Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 859

Bing is very fast, and the actions of the Ming army have always been quite fast.

When Emperor Taichang of the Ming Empire went on his own conquest, the speed of dispatching troops was astonishingly fast.

As soon as everyone finished discussing, Taichang sent 30 Aegis ships to Xin'anyang City to pick up the remaining [-] Black God Army soldiers, and sent [-] armed merchant ships to Xinliaoyang City to transfer the grain, grass, cattle and sheep that had been prepared. and horses etc.

At the moment, America's materials are not too rich. The grain output alone exceeds [-] million shi, and there are also cattle, sheep, horses, poultry, fruits and vegetables, etc., which are even more abundant.

There is also the output of weapons and ammunition in Dongdaying, which is also surprisingly high.

Especially gunpowder. Since the saltpeter mine in the Viceroyalty of Peru was taken over, the output of gunpowder here should not be too scary.

With the Taichang war mobilization order, the daily output of the gunpowder factory in Dongdaying alone reached 1000 million catties.

As for fuels such as coal and charcoal, let alone, there are too many to use up.

These materials were transported in a steady stream, and the entire port and wharf of the capital city of Xiyin was full of cruise ships, non-stop day and night.

On the second day, the weapons and ammunition needed for the expedition were ready, and the fruits and vegetables were piled up like mountains.

On the third day, the food, cattle, sheep, and horses from Xin Liaoyang City, and the 30 Black God Army from Xin Anyang City arrived one after another.

On the morning of the fourth day, Taichang set off with a huge fleet and headed straight for Portugal.

At this time, the representatives of various countries of the Anti-Habsburg Alliance were still on their way back to gather their troops.

This time, Taichang brought two Dreadnoughts, five Flying Dragons, one hundred Aegis ships, one hundred large fishing boats, one thousand Spike warships and fifteen hundred armed merchant ships!

The overwhelming posture is so blind that even the blind can see it.

After sailing at sea for about ten days, the fleet arrived at the Azores, which is about [-] miles away from Portugal.

This was originally the territory of Portugal, but now because Portugal was annexed by Spain, and the Spanish navy suffered heavy losses one after another, there was no way to compete with the fleet of the anti-Habsburg alliance at sea. Therefore, it has become an anti-Habburg fleet. The territory of the Fort Union.

Moreover, the Anti-Habsburg Alliance also stationed a fleet here, and all those imitated and useless Spike warships were arranged to serve as sentry ships in this sea area, and there was also a large gunboat and more than ten ships. Battleships are stationed here.

Such a fleet is already relatively strong in Europe. At this moment, the Spanish naval fleet will probably have a headache when encountering such a fleet composed entirely of ships.

Of course, such a small fleet is a fart in front of the Daming Navy, and a single Aegis ship can send them all to the west.

The fleet of the Daming Navy is so huge, the fleet of the Anti-Habsburg Alliance naturally discovered it from a long distance.

However, it's useless to find out, just relying on their dozens of large and small warships is not enough to give the Daming Navy a gap between their teeth.

In this case, just one word, run away!
Looking at the dozens of large and small warships fleeing in a hurry, Taichang couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly.

These European colonial robbers developed things for robbery very quickly. It didn't take long for the dragon-tooth warships, wolf-tooth warships, and armed merchant ships to be developed by others.

It's a pity that he only brought five dragon warships in total, and these dragon warships were mainly used for communication, not for naval battles with people.

He had no choice but to let people run away.

Because except for the Flying Dragon battleship, the speed of the other ships is about the same as that of other ships. They have already run for more than ten or twenty miles, and it is impossible to catch up.

He simply slowed down the fleet, and then took a closer look outside the Azores.

There seemed to be quite a few islands here, he could see only four or five, and there were two large islands with a radius of tens of miles, and there were even dense forests on the islands.

This proves that the island is not short of water.

Naturally, he would not let go of such a good place.

Daming of the Azores accepted it with a smile!

This is a good place to control the entire North Atlantic Ocean.

He just thought about it for a while, and then said decisively: "The order, the fleet stops advancing, and Qi Panzong is ordered to come to the flagship immediately."

This time, Sun Chuanting, the governor of the Eastern Daying Camp, did not come with the fleet, but Qi Panzong, the chief general of the Beiyang Navy, followed.

The fleet slowly stopped at the outskirts of the Sea of ​​Azov, and Qi Panzong quickly transferred to the flagship on the Spike warship.

After paying respects to the monarch and ministers, Taichang confessed: "The Azores is a strategic place to control the waters of the North Atlantic Ocean, and we must control it.

You first lead a dreadnought, a dragon battleship, ten aegis ships, ten large fishing boats, and a hundred armed merchant ships to guard here.

I will give you another [-] soldiers of the Black God Army, and you will take them to manage this place well and build more cities and fortresses to rely on. From now on, this place will be an important base for us to control the North Atlantic waters. "

Qi Panzong hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "I will understand in the end."

It was a good mood to pick up a Taichang of the Azores Islands halfway. The fleet continued to sail and sailed for about three days. On the morning of the fourth day, Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, was finally in sight.

Lisbon is also a good place. It is not only the closest big city in Europe to the Americas, but also has a natural harbor in the south of the city.

The fleet entered slowly along the waterway several miles wide. After about twenty miles, the two sides suddenly opened up, and inside was a harbor about twenty miles wide and forty to fifty miles long!
This place is simply too good, Taichang likes it more and more.

Although Portugal belonged to De Sierra, in the future it would be the sphere of influence controlled by Da Ming. If a land and water army gathering base were built here, the entire European continent would tremble under the threat of Da Ming.

