1335 Hope in the West
At this moment, some people were silent. Europe was not without peasant uprisings, but the power of the nobles was always very powerful. Generally, resistance was mostly caused by one noble overthrow another. Very few people were truly successful at the bottom of the resistance. Even in Chinese history, this was actually only Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang.
Seeing this situation, it seemed that the leader was expecting. He immediately continued: "If you don't resist, if the military supplies are suppressed, do you have surplus food in your family? Tell me, who has surplus food? What should your wife and children do? If you don't resist, there is still a way to survive; if you don't, people like us will be dead!"
Some people were moved when they heard this. However, some people were a little hesitant. Let them listen to this kind of remarks and vent their dissatisfaction. It is no problem; but when it is time to pick up the sword and gun and fight to the death, their concerns will come out. This is also human nature.
"Henry, although the elite noble troops of the nobles have gone to the East to fight with the Ming army, aren't there still noble troops here? How can we fight with them? Can we fight?"
Someone raised objections, which represented the worries of most people. Most people nodded and looked at the man named Henry in the lead.
Seeing this, Henry immediately replied: "Don't fight with these nobles. As long as those who are unwilling to work hard for the nobles and do not want to die at the hands of the nobles, just go west and go to the beach! Our hope is by the beach!"
When many people heard that they were not going to fight head-on with the noble army, they were moved and asked one after another.
Heng pointed to the west and said to them: "There is a lot of food in the sea, at least it won't starve to death. And the hope I mean more than just food. You believe me, as long as we go to the beach, our miserable days will usher in the dawn!"
Without waiting for anyone to ask, he continued to add: "The nobles have been exploiting us, so let them taste it. If there is no us, let them go to the fields to farm by themselves!"
Hearing this, the people in the room suddenly became sensation. They imagined the nobles who cooked, washed, farmed, and poured the toilet. They all laughed and looked forward to it.
Rather than waiting for death here, it is better to escape to the beach. This kind of intensity of confrontation is better than fighting with the noble army with open swords and guns.
So, under the leadership of Henry, the people in the house began to organize the westward migration.
Not only the people in this house, but also other places, there are similar people organizing them. Without exception, these people are actually spies from the Jinyiwei.
On this day, Ferdinand II, the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, held a banquet all night. Before he got up, he was woken up by the guards: "Your Majesty, no, the untouchables have all run away!"
"What, what ran away?" Ferdinand II was confused. "Where can they go?"
The guard officer hurriedly replied, "All the untouchables ran away and went west. There were not many untouchables in the city, no one did a lot of work, and even... no one poured the toilet in the palace, which was so stinking!"
"What?" Ferdinand II jumped out of bed in shock. The news was too surprising. For him, he would not be surprised to hear that the untouchables rebelled. But all the untouchables ran away, which was something that had never happened before. He was surprised.
When I walked to the windowsill quickly and looked at the city outside, I found that the street was indeed empty, and there seemed to be a lot of fewer soldiers.
"Your Majesty, according to the report below, the untouchables fled to the west, saying that their hopes are in the west, and they do not want to starve to death here!"
The words of the guards made Ferdinand II confused for a while. I hoped to be in the west. What does this mean? It was a bit like joking a riddle? Could it be that it was a ghost created by Protestants again?
Thinking of this, while ordering troops to stop the untouchables, he hurried to find the Protestant kings, such as Swedish Queen Christina. However, he received an angry reply, saying that Ferdinand II was slandering them. How could they do such a thing when they united to fight against the Ming army? It must be that your Holy Roman Empire is incompetent and unable to control the situation, right?
This anger and ridiculous reply made Ferdinand II a little angry and wished to kill all of his former opponents now. However, he finally suppressed his anger and continued to send troops to intercept the runaway untouchables. Those who dared to disobey would kill the chicken and scare the monkey.
Of course, this unusual behavior based on untouchables was too large, which made him a little worried that he would not dare to send all the troops out, and he had to leave enough troops to protect their own safety.
In this way, a funny scene appears.
