Daming, originally wanted to destroy it, but the system came

Chapter 466: Attack Europe next year
Zhu Di is worthy of being the person in history who can become the Yongle Emperor.

He is really capable at critical moments.

Just when Zhu Fan's war was going unfavorably and it was difficult to open up the situation, Zhu Di came, not only bringing hundreds of thousands of reinforcements, but importantly, tens of thousands of guns and the two hundred Hongyi cannons.

Zhu Fan didn't even use a rifle. With the power of the cannon, he blasted open the enemy's garrisoned city one after another. Zhu Fan, who was already full of evil fire, immediately led the army and conquered the Eastern Siberians easily.

In the face of the Ming Dynasty, which did not respect military ethics, it actually used such advanced weapons to reduce the dimensionality of the attack.

The people of Eastern Siberia were also very straightforward and decisive, and they bowed their heads one after another.

"We are convinced."

It’s okay if you don’t accept it. If you don’t accept it, you will smash the city wall to pieces and chop off all the people’s heads.

"This thing is great," Zhu Fan said with gleaming eyes as he touched the still steaming barrel.

Zhu Di also understood what the third brother meant. With a wave of his hand, he gave the two hundred artillery pieces to the third brother on the spot.

"Isn't this bad?" Zhu Fan didn't expect Zhu Di to be so loyal.

Zhu Di said, "Third brother is going to support Old Thirteen, right? It's best for you. As for my brother, I plan to continue to advance eastward."

Going east?

Zhu Fan was stunned. Now that Eastern Siberia has been pacified, when Western Siberia is conquered, according to the strategic plan of Lao Shiba, it is time to prepare for the so-called European continent.

Why go east?
"Didn't Lao Shiba say before that there is a Bering Strait over there? When the sea freezes in winter, you can cross directly from land to the so-called American continent. I want to see it," Zhu Di expressed his ambition.

Even Zhu Fan was stunned.

The Bering Sea separates the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, which means that the North Pole is the North Pole.

Only the cold temperatures of the Arctic can make the sea surface freeze.

It is also because of the narrow sea channel in the Bering Strait that it has the opportunity to freeze. Otherwise, if it is a spacious sea surface, the constantly flowing seawater will be difficult to freeze, unless it is in the center of the Arctic Circle.

And if he wants to wait for the Bering Strait to freeze, I'm afraid Zhu Di will spend the winter here.

Zhu Fan was deeply impressed, at least he definitely didn't want to suffer like this.

But Zhu Di didn't take it seriously. He recalled that Zhu Chu had asked him privately before, whether the fourth brother wanted the Australian continent or the American continent?
Zhu Di asked back at that time, what's the difference?
Zhu Ming was honest, there was no difference, it was just the American continent. No, the North American continent alone was as big as the Australian continent, or even bigger.

The South American continent is larger than the North American continent.

There is a reason why the American continent can be divided into two continents, South America and North America.

Zhu Di's eyes almost bulged out at that time.

Good guy, in fact, even with the Ming Dynasty's crazy expansion of territory, it is only comparable to the size of the South American continent.

And there is only a group of savages up there, so it’s not necessarily a civilized society.

Once Zhu Di leads hundreds of thousands of people and brings 100,000 guns there, it will be a free-of-charge wealth and a free-of-charge world.

Although the hundreds of thousands of people under Zhu Di are basically Jurchens, he also has 100,000 people brought from Yanjing, and 100,000 guns are all in the hands of his henchmen.

Therefore, we are not afraid of the Jurchens rebelling at critical moments.

He was going to occupy a larger territory for Ming Dynasty.

The American continent, such a huge piece of fat meat, is not free to eat.

So Zhu Di left Eurasia, crossed the Bering Sea, and arrived at the American continent.

The process is naturally not easy, and only he himself knows the hardships involved.

But in the end he passed.

When Zhu Chu discovered a year or so ago that the still blank American continent was being dyed red quickly, like a wildfire, becoming the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and his name also opened up the past tense, he understood that the fourth brother had succeeded.

Not to mention fourth brother's side.

After Zhu Fan finally succeeded in conquering Eastern Siberia, he immediately led his army to the West Siberian plains.

Originally, he came to support the thirteenth old man Zhu Gui, but he found that because it was a plain, there were few high cities and thick walls. Instead, he could see nomadic-style yurts and large tracts of fertile farmland.

Zhu Laosan's side is on hell difficulty level, while Zhu Shisan's side is simply here to enjoy the entertainment.

