Great Qing Dynasty talker

After the Paris Revolution.

Conflicts even broke out within the Frankish army on the front line, with officers supporting the royalists and officers supporting the revolution verbally abusing each other and even shooting at each other.

Anyway,

The coalition's plan to besiege Constantinople was ruined.
Seven golden flowers turned into six golden flowers.

It was the greatest military power in Europe that was destroyed.

……

London.

Representatives from the remaining six countries gathered together.

"Gentlemen, we have just received some bad news."

"The Paris mob has arrested Louis XVI and his wife, as well as hundreds of nobles, and has imprisoned them in the Bastille. The mob has big plans, and they are clamoring to hang all the nobles on street lamps."

"I suggest that the coalition forces temporarily abandon the siege of Constantinople and join forces to attack Paris to restore the Bourbon dynasty."

"Everyone, please express your opinion?"

The Saxons raised their hands first, followed by representatives from the other five countries.

We are all aristocrats, and we can relate to each other.

The threat posed by the Jacobins, who were so close at hand, was 100 times that of the Wu State and 1000 times that of the Ottoman Empire.

Once the fire spreads, no one can bear it.

The world is changing rapidly.

However, it was eight months later before this news reached Suzhou Prefecture.

The Eurasian chess game can be described as a classic double-blind game, where each player makes his own move and the winner is not known until the black and white pieces collide on the same square.

……

The Paris Revolution completely disrupted the careful deployment led by the Saxons.

Hundreds of thousands of allied troops withdrew from the front lines one after another, heading towards Paris.

Constantinople unexpectedly escaped the disaster. While repairing the city defenses and replenishing ammunition, it also recruited soldiers from other regions.

Li Yu was preparing for the Tea War at this time.

According to the planned schedule,

The empire will launch an unprecedented westward expedition and use military strength to rebuild a new order.

then,

The empire can maintain its trade dominance for more than 50 years, madly absorbing the world's wealth and talents, thus shaping a super empire.

……

The entire empire was subject to Li Yu's personal will, and the war machine was running at full speed.

From Xi'an to Yili, from Yili to Orenburg.

Fully armed soldiers, skilled workers, and laborers continued to flow westward.

Under the temptation of high wages and with the endorsement of the government, millions of farmers in the empire took the advance wages, bid farewell to their families in tears, and followed the army to the distant foreign country.

There are only two hard indicators for going abroad for labor service:

20. Under years old and healthy.

Second, he is not the only male in the family.

There are countless baggage vehicles on this road.

But from the Mongolian grasslands to Yili, it is a completely different scene.

Driven by herdsmen, endless herds of cattle and sheep migrated westward and eventually became fresh rations for the army on the westward expedition.

……

In the study room of the Wu Palace.

Li Yu flipped through the logistics report of the Western Expedition on the table. Behind the cold data on the paper were countless lives and immeasurable wealth.

The army went first, followed by the labor service.

"Land island hopping" tactics.

A transit station was built every 200 miles as a fulcrum.

A settlement was chosen every 500 miles, and the migrant workers farmed, grazed, fished, and mined locally, and all the agricultural and sideline products were supplied to the army.

Logistics should be supplied locally as much as possible, otherwise even the richest empire will be dragged down.

at this time,

The 8th and 9th Corps, as the vanguard, should have entered the Orenburg area on the shores of the Caspian Sea.

Minister of Industry Du Ren, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Fan Zhongmo, and Minister of the General Staff Tan Muguang should have arrived in Yili and each taken on the responsibilities within their jurisdiction.

……

Footsteps sounded~
The guard pushed open the door and a young man with a heroic appearance walked in.

"Father, it's time to teach us a lesson."

"it is good."

Li Yu stood up and walked out of the study.

15-year-old Li Yuanzhen walked beside him, his height almost reaching his shoulders.

Although there is a dedicated team of teachers, Li Yu insists on teaching some courses personally, such as "International Diplomacy" and "Imperial Economy". These dragon-slaying skills cannot be delegated to others.

After the class, the princes were excited.

They all knew that the Empire was planning a war against Europe and were full of confidence.

……

"Okay, do you have any questions? Just ask."

"Father." Li Yuanzhen stood up. "Regarding this Western Expedition, how many troops does the Empire plan to send?"

"The peak strength of the northern front is estimated to be over 120 million, most of which are vassal troops. The southern front has 300 warships and 15 troops. Zhen'er, why are you asking this?"

"Father, I am worried that the millions of troops will be fighting outside for a long time, leaving the country empty."

Li Yu's smile remained unchanged. He certainly understood that the boy meant to remind him of the potential risks.

A million troops went on an expedition abroad, what if ~
Although Lin Huaisheng is his absolute confidant, matters concerning the imperial power cannot tolerate the slightest risk.

