Chapter 689 The future of the Holy Kingdom (seeking the moon)
Chen Yucheng was no longer what he used to be. When he arrived in the Assam region, the people of the Holy Army also began to look at the world.
Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng are both young people, at the age when they can easily accept new knowledge.
When they left the country, their horizons naturally broadened.
There is always a world map seized from the Dayang people in Shi Dakai's study.
As a holy king, he must first look at the world with a strategic vision, otherwise he will not be able to make the most scientific decisions.
"Holy King, you see that the Indian continent is like an inverted triangle inserted into the Indian Ocean, dividing the entire Indian Ocean into left and right sides. To the south is Ceylon Island, which controls the east and west sides of the Indian Ocean. Its status is no less than that of the Straits Settlements.
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"I feel that the Renaissance Army will definitely attack here this time, and will be even more passive when the British counterattack later. The Renaissance Army can further expand its sphere of influence. The Pacific Ocean will then become the rear area." Chen Yucheng
continued.
"Yucheng, if the Renaissance Army really wants to infiltrate its power into the Indian region, what we have to consider is not how to cooperate with them, but our future development."
Shi Dakai also stood in front of the map. He pointed to the area currently controlled by the Holy Kingdom and said: "Look at the land currently controlled by our Holy Army. It is long and narrow from east to west, bordering southern Yunnan on the east, plateau on the north, facing the Kingdom of Myanmar on the south, and facing the Kingdom of Myanmar on the west.
Facing the Northern Alliance. There are no enemies around us, but we have no room to expand."
Shi Dakai had nothing to hold back against his confidants and senior officials like Chen Yucheng, and he could speak openly and honestly about what was on his mind.
"In this way, our Holy Country can develop comfortably, but from now on the Holy Country can only be a small country. It is born in sorrow and dies in happiness! Yucheng, our team has fields and slaves at home, if not
Fighting. It won’t take a few years for these old brothers to grow fat.”
"Yucheng, I am not willing to give in! Why can Dong Shutong's Donghua become an empire and dominate Amelia? Can our Holy Kingdom only stay in this river valley?" Shi Dakai said, clenching his fists.
"Brothers you and I are now in our prime, and our cause of the Holy Kingdom should not stop here." Shi Dakai's eyes were blazing with fire. The warrior army he built in recent years has rekindled his ambition.
"Holy King, all my ministers who listen to the Holy King will attack wherever the Holy King says."
"It's just the Holy King. Now that the Daying people are still there, we naturally can't fall out with the surrounding forces. In that case, the Daying people will be happy."
"But the Holy King said so, we must also be prepared. This time the Renaissance Army attacks India, it is an opportunity for us. For future considerations, we must occupy a piece of territory there this time, otherwise we will drive away Da Ying in the future.
After people, we will fall into passivity."
"Well, Yucheng, you can mobilize your troops later and recruit back the brothers who were sent back. It's best to capture Calcutta this time. We also need an entrance to the sea. We need to occupy a bridgehead for ourselves heading west."
"Yes, Holy King. In addition, I feel that we must prepare a layout for the Northern Alliance in advance. If the struggle for hegemony in the Indian continent begins in the future, then the scattered Northern Alliance will be our most important direction in the future."
"On the one hand, the Ganges River Basin there is the most fertile land in the entire Indian region. On the other hand, the Northern Alliance can still hold together because of the existence of Da Ying. Once Da Ying is driven away from India, it will be the first to disintegrate.
It must be the Northern Alliance. When we attack those countries again, even if the Renaissance Army recognizes them, they probably won't object."
"I think the Dong family hopes that the Chinese will expand, otherwise they won't go around supporting the Chinese to build the country. When Dayang is driven away, those people from the Northern Alliance will no longer be of much value to the Dong family, that is
When we do it."
"King of England, do you think Queen Zhangxi can't conquer those countries?"
"Haha, Holy King, this Queen Zhang Xi does have some abilities, but she still uses the Indian model. She can only temporarily control these kingdoms. If there is really no threat, they will immediately start fighting among themselves.
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"I heard that there have been several assassinations of the Queen in Zhangxicheng recently. It should be said that they have begun to fight among themselves."
"Isn't Queen Zhangxi currently on an expedition to the south? I think she is trying to deflect conflicts. You see, they have only been stable for a few days, and there are already so many internal problems."
"When they are divided internally, we will immediately take action to capture the several princely states close to us."
