Qianlong: Qing Dynasty?What about my Daqing?

Chapter 177 The Great Ming Indian Ocean Fleet Debuts!
And it was at the same time that Son of Heaven personally urged the army and materials for the expedition to Liao to board the ship at the port of Songjiang Prefecture.

In Nanyang.

Batam port.

Group after group of soldiers from the Allied Forces of Ming and Indian princes, carrying sharp bayonets and flintlock guns, were lining up at the port, according to the formation of the front army-brigade-battalion-company-platoon-team.

There are a total of 14 brigades of the Indian princes' coalition forces with more than [-] soldiers.

In addition to a guard brigade as the British Gongsun Shiyi, and a water brigade organized as the Indian Ganges Navy.

The remaining 12 brigades formed the four armies.

There are more than [-] people in each army, and there are infantry, cavalry, artillery, engineering, and luggage, and they are all sequences that can independently undertake combat tasks in one direction.

neat queue.

The flags of the princes fluttered.

Generally, there is the sun and moon national emblem of Ming Dynasty in the upper left corner of the flag on the red background, and then in the center of the red background are the titles of the respective princes.

For example, the word "English" in the British public.

In addition, there are Wu Hou Qian Dazhao, Su Hou Zhou Fangsui, Tai Hou Lin Shixiong, Wen Hou Cai Li, Yue Hou Liu Dongzhi, Ding Hou Yuan Tiande, Chen Hou Chen Tianyu.

They are all the leaders of the rich families in Zhejiang and Fujian with five or six thousand troops.

One principality, seven princes.

The rest are earls with a command of one or two thousand troops, and viscounts with a few hundred troops. However, because the troops are too small, the feudal kingdom may not be able to defend, so they are all regarded as lords and nobles attached to these eight feudal states. up.

So now Daming can be regarded as gathering an eight-nation coalition army, ready to drive away the evil British colonists who meddle in their own business and want to unify India, and become the masters of the Indian people themselves.

There are countries, monarchs, nobles, lords, and soldiers.

Now there is a lack of territory and people to rule.

Now the port of Batam has been emptied and the shipping lanes have been cleared.

The purpose is to transport this huge army to the country they will rule in the future.

Of course, it is impossible to transport [-] troops to India at one time.

Not to mention the current Ming Dynasty.

In later generations, there are not many countries that can transport more than 7 troops across the ocean at one time.

Therefore, according to the plan, this time, the most elite and best-equipped first army composed of Ying Fan and Wu Fan will land in India first as the vanguard.

Then the rest are shipped in batches.

Even if it's just an army.

The number of ships used is also staggering.

The merchant ships hired by the coalition of princes crowded the port, and the sails that covered the sky made the Chinese and foreign merchants in the port stare at this magnificent voyage.

Merchants have a very keen sense of war.

Since the Ming Yingfan and Calcutta Governor's Office issued privateer orders respectively.

There are very few businessmen who dare to go to sea.

Now at the port of Batam, a large number of merchant ships that originally belonged to the merchants of the Ming Dynasty have now received money from the coalition forces of the Indian princes, emptied their cargo, and prepared to use them as troop carriers to help the coalition forces of the princes land in India.

Merchants certainly don't want to get involved in a war.

However, according to the "Li", the local governor and vassal state of the Ming Dynasty who have the right to war have the right to requisition merchant ships to participate in the war after they are authorized by the Emperor of Ming. In addition, if the ship is damaged, it will also have to lose money.

In general.

Da Mingzi is still very reasonable.

There are different types of merchant ships in the port that are crowded with ships and almost cover the entire harbor.

There are Chinese-style Fuchuan, Cantonese, and Big Bird ships, and there are also many cargo ships of the Galen type.

There are more than 100 ships in total.

Besides.

There are 36 three-seat schooners belonging to the Daming Indian Ocean Fleet cruising outside the port.

As the escort of the fleet.

"First Army, First Brigade! Board the ship!"

Accompanied by the order to board the ship.

Carrying muskets, carrying backpacks, and wearing leggings, Zhejiang soldiers and Fujian soldiers lined up in a neat queue to board the ship in silence.

These soldiers were originally regiment training soldiers of the Qing Dynasty, and later shrank to Hangzhou, where they were reorganized as soldiers of the vassals of the Emperor of Heaven.

First, I trained in Zhoushan Island for several months, and then moved to Batam Island in Southeast Asia for several months.

Now it is finally time to enter the Indian battlefield.

They don't know what an elusive fate awaits them.

Listen to the officer in charge.

In India, the people are very weak. If you go to India, you will be a master and a master.

Several of Cai Qian's pirate ships were also conscripted as troop carriers.

The pirates on the ship were lazily lying on the side of the ship, watching the army soldiers boarding the ship and couldn't help talking.

The Niu family brothers Niu Zhaocai and Niu Jinbao are also among this group of pirates—they are no longer bumpkins who just went to sea. Town, just that small town, the amount of gold that was robbed was unimaginable for the Niu family brothers.

India is too rich.

India is too weak.

No wonder I heard that the British almost captured half of India with only two or three thousand troops.

This time the Ming Dynasty sent [-] troops, is it enough to fight ten India?

"There are more than 1 people going at once, so I'm afraid they will be able to build up a large territory, right?"

"It's better to drive the British away!"

"Yes, the British can fight in India. If the British run away, where can't India grab it?"

