Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 1021 Raising a Bad Wolf

The African continent has fallen across the board!

More than [-] French troops in Angola and more than [-] reinforcements from Britain, Sweden and Denmark were wiped out!

The Netherlands, Great Britain, Sweden and Denmark were forced to abandon South Africa and retreat to the Continent.

Their fleet also encountered a sea storm in the Atlantic Ocean. Tens of thousands of sailboats were blown away and more than 5000 ships were blown away. In the end, less than [-] ships fled back to England!
The bad news spread to the European countries one by one, and the whole continent was suddenly panicked.

Of course, these colonial robbers knew what they had done on the African continent, selling slaves, plundering resources, forcing local aborigines to dig mines with their lives, etc., and so on.

The Kingdom of West Africa did the same thing. All the troops that invaded Europe were captured and beaten to death. The 180 million troops were almost wiped out by others!
If Moritz, Prince Hendrick and the Duke of Weimar hadn't seen the opportunity quickly and ran away, it is estimated that the 180 million army would really be gone at this moment.

However, even if they ran fast, they were ravaged by the storm at sea, and less than 30 escaped in total.

The Netherlands is even more unlucky, with a total population of only [-] at the moment.

At this moment, the European countries are really in a panic. What if the West African kingdom crosses the sea to take revenge?
People have at least more than 200 million troops!

How many troops are left in Europe?
At this moment, Spain and the Holy Roman Empire barely got together 100 million horses, and there were still 40 stationed in the last colony in the Americas.

France, Britain and Sweden are not much better at the moment, and they can barely make up 40 horses.

Not to mention Denmark, Tsarist Russia, and the Ottoman Empire, they can make up at most two to three million people.

The total population of the Netherlands is only in the early 20s, and there are not enough manpower to control ships.

In other words, there are only more than 200 million people in Europe at this moment. If you count the people who need to stay behind in various countries, they can't even make up 200 million.

In this case, what if the Kingdom of West Africa sends 200 million troops across the sea to avenge?
They are not a dish of food. The 180 million horses who invaded Africa were almost wiped out by them. Their combat effectiveness is only stronger than theirs.

This is not the most terrifying, the most terrifying is the Ming Empire.

Obviously, this time it was the Ming Empire who was manipulating it behind the scenes, with the purpose of using African mercenaries or the army of the West African Kingdom to consume their strength.

Their tactics were also very successful, and they lost a full 150 million people!

If the Ming Empire led the army of the West African Kingdom to attack the European continent like last time, would they be able to withstand it?
In this situation, they simply can't bear it!
They don't know the existence of the East African Kingdom yet. If they know that there is an East African Kingdom on the African continent that is as powerful as the West African Kingdom, they will probably be scared to go crazy.

Although the Duke of Richelieu was not frightened into a neurotic attack, his whole body was as if he had suffered a serious illness, and he was much older.

At this time, his mood was in line with a common saying in later generations, that is, after decades of hard work, he returned to before liberation overnight!

Originally, under his management, France was almost the strongest in continental Europe.

At that time, Spain and the Holy Roman Empire fell into his trap, and 60 troops invaded West Africa, almost completely annihilated.

And they not only retained 40 troops, but also recruited 40 troops, 80 troops, plus nearly [-] ships and warships under their control and more than [-] sailing ships, the strength of France was even comparable to that of the time. The Habsburgs contended.

It's a pity that Cairo suddenly fell behind, and they went to rescue and were ambushed by others, and the navy ships were almost wiped out.

Turenne was then forced to retreat to Angola, losing nearly 10 horses.

However, at that time, the French army was still the strongest in Europe. After all, they had a total of more than [-] troops, and they also had resources such as copper mines, iron mines, and rubber in Angola.

If people can give them a few years, they are likely to build a powerful naval fleet, and then they will be the well-deserved overlords of the European continent.

It's a pity that they don't give them time to develop at all.

Now that Angola has fallen, none of the rising star Turenne and more than 40 troops have escaped, and they have only [-] troops left in France, and their strength is not even as good as that of Britain and Sweden.

How to do it?

