Chongzhen and I became partners

Chapter 928 Threat from the East

In the Volga River Basin, there were originally only people from the Turghut tribe. To be precise, they were the Oach tribe. After all, there are still a small number of Oach tribes.

But as far as the total number of people is concerned, it is actually not too many, and it is still a sparsely populated area.

After the army of the Ming Dynasty headquarters came, they also moved some of the Kazakhs who surrendered to enrich this frontier position that will be used for the western expedition in the future.

But for the vast Volga River basin and the nearby Eastern European plains, the number of people is still not enough.

Even if the Cossacks suffered heavy losses after the last battle, there were still as many as [-] cavalry troops who were able to recruit and fight well.

With the migration of the Cossacks to the Volga River Basin, the population and strength here, even if the army from Luntai in the Western Regions has not yet arrived, it is already a very powerful force.

For this situation, Zhang Huangyan, the governor who holds military and political power, is of course very happy.Especially when he saw that the Cossacks were indeed a natural source of cavalry soldiers, and they were also very brave and good at fighting, he was even more happy.

Originally, he was going to launch a war against Tsarist Russia, but was forced to push back.

Just the reorganization of [-] Cossacks who are suitable for serving in the army will need to disrupt the original army establishment. In addition, the proportion of troops in the Ming Dynasty is too small, which is also a problem, and troops have to be drawn from Luntai.

There are also houses that the new Cossacks need to live in, even if they are only rented out to them, they have to be built or allocated, etc. There are many things.There are also Cossacks' learning of Chinese, especially their children's studies, and the deployment of the Jinyiwei Supervisor Army, all of which need reinforcements from the imperial court.

Anyway, because of the injection of fresh blood from the Cossacks, Zhang Huangyan was so busy that he didn't have time to trouble others.

However, he doesn't seek trouble from others. With such a huge force piled up here, others are also afraid!

This fear is not limited to the Russian Empire.It also includes neighboring countries, such as the Crimean Khanate.

Originally, they had a cooperative relationship with the Cossacks, but in the last battle, because of the death of their coach, they blamed the Cossack leader Khmelnytsky and detained him, causing heavy casualties to the Cossacks.

There is a gap between the two sides, which cannot be filled so easily.Now that the Cossacks have such a big backer, it is really hard to say whether they will find trouble with the Crimean Khanate.

Worried, the Crimean Khanate finally reported the news to their suzerain, the Ottoman Empire, emphasizing that the Ming Kingdom on the Volga River Basin is very powerful.

After all, the Cossacks have not led the Ming army to attack the Crimean Khanate, so he, a vassal state, can't just ask the suzerain state to send troops, right?

Then what the Crimean Khanate can do is to emphasize the threat of the Ming Empire.

Needless to say, this statement is really effective.

This is not to say that the Ottoman Empire believed in the Crimean Khanate very much.Instead, the Ottoman Empire has been continuously informed about the Ming Empire from other channels.

First, when the Ming army attacked the Strait of Malacca, the proxy country over there was destroyed by Ming, and someone fled back to report the situation.

At this time, the Ottoman Empire actually didn't care. After all, it was just an idle game. If it was too far away, it would be destroyed if it was destroyed, and it would have no effect.

But later, when the Arabs and Persians who were doing business in Dhaka and Chittagong returned to the Middle East, they brought news of the Ming Empire.

It is said that the Ming Empire destroyed Dongwu's Toungoo Dynasty and fought against the Mughal Empire. This made the Ottoman Empire finally set its sights on the Far East and began to pay attention to the Ming Empire.

Later, the Ming Empire actually wiped out the mighty Mughal Empire. I heard that the princes in the Ming Empire would be entrusted to these countries to establish vassal states. The Ottoman Empire attached great importance to it.

In the eyes of the Ottoman Empire, if you want to say how powerful the Mughal Empire is, that is not necessarily the case.After all, the Mughal Empire and the Persian Empire have fought for Kandahar for so many years, and they have won and lost each other.The Persian Empire is not the opponent of the Ottoman Empire.

However, no matter what, the Mughal Empire was a big country after all, and its territory was also very large.Strength, of course, also has some.

Such a big country was conquered by the Ming Empire in just about a year, and the princes in the country were even entrusted here.Then, what will the Ming Empire do next?Will it continue to expand westward?

With the Persian Empire in the way, the Ottoman Empire is not in a hurry, but it is undeniable that the Ottoman Empire has finally diverted their attention from Europe and is paying attention to the situation in the east. .

