early stages of its founding.

At a glance, everyone present is really rubbish.

So, does Zhu Jing’an need to consider the consequences?
Don't look at the fact that the Ming Dynasty is currently suppressing the chieftain rebellion in the southwest, and at the same time fighting with the White Lotus Sect in the northwest against various khanates in Central Asia. In the east, they are still conquering Japan, and in the south, they are preparing to declare war on the Western Barbarians in Southeast Asia.

But there is still some energy left!
At present, the Ming army has approximately 400,000 mobile troops available for field operations, nearly half of which have no combat missions.

Among them are many elite soldiers who have experienced hundreds of battles.

You can deploy them to battlefields anywhere at any time!

Not to mention that in addition, Ming Dynasty also has a large number of local guard troops that can also be used.

Spanish Ambassador Schiller also had a sad look on his face and said.

"Manila is probably in danger..."

He had a hunch that the Ming Dynasty's first combat target would be Manila.

Only Charles was calm now and just spoke.

"Everyone, don't be too panicked. Although the emperor of Ming Dynasty ordered the declaration of war, I guess they are just preparing to use this to force us to give up intervening in the Japanese war."

"I don't believe that Ming Dynasty will start a full-scale war with us because of such a trivial matter."

Charles remains optimistic.

How to put it, because although Ming Dynasty declared war, it was none of his business.

No matter how much Ming declared war, it could not threaten Britain.

Therefore, as a fire watcher from across the bank, he could naturally persuade the two people in the raging fire to calm down.

Because the fire cannot burn him!

Hearing this, Schiller's heart surged with anger. Without saying a word, he immediately turned his face and raised his hand to smash the tea cup in his hand at Charles.

With a bang, the porcelain teacup hit Charles' head and broke instantly. Blood mixed with hot water splashed on Charles' forehead.

"Fuck***! Damn British guys, if you hadn't interfered, how could Manila be on the opposite side of Ming Dynasty?"

"Now that Ming Dynasty has declared war on us and Manila is in danger, you still dare to make sarcastic remarks to me?!"

Schiller was going crazy now and kept insulting Charles, a British guy.

The UK is such a bastard, it's disgusting.

Moreover, he secretly regretted that he should not have been obsessed with it and chose to provoke the Ming Dynasty together with Britain and the Netherlands.

Charles felt the severe pain on his forehead, and when he heard Schiller's curse, he was completely stunned...

Himself, was he beaten?

How dare Schiller? !
How dare he! ! !

There was anger building up in Charles's heart, and he couldn't help but scolded.

"Schiller, you damn bastard, do you know what you are doing??"

"God, you're crazy!"

As he spoke, he reached out to cover the bleeding wound on his forehead, with a look of pain and ferocity on his face.

When Schiller heard this, he just said with a ferocious expression.

"Damn British guys, you damn troublemakers, I'm going to beat you..."

While speaking, Schiller rushed towards Charles, raised his old fist, and punched Charles in the face.

Charles was caught off guard and hit him hard on the head.

The expression on his face was obviously confused, and then he fell back heavily.

Schiller stepped forward, straddling Charles, and kept punching, hitting Charles on the head one after another.

Charles couldn't cope, so he could only protect his face with his arms and let out screams.

Seeing this, Anthony on the side hardened his fists and wanted to rush forward and teach the damn Charles a lesson.

However, due to the current tendency of the Netherlands to be passive in front of Britain, he could only forcefully suppress his urge to hit others.

Just shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Stop, don't fight anymore~"

……

After the edict declaring war was issued, large numbers of military and police began to pour into various port cities in the Ming Dynasty.

The army cooperated with the government patrols, blocked the ports, arrested businessmen from Britain, the Netherlands, Spain and other countries, put them in jail, and seized their goods.

The reason for this is not that Zhu Jing'an covets the finances of these foreign businessmen.

But Zhu Jing'an wanted to add a trump card to himself.

There are precedents for the Spanish and Dutch colonists to massacre the Chinese. Zhu Jing'an was afraid that if he declared war on them, the colonists would massacre the Chinese under their rule.

If the massacre of Tu Hua really happens again, even if Ming Dynasty can take revenge in the future, the dead will not be resurrected.

Therefore, Zhu Jing'an needs more chips in his hands.

And those businessmen in the Ming Dynasty from the three countries of England, Holland and Spain were his targets.

