Although Zhu Xu's expression was calm, his heart was like boiling water.
This was a very special period, Europe was slowly freeing itself from the Holy Roman Empire and embarking on the road of colonial expansion, which accumulated incomparable wealth for them, promoted the development of their capitalism, and greatly promoted the arrival and outbreak of the Industrial Revolution.
However, they are still struggling now, the Holy Roman Empire is still dead, Spain is looking at Europe, Britain is in obscurity, the Netherlands is struggling for independence, the European continent is at war, the Ottomans are still eyeing each other, and everything is still in chaos.
Their strength is still very weak, compared to a few decades later, Da Ming has a very good advantage.
There is no major threat around, enough to sling all countries, and the same is true at sea!
As long as a peaceful environment is obtained, the development of commerce will definitely far exceed that of Europeans!
Now, it's the best time, the best opportunity!
It is a gap that can allow Daming to develop maritime trade with peace of mind, accumulate wealth, and at the same time transfuse blood in the country to survive the crisis!
Zhu Xu wrote word by word, and he couldn't wait in his heart.
He wrote very roughly, and he couldn't take care of many details, so he could only build a large framework, which was slowly filled in and perfected in the future.
I don't know how long it took, Cao Huachun quietly walked in and said, "Your Majesty, it's almost time, it's time to change clothes." ” Zhu Xu woke up from his concentration, opened his eyes hard, took a deep breath, and felt that his head was heavy, chaotic, and his eyes were dark.
After a while, Zhu Xu rubbed his face and fixed his mind: "Well, I will wash up, let King Ping and King Tang greet first." ” "Yes."
Cao Huachun said.
When Zhu Xu was washing and changing clothes, it was already very lively outside.
On the cement platforms in the southeast, there are already people standing.
The envoys of Badali of Horqin, Nikru of Chahar, the envoys of the Wa Kingdom, the envoys of the Satsuma Domain, the envoys of Satsuma Domain, Shangfeng, Shanglian, Annam, Nanzhang, Burma, Siam and other countries looked curiously left and right on the high platforms.
There were also Dutch captives, the governor of Batavia, Putmans, and some Spanish captives, standing in another place, guarded, and looking around curiously.
They all knew that the Ming Dynasty was going to perform martial arts, but they didn't know what this martial arts was like and what the Ming Dynasty was going to show them.
The other is the largest, remote high platform, which is full of influential celebrities such as wealthy merchants, gentry, and opposition officials.
The others were officials from all over the Ming Dynasty, including Fu.
Built, wide.
East, Guangzhou.
The officials of the western and other places, both civil and military, and Dolgon and others were also listed.
Although it can't be said that all the states will come to the court, it will also gather the vassals near the Ming Dynasty, which is an unprecedented event!
Zhu Xu was wearing a dragon robe, surrounded by King Ping and King Tang, and strode out of the door, and then went up to the middle of the platform, the highest and largest.
"Ministers see the emperor's ......"
"See His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty......"
The people on the high platform everywhere were saluting, and these voices were uneven, and they could even hear how much sincerity and how much falsehood they could hear from their voices.
Zhu Xu didn't care, he stood at the top with his hands behind his back, and he was the only one who was enough to look down on everything around him.
With a wave of his right hand, he said loudly, "No courtesy, begin!"
” As soon as his voice fell, heavy drums sounded everywhere, horns sounded for a long time, and a drum of murderous aura suddenly stirred out and permeated the high platform.
Xiong Wencan was waving the flag and shouted in a deep voice: "The big martial arts show begins, the first section, charge!"
” As soon as his voice fell, on the west side of the high platform, the right hands of the people first sounded the dull sound of horses' hooves, and then the earth shook like a mountain.
Everyone nervously picked up the binoculars in their hands and looked at them from afar.
I saw that the dust was rising, and a group of cavalry rushed out quickly, each of them was wearing heavy armor, and everyone from men to horses was covered in iron sheets, looking cold and hard.
They were speeding up, rushing forward like swords.
Such an ironclad army may feel the devastating momentum from a close distance, but it is not a big deal from a distance.
Annam, Burma and other envoys all shook their heads secretly, such ironclad soldiers could only be vulnerable when they encountered their elephant army.
"How could the Ming Dynasty come up with such a soldier to perform martial arts?"
"Yes, I heard that the Ming Dynasty fell, and now it seems that it is."
"Forget it, let's just come to see the show, let's cooperate......"
"That's right, I just don't know what they can give us......"
The high platform was far away, and with the sound of horses' hooves, they had no scruples and talked directly with each other.
Putmans, who was on the other side, shook his head secretly, it was already the era of cannon muskets, and this kind of flashy heavy cavalry had no effect at all.
At this time, Zhao Shujiao, who was leading the army, raised his hand violently and said loudly: "Break!"
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” When his words landed, the ironclad army suddenly accelerated, the smoke and dust rolled, the ground shook the mountains, and the dull sound of horses' hooves seemed to tear the earth apart, and the thump thumped forward like a stream of iron.