He was imagining how to deter these colonial robbers in Europe, and the fleet was slowly approaching the port terminal southeast of Lisbon.

There are quite a few piers here, there are dozens of them, large and small, and they should be ranked in the entire European continent.

However, at this point of the port, the huge fleet of the Daming Navy cannot stop, because the fleet of the Daming Navy has more than 500 ships of all sizes!

Such a huge fleet, even the Spaniards, who were once the overlords of the sea, have never seen it. Even in the heyday of their Armada, there were only more than 1000 ships of all sizes!

Spanish veteran Antonio de Oquendo couldn't help taking a breath when he saw such a huge fleet.

He has led the land and sea armies to fight for more than [-] years, and he has seen many big scenes.

However, he had never seen a scene as big as the Ming Empire Navy.

What happened next was shocking. Ninety Aegis ships and two hundred armed merchant ships approached the docks on both sides of him one after another, and the soldiers of the Ming army on them just poured down like a tide.

After a while, there was no room to stand near the port pier, and the soldiers of the Ming army were still pouring down, and the densely packed phalanx was out of his sight!

When Oquendo saw this, his eyes almost popped out.

How many troops did the Ming Empire come to?

Soon, the huge Monarch approached the pier where he was, and then thousands of Jin Yiwei swarmed down.

Taichang saw that Jin Yiwei had lined up both sides of the pier, so he walked down with a few staff generals and a group of guards smiling.

The legendary five-claw golden dragon robe!
This is His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire!

Seeing this, Oquendo hurriedly led his generals to greet him, stroked his chest and bowed: "Admiral of the Spanish Navy, Antonio de Oquendo, see His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire."

After listening to Zhang Zhiji's translation, Taichang nodded with a smile and said, "General Oquindo, I have long admired your name."

This is Daming's polite words. After hearing Zhang Zhiji's translation, Oquendo was really a little puzzled.

His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire has heard of me?
He didn't even know how to reply.

Well, it seems that there is nothing to be polite about.

Taichang immediately asked: "How many defenders do you have in Portugal?"

Ocundo quickly explained: "It turns out that the defenders are only about [-], but a few months ago, the Anti-Habsburg Alliance launched a surprise attack on our fleet, so our King sent me to lead [-] soldiers." Thousands of land and water troops came to support, and now, the whole of Portugal has almost [-] of our troops."

One hundred thousand is still an army.

Well, the whole of Spain is estimated to have only 50 million horses.

Taichang nodded slightly, and then solemnly said: "You don't have to worry about it here, you can go back with a hundred thousand troops."

what?
Oquendo was dumbfounded again when he heard the words.

He was stunned for a while, and then said carefully: "Your Majesty the Emperor, Your Majesty the King didn't let me lead the army back."

How can I do things if you don't leave?
Taichang pointed to the densely packed phalanx around the pier and said proudly: "You should have seen the strength of our Ming Empire, this is only half of the troops, and I will send the fleet back to pick up another 60 horses.

Do you think the 120 million troops are here, and would the anti-Habsburg alliance dare to come over immediately? "

People naturally dare not come here, the problem is that this is our Spanish territory!

Oquindo thought for a while, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, I was ordered to guard Portugal, so I can't lead the army back privately!"

Why is this guy so stubborn?
Taichang thought for a while, and simply said flickeringly: "Go back and tell your majesty the king, quickly mobilize all the troops to the northern border.

After the next batch of our troops is transferred, we will lead the fleet to attack northern France, and then you will attack from southern France. Do you think France can withstand it? "

This does make sense.

If Daming and Spain attack France from the north and the south by land and water, France will definitely not be able to withstand it.

Question, I just led the army back, how can I explain to His Majesty the King?

Oquindo hesitated for a moment, but said firmly: "Your Majesty the Emperor, you should discuss it with our King first. Without the order of our King, I really can't lead the army back."

It seems that you have to threaten it.

Hearing this, Taichang couldn't help but harden his face, and said coldly: "You guys are called delaying a fighter, you know that?

Wait until I have a discussion with your Majesty the King before you lead the army back.

Don't you know how far it is from your capital city?
It will take more than a month just to discuss this back and forth. It will be at least two or three months after your Majesty the King transfers you back and mobilizes the army to the southern border of France.

Do you think the anti-Habsburg coalition will be foolish enough to wait three or four months for us?

Won't they mobilize their troops?

At that time, there will be at least one million defenders in the south and north of France combined. Can we still defeat France?

Don't rush up and be surrounded by people! "

This one.

Oquindo was a little angry when he saw the emperor of the Ming Empire, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

It's a waste of time for them to go back and forth like this.

The problem is, he can't just lead the army back like this!

He thought about it anxiously, and then said cautiously: "Your Majesty, why don't you write a letter to tell His Majesty the king about the plan of the land and water army's north-south attack, and I will be able to lead the army with your personal letter." gone back."

The stone in your latrine has finally opened up.

Just write a letter, that's easy.

Taichang said directly, "Zi Ru, take care of you with pen, ink, paper and inkstone."

When Cao Huachun heard the words, he quickly ordered people to get on the boat and carry down a desk and a big armchair, and put pens, inks, papers and inkstones on them.

Taichang just sat down and picked up a pen to write. After finishing writing, he asked Zhang Zhiji to translate it into Spanish and write it on another letter paper.

Ocundo took the letter and read it carefully, then bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I will call the army to retreat, and please send some generals with me to take over the defense."

Well, hurry up and don't get in the way here.

Taichang said without hesitation: "Order, let Yi Ming and Gong Ming take over the defense with their troops."

(End of this chapter)