After this situation lasted for nearly a month, the impact began to be obvious.
Groups of Persians, with their families and families, began to run towards the Ming army's occupation. In the areas controlled by Abbas II, the population decreased significantly.
At this time, Abbas II panicked. He immediately issued an order to kill anyone who dared to escape to the Ming army-controlled areas, hoping to intimidate his people.
He really couldn't figure out this situation.
It was clear that the Ming army was an intruder, but why did his people abandon him and go to the Ming army? Don't they know that all this was caused by the Ming army?
However, ordinary people in Persia didn't think so at all.
Originally, they lived a good life, but it was Abbas II who sent troops to the Mughals first, which caused this series of problems.
First, they began to collect large amounts of grain and transport it to the Mughal territory, which actually made the Persian people miserable.
As a result, not only did the Mughal thieves fail to be wiped out, but the thieves jumped into Persia, causing all life in Persia to be devastated!
If Abbas II had not led his troops to go to the Mughals, would there have been bandits jumping into Persia?
All the sufferings of the Persians later were due to the greed of Abbas II!
Nowadays, Abbas II still has to collect food and grass and recruit young men. This life is already unbearable. These actions are simply adding salt to the wound.
In sharp contrast to Abbas II, the Ming army came out to calm the people. Although life was still very hard, at least they would not starve to death, and they would have hope for the future.
The ordinary people of Persia don't care who rules this land. They will follow whoever can treat them better, that's all!
Of course, years of war have also left Persia with more women than men.
In order to live a better life, for Persian women, marrying soldiers of the Ming Dynasty is the best way out.
As for those men, if they don't want to live the most miserable life, the best way is to serve the Ming army in exchange for corresponding revenge.
One of the very promising options is to serve as a soldier in the Ming Army. After all, the treatment of the Ming army is there. Not only can it change their destiny, but it can also launch an attack on the culprit Abbas II, which can be regarded as revenge for the previous tragic experience!
In this way, as time went by, the Ming army became stronger and stronger, and its advance to the west became faster and faster.
Most of the cities in the west were conquered by the coalition forces of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong. After Abbas II took over, firstly, he had too little time to repair them; secondly, he simply did not have that much manpower and materials to repair them.
What's more important is that when the Ming army attacks, not all of Abbas II's trusted troops will attack from the Ming army. They will surrender in droves to the Ming army, or even revolt in front of the battle and backhand. One knife.
For Persians who had performed meritorious services, the rewards given by the Ming army were also publicly publicized. Not only can you get land, but you can also have the opportunity to go to Ming Dynasty.
This stimulated more Persians to rebel against Abbas II. Because everyone can see that the power of the Ming army is unstoppable, and the benevolence and righteousness of the Ming army are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
This method of advancement is like a snowball, getting bigger and bigger, and the Ming army's offensive becomes faster and faster.
Abbas II saw that he was unable to fight back against the Ming army's offensive. In desperation, he began to loot his people and kill the poor. Because he knew that these poor people would eventually fall to the Ming army, so it was better to kill them now and not give them a chance to surrender to the Ming army.
Finally, Abbas II led his followers, mainly close troops, less than 10,000 people, to join the Ottoman Empire.
He had no choice, because he had nowhere to go but the Ottoman Empire.
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The Ming army led by Sun Chuanting marched westward and did not continue to pursue Abbas II. Instead, it later began to turn around. After capturing the Baghdad area in later generations, it separated 20,000 cavalry troops, led by Huang Degong. , crossing the Arabian Peninsula and heading towards the city of Suez.
Zheng Chenggong's navy also divided its forces on the Strait of Holm. The main force moved south along the border of the Oman Empire, entered the Red Sea, and also headed towards the city of Suez.
What’s a bit funny here is that the Oman Empire on the Arabian Peninsula used its military advantage to seize Portuguese ships off the coast of Oman and used these ships to form its own navy, and then felt that it was very powerful. .
In the past, Portugal was unwilling to be expelled from this sea area and organized a counterattack from Goa.
They dispatched about 700 infantry, sailors and gunners. The expedition force consisted of 2 Galenic galleons, 1 light double-rod sailing ship and 17 small and medium-sized galleys. He could have won the battle, but he was blocked by the fortress he had built on the shore and ultimately failed. This is known in history as the Battle of Muscat.