Even the temperature is completely different. There was an autumn rain here at the end of October, and it wasn't cold at all.

Zhu Fan's mentality was about to explode.

Dear Zhu Shisan, I didn’t expect that you, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, would be playing tricks with your brother?
As the two brothers joined forces, they led a million-strong army and quickly bulldozed the entire Siberian region.

This also made it possible for there to be no more wars north of the Ming Dynasty.

From south to east and then to north.

The Ming Dynasty completed the unification of the Asian continent.

Years ago, when the official report of the Ming Dynasty was announced to the world, the whole country was shocked and rejoiced.

Maybe ordinary people don't understand what this concept is.

But they still understand some things. For example, the Japanese country is almost extinct. People along the coast no longer have to worry about being attacked by Japanese pirates. The Japanese pirates will never be a problem.

Moreover, Zhu Ming also passed on the latest map so that the people can more truly understand how powerful the Ming Dynasty is now and how magnificent the country is.

Even the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were shocked. They never thought that the world was so big, and that their Ming Dynasty actually created unprecedented feats.

Especially in Southeast Asian countries, there is a large area suitable for granary production, so there is no need to worry about people going hungry.

In a flash, time has come to the end of the year.

After Zhu Quan took care of the aftermath of the Japanese island and left some troops to guard it, he rushed back to the court before the end of the year.

"Seeing Emperor Yongchang, I am fortunate to have fulfilled my destiny. Now Korea Island has been classified as a province of Ming Dynasty, Japan Island can also be regarded as a province, and the Ryukyu Islands have all been submitted to me," Zhu Quan said with excitement on his face. said.

"Brother Wang, please get up quickly." Zhu Min got down from the dragon chair, walked to Zhu Quan in a few steps, and personally helped Brother Seventeen up.

Seeing that he was only one year older than himself, but now weathered by the weather, Zhu Xi was deeply moved.

This is a hero of the Ming Dynasty, and even more a hero of the old Zhu family.

"How about it? Have you ever tasted Korean girls and young women?" Zhu Zhen suddenly became unserious.

"Cough cough cough."

All the civil and military officials around him coughed and almost lost their breath.

Zhu Quan was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Hahaha, I don't dare to act recklessly outside, otherwise your sister-in-law will make trouble with me."

Zhu Zhen also smiled.

"However," Zhu Quan changed his voice and said, "Japanese people have bad human nature. My fourth brother and I originally planned to destroy their country. But we were afraid of affecting your reputation and making other countries afraid to surrender, so we kept them here. They took down their roots and killed only the adult men. Besides, since there were more women, the fourth brother was ordered to go and discover some new world. "

Zhu Ming nodded and said, "That's fine. Fourth brother can lead people to take root there and develop in place."

After all, with today's technology, even if Zhu Zhen had deliberately started to build a shipyard on the seaside, it would be difficult to immediately build a ship that could support crossing the Pacific Ocean.

Once the fourth brother leaves, he doesn’t know how many years it will take to come back.

You can’t go through the Bering Strait again, right?

To be honest, it was too painful. If one person did not do it right, countless people would freeze to death.

I just hope that Xu Miaoyun, who is both the eldest sister and the fourth sister-in-law, will not come to make trouble with him.

"By the way, this is Haidongqing, a thing that the Jurchens like. Originally, the fourth brother wanted to give it to you personally, and specially caught a high-quality product for you. Now I can only hand it over to you," Zhu Quan He also brought a sea turtle to Zhu Chu.

Haidongqing is the totem of the Manchu people (Jurchens) since ancient times. Offering Haidongqing is equivalent to offering everything.

"Hey, if it was my imperial commander who was conducting the expedition in person, I would have performed a sheep-raising ceremony on them," Zhu Zhen curled his lips. To this day, he has always been worried about the sheep-leading ceremony.

As mentioned earlier, the shame of Jingkang was created by the Jin Kingdom, and the sheep-taking ceremony was also a humiliating ceremony performed by the Jurchens on their captives.

Originally, Zhu Chu wanted to do it to the Mongols, but the Mongols complained that they had also been humiliated by the Jurchens, so he had to give up.

It turns out he had the wrong target.

As a result, when it came time to conquer the Jurchens, they still could not perform the sheep-taking ceremony, which was a pity.

Zhu Quan said with a wry smile: "The fourth brother took a concubine, who is the daughter of the leader of the Jurchen tribe, and made the fourth brother the leader of the Jurchen tribe in one fell swoop. I think you have no chance."

