"Your Majesty, the British fleet sets sail!"

On the battleship of the Weiyuan battleship, Zeng Tao, the admiral of the Nanyang Fleet, reported to the Divine Emperor.

The Emperor nodded calmly.

At this time, he was leading this huge fleet of seven battleships, four cruisers, and ten cruisers, sailing in the blue of the South China Sea. These, together with a battleship and two battlecruisers in Zhennancheng, formed the Ming Navy's Nanyang Fleet.

In fact, it is just the main fleet.

The Beiyang Fleet has a total of twenty cruisers left.

The so-called cruisers are actually those frigates, but they just sound domineering when changing their names. Of course, even these small boats are enough to rush north. After all, in the north of the Ming Dynasty, there are basically no other enemies except the Qing army's Yangtze River Naval Division. North Korea is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. There are only a few broken ships in Japan. It is better to say it is a coast patrol team than a navy. Not to mention the Ming Beiyang Fleet, even the Qing army's Yangtze River Navy can abuse it. In fact, they will not drive to the outer sea at all.

As for the American direction...

That is the responsibility of the Oriental Fleet.

But at present, there are only two battlecruisers in the Oriental Fleet, that is, the two that went to the United States. They have arrived in the United States and are said to have been welcomed by the American people. They have even been invited to the White House to host a banquet with the newly appointed President John Taylor.

Especially after learning that the Ming Dynasty had just wiped out the invading British Eastern Expeditionary Force, the American people were even more enthusiastic about them.

They will probably come back next spring.

At that time, Yang Feng could start his American conquest plan. With these two battlecruisers as the core, plus more than a dozen amplified cruisers under construction, they formed the Ming Dynasty Oriental Fleet, first occupied Hawaii, then went to San Francisco to establish a fortress, then colonized there, and went north to attack Russian settlements. They also had some residents on Kodiak Island in Alaska, and Alaska was also an important fur production area in Russia, especially the expensive otter skins. Yang Feng could use attacks on residential areas and merchant ships to tease the Tsar and lure them to join Daoguang's alliance.

This is very important.

Although these things are not valuable, the effect of slapping the face is obvious.

If you run to the upper Yukon River to make gold, it will be completely irritating.

It would be strange if the Tsar, who had irreconcilable conflicts, could still hold it back. Once the Tsar joined the Daoguang camp, Yang Feng could suck the blood of the Russians in the Far East and Siberia to the greatest extent in the war. After completing the blood sucking, the Ming fleet could officially enter Heilongjiang to rush straight upstream, complete the encirclement of the Northeast and Mongolia from behind, and completely eliminate the Russians in this area. Although there was a long period of ice, the remaining half-year navigation period was enough to ensure that an army was stationed and fought along Heilongjiang. After all, even if it was the ice age, the enemy would not be able to siege the fortress of the Ming army at minus 30 degrees.

Of course, this is all in the future.

Capturing Alaska to tease the Tsar is only the first step.

In addition, after the Ming army arrived in San Francisco, they could join forces with the United States to attack Mexico in the south and direct the US-Mexico War in advance to seize California, which belongs to Mexico.

The United States can obtain Arizona states.

In this way, the more than 2 million square kilometers originally occupied by the United States can be divided. In the end, the two sides use the Rocky Mountain as the boundary, the east is returned to the United States and the west is returned to the Ming Dynasty. Then, the Pacific Railway plan will induce the United States to move westward and the Indians to induce the Indians to invade the silver mines. It is best to draw out Nevada's silver mines to make the Americans crazy, so that the Ming Dynasty can secretly smuggle weapons for the Indians from behind.

Anyway, let them kill each other.

Here he can build the railway in advance, especially the section of Rocky Mountain. After the Americans deal with the Indians, he can complete the connection and let the trains from the west span the North American continent.

All that remains is to wait for the opportunity.

