The next day, a piece of news spread from the capital of the ancient Eastern Empire and quickly spread all over the world. The Great Ming Dynasty decided to send troops to help the East Continent Alliance to resist the invasion of the Holy British Empire!
For a time, the world was in an uproar. The newspapers, news, and Internet headlines were filled with relevant information. However, everyone could not help but doubt the authenticity of the news.
As everyone knew, the relationship between the countries of the Lower East Continent and the Ming Dynasty had always been very tense, especially in the context of the weakening of the Ming Dynasty's national strength in modern times. The countries of the Lower East Continent relied on the barrier of the ocean and the support of the European Union. It could be said that their attitudes were arrogant and often made some rude moves in diplomatic language.
However, as the saying goes, the heavens have unpredictable winds and clouds, and people have good and bad fortune! Sooner or later, one had to pay back their debts, especially in such a chaotic world. It was best not to be too dramatic. For a small country, keeping a low profile was always the theme! Therefore, when the disaster was imminent, almost the entire world put on an attitude of watching a good show. All the countries turned a blind eye to the request for help from the East Continent Alliance. After all, they were too far from heaven, but too close to Britain…
However, contrary to the world's expectations, the Great Ming Association, which had the worst relationship and was far away, actually reached out to help so enthusiastically. Could it be that the Great Ming Association would really let go of the past?
While the outside world was talking about it, the Ming Empire, which was the center of public opinion, remained silent, as if there was no such thing at all. The Consulate-General of the " Lower East Continent Alliance Front ", who had spread the news, did not release any follow-up news, which greatly disappointed the reporters from various countries who surrounded the embassy like flies smelling feathers.
Palace of Heavenly Purity in the Forbidden City! At this time, Zhu Jianyi, the twenty-fourth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was discussing secret matters with General Qi Jisheng.
At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the Grand Dudu Mansion was in charge of the national army, but later, Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, said,"Power is not exclusive to one division, and things are not left to be blocked."”For this reason, the Grand Dudu Mansion was divided into five, which was the Dudu Mansion of the Five Armies. The highest officers were the left and right Dudu, and the official rank was a grade!
As the highest military organization at that time, the five military governors had important responsibilities such as leading the army, spying on the military, managing the wasteland, and cleaning up the military. However, they did not have the right to mobilize troops. This was because the suspicious Emperor Hongwu wanted to prevent the military power from being too concentrated, causing the generals to become too powerful and repeat the phenomenon of the end of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, he cut off this sensitive area. The five military governors had the power to command the troops, and the power to mobilize the troops was handed over to the Ministry of War. As a result, the five military governors and the Bureau of Military Personnel had formed a relationship of mutual control. This political structure had been maintained for more than a hundred years, until the Jiajing period!
At this moment, the territory of the Ming Dynasty was more than twice that of the founding of the country. It reached Koryo in the east, the snowy area in the north, the waves of the West Ocean in the south, and the yellow sand in the west of the Western Region in the west…Such a vast territory, coupled with the constant conquest of the Ming Dynasty, the original military system had become more and more rigid, far unable to keep up with the pace of development of the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, with the support of Emperor Jiajing, Left Governor Qi Jiguang took the lead to reform the military system. The original five military governors were abolished and the General Counselor's Office was established. He had the military affairs department, the general staff department, the military intelligence department, the logistics department, the armament department, and the two yamen of the army and navy. Set the position of general as the highest military officer of Ming Dynasty, and Qi Jiguang as the first general of Ming Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, forgive this subject's ignorance. Didn't the morning court say that they wouldn't send troops? At most, they would only send military advisors.”
"Oh, Great General, do you believe this?”Zhu Jianyi laughed.
"This! I didn't believe it at first, but I asked the Tongshi Hall to confirm that it was true. This made me unable to figure out the meaning of His Majesty's move.”Great General Qi said helplessly.
"Haha, don't worry, General Qi.”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The monarch and his subjects had known each other for many years, so Qi Jisheng did not stand on ceremony and sat directly on the chair that the palace maid had brought over.
"Before that, let me ask you first. Do you think the last two countries in the East Continent can really last until the end of the year?”
Hearing this, Qi Jisheng was stunned. He looked at the Emperor in surprise and asked,""Your Majesty, you don't mean to support the East Continent's resistance against Britain?”
Zhu Jianyi smiled but did not say anything. Qi Jisheng suddenly came to a realization and smiled as well."Your Majesty, I feel that this is impossible. When Lord Li spoke at the court meeting that day, he thought too highly of these two countries. This general specially did a deduction with the General Staff that night and both believed that the two countries could only hold on for another six months at most.”
"General Qi, why do you think so?”
"This general believes that both countries are at an absolute disadvantage in terms of timing, geography, and people. Not to mention the timing, just the geography alone is already a huge gap compared to the opponent. As far as Arabia was concerned, the northern part of the country was dominated by plains, swamps, and forests. After the fall of Glass, Brazil, and other countries, there was basically no danger to defend. To the west of it was the majestic Andes Mountains that separated Wisdom. It could be said that once the British army began to attack, the two countries could only fight on their own and could not even support each other. As for the Wisdom Nation, it was even more so. Its territory was so narrow and long that there was no strategic depth to speak of. As for the people, the British Empire had already annexed more than half of the Lower East Continent, and their morale was high. On the other hand, the two armies were defeated, so how could they fight now? Therefore, I think that the destruction of the two countries is not far away!”!
"Haha, what Jisheng said is wonderful. Then let me ask you again, if Great Ming really decides to send troops to help the two countries, how will the British react?”
"This, if this is the case, it is nothing more than a protest to Great Ming, using diplomatic pressure to make Great Ming dispel this idea. Also, immediately gather the superior forces and take down the two countries in a very short period of time with the momentum of a fierce tiger descending the mountain, regardless of casualties. In this way, the Ming Dynasty will lose the meaning of assistance..."
Speaking of this, Qi Jisheng had an idea and said in surprise,""Could it be that Your Majesty is doing this on purpose?"
"That's right, Jisheng, you finally saw it. I bet that the British Empire will attack with all their might. In this way, the entire Lower East Continent will fall in at most half a year.”
"That's right. In just half a year, it's probably not enough for Great Ming to send troops over. Then, at most, the embassy will express their regret, and the countries will have nothing to say about it. Moreover, the two countries would also take the initiative to bear the various costs of the aid. Da Ming could also make a lot of money from this. This way, whether it's inside or face, we'll have earned enough.”Qi Jisheng couldn't help but laugh out loud!
"That's right, hmph! The small barbarian country was actually so naive. Not only did they not have any respect for our country, but they also used the power of the tiger to repeatedly oppose the Ming Dynasty internationally. Now that a disaster is imminent, you still have the face to beg Big Ming. Since you took the initiative to send yourself to my door, then don't blame me for taking advantage of the situation! I'll squeeze out your last bit of value."
Speaking of this, Zhu Jianyi suddenly ordered Xiao Jinghou,"Great General Qi Jisheng, listen up."
Upon hearing this, he immediately stood up and knelt down on one knee before the Emperor."General, Qi Jisheng, listen up!"
"I order you, the General Staff Department, and the Ministry of War to immediately draw up a list of military advisors to assist the two countries. I want to take this opportunity to understand the true combat strength of the British Army.”
"General's decree! Then I'll go discuss it with the General Staff Office now.”
Watching Qi Jisheng leave the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Zhu Jianyi also stood up and turned to look at the large world map behind him. He stared at the location of the last two countries in the Lower East Continent and fell into deep thought.
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