Ming Zuo

The setting sun is like blood, gradually sinking to the west, just like Spain now.

The sea is already calm, and only the burning of ruined walls proves that a tragic war broke out here.

The proud flag of the Spaniards has disappeared. Only the ships of the ocean-going fleet sailed slowly on the battlefield with fatigue, salvaging and rescuing those who fell into the water.

This is basic battlefield etiquette.

Unless it's a sea of ​​blood and deep hatred, everyone will do it to salvage those who fell into the water after the battle.

Capturing captives can also provide a lot of convenience for follow-up operations.

Especially in Europe.

European countries generally have a small population, and human resources are very valuable.In many cases, in order to exchange captives, they are willing to pay a huge price.

Don't believe in the so-called chivalry of Europeans, everything is nothing more than interests.

Afonso and his attendants were beside Shang Kexi, and the whole city watched the whole battle.

At this time, the Portuguese had only one thought in his heart.

Shocked!

The shock of Jesus' appearance cannot be compared.

The strength displayed by the ocean-going fleet has completely subverted their understanding of naval warfare.

Afonso is extremely convinced that such a powerful fleet, not to mention Spain, must not be an opponent even if the European countries unite.

Because the way ocean-going fleets fight is no longer in the same dimension.

This asymmetry brings all-round rolling, which has surpassed the difference between quantity and quality.

Fortunately Portugal was an ally of the empire.

At this moment, such a thought flashed through Afonso's mind.

"Dear General Shang, can I learn such naval technology?"

Afonso was completely convinced and became a fan of the Empire.

He has already learned that there are three such powerful fleets in the empire.

One can imagine how terrifying it will be once the empire is launched on the ocean with all its strength.

Fortunately, the empire is different from those countries in Europe that will kill them once they gain the upper hand. It has established a good relationship with Portugal, giving many countries room to survive.

"Of course, you can go back and discuss with His Royal Highness, and maybe you can board the next batch of ships to the empire."

For people who study like Afonso, the empire actually doesn't welcome them.

Because no matter how talented this kind of person is, it is impossible for the empire to use it.

People will inherit the throne in the future.

But superficial skills must be maintained, as long as they set up various obstacles in the process of their studies to prevent them from accessing core technologies.

Only those talents that can be absorbed will the empire open up the core technology.

After the battle was over and meeting with Afonso and others, Shang Kexi took advantage of the situation and decided to visit Lisbon and at the same time give Portugal some military support.

Since Portugal is doing well on land, and now Spain's sea power is almost completely destroyed, perhaps it is time for the Iberian Peninsula to come to an end.

But in faraway Siberia, the war is still raging.

After the capture of Barguzin, the National Defense Forces spent a long winter here, but they also stocked up enough supplies.

When the weather got warmer, they began to attack the west bank of Lake Baikal based on the information they received.

The First Cavalry Division detoured from the northern shore of Lake Baikal and swept all the way.

Sha Rushang divided the Eighth Division into two parts.

Some of them used boats to cross Lake Baikal, while others set out from the south shore.

The [-]st Cavalry Division moved the fastest, and the hilly area north of Lake Baikal could not stop their soldiers at all.

The [-]st Regiment of the [-]st Cavalry Division even reached Kiliansk.

Lord Andre who was here was so frightened that he almost ran away, and desperately sent a letter to the rear for help.

At the same time, he also understood that Irkutsk seemed to be lost.

His hunch was very correct.

Although Irkutsk is a relatively strong fortress, it is already precarious in the face of two attacks from the Eighth Division.

After the 350 Cossack fighters in the city saw the continuous artillery outside the city, their fighting spirit quickly disintegrated, and they surrendered directly.

Irkutsk fell without a fight, allowing the Wehrmacht to obtain a relatively intact city.

Follow-up officials quickly followed up, took over the order here, and at the same time began to screen and manage the nearby Mongolians.

In the direction of Yakutsk, the progress of the Fourth Division was even smoother.

There is only such a large hub city here, and after it was captured by the Fourth Division, the small Russian strongholds around it were completely powerless to defend.

The Russians who got the wind had already started to flee, and those who were kept in the dark were found by the Wehrmacht and the expedition team, and were either killed or captured.

To say that the happiest is of course the Buryat Mongols.

After the Russians came, they fell into hell.Being slaughtered, looted, and enslaved, no matter how much you resist, it is useless.

It can be said that the vast land is covered with the blood and tears of the Buryats.

After the National Defense Forces came, they not only expelled the Russians, but also treated the Buryats much more kindly.

Buryats in distress received assistance, sick people were healed, and relatives who were taken away were also rescued.

These slightly primitive Mongols were very simple in mind. Since the empire treated them so well, they immediately chose to surrender.

Facts have proved that as long as there are local people to help, things will go much smoother.

The Fourth Division scattered like stars, searching everywhere.

Dahu, a stunned young man, actually took advantage of the arrival of summer and the unblocking of the river, and led the company to take a boat along the Lena River all the way down to the coast of the Arctic Ocean.

Almost didn't freeze to death!

"Master, this big river can go all the way to the extreme north, where the sea is full of ice and snow, and there is no human habitation."

Holding the information brought back by Dahu, Lu Zhiqian quickly formed a map in his mind.

"It seems that these places are connected to the Zhenping Strait, which is the northernmost point of the mainland. In this way, we only need to push westward."

However, in the following actions, the fourth division really suffered a lot.

Although the vast and vast Siberia is now warmer, it is also because of the warmer that it is full of muddy swamps and frozen soil, which seriously slows down their actions.

After taking Zhigansk, I walked westward for more than a month, but I didn't see any people.

Looking around, there are endless virgin forests, as if isolated from the world.

While the Wehrmacht was chasing the Russian colonists fiercely, the Russian delegation led by Gudenov finally arrived in Tomsk after a hard journey.

But before they could settle down, they got the bad news.

In the area of ​​Abakan, which is less than [-] miles to the southeast, the National Defense Forces have been spotted.

Isn't even Tomsk safe?

Gudenov was worried, and he couldn't help but lose confidence in his trip.

In view of the fact that the Far East was too far away from Moscow, Gudenov hurriedly wrote a letter to Alexei I, hoping that Moscow could make early preparations to deal with the threat from the Far East. (end of this chapter)