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- When Luo Liu was in Zheng Peipei's mansion, just like 'Grandma Liu' in "A Dream of Red Mansions", she was a very rustic and accepted many things that shocked her. At the same time, Wang Shan, who was the governor of Jinshan City, came to the governor of the city. Inside the government office.
Yesterday evening, he inquired about news about Europe from his adjutant.
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? The news from Europe really made him a little excited.
Although I am on the west coast of America, I cannot have any actual effect on Europe. But this doesn't stop Wang Shan from asking for news about Europe.
As Wang Shan, he very much hopes that Europe will be as chaotic as possible.
The adjutant told him that the war in Europe had gradually become less intense. Nowadays, neither the Portuguese-French Alliance nor the Church Alliance can carry out large-scale military battles.
Therefore, the two sides mobilized large armies to confront each other on the eastern border of France.
In this situation where no one can defeat the other in a short time, a long-term military confrontation has become a necessary means.
Although in many aspects, the Portuguese-French alliance and the coalition of church princes had great disadvantages.
However, when supplies from the American Song Empire were sent from time to time, Portugal and France were able to continue to support it.
Not to mention that even the Ottoman Empire is now secretly contacting the Song Empire, secretly joining small alliance groups, and starting to hinder the church states on the Eastern Front.
Therefore, Portugal and France are actually not without hope of victory.
But for the Song Empire, they did not want to see a very clear trend in the European war.
When Zhao Hongyu first made the plan, he hoped that Europe would be in chaos for decades.
The reason why we contacted the Ottoman Empire was mainly because we were worried that Portugal and France were no match for the coalition forces of the church states, so they asked the Ottoman Empire to take action to contain the coalition forces of the church states on the eastern front.
Otherwise. Even with imperial support, it was impossible for Portugal and France to cope with the coalition of church princes.
The six thousand ¡®American Volunteer Corps¡¯ sent by the early empire have now withdrawn from French territory after the Ottoman Empire joined the war.
And, it has been transferred to Egypt to protect Lend-Lease.
The reason why the "Volunteer Corps" was dispatched in the early days was because they were worried that when the coalition forces of Portugal, France and the church princes confronted each other, they would be defeated prematurely.
With such considerations in mind, the empire dispatched this corps.
Now that the Ottoman Empire has taken action, the empire can finally withdraw this regiment.
To be honest, although the European empire has great interests. But it is very uneconomical to let the soldiers of the empire work for Portugal and France.
Now that Osman is the enemy, why would the empire not take advantage of it and run away?
Although the fighting on the European continent has eased, the fighting at sea has become increasingly fierce.
On the Mediterranean, Portugal and France guard the key sea areas on the west side and firmly control the access to and from the Mediterranean.
This caused the coalition of church states to suddenly lose control of the Mediterranean.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????When everyone sees the benefits brought by the ocean when everyone has just begun to enlighten, such a thing is very intolerable.
Whoever controls the sea and sea is equivalent to controlling wealth.
About this. The coalition of church states is intolerable.
Therefore, the battle for sea control has begun in full swing.
Thousands of warships. At different times, battles were fought at sea every day.
Some bold smugglers also used privateering licenses distributed by various forces to attack lone warships and merchants from hostile countries.
For a while. Portugal and France were completely at a disadvantage in the battle at sea.
The reason is very simple, although France is still relatively powerful. But Portugal had just driven away the Spaniards and returned to the country for two years.
They were in a stage where everything was in need of improvement, but they didn't even have time to develop, and they immediately entered the war period.
If it weren¡¯t for the aid from the Americas, Portugal would have been doomed long ago.
Under such circumstances, how can Portugal have strong maritime military power to protect its own interests.
Today¡¯s Portuguese naval warships are all those left over from the original Spaniards.
In the constant battles, these battleships were damaged beyond repair and were completely scrapped.
Therefore, when the war at sea lasted for a long time, the Portuguese began to fall into a disadvantage.
It can be said that the support until now mainly relies on the French fleet.
Of course, relying solely on the French fleet cannot sustain it for such a long time.
After all, no matter how powerful the French are, it is impossible to fight against so many forces of the coalition of church princes on their own.
The French are not supermen, and they don¡¯t wear their inner treasury outside.
