March came in the blink of an eye, and the war between Daxia and Tsarist Russia in Western Siberia continued. However, as the weather got warmer, the Frostwolf cavalry gradually reduced their harassment in the enemy's hinterland, and the two sides returned to the more balanced situation before.

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The Frostwolf Cavalry's actions immediately alerted the Russians. They knew that the hateful Bactrian people were going to attack the forests of Western Siberia.

But is this really the case?

In today's West Siberian forest, the castles mentioned in the previous chapter are all stone castles covering a large area. Even if the powerful Great Xia Kingdom wants to break through these castles, it will take a lot of energy.

And engaging in head-to-head siege battles with the enemy, or attacking castles one after another, does not seem to be the traditional style of Daxia Kingdom.

But in any case, as the weather improves, Russians in Western Siberia and west of the Attila River have opened their eyes wide.

Heraklion.

In March, Heraklion, the largest city in Crete, suddenly became lively.

Nikan is here.

Not only did he come, there was also an intercontinental fleet following him. This fleet was naturally Yang Chengen's European fleet. Not long ago, three old-fashioned squadrons came from the Americas, stationed in Ceuta, Nador, and

Heraklion, plus the previous old fleets, there are actually two old fleets in each place.

In the current Mediterranean Sea, with the strength of a single country, there is no guarantee of victory against the two old-fashioned fleets of the Great Xia Kingdom. What's more, the current Great Xia Kingdom is in the honeymoon period with Spain, the European power in the Mediterranean, and the countries of the Italian Peninsula.

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What's more, after the Grand Duchy of Minsk accepted the Königsberg area of ​​the Grand Duchy of Prussia, they had an outlet in the Baltic Sea. Nikan had already transferred an old-fashioned squadron from Asia to station there. With the current maritime strength of the countries near the Baltic Sea,

Neither Russia, Sweden nor Denmark is the opponent of this old squadron. This squadron can also go out of the Baltic Sea to the east coast of the Atlantic for strategic containment. Therefore, even if the Dutch and British want to unite, they may not be able to.

Not caught.

Heraklion, the Venetians built an excellent port here in the 15th century. The port facilities here have been used until later generations. Of course, the current port with a sea fortress at the end of the breakwater only totals 700

Mi, when Daxia's intercontinental fleet and a large number of albatross parked in, it became a bit crowded.

Near the port is a large city with a radius of about ten miles and a wall as high as five feet. This castle was built by the Greeks, Romans, and Venetians successively. It contains the blood and sweat of tens of thousands of slaves. Coupled with the fortress on the breakwater, it is strong.

Exceptionally, in the original history, the Ottomans fought for twenty-two years before they won.

After Daxia Kingdom took over, almost no changes were made to the castle. As a castle controlled by a merchant republic, the original governor's palace in the castle was extremely luxurious. All of this was enjoyed by Zu Zehong, the new governor of Daxia Kingdom. Of course,

According to the system of the Republic of Venice, in addition to the residences of the Governor and his family, the Doge's Palace also has residences reserved for senior officials of the Republic and great nobles, such as the Speaker of the Seven-member Parliament and the Justices of the Supreme Court - it is actually their vacation place.

In particular, the residence of the seven-person speaker is almost magnificent - the seven-person speaker of the Venetian Republic is actually the supreme ruler, and he is also the largest nobleman in the republic.

Zu Zehong was well versed in the system of the Great Xia Kingdom. After entering the Governor's Palace, he only moved into the residence of the former Venetian Governor, while leaving the place reserved for the Speaker and the Chief Justice as they were.

He thought well. Nikan was very satisfied with this place because it was the highest place in the city. Not only could he overlook the whole city, but he could also enjoy the scenery of the sea.

On the balcony on the top floor of the Roman-style building, Nikan summoned Sun Lu, Zu Zehong and others, the commander of the European fleet Yang Chengen, the commander of the Shenwu Army Sun Xiulan, the commander of the Chasi Wang Wenhui, and the person in charge of the Gray Guards Mediterranean Region Alannar

Here you are.

