Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 403 Hundreds of Cossack Heads and the Western Expeditionary Army
The same is true for other Western fans. They did not expect that the extremely powerful Cossack cavalry would become prisoners of war of the Ming Empire at this moment.

Unexpectedly, these Cossack cavalrymen, who had the same skin color as themselves and were obviously much stronger, would be shackled at this time, dragged to the execution ground by the army of the Ming Empire like animals, and turned towards themselves in frustration Kneeling down, the whole person was as sluggish as a frost-beaten eggplant.

Galileo, the Westerners, and other foreigners couldn't help but straighten their chests. Once upon a time, they faced a powerful tribe in this way.

And it was in Daming that they let the powerful Cossack cavalry kneel down in front of them for the first time, and because of this, they also gained an unprecedented sense of superiority.

Many foreign fans, including Galileo, basically learned from the newspapers that the empire had fought with the Cossack cavalry of the Raksha State in the north some time ago. At that time, many Western fans thought that the Ming Empire would suffer losses because of this, even though Ming had dispatched nearly [-] elite troops to go north. , but in their view, it is very difficult for the imperial army to defeat the prestigious Cossack cavalry, even if the victory may be just a tragic victory.

But at this time, when they saw the Cossack prisoners of war kneeling in front of them, and heard Yang Sichang, the left servant of the military department on the tower, wearing a court uniform, presenting the victory report of the suppression of the Cossack cavalry to His Majesty Zhu Youxiao, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, none of them did not feel relieved because of this. Not shocked and surprised.

"I have no intention of making enemies with other countries in this world. Since Emperor Chengzu, I have been envoys to countries in Southeast Asia and the West to form eternal friendship, but there are those small-timers who ignore and insult the dignity of our Ming Empire. , and even took advantage of the fact that my Ming Dynasty had no time to look outside because of the suppression of the internal invaders, it occupied my territory and even killed our citizens! Today, I will show the heads of these hundreds of Cossack cavalry to the public, and warn all countries that those who violate my Ming Dynasty will be killed even if they are far away. Kill him!"

At this time, Zhu Youxiao got up in person and came to the Meridian Gate, and said something to the foreign nationals in front of him with a stern expression. Although his tone was still flat, everyone could feel the dominance of the world in this tone. Ego and arrogance.

And at the same time, the heads of these Cossack cavalrymen were also pressed under the guillotine. Looking at these Cossack cavalrymen with different expressions waiting to be executed, these foreigners couldn't tell what mood they were in at this time, they only knew that they must not Offend this empire, don't let yourself be executed like this.

Zhu Youxiao raised his hand lightly, then put it away, and shouted: "Chop!"

In an instant, everyone's eyes widened, seeing with their own eyes the guillotine hanging from a height of several feet falling rapidly, and then quickly landed on the neck of the Cossack cavalry prisoner of war.

Click!

Hundreds of heads were chopped off directly in front of the Meridian Gate, and blood sprayed into the sky like a fountain.

Some foreigners even couldn't help vomiting.

Forgiving Galileo couldn't help but feel his legs go weak. He never imagined that he would see such a bloody scene not long after he just felt the free air of this empire.

In this era of Ming Dynasty, there is no worship of foreigners, no fear of foreigners, and no concern for the views of Western colonists and the so-called evaluation of human rights.

My Ming Dynasty is the spokesperson of civilization, and I am human rights!I am the maintainer and judge of social order and morality!
Therefore, regarding the Cossack cavalry who beheaded hundreds of white people at once, none of the officials and civilians in Ming Dynasty felt any worry or fear about it.

In the eyes of Daming at this moment, they are a group of disobedient and inferior people. Since they are disobedient, they should be punished as they should!

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"No matter what skin color you are, no matter which country you come from, no matter how strong or weak you are, as long as you intend to invade my Ming Dynasty, you will only bear the wrath of my Ming Dynasty! You and your country will pay the price for your stupidity! "

Zhu Youxiao’s words at the Meridian Gate still linger in the ears of these foreigners. Even Galileo, who didn’t care about such political events, never thought that apart from his tolerant and free side, this empire had such a fierce and cruel side.

These dozens of bloody heads brought him not only shock but also deterrence!

"Although they dress gorgeously and look polite, their execution methods for intruders are bloodier than ours!
From now on, I really feel the deterrence and strength of a huge empire!He is not afraid of any provocateurs in this world, behind his benevolence are sharp claws, once you have the slightest disrespect and offense, he will ruthlessly deprive you of everything."

