Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 539 Charles I declares surrender

Li Dingguo was originally a military genius. Although he was in England, where he was not familiar with, but fortunately, England was not big, and Jin Yiwei had prepared information earlier, so it did not hinder him from showing his military command art.

In addition, far away in England, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, without Zhu Youxiao and Lu Xiangsheng and other big bosses controlling him, the constraints on him are small, which is more conducive to his full play.

Today's Li Dingguo can wander around and harass one town after another in England, making Charles I, Cromwell and others dizzy.

In addition, the towns in England have never had the awareness of city defense, only the castle is thick, but the thick castle and no experience in defending the city naturally cannot resist Li Dingguo's various siege methods accumulated through previous battles.

The military strategists of the two empires competed in this time and space, but Cromwell was obviously at a disadvantage. He never thought that Li Dinghui of Ming Dynasty would play like this, occupying one and abandoning another, forcing you Running around without rest.

Perhaps Cromwell was dizzy from running away, or maybe his military talent was not as good as Li Dingguo's except that he was more famous than Li Dingguo in the original history, so he didn't realize that although Li Dingguo was running around, he was actually with a strategic direction.

Because if Cromwell studied the map carefully, he would find that the cunning Li Dingguo was actually approaching London, the capital of England.

A week later, when Cromwell was about to arrive in Birmingham, Li Dingguo had already driven straight in and occupied Ayers Berlin.

And suddenly, it was transferred to Hertford.

And here, London is already a stone's throw away!

Charles I also panicked at this time, he never expected that this Ming army would run around like a ghost, and now it actually ran into the vicinity of London.

But all the elites are in Scotland, and the only elite Royal Army guarding London is in the hands of Cromwell.

On the one hand, Charles I ordered to assemble the only thousands of internal guards in the city to mobilize artillery and temporarily recruit civilians to form an army to strengthen the city defense. On the other hand, he urgently ordered Cromwell and part of the Scottish army to return to London.

However, after defeating a part of the English army outside London, Li Dingguo ordered to stay and rest temporarily and suspended the attack.

However, Charles I no longer dared to provoke this well-equipped Ming army, and they all huddled in the city and did not dare to move.

Li Dingguo simply took his men to rest on the outskirts of London, and they were not worried about someone coming to attack. Anyway, these British guys were scared out of their wits now, a Ming soldier could chase dozens of them and run.

However, as a military genius, Li Dingguo will naturally not be satisfied with this. When he was running around with Cromwell, he was already thinking about the next military strategy, and suggested with several of his subordinates to directly occupy London to make great achievements. His mind was already hot, but he was still calmly analyzing the situation of the enemy and us, and personally memorized the landmarks along the way, looking for the best way to fight.

"No wonder Your Majesty said that these Europa armies don't like weird and cunning combat methods, and they mostly focus on large-scale annihilation. This Europa is full of plains, so naturally they can't play 36 tricks, but being unable to play does not mean that they cannot play. Japan today Let these British guys see what it means to be surprised!",

Li Dingguo spit out the grass roots in his mouth, stood up, patted the dirt on his body, and ordered: "Blow the horn, assemble, the whole army retreats to the forest with deep grass and dense trees that we passed before, where Wait for the rabbit to come!"

Cromwell galloped furiously. He was very depressed. He didn't expect that these eastern troops would appear in the outskirts of London. If London was occupied, he would change from a national hero to a He is a national sinner, so after recovering Birmingham, he ignored the fact that his troops were already exhausted, and he rushed back to London despite the opposition of his subordinates.

His officers and soldiers were also very depressed. They felt that their coach was mentally handicapped. There was no other way but to run around with him. The enemy didn't catch one, and he was exhausted.

Cromwell's horse roared suddenly and fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth, obviously exhausted to death.

Even Cromwell was thrown to the ground, stumbled to his feet in embarrassment, and continued to walk forward panting.

On Li Dingguo's side, the Daming Inner Factory Brigade had already dug trenches, set up obstacles, and had a good night's sleep.

At this time, the English Empire had not yet entered the era of industrialization, and large-scale pollution had not yet arrived, so the air was clear and green, making people feel like they were really in a fairy tale world.

