No matter how good Emperor Chongzhen was at fighting and winning every battle, one fact is that what he led was not an army of the undead or a mechanical army, but living people who needed to eat food every day.
In this way, there was one thing that Emperor Chongzhen could not get around, which was the problem of food and fodder for the army.
If there are not many troops, just like last time, it is just 20,000 cavalry. They will bring some of their own food and drive the sheep, and the rest will be used to support fighting, and they can make do. But even then, in the end Emperor Chongzhen was at the Dongwu border, relying on Zhang Huangyan's pre-hoarded supplies there to ensure that the army's logistics were correct.
This time, it's different. To destroy the Persian Empire and the Ottoman Empire, especially since these two countries were vast and sparsely populated, Emperor Chongzhen certainly could not bring only 20,000 cavalry. Otherwise, what will happen to the city we conquered?
As a result, the food problem has become very prominent. Shipping it from China is basically impossible. Shipping it from Nanyang is okay, but it will take at least a few months. It is far less convenient to collect grain and grass from these three vassal states for the army to conquer the Persian Empire.
These three vassal states had experienced the oppression of Shah Jahan and years of military violence. Their national strength was actually empty, and they were destroyed by the troops led by Emperor Chongzhen. In the midst of this, there were also fathers and sons fighting each other, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb falling in love and killing each other, and the country's strength was really drying up.
Although they recuperated for a while, the Persian Empire's attack later ignited a raging war on this land again. Especially the Tang Dynasty, it was really miserable.
Originally, with the status and prestige of Emperor Chongzhen, he could make these three vassals pay money and food without so much rhetoric and direct decree.
But under such circumstances, Emperor Chongzhen was unwilling to do such a coercive conquest. Especially now that he had a better reason, he was naturally happy to follow the trend and said that his original plan to capture the two countries of Persia and Ottoman was to ensure the safety of the three vassals and prevent them from being attacked by war again. suffering.
When the three vassal kings conveyed this matter to their subjects, they would not feel forced. Their subjects can know that this is so that they will no longer suffer from military disasters. In this way, at least when the grain and grass are collected, there will be much less complaints.
But even though this was the case, the three vassal kings also knew that the money and food required would definitely be a lot. So, every one of them had a sad face. Especially the king of Tang was even more worried.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at them, smiled in his heart, and said to the King of Tang again: "I know that you have suffered a great loss this time. But bite the bullet and wait until Persia and Osman are destroyed. There will be no enemies around you who can threaten you." .”
Having said this, he paused and then said: "No matter what Li Dingguo's troops did, they still failed to stop the enemy in the end and caused great losses to the Tang State. It would be better this way. After capturing Persia and Ottoman, Lahore How about I return the land to you and use Kandahar as the boundary?"
Upon hearing this, the King of Tang couldn't help but raised his head in surprise and looked at Emperor Chongzhen, a little unbelievable. Then he seemed to be afraid that Emperor Chongzhen would return, so he immediately knelt down to thank him and nailed this in advance.
From Lahore to Kandahar, the land area of the Tang Kingdom increased by half. If this is possible, then I really have to thank that Li Dingguo. If he hadn't let the Persian army in, Tang would not have gained so much territory!
Among the three vassal states, King Meng has been fighting southward, and his territory is the largest. Now that Tang State has increased by half, it is almost the same as him. Although he was envious, he suffered from the fact that there was no territory left to occupy around him. At this time, he was envious of Tang Guo's position.
The smallest of the three vassal states, Fuguo, was caught in the middle and had no possibility of development. Fortunately, King Fu is not very interested in this kind of imperial hegemony.
The battle was so dangerous. I almost couldn't escape before. It was so scary!
King Fu's interest is more in the land of Buddha. His land is one step closer to the Tathagata than it was in Henan. With such a good opportunity, it is more practical to see how to live a long life.
Afterwards, the three vassal princes went back to prepare food, and Emperor Chongzhen naturally wanted to conquer Delhi again.
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Besides, Emperor Abbas II of the Persian Empire, with his "wit and agility", once again cut off his tail to survive. Regardless of the men who were being chased by the Ming army, he led his cronies not to rescue them, but instead took the first Time ran away quickly.
This time, he didn't stop for a moment. He fled westward almost in one breath, until he was almost at the border of the Persian Empire and reached the Sindh area, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Abbas II believed that this time, he did not even meet him and chose to escape immediately. No matter how powerful the Ming emperor was, he still couldn't catch up.
