1825 My New Daming

Chapter 282 The Royal Conquest - Emperor William Stepping into the Ocean! (seeking subscription and monthly ticket)
Indian Empire, Port of Mumbai.

The tune of "God Save the King" was played, and the soldiers of the British and Indian soldiers who were waiting in line on the pier to board the ship all stood at attention under the order of the officer, and then saluted a golden carriage that was slowly approaching.Seeing this golden carriage, the upper-class assan and British gentlemen in Mumbai all waved the red cross and the Union flag in their hands vigorously, and shouted hoarsely.

Of course, the emperor William, who rode in the golden carriage, was the burly emperor with big features sitting in a gold-plated carriage that symbolized the orthodox imperial power of India, and beside him were two graceful figures in gorgeous sari, Dressed in white and beautiful female slaves. Although the European monarchs of this era still retain the bad habit of keeping royal mistresses, only the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire can do it like Emperor William who kept dozens of Indian beauties for himself as slaves. come out.

If this matter is to be left in the UK, the parliament and public opinion must be sprayed to death-this is a blatant support of slavery!
But in India. Hehe, Emperor William really "knows the joy of being a king".

William's people did not dislike him as an emperor because he publicly kept female slaves, but expressed the greatest enthusiasm for his arrival.On the contrary, the two loyal ministers of the emperor, the Duke of Wellington and the Earl of Nelson were worried about the emperor's fall, and frowned there all the way.

Emperor William was also a little guilty - he hadn't reached the point of killing Zhongliang unjustly, and of course he didn't think about sending Zhongliang and his Indian female slaves, which was not as good as Emperor Daoguang next door.

The guilty emperor spoke up: "Duke, don't worry about me, I'm just a feint this time, and the Marquis of Nelson (Nelson has been promoted) is with me, so there will be no problem."

Is there really no problem?It seems that in the past few years, when the British Empire was against the Ming Empire, there were always accidents. The Duke of Wellington always had a bad premonition in his heart, and he felt uneasy, so he glanced at the Marquis Nelson again.

"Duke," said Marquis Nelson with a confident look, "you can rest assured that our blockade of the Persian Gulf is just a bluff. We have used airships and spies to investigate repeatedly. We have not found any in Muscat or the Persian Gulf." A hero class, not even a Hanwu class, the most powerful is their Prince class. And the Prince class is not a threat to our two Indomitable class, plus a few newly transferred old battleships, Ironclads, our strength is far greater than theirs."

Emperor William also took up the topic and said: "According to Zhuge Youde's "On the Navy", the Ming Dynasty divided the fleet into three categories: sea power fleet, destruction fleet and existence fleet. Among them, the sea power fleet, as the name suggests, has the sea power in a certain sea area. Fleets, destroying fleets are fleets that attempt to destroy the opponent's sea power, and existing fleets are fleets that exist in a certain naval fortress or a certain bay, and can pose a threat to and contain the enemy's naval fleet. The Nanyang Fleet of the Ming Empire, Both the Beiyang Fleet and the Homeland Fleet are sea power fleets, and the Nanyang Fleet is also a destruction fleet. The Persian Gulf Fleet is obviously carrying out the mission of an existing fleet.

And the most important thing to exist in a fleet is to exist itself!Because the existing fleet is inherently weaker than the opponent's fleet, it cannot assume the responsibility of sea power or destroying the fleet. If it is reluctant to perform the task of destroying or sea power, then the existing fleet can only be eliminated, which is meaningless.Therefore, Ming's Persian Gulf Fleet will definitely not seek a decisive battle before our Indian fleet suffers heavy losses.As long as we are big enough, they will definitely choose to retreat. "

Earl Nelson listened to Emperor William's words, but nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Obviously, this Kaiser William really knows the navy!

And Zhuge Youde, who wrote "On the Navy", is also a knowledgeable man. He even knows better than his ancestor Zhuge Wuzhong.This "On the Navy" was not copied by Zhuge Youde from the celestial book handed down by his ancestors.

In fact, King Zhuge Wuzhong himself did not understand the true meaning of sea power.