With these people at hand, the colonists who wanted to come to the Netherlands and Spain should be more cautious when making decisions on whether to massacre China.

Of course, just as they dared to risk the disapproval of the world to massacre China again, Zhu Jing'an did not mind killing the detained merchants from the Three Kingdoms first, and then massacred the cities after conquering Manila and Batavia as a shock.

Because countless facts have proven that it is useless to reason with barbarians.

Their limited brain capacity cannot remember the truth, they can only remember whether it hurts when you hit them with your fist.

Only when your fist is big enough and hard enough will they not dare to bare their teeth at you.

……

In October of the first year of Chongwen in the Ming Dynasty, Guangzhou Port.

There are forests of sails inside and outside the Guangzhou Military Port, and warships of various sizes are moored on the pier of the Guangzhou Military Port, as far as the eye can see.

Among them, Jingwei is clearly divided into two parts. The larger part is where the South China Sea Navy Fleet is stationed, and the smaller part is where the East China Sea Navy Fleet is stationed.

After making up his mind to go to war with the Western Barbarians in Southeast Asia, Zhu Jing'an ordered the Ming fleet to assemble from various places to the military port in Guangzhou.

Among them, the main ones mobilized are the Donghai Navy and Nanhai Navy.

Among them, the Donghai Navy left a squadron responsible for cooperating with the coastal defense batteries at the Yangtze River Estuary to defend the Yangtze River Estuary.

The main force has all arrived in Guangzhou!
The same is true for the Nanhai Navy. Except for leaving a squadron to defend the coast, the rest of the main force is also gathered in the military port.

The Ming army gathered forty third-class sailing battleships and nearly 500 traditional Chinese warships such as Fu Chuan and Guang Chuan in one go, preparing to launch a combat operation against the Western Barbarians in Southeast Asia.

In addition, Zhu Jing'an also issued an imperial edict to Annan, Champa, Siam, Burma and other vassal states, asking them to send troops and ships to cooperate with the king's division in Nanyang's operations.

Although Ming Dynasty could deal with those Western barbarians on its own, how could Zhu Jing'an miss such a good opportunity to establish his authority?

They must be trying to win over these vassal states!

It is worth mentioning that with the Ming Dynasty Jinyiwei's deep cultivation in Nanyang over the years, the sphere of influence of the Western Barbarians in Nanyang, as well as the water routes, have been discovered.

All preparations for the Ming Navy's attack this time have been completed.

Gan Changsheng stood behind Zhang He, slightly half a body behind him. The two stood together and looked at the military port in front of them.

Zhang He looked around and spoke with emotion.

"How powerful is the military power of our Ming Dynasty?"

In front of the two of them, Zhou Yun, a trusted eunuch beside Zhu Jing'an, the palm eunuch of the Royal Horse, also spoke with excitement.

"This time our expedition to the South Seas will definitely be able to recreate the feat of Emperor Chengzu who sent Zheng He to his seven voyages to the Western Seas."

Zhou Yun was sent to the army by Zhu Jing'an this time. His main purpose was not to supervise the army, but to comfort him.

This time, Zhang He and Gan Changsheng discussed how to fight the war. But after the war, it was Zhou Yun's turn to summon envoys from various vassal states to express his condolences.

In Zhou Yun's opinion, he may be able to become a little Zheng He when he goes on an expedition with the army.

If nothing else, it is certain that his name will remain in history.

It is the most important thing that a eunuch with no roots can leave his name in history.

Zhang He asked with a smile.

"Eunuch Zhou, you are coming south this time. What instructions does your Majesty have?"

Hearing this, Zhou Yun waved his hand and said.

"Don't worry, two admirals. You have the final say on how the war will be fought. Our family will not interfere."

"Your Majesty has said that if this battle is won, the Ming Dynasty will regain Nanyang, and you will be rewarded. It is not a problem to be promoted to an official position."

"As for our family, we just have to do our job of comforting the feudal states and will not interfere in the war."

In war, the most taboo thing is for an amateur to command an expert.

Therefore, when sending eunuchs out of Beijing to Guangzhou to accompany the army to supervise the war, Zhu Jing'an also deliberately told Zhou Yun.

If the general who is not leading the army wants to surrender or rebel, the supervisor cannot interfere in military affairs. (End of chapter)