Xinshun 1730

Chapter 1264 After the Voyage to the West ([-])

"However, this battle needs to be fought delicately."

"We can't lose, but we can't let our allies win either."

"Sometimes, the most difficult enemy to deal with is an ally."

"Otherwise, why should Duke Xingguo wait until Duplex is recalled on the Indian issue? Why should we wait until local governance falls?"

Faced with the question of whether to be the Son of Heaven or the Five Hegemons, Chen Qinghai still said the most important [but].

Before a war begins, it is necessary to think about how it will end.

And how it ends depends on how much you should win.

Everyone present is clear.

If the Sino-French coalition forces really wiped out the British fleet.

Then, it is also very close to Dashun being kicked out of Europe.

The emerging class in Dashun hates Britain.

Because Britain has navigation regulations, the East India Company, and high protective tariffs.

But the emerging class in Dashun also hated France, or even worse.

Because Britain can at least buy some tea raw silk, the French can't even buy much tea, and they are still thinking about domestic substitution.

Dashun wants to win.

But it must win when the main force of the British navy is enough to fight against France alone, and it must not be the kind of victory in which the Chinese and French coalition forces completely wiped out the British fleet.

Dashun's ultimate delivery capability in Europe is these three to five thousand elite combat engineers.

Dashun's combat engineers are very good at fighting, but even if they are good at fighting, they can't achieve an overwhelming advantage in the European continent and can overwhelm all living beings.

There are too few people.

Once the main force of the British fleet is wiped out and the Jacobite usurpers land in Scotland, the chain reaction will be unpredictable.

The emerging class in Dashun didn't want to prolong the war, nor did they really want to cause a complete waste of Europe, or even start a religious heresy trial war on the British Isles.

If the war wants to end more safely, it must be fought very delicately.

To defeat the British.

But the warships left by the British were enough to guard the strait without Dashun's participation.

Otherwise, France will definitely kick Dashun away: I can even land in Scotland, why should I listen to you?India is lost, anyway, I don't have much interest in India, I have the final say on European affairs, please go back.goodbye.

This is the so-called "allies are more wary than enemies" problem.

Chen Qinghai said again: "The difference between the 'Son of Heaven' and the 'Five Hegemons' that the commander-in-chief just said, we naturally know. But if you want to be the 'Son of Heaven of the Western Zhou Dynasty', you need to rely on your own strength to silence the princes." Before the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, there was no need for an overlord, and the soldiers of the Son of Heaven were enough to appease them."

"We also have the heart of the heaven and earth, but now it seems that our strength is not enough. It is really impossible to rely on our own strength. The trend of the war must follow the direction we planned."

"For example... Suppose we completely annihilated the British fleet, and France wants to land in the UK, and even become the hegemony of Europe. Do we have the ability to deter France and Spain, saying that if you dare to do this, you will destroy your navy together ? What you are doing is not in line with the new international order and new etiquette envisaged by the Celestial Dynasty?"

"I'm not underestimating myself, I'm afraid we don't have such capabilities now. If the battlefield is in Southeast Asia, we are naturally invincible; but in Europe, we can't even win against the Netherlands alone."

Although he was a little frustrated with his judgment, everyone still nodded in approval of Chen Qinghai's statement.

Neither self-deprecating nor self-important.

Although the whole trip to Europe went smoothly, the logistical preparations and various plans made by the General Staff made the whole process very stable.

However, regarding Dashun's ability to be the emperor at this time, all the military officers who really came to fight this battle were all pessimistic after arriving in Europe.

I can't do it, it's too difficult.

At least with the current level of technology, a single logistics can scare them to death.At the price level in Europe, logistics supplies rely on spending money, and it really costs money like water.

A small country like Prussia can pull out [-] field troops.France spends [-]% to [-]% of its military expenditure on the army, and can still maintain [-] to [-] battleships.

And the limit at which Dashun can gather tens of thousands of people to fight on a scale in a short period of time is India.

West Africa has no foothold at all.

Mercantilism is rampant in all countries, and they all want to export more and import less.

Dashun can be regarded as taking advantage of a big advantage to be able to directly intervene in the world war in Europe in this way, because Europe is in chaos, and the capital ships of European naval powers are all shrunk near the mainland, but Dashun is not at all in the mainland. Capital ships need to be kept.

The reason is also very simple.

France might indeed land in Scotland if there were no British fleet in the Channel.

And around Dashun, even if the British play some game of besieging Wei and saving Zhao, pulling all the navy over, even if they don't consider logistics supplies, who do they expect to invade the capital?North Korea?Or Vietnam?Or Myanmar?
Even so, Dashun can only maintain the level of "whoever supports wins".

It is absolutely impossible to achieve the level of "I say what to do in the future, you must listen to me".

A naval battle in Gibraltar made Dashun, a naive navy, know that the level of the British main fleet is no different from them.

In terms of land warfare, it is estimated that France, Prussia, etc. will not be bad, and Dashun really can't do [-] to break [-].

Now that Li Yan has clarified the issues of the "Son of Heaven" and the "Five Hegemons", it is also tantamount to clarifying how to talk about the post-war situation. It is necessary for them to create a situation on the battlefield that is conducive to the post-war situation that Dashun hopes.

The essence of this war, they have already understood in the pamphlets at the beginning of the war.

Because of the cultivation of the three views they accepted, it is very smooth for them to read the booklets derived from the logic of the three views they accept.

which is:
Franco-Spanish and Portuguese-British colonial conflicts.