Because King Zhuge Wuzhong has never lived in a country that really needs sea power from the beginning to the end-the concept of really needing sea power is not that there are one or two emperors who are willing to spend money to build a fleet, but that they really want to go overseas. The need for expansion and the need to protect overseas interests.However, when a country with land power is not satisfied with its land expansion or security, and its overseas interests are not significant, it is impossible to understand sea power. King Wu Zhong was able to achieve a certain degree of overseas expansion, Even reaching out to the Americas, in fact, it has been "very time-traveled".It is simply impossible for him to go one step further and compete with Britain and the Netherlands for world sea power.

But when Zhuge Youde lived, Daming already had huge overseas interests and needs for overseas expansion, and he also truly understood sea power, so he wrote "On the Navy" as the theoretical basis for the construction of the Ming Dynasty's navy.

Although under his promotion and auspices it has grown stronger and become the second largest navy in the world, it was still a peaceful navy until not long ago, but this peaceful navy has won half of the sea power in the Pacific Ocean by virtue of its own strength. Possess the ability to destroy Britain's maritime rights in the Indian Ocean.

Sea power sometimes does not have to be fought, and it can also achieve the goal by showing off its power and intimidating people. The key is that there is really such a need and the ability to invest and build.This thing is really hard to come by!

And when Ming Dynasty's "Peaceful Navy" became stronger and stronger with the help of the industrial revolution, Zhuge Youde's "On the Navy" naturally became a must-read book for admirals of various countries in the West, and even became a book in the naval academies of various countries. teaching materials.Emperor William was a navy with a professional background, and he was really knowledgeable, so he saw at a glance that the Daming Persian Gulf Fleet was an existing fleet.

And according to "On the Navy", this fleet exists. As long as it is allowed to continue to exist, it will not be desperate!
This is Zhuge Youde's book, can the juniors of the Ming Navy not listen to it?
So Kaiser Wilhelm should be safe!

In late autumn, the temperature on the sea surface of the Gulf of Oman is still very high. Under the scorching sun, several fishing boats with Arabian triangle sails and a maximum tonnage of [-] to [-] tons are rolling nets on the sea.

This time is not the fish news season in the Gulf of Oman. You can’t catch the most popular sardines in the Gulf of Oman. At most, you can catch some squid and yellowfin tuna. Probably because these two kinds of fish are not very popular, so at this moment The skin on the fishing boats floating in this area was tanned and shiny, with Arab turbans on their heads, and their facial features seemed to be absent-minded like those of East Asian fishermen.They didn't care much about the fishing nets, but all focused their eyes on one direction - the east!
Since these days, many so-called destroyers and gunboats of the Indian Navy have patrolled this sea area.From time to time, ships of the British Royal Navy from Europe came to join the Royal Indian Navy through the Suez Canal and the Red Sea.The wind is getting tighter and tighter, and the conflict seems to be imminent.These Arab fishermen with East Asian faces are naturally the officers and soldiers of the Ming Navy's "Existence Fleet" in the Persian Gulf that has shrunk into the Persian Gulf.They left the original ship and were sent to the open sea, opening a maritime warning and search line for the "existence fleet" in the Persian Gulf.

A man who looked very capable slipped off the mast of an Arabian fishing boat. He still had a huge clairvoyant eight-power binocular telescope hanging around his neck, and his glasses became red from long-term observation.Although people have already descended to the deck, they still frequently look towards the east.A sailor below asked suspiciously: "Second lieutenant, did you find anything?"

The man just shook his head, picked up the kettle and sipped the cold water, but began to count the days in his heart.His name is Wang Zuo, and he is a military officer with a professional background. However, because his grades in the Naval Academy were the lowest and there were no nobles to promote him, he was still a second lieutenant after two years of graduation. If this continues, he will be retired as a major in this life.Not reconciled!That's why he made a report requesting to be transferred to the torpedo boat brigade of the Persian Gulf Fleet, but it's a pity that he has been here for several months, fishing and basking in the sun every day. His family was originally a fisherman, and he thought he could change his class by being admitted to a naval officer (in fact, he has already changed ), but did not expect to go back to the old profession.

At this moment, the sailor who was talking to him just now suddenly shouted: "Second lieutenant! East! East. There is a situation!"

(End of this chapter)