The premise of conquering America is that he must have enough population. Before there are enough immigration, it will be useless to do anything. What he can do now is to take California first with the opportunity of the American-Mexico War, expel Indians northward and control the two states of Oregon and Washington. It was not until six years ago that the first couple drove a caravan along the famous national historical trail to Oregon. At this time, there will be no few residents, and an Indian attack team can solve them, and a copycat version is fine. In short, the Americans will not have a stumble with him for this little thing. He is going to be a financial backer. As for Washington State, the first American immigrants will only pass from Oregon next year. At this time, the only ones who have arrived there are fur merchants who trade with the Indians.

What's more, the sovereignty of these two states is still uncertain.

In fact, this land collectively known as Oregon should theoretically belong to the United Kingdom, but the British basically forgot it, so that Americans said it belonged to them. The sovereignty of this land was very vague. It was not until 1846 that the two sides formally demarcated the boundaries and were truly included in the United States.

He could even reach a formal division agreement with the US government to confirm Ming sovereignty over the west of the Rockies.

This is also not difficult to achieve.

First of all, both sides have a common enemy, that is, the British who are still snatched by the American people. In fact, the United States and Britain have just solved the main territorial issues between them this year. The north is still the colonies directly controlled by Britain. Both the United States and the people have deep malice towards Victoria. Similarly, Britain and Canada believed that the United States was their common enemy until before World War II, and even both sides had secret plans. Once the United States invaded Canada, the British army would land in New York and Boston to defend Canada.

By the way, the Ming Dynasty and the United States are natural allies.

In addition, you can also work together or collude to invade Mexico southward. After all, Americans cannot know how bad Mexico is.

How could they know that they only died 13,000 people, and 11,000 of them were not killed in battle. In fact, more than 2,000 people were killed in battle. They entered Mexico City directly in more than a year, and then forced the Mexican president to sign a friendship treaty with a bayonet? You should know that Mexico at this time at least seemed not inferior to the United States. Then it would be a surprise if there was a collaborator before the war. For the lonely star that had been separated from Mexico, for the vast western Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico, it could completely distribute the west of the Rockies to the Ming Dynasty and the Ming emperor who came from the western Pacific coast with friendship...

Of course, it was mainly because he came with money.

It can even use money to solve the problem of American government officials. By the way, the US government in this era is actually easy to settle. Just have money. If you have money, it will be fine if you buy the president's life.

Uh, they were not just bought one.

In short, this is Yang Feng's first conquest plan for America.

As for the second period, it must be the Civil War.

What is the value of the United States to the Ming Dynasty? Of course it is the largest granary. The Ming Dynasty and the slave owners in the south are natural allies. The latter drove the black slaves to open up land and farm, enjoy the beautiful pastoral songs of their God Garden, and live gracefully in the scent of the tranquil flowers. Of course, the black slaves' blood and sweat must be ignored. The Ming Dynasty developed industrialization and kept buying the grain and cotton they planted, and at the same time brought them all the industrial products they needed to help them live more elegantly. What a perfect win-win relationship!

It is absolutely outrageous that evil capitalists in the north want to destroy the pastoral songs of the people in the south with black smoke.

The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty will never allow it.

Then the United States can be separated. Anyway, even if Yang Feng is not pushing it back, the contradictions between them will be irreconcilable. When the Civil War starts, the Ming Dynasty can provide the South with a steady stream of arms, and even send troops to the flanks to defend the freedom of the southern people. In this way, if the three western states that have fallen into Yang Feng's capturing, the United States can actually be divided into three parts.

But this is still not enough.

We should continue to divide it. For example, we can support the Indians during this period and let them build a small country on the west bank of the Great Lakes, such as Montana, North and South Da. This area was originally the most tenacious Indian resistance. Brigadier General Caster died in Montana. At that time, the Indians had formed an alliance, gave them some military aid, and even sent some Ming troops to change their vests. This was enough to give the Indians an advantage in these three states, and then conduct mediation, and even develop a set of theories that the Indians were descendants of the Shang Dynasty, so that the Indians could control this area and form separatist.