"I heard that if you occupy India, you can't take it away."

"Can't grab it? Then what are we going to do?"

"Haven't you heard of it? Go be a nobleman."

"Hehe, nobleman? You, Ma Laizi, don't urinate and take care of yourself. Are you a nobleman? Eight generations of your family have been Danhu, so you don't know what it was in the former Qing and Ming Dynasties."

"Hmph, I'm now a naval captain of the Great Ming Yingfan. Haven't you heard that we Han people went to India, no matter what they are, we are all nobles!"

"Can you really be a nobleman?"

Although a group of coastal fishermen and pirates from Danhu have heard that they have gone to India this time, they will become lords and nobles in the future, riding on the heads of the Indian people and dominating them.

But no matter how you think about it, it feels a bit false.

I don't know a big character like Ma Laizi, and he looks so vicious.

Can it be noble?
It doesn't sound like it.

People who say that the silly Niu family brothers are more like nobles than him are believed.

speak up.

The Niu family brothers also have status now.

Niu Jinbao is now a sergeant of the Great Ming Yingfan, and Niu Zhaocai is now a sergeant.

Moreover, Cai Tou also painted cakes for everyone. When he goes to fight on the Ganges in the future, he must expand the Ganges water army. At that time, Cai Qian was the chief of the Ganges water army, and they are all officers. of.

From now on, everyone will be aristocrats and lords.

That is, when you become a nobleman and a lord in the future, you can't just grab it casually - you can grab it, but it depends on where you want to grab it.

I heard that the Indian people are easy to bully, you don’t need to grab them, they will send up the gold and jewelry by themselves
The Niu brothers looked at the soldiers who were boarding the ship.

Can't help but feel a little dazed.

The fate of this man.

It's not just about individual effort.

Sometimes the course of history is also quite important.

They grew up as small landlords and self-cultivators in Changzhou who were about to go bankrupt.

Up to now, it is said that he will become an Indian nobleman.

Looks like it's only been less than a year
"Marshal, I thought it would be a tough battle for the first batch to go to India, but I didn't expect France to sell their Indian colony."

Marquis Wu Qian Dazhao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the army boarding the ship smoothly.

At this time in the port, the bitter look on the face of British Gongsun Shiyi, who was staring at the army boarding the ship, finally lessened a lot.

"I thought that if the most difficult landing could be easily solved, and the tens of thousands of troops could gain a firm foothold in India, it would be much easier for the subsequent landing of the army."

Sun Shiyi smiled.

Recently, he has been in good spirits on happy occasions.

First of all, private plundering is indeed a very, very profitable business!

Cai Qian's privateering team brought him an income of 10,000+ Ming Yuan.

For this reason, Sun Shiyi also issued many private plunder certificates.

It's a big hit.

Second.

That is through privateers.

Sun Shiyi also got a lot of first-hand information about India.

First of all, the soldiers are weak!

And it was too weak - otherwise the British would not have succeeded so easily. I don't know if the soldiers in places where they have not succeeded are strong or not.

But those Indian states under British rule are really too weak.

And everything there is about identity.

Like being a soldier.

Untouchables and lower castes are not eligible to serve in the army.

But those who are qualified to serve in the army are all dudes of high castes.

In India, everything has a species.

Not just being a soldier.

Dance masters, farmers, woodcutters, pottery makers, iron makers, shipbuilders...even if you are a manure picker.

They all need to be "seed".

Such a system is really too conducive to foreign rule.

I heard that the upper echelons of India are now invaders from outside.

Natives are now pariahs.

If King Li Chuang went to India, he probably wouldn't be able to cause any trouble.

If the Qing Dynasty went to India.

I'm afraid it can really last tens of thousands of years.

Thinking of this, Sun Shiyi's heart became hot.

It seems that Da Mingzi didn't lie to himself.

This land of India can really pass on the wealth and honor of thousands of years to the descendants.

Maybe in the future, the Ming royal family will become an ordinary family in China.

My descendants are still enjoying wealth in India.

"The British are a problem, especially their fleet." Behind Sun Shiyi, Pan Shien, who followed Sun Shiyi all the way south, said with a frown.

"The fleet is not in any trouble. The Ming Indian Ocean Fleet will take care of them. Our key now is to land in India first, and then look for opportunities for a big battle. We must win a good victory, otherwise how can we let the emperor Additional investment?"

Sun Shiyi waved his hand indifferently and said.

He invested in Daming for a long time, but in the end he didn't get much. In the end, Daming Zi personally invested hundreds of thousands of Ming Yuan in him.

Of course the interest is not high.

But what the Emperor of Heaven asked for was to use land to repay, which was not much, but he asked for the right to choose first--Emperor Zhu did not want to let go of those Indian city sites that would appreciate in value in the future.

In fact.

This was a boarding with much fanfare.

It's also a show.

A show for the British.

More than 170 troop carriers and cargo ships were dispatched, and the Ming Indian Ocean Fleet was also "dispatched."

Under such temptation.

Can Great Britain's Eastern Fleet endure loneliness?

"One, two, three"

In a hidden place in the port.

Interested people are counting the warships of the Ming Indian Ocean Fleet dispatched from the port of Batam.

"36 ships! 36 bombardment gunships!"

"Come out in full force!! The Ming Indian Ocean Fleet is out in full force!"

(End of this chapter)