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The emperor was furious and rebuked the officials who attacked Xie Yibao, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Rites, for blocking the channels of speech and deceiving his ears. There was thunder and lightning in the court of the Qin Dynasty.
At first, everyone thought that Xie Yi Bo had taken the wrong medicine, so they proposed to change the three-day regimen to five-day regimen.
Now even a fool would know what was going on, and thus, many people who had originally fiercely attacked Xie Yi Bo began to remain silent.
In fact, to be honest, many officials were reluctant to attend the morning court, especially those who lived far away from the imperial city. They had to get up at three in the morning and come with lanterns. In winter, they were cold and hungry, not to mention the crime.
In the previous dynasty, some officials could not bear the punishment and would rather resign than do the job.
Although these officials do not say it, they are actually willing to change the three-day call to five-day call.
Qin Mu didn't care what they thought. After a fierce bombardment, he angrily shouted "Dismiss the court!" and then went straight back to the palace, leaving all the ministers in the hall looking at each other in bewilderment.
Just as everyone was breathing a sigh of relief, they heard a eunuch coming to the palace to announce the emperor's order, asking the cabinet ministers and the seven ministers and assistant ministers to come to the Huagai Palace to discuss matters. Sima An and his companions walked cautiously to the Huagai Palace as if they were walking on thin ice.
Before they entered the palace, they heard the emperor's angry voice. After entering, they were bombarded with bombardment, which made the ministers burn on the outside and tender on the inside.
After yelling, before the ministers could even say anything, Qin Mu drove them out of the Huagai Palace.
Sima An and the others were all smart people, so they naturally knew the emperor's intention in summoning them to the Huagai Palace, giving them a beating and then expelling them.
Well, everyone should go back and do ideological work for the officials under your jurisdiction.
Especially Zuo Du Yu Shao Hua, who was under the greatest pressure. The most fierce opposition during the morning court came from the censors in his Censorate. He had to do ideological work on these censors. It was very difficult!
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In the distant city of Cuttack on the east coast of India, Hai Rufeng was also furious, but his anger was not directed at his generals, but at the Dutch.
A patrolling clipper had just brought back a Qin merchant who had survived a disaster. According to his report, they had come from China to India to trade when they were hit by the Dutch, who not only took away their ship and cargo, but also threw all the people on board into the sea.
He was lucky enough to be washed onto a nearby island by the waves and survived.
"This is a disgrace to our navy!"
Hai Rufeng shouted coldly, and his generals remained silent.
The Marine Corps Commander Hu Dahai said angrily: "Admiral, let's not be polite to the Dutch. First, throw all the Dutch prisoners in Cuttack into the sea to feed the fish. Then all the warships will set sail and attack in different directions to eliminate all the Dutch strongholds on the east coast."
Ren Zhong, the deputy chief, said, "Don't get excited. It's not good to start a war out of anger. We just arrived in India, so it's normal to have some omissions. We can't let this incident disrupt our steps.
Aurangzeb has an army of more than 100,000 soldiers, divided into several routes, pressing forward step by step. No one can guarantee whether the 100 rockets sold to Otsa and other countries can turn the situation around, so we can't just leave it alone; otherwise, if Aurangzeb destroys several small countries in Otsa, we will be in a very passive position. "
Vice Admiral Ke Chenshu said: "What Ren Qianshi said makes sense. We certainly cannot sit idly by and watch the small countries of Otsa, but we also cannot allow the Dutch to continue to plunder our Great Qin merchant ships.
Let's do this. Leave the Marines behind to support the four small nations of Otsa. Leave a treasure ship and four clipper ships to guard the port of Paradip. The remaining warships and air force will be divided into several groups to start sweeping the Dutch strongholds on the east coast of India. "
Staff Li Yinglong pointed to the map and said, "According to the information we have so far, the Dutch have two troop concentration points on the east coast, one in the south and one in the north. The southern point is located at Vishakhapatnam Port, with about five warships and ten armed merchant ships.
The assembly point in the north is located in Chittagong at the mouth of the Ganges. There are 6 warships and about 12 armed merchant ships, forming a pincer attack on us from the south and the north.