They rushed forward at great speed, with an indomitable momentum, as if they could break through all obstacles!
Not far in front of them, there were 'enemies' of stone men, wood men, and scarecrows, and they were all over the mountains and fields, and these obstacles alone were enough to make the ironclads fall into it, and it was difficult to trek and become a living target.
"Haha, what is the Ming Dynasty doing, do you want to perform the ironclad army shuttling through Shijie?"
"In such a big place, the ironclad army may not be able to finish, and it is estimated that they will have to take off their armor and rest for a while......"
"Then why the Iron Army?
Didn't there be ordinary cavalry in the Ming Dynasty?
Isn't cavalry better?
Haha......-" Annan, the Burmese envoy couldn't help laughing, as if he could already see the pitiful appearance of the ironclad army trapped inside, taking off their armor, and leaving on foot.
A major beside Putmans shook his head and smiled: "Your Excellency, what is the Ming Dynasty doing here, showing weakness like us?"
Is this trapping?
” Putmans pressed his hands to the edge of the high platform and looked at the smoke and dust, his face expressionless, but his eyes were full of disdain.
They seem to have lost a little unjustly.
"Shoot!"
At this time, Zhao Shujiao drew a bow and arrows, and the soldiers behind him did the same, and their movements were uniform.
Woohoo One arrow after another shot out, the sky was like rain, and from a distance, like a giant arrow, it crossed an arc and fell two hundred meters in front.
Bang bang The arrows landed, and a violent explosion suddenly sounded, and those stone statues, wooden stakes, and straw men were visibly blown into pieces, and flew out, and the smoke and dust were like ripples, rolling and spreading in all directions.
The ironclad army was still impacting, and Zhao Shujiao continued to shoot arrows forward.
Arrows and artillery rained down, artillery roared like thunder, and those seemingly huge and boundless 'enemies' were blasted out of a way.
The Ironclad Army was like a rainbow, constantly attacking forward, in the massive, dense 'enemy', rampage.
The people on the high platform were dumbfounded, they didn't expect that the Ironclad Army still had such a means of attack!
Before they could react, behind the ironclad army, the 5,000-foot army quickly followed, and the front one shot arrows with bows, one arrow after another, there were hundreds, this time it was not concentrated, but scattered shooting, and the 'enemy' in front of it was hard to confront!
Rows and rows of 'enemies' were scattered, fell to the ground, were blown away, dust rolled, explosions thundered through the sky, surging all around, deafening.
Annan, a few people in Myanmar who were smiling proudly just now, are now speechless with solemn expressions.
If this is really encountered, let alone the elephant army, even the iron army will be torn apart, and in the face of such a powerful attack force, it will definitely be crushed and defeated like a mountain!
Putmans frowned and kept blinking, this attack was deadly to their musketeers, very dangerous!
Maybe the artillery can deal with it, but the Ming Dynasty also has cannons with a longer range and more power, enough to suppress and destroy their artillery array!
Some of the people behind him were no longer talking, their musketeers were troublesome to reload, and with the means of this ironclad army, they were enough to rush in front of them and strangle them without any scruples.
"Section 2, Naval Battle!"
Xiong Wencan beat the drum and shouted loudly.
On the sea not far from the high platform, there were some small boats floating, densely packed, covering half of the port, and some pigs, dogs, chickens and ducks on it suddenly opened their doors and rushed to the shore.
The people on the high platform are all looking at each other, what is the situation?
Suddenly warships appeared from three directions on the sea in the distance, approaching in this direction.
These warships are generally not large, more than 30 zhang in the majority, and there are black cannons erected on them, quietly, neatly, and silently surrounded from three sides.
Within a radius of less than a thousand feet, a cannon suddenly rang out.
Then, there was the second sound, and then I couldn't tell the difference!
Bang bang bang Hundreds of cannons fired in unison, and the dense shells even blocked the sunlight and smashed heavily into the small boats that were still running down the pigs, dogs, chickens and ducks.
Boom, boom, boom Loud explosions, smoke billowed and sea water churned, and the screams irritated everyone's eyes and ears.
The sound of the cannons was intense, as if it never stopped, enveloping the whole place in smoke and the sound of cannons.
On the high platform, whether it was the two Mongolian tribes, or the two kings of Korea, or the Satsuma clan and the Ryukyus, their faces were full of astonishment, and their hands were tightly grasping the railing.
Putmans' brow furrowed tightly, and his eyes showed unprecedented vigilance.
He was defeated by Zheng Zhilong's twenty warships, and now on the sea, there are at least three hundred!
What is the concept of 300 ships, that is, the current Netherlands, Spain combined, there are not so many, such a large warship!
Perhaps, this is not all of the Ming Dynasty!
Putmans' chest heaved and his heart seemed to explode, and he regretted his decision to invade Taiwan at this time!
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It's stupid!
After a while, the sound of the cannon on the sea gradually stopped, and a breeze came out, slowly blowing away the smoke, revealing the appearance of the smoke under the thick smoke.