But running so fast comes at a price. The number of troops under his command is less than 20,000.
After crossing the mountain in front, his men recalled that when they first set out for the war, they thought that if they joined forces with the Ottoman Empire, they would really have an army of one million people, and they would come over in a mighty manner, and they could win no matter what. At that time, how high-spirited I was!
However, looking at it now, the Ottoman Empire army is definitely in danger. As for the Persian army, there were less than 20,000 men left. Moreover, every one of them was exhausted, and both men and horses were so thin that only bones remained.
Thinking of this, they all became dejected, and their morale seemed very low.
Seeing this situation, Abbas II suddenly laughed, not a bitter smile, but a proud smile.
When he heard the sound and raised his head, his men were all confused. They couldn't understand what happened to their emperor. Was he not crazy?
Finally, a trusted general couldn't bear it anymore and said to Abbas II in confusion: "Your Majesty, our army returned in disarray and was almost wiped out in the Mughals. In this situation... I don't know why your Majesty is laughing. ?”
Abbas II actually smiled like that on purpose, because he saw that the morale of his men was low and he couldn't help but boost their morale. When he heard the question at this time, he got what he wanted and deliberately said happily: "I laugh at the emperor of the Ming Dynasty who claims to have a perfect plan and is victorious in every battle, but in fact he is nothing more than that!"
"..." After hearing this, his men looked at each other, a little suspicious that their emperor was really crazy.
You've been driven away like a lost dog, and you still laugh at them?
"Look..." Abbas II saw their expressions and said with a smile, "The first time, I successfully withdrew from the country under the eyes of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, right? Looking back, I came back again and killed The vassal king of the Ming Kingdom fled after hearing the news! It stands to reason that after this first time, if the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom is really powerful, he will definitely not give me a second chance to successfully retreat. But look at it, aren't we just doing it again? Did you withdraw successfully?"
At this point, he raised his voice and asserted loudly: "So, the Ming Emperor's ability is actually just like that. Now he has been successfully withdrawn by me. Waiting for the future, I believe that I will get stronger and stronger as we fight. . Next time we fight, we won’t just capture Delhi!”
"Haha!" Abbas II said with a sneer, "If I were the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, I would have buried an ambush on my westward retreat early. In this way, I could defeat the enemy. Wouldn't it be a matter of once and for all to eliminate them within the territory? Therefore, the emperor of the Ming Kingdom just got lucky and encountered a period when the Ming Kingdom had strong soldiers and horses. "
As he spoke, he pointed at the men in front of him and announced loudly: "You are all my loyal ministers and good generals. After returning home this time, I will definitely give you a large reward to reward your merits!"
Upon hearing this, his men seemed to think he was right. If they really want to ambush soldiers and horses on their way back, they will definitely not be able to defeat them in such a hurry.
Also, the emperor has made it clear that he will be generously rewarded when he returns home, so it will be worthwhile to follow the emperor on this trip.
Thinking of this, let alone saying anything, their morale became high again one by one.
"Your Majesty is wise, and the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom is nothing more than that!"
"Yes, if it were a fair fight, then the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom would definitely not be able to defeat His Majesty!"
"What a clever plan, bah! I'm not even worthy of carrying His Majesty's shoes!"
"..."
Listening to their flattery and seeing that their morale was obviously improving, Abbas II finally breathed a sigh of relief: After all, his performance was not in vain!
But at this moment, far in front of Abbas II, at the foot of the mountain on the other side of the border, an army in red uniforms slowly appeared in front of him.
This time, he was immediately stunned.
His men, seeing that something was wrong with his expression, followed his gaze and immediately became dumbfounded.
On their way, a Ming cavalry army blocked their way.
At this moment, many people can't help but secretly hate Abbas II. You are the crow's mouth. Look, what should you do now?
The emergence of the Ming Dynasty ambush brought the newly rising morale of the Persian army back to its original shape.
"It's the Cossacks, the cavalry of the Cossack tribe!" Suddenly, the soldiers in front started to make a noise, and then the voice came over.
Cossack cavalry has always been famous for their bravery and superb riding skills. Just like a pack of wolves following their prey, as long as there is a slight flaw, they will pounce on the prey, bite it, and finally eat the prey.
After the Persian army recognized the tribes on the Ming army's side, they suddenly became desperate. I was already too tired from running and could no longer run. I also encountered the Ming Cossack cavalry. How could I fight?
"Ah..." Abbas II suddenly shouted. His exhausted body could no longer bear the mental blow, and he fainted.