Later, when the Portuguese obtained the Ming Dynasty's steam paddle-wheel warships, they could not be afraid of the wind direction. They did not have time to trouble the Oman Empire. Instead, they wanted to rush back to Lisbon as soon as possible. Therefore, the people of the Oman Empire thought that the Portuguese were afraid of the Ming Dynasty. got them.
As a result, the people of the Oman Empire began to collect tolls at the seaside, and they were not generous to any passing Westerners.
Similarly, when the Ming Pioneer Ship passed by, there was no bird.
In this case, there is nothing to say. The Ming Navy directly destroyed the Oman Empire's navy, occupied coastal ports, and became a transit station for the Ming Dynasty.
After hearing the report, Emperor Ben-Saif of the Oman Empire immediately sent a large number of troops to try to retake the port.
If it were the Portuguese, their numbers would probably be too small to stop the Oman Empire Army's attack. However, the Ming Dynasty was different. It was originally passed by a large army. Even if it was occupied by divided forces, the strength was far beyond what the Portuguese could compare with. Not to mention, there are still weapon generation differences.
During the battle, the Ming army first showed weakness to the enemy, and after attracting enough troops from the Oman Empire, they launched a thunderous attack, annihilating and capturing the Oman Empire troops in one fell swoop, and then loaded them on ships and took them to Suez. city.
To put it bluntly, the Oman Empire is actually just one side that stands out among the wars among the tribes here. In the final analysis, no matter in terms of system, population, military, etc., it cannot be compared with a unified centralized state.
When only a few Western colonists came over, these tribal alliance countries could still compete with them. But if you dare to stroke the tiger's beard when the Ming army passes by, you are asking for humiliation.
This is true whether it was the era of Zheng He's voyages to the West or the more powerful Chongzhen era today!
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The city of Suez was the only city located in the Suez Canal area during this period and was occupied by the Ottoman Empire's troops.
When the two armies led by Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong passed through this area, they did not go south. Because there is only one city here, it is not prosperous and there are few supplies available.
Therefore, they attacked along the defense lines along the Mediterranean coasts such as Jordan and Cairo, so as to obtain sufficient supplies. Of course, in this case, these places will be just like other places passed by the bandits, and all the people and materials will be looted.
This is also the reason why Sun Chuanting only sent 20,000 cavalry in the end, and had to bring his own supplies to advance, and then turned south and approached the city of Suez.
At the end of the 16th century, the Portuguese also coveted this city and organized a fleet to capture it. But similarly, in the Far East, the lack of troops made it impossible for the Portuguese to attack heavily guarded cities, and ultimately returned without success.
But this time, Ming Dynasty is bound to win here. Not only did the army dispatched 20,000 cavalry, but the navy also had nearly a hundred warships carrying 20,000 infantry. There were countless transport ships following behind.
It can almost be said that this naval expedition has wiped out all the material reserves and strength accumulated by Dongwu and other places over the years.
When the Ottomans in Suez City first faced the Ming Army, they could only retreat into the city and look forward to the arrival of reinforcements from other places. Because they believed that the Ming cavalry had no siege power and could not capture the city of Suez.
Unexpectedly, the Ming Navy came. Don't have too many heavy artillery pieces on the ship.
Under attack from land and sea, the city of Suez only held out for one day before being breached.
After capturing the city of Suez, the Ming army was temporarily unable to march towards Africa. Instead, it used the city of Suez as a stronghold to rest and reorganize, and then began to use troops on the Arabian Peninsula.
Of course, due to terrain reasons, the land mainly consists of cavalry on horseback and cavalry on camels; while the navy carries infantry to attack the natives along the coast.
In this process, the Portuguese in Goa certainly followed the Ming Dynasty navy in fighting. However, I watched almost the whole process and didn't play much role at all.
They also tried to make demands on the coastal cities, but the cities were all conquered by the Ming Dynasty, and you are a vassal state. Why?
But no matter what, this trade road is almost under the control of the Ming Dynasty, and the Portuguese are still very happy. This means that as long as they sail into the Mediterranean, they will be able to border the Ming Dynasty in the northern section of Suez.
For this reason, Jackson hurriedly reported the situation back to Lisbon.
As for the Ming army, when the war machine started, there was no need to know the outcome of the war, because it was destined, and relevant domestic actions had already begun.
At this time, the benefits of centralization were also demonstrated. Every decree must be carried out.
Use both carrot and stick methods to support Suez.
