At the same time, around March of the 28th year of Chongzhen, the Ottoman Empire ushered in a huge turning point.
For a long time, European countries have been procrastinating and reluctant in forming alliances. In the final analysis, it is because there are too many countries, and each country has its own demands. It is really difficult to reach an agreement.
This worried the Ottoman Empire, which had already occupied at least half of its territory by the Ming Expeditionary Force. For this reason, the Ottoman Empire did not hesitate to give away the secrets of Ming rifle rifles to win over European countries to form an alliance.
But who knows, after the secret was revealed, European countries also liked it very much, but when it came to the matter of alliance, disputes began again and it was difficult to reach an agreement.
This made the Ottoman Empire very anxious. If this continues, after the Ming Dynasty Expeditionary Force digests the occupied Middle East, Persia and Crimea, it is likely to launch a new wave of offensives.
At this time, the Ottoman Empire had very clearly realized that they alone could not stop the Ming expeditionary force, even if the strait was a natural barrier.
Just when they were anxious, but had no way to deal with these European gentlemen, the matter of forming an alliance suddenly took a turn for the worse.
The reason is actually very simple, that is, the measures implemented by the Ming Expeditionary Force in the occupied areas have spread, shocking the European gentlemen.
The policy of the Ming Dynasty was to kill the nobles who occupied the land, and then take the land, houses, and wealth of the nobles as their own. If it was just this, it wouldn't really matter. The most important thing is that they would also take part of it.
Distributed to the poor and untouchables, so that the poor and untouchables would no longer resist the rule of the Ming Dynasty's expeditionary army.
For them, this is intolerable.
This measure, no matter it is used against any country, will be very difficult to deal with. No one can guarantee that the poor and untouchables in their own country will not turn back and attack the Ming Dynasty.
Although the European aristocrats look down on the poor and untouchables based on blood, they also know that this is the basis for their rule and the basis for enjoying the treatment of superiors. Once there is a problem with this basis, the trouble will be big.
At this time, Europe also learned about the religious situation of the Ming Empire. It was no longer monotheistic and had to be brought under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. This was something that the religious leaders in Europe could not tolerate.
Once these two aspects of the situation are combined, the alliance becomes smoother.
European countries and the Ottoman Empire blocked news about the Ming Empire, and at the same time, they all showed sincerity in forming an alliance.
They believe that the reason why the Ming army is so powerful is that their weapons are too powerful. Otherwise, with such a small amount of troops, how could they conquer one country after another!
Therefore, they began to gather the strength of the entire Europe to vigorously develop the production of rifled flintlock muskets. Of course, the same was true for rifled artillery.
In addition, the Allied Forces Headquarters was established and leaders were recommended. In the end, the leaders of the Allied Forces were Conde the Grande of France, Cromwell of the United Kingdom, Carl X. Gustaf of Sweden, and John III Thor of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Beski and Kara Mustafa Pasha of the Ottoman Empire were the supreme commanders.
Unfortunately, Spain, the original European power, had declined by this time, and Spain's status was replaced by France.
According to the results of their deliberations, Britain, France, the Netherlands, Spain, etc. formed a coalition to attack the Ming army in the Middle East through the Mediterranean, especially the Ming army building the Suins Canal.
Other countries, under the command of Karl X Gustav, John III Sobieski and Kara Mustafa Pasha, attacked the Ming army from Ukraine to the Volga River Basin.
Prior to this, in April of the 28th year of Chongzhen, the Mediterranean coalition attacked Portugal, a minion of the Ming Empire.
Although Portugal at this time did not publicly declare to be a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, the Dutch tried their best to prove that the Portuguese were the lackeys of the Ming Empire. There were always traces of the Portuguese in the navy of the Ming Dynasty Expeditionary Force's Western Expedition. Therefore, it can be
It is absolutely correct to conclude that the Portuguese were lackeys of the Ming Empire!
Portugal was actually quite powerless in the face of Spanish suppression. It was attacked by so many countries and had no power to resist at all. Except for a few people, such as the João IV family who escaped from Lisbon, no one else had time to escape.
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The situation in Europe has become completely different from what it was in history!
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It is impossible for the Ming Expeditionary Army to not know about such a big movement in Europe.
No, here in the Volga River Basin, in the governor's office, generals came to ask for war from time to time, especially the Cossacks who finally joined the Ming Dynasty. They were not satisfied with just destroying a Crimean Khanate and asked for war the most.
Bohong fought bravely and was the most active person among the Cossacks to join the Ming Dynasty. His military position was already one of the highest among the Cossacks and he became a general. On this day, he returned to the Volga River on official business.
When he was on the side, he asked Zhang Huangyan to fight again: "Master Zhongcheng, those countries have been united for a long time. If we don't fight back, it will be difficult for them to fight together!"