The sea was rolling, the broken planks were everywhere, not a single ship was still intact, and the sea was full of 'corpses', floating and swaying, so that everyone on the high platform was speechless.
What happens if someone really does it?
How many will survive?
Most of the people on the high platform had their hearts beating violently, their faces were solemn, their eyes were flustered, and their mouths were open, but they couldn't make a sound.
Without waiting for them to calm down, the battleships moved again, heading towards the sea that had just been bombarded, turning their guns and pointing to land.
At this time, everyone found that those pigs, dogs, chickens and ducks were running towards a 'stone city' on the shore, which was completely built with huge stones, and it looked easy to defend and difficult to attack by the ridge of the mountain, and it was an impregnable 'fortress'.
The battleship was adjusting its muzzles, and to the west of Stone Town, someone appeared, pushing a heavy cannon and erecting it hundreds of feet away, and the muzzles were aimed at Stone City.
More and more were pushed out, densely packed, and some people looked at the past - two hundred doors!
The ironclad army and the infantry army stood behind them, the military appearance was neat, the air was dry, and it was silent.
"The third section, sea and land union!"
Xiong Wencan blew the horn and shouted loudly.
As soon as he spoke, the ships on the sea and the cannons on land opened fire almost at the same time.
Bang bang bang Thousands of cannons, the sound is like thunder, alarming the sky, and the cannonballs are even more crowded with me, and they can't wait to fall towards Stone City.
Bang bang bang There was a loud bang, and the entire high platform shook, as if it was about to fall.
Everyone was holding on to their hearts and staring at Stone Town.
Stone Town shook violently, smoke rose into the air, dust flew up, and it was crumbling.
The artillery fire continued, shells fell, and the boulders loosened and blazed in all directions. boom I don't know how long it took, but suddenly there was a dull loud noise, and the huge stone city, as if it had lost its foundation, collapsed with a bang, filled with dust, and the boulder rolled.
The envoy of the Annan Ruan clan twitched stiffly at the corner of his mouth, and muttered to himself, "How long did it take?"
” The Burmese envoy was stunned, his eyes wide open, and he said, "I don't know, it's very short......"
Nanzhang, Siam and other envoys all looked solemn and breathed rapidly.
This artillery is too terrifying, a fortified city was destroyed in such a short time, what else in the world can stop the artillery of the Ming Dynasty?
Up to now, the army dispatched by the Ming Dynasty is only more than 10,000 people!
How big is Daming and how many people does it have?
How many troops are there?
How many artillery!
No one knows, but they all know that if Da Ming wants to, there will definitely be more!
Annan and Myanmar are all countries that are in constant conflict with the Ming Dynasty, and now they are all ugly and uneasy.
If Da Ming retaliates, what can they do?
Can you resist it?
These cannons are enough to destroy a fortified city, how can they resist?
Rely on the Elephant Army?
Putmans clutched the railing with both hands, his face calm and terrifying.
The warships, cannons, firearms, and means of warfare of the Ming Dynasty were stronger than them in the Netherlands, and even could be stronger, and they had geographical advantages.
Although it was extremely difficult to accept it in his heart, he deeply understood that he and the Netherlands could not oppose this powerful country, otherwise they would pay an unimaginable price!
In these states, the captives have their own thoughts, and the officials of the Ming Dynasty are even more different.
Most people here don't know that their country's army is so powerful, so powerful!
The military generals, civil officials, gentry, merchants, and celebrities in the dynasty are now extremely shocked and speechless for a long time!
They used to know that Da Ming was powerful, but when they saw it, they understood how powerful and terrifying it was!
With such an army, let alone the Jiannu in the past, even if Temujin is reborn, it cannot be matched!
On the high platform, under the high platform, all the people couldn't help but turn their eyes to the middle, the highest high platform.
There was a figure there, dressed in a dragon cannon, with his hands behind his back, bathed in the sun, like a cloud, dazzling, towering like a mountain, unattainable!
The martial arts subject of the Ming Dynasty is still continuing, and the next subject is defending the city, and this time, everyone is still shocked.
Artillery, muskets, arrows, mines, grenades, etc., turned the outside of the city gate into a sea of artillery fire, and in a very short period of time, the ground was cut several times!
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With this kind of means of defending the city, let alone climbing the tower, even if you get close, you have to pay a great price.
Some veterans estimated that if 3,000 people defend the city and want to capture it, it is possible to capture it unless it is attacked day and night at all costs, and the 100,000 army fills it with more than half of the lives!
This is simply too terrible, 50,000 soldiers for a city, which country can afford it!
Annan, the Burmese envoy with a sallow-faced, parched mouth, and terrified heart, was eager to run back to report now.
Putmans took a deep breath, suppressed the fear in his heart, and looked at the direction of the highest platform without blinking, he had already made a decision - no matter what, he must negotiate peace with the Ming Dynasty, and it must not be hostile!
With the navy of the Ming Dynasty, giving the Netherlands ten times the number of troops, the ships may not be able to win!
—— Thousands of mountains and rivers are always love, can't you give a full order?