"Half a million?!" Zhu Cijiong became even more excited when he heard this, wishing that the half a million troops from the European coalition could reach Bombay overnight and appear in front of them, so that he could kill them.
I have to say, this guy is really a war madman. But Chongzhen's brows suddenly twisted into the character "Sichuan".
"Father, what's wrong with you?" Zhu Cijiong asked a little strangely,
"Aren't they just a bunch of chickens and dogs? Two heavy machine guns just popped out. What's there to worry about?"
"Jiong'er, don't be so arrogant." Chongzhen shook his head and said,
"European countries are still different from the various khanates in Central Asia and the Mughal Empire. The Kingdom of France, in particular, is still very powerful."
"Very strong? How strong can it be?" Zhu Cijiong said,
"Can it be stronger than our Ming Dynasty?" Chongzhen said: "Of course it can't be compared with the Ming Dynasty, but we must not underestimate the European countries. Apart from anything else, the equipment ratio and accuracy of various firearms are definitely not Central Asia.
The various khanates and the Mughal Empire can compare." Chongzhen was not lying nonsense. Although the Mughal Empire also had firearms troops, the number was quite large.
However, the firearms troops of the Mughal Empire were almost all mercenaries. They were all mercenaries from Arab or European countries who paid a lot of money to hire. Such an army obviously had no combat effectiveness at all. Once the momentum was not right, they would disperse in an instant, and Peshawar and
The results of the two battles of Lahar also fully verified this point.
However, the armies of various European countries still have some fighting capacity. Especially Europe has just finished the Thirty Years' War.
But one thing must be admitted. After the Renaissance, European military strategies have also advanced by leaps and bounds. Various military theories, strategies and tactics are making rapid progress. It is impossible to say that Europe can wipe out thousands of years of Chinese military art in a short period of time.
This is unfounded worry, but at least we cannot treat European countries as foreign barbarians.
After a pause, Chongzhen continued: "And the Holy See has the ability to bridge the entire European world. This is really beyond my expectation. You must know that not long after the Thirty Years' War in Europe, there was a war between Catholic countries.
It is difficult to heal a tear in a short period of time, but the Holy See can actually organize a coalition."
"This has to make me worry about another, worse possibility."
"Father, what is the other possibility?" Zhu Cijiong asked confused. Chongzhen said: "In the past few years, the Ming Dynasty's military deployment directions, in addition to North Korea, Japanese islands and islands in Southeast Asia, have mainly been in Central Asia and Siberia.
, so compared with European countries, the pressure from Tsarist Russia and the Persian Savif Empire, which are directly bordering our Ming Empire, seems to be greater." Zhu Cijiong reacted now: "Father, he meant Tsarist Russia and Persia too.
Will they send troops along?"
"The possibility is very high." Chongzhen nodded and said,
"European countries that are far away from the Ming Dynasty have organized a coalition. Tsarist Russia and the Savifa Empire have realized that our Ming Dynasty is powerful, and it is absolutely impossible to turn a blind eye."
"This is great, this is simply wonderful!" Zhu Cijiong said fiercely,
"Let them come. The more they come, the better. It is best to organize an army of millions, hahaha."
"Boy, don't be too crazy." Chongzhen couldn't help but remind his son.
"Your 1st Cavalry Army now only has two divisions, and the ammunition reserves are insufficient." Zhu Cijiong said with a smile: "Father, didn't you just say that you would add five divisions to the 1st Cavalry Army and the 1st Cavalry Army? As for ammunition?
The reserves can be replenished."
"What you said is quite easy. You can deliver personnel and supplies with just a few words?" Chongzhen said angrily: "Do you know that there are tens of thousands of miles between Jiangnan and Central Asia?"
"What are you afraid of for tens of thousands of miles?" Zhu Cijiong said with a smile,
"Is the railway from Xi'an to Yinli open to traffic soon?" The railway from Xi'an to Yinli was established at the beginning of the year before last, and it has been under construction for three years. It is said that all the laborers sent there from Japan, North Korea and Southeast Asia have died.
There are more than a million of them. Literally every sleeper is covered with the bones of laborers from the Southeast and Southeast Asia.
"How did you know?"
"Hey, brother told me."
"Yes, the Yunxi Line is almost completed." Chongzhen said: "But even if the Yunxi Line is completed, the situation is not optimistic, because Central Asia is so big, it is nearly three thousand miles from Yinli to Samarkand, and most of them are
It is a difficult mountain road, and the transport team traveling through the Gobi canyon in the middle is easily ambushed, so the situation is not as optimistic as you think."
"Father, it's not that complicated." Zhu Cijiong disagreed.
"At worst, I will personally take a cavalry division back to Yinli to escort it. The supplies don't need to be too much. Just like before, ten bases of ammunition are enough."
"Not enough." Chongzhen shook his head and said,
"To deal with several khanates in Central Asia and the Mughal Empire, carrying ten bases of ammunition is indeed enough, but against the coalition forces in the Western world, ten bases of ammunition are definitely not enough. If Tsarist Russia and the Sasha in the south
If the Weifa Empire also joins the war, twenty bases of ammunition may not be enough."
