It was precisely because of the failure of this battle that Nicholson no longer trusted these so-called militias in the subsequent wars. In his opinion, these guys were useless except for barely maintaining public order in the rear.

"Your Excellency, you are right. The strength of the Ming Empire is indeed unexpected, but you, the Ming Empire has sent people to ask for help several times. I am still worried that if their defense line collapses, the French will get a bargain."

"It's not that easy." Nicholson was not worried about this at all. Although he was arrogant, he was not a fool, and he also knew something about the situation on Xinming.

Just as he and Walker said, the reason why he remained silent was that he was watching the fire from the other side of the river, watching the Ming Dynasty and the French as well as the Spanish fighting.

For the French, the emergence of Xinming was a great threat, especially in North America, where the French and British continued to compete for the control area between them. At this time, a powerful new opponent suddenly appeared, and this opponent seemed to be friends with his old opponent. This kind of thing is a terrifying thing in the eyes of anyone.

If the Ming Dynasty was allowed to continue to expand in North America, it might not take long for the French to face the double blow of the Ming Dynasty and Britain, fighting on both sides, and both sides were powerful enemies. You can know how the result would be.

Now, taking advantage of the signing of the treaty, France can use the treaty to restrict the British side, and then turn around to solve the emerging hidden dangers first. As long as the Ming army is killed, the Xinming government, which has been in the New World for only a few years, will inevitably collapse. At that time, the French can naturally turn around and compete with the British again.

As for the Spanish, there are naturally two reasons why they were with the French. The first reason is that the current Spanish king is the grandson of Louis XIV. The reason for the outbreak of the European War was the inheritance of the Spanish throne, so it is also called the Spanish throne war.

The final result of the war was naturally that France won the war. Although it paid a huge price, it also allowed the French to gain the position of King of Spain.

From this point of view, Spain is now the Frenchman's younger brother, and the two families can be said to be a family. Since France has some needs, Spain, as its own, will certainly not stand idly by, and it is natural to participate in this war.

In addition, there are reasons for the Ming Dynasty. After the Ming Dynasty gained its foothold, its expansion was extremely fast, and it has now been directly promoted to the area controlled by Spain in the North American colonies. And more importantly, many of the territories occupied by the Ming Dynasty had claimed that this was the seat of the Spanish Kingdom decades ago, but it did not carry out actual rule.

Now, the Ming Dynasty annexed these territories in one go, and directly built a city to rule. This made the Spaniards, who were highly regarded, able to withstand this tone? Under such circumstances, it was not surprising that the Spanish sent troops.

Seeing that Walker was still a little worried, Nicholson immediately smiled and comforted: "My friend, of course I wouldn't watch the Ming Empire collapse in North America's colonies. As an ally, necessary help is still necessary, but now is not a good time, what do you think?"

Walker suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. He had been worried that Nicholson would be too arrogant and overdo it. In fact, as the British side, he was both happy and vigilant about the Ming Dynasty's situation in the New World.

Fortunately, with the Ming Dynasty's strength in North America, it is a very good thing for Britain and France to compete for North America, which will greatly enhance Britain's advantages in military confrontation with France and thus gain greater benefits.

Beware that the British and French also saw a crisis in the sudden appearance of the Ming army. In Nicholson's view, the Ming Dynasty's military power was unexpected. He did not expect that the Ming Dynasty had such a powerful force in North America in just a few years. In addition, the Ming Dynasty's speed of advancing and controlling territory in North America was too fast. If it was not restricted, it might be their turn to defeat the French.

Nicholson was the commander-in-chief of the Expeditionary Force and the governor of the British colonies in North America. He had to be responsible for the British and colonial governments, which was why he finally decided to do so.

In his opinion, it is not a bad thing to let the Ming Empire suffer a little now. This behavior that can not only weaken the opponent but also cause potential enemies to suffer losses is very in line with the interests of the British. The so-called treaty between Britain and the Ming Dynasty seems to him only as a political thing. The purpose of the treaty is for national interests. When national interests conflict with the content of the treaty, as a soldier, he must make a choice, and this choice is naturally to choose the former.

Just as Nicholson was talking about the situation with Walker, a captain rushed over and reported that the French and Spanish gathered more than 15,000 elite troops, including one thousand dragoons, were launching a fierce attack on the defense line of the Ming Empire.

Upon learning the latest news, Nicholson and Walker stopped to have a meal at the same time. Nicholson reached out to get the military newspaper, looked at the information on his face in a volatile manner. After a while, he stood up and walked directly to the side of the wall, and reached out to pull the curtain hanging on the wall.

Behind the black curtain is a huge map. Standing in front of this map, Nicholson crossed his hands and looked at the area south of the middle of the map, which is the area where the Ming Empire and the French and Spain are now fighting.

Standing silently, Nicholson's expression was grim. He hugged his chest with his crossed hands and gently hit his arm. For a moment, the room was silent. Walker and the captain stood aside without speaking, waiting patiently for Nicholson to make decisions.

"I didn't expect that the French even dispatched the Dragoons. I'm afraid the Ming Empire could not stop them." After a long time, Nicholson spoke.

Walker nodded slightly. Although he was an admiral, he knew the power of the French Dragoon.

In fact, the special army of Dragoon has a deep history in Europe, and even European countries have formed their own Dragoon legions, including the British side.

Generally speaking, the Dragoon belongs to the category of heavy cavalry, or breastplate cavalry. However, the British Dragoons are not that elite. The main reason is that they lack breastplate. But even compared with ordinary cavalry, the Dragoons are still the most powerful cavalry and the trump card among cavalry.
Chapter completed!