"For example, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal. Among them, West Bengal, which is directly controlled by Daqing, is the most important. According to the original agreement between us and the Burmese, West Bengal will be given to us. If Garaya gets there first, he will
It may not be returned to us. The Kingdom of Myanmar, which owns East and West Mongolia as well as Upper and Lower Burma, may be stronger than us by then."
Chen Yucheng's analysis made Shi Dakai fall into deep thought.
Because of the long border between them, the Kingdom of Myanmar is their ally now and will be their enemy in the future.
Now that the Renaissance Army is about to intervene in the Indian region, the future will be plunged into huge variables.
If the Renaissance Army wins, then this large force will be driven out of the Indian region.
The entire Indian region will be reshuffled. Even the entire world will be reshuffled.
The Indian region will enter a state of competition among heroes.
Then the Holy Kingdom must make preparations in advance so that it can gain an advantage in the future battle for hegemony.
Of course, another possibility cannot be ruled out, that is, the Fuxing Army was defeated.
The Renaissance Army's maritime power shrank back to the Nanyang region.
When the time comes, the army of the Great Empire will make a comeback, and the Holy Kingdom, the Kingdom of Burma, and the Northern Alliance will all bear the counterattack of the Great Empire.
In this case, the Holy Kingdom also needs to be prepared to block the counterattack of the Daling people.
In recent years, the British sent only less than 100,000 native troops to the Indian colonies.
It can be said that they did not try their best.
With the strong foundation of the Great Empire, even raising an army of millions is possible.
It's just that most people have to calculate the benefits and costs of doing things. They will not try their best until the crisis in India reaches a certain level.
"Yucheng, if you want to capture West Bengal, how many troops do you need?" Shi Dakai asked after being silent for a long time.
"One hundred thousand, Holy King, I have been studying the plan to attack Calcutta. Based on the current defense situation of the Dayang people, we must have one hundred thousand people to capture this place. There is a prerequisite for this."
"What premise?"
"Navy, we don't have a navy. We must have the navy of the Renaissance Army to destroy or contain the Great Empire's Indian Ocean Fleet."
"Otherwise, with the support of the heavy artillery on the warships and the strong fortress they built, we would not be able to fill the gap even though we have many people."
"Last time we cooperated with the Royal Army of Myanmar, we attacked the outer front in northern Kolkata, and the battle was already so difficult. At that time, we had not yet encountered their internal fortress areas."
"If we take West Bengal by ourselves, then the Burmese royal army will definitely not go out to help us. The main battle can only be fought by ourselves, and we cannot bear such heavy losses."
After Chen Yucheng finished speaking, he looked at Shi Dakai. He respected Shi Dakai from the bottom of his heart.
In his heart, the Holy King really wanted to lead his old brothers to live a good life, but the people in western Guangdong were suffering.
"Yucheng, you have considered everything comprehensively. What we lack most is people, especially the old brothers brought from China. They are the foundation for us to control the Holy Kingdom."
"If they suffer heavy losses, then the lower-class Assamese, Mon people and the lower-class Indian slaves may become restless, and then we will not have the power to suppress them."
Over the years, the Renaissance Army has allowed the Holy Kingdom to recruit immigrants from the mainland.
However, most of the immigrants who come to the Holy Kingdom are people from the mountainous areas in western Guangdong and southern Yunnan.
A large part of them are related to the people who originally migrated from the Holy Kingdom.
There are many immigration destinations for local people. The biggest attraction of coming to the Holy Country is that it is close to the mainland.
The Holy Army does not have the ability to attract a large number of immigrants at once.
Moreover, the official immigration agency in Dong Shuheng's hands did not take special care of them.
After all, the relationship between the Holy Army and the Renaissance Army is much more distant than that between Donghua and Jiahua.
Until now, the Chinese population living in the Holy Kingdom, excluding the local Dai people, is less than three million, and nearly half a million of them are children born in the past two years.
The most important fighting force in the Holy Kingdom's army is those who were brought out in the first place.
Many of these people were new recruits back then.
However, after moving to the Indochina Peninsula and the continuous battles in India in the past two years, it has already become a battle-hardened force.
Moreover, these veterans now generally have their own land and slaves.
Their identity is more like the warriors of Fuso.
This makes them have a very strong will to fight. They do not need to participate in productive labor. They are professional warriors with high honor.
For them, military exploits are wealth that can be passed down to their families.
They fight for the Holy Kingdom without military pay. There is no need for military pay. What they want is merit, land and slaves.
