Ming Zuo

Since entering the era of great navigation, there has never been a shortage of sails on the rough Atlantic Ocean.

Today, the Chinese fleet appears here on a large scale.

After a year and a half of voyage, the ocean-going fleet finally entered the North Atlantic.

The reason why it is so slow is because the ocean-going fleet has been operating everywhere along the way, and it took a lot of time.

And doing so, of course, makes sense.

At least from the country to Europe, the empire has an independent and complete route, which can get sufficient supplies along the way, and protect the fleet and caravan to the greatest extent.

The vast and primitive Africa gave the empire a lot of room to operate.

Several strategic locations are occupied by the empire, which is equivalent to firmly controlling the busiest and wealthiest shipping lanes in the world.

In the future, all countries in the world must look at the face of the empire if they want to trade overseas.

Now, the ocean-going fleet is preparing to take over an important enclave overseas.

That is Morocco.

According to the agreement, all countries agreed to treat Morocco as an imperial territory in exchange for the support of the empire to help them rise in Europa Universalis.

This is not because of the good intentions of European countries, on the contrary, there are evil intentions in it.

"We have checked relevant information, and European countries have never stopped their ambitions for Morocco. But whether it is the Ottomans, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom or France, all of them have suffered bloody injuries here. Obviously these countries are waiting to see us. Woolen cloth."

On the flagship, during the battle meeting, Chief of Staff Lai Guanghui informed everyone of the combined information.

When they came to Europe, they were warned not to place too much trust in European countries.

Between countries, allies are never reliable.

If they want to gain a foothold in the turbulent Europe, the ocean-going fleet can only rely on themselves.

So Morocco has to eat it, but it must also be well-prepared.

"What is the situation in Morocco today?"

Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle.

Shang Kexi is not blindly confident because of her own strength.

Lai Guanghui immediately said: "The Kingdom of Saad is now ruling Morocco, but it has been divided internally. The former king Ahmed Mansour fought abroad for years and exhausted the country's power. After his death, his two sons The struggle for power was fierce. In the end, Mohammad Sheikh Mamoun occupied Fes in the north, and Moulay Zedan occupied Marrakech in the south. But now Moulay Zeidan is dead, that is, It is his son Astafah Helia."

Hearing that there was a split in Morocco, the generals of the National Defense Forces were very happy.

Obviously, it is much easier to attack a divided country than a united one.

Lai Guanghui felt that they were happy too early.

"However, there is one situation that needs attention. In the oasis area near the desert in Morocco, a group of Alawites are gradually rising, which may cause us trouble."

Shang Kexi digested the information and finally made a decision.

"That's it, attack Morocco according to the original plan. Don't be greedy, first occupy the coastal ports and oases, take root and then slowly advance. There is a pot of porridge on the Iberian Peninsula, and there is no time to interfere in the affairs here. .”

There are many European countries, which are very similar to China's Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period.

The most troublesome thing about this situation is that there are too many things to consider when dealing with international disputes.

However, this situation has also greatly tempered the political elites in Europe. Cooperating with the Age of Discovery, the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution, this has created the glory of Europe in modern history.

Now Portugal and Spain are in a state of war, and there is an uprising in Catalonia in Spain, too busy to take care of themselves. Regarding what happened in Morocco, we can only look across the Strait of Gibraltar and sigh.

As for France, which was originally very interested in Morocco, there is no other channel to enter Morocco, and the sea has been blocked by the ocean-going fleet.

I believe that the French are not stupid enough to take the risk of being discovered by the empire to make trouble.

This is the best time for the empire.

As long as Morocco is defeated, it is equivalent to controlling the Strait of Gibraltar, and also controlling the trade decisions in the Mediterranean.

At the same time, there is also a base not far from Europe, which can interfere in European affairs at any time and make research and judgments that are in line with the interests of the empire.

The combat order was issued, and the first detachment of the ocean-going fleet quickly moved forward.

Through intelligence reconnaissance, they chose to land in Casablanca.

In the twelfth century, the Berbers established a city here and named it Anfa, which means highland.

Because it is close to the sea, it can connect trade between Europe and Africa, and Casablanca is becoming more and more prosperous.

However, when the Portuguese invaded in the fifteenth century, it was razed to the ground.

Later, with the continuous improvement of European navigation technology, European merchants no longer needed to connect to Africa through here, which led to the decline of Casablanca and its former glory.

From the perspective of the National Defense Forces, the declining Casablanca is the best entry point.

First of all, the environment here is beautiful, surrounded by large oases, which can achieve self-sufficiency;

Secondly, it is close to the sea and can get fire support from the ocean-going fleet.Even if the Moroccans want to attack, they have to be beaten to death;
Thirdly, the empire can operate this place as a trade center for Europe, Africa, and even the Americas for transshipment of various goods.

Three days later, the first detachment suddenly appeared in Casablanca, without giving any notice to those on shore, and immediately began to attack.

The arrival of the huge fleet shocked the Moroccans.At first they thought it was the Europeans who were calling again, so they set up defenses in the city.

But in this way, the fierce artillery fire of the first detachment was fulfilled.

A large number of buildings in the city were destroyed, and many resisters were buried in the flames.

Seeing that the city could not be defended, the Moroccans could only abandon the city and flee.

The Ninth Regiment of the Third Marine Division leisurely landed, took over Casablanca, and established a defensive line around the city.

Ten days later, the Moroccan army who got the news rushed over and wanted to take back the city.

However, in front of the tight front line of the Ninth Regiment and the terrifying steel storm, more than 3 Moroccan troops were wiped out, causing heavy casualties.

But this is the only time Morocco has counterattacked.

Because Morocco was divided internally at this time, the two forces, one from the south and the other from the north, could not reach Casablanca.

Neither side dared to send troops to Casablanca for fear of being attacked by the other side.

All of a sudden, Morocco actually formed a tripartite situation.

Xu Erjue temporarily acted as the consul of Casablanca, renovating the city while changing the political system.

He carried out the most brutal suppression of Islam believed by the people here.

Although it encountered fierce resistance, it also changed the atmosphere here.

The empire has gained a firm foothold in Morocco, so it depends on the follow-up strategy. (end of this chapter)