If he had any second thoughts, he could directly establish a country in any region of the world with his millions of troops.

Li Yu made up his mind almost in a flash.

explained:
"I am preparing to lead the army in person. The time was not yet ripe, so I did not tell my ministers in advance."

"Father, the Holy Ming."

……

The next class is horse riding.

There is a horse farm outside the palace.

Li Yu himself was good at horse riding, so he paid special attention to the princes' riding skills.

With the development of firearms technology, cavalry will gradually be eliminated from the battlefield and will no longer be the main force. However, war horses will not be eliminated and will have great significance for at least 200 years.

As early as 1782, Li Yu proposed a topic - mule-horse transformation.

It can be divided into two points:
The army is becoming more mule- and horse-dominated.

Agriculture is becoming mule- and horse-based.

Even in the early 20th century, mules and horses were still the main source of power for pulling artillery, baggage, and transporting personnel.

The mule-and-horse transformation of the army is divided into two topics.

On the one hand, it is about breeding and cultivating high-quality mules and horses, and on the other hand, it is about reducing the weight of artillery.

According to Wu Jun's battlefield experience, six horses was the limit for pulling a cannon, and eight horses would interfere with each other, so field artillery must never exceed 1 ton.

……

After the advent of breech-loading guns and shrapnel shells, Li Yu decided to redesign and collectively change the equipment.

New breech-loading artillery was supplied to the navy and army in a ratio of 2 to 1.

There are two types of army artillery.

One is an 88mm long-barreled steel cannon, weighing 750 kilograms including the gun carriage, with a range of 3 miles and pulled by four horses.

One is a 75mm short-barreled steel cannon, weighing 350 kilograms including the gun carriage, with a range of one and a half miles and pulled by two horses.

The former is positioned for combat, with a long range and great power.

The latter would drop down to the infantry company to provide supporting fire.

Army artillery has strict weight restrictions, but naval artillery has no such concerns.

……

The significance of mule-horse-based agriculture is:
First, the plowing efficiency is high.

Second, livestock excrement is the best farmland fertilizer.

The mule-and-horse-based agriculture and crop rotation were the focus of the empire's agricultural reforms planned by Li Yu.

Generally speaking, the agricultural revolution comes before the industrial revolution.

But Da Wu has its own national conditions.

On the contrary, it is also a helpless move.

But given the current state of the empire, an agricultural revolution is nowhere in sight.

The reason is simple: there are too many people and too little land.

Only by rotating radishes and clover on arable land can nitrogen be fixed in the soil and provide feed for livestock. It is equivalent to leaving the land fallow.

But how is this possible given the empire's population density?
Farmers are heartbroken when even an inch of arable land is left empty. After going around in circles, we are back to square one - the population problem.

……

Just like the Northern Expedition, Li Yu used the war to drive a large number of people out of Shanhaiguan.

After several years of hard work, the Northeast became a granary.

This time, Li Yu decided to repeat his old trick and bring more people out of Europe through the westward expedition, to Central Asia, to Europe, and to the whole world.

The Mediterranean Sea, the Danube River, the Central Asian steppes, the Scottish hills, the foot of Mount Fuji, the Mississippi River~
Let them take root and sprout, and bring great benefits to future generations.

……

War is a horrible money-eating beast.

If money is not supplied, this giant beast will retaliate.

Li Yu saved for many years for this western expedition.

Special war bonds were also issued, open to everyone, with good interest and backed by the empire's credit.

All parties were enthusiastic in purchasing, and soon 180 million taels were raised.

Private investors purchased 3500 million taels of silver. This figure gave Li Yu great confidence and showed that the people's hearts could be used.

The purchase of 1000 million taels by European bankers does not mean anything, it is just a form of risk hedging.

……

December 1792.

A group of European diplomats arrived in Washington by ship.

In the simple office of the President,
Viscount Staunton:
"We hope that the United States will join the European family and jointly boycott Wu products."

"If necessary, we also hope that the Citi army will work together with the Iberian army, the Frank army, and the Saxon army in North America to wipe out the Wu colonial strongholds on the west coast."

Old Washington looked at me and shook his head.

"The United States was founded not long ago, and the economy is in decline. There are many problems on all sides. Sorry, our country is unable to join any war, nor does it want to be an enemy of any country."

A lot of pulling back and forth.

Staunton made a harsh statement:
"If your country insists on refusing, it will face military retaliation and economic blockade from the whole of Europe. This time, you will have no allies~"

Washington grinned toothlessly:

"Your Excellency, we Citibankers are used to being poor, so we are not afraid of blockades."

……

That night, senior Citigroup executives debated until late at night.

