Volume 4: Hot! The whole world is a warring state Chapter 755 This is just the beginning
"Your Highness, let me introduce you to this man. He is the first Minister of Defense of the Inca Kingdom. His Indian name is 'Fang Zhong Fa' (The Wind is Scattered). When Commander Sun was in America, he applied for a Chinese name, Sun Wenwu."
"Your Majesty, Prince Song, I am very happy to see you."
"You are a man of both civil and military talents. I am very happy to see you. Could you please introduce to me the current situation between the enemy and us?"
"Okay, Your Highness, please look at the map." Compared to Zhu Ciyan's height of about 1.8 meters, Sun Wenwu, who was a little shorter than Zhu Ciyan but obviously much stronger, raised a baton and accurately pointed at Panama City, the narrowest part between Central and South America: "At present, on land, my Inca Kingdom and the Spanish-controlled area only have one intersection, Panama City. So our military deployment is mainly carried out around here.
Now, the entire Inca Kingdom, with the support of the Ming Dynasty, is armed with a total of thirteen divisions. Eight of them are deployed about twenty kilometers south of Panama City. According to the 2:3:3 arrangement, three lines of defense are formed. The remaining five divisions are one each in Lima, Quito, Bogota, Medellin and Vargas (the capital of Venezuela in later generations, Caracas, is a city near the sea but not on the sea, and Vargas has assumed the function of the capital's seaport). "
"Your Highness, the Ming Dynasty has sent five new divisions. Three army divisions are in Medellin and two marine divisions are in Vargas."
"Hmm..." After looking at the map for a while, Zhu Ciyan said, "Is this Vargas the anchorage of our navy?"
"That's right." Du Youning, the commander of the American Fleet, stepped out and said, "Your Highness, the navy has built such a base in the Caribbean Sea. In addition to strong coastal defense facilities, the base also has complete maintenance facilities. However, we do not have an absolute advantage over the navy of the Western pirates. Moreover, the Western pirates have been operating in the Caribbean Sea for many years, and there are too many ports of all kinds. Therefore, in order to prevent the Western pirate navy from transporting the army to land from other places to attack Vargas, more troops are stationed here."
"I have no intention of interfering with the deployment of troops. In fact, I have never thought of participating in the specific military command since I came here. As long as my uncle agrees with these things, it's fine. However, as the chief commissioner of the American Army, I still need to understand the situation of both sides. That, General Sun Wenwu, how are the arrangements of the Western bandits? How much do we know?"
"Yes, Your Highness. Thanks to our efforts to restore our country, many of our Indian compatriots and some of the mixed-race people in the western occupied areas are willing to act as our eyes. Therefore, we are relatively familiar with the deployment of the Western bandits' forces . Combining intelligence from all sides, we can determine that the Western bandits currently have a total of fifteen divisions in Central and North America. Nine of them are concentrated in the Panama City area. The other six divisions are scattered in Mexico City, Havana and other places. The American fleet of the Western bandit navy has currently been confirmed to have three battleships, six heavy cruisers and some other warships. In terms of tonnage, it has a slight advantage over the Ming Dynasty's American fleet."
"General Du, after the navy enters the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean, can it engage the other navy?"
"There were six small skirmishes and one large battle. Some light cruisers and destroyers on both sides were sunk. Heavy cruisers and battleships were also damaged. Basically, no one could do anything to the other."
"Okay." After nodding slightly, Zhu Ciyan said loudly: "I understand the general military situation. I reiterate that my uncle has the final say on military matters, and I will never interfere. However, before I came to America this time, the national policy of our Ming Dynasty had changed. My father has made up his mind to launch a large-scale counterattack against Spain in the direction of India in three years, no, two and a half years. Therefore, here in America, we must also be prepared for battle and actively respond to the offensive of our Ming Dynasty."
"Yes." Lu Xiangsheng nodded calmly : "Your Highness, the plan for the Americas in recent years is to focus on defense in terms of military. The Inca Kingdom's main focus is currently on consolidating internal affairs, establishing household registration, allocating land, promoting education, and improving people's livelihood... After all these are done, when the emperor launches a large-scale attack in India and the Western bandits in America cannot get support from their homeland. At that time, the Inca Kingdom is estimated to be able to arm more than 20 divisions, and it will naturally be time for a counterattack."
"I understand. Let's do everything according to my uncle's wishes."
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The wheel of history entered the twenty-seventh year of the Tianqi reign (1645). With the end of the New Year holiday of that year, the envoys of the Ming Dynasty, carrying the imperial edict, rushed to various vassal states.
"There is an imperial decree, and the Japanese regent Toyotomi Takehide will receive it. He asked: Can the nine generations of hatred be avenged? The answer is that it can be avenged even in the hundred generations. The Western bandits were rampant for a while, seizing our India and invading our Central and South. This is a hatred that must be avenged. This beast has also poisoned America, united the European Union, and divided Africa. It is indeed the greatest source of disaster in the world. It is the bounden duty of our Ming Dynasty to destroy this bandit and return peace to the world. I have made up my mind to launch a counterattack in the 29th year of Tianqi. The Ming Dynasty and its vassal states must all keep this goal in mind, perform their duties conscientiously, and prepare as soon as possible, waiting for the troops to be dispatched as scheduled next year. I order the Japanese regent Toyotomi Takehide to reorganize no less than three divisions of elite troops, and wait for my order to send a capable general to lead the army to India."
"Good morning, God."
"Saints ."
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"Your servant Toyotomi Tsuchihide, I will forever serve you and resign from your duties. Long live your life."
"Your Majesty, please keep the imperial edict. The emperor said that he was satisfied with the performance of the Japanese army in all the wars that the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty participated in. This time, he is also full of expectations for Your Majesty and your soldiers."