The soldiers chased some serfs and ordered them to go back. Well, then, when the soldiers continued to pursue the others, the promised serfs continued to reincarnate westward. Later, the soldiers separated people to come and took the serfs back. But in this way, the troops originally had not been enough to chase, and after such a dilution, it would be even more difficult to stop more serfs, which made the pursuing soldiers in a dilemma.
The most important thing is that the terrain from here to the west is mainly plains, and there are no levels to set up points to intercept. As long as those serfs are not chasing them, they will all take their children and daughters and go to the west firmly.
The poor interception effect made Ferdinand II a little panicked. At this time, other kings gave him an idea, saying that someone must be instigating behind such a large-scale run. As long as you catch those people, you can reverse the situation.
Queen Christina of Sweden advised that since those untouchables are worried that they will starve to death if they stay here, then you promise to let them come back and ensure that they cannot starve to death?
In this regard, Ferdinand II was too lazy to pay attention to this girl. He wanted money and food, but to do so? He immediately issued an order to other places, asking all the troops to mobilize troops to drive away the untouchables back to his hometown.
However, this exodus incident is everywhere in many places, and it is not as fast as the army is drawn. What's more, because of the frontline combat, the cavalry left behind is already very limited. It is really powerless to rely on infantry to intercept it.
In the end, Ferdinand II heard his subordinates' reports that the kings of various countries had reached the conclusion that the direction of the untouchables who had large-scale departures were basically the same, and they were all heading towards the estuary of the Scheld River. At this moment, he immediately sent an army to ignore the untouchables on the road and rushed to the estuary of the Scheld River.
Sure enough, there were already untouchables here, and simple tents were everywhere. Many people were looking for fish and shrimps by the sea. When they saw the arrival of the army, they were a little panicked and fled in scattered.
Ferdinand II's army drove all the untouchables and gathered them, asking them to return home. If they didn't listen, they would kill people here.
Many people, without any idea, can only go to Henry and others. They are a little scared. If they don’t return home, do they have no choice but to fight the army without arming?
However, Henry and others' answers surprised them a little.
"Don't worry, hold on for a day, as long as you persist for a day, the day will change!"
Henry and others even came forward in person to negotiate with the army. Anyway, they talked about various difficulties and asked for more than one more day. When the nobles who led the army heard that the untouchables dared to negotiate terms, they were immediately angry and hung Henry and the others in front of everyone.
The sea breeze roared, and under the scorching sun, the army surrounded the crowd and separated them. Henry and others hung on the wooden stand that was temporarily rushing to work, with blood on their bodies.
Seeing this situation, the leading nobles unexpectedly were that not only were the serfs not afraid, but instead became angry and began to attack the army's isolation, wanting to save people.
Henry and the others did not ask for any reward, but just brought them to the beach. No matter whether there was really hope or not, at least they could eat breakfast here, at least they didn't have to work hard for the nobles for a day, but they still had to face the hunger of their wives, children and young people when they went home.
Seeing the fierce crowd, the leading nobles were angry and were about to order the shooting to suppress a group of people, suddenly, the surging crowds all quieted down, and everyone looked at the direction of the sea without saying a word, and their expressions were surprised.
When the leading nobles saw it, they felt something was strange. When they turned around, they were shocked and their chin fell to the ground.
I saw countless ships flying flags they had never seen before on the sea and were driving here.
As you can see, the figures on the boat were red.
I don’t know who it was, but suddenly shouted loudly: “Is it… it’s the Ming army?”
Although they had never seen it, the Ming army's uniform was red, which was what they had heard. When they saw it, some people couldn't help but guess it like this.
The leading nobles didn't believe it. You know, this place is by the sea, and this place is just America. Although there are Ming troops appearing, it is impossible to expedition here for thousands of miles at this time, right?
The people on the shore, regardless of men, women, young and old, and serfs, were all staring at the vast fleet.
As we get closer and closer, when we can see the people on the boat clearly, different races immediately make previous speculation possible.
The serfs cheered happily: "Ming army, it's Ming army, Ming army is here..."
The soldiers screamed in shock: "Ming army, it's Ming army, Ming army is here..."
