1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 499 Strategic Deployment ([-])

"In view of the aggressive posture of the Dutch East India Company in the Southeast Asia region, the neighboring Kingdoms of Banten and Mataland have adopted a strategy of step-by-step concessions, trying to ease the conflict with the Dutch at the cost of giving up part of their inland territories. However, they completely ignored the real strategic intentions of the Dutch East India Company." After talking about the strategic deployment of the Ming crisis, He Yunfeng turned to make corresponding adjustments to the situation in the Nanyang region.

"In order to slow down the expansion of the Dutch East India Company, our country must respond positively. Directly providing corresponding weapon support will inevitably arouse the dissatisfaction and anger of the Dutch, worsen the relationship between us, and even cause Therefore, for the aid to the natives on Java Island, we will use the Portuguese in Makassar and Gova Sultan to indirectly import some war materials into Java Island to support the natives against the Dutch aggression .We believe that these two are more than happy to stop the continued expansion momentum of the Dutch."

"If the Dutch knew that the Portuguese in Makassar and the Gowa Sultanate were secretly supporting the natives on Java, would they send troops to attack them and then seize Makassar?" Someone asked aloud.

"Even if the Portuguese and Gowa Sultanate don't go to aid the natives on Java Island, the Dutch will still think about Makassar." , and a large number of Malays gathered here, became an important regional trade center, and directly affected the development of the Batavia headquarters of the East India Company. However, the Sultan of Gowa was unmoved, and resolutely excluded the Dutch merchants, obviously hostile to the Dutch. Therefore, the Dutch East India Company will definitely, after freeing up, Take the necessary force against Makassar City, and even send out a large army to capture it.”

"The Dutch are not fools. They will definitely find the aided weapons when they attacked the natives of Java Island. They will also use some clues to track down that these weapons flowed into Java Island through the Portuguese and the Gowa Sultanate. .At that time, how do we face the accusations of the Dutch?" Someone asked aloud.

"According to the peace agreement signed with the Dutch East India Company, Qi State has promised not to sell all kinds of weapons to the kingdoms of the East Indies." He Yunfeng said with a smile: "But we are selling weapons to the Portuguese. They are not the native kingdoms of the East Indies. So, what excuse will the Dutch East India Company use to blame Qi?"

"It's all about deceiving yourself and others." Wang Zheng shook his head and said.

"Based on the current strength of our country, except that our sea power is relatively weaker than that of the Dutch East India Company, we are crushing the Dutch in terms of land combat power and industrial and agricultural output, and we also have a huge manpower advantage. The Dutch East India Company should also be quite clear about this. If there is another war, their losses will be even greater. Therefore, the Dutch will not threaten our country with force as a last resort. More importantly, in Southeast Asia In the region, we are also the largest trading partner of the Dutch, providing them with a large number of industrial products. You know, for them, this will definitely reduce their colonization costs in the East Indies." Prime Minister Pan Qifeng said confidently: "In the entire Nanyang region, no force dares to easily attack our country of Qi!"

Pan Qifeng has the confidence to say so boldly that no local force in the Nanyang region dares to attack Qi.Not to mention that Qi State currently has more than 1000 standing troops, tens of thousands of trained reserve soldiers (county soldiers), eight professional warships, nearly [-] armed merchant ships, and a population of more than [-]. Production capacity is also unmatched by all Nanyang forces.

Last year (1643), Qi’s iron and steel output reached more than 6000 tons, of which more than 1100 tons of steel were produced, although it is far inferior to the peak production of Daming Iron and Steel, which was more than 45000 tons.But the current population of Qi is only over 1737, which is only the population size of a prefecture and county in Daming, so the steel production figure is already huge.You know, in 18000, England's iron production was only [-] tons.

Being able to produce a large amount of steel means having a large amount of war resources, and can also create a steady stream of artillery, muskets, projectiles, spears, swords, armor... If it is only for consumption, the entire Nanyang region Together, the kingdoms can't compete with Qi.
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"The two of you will lead our two land and water divisions of Qi State to Daming, do you have a plan in mind?" After the meeting, Qi Tian specially kept Qi Dajiang and Niu Hu behind, and was going to give instructions personally.

"Your Majesty, I am in a state of panic!" Qi Dajiang cupped his hands and said, "The Great Ming Dynasty will collapse, and tens of thousands of people will suffer. However, even though our country of Qi has tried its best, we are still unable to save the situation. Your minister is about to lead the elite of our country to fight against the enemy. , I am afraid that it will be difficult to do something, and it will be against the king's will."