The brothers looked at each other and laughed heartily together. In this battle, the Jurchens, Koreans and Japanese were completely conquered.

That is the conquest and submission of the entire nation, how can we be dissatisfied?
But Zhu Chu didn't like Haidongqing. In fact, when he was in the grassland, the Mongolians even offered him a golden eagle.

The Mongolians have a saying about eagle hunting, and the best eagle among them is the golden eagle.

It is said that an adult golden eagle can even be caught by a wolf, taken to a high altitude and then dropped, where it will be smashed to pieces.

In particular, making an eagle is a technical job. Zhu Xi tried it once, but he was not afraid of being sleepy and could stay up for several days and nights.

But Zhu Chu didn't understand it at first. He didn't know that the golden eagle was very smart. One of Te Niang's eyes looked at Zhu Chu, and the other eye could actually sleep.

Zhu Lingqian stared at him for days and nights, but he was tortured by the golden eagle. That was a shame.

In the end, Zhu Chu became so angry that he almost stewed the golden eagle. In the end, it was because of others' intercession and Xu Miaojin's personal intercession that Zhu Chu released the golden eagle.

But from now on, he didn't bother to do those bells and whistles. He was not a playboy, nor was he walking the dog to entertain the birds, or carrying cages and cages with birds to fight crickets.

Let's talk about those things after he retires. For now, we still have to focus on working hard.

After Zhu Quan came back, Zhu Min held a feast that night, not only to bring Zhu Quan a cleansing, but also to summon all the royal family members in the capital to celebrate the New Year in advance.

At the family banquet, Zhu Xi recalled his ambitions at last year's family banquet.

"Now our territory of the Ming Dynasty has more than doubled. By the time we conquer the European continent next year, the whole world will be just around the corner."

"Next is the domestic political reform, and the fourteen of you will also give me some snacks, so that I can be qualified to be the crown prince as soon as possible, so that I can safely hand over the country to you and step down to make way for others, so that I can enjoy peace and happiness."

Zhu Ming changed his words and looked at his fourteen Taibao.

The fourteen princes looked at each other.

Someone stood up, it was Zhu Yunxi, and took the initiative to say: "Uncle Eighteenth Emperor, my nephew feels that he is not capable enough to take on a big responsibility."

"Stop talking nonsense. As a member of the royal family, you must be aware. Even if you can't become the emperor, you can still contribute to the country and be the pillar of the country in the future," Zhu Yunxi did not give Zhu Yunxi a way out.

Zhu Yunxi was very helpless, uncle, if you want to gain strength, just say so, why bother to beat around the bush.

The other eldest nephews finally understood that their uncle had no intention of letting them quit.

In fact, after more than half a year of training and experience, many people have given up because Zhu Ming scared them.

Look at what Zhu Chu has done this year. Even Zhu Yuanzhang is convinced. In this year alone, he has almost caught up with what Hongwu did in the past.

Not to mention the vastness of the Ming Dynasty.

It reaches the Arctic Ocean in the north, the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean in the south, and the Pacific Ocean in the east. As long as it is land, you can conquer it all.

Is it okay?
Now all that is left is to coordinate preparations for the western battlefield in the coming year.

The Middle East and Africa, as well as Europe, which Zhu Ming is obsessed with.

Some people have always wondered why the entire European continent is not unified, but has dozens of countries.

That's because they never gave birth to a great emperor like Qin Shihuang.

Even Napoleon failed to complete the feat of unifying Europe.

It was Germany who wanted to unify twice, but it was a pity that others did not do it.

Now Zhu Chun is very ambitious and wants to help Europe complete the unification.

European countries: You are so weird.

What are the great powers, what are the colonial powers?

I will make the voyage two centuries ahead of schedule and wipe you all out.

Don't look at it. What Zhu Chu really owns now is Hongyi cannon and bolt-action rifle.

But this is already a dimensionality reduction strike, equivalent to a collective time travel of a country in the late stages of World War I. In this era, there is no single opponent.

"Brother Seventeen, do you want to play again?" Zhu Ming asked Zhu Quan.

Of course Zhu Quan would not back down.

So Zhu Chu told him his plan for next year.

"The two brothers Zhu Su and Zhu Bai will lead a large army from the Arab tribes into the Middle East. Then they will divide their troops. One will sweep across the Middle East, and the other will go to conquer the African continent."

"Now the two brothers Zhu Fan and Zhu Gui have also completed the battle in Siberia. In the coming year, they will gather millions of lions on the Siberian Plain and push forward to attack the Grand Duchy of Moscow."