At the moment, Sun Lu, the plenipotentiary ambassador of Daxia to Europe, is reporting the situation. After Daxia has established all-round relations with European countries after the Battle of Jamaica, it is inappropriate to keep its headquarters in Europe in Berlin. Think again.

Afterwards, Nikan decided to move the embassy to Genoa because it was close to the German countries, France, the Italian Peninsula countries and the Ottoman Empire.

Of course, consulates general with important countries still exist.

"Your Majesty, in the last battle, the Prussians obtained Rostock and Lübeck, while the Swedes obtained Falster Island and Bornholm Island from the Danes. The Danish and Dutch coalition forces were defeated, but although the coalition forces were

They were defeated on land, but the Dutch navy still had the upper hand, and finally the two sides signed a peace agreement at Oslo Castle under Danish control."

"The agreement stipulated that the Prussians gave up Lübeck, but Rostock was thrown into their hands, the Swedes gave up Falster Island, but still occupied Bornholm Island, and the Dutch released the blockade of Kattegat."

Nikan was undecided. He was concerned about the Russians.

"Your Majesty, the Russian St. Petersburg has been built. Because the Russian son-in-law Friedrich William has good relations with Bactria, Alexey has established friendly relations with the Dutch and Danes, and all Russian furs are from the Dutch.

Agent, with the help of the Dutch, the Russians established smelting houses and ironworks factories in St. Petersburg that can produce large quantities of guns. They also established woolen mills and woodwork factories. Your Majesty, in addition to the fact that the Dutch do not have machines, the rest

The scientific and technological strength is among the top in Europe, but due to population constraints, they have not built a lot of workshops within the territory, and are still obsessed with ocean trade."

"France has the strongest industrial strength in Europe. They have a large number of people engaged in industries including woolen textiles, ironware, glass, wine and other industries. Although they are not the best in every industry, they have more people and will definitely be the strongest in the long run.

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"Sorry to go too far. With the help of the Dutch, the Russians also exchanged furs for a Baltic fleet including ten armed merchant ships. However, their fleet has just been formed, and everything still depends on

According to the teachings of the Dutch, it may take some time to form an army."

"Alexei was defeated at the hands of our country and fell seriously ill after returning to the country. After that, his temper became even more violent and he often threw people into the cold river water. But this was just his appearance.

Secretly, he is also working hard. In order to successfully build St. Petersburg, last year he personally led an elite force of 20,000 to raid Finland."

"The Swedes who were guarding Finland were caught off guard and were defeated. Alexey's 20,000 people immediately penetrated deep into Finland. In less than a month, they occupied the entire Finland. However, in the territory of the Swedes, Finland was completely useless.

Location, they did not carry out large-scale construction after occupying this place, they only preached to the Finns and collected taxes. The Helsinki port marked on the map by Your Majesty is still a small port at the moment."

"Such a place naturally doesn't have much oil and water, but Alexei was prepared to occupy this place for a long time. He ordered the implementation of Orthodox Christianity in Finland, which caused a stir in Finland. In the end, Alexei burned, killed, and looted.

They retreated into Russia in embarrassment, but the Russians still occupy Helsinki."

"Due to the military alliance with the Dutch, the Russian power has developed rapidly in recent years. Among other things, St. Petersburg has developed into a large city on the Baltic Sea. In order to build this castle, Alexei conscripted

It took one hundred thousand serfs five years to complete the construction.”

"No British figures here?"

"Of course there are. The Russians got many of their muskets from the British. Although they can make them themselves, the quality is still worse than those of Western European countries."

"In addition, according to the Gray Guards, the Russians have secretly sent envoys to the Ottomans. The specific circumstances are unknown."

"What else can there be? It's just distant friendship and close attack. This is normal."