The Duke of Richelieu frowned and pondered for a long time as he stared at the news from England, then he gritted his teeth and got up and walked to the palace.

He did not find King Louis XIII, but Queen Anne.

Because King Louis XIII didn't care about the matter, and it was useless to find someone else. At this moment, Queen Anna could only come forward to save this doomed situation.

Queen Anna is also very anxious at the moment. Of course she knows how fragile the European Continental Union is at the moment. If the Ming Empire rushes over with the army of the West African Kingdom, France and Spain will bear the brunt of it, and they will all be doomed!
Question, what now?

She is the queen, not the prime minister, and she does not have as much information as the Duke of Richelieu, so she is helpless at the moment.

Duke Richelieu ran over to greet him and said directly: "Your Highness, this time I still want to invite you to go to Spain."

Queen Anna said dejectedly: "What's the use of me going to Spain at this time, Spain is also hard to protect itself!"

Unexpectedly, Duke Richelieu shook his head slowly and said, "No, whether we can turn around this time depends on Spain."

Queen Anna sighed slightly: "Your Excellency, don't you still want to trick Spain?

You should know that if the Ming Empire takes the West African Kingdom to attack Europe again, Spain will be their first target.

You are still going to cheat Spain at this time, are you trying to kill everyone? "

Uh, am I that kind of person?

There is no way, the Duke of Richelieu also knows how bad his reputation is, and all European countries are wary of him, an old fox, even his own queen is also wary of him.

He could only helplessly explain: "Your Highness, this time I really don't want to cheat Spain.

I just want His Royal Highness King Felipe IV to order Wallenstein to lead the European Continental Army to destroy Poland and the United Kingdom of Lithuania. "

what?
At this time, go to provoke Poland and the United Kingdom of Lithuania!
Later generations of Poland and Lithuania were not very powerful, so no one cared about their strength. At this time, Poland and the United Kingdom of Lithuania were not generally strong.

Because at this moment, Poland and Lithuania fully control Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine, and Belarus, including later generations. The territory of the entire European continent is second only to the Holy Roman Empire, with a population of tens of millions.

Moreover, Poland and the United Kingdom of Lithuania relied on their own strength to bully people everywhere, and they caught people and beat them up at every turn, with very bad tempers.

Tsarist Russia, the Ottoman Empire, Sweden, and even the Persian Empire have all been beaten by them.

During the Wanli Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, they even occupied Moscow, the capital of Tsarist Russia, and tortured them for more than two years!
It is precisely because of their bad temper that European countries do not like them very much. The Anti-Habsburg Alliance, the Habsburg Dynasty, and the European Union formed later did not invite them to join.

They don't care either.

Anyway, they have a large land, a large population, and rich resources, so they don't need to ask the European countries for help, and they are powerful, so they are not afraid of the European countries to trouble them.

Such a powerful country with such a smelly temper, why should it provoke others at this time?
Queen Anna was puzzled and said: "Your Excellency, you should know that our European Continental Union is facing a catastrophe, and we are going to provoke the powerful United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania. Isn't it courting death?"

The Duke of Richelieu shook his head repeatedly and said: "Your Highness, we are not looking for death, it was Wallenstein and his mercenaries who did it, and it has nothing to do with us.

I believe you know how ambitious Wallenstein is.

At this moment, he has recruited a million mercenaries, and his strength can be said to be the strongest in the European countries. Do you think he will still work for us or for Spain and the Holy Roman Empire? "

This guy Wallenstein is indeed very ambitious. The Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II had seen through him early on, so he would rather lose the battle than use the so-called European duo.

Felipe IV didn't know what was wrong, but he fully supported Wallenstein in recruiting millions of mercenaries!

Oh, little Felipe, you've got a wolf, you know that?
Queen Anna sighed leisurely: "You also know who Wallenstein is. At this time, if you ask Felipe IV to order him to attack Poland and the United Kingdom of Lithuania, will he be obedient?"

Duke Richelieu said sinisterly: "It's simple, we can satisfy his ambition and make him the king of Bohemia, and all the territories he conquered will belong to him, as long as he promises us one condition."