"The Golden Horde and the Ottoman Empire still dare to look at each other with suspicion? Brother Seventeen, in the next year you will go to the Western Regions. When you pass through Tibet, you will meet up with Qu Neng, and you can raise soldiers, horses, food and grass locally, and then go to the Western Regions to meet the king. When the time comes, you can go directly out of the Eurasian gate and teach them a lesson."

"At that time, you and Wang Fu decide how to divide your forces. At the same time, let me take down the Golden Horde and the Ottoman Empire. Then go hand in hand with Third Brother and the others to send troops to Europe."

"Don't worry, there will be no problems at the rear. Not only are the grains and grasses of the entire Southeast Asian countries as backing, but there are also reserves in Yunnan and the Western Regions. In addition to this autumn's tax harvest, I will also fully support you."

"The development of steam engines is also pretty good now. When all roads are built across the country in two years, it will be easier to allocate materials."

"What's more, European countries also have their own food reserves. As long as we, the Ming Dynasty, continue to expand our territory, if we are short of food, the enemy can prepare for us and support war with war, nothing more than that."

Today's Ming Dynasty is even more powerful than the Mongol Empire during Genghis Khan's time. Not only is the Ming Dynasty's cavalry troops larger in size, but they also have more powerful weapons and firepower.

Therefore, the feats that Genghis Khan was able to accomplish in the first place can also be accomplished by Zhu Zhen.

Even what Genghis Khan couldn't do, Zhu Zhen had to accomplish.

He was even faster than Genghis Khan.

Because Zhu Zhen has a better father than Genghis Khan, and with the solid foundation laid by Zhu Yuanzhang throughout the Hongwu Dynasty as a backing, plus the silent preparations and advance preparations over the past few years, the coming year will be the most important and the largest and final battlefield on earth. .

The total number of troops in the Ming Army alone is already in the millions.

In this day and age, it’s unimaginable.

You know, historically Spain once planned to conquer the Ming Dynasty with 20,000 people, but they couldn't think of it.

It is enough to see that the current power of European countries is still very average.

Take the famous Hundred Years' War between England and France as an example, which is the war that Britain and France are currently fighting. It is said that only a few thousand or 10,000 or 20,000 people fought each time.

It is even rare to see more than 20,000 troops being mobilized at one time.

For example, Joan of Arc may not have even led an army of tens of thousands of people.

Just like the so-called war era in Japan, the result is that a few villages fight with hundreds of people. It is quite strange. The Hundred Years War sounds very scary, but the total number of participants in each war is probably less than 100,000.

Perhaps there has never even been a battle involving a hundred thousand people.

So, Zhu Chu is afraid of something?

Let's bulldoze it as soon as possible. After the unification of the world is completed, we can start comprehensive reforms.

"But Your Majesty, aren't you worried about the emptiness in the country? What if someone takes this opportunity to rebel?" Zhu Quan reminded Zhu Zhen that in fact, the reason why he came back years ago was because he was worried that Zhu Zhen had been sending troops abroad, but Don't let problems arise in the country.

As a result, before Zhu Chu could explain, Zhu Yuanzhang said with a strange look: "Zhen'er is actually waiting for someone to jump out."

Yes, Zhu Min is not only not worried, but is still looking forward to it.

Whether it is those people with ulterior motives among the people or the remaining ethnic groups under the chieftain system, Zhu Chu is waiting for them to come out and cause trouble.

"The reform of the land-returning movement has been implemented externally. Except for Yunnan, which I caught and actually completed the reform, it is difficult for other regions to have an excuse to take action," Zhu Zhen sighed.

In Sichuan, Guizhou, and even in places such as Guangxi and Gansu, a large number of chieftain systems have been preserved.

Zhu Zhen couldn't help complaining to Zhu Yuanzhang resentfully: "My father, you really left me a mess."

Zhu Yuanzhang's old face turned red and he had no choice. What he was thinking at that time was that the country was just established and the Ming Dynasty was built in order to stabilize the country quickly and allow the people to recuperate and recuperate.

Who would have thought that a monster like Zhu Chu would come out.

Watching the Ming Dynasty conquer one place after another, obey one country after another, and surrender one clan after another.

On the contrary, the newly acquired "outside" is more stable than the "mainland".

To put it bluntly, the most loyal people today are Yunnan, the Mongolian grasslands and other places conquered in the past year or two.

As for the Central Plains? Stop making trouble, there are still a lot of landmines that need to be shoveled.

(End of this chapter)