Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 975

After the Lisbon naval battle, the main fleets of European countries were destroyed. Since then, Lisbon has been completely safe.

On this day, it became an important festival for the Portuguese and introduced the custom of dragon boat racing in the Ming Dynasty.

Every year when this day comes, dragon boat teams from all over the world gather in Lisbon to race dragon boats and cut through the waves, symbolizing the majesty of the iron-clad warships of the Ming Dynasty; they drink rice wine to commemorate the heroes of the Ming Dynasty who died fighting for Portugal.

Of course, these are all later stories.

Besides, a small number of warships from various countries fled back to the country, and then brought back news about the naval battle.The powerful firearms of the warships of the Ming army made all countries very worried.

While nervously preparing for the battle, he began to study Daming's firearms.Among other things, multi-barrel muskets, they have no problem imitating them.

As for the power of the Ming cannon, it was eventually deciphered by their arms experts. It turned out that the rifling was engraved in the barrel of the cannon.As a result, they began to modify their artillery at any cost.

It has to be said that the advantages of these artillery, in fact, if people know the principle, there is really no technical content, and they can be imitated soon.

Although it is impossible for the armored battleship to imitate successfully, the improvement of firearms has given European countries hope, and they feel that they can at least compete with the Ming Dynasty in land warfare.

As a result, European countries focused on the army, thinking that naval battles could not determine the fate of a country after all, but the success or failure of land battles was crucial.They began to discuss again, preparing to station troops on the Spanish border and attack Portugal by land.

However, when they were having a meeting to discuss this matter, they suddenly reported that an Ottoman messenger had arrived.

Louis XIV was very surprised when he heard this, and said: "Why did Ottoman come here? It seems that they surrendered the Ming Kingdom by ceding land and paying compensation. Could it be that they want to be an internal response and cooperate with us internally and externally to attack the Ming Kingdom together?"

"It's possible!" the Spanish envoy Jose immediately expressed his opinion after hearing this, "Hearing that we suffered a loss in the naval battle, I felt that there was room for bargaining, so I came here!"

"You're right, haven't you thought about it?" The Dutch envoy sneered after hearing this, "Since we know that we lost the naval battle, it's no wonder they didn't make trouble. How could it be that they came to the alliance?"

Jose was furious when he heard that what Louis XIV said had different meanings. When he said it, you kept quiet, and when I said similar things, I started to hate him. Obviously I looked down on him!

So, he immediately refuted it.

As a result, the Ottoman envoy was still waiting outside, and the people inside started to quarrel.

In the end, it was the Swedish envoy who became the peacemaker. No matter what it was, you would know if you called in and listened.

In this way, the Ottoman messenger appeared in the Palace of Versailles in Paris for the first time in history.

"According to the order of the Emperor Ming, we are here to inform you!" The Ottoman envoy proudly said in front of these Europeans, "His Majesty the Emperor will personally attack Warsaw in two months, that is, on August [-]th. "

Hearing this, everyone in the meeting couldn't help but looked at each other in blank dismay.What does it mean?Afternoon?
But, is the Ming emperor a fool?He came to notify two months in advance. He didn't know that all European countries are now in the alliance. Doesn't this give European countries a chance to gather their forces?
This matter, no matter how you think about it, it feels strange!

Louis XIV thought of something, and said with a sneer on his face: "Does the emperor of Ming Dynasty think we are fools? Let the main force of our allied forces concentrate in Warsaw, and then he will lead the main force to attack other places. Hehe, this It's a small calculation, thanks to him who can figure it out!"

"That's right, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is stupid, so he thinks that others are as stupid as him and will be fooled?" Jose also laughed.

Except for the envoys from Poland and the Commonwealth of Lithuania, most of the others echoed and laughed at the Ming emperor's IQ.

The Ottoman envoy listened, but sneered and said: "You have never heard of an old saying in the East, the emperor always speaks golden words, and he will never change what he has said! If the decree announced to the public is a lie, you It is possible to lose face like this, but the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, who commands thousands of miles of territory, absolutely cannot lose face like this!"

Speaking of this, seeing the faces of these feuds all changed, and they looked a little stunned, the Ottoman envoy sneered again and said: "You can treat the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, but when the emperor of Ming leads an army of millions Don't say you didn't notify me when you leveled Warsaw!"

Shouldn't it be true?These people in the hall thought so in their hearts, and couldn't help but look at each other.

After a while, they came back to their senses.Among them, the Polish envoy was the most worried, so he hurriedly asked: "I heard that there will be something called imperial decree in the decree delivered by the emperor of Ming Dynasty. Can you take a look at it?"

