After Wu Sangui fled into the Western Regions, Zhao Ming did not send troops to pursue, but let the Zhou State continue to entrench in the Western Regions.Zhao Ming thought that after all, they were all Han people, and they could use Wu Sangui to become a vassal screen in the western part of the Ming Dynasty and the vanguard of the Ming Dynasty to resist and attack the west.But now it seems that Zhao Ming's calculation was wrong, Wu Sangui did not become the western part of the Ming Dynasty and the barrier against Western civilization, but became the vanguard of Western civilization to contain the Ming Dynasty.This scum did not have the consciousness of being a member of Greater China, but betrayed the Chinese civilization circle and became a vegetable of the Ming Dynasty.This surprised Zhao Ming and shocked him at the same time.Judging from the intelligence, after Wu Sangui went to the Mughals last year to occupy northwest India, at the beginning of this year, he once again tore up the agreement with the Mughals, launched an invasion of the Mughals, and defeated the Mughal emperor in a very short period of time, and won the allegiance of the local Brahmins in India.Because Wu Sangui did not choose Sun Kewang's suggestion, but chose Hong Chengchou's opinion, and compromised with Hinduism, India's native religion, and the interests of high-caste Brahmins and Kshatriyas were protected, so after Wu Sangui defeated the Turkic Mongols, all parts of the country surrendered to the Zhou state.Such a huge empire collapsed so quickly, which shocked Zhao Ming.In his opinion, the Mughals could be called at least a few decades, but he did not expect to be wiped out so soon.The news was too sudden, and the Ming Dynasty was completely unprepared.At the time of the collapse of the Mughal Empire, European colonizers along the coast seized the opportunity to occupy the lands along the coast of India.The trading strongholds established by the Ming Dynasty in India were naturally unwilling to let go of such an opportunity, and also wanted to take the opportunity to control Bengal.This made it easy for the British who arrived here, and there was a conflict, but the British came from afar, but they also had no way to take the Ming stronghold.Originally, in the confrontation between the two sides, the strength was comparable, but at this time, Wu Sangui suddenly made a move, reached an alliance with the British, sent troops to capture the Ming Dynasty's stronghold in the Bay of Bengal, and drove the Ming caravan out of India.This would be a huge loss for the Ming Dynasty, and the loss of the Indian market for the caravan would undoubtedly hit the economy of Jiangnan hard.~~~~~~ India, the new capital of the Zhou Kingdom, Delhi City.In last year's war, the Zhou army defeated the Mughal army, and at the same time extorted and extorted a large amount of money and grain, which made Wu Sangui see the weakness of the Mughals.Therefore, after the Zhou State moved a large number of people and troops into the Indus Valley, Wu Sangui did not cultivate and develop with peace of mind, but chose to tear up the treaty and attack again.After all, where is the income from farming, where is the abundance of invasion and plunder.Shortly after the New Year, Wu Sangui mobilized 40,000 elite Zhou troops and 20,000 Punjabi Sikh warriors to march to Delhi.The Mughal Empire didn't expect Wu Sangui to be so discredited, and directly tore up the contract that had not dried the ink and launched another attack.This frustrated the Mughal emperor's plan to take a breather, and he was forced to fight and was defeated by Wu Sangui again.In the entire Ganges Valley, the Zhou army fought successively, and finally beheaded the Mughal emperor in Agra.By 1663, in September of the second year of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Zhou army had gradually controlled the Indus River and the Ganges River basin, occupying the richest area in India.The Deccan Plateau in southern India, because of its undulating hills, was not suitable for the Zhou army to fight, so Wu Sangui did not send troops to seize it.However, the Yingyi, Fayi, and Dutch in Western Europe, seeing the collapse of the Mughal Empire, took the opportunity to carve up the southern region.~~~~~ the city of Delhi, the new capital of the Zhou Kingdom.After Wu Sangui occupied Delhi, he recruited craftsmen and began to build the Chinese-style city of Delhi, as well as the Zhou Palace.Due to the fact that a lot of seizures were made in the war, the treasury of the Zhou State was full, and the Zhou State recruited more than 300,000 people to build the capital, and the whole of Delhi became a large construction site.At this time, in the Red Fort of the original Mughal palace, Wu Sangui stood in front of a drawn map of the Zhou Kingdom, "Here, the north is the Uszambi Plateau, the Naga Hills and the Rakhine Mountains in the east, the Hindu Kush Mountains and the Suleiman Mountains in the west, and the sea in the south.If you want to enter India, there is only one road in the northwest Khyber Pass.It's a place to be!
”Wu Sangui looked at the map, and there was no dissatisfaction in his body.Now, he has requisitioned the people to build a fortress on the Khyber Pass, and guaranteed that no one can get in.As for the natives of India, they have long been accustomed to being submissive, and they will not resist at all, and the country of Zhou will be as stable as Mount Tai.Hong Chengchou said: "Your Majesty, as long as you control the Khyber Pass on land, it is indeed difficult for anyone to enter, but now that the times have changed, Your Majesty should see a new threat." ”Wu Sangui frowned and said, "Aiqing is talking about the sea?"
”Hong Chengchou nodded, thinking of the fear of not being beaten by Zhao Zamao's sailors back then, and said in a deep voice: "In the past, southern India was surrounded by oceans on both sides, and it could indeed become a barrier for India, but now the Ming Dynasty sailors are strong, and Xiyi is also a strong ship and artillery, and the threat from the sea will become the biggest threat to the Great Zhou." ”Wu Sangui thought about the Yingyi, Fayi and other western Yi who carved up the Deccan Plateau in the south, and thought about the Ming Dynasty caravan that almost occupied the Bengal region not long ago, and couldn't help but nodded, "The prime minister is reasonable. ”The Zhou army withdrew from Guanlong to the Western Regions, and from the Western Regions into India.Wu Sangui originally thought that he had stayed away from the Ming Dynasty and completely got rid of the shadow of Zhao Zamao, but he did not expect that when he destroyed the Mughals and marched eastward, he heard the news that a Ming Dynasty army was entrenched at the mouth of the Ganges.This really frightened Wu Sangui, and he was so shocked that he hurriedly dispatched troops to exterminate this Ming army.Wu Sangui continued to ask: "The Prime Minister suggested that I unite with Yingyi and Fayi, just to fight against the Ming army coming from the sea!"
”Hong Chengchou bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty is wise!
Although there is no threat on the land of Dazhou at the moment, we cannot afford to guard against it at sea.The fact that the Ming army was able to establish a stronghold at the mouth of the Ganges River shows that they have the ability to attack the Great Zhou at sea.When Zhao Ming fought against the Manchu Qing Dynasty, he often used sailors to go on expeditions, so the Great Zhou had to guard against Zhao Zamao's attack from the sea.At the moment, I don't have a water division in Da Zhou, so I can only unite with Xiyi and use their water division to fight against Zhao Zamao. ”Wu Sangui bowed, but then said: "That Yingyi's proposal to open the port and conduct trade, will it harm my Great Zhou?"
”Hong Chengchou said in a deep voice: "The minister thinks that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and now as long as they can help the Great Zhou defend against Zhao Zamao, and temporarily lose a little something, there is no problem with the minister." ”When Wu Sangui heard him say this, he smiled and said, "Okay, then the matter of signing an alliance with Yingyi will be handed over to Aiqing to handle." ”"The minister will definitely handle this matter!"
Hong Chengchou hurriedly saluted.()