"Ambassador, you have come a long way and have worked hard. As subjects, we should follow the emperor's orders. But Ambassador, the samurai of my country are famous for their loyalty and bravery. Why did the emperor only allow my country to send three divisions? To serve the Celestial Empire and punish the Western bandits, my country is willing to send at least five divisions!"
"I am deeply moved by the Chancellor's loyalty to the country. But I am just a messenger, and I cannot give you a reply on matters like this. Well, it is already four or five in the afternoon, so I will stay here for the rest of the night. Tomorrow morning, if the Chancellor has anything to say to the Emperor, how about writing it down in a memorial and bringing it back to you?"
"Thank you very much, Ambassador. Someone, please take the Ambassador down to rest."
After the eunuch who announced the decree was sent away, a group of high-ranking Japanese warriors who accompanied Toyotomi Tohide to listen to the decree suddenly surrounded him and said, "Your Highness, you must negotiate with the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty for this matter. In my opinion, even five divisions are not enough!"
"Yes, Your Highness, if we had not obtained a fertile land like Andhra in the early years, it would be fine. Anyway, everyone's sons and grandsons would be increasing, and their respective fiefs would be getting smaller and smaller, and they would become poorer and poorer. But if we got Andhra, it can be said that we solved the problems of Japan in the next two or three hundred years. Unfortunately, we got it and were driven out again. Now the young warriors who have no fiefs are clamoring all day long that if the Ming Dynasty does not fight, we will fight back to Andhra and seek revenge on the Spaniards!"
"Yes, Your Highness. In the past few decades, there has been no war in the country, and medicine is so advanced now that children can basically grow up after being born. In other words, the population of Japan has been growing rapidly in recent years, but this land is still full of volcanoes and frequent earthquakes. If we don't fight back, we will suffocate ourselves to death."
"Your Highness, ten divisions. Please ask His Majesty the Emperor for permission to give us ten divisions. We Japanese warriors are capable of fighting, and we are not like those useless Koreans next door!"
At the same time, in the neighboring Fuguo, the royal palace in Seoul.
After completing the procedure of receiving the imperial edict, Zhu Changxun, who is now 59 years old and has evolved from slightly fat to extremely fat, stood up with difficulty with the help of the crown prince Zhu Yousong, and breathed a long sigh of relief.
The eunuch who announced the imperial edict was also asked to rest for one more night, and then the high-ranking officials of the Fu government surrounded the father and son at once.
"Your Majesty, the limit is three divisions. Your Majesty, this is too disrespectful of our Fuguo, isn't it?"
"Yes, my king, back in India, our Korean warriors also fought well against the regular army of the Western bandits."
"Your Majesty, for the sake of our country's prosperity for generations to come, I dare to ask Your Majesty to go to Beijing in person and ask the Emperor to allow our country to send at least ten divisions to join the war in two years!"
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Starting from late January 1645, the eunuchs who had announced the imperial edicts to various vassal states returned to Beijing one after another. The responses they brought back were basically the same: Your Majesty, we are willing to follow you to punish Spain, the source of evil in the world. But can we send more troops?
It is normal to have such a reaction: led by Japan and Fukukoku, many vassal states of the Ming Dynasty followed the Ming Dynasty to India to make a fortune and obtained vast and fertile land. As the Japanese said, it is okay if you have never eaten meat, but if you have eaten it, but because of the general situation, you are forced to retreat and eat vegetarian food for many years, this is the most uncomfortable.
"Hahaha, I really underestimated the courage of these vassal states. So, Yan Siqi, when your Privy Council formulates the battle plan, in addition to the 100 divisions of my Ming Dynasty, the first batch of troops sent into battle will be adjusted from the original 20 divisions to 50 divisions of the troops of the vassal states."
"I accept your order. Your Majesty, I congratulate you for being so loyal and diligent in serving the king!"
"Haha, according to the scoring standards of Cao Wenzhao and Liu Zhaosun De, not every vassal state army is trustworthy. I think, since there is still time, why don't you go to each vassal state and take a look, and re-score them based on the specific conditions of their armies. Then, formulate future combat plans based on the new scores."
"Your Majesty's reminder is very correct. I understand."
In 1645, the vassal states also began to move. Prior to this, with the influx of a large amount of funds and the overwhelming propaganda of the six major newspapers, concrete actions had already been taken in the Ming Dynasty: the military shipyards headed by Binhai and Changsha were brightly lit, and the sound of knocking on steel plates never stopped from morning to night. The various arsenals also continued to produce in three shifts. A large number of arms were quickly loaded onto special trains after leaving the factory to equip the troops that were assembled and waiting for them. The flames of the steel mill ignited the entire night sky in the area. Civilian shipyards also received a large number of orders for transport ships from the court, so that the owners of the shipyards were frantically recruiting people and expanding capacity. Garment factories, pharmaceutical factories, coal mines, oil wells, farmlands... everywhere are extremely busy figures.
In 1645, with the issuance of conscription orders, huge crowds of people suddenly appeared in all parts of the Ming Dynasty!
In the Sanjiang Plain of the northeast, which was still covered in silver, as the beiles of various tribes blew the horns, countless Jurchen men took off their hunting clothes and walked out of the hunting grounds in the deep mountains and dense forests. On the boundless northern grasslands, when the taijis of various tribes waved the black Sulu Ding in front of their tents, a tide of Mongolian warriors rode their war horses and gathered. In Xinjiang, with the arrival of Zhu Ciyi and others, warriors of various ethnic groups began to advance towards Shache, hoping to pass the screening smoothly and join the ranks of the Ming regular army. In the Han-populated areas, countless farmers put down their hoes after hearing the calls of the village head and the head of the village, and began to head towards the yamen of the military service bureau in the county...
The entire Ming Dynasty began to mobilize for a full-scale war!
