No matter how fierce the fighting on Annan's side was.
Dong Shuheng was still preparing unhurriedly.
Never fight an unprepared battle, this has always been Dong Shuheng's credo.
Only when there is enough time can all situations be considered clearly.
He has the most professional staff in his hands. These people will complete and detail Dong Shuheng's strategic vision based on the actual situation.
Of course, not every time can be so leisurely.
This time it was possible to do this mainly because the battle was fought in Annan.
Annan was also a relatively distant vassal state. What did its destruction have to do with Dong Shuheng?
Moreover, Dong Shuheng's plan to attract young men in Annan would not be realized without fighting deeper.
When the French invaded Annan.
After several months of sailing and successive battles, the heroic Donghua Fleet finally returned to the Donghua Kingdom.
Here they are welcomed by the hero class.
After crossing the Strait of Magellan, there are also Chili people's territory along the way.
This time Nie Dahua did not attack Chili's port again.
They kept rushing towards Zhangli.
All the ports along the way were noisy and heavily guarded.
No one dares to challenge the Donghua Navy. The key is that they only have a few patrol boats left in their hands.
At this time, as long as the Donghua Navy does not come to trouble them, it will be fine.
After some slight repairs at the port in southern Donghua.
The fleet continued to head north, and a hero's welcome ceremony was waiting for them in Lima.
The news of the fleet's return was like a shot of stimulant for the Donghua Kingdom.
Recently, the Donghua Kingdom has been focusing on internal construction. External wars have almost stopped. There are only some frictions with the Ecuador border in the north.
The officials and manor owners who had fled Milu had established a government in exile. They also organized an army and would often go to the border areas to harass.
These are not problems. For Donghua, construction is the most important thing now.
The first thing Donghua has to do is to put those mines and manors into operation.
Planting and mining are the pillar industries of Donghua.
Today, Donghua is able to maintain normal operations despite being in dire straits, largely due to the blood transfusions from the Renaissance Army.
However, this kind of support cannot last long, and Donghua must also reflect his own value.
After Dong Feng came, Donghua's development entered a fast lane.
The arrival of those Chinese merchants filled the vacancies left by the original white capitalists.
But Donghua still lacks one thing, and that is a sense of security.
Public opinion outside is unfavorable to Donghua.
The surrounding countries, except for Perlivia, which has declared its surrender, are all enemies.
The white countries in Europe are also extremely unfriendly to Donghua.
After all, the Renaissance Army is a bit far away from Donghua.
Everyone knows that water from afar cannot quench thirst from near.
The Nanyang Navy has returned to China, and they cannot always protect Donghua.
They can't even directly go to war with the countries of South Amelia because of their status restrictions.
Another point is that the Nanyang Navy is not strong.
Now that the first and second fleets have been established, the Nanyang Navy has become a reserve force.
It's better now. Donghua has its own fleet. It's still a very strong fleet.
While the Donghua Fleet was still in the Strait of Magellan, the country already knew the news of the victory in the naval battle.
The Donghua Fleet was like Guan Erye, passing five levels and killing six generals. First, it taught Busi Navy a lesson and made Busi Navy suffer a dumb loss.
Next, they defeated the combined fleets of Chili and Buenos.
The most important thing is that they completely wiped out the Chili navy.
The fleet hasn't returned yet, but Donghua has already started negotiating with Zhang Li.
Zhang Li now has no navy, so they feel guilty and want to talk.
For a long time, Chi Li could only be beaten passively.
On the day when the Donghua Fleet returned to Lima, the entire port was even more lively than when Dong Feng and the others arrived last time.
As usual, Dong Shutong took Zhumu to the port to welcome the triumphant return of their heroic fleet.
At this time, the "Fuyuan" and "Zhenyuan" did not look glamorous at all.
Their silver-gray armor was covered with bullet holes, and the paint in many places had been patched up, but there was no way to deal with those dents while sailing on the sea.
But no one will think they are ugly. Scars are the most glorious badge on a hero.
Facing the returning Donghua Fleet this time, everyone respects and loves them from the bottom of their hearts.
Nie Dahua and his officers and soldiers, neatly dressed in white navy uniforms, lined up on the deck to be inspected by the people of Donghua.
"Husband, is this a battleship made of steel? It is so big, how much steel does it cost?" Both of these armored ships have exceeded Zhu Mu's imagination.
She is already very knowledgeable.
Ordinary people, whether they are Yin Di'an people or Chinese people, regard this as a miracle.
This is the first time that an ironclad has appeared on the stage of South Amelia.
"Sister-in-law, this warship costs one million taels of silver! We in China don't even have such a big iron-clad ship. My second brother is so generous this time. He even sent us the ship and its crew." Standing aside was a character.
Lively Shumei interjected.
"Huh, your second brother won't give it away for free. I gave him an IOU for my eldest brother. We will all have to work for him in the next few years." Dong Shutong said.
