Daming Military Empire

Chapter 449 Sneak Attack on Manjing Guard

In the Duke's mansion, the atmosphere of the dinner was very harmonious, and Richelieu's knowledge was quite profound. Under his deliberate guidance, the two seemed to have endless common topics to talk about, and Rozov even had the illusion of seeing each other late.

Who said that this old fox is despicable, shameless and arrogant?Isn't it nice to be alone!
Richelieu was trying to lure him into the trap, so he was naturally very friendly. After dinner, Richelieu seemed to be still unsatisfied, so he dragged Rozov into the reception room, wanting to have a good chat with him.

While chatting, Richelieu's translator suddenly asked in Russian: "His Royal Highness asked me to ask you, is your translation reliable?"

Richelieu was taken aback when he heard the words, is there any secret thing to talk about?
The interpreter that can be brought with you to participate in the talks is naturally very reliable, Rozov nodded and said: "Of course reliable, he is a descendant of my family."

Richelieu listened to the interpreter's explanation, nodded, and directly pulled out a simple world map, spread it out on the small table between the two, and said seriously: "Okay, now let's talk about the history of the Ming Empire." question."

The translation process in the middle is not long-winded. Hearing this, Rozov asked in puzzlement: "Isn't this issue discussed by all the allies?"

Richelieu smiled and said: "It's not a formal meeting yet, I just want to know your country's intentions, and I have known the intentions of other allies."

Rozov didn't understand even more. Why should we understand the intention first? Wouldn't it be enough for everyone to negotiate together during the meeting?

He couldn't help asking curiously: "Then what is their intention?"

Richelieu pointed to the Ming Empire on the map, and replied vaguely: "Everyone believes that we should find a way to curb the development of the Ming Empire."

This seemed like nonsense, Rozov looked at the map, then at Richelieu, waiting for his further explanation.

Richelieu tapped the Far East waters a few times, and then regretfully said: "At sea, we are not yet the opponent of the Ming Empire."

Rozov also understood this, and he nodded solemnly, expressing his understanding.

Richelieu pointed to the Persian Safavid Empire on the map and said: "Now, to prevent the Ming Empire from joining the other four countries on land, the only way is to let the Persian Safavid Empire withstand the pressure of the Ming Empire. Let the telegraph network and railways of the Ming Empire pass through."

This seems to make sense, and Rozov nodded again, agreeing.

Richelieu said regretfully: "However, the Persian Safavid Empire is very afraid now. They are afraid that the Ming Empire and the Ottoman Empire will join forces to launch an attack. In that case, they will definitely not be able to resist it."

This is indeed a problem. Hearing this, Rozov frowned and said, "Then, what should we do now?"

Richelieu immediately pointed to the Ottoman Empire and said, "It's very simple. We try to hold back the Ottoman Empire, and you try to hold back the Ming Empire."

Rozov hadn't realized that Richelieu was asking them to send troops to attack the Ming Empire, so he just asked in puzzlement, "How can we hold back the Ming Empire?"

Richelieu pointed to the Siberia region, and said calmly: "Aren't you advancing eastward? The Ming Empire is also advancing westward. It is rumored that their vanguard has rushed to your eastern border. It seems that in this place, you There will be a war sooner or later, why don't you take action now, launch an attack directly from the Siberian Plateau, and compete with the Ming Empire for control of the Far Northeast, so the Ming Empire will be held back?"

When Rozov heard this, he almost fell off his chair. He couldn't help being shocked and said, "Your Highness, are you kidding me? Let us attack the Ming Empire, how could we defeat them!"

Richelieu said as if nothing had happened: "It is naturally difficult for you alone to compete with the Ming Empire. Isn't there us? I have already asked the other four countries. Britain and the Netherlands are willing to provide you with weapons, and Sweden and Denmark are willing to provide you with weapons." Food and grass, and France will also provide you with military expenses. If you can mobilize an army of 50 million, will you not be able to defeat the Ming Empire on the Siberian Plateau that you are most familiar with?"

This sounds plausible, but what if it doesn't work?The Ming Empire was not easy to mess with. If they got angry, the entire territory of the Far East might be lost. Why take the risk?

Only a fool would do such a thankless task. Rozov shook his head resolutely and said, "No, no, Your Royal Highness, we can't take this risk."

Richelieu was not angry, but smiled and said: "Your Excellency, don't rush to refuse, I have something good to show you."

nice one?Could it be the secret weapon against the Ming Empire? Rozov looked at Richelieu in surprise, wondering what he meant.

Richelieu stood up and made a gesture of invitation, and said to the two translators: "You are waiting here."

Rozov stood up inexplicably, and followed Richelieu to the corner of the reception room, where there was actually an exquisite wooden box.

Richelieu stepped forward, opened the wooden box, and looked at Rozov with a smile.

My God, it turned out to be a box of gold!

A greedy look appeared in Rozov's eyes. Such a box of gold must be worth at least a thousand taels.

However, the greedy look in his eyes quickly disappeared. Although there were a lot of thousands of taels of gold, it was not enough to impress him. He was a great nobleman with assets worth tens of thousands of taels of silver. It was worth 10 taels of silver, so there was no need for him to take risks for this amount of money.

Richelieu didn't say anything, but closed the box, took him back to the seat in the middle, and then said lightly: "Master Prime Minister, please see clearly, just like that, I will provide you with five boxes, why not?" Sample?"

Five boxes are almost half of his total assets. Rozov showed a moved expression, but after thinking for a while, he slowly shook his head, no, it's too risky.

Richelieu narrowed his eyes and said lightly: "Six boxes."

Rozov showed a struggling look on his face. Perhaps, on the Siberian Plateau, the Ming Empire really couldn't do anything against Tsarist Russia!
Richelieu stared at him and continued: "Eight boxes."

The struggling look on Rozov's face became more intense. Eight boxes are already equivalent to several 10 taels of silver. Do you want to take this risk?
Richelieu's breath slowly turned cold, he gritted his teeth and said, "Ten boxes, no more, if you don't agree, I have to think of another way."

Rozov broke out in a nervous sweat when he heard this. It was gold that exceeded his current total assets. It was a lie to say that he didn't want it.

After struggling for a while, greed finally defeated everything, he gritted his teeth, nodded and said: "Alright, Your Royal Highness, we will do our best to hold back the Ming Empire."

Richelieu raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and patted him on the shoulder encouragingly: "Don't be so unconfident, with our help, it will not be difficult for you to defeat the Ming Empire and dominate the Far Northeast. A great hero for expanding the soil!"

Rozov's eyes lit up when he heard the words, that's right, if he really defeated the Ming Empire, it wouldn't be fame and fortune!

Since Tsarist Russia is willing to send troops, this meeting is more than half successful. The next day, in just one day, the six countries of the Anti-Habsburg Alliance reached an agreement:
The Netherlands and the UK will each provide [-] matchlock guns and new flintlock guns in the next six months;
Sweden and Denmark each provide 10 people with food for a year;

France provides military expenditures approximately equivalent to 400 million taels of silver;

Tsarist Russia organized an army of 40 to attack the Ming Empire in the far northeast!
With the secret agreement signed with the allies, Rozov returned to Moscow full of ambitions, overcame all resistance, and formulated the so-called plan to expand the territory of the Ming Empire.

The first step of this plan is to sneak attack Manjingwei. Now, the Ming Empire has only 1 troops stationed there, while Tsarist Russia's Far East Army has a total of nearly 20 people!
(End of this chapter)