Zhang Huangyan already knew this Bo Hong and knew that he was straightforward and bellicose, so he ignored him and continued to deal with the civil affairs at hand.
Bo Hong saw this, scratched his head, and continued to advise Zhang Huangyan: "Although our Cossack cavalry are brave and invincible, we have to admit that the winged cavalry is still very powerful. Nowadays, the winged cavalry plus the Ottoman cavalry,
There is also the combination of Swedish and Tsarist Russian cavalry. Once they attack, it will be difficult for us to defend, so it is better to let the generals attack Tsarist Russia first."
When Zhang Huangyan heard this, he raised his head, glanced at him, and said to him: "You don't need to worry about these things. You should first learn the Ming Dynasty Mandarin before speaking. I feel very awkward when I hear this!"
When Bo Hong heard this, he saw that Mr. Zhongcheng seemed to have a smile on his face, so he pressed forward and said: "Sir Zhongcheng, I have already learned it. I just don't have time to talk about it. It would be better to talk more."
I will hear that those Western barbarians have already built rifled guns and are almost catching up with us. This matter..."
In the past, he himself was also a part of the Western Yi people. After surrendering to the Ming Dynasty, he followed the military supervisor to learn how to speak. Naturally, he was influenced after learning more. Moreover, after they surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, their lives were better, and they also longed to become a true member of the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, along with the native people of the Ming Dynasty, they also called Europeans Xiyi.
At this time, Bo Hong actually knew that today they are all equipped with breech-loading guns, which are much ahead of the most advanced rifled guns of Xiyi. However, this does not prevent him from thinking that the sooner he attacks Xiyi, the better.
It is better to take the initiative to attack Xiyi!
From a purely military perspective, this is indeed the case. Taking the initiative to attack and defeat them one by one is definitely better than the enemy gathering a large army to attack.
No, Bo Hong analyzed this carefully for Zhang Huangyan, saying that if the enemy has assembled superior forces, and the cavalry is still so famous and powerful, when the battle begins, even if the Ming army has the advantage of firearms, it will be difficult to resist.
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I saw that the more he spoke, the more excited he became, foaming at the mouth, which almost reached Zhang Huangyan's head: "... Mr. Zhongcheng, you really don't know what a cavalry battle is like. Our muskets will fire at a very fast rate when the time comes.
Although it is fast, it cannot withstand the charge of the cavalry. Even if it kills some, the enemy's cavalry will definitely rush forward. At that time, whoever has more troops will have the advantage..."
While he was talking, suddenly, Zhang Huangyan's head made a ringing sound.
When Bo Hong saw it, he immediately shut up. He obviously had a sense of discretion in his heart. He knew when he could speak and when he couldn't disturb Mr. Zhong Cheng.
When Zhang Huangyan heard the phone ringing, he reached out and picked up the phone and said, "I'm Zhang Huangyan...oh...ok..."
When Bohong saw this telephone for the first time, he thought it was unbelievable and it shattered his perspective. But later, after telephones were set up between various government offices in the Volga River Basin, he was no longer surprised.
, and even had a chance to use it once.
At this time, Zhang Huangyan finished listening to the call. After putting down the phone, he looked at Bo Hong and said with a smile: "What you just said is actually reasonable. I think you are right. However, you don't understand the imperial court's investigation of things."
How awesome is it to learn? The train station just announced that the military train has arrived. Let’s go and take you to see some good things!”
While he was talking, he had already walked around the corner, and when he saw Bo Hong looking a little puzzled, he explained: "The imperial court's new invention has arrived, the nemesis of the cavalry, haha, let's let those Western barbarians gather their troops,
Don’t let us get into trouble with them!”
The nemesis of the cavalry?
When Bo Hong heard this, this idea flashed through his mind, and he was a little disapproving.
It is true that the court's breech-loading gun has a very fast rate of fire. However, he has just analyzed it for Master Zhongcheng. Even if the gun is faster, it will not be able to kill a few cavalry, and the cavalry will get closer!
While he was thinking, he heard Zhang Huangyan ordering his bodyguards as he walked out: "Instruct all guerrilla and above generals from all over the country to gather in Class A areas!"
Class A areas are actually military restricted areas, with blockades and no one allowed to enter.
Bo Hong, who was following behind, heard this and became a little suspicious: Mr. Zhongcheng summoned generals above guerrilla level. Could it be that he really had a cavalry nemesis, so that was the reason for this summons?
However, he couldn't figure out what kind of weapon could be considered a cavalry nemesis?
As a Cossack, he was proud of his cavalry tactics. He was somewhat resistant to the term cavalry nemesis, and secretly decided that he must find shortcomings to refute the term cavalry nemesis!
The cavalry is the most powerful military branch in the world, so what is its nemesis?