Contradictions in the dominance of Orb within the Holy Roman Empire.

The contradiction between Russia's westward expansion and the rise of Prussia.

With Dashun participating in the war, these three major contradictions will be resolved.

Prussia is dead, and Silesia will definitely spit it out. The issue of East Prussia and Poland basically has little to do with Prussia.

The issue of the British-Portuguese and Western French colonies, in fact, the trade issue in the negotiations between Earl Arlanda and Dashun this time is itself a solution to this colonial issue.

After the three major contradictions are resolved, the peace conference will inevitably establish a stable international system, and this new international system that transcends the Westphalian system must be led by Dashun.

After this incident, all countries must experience a long period of peace.

Dashun wants to digest India.

Spain wants to solve the problem of Americanization of the Americas.

France needs to resolve domestic gentry payment or financial reforms, as well as conflicts between religious power and political power.

Britain has to face a bunch of debt problems and colonial taxation problems.

Of course, the most perfect situation is to resolve the Luzon issue through negotiations and incorporate it into the new international system.In this way, Dashun can win a complete victory and do its best to maintain this international system.

For the time being, Dashun is indeed unable to maintain an international system in which he truly dominates and subdues all living beings.

At least to the west of the Cape of Good Hope, if Dashun wants to accomplish anything, it cannot be done by itself, and one or more of Britain, France, Spain, Russia, Austria and other countries must be won.If these few didn't nod their heads, Dashun couldn't do it on his own appointment.

As for the imperial free trade zone system of the Five Hegemons model, it means that Dashun is not just putting aside the Luzon issue... but Spain has made such a start, and all countries will inevitably learn from it. In the mode of docking trade, the government leads the sales of oriental trade products within its sphere of influence.

Its essence is not free trade between countries.

Rather... countries moved the East India Company to a commercial port. The East India Company just stopped going to sea, but after changing its name, it still controlled the monopoly of the country's oriental trade goods.

Then... How much Dashun can sell depends on how much each country buys.

Naturally, this is definitely not the hope of Liu Yu and other trade expansionists.

The people sent by the imperial court to negotiate did not expect Spain's plan to take the opportunity to lay out the post-war international situation, or it was completely inconsistent with Dashun's plan.

And if it remains unchanged, it will be difficult to follow the post-war pattern envisioned by Dashun.

Spain did not come to pick peaches as the Privy Council expected.Instead, it resisted the huge temptation to maintain the American advantages it had accumulated before the post-war situation.

Indeed, Luzon is under the control of Dashun.

But Spain is in power this time, and it is very structured. It puts on an attitude that it is a big deal that you attack Luzon, and I don’t want it. It just kills you. If you don’t accept the post-war structure and maintain the Spanish colonial system, then I won’t join the war.

Of course, this took huge political risks. For example, Dashun was really impatient and went back to fight Luzon.

But there is no doubt that Spain won the bet.

Because Dashun didn't want to miss the chaos in Europe that was so easy to wait for at this time because of Luzon.

From a military point of view, Chen Qinghai and other military officers believe that the current combat effectiveness in Europe is still very strong.

It seems that the advantages are great, but if you consider the distribution of spoils after the war and use war as a political solution, then not only will it not be so easy, but you must also be careful to control France like walking a tightrope so as not to lose control.

Then, capturing Gibraltar as soon as possible is the key link.

After taking Gibraltar, the British navy can only shrink in the strait.Dashun's merchant ships can control trade in the Mediterranean Sea, West India and other places.

The triangular cruising area of ​​Senegal, Havana, Cadiz or Gibraltar in the Mediterranean Sea is truly established.

The navy can also help France to bring back the colonies of North America little by little, and eat up several strongholds of Britain in the Caribbean, thus laying the foundation for cutting the balance of power in North America.

This is different from the previous generals who were appointed by the emperor abroad. In the past, the purpose was to win.

But now, the purpose of war is trade, winning is not the purpose, but how to win and benefit trade is the purpose.

After the chattering discussion, Li Yan pondered for a while, and said slowly: "This is a big matter, and it should not be up to me to decide. But communication is not easy now, one back and forth, two years have passed, the situation Everything is changing so quickly, and it may be a big mistake by then.”

"If the imperial court and the Privy Council really know what Spain thinks, they must have better ways to deal with it. But it's definitely not possible now."

"There are priorities."

"If Spain continues to remain neutral and we attack Gibraltar, I am afraid that we will bury the elite combat engineers trained in the past ten years in this pile of stones."

"Well, I will take the responsibility for this matter."

"Spain's conditions can be agreed. But Spain must participate in the war and open Havana as a wartime naval base. The warships of this dynasty can dock in Havana for repairs."

"Luzon can be listed as a land that will not be confiscated, and they can be allowed to trade in Luzon and Cadiz. The merchant ships of this dynasty can also guarantee that they will not trade privately with the Spanish colonies."

"First set the big frame, and quickly send people back to Beijing to report the changes. The details will be discussed later. After the big frame is set, Gibraltar must be surrounded before this year's Chinese New Year, so as not to affect next year's trade."

"Who are they working hard for? Who are they working hard for? Spain will see each other. We have become the force to kill the emerging countries after Spain and Portugal, and they, the old colonial countries, have benefited!"

"After the war, Spain seems to have returned to the international situation before the Treaty of Utrecht. If it can solve the church, the Jesuits, and the chieftains in America, it is quite possible to revive it."

(End of this chapter)