"Hehe, the Emperor Ming's order is presented, will you accept it?" The Ottoman envoy sneered and said, "The order is for the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty, and now it's not just me, Osman, other countries have also received the order from the Emperor Ming." The decree. Whether it is our Ottomans, Tsarist Russia and other countries, they have sent messengers to your countries to inform them. In short, it is up to you to believe it or not."

With such a big fanfare, is it true that Emperor Ming is going to attack Warsaw in two months?What does he mean, that he is not afraid that all European armies will gather in Warsaw to fight the Ming emperor?Does he really have the confidence that he can defeat the entire European army?

After the Ottoman envoy left, there was an uproar in the hall.

"Everyone, everyone, it's very possible. Don't forget that the guns and cannons of the Ming Dynasty are much better than those we are currently using. This is probably the emperor of the Ming Dynasty's reliance!"

"That's right, don't forget how vast the territory of the Ming Kingdom is today. If the Emperor's imperial conquest is to be our enemy in all of Europe, he will definitely bring the most elite soldiers from the Ming Kingdom, and a few of them have hundreds of thousands. Including those vassal states of the Ming Dynasty, maybe there are 100 million people!"

"The emperor of the Ming Dynasty is going to fight! If we don't fight, we will lose first in terms of momentum!"

"..."

After a while of discussion, they probably came to a conclusion: Emperor Ming might really be able to attack Warsaw in two months.

After hearing this, Louis XIV slapped the table and said, "The emperor of the Ming Dynasty is really too arrogant. Anyway, Warsaw is our place in Europe, and it is far away from other countries than the Ming Dynasty. Since he wants a decisive battle, then we will The battle is over."

"Yes, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is too arrogant, and he must not be allowed to succeed. This has been notified two months in advance. If Warsaw is still easily occupied by the Ming Dynasty, where will we put the face of our European nobles?"

"Then it's time for a decisive battle in Warsaw. All countries must not hide their selfishness, and use all their strength to win the Warsaw War. It is best to capture the Ming emperor alive. In this way, it is time for our European revival! "

"..."

The envoys of these European countries were really stimulated, and they all shouted to fight.

What is so arrogant about the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, isn't it that the firearms are sharper?Isn't it just that the artillery fires farther?

With these advantages, if they suddenly faced these more advanced firearms of the Ming army before the naval battle, European countries might suffer a big loss.But now, all European countries have known the power of the Ming army's weapons through naval battles.Nowadays, all countries are stepping up to transform their firearms. These advantages of the Ming army will soon be lost!

As for the military strength, the real territory of the Ming Dynasty is far away from Europe, so how many soldiers and horses come, can there be more European countries united?Millions of troops, isn't it?It's not impossible for European countries to get together!
In short, the Battle of Warsaw will be a decisive battle between the East and the West.At this time, all European countries have put their family fortunes to fight, how can you be afraid of the imperial conquest of the emperor of Ming Dynasty?
Although the emperor of the Ming Dynasty did have a record, he destroyed the Mughals, Persia, and Ottoman.However, the greater reason behind these achievements, such as the Mughals, was their own internal strife.

And Persia, huh, huh, that's actually the case.In the past, about a thousand Portuguese colonists could take advantage of Persia.It can be seen that Persia is no longer the Persia it used to be.

Osman is similar, not the most powerful Osman back then.

As for European countries, there were many famous generals who emerged from the previous 30 years of war.As far as the host side is concerned, Condé and Turenne are famous generals.The armies of various countries have the foundation of 30 years of war.There are constant wars with each other, which also trains the army.

Under such various calculations, none of these envoys felt that the coalition forces of European countries would be inferior to the Ming army!
That's it, finally the Paris meeting unanimously decided: Since the emperor of the Ming Dynasty wants to fight, let's fight!

There are still two months, which is enough for all countries to assemble their troops.

As a result, an unprecedented situation immediately began on the European continent.

While the countries began to gather troops and raise food and grass, they sent people to inquire about the news and confirm the movements of the Ming army.In short, the upcoming Battle of Warsaw has touched everyone's heart.

Portugal also learned the news.Suddenly, everyone was worried.This time, even Catherine was worried.

She knew about the Ming army's equipment from time to time.Even if the European countries do not improve, the gap in equipment between the two sides is not so bad that it cannot be made up.The most important thing is that the decisive battle in Warsaw was notified two months in advance. This is completely giving up the right time, place and people. Can this war be won?
For this reason, Catherine quickly asked Zheng Zhilong, thinking whether to gather all the available forces of Portugal and station troops on the Spanish border, so as to contain part of the army and relieve the pressure on Warsaw?

After hearing this, Zheng Zhilong smiled wryly and said, "I have received a secret order from His Majesty, saying that my duty is to destroy the main force of the fleets of European countries. As for other things, don't worry about it!"

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