Washington insisted on neutrality, Adams believed it was necessary to repair relations with Europe, and Jefferson, who had just returned from Wu, believed that they should ally with Wu to resist Europe.

The ending was very unhappy.

finally,
They decided to solve it in the most simple way.
vote.

In the end, Washington's "Neutrality Act" was passed by a narrow margin, that is, the United States would not get involved in the war and would join the ranks of free trade.

Staunton was extremely angry.

After 3 months, I returned empty-handed.

When he left Boston Harbor, he saw shiploads of cotton leaving the port for the East and shiploads of tea entering the port.

Feelings:

"We are bleeding and they are feasting."

……

August 1792, 4.

Two reconnaissance ships of the Wu joint fleet intercepted a Saxon armed merchant ship outside the port of Sibu in Borneo and demanded to board the ship for inspection, but were refused.

immediately,

Wu’s warships opened fire.

51 shells were fired in half an hour.

The merchant ship's mast broke, it caught fire and capsized, and hundreds of mercenaries struggled in the sea.

The captain decided to go all out and immediately launched an artillery attack on Siwu Port.

When the Franks' shore-based artillery shells fell on the sea, stirring up huge columns of water, the two warships chose to sail away.

……

October 4th.

The Wu army took the lead in launching an attack in Borneo.

The 4th Army Corps stationed two battalions there, joined forces with 2 local armed Han Chinese, launched an attack to the north, and with their absolute military advantage, they beat the colonies of various countries living on the same island.

The Frankish, Dutch and Saxon strongholds in northern Borneo were successively captured.

among them,

The Dutch colonial outposts did not resist and surrendered directly.

The 4th Corps gladly accepted them and gave them corresponding preferential treatment.

They are all acquaintances~
On weekdays, the 4th Legion cooperated a lot with Dutch merchants.

……

October 4th.

The Combined Fleet issued an ultimatum to the city of Manila.

The Governor of Manila flatly refused.

The outbreak of war.

The combined fleet blockaded the sea and sank two small Iberian warships that attempted to leave the port.

But they were intimidated by the artillery and dared not enter the port.

The attack was launched by land by the Marines, the 4th Corps Infantry, and armed settlers from Luzon.

Manila’s defenses are extremely strong and its defenses are extremely professional.

Iberian soldiers have enough tenacity and perseverance.

On the first day, Wu's army fired 2000 rockets and 60 heavy artillery shells, suffering more than 200 casualties and failing to capture the city.

It was three o'clock in the morning in Manila.

A group of Irish sailors suddenly rose up, set fires everywhere, killed guards, seized the city gates, and welcomed the Wu army into the city.

At dawn, Wu's army killed 350 stubborn Iberian soldiers near the Governor's Palace.

The fierce street fighting even lasted until the evening of that day, and the Iberian soldiers' will to resist amazed the Wu army.

……

5 month.

It is the dry season on Java.

The Wu army infantry launched an attack on the Saxon, Dutch and French colonial outposts on the same island.

The Saxons put up a stubborn resistance and were sent flying by rockets.

The Franks abandoned their stronghold and fled into the rainforest to survive.

The Dutch, waving a white flag, first negotiated the terms of surrender, then gladly laid down their arms and walked out of the fortress.

"How are you?"

"I am fine, and you?"

"Fine, bro~"

"Bro~"

The unarmed Dutch soldiers warmly hugged and linked shoulders with the soldiers of the 4th Legion.

A fact that cannot be ignored is that during this decade, the 4th Army’s largest foreign business partner in Southeast Asia was the Netherlands.

……

What flows in the veins of the Dutch is not blood, but business genes.

They came all the way to the East just for the gold.

The self-proclaimed civilized 4th Army even allowed the surrendered Dutch soldiers to keep their personal belongings and move freely within the designated area after disarming.

quickly,

All surrendered Dutch colonists in Southeast Asia were sent to Batavia.

When they revisited the old place, everyone sighed.

No matter how wars raged in Southeast Asia, the dances in Batavia still had flying skirts~
……

The empire fired the first shot in Southeast Asia.

Victory news came in frequently from all over the country, and cities were conquered. It wouldn't be long before the entire Nanyang became the backyard of the Wu Kingdom.

But the sea was extremely quiet, and warships from various countries retreated westward one after another, seemingly intending to avoid war and guard the Strait of Malacca.

In Cam Ranh Bay, the Combined Fleet Headquarters.

This has been discussed for half an hour.

"Commander, attack!"

"Yes, we can currently mobilize 200 warships and are fully confident of controlling Malacca."

Liu Wu took a deep breath and stood up:
"Order the fleet to replenish supplies tomorrow and raise sail the day after tomorrow to attack Malacca."

"Wan Sheng."

The cheers were like waves, spreading far away. (End of this chapter)