Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 468 Unplanned Occupation
Bai Mingxiu took Suleiman and more than 1000 officers and soldiers of the Turkish Navy back to the temporary shelter in Dubai.The new castle in Dubai is almost completed. The castle is not small and can accommodate at least 100 soldiers to garrison and defend here. However, Bai Mingxiu’s previous plan was to place a bodyguard group of more than [-] people here. Garrison.

Most of the Global Fleet personnel who came to Dubai lived in temporary tents. The Ming army surrounded a safe area and built a large group of tents. These tents were on the adjacent oasis, and there were also barracks for garrison.Originally here were some ordinary Arab people who escaped from the tribal chiefs. They were still very afraid of a large number of strange people. They were ordinary people who lived on fishing and agriculture. The army did not occupy their previous positions, but said to occupy other land in the oasis, and the tents they used to live in did not move.

So in this oasis, some panicked Arab people coexisted with a large number of Ming tents.

Bai Mingxiu has already returned to the building of the new castle. There are not many things here, only tables and chairs are placed for convenience.

"...We will leave the Persian Gulf as planned in just one week and go to the east coast of Africa. Today's incident is very sudden and will change our Ming Dynasty's foothold in the Persian Gulf."

It was impossible for the Ottoman Empire to compromise with Ming. They did not realize that they and Ming existed on two levels, and they would do everything possible to maintain their authority.Perhaps a large-scale war will not be fought at the beginning, but after several tentative conflicts, the Ottoman Empire may really press hard and regain their power in the Persian Gulf.

As a military officer, Bai Mingxiu himself knows very well that Dubai is very difficult to defend as a military stronghold. If there is a real war, the Mesopotamia Plain is a better place.

Yu Chenglong is also very worried about this: "A long-term war with the local powerful country may have a lasting consumption of Ming soldiers. After all, on the Persian Gulf, even if Ming can make full use of trade to make profits, the profits obtained It’s only limited, and if there is a large-scale conflict with the Ottoman Empire in order to fight for Iraq, Ming’s military expenditure will not be able to afford it.”

Even with Bai Mingxiu's status as an emperor, he didn't want Daming to be involved in a very large-scale war.Now Da Ming himself resists large-scale wars, and what Da Ming engages in is only relatively local conflicts, and will be involved in regimental-scale wars at the top, and the maximum will not exceed the brigade level.

To really fight a protracted war in Iraq, Ming Dynasty would not only have to send a large number of military personnel here, but also replenish various equipment and supplies.And it is obviously impossible for Iraq itself to bring enough benefits to Daming to make up for this kind of expenditure. Unlike Bangladesh, where almost one raid on the wealth of the local Mughal nobles has already turned Daming's military operations into a big deal. Profitable action.

But asking Bai Mingxiu to just give up on the Persian Gulf and postpone Da Ming's plan to control the Persian Gulf, he couldn't accept it either.

Liang Haisheng said: "If we really control Iraq, at least in the area of ​​Baghdad province, we may also station a small amount of Ming Dynasty regular troops to recruit locals, and even ask Safi Persia and European countries to send troops to form a coalition against Ottoman Turkey."

"Abbas II of Safi Persia quelled the war with the Ottoman Empire and would not be willing to get involved easily. Europeans, not much help. We can spend a few years arming the locals The army, and even the mercenaries from India, but it depends on when the real large-scale war in the Ottoman Empire will break out."

Almost all their discussion here is that the Turks will launch a retaliatory war, and it will be a large-scale war.This is also in line with the characteristics of the Ottoman Empire. Whether it is a war with Safi Persia, Tsarist Russia, Austria, or even a war with the Republic of Venice, Turkey will almost always send a large number of troops.Iraq is a treasure land, and the Turks will not be willing to lose such an important site, and will definitely make a move.

Liang Haisheng asked another question: "The Turkish pasha's reckless move this time is because he believed the wrong information from the local informant. There must be something wrong with it. Do we want to investigate it?"

Bai Mingxiu nodded: "Check, but if we check, we will definitely start in Iraq."

After thinking about it, Bai Mingxiu still didn't want to leave the Persian Gulf without trying at all.So on the third day, Bai Mingxiu personally led the independent brigade of the Ming garrison troops to land near Kuwait, and the Ming army arrived in Basra on the same day.With Suleiman Pasha who had already surrendered, Basra did not resist, but opened the city gate honestly.

The troops of the Independent Brigade were like a whirlwind, defeating the Turkish army in the entire Baghdad province in a short period of time. After the middle of the 17th century, the Turkish army is not as frightening as it was in the early days, especially the Sipahi, which is similar to the fief knights, and the Janissary Legion, which is most relied on by the Turkish sultan, has begun to decline, and the country has gradually begun to become second-rate military power.

Not to mention, the level of the Ming army is already close to the level of World War I. Fighting such a Turkish army is like playing games.The commanders of several garrison troops fought several exemplary surprise battles. They used the firepower and organizational capabilities of the Ming army to perfectly defeat their opponents several times in the two field battles and the siege of Baghdad. enemy.

It took Bai Mingxiu a total of 17 days to annihilate the Turkish army of about 28000 in Baghdad province, while the Ming army suffered almost no losses.The disparity in the level of military technology has become more and more recognized by the world.It may also be because the Ming army was so strong that the residents of the Iraqi region obeyed abnormally after seeing such an ending.After Bai Mingxiu invaded Baghdad, many local Arab lords voluntarily expressed their submission to him.

These local lords wanted to know whether the conquerors from the East would continue to rule in Iraq for a long time. After all, there was no precedent for this.After knowing for sure that Ming Dynasty would continue to exist here and that a "governor" had been appointed, many Arab lords began to express their willingness to support Ming Dynasty, and even provided manpower to help form the Fan Army.

However, Bai Mingxiu would not count on these people. He would only keep a battalion-sized army in Iraq in the short term. In fact, the Arab lords would exercise self-government and nominally obey the Daming Baghdad regime.But at the same time, Bai Mingxiu had manipulated the main body to exchange for a division-sized garrison army, sent them on board, and immediately headed to Iraq.

"After all, the conditions over there are not bad. It shouldn't be a problem for the garrison army to open farms and engage in industry and commerce there." Bai Mingxiu thought to himself.

(End of this chapter)