Li Dingguo was also sitting in a manor temporarily occupied by him at this time, stroking the creeper clinging to the window, squinting his eyes contentedly, resting his mind, he was already determined to win the upcoming battle, and when Cromwell's large-scale After the centaur appeared, he waved his hand: "Let's fight!"

Suddenly, countless gunshots rang out in the jungle opposite the manor, and Cromwell's officers and soldiers on the avenue between the manor and the jungle were caught off guard and were knocked down in large numbers. Incendiary bombs and looted kerosene were thrown.

But many of Cromwell's officers and soldiers were so tired that they sat on the ground when they saw this, and they couldn't even escape for their lives, because they couldn't run anymore.

Only Cromwell and a few of his soldiers rolled into the wheat field with the last bit of strength because they were not too tired from riding horses, and then took a shortcut back to London by relying on their familiarity with the geography of their country.

Naturally, all 3 elites of Cromwell were reimbursed here. A total of [-] people were wiped out by Li Dingguo. He just raised his hands and surrendered.

Naturally, there is no need to take prisoners when fighting abroad. Li Dingguo ordered everyone to bayonet and stab these English soldiers to death one by one. No one resisted. They have become numb and don’t know what resistance is. It is useless to beg for mercy in front of the victim.

Fortunately, the Scottish army rushed back to London. Although Cromwell's elite were all wiped out by the Great Ming Inner Factory Brigade, Charles I was still relieved.

However, Li Dingguo did not intend to let Charles I live in peace, and immediately appeared in Grace surreptitiously after annihilating Cromwell's army.

This immediately frightened Charles I even more, because Grace was closer to London!

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At the same time, Heiwa's Daming Ocean Fleet was brazenly showing off its might on the English seas. After bombarding Liverpool, it bypassed Anglesey and suddenly appeared in Ceredigion!
And bombard Ceredigion indiscriminately!
They also sent the marines to capture the manor of the Duke of Wilbur, killed the Duke of Wilbur and more than a dozen English princes and ministers who were holding a reception, and then drove directly to Port Talbott.

After hearing the news, the British Navy rushed over, but was directly sunk three battleships, and fled in embarrassment, while the Ming Ocean Fleet continued to bombard Tarbert Port and set fire to the city. All fishing boats in the port.

Immediately afterwards, the Ming Ocean Fleet bombarded Truro and Plymouth!
The Ming Fleet continued to advance eastward and successfully occupied Dorchester!

Dozens of English aristocratic officials in Dorchester were captured and thrown directly into the sea.

Then, in a hurry, Charles I mobilized heavy troops to stop the Daming Ocean Fleet on the Isle of Wight at the triangle mouth, but the Daming Ocean Fleet made a big detour, and at the same time Li Dingguo wiped out Cromwell's troops on land. Arrived in Rochester!
When Li Dingguo appeared in Grace, the Ming Ocean Fleet had also entered the inland area of ​​the Taim River!

The defense of the entire Taim River is useless to the Ming Ocean Fleet. The Tanghe rushed in as a vanguard. Almost no ships dared to make an order, and the artillery on the shore was useless. On the contrary, the artillery on both sides was able to Easily destroying the castle of London City.

Li Dingguo's army defeated the Scottish reinforcements and advanced to the outskirts of London, and reached Stratford.

Charles I was terrified, and so were all the princes and nobles in England. They didn't expect the Ming army to be so terrifying.

Seeing that London is about to fall, the whole of England is in danger of being destroyed. Although no less than [-] troops have been assembled in the city of London, and there are continuous reinforcements from all over the world, including the navies stranded in Ireland and Scotland, these The princes and ministers dare not let their pots and pans be passively smashed in the city of London, turning their comfortable life into ruins, especially the diehards of the empire. They began to take the opportunity to attack Cromwell, saying that he angered the East That empire came to be where it is today.

Charles I finally followed Prince Edward's suggestion, raised the white flag in his palace, and expressed his intention of surrendering to Li Dingguo and Heiwa for peace. Negotiations with the Ming Ocean Fleet.

According to Zhu Youxiao's instructions, the strength and logistics supply of the Ming Dynasty Ocean Fleet and the Inner Factory Brigade cannot occupy England for a long time, and there is no need to destroy the ruling foundation of the Stuart Dynasty and help the bourgeois revolution in England. At most, the effective force that Cromwell will launch the bourgeois revolution in the future will be wiped out.