While Galileo sighed like this, he couldn't help praying with his hands on his chest.

Like him, other missionaries also prayed, and the shocking scene made them feel a sense of fear in addition to longing for the Ming Empire.

But precisely because of this, they brought a more authentic Ming Dynasty back to their own country.

The rulers of European powers such as Flangji and Hongfangui had to suppress their anger and take a cautious attitude towards their relationship with Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, for the Cossack cavalry, the European countries in the west also have hatred.

Now some European countries even hope to rely on this Eastern Empire to unite against the expansion of the Raksha Kingdom.

Of course, it is not ruled out that the aborigines in some countries or regions continue to ignore the existence of Ming Dynasty, especially the aborigines in Nanyang who still hate China and massacre the Chinese in Nanyang. They have never experienced revenge and attack from the northern empire, so in their view Come on, this warning is nothing more than shouting.

However, what they didn't know was that Zhu Youxiao's words were not just shouting.

The reason why Zhu Youxiao wanted to decapitate these hundreds of Cossack prisoners of war in the capital and behead them in front of all the outsiders in Beijing was that it was a sign that Zhu Youxiao wanted to put Ming on the international stage.

As the super empire of the East, since Ming Dynasty wants to rise in the ocean age and rely on advanced productive forces to create more wealth, it has to expand abroad and plunder more resources throughout the world to achieve the goal of primitive accumulation of capital.

Perhaps the former Ming Dynasty was dominated by the small-scale peasant economy, and the interests of the entire imperial ruling class came from domestic tax revenue.

Now, the operation of the entire Ming Dynasty is almost entirely dependent on the tax revenue brought by commercial trade, and the army and the royal capital that maintains social stability also basically rely on the accumulation of wealth through the profits obtained from overseas through advanced productivity.

At this moment, Japan, which is still in the shogunate era, and the Southeast Asian countries that rely on selling bananas and growing rice, and the regimes that have become puppets of Western colonists have not realized this, but it is normal.

However, Franji and other countries are too far away, busy with the competition for the interests of the Europa region, and have no time to carefully consider what the Ming Empire is sending out at this time.

But at least, through the heads of hundreds of Cossack cavalry prisoners of war, Zhu Youxiao made these foreigners start to be cautious about their relationship with Daming, which achieved Zhu Youxiao's political goal. As for whether these countries will forget Daming's vigilance, Zhu You Xiao was not interested, because in the future Da Ming would use guns and artillery to remind them of Da Ming's vigilance at the moment.

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Once the situation in the outer northeast is stabilized, all that remains is to continue infrastructure construction and restoration and consolidate the occupied areas.

However, Jiannu and the Mongolian Lindan Khan tribe did not immediately start a war against them because of the rest of the imperial guards.

The customs are still stable, and only the war in the west is still going on at this time.

The Western Expeditionary Army led by Zu Dale and Xin Wang Zhu Youjian had entered the Longyou area at this time.

According to the administrative division of the Ming Dynasty at this time, the westernmost should be the jurisdiction of Shaanxi Xingdusi, and the name is Shaanxi Xingdusi, and the actual control area is only equivalent to the current Gansu.

And it is only limited to the east of Jiayuguan, below Jiayuguan and even the northwestern passes such as Yumenguan and Yangguan are under the control of various Mongolian tribes.

The task Zhu Youxiao gave to the Western Expeditionary Army was to fight from Jiayuguan to Hamiwei, and it was not until the Hamiwei was recaptured that the combat mission was completed and the team could return to the dynasty.

In other words, the current Western Expeditionary Army with the Guanning Army as the main body will go from the current Longyou to northern Xinjiang under the leadership of Zu Dale and Zhu Youjian, which is equivalent to going from Huaibei to southern Fujian.

And on this long conquest route, there are boundless deserts and harsh weather conditions, as well as cavalry from various Mongolian tribes.

However, the Guanning Army is no better than the Imperial Guards. Although most of them are cavalry, their equipment is inferior to that of the Imperial Guards. They are still a classical army. There are no poison gas bombs that can be fired or continuous shooting. The flintlock musket, and even the best piece of artillery, was the Francois machine gun.

The Ministry of War did not give them more supplies except food and basic military pay. Compared with an ordinary soldier in the imperial guards, he had to see meat at every stage. As the Western Expeditionary Army, the Guanning Army could only Steamed buns and wild vegetables are the staple food.

This is also impossible. Before Zhu Youxiao established the imperial guards, these Guanning troops did not take him seriously. central court.