However, due to its alliance with the Northern Alliance, the number of official slaves in the hands of the Holy Army has been seriously insufficient.
This is why Shi Dakai can feed an army of nearly 200,000 people.
Of course, the fact that we have won successive battles over the past few years and the low loss rate of soldiers is also an important reason.
These veterans of the Holy Kingdom died one by one.
There will be no replenishment until the new generation grows up in more than ten years.
Moreover, to train new warriors, land and slaves need to be provided again. These resources are becoming less and less.
In the final analysis, in one sentence, the Holy Kingdom's army cannot bear large-scale losses.
Then the second question comes, will the Renaissance Army dispatch the navy to cooperate with the Holy Army to capture Calcutta?
Why should the Renaissance Army contribute their own efforts? What will they gain in the end?
This matter still needs to be left to Wenqing to resolve.
"Yucheng, I will send the Prime Minister to talk about the cooperation with the Renaissance Army that you mentioned. At worst, we will distribute the wealth in Calcutta to them. We only need that piece of land. Of course, there are a large number of Indian craftsmen in Calcutta.
These are also treasures. If we get them, we will have goods that can be sold in the future." Shi Dakai had already begun to plan for various benefits in Calcutta.
"Holy King, I don't think it is necessary to give up so many interests. Isn't it in line with Dong's wishes that we attack Calcutta now?"
"At least it's more convenient than the Renaissance Army sending its own troops. How much military expenditure can this save them? It's even more uneconomical for them to keep Calcutta and send troops to garrison themselves. What they want to block is the navy of the Great Empire. As long as they control the island of Ceylon
Enough."
"Haha, when you put it like that, it's true. I will tell Wen Qing that he is better at calculating than us." Shi Da laughed. It turned out that he was a little too kind.
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Penang Port was full of crying sounds at this time.
The merchant ships in the port were almost full, but there were still a large number of people gathering at the port.
However, most of these people stranded at the port are Indians and Bangladeshis, and large ships will give priority to white people.
These white people brought a lot of belongings with them on board the ship, especially those with some power. These people took up a lot of space on the ship.
These Yin people and Meng people followed the Daying people to dominate the local area, but at this time they were ruthlessly abandoned, just like bereaved dogs.
"Take me away! I'll give you money! Here, here..." A businessman from Asan, wearing a gorgeous silk dress and a big turban, grabbed a handful of gold coins and wanted to bribe the guards guarding the port to let them take them.
Get on yourself.
"Go away..." Several lobster soldiers in red military uniforms took the gold coins, but still kicked the man away.
These Ah Sans were dirty in their eyes, so how could they be allowed to ride on the boat with the noble Daying people?
More and more Indians and Mongolians are blocking the port. The port is becoming more and more noisy and chaotic.
There were sounds of crying everywhere.
The sound of gunfire in the distance got closer and closer, and a group of embarrassed lobster soldiers retreated to the port.
Regardless of the refugees in the port, these lobster soldiers retreated directly to the ships in the port.
"Sail the ship quickly, the Renaissance Army is coming." A major officer shouted to the captain.
There are more than a dozen merchant ships parked in the bay of the port, and there are also four frigates patrolling the periphery.
"boom!"
A mortar shell hit the port, and the entire port suddenly boiled.
The originally crying and noisy crowd began to rush around, just like a pebble startling a group of tadpoles by the river.
The panicked crowd began to attack the guards at the boarding gate.
These people usually help white people oppress the Chinese in the city, and they are worried that they will suffer retaliation from the Chinese if they stay.
The guarding lobster soldiers raised their guns and fired without hesitation, then covered each other and retreated to the boat.
"Puff, puff..." The hybrid sail steamer slowly left the port.
The remaining abandoned Indian and Meng people were like abandoned pets, howling helplessly.
"Brothers, come on, don't let them escape." Those who attacked Penang were brothers from the newly formed 21st Division, who came from the eastern province of Guangdong.
"I fucked her mother and she ran so fast."
After arduous street fighting, the Renaissance Army finally penetrated the entire city.
Although the lobster soldiers in the city delayed the Renaissance army's attack time, they also suffered heavy casualties.
However, the Renaissance Army also paid a heavy price.
In the end, only a few of the Yin troops were able to escape to the port.
As the large ships in the port evacuated the port, the battle on land came to an end.
But if these big people think that they will be safe when they reach the sea, they are totally wrong...