Volume 4: Hot! The whole world is a warring state Chapter 795 Tianji jumps again
"Your Majesty, the battle report from General Inukai has been compiled. We now have a specific number of casualties on both sides in the entire Indian campaign."
"Well, read it ."
"As you wish." Fang Zhenghua cleared his throat and flipped open a thick booklet. "Since the 26th year of the Tianqi reign, our dynasty has set the national policy of the Western Expedition to India. After more than three years of preparation, we sent out troops in May of the 29th year of the Tianqi reign (1647). As of January 15th of the 30th year of the Tianqi reign, our Ming dynasty has deployed a total of 2.645 million ground forces, 350,000 navy forces (including transport fleet personnel), and 75,000 marines. There are nearly 800,000 logistics and technical support personnel and civilian laborers. After eight months of fierce fighting, except for the 230,000 ground forces and more than 10,000 navy forces of the Far East Army in America, which did not engage in large-scale battles, the remaining participating troops, on the battlefield in India, have lost a total of 153,652 people killed or seriously injured. 69,521 people were disabled due to injuries. There are also 132,115 wounded at all levels, who have either recovered or will recover sooner or later. Finally, there are 382 missing people."
"This is the permanent loss of more than 220,000 young and strong men. Where are the enemies?"
"According to the intelligence collected by the Jinyiwei and the comprehensive analysis of the Yangon Command, the EU and the Ottoman Empire deployed a total of 2.3 million troops in the Indian battlefield (including 300,000 Indian divisions and 50,000 Turkmen and Uzbek cavalry). The exact number of naval forces is unclear, but if the transport fleet is added together, it must be more than 250,000. The data collected so far shows that before January of the 30th year of Tianqi (1648), our army annihilated more than 350,000 enemy troops and captured more than 630,000 prisoners on the Indian battlefield alone.
In the Battle of Mumbai in January and the subsequent ambush in Socotra, our artillery bombardment on the land battlefield turned many Indians on the defense line into dust. It is really impossible to count the exact number. According to the last captured enemy commander Durrenyi, he initially placed ten Indian divisions, 150,000 people, on the outer defense line of Mumbai. Later, we only captured more than 30,000 Indians, uh, let's just say we killed 120,000 enemies. In addition, we counted the more than 50,000 captured in the street fighting in Mumbai. In the Battle of Mumbai, the army's results were 170,000 enemies killed and more than 50,000 prisoners.
In the Socotra ambush, the enemy had a total of 948 transport ships. A total of 135 were sunk by our navy, and 376 were captured. There were also 437 that escaped. Afterwards, statistics showed that there were 162,116 EU army personnel on these 376 captured transport ships. There were about 70,000 people on the 135 sunk transport ships. If we add the above figures, plus the annihilation of Sun Chuanting and others in Central Asia, our army annihilated more than 490,000 enemies and captured nearly 890,000.
The above data are from the Indian battlefield. If the Central Asian battlefield is included, the final losses of both sides are: 183,571 Chinese soldiers were killed and 71,658 were disabled due to injuries. The Western Austrian coalition, including its vassal troops, had a total of more than 590,000 killed and more than 1,105,000 captured. In addition, when the Western Austrian coalition was defeated in Bengal, the troops were scattered and many people fled into the wilderness. Therefore, in terms of the number of missing persons, the enemy's number of missing persons was at least more than 50,000. "
"Well, the enemy had 2.3 million ground troops participating in the battle, and the actual loss was more than 1.73 million. So, by this calculation, the enemy still had nearly 600,000 soldiers who escaped?"
"Your Majesty, there are some subtleties here. Of the nearly 600,000 enemies who survived, not to mention the ten Indian divisions that followed Wallenstein from the Ottoman mainland to Europe. Even among the remaining 420,000-plus, ten Ottoman divisions have been stationed in Persia and have never entered the Indian or Central Asian battlefields. Of the last 270,000, 120,000 to 130,000 are still Ottoman troops. In short, the actual number of EU land forces that came from the European mainland to participate in the war reached 1.35 million, and in the end only 150,000 to 160,000 fled back."
"I see. Very good. This makes me feel relieved."
"Your Majesty, such a great victory is rare in all dynasties, not to mention our dynasty. I would like to congratulate Your Majesty! After this battle, our Ming Dynasty has become the undisputed most powerful country in the world."
That’s right, in this war, 1.35 million people from the European Union participated in the war, and nearly 1.2 million people were lost. The Ottomans mobilized 725,000 (including 50,000 Ukrainians), and 575,000 actually participated in the war. More than 400,000 people were lost. This was a heavy loss that was unacceptable for both, especially for Spain, whose core ethnic group, the Castilians, had a population of only more than 10 million.
The Ming Dynasty also suffered heavy losses, with more than 250,000 young and strong men permanently lost. However, of these 250,000, at least 50,000 were troops from vassal states.
Of course, the loss of 200,000 is not small, but for the Han nationality with a total population of more than 130 million, although it is painful, it is still bearable.
In addition to the war damage, more importantly, the Ming Dynasty regained India: this is a place with a total population of more than 100 million in this era, and a warm climate, rich products, and docile people. With this piece of land, the Ming Dynasty and its vassal states no longer need to fight internal wars, and many domestic problems have been solved. It can be said that after this battle, as long as Zhu Youdong himself does not commit suicide, then the final winner of this game is already a foregone conclusion.
