Chongzhen and I became partners

Chapter 929
He first re-released and honored Dara Shuko of the Mughal Empire, and also returned his remnant army to him.At the same time, he was allowed to go to the border to gather those troops who fled from the Mughal Empire and who were unwilling to surrender to the Ming Empire.

On the other side, he listened to the advice of the Dutch, personally communicated with the British and the Danes operating in the Persian Gulf, and reached an alliance.

On the one hand, the joint army composed of Europeans can ensure the safety of the sea route; on the other hand, like Aurangzeb of the Mughal Empire, he bought a large number of European guns and artillery to strengthen the strength of the Persian army .

In short, Abbas II began comprehensive preparations for war.

Around October of the 25th year of Chongzhen, the governor of the Netherlands, Kui Yi, miraculously escaped from the Mughal Empire to Persia.However, he was very embarrassed, haggard and ragged, almost like a beggar.

When he was sent to the capital of Persia and met Abbas II, Kuiyi also brought back some news that they did not know before.

They knew the details of the most important battle between the Mughal Empire army and the Ming army, that is, the Battle of Bagalpur.It can be said that after understanding the whole battle, they were both happy and worried.

Happily, the reason why the Mughal Empire collapsed so quickly was because of Aurangzeb's arrogance and underestimation of the Ming army, which resulted in being attacked by the Ming army at night and stealing the camp.

Otherwise, the powerful Mughal Empire, with millions of troops, would never be defeated by the Ming army in such a short period of time.

On the other hand, the Ming army that came down from Qinghai-Tibet to make a sneak attack can also show that the Ming army did not destroy the Mughal Empire on a whim at all.Instead, it has been planned for a long time and strikes with all its strength.

In other words, the Ming Empire is not as powerful as they thought at first!

What is worrying is that the news brought back by Kui shows that China's firearms are powerful, even surpassing the firearms of all European countries.Their cannons and muskets had great range and high accuracy.

This is also the reason why Aurangzeb was obviously a general who could lead troops to fight, but he suffered a big loss in the end.

In addition, Kui Yi also found out that there is a powerful firearm in the Ming Dynasty. I don't know what it is at present. The kind that can explode is very lethal.

After hearing the news, Abbas II felt that European firearms were no longer fragrant.

Regarding the sharpness of the firearms of the Ming army, the British and Danes repeatedly asked Kui Yi for confirmation, and then they all became worried.

These colonists were able to colonize and plunder along the coastline with a small number of people, relying on the sharpness of their firearms.Therefore, no one understands the importance of sharp firearms better than them.

According to Kui Yi, the artillery and muskets of the Ming army can fully suppress the existing artillery and muskets in Europe. Once the war really starts, it will definitely be a very serious matter.

At the same time, the colonists of these countries were also very jealous of the advanced firearms of the Ming army.

After knowing that the Ming army was all equipped with that kind of advanced guns and artillery, they made a decision: no matter what the cost, they must also get the firearms of the Ming army, and find out the secret of how powerful the weapons are.

Cannons are too heavy to get, but muskets are easier.Since the range is far and the accuracy is high, the estimated principle is similar.

Abbas II's thoughts were similar to theirs, so he sent many men to sneak into the territory of the Mughal Empire. No matter what means he used, he demanded that he must bring back the advanced firearm of the Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, envoys from the Ottoman Empire also arrived in the Persian Empire. Based on the fear of the Ming Empire, the two parties quickly exchanged news and reached an agreement.

Specifically, the Ottoman Empire fully supports the Persian Empire in preparing for war, and will never hold back and take advantage of the fire.And the supplies that the Persian Empire lacked, the Ottoman Empire was willing to sell at a low price.

In addition, the Ottoman Empire was actually willing to send troops, but was rejected by Abbas II.

During the time of Abbas I, the Persian Empire was defeated by the Ottoman Empire, losing Baghdad and other important cities.If the army of the Ottoman Empire enters its territory this time, he is afraid that after the threat of the Ming Empire is lifted, the Ottoman Empire will find out his own foundation. Who knows if the Ottoman Empire will have an attempt to destroy the Persian Empire?
Anyway, the ambition of the Ottoman Empire to expand outward will definitely not be much smaller than that of the Ming Empire.The entire Mediterranean coast has been conquered by the Ottoman Empire, and it is still fighting with the Europeans. The ambition is not small.

In this way, in the Middle East, the Persian Empire and the Ottoman Empire joined the Europeans in a semi-alliance to form an alliance against the westward expansion of the Ming Empire.

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However, the Ming Expeditionary Force at this time did not immediately attack Persia as they had imagined.At least for now, there is absolutely no intention of attacking Persia.