"The minister is also afraid." Niu Hu said solemnly: "In the territory of the Ming Dynasty, there are thieves, slaves, and the army of the Ming Dynasty. The number of troops is tens of thousands. If you are not careful for a moment, you may lose our soldiers and horses, and you may be a threat to our Qi State." sinner."

"What is there to be afraid of?" Qi Tian looked at the two of them and couldn't help laughing: "One of you is the commander of the navy who has experienced the waves of the sea and fought with the Westerners and Dutch people many times in the ocean, and the other is accustomed to land battles. , the brave general of the Lu division who killed the enemy and broke the city should have some courage and self-confidence. You don't have to feel uneasy because you hold more than half of the soldiers of our Qi State, for fear that I will be jealous."

When Qi Dajiang and Niu Hu heard the words, they couldn't help but looked at each other, with wry smiles in their hearts.The king's words were also very direct, and he took the initiative to point out the reason for the two people's real panic.

"Our state of Qi is different from the previous dynasties in some respects." Qi Tian said: "The appearance of firearms, cannons, warships, etc., will make a country's military strength in a short period of time. Become stronger. After fighting against the natives of Nanyang, do you feel that our army is extremely powerful, and even in the small-scale head-on confrontation with Jiannu in Liaodong, it was crushing. This is a national industry The strength of the power has created a modern difference between our weapons and our opponents, forming a dimensionality reduction blow."

Qi Dajiang and Niu Hu listened carefully. They didn't understand the meaning of the so-called dimensionality reduction attack for a while, but they roughly guessed that Qi's army bullied a weak opponent with its superpower status.However, whether it is the crumbling Daming, Dashun, which is on the verge of starting a prairie fire, or the Jiannu of the tiger and wolf forces, in terms of overall strength, it seems that they are much stronger than Qi.

"When we arrive in Daming, let's do whatever we want. As long as our logistics supply continues, even if the enemy comes with 1 people, it will be difficult to cause a fatal blow to our [-] troops of Qi." Qi Tian continued: "However, considering Jiannu's There are a lot of cavalry, so I suggest that you don’t go deep into Daming’s territory for now. Even if you have to go deep into Daming’s territory as a last resort, it’s best to find out the surrounding situation, and don’t be surrounded by other people’s troops.”

"The General Staff has also made a strategy with you to collect or destroy all ships in Liaodong, Tianjin, Shandong, Jianghuai and other coastal areas, and firmly grasp the control of the northern waters of Daming. If the establishment of slaves enters the customs and sweeps the Central Plains, then gather troops to harass it Road, support all local forces that fight against slavery."

Qi Dajiang opened his mouth twice, as if he wanted to say something.

"But I have doubts." Seeing this, Qi Tian asked.

"If we encounter Li Zicheng's army of thieves, how should we deal with it?" Qi Dajiang asked.

"Li Zicheng?... You should be in Tianjin, Shandong and other places, and you won't meet them."

Qi Tian thought for a while, but he still remembered that this Chuang Wang seemed to have entered Beijing not long ago, because he was defeated in Shanhaiguan, and then quickly withdrew from Beijing, and was chased away by the Qing army, fleeing all the way to Shanshan.The entire Shandong, Jianghuai and other places did not seem to have sent more soldiers to receive them. Even the Qing army only cared about chasing Li Zicheng, and did not send troops into Shandong, and the Nanming gang also stopped at Jianghuai.In the end, a Ming Dynasty who had voted to become a slave was demoted, and with dozens of clearing documents, Shandong was brought under the rule of the Qing Dynasty.

"Can you occupy Shandong?" Qi Dajiang asked again.

"Yes." Qi Tian nodded and said: "Temporarily occupy the coastal land of Shandong, if things go wrong, flee to the sea immediately."

"I want to occupy Penglai." Qi Dajiang said: "Penglai is the administrative seat of Dengzhou and is connected to Changshan Island. If we occupy it, we can have a foothold in Daming territory, which is not only convenient for us to attract immigrants, but also as a base , interfering in the crisis of Ming Dynasty."

"Let's play by ear." Qi Tian said: "If we have more than [-] soldiers in Qi State, it will be enough to occupy the whole of Ming Dynasty and affect the future changes."

"Our country of Qi has a population of more than [-]. If we mobilize, we can recruit [-] soldiers." Qi Dajiang said.

"Hehe..., with our current strength and development status, we can't raise [-] soldiers, let alone send [-] troops to Daming." Qi Tian shook his head and said, "Unless we carry out a full-scale mobilization, but in that case, we Our days are over. Maybe someone will take the opportunity to attack our lair."

(End of this chapter)