Raise this bad wolf like this!
When Queen Anna heard this, she couldn't help being surprised and said: "We have fattened him up like this, if he bites us back, can we handle it?

Right now we still have to face the invasion of the Ming Empire and the Kingdom of West Africa. If this evil wolf takes the opportunity to bite back, we are not dead! "

Duke Richelieu said darkly: "Your Highness, you don't have to worry, our condition is to let him attack the Ming Empire from the west.

At that time, it will not be us that this wolf bites, but the Ming Empire. "

Queen Anna was still puzzled and said, "Why did he agree to our terms?"

The Duke of Richelieu did not answer but asked instead: "His Royal Highness, do you know what he lacks now?"

Uh, this.

When Queen Anna heard the words, she understood after careful thought.

At this time, Wallenstein didn't have a thing. He was just a nominal commander of the European Union Army, and he didn't have any resources at all.

The money, food and weapons of the 100 million mercenaries have to be provided by Spain. Once Spain cuts off his money, food and weapons, the 100 million mercenaries are estimated to collapse in an instant!
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but suddenly said: "You mean, we use money, food and weapons to control him?"

Duke Richelieu nodded slightly and said, "Almost.

However, there is no need for food. As long as he can conquer Poland and the United Kingdom of Lithuania, there will be no shortage of food.

Moreover, Poland and the United Kingdom of Lithuania are quite rich in resources. He only needs to pump a little oil and water, and it is estimated that the money will not be much different.

All we can control him are weapons.

After all, muskets and cannons are not so easy to make, and he has not mastered the steam engine technology. Once fighting, the consumption of a million-strong army is quite terrifying, and he can't even be self-sufficient in ammunition.

In this case, he can only ask us to provide him with enough muskets, artillery and ammunition, otherwise, he will basically have nothing to fight after one battle.

If he wants to develop steam engines, produce muskets, cannons and ammunition, he will definitely not be able to do so within a few years.

He should also know that if we don't hold back the Ming Empire on the western front, we won't be able to last for a few years. If we don't have enough muskets, artillery and ammunition, his king's dream will soon be shattered.

Once a person reaches the peak, he is definitely unwilling to fall, especially an ambitious person like Wallenstein.

For the sake of power, he will definitely march westward frantically and keep attacking cities and lands.

He will definitely want to overthrow the Ming Empire and then turn around to deal with us, so as to dominate the world!
Hehe, it's a pity that with his ability, even if we support him with all our strength, he will at most be able to fight against the Ming Empire and lose both sides.

We can use the hands of the Ming Empire to slaughter this evil wolf, and at the same time make the Ming Empire suffer, can't we? "

This old fox is really scary.

That's right, the greed of human nature is indeed terrifying, especially those ambitious people. Once they reach the pinnacle of power, it is impossible for them to come down again!
Queen Anna looked at Duke Richelieu apprehensively, but couldn't help asking: "Why did we let Wallenstein destroy the United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania?
Can he do it?
Even if he can do it, it is estimated that there will be heavy casualties, right?

How will he attack the Ming Empire then? "

The Duke of Richelieu hesitated for a moment, but he still confessed: "Your Royal Highness, you may not know that Poland and the United Kingdom of Lithuania have sent people to look for me.

They found a copper mine, and it was a very large copper mine.

They even brag that they will give us as much as we want.

However, their asking price is too harsh. One pound of silver can only buy ten pounds of pure copper. Where did we get so much money?
In fact, we are not short of rubber at the moment, because what Prince Hendrick brought back last time happened to be rubber, and we can't use it up after a few years.

What we lack is copper.

Therefore, we must let Wallenstein destroy Poland and the United Kingdom of Lithuania, and then buy copper mines from him at normal prices.

Believe me, he must be happy to make this money.

As for how Wallenstein won Poland and the United Kingdom of Lithuania without heavy casualties, I have already thought about this for him.

As long as you can get an order from His Majesty King Felipe IV, I will naturally go to Bohemia and talk to him in detail.

This is a bit complicated, so I won't give you a detailed introduction. "

Well, just let little Felipe give the order, this is too simple.

Queen Anna nodded slightly and said, "Okay, you can make arrangements. I will go to Madrid tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)