He is now burdened with too many debts. Donghua's nominal debt to Huaxia already exceeds 20 million yuan.
According to Donghua's financial revenue, it will take at least more than ten years. After all, Donghua still incurs a large amount of expenses every year.
"It would be great if they can sell it to us. Not only do those Europeans no longer do business with us, they even don't sell arms to us. Shutong, you have to remember the kindness of our second brother and let everyone in Donghua know about it.
Who is our brother?"
One of the main tasks that Zhumu is currently doing is to promote the integration of Donghua Chinese and Yin Di'an people.
She issued an order requiring widowed Yin Di'an women to marry as long as they were of the right age.
All Yin Di'an children are also required to attend school for three years.
Naturally, the Yin Di'an people did not have schools. These children went to the Donghua Chinese school, and they also learned Chinese after entering the school.
The culture of the Yin Di'an people is relatively primitive, and Zhumu can accept that the Yin Di'an people learn Chinese culture.
When the white people ruled here, they also required the Yin Di'an people to learn the white people's culture.
They were even forced to follow the white man's religion.
Now Zhumu just asks them to learn Chinese and Chinese characters.
The Yintian people basically restored their previous religious beliefs.
And those sacrifices were sent by Zhumu, and they would help the local government manage the Yin Di'an people.
Because many Yindian people from Bolivia were previously moved to Donghua.
Therefore, the number of Yin Di'an people in Donghua is now much larger than that of the Chinese.
But the Chinese are mostly young and strong, and they are the main force of the army and government.
Most of the Yin Di'an people are engaged in the most basic agriculture and animal husbandry.
The Chinese opened farms and operated mines.
There are also some manufacturing factories that were originally left by white people and are basically run by Chinese.
Business is also mainly done by Chinese.
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The gangway at the port was built on top of the hill-like battleship. The officers and soldiers on the ship walked down one after another under the leadership of Nie Dahua.
There were drums and music instruments on the port, and Han and Yin Di'an women dressed in Chinese costumes danced gracefully.
The naval officers and soldiers looked at the lively scene and felt that the hard sailing for these few months was worth it.
"General Nie, thank you for your hard work." Dong Shutong went up to say hello to Nie Dahua.
As a member of the Dong family's fleet, Nie Dahua naturally knew Dong Shutong.
"It's not hard work, we finally brought the fleet back." After Nie Dahua finished speaking, he went to salute Queen Zhumu under the leadership of Dong Shutong.
In the evening, the Donghua Kingdom held a grand dance for these naval officers and soldiers in Lima.
It can be said to be a dance party, or it can be said to be a blind date.
Most of the officers and soldiers are single, and they have been holding it in for several months. At this time, they will feel something whenever they see a woman.
If Dong Shutong could arrange things for their significant other, he would naturally make more people willing to stay in the Donghua Kingdom.
Nie Dahua, Dong Shu and Donghua's senior executives closed the door to discuss the next big plan.
Dong Shutong has announced in public that he canonizes Nie Dahua as Jing Haibo. He is as famous as Tian Fang, the chief of general staff of the Donghua Route Army and the de facto army commander.
Tian Fang has also been canonized as Krupp before.
The two earls are currently the two people with the highest titles in Donghua.
In addition, some chiefs of the Yin Di'an tribe were granted the title of earl, but this was only to gain their rights.
The Yintian people still maintained tribal rule during the period of white rule.
The chief of the tribe is actually the highest officer of the Yin Di'an ethnic group.
After Donghua was established, Zhumu would naturally gradually take away their power.
Otherwise, these tribes would be a security risk if they stayed inside Donghua.
Especially now, the external situation of Donghua Kingdom is very serious.
The kingdom must completely eliminate internal security risks before it can concentrate on dealing with external enemies.
Relying on the political wisdom of the Yin Di'an people, the best they can do is to invite these chiefs over for a drink, then ambush the swordsmen and hack them all to death.
But the brains of the current Donghua Kingdom are a bunch of authentic Han people.
We Chinese have used many methods to reduce power in history.
Any "tweeting orders" are relatively slow.
If you want to be faster without losing face, you can also "release military power over a glass of wine" or "rise overtly and surrender secretly"...
Even the chiefs of the Yin Di'an tribe were sold in the end, so they still have to be grateful.
The original Milu Presidential Palace is now the palace of Queen Donghua.
But nothing has been done about the layout and decorative furniture inside.
Donghua is still living on borrowed money.
Dong Shutong and Zhu Mu were also the kind of people who managed their families and lived a good life.
Their palaces and palaces are all made from original materials.
There is a small conference room in this palace, which is quite luxuriously decorated.
There is a mahogany conference table and a thick alpaca carpet on the floor.
Tian Fang, Nie Dahua, Ma Chun, Dong Feng and other major ministers, including Cai Qiming, were all present.