This fleet is what Zheng Zhilong said, the other half of the Ming Navy. Under the leadership of Li Zhiqi, and under the guidance of John and others, there is also a world map to refer to. It crossed the Americas and crossed the Atlantic Ocean, lost more than 40 warships, and finally arrived in Europe.
Li Zhiqi naturally learned about all this happening on the shore through the chat group. Li Zhiqi actually didn't tell the truth about these Jinyiwei spies on the shore. He talked about the itinerary for one more day to prevent traitors and prepare the enemy.
When the landing ships of the Ming Navy began to dock, when the Ming army soldiers in red uniforms began to land, the shore was in chaos.
The leading nobles immediately took the lead and were the first to escape. His troops also fled one after another. In fact, they were just as many people as they could not resist the huge fleet at all.
However, the serfs were excited. At this moment, they finally understood what the so-called hope was in the west. What did it mean? Seeing that the noble army was about to escape, they rushed up immediately, even without any scruples to fight.
The Ming army was still landing, and Henry and others were rescued. All the people at the bottom of the country warmly welcomed the arrival of the Ming army.
In later generations, many painters have painted the current scene because it was a knife inserted into the heart of European nobles.
Next, everything will be done.
These lower-class people in Europe led the Ming army and began to attack the remaining noble troops in the west of Europe at a very fast speed to liberate the local people. It can be said that a red ocean spread rapidly in Europe.
The cavalry of the Marine Corps led by Zheng Zhilong was like a dagger, regardless of the others, and went straight to Aachen where the kings of various countries were located.
Ferdinand II was so anxious that his mouth was bubbling because of the paralyzed empire. When he heard the sound of horse hooves, he thought the cavalry he sent had returned. He immediately became ruthless and must teach the untouchables a lesson and kill a group of him.
However, when he saw the cavalry sweeping in the distance from the window, in red uniforms, he was immediately shocked.
Many of Aachen's troops had been sent out. It was in the empty time that the Ming army might be able to stop the raid. He immediately became desperate.
When Zheng Zhilong broke through the gate of Aachen, the palace was already burning, and the fire soared into the sky and could not be saved. This time, the fire burned many nobles and kings from all over the world, becoming a mystery to the world.
When the Ming army was raided in the hinterland of Europe, the Ming army landed in the Persian Gulf also attacked the Persian Empire's military supplies, food and grass transfer station, and immediately expanded the results of the war and attacked various towns. The entire Europe and Europe, Asia and Africa were handed over, and was covered in red.
Because of the instant messaging function of the chat group, the Ming and the navy and the army cooperated with each other and used the same means to attack the enemy's rear. This proven combat method once again put the enemy on the front line in a dilemma.
At the front of the Minway Fort, Philip IV began to worry about logistics when he learned that there were problems with the untouchables in the rear.
He had organized several attacks on Fort Mingwei, but the results were not ideal. The Ming army's firearms were too powerful and the opponent's command was properly handled. Once, when his side retreated, he was beaten up by the cavalry in the city.
Against this backdrop, generals from all countries began to avoid war, and did not clearly conquer the expectations of Fort Minway, and no one wanted to send their own country's army.
To this end, Philip IV convened a military meeting, requiring every country to send troops to form a suicide squad, and to take the Fort Minway before food and food are tight. At the end, he encouraged them and said, "After fighting for so long, the Ming army's gunpowder consumption will definitely be almost done. As long as we maintain the intensity of the attack, the Ming army will definitely run out of ammunition and have no power to fight back!"
Other generals actually have this understanding of this. After so much effort, Fort Minway will eventually conquer it. This is everyone's consensus.
So, they agreed to start a decisive battle tomorrow and could not delay it anymore.
However, what they did not expect was that Man Gui and Li Dingguo looked at the weather vane on the top of the Castle of Minway, felt that the weather was right, and said to each other at the same time: "It seems that you can act tonight!"
After saying that, the two of them laughed at each other.
They had never seen the killer weapon of the Ming Dynasty before. Now it is time to use the killer weapon this night, but unfortunately it is at night. The moon still has a little thin eyebrows and the moonlight is limited, which is a bit of a pity!
Chapter completed!