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"Hmm? Anything else?"
"Your Majesty, what shall we do with so many captives?"
"How do you think we should deal with this?"
"In theory, we have been fighting the Western bandits for decades, and both sides have always allowed the other side to pay money to redeem the prisoners. But this time, I feel that, on the one hand, the Western bandits will definitely not be able to pay so much money to redeem the prisoners. On the other hand, if so many strong men are really redeemed, the sacrifices of the soldiers will be in vain."
"You are right. This time, let alone Philip's lack of money to redeem the prisoners, I will not do it even if he offers money. But there are more than a million prisoners. Hmm, do the Cabinet and the Privy Council have any proposals?"
"In recent days, there have been many telegrams exchanged between Delhi, Rangoon, and Beijing. The ministers have not been able to reach a consensus. So they asked me to ask your Majesty for instructions."
"Hmph, what's so difficult about this? Go and call the kings or princes of the vassal states, and then have Liu Zhaosun host a captive auction. Divide these guys among the vassal states. Oh, and we can't just sell them to the vassal states, we should also ask several major domestic merchants and officials from the Ministry of Construction to come. With so many companies bidding together, and more than one million strong laborers, I'm afraid there won't be enough to go around."
"Huh? Your Majesty, this is a good idea. Now that India has been conquered, domestic production will definitely increase significantly. By then, mines everywhere will definitely be short of people."
"Yes, go down and inform the Cabinet and the Privy Council first. If they have no objection, then do it."
"As you wish."
In the past, the Ming Dynasty had not yet formed an absolute advantage over Spain, so some things had to be done with caution: if you auctioned prisoners of war as slaves, what if your soldiers were captured? But now, there is no need to worry about this at all.
And there is no need to worry that the country and the vassal states cannot absorb these more than one million people: it is the middle of the 17th century, and the world's population is estimated to be around 600 million at most. However, the technology tree of this plane is much higher than that of this plane because of the time traveler - the development of technology, labor-intensive factories and mines require a lot of manpower. And don't look at the white people who feel good about themselves in the 21st century. The generous welfare policies have raised a lot of lazy people. Now in the 17th century, the white people are quite hardworking.
So, more than a million white skins? Very digestible.
"Your Majesty, I will go down and do my work right away. Also, has Jinyiwei Tongzhi Xu Xianchun been waiting outside for a while?"
"The battle is over, what does he have to do?"
Don’t mention it, Zhu Youdong used to be diligent. But after the Indian campaign ended, he himself didn’t realize that his work enthusiasm had obviously begun to decline: the string that was previously very tight was completely relaxed.
However, years of habit made him nod: "Let him in."
"Your Majesty, I, Xu Xianchun, pay my respects to you. I congratulate you on your great victory in India."
"Let's not talk nonsense. What's the matter?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. The Grand Vizier of Ottoman Empire sent you a personal letter. And..."
"And what?"
"Well, besides his confidants, there were a bunch of other people who came to deliver the letter. These people are said to be the family members of the Grand Vizier of Osman."
"What?!"
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"Hello, Chinese colleague. Congratulations on your brilliant victory in the decisive battle between the three of us, where you were outnumbered by two. Especially when my generals and I reviewed this battle, we all admired your genius in strategic deployment.
Now, the situation is very clear. You will win this game without any dispute. It is only a matter of time before Philip and I are eliminated. Although I am sad about this result, I personally can accept it. After all, it has only been 48 years, and more than half of our colleagues have gone. I, as well as you and Philip, actually have this awareness in our hearts. Isn't it?
However, although I have understood and accepted my future, I have been in this era for 48 years. I have my own family, four wives, seven children, and a large number of relatives. This is the bond between me and this era, and it is also the reason why I cannot easily give up my own life.
As you know, because of the damned Kanon succession law, I cannot become a sultan. I can only control this country as a powerful minister. But a powerful minister? Haha, according to your Chinese history, those who become powerful ministers either usurp the throne or die and their clan is exterminated.
In our Ottoman Empire, I cannot usurp the throne because of my blood relationship . If I really want to do that, it is better to follow Kemalism and establish a republic. But it is obvious that the Ottoman Empire at this time does not have the foundation for the birth of a republic. Therefore, unless I win the final victory, my fate will be to fall into the hands of you and Philip.
Now, due to your victory, the Persians are ready to move. And the nobles in the country who were suppressed by me before have also begun to connect. Although I am confident that I can continue to control the situation, I don't know how long I can control it. Especially in the near future, your army will enter the homeland of Persia and Ottoman, or Philip, who was defeated in India, will break the alliance and attack my Ottoman Empire, and use the corpse of the Ottoman Empire to feed his greedy bourgeoisie...
So, when the Indian campaign ended with your great victory, I knew that it would be difficult for the Ottoman Empire to survive.
Again, I have long been aware of my own life and death. However, I have lived in this era for 48 years, and my family is innocent. As a husband and a father, I have the responsibility to protect them. When I am unable to protect them, finding a safe place for them is the last thing I can do for them - in this regard, I trust you more than that cunning guy Philip.
As far as I know, in your country's political struggle, once a powerful official fails, his family often ends up buried with him. In our Ottoman Empire, the family of a powerful official might be even worse off. I don't want my wife and daughter to become prostitutes, and my son to become a pedophile if something happens to me... So, I can only ask you for help.
As a reward for your care for my family, I will do my best to cooperate with you in your next journey westward!"