The reason why Portugal and France can persist is that they can remain undefeated even when they are at a disadvantage. Mainly because at the critical moment, the Ottoman Empire, which controlled the intersection of Asia and Europe, took action.
Although the Ottoman Empire¡¯s navy was really not that good, the addition of the Ottoman fleet greatly eased the pressure on Portugal and France.
Therefore, the war at sea became intense.
??Whether it was Portugal and France, the coalition forces of the church states, or even the fleet of the Ottoman Empire, they were all caught in the life-devouring circle of naval battles.
The British, who were outside the European continent and were rejected by all forces because they were too selfish in the early days, secretly re-developed their maritime military power at this time.
And, it has become very successful.
For the British, the intelligence departments established by the empire in the European concessions have never stopped collecting intelligence.
So the empire knows the situation in Britain very well.
According to the adjutant¡¯s account, after experiencing the defeat at sea in the previous two years, the British began to fully develop their maritime military power.
And, in the past two years, good results have been achieved, and at the same time, it has restored its vitality and enhanced its military strength at sea.
When the fleets of Portugal and France were weakened due to constant losses during the battle with the fleets of the allied forces of the church princes, the British suddenly launched an attack and defeated the maintenance of the Mediterranean export waters. That is, the Portuguese and French fleets in the Strait of Gibraltar took control of the Strait of Gibraltar in one fell swoop.
At the same time, after defeating the Portuguese and French fleets, the British fleet quickly moved south and began to occupy various ports in Africa.
It can be seen that the British have really suppressed it for the past two years, and now it is quite intense when it is released.
Of course, Wang Shan was well aware of the British reaction.
The UK is just that big and doesn¡¯t have many resources.
If you want to become strong, you must do it through maritime trade.
But. If we cannot control the Strait of Gibraltar, then all this will be in vain.
The British fleet can't even go to Africa, and it still does a crappy maritime trade.
Therefore, as soon as the British took control of the Strait of Gibraltar, they couldn't wait to start marching into Africa.
African gold ivory and some spices are commodities that the British are in great need of.
At the same time, although the war on the European continent gradually eased and turned into a confrontation, the commerce of various countries came to a standstill due to the war.
If the British can get a lot of cheap goods from Africa. If you use smuggling channels to transport it to the European continent, the profits will be huge.
The British are not stupid either.
They are also very clear that the current environment is also an opportunity for themselves.
Once you catch it. Then the opportunities are huge.
Of course, the British only have their eyes on the African continent. As for the Americans, the British have not yet dared to pry.
The Song Empire in America is not just a decoration.
After three and a half years of development. The Song Empire now has more than 3,000 battleships and more than 400 heavily armed battleships.
If the British were to reach out, the consequences would be a tragedy.
but. Although the Song Empire's military power at sea has begun to gradually increase.
But it can only be used to protect maritime defense. As for offense and invasion, it is still more than capable.
The reason is simple. The entire America is under the control of the Song Empire. Just patrolling and defending the long and vast maritime territory requires a large number of warships.
Not to mention that Australia and the Southeast Asian islands have been discovered, and a large number of warships are needed to be dispatched there.
Therefore, Emperor SongThe more than 3,000 battleships and 300 heavily armed battleships currently owned by the country cannot even defend, let alone take the initiative to attack and invade.
Therefore, at least for the next ten years, the empire will still be unable to launch an attack.
They can only immerse themselves in the crazy development in the Americas and gradually strengthen their maritime military power.
??The empire will be able to show its fangs when the time is almost up.
But do the British want to curb their development now?
Wang Shan sat behind his desk, placing his fingers on the desk and tapping the tabletop gently.
After thinking for a while, Wang Shan felt that he should write a letter to Zhang Tie and Song Hu.
He thought very simply. The British are not very strong now, and they have begun to be ostracized by the forces on the European continent.
Therefore, the British are now left alone.
Therefore, for a period of time, the empire can let the British go.
But it cannot allow the British power to grow that strong.
It must be controlled within the control of the empire.
Although Portugal and France are allies of the empire, the Song Empire's attitude towards these two allies is cautious support to prevent them from getting bigger and biting back.
In short, the British cannot secretly make a fortune while everyone is involved in the war.
The British should be involved in this war and their power weakened in the war.
Opening the drawer of his desk, Wang Shan took out the letter paper and pen and started writing. (To be continued) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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