The reason is also very simple. Although the Ming Expeditionary Army has wiped out the main force of the Mughal Empire, it is temporarily unable to withdraw from the land of the Mughal Empire because its territory is too large.

The vassal king who is the fastest in the country has just arrived in the territory of the Mughal Empire.

According to the order of the imperial court, Li Yan wanted to assist the vassal king to become the vassal.There are a total of three vassal kings, their land is divided, and the remnants of the Mughal Empire army are wiped out. Even if the expeditionary army does not do it themselves, but only an army formed by the vassal state to clean up, it still needs to sit in town to prevent accidents.

As for Shashuja, the former second prince of the Mughal Empire, there was no threat. He sent troops directly from Dhaka, chased Shashuja, and killed him very quickly.

By the beginning of the 26th year of Chongzhen, all three vassal kings finally arrived in the South Asian subcontinent, and the Ming expeditionary force also began to withdraw.

At this time, Li Yan began to pay attention to the small actions of the Persian Empire.

He sent envoys to the Persian Empire to put forward the requirements of the Ming Empire.

First, hand over the enemies of the Ming Empire, that is, the Dutch who fled from the Mughal Empire and Darashuko's troops.

Second, Daming, which was on the border, did not receive any attacks. After investigation, it was the Persians who asked Abbas II to hand over the murderer and compensate 100 million taels of silver.

How could Abbas II agree to these two requests.Therefore, Li Yan used this as an excuse to mobilize the Ming expeditionary force to gather on the Persian border, assuming that he would attack Persia at any time.

The reason why he only put on this offensive posture and did not attack immediately is not to say that he has no strength to attack, but is based on the strategic requirements of the imperial court.

According to the strategy of the imperial court, the Persian Empire must be conquered, and it will be used as a territory directly under the Ming Dynasty, rather than a feudal vassal.

As for why the court chose the land of the Persian Empire, Li Yan is not clear.

Based on this purpose, the combat requirements are different from those of the Mughal Empire.

In the Persian Empire at this time, under the rule of Abbas II, the lives of the people were not difficult.

According to the original historical development, Abbas II began to be brutal after his trusted prime minister died within a year or two, making the people sad, and the Persian Empire began to decline.

But on this plane, at this point in time, none of these things have happened yet.

If the Ming army fought directly, it would not be difficult to take down Persia, but it would take a lot of effort to stabilize Persia's rule.

Therefore, according to the court's strategy, hoarding troops on the border forced the Persian Empire to prepare for war, which was similar to starting an arms race.

In this way, the center of gravity of the Persian Empire was war.Conscription and food requisition are necessary.

At the beginning, the Persian people may cooperate, but if the Ming army did not attack, there will definitely be complaints after a long time.

But because of the strength of the Ming army, it was impossible for Abbas II to relax, and he had to hoard heavy troops to prepare for war.

This is an overt conspiracy to consume the strength of the Persian Empire, and Abbas II had to do so.

In addition, during this period, Li Yan will also send a large number of Mughals to infiltrate Persia to spread news and spy on the military situation in preparation for the future attack on the Persian Empire.

In short, during this period, at least on the surface, the Ming army seemed to be planning to attack the Persian Empire at any time, but in fact it was still recuperating.

However, based on the fact that the Mughal Empire was destroyed by a surprise attack by the Ming army, the Persian Empire did not dare to be careless at all, and has been tightening the string of war.

There is no way, whoever makes the Ming army too strong, if you don't go all out to deal with it, then you will suffer the bitter fruit of defeat.

Of course, the Persian Empire is not without benefits.

The attack that was not accepted at night was indeed done by the Persians.After they grabbed the musket, they discovered the mystery of rifling, which made them ecstatic, and then began targeted research with the participation of Europeans such as the Netherlands.

However, it is a pity that the Persians only grabbed the muskets at that time, because they believed that the secret lay in the muskets.

In fact, the reason why the power of the Shenwei rifle is not only the rifling, but also the bullets that match it.

This delayed the research of the Europeans for a long time before they finally figured out the mystery of the Shenwei Rifle.

Subsequently, the Dutch, British, and Danes began to build such muskets while sending the secrets to their home countries.Of course, both human and financial resources are provided by Abbas II.However, it is definitely not that easy to mass-produce the Shenwei rifle. Even if Europeans are involved, it will still take a lot of time to experiment.

What they didn't know was that at this time, ships from the Ming Dynasty arrived in Agra along the Ganges.

On the port side, the soldiers of the Ming Expeditionary Army were under martial law and cleared everyone. Governor Li Yan greeted them in person, which shows that he attaches great importance to it.

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(End of this chapter)