"Twenty bases of ammunition may not be enough?" Zhu Cijiong didn't believe it.
"Father, it won't happen."
"What's wrong?" Chongzhen said,
"Grandpa Taizu said that strategically we must despise the enemy, but tactically we must pay attention to the enemy. That's right. Our Ming army has an absolute advantage in weapons and equipment, but the enemy is not stupid either. After suffering a loss, they
Changes will definitely be made, especially the tactics will be improved. Do you think the European coalition forces, the armies of Tsarist Russia and the Savif Empire will always adopt the same tactics?"
"Strategically, we must despise the enemy, and tactically, we must pay attention to the enemy?" Zhu Cijiong said,
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Father, did Emperor Taizu Gao say this? Why is it not in Huang Ming's ancestral precepts?" Jiang Tianyi and others were also confused, they had never heard of it.
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"Hey, don't worry about this." Chongzhen waved his hand and said,
"In short, you must not be careless. This war is different from any previous war. It may last for thirty years or even longer, so we must be prepared, whether it is manpower, material resources or strategic levels." Chongzhen emphasized repeatedly.
Don't be careless, Zhu Cijiong finally calmed down.
Other senior generals such as Jiang Tianyi, Li Yan, Wang Fuzhi, etc. have become more serious than ever. These senior generals still maintain their original habits and believe whatever Chongzhen says.
At that moment, Jiang Tianyi asked: "Your Majesty, how should we prepare specifically?" Chongzhen pondered and said: "The first is manpower preparation. Leave 100,000 troops for each of the six towns of Beizhi, Nanzhi, Huguang, Yunnan, Sichuan and Shaanxi.
In order to maintain the public security order of this town, the extra 100,000 town soldiers were immediately transferred to Yinli, and at the same time, the relationship of these 100,000 town soldiers was moved from each town to Yingtian Mansion and turned into recruiting soldiers."
"Let the Ministry of Internal Affairs send 20 base ammunition for eight cavalry divisions to Yinli as soon as possible, and at the same time send spare weapons and equipment for four cavalry divisions. In addition, military uniforms, uniforms, and military rations must also be prepared in advance."
"Also, the former enemy headquarters is established in Yinli, and I will personally take charge of Yinli to coordinate the overall situation." After a pause, Chongzhen continued: "In addition to manpower and material resources, we must also make strong responses at the strategic level. We will definitely
You cannot passively take a beating, you must fight back from an angle that the enemy does not expect." Zhu Cijiong, Jiang Tianyi and others looked at each other: "Fight back from an angle that the enemy does not expect?"
"That's right, from an angle that the enemy would never think of." Chongzhen said,
"To be specific, it's the sea route." Compared with the Army's machine guns and breech-loaded cannons, the Navy's steam ironclads actually have more obvious advantages.
Moreover, the advantages of sea transportation are not comparable to those of land transportation. The Zhou Yu-class cruisers of the Ming Dynasty can travel 10,000 miles with one coal charge, and the Zhenghe-class cruisers can travel 20,000 miles with one charge of coal.
Of course, this is a one-way trip, so the combat radius has to be halved. According to Casper's estimates, the total mileage from Mumbai, around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, and then through the Strait of Gibraltar to Rome is about 40,000 miles. Without taking into account the return journey,
The Zhenghe class of the Ming Dynasty can reach Rome by adding coal twice, and the Zhenghe class can reach Rome by adding coal four times. The time will not exceed two months.
Therefore, as long as four colonial strongholds are built along the way, the Ming Navy can directly launch an attack on the city of Rome where the Holy See is located. In this way, the entire Western world will inevitably be shaken, and the Second Eastern Expedition will come to an end.
You're done, your old nest is about to be taken away by the Ming army, why are you going to conquer the east?
Chongzhen took a pen and drew five circles on the map. Then he said: "Madagascar, South Africa, Cameroon, Senegal and Morocco. The navy must establish strongholds in these five areas as soon as possible, and then let Nanyang merchants and Indian merchants go to these five areas as soon as possible.
The strongholds reserve enough coal. Of course, before these five strongholds can be established, the strongholds in various European countries need to be cleared." The Ming Dynasty's navy now has an absolute advantage, and its air force has also matured.
Therefore, it is not difficult to clean up the colonial strongholds of European countries along this waterway. It is just difficult to transport and store enough coal to these strongholds for the three fleets.
After thinking about it, Chongzhen said again: "Otherwise, let the Academy of Sciences send several geological exploration teams to conduct exploration near various colonial strongholds to see if they can find high-quality coal mines? The various overseas territories of the Ming Dynasty are not allowed to develop industry, but
The mining industry is indispensable, and coal mining can be started first." After hearing this, senior generals such as Zhu Cijiong and Jiang Tianyi finally understood Chongzhen's intention.
"Father, do you want to go straight to Huanglong?" Zhu Cijiong said excitedly,