"Yes, Your Majesty. But now the situation near the Caspian Sea has changed again. In order to settle more herdsmen after the Kazakh Khanate went south, they not only occupied the entire Amu Darya River Basin, but also expanded westward and southward from time to time. In their

Under the command of the regent Ya'an, they recently defeated the Persians and occupied the area north of the Elborsh Mountains in Persia near the Caspian Sea."

"With the help of Bactria, the Torguts who moved to the North Caucasus invaded parts of the area south of the Caucasus Mountains and completely occupied Azerbaijan."

"Azerbaijan originally belonged to the Safi Kingdom of Persia. After Torgut occupied it, it did not send troops to it. After looting it, it retreated to the North Caucasus. After this disaster, Azerbaijan failed to recover. Just at this time, Ya'an's army arrived, because

Ya'an defeated the Persians, the Azerbaijanis simply threw themselves into the arms of the Kazakhs, and the two sides formed an alliance."

Hearing this, Nikan's eyes lit up.

"Very well, send an envoy to Rasht and tell Ya'an that our country's national border will stop at the Syr Darya River within ten years. During these ten years, our country can form an alliance with the Kazakh Khanate."

"His Majesty!"

Everyone does not understand this point. The Kazakh Khanate was almost destroyed by the Great Xia Kingdom. Will they form an alliance with our country? What's more, with the current strength of the Great Xia Kingdom, it can independently deal with the surrounding forces without forming an alliance.

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"Okay, I have made up my mind, no need to say more. At the same time, I will notify the country and ask Yang Tingyu in Dunhuang to start a war against the Yarkand Khanate and strive to occupy the southern foothills of Tianshan Mountain as soon as possible."

After speaking, he looked at Alannar, "What's going on with the Ottomans?"

"Your Majesty, due to their defeat in Algiers and the fact that two members of the Copuloru family fell into the hands of our country, at least they did not dare to do anything detrimental to our country publicly, but in private, they

There is still some action.”

"They also know that their alliance with Europe is too fragile. After all, the two camps have been fighting for almost a thousand years. How can it be resolved in one day? Old Koprolu has now completely eased with the Persians, but he has set his sights on

In Romania, the 200,000-strong army that originally sent troops to attack Hungary has now been transferred to the territory of the Bulgars. They are located in Pelion, Luce and Dobrich. There are also large ships gathering at the Port of Narva, ready to go at any time.

Invasion of the Romanian port of Constanta"

"Do you confirm this?"

Nikan frowned and thought to himself: "Romania is an ally of Great Xia, and everyone knows it. How dare the Ottomans deploy their military forces like this at this time?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, these 200,000 people are divided into ten legions, half of which are infantry and cavalry. However, the maximum mobile field legion can be 100,000 people, which is the size of 50,000 infantry and 50,000 cavalry."

“How far is it from Pelion to Narva?”

"About five hundred miles, there are highways connecting them. After the Ottomans occupied the Bulgar territory here, they recruited 100,000 white people to build a highway from Narva to Belgrade. This road can carry three carriages in parallel. If the Ottomans

Moving along this road, the speed is still very fast. They have occupied this place for almost 150 years and have stored a large amount of food in the castle near the road."

"How many ships are there in Narva?"

"Many, there are hundreds of large galleys. Your Majesty, today's Ottomans are a country in Europe that still has a special liking for large galleys. Their galleys are very large, almost the same as our Albatross series, but

He wants to use a large number of slave rowers, so naturally he cannot carry too much military strength. It can reach up to half of our country, which is about five hundred people, but one hundred ships will also have 50,000 people."

"They also have some new sailing ships built in the Balkans. Most of them are operated by white slaves who were captured from childhood. There are close to fifty ships, and most of them have the strength of European armed merchant ships."

"I understand"

Nikan stood up suddenly, "They are drunkards who don't care about drinking."

"That's..."
Chapter completed!