Why did Zhu Cijiui join the gang? You should know that such a wool-sheared plunder can be profitable from tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of taels. Although Zhu Cijiui attaches great importance to Shivira, it has not yet reached the point of giving him hundreds of millions of taels of silver for free. The reason why he was able to join the gang is naturally a purpose.

Schvira also knew that it was impossible to obtain amazing benefits without paying a little price. He looked at His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire with a hint of worry and secretly prayed in his heart: "Omnipotent Lord, this price should not be too high!"

Seeing this guy's desire, Zhu Cijing was too lazy to go around the circle with him, so he said directly: "You can bring you with you, but you must do something for me."

Shivera said nervously: "Master, what do you need the Wei minister to do?"

Zhu Cijiu said lightly: "It's very simple, be used as bait."

Bait? Although Schvira is good at learning Chinese, he really can't understand the meaning of the word bait for a while.

Seeing this guy looking confused, Zhu Cijiong had to explain: "It is to let you and Kong Dede lure the Mughal Empire to send a large army to attack Goa, do you understand?"

Shivera understood it now, but he still asked with confusion: "Why should I lure them to attack? With the strength of the Ming Empire, I can sweep all the way!"

Zhu Cijing shook his head and said, "It's not that simple. The Mughal Empire is not a backward native. They don't know anything about gunpowder weapons. Come on, let's talk about the situation of the Mughal Empire."

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhengnan immediately bowed respectfully: "I am aware of the order."

After saying that, he stood up and pointed to the map and said, "The Mughal Empire is vast, with a territory of about half that of the Ming Dynasty, and a population of about 40 to 50 million. Their predecessor was the Timur Empire that once swept across Europe and Asia. During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, Timur organized an army of 350,000, claiming to be a million, trying to attack the Ming Dynasty, but he died of illness in the middle. The Timur Empire was divided into four parts. His descendants Babur led his army to invade South Asia and built during the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty.

The Mughal Empire has been established for more than a hundred years. During this period, the Mughal Empire has continued to expand and its national strength is growing. Especially after the current emperor Shah Jahan took office, the Mughal Empire expanded its army wildly, with a military force of at least 600,000! Shah Jahan's main energy was to compete with the Persian Empire in the west for the former land of the Timur Empire, but in recent years he gradually regained his troops and began to deploy defenses along the southeast. My ministers estimated that he had guessed the intention of our Ming Dynasty."

Six hundred thousand! It was indeed a bit scary. When Schvira heard this, she couldn't help but take a breath. He couldn't help but say fortunately: "Fortunately they don't have gunpowder weapons, otherwise Goa and Mysore would be in danger."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Cijiu smiled bitterly and shook his head, then signaled Wang Zhengnan to continue with his eyes.

Wang Zhengnan cleared his throat and continued: "They used to have no gunpowder weapons, but they inherited the advantages of the Mongolian cavalry. The soldiers generally focused on armor, and many war horses were equipped with chain mail, and they were also good at defending giant shields. The Persian Empire was not without gunpowder weapons, but they did not gain any advantage in front of the Mughal Empire. In all the wars of both sides, the Mughal Empire was the one who won the Mughal Empire!"

Hearing this, Schvira was a little disbelief. He couldn't help but interrupt and said, "They aren't that powerful. The 200,000 army led by the Deccan governor Aurangzeb in Mysore back then was not beaten by the 50,000 expeditionary force of the Ming Dynasty!"

Wang Zhengnan glanced at Zhu Cijiong and explained: "That was not their main army, but some ordinary local defenders. At that time, their main force was still competing with the Persian Empire for Samarkand!"

Seeing that the two of them were having a quarrel, Zhu Cijing quickly raised his hand and said, "Okay, don't mention the past. Lai Xian, are the main force of the Mughal Empire equipped with muskets and cannons?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhengnan hurriedly bowed: "Return to the emperor, they have equipped a small number of muskets and cannons. According to the latest information, the Mughal Empire has already been connected with Britain, and the emperors of the two countries have also given each other a lot of gifts. Just this year, many British officers even appeared in the main Mughal army!"

When Zhu Cijiu heard this, his face changed. Now it was really troublesome. He was not worried about just a little musket and cannon. No matter how the European powers did, they would never be able to match them with too many muskets and cannons. However, if they were familiar with the tactics of thermal weapons, it would be difficult to fight.

The penetration power of thermal weapons in this era is not very strong. The shells are basically smashed, and the bullets cannot even penetrate ordinary armor. If they hold giant shields and use city walls to defend the Mughal Empire based on the characteristics of thermal weapons, then I don’t know how long it will take to defeat the Mughal Empire!

Thinking of this, he immediately said without any doubt: "Schvira, you have also heard that the main army of the Mughal Empire has strong defense. If they use the city walls to defend, it will be difficult to fight, so their main force must be drawn out!"

Schvira also understood at this moment that the money of the Mughal Empire was not so easy to make. If he didn't find a way to lure their main army out, even if he was as strong as the Ming Empire, he would never be able to defeat it in a short period of time. It seemed that this bait must be taken as a bait. He gritted his teeth and nodded and said, "Prince, what should we do?"

Zhu Cijing pointed to the map and said, "It's very simple. Hoard most of the purchased goods in Goa. You can build some simple sheds in Goa City, and do not cover them with walls around them. Then put all the purchased things in them and send troops to guard them. I will let the First Legion of the Expeditionary Army and the Second Legion of the Expeditionary Army pretend to withdraw to the Ming Dynasty. When the supply is cut off, the domestic supplies are scarce. Do you think they will have the idea of ​​fighting Goa?"

When Schvira heard this, he was startled. He almost begged in a crying tone: "Master, please don't withdraw your troops. Once you withdraw your troops, even if you don't put anything in the city of Goa, the Mughal Empire will come!"

Zhu Cijiong rolled his eyes and explained: "Do you understand if you pretend to withdraw the troops? It's fake. After disguised as locals, they will enter Goa and Mysore in batches. The two legions are all near Goa and Mysore. What are you afraid of?"

Upon hearing this, Schweila patted her chest, breathed a sigh of relief, and asked awkwardly: "Master, how can so many people hide it?"

Zhu Cijing said angrily: "What are you hiding? They are all dressed up by locals. As long as they don't speak, who knows it is an expeditionary force. You arrange a few mines nearby and drive all the locals to other mines, and then let them pretend to be miners there. That's all."

Upon hearing this, Schvira couldn't help but praise: "The Emperor is wise..."
Chapter completed!