The Dutch forces in Ceylon and on the west coast of India are estimated to be gathering on the east coast. Since our army is going to take the initiative to attack, I think we can ignore the other Dutch strongholds for the time being and divide our troops into two groups to try to destroy the two Dutch fleets in Vishakhapatnam and Chittagong as soon as possible. "
It was still very hot in India in September. The scorching sun shone on the stone steps outside the door, reflecting inside and was a bit dazzling. Hai Rufeng took a Pu fan, fanned hard a few times, then picked up the tea on the table and drank it all.
The captains of all the naval ships had no objection to the plan of Staff Officer Li Yinglong. They all looked at Hai Rufeng and waited for his final decision.
Ke Chenshu interrupted and said, "Admiral, if you are not confident about Cuttack, you can stay in Cuttack yourself. Chittagong and Vishakhapatnam can be left to me and the captains. Admiral, don't worry. The Dutch have not assembled many warships yet. Even if we split our forces into two groups, we still have a lot of power and there will be no problem."
"Yes, Admiral, don't worry."
"What's there to worry about? We can destroy all those Dutch ships in one encounter."
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Hai Rufeng glared at the captains of the ships who were getting restless, and said seriously: "You must not underestimate the enemy. Our greatest support is nothing more than hang gliders and rockets. But as you can see, the climate in the Indian Ocean is unpredictable and the sea conditions are bad. It would be great if the hang gliders can take off one or two days out of five days.
If we encounter an enemy and the weather is not favorable for the hang glider to take off, our greatest support will be gone. The Dutch have been active in the Indian waters for decades and are much more familiar with the islands, reefs, ocean currents, wind direction changes, fog, etc. than we are. If we are not careful, we will fall into their trap. "
Ke Chenshu nodded and said, "Admiral Hai is right. Everyone should not let down their guard. No matter how much you brag before the battle, it will be useless. Once the enemy is annihilated, others will know how powerful you are even if you don't brag."
Afterwards, Hai Rufeng made careful arrangements. The next day, three huge treasure ships and 36 slender clipper ships sailed out of the port of Baladibu together, and then split into two groups, one to the south and one to the north, and sailed away through the waves.
This time, a Daqin merchant ship was looted by the Dutch less than a hundred miles away from the port of Baladibu. Except for one person who survived, all the dozens of people on the merchant ship were killed.
This was tantamount to a slap in the face of the ocean-going fleet, and the naval officers and soldiers who rushed out of the port wished they could grow wings and charge towards the Dutch assembly point.
After hearing that the main force of the Qin army had suddenly left the port of Paradip, countries such as Otsa became very nervous. Now Aurangzeb's army had already captured Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh, and the Chhattisgarh King Tubdi was complaining bitterly.
On the other hand, the 20,000-strong army led by Mussari, a general under Aurangzeb, was also advancing with great momentum. They captured Raigarh and Charsuguda and were rapidly approaching the city of Bhandir.
There was already panic in the city of Birgil. The kings of the four countries were now grasshoppers on the same rope. Neither you can escape, and neither of them can escape. The four of them now took the initiative to work together.
While they ordered the generals in the front to rely on the mountain passes to block the Mughal army and delay the time as much as possible, they also issued urgent orders to recruit a large number of young and strong people from the country to join the army. At the same time, they sent envoys to Cuttack, running their horses to death, to ask Hai Rufeng for help.
At this time, Otsa could not take care of the Cuttack area for the time being, and he had to save his life first.
Several messengers ran to Hai Rufeng, crying, making a fuss, and even threatening to commit suicide. They crawled on their knees and surrounded Hai Rufeng, pulling at his clothes and crying. Their voices shook Liang Yu. They cried for a long time, but Hai Rufeng didn't understand a word they said.
How many people can understand the bird language of this small country in southern India
Finally, Princess Samantha had to be invited.
Samantha pleaded softly, "Admiral, please send troops to help us. The people of various countries are being wantonly slaughtered by Aurangzeb's army. Countless people die every day. Admiral, please help us."
Hai Rufeng replied calmly, "I don't have many soldiers. Even if I send all of them, it won't help much. All I can rely on is advanced firearms. Now I'm selling you all the latest weapons. You just need to make good use of them and you won't have to win a crucial victory."
In Samantha's opinion, this was clearly an excuse, so she begged, "Admiral Hai, I beg you..."
The beauty has a charming figure that can make your blood boil. Her soft words can soften even the finest steel.
Hai Rufeng looked at his beauty calmly and said calmly: "Since the princess has asked us to help, we cannot just stand by and watch him die. But I have a request. If the princess agrees, I will send troops immediately."
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