Back to the Ming Dynasty to be a tyrant

What Cromwell never expected was that old Ellis somehow got through the door of the Ming Empire, and was able to get the Ming Empire to dispatch a fleet to find a place for him.

After a long while of headache, Cromwell said: "Let's talk about it, how should we deal with this situation now? Old Ellis is nothing to be afraid of, and the Dutch East India Company is nothing special. They buy arms.

The most troublesome thing now is the fleet of the Ming Empire. I don’t know what price old Ellis paid to allow the fleet of the Ming Empire to bomb our port? "

Lambert, who was sitting in front of the round table, said: "Send someone to communicate with the fleet of the Ming Empire, and no matter what, make sure they stop shelling the port.

There is also old Ellis, who also sent people to tell him that if the fleet of the Ming Empire does not stop bombarding the port, we will no longer guarantee the personal safety of little Ellis. "

But Fairfax objected: "Old Ellis has more than one son, although little Ellis is his most valued son, but I personally think that since old Ellis has invited the navy of the Ming Empire to help , then he may not take the life and death of little Ellis too seriously.

In the current situation, the first thing we need to ensure is how to stop the navy of the Ming Empire from bombarding the port, and then find a way to give an explanation to the parliament and the people. "

Lambert smoked a pipe, and after puffing out a long smoke ring, he asked back: "What if the navy of the Ming Empire doesn't retreat? We don't know how much old Ellis paid, but now even old Ellis Lis wants them to stop, and the navy of the Ming Empire is not necessarily willing to stop."

Cromwell agreed with Lambert's statement: "That's right, the fact that old Ellis can invite them shows that there must be some kind of deal between old Ellis and them.

Since it is a transaction, there is a possibility of change—if it were you, dear Fairfax, would you be willing to stop attacking at this point? "

Cromwell's words silenced Fairfax.

Indeed, if it were him, it would be absolutely impossible for him to stop attacking because of old Ellis' request.

Because continuing to attack forward would not only benefit from old Ellis, England would also be willing to pay a certain price in order to stop the Ming Empire's fleet from attacking.

In this way, the fleet of the Ming Empire can benefit from both sides, so how could it be possible to stop the attack because of the request of old Ellis?

Before Fairfax could come up with any more explanations, the scouts sent by Cromwell brought back the latest news—the fleet of the Ming Empire had set sail northward after bombarding the port of South Cape Town. Headed towards Scotland.

Cromwell, who hadn't thought about the businessman of Ming Dynasty before, didn't even think about little Ellis anymore.

If it is said that the bombardment of the South Cape Town port was because old Ellis had gone through the door of the Ming Empire Navy and let the Ming Empire Navy come for him to get back little Ellis, then this possibility can now be ruled out.

Because the north is not under his jurisdiction at all. On the contrary, the north is under the governance of that idiot Charles I, which is not the same thing as the southern parliamentary party that he rules.

If the Imperial Navy of the Ming Dynasty had been bombarding South Cape Town Harbor or Port Portland, the Royalists in the north might secretly laugh.

Similarly, now that the Ming Empire Navy is heading north, there are only a few possible targets. The most prominent one is the Port of Sunderland. Royalists of the North.

But in a flash, Cromwell thought of another, more terrifying possibility: "Now the naval fleet of the Ming Empire is heading north, and the destination is still unclear. What do you think?"

Fairfax thought about it and said, "The naval fleet of the Ming Empire is going north now. Could it be that they have some collusion with Charles I? Perhaps, the bombardment of South Cape Town Harbor was just a show of force for the north to see in advance?"

Seeing that Fairfax expressed his worries, Cromwell turned his attention to Lambert again: "Lambert, what do you think?"

Lambert said: "Now the movements of the Ming Empire's naval fleet are unknown, even if they go north, they can't prove anything.

Or they may have some collusion with the royalists in the north. Even if Fairfax said, the bombardment of the South Cape port is just their sincerity to show their force.

But it is not ruled out that there is another possibility, that is, they will continue to shell Sunderland Port. "

Seeing that Cromwell signaled him to continue, Lambert continued: "Actually, we have all ignored another fact, that is, the land of New England and New France back then. There is a holiday.

Although one or two years had passed since the conflict at that time, no one could rule out the possibility that the naval fleet of the Ming Empire came for the land of New England.