Ma Chun talked about the recent economic recovery in Donghua.
Tian Fang introduced the army's reorganization and training situation as well as several recent border conflicts.
Nie Dahua introduced the performance and current situation of the warships of Donghua Fleet. He also talked about their experience of returning to China.
He is considered a newcomer here. Although he is familiar with Ma Chun and Dong Shutong, their identities are different now.
He and Ma Chun were no longer the servants and pals of the Dong family, but generals and ministers of Donghua.
So Nie Dahua didn't say much.
"We will try not to launch wars with foreign countries in the next period of time." Dong Shutong said.
"Mr. Cai, come over and help us. We also need to gradually establish relations with the surrounding countries. I will send news to Shuheng."
Cai Qiming has experience in diplomatic work. Currently, Dong Shutong’s subordinates really don’t have such talents.
So he wanted to ask Cai Qiming to be Donghua's foreign minister.
Cai Qiming has been to all the surrounding countries. After all, he is the minister of the Renaissance Army stationed in South Amelia.
At the beginning, Milu was just his permanent residence.
During his years in Milu, he visited almost all countries in South Amelia.
At this time, it was most appropriate for Dong Shutong to invite him to serve as a diplomat in the Kingdom of Donghua.
"This... if you are in power and look down on others, Qiming should do your best." Cai Qiming originally wanted to be modest, but thought that would be too pretentious.
Dong Shuheng's style of doing things is simple and direct. He is most annoying when others are pretentious.
Seeing Cai Qiming agreeing, Dong Shutong was very happy. Together with Nie Dahua, who had just arrived, the Donghua government and army teams were now complete.
"General Nie came back this time and fought a few naval battles to show off the prestige of Donghua. Mr. Cai can go around a few times. Now those white countries are trying to unite, so let's start a unit." Dong Shutong.
said.
"Yes, in power, I understand that countries like South Amelia seem to have the same origin, but in fact they all have their own small calculations. Especially those small countries."
"I think we can start from Ecuador to the north."
"General Nie, I wonder when our navy can be dispatched again?" Cai Qiming looked at Nie Dahua and asked.
Diplomacy between countries cannot rely on words. The final result must be spoken with fists.
"Master Cai, just give us a week to repair it."
After all, Lima was the former capital of Milu and the largest port on the west coast of South Amelia.
There is a decent-sized shipyard here, which mainly provides ship repair and maintenance services for passing ships.
Although ironclads cannot be repaired here, the dock can still be used.
There are still propellers below the waterline of the fleet. After such a long voyage, these places are covered with barnacles and now need to be cleaned.
As for other repairs and boiler maintenance, the technicians on the ship can handle it themselves.
"After we maintain the ship and replenish the ammunition, we can go to sea." Nie Dahua said.
"Okay, with the support of the fleet, I can try to see if I can get Ecuador to hand over the exiled people in Milu. On the one hand, this can make these people stop, and on the other hand, it is equivalent to breaking the relationship between them.
alliance relationship." Cai Qiming said.
"Okay, great, yes, let's start with these small countries. As long as we have the strength, we won't be afraid of them not submitting." Dong Shutong clapped his hands and applauded after hearing this.
Just like dealing with Bolivia before, now the southeast side of Donghua is temporarily safe.
If Ecuador is taken over, the situation in the north of Donghua will also improve.
"In power, there is one thing I would like to suggest in advance." Nie Dahua asked Cai Qiming and remembered his thoughts when passing through the Strait of Magellan.
"Jing Haibo, please speak." Dong Shutong stretched out his hand in a gesture of invitation.
Nie Dahua stood up and nodded to everyone sitting there. Then he walked towards the map hanging on the wall.
He told everyone about the importance of the Strait of Magellan and the Donghua Navy's plan to dominate the southeastern Pacific.
"I think General Nie's idea is feasible. Almost all the cities in the Chili Republic are built along the coast. Our fleet poses a great threat to them. If they suffer a loss this time, they will definitely buy ironclads. We cannot restore them.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, now that Zhang Li has no navy, it is best for us to destroy Zhang Li, or turn them into vassals of Donghua completely." The first one to stand up and agree was Cai Qiming, but his idea was more complicated than that.
Nie Dahua is even more radical.
"Destroying Zhang Li, we may not be able to support it now, but what Jing Haibo and Mr. Cai said is very reasonable. We cannot leave a chance for the enemy to breathe. Even if Zhang Li is immortal, we must let them sign
An alliance under the city." Dong Shutong is still relatively rational, Donghua has already overdrawn a lot due to the previous war.
"Krupp, how many people can the army provide?" Dong Shutong asked Tian Fang again.
"In power, the army must defend the border. If we want to send troops south, we can send at most 30,000 people," Tian Fang said.
Donghua's army is really under great pressure now, after all, Donghua is surrounded by enemies.
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