Then I will preach.

Under the banner of everyone's roots and origins, the Emperor of God can personally show them miracles. As long as their chief converts to the Holy Church, they can be granted a vassal king. These places will become vassal states of the Ming Dynasty. They are still very useful. There is only a small population in total, and over time, they will be completely assimilated and absorbed. They can even drive the king's army and continue the war with the Americans under the banner of recapturing the lands in which the Indians have lived for generations. This has also been very useful since ancient times. No matter how Americans argue, they cannot withstand this big stick since ancient times.

Well, they can't play since ancient times.

In short, the United States was dismembered and eroded in various ways until it turned into a small role.

During this period, the Ming Dynasty continued to immigrate to the West Coast.

At least one million immigrants to the three states of California to ensure the true foothold of the Ming Dynasty in the Americas. The gold and oil in this area are the best bait to attract immigrants. Don’t underestimate California’s oil. Before World War I, California’s oil production had exceeded 10 million tons, and even accounted for one-fifth of the world’s oil production. This is also the main pillar of the rise of the Rockefeller family. The kerosene extracted in California can completely cover the American market, and the remaining heavy oil can also become the main fuel for the Ming ships. Under the banner of developing oil for the God Emperor, this immigrant can bring the halo of religion. The most direct temptation of interests and the great aura of religion, it should not be difficult to immigrate to a million in ten years.

Only when the Ming Dynasty on the west coast had a population of more than one million and the food could it be self-sufficient, could it expand eastward across the Rocky Mountain.

But not to expand into the Confederacy.

A pure agricultural planting country like the Confederacy is at most Brazil or Argentina. Such a cute and cute country needs to be cared for. Don’t destroy their pastoral dreams. Even Texas oil must be discovered as late as possible.

The goal of expansion is only the federally controlled area in the north. At least the west of the Mississippi River will leave the northeastern part, especially the steel mountains in Minnesota, which must be cut from the United States. Although the United States will still have Appalachian coal mines and Pennsylvania oil, without this Australian iron ore, it can be said that the most important iron ore in the world before the discovery of this Australian iron ore, the United States' industry basically does not have much achievements. From 1910 to the nearly forty years since the end of World War II, it is the basis for the invincibility of the American industry.

Appalachia's world's top coal mine.

Terrifying oil production in East Texas and the Gulf of Mexico.

Minnesota's Steel Mountains.

Speaking of which, Americans have reason to think that their chosen people are not a great congress at the same time has so many and complete top resources. These resources are different from Russia's permafrost in Siberia. They are all in easy to exploit and transport. The Confederacy can cut off the oil fields in East Texas. Yang Feng cut off the iron ore in Minnesota, and only the American leg of Appalachian coal is left.

As for the South American direction, Yang Feng did not think it was necessary to expand there with difficulty.

The people of these countries cannot do it.

Venezuela, Argentina...

This weirdness after strangeness has proved this point one after another. They will not pose a threat to the Ming Dynasty. These guys will only continue to be so stupid and cute. In the future, all the Ming Dynasty needs to do to these countries is economic infiltration, control resources, and play a coup when needed. In short, just learn from the United States in history.

There is no need to actually invade and annex.

However, the vast farms in central Canada are worth starting. At this time, the British immigrated in that area, and the UK did not have the ability to compete with him for this area. In fact, even big cities like Winnipeg were the future. At this time, the British colonized in Canada, but the eastern part of the Great Lakes, and they did not have the ability to send military power to the central plains. On the contrary, the Ming army passing through the mountains from the west coast was only equivalent to the distance from Guangxi to Yunnan, and it was even easier. At worst, they could build a separate railway to pass through, and this land could become the basis for the Ming Dynasty to march to the northern ice field.

As for the eastern part of the Great Lakes, Yang Feng was not interested in the core area of ​​Canada at this time, so it was difficult for these guys to deal with.

By the way, the Americans were all taken back twice by them.
Chapter completed!