When news of the fall of Mashhad came, Nader Shah fell into despair.
lost?
His lair was lost?
Just now he was secretly rejoicing that Ottoman's chaos would allow him to gain more victories.
At this time, he was already cold and desperate.
His first thought was.
Where should I go at this time?
His army was now in an awkward position, between the Ottoman and Safavid borders. Some time ago, he relied on his own strength to fight back the cities that had been taken over by Suleiman's group of retainers one by one. In other words, Nashadir has now become a lone army.
What is a lone army?
There is no logistical support, no support, and no supply lines.
Do you expect those Shia guys to provide you with supplies at this time?
conspiracy!
This is a conspiracy!
Nashadir now realized what he was doing, and his whole body began to tremble.
Where should he go now?
Onward, the Ottoman Empire? But he knew that although the Ottomans were in civil strife, once they calmed down, his own strength would not be enough for them to drink a pot.
go back?
But where should he go back? Tabriz? Just kidding, that guy Suleiman will never give him a chance to come over, and he may even shoot you behind your back.
And Mashhad has fallen into the hands of the Longyan people.
For a moment, Nashadir was dizzy.
"General!"
"grown ups!"
"grown ups!"
A group of generals spoke out one after another.
Nashadir took a deep breath and tried to calm down his emotions.
supply!
The most important thing now is supply! Everyone knows that before the three armies move, food and grass will go first. At this time, his supply line was cut off. For hundreds of thousands of troops, what they eat and drink is the most important thing. When he was guarding Mashhad, the Shias would naturally support him without hesitation, but what about now?
As the leader of the Sunni sect, Nader Shah knew that he was almost at the end of his rope.
But let these hundreds of thousands of brothers become an army of massacrers?
No.
He can't do it.
No matter what, the people are innocent.
Need to think of a way.
Need to think of a way.
Just on the third day.
A letter was delivered.
This letter comes from Longyan's East India.
When Nashadir got the letter, he almost tore it into pieces in anger.
But he still held back.
If it was just to show off the victor's attitude, there was really no need to send a letter in this chaotic situation.
He opened the letter.
The content is very simple.
Ling Chen pointed out a clear path for him in the letter.
Go south.
From Ankara, where he is now, he went all the way south, passing through Konya, taking the sea route, and continuing south.
Port Said.
The East India Company will provide Nashadir with sufficient supplies and help at sea.
"this……"
Nashadir was immediately stunned.
What did the East India Company want to do?
Good guy.
All along the way, it is the territory of the Ottoman Empire!
It goes without saying that Osman is huge. At this time, the entire Egyptian region was also under Ottoman rule.
certainly.
Soon, Nashadir discovered. For him at this time, this path was indeed the safest.
First of all, the civil strife in the Ottoman Empire has not yet subsided, and the pain of the Istanbul War will probably continue for some time. Precisely because the Ottoman Empire was so large, these territories were even more difficult to control. And Ankara, where he was at this time, was originally a small Ottoman city. He took advantage of the chaos when Ankara's Sipaxi cavalry went to Istanbul for reinforcements.
Konya, no less.
These small towns themselves do not have much troops, only about thirty to fifty thousand. After Sipaxi went to rush for reinforcements, they were no match for Nashadir's army of one hundred and fifty thousand.
at this time.
Almost all the Ottoman forces were concentrated near Istanbul, and they were preparing to support Hamid as the new Sultan of the Ottomans.
In this case, there will be almost no major obstacles for Nashadir to go south.
Rely on your current food and supplies, plus some you can grab along the way.
It seemed that it was really possible to reach Konya safely.
only……
Is this East India Company trustworthy?
However, it seems that this "company" has indeed not had any misdeeds that seriously damaged its reputation.
Going south...
Going south...
This is almost Nashadir, the only light and choice in a difficult situation.
Return to Tabriz.
impossible.
The Shia gang has even begun to make preparations to encircle and suppress him, to eliminate him, or to starve them alive.
more importantly……
Now that he's heading south, the distance is even closer than when he returned to Tabriz.
certainly.
He also understands.
As long as he decides to go south, he will truly break away from the Safi Dynasty.
Moreover, this was tantamount to surrendering to the East India Company.
Nashadir's head turned white overnight.
the next day.
A military order was issued.
Go south.
Target, Konya.
He decided to take a gamble with his hundreds of thousands of brothers.
Bet on their future, their destiny.
…
It took ten days to process the corpse in Istanbul.
With the support of the fanatical Sipaxi cavalry and the people, Hamid finally ascended to the throne of Sultan as he wished.
At this time, almost a million Sipaxi cavalry came from all over the country to help.
Hamid was the first to make a decision. The Sipaxi cavalry from various cities returned to the territory as soon as possible and waited for the seal. Because of the recent period of civil strife, the Ottomans have lost a lot of land. Sipaxi people, of course, have no objections.
Secondly, it was the beginning of Hamid’s reforms.
Regain the old mountains and rivers...
He knew the road would be long and difficult.
He first restored the responsibilities of the State Council and established a new cavalry system. Since then, Jenichery, which had enjoyed centuries of glory in the Ottoman Empire, has officially withdrawn from the stage of history.
The Ottoman Koprulu, Grand Vizier period also officially came to an end.
The powerful Ottoman Empire, which once spanned Asia, Africa and Europe, announced that it would no longer initiate wars. This behemoth began to enter its dormant period. From active to passive, this is a process of self-examination for Osman. Next, Hamid decided to strengthen fortifications in border towns in the Balkans to prevent European expansion. At the same time, some preliminary reform measures, such as lowering tax rates, promoting domestic business, industrial development, and military reforms, Also started to come step by step.
The Ottomans are destined to usher in a long period of adaptation to new things and new systems. The Hamid period will also become a transition stage for the Ottomans from military expansion to modern reforms.
But Hamid at this time.
Looking at the letter from the East.
Fell into deep thought for a long time.
