"After more than a month of fighting, the navy has basically gained control of the Indian Ocean. A few days ago, the Chinese navy discovered and attacked Socotra Island. However, our six heavy cruisers stationed there fought hard with the enemy.

, successfully repelled the opponent. Although one of our heavy cruisers was sunk and two were seriously damaged in that naval battle, the enemy's fleet also suffered heavy losses. Therefore, in the short term, the enemy's navy in the Indian Ocean will attack our transport fleet.

The threat will be greatly reduced.

Because of this, we expect that the third batch of Army landings can be carried out ahead of schedule. Now, thanks to the recovery of the Goa Port infrastructure, the unloading speed has been significantly accelerated. Therefore, the Navy is expected to land the cargo before July 20th.

The last batch of 200,000 troops and their equipment arrived at Goa Port and were unloaded within five days.

The navy's next plan is: first, the first fleet with the Barcelo as the core is mainly responsible for the security of the transportation route from Egypt to Socotra and then to Goa. Second, the third fleet with the Marquis and Duke as the core

The second fleet continues to patrol the east side of the Bay of Bengal to prevent the Chinese transport fleet from supporting its troops in India. Third, collect a large number of local Indian ships and organize local Indians to open the Strait of Ceylon for us.

The navy will strive to bombard Colombo Port within September and land there. At that time, it will also need the support of the army."

After Count Alfonso finished speaking, everyone in the meeting nodded: Before this expedition, His Majesty Philip had already said in advance that the entire island of Ceylon would become the fiefdom of naval officers. After more than a month of war,

Although the Army is advancing rapidly, the most important thing is that the Navy has control of the sea. Therefore, when the Navy actually wants to land in Ceylon, the Army will definitely help.

"Your Excellency, there is no problem. As long as the navy can ensure the security of the Ceylon Strait, the army will dispatch at least three divisions to capture Ceylon for you."

"Thank you for your generosity, His Majesty Gustav. I have nothing more to report."

"Okay, then, Major General Constantine, where are you?"

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty Gustavus, everyone. Among the total of 300,000 army troops and 60,000 logistical support personnel who landed in the first two batches, more than 100,000 people have already suffered from heat colds or heatstroke. And due to our hospitals

The ship was sunk by the damn Chinese on its way to Goa. Countless medical supplies and a large number of skilled doctors and nurses accompanied the Princess Isabella to rest at the bottom of the sea. So in the face of such a large-scale epidemic, we lacked

Medical staff, lack of medicines... Now, the situation summarized here is that every day, we have at least two hundred seriously ill patients dying in extreme pain..."

"Damn it! After landing for more than a month, we have experienced so many battles and encountered so many tenacious opponents, but we have not lost more than 40,000 people on the battlefield! This damn weather actually brought down 100,000 people at once

!”

"This can't go on like this." Gustave stood up and knocked on the table hard: "Everyone, we can't let our heroic soldiers not fall to the enemy's guns, but fall to humble bacteria and viruses.

Exit. Your Excellency Alfonso, please ask the Navy to coordinate with the rear as soon as possible and ask them to send another group of military doctors, nurses and medicines."

"Your Majesty, once this group of personnel and materials are mobilized from the rear, I will personally escort them."

"Your Excellency Constantine, I suggest you seek advice from local doctors in India. Indians have lived in this hot and humid environment for a long time, and they must have corresponding ways to deal with it."

"Your Majesty, I have recruited a large number of local Indian doctors to work in our military medical department. They generally report that this is our body's own incompatibility..."

"Hey, in short, we need to recover as many soldiers as possible. Every soldier is a precious asset to His Majesty Philip and the European Union!"

"I'll do my best, Your Majesty."

"Well, then our remaining 160,000 to 70,000 soldiers won't be a big problem now, right?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the local doctors in India said that there has been no illness for more than a month, and the body should have adapted. They cannot guarantee that none of the more than 100,000 soldiers will get sick, but at least they will not be like the previous batch of soldiers.