Now that Zhu Youxiao has gained real power and has his own imperial guards and no longer needs these arrogant Guanning Army to maintain the rule, there is no need to take these remaining Guanning Army troops seriously.

From the killing of Zu Dashou to the annihilation of most of the Guanning Army of Wu Xiang and Wu Sangui's father and son, it announced the beginning of the process of the demise of the Guanning Army, and it also marked that they would no longer play an important role in the Ming Dynasty.

And Zhu Youxiao is just letting this soon-to-be-eliminated army make the last contribution to Ming Dynasty.

That is to let him and Zhu Youjian be buried for Daming together!

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Twenty miles away from Jiayuguan, there is a place called Heilongbao, which was originally the place where Feng Sheng, the Duke of Song Dynasty, stayed during his expedition to the west. Later, it gradually developed into a market town, but it was gradually abandoned due to the wind and sand.

Today, the Western Expeditionary Army of the Ming Dynasty still uses this place as the starting point for the Western Expedition.

Zhu Youjian stood outside the tent and watched the sunset without saying anything. Since joining the army, he has become even more taciturn.

As a former strong contender for the throne, at this moment, he watched Daming gradually restore its former prosperity, and also occupied Monan, suppressed the pirates, and the government was still functioning normally despite the tax cuts. Quite unpleasant, can not say is happy or lost.

But one fact that he has to admit is that he has no possibility to fight for the throne now.

Now all the vassal kings are locked in the capital, not to mention that the army does not even have the wealth to recruit the army. Zhu Youxiao has no way to find allies, and the days in the Imperial Guard also made him deeply Recognizing the absolute authority of his emperor brother in the Imperial Guard.

Zhu Youjian naturally knew that in his own capacity, it was impossible to be a happy prince in the capital like other vassal kings.

He even knew that the reason why he was put into the army to participate in the fight, and that he was sent to go west with the Guan Ning army was also the meaning of His Majesty's desire to let him die in battle.

Zhu Youjian knew that he could only accept this way of death calmly, and he had to thank Zhu Youxiao for giving him this way of death, because this way would give him a good reputation for dying in battle.

As Zu Dashou's younger brother Zu Dale also felt the same way, he also knew that his fate could only be forgiven by His Majesty if he died in battle.

At the beginning, he didn't raise troops to rebel because of his brother's death because of Man Gui's restraint and he didn't have such great ambition and courage because he was not Wu's father and son. Also because he felt that the imperial court was stronger than Wu's father and son, he was unwilling to throw away the name of loyalty and righteousness. He has been the chief military officer of the imperial court since the rebellion.

Now that the imperial court asked him to lead the main force of the headquarters to conquer Hamiwei, he naturally knew that the imperial court intended to use the hands of the Mongol Tartars to weaken his strength and even take his life.

It's not just Zu Dale who understands, most of his generals also know the intention of the imperial court. As Zu Dale's most powerful confidant general Zu Kuan even clamored for direct rebellion several times, but was forced by Zu Dale dissuade live.

At this time, Zu Kuan saw that Zu Da Le was unhappy, so he walked over again shaking his big belly: "Brother Le, in my opinion, why should we give our lives to this **** court? Copper coins, not even a few guns, let us tens of thousands of old and weak to fight these Mongolian Tartars, and fight all the way to Hamiwei, something that Huo Qubing and Wei Qing could not do even if they were alive, this is clearly true Give us a crime of decapitation."

"Stop talking nonsense, or I'll be the first to kill you!"

Zu Dale had no choice but to yell at Zu Kuan, his most powerful general had never been a down-to-earth person, and had broken a lot of military discipline, if he hadn't pleaded with King Jinglue several times in front of Jin, Zu Kuan would have Kuan didn't know how many times he had been beheaded and killed, now that he left Liaodong, he committed the same old problems again, and he was full of words. Zu Dale was afraid that he would be listened to by Jin Yiwei's people, and His Majesty would not tolerate him even more !

Zu Kuan also had no choice but to keep his mouth shut, and Zu Dale couldn't bear to warn him any more, but persuaded him kindly: "Father Wu's father and son were wiped out by the imperial court, we are only tens of thousands of remnant soldiers, what are we going to do to fight the imperial court? To destroy us, we only need a brigade of the imperial guards to make you and me prisoners, not to mention that we have no land and no food. Right now, being able to shroud the corpse in horse leather is the greatest good fortune. It is not easy to use this to turn the world around. Just look at it Looking at the king, he didn't dare to mention the word rebellion, this is His Majesty's conspiracy, and the king has to die!"

(End of this chapter)