Li Dingguo realized this strategic task, so both Heiwa and Li Dingguo agreed to Charles I's surrender request, and both stopped their military offensives.

However, because Zhu Youxiao had already made a preplan statement, that is, considering that neither Heiwa nor Li Dingguo could represent the Great Ming Empire in negotiations with England, he specifically told Li Dingguo and Heiwa that they could unilaterally sign a ceasefire agreement after forcing Charles I to surrender. And you have to wait for important officials from the court to start formal negotiations.

This is not because Zhu Youxiao doesn't trust Li Dingguo and Heiwa or their abilities, because these two are soldiers, and they only care about occupying territory and destroying the number of enemies, which is in line with Zhu Youxiao's interests. Those who want to send to negotiate peace must know the interests and needs of Ming Dynasty in England, not only economically but also politically and militaryly.

In this, Yang Sichang is naturally a good choice, not to mention that he himself is also a beneficiary of the opium trade, so there is no need to worry that he will not cheat the English Stuart dynasty.

Therefore, a long waiting period followed. Li Dingguo's internal factory brigade was stationed in Stratford Town, and signed a unilateral temporary ceasefire agreement with England, and all logistics were provided by England. .

The Ming Ocean Fleet retreated to Tilbury, and the English side also provided the daily necessities.

Prince Edward is in charge of all these matters. This Prince Edward is regarded as an opium master in England. From time to time, he invited these two people to his manor for gatherings.

Wang Guangting and Cao Shiwen were also released under the military pressure of Li Dingguo and Heiwa, and they lived directly in Prince Edward's manor for treatment and recuperation. Now they also happened to meet Li Dingguo and Heiwa here.

Wang Guangting and Cao Shiwen gritted their teeth with hatred for Cromwell, but they had a good impression of this kind-faced Prince Edward, because Prince Edward not only gave them money in person, but also his sixteen-year-old and beautiful daughter. Without them, Wang Guangting and Cao Shiwen became brother-in-law.

Naturally, Li Dingguo and Heiwa were treated better than Wang Guangting and Cao Shiwen. They also tasted the taste of foreign horses, drank a lot of famous wine, and even rode a horse to visit the Royal Palace of London accompanied by Prince Edward. They also met Charles I. Although Charles I hated them very much, he still had to greet them with a smile. Li Dingguo even abducted a princess directly, forcing Charles I to fulfill Qin and Jin's favor.

Seeing that these people had Yanmas, Hei Wa naturally didn't dare to place an order, so she went more actively to the homes of the princes and nobles in England, and finally got close to the mistress of the archbishop, forcing the archbishop to bear the pain give up.

While the officials of Ming Dynasty in England were living absurdly, Yang Sichang, a first-rank cabinet scholar and the top three figures in the military system, finally arrived in London in March of the 25th year of the Apocalypse on the Yuqian .

Except for Charles I who was sick for an excuse and Cromwell who also claimed to be sick, almost all the English princes and officials came out to greet them, and the leader was naturally Prince Edward, an activist who advocated peace and friendship.

Wearing an imperial bullfighting suit, a jade belt around his waist, and a black gauze cap with cloud patterns on his head, Yang Sichang, who was imposing, was in a bad mood. He kept a straight face like a creditor from above, and he didn't show any good looks to these English princes and nobles.

The [-] catties of smoke soil worth millions of silver dollars in Yang's company under his name was destroyed by these Yingyi, and no one would be in a good mood to change it.

Prince Edward bowed to say hello with a playful smile on his face, but Yang Sichang just snorted and didn't say anything. After stepping off the ship, he walked towards Hei Wa, Li Dingguo, Wang Guangting and Cao Shiwen with a serious expression. Come: "You have suffered."

Heiwa and Li Dingguo couldn't help but blushed. During this time, they were either sleeping with women or enjoying good food and wine, but they didn't suffer a word. Even Wang Guangting and Cao Shiwen couldn't say anything at this time.

　Thank you for your correction, my book friend Yuyuan Layman. I did overlook that the heights of Eastern and Western people in the historical era at that time were different from those of today.

　　
　
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