Like that, a massive outbreak."

"That's good. Then, let's start discussing the next battle plan. Oh, by the way, before that, I want to inform you about the Chinese troop deployment in North India that we just obtained...

In short, the current Chinese military deployment is very simple: more than 60,000 miscellaneous men are stationed at the mouth of the Indus River, and these miscellaneous men are still retreating inland. However, no matter where they withdraw, it is the Ottomans' responsibility to destroy them.

Work has nothing to do with us. And the five divisions that the Chinese have come from the mainland are all concentrated in Kanpur in the middle reaches of the Ganges. Well, this is indeed a fatal transportation artery, and we must win here. However,

The enemy's hedgehogs are gathered together, which also allows our troops to be concentrated together. One hundred and fifty thousand versus seventy-five thousand, we have a strength advantage."

"...Your Majesty, are our scouts so powerful? How can we obtain such detailed information on the enemy's troop configuration in such a distant place?"

"Hahaha..." After glancing at the venue, Gustav said in a deep voice: "Everyone here is a senior officer of the coalition, so I will reveal a little bit of news. We have instigated a spy from within the enemy's army.

This matter is very important for the next step of intelligence acquisition by the coalition forces, so please keep it secret!"

"As you command, Your Majesty!"

…

At the same time, thirty kilometers south of Agra, beside a beautiful river, two men wearing traditional Indian sari and Chinese buns were standing in front of a large group of dark-skinned people who looked down upon them at first sight.

Fishing leisurely while being served by caste servants.

"The news from the south has been sent back, and the other party has agreed to my father's request. He also agreed to follow my father's idea. So, Geng'er, you can set off later."

"...Yes, father. It's just that my son thinks, do you really think Daming is going to die?"

"My father doesn't know whether Da Ming can do it or not, but I know that if I don't take this step, our Li family will really not be able to do it."

Taking a deep breath, Li Yongfang threw the fishing rod aside: "My father was born in a military household in Liaodong. Compared with a prodigal like Mao Wenlong, my family background is innocent. In the past, in Kuandian, my father lived with Xiong Tingbi.

With his servants in front of him, Mao Wenlong only knew how to train troops all day long. In the Battle of Saarhu, Mao Wenlong commanded the musketeers to hide behind the horses and fire their guns safely, while his father had to lead the cavalry to engage in hand-to-hand combat with Jiannu.

... With such a difference, being a father is not a matter of not being worse than Mao Wenlong, but being much better than him! But how did the court treat me after the war? Over the past twenty years, Mao Wenlong has been promoted all the way and has become a member of the Ming Dynasty Army.

There are countless generals. But what about the father? Reserve deputy chief instructor! The military rank is only a major general! Even the rank of Luo Xiong and Zhang Hong are higher than that of the father! Huh, the Ming Emperor knows people poorly, and he can't

It’s not a matter of one or two days.”

Glancing at the silent eldest son, Li Yongfang lit a cigarette, took a few puffs and said: "The emperor did not allow generals to adopt servants, and later implemented the military household reform, huh, raising servants and controlling military households, how can

It has been a rule for hundreds of years, and he will change it if he wants to? On the surface, it seems that he has increased the salary of soldiers, but for a large number of officers, this increase in salary is not as good as the salary that could support tens of thousands of military households in the past.

Too many! In the past, he was strong, and Japan and Siam were too weak, so everyone did not dare to attack. But now, the Europeans are coming, and it is said that the Ottomans are coming too. Forced by such a strong opponent, I feel in my heart

Naturally, there will be more people with other ideas. When the time comes, you will find that your father is not the only one who is dissatisfied with the emperor!"

"Father, that's you. But since my son joined the army, he has never seen any servants or military households."