At this time, the Crimean Khanate reported that the Kazakhs had surrendered to the Ming Empire in the Volga River Basin, and the military strength of the Ming Empire in the Volga River Basin had also become very large.

This news made the Ottoman Empire realize that the Ming Empire might continue to advance westward.And they also realized that the Ming Empire was really powerful!
Destroying the military power of the Mughal Empire turned out to be only a part of the power of the Ming Empire. Even the Ottoman Empire would not be able to do it if it only sent an army to go on an expedition.

Or to change the analogy, it would be impossible for the Ottoman Empire to send an army to destroy the Persian Empire, which was about as powerful as the Mughal Empire.

Under this kind of consciousness, the Ottoman Empire began to send people to the east to really investigate how powerful the Ming Empire came from afar, and what exactly did they want to do?
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Compared with the Ottoman Empire, the attitude of the Safavid Dynasty in Persia towards the Ming Empire is like an enemy!
At this time, the Shah of the Safavid Dynasty, that is, the emperor called Abbas II, was regarded as the master of the revival of the Safavid Dynasty.

He ascended the throne when he was less than ten years old. At first, his mother, Anna Khanum, and his party members came to rule the court. However, in 1645, Abbas II arrested and assassinated the party members supported by his mother by means of thunder, and regained his power and pro-government.

Later, one of the most successful things he did was: in 1649, he personally led an army of [-] to recover Kandahar from the Mughal Empire Shah Jahan.

Basically, the Safavid Dynasty at this time was almost the same as the Mughal Empire, and the national power was not much different.

However, what Abbas II never expected was that the Mughal Empire, which had been fighting with him, was almost wiped out by the Ming Empire that came from afar in just one year.

Of course, because of his proximity, he knew some inside information better than the Ottoman Empire.

For example, during the civil strife in the Mughal Empire, three princes fought for the throne, and Shah Jahan was killed by them.All of these naturally weakened the strength of the Mughal Empire.

However, Abbas II also knew very well that even if the Mughal Empire was in civil strife, if he led the Persian army to attack the Mughal Empire, it would be impossible to destroy the Mughal Empire.

However, the Ming Empire did it.

To be honest, after knowing the news, Abbas II didn't feel gloating at all.After all, with a more powerful neighbor, who can sleep peacefully?
However, he still had some fluke mentality after all, thinking that the Mughal Empire had overreached itself and attacked Dongwu first, angering the Ming Empire, which caused such disasters.

Therefore, when the great prince of the Mughal Empire Darashuko went to Persia to ask for help and borrow troops, Abbas II directly put him under house arrest.The remnant army under him naturally also disarmed.

His most trusted prime minister, Khalifa Sultan, also agrees with his approach.Such a powerful country, if it is not impossible, must not offend!
However, their attitude changed as time went by and they got more and more news.

It was not because of other news, but Abbas II heard that the Ming Empire had entrusted their princes to the Mughal Empire.Moreover, the Ming elite army that wiped out the Mughal Empire army did not withdraw to the country.

This made Abbas worry about twenty, and his prime minister, Khalifa Sultan, also reminded him to beware of the Ming Empire's coveting of Persia.Even if they think it is unlikely, they must be on guard.

Their worries finally came true after the Dutch retreated to Persia.

At the time of Abbas I, the father of Abbas II's grandfather, Persia had contact with the British, and hired the British as instructors to reform Persia's military system; when Abbas II came, The Dutch came from behind and signed a silk trade agreement with Abbas II. The relationship between the two parties is considered very good.

Therefore, Abbas II still believed in the Dutch.

Of course, the Dutch would not speak well of the Ming Empire. Since the Ming Empire captured the city of Zeelandia, which belongs to the Netherlands, they have added more details about how the Ming Empire has expanded crazily. One country after another has been wiped out, and the latest country is the Mughal Empire.

As for why the Ming Empire wanted to destroy so many countries and expand so fiercely, the Dutch also gave an answer, saying that the Emperor Ming was frantically sealing all the vassals in the country to the newly occupied places.

The Dutch swore to Abbas II that the Ming Empire would inevitably send troops to attack Persia, destroy the Safi dynasty, and then continue to entrust their feudal lords.

The words the Dutch said were all based on factual evidence, and Abbas II's face changed drastically upon hearing it.

If it is just to give money, or even cede a little territory, such as Kandahar, maybe Abbas II succumbed to the powerful military might of the Ming Empire, and he might accept it.It must be impossible for Abbas II to surrender to the Ming Empire and give up his land.

Therefore, Abbas II's attitude towards the Ming Empire has completely changed!
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