It’s just that compared to France, England at the moment is a little better at handling—that is to say, their current goal is the whole of England, not just us or Charles I. What I am most worried about now is this possibility. "

After humming, Cromwell said, "So, do you have any good suggestions?"

Lambert said: "Now, whether they came because of New England or not, they must be because of New England, and only in this way can we drag France into the water at this time.

Although I really don't want to admit it, the fact is that the French army, whether it is the navy or the army, is stronger than our English army, and only they have the strength to fight against the naval fleet of the Ming Empire. "

Cromwell nodded and said: "Then do it according to your idea, let people find a way to spread the news to France, and drag those French people into the water together."

Fairfax said: "Sorry, I want to interrupt the discussion between the two of you. Now France itself is in chaos, and there are so many uprisings. Can they allocate their forces to deal with the naval fleet of the Ming Empire? ?”

Cromwell shook his head and explained: "Now it's not a question of whether they can send out troops, but a question of whether we must drag them into the water.

You must know that it is almost an impossible task for England to face the naval fleet of the Ming Empire alone, unless God sends angels to help us fight. "

Lambert laughed loudly and said: "Dear Fairfax, believe me, it doesn't matter if France can't defeat the army of the Ming Empire temporarily. When they find a girl from Orleans who was inspired by God, they will be invincible." ,Ha ha ha ha."

Lambert's words made others laugh too.

England and France have never been at loggerheads. The Hundred Years' War between Britain and France lasted for more than 100 years. The warring parties included France, Scotland, England, and Burgundy. In the end, France won at a heavy price, including the famous Battle of Orleans .

Although the Inquisition finally sentenced Joan to the fire for heresy and witch crimes, 20 years after England was driven out of France, Joan's elderly mother persuaded Pope Calixter III to retry Joan's case, and finally in 1456 Nian rehabilitated her, which made Britain very unhappy.

In the eyes of the British, the performance of French men is indeed embarrassing enough-the war was won under the leadership of a woman!

That's why Lambert's words made others laugh.

After laughing for a while, Cromwell knocked on the table and said, "Now what we are going to discuss is not how those useless French men won a war with a woman, let alone how the French Where to find girls of Orleans question.

The question we are going to discuss now is how to drag France into the water?I believe that if England goes to war with the Ming Empire alone, those vampires will definitely stand on the land of France and laugh at our jokes! "

Lambert nodded and said: "Of course, if the Ming Empire is targeting France now, we will stand aside and watch their jokes, which is normal."

Fairfax said: "Even if we want to drag the Frenchman down now, will they be dragged down so easily?"

Cromwell said: "It's not an easy problem, but those Frenchmen will get involved in it themselves, because they also suffered a lot in New France!

The loss of New France has already made the Frenchmen furious, but they are too far away from the Ming Empire, and there are more rebel wars in the country, so they have no way to find trouble with the Ming Empire.

Now that the Ming Empire took the initiative to come to the door, even if those Frenchmen wanted to transfer the domestic conflicts to the Ming Empire, they would definitely jump off the stage and find trouble with the Ming Empire. "

Lambert said: "That's right, they will definitely end. And once the Frenchmen end, what will happen to the Ming Empire's naval fleet no matter how strong it is?

This is not Asia, not their Ming Empire, nor the Mughals and Ottomans. The possibility of them getting supplies from sea and land is almost zero.

I don't believe that they dare to bombard the port like they are now under the double-sided attack of England and France! "

Lambert was quickly slapped in the face.

For Liu Wenbing, there is no question of whether he dares to bombard the port, but whether he wants to bombard the port or not—just like bombarding the port of South Cape Town, he also made his own decision without getting an order from the military government. .

What about self-assertion?

The safety of the people of Ming Dynasty was involved, even if he immediately sent troops to attack England, the military government could not find any faults, at most he would be dealt with by Emperor Chongzhen.

But what is his relationship with Emperor Chongzhen?I am his cousin, dear!

If he could scold himself, it would be nothing more than a beating if he died, so could he drag himself out and chop himself up?

Jiang Haijun didn't care much, anyway, there is a tall man to stand up to when the sky falls—Liu Wenbing is quite tall, and he can stand up to it!

Looking at the Sunderland Port in front of him, Jiang Haijun bowed and said, "Master?"