"Hahaha, Li Yangeng, you are also forty-six this year, right? What is your military rank? Lieutenant Colonel, you were promoted after you came to India. Otherwise, if you don't reach the rank of lieutenant colonel at the age of forty-five, you will have to transfer to another profession.

It’s a place. Look at Cao Wenzhao, he is forty-seven years old and a great general!"

"...What my father said is absolutely true. There is absolutely no justice in the emperor's employment."

"In addition to this, you also need to see that after we came to India, in just three years, we managed millions of acres of land and owned tens of thousands of slaves. If we all follow the retreat to the Ming Dynasty, what will happen to this family property?

, but it’s all over! With the Ming Emperor’s habit of not being kind to our family these years, even if our whole family went back, we would only be given a settling-in allowance! What’s more, this guy Mao Wenlong actually committed suicide. Hey, it’s all thanks to me.

At that time, I tried my best to save him...Well, there is no deputy commander of the garrison in India. Once he died, I became the highest living military commander. No way, you and I will be caught and tried in a military court! It's not good.

My family will be destroyed! I went back because I was stupid! As a human being, all loyalty and patriotism are false. It is only right to pass on your family from generation to generation and make it more and more prosperous!"

"Then why does father want me to stay in Ming Dynasty?"

"This is also part of the deal between me and the King of Sweden in the south. My father is old. If he is not promoted to lieutenant general, he will retire in two years. And you think that after the Deccan defeat, my father returned to his homeland.

Can he be promoted to lieutenant general again? So, if you go back to be your father, you will be lucky and retire early. If you are unlucky, you will go to jail. No matter what the outcome is, you will completely withdraw from the Ming military. In this way, you will not be able to continue to give Europeans

Provide information. For such an old man who has lost his use value, why should he protect your manor from any infringement and continue to expand the manor to ensure the interests of the Li family?

But you are different. You saved Mao Wenlong's life in the Deccan Battle. Although the old man committed suicide later. But for this alone, Mao Chengdou admires you very much. Mao Wenlong is a general after all.

There are a lot of disciples and grandsons in the army. As long as Mao Chengdou supports you, you will be easily promoted again. Then you can continuously provide intelligence to the Europeans. In this way, the interests of my Li family in India will be protected."

"But father, it's useless for my son to go back alone. It's useless even if I accuse you of committing suicide in shame. My son still has a lot of younger brothers and sisters."

"Who said that I should avenge your shame and commit suicide? Our Li family is such a big manor, what does it mean to have no crime after the Europeans come? Are you a vegetarian as a Jin Yiwei? After you go back, you should go directly to Huang Degong

He reported to Wen Tiren and said that his father had rebelled. But because you were loyal to the Ming Dynasty, you broke off all ties with the old thief Li Yongfang and returned to the Ming Dynasty alone."

"But father, if this happens, his son will definitely be under close surveillance in the short term. What information is this?"

"You are stupid. This is a long-term latent mission. As long as you are still serving in the Ming Dynasty, the Europeans will protect our Li family. So, it doesn't matter if the information cannot be sent back in the short term. Besides, if the Ming Dynasty really

Are you fighting back again? At that time, my father will definitely commit suicide early to avoid being humiliated, and at that time, you can stand up and protect the Li family!"

After taking a look at his son who was still not clear-eyed, Li Yongfang threw away the cigarette butt in his hand and patted his son's shoulder heavily: "You are also in your forties, and you also studied in Fangshan in your early years.

. You should know that we Han people value the survival of the family first, and then everything else. In the late Han Dynasty, the Xun family bet on Cao Cao and Yuan Shao respectively, and the Zhuge family even bet on the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu. And it’s not just us Hans,

It's the Japanese. Look at the Sanada family. In the past, it was not Tokugawa. Toyotomi bet on both sides. This way can ensure that no matter which side wins, the survival of the family name can be guaranteed. In order to achieve this goal, the father did not hesitate to bear the betrayal.

You are called a thief, and you